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Bud--

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:43:58 -0600, bud--
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JIMMIE wrote:
Since the
computer also controls braking on the Prius I wouldn't doubt if that
is malfunctioning too.

A computer gets involved for regenerative braking. You think there are
no brakes with a dead battery?

If you push hard on the pedal you get mechanical hydraulic braking -
just like on any car when the power brakes fail.

This was verified by a Prius dealer service rep.

At this point, anybody who gets a paycheck connected to Toyota is
automatically disqualified as a trusted source. They have a massive
motive to mislead in any way possible.

Do you think it is reasonable that there is not a mechanical-hydraulic
base function at the bottom of the pedal travel, just like there is on
every car with power brakes - stops the car if the 'power' function fails?

Has any one proved that the ABS system couldn't possibly malfuntion
and rapidly "pump the brakes" causing it to appear as if the driver
had done so, when in fact, all he did was stand on the brakes?

Didn't think so.

So there was a failure in the throttle control and another failure in
the ABS control? (Maybe they are Windows applications.) And this person
had both failures? (Prius is one of the cars that has had throttle
runaway.) And this person, coincidentally, also refused to shift into
neutral as he was told numerous times?

The California runaway is sounding more each day like fraud.