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2000 TOYOTA ECHO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

crash · 324434 · 2001-11-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
ECHO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE IN APRIL 2000. FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED 4 TIMES; IN JUNE/ AUGUST/ DECEMBER 2000, AND JUNE 2001. FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE, AND BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL FELT NORMAL, VEHICLE JUST KEPT GOING AS BRAKE WAS APPLIED. DAMAGE WAS $ 2000.00.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
899588
Machine
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