Stop-Sale On Prius Ordered By Toyota

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Parking brake cables detaching.

http://www.hybridcars.com/stop-sale-on-prius-ordered-by-toyota

Along with ordering its dealers to stop selling the 2016-2017 Prius, Toyota is also recalling 91,585 units in the U.S. for parking brakes that may fail to engage. The new 2016-2017 Prius has a foot-operated parking brake with a tension cable that could possibly detach from the rear brake calipers, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The automaker first discovered the problem in May, following a U.S. dealer’s report on a failure.

Since that initial report, Toyota has received at least 67 reports of parking-brake cable detachments, although the issue is not tied to any injuries of acccidents.

According to Toyota, the cable is particularly prone to loosening over bumps in the road. Other Prius models, including the C, V and plug-in Prius Prime do not share the same cable assembly as the standard Prius hybrid.
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http://autoweek.com/article/recalls/honda-recalls-350000-civics-electronic-parking-brake-glitch

American Honda is recalling approximately 350,000 Civic coupe and sedans in the U.S. from the 2016 model year to fix an issue with the vehicles’ electronic parking brake.

The automaker, in a statement, said software that controls the vehicle stability control unit “may prevent application of the EPB when it is applied immediately after turning the vehicle ignition off.”

Without the EPB properly engaged and the vehicle in Park, the Civic could roll away, causing injury. No accidents or injuries have been reported as a result of the issue, Honda said.

The problem was discovered through warranty claims related to "the illumination of the brake warning light," Honda said.

Honda will begin notifying affected Civic owners in November; dealers will install a software update free of charge.

Honda’s recall comes just a day after Toyota recalled 92,000 Prius models in the U.S. from the 2016 and 2017 models years to correct an issue with the vehicle’s parking brake.

"Honda recalls 350,000 Civics for electronic parking brake glitch" was originally published at Automotive News on 10/14/16.