# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `756803` · 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:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 24,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 50 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, AND WHEN I DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR KEPT GOING, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I JAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THAT THE BRAKES SEEM TO ENGAGE, BUT BY THAT TIME, I HAD ALREADY COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  ON A SEPARATE INSTANCE, ONE YEAR AGO, THE CAR FAILED TO STOP WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND INSTEAD ACCELERATED INTO MY PARKING SPACE, OVER THE CONCRETE BLOCK IN FRONT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND INTO THE WALL. *TR
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