NHTSA Complaint #10563704 — 2007 TOYOTA YARIS

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO THE INTERSECTION NEARLY CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW OR RAIN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO SKID AND THE DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. JFT