Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 73118 | ||
| Minutes after leaving home while traveling 10mph in the neighborhood, all of the warning lights on the dash illuminated - brake, vsc, tire, etc. the car lost acceleration, the steering became gummy, and the brakes became mushy. it took constant, complete depression of the brake pedal to stop the car over a length of about 25 feet. i took the car to 355 toyota in rockville, md where it was hooked to a computer, but no problem was detected. the problem occurred a second and third time, once minutes after startup and once while traveling at 30 mph not far from my destination, thankfully. after parking the car for 2 hours, the car drove normally. the fourth time this problem occurred, i had just left the capital beltway and was in the process of braking in order to safely round a cloverleaf onto river road. the brakes were barely responsive, and i narrowly missed crashing into the cars in front of me. i took the car back to 355 toyota on december 27. the car was kept for 24 hours. the mechanics could find nothing wrong with it. i was told this was the very first time a problem such as mine has been reported to 355 toyota. a google query proved that this problem is more pervasive than the dealership knows or is willing to admit knowing. | |||