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2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1446486 · 2018-02-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
100,000

Severity

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

Narrative

GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR. AT SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR CAUSING ME TO REAR END A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL OF THE BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. 2 SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED RESULTED IN NO ERROR CODES FOUND. TODAY 2-8-18 THE DASH LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AGAIN, AND THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER CODE IS STATING FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH COULD RESULT IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11071818
Machine
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