Toyota Prius

Apple Co-founder's 2010 Toyota Prius has Sudden Acceleration Flaws
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:28:13 -1000, dsi1 wrote: On 2/3/2010 7:06 PM, john wrote: Let me guess, Toyota employees are working 24/7 again? You're kidding! People are working? That's horrible! Oh, man! There HAVE to be workers in order to pay for the government! Why do you THINK Congress is so concern... 9 Feb 2010 20:53

Apple Co-founder's 2010 Toyota Prius has Sudden Acceleration Flaws
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:52:46 -0800, jr92 wrote: On Feb 3, 11:32 pm, FridoLay <FridoLa...(a)aol.com> wrote: On 2/3/2010 10:19 PM, john wrote: "Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Count Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak among Toyota Motor Corp. car owners who say their vehicles accelerate ... 4 Feb 2010 20:19

Prius Electrical Brake Problems Announced in Japan
I was watching Japan's NHK News a while ago that had a 5-minute report on braking problems reported over the past several months to the Ministry of Transportation. Prius, the best selling car in Japan, appears to have problems with its electrical (non-hydraulic) portion of the braking system at low speeds. ... 4 Feb 2010 05:37

U.S. to Probe Toyota Electronics in Sudden Acceleration
"WASHINGTON -- Federal auto safety regulators have renewed their probes of electrical problems in Toyota cars and trucks that could lead to sudden acceleration, as part of a broader look at the automaker's two recalls of 5.6 million vehicles. Later Monday, Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak, who owns severa... 4 Feb 2010 20:19

Apple Co-founder's 2010 Toyota Prius has Sudden AccelerationFlaws
On 2/3/2010 10:19 PM, john wrote: "Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Count Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak among Toyota Motor Corp. car owners who say their vehicles accelerate unintentionally. Wozniak�s 2010 Toyota Prius can unintentionally accelerate to as much as 97 miles (156 kilometers) per hour when he ... 4 Feb 2010 00:10

Apple Co-founder's 2010 Toyota Prius has Sudden Acceleration Flaws
"Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Count Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak among Toyota Motor Corp. car owners who say their vehicles accelerate unintentionally. Wozniak’s 2010 Toyota Prius can unintentionally accelerate to as much as 97 miles (156 kilometers) per hour when he uses cruise control to increase his speed, he... 9 Feb 2010 15:12

Prius Electrical Break Problems Announced in Japan
I was watching Japan's NHK News a while ago that had a 5-minute report on breaking problems reported over the past several months to the Ministry of Transportation. Prius, the best selling car in Japan, appears to have problems with its electrical (non-hydraulic) portion of the breaking system at low speeds. The rep... 6 Feb 2010 00:00

Unanswered Questions
"David Z" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:7sub38Fs5pU1(a)mid.individual.net... I'm not confident that Toyota has "found the problem" and "designed the fix" in a couple of days. The pressure they are under is more conducive to getting it "right away" rather than getting it right. ******** We... 4 Feb 2010 11:13

Owner can set off sudden acceleration in a Toyota (Don't try this at home!)
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:00:30 -0800, john wrote: Chuck Eaton, a retired industrial engineer in Greer, S.C., said he has experienced a surge in his 2006 Toyota Tacoma three or four times, usually in warmer weather, when he deactivates the cruise control at between 65 and 70 m.p.h., then quickly resets i... 2 Feb 2010 22:33

Owner can set off sudden acceleration in a Toyota (Don't try this at home!)
Wow, even with a $34,000 Prius. "Not Me" <Not.Me(a)Home.Base> wrote in message news:y9mdnc3HjJBxUfXWnZ2dnUVZ_oRi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net... john wrote: Chuck Eaton, a retired industrial engineer in Greer, S.C., said he has experienced a surge in his 2006 Toyota Tacoma three or four times, usually in warme... 2 Feb 2010 22:33