Prius brake problem – Prius recall soon?
The Toyota Motor Corp. has one more headache to deal with amid reports of brake problems with the popular Prius hybrid gas-electric car.
The Japanese automaker has been dealing with massive recalls and plant shutdown related to a sticky accelerator in a number of its models.
Executives this week announced a strategy to fix the problem which has sent the world’s largest automaker’s sales into a slump.
But Wednesday’s news opens up a new set of troubles for the company. The Prius is not yet part of the recalls that extend to Europe and China and cover 4.5 million vehicles.
“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,” BNN’s Mark Bunting told CTV’s Canada AM.
“What the report suggests is that sometimes the braking system in the Prius can stop working on bumpy and slippery roads.”
The Prius went on sale in Japan and the U.S. in May 2009.
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