Toyota Motor Corp. has announced a global recall involving more than 400,000 of its Prius and Lexus hybrid vehicles because of braking problems. This defective auto recall has come after quite a bit of deliberation and speculation about how Toyota will deal with this issue. The auto maker has come under fire for not reacting in a timely manner to auto product defects involving faulty gas pedals and floor mats in more than 8 million vehicles. These defects are said to have caused sudden or unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, causing several fatalities and numerous injuries over the last decade or so. In an unprecedented move, Toyota suspended production and sales of eight vehicle models in order to fix the gas pedal problem
The problem with the Prius involves delays in the vehicles' braking capacity especially on icy or bumpy roads. Dealers say this problem can be fixed in 40 minutes. Prius owners complained that they suddenly lost braking capacity and control of the car when they hit a pothole or a bump on the roadway. Toyota officials are saying now that this happens because of a software glitch. If you own one of these recalled Prius models, please contact your Toyota dealer to get the software fixed as soon as possible. You may also wish to speak with a skilled Seattle car accident attorney if you have been in an accident involving one of the recalled vehicles.
If your loved one has been seriously injured by a defective auto, please contact the reputed Washington personal injury lawyers at The Bernard Law Firm to find out about your legal rights and options. Please call us at 1-800-418-8282 or e-mail us at info@bernardlawgroup.com to schedule your FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultation. We can also send you our FREE brochure about Washington auto product defect cases, which has useful, educational information to help you better understand your rights. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/09/AR2010020900654.html?wprss=rss_business/economy
The problem with the Prius involves delays in the vehicles' braking capacity especially on icy or bumpy roads. Dealers say this problem can be fixed in 40 minutes. Prius owners complained that they suddenly lost braking capacity and control of the car when they hit a pothole or a bump on the roadway. Toyota officials are saying now that this happens because of a software glitch. If you own one of these recalled Prius models, please contact your Toyota dealer to get the software fixed as soon as possible. You may also wish to speak with a skilled Seattle car accident attorney if you have been in an accident involving one of the recalled vehicles.
If your loved one has been seriously injured by a defective auto, please contact the reputed Washington personal injury lawyers at The Bernard Law Firm to find out about your legal rights and options. Please call us at 1-800-418-8282 or e-mail us at info@bernardlawgroup.com to schedule your FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultation. We can also send you our FREE brochure about Washington auto product defect cases, which has useful, educational information to help you better understand your rights. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/09/AR2010020900654.html?wprss=rss_business/economy
Great post. We are handling these cases as well and some of the injuries are catastrophic.
Posted by: Personal Injury Lawyer | 02/18/2010 at 03:21 PM