# 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1605617` · 2019-09-23 · 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
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 280,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A LOUD CONTINUOUS BEEP AND MY ABS , BRAKE , AND (!) ILLUMINATED. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND I HAD NO BRAKES EXCEPT WHEN THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT FELT AS IS IT WAS JUST PULLING THE REAR DRUMS. IT TOOK A WHILE TO STOP AND I SIDE SWIPED THE MEDIAN BARRIER TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS TRAFFIC WAS BUILDING. I ASSUME IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ALMOST A DECADE LATER BUT NO RECALL. FOR SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THAT ISN'T A RECALL.
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