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Brake Actuator complaint

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Priusatus, Jan 14, 2018.

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  1. Priusatus

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    Long story short: bought my car on right before the end of the year. Warning lights BRAKE, ABS, VSC, and (!) came on a week into the new year only to find that Toyota had a faulty break system that they are no longer covering. I've put in a complaint to the NHTSA for their neglect to recall these breaks and instead only issuing a "warranty enhancement" to make it seem like they made no mistake. It's clear that they messed up when assembling the unit from the fact that this is a very prevalent issue and I don't see why costumers should have to pay for their mistake. I urge anyone else with this problem to file a complaint and hopefully we can get something done about this unacceptable situation.
     
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    welcome! agreed, do you know an attorney who might take on a class action lawsuit?
     
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    I was hoping we might get some relief from Toyota here in early 2018, but so far no luck reported.
    Does @TampaPrius fix this kind of thing?
     
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    I think you meant @TampaPrius.com ;).
     
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    I don't but I will be seeking out legal advice this week to see if anything else can be done about this.
     
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    excellent. an attorney's gotta be cheaper than a brake actuator, please keep us updated. (y)
     
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    Maybe on an hourly basis:p.
     
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    i just got a class action suit in the mail, 28 million dollar award if you put mediatronics on the no call list, but they continued call you.
    brake actuator should be worth billions!
     
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    Not sure there is a legal argument, but if so perhaps the fact that all model years had 12-31-2017 deadline is one angle. If you had a 2004 you were covered 13 years. 2007 only 10.
     
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