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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1515474 · 2018-11-14

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
53,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS EXITING EXIT 3 OF INTERSTATE 91 IN NEW HAVEN CT AND WAS TRYING SLOW DOWN AND STOP BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE BRAKES STILL FAILED. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE LEFT TO AVOID DIRECTLY COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WOUND UP SCRAPING IT AND CRASHING INTO INTO A BARRIER. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS AND AM OUTRAGED THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN WILLING TO GAMBLE WITH MY SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS. I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SCAN DOCUMENTS BUT THE CLAIM NUMBER IS ALLSTATE 0523873875 AND THE CT STATE POLICE INCIDENT REPORT IS 1800537795.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11151512
Machine
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