Brakes making weird noise and lights came on

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Aaron Williams, Jul 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM.

  1. Aaron Williams

    Aaron Williams Junior Member

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    Hello fellow Gen 2 prius owners,

    I have a 2009 Toyota Prius 158k miles. Over the weekend the Brake light, and brake warning light, ABS light, and traction control light flipped on. It has brake fluid, but I haven’t noticed any difference in brake performance. In addition, it has been making some clucking sounds like a chicken when I step on the brake, it’s louder if I step on it harder. Any thoughts on the problem?
     
    #1 Aaron Williams, Jul 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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    the sound is coming from the actuator and fairly common on older prius. you'll need a prius aware scanner to read the trouble codes.
     
    #2 bisco, Jul 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
  3. Aaron Williams

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    Okay, I’ll look into that. My friend has a fox well NT630 plus he said he would let me borrow. Based on fox wells website it looks like it is compatible. If not, any recommendations on code readers?

    also, I found a service bulletin for a different abs actuator then the original but I can’t seem to find any of the replacement actuator.

    TSB T-SB-0032-16
     
    #3 Aaron Williams, Jul 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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