丰田汽车公司说，收到了100多个有关其畅销混合动力车型普瑞斯刹车问题的投诉，这是丰田这个全球最大汽车制造商面临的最新安全问题投诉。丰田星期三说， 正在调查北美和日本经销商报告的有关最新型普瑞斯的投诉。一些普瑞斯车主对经销商说，他们的车刹车失灵或不完全起作用。
美国国家公路交通安全管理局报告了大约100起新型普瑞斯刹车问题，日本交通部确认了14起类似投诉。在日本的一起投诉中，一位普瑞斯车主说，去年7月他 的车刹车失灵而导致撞车，两人轻微受伤。丰田已经在美国召回了数百万辆畅销车型，以解决油门踏板故障导致车辆突然加速问题。
Toyota Motor says it has received more than 100 complaints about brake problems with its popular Prius hybrid — the latest safety headache for the world’s biggest automaker.Toyota said Wednesday it is investigating the complaints reported by dealers in North America and Japan about the newest version of the Prius hybrid. Prius drivers told dealers the brakes were failing or working insufficiently.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported about 100 cases of brake problems with the new Prius, while Japan’s transport ministry confirmed 14 similar complaints.In one case in Japan, a Prius driver said brake failure led to a collision that slightly injured two people last July.Toyota is already recalling millions of top-selling models in the United States to fix defective gas pedals causing unintentional acceleration.