# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `948946` · 2012-11-12 · 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:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 71,300
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON DRY AND WET ROADS HAVE ADVERSELY EFFECTED BRAKING ON MY 2007 PRIUS FOR AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED IT (SINCE 10/2010).  WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE WITH YOUR FOOT THE CAR SLIGHTLY ACCELERATES (OR JUMPS/LUNGES) FORWARD FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND BEFORE THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGE.    ON 11/02/2012 THIS ISSUE CONTRIBUTED TO A COLLISION.  WITHOUT THIS "GLITCH," I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP MY CAR COMPLETELY (AS I WAS ALREADY ONLY GOING VERY SLOWLY).    ON PREVIOUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT'S "JUST THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT" AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CHANGE IT.  *TR
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