NHTSA Complaint #11102814 — 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY A CONTINUOS BEEP WAS THERE,I TRIED TO STOP A NO BRAKES.I WAS ABLE TO STEER MY CAR TO A SAFE PLACE.THEN USED A TOLL SERVICE AND TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER.IN A SHORT TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTERIZED BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE JOB WILL COST ME $2250.00 I CAN NOT AFFORD. I TOLLED THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE .LATER I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FROM TOYOTA.I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ALTHOUGH I TOOK MY CAR THERE FOR REGULAR CHECKUPS. NOTE: MY CAR WAS IN MOTION AND PREVIOUS TO INCIDENT I HAD DESCENDED A STEEP HILL. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY ON THAT DATE,THREE MINUTES EARLIER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN GREAT DISTRESS TRYING TO STOP MY TOYOTA PRIUS.