# 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1030205` · 2014-01-03 · 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:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 21,348
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE HAS EXTREMELY GRABBY BRAKES AND I FEEL THAT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL I EXPERIENCED ON SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES.  AS I ATTEMPTED TO GENTLY SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES I LOST THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.  THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT FAVORABLE, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN MAY OTHER VEHICLES IN MUCH WORSE CONDITIONS WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.  I FEEL THAT PROBABILITY OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN GREATLY REDUCED IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBY.  *TR
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