2001 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT DETECTED TOXIC LEVELS OF MERCURY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MERCURY PROBLEM WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A SPECIFIC TYPE OF METAL CONTENT IN THE BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT A CHRONIC EXPOSURE OF MERCURY WAS IN HIS BODY WHICH RESULTED TO SUCH SYMPTOMS AS FATIGUE, ITCHY SKIN, HAIR LOSS AND A TINGLY SENSATION WITHIN THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSIS FOR LEVELS OF MERCURY. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.