Issue ID | 1447189 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11072993 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | PRIUS |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 07/02/18 |
Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | February 7, 2018 ! 01 frwy north approaching santa rosa/ pleasant valley off ramp on the downgrade out of newbury park at 25 mph in the right lane. A. Brake lights are seen in car ahead. B. The dash board lights up red with the word brake in red c. A loud pulsating audio noise can be heard coming from the speakers. D. The driver touches the brakes and the car goes into full abs emergency braking reducing speed from 25 mph to 12 mph in less than 1/2 second e. The driver and the passengers experience a violent lurch which produces whip lash. F. The seat belts engage causing pain to the shoulders. G. The incident occurred at 25 mph. This has occurred over 6 times in the past year. A pdf is attached of the history of problem as presented to thousand oaks toyota and toyota national in november 2017. Video cameras were installed in the car in december 2017 to capture this as thousand oaks toyota and toyota national said this never happened. Here are the links to the video of the above incident: accident starts at 30 seconds https://vimeo. Com/254847752 https://youtu. Be/62ao8z0igdy [xxx] - driver [xxx] - passenger front seat [xxx] - passenger rear left seat camera 1 mounted in back ceiling camera 2 mounted on console information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 19700 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CAMARILLO, CA |
VIN pattern | JTDKARFU1G3XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 2 |
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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 | 25 |
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