2010 prius

After reports last week of a brake malfunction in some 2010 Toyota Priuses, HOURCAR pulled the two newest cars in its fleet out of service. Safety is our first priority, so we quarantined the cars as soon as it became clear there was a problem and before Toyota issued its recall of the cars this week. The repairs dictated by Toyota’s recall have been performed, so both cars are now back in service at HOURCAR’s newest hub on the Saint Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.

As you may have heard, there are concerns about the safety of the braking systems on the 2010 Prius. While we have not had any first hand reports, we are pulling the 2010s from service (we only have two cars, at the new Saint Thomas hubs). Until these concerns are addressed, we will have a 2009 Prius—which does not have these issues—at the Selby hub at Saint Thomas (car #25). We apologize for any inconvenience, but your safety is always our top priority.

After recent news reports that Toyota has been directed by the Japanese government to test the brakes in the 2010 Prius, we wanted to let you know that HOURCAR is following the story closely.

All but two of our Priuses are 2005-2009 models, which are unaffected by this report, but we are carefully monitoring information related to Toyota’s testing of the 2010 Prius’ brakes. (HOURCAR’s only 2010 Priuses are #24 and #25.) As more information becomes available we will determine if additional action is necessary.