Toyota Admits Braking Problems with New Prius

[JMcEntegart]

Toyota has admitted there are problems with the company's latest 2010 Prius.

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[N.Broekhuijsen]

I see big losses for Toyota this year with all their recalls.

 

[kyzar]

BIOS updates for cars... Makes the old 'If Microsoft made cars' joke look quite scary now...

 

[jacobdrj]

BSOD: Brake System Of Death...

 

[jerther]

Will TH start to report every toyota recalls and make them a reputation? Other car makers also issue recalls...

 

[Guest]

Hey, you want to save the Earth, or your life?
Get your priorities straight.
What's a few seconds when emergency braking anyway?

 

[cookoy]

So Steve Wozniak was right in a previous article by Jane:
"Apple Co-Founder Slams Prius Software Problem". When you're on the lead, you just can't get "Go, Go, Go" out of your head.

 

[traesta]

Toyota needs to get it together... as a mechanic I can say that they are one of the top manufacturers of quality vehicles and when they put the new ft-86 out I plan on being one of the first people to go buy one and I dont want to worry about stupid crap going wrong

 

[jednx01]

Haha that's awsome. Not only can the cars accelerate out of control, you may have no breaks either. rofl

 

[extremepcs]

Sweet. Maybe accidents will get rid of some tree hugging hippies.

 

[DokkRokken]

At least the cupholders still work great.

 

[festerovic]

I heard Toyota lost over 30 billion dollars in the last year due to recalls and stagnant sales. Incredible. My 4runner is still awesome though.

 

[maestintaolius]

Maybe the [citation][nom]cookoy[/nom]So Steve Wozniak was right in a previous article by Jane:"Apple Co-Founder Slams Prius Software Problem". When you're on the lead, you just can't get "Go, Go, Go" out of your head.[/citation]
Of course, if Apple had designed the Prius it wouldn't have multitasking. You could steer, or brake, but not both at the same time.

 

[zodiacfml]

this is not a safety issue, please read again.

 

[joebob2000]

Woz was observing a completely different 'issue' and is still just a blowhard complaining about a U/I problem (the cruise control makes the car go faster, OMG!) Based on the problem description, there is a failure mode, *due to physically abusing the car* that is causing this problem. I am not saying Toyota shouldn't build a system that is robust enough to tolerate things like uneven railroad tracks at high speeds, but let's keep this in perspective.

 

[invlem]

I fail to see why the media in general is dragging Toyota through the mud over all this. Apparently the braking issue isn't even a safety issue, it just feels odd because of the regenerative braking system in the vehicle.

As far as I can tell they've done their best to control the situation...

What they've done:
1. Find the source of the issue and admit there's an issue.
2. Shut down worldwide production for the products affected (How many other auto makers have ever done this to fix a flaw?).
3. Send employees to training during the shutdown period (They could have just laid them off like the other guys do).
4. Issue a recall program with fix for products out in the market (Extended service hours, funding to hire extra service staff to implement the fix).

Honestly, as far as I can tell they're doing a pretty damn fine job of rectifying the situation, as a result of this media attention I'd actually feel safer buying a Toyota now than ever before, at least I know the product is going to be backed up by the company if anything ever does go wrong.

 

[fracture]

[citation][nom]invlem[/nom]I fail to see why the media in general is dragging Toyota through the mud over all this. Apparently the braking issue isn't even a safety issue, it just feels odd because of the regenerative braking system in the vehicle.As far as I can tell they've done their best to control the situation...What they've done:1. Find the source of the issue and admit there's an issue.2. Shut down worldwide production for the products affected (How many other auto makers have ever done this to fix a flaw?).3. Send employees to training during the shutdown period (They could have just laid them off like the other guys do).4. Issue a recall program with fix for products out in the market (Extended service hours, funding to hire extra service staff to implement the fix).Honestly, as far as I can tell they're doing a pretty damn fine job of rectifying the situation, as a result of this media attention I'd actually feel safer buying a Toyota now than ever before, at least I know the product is going to be backed up by the company if anything ever does go wrong.[/citation]

True that.

 

[mcreskiller]

[citation][nom]invlem[/nom]I fail to see why the media in general is dragging Toyota through the mud over all this. Apparently the braking issue isn't even a safety issue, it just feels odd because of the regenerative braking system in the vehicle.As far as I can tell they've done their best to control the situation...What they've done:1. Find the source of the issue and admit there's an issue.2. Shut down worldwide production for the products affected (How many other auto makers have ever done this to fix a flaw?).3. Send employees to training during the shutdown period (They could have just laid them off like the other guys do).4. Issue a recall program with fix for products out in the market (Extended service hours, funding to hire extra service staff to implement the fix).Honestly, as far as I can tell they're doing a pretty damn fine job of rectifying the situation, as a result of this media attention I'd actually feel safer buying a Toyota now than ever before, at least I know the product is going to be backed up by the company if anything ever does go wrong.[/citation]

Amen to that 😛 they arn't like other companys most cover up the problem they are facing it head on and making sure there users are safe

 

[mr_tuel]

Brakes should always be ready to be used for an emergency stop.

 

[BartG]

mr_tuel: you think!