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Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Toyota BRAKE RECALL

Toyota killed 89 people in SUA crashes that we know of....

...yet settlements included GAG Orders, so we may never know the real number or the details.

As a consumer, wouldn't you believe Toyota would be immediately responsive to owners' complaints?

They certainly weren't responsive when the BRAKES FAILED on my Brand NEW PRIUS.

The 'voluntary' recall below is on 2009 Toyotas - more than 3 year old vehicles. [It's not really 'voluntary.']

Swear by your Toyota as a faithful owner, if you will, but check the Toyota recall list. Toyota has surrendered their long-held reputation as a dependable manufacturer and is ignoring complaints.

Toyota killed Mark Saylor's family because of their arrogant refusal to address/correct the Sudden Unintended Acceleration problems that were KNOWN to Toyota [subsequently settling with a GAG Order for + $10 MILLION].

Toyota bragged about how much $$$ they saved by not conducting RECALLS.





Toyota says will recall 242,000 hybrids for brake design flaw

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 242,000 gas-electric hybrid vehicles worldwide, including the bestselling Prius model, due to a brake design flaw, the automaker said on Wednesday.

Toyota is recalling the Prius produced between March and October 2009, and the Lexus HS 250h made between June and October 2009, spokeswoman Shino Yamada said.

The recalled vehicles could experience greater stopping distances when braking because of a mechanical design flaw in a brake part, Yamada said.

That part, the brake pressure accumulator, could crack with fatigue and release nitrogen gas into the brake fluid, she said, adding that no accidents, injuries or deaths have been reported as a result of the defect.

Toyota is recalling 113,550 Prius vehicles in Japan. In the United States, it is recalling 81,570 Prius cars and 5,030 of the HS 250h, Yamada said.

The company will exchange the faulty part with a new one, which will take around three hours, she said.

In 2010, Toyota, an leader in gas-electric hybrid technology, recalled 433,000 hybrid vehicles including the Prius and HS 250h because of a braking software glitch.

In a gas-electric hybrid vehicle, a battery captures energy from the brakes to supplement the combustion engine, boosting overall mileage, particularly in stop-go city traffic.

As of end March, the company had sold about 5.1 million hybrid vehicles globally, including 3.6 million Prius vehicles, since it went on sale in December 1997.

(Reporting by Yoko Kubota; Editing by Daniel Magnowski)



Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sns-rt-us-toyota-recallbre95406d-20130604,0,6661487.story#ixzz2VMHe2xfN


Toyota recalls Prius due to faulty brakes


Toyota puts its Prius on a bit of a pedestal, a car that is held in high esteem by its owners and the gold standard of all things hybrid. So this recall has to sting.

Toyota says it is recalling about 87,000 2010 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h vehicles because of a brake problem.

The issue involves a brake pressure accumulator that may develop a fatigue crack on an internal part due to vibration. Toyota doesn't say what the result could be, but it sounds like it would be a loss of braking pressure.Toyota says it has had no reports of any accidents or injuries due to the problem.

Owners of vehicles subject to this recall will receive a notification by first class mail. The recall remedy will involve inspection of the brake booster pump assembly to see if it is equipped with an involved accumulator. If so, the dealer will replace the brake booster pump assembly with an improved one at no cost to the customer.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2013/06/05/toyota-prius-lexus-hs-recall/2390919/


Categories: LexusToyota2013 Voluntary Recalls

June 05, 2013

Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h Vehicles

TORRANCE, Calif. (June 4, 2013) – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 87,000 model year 2010 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h vehicles.

The involved vehicles are equipped with a brake pressure accumulator that may develop a fatigue crack on an internal part due to vibration. Toyota has had no reports of any accidents or injuries associated with this condition.

Owners of vehicles subject to this recall will receive a notification by first class mail. The recall remedy will involve inspection of the brake booster pump assembly to see if it is equipped with an involved accumulator. If so, the dealer will replace the brake booster pump assembly with an improved one at no cost to the customer.

Detailed information is available to customers at www.toyota.com/recall, the Toyota Customer Experience at 1-800-331-4331, www.lexus.com/recall and Lexus Customer Satisfaction at 1-800-255-3987.


http://toyotanewsroom.com/releases/toyota+lexus+voluntary+recall+2010+prius+lexus+hs+250h+june4.htm




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