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Anti-lock brake system on dry and wet roads have adversely effected braking on my 2007 Prius for as long as I've owned it (since 10/2010). When the anti-lock brake system engages while pressing the brake with your foot the car slightly accelerates (or jumps/lunges) forward for a fraction of a second before the brakes then engage. On 11/02/2012 this issue contributed to a collision. Without this "glitch, " I may have been able to stop my car completely (as I was already only going very slowly). On previous visits to the dealer, I was told that's "just the way the car is built" and that there's nothing that can be done to change it.
I was driving in heavy traffic about 20 or 25 mph the cars in front of me stopped, when I applied the brake nothing happened, my car crashed into the rear of the car in front of me. The time was about 2:30pm July 10/2012 the car had just been serviced by a Toyota dealer on June 28th/2012 for the 30,000 mile check up. We live in West los angeles.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Newton, MA, USA