Toyota announces global recall of more than 400,000 Prius, other hybrid cars - washingtonpost.com: "The 2010 model of the car uses a two-stage braking system that includes regenerative braking to capture energy from the wheels, as well as conventional hydraulic brakes. On snowy or icy roads, however, the brakes can 'seem to soften for a split second' when an anti-lock braking system kicks in, Toyoda explained.
The delay is not the same as brake failure, and there have been no reported accidents or injuries because of the problem, he said. But Toyoda and Shinichi Sasaki, vice president of quality control at Toyota, said at the press conference that complaints about the braking issue have been increasing in recent months."
Comment -- The sentence above that "the brakes seem to soften for a split second" is an excellent description of my experience from time-to-time driving our Prius.
I think I'll wait another month or so and have the software update done the same time I drop off the car for an oil change.
As far as I've read, the Prius has not been implicated in any "sudden acceleration" problems like the other Toyota models allegedly have.
Despite this recall, I have to say the Prius is one of the nicest cars we've owned -- fun to drive, comfortable, roomy and cool-looking. And the 50 mpg are pretty easy on the wallet, too.
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