WASHINGTON — Toyota has hit another pothole.
The company has gotten over 100 complaints in the US and Japan about brake problems involving it popular Prius hybrid, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
Two involved crashes resulting in injuries.
Japan’s transport ministry ordered an investigation early today.
The complaints are the latest in a spate of quality troubles for the auto maker as it grapples with massive global recalls due to sticking accellerators. The Prius is not part of that recall of nearly 4.5 million vehicles.
Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accused Toyota of being slow to deal with the gas-pedal problems.
LaHood said the company was “a little safety deaf” and resistant to change, and only a trip by federal safety officials to Japan was able to “wake them up” to the seriousness of the issue.