# 2011 TOYOTA VENZA — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1762906` · 2021-08-13 · 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:** VENZA
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
Major brake problem ; we were saved miraculously  I have a Toyota Venza 2011 and I am the only owner ; the car drives smooth , however with major brakes issue  My brakes and rotors are still in good condition, however; twice in the highway I wanted to slow down and the brakes don’t work , I freak out and my steering wheel looses control and almost hit cars but after a couple minutes it works  The worst one was a couple days ago ; was driving at 30 miles an hour trying yo drop off my daughter for her game , hit the curb , brakes completely Lost Control and the car won’t stop  We panicked the car luckily kept going in the direction of the parking lot and I chose to go through bushes to stop the car and put the emergency brake ; the car after a few horror minutes stopped  If the car merged a little bit outside the parking lot there is fast traffic and a lake right after  I had the car towed right away , I will not touch that car again  At the dealership they tried to dismiss the problem saying that brakes are fine  I read multiple complaints on forums about the same issue  This BRAKE Disaster NEEDS to be recalled  People’s lives are in play  If this doesn’t get resolved there will be lawyers involved
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