# 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `756371` · 2010-02-03 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 32,000
- **Speed:** 3 mph
## Narrative
MOVING VERY SLOWLY DOWNHILL ON A SNOW-COVERED DRIVEWAY.  DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BUT ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE.  BRAKES LOCKED-UP INSTANTLY, CAUSING AN APPROXIMATELY 200FT SLIDE, HITTING UTILITY POLE AND GUARD RAIL.  ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER, BRAKES LOCKED AGAIN (ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE), BUT I WAS READY FOR IT AND IMMEDIATELY LET OFF AND REAPPLIED PRESSURE.  THIS TIME ABS DID ENGAGE.  I HAVE SINCE TESTED THE BRAKES ON SLICK SURFACES IN SAFE ZONES.  ONLY THREE TIMES DID ABS FAIL, AND THE TWO TIMES THAT I LET OFF AND RE-APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS ENGAGED AT THAT POINT IN TIME.  EACH TIME THE ABS FAILED, IT WAS WHILE MOVING DOWNHILL.  THE ISSUE FOR ME IS THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REACT WHEN BRAKING IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS: DO I PUMP THE BRAKES AS FOR W/O ABS, OR STEADILY HOLD BRAKES AS ONE WOULD WITH FUNCTIONING ABS.  I TOOK THE VEHICLE (2007 TOYOTA TACOMA) TO DEALER, BUT THEY SAID BRAKES LOOKED OK. *TR
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