2007 Toyota Camry Brakes Problems

Your car has experienced unexpected acceleration problems on and off over the past 5 years, and it's gotten worse recently. Toyota says they completed one recall in 2010 for this issue, but you've discovered there were actually two separate recalls for similar acceleration problems, and you don't know if both were done. Toyota has refused to fix the ongoing problem since they believe the first recall already addressed it. You're concerned that the first recall may not have fully resolved the issue for both problems.

Your ABS and VSC warning lights have been flashing on and off for years, but recently both lights stayed on with a "Check VSC System" message and a loud buzzing noise. When you brake, the pedal pulses and feels very hard, and your car takes much longer to stop than normal—creating a safety risk. An independent mechanic confirmed your ABS system has failed, and Toyota apparently issued recalls for this issue, but you didn't receive the notices and the dealer refused warranty coverage claiming the recalls expired.

Multiple warning lights are constantly turning on in your vehicle, including the brake light, ABS, and VCS system warnings, even after the codes have been read and reset multiple times. The ABS system is making braking difficult, and you're experiencing error codes related to the catalytic converter. Additionally, your driver's side mirror visor has stopped working and falls down on its own, blocking your view while driving.

Error code C1391 Multiple warning lights like VSC, brakes, check engine, hybrid system failure. Vehicle has been repaired at Dublin Toyota dealership under recall several years ago and the vehicle has failed again with the same fault.

The ABS brake actuator, part 44510-30270, initially failed in January of 2021 while traveling on the highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The VSC (vehicle stability control system) message appeared accompanied by multiple warning lights, followed by severely limited braking ability which endangered my family during high speed traffic on the 5 freeway. I purchased a used actuator on eBay immediately, it lasted not quite 2 years (it's 2023), it has now failed. I recently purchased a new used actuator pump again, and it has failed immediately. There is obviously a design flaw with this part, yet YOU (NHTSA) and Toyota refuse to address it properly. There is no reason why this device has not been recalled other than negligence. You need to reopen this case, and force Toyota to recall this part before someone is injured or worse!

My ABS isn’t working properly prohibiting me to drive safely. The ABS module had a recall but it had yet to be repaired and replaced. I need help. Thank you!

The contact had a 2007 Toyota Camry loaner vehicle from the dealer. The contact stated that after the vehicle was stopped at a red light, the contact drove the vehicle at an undisclosed speed when the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The brakes seized and failed to stop the vehicle immediately while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle drove through an intersection and crashed into another vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The air bags were deployed. The vehicle then crashed into two parked vehicles at another dealer, Appleton Motorcars Sales & Service (1221 W Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, WI 54914), and came to a complete stop. Appleton Motorcars Sales & Service contacted the police, and a police report was filed. The fire department arrived on the scene and helped the contact exit the vehicle. The contact was unaware if a fire department report had been filed. The contact sustained contusions on her chest, right leg, and right hand, as well as severe headaches. The contact later received medical attention. The contact's passenger sustained chest pain and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. The dealer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with their insurance information. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving on a residential street and my brake pedal got stiff and then got soft and I couldn't stop. I pushed the pedal hard and almost hit the car in front of me and then I felt a hard clack and it felt like I was hit or like I hit something. A loud high pitched beep continuously sounded until I turned off the car. All of my dashboard lights came on. And a continuous winding sound is coming from the abs pump.

ABS Module failure. This system keeps crashing despite having replaced the issue before. Please force Toyota to do a recall

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 43 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that excessive force was used to depress the brake pedal causing the vehicle to fishtail while coming to a stop. The brake system warning light and the ABS warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who retrieved a fault code for the ABS control module; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 124,236.

On the dashboard there is “check VSC system” and then the ABS and brake symbols. Took it at the Toyota dealer for a diagnostic and said brake actuator needed to be replaced.

My abs pump failed causing my brakes to lock up and totaled my car

Abs module is making a lot of noise at all time while vehicle is on and now it’s harder to brake abs modules is failing.

brake pedal is hard to press, speed odmeter does not work, safty belt warraning light does not work, ABS dash light stays on.

CAR HAS ABC LIGHT ON VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, HARD BREAK, BREAK STOP WORKING NOISE SOUND. REPLACED IN 2014 AND NOW DEFECTIVE AGAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING THE LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA CARLSBAD PARTS & SERVICE DEPARTMENT (6020 AVENIDA ENCINAS, CARLSBAD, CA 92011) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,775.

AT MOTION CAR START TO MAKE A NOISE AND THE ABS AND VCS LIGHTS APPEARED. THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPPED. IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE IS IN MOTION.

BRAKES GAVE OUT WHILE ON FREEWAY. EXTREMELY LIMITED CAPABILITY TO BREAK IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS FOR CAR TO STOP.

ABS LIGHT IS ON, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AND CAR WILL STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY.

HAD ACTUATOR ON 2007 CAMRY HYBRID REPLACED AT 82,000 MILES AGAIN AT 127,000 MILES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 154,000 MILES AND TOYOTA WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE $1600.00 THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACED THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE FACTORY.

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CAME TO A RED LIGHT. SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND DIFFICULT- STOPPING ABILITY WITH GREAT PRESSURE APPLIED AND LONG DISTANCE TO STOP- BUT ABLE TO STOP. THEN A LOUD BANG AND THE PEDAL WENT TO NORMAL. VSC CODE APPEARED IN MIDDLE OF DISPLAY AND BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON.

BRAKE ACULATOR MALFUNCTION DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BRAKE WOULDN'T STOP

I CAN NOT BRAKE THIS CAR, THIS CAR SUDDENLY MOVES FORWARD VIOLENTLY WHEN I URGENTLY PEDAL DOWN TO STOP IT NEARBY OUR DOWNTOWN. THE ABS SYSTEM ALARM APPEARED TOO, SOME NOISE OCCURRED TO ABS ASSEMBLY MODULE. I TOWED THIS CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT TOYOTA REFUSED TO RECALL AND SAID THIS CARE IS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY SERVICE (IT HITS 13 YEARS OLD AND PASSED OVER 200,000 MILES).I THINK TOYOTA HAD RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE THE SAFETY SYSTEMS. PLEASE KINDLY HELP TO DEAL THIS ISSUE OR ADVISE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR

I CAN NOT BRAKE THIS CAR, THIS CAR SUDDENLY MOVES FORWARD VIOLENTLY WHEN I URGENTLY PEDAL DOWN TO STOP IT NEARBY OUR DOWNTOWN. THE ABS SYSTEM ALARM APPEARED TOO, SOME NOISE OCCURRED TO ABS ASSEMBLY MODULE.THE VSC SYSTEM APPEARED SOMETIMES BEFORE THIS CASE HAPPENED ON 5/13/2020, BUT NOT TOO OFTEN. I ALSO HAD SOME MECHANICAL AUTO-ENGINEER(BRAKE XPRESS AUTO-SHOP) CHECK IF ANYTHING MECHANICAL ISSUE HAPPENED TO THE BRAKE HARDWARE, BUT NOT PROBLEM TO FIND OUT. I TOWED THIS CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT TOYOTA REFUSED TO RECALL IT AND SAID THIS CARE IS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY SERVICE (IT HITS 13 YEARS OLD AND PASSED OVER 200,000 MILES).I THINK TOYOTA HAD RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE THE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND RECALL ALL RISKY CARS WHICH HAD SAFETY SYSTEM ISSUE.PLEASE KINDLY HELP TO DEAL THIS ISSUE OR ADVISE IF YOU CAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR

THE ABS ACTUATOR WENT BAD WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOPPED, ALMOST HITTING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 TO 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE AND MOVE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROSEVILLE TOYOTA 700 AUTOMALL DRIVE, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661, (916)782-2163. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE COLD RAIN, THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT EXTRA PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF SURPRISE (13543 N AUTOSHOW AVE, SURPRISE, AZ 85388, (623) 469-6027), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,454.

BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCK UP WHEN BACKING UP. CODE COMES UP ABNORMAL, ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SLID UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAREFULLY BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR. MCKINNON TOYOTA (235 PRICE DR, CLANTON, AL 35046, (205) 755-3430) REQUESTED THAT THE CONTACT BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,500. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

WHEN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES GET COLD, MY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN I GET A CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND MY ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME ON, MORE OVER MY BRAKES ARE LESS RESPONSIVE (GO SOFT).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA WESTON (4050 WESTON RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954) 644-4867) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10132793 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES). THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID WITH 132,000 MILES. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS HAPPENED AT 96,000 MILES. THE DEALER STAYED I HAD A LEAK IN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND CHARGED ME $150 TO DIAGNOSE, AND $2600 TO REPAIR, I DECLINED THE REPAIR AND TOOK IT TO A SHOP NEAR ME. THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM FOR $1000 AND IT LASTED ABOUT TWO YEARS, AND OW IT'S BACK. I HAVE SOFT BRAKES, NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PUMP AND A CONSTANT WARNING BELL WHILE DRIVING.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. TOYOTA ENHANCED WARRANTY EXTENDED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR BOTH TIME AND MILEAGE. THE TIME FRAME HAS EXPIRED BUT THE MILEAGE ALLOTMENT WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO END (ONLY 103,000 MILES ON CAR). THIS DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE TO NUMEROUS TOYOTA CAMRY'S. THEY ISSUED THE ENHANCED WARRANTY TO REDUCE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF A RECALL AND LIMIT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BY ONLY ASSISTING OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE DURING THEIR TIME FRAME. I AM A SENIOR WHO ONLY DRIVES THE CAR TO THE GROCERY STORE. WHEN RETURNING FROM SHOPPING, ALL THE BRAKE AND ANTI SKID LIGHTS LIT UP AND WE TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT HOME. WE THEN TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I AM BEING PENALIZED BECAUSE I AM A SENIOR WHO DOES NOT USE THEIR CAR EXCESSIVELY. THE ENHANCED WARRANTY TIME FRAME HAS EXPIRED, BUT THE MILEAGE ALLOTMENT WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REALLY MUSHY AND IT TOOK A LOT OF FORCE TO STOP THE CAR. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE BACK HOME.

BRAKES NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. BRAKE PRESSURE IS INCONSISTENT AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH AT THE SAME TIME! UNSAFE BRAKE CONDITIONS DUE TO TOYOTA PART DEFECT

BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE, WENT VERY SOFT AND PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE, BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND ANOTHER LIGHT (IN ATTACHED IMAGE) ALL CAME ON AFTER THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. BRAKES WORKED AGAIN, BUT ALL OF THE WARNINGS ARE STILL ON. ALSO, SEEMS LIKE THE IT'S JUST REGULAR BRAKES AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING.

CHECK VSC & HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHTS WENT ON AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE ACTING FUNNY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. GREEN'S TOYOTA OF LEXINGTON (630 E NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON, KY 40505, (859) 254-5751) DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ACCUMULATOR LEAKAGE AND THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT. THIS HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY GOING STRAIGHT AT 10 AM. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 20 MILES/ HR WHEN I STEPPED FORCEFULLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED BUT I DID NOT LURCH FORWARD, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN TO PULL ME BACK AND MY BAG PACK THAT WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER LEATHER SEAT STAYED WHERE IT WAS. MY VEHICLE BEHAVED AS IF I HAD NOT BRAKED. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, I COULD SEE ASPHALT BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. MY VEHICLE'S FRONT BUMPER, GRILL AND HOOD WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF MINE HAD DENTS ON THE REAR BUMPER AND THE TRUNK. THERE WAS A THIRD VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE ONE IN FRONT OF MINE THAT WAS ALSO DAMAGED, HOWEVER, I DO NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. THE IMPACT OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED WHICH DID NOT CAUSE MY SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN AND DID NOT CAUSE MY BACKPACK ON THE PASSENGER SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD.

ABS MODULE IS CONSTANTLY CYCLING . VCS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON. THE BRAKES ARE SOFT. THE REPAIR IS APROX 3K DOLLARS

ABS ACTUATOR IS BROKEN, THERE WAN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE HYBRIDS UP UNTIL 150,000 MILES.

BRAKE FAILURE. WAS DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL STREET (LOW SPEED) WHEN BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR TANK/FILTER, WHICH TOYOTA OFFERED TO SERVICE UNTIL 30 JUNE 2017. UNFORTUNATELY, NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES UNTIL NOW--1 1/2 YEARS AFTER THE SERVICE OFFER HAD EXPIRED. SHOULD BE FULL RECALL. THE REASON WHY PROBLEM DID NOT SURFACE TILL NOW IS BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILES (85,000 AFTER 12 YEARS).

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY BRAKES GOT SOFT AND MY CAR WOULDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BREAK SO THAT I COULD AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AS WELL, BOTH WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY.

BRAKES FAIL AFTER ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON REGARDLESS OF SPEED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRANK FLETCHER TOYOTA (2209 S RANGELINE RD, JOPLIN, MO 64804) AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. TEN DAYS LATER, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

BRAKE ACTUATOR WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY COERING THIS DEFECT. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET WHEN WE THE OWNERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE. HAD WE BEEN NOTIFIED WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DELUCA TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 1719 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471, (352) 732-0770) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,581.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTIGE TOYOTA (16 MCKEE DR, MAHWAH, NJ 07430, 844-838-7792) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,430.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALAXY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 750 NJ-36, EATONTOWN, NJ 07724, (732) 544-1000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED TEMPORARILY WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE ABNORMAL SOUNDS. MARK JACOBSON TOYOTA (4516 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27707, (919) 493-5599) WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACTUATOR, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 1810031102. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 BRAKES FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, NO BRAKES! I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND ALL I HEARD WAS HISSING AIR SOUND. I BELIEVE IT IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER FROM THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFE ENDING EVENT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. WHERE IS THE RECALL?

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH SEVERAL LIGHTS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY, BRAKE AND ABS, AND A CHECK VSC SYSTEM INDICATION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO CRUISE AND CAREFULLY APPLY THE BRAKE AT SEVERAL INTERVALS TO STOP. THIS IS AN ONGOING AND KNOWN ABS ACTUATOR PROBLEM IN 07 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRIDS. THE TOYOTA DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE $3K COST TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE 10 YEAR LIMIT. PLEASE EITHER ISSUE A RECALL OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR CONSUMERS.

