NHTSA complaint: 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation