Toyota plans to recall  over 300,000 2010 Prius hybrid cars after receiving numerous  complaints from owners about their brakes.  We covered this story in December and since that time, many consumers have written in to confirm this problem. 

Read their stories: Toyota Prius Brake Problems

This new recall comes as a third blow to Toyota which has alreasy announced recalls totaling over 8 million cars. The back to back recalls has devestated retail sales and has even dropped the used car resale value of Toyota vehicles.

According to a New York Times article:

Regulators in the United States opened an investigation into the brakes of the 2010 Prius last week after complaints from drivers that the car can momentarily lose the ability to slow down when driven on an uneven surface. The Japanese government has also said it is also looking into the matter after similar complaints were reported in Japan.

Toyota Prius Customers Take Action

Toyota Prius customers have been outspoken about the problem about the 2010 Prius braking system and finally Toyota is responding.  The start was to acknowledge that a software glitch could be causing a problem with the anti-lock brake system.   We will be following the story this week and will print Toyota’s official recall statement for the Prius.

If you own  a Prius, please add your comments in our Prius Forum.

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