# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `757131` · 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, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 15,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 I HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY 2008 PRIUS.  WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON 295 NEAR RICHMOND, VA, TRAFFIC CAME TO A TOTAL STOP NEAR THE VIRGINIA BEACH EXIT.  I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME.  AFTER SEEING THE TRAFFIC STOPPING, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP.  I ALSO DID NOT FEEL THE ABS ENGAGE.  NATURALLY, I WAS CHARGED WITH CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.  WHEN THE PRIUS WAS REPAIRED (~$12,000), I REQUESTED TOYOTA TO CHECK FOR A FAILURE OF THE ABS.  THEY REPORTED THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANY MALFUNCTION.    I AM SUBMITTING THIS NOW AFTER HEARING THROUGH THE MEDIA THAT THE PRIUS HAS HAD REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEMS.  I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE PRIUS' BRAKES FAILING TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE.  I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE, NOT EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT, BUT THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I BRAKED VERY HARD.  I HAD NO VISIBLE OR TACTILE INDICATION THAT THE ABS HAD ENGAGED.    THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY ISSUE. *TR
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