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2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1060762 · 2014-04-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
29,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I BOUGHT NEW A 2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRID . THE BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY PERFORMED SPONGY AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK . I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH EXAGGERARTED BRAKING SPACE TO COMPENSATE . MY WIFE HAS HAD THREE SMALL ACCIDENTS ( REAR END DUE SUDDEN STOPS IN URBAN TRAFFIC SETTING . OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE PRESSED DARCARS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ROCKVILLE MD FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY CLAIMED NO PROBLEM . CALLS TO TOYOTA USA WERE GREETED WITH NO HELP. OUR INSURANCE HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY INCREASED WE HAVE TRIED TO GET THE INSURER, GEICO . TO ASSIST US IN THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING PROBLEM AND STICKY ACCELERATOR. WE ARE NEARING THE 5 YEAR WRITE OFF OF THOSE ACCIDENTS . WE HAVE SIDELINE THE SUV AND HAD TO PERCHASE A ANOTHER TOYOTA ( PRIUS )FOR MY WIFE , A NURSE . WE HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCIDENTS AND BRAKING EVER BEFORE . WE SEE THE LEGAL WRANGLING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TOYOTA BUT SEE NO RELIEF. WE ARE TWO COMBAT VETERANS OF THE GULF WAR AND IRAQ WAR . WE FEELS ABANDONED . A FRIEND SAID TO FILE THE CLAIM WITH YOUR AGENCY . WE ARE NOT HOPEFUL. SINCERELY LIEUTENANT COLONEL [XXX], US ARMY RETIRED. AND MAJOR[XXX], US ARMY RESERVES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10585534
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