Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Toyota Prius has 187 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
187
Complaints
0
Recalls
7
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | I am looking to receive a little bit more assistance regarding my daughter's first car that she work... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The actuator failed. The car is no longer safe to drive. This is a known issue. The company refused ... |
| Jun 15, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The ABS Sensor on the brakes failed while driving on the highway. This could have caused an acciden... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | my 2006 prius has 170000 miles, recently has abs brake actuator making sounds everytime when turn of... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brake actuator is not working properly and will eventually get us in an accident. We bought the car ... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The abs actuator is bad. Cant stop nor use the rechargeable braking. Very dangerous. |
| Jan 10, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while getting into the vehicle, there was a... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | In June of 2018 My brake actuator failed on my 2006 Prius. At that time I had 169,689 miles on the v... |
| Aug 18, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle, upon turning on ignition/starting and putting in either drive or reverse gear, on level sur... |
| Aug 21, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING LOTS OF CHIRPING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHILE I AM NO... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, AND ALSO UPON BACK ROADS, THE BRAKES IN MY 2006 TOYOTA... |
| Feb 28, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS WARNING LIGHT ARE NOW ON. FEEL CAR IS LOSING BREAK CAPABILITY. NO ACCIDENT BUT DO NOT FEEL CONF... |
| Nov 27, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | BREAKS, IBS AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON DURING A ROAD TRIP. BREAKS SIENGSGED AND I HAD TO PRESS HARDER ... |
| Aug 25, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A LOUD CONTINUOUS B... |
| Aug 6, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS GOOD UNTIL 2017 AND 150K MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS 192... |
| Jun 26, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | ON MOVING CAT, I KEEP GETTING INTERMITTENT BREAK ALARM WITH PUSH BACK OF BREAK PEDEL AND INABILITY T... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS I AM UNABLE TO STOP PROPERLY. THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT IT HESIT... |
| Jan 20, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | FAILURE IF THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AFTER 105,000 MILE IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE ACTUATOR WOULD RUN EVERY ... |
| Jan 7, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WILL RANDOMLY REFUSE TO STOP ON DEMAND. VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR WHEN BRAK... |
| Jan 7, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PASSED THROUGH RED LIGHT NEAR MISS SITUATION. TOWED T... |