Prius Brake Recall – A Little More Information

How many 2010 Prius sold?
125/ # sold?

 

Thanks for the information.

 

Thanks for the update Doug.

 

Probably not the place to ask, but... is there any reason this programming wasn't in place to begin with? I mean, more positive brake feel, shorter stopping distance...

Is there a downside to this update at all?

 

Consumers haven't adapted to the idea of routinely updating a vehicle, yet.

They're still in the mindset of the vehicle they drive simply getting old over time, never an opportunity for non-aftermarket improvement. In fact, any type of change like that is considered a recall, an inexcusable factory imperfection... even though the next model always offers improvements.

Prius G3 SP1. Hmm?
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Big thank you from me!

FWIW, I've never seen official Nissan reps on Nissan forums when recalls come out.

 

In Japan, Toyota announced the affected VIN list.
Recall information - Japanese PRIUS and others (Japanese only)

Is there any web site we can see the VIN for the affected Prius in the US?

Ken@Japan

 

So 0.09% of the people thought it was bad enough to complain
My wife has no complain, so that tells me this is a minor problem
Not have dual zone AC and not have heated seats major problem

 

Oh-oh. Pretty soon we will see a new round of troll posts saying that they got the firmware update for the brakes and then got rear-ended from stopping too quickly.

 

There may be some side effects but most of us don't have a proper test track to measure them. Speculation on my part, it may not be the best answer for roads covered in black ice BUT such roads would defeat anything without studded tires anyway. But we see latent defects in engineering all the time.

We do the best we can based upon our understanding of the requirements. Then within a short period of time, reality reaches out and smacks us with a 'clue by four.' It happens and the clever engineer knows the job is not done until the customer says it is done.

Bob Wilson

 

It sounds like to keep current, we need someone to subscribe and monitor the TIS site. But that could be a little expensive. Still, if this were a local car club, I'd make a motion to have a TIS-sitter office created and ask for dues to cover the cost.

The TIS-sitter would be required to periodically, say every two weeks to month, post a summary of the TIS with the areas impacted. That way the dues-paying members could keep current without having to pay the full weight.

I think the mechanism for creating 'private' forums might be just the ticket and introduce a new paradigm (and headaches) for Danny and his team.

Bob Wilson