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING. TOYOTA APPARENTLY ISSUED AN 'ENHANCED WARRANTY' RATHER THAN A RECALL TO FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT DESPITE THE SAFETY RISKS FOR ALL DRIVERS IF ANOTHER DRIVER'S BRAKES FAIL. I AM UNDER THE MILEAGE BUT ABOUT A YEAR BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DATE. TOYOTA CORPORATE WILL NOT COVER THE FIX AND SAID THIS IS THEIR COMPANY POSITION. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS. (WHEN I BRAKE THE BRAKES MAKE A 'BARKING SOUND.' THIS IS WHAT PROMPTED GOING TO THE DEALER.)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE DRIVER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TARBOX TOYOTA, 3671 QUAKER LN, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI 02852, (401) 884-5438) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID STARTED EXPERIENCING AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DASH, "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", ADDITIONALLY ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT THE END OF MARCH 2018. I HAVE AN OBD2 READER AND THE FAULT CODE WAS "C1391". I WAS ABLE TO ERASE THE CODE AND DASHBOARD RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT MESSAGE AND LIGHTS RETURN 2-3 DAYS LATER. IN MID-JUNE 2018 I TOOK THE CAMRY TO TOYOTA TO REPAIR IT. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ($109) TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY TOLD THEM REGARDING THE CODE. I KNEW THAT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME A A QUOTE OF $1895 FOR PART AND TAX AND AN ADDITIONAL $340 PLUS TAX FOR LABOR. I PICKED UP MY CAR, DID NOT HAVE THE $2400 TO GET THE WORK DONE (PARTS ALSO WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO GET). THEY DID WARN ME AGAINST DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO POINTED OUT THE ODD MOTORIZED NOISE THE ACTUATOR WAS MAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. HE SAID IT SHOULDN'T MAKE ANY NOISE WHEN IT WAS OFF. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON FORUMS, I FOUND THERE WAS A TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZE1 SPECIFICALLY FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (SEE ATTACHED). IT WAS ISSUED IN JULY 2014 TO OFFER FULL REPLACEMENT AND REPROGRAMMING AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, IT HAD DATED CONDITIONS AND WAS ONLY APPLICABLE IF THE LIGHTS AND MESSAGES CAME UP ON DASH. ALTHOUGH THE SOUND HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE USED CAR IN JAN 2010, I DID NOT RECEIVE LIGHTS OR MESSAGE UNTIL MARCH 2018 BUT THE GRACE PERIOD RAN OUT ON JULY 2017. TOYOTA SHOULD HONOR THE EXTENSION OF THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS IF THEY WON'T PROACTIVELY RESOLVE IT PRIOR TO THE INDICATED SIGNS. TOYOTA IS WARNING ME TO FIX THIS AT MY COST OR RISK BRAKE FAILURE AT ANY TIME.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID I HAVE HAD HIS CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH IT TILL YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ALL THE SUDDEN THIS LOUD BUZZING NOISE STARTED I TAPPED THE BRAKES AND HAD NO BRAKES I WAS GOING 55MPH AND HAD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LOL BRAKE I HAD TO SHIFT DOWN TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. THIS IS A FAULTY PART FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ABOUT AND IT'S SERIOUS ! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL MATTER IT'S THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND BRAKES ARE NEEDED ! MY CAR HAS OVER 150000 SO IT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN. ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE HAD TO BE A PROBLEM BEFORE IT COULD BE COVERED ! IF I WOULD HAVE WRECKED WITH MY GRANDCHILD IN THIS VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE A LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA ON THIS MATTER !! THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND SHOULD BE RECALLED !

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE!!I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND A LOT OF LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, I COASTED TO A STOP LUCKILY WITHOUT HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED, I HAVE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THERE IS OR WAS AN ISSUE AND I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC THAT IS TELLING ME THAT IT HAS A FAULTY BRAKE PART #4405030660. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE TOYOTA SELLS AN UPDATED PART REPLACEMENT FOR THIS FAULTY ORIGINAL PART, PART COST IS $1200 PLUS $700 LABOR. READING MANY FORUMS I'M FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE OVER THE YEARS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND ID LOVE TO KNOW WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL BUT A PUNISHMENT FROM TOYOTA AND A DEATH SENTENCE JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 104,000 MILES. A WARNING LIGHT JUST CAME ON THE DASH AND WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DAY. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISES THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY HAVE ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. OUR VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 10 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS AGO SO IT'S NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH OUR MILEAGE IS 2/3 OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL SINCE IT IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES.

VSC SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND BREAKS WOULD NOT WORK

I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AT A DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE BURPING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND THE CONSTANT RUNNING NOISE EVERY 7 SECONDS WAS THE PART NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN . TOYOTA STATED I HAD JUST MISSED THE 10 YEAR EXTENSION ON THE PART REPLACEMENT , EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS 70K MILES ON IT ,AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROXIMATELY 1700-2600$ FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. RECALL THIS PART TOYOTA! HOW LONG NHTSA ?

I WAS DRIVING MY CAMRY AND AS I APPROACHED TRAFFIC STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP WHEN THE BRAKES EFFECTIVELY QUIT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS AND WARNING HORNS BEGAN GOING OFF AND I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I DOWN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE AND I AM JUST GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT ONE OF MY 16 YEAR OLD TWIN BOYS! I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A CLOSE BY GAS STATION WHERE I NOTICED THE 'CHECK VSC', 'BRAKE' AND 'ABS' LIGHTS WERE ALL ILLUMINATED. AT THIS POINT THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THE POWER BRAKING WAS INOPERATIVE. I SLOWLY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND AFTER DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE SERVICE TEAM REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THE MECHANIC FOUND THE' 'BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONTINUALLY RUNNING. LOSING PRESSURE.' ALTHOUGH THERE I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, HAD THE AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD NOT BEEN CLEAR, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HIT SEVERAL CARS STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION.

VSC WARNING CAME ON INCLUDING TRACTION, ABS, BRAKE, + 2 WARNING LIGHTS. THE ABS PUMP KEEPS MAKING NOISE EVERY 5 TO 10 SECONDS EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. THE BRAKES FEEL DIFFERENT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ABS BREAK ACTUATOR FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUTSIDE OF THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *JS

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED, TRIGGERING WARNING LIGHTS AND MAKING IT HARD TO PUSH ON THE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION. ABS FUNCTION WON'T ACTIVATE. THE ISSUE STARTED IN MAY 2017 AND WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN LUFKIN, TEXAS FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS "COULDN'T" DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE. THIS SAME STEP HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE ENSUING MONTHS, ONLY TO BE FINALLY DIAGNOSED ON DEC 13, 2017. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR PROBLEM IS COVERED BY A 'WARRANTY EXTENSION,' WHICH STRETCHES OUT THE WARRANTY PERIOD BEYOND THE STANDARD THREE YEARS OR 36 MONTHS TO, ULTIMATELY, 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD NEWS, BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE REP, THE WARRANTY WAS DENIED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF THE COVERAGE PERIOD SINCE JUNE. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION, BUT THE REP STATED THAT SINCE THE ACTUAL DETERMINATION HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF THE PERIOD, COVERAGE COULD NOT BE EXTENDED. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THEIR TECHS SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. FURTHERMORE, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ACTUAL RECALL SHOULD BE THE REMEDY INSTEAD OF WORKING AROUND IT WITH A "SERVICE CAMPAIGN." I AM ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO HAVE TOYOTA COVER THIS REPAIR DUE THEIR FAILURE TO EDUCATE THEIR SERVICE TECHS OR A POTENTIAL DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE DIAGNOSE OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO THE DTC NOT BEING ILLUMINATED WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (NASHVILLE TOYOTA NORTH, 2400 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115, (615) 868-7990) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A WARRANTY REPAIR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN ENDED ON AUGUST 31, 2017. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND SLIP INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERHEAD TOYOTA (1655 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, TOYOTA COULD NOT COVER THE COST BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,970.

DRIVING NORMAL AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHTS UP WITH VCS MESSAGE AND POWER BRAKES FAIL. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ON HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS.

I NEEDED TO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. SEVERAL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK HYBRID ENGINE, THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM, AND THE ABS LIGHTS. THE POWER BRAKES WERE OFF AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY REQUIRING ME TO MANEUVER OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 10 MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS IF GAS CAP IS LOOSE. I WAS TOLD I COULD LEAVE AND THEY WOULD TROUBLESHOOT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. I LEFT AND CONDUCTED MY OWN TROUBLESHOOTING ON GOOGLE AND SOUNDS LIKE A BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER OWNERS. TOYOTA HAS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO MAKE AMENDS. PLEASE ADVISE.

BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR. 3 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR A INTERNAL LEAK IN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (C1391). THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. HOWEVER THIS TIME, ITS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND IS A GOING TO A 2K REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO 10/12/2017, I HAD BEEN NOTICING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR AND SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE VENICE TOYOTA DEALER ON 10/05/2017, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS FAILING. ON 10/12/2017, ALL OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ON MY DASHBOARD: ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, ETC., AS WELL AS THE WORDS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." ON 10/13/2017, I HAD THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY VENICE TOYOTA, AT A COST OF $1990.00. THREE YEARS PRIOR, IN JANUARY 2014, I HAD ALREADY HAD THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO THE VERY SAME FAILURE.THERE WERE MANY REPORTS TO THE NHTSA AT THAT TIME FOR THE SAME MAKE VEHICLES AND YEAR RANGE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER TOYOTA ISSUED A VEHICLE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THE ACTUATOR SYSTEM, AND I WAS EVENTUALLY REIMBURSED BY TOYOTA FOR THAT REPAIR. BUT NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THREE YEARS LATER. CLEARLY THERE IS STILL A WEAKNESS IN THE ACTUATOR SYSTEM, AND I EVEN WONDER IF MY SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE EXACT SAME UNIMPROVED PARTS. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE OR FOR ITS REPAIR. MY CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS AGE, CURRENTLY AT 95,000. ALSO, I ONLY PUT ON 26,700 ADDITIONAL MILES SINCE THE ACTUATOR SYSTEM FIRST FAILED 3 YEARS AGO.

TOO MANY PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 V6 FIRST IS DASH BOARD MELT STICKY AND NOW ABS LIGHT LIT ON PERMANENTLY.

TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 ENGINE OIL BURNING TOO FAST, I DRIVE ONLY 1500 MILES AFTER CHANGED MY ENGINE OIL. IN THE LAST TIME IT WAS DECREASED 1100 MILES. ALSO MY ENGINE COVERED BY ENGINE OILS AND LIKING EVERYWHERE. SECOND, I DROVE YESTERDAY AND MY BRAKE STUCK AND CANT STOP. IT WAS HAPPENED ME SECOND TIME.

AT ALL TIMES, WHEN THE CAR IS ON, THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IS RUNNING ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND THERE IS AN AUDIBLE LEAK FROM THE UNIT. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE LEAK IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING UNIT TODAY AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER TOYOTA'S SERVICE EXTENSION PROGRAM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT SAFETY RELATED, YET WHAT BROUGHT ME INTO THE DEALERSHIP WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY. IMMINENT LOSS OF BRAKING SEEMS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN POWER WINDOWS, BUT I GUESS TOYOTA DOESN'T THINK SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A HIGH PITCHED ALARM SOUNDED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO COAST FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF LACROSSE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1707711063. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, AN ALARM SOUNDED AND THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, AND THEN BECAME A CONTINUOUS SOUND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOYOTA OF LACROSSE, WISCONSIN (LOCATED AT 800 3RD ST SOUTH LACROSSE, WI 54601 (608) 793-7000) DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR, WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL, AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR, IN WHICH THERE WAS NO RECALL, WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT A SERVICE CAMPAIGN/WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER WAS SENT OUT TO CONSUMERS REGARDING THEIR OWNERSHIP OF 2007 - 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLES IN REGARDS TO THE BRAKE FAILURE CONDITION. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 170-721-1063. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE ABS, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TOYOTA PASADENA LOCATED AT 3600 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91107; (626) 795-9787) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY $750 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1707111743. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,870.

CAMRY HYBRID BRAKES PULSATING - THIS IS A HAZARDOUS ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE IGNORED BY TOYOTA. JUST GOOGLE, "CHECK VSC SYSTEM TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID" AND YOU WILL SEE THAT 100S OF RESULTS SHOW UP INVOLVING THREADS THAT ARE AT TIMES 100 POSTS LONG AND MENTIONING SPECIFICS LIKE "INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ASSISTED BRAKING" AND "NHTSA INVESTIGATING 30,000 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRIDS FOR BRAKE ASSIST PROBLEMS" - BRAKE ASSIST PROBLEMS ARE NOT TO BE IGNORED. TOYOTA IS ACTING SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLY, WITHOUT QUESTION, TO NOT HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PART. SINCE I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE 5 YEARS AGO (USED WITH 45K ON IT) THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STRANGE SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY WHEN AGGRESSIVELY - IF NEEDED. I HAVE A NEWBORN ON THE WAY AND WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR (AT AVERAGE OF $2500-$3000 TO HAVE DEALER INSTALL, FROM WHAT OTHERS SAY). PLEASE HELP. WE ALSO OWN A 2017 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID AND HAVE SO FAR HAD NO ISSUES WITH THAT.

YOU HAD AN INVESTATION INTO POWER BREAKING CONCERNS, I HAD THIS ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CAR-NEWS/FEDS-CLOSE-PROBE-INTO-2007-11-TOYOTA-CAMRY-HYBRID-FOR-POWER-BRAKING-CONCERNS.HTML OCCUR WHILE ON THE ROAD TRAVELING AT SPEED. LUCKILY FOR ME THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC AND NO ONE WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE ALARMS WENT OFF I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UNTIL MY SPEED WAS DOWN BELOW 20MPH. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROVIDED BY TOYOTA TO COVER THE ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT AS TOYOTAS ARE RELIABLE AND RUN FOR FAR LONGER THAN THE WARRANTY COVERED, MAKING THE VEHICLES COMPLETELY UNSAFE FOR PURCHASE AS A USED CAR. THE ALARMS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THE ALARMS HAD OCCURRED THE FIRST WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING SO I DIDN'T REALIZE MY BRAKES WERE AFFECTED, AT THAT TIME THE COMPUTER DID NOT EVEN REGISTER AN ALARM CODE SO TOYOTA DID NOTHING CALLING IT A GLITCH WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE.

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN 2015 AND WHEN I TOLD THE PERSON AT MECHANICSVILLE TOYOTA THAT MY BRAKES WERE MAKING A NOISE THEY INFORMED ME TO BRING TO THE SHOP. WHEN I DID THE MECHANIC'S STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AND FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS THEY HAVE TOLD ME NOTHING WRONG AND NOW EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS WRONG. ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I SPOKE TO AM ANGER THE SAME THINS I STATED WAS WRONG WITH IT IS NOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THE ABS ACUATOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,215.

