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 ...

Toyota's mounting problems are falling victim to some unintended acceleration of their own and now it's the Prius brakes. [Update, 12:54 p.m. ET: CBSnews.com reported that Transportation Secretary Ray ...

TOKYO -- Toyota acknowledged that is has begun fixing problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, but remains undecided about a recall, adding to the catalog of safety woes and muddled responses at ...

TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota USA says it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall. Company spokesman Brian Lyons says it’s too ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Toyota acknowledged that it has begun fixing problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, but remains undecided about a recall, adding to the catalog of safety woes -- and muddled responses ...

TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. has been hit by over 100 complaints in the U.S. and Japan about brake problems with the popular Prius hybrid, the latest in a spate of quality troubles for the automaker as ...

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 ...

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 ...

How far back do potential braking problems with the Toyota Prius go? Research into complaints filed with the federal government and other sources suggest the problem may not be restricted to new, ...

TOKYO (AP) – Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 340,000 gas-electric hybrid Prius cars around the world 212,000 of them in Japan and 94,000 in North America, for a defect in their parking brakes.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TOKYO — Toyota acknowledged that is has begun fixing problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, but remains undecided about a recall, adding to the ...