# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `767702` · 2010-02-26 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
## 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
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