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2. Toyota Tells Dealers It's Readying a Fix for Prius Brakes - AOL

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   Embattled automaker Toyota has told its dealers that it's readying a fix for problems with the brake system of its Prius hybrid sedan, CNN Money reported Sunday. The Japanese carmaker also told ...

3. Electronically controlled brake - Wikipedia

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   Electronically controlled brake (ECB) developed by Toyota Motor Corporation initially for its hybrid and Lexus models, is the world's first production brake-by-wire braking system. [1] The ECB went on sale in Japan in June 2001, [ 2 ] first appearing on the Toyota Estima hybrid (first generation), [ 3 ] and making its North American debut with ...

4. Brake-by-wire - Wikipedia

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   Brake-by-wire technology has been widely commercialized with the introduction of Battery Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles. The most widely used application by Toyota in the high volume Prius was preceded by the GM EV1, the Rav4 EV, and other EVs where the technology is required for regenerative braking. Ford, General Motors, and most other ...

5. Toyota Prius - Wikipedia

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   The Prius was developed by Toyota to be the "car for the 21st century"; [1] [2] it was the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, [3] first going on sale in Japan in 1997 at all four Toyota Japan dealership chains, [3] and subsequently introduced worldwide in 2000.

6. 2009–2011 Toyota vehicle recalls - Wikipedia

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   [92] On February 3, 2010, the Japanese Transport Ministry began investigating the redesigned Prius, [93] and Toyota said that it was aware of 77 Prius brake complaints in Japan. [94] On February 4, 2010, the NHTSA announced it had opened an investigation into the issues with the Prius's brakes, [ 95 ] which Toyota said was caused by a software ...

7. Sudden unintended acceleration - Wikipedia

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   This led to Toyota sending a letter to the owners of the affected car, a 2007 Lexus ES 350, asking that they bring their cars in to switch out the all-weather mats. [47] After this recall, Toyota revised the internal design of its cars to ensure that there was 10 mm (0.39 in) "between a fully depressed gas pedal and the floor", but only ...