# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `774899` · 2010-03-17 · 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:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2010 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKE RECALL WORK DONE.  PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS LIVING IN BELGIUM, I LEASED A 2007 PRIUS.  I COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE LURCHING FORWARD OF THE CAR WHEN I BRAKED IF THERE WAS EVEN MILDLY ROUGH OR DAMP PAVEMENT.  THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM.  MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT IN BELGIUM DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.  A STOP LIGHT TURNED RED AND WHEN WE TRIED TO STOP, THE CAR KEPT GOING AND WE RAN INTO A MOTORCYCLIST.  THANKFULLY HE WASN'T INJURED BUT WE HAD ABOUT $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF OUR CAR THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR.  THE DEALER CONTINUED TO CLAIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *TR
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