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2004 Toyota Prius service brakes problems

21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2004 Toyota Prius3% of all complaints for this model year.

21
Service Brakes complaints
3%
share of all complaints
138,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Toyota has issued time-limited 'Warranty enhancement program ZG1' instead of working with the NHSTA to issue a comprehensive BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY RECALL. ZG1 was explicitly in place only from April 2016 to Dec 2017, requiring dealer verification of an actual system failure prior to 31 Dec 2017…

    filed Nov 27, 2021

  • Brake actuator went out and dealer said toyota used to cover it, but not anymore. I searched the internet and discovered this [part is bad in most prius vehicles and toyota extended the coverage on the 2010-2015 until august 31, 2021. Unfortunately my car is 2004 and does not get the benefit of the…

    filed May 12, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes problems in other Prius years

YearReportsShare
2024 Prius29%
2022 Prius417%
2019 Prius931%
2018 Prius39%
2017 Prius1415%
2016 Prius1812%
2015 Prius8452%
2014 Prius9144%
2013 Prius22556%
2012 Prius18243%
2011 Prius26050%
2010 Prius59121%
Prius service brakes problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.