NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS. I WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND STOPPED. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MOVED UP (I WAS ABOUT 2 OR 3 CAR LINKS BEHIND THEM) I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND MY CAR SURGED FORWARD , I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS LIKE IN SLOW MOTION, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN TURNED IT OFF AFTER THE CRASH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT IT CAUSED THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO ALMOST FALL OFF IN THE STREET. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I WAS NOT GIVEN A TICKET BY THE POLICE. I TOLD ALL THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INS. COMPANY AND WE REQUESTED AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES. AFTER THE BODY REPAIR ON MY CAR IWAS COMPLETED, THE DEALERSHIP DID A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES, TEST DROVE IT AND SAID IT MET WITH THEIR SPECS. AND THAT THE PADS WERE STILL WITHIN THE PROPER THICKNESS ON THE BRAKES. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation