2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
Start: 2016-04-23

crash · 1353038 · 2017-02-01

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: PRIUS
Year: 2006
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure: 196,000
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRAVELLING 30-35 MPH. TRIED TO STOP-BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR ACCELERATED. HIT A STEEL SIGN WHICH TOTALLED THE CAR. AIRBAGS FAILED TO ACTVATE EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF HITTING THE SIGN DROVE THE ENGINE BACK TO THE DASHBOARD.CITY STREET.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10948914
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown