Toyota Prius

Brake Override System Could Have Saved the 19 Lives -- Toyota Not Putting It on All Models
On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:33:19 -0800, john wrote: "No matter the cause of the problem — floor mats, sticky pedals or electromagnetic interference — engineers and safety regulators told the Free Press that brake override is the solution. Said Joseph Kanianthra, a former National Highway Traffic Safety ... 10 Feb 2010 00:12

Brake Override System Could Have Saved the 19 Lives -- Toyota Not Putting It on All Models
"No matter the cause of the problem — floor mats, sticky pedals or electromagnetic interference — engineers and safety regulators told the Free Press that brake override is the solution. Said Joseph Kanianthra, a former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration official: “If the brake override was available ... 17 Feb 2010 00:53

Yet a New Recall over Toyota Brake Leaks
Like Toyota can't put a brake on its quality problems. ;) ;) ;) Washington -- Toyota Motor Corp. announced it would recall another three models in the United States -- covering 155,000 vehicles -- as it struggles to bolster it reputation. The recalls announced shortly before 4 a.m. today in the United States i... 10 Feb 2010 10:04

State Farm says it alerted feds to Toyota problems in 2007
Looks like even an insurance company could tell there's something wrong. Insurance giant State Farm alerted U.S. safety regulators in late 2007 that it was seeing an uptick in reports of sudden-unintended acceleration incidents in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles, a company spokesman said today. National Highway T... 10 Feb 2010 10:04

{BS} Ray Lahood gets TOUGH with Toyota!
=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in news:hkt1nr$9dv$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:55:18 -0500, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: That's what makes Lahood's comments doubly wrong. Can you imagine if a Japanese official said that General Motors... 10 Feb 2010 22:31

Any 2010 Prius owners here can share experience about "inconsistent brake feel"?
I own a 2009 Prius and have owned a 2007 Prius before. And several other cars before that which had ABS in them. So, based on my personal experience with ABS I cannot wrap my head around the description of the problem as posted on Toyota's press site: "inconsistent brake feel during slow and steady application of ... 10 Feb 2010 08:56

Dear Valued Toyota Customer
Feb. 5 Dear Valued Toyota Customer: We thought we would take a moment to check on your satisfaction with the Prius. We like to think of Toyota as one big family and wouldn't want to see a cousin, say, decapitated by the windshield, which it appears can swing loose from the hood under unusual circumstances, ... 9 Feb 2010 10:38

2008 Prius
My 2008 Prius has not had any problems with gas pedal or brakes. I beleive the American Press is trying to get US to buy GM product. ... 10 Feb 2010 08:56

Dealers to 2010 Prius Customer: Car Within Spec and "Get Usedto It"
Al Falfa wrote: "Tegger" <invalid(a)invalid.inv> wrote in message news:Xns9D1750E6FA99tegger(a)208.90.168.18... john <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:099eb70a-19f1-46de-b6d5-2c63c0d3642d(a)u15g2000prd.googlegroups.com: I don't know why some dealers like to BS like this: faults are normal ... 8 Feb 2010 06:44

Toyota faces 30 suits in U.S., Canada including claims of deaths or injuries caused by uncontrollable acceleration
john <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:905ff2f2-815f-4c03-81fe-eaa946a5ba03(a)e33g2000prn.googlegroups.com: Toyota, the world's largest automaker, faces at least 30 lawsuits filed on behalf of customers in the U.S. and Canada seeking a range of damages from loss of cars' value to a return of profits. ... 7 Feb 2010 12:03