PRIUS PROBLEMS! The Toyota Prius has a break problem. The Toyota Prius brake problem joins an accelerator sticking problem Steve Wozniak claims on Prius and recalls for other Toyota affected models.The Prius break problem gets a broad range of different numbers Wednesday. Here is the latest.
Toyota was already dealing with a recall on sticking accelerators when news today that the Prius has problems. The Prius was not part of the original recall. But now leaking today are reports that Toyota has allegedly known of complaints about the Prius’ break since 2009!
No recall has been announced for the Prius break problem, and no model years have released. But the complaints relate to the CURRENT model of the Prius that went on sale in 2009.
But BNN’s Mark Bunting told CTV’s Canada AM the following:
“The company is saying as of the end of last year they have received dozens of complaints about the braking system, but a report out of Japan, this is the Kyodo News Service, is saying the reports are more like in the hundreds.
“What the report suggests is that sometimes the braking system in the Prius can stop working on bumpy and slippery roads.”
The same report claims the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has more than 100 complaints about the brakes in the latest Prius model. Japan’s Ministry version of the NHTS calims 14 complaints since summer last year.Did Toyota reveal this problem before … or not?!
Says reports, the “government is considering civil penalties against Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, for its handling of recalls affecting millions of its cars and trucks, according to an official at the Transportation Department, who asked not to be identified while a review of Toyota’s actions continues.”
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