Toyota Recalls 340,000 Prius Vehicles After Fatal Brake Issues Surface

Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 340,000 gas-electric hybrid Prius cars around the world Wednesday, 212,000 of them in Japan and 94,000 in North America, for a defect in their parking brakes.

Toyota acknowledged receiving reports of crashes, injuries and deaths. The Japanese automaker refused to provide details, saying it was still looking into the reports.

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USNA1999 - 10/12/2016 11:46:05 AM

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And the recalls don't stop at TM. More safety issues at TM.

vdiv - 10/12/2016 3:58:26 PM

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My eyes! My poor eyes! Oh, the hideousness!

SanJoseDriver - 10/12/2016 7:13:43 PM

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One person died from a power brake failure? That is unacceptable, let's disable the power brakes on all cars until a solution exists that is 100.00% safe. (Tesla Autopilot reference)

vdiv - 10/13/2016 4:51:32 PM

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Toyota should be banned by the state of California from using the term "brakes" when describing the equipment of their cars.