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2010 TOYOTA VENZA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash3 injured · 1101315 · 2014-08-22

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
VENZA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
64,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 6-8 CAR LENGTHS FROM TWO CARS STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR SO THEY COULD TURN LEFT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND ONTO THE BRAKES BUT THEY DIDN'T ENGAGE. I THEN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I HEARD THE PULSATION AS IF THE ABS BRAKES WERE TRYING TO WORK BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. I THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF THE LANE TO MY RIGHT WAS CLEAR. WHEN I SAW THAT IT WAS, I TRIED TO STEER INTO IT BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT STEER AND I CRASHED INTO THE SECOND STOPPED CAR AND IT IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. THE FRONT PASSENGER IN EACH OF THOSE TWO CARS WENT TO GET CHECKED OUT AT THE HOSPITAL. I WAS 33 WEEKS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL TO MONITOR MY BABY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10627641
Machine
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