# 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `793926` · 2010-06-16 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 65 MPH.  THEY WERE CLOSING THE RIGHT LANE FOR ROAD WORK, LEADING EVERYONE TO MERGE INTO ONE LANE.  I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP.  AS I WAS MOVING FORWARD AND SLOWING DOWN AS EVERYONE WAS SLOWING BECAUSE OF THE MERGING (HOWEVER, THIS WASN'T HAPPENING SMOOTHLY, AS I WAS SKIDDING INSTEAD OF SIMPLY DECELERATING), I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR TRAVELING AT FULL SPEED (APPROX 65 MPH).  THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT HIT ME INTO GRASS MEDIAN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.  WHILE STOPPED FOR MERE SECONDS, I HAD NOT EVEN PUT THE CAR INTO PARK YET, MY CAR STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE MEDIAN'S EMBANKMENT, THROUGH THE WOODS WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE.  I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE AND IT WAS NOT RESPONDING.  I HIT A TREE AFTER ROLLING APPROX 100 FEET INTO THE WOODS.  A TOYOTA DEALER IS CURRENTLY DOING THE REPAIRS, AND TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN FACT WORKING WHEN DRIVING IT AROUND THE SHOP AT SLOW SPEEDS.  I FEEL LIKE NO ONE BELIEVES ME, NOR IS EVEN OFFERING AN EXPLANATION ON HOW THIS COULD EVEN HAPPEN. *TR
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