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Breaking on 07 Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by mindcrime67, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. mindcrime67

    mindcrime67 New Member

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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?
     
    #1 mindcrime67, Jul 24, 2007
  2. IsrAmeriPrius

    IsrAmeriPrius Progressive Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mindcrime67 @ Jul 23 2007, 10:02 PM) [snapback]483992[/snapback]</div>
    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.
     
    #2 IsrAmeriPrius, Jul 24, 2007
  3. desertbriez

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mindcrime67 @ Jul 23 2007, 10:02 PM) [snapback]483992[/snapback]</div>
    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!
     
    #3 desertbriez, Jul 25, 2007
  4. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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

    Tom
     
    #4 qbee42, Jul 25, 2007
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