Concern over the safety of Toyota vehicles veered in a new direction Wednesday after Japanese and U.S. authorities said they are investigating more than 100 complaints of brake malfunctions in the ...

A federal safety investigation of the Toyota Prius that was involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week found a particular pattern of wear on the car's brakes that raises ...

The last thing Toyota needs right now is another challenge to its product quality, especially when the car in question is the company's third-biggest seller, which has so far mostly ridden above the ...

WASHINGTON — Toyota faced mounting pressure Thursday as the government opened a probe of brake problems with the Prius, a crown jewel of its lineup. The beleaguered automaker said it was “too soon” to ...

A new federal investigation into braking problems with Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius hybrid is just one in a series of possible glitches that may be linked to the vehicle’s complex electronics, including ...

Toyota has acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its latest Prius petrol-electric hybrid model, launched last year. It is the latest blow to the Japanese car giant and comes less than a week ...

WASHINGTON – Toyota faced mounting pressure Thursday as the government opened a probe of brake problems with the Prius, a crown jewel of its lineup. The beleaguered automaker said it was "too soon" to ...

If you take a second to look at your car's brakes, you might realize that the front brakes are larger than the back — sometimes they're even ventilated, and the back isn't. This isn't some kind of ...

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 ...

Yesterday's recall of 133,000 2010 Toyota's Pruis hybrids isn't the first time ABS braking software has been a problem. In fact, Toyota's recall of 133,000 Prius hybrids and 14,500 Lexus hybrids is ...