Owners of Toyota's iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they'd escaped the rash of Toyota recalls need to think again.
The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they cannot be trapped by floor mats, and will issue details within weeks.
Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday its North American and Japanese dealers had received several dozen complaints concerning what drivers characterized as insufficient braking on its new Prius hybrid car when driving over bumpy or frozen roads.
Source:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6120L620100203?rpc=64
Toyota confirms photos making the rounds of the interwebz are are indeed shots of the 2010 Prius that no one was supposed to see until the Detroit auto show in January.
Get the low-down here:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/10/the-new-prius-l.html
