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2005 TOYOTA SIENNA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 772699 · 2010-03-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
78,800
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY TOYOTA DEALERS.ON 8/29/09, I HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED BY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITH 77,410 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. 10 DAYS LATER, ON 9/8/09, MY ROOMMATE WAS PICKING UP CHILDREN AT SCHOOL. DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD IN TOWN GOING 35-40MPH. TWO H.S. STUDENTS ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN HER LANE. MY ROOMMATE STATED SHE APPLIED BRAKES BUT COULD TELL VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING OR SLOWING. RAN INTO REAR END OF A TOYOTA TACOMA P/U WHICH IN TURN REAR-ENDED A HONDA CRV. NO INJURIES IN ANY INVOLVED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE, MY SIENNA VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY ON IMPACT. MY ROOMMATE STATED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT SHE HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN DID NOT BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN. THERE WERE NO BRAKING/SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT AT AREA OF ACCIDENT. EITHER THE BRAKE SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED OR THERE WAS FAULTY WORK DONE DURING BRAKE REPLACEMENT 10 DAYS EARLIER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318733
Machine
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