DETROIT (AP) - Toyota is preparing a plan to repair the brakes
on thousands of hybrid Prius cars.
In a message sent Friday night to dealers, Toyota said it will
disclose the decision early next week.
More than 100 drivers have said their brakes momentarily failed
when they were driving 2010 Priuses over bumpy roads.
Toyota blames a software glitch and says it has already fixed
vehicles in production. But it's still deciding how to handle
repairs on 270,000 Priuses that were sold in the U.S. and Japan
starting last year. The company could announce a full-fledged
safety recall or simply ask owners to bring their vehicles in for
repairs.
The problem isn't related to separate recalls involving Toyotas
with defective gas pedals.
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