# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `756400` · 2010-02-03 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 950
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I GOT INTO A WRECK WHEN DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BECAUSE I FEEL THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY.  THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND I SLAMMED ON MINE, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 CAR PILEUP.  I DID NOT RECEIVE A CITATION BECAUSE I WAS NOT FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE BREAKS WERE NOT WORKING AS GOOD AS THEY SHOULD HAVE.  I AM IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER AND I BELIEVE THIS IS MOST LIKELY A COMPUTER PROBLEM.  I DROVE A HONDA CIVIC FOR 13 YEARS AND THE BREAKS WERE MUCH SHARPER, ONCE ACTIVATED THEY STOPPED THE CAR MUCH FASTER.  I NEVER GOT INTO A WRECK WITH MY CIVIC, HOWEVER, AFTER OWNING MY PRIUS FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS I GOT INTO A WRECK.  THE INCIDENT NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS 102719. *TR
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