Toyota Prius

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 trythis at home!)
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 it. But it has never happened in his wif... 2 Feb 2010 22:33

Owner can set off sudden acceleration in a Toyota (Don't try this at home!)
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 it. But it has never happened in his wife's 2004 Toyota Camry. ... 3 Feb 2010 12:56

Official: U.S. had to force Toyota into safety recall
"U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today that it had taken "an enormous effort" to get Toyota to recall vehicles in the United States, and said federal regulators were not done with their investigations." "Since questions were first raised about possible safety defects, we have been pushing Toyota to... 3 Feb 2010 11:47

PIC: THE WOZ of APPLE says his 2010 PRIUS has SOFTWARE probs
Here's Toyota's line: its two recalls for floormats and sticking accelerator pedals should cover all potential cases of sudden unintended acceleration in its batch of recalled vehicles. Both recalls are for mechanical issues, and Toyota spokesman John Hanson claims, "After man years of exhaustive testing we have no... 3 Feb 2010 18:37

U.S. raised Toyota gas pedal issue in '07, ~10% Surveyed Had Unintended Acceleration
"A former top U.S. safety official said federal investigators raised concerns to Toyota Motor Corp. about the gas pedals in its vehicles as far back as 2007 but were told they weren't the problem. "If Toyota misled the federal government, they should be severely punished," Nason said. She said it was "extremely c... 2 Feb 2010 19:20

"No Safety Problem" -- Toyota accused of 'not being frank'
WASHINGTON -- When owners of Lexus sedans began reporting harrowing crashes involving stuck accelerator pedals in early 2007, Toyota told U.S. safety regulators there was no safety problem with its floor mats -- but it would send owners an orange warning sticker just to be sure. The flaw has since been linked to ... 2 Feb 2010 22:33

Sticking Accelerator Built to Toyota Specification. Honda, Nissan,Mitsubishi Pedals Not Affected.
Mike Hunter wrote: In my opinion you are on to something. I believe the answer to Toyotas problem will be found in the logarithms of the process controller, rather than a mechanical problem, since it is found on such a diverse number of dissimilar models built all around the world. "hls" <hls(a)no... 2 Feb 2010 19:20