Thanks Handcart. Appreciate your inputs.

But given that Toyota has extended the warranty on this component (in the U.S.) to 10 years / 150,000 miles, it indicate that there may be something intrinsically wrong with it.

Reminds me of the oil consumption issues the early Toyota vvti engines had.

Wonder whether Toyota will offer the extended warranty in the U.K. as well.

Checked on th Prius forum on ToyotaOwnersClub site, and this was the only mention - from 2013 - seems to confirm the high price:

www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/154045-probl...6

Someboy mentions that "goodwill" will only be considered if there's a full dealer service history

Edited by colinh on 05/01/2017 at 06:46

Apologies for the late response to this thread.

The first thing you need to focus on is to determine what work exactly did the insurance approved garage carry out. If they did anything related to the brakes that should raise red flags.

I understand that even a simple brake fluid change, if not carried out expertly by some one who is not trained in hybrid systems, can cause serious problems to the hybrid car.

Secondly Toyota in the U.S. has extended the warranty of the brake actuator to 10 years or 150,000 miles, for Prius upto Model Year 2011.
Quote this to the Toyota dealer and see if you can get some goodwill, particularly since the car has been serviced by Toyota.

Thridly ask the Toyota delaer, whether the accident could have caused the problem to the actuator.
The actuator is an electro-mechanical component, and even an indirect force could conceivably cause damage to this.
The Toyota delaer may be able to support you with this, even if they can't offer much by way of goodwill. See if they will give you a written report to this effect.

Let us know how you get on.

That's tough.

HJ had previously recommended to a person with a similar problem, to approach the company called ecu testing

Below is the link to their website.

http://www.ecutesting.com/

They are able to repair complex components such as ECUs and ESP modules, at a fraction of the price of buying new.

Also try to reach out to any scrap yards / car breakers to see if you can get the part from a scrapped car. There may be a few available, as the prius is now a popular car, particulalrly with taxi drivers.

I have worked at the sharp end of a Toyota Franchised garage for 30 years, I've never ever had a fault with the brake actuator on any Hybrid.

That's reassuring.

Hope you don't mind but i have to nip in here and ask a question whilst a Toyota (presumably?) tech or service manager is in the backroom, apologies for pinching the thread for a mo.

Yokel38, i have a 2005 auto Landcruiser LC5, with the combined master cyl abs unit and booster pump.

I know these things are reliable enough and i look after my vehicles above and beyond, i've seen how much these new brake parts are...sometimes wonder if i should have kept me Collie which had simple brakes but there you go...do you have any advice for me to help this seriously expensive combination last as long as possible.

Secondly if the pump or abs unit was to fail, are either them repairable at one of the better ECU testing companies out there, i haven't seen a hybrid brake actuator so don't know if we're talking similar equipment, similar prices yes.

Would be much obliged for any suggestions, and anything else that springs to mind i should keep a beady eye on re the car (i know about the injector washers and inspect the pick up when i change the oil, frequently.

thankyou