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14 complaints in Japan over Toyota Prius brakes

Business Feb. 03, 2010 - 01:03PM JST ( 15 )

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DisillusionedFeb. 03, 2010 - 02:00PM JST

Oh, no! I bet the claims were made by foreigners too. I had a student tell me thses problems with Toyotas was just cooked up by the US to discredit the Japanese car companies. Mind you, this was after the recall was implimented in Europe.
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guestFeb. 03, 2010 - 02:07PM JST

I had a student tell me thses problems with Toyotas was just cooked up by the US to discredit the Japanese car companies.

Maybe the student had mad cow on his mind?
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KapunaFeb. 03, 2010 - 02:25PM JST

There is no such thing as "100% defect free". Mass produced parts will always have a failure rate.
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some14someFeb. 03, 2010 - 02:37PM JST

Toyota spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said the company is looking into the matter.

PLEASE do look into the matter, i am sure count will reach triple digit within three days.
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TahoochiFeb. 03, 2010 - 02:37PM JST

Wow, when it rains...
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ilcub76Feb. 03, 2010 - 02:51PM JST

“Prius drivers complained brakes were not so sharp.”

About as sharp as most Japanese drivers I've seen. They actually accelerate before slamming on the brakes where I live.
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m5c32Feb. 03, 2010 - 02:58PM JST

Well, one can hope that the two defects do not intersect. Faulty brakes plus stuck accelerator = not a happy day.

By the way, why do people buy hybrids? They incur higher energy input and toxicity (and enviro disruption mining the heavy/rare earth metals for the batteries) in their manufacture than they save over a lifetime, versus standard ICE vehicles?
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JunnamaFeb. 03, 2010 - 03:00PM JST

Jeez, not good. Will we find out this is a design issue?
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NuckinFutzFeb. 03, 2010 - 04:01PM JST

Yup! I knew it would happen. But Toyota is not worried about it in Japan because Japanese people won't even think about suing (and those that do won't find a lawyer capable of going against a big corporation).
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S7ro9kGm3aQFeb. 03, 2010 - 06:48PM JST

This is impossible! Japan is Safety Country!
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CliffyFeb. 03, 2010 - 10:06PM JST

It says brakes. You can always ask the garage to adjust the brake if you feel it unresponsive. I had that done on my old Acura in a small garage. It only took them 10-15 minutes. The person was nice to do it for free as well.

Also, you can always shift to neutral when accelerator stuck.
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kyokenFeb. 03, 2010 - 10:20PM JST

By the way, why do people buy hybrids?

It is a symbol like a rolex watch. And what do they say about symbols? "Symbols are for the simple minded". Go figure.
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kyokenFeb. 03, 2010 - 10:30PM JST

It is wrong to think that Toyota has always been a stronghold for trouble-free manufacturing and design. Four years ago the Japanese Government publicly ordered the Toyota to improve the quality of its vehicles after dozens of accidents of its Hilux Surf cars as the steering locked. As usual consumer memories turned out to be short and the myth of Japan takes over.

Although, today's sales figures show that Mercedes nearly overtook the long term champion in the US for luxury cars: Lexus. So the gigant is not unfailable.