# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1016871` · 2013-10-21 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 125,000
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN A VERY LOW SPEED ACCIDENT, LISTED ON MY TICKET AS 1+ MPH BY THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WITNESSED MY ACCIDENT WHILE AT THE SCENE ATTENDING TO AN ALREADY-OCCURRED ACCIDENT.  WHEN I WAS 2-3 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, GOING APPROX. 5-10 MPH, I SAW THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON, AND I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED.  I PUMPED THE BRAKES, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY CAR'S MOMENTUM WAS NOT SLOWING IN THE SLIGHTEST, AND THAT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I TRIED TO MANEUVER INTO THE VACANT RIGHT LANE, BUT THE FAILURE OF THE CAR TO EVEN SLOW DOWN MADE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE NOT POSSIBLE.  WHEN I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE BLOW WAS PRIMARILY WITH THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF MY CAR CONTACTING THE CENTER OF THEIR BUMPER.  MY CAR WAS TOTALED; THEIR CAR NEED A NEW REAR BUMPER BUT ONLY FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES.  I WILL TESTIFY UNDER OATH IN A COURT OF LAW THAT THE BRAKES IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED, AND THAT IS WHY I HAD THIS WRECK.  *TR
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