Breaking on 07 Prius

mindcrime67 · 07-24-2007, 01:02 AM

I've had my 07 Prius for about 7 weeks now and have 1,100 miles on it. The other day I was pulling into the right lane going about 40-45 when it looked like some kid was going to pull out in front of me. I hit the breaks hard just in case he did decide to pull out. It seemed to me that ABS did not kick in. I'm use to the ABS pulse from prior cars but it seemed on the Prius that the pulse wasn't there and its seemed like the breaks locked up a bit as I could hear the tires lock up and the car got a little loose in the handling. Has anyone else seen this?

IsrAmeriPrius · 07-24-2007, 05:17 PM

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It seemed to me that ABS did not kick in. I'm use to the ABS pulse from prior cars but it seemed on the Prius that the pulse wasn't there and its seemed like the breaks locked up a bit as I could hear the tires lock up and the car got a little loose in the handling. Has anyone else seen this?[/b]

The ABS senses if any of the wheels responds differently than the others. If all the brakes uniformly lock up while the car is still in motion, the ABS computer cannot tell the difference between that conditions and a stopped vehicle.

desertbriez · 07-25-2007, 02:40 PM

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I've had my 07 Prius for about 7 weeks now and have 1,100 miles on it. The other day I was pulling into the right lane going about 40-45 when it looked like some kid was going to pull out in front of me. I hit the breaks hard just in case he did decide to pull out. It seemed to me that ABS did not kick in. I'm use to the ABS pulse from prior cars but it seemed on the Prius that the pulse wasn't there and its seemed like the breaks locked up a bit as I could hear the tires lock up and the car got a little loose in the handling. Has anyone else seen this?
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DUDE! 1,100 miles in 7 weeks... YOU NEED TO DRIVE! i'm coming up on 3,500 and i've had my prius just about 9 weeks!

qbee42 · 07-25-2007, 04:33 PM

Some ABS systems pulse a lot more than others. The one on the Prius is fairly subtle.

Tom

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07-24-2007, 01:02 AM	#1
mindcrime67 Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 28 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've had my 07 Prius for about 7 weeks now and have 1,100 miles on it. The other day I was pulling into the right lane going about 40-45 when it looked like some kid was going to pull out in front of me. I hit the breaks hard just in case he did decide to pull out. It seemed to me that ABS did not kick in. I'm use to the ABS pulse from prior cars but it seemed on the Prius that the pulse wasn't there and its seemed like the breaks locked up a bit as I could hear the tires lock up and the car got a little loose in the handling. Has anyone else seen this?

07-25-2007, 04:33 PM	#4
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 5,699 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	Some ABS systems pulse a lot more than others. The one on the Prius is fairly subtle. Tom