NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BEGAN TO BRAKE AND HE THOUGHT HE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO BRAKE. IN FACT, HIS FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WITH THE SYSTEM HE BELIEVED WAS ALREADY IN REGENERATIVE BRAKING. IN FACT, IT ACTUALLY SEEMED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR ABOUT A SECOND WHILE EXHIBITING NONE OF THE FOOT PEDAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. ONLY AFTER THE SECOND LONG PERIOD OF NO BRAKING CAPABILITY DID ANY BRAKING FORCE SEEM TO OCCUR WHICH THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WAS WHEN THE SYSTEM'S MECHANICAL BRAKING TOOK OVER. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation