Posted by Jon Hagen on February 04, 2010 at 10:01:40 from (69.26.23.125):
In Reply to: Re: OT-brakes fail posted by bc on February 04, 2010 at 08:15:00:
Agreed BC, I have a 2010 Prius bought last July and also have had no brake problems.
I was on a Prius owners site last night, the talk was all about the Prius brake problem. Most owners had no problem, but the few that did always mentioned two basic situations where the "no brakes " thing happened. The road was either wet /dusty or very rough. One fellow who has real nuts and bolts experience with the things says the "problem" is people overdriving the Prius hard slick tires.
The Prius comes with low rolling resistance tires for best MPG, they roll easy, but run high pressure, have a hard rubber compound and are on a very light weight car. Slick or very rough roads bounce the hard tires off the road enough to lose traction. When the wheels slip, the ABS system does what it is supposed to do, release the brakes enough so the wheels keep turning and steering traction is maintained. This guy said that for Prius owners who drive them that hard, he replaces the tires with a softer rubber compound that has more traction and no more "no brakes" complaints. They sacrifice a bit of MPG, but have better braking ability if the owner drives hard or in very slick / rough (washboard dirt roads) conditions. This guy works exclusivly with Toyota in general and does performance mods to Prius also, so sounds like an educated, hands on explanation.
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