We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While it is possible to bleed brakes without assistance, it does make the job more cumbersome, and leaves you open to accidentally introducing ...

Not even new brake pads can save you from the dreaded soft brake pedal. Maybe you noticed that you still have to press your brake pedal far into the floorboard to stop even after swapping out your ...

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 340,000 gas-electric hybrid Prius cars around the world 212,000 of them in Japan and 94,000 in North America, for a defect in their parking brakes.

TOKYO -- Toyota acknowledged that is has begun fixing problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, but remains undecided about a recall, adding to the catalog of safety woes and muddled responses at ...

TOKYO -- Toyota acknowledged that it has begun fixing problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, but remains undecided about a recall, adding to the catalog of safety woes -- and muddled responses ...

Yesterday's recall of 133,000 2010 Toyota's Pruis hybrids isn't the first time ABS braking software has been a problem. In fact, Toyota's recall of 133,000 Prius hybrids and 14,500 Lexus hybrids is ...

Toyota reports that 2004-07 Prius hybrid models may produce a squeaking sound whenever the brake pedal is applied or released. According to the car maker, the noise is most obvious when the key is in ...

Ever since the first hydraulic braking system was designed many years ago, technicians have sought out new ways of bleeding these systems of unwanted air, which can create a mushy pedal and ...

Reporting from Los Angeles and El Cajon, Calif. — James Sikes bought his Toyota Prius in 2008, and 53,000 miles later the car was driving fine. But on Monday afternoon, when he accelerated to pass ...