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Toyota Prius Service Brakes Safety Report | Feb 10, 2013
Reported on Feb 10, 2013
PROBLEM WITH 2010 PRIUS PERFORMING UNCONTROLLED HARD BRAKING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 73~75 MPH. THIS HAPPEN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WITH THE FIRST BEING FEB 10, 2013. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED LATE AFTERNOON ON SAT. FEB 16, 2013. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, WHEREBY PREVENTING POTENTIAL SEVERE VEHICULAR REAR END COLLISIONS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURES AND GRAVE VEHICULAR DAMAGES. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY A TOYOTA DEALER AND PASSES ALL TROUBLESHOOTING TESTS, FEB 18, 2013. REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS BE DONE ON FEB 19, 2013. TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. NO FURTHER ACTIONS WERE TAKEN BY THE DEALER. *TR | |
Make: | Toyota |
Model: | Prius |
Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Year: | 2010 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | FRANKFORT KY |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JTDKN3DU8A0 |
Mileage: | 41 miles. |
Speed: | 73 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 4 |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | |
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