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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 891174 · 2011-11-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
16,661

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO RUN OVER THE CEMENT PARKING STOP AND CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE VEHICLE THEN BACK UP FROM THE CONCUSSION AND ACCELERATED ONCE AGAIN CAUSING ME TO CRASH TWICE. I FINALLY CAME TO MY SENSES AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I HAD BEEN NOTICING THE BRAKES FEELING STRANGE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS CAUSED $6,400 IN DAMAGE. TOYOTA WAS ALERTED, HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND CLAIM IT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SORT OF MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT. IN MY HEART, I KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND I DREAD THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10436314
Machine
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