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2011 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1414445 · 2017-10-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
105,009
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS ON A DECLINE ON THE OFF RAMP, AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP FOR A LITE, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP MY CAR. I TRIED TO STOP, AND FELT AS IF THE CAR SPED UP. I HAD COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND HAD THEM CHECK MY BREAKS FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF A STOPPING ISSUE. SHORTLY BEFORE MY CRASH MY BREAKS WOULD SCREECH, AND I THOUGHT IT TO BE DURT ON MY BREAKS, OR BREAK DUST. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO A RECOMMENDED BREAK SHOP TO GET MY BREAKS CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THE BREAK PADS, RODERS, CALIPERS ETC WERE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO ISSUES. I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE RODERS, AND BREAK PADS WITH OEM PARTS. THE ISSUE NOW SITS WITH THE BREAKS BEING DEPRESSED AS HARD AS ONE CAN DEPRESS THEM, ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR NOT STOP, AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS SPEEDING UP. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, YOU COULD HEAR THE MOTOAR SPEEDING UP EVEN WITH MY FOOT ONLY ON THE BREAK AND CLEARLY THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11033471
Machine
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