# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `764115` · 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:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 9,620
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS (WHICH I PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2009)  AROUND 6:30 PM WEDNESDAY JAN. 27TH 2010 IN AN AREA WITH MANY TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 25 - 30 MPH AND I WAS FOLLOWING TWO OTHER VEHICLES AT A SAFE DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF  ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN RESPONSE TO THE VEHICLE IN FROM OF HIM STOPPING SUDDENLY FOR A RED LIGHT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HIT MY BRAKES AND IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS A MOMENTARY PAUSE BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS A SUV SO I CAUSED ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO HIS REAR BUMPER (THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WENT UNDER HIS BUMPER). I WAS FOLLLOWING AT A SAFE DISTANCE AND FEEL THAT THE MOMENTARY PAUSE FROM THE TIME I HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE BRAKES ENGAGING CAUSED ME TO BUMP INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
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