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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 772515 · 2010-03-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
38,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES (2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE 38,000MILES) ON THE SNOW OR SLICK CONDITION ROAD THE WHEELS WOULD CONSTANTLY STOP/ROTATE AS SOON I WOULD PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PREVENTED ME FROM STOPPING UNTIL THE CAR SLID INTO A DRY SPOT, CURB, OR SNOW BANK. IT SEEMED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE OVER SENSITIVE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WITH THE CONSTANT STOP/ROTATE. FOR A COUPLE OF SNOW FALLS (09/10 SEASON) I DEALT WITH THIS BY SLOWING DOWN AND USING THE BRAKES WAY BEFORE MY INTENDED STOPS. ON 1/7/10 AS I WAS COMING OVER A SLIGHT DECLINE I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE IN RESPONSE TO A VAN ABOUT 150 FEET IN FRONT OF ME AT A RED LIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE CAR REAR END TO WHIP AROUND TO THE FRONT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LAND INTO A SNOW BANK. AT THAT POINT THE CAR WAS STUCK AND HAD TO BE PULLED OUT. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES STILL HAD SUFFICIENT TREAD ON THEM (NO BALDING) I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES. THAT STOPPED THE OVER SENSITIVE REACTION WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318506
Machine
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