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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 766634 · 2010-02-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
3
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PULLING UP TO HER GARAGE TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED, MINUS THE CRASH. SHE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10313763
Machine
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