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Gasoline Fumes · 09-01-2018, 12:38 AM

The friction brakes on my mother's 2008 Prius get grabby sometimes. The transition from regenerative to friction at low speed can be somewhat abrupt. They tend to rust from not getting used much. I clean them by braking hard in neutral.

09-01-2018, 12:38 AM	#52 (permalink)
Gasoline Fumes Too many cars Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York State Posts: 1,610 CRXFi - '88 Honda CRX XFi Insight 256 - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights Insight 5342 (no IMA) - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 66.3 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,360 Thanked 811 Times in 482 Posts	The friction brakes on my mother's 2008 Prius get grabby sometimes. The transition from regenerative to friction at low speed can be somewhat abrupt. They tend to rust from not getting used much. I clean them by braking hard in neutral. __________________ 2000 Honda Insight 2000 Honda Insight 2000 Honda Insight 2006 Honda Insight (parts car) 1988 Honda CRXFi 1994 Geo Metro