In the wake of his sudden
acceleration recalls, Toyota is now under pressure for the Prius brake problem,
Toyota popular hybrid. According to Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation,
transportation officials will begin an investigation after reports were
received that the Japanese government has launched an investigation into
complaints of malfunctioning brakes, according to Association of car dealers in
Japan .
A Toyota spokesman in Japan said the complaints were
received involving braking situations where the pilots were on a bumpy road or
frozen surface. According to a complaint filed in the administration of the
National Road Traffic Safety (NHTSA), "My 2010 Toyota Prius has a serious
brake problem, the car is thrown forward after (I) apply my brakes on a surface
uneven. Brakes Prius and other hybrids work differently from those of
conventional cars. Hybrids use a coupling system between the brake system of
the vehicle and electric motors to generate electricity to recharge the
batteries with conventional brakes. Braking problems could be inside this coupling system.
This problem with the Prius is at the top of the Toyota recall 3.8 million cars in November 2009 to fix accelerator pedals and software to process what has been reported that sudden acceleration problems. Toyota dealers were changes to the accelerator pedal by removing inches from the bottom so that the gas pedal is stuck under the carpet. Toyota then followed that with another memory recall for the sudden acceleration, January 21, 2010. That day Toyota Motor Sales has announced a recall of 2.3 million vehicles that have included:
* 2005-2010 Avalon
* 2007-2010 Camry
* 2009-2010 Corolla
* 2010 Highlander
* 2009-2010 Matrix
* 2009-2010 RAV4
* 2008-2010 Sequoia
* 2007-2010 Tundra
According to an American article entitled "100 Toyota drivers have complained before the call" "it would become one of more than 100 drivers, according to a USA TODAY survey of basic national security complaints from the administration of road, that in recent years they have had their Toyota vehicles off when they should not. "
According LaHood, "Recalls involving the accelerator pedal and possible sticky accelerator pedals on Toyota vehicles are some of the most important in the history of the automobile. Each step of the way, officials of the NHTSA ... pushed Toyota to take corrective action so that consumers would be safe. Today, Toyota seems to take appropriate measures to address these security issues. "
During a congressional hearing on Weds, 03 February, the Minister of Transport said the recalled Toyota owners should stop driving them until they are repaired. Toyota says they have a solution to deploy for the gas issue, but there was no Toyota official launch in conjunction with the braking problem in 2010 Prius. US sales of Toyota fell 16% in January as an apparent reaction to the withdrawal of sudden acceleration, as well as sales of other automakers rose. What effect this problem Prius is, nobody knows.
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