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Prius Brake Problem Is it the same as the VX/Elise brake problem?

#1 User is offline   Mike-F 

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 09:38 PM

Watching the news tonight and bit about the Prius recall on faulty brakes, seems very similar to the problem Vx's and Elises have in that hitting a bump or pot hole when breaking leads to less breaking force? Anyone else see this?


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Posted 08 February 2010 - 09:40 PM

yep saw it, giggled and then carried on not caring.
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:14 PM

I noticed a similarity yesterday. Told the missus and she looked a little unnerved. When I told her that I would remove the ABS altogether if that made her feel any safer I got the death stare!
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:38 PM

only seems to happen at low speeds with the Prius though :mellow:
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 11:28 PM

View PostSutol, on Feb 8 2010, 22:38 , said:

only seems to happen at low speeds with the Prius though :mellow:


They only go slow speeds.

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 11:39 PM

View PostMike-F, on Feb 8 2010, 21:38 , said:

seems very similar to the problem Vx's and Elises have in that hitting a bump or pot hole when breaking leads to less breaking force?
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Posted 09 February 2010 - 04:30 AM

View Postp4cks, on Feb 8 2010, 23:28 , said:

View PostSutol, on Feb 8 2010, 22:38 , said:

only seems to happen at low speeds with the Prius though :mellow:


They only go slow speeds.



:yeahthat: lol
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Posted 09 February 2010 - 09:33 AM

View PostRIDDICK, on Feb 9 2010, 04:30 , said:

View Postp4cks, on Feb 8 2010, 23:28 , said:

View PostSutol, on Feb 8 2010, 22:38 , said:

only seems to happen at low speeds with the Prius though :mellow:


They only go slow speeds.



:yeahthat: lol

fair comment, I suppose should have included the word 'relatively'
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Posted 09 February 2010 - 12:39 PM

to be honest, I've rarely seen a Prius being driven 'economically'.... they tend to be in the outside lane trying to get in your boot lol
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Posted 09 February 2010 - 05:08 PM

View Postslindborg, on Feb 9 2010, 12:39 , said:

to be honest, I've rarely seen a Prius being driven 'economically'.... they tend to be in the outside lane trying to get in your boot lol


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