I JUST GOT THIS CAR NOT LONG AGO, JUST BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S GOOD REPUTATION. NOW I AM REGRETTING IT THINKING I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A HONDA OR A NISSAN. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS AND I NOTICED THAT IT'S LEAKING BRAKE FLUID DUE TO A FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR BRAKE PUMP 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 44510-30270. THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY, ALSO A HIZZING SOUND COMES FROM THE ACTUATOR AND IT DOES IT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN STOPS; AFTER THAT I NOTICE A FEW DROPS OF BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM THE ACTUATOR, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST CAR GETS A BRAKE LIGHT WHEN IN MOTION, PROBABLY DUE TO ALL THE LEAKAGE THE ACTUATOR IT'S PRODUCING. I AM AFRAID IF I KEEP DRIVING IT WITH THIS PROBLEM IT MIGHT LEAVE ME STRANDED SOMEWHERE OR WORST YET HAVE A CRASH. I HOPE TOYOTA RECALL THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA YOU BETTER FIX YOUR GOOD REPUTATION, OR ELSE AMERICAN CARS WILL TAKE A CHUNK OF YOUR PROFITS.

ABS ACTUATOR FAILS AT RANDOM, CAUSING CAR THE ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO SLOWDOWN AND BRAKES STOP WORKING. CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH, THE ABS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE VCS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND AN ALARM SOUNDED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH BRAKE, CHECK CSV SYSTEM AND ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. DAUGHTER DROVE CAR AND APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKES FELT ABNORMAL AND VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET. DROVE VEHICLE AFTER COLLISION AND BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING OK. 7 WEEKS LATER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND HAD TOTAL SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AND WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT. *TR

MY ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY. I'VE CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 22,000 MILES ON IT SO NHTSA ACTION #PE14001 SHOULD APPLY. THE TOYOTA DEALERS REFUSE TO HONOR THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE I AM IN FLORIDA NOW BUT I PURCHASED THE CAR ON GUAM

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS HAVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD, MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS 138000. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE, ALSO THIS CAN BE SEEN IN CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THAT THIS SITUATION IS COMMNLY SEEN ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS AS I STUDY THAT THE REPAIR COST IS HIGH. DO I NEED TO SUFFER THIS LOSS SINCE I BOUGHT CAMRY OR CAN TOYOTA RECALL THIS AND PROVIDE FREE SERVICE

LESS THAN 60K MILES AND NOW MY CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND BRAKES ARE NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. TAKES A LOT LONGER TO STOP.

BORROWED MY MOM'S 2007 HYBRID CAMRY WHICH SHE HAS BEEN BRINGING TO CITY TOYOTA IN DALY CITY, CA, FOR MAINTENANCE. WHILE ON FREEWAY I NOTICED DELAY IN RESPONSE WHEN BRAKING AND HAVE TO PRESS DOWN HARDER AS DID MY DAUGHTER WHO USES IT FOR WORK. CALLED CITY TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THERE'S A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN (LSC) #E0U FOR BRAKE RESERVOIR TANK REPLACEMENT WHICH SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE (SIMILAR TO A RECALL). AFTER SPEAKING TO TWO SERVICE EMPLOYEES I WAS TOLD THAT I CAN LEAVE THE CAR ON SAT, JUNE 18, AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMING MONDAY. THE SERVICE MGR, CALLED ME AND SAID I NEEDED TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETED FOR $160 AND IF IT'S RELATED TO THE LSC I WOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE $160. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR ONE WEEK. I EXPLAINED I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC IF THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE LSC. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR "BECAUSE OF OUR CONVERSATION". THIS WAS UPSETTING AS MY HUSBAND AND I DROVE 2 CARS 20 MILES AWAY SO THAT I CAN GET BACK HOME. I TOLD HIM TO JUST FIX THE LSC AND DO NOT DO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND HE TOLD ME TO PICK UP MY CAR SINCE HE WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO FIX IT. SO I PICKED UP MY CAR AGAIN WITH MY HUSBAND AND WILL BE TAKING IT ELSE WHERE. THE SERVICE MGR ALSO LIED ON THE INVOICE STATING THAT I DECLINED THE OFFER TO FIX THE LSC AND THAT HE OFFERED TO FIX IT AND COMPLETE THE WORK ON THE SAME DAY. WHY WOULD I GO BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT HAVING THE CAR FIXED WHEN I KNOW IT SHOULD BE DONE FOR FREE? THIS SERVICE MANAGER ACTED UNPROFESSIONALLY AND IS A LIAR. IN ADDITION, MY MOM BROUGHT IN HER CAR FOR A 45K SERVICE EARLY 2016 WHICH INCLUDED BRAKES AND ALSO IN 2015 FOR 40K SERVICE. THE LSC DATE WAS EFFECTIVE JULY 10, 2014, WHICH MEANT THAT CITY TOYOTA NEGLECTED TO FIX THIS BRAKE PROBLEM DURING THOSE 2 TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CONTINUOUS NOISE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRONIC BRAKES AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2007 BRAND NEW. RECENTLY I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND HEARD AIR LEAKING SOUND AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY.. TODAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SENT TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS DEFECTED NEED TO REPLACE IT AND COST AROUND $1600. HAVING SEARCH AT THE INTERNET AND REVEALED THAT COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ARE EXISTED. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART.

I DON'T HAVE RECEIVED MILE OF WARRANT COVERAGE FOR BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CAMPAIGNED ABOUT 177,000 CAR HAS PROBLEM ON 2014. MY CAR HAS BIG PROBLEM ON 2015. I WENT TO BODY SHOP AND RETAIL SHOP FOR BRAKE PROBLEM WITH STOP ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 2015. BUT THEY CANNOT FIX IT BUT THE CAR STOPS ON THE FREEWAY ON 2014,2015 BUT. I CONTINUED DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE FIXED. I WAS FIXED AFTER THIRD TIME STOP ON THE WAY MAY 2016. TOYOTA CENTER CHARGED $1,700 FOR FIXED BRAKE PROBLEM.

DECREASE IN BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. "BARKING" SOUND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL (HARD). SOUND OCCURS IN PARK ALSO. NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON DASHBOARD AS OF YET. DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEAKING SOUND. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID HAS 200210 MILES AND HAD A BRAKE ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM FAILURE. RECEIVED WARNING OF CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HEAVY FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE ERROR CLEARED. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND TOYOTA CAMPAIGN EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO FOR UNLIMITED MILEAGE. IN DATE SERVICE WAS 2/26/2007

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. BRAKES MAKING CHIRPING NOISE WHEN YOU DEPRESS PEDDLE. CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT COME ON. THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF UNIT.

CAR IS MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE BRAKE IN PARK. NOISE CAN ALSO BE HEARD WHEN YOU PUT HARDER PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WHILST IN GEAR . BASED ON RESEARCH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ACTUATOR MAY BE FAULTY. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON.

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016, CAR BRAKES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID LOCKED UP WHEN WE TRIED TO STOP AND ABOUT 4 LIGHTS CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD, ABS,VSC,WARNING LIGHT AND ANOTHER ONE. WE BARELY MANAGED TO GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY BUT AFTER THE GRINDING NOISE HAD LOST ALL EFFECTIVE POWER TO THE BRAKES. THE CAR ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT OF THE GRINDING OF THE PADS ON THE ROTORS BUT WAS SAFELY PUT OUT. AFTER REPLACING THE PADS, ROTOR AND CALLIPERS WE STILL WOUND UP TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR OR SOMETHING RELATED WAS STILL NOT LETTING THE BRAKES WORK. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN US A LAME EXCUSE OF WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IS BLAMING IT ON SOMETHING ELSE AND WANTS TO CHARGE US A LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR IT. UPON RESEARCH, WE ARE FINDING OUT ABOUT THE ZE1 CAMPAIGN WHERE THEY HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT. AND WERE REPAIRING ALL THE CARS THAT CAME IN WITH THE DEFECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. CONTACTING TOYOTA HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL. WE ASKED FOR AN EMAIL ADDRESS BUT WERE TOLD THAT THESE ARE HANDLED BY MAIL ONLY. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING THEM A LETTER ANYWAY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE VSC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

BRAKES SKIP NOW AND THEN BUT EVENTUALLY CATCH. TODAY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH IN TOWN DRIVING STRAIGHT THE "CHECK VCS BRAKING SYSTEM" LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS ANTI SKID LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT AND I LOST ALL BRAKES WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES TO STOP. SKID OFF ROAD AND CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT BRAKES WERE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I GOOGLED THE WARNING LIGHTS AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL IF THERE WAS IN FACT ONE. CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT TO CONFIRM THAT IT IS INDEED A RECALL ISSUE.

DRIVING HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND DASHBOARD LIT UP, TRIED TO BRAKE AND VERY LITTLE BRAKE, EVENTUALLY STOP WITH VERY LITTLE CONTROL ON BRAKE. DASHBOARD SAYS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". RESEARCH SHOWS ITS COVERED HERE. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RESULTS.CFM?ACTION_NUMBER=PE14001&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&SUMMARY=TRUE MY CAR HAS 240K MILES AND WITHIN THE 10 YEAR STATUTE BUT IT SEEMS TOYOTA AND DEALER DON'T WANT TO SHOULDER BECAUSE ITS OVER THE 150K MILES LIMITIATION. I CALLED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM I WASN'T INFORMED AND ONLY FOUND OUT ON THE DAY I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT 1/28/16 THAT THERE IS A RECALL. TOYOTA SAID THEY DON'T CARE AS LONG AS THEY SHOW THAT THE NOTICE WAS MAILED OUT. TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO HAVE A NO LIMIT MILEAGE ELSE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ALL THE EFFORT TO HAVE PEOPLE KNOW THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE REVERSING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND SUDDENLY JERKED TO A HALT WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 07/20/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FIXED THE VEHICLE, UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 07/26/16.*JB UPDATED 08/01/16.*JB UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ UPDATED 08/22/16.*JB

ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE BRAKES STARTED APPLYING REPEATEDLY ON THEIR OWN AFTER I HAD PUSHED ON THE PEDAL TO SLOW THE CAR. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES EVEN AFTER BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT HISSING SOUND FROM THE AREA OF THE PEDALS. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND SMOOTH BOTH TIMES. THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ABOUT 1 MONTH APART. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON A HIGHWAY WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT CURVE TO AN EXIT RAMP. THE SECOND TIME WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE CAR WOULD MOVE SLOWLY FORWARD AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE IN A SLOW JERKING MOTION WHILE THE BRAKES APPLIED THEMSELVES AND CONTINUED WITH THE HISSING NOISE. AFTER SHUTTING IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM STOPPED. MY MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SEEMS TO BE A BRAKING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE A TRAGEDY OCCURS.

TWICE IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ABS AND CHECK VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE FIRST TIME, NOTHING APPEARED TO HAPPEN TO THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE LIGHTS. TODAY HOWEVER, I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON. LUCKILY, I WAS APPROACHING CONGESTED TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN NATURALLY. AS I CAME TO THE TRAFFIC AND WAS DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 15MPH, I TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND IT WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT APPLY ANY BRAKE PRESSURE OR STOP THE CAR IN ANY WAY. I PUMPED THE BRAKES WHILE VEERING ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR DID NOT STOP AT ALL AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY, WHERE SPEEDS OFTEN REACH 70MPH OR HIGHER. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO CHECK THE CAR. THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME $110 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS ALL I KNOW AT THIS POINT. I ALSO INDEPENDENTLY RESEARCHED THE WARNING LIGHTS AND FOUND ARTICLES STATING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FAIRLY FREQUENTLY AND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING. THAT ARTICLE ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR CAN COST UPWARDS OF $2,200. THE CAR IS ABSOLUTELY UNFIT FOR THE ROAD. I CAN'T DRIVE A VEHICLE WHERE THE BREAKS COULD STOP WORKING AT ANY MOMENT AND WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY ISSUE WITH THE BREAKS THEMSELVES, WHEN WORKING PROPERLY. IT APPEARS TO BE PURELY A COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE BREAKS TO NOT ENGAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO AN ABNORMAL STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500.

WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET I NOTICED THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN JUST A FEW SECONDS LATER MULTIPLE LIGHTS CAME ON, MASTER WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE WARNING, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, SLIP INDICATOR, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND I HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THE SAME LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

ALL THE DASHBOARD BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER ALL THE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKES BECAME HARD TO PUSH AS IF THEY WERE FIGHTING ME. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES FELT NORMAL AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TODAY. THE BIGGER WORRY IS THAT IT HAPPENED TEN DAYS AGO ALSO. ONCE ON A CITY STREET AND ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS (ONE WAS A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA) AND THEY BOTH RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BUT I HAVE AN UNSAFE CAR WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS!

BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND THE CAR CONTINUED THREW THE STOP SIGN AND STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR A DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER DAY WITH HARD BRAKES AND THEN RETUNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF SOME NEAR MISSES BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD. A QUICK CHECK SHOWS THAT THIS VERY COMMON ON 2007 CAMRY. THESE FAULTY BOOSTERS ARE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY TOYOTA BEFORE SOME ONE DIES!

THIS IS THE 3RD ACCIDENT I HAVE BEEN IN RELATED TO THE TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 BRAKING SYSTEM FAILING. IN EACH INSTANCE, I HAD BEEN GOING LESS THAN 35MPH IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD TO PRESS DOWN REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DOESN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL 20-30 SECONDS LATE. THE BRAKE DOES NOT REDUCE THE CAR SPEED LIKE IT SHOULD BE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING. IN ADDITION TO THIS, I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I BRAKE THERE IS VIBRATION AND THE CAR SHAKES WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON TOP ON THIS, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS AS IF IT IS GETTING STUCK AND I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN REALLY HARD BEFORE I CAN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH INSTRUMENTS GO CRAZY. THE TACHO SHOWS 0 THE WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHOLE ELECTRONIC DASH MALFUNCTIONS. MY DAUGHTER THAT DRIVES THE CAR TOLD ME THAT SHE FEELS THAT THE CAR WILL EXPLODE. FROM MY RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THE ABS MODULE IS THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTIONS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH ABS ACTING UP. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE ABS MODULES AND REPLACE THEM WITH GOOD ONES. IT HAPPENS IN THE CITY AND OR THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN STOPPED.THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

WHILES DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON , THE CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE BRAKES FELT REALLY ODD. IT PULSATES. THE ALARM SAYS CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM

TODAY MORNING I SAW MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID REPORTING " CHECK VSC SYSTEM" "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" ON THE DASHBOARD. I THE BREAKING SEEMS TO BE HARD. I DONT SEE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL LIST THOUGH BUT VEHICLE HAS A ISSUE. THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT DOES LET ME DETAIL THE PROCESS AND IS HELPING ME ANYWAY. ABREAST ME THE PROCEDURE TO TAKE IT UP FURTHER WITH TOYOTA.

