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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 851727 · 2011-04-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
9,930

Severity

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

Narrative

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME HE WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THE ABS PROBLEM, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A DEFECT. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ABS AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. SOON, THE BRAKES BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN AND ULTIMATELY, THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT SEEMED THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, RELEASED HIS FOOT AND THEN BRAKED AGAIN. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10396494
Machine
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