# 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1652353` · 2020-03-06 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 111,100
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
A FEW WEEKS AGO MY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY BRAKE PEDAL CHANGED AND BECAME SPONGY. SINCE I WAS STILL ABLE TO BRAKE, I KEPT DRIVING THE CAR AND BECAME USED TO THE SPONGY PEDAL. THEN THE OTHER DAY I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY HIT HIS BRAKES. I HAD TO QUICKLY HIT MINE AS WELL AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP SENDING THE CAR SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND I CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL CAUSING $1500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I PICKED UP THE CAR TODAY AFTER HAVING THE DAMAGE REPAIRED BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
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