# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1163639` · 2015-03-08 · 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:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 100,444
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS EXISTING THE I5 RAM, WHEN I BUMPED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SPEEDED UP  MORE, I CONTINUE TO PUMP THE BRAKE, THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING, THEN I TRIED CORRECTING, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK,  THE VEHICLE KEPT ON DRIVING,  FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS COME TO STOP BY THE WALL OF THE I5, IT THEN BOUNCED VEHICLE BACKWARDS AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE COME TO STOP AFTER THE SHIFT BROKE, CAUSEING A TOTALLY CRASH,  MEANING,  NO MATTER HOW HARED I STEP ON THE BRAKE, IT DIDN'T STOP, IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE SYSTEM. I ONLY BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS EARLIER, AND IT WAS MY THIRD TIME DRIVING IT. I HAVE BEEN A DRIVE FOR 7 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY INCIDENT.   *TR
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