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2010 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1053878 · 2014-04-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME HAD HIT THEIR BRAKES DUE TO THE CARS IN FRONT OF THEM HITTING THE BRAKES DUE TO A RED LIGHT. I THEN HIT MY BRAKES AS WELL AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOP, I PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND STILL HAD NO BRAKES. MY HUSBAND HAD PANICKED AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. MY CAR THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WHICH IN TURN CAUSE A CHAIN REACTION FOR THE OTHER 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED. IF MY BRAKES WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE SMASHING INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR IS NOW A "TOTAL LOSS" AND I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE. I AM JUST GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10577779
Machine
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