# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `891897` · 2011-11-23 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 750
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
I'M AN  OWNER OF A 2010 PRIUS. TEN DAYS OR SO AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR(IN JAN 2010), I EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN BRAKING WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. NUMEROUS!!!! ALMOST DAILY!!!! TIMES SINCE, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL FIX (DONE ON MY VEHICLE ON 3/10/10), I HAVE EXPERIENCED, NOT ONLY A LOSS OF BRAKING  (USUALLY WHILE GOING OVER SOME LITTLE BUMP) BUT THE CAR ACTUALLY LURCHING FORWARD. QUITE DRAMATIC AND SCARY, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A STOP SIGN, INTERSECTION, A CAR OR A PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU.      LAST THURS (11/10/11), THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET, AND I BRAKED AND HAD NO, NONE , NADA  BRAKES AND I REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I PAID FOR HER DAMAGE  OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR. BRAND  NEW ALL SEASON TIRES ON THE CAR, BY THE WAY.    TODAY (11/14/11), AGAIN THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET, I WAS BEHIND A CAR IN THE  RIGHT LANE WHEN A CAR INAPPROPRIATELY BEGAN MERGING FROM A RAMP ON THE  RIGHT, CAUSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN. I BRAKED, AND  AGAIN, NOTHING!!! I QUICKLY LOOKED IN MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND SAW I HAD  CLEARANCE TO GO IN THE LEFT LANE, AND MANAGED TO AVOID CONTACT.    10 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE 2010 PRIUS, I SAID I WANTED TO RETURN IT AND  I SENT IN ALL THIS DOCUMENTATION CERTIFIED MAIL, BUT TOYOTA REJECTED  EVERYTHING.    THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS CAR AND IT IS UNSAFE.  *TR
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