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TOYOTA TOYOTA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1261469 · 2016-02-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TOYOTA
Year
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BREAKING ON MY 2013 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS THAT WHEN APPROACHING A CORNER IN WHICH THE ROAD MAY NOT BE SMOOTH THE ABS SYSTEM COMPLETELY DISENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME USELESS AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPPED ABRUPTLY, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHE REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND STARTING SLIDING INTO THE BACK OF A LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, NO DAMAGE TO THE LINCOLN, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE SUFFERED UNDER 2500 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE VEHICLES BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE SLIDING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED DUE TO THE DEGRADED ROAD AND ABS SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING APPROPRIATELY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10836551
Machine
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