# 2004 LEXUS RX330 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `669314` · 2008-05-12 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** RX330
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 71,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
IN MAY 2007,  I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN MY 2004 LEXUS RX330. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM MY HOME,  IT WAS A FRIGID MORNING. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PETAL TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESULT. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION. THE DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE EXCEEDED $9500. THE BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLIED AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, MY AIRBAG DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY I WAS GOING SO SLOW. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO LEXUS OF SEATTLE IN OCTOBER 2006 AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A FRONT BRAKE JOB, WHICH I DID, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER.  *TR
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