NHTSA Complaint #10593779 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS
STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10593779 |
| Vehicle | 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 35,000 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | ME |
Consumer Description
WHILST STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BEHIND A SUBURU, THE BRAKE FAILED AND HIT THE SUBURU. (THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKE FAILED, BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS INVOLVED WHEN THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE DRIVER BELIEVED THAT BLACK ICE WAS INVOLVED, BUT AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH THE SUBURU, REALIZED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FAILURE.) BELIEVING THAT THE AUTO COULD NO LONGER BE TRUSTED, IT WAS SOLD. TOYOTA INSISTED IT WAS DRIVER ERROR., AND CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAULT IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM. *TR
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