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2013 Toyota PRIUS V Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1059530
Internal NHTSA #	10583895
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS V
Model Year	2013
File date	16/05/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2013 prius v - brand new. Brakes make a grinding noise when cold. Three different toyota dealerships told me that it is normal for the brakes to grind when cold. Nothing they could do about it. Vehicle now has 15,000 miles on it and it still makes grinding noises when cold. I had a 2010 prius and had no problems with it. Found on the toyota owners website there are several others with the same problem. One of them had the seattle toyota dealership fix the problem: toyota of seattle 1,379 service details rear brake noise when cold prius v r&r both calipers, r. Dsc 1-sd (on-veh) comb: opposite side there is a fix and toyota is refusing to fix the problem. Please issue a recall for this problem before the grinding brakes become a loss of braking action and accidents occur.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FAIRFAX, VA
VIN pattern	JTDZN3EU1D3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Toyota PRIUS V Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Toyota PRIUS V Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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