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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

crash · 760317 · 2010-02-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Miles at failure
2,800
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES BRAKE RESPONSE COMPLETELY AFTER HITTING ANY MEDIUM SIZED OR LARGER BUMP. HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK AND HAS RESULTED IN SLIDING AND HITTING A CURB ONCE. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME" I WAS GIVEN THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE PHONE NUMBER AND WHEN I CALLED I WAS GREETED WITH A RECORDED VOICE SAYING "WE CANNOT TAKE YOUR CALL AT THIS TIME" "IF YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO A REPRESENTATIVE CALL BACK LATER" AND THEN HUNG UP ON. *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10307560
Machine
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