MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A SINGLE LANE SUBURBAN ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN USING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. SHE TRIED THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. SINCE THERE WERE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HER, SHE WENT OFF THE ROAD (FORTUNATELY BY AN OPEN FIELD) AND SIDE SWIPED A POLE AND WENT DOWN INTO A SMALL RAVINE. THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED...OVER $12,000. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ASSURED US THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. TOYOTA (PARENT COMPANY) WAS NOT MUCH HELP. WITH ALL THE RECENT MEDIA ATTENTION WITH THE STUCK ACCELERATORS, I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR THAT AS WELL....THEY SAID THE CAR IS FINE. *CN