More Woes For Toyota: This Time It’s Brake Troubles
By Gunnar Heinrich
MAN, when it rains… it pours like the open valve of a fire hydrant.
Toyota’s hit again with new and damaging accounts of drivers complaining of brake troubles with new generation Priuses.
According to the BBC, Toyota has received more than 114 complaints of “brake problems” from American and Japanese customers; three of which claim that said problems directly led to the crashes.
This new round of bad press comes right on the heels of Toyota’s now infamous stick-pedal problem that has been reported to have claimed lives. The auto giant is looking at an estimated $2 Billion in recall costs and that’s not considering sales losses and likely impending class-action litigation.
About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.