# 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1399707` · 2017-08-11 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 47,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH IN TOWN WITH PLENTY OF STOPPING ROOM IN FRONT OF ME.  THE CAR IN FRONT STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND SO I STEPPED ON MINE.  MY BRAKES WERE TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE.  I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED.  I DID IT AGAIN AND NOTHING HAPPENED.  I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKES WORKED FINE.  I HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA.  THEY CHECKED IT OVER AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.  THEY ARE FOLLOWING UP ON THE INCIDENT, BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED.
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