# 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `715830` · 2009-04-13 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SIENNA
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 23,000
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET  APPROACHING A 4 WAY STOP.  THERE WAS A CAR A GOOD DISTANCE AHEAD OF ME.  WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, NOTHING HAPPENED..  I PICKED MY FOOT UP  AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN, STILL GOING FASTER.  NOW I AM GETTING PRETTY CLOSE   TO THE OTHER CAR WHICH IS STOPPING FOR THE STOP SIGN. I PUSHED HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE (I'M SURE IT WAS THE BRAKE, I PICKED MY FOOT UP AND PUT IT BACK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES)  SO  I  SWERVED  TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE CAR. BY NOW I AM GOING PRETTY FAST.  THERE WERE CARS COMING THE OTHER WAY, SO I TRIED TO TURN THE CORNER TO AVOID HITTING THEM, WAS GOING TOO FAST TO  MAKE THE CORNER, SO WOUND UP HITTING A CONCRETE WALL.  I AM VERY SORE,  CHEST, RIGHT HAND, LEFT KNEE.  LOTS OF BRUISES, LUCKILY NO BROKEN BONES THAT I KNOW OF.  I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE AIR BAG.  THE POLICE ASKED ME IF IT DEPLOYED, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE STEERING COLUMN AND SAW IT THERE, DEFLATED AND WITH A RIP IN IT, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER BEING ACTUALLY HIT WITH IT, HOWEVER I DON'T REMEMBER HITTING MY HAND OR KNEE EITHER,BUT OBVIOUSLY I DID.  I HEARD ONE OF THE POLICEMEN SAY I MISTAKENLY HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, BUT THAT IS JUST NOT TRUE.  I KNOW I WAS ON THE BRAKE.  THE CAR IS TOTALED, SO NO REPAIRS. *TR
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