Brake Accumulator Question.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Whodamans, Jun 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM.

  1. Whodamans

    Whodamans New Member

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    SO ive had the "goose honk" when pressing/holding the brake since i bought the car 6+ months

    The "buzz" was every 4trh-5th press of the pedal, now it is every press. I'm getting worried ill lose braking suddenly.

    Been looking into replacements and its a crap chute...
    Ebay has 250$ used no description used take off. (line cut, wiring harness still attached and cut, ect)
    Ebay 600$ "refurb" (lies, imo you cant refurb this part) slightly cleaner and more pictures
    Internet/Ebay "new" This is the most sketchy to me... same price as the "refurbs" 650$ claims to be new (looks like a AI or touched up photo)
    And ofc new Toyota, $1200-1800

    Ok so, i have no problem spending good money 500$, maybe 700$ on this part, i just want to get what i pay for. I would have no problem buying a used part if i knew it was operating properly beforehand, i cant just smell it with the HUGE amount of listing's on ebay 90% of these have to be a hustle and to be honest any junk yard that pulls these off probably isn't going to know its condition.

    SO TLDR any suggestion on just how i can get what i pay for? I don't want to spend a day swapping it to be out the money and in the same situation im already in. I really don't think the car is worth a brand new 1k part.

    Thanks in advance for any advice.
     
    #1 Whodamans, Jun 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
  2. JC91006

    JC91006 Senior Member

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    It is worthwhile to buy new for something that takes a long time to replace. And a new part will last easily 10 more years
     
    #2 JC91006, Jun 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
  3. rjparker

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    For $700 it will be used and a big gamble with lost labor and frustration if it fails immediately and almost as bad if it fails in a year.

    If I am buying used because I have no choice or credit, I would buy cheap and install it myself so I only had myself to blame or congratulate.
     
    #3 rjparker, Jun 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
  4. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    I haven't bought a new one yet personally. Haven't had a worthy car yet. Looks like I may never . 250 is about going rate from a worth a crap seller .. most sellers aren't going to want the part back if they very smart . By right in the USA we should be running out of used stock . By the time we realized this was a problem we were well into the car and things were already being thrown out . the Prius was kind of all by itself thelexus es 300 and a few others using almost same part had almost no issues and one third the new prices of the Prius parts .
     
    #4 Tombukt2, Jun 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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