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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

crash · 759725 · 2010-02-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Miles at failure
150
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND HIT THE BREAK, IT TOOK MORE TIME, COMPARE TO OTHER CAR. I TRIED NOT TO HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND TURN LEFT AND HIT THE LEFT FRONT DOOR TO THE FURNITURE ON THE STREET BESIDE GARBAGE CAN. I DIDN'T CRASH TO THE OTHER CAR AND I DIDN'T GET HURT. I THOUGHT THAT IS USUAL FOR HYBRID CAR AND I FIXED MY CAR IN AUTOSHOP. SINCE THEN, I HIT BREAK VERY EARLY. AND LAST WINTER, MY CAR DIDN'T STOP ON THE ICY ROAD AND SINCE THEN I DIDN'T DRIVE WHENVER IT SNOW OR ICY. *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10307080
Machine
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