# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `758326` · 2010-02-04 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 13,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
WITH OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A SNOW BANK WITHIN 1 BLOCK OF OUR HOME.  JUST PRIOR TO THIS, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DID NOT SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.  I USED TO WORK FOR GENERAL MOTORS IN MICHIGAN AND KNOW THE SOUND THAT COMES FROM WORKING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.  THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES USED TO WORK EARLIER IN 2009...I HAD TO STOP ON A WET PAINT STRIPE AND THE ANTI-LOCKS MADE THE DISTINCTIVE RATCHETING SOUND.  IN DECEMBER 2009, THAT SOUND AND THE LOSS OF BRAKING TRACTION WAS EVIDENT.  NOT UNTIL I SEE THAT THERE IS NEWS IN THE MEDIA RECENTLY ABOUT THE PRIUS DID I THINK TO LODGE A COMPLAINT.  THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED ME (AND MY INSURER) $1,024 IN DAMAGE TO OUR FRONT BUMPER.  *TR
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