# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `760453` · 2010-02-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 10,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING ON SLIPPERY ROADS, BUT NOT UNPASSABLE, MY 2010 PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTION OF SLIPPING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE IN MY LANE, RESULTING IN 2900+ DOLLARS OF DAMAGE, PLUS, SINCE THE BODY SHOP WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY INSPECT THE DAMAGE WITHOUT TAKING THE CAR APART.  I WAS FOUND AT FAULT FOR THIS ACCIDENT, FOR WHICH I FEAR MY INSURANCE RATES WILL RISE.  I AM A SAFE DRIVER.  NEVER HAVING HAD AN ACCIDENT BEFORE.  I NEW THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT SHOULD, AND THAT WAS BEFORE THIS RECALL EVER CAME TO LIGHT.  THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JAN. 22, 2010.  *CN
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