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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 760438 · 2010-02-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
23 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKING FAILS WHEN GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. 2 ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR BOTH ON CITY STREETS WITH SOMEWHAT POOR SURFACE. BOTH A SPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH BUT WHOLE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN UTILL BUMPS STOP ONLY ACCIDENTS I HAVE HAD IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. I WORK IN 3 STATES AVG 60K /YR I ASKED DEALER TO DISABLE THE ANTI SKID FEATURE AS MANUAL SAID COULD BE DONE DEALER SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE DISABLING FEATURE IT KEPT RESETING ITSELF TO ON *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10307659
Machine
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