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2009 TOYOTA SIENNA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 953213 · 2012-12-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE WERE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AT THE HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE WALMART. THE VAN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, THEN THE BRAKES FAILED. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WOULD STOP THE VAN. WE STOPPED BY HITTING A PARKED CAR, DOING SOME DAMAGE TO IT. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE THE EXTERIOR REPAIRED. WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AFTER BEING REPAIRED, WE HAD IT TOWED TO LANDER'S IN LITTLE ROCK WHERE IT WAS PRONOUNCED SAFE TO DRIVE. A FEW WEEKS LATER WE SOLD IT AND BOUGHT A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. (AN ACCIDENT REPORT WILL FOLLOW ON THE 2011 TOYOTA VAN VIN#[XXX]) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10487962
Machine
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