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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and her staff may want a do-over after a viral incident caught on camera last week. Tip leads to arrest of second suspect in unprovoked attack on 77-year-old Seattle man ...

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 - Toyota acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, adding to the catalog of woes for the Japanese automaker as it reels from massive gas-pedal recalls in the U.S. Toyota ...

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Toyota Motor Corp., under fire from fresh quality complaints about its popular Prius hybrid, says it conducted a software fix to address reports of slipping brakes. But the world's biggest carmaker ...

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. From the accelerator to the brake, more bad news today for Toyota. The automaker's latest trouble comes from a brake problem on the ...

A Japanese news network is reporting that Toyota is recalling its best-selling Prius hybrid due to concerns about brake problems. Toyota denies any recall for now. This is a totally different issue ...

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" ...

(AP) — 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 ...

Toyota says it's begun fixing problems with brakes in the 2010 Prius, as both U.S. and Japanese transportation officials open an investigations into the problem. The Japanese automaker says its ...