# 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `764062` · 2010-02-18 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 118,300
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
THE BRAKES BEGAN TO NOTICEABLY GRAB THEN RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT IT WAS INTERMITTENT. MY SON WAS DRIVING, SLOWED FOR A STOP LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN THE BRAKES RELEASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME NO FAULT WAS DETECTED. THREE WEEKS LATER, DRIVING BACK FROM WASHINGTON, THROUGH OREGON, WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, THE CAR SLOWED AT FIRST, THEN THE BREAKS LET GO AND MY HUSBAND HAD THE STOMP ON THE PEDAL. HE TURNED OFF THE CAR, FILLED IT WITH GAS, AND WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF, SIGNALING BRAKE FAILURE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER IN ROSEBURG, AND THE BRAKE SENSOR HAD FAULTED. BUT THEY TOLD US WE COULD PROBABLY DRIVE BACK TO SACRAMENTO. WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPLACED THERE AND NOT RISK DRIVING IT ANY FURTHER. *TR
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