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Creaking noise from brake pedal

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Legrand, Jun 12, 2010.

  1. Legrand

    Legrand New Member

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    I traded my 2007 Prius for the 2010 III Prius on 5/30. I had 5 wonderful days with it and on the 6th day, it started.

    There is a loud creaking noise when the brake pedal is pushed and released.

    The dealership contacted Toyota and did everything that was suggested to correct the problem and no luck.

    I have been waiting since for a Toyota rep to come out and look at it.

    This is beyond frustrating. My brand new car has been at the dealership longer than I have had it in my garage.
     
    #1 Legrand, Jun 12, 2010
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    kithmo Couch Potato

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    The last time I had creaking from the pedal box of a vehicle, it turned out to be a cracked weld on the pedal bracket.
     
    #2 kithmo, Jun 14, 2010
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    Oh, man! I hope that's not it, they will have it forever.
     
    #3 Legrand, Jun 14, 2010
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    Well, I finally got my car back today and the diagnosis was: Bad master cylinder.
    It must have been something interesting because they had a guy fly in to fix it and also 3 guys from Toyota corporate.
     
    #4 Legrand, Jun 17, 2010
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    Glad you got it fixed, that could be dangerous. Someone else on here just had a master cylinder replaced also.

    http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...sion/80657-master-brake-cylinder-failure.html
     
    #5 tumbleweed, Jun 17, 2010
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