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2008 TOYOTA YARIS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1396278 · 2017-07-31

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
105,899
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING IN THIS CAR AND I ATTEMPT TO PRESS ON BRAKES IT TAKES A BIT LONGER THAN IT SHOULD FOR A REACTION TO OCCUR . WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH I WAS AFFECTED IN HAVING TO PRESS ON BRAKES WHICH LED TO SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND STILL NOT THE APPROPRIATE REACTION TIME CAUSING ME TO SLAM IN ANOTHER CAR ON A A SLIPPERY INTERSECTION WHICH IS WHEN I FINALLY ABLE TO HEAR MY BRAKES BASICALLY TOUCH THE GROUND . WITH THE FAILURE OF RELIANCE ON MY BRAKES THE FRONT END OF MY CAR IN COMPLETELY DESTROYED WHICH NOW CAUSED MY DRIVER DOOR TO NO LONGER OPEN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11011767
Machine
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