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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 758124 · 2010-02-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
5

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAVE TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 MODEL AND THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENCES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ON DEC 7TH 2009 ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL MY CAR DESPITE APPLYING THE BRAKES KEPT ON MOVING AND ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED BUT I JUST COULDN'T COMPREHEND THE REASON AS TO WHY THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. EVEN AFTER COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WHILE WE WERE STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR KEPT ROLLING FORWARD. ALL WE COULD THINK WAS THAT MAY BE WE WERE NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH, BUT SINCE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COME OUT WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH PRIUS, THE WHOLE THING IS MAKING SENSE TO US. I USE PRIUS REGULARLY WITH MY TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE BACK BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10305684
Machine
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