Showing posts with label Prius. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prius. Show all posts

Friday, February 12, 2010

Toyota Turns Down Award for Prius in Japan


Accepting kudos for the just-recalled 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid is inappropriate, Toyota said...More
read more...

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007 (AP)

AP - The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall---...More
read more...

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Toyota conducted fix of Prius brakes but didn't notify drivers


Toyota Motor Corp., under fire from fresh quality complaints about its popular Prius hybrid, says it conducted a software fix to address reports of slipping brakes.

But the world's biggest carmaker didn't notify customers at the time of the change. And it says it is still uncertain how to handle the thousands of Prius vehicles that were sold before the fix...More
read more...

Toyota says Prius had brake problems

Toyota acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, adding to the catalog of woes for the Japanese automaker as it reels from massive gas-pedal recalls in the U.S---...More
read more...