Toyota Recalls 625,000 Hybrid Vehicles Over Software Glitch

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @01:04AM from the going-for-the-high-score dept.

hypnosec writes: Yesterday we discussed news that over 65,000 Range Rovers were being recalled over a software issue. Not to be outdone, Japanese car manufacturer Toyota on Wednesday recalled 625,000 hybrid vehicles globally to fix a different software defect. The automaker said the defect in question might lead to shut down of the hybrid system while the car is being driven. The recall was due to software settings that could result in "higher thermal stress" in parts of a power converter, potentially causing it to become damaged. Toyota dealers will update the software for both the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU in the involved vehicles.

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Yet, they refuse warranty replacement by Anonymous Coward · 2015-07-15 01:43 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I had a power conversion unit failure in my Prius just two months ago. It cost me $3400 to replace. Now this.
Fuck you, Toyota. Your Prius is going straight to the crusher the next time it breaks.