2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Start: 2009-04-04

crash · 722772 · 2009-06-07

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: PRIUS
Year: 2008
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Miles at failure: 5,000
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I DRIVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED GOING FASTER. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK, THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED WAS BY HITTING ANOTHER CAR. *TR SEE ALSO 10265332 *DSY.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10273044
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown