http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/10/14/prius_recall.reut/index.html
Toyota will be sending out letters asking customers to take the cars to a dealership for free repairs, Takahashi said.
No recall notice has been issued, she added.
Say what? Letters going to customers, free repairs, but it’s not a recall.
IB4GOOBERSEESITANDSAYSTHATSWHATHEGOTINTHEMAIL
Yeah, I guess they don’t have to make it a recall, and they are doing it out of the goodness of their hearts
Toyota spokeswoman Allison Takahashi said that, if the gasoline engine stalls, the electric motor will have enough power to allow the driver to pull the vehicle over and away from the traffic
I still envision a giant wind-up key. :gotme:
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it is recalling 75,000 Prius gas-electric hybrid cars because their engines can stall due to an electrical problem.
Involved in the recall are some 2004 and early 2005 model year Prius cars. The cars have a gas engine as well as a battery-powered electric motor that can run separately or together to save fuel.
In affected vehicles, dashboard warning lights may come on and the gasoline engine shuts down. The vehicle’s electric motor will continue operating in a limited capacity, so drivers can steer to the side of the road. The gasoline engine may start working again if the driver restarts the vehicle.
Toyota spokesman Xavier Dominicis said the automaker began investigating the problem after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received 68 reports of Prius engines stalling. No one has been injured by the defect, and it hasn’t caused any reported accidents, Dominicis said.
NHTSA closed its investigation after Toyota said it would voluntarily recall the vehicles. Owners will be notified starting this month.
Toyota dealers will repair affected vehicles for free. The vehicles may need to have their software reprogrammed. Dealers may also apply a waterproof grease that will prevent water from getting into the electrical system.
Dominicis stressed that the defect isn’t related to the Prius’s gas-electric hybrid system and could happen in any vehicle.
The Prius was the world’s first commercially mass-produced hybrid car and it remains the most popular. U.S. sales of the Prius more than doubled in the first nine months of this year to 81,042, according to Autodata Corp.
they should take those ugly ass cars back and never make them again
orly?
ehh
at least they know about it, and they are doing something about it.
its just a software glitch…they just re-flash the ECU with new program and its all set…no danger
and this has been a known problem for about 3 months now…i dunno why its just now getting out in the papers
I saw it in a magazing back then
toyota where i work confirmed the “recall” back then when i saw the article
ummm…theyre not doing it out of the “goodness of their hearts” theyre doing it because the federal govt said do it or else we will mandate a recall on them.
wrong…they’ve been doing this at my dealership for about 6 months now(checked with service)…all at no charge to the customer
and paying for the towing
so yes…its from the heart