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2012 Toyota PRIUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1399658
Internal NHTSA #	11014797
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS
Model Year	2012
File date	28/07/17
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On july 28, 2017, i was driving along with my three children. I pulled into a driveway to park my vehicle behind a parked vehicle. There was approximately a 2 foot span between the back of the vehicle and the front of my 2012 toyota prius. To the right of the parked vehicle was a parked truck. Being that i was pulling into a space to park my vehicle, i was traveling extremely slowly. I began to press on my brake to park the vehicle and instantly knew there was a problem. Upon depressing the brake, several lights began to flash within the dash to include but not limited to the abs, warning light, and the light with vehicle swerve lines. Other lights were also flashing, but i do not recall each one. The brake pad instantly went straight to the floor with no pressure. The vehicle would not stop and continued to travel forward with acceleration. To avoid hitting the vehicle in front of me i began to turn my wheel to the right. The vehicle continued to accelerate and came into contact with the truck that was to my front-right. My prius failed to slow or stop. It continued to accelerate and began pushing the truck up the driveway and into the metal garage door with the brake pedal being depressed the entire time. Eventually, the car came to a stop and the lights continued to flash prior, during, and after the incident. After the car was towed tread wheel marks were found on the driveway where the wheels spun and left an imprint in the asphalt. I and my children were uninjured however, the incident was incredibly traumatic. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by my insurance company and as of yet to be processed for diagnostic testing by toyota. The toyota care service was informed of the accident. Toyota believes it to be associated with the intelligence component of the vehicle, however determination is currently unknown until diagnostic is performed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	106453
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FREDERICA, DE
VIN pattern	JTDKN3DU7C5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota PRIUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota PRIUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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