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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 757531 · 2010-02-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
32,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2008 PRIUS BRAKE ACCELERATION. I PULLED SLOWLY INTO MY REGULAR PARKING SPOT AT WORK . MY PRIUS ALL OF A SUDDEN SPED UP AND I COULDN'T STOP IT BEFORE THE CAR HIT THE UTILITY BOX ON THE SIDE OF OUR OFFICE. I HAVE PICTURES AND A WITNESS. I INFORMED MY INSURANCE "ALLSTATE" WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO PUBLIC ATTENTION BUT BECAUSE I HAD MOVED AND NO LONGER HAVE ALLSTATE, THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND AS OF THIS DATE, THEY HAVE NOT COMMENTED. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS MY FAULT, THEREFORE I ASSUMED IT MUST HAVE BEEN. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND NOW REALIZE I WAS NOT AT FAULT. THE ACCIDENT IS ON MY RECORD FOR THREE YEARS AND MY PRIUS HAD TO HAVE A NEW BUMPER WHICH CAUSES IT TO NO LONGER HAVE FULL RESALE VALUE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10305215
Machine
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