← NHTSA complaints

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 757627 · 2010-02-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY, MY BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD, MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS CAR JUMPED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE, AND MY CAR HIT A PARKED CAR. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PARKED VEHICLE; ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY CAR. I ADVISED MY DEALERSHIP OF THE INCIDENT, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD INSPECT THE BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO REGARDING THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10305326
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown