# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `2056196` · 2025-01-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I was coming to an intersection where two cars were waiting for a right turn.   I pressed on the brakes and nothing happened. The car continued to move without slowing down. The brakes felt "blocked" and unresponsive. I engaged the manual break at the last moment and that slowed me down. But I still hit the car in front of me which in turn hit another car in front of it.   The police report says "following too close". But I was not following other cars. The two cars were already at the intersection. I was just coming to this intersection and attempted to slow down as usual. Except that the brakes did not respond.  My car was a total loss.
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