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Mon, 02-8-10 - 1:39pm by nitasantos2
TOYOTA - WHATS WRONG!?!?!?!?!
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Toyota Motor notified dealers it is prepared to unveil a solution to problems with the brake system of the popular Prius hybrid sedan, as well as a public relations campaign to try to repair its battered image.
In a notice sent to dealerships late Friday, the automaker wrote: "We want to assure our dealers that we are moving rapidly to provide a solution for your existing customers. We will share more specific details on this solution early next week."
A Toyota spokesman declined to comment on the company's communications with dealers, but confirmed that a fix is in the works.
"We are working to provide a solution for the [Prius] braking issue and expect to share more specific details on this solution early this coming week," spokesman Mike Michels said.
The company admitted a problem with the software that controls the anti-lock braking system of the 2010 model of the car, and said it had found a solution for cars that started to roll off of the assembly line in Japan last month. But it has yet to find a solution for the estimated 37,000 cars already on U.S. roads. More than 200,000 of the 2010 model year vehicles have been sold worldwide.
While the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced Thursday it had launched a preliminary probe into the brake problem, Toyota has resisted announcing a recall of the vehicles. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, grandson of the company's founder, apologized for the problem at a press conference late Friday night in Tokyo, but did not announce the much-anticipated recall, saying the company was still examining the problem.
In a notice sent to dealerships late Friday, the automaker wrote: "We want to assure our dealers that we are moving rapidly to provide a solution for your existing customers. We will share more specific details on this solution early next week."
A Toyota spokesman declined to comment on the company's communications with dealers, but confirmed that a fix is in the works.
"We are working to provide a solution for the [Prius] braking issue and expect to share more specific details on this solution early this coming week," spokesman Mike Michels said.
The company admitted a problem with the software that controls the anti-lock braking system of the 2010 model of the car, and said it had found a solution for cars that started to roll off of the assembly line in Japan last month. But it has yet to find a solution for the estimated 37,000 cars already on U.S. roads. More than 200,000 of the 2010 model year vehicles have been sold worldwide.
While the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced Thursday it had launched a preliminary probe into the brake problem, Toyota has resisted announcing a recall of the vehicles. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, grandson of the company's founder, apologized for the problem at a press conference late Friday night in Tokyo, but did not announce the much-anticipated recall, saying the company was still examining the problem.
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