# 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `970894` · 2013-03-27 · 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:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 104,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING AROUND 7:30 PM SUDDENLY TRAFFIC COMES TO A HALT, I BRAKE AND THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL, I WAS GOING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.  THE BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING.  I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE.  BUT THIS TIME I DID $6000 DAMAGES TO MY CAR.  TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND MENTIONED THAT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND THEY DID NOT QUESTION IT AGAIN.  I NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.  I HEARD THAT SOME MODELS OF TOYOTA'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM.   *TR
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