BRAKES SUDDENLY WERE NOT RESPONDING AND MY VEHICLE WAS SHAKING ALL FELT LIKE OUT OF CONTROL, ALL MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDDLE HARD WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE MORE AND FELT LIKE I HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CRASH. I QUICKLY USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT AFFECTS THE ABS SYSTEM, I HAD IT REPLACEMENT AND BOUGHT THE PART FROM ANOTHER CAMRY AND THOUGHT PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED BUT IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER THE YEAR AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I AM HESITANT TO BUY A NEW ACTUATOR PART IF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEING FIXED AND WHY IS TOYOTA NOT RECALLING THIS PARTS FOR THE COSTUMER AS IS EVIDENT THAT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND SHOULD NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BLACK SUBSTANCE WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT'S LEGS WERE COVERED WITH THE BLACK SUBSTANCE, WHICH PROMPTED THE CONTACT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE BLACK SUBSTANCE WAS BRAKE DUST; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND WITH THE FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR, A WARNING BELL AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF (INCLUDING ABS AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM). WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES I HAD TO PUSH MUCH HARDER THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THESE CONDITIONS CONTINUED FOR THREE MILES, AT WHICH POINT THE WARNING SIGNALS DISCONTINUED AND THE BRAKING RETURNED TO NORMAL. BOTH AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DID NOT FIND ERROR CODES OR IDENTIFY A CAUSE FOR WHAT I EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AS PART OF A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN. IT WOULD NOT, HOWEVER, INSTALL A NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY OR BRAKE STROKE SENSOR AS PART OF THE ZE1 WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT SINCE IT DID NOT FIND ERROR CODES. TOYOTA'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER WOULD ALSO NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS DUE TO A LACK OF ERROR CODES. SIX MONTHS AND 5000 MILES LATER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN

SUDDENLY NO POWER BRAKES. VERY LOW BRAKE FLUID. RESERVOIR APPEARED EMPTY. POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. REPLACEMENT PARTS HARD TO FIND AND EXPENSIVE.

I WAS DOING ABOUT 55 ON THE BELTWAY ON 6/23/15. I WENT TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AS THE TRAFFIC WAS BEGINNING TO BACK UP. THE BRAKES FAILED AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND LET IT COAST UNTIL FINALLY THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,232.

ON APRIL 1, 2015, I REPORTED THAT BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON FREQUENTLY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER GOES OFF. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE ALSO NOTED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN HAVING TO STOP FAST. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE ABS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY WHICH WILL CAUSE A CRASH. AS I REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATES THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE IN LIGHT OF ALL THE ENTRIES ON THE INTERNET. ALSO, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE CAMRY HYBRID FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH BRAKE AND OTHER WARNING ICONS. HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A MORE THAN NORMAL PROBLEM FOR 2007 CAMRY HYBRIDS.

I WAS JUST LEAVING MY HOUSE AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AS I ENGAGED TO BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENED AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR MAKES A HARD STOP AND MY DASH LIGHTS UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS. INSTANTLY NOTHING ABOUT THIS CAR SEEMS SAFE!

I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WHILE I WAS THERE I WAS ADVISED OF A BULLETIN STATING AN BRAKE RESERVOIR TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK EVERYTHING SEEM FINE. THE NEXT DAY I HEARD WHAT I WOULD CALL A CHIRPING COMING FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM AT THAT TIME. I CHECKED IT LATER THE NEXT DAY, BUT COULDN'T GET IT TO ACT UP. AGAIN, THE NEXT DAY I HEARD IT AGAIN. IT TOOK SEVERAL DAYS FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT THAT IT ONLY SHOWED UP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. I WAITED TO TAKE CARE OF IT SINCE I KNEW I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR BACK FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND IT WAS ONLY A NOISE. ON 2/7/15 I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY ACTUATOR AND IT WOULD COST $1447.39 TO REPAIR. I WENT ON LINE REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH THE RESERVOIR. IT STATES "ANALYSIS OF THE FAILURE DATA INDICATE THAT EACH CONDITION PROVIDES WARNING PRIOR TO ANY REDUCTION IN POWER ASSISTED BRAKING, WITH LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF ALL REPORTS AND CLAIMS INVOLVING DIAGNOSTIC CODES OR COMPLAINT NARRATIVES INDICATING INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT OR REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. IN ADDITION, MOST OF THE INCIDENTS IN WHICH REDUCED BRAKING ASSIST APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED INVOLVED OPERATION IN A REDUCED ASSIST MODE AND NOT A SUDDEN, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED BRAKING". IN THOSE CASES THEY WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATOR. I FEEL THIS WAS CAUSED BY BY THE RESERVOIR BEING REPLACED. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS WAS DONE!

DRIVING TODAY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR I LOST ALL BRAKE POWER. UNABLE TO USE THE BRAKES THEN MOMENTS LATER IT RETURNED.

THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 40K MILES WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE BREAK LIGHT WARNING WOULD COME ON AS WELL AS THE ABS & PARKING WARNING LIGHT. THE ODOMETER & RPM GAUGES GO TO ZERO. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING THE BREAKS TAKE HARDER AND LONGER TO ENGAGE. THE CAR SHAKES AS WELL WITH MINIMAL BREAKING EFFICIENCY. INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEELS ALSO BECOMES HARD TO TURN AND SHAKES VIGOROUSLY, WHICH WOULD CAUSE MY WRIST TO HURT. TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THAT NEW BREAK ACTUATOR IS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ASKED ME TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE BREAK ACTUATOR PROBLEM. I FOLLOWED UP WITH ANOTHER LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE AT TOYOTA, ABBASS SADDAT, VP. DANICA WITH EXECUTIVE OFFICE CONTACT ME BACK. SHE STARTED BY BRUSHING ME OFF INITIALLY. WHEN I INDICATED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA FOR THE SAME YEAR FOR THE HYBRID VERSION, SHE INDICATED THAT OK, SO IT IS NOT FOR OUR GAS MODEL. I INDICATED THAT THE WHEN YOU CONTACT TOYOTA DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT, IT IS THE SAME PART FOR BOTH GAS AND HYBRID. SO WHEN SHE HEARD THAT, SHE SAID, 'OHH' OK, LET ME INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. SHE MADE IT EVIDENT THAT HER JOB WAS TO BRUSH ME OFF, WITHOUT ACTUALLY LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM OR WANTING TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE INITIATIVE UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DIES OR GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. SO FAR I AM STILL WAITING FOR HE R CONTACTING ME CONFIRM HE DEALERS FINDING OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. FURTHER MORE, THE TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THE CAR IS WORTH $7200. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO REPLACE A ABS BREAK ACTUATOR TO BE CLOSE TO THE HALF OF THE PRICE OF THE CAR EITHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ABILITY TO BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ABS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY, TURNING THE VEHICLE AROUND. THE CHECK VSC WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND ANOTHER RED EXCLAMATION POINT. THE BRAKES CEASED WORKING PROPERLY, JERKING WITH EVEN THE LIGHTEST TOUCH, AND NOT WORKING AT ALL FOR A FEW SCARY SECONDS, AND THEN SUDDENLY JERKING AS IF THEY HAD BEEN SLAMMED ON HARD. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN OUR ROADWAY FOR A HALF MILE, WE CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS AS THE CONDITION DID NOT CHANGE. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER, BUT THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T, CAUSING MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED. I NEARLY CRASHED, AND WAS FORCED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE CAR AHEAD. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM--IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED, TWO YEARS RUNNING, AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AS A CORRODED ABS SENSOR. TOYOTA REFUSE TO PAY FOR LABOR, OR CREATE A PART THAT IS BETTER SHIELDED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN? I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HESITATED ON THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMED TO NOT BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED JUST AFTER THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT A 100,000 MILE SERVICE CHECK-UP AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA PERFORMED REPAIRS TO THE SAME MODEL YEAR TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO SHIFT GEARS INTO REVERSE AND NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE SPEED. ALSO, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED UNDER A MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ##

STARTED CAR AND THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS STAYED ON AND DID NOT GO OFF. THEN WHILE DRIVING TO MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL, AND THE SHOP I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER THEN WENT TO THE SHOP AND HAD VEHICLE CHECKED. THERE WERE HAD 5 CODES THAT COME UP. THEN WENT OUT WITH THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING AS HE ASKED IF I NOTICED IF IT WAS OR WAS NOT WORKING. WE TOOK CAR FOR A QUICK DRIVE TO SEE HOW CAR WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT MOVING FROM ZERO. THE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING. THE RPM GAUGE WAS STILL GOING UP AND DOWN. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO ANY FIXING AS OF YET SO I DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR HOME AND PARK IT UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED AS MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER THIS I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THAT THE HYBRID MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT AS OF YET THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE 4 CYL OR THE 6 CYL WHICH IS NOT RIGHT AS THE CODES ARE THE SAME AND THE ISSUES ARE THE SAME. THE RIGHT THING TO DO WOULD BE TO RECALL ALL 2007 MODELS BEFORE THIS ISSUE CAUSES A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IAN'S THE BRAKES FAILED TO APPLY NO PRESSURE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURN ONWAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES THERE AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. CALL MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WILL COST 1500 DOLLARS TO FIX . DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR GOING TO WORK I WAS GOING 30 MPH WHEN WITH OUT ANY EXPLANATION A BRAKE RED WARNING LIGHT POP UP IN THE SCREEN ON MY 2007 TOYOTA HYBRID I TRY TO PUT THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NOT WORKING I BEGGING TO PANIC THANKS GOD I DO NOT ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO A MECHANIC SHOP THAT WAS VERY CLOSED. THE MECHANIC CHECK THE BRAKES IN THE CAR AND EVERY LOOKS GOOD HE SAID I TOLD HIM WHAT ARE YOU TAKING ABOUT THE BRAKES WHERE NOT WORKING I EXPLAIN AND THEN I REMEMBER A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I GOT A RECALL IN THE MAIL AND GIVE TO MECHANIC AND HE EXPLAIN TO ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR I CONTACT THE TOYOTA HEAD QUARTERS AND THEY SAID THEY WILL FIXED FOR FREE THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS MANY OF THIS CARS IN THE ROADS WE DRIVE ALL CHILDREN IN THESE CARS. THEY RECALL SHOULD SAY TAKE YOU CAR TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE YOU CAN INJURED YOURSELF O SOMEBODY MANY LIVES WILL BE SAFE IN THIS COMPANIES BUILT THEIR CARS PAYING MORE ATTENTION SPECIALLY TO THE BRAKES. I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TODAY ALL I HAVE TO SAY I THANK GOD THAT I AM ALIVE AND I DO NOT INJURED MYSELF OR ANY OTHER PERSON. *JS

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY BRAKING. THERE WAS A THUMP OF SOME SORT IN THE FEEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED SAYING "CHECK VSC SYSTEM WITH CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM ALTERNATING. THESE MESSAGES ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL AND SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS LIT UP AND REMAINED ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR AND AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON, DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRIDS. FROM MANY SIMILAR STORIES I HAVE READ, TOYOTA AND TOYOTA DEALERS RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE AS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IF THEY ARE SO AWARE THERE SHOULD BE A SUITABLE RESOLUTION OFFERED ALONG WITH A RECALL FOR ALL TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID OWNERS SO OUR LIVES WILL NOT BE IN DANGER. DELAYING FIXING THIS ISSUE WILL EVENTUALLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY THE ABS WENT OUT AND ALMOST ALL BRAKE AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LOST ALMOST ALL BRAKING AND STABILITY CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS LATER TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD GONE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ($1500). IT TURNS OUT THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND ARE NOT ISSUING A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THEYRE OFFERING AN WARRANTY EXTENSION IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO ASK FOR SINCE THEY DON'T VOLUNTEER THE INFORMATION. I CAN'T STRESS HOW DANGEROUS OF A SITUATION THIS HAS LEFT ME WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HERE'S ALSO A REPORT BY CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE FROM JULY 2014 THAT OUTLINES THE ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/NEWS/2014/07/WHY-TOYOTA-SHOULD-RECALL-THE-CAMRY-HYBRID/INDEX.HTM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAMRY WHEN I REACHED A COMPLETE STOP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE ANY CHANGE, TWO DAYS LATER I NOTICE GAS CONSUMPTION HAS INCREASED. I TOOK THE CAMRY INTO DEALER, DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CHECK ENGINE TO BE A FAULTY O2 SENSOR. REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND DROVE OFF TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL, AS WE ARE DRIVING HOME, I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON IDLE WAS DISRUPTED BRIEFLY. I PROCEEDED AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP CAR THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME VERY TIGHT TO WERE I HAD TO STOMP ON BRAKES WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO GET CAR TO STOP. DROP KIDS OFF AT HOME WAITED 15 MINUTES AND STARTED VEHICLE, ABS LIGHT WAS OFF BUT CHECK ENGINE REMAINED ON, BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALMOST BACK TO NORMAL. I DROVE CAR TO DEALER AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID IT IS A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH IS ALLOWING TOO MUCH AIR INTO SYSTEM WHICH IN RETURN SIGNALS FOR MORE FUEL TO BE PUMPED TO COMPENSATE VACUUM LEAK. BRAKE BOOSTER NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND VERY COSTLY 1,363.16 PARTS, LABOR AND TAXES, NOT COUNTING THE 4 DAY RENTAL. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, IF IT WERE MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAMRY WITH MY KIDS SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOYOTA NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. I LOOKED AT TOYOTA FORUMS AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT ALONE, BRAKE BOOSTER FOR SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTA MODELS HAVE GONE BAD, AFTER 100,000 MILES SOME AT 70,000. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SEEMS LIKE A HORRIBLE GUINEA PIG CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

AS I WAS ON A 2-HOUR DRIVE TO MEET MY BROTHERS FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO ENTER MY ELDERLY MOTHER INTO ASSISTED LIVING ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH LIT UP. I WAS AFRAID TO CONTINUE SO I STOPPED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF IT WAS SAFE TO KEEP GOING. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE FILTER RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY AND THAT I SHOULD NOT CONTINUE ON THE TRIP UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. THEY DID REPLACE IT AT NO COST. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY MOTHER'S ASSISTED LIVING APPOINTMENT, LEAVING MY BROTHERS "HOLDING THE BAG." ONE MONTH LATER, ON OCTOBER 9, 2014, I WAS AGAIN TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AGAIN. SINCE I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME I TURNED AROUND AND PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. UPON EXAMINATION AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THEY SAID THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES THAT CAME UP WERE NOT EVEN SOMETHING THEY HAD SEEN BEFORE AND THEY HAD TO GET THEM INTERPRETED BY TOYOTA. THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE "BRAINS" OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD GONE BAD AND IT WOULD BE A VERY COSTLY EXPENSE. THEY DID WORK WITH ME, ACCEPTED A COUPON THAT I HAD, COPPED A LOANER VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE ACTUATOR AT A COST OF $1755.27. NOW I GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL SAYING THAT THERE IS A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM." WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE CHARGES I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR AN INSPECTION. SINCE IT'S AN HOUR DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT SEEMS IT'S BECOMING AN ALMOST MONTHLY TRIP FOR SOMETHING OR OTHER, I'M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. TOYOTA NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER!!! *TR

STARTED THE CAR AND THE "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. ALSO, IN THE MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY AT THE CENTER OF THE SPEEDOMETER, THE MESSAGE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" APPEARED. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY PARKING BRAKE WAS CAUSING A PROBLEM, SO I ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED THAT. THEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEHAVES AS IF THERE IS NO BRAKE-ASSIST. I JAM IT TO THE FLOOR TO GET MINIMAL BRAKING. I DROVE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY HOME IN THIS CONDITION. IN SUBSEQUENT TRIPS (OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS) I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS AGAIN ONE MORE TIME. WHEN THE SYSTEM DOES NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM, THE BRAKES WORK FINE. AND IN THAT ONE CASE WHERE THE PROBLEM RE-APPEARED, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN A FEW TIMES, UNTIL THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE PROBLEM BEGIN WHILE I AM DRIVING -- ONLY WHEN I AM STARTING THE CAR. HOWEVER, I'VE NOW SEEN OTHERS DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM AS BEGINNING DURING DRIVING, SO I WILL BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER ASAP. *JS

FIRST EXPERIENCED PULSING BRAKES WHEN SLOWING ON HIGHWAY. AT APPROX. 12,000 MILES RETURNED TO DEALER HAD ROTORS RESURFACED. SAME THING HAPPENED AT 25,000 MILES AND JUST ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. HAD ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT APPROX. 36,000 MILES, AND RESURFACED AGAIN AT APPROX. 60,000. NOW HAVE 78, 000 MILES AND HAVE TO HAVE THIRD SET OF ROTORS. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH BRAKE REPAIR IN 78,000 MILES, EITHER PADS, RESURFACING, OR ROTORS. YES, TOYOTA HAS A CAMRY BRAKE PROBLEM.

AT HIGHER SPEED BRAKES VIBRATE HORRIBLY WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED AND CAR IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT ANY SPEEDS OVER 40-50MPH. *TR

WE WERE ON A TRIP FROM NY TO ATLANTA, GA LAST THANKSGIVING AND SOMEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE CAR EMITTED A WARNING PING, AND A NUMBER OF LIGHTS ON THE DASH, INCLUDING BRAKES, CHECK ENGINE, VCS AND A YELLOW TRIANGLE, ILLUMINATED. A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY READ "CHECK ABS". AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACTUATE AND I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD TO PUT ALL MY EFFORT INTO ACTIVATING THE CAR'S BRAKES. WE PULLED INTO A REST STOP AND AS WE BEGAN TO SLOW, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. JUST BEFORE WE GOT TO A PARKING SPOT HOWEVER, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. WE LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE TO TURN IT ON AGAIN, AT WHICH POINT, THINGS SEEMED NORMAL. IT HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE AGAIN ON THE TRIP THERE, BUT DIDN'T OCCUR AT ALL ON THE WAY BACK NOR THROUGHOUT 2014... UNTIL NOW. RECENTLY THE SAME THING HAS BEGUN HAPPENING WITH MORE REGULARITY. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS TODAY. WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I NOTICED THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, SO I DECIDED TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE MASSES. *TR

TOYOTA HYBRIDS HAVE A BRAKING DEVICE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS DEVICE CAN BE APPLIED AT ANY TIME. WHEN USING THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE THE VEHICLES SPEED IS REDUCED AT A CONSIDERABLE RATE. WHEN BRAKING USING THIS METHOD THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING. I USE THIS METHOD ON A ROUTINE BASIS AND WAS INFORMED OF NO BRAKE LIGHTS BY ANOTHER DRIVER. I USE THIS SYSTEM OF BRAKING WHILE GOING DOWNHILLS IN THE CITY AND DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF MY BRAKE, SLIP INDICATOR AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED IT UP IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL. THERE, IT TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. I WAS 40 MILES FROM HOME SO I PROCEEDED TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL TO PICK UP MY BOYFRIEND. I GOT LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND AN ALARM CAME ON. AGAIN I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE MANUAL TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. AT THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN" ON A FILTER THAT CONNECTS THE CHAMBERS IN THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. IT WAS REPLACED AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE UNTIL 11/26/14. AGAIN, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND ALARM CAME ON AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD BE OVER $1500 TO REPLACE. LUCKILY, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS ALSO BEING COVERED BY TOYOTA UNDER A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" PROGRAM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SWERVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

ABS ACTUATOR PUMP ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. 89000 MILES ON CAR 2007 CAMRY HYBRID VSC CONTROL WARNING COMES ON. THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED NEW BRAKES. GOT NEW BRAKES AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN BACKING UP THE BRAKES LOCK AND THE CAR JERKS AS IF THE BRAKES WERE HIT HARD. THE NEW BRAKES ALSO ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE AS THE ORIGINAL BRAKES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE FOR MYSELF AND MY GRANDCHILDREN WHO ARE WITH ME IN THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ~35 MPH TOWARD AN INTERSECTION OF STOPPED CARS. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BEGIN TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, WITH LITTLE OR NO SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE SAME TIME THE DASHBOARD LIT UP A LOT OF WARNING LIGHTS, I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CHECK THE WARNING LIGHTS. I SWERVED INTO THE TURN LANE WHERE THERE WERE NO CARS AND BEGAN TO MAKE A WIDE LEFT. I AGAIN BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THIS TIME THE BRAKES WORKED. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED. THE WARNING SCREEN SAID SOMETHING LIKE "CHECK VCS SYSTEM". "BRAKES" WARNING LIGHT AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH OTHERS WHICH I DID NOT TAKE NOTE OF. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN SHOWED NO WARNINGS. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VCS SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS GO OFF ON THE CAR, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHT THE ABS LIGHT AND THEN THE BRAKES FAIL. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON THURSDAY, NOV. 6, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT SINCE THE COMPUTER DIDN'T REGISTER A CODE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ON SATURDAY, NOV, 8. AND THEN THE VCS SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS WENT OFF WHEN I STARTED MY CAR ON TUESDAY, NOV. 11. AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR AROUND LIKE THIS NOT KNOWING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. IT'S NOT SAFE, AND I CAN'T GET ANY HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF NOT DRIVING INTO WORK. I NEED A CAR. THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN MINUTES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE INTO A PARKING AREA AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

ON 10/14/2014 I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER FOR BRAKE RESERVOIR RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND RESET THE BRAKE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL UNIT. ON 10/25/2014 WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE WARNING, ABS WARNING, SLIP INDICATOR AND MASTER CAUTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES GRABBED (OR MORE ACCURATELY: LOCKED RANDOM WHEELS IN A RANDOM SEQUENCE) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CAREEN AND SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. WHEELS APPARENTLY LOCKED UP COMPLETELY BECAUSE THERE WAS SMOKE AND SCREECHING. VEHICLE STOPPED SIDEWAYS IN THE INTERSECTION OUT OF CONTROL. HAD OTHER VEHICLES BEEN PRESENT IN ADJACENT LANES OR AHEAD OF ME THERE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEMS INCLUDING A BRAKE ECU REPLACEMENT. AFTER BRAKE ECU REPLACEMENT NO TROUBLE HAS OCCURRED UNTIL THIS EVENT. THE HYBRID BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. WHEN THE HYBRID BATTERY FAILED THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALSO BECAME UNSTABLE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT ALSO NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND WAS REPORTED TO NTSB. MY EXPERIENCE IS WHEN THERE IS A SYSTEM FAULT RELATED TO THE HYBRID BATTERY OR VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECOMES UNSTABLE. *TR

UNDER WET CONDITIONS, MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I FOUND I HAD NO POWER BRAKES, AND BARELY MANAGED TO AVOID ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS SYSTEM, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO JUST REPLACE THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR ~$3,000. *TR

THE ABS BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN A WARNING LIGHT AND LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SLOWLY DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFORT. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST THEN WORSENED. I CAME CLOSE TO A REAR END COLLISION AND HAD TO GO TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOYOTA WOULD NOT ASSIST IN COST OF REPAIR. PRICES FOR THE ACCUMULATOR PART RANGED FROM $1200 UP TO NEAR $3000. THIS PART HAS TO BE REPLACED BY A TOYOTA SHOP DUE TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS. I ENDED UP SHELLING OUT ABOUT $1500 TO HAVE IT REPLACED BY A TOYOTA SHOP AFTER I ACQUIRED AN OLDER VERSION OF THE PART FROM AN ONLINE SOURCE. IT IS APPARENT THEY HAVE REWORKED THE PART AND SUPERSEDED ITS ORIGINAL CATALOG NUMBER (PART # 44050-30300 ABS ACTUATOR ASSY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID) TO EVIDENTLY REFLECT A CORRECTED PART. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *TR

NOTICED STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM ABS ACTUATOR AFTER VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. HAD IT CHECKED AT TOYOTA DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $2147.96. DEALER CONTACTED REGIONAL REP AND SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE OUT OF WARRANTY WORK. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM AND WILL INVESTIGATE GETTING A REFUND. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN THAT IS AT A SLIGHT RISE IN THE ROAD; I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE VERY HARD GOING DOWN AND I HEAR AIR COMING OUT OF SOMEWHERE. MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND I FINALLY STOPPED JUST AS I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEXT TO THE STOP SIGN. I JUST MISSED A CAR COMING FROM THE SOUTH ON THE ROAD I WAS TURNING ON. I CONTINUED MY DRIVE HOME "WHITE KNUCKLING" IT ALL THE WAY. THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING AT THE OTHER STOP SIGNS AND THE TWO TURNS I HAD TO MAKE TO GET HOME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO DEATH I WAS GOING TO HIT A CHILD. I HAVE HAD THE CAR PARKED SINCE THEN BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 60 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION AS THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

BRAKING IS NOT SMOOTH. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP IT JERKS. SEEMS AS THOUGH BRAKES JAM. *TR

ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE ABOVE VEHICLE WHEN SHE CAME TO A STOP AND HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP AND HEARD A HISSING/AIR SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AREA AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR VENT. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND WE DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED US IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE CAR WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT THAT REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS ON. SO FAR THE CAR STOPS FINE BUT MAKES A STRANGE SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ANTILOCK BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING AS THE CAR DOES SKID IN WET CONDITIONS. *TR

THE BRAKE AND ABS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER AND IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID. THIS CONCERNED ME BECAUSE I HAD MY CAR SERVICED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AND FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. THE BRAKE AND ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP; A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. TOTAL COST WAS $2,086.40. SINCE I'VE HAD THE BRAKE ACTUATOR REPLACED, I'VE NOTICED THAT THE DELAYED BRAKE RESPONSE NO LONGER EXISTS. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER FALLING TO ZERO, A/C SOUNDING AS IF IT SHUT DOWN, WARM AIR COMES OUT. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THE TOYOTA PLACE SAID THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST 2100.00 TO FIX IT. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT ON MY CAR SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I SEE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID FOR THE SAME REASON I AM JUST WONDERING IF MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS IN THOSE CARS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0 MPH ALSO AC STOP WORKING. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING AND MY HUSBAND NOTICE THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED. THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP. THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS GONE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS SORT OF THING HAPPENING WITH TOYOTA CAMRYS. THIS IS DANGEROUS THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL TOYOTAS FROM 2007 ON, BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE AT FAULT AS THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM......UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DURING THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

STARTED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AS I BRAKE AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS- FIRST JUST THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IN ORANGE BUT THEN THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM, ABS AND SLIP INDICATOR ALL ILLUMINATED AND THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES - ESPECIALLY PREVALENT DURING COLD WEATHER. IN MY DRIVEWAY THE PROBLEM IS FRUSTRATING BUT ON THE ROAD IT IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS. THE BRAKES BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO USE. I'VE DRIVEN IT TO THE MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS DISAPPEAR AND THE BRAKES START FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. LUCKILY ONE TIME I ARRIVED WITH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ILLUMINATED. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THERE ARE NO PROBLEM CODES RECORDED MAKING IT CHALLENGING TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. HE SUSPECTS IT IS THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE REPLACING IT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR IS ALMOST $3,000. *TR

CHANGE MY BRAKES TWICE, MY ABS MAKE NOISE, MY WHEEL SHAKE WHEN I BRAKE HARD,2 SET OF TIRES, 2 NEW SET OF BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. ALSO DIED ON FREEWAY ONCE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, AND ON ROUGH ROAD IT THE WORST. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007. I HAVE THE CAMRY HYBRID VERSION...UPDATED 09-09-14 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE ALSO INCREASED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

GOING DOWN A LONG HILL, STARTED TO BRAKE AT ABOUT 70MPH AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. AS I CONTINUED TO BRAKE THE SHAKING GOT WORSE. VERY FRIGHTENING; THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE OR REACH A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT WOULD FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATE. THERE WAS ALSO A CHIRPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ UPDATED 1/16/15 *JS

REGULARLY WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR I PRESS THE BRAKES AND THEY DO NOT ENGAGE OR THEY ENGAGE ON A DELAY. I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER SEVERAL TIMES. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUES IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. I REPORTED MY CONCERNS TO TOYOTA WHO DISMISSED MY COMPLAINT. TOYOTA ALWAYS TELLS ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST MY $140 TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES SHUDDERED AND SEATS VIBRATED STRONGLY WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY KNOWN AS THE GRAPEVINE IN CALIFORNIA. MANY CARS AROUND AS SPEEDS VARIED BETWEEN 45 - 70 MPH DEPENDING ON CONGESTION POINTS. APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WOULD FEEL AS IF THEY WERE SHUDDERING AND NOT STOP. AFTER FINALLY FINISHING GRAPEVINE PORTION AND DRIVING BACK TO LOWER FLATTER ELEVATION, THE BRAKES ACTED NORMALLY. NO DASH LIGHTS INDICATING ANY PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE MORNING AFTER TRIP AND DESCRIBE SCARY RIDE. DIAGNOSTICS DID NOT FIND PROBLEMS. ROAD TESTS WERE NORMAL. SINCE THEN, NO FURTHER INSTANCE OF BRAKES SHUDDERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE STABILITY CONTROL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHICH DIAGNOSED A FAILURE CODE ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I WAS GOING (TRAVELING) ON SOUTH UNION RD WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY WITH SPEED ABOUT 45-50 M.P.H. I WAS GONNA MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON 6602 S. UNION ROAD. AT THAT TIME MY TOYOTA TOOK OFF WITH MAX SPEED AND I WAS TRYING TO USE MY BRAKE WHICH IT WAS NOT WORKING. AT THAT TIME I COULD NOT STOP MY CAR AND I WENT OFF THE ROAD IN A CORNFIELD. *TR

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AND GROANING WHEN APPLIED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY. BRAKING POWER WAS GREATLY REDUCED AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWLY MAKE MY WAY TO AN EXIT RAMP AS IT WAS TOO UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT SPEED AND I WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR WAS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS IN THAT CONDITION. THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE/GROAN WHENEVER THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND THEY WERE APPLIED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICING TWO DAYS LATER (I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL IN THE INTERIM), THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTUATOR AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST $2156. I HAD REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS, PADS, AND HAD A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH COMPLETED JUST 2 MONTHS BEFORE IN THIS VEHICLE. FROM THE DOCUMENTS ON FILE WITH NHTSA, MY INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR CAR. AS THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE ACTUATOR IS RECALLED AND THAT OTHERS ARE NOT PUT INTO THE SAME, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS UNIT PULSING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE ABS UNIT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WILL CONTINUE CLUNKING AS IF IT IS ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING WHILE THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IF I ROLL VERY SLOWLY INTO THE STOP WITH LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ABS UNIT ALSO CYCLES EVERY FEW SECONDS BEFORE DRIVING AND AFTER THE CAR IS POWERED OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A $3,000 REPAIR OF AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE ABS UNIT. THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE AS IS, WITHOUT REPAIR, AND THAT HE KNEW OF NO ISSUES WITH THE ABS UNIT ON THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. BUT TOYOTA SEEMS TO KNOW OF AN ISSUE. HERE IS THE ADDRESS OF TOYOTA'S "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" PROGRAM: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM458140/INOT-PE14001-59692.PDF. *TR

WE WHERE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND ON THE WAY THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, SO WE PULLED INTO THE LOCAL AUTOZONE AND THEY RAN A SCAN FOR FAULT CODES. IT HAD A CODE P0171 WHICH THEY SAID IT COULF 1 OF SEVERAL POSIBILITIES AND SHOULD HAVE A REPAIR SHOP PERFORM A PROPER CHECK TO BE SURE WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON. WELL WE CONTINUED ON TO THE STORE, WHEN COMING TO A STOP MY WIFE SAID WE HAVE NO BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR, WE DID COME TO A STOP WITH HITTING ANYTHING THANK GOD. WELL I DROVE FROM THERE BACK HOME VERY CAREFULLY. ONCE HOME I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD FOR ANYTHING THAT BE CAUSING IT TO HAPPEN, AND EVERYTHING LOOK INPLACE AND OK. SO NEXT I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AND HEARD A LOUD AIR LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, I GOT DOWN BY THE PEDAL AND PUSH ON THE THE PEDAL WITH MY HAND AND COULD HEAR AIR COMING OUT THE BOOT. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SAID IT IS MY POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. NEXT I GOT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF 2007 CAMRY'S WITH ANYWHERE FROM 40,000 MILES UP TO AND OVER 200,000 THAT HAVE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILING, AND WHEN I TRIED TO FINE ONE FOR MY CAR I FOUND THAT THERE ARE NONE ANYWHERE, EVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID ASK IF THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND HE PAUSED FOR A MOMENT, THEN SAID NO. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BE FORE SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INTERNAL BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES AND NOISES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *SMD THE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE BRAKING SYSTEM.

DRIVING VEHICLE TODAY AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. A SHORT TIME LATER THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM CAME ON AND THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A WHILE BEFORE STARTING AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME. I HAVEN'T GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP YET BUT WILL UPDATE WHEN I DO. THE CAR WILL NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL IT IS SERVICES, I'M SCARED IT CAN KILL ME! *JS

MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID HAS BRAKING ISSUES. I HAVE THE PUMPING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED, WHICH JUST KEEPS GETTING LOUDER. EARLIER THIS YEAR I ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME ONCE WHEN, WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP ALL MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY CAR SHOT FORWARD. I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE ONCOMING LANE AT THAT MOMENT. ONCE I WAS STOPPED ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND I BACKED UP INTO A DRIVEWAY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE EMITTING A LOUD NOISE INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO NEITHER REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN A DIFFERENT OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE SENSORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER LATER INDICATED THAT THE ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS, AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

WE TOOK OUR CAMRY TO A BRAKE SHOP DUE TO WEAK PERFORMANCE AND LOUD SCREECHING SOUND. AFTER INSPECTION THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE METAL ON METAL AND THE FRONTS WERE NOT EVEN BROKEN IN. THIS WAS MOST LIKELY AN INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM FOR WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. WE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIRST REFUSED TO CHECK IT OUT THEN WHEN WE INSISTED, THEY TOOK THE CAR AROUND THE BUILDING AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ALL THROUGHOUT THE TIME WE ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH STOPPING AT A REASONABLE DISTANCE, THE CAR LOSING CONTROL IN WET WEATHER AND THE FEELING OF ALWAYS DRIVING ON ICE. WE LEARNED LATER ON THAT MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT A DRIVER LICENSE AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN ASKED, SHE SAID THAT SHE HIT THE BREAKS BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. WE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS DUE TO HER INEXPERIENCE BUT NOW WE THINK THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKS. ABOUT ABOUT A FEW MONTH AGO THE ABS, BREAK, VSC LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STARTED COMING ON AND NOW THEY'RE ON FULL TIME. I ALWAYS SUSPECTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND DISMISSED US AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT. I JUST CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE ONLINE THAT SAID NTSB WAS INVESTIGATING A SIMILAR ISSUE AND WANTED TO OFFER OUR HELP IF YOU NEED IT. WE STILL HAVE OUR VEHICLE BUT IT WAS REPAIRED AFTER THE CRASH. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO NECK PAIN. WE CERTAINLY DIDN'T APPRECIATE HER STEALING THE CAR WITHOUT A LICENSE BUT ARE THANKFUL THAT SHE'S OK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT AFTER POWERING UP THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE, BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND THE BRAKE DISTANCE INCREASED FAILING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,216 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,230.

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF INCREASED NOISE AND DIFFICULTY BRAKING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A $3800 QUOTE TO REPAIR. THEY MADE NO MENTION OF SIMILAR SAFETY ISSUES WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION GOING ON. *JS

TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH BRAKES OCCURRING ON MULTIPLE DATES. FIRST, INEFFECTIVE SLOWING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND VARIOUS LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING ABS AND BRAKES AND WARNING TO TAKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS HARDER TO STOP AND REQUIRED PUMPING THE BRAKES TO EVENTUALLY STOP. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AND DEALER COULD NOT GET IT TO REPEAT. SECOND ISSUE IS BRAKES MAKING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING EITHER AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS OR WHILE HOLDING BRAKE DOWN WHILE STOPPED. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS BOTH APPEAR TO BE COMPLAINTS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON CURRENT STATUS OF INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WERE DISABLED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN THE DEALER RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/06/14

COMING TO A STREET STOP AT 15 MPH ABS LIGHTS AND SOME OTHER CAME ON. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH ALL POSSIBLE PRESSURE ON PEDAL. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED IN DRIVEWAY, FOOT ON BRAKE. WHEN PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO STREET DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. BRAKES ENGAGED SUDDENLY AFTER ROLLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR SECOND INCIDENT AT GAS STATION. VEHICLE IN DRIVE, FOOT ON BRAKE, WHEN PARKING BRAKE RELEASED VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD, A THUD WAS HEARD AND BRAKES APPLIED SUDDENLY AFTER ROLLING SEVERAL FEET.

THE POWER BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP AFTER A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME SWERVED EXPOSING A BROKEN DOWN CAR IN THE TRAVELING LANE. ..UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MY BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON. I THOUGHT I LEFT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, BUT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SUDDENLY ALL WARNING LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD TURNED ON, AS A REACTION I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES AND TO MY SURPRISE MY BRAKES WOULDN'T BRAKE PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITENT KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER DUPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. SINCE THE FAILURE PERSISTED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THIS COMPLAIN IS ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE'S CAMRY HYBRID, SAME ISSUE I HAD IN MY 2009 CAMRY HYBRID FEW YEARS BACK, SUDDEN WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH AND BRAKE FAILURE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION FEW SECONDS OR MINUTES LATER WITHOUT LEAVING ANY TRACE FOR TECH TO SEE, IF IT WAS CHEAPER FOR GM NOT TO RECALLING $.50 PART I SURE TOYOTA WOULD NOT WANT TO RECALL $1700 PART, PLEASE LOOK INTO IT I HAVE THE OLD DEFECTIVE PART AVAILABLE FOR TESTING IF NECESSARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VSC SYSTEM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

"CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING FOR TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 'CHECK VSC" WARNING CAME ON BEFORE THE BRAKES LOST SOME OF THEIR POWER. WE HAD INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING ON THE FREEWAY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE POWER, DELAYED BRAKING ACTIVATION AND INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT, THEREFORE THE CAR TOOK LONGER TO STOP. IT WAS A DANGEROUS AND VERY SCARY SITUATION BUT WE MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS, WE HAVE GOTTEN THIS WARNING WHILE DRIVING OR JUST BEFORE LEAVING HOME. IT ALWAYS GOES AWAY AFTER ONE OR TWO ENGINE START AND STOPS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS IN AN AIRPORT PARKING LOT. THE DEALER RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SEE THE CODE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT STORED IN MEMORY. WITHOUT BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! *JS

I WAS ON THE HWY AND SUDDENLY FELT MY BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN IMMEDIATELY MULTIPLE LIGHTS TURNED ON INCLUDING ABS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ASKING ME TO REPLACE THE ABS PUMP/ACCUMULATOR WHICH WILL COST OVER $3000.00. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND BOUGHT THIS USED CAR TO SAVE ON MY EXPENSES AND NOW I AM NOT EVEN IN THE CONDITION TO FIX IT DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. I SENT AND EMAIL TO TOYOTA EXECUTIVES BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPLY. I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR WITH ALL THE LIGHTS ON. GOD KNOW WHAT NEXT. *TR

ON THIS DATE I WAS RIDING DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VSC SYSTEM AND ALL THE LIGHTS RELATING TO MY BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON...THEN AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKE BUT MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR...WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I BEGAN TO PROCEED THROUGH THE LIGHT....BY THE TIME I REACHED MY DESTINATION..I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND AGAIN THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR...BUT AT THIS TIME THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE....I TOOK MY CAR TO YOKEM TOYOTA WHERE I PURCHASED IT....AND WHEN THEY WERE DONE RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD GONE OUT....AND TO REPAIR IT WAS GOING TO COST 3341.00....3000 FOR THE PART AND 341.00 FOR THE LABOR... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THEY APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS WOULD SPORADICALLY ENGAGE, AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE THE CAR, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CAR PUSHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING, AND WOULD NOT STOP. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES OF THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. WHEN I DROVE IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY QUOTED ME $2500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH I FOUND RIDICULOUS BECAUSE I CHANGED THE CAR BRAKES AT ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THIS CAME WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

AS I WAS APPROACHING A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK VSC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONSIVE. THE CAR DID NOT GO INTO LIMP HOME MODE. THE ABS HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. UPDATED 05/12/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED, AND ABS FAILED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

BRAKES STARTED ACTING FUNNY AND MAKING STRANGE NOISES. I TOOK IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $3000 TO REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR AND THAT IF I DIDN'T, THE BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME.

MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE ASSISTED BRAKING SYSTEM ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS DROPPING OFF OUR CHILDREN AT SCHOOL BUT FORTUNATELY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BECAME APPARENT WHEN MULTIPLE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AND WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED A RE-STARTED, THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. WE UNDERSTAND FROM INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT THE FAILURE IS LIKELY TO RECUR AND SO REMAINS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TT

APRIL 5, 2014' BRAKE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION. THE VISUAL OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS. ON EACH OCCASION THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES MANY OF THE WARNING/EMERGENCY LIGHTS (ENGINE CHECK, ABS, VCS, BRAKE, ETC.) ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. THE BRAKES THEN BECAME VERY SPONGY TO THE POINT I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET THE CAMRY TO STOP. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF I HAD HAD TO STOP TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I TOOK THE CAMRY TO TEJAS TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTER INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER TO BRING IT IN WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING, IF POSSIBLE, SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. ON APRIL 5TH, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND WE DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO TEJAS. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING WHEN THEY CONNECTED THEIR COMPUTER TO CHECK THE VEHICLES ONBOARD COMPUTER. THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND DUE TO THE FAULTY ACTUATOR, THE BRAKE PADS ON THE BOTH FRONT AND REAR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FLUSHED. THE COST OF THE ACTUATOR WITH LABOR TO INSTALL WAS OVER $3,500, TOTAL BILL ALMOST $4,200. TEJAS PERSONNEL DID A GREAT JOB REPAIRING THE PROBLEM AND GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. I CALLED THE TOYOTA MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND SPOKE WITH ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, [XXX]. HE CREATED CASE # 1404141818 AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO FAX (NOT EMAIL BUT FAX) A COPY OF THE INVOICE I RECEIVED FROM TEJAS TO HIM. WHICH I DID. HE SPOKE TO THE HIGHER UPS IN TOYOTA AND CALLED ME BACK TODAY (4/16). TOYOTA MANAGEMENT DENIED IT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PAST THE INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD. I BELIEVE TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF THEIR ACTUATOR. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MILES AND TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED VERY SLOWLY AND ALMOST FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY ON NOVEMBER 25, 2013. I MANAGED TO BRING THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER SERVICES ON THAT DAY. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RECORDED THAT C1202 STORED IN ECU, LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING, ABS PUMP MOTOR OPERATION SUSPE TOPPED OFF BRAKE FLUID. I STARTED HEARING A CREAKING NOISE IN MARCH 2014 WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER SERVICES ON APRIL 2, 2014. INITIALLY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, HOWEVER, I INSISTED ON TESTING IT FURTHER. EVENTUALLY, THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH AN ACTUATOR IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY OVER $3300 INCLUDING TAX. AFTER UNDERSTANDING HOW AN ACTUATOR WORKS IN BRAKING SYSTEM, I BELIEVE THAT THE INCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2013 MUST BE CAUSED BY AN ACTUATOR ISSUE. I URGE TOYOTA TO RECALL THE ACTUATOR IN BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. FIRST, EVEN TRAINED TECHNICIANS AT TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE EASILY. THEY FINALLY FOUND IT AFTER THEY FAILED TWICE IN OUR CASE (IT TOOK NEARLY TWO DAYS). THOSE TECHNICIANS SHOULD BE INFORMED, SO THEY CAN DEAL WITH CUSTOMERS LIKE US QUICKLY AND PROPERLY. SECOND, A SIGN OF ACTUATOR PROBLEM CAN BE EASILY NEGLECTED. A CREAKING NOISE, WHICH CAUSED US TO BRING A CAR TO THE DEALER WAS PRETTY SUBTLE. THIRD A BRAKE FAILURE MAY LEAD FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS. I WAS VERY SCARED WHEN THE BRAKE ALMOST FAILED TO WORK. THIS MAY BE A LUCKY CASE SINCE I DID NOT HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT. *TT

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM WORK AS SHE WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT SHE HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. TO HER SURPRISE ALMOST ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. AND THERE WAS NO BRAKES SO INSTEAD OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER SHE WENT OVER THE CURVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. IT COST US A RIM AND TIRE. I M JUST GLAD SHE OR SOMEONE ELSE WASN'T INJURED. SINCE THEN MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR NEVER AGAIN SHE TOLD ME AND WISHED ME GOOD LUCK. I HAVE DROVE THE CAR MYSELF AND HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WHERE ALL THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND THERE'S TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND TOLD ME IS THE ABS ACTUATOR PUMP THAT GOES BAD WITHOUT NOTICE. HE TOLD ME ITS NOT THE FIRST TIME A CUSTOMER HAS CAME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2007 AND 2008. I GUESS THEY CHANGE SOMETHING ON ABS PUMPS ON THE 2009 AND NEWER VEHICLES THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE THE NHTSA LOOKS INTO THIS DEFECT PART BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILL. ITS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR DEALING WITH VEHICLE BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING THE WAY THERE SUPPOSE TO THAT WE ALL DEPEND ON. THE REASON WHY TOYOTA HAVEN'T DONE A VOLUNTARY RECALL IS BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THE ABS ACTUATOR IT'S EXPANSIVE AT AROUND 2,500 TO 3,000 THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THERE HANDS. BUT IF THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO COST THEM MORE IF SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILL . *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PADDED AND THE ROTORS WERE WORN. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, I SAW BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD, SO I APPLIED BRAKES. MY VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AT THE NORMAL RATE AND I NOTICED INCREASED RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED TO AVOID A COLLISION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND SAID PROBLEM IS DUE TO ABS ACCUMULATOR. THE VEHICLE NEVER PRESENTED A COMPUTER CODE FROM PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS FOUND BY LOGGING THE ABS ACCUMULATOR SENSOR AND IT WAS REPORTING CONSISTENTLY LOSING BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $2626 FOR JUST THE PART. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WITH WARNING TO "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO LOW REAR BRAKES, REPLACED PADS, ROTORS AND RESET THE VSC SYSTEM. THE NEW PART IS ALSO AN UPDATED VERSION ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, WHICH SIGNIFIES THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ORIGINAL PART. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A SUDDEN AND INTERMITTENT LOSS IN BRAKING ASSIST, DELAYED BRAKING AND AN INCREASE IN BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE CHECK VSC WARNING LIGHT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CONTACT WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE THAT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLES TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DECLINED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM TYPE OF FAILURE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14001). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY TOYOTA ONLY HAD 15000 MILES AND THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY STATED IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE THEY DECIDED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THE BRAKE PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE BRAKE PUMP IS BELOW THE CAR AND UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE. SINCE 2009, I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED 3 MORE TIMES AND THE CAR NOW ONLY HAS 60000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS WILL NOT STOP SQUEAKING EVEN IF THEY ARE BRAND NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DUE TO A SLOW LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,060.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER PART OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE 101 EB GOING 10 MPH AT 8:50 AM. TRIED TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED. I TRIED AGAIN TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED. RAN INTO THE LEFT REAR OF CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE WERE ALL MOVING SLOWLY SO DAMAGE TO HIS CAR WAS LESS THAN MINE. BUT THE FEELING OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WAS TRAUMATIC! CAR IS NOT DUE FOR SERVICE FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES. IT IS SERVICED REGULARLY BY DEALER. *TR

TRAVELLING ABOUT 30 MPH I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL FELT 'HARD' AND CAR BARELY DECELERATED, NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR AS A RESULT. JUST MISSED CAR, BUT VERY SHAKEN I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY SHOP. THEY SAID THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS FAILING, THAT PART WOULD BE ABOUT $2600 AND LABOR OVER $300. *TR

THIS PROBLEM STARTED SMALL .. BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS. FIRST INCIDENT PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING AND VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING APPEARED IN THE DRIVERS MESSAGE CENTER. IN EACH INSTANCE BREAKING WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE WARNING DISPLAYS. THE DISPLAYS WERE INTERMITTENT AND HAVE NOW BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE. OFTEN ADDING INTERMITTENT MOANING NOISES FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WHILE BRAKE IS DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE IS STOPPED. WHEN BRAKING AT TIMES, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, SLOW RESPONSE OR ADDITIONAL PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO BEGIN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. SPEEDS ARE ALL VARIED. CITY DRIVING AND FREEWAY SPEED. IN EACH CONDITION, WARNINGS OR BRAKING PROBLEMS WOULD OCCUR. THUS FAR NO FAILURE TO THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED.. WHEN URGENT BRAKING IS REQUIRED, THERE IS NO ABS RESPONSE. FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT REAR ARE MOST EFFECTED. EACH PRODUCING ABNORMAL AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST. BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE PADS CONSTANTLY BEING DEPLOYED NOW. RUINING FUEL EFFICIENCY. REQUIRING TOO. FREQUENT REPAIRS FOR NORMAL USAGE. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO INQUIRE ON THESE SAFETY MECHANICAL DEFECTS. *TR

AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR LOST BRAKING POWER FOR A MOMENT. AS THIS HAPPENED I HEARD A POP FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND A SOUND LIKE AN ACTUATOR PUMPING. AFTER A SPLIT SECOND OF NO BRAKES, THE CAR DID STOP ABRUPTLY (ALTHOUGH SCARY THAT I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE). I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMPING EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF. I ALSO HEARD A LEAKING NOISE LIKE THE BRAKE LINE HAD A PRESSURE LEAK. I STARTED THE CAR, LEAVING IT IN PARK, AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AND ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN IT WOULD POP AND GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER THIS THE ACTUATOR WOULD START PUMPING AGAIN. I'M SOMEWHAT MECHANICALLY INCLINED AND MY OPINION IS THAT THE ACTUATOR'S SEALS OR LINES ARE LEAKING CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO DEPRESSURIZE. AS LONG AS THE ACTUATOR CAN KEEP UP WITH THE BRAKE PRESSURE, ALL IS FINE, BUT IF THE ACTUATOR CAN'T KEEP UP THE CAR LOSES BRAKE PRESSURE (LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME). THIS HAS BEEN A CULMINATION OF ABOUT 3 MONTHS OF VERY STRANGE CRUNCHING, WHINING AND WHIRRING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE PROBLEM AND FINALLY AFTER MY BRAKES FAILED, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE NHTSA IS RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE BE AN ADVOCATE FOR US TO TOYOTA. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY AND THEY SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW AND I'M NOT SURE I CAN AFFORD THE $3,000 PRICE TAG TO FIX THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,822.

I APPLIED A VERY FAST PUMPING OF THE BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE WHILE IN ACCELERATING TRAFFIC LANE. TRAVELING ONLY ABOUT 25 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO DISTANCE MYSELF FROM VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS ACCELERATING MORE SLOWLY THAN WHAT I WAS ANTICIPATING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ALARMING AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING. RECEIVED WARNING THAT THE ESC NEEDED TO BE CHECKED, THEN WARNED TO TAKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY; AT THAT POINT, CAR UNDRIVEABLE. AT THE DEALER, CHIEF TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE SKID CONTROL RELAY SWITCHES REMAINED ON AFTER THE CAR WAS POWERED OFF AND ESSENTIALLY MELTED. COST OF REPAIR WAS $3700. DEALER WAS WILLING TO PAY HALF OF THE INVOICE BASED ON "GOOD WILL". I AM REPORTING THIS AFTER READING THIS LINK: HTTP://GREEN.AUTOBLOG.COM/2014/01/27/NHTSA-INVESTIGATING-30000-TOYOTA-CAMRY-HYBRIDS-BRAKE-ASSIST/ IN NO WAY DO I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CATASTROPHIC OCCURRENCE NOR FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAULT APPEARS TO BE IN POOR MECHANICAL DESIGN, BUT UNTIL THE COMPANY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY I AM OBLIGED TO PAY. I AM GRATEFUL THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL SPEED FOR A MINUTE MORE, AND THEN WENT BACK TO ZERO FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO, THEN REGISTERED CURRENT ENGINE TEMPERATURE, AND WENT TO ZERO AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE NEXT MORNING, CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING AND ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE RESUMED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS COMPUTER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND THUS COULD NO LONGER COMMUNICATE WITH THE OTHER 4 COMPUTERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $2,400 PLUS LABOR.

CHECK VSC LIGHT ON, LOSS OF BRAKES. NEAR ACCIDENT. TOYOTA SAYS $3000 TO REPLACE BRAKE ABS ACTUATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ABS ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR

WHILE MY SON WAS TRAVELING TO SCHOOL THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON THE WARNING PANEL. AT THAT TIME THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO OPERATE AND TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO REENGAGE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP BRINGING THE CAR TO A SKIDDING STOP. AFTER A MINUTE THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND HE WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AGAIN, BUT THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING TAKING MY OTHER KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN THE ROADS WERE ICY! THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BEHIND FAULTY EQUIPMENT BEING IGNORED BY TOYOTA ON THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRIDS. *TR

IN 2012, THERE WAS SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. IN APRIL 2013, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED ON. WHEN WE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING. WE HEARD ABNORMAL GRINDING METALLIC NOISE FROM REAR BRAKES. WE TOOK THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN OUT ABNORMALLY FAST. THEY COULDN'T PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. AFTER 9 MONTHS, THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING AGAIN, THE ABNORMAL METALLIC NOISE CAME BACK, THE REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY FAST AGAIN. THE DEALER TOLD US THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST $3300 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THERE ARE ALREADY 118 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS BRAKE FAILURE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE THERE ARE MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. PLEASE RECALL THESE BRAKE PART FAILURES FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. *TR

ON MARCH 2, 2014 I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS HAD LIT UP ON THE DASH, INCLUDING THE WORDS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". AT THAT POINT I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR AND REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR I NEEDED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED DRIVING IT SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET AND AT JUST 15-20 MPH THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND PULLING IT FORWARD AND BACKWARDS A FEW TIMES THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WORKED AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, MARCH 3, 2014, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR PULL AN ERROR CODE FROM THE CARS COMPUTER. I WAS SENT ON MY WAY WITHOUT ANY REPAIR BEING DONE AND WAS TOLD IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK IN. I MENTIONED THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY TO BE DRIVING SLOWLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE FOR OTHERS. AFTER READING OTHER CASES, I'M VERY CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART (THE ABS ACTUATOR/ACCUMULATOR) SINCE THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE REPLACEMENT PART. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS PART IMMEDIATELY! *TR

MY ABS AND VEHICLE STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY ANTILOCK BRAKING AND REGULAR BRAKING SYSTEMS HAVE BOTH FAILED AND THE PART IS 2500 DOLLARS AND TO TOTAL REPAIR WITH LABOR IS OVER 3000 DOLLARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" FLASHED ACROSS MY DASHBOARD. I SUDDENLY HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING THE CAR TO BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE ABS ACTUATOR, AND IT COST ROUGHLY $2975.00 TO REPLACE. I WAS ALARMED THAT ANYTHING INVOLVING THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED TO SEE THAT THERE WERE ABOUT 30,000 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR MY SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL.

I PURCHASED A USED 07 CAMRY HYBRID IN SEPTEMBER 2013. ON A RETURN TRIP FROM ALABAMA OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, THE ABS, BRAKE AND (2) WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED IN THE DISPLAY AREA OF THE DASHBOARD. ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2013, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LATER TO FIND OUT THAT IT WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $3700 TO HAVE THE ABS ACCUMULATOR REPLACED. *TR

RE: FAULTY BRAKE FAILURES ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6 INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED BRAKING WHICH CAUSES ALL DASH LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. IN-DASH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, ALL GAUGES INCLUDING TEMPERATURE, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER GO TO ZERO AND STOP COUNTING. THE VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO STOP. POWER CERRITOS TOYOTA CHARGES $2,600 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR. IT IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURING WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ALL WARNING LIGHTS GO ON IN DASHBOARD AND BELL SOUNDS, WENT TO PUT ON BRAKES AND COULD,NT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO BRAKES, AND FINALLY STOPPED. THIS HAPPENS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT OFTEN ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS,AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP QUICK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY ALL LIGHT UP ON THE DSH INCLUDING BRAKES CHECK VSC RED TRIANGLE LIGHT ABS TRAC LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AT RED LIGHT HAD TO RUN THE LIGHT LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC AND ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED FEW SECONDS LATER ALL LIGHTS DISAPPEARED AND BRAKES CAME BACK TO NORMAL, VENT TO A SHOP TO SEE THAT THE ISSUE WAS THERE NO PROBLEM FOUND AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD NO ERROR CODES FOUND, DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWED BY RESUMING TO NORMAL AND ONCE AGAIN MECHANICS DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES... WENT ONLINE FOUNT OUT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH IM SURPRISED TOYOTA MECHANICS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WITH BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH COSTS ABOUT $2000, FINALLY AFTER FEW MONTHS I WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE AT THE SHOP WITH ALL THE LIGHTS STILL LIT UP AND THEY FINALLY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT IN DEAD THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR, HOWEVER PART WAS REPLACED WITH DAME PART NUMBER AND WHEN I ASKED IF THE PART WAS UPDATED DUE TO MASSIVE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THESE UNITS I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE PEOPLE START DIEING. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR ONE MORNING, AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON: (EMERGENCY) BRAKE LIGHT, RED WARNING LIGHT, YELLOW WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT. THIS WARNING CAME AND WENT INTERMITTENTLY FOR SOME TIME, AND NOW SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT PROBLEM. THE BRAKES FEEL JAGGED WHILE PRESSING LIGHTLY, ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKE PADS ARE GONE, AND THE ROTORS ARE UNEVEN. A DEALERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE "ACCUMULATOR" FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS PART AND THE LABOR TO PUT IT IN WILL RUN ME NEARLY $3000, A SUM FAR TOO MANY CAR OWNERS CANNOT AFFORD, INCLUDING MYSELF. TOYOTA HAS INSISTED THAT BECAUSE MY THE PART IS OUT OF 3YR/36000 MILE WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT HELP IN THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. MEANWHILE, TOYOTA HAS CHANGED THE ORIGINAL OEM PART, A TACIT ACCEPTANCE THAT THE ORIGINAL IS FLAWED, AND NEEDED TO BE RE-ENGINEERED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ONLINE WITH NO RECOURSE BUT TO PAY A PHENOMENAL SUM TO HAVE A PART REPLACED THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE A DANGEROUS DEFECT.

ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR UNIT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER STATES THAT IT FAILING. COSTS A SMALL FORTUNE TO REPLACE. *TR

IN LATE 3Q 2013 WE BEGAN TO HEAR A COMMON SOUND FROM OUR 2007 CAMRY HYBRID GO FROM OCCASIONAL TO CHRONIC: A 5-10 SECOND HUM FROM THE FRONT RIGHT, LIKE A PUMP PRESSURIZING A CHAMBER. FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS WE OWNED THE CAR IT WOULD HAPPEN PERIODICALLY; NOW IT'S HAPPENING EVERY 5-10 SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT, BOTH BEFORE WE START IT (AFTER OPENING THE DOOR) AND FOR 10-15 MINUTES AFTER IT'S BEEN TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES WE HEAR A SOUND LIKE A BARK OR CHIRP; IT STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESSURIZATION FREQUENCY INCREASED. I'D ALSO NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL THROBBING OF THE BRAKES WHILE THE CAR WAS AT REST. I'VE NOTICED NO DECLINE IN PERFORMANCE, EITHER FROM THE ENGINE OR THE HYBRID SYSTEM, AND NO ISSUES WITH BRAKING ON THE ROAD. ONCE I'VE GOTTEN THE DREADED "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" ERROR, BUT IT CLEARED ITSELF AFTER A DAY. I TOOK IT INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM; THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A FAN BELT, AND TIGHTENED THE BELTS. THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY TOOK IT BACK IN TODAY, AND THE LEAD TECH SAT DOWN WITH ME IN THE CAR - HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THEY INVESTIGATED, CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, AND INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE $3100+ IN PARTS AND LABOR. I ASKED WHAT THEY COULD DO, GIVEN THAT THERE'S AN ACTIVE NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND RUMORS OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, AND THEY CAME DOWN TO $2800. TO THEIR CREDIT, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN PROFESSIONAL, RESPONSIVE, COURTEOUS AND SYMPATHETIC. STILL, AFTER EVALUATING THE REPLACEMENT COST, THE CAR'S VALUE, AND OUR CURRENT FINANCES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR DAILY DESPITE THE THREAT OF A SERIOUS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. NOT GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD, THE ABS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A CHIME SOUNDED AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A SAFE LOCATION WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE REQUIRED PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING AROUND 45MPH, ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS CAME ON. WHEN CHECKED WITH TOYOTA DEALER, THEY MENTIONED THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE BRAKE ACTUATOR. IT COSTS ABOUT $3000. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID HAVE A POSSIBLE DEFECT. LOOKS LIKE SIMILAR PART WAS RECALLED RECENTLY WITH PRIUS MAKE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY TOYOTA IS NOT RECALLING THE OTHER MAKES. IT SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. *TR

I FILLED UP WITH GAS. WHEN I STARTED UP, MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WAS LOCKED ON. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. COST FOR THE PART $2525.56. I THANK HEAVEN IT DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

THE POWER BRAKES SEEM TO STOP WORKING WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMPS WHILE BRAKING. *TR

VAC SYSTEM LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE IT IN SHOP NOW BUT THE ENGINE CODES SHOW NOTHING SO FAR. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO SUSPECTS THE ACCUMULATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I HAVE INFORMED TOYOTA ON THEIR WEB SITE THAT I HAVE HAD ISSUED WITH MY BRAKE FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER THAT SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT I HAVE CHANGED MY BRAKES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. NOW FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS GONE BAD. REALLY? DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR CRASHES TO GET ATTENTION? *TR

WHILE BRAKING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT WAS FELT THAT THE BRAKING WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED SMALL KICK WERE SENSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAS CONTINUED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE ABS ALREADY REPLACED WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 97K MILES. *TR

INTERMITTENT LOSE OF POWER BRAKE. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A BAD ACTUATOR PUMP. I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE KILLEEN TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED/REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $2000. *TR

PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FIRST, ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE TO PULL OVER, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD TO PUSH IN ON THE BRAKES EVEN HARDER. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR, STARTED IT BACK UP ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE CAR BRAKES WERE WORKING ONCE MORE. TOOK THE CAR TO TEMECULA DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, CHARGED $1,500 FOR MAINTENANCE. TWO MONTHS LATER, AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS EVERY WEEKEND, THE BRAKES REPEAT THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE NEVER WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE THE DECEMBER INCIDENT. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING BOTH INCIDENTS TO NO AVAIL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TOYOTA PEOPLE HAD NO REGARD FOR MY SAFETY. I WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR TWO MONTHS AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. ON DECEMBER 11, 2013 THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVER. WE WOULD BE CHARGE $3,000 DOLLARS FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE PAY A TOTAL OF $4,500. I HAVE BEEN A TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR THIRTY YEARS. I WILL NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN. TOTAL DISREGARD FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY, IT'S ALL ABOUT $$$. *TR

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A BRIEF LOSS OF BRAKING, PARTICULARLY WHEN BRAKING SYSTEM IS BEING APPLIED BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT ROAD SURFACES (SMOOTH TEXTURED TO AN ABRUPT CHANGE SUCH AS A BUMP IN THE ASPHALT). *TR

SLOWING DOWN EXIT RAMP FROM HIGHWAY..NO BRAKES PEDAL TO THE FLOOR HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP..DASHBOARD LIGHTS BRAKE LIGHT LIT..THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND DEALER SAYS TO REPLACE NITROGEN BOOSTER FOR $2500 BUT IT HAPPEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS LESS THAN 45 DEGREES TWICE IN FLORIDA ONCE IN PA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. IN JULY OF 2012, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR BROKE IN MY CAR RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE BRAKES LOST "POWER" AND THEN WOULD GO IN AND OUT AT WILL. I THEN SPENT $1,200.00 ON A 3RD PARTY COMPANY TO REPLACE THIS PART, ONLY TO HAVE IT GO OUT AGAIN IN 6 MONTHS. THE BRAKES FUNCTION AT WILL, AND I HAVE BEEN QUOTED UPWARDS OF $3,000.00 BY TOYOTA TO FIX. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT TO HAVE THIS FIXED PROPERLY, IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY TOYOTA AS THEY HAVE SINCE FIXED THE PART IN QUESTION. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, AND TOYOTA IS VERY RELUCTANT TO DROP PRICE AT ALL TO HELP ME FIX, EVEN CONSIDERING THIS IS THE 2ND TIME TO FIX IT, LET ALONE PAY FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PART. INSURANCE WOULD NOT FIX CAR BECAUSE THEY CONSIDERED DAMAGE WAS FROM A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED NOT TO PURCHASE USED PARTS TO REPLACE AS THEY WILL ALSO FAIL, UNLESS I PAY $$$ TO TOYOTA FOR THERE CORRECTED PART TO FIX. AS OF TODAY MY BRAKES ARE STILL NOT FIXED, AND BURNING THOUGH BRAKE PADS IN LITTLE AS 2 MONTHS AS A CONSEQUENCE. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR WHICH WAS STILL IN MY GARAGE, I PRESSED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE "ON" BUTTON. IMMEDIATELY I FELT THE BRAKE "PUSH BACK" AND HAD TO PUMP IT ONCE OR TWICE TO BRING IT BACK TO NORMAL. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, THIS WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAPPEN AGAIN. IN ADDITION, AND MORE TROUBLING, WAS THAT SOMETIMES, WHEN I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR, SOMETHING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT HAPPENED. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND STARTED THE CAR, INSTEAD OF FEELING RESISTANCE IT SEEMED THAT THE BRAKE WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT MY CAR WAS SLOWLY ROLLING BACKWARDS. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES, IT REVERTED TO NORMAL. FINALLY, ON 1/22/2014, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING SUDDENLY CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING, AS WELL AS THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT, THE REGULAR BRAKE LIGHT, THE ENGINE LIGHT, AND THE TRIANGULAR HYBRID WARNING LIGHT. THE CAR WAS DRIVING OKAY, BUT THE LIGHTS ALL REMAINED ON UNTIL I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE ACCUMULATOR HAD BLOWN A FUSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM OCCURRING IN THE CAMRY HYBRIDS. I PAID $3400 TO HAVE THE ACCUMULATOR REPLACED. THE NEXT MORNING I READ A NEWS BLURB IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE EARLY CAMRY HYBRID MODELS' BRAKE PROBLEMS AND RESEARCHED IT FURTHER AND ENDED UP AT THIS NHTSA SITE. MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN THOUGH MY ACCUMULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, HAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM BEEN ADDRESSED, OR DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING AGAIN? I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS, AND I FEEL LUCKY THAT I HAD MY PROBLEM ADDRESSED BEFORE ANYTHING MORE HARMFUL OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMERA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT THE BRAKES WAS SLOW TO APPLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT DID NOT FIND ANY DEFECT CODES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE BRAKING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,305. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING IN OUR CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SVC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND OUR BRAKES BECAME MUCH LESS RESPONSIVE. WE STOPPED THE CAR. TURNED IT ON AND OFF AND THEN THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. OVER TIME THE SVC WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND THEN FINALLY BECAME PERMANENT. WE WERE QUOTED FROM TOYOTA ABOUT $3000 TO FIX THE PART. WE ENDED UP BUYING THE PART OFFLINE AND HAVING OUR MECHANIC INSTALL IT. *TR

WHEN READYING TO STOP, LIFTED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND REACHED FOR BRAKE. WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED 1 - 2 INCHES BEFORE BRAKES TOOK HOLD. THIS WAS THE FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME THAT THIS TYPE OF BRAKING RESPONSE OCCURRED OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR IN JUNE 2006. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD, STRANGE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED ON ONE OCCASION THE BRAKE FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AT THE TIME. THE BRAKE BEGAN TO FUNCTION ONLY AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RE-APPLY FORCE. AS STATED ABOVE THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,631. UPDATED 03/11/14*LJ TOYOTA RECOMMENDED THE ABS ACTUATOR BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/13/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT THE BRAKES. IT COST ME $2,400.00 IN 2011. A FEW MONTH AGO THE NEW PART ONCE AGAIN FAILED. I BOUGHT A USED PART AND PAID $1,100.00. TOYOTA WANTED ME TO PAY $4,000.00. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AS USUALLY AND FIRST THE TURN ON THE VSS LIGHT AND WHEN A I TRY TO STOP THE CAR AND DIDNT STOP PROPERLY AND I ALMOST CRASH THE CAR A WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR TRY TO SAVE MY LIFE AND THE OTHER CAR DRIVER FROM THAT DAY UNTIL NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THA CAR AT THE OF BREAK .THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE SAID THATS A PROBLEM OF EVERY CAMRY HYBRID AND I NEED TO CHAGE THE ABS SYSTEM BUT COST $3400.00 PLUS THE INSTALATION AND I JUST WANT IF EVERITHING IS OK WITH MY CAR OR IS A MANUFACTOR PROBLEM. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING , ABOUT A MINUTE LATER THE CHECK VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER BRAKES FAIL, YOU CAN STILL STOP WITH THE BRAKE, BUT YOU HAVE TO REALLY PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE, AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES OR A FEW MINUTES THE BRAKES WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. VERY DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS, AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. IT WAS MUCH HARDER TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THAN NORMAL APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHEN STOPPED, THERE WAS A STRANGE PULSING SENSATION COMING FROM THE PEDAL. I KEPT DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, BUT SEEMED TO GET WORSE AS I DROVE MORE. AT ONE POINT, THERE WERE LIGHTS AND WARNINGS GOING OFF, SO I EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR SITE FOR A WHILE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE BACK IN WORKING ORDER. HOWEVER, SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE; IT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE UNLESS SOMETHING IS FIXED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR - AND IT WILL COST $2K-$3K!!! I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE TECH THAT THEY SEE THIS ISSUE ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS A NEW PART THAT REPLACES THE ORIGINAL ONE - WITH A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER... SO OBVIOUSLY TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ORIGINAL PART. WITH SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE CAR (BRAKES), THEY SHOULD STEP UP AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA FOR THIS SITUATION AND DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR WITH ME OR MY FAMILY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR BY MYSELF TO HOME DEPOT IN LA HABRA. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON (I DON'T RECALL IF THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE SOUND OR NOT) SAYING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VSB BRAKE SYSTEM AND I SHOULD GET IT CHECKED OUT. BECAUSE THE WARNING SCARED ME, I TAPPED ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN SO I COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANT AND WHAT I SHOULD DO. BUT MY BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND. I PUSHED ON MY BRAKES AND REALIZED IT WASN'T SLOWING MY CAR DOWN. I PULLED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER/TURNING LANE SO I COULD BE OUT OF THE WAY. I FIGURED THE CAR WOULD STOP IF I PUT IT INTO "PARK", BUT IT DIDN'T. WITH MY FOOT COMPLETELY PRESSING THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR IN "PARK" I TURNