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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 767702 · 2010-02-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity

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

Narrative

I'VE HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON MY 209 COROLLA. THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES. I'VE NOTICED THAT MY GAS PEDAL MAKES THIS WHISTLE EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. SHORTLY, AFTER THE BRAKE RECALL I'VE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN MY BRAKES. THE BRAKE WAS MUSHY, I HAD TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE JUST TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WHEN STEP ON THE BRAKES, ITS NOT SMOOTH AND MY CAR WOULD PULL FORWARD. I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICES TO RECHECK MY BRAKES ONLY 4-6 DAYS AFTER I HAD THE BRAKE RECALL DONE. THEY SAID, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. ITS BEEN 5 DAYS SINCE THE LAST VISIT AND I JUST RECENTLY REARED ENDED SOMEONE. LUCKILY IT WAS JUST A FENDER BENDER BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. THE LADY WHO I HAD REARED ENDED HAD A 8-11 MONTH CHILD WITH HER. I KNEW MY BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BUT TOYOTA FAILED TO SEE THAT. I AM REALLY UPSET WITH TOYOTA. I COULD OF LOST MY LIFE ALONG WITH THE LADY AND HER INFANT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10314653
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