Prius Brake Problem Plagues Toyota

By Sayantika, Gaea News Network
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com)- The Toyota Motor Corporation, which had recently recalled cars of some popular models is now overwhelmed with complaints related to the brake problem of the Prius hybrid cars. As per the reports, Prius brake problem has plagued Toyota Motor Company and reports indicate that the complaints regarding the brake problem in the latest versions of the Prius cars came from the drivers of Japan as well as the United States.

Prius brake problems, which have plagued Toyota Motor Company, has become a major cause of concern for the officials. Reports indicate that around 14 complaints were issued in Japan and approximately one hundred complaints were reported to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As per the reports, three reports indicated that the problems in the latest model of the hybrid car, Prius, led to accidents which involved injuries.

Prius brake problem that has plagued the Toyota Motor Company is dealt with due importance by the officials of the company. In a statement, the company reported that they have started to investigate the case, after people notified them with their complaints. The company did not want to make any comment at this point and they consider indicating anything without learning the details of the fact would not be appropriate. The company is already dealing with the recall of some of its popular models and the problems of the Prius brake might increase their difficulty further. As per the reports, the experts have used the latest technology for manufacturing the Prius cars and problems with these cars can be a real setback for the company.

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February 4, 2010: 1:56 pm

this was so unexpected from Toyota… first the floor mat issue and now they are admitting that they knew about the brake issue in Prius and did nothing about it??!!

February 3, 2010: 6:14 pm

Another bad break (no pun intended) for them. I really like their video that was released by the COO on the previous recall. At least they publically acknowledged the mistake and made it a priority to fix the issue.

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