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2010 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 766814 · 2010-02-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA COROLLA IN JAN 2010. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR GAS PEDAL RECALL IN THE FIRST WEEK OF FEB. AFTER THAT I STARTED FACING BRAKE ISSUES. ONE DAY MY CAR MOVED FEW INCHES BACK ON UPHILL IN SPITE OF ME APPLYING THE BRAKES. I CALLED THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE A LOOK THE SAME DAY AS THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME. NEXT MORNING THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL RESULTING IN ME HITTING THE CAR INFRONT. I AGAIN TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER. AFTER TEST DRIVING THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT REPRO THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE IS AN INTERMITTENT ONE. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10313925
Machine
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