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Toyota Philippines to offer home service for Prius repair

13 Feb 2010
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TopGear.com.ph Car News Toyota Philippines to offer home service

Toyota Prius owners in the country need not move an inch to get their car fixed.

Toyota Motor Philippines is sending technical representatives right to the homes of Toyota Prius owners to fix the anti-lock brake system (ABS) in the hybrid.

"We will start home service tomorrow and we are doing our best to repair all vehicles immediately," April Rose Francisco from Toyota Philippines' public relations group said in a February 12 email.

Toyota Philippines earlier said it has started contacting customers to inform them about the needed repair on the ABS of the Prius.

The process will take approximately 40 minutes.

Toyota Motor Sales in the United States was the first to announce Prius recall following reports of an "inconsistent brake feel" from users.

More than 20 Toyota Prius units have been sold in the Philippines since its launch in June 2009. Prius units sold in the country are from Japan.

 
 
 
 
 
 

COMMENTS

  • Juan Miguel Reantaso Mendoza says buti lng yan. baka may mangyari pang aksidente kapag mismong may ari pa ng prius ang pupunta. mayroon pa nmn akong nakikitang white prius na lagi mabilis magpatakbo tuwing umaga sa slex papuntang calamba na ang letters sa plaka ay NQI. di ko na napansin ang numbers ehh. (13 February 2010)
  • Toyo-talaga says I have a hilux, I dont know if this is the same with the sticked-pedal problem that some toyota owners are encountering right now pero biglang sumigaw yung engine ko when I lifted from my gas pedal to change shift, ang gnwa ko binomba ko yung gas pedal ko for several time, bumalik yung natural idle nya. will they look into this problem here in the phils too? (13 February 2010)
  • torque88 says @ Toyo,ganyan talaga unahin nila yan Prius kc yan ang Hybrid na pinagmamalaki nila na PALPAK!!!ayaw nila pakinggan ang problem ng D-4D.wait pa yata talaga nila may ma accident till cla kikilos..hay...hirap ng calamansi law sa pinas..Next time..Mitsutics nalng u...hahaha (13 February 2010)
  • suv says mukhang nanunuyo ang TMP ngayon ah, dami na kaseng kapalpakan, pwede naman talaga nilang i-home service ang prius repairs, 25 lang naman yun, they badly need this to repolish the already tainted reputation. (13 February 2010)
  • torque88 says @suv,bro,cgurado ko kaya sa bahay home service,kc bigatin mga costumer nyan.politician or alam mo na.Pero un mga kawawang Toyotics below the price of Prius hay...walang napapala..asa nalang kung kailan cla hihinto sa daan.Mitsutics!!!more power (13 February 2010)
  • CL says sa lahat na nagcomment ASA PA KAYO! hahahahahahahaha kung anu anung kabalbalan yang pinagsasabi nyu hahahahahahahahaha maniwala kayu kay JMRM cnungaling yan ay isa papala wala na akong pake sa magcocomment sakin na walang kakwentahan hahahahahaha...............................magsamasama kayu ng mitsu craps! hahahahahahahahahahaha (13 February 2010)
  • dcyy77 says sana mga d4d's unahin ayusin ng TMP masmarami kasi kay sa prius.wag na nilang hintayin na may madisgrasya o mamatay! plano nga ng mga kakilala ko na sabay kaming pupunta sa dealer dito sa cebu para talagang malaman ng toyota management na maraming nabiktima sa d4d engine nila! (13 February 2010)
  • Bob says @torque88: bobo mo naman pala eh! hindi naman ang hybrid ang may problema ang brake lang naman. (13 February 2010)
  • Mamang tsuper says Naks! Home service. Parang manicure pedicure. Libre ba ang masahe. Pa good shot ang Toyota. Hindi kaya inuuto na tayo. Ang kailangan namin quality product! Value for money. (13 February 2010)
  • torque88 says uy si Bob the B*bO uy namemersonal..patay malisya kapa Hybrid tawag sa Brand BOBO ka talaga!!!! (13 February 2010)
  • Juan Miguel Reantaso Mendoza says ayan, kung may J.M.R.M at CL at Hmm, meron nang bob at torque88. hahahahahaha (13 February 2010)
  • Juan Miguel Reantaso Mendoza says totoo lng sinasabi ko CL. lagi ko talaga nakikita ung white prius na un. kung ayaw mo maniwala, bahala ka!!!!!!!!!! (13 February 2010)
  • Bob says ay engot, pahiya nanaman... brand daw yung hybrid? bobo! variant or model yun tanga! wag kabobohan pairalin. lumaki ka na kasing tanga. drive ka nalang ng mitsucrap mo. (13 February 2010)
  • mitsuboy says @bob,you are IDIOT!!kung may tinapos kang tao ka..hwag ka ng pumatol sa ganyan...crap!!Im a fan of mitsubishi. (14 February 2010)
  • suv says nothing is special with a prius but it's being the first hybrid car in the philippines, from the looks department, it's a flat iron transformed into a car though it's hotter than the former from the scandals it's lurking into. (14 February 2010)
  • torque88 says @suv,JMRM,mamang tsuper,mitsuboy,HAPPY VALENTINES sa inyo...dcyy77 welcome to the club!mitsutics Club.hahaha (14 February 2010)
  • suv says thanks tol torque88! greetings here from West Africa! to fellow mitsutics JMRM, mamang tsuper, mitsuboy ganundin sa mga kabalitaktakang toyotics Hmm, CL at southboy, without you guys blog forums here would be dull, it has become my newly found pampasaya...cheers! (14 February 2010)
  • Mamang tsuper says Happy Valentine's day din sa inyong lahat. Nakakatuwa ang mga usapan dito. Mukhang tayo tayo lang ang nagcocoment ah. Peace muna tayong lahat. (14 February 2010)
  • Mamang tsuper says Ang mga ASTIG ganyan talaga mag usap. Murahan, asaran, tuksuhan pero hindi nag susuntukan. I can relate to that sa mga barkada ko. (14 February 2010)
  • Apolonio Julio Leonor says Nice sweet gesture from Toyota, A Home Service!! Pavalentines Gift para sa mga owners ng Prius??? HAHAHAHAHA (14 February 2010)
  • CL says haiys.... kakasawa na makipagaway iba nalang papanoorin ko na magaway, or kung mas magandang pakingan sa tenga magdiscus kung anu mas magandang brand tulad namin kung may tumulad samin papanoorin ko nlng kayu hahahahahaha tulad nga ng sabi ni JMRM kung merun CL,hmm at JMRM meron naman torque at bob kayu nalang papanoorin ku magaway or magdiscus......... saka ndi na rin aku magiging toyota fan ndi rin ako magiging mitsu fan or any other car fan pipiliin ko nlng kung anung mas magandang brand peace.......... sa kahat ng nasabihan kong masama "SORRY" JMRM ^_^ peace! (14 February 2010)
  • CL says sa lahat ng nakabasa at nasabihan kong masama tulad ni JMRM sorry hehehe yana nagsorry nako at wala nakong kakampihan na brand kakampi lang ako sa maganda ang performance ng sasakyan ^_^ ....... pero tandaan nyu paginaway nyu ako at namersonal kayo babalik ang dating "CL"!!! wahahahahahahahaha peace!! (14 February 2010)
  • torque88 says @bob..tol happy valentines..peace na ta yo mga Toyotics at Mitsutics give way,then make a way to help you guys about the problems of our cars..@ suv,nasa Italy ako ngayon..Happy Valentines to all.tayo talaga ang bumubuhay sa forums....cheers to everybody (14 February 2010)
  • rjh says bat repair lng.. EH CBU ito from japan.. sa US and japan nag recall.. same unit hahaha.. Good luck sa mga prius owners.. Just my thoughts " bakit repair lng " (15 February 2010)
  • TeeJay says Hi guys just a little FYI. The reason that toyota can do a Home service with this prius break problem its because all they need to do is a software upgrade with the ABS. That is where the main problem is. (15 February 2010)
  • hate mitsucrap motors says @mamang tsuper suntukan daw? pano kaya yun..talino mo...sige sapakin mo nga computer mo...dali..peace..belated kapuso! (16 February 2010)
  • southboy says cheesy mga tao dito! haha! (16 February 2010)
  • eastwest says southboy, cheesy ba ay you mean kupal mga tao dito? (17 February 2010)
  • cars.ph says home service, eh 25 units lang naman ang total na nabenta ni toyota nito sa buo pilipinas (there are only a total of 25 units of this kind of car sold in the philippines) (19 February 2010)
  • suv says tama ka dyan cars.ph - ang consequence eh madagdagan pa kaya ang sales ng 25 units na ito? (20 February 2010)

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