Toyota is recalling 340,000 of its Prius hybrid cars worldwide over faulty brakes.

[superbeets]

[h=1]Toyota recalls 340,000 Prius cars worldwide over a fault with the vehicles' brakes[/h]

• The company is recalling 340,000 hybrid cars worldwide due to issues
• Japanese company has had to make several large recalls in recent years
• Motor firm has admitted receiving reports of crashes injuries and deaths

By CRAIG SIMPSON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 01:17, 13 October 2016 | UPDATED: 01:17, 13 October 2016



Toyota is recalling 340,000 of its Prius hybrid cars worldwide over faulty brakes.
The Japanese firm admitted receiving reports of crashes, injuries and deaths, but would not give details. It said it was still looking into the reports.
Toyota Motor Corp said that the parking brake cable on the cars can disengage unexpectedly, causing the brakes to stop working properly.

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Toyota Prius. Hundreds of thousands of hybrid cars are set to be recalled worldwide after report of crashes, injuries and fatalities due to a fault with the brakes

This means that if the car – a petrol-electric hybrid – is left in a gear other than park, it could roll away.
The recall includes 212,000 cars in Japan and 94,000 in North America. There will be 17,000 recalled in Europe, and the problem is with cars that were manufactured between August last year and this month.
The firm said all the hatchbacks in question were made at the Tsutsumi plant, which is at the firm’s Japanese headquarters.

 

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The Prius is very popular among minicab drivers in London because its eco credentials mean it is exempt from the congestion charge. Toyota has a history of having to recall vehicles over problems. In June it emerged that tens of thousands of the manufacturer’s cars in Britain were being recalled for safety reasons.
The company was forced to act over a series of concerns, including fears that the vehicles’ airbags could inflate without warning. Toyota – which is the world’s largest carmaker – recalled 2.9million vehicles worldwide as part of that recall, including 72,885 UK-registered Prius, Auris and Lexus CT200h models, due to possible cracks in the fuel emissions control unit.

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The recall includes 212,000 cars in Japan and 94,000 in North America. There will be a further recall of 17,000 cars deemed unsafe across Europe

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The brake issue directive follows two other large recalls for the firm in 2009 and 2010, which affected 9million vehicles in total

The firm also said that just under half of the vehicles affected in the UK could also have a small crack in inflators in the airbags on both the driver and passenger sides, which may then expand – causing the airbags to partially inflate.
It followed two other large recalls for the firm in 2009 and 2010, which affected 9million vehicles in total. The scandal followed a string of fatal crashes that occurred when accelerator pedals got stuck.
The company eventually reached a settlement of £983million settlement with the US Justice Department following admissions that it had concealed information about the problem.

 

[boss415]

"I love my Prius " Guesstard

 

[The Guesser]

"I love my Prius " Guesstard

Yes, I do. Luckily mine is an earlier model, and the brakes are fine. Someday you'll be able to afford a car, kid.

 

[roadreeler57]

"I love my Prius " Guesstard

I knew somebody here bragged they drove a pussyfied car like that but didnt know it was guesser...

 

[The Guesser]

I knew somebody here bragged they drove a pussyfied car like that but didnt know it was guesser...

THe $200 I'm getting from you on Nov 9th won't be going for gas money. 500 Miles Per 10 Gallon Tank, Baby. @)

 

[superbeets]

THe $200 I'm getting from you on Nov 9th won't be going for gas money. 500 Miles Per 10 Gallon Tank, Baby. @)

Yes 50mpg .

[h=1]Climate Change is the Greatest Threat[/h]

 

[boss415]

THe $200 I'm getting from you on Nov 9th won't be going for gas money. 500 Miles Per 10 Gallon Tank, Baby. @)

And it is a prius c. The biggest pussified prius they make.

 

[Willie99]

No problem, those cars don't need brakes

 

[roadreeler57]

No problem, those cars don't need brakes

Maybe they have no floor so you can stop with your feet like Fred Flintstone...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PEHl-o-2Dss

 

[GasMan]

THe $200 I'm getting from you on Nov 9th won't be going for gas money. 500 Miles Per 10 Gallon Tank, Baby. @)

Too bad everyone who sees you laughs and thinks "What a total douche bag driving that horrible car....guy must be a real loser"

I can see why you'd be happy..will double you're weekly welfare check.

 

[GasMan]

That's just fucking great ! ! Guesser, what a total piece of shit loser who drives a piece of shit loser car.

I have bigger tires on my riding mower..oh wait, I don't cut my own grass.