NAGOYA, Japan The Prius, a centerpiece of Japan’s cutting-edge technology, fell victim to Toyota’s widening quality crisis on Wednesday after Japanese authorities told the automaker to investigate ...

TOKYO — Toyota said Tuesday that it would recall 437,000 of its 2010 Priuses and other hybrid models worldwide because of a glitch in the braking system, as the Japanese automaker moves to contain a ...

The Transportation Department said Thursday it will investigate brake problems in the 2010 Toyota Prius after the automaker acknowledged a defect and its recent recall of several of its most popular ...

The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it has received more than 100 complaints from owners of the 2010 Toyota Prius and has opened an investigation into possible brake problems with the ...

With news this morning of yet another potential Toyota safety problem (steering in 2009 and 2010 Corolla models), it's increasingly hard to keep track of which models are affected by which recalls.

Every time I am braking and go over a bump in our 2008 Prius (a frequent occurrence in hilly San Francisco), the anti-lock braking system kicks in. The problem is that when it does so, it feels like ...

Toyota has announced today that it has been aware of a braking issue in its popular Prius hybrid vehicle for some time, responding to customer reports of degraded braking performance over rough or ...

Engineers from Toyota and the National Highway Safety Administration yesterday cast serious doubt on a San Diego man’s claim that his Prius took him on an uncontrollable 94-mph ride — after ...