Toyota Comes Clean: They Have Found Brake Problems In Prius Models But No Recall Slated

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When is the US Government going to force a recall on the Chevy Cobalt POS for a steering problem?

when it starts killing people?

They haven't learned from the recall professionals; GM and Ford. You gotta sell all of the defective cars/trucks in your inventory and then initiate a recall. If you stop selling then you lose the cash flow needed to recall and fix the cars. The trick is to blame your supplier, ie Ford and Firestone ordeal.

Hey wait a minute, I wonder how many companies use the same suppliers? Who else sources their throttle assemblies and brakes from Toyota's supplier?

Well I am seeing several sources now saying that they were secretly reflashing the ECU in these models and just not telling the customer.

So there is a chance if the Prius went into the shop they already fixed it, and didn't bother to mention it. This is common among a lot of automakers.

But I guess isn't the whole reason you buy a Toyota is to avoid the shop? That leave a large percentage on the roads with a potential issue.

totally is seriously screwed. and it's largely because of a classic business mistake: in their race to be number one in volume they grew far faster than their ability to maintain their own quality standards. live and learn.

Toyota biggest problem now is trust. Over the last week Toyota image has been degraded by their lies of omissiona At what point do Toyota customer start to wonder "what aren't they teliing us" I think that time has past. One more incident or the sudden acceleration problem turns out to be electronic, I think there image will be damage for years.

Man all that Agent009 Toyota Hate must be eating you away!

Its a hybrid...of course the brakes feel funny. ha ha!

Ford has the same problem in the Hybrid Fusion and Milan with braking. They aren't doing a recall, just a "customer satisfaction progam". I don't think the most people know how to use ABS brakes properly. A lot of older drivers still pump them. The hybrids add regenerative braking, so I'm inclined to think huu76 is correct.

Also one should note that Ford was using the same American CTS pedals in China and is recalling a small number of vehicles over there. Now the Chinese can say they don't want crappy American parts in their cars.

yet another way OVERBLOWN issue over a TRIFLING problem, mainly caused by poor if not INCOMPETENT drivers.

GOOD drivers will always brake BEFORE potholes or rough surfaces. they also drive in such a manner that they DO NOT rely on slamming on the brakes for ultra FAST slowing.

the complainers obviously are OBLIVIOUS to road conditions, until their smooth ride is rudely disrupted. whereupon they expect INSTANT slowing, even if not all wheels are on the ground. (which could also briefly confuse ABS systems.)

i've been over busy the past week.

i HAVE noticed the disappearance of several posts. i can only presume joe_lemon made another offensive, juvenile outburst, and the mods ended up DELETING his posts, along with a couple of mine (which were in response to his initial provocation, and i 'sposed one-upped him!)

anyway, i repeat that good drivers BRAKE BEFORE bad surfaces, just as they would BEFORE hitting the apex of curves.

i recently drove on what is arguably the WORST PAVED ROAD in the country, rife with frost heaves. while my braking was minimal, just for the very worse and most abrupt, i did often back off on the gas to help smooth the ride. i "worked" the suspension like a conductor. this does WORK.
enuff so, that the busload of passengers applauded me at the end of the trip.