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2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 812765 · 2010-09-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
55,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN I SPEEDED UP AND PRESSED GAS FROM 30 TO 55 MILE PER HOUR AT THE FREEWAY, I FOUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. I WAS AT 55 MILE PER HOUR WHEN I FOUND IT AND TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDLY. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE COULDN'T BE PRESSED HARDLY AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN SLOWLY AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDLY. THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK WELL WHEN THE CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF SPEEDING UP FROM LOW SPEED TO HIGH SPEED AT THE FREEWAY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10354474
Machine
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