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0Confirmed: Toyota recalls 52,000 Prius hybrids for steering defect 1306936800
Toyota is recalling 106,000 Prius models built between 2001 and 2003. A total of 52,000 of those units were sold in the States. Toyota says that if the steering wheel is strongly turned to the full lock position over and over again, the electric power steering pinion shaft nuts may become loose. ...
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Prius settles HID headlight lawsuit, could pay "tens of millions" while not admitting wrongdoing 1295560800
Having trouble with the headlights of your second-gen (2006-2009) Toyota Prius? You're not alone. In fact, 2,500 people complained in a class action lawsuit that the car's high intensity discharge (HID) headlights sometimes turned off without reason. Toyota has now agreed to a settlement of an ...
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CHP report seemingly sides with Sikes on case of the Runaway Prius 1268999820
In reality, the California Highway Patrol isn't taking sides with anyone regarding the recent speeding Prius of Jim Sikes. But the CHP doesn't see any reason to doubt Sikes' version of events that led to his hybrid reaching speeds of around 90 miles per hour, apparently unable to bring the ...
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Toyota to send 400 more EDR readers for investigation of Prius incidents 1268924460
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryIn light of all of the current issues surrounding the Toyota Prius, the company has responded by preparing to send electronic data recovery (EDR) readers to the U.S. to determine actual data readings from vehicles claimed to be ... -
Report: Feds probing Prius' unintended acceleration incident, no new recall issued 1268181780
The fall-out of yesterday's Toyota Prius unintended acceleration incident in California – a car got up to speeds of over 90 miles per hour in a 20-minute event – now includes an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA has dispatched two investigators ...
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Second-gen Prius involved in unintended acceleration incident in CA *UPDATE 1268152620
Amid all of its other problems recently, Toyota is trying to figure out what, exactly, is wrong with the brakes on the Prius. An incident on the San Diego County freeway makes it look like the second-generation Prius might (repeat, might) be involved in the unintended acceleration issue that has ...
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Feds subpoena Toyota documents over Prius recall, more 1266883260
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryWhile the vehicles themselves are quickly being fixed, Toyota is not out of the woods yet with the Prius recall (and the other recalls). Today, the automaker said it has received two subpoenas – one from a New York grand jury ... -
Prius braking problem is apparently quite difficult to recreate 1266618180
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryThere's no question Toyota identified a real and potentially dangerous problem in the brake system of the 2010 Prius. They recalled 400,000 hybrids (mostly Priuses) over the issue, after all. Still, the company made clear that even ... -
Chicago 2010: Bad Timing Dept. - Prius MotorWeek Drivers' Choice winner; Toyota declines JDM award 1265922060
2010 Toyota Prius – MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Award winner for Best of the YearBy February of each year, we are always right in the middle of awards season, and no, we're not talking about the Golden Globes, Grammys or Oscars. We are, of course, referring to Car and Truck of the Year ... -
Zipcar halts Prius rentals; car-sharing memberships up dramatically since 2007 1265745960
Car sharing company Zipcar has responded to the Toyota Prius recall by shutting down rentals of that particular model until the "brake concerns have been addressed appropriately by Toyota." How many Priuses are there in Zipcar's fleet? All told, Zipcar has around 6,500 cars, and less than one ...
