# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `758980` · 2010-02-05 · 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:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 2,400
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
OWN A 2010 PRIUS.  HAVE EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE ISSUES.  THE BRAKES SEEM TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THEY APPLIED OVER UNEVEN SURFACES.  THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS "SLIDING" OR "HYDROPLANING" FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, THEN THE BRAKES "CATCH" AGAIN.  I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 AND NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. *TR
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