NHTSA complaint: 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BOUGHT NEW CAR LESS THAN 10 DAYS. DROVE 10-15 MPH IN DOWNTOWN LA FOLLOWING A CAR. THOUGHT IT WAS ME SINCE CAR WAS NEW BUT I STEP ON BRAKE BUT IT DIDN'T RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH..RESULT...REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HEAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM WIFE'S COWORKERS ABOUT PRIUS BRAKE RESPONSES SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE COMPLAINT. LOVE THE CAR BUT BRAKE NEEDS TO BE FIXED IF DEFECTED. LOST $500 IN INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. FOR ALL I KNOW, IT MAY HAVE BEEN PRIUS DEFECTED BRAKES. $2000 APPROX. DAMAGES TO PRIUS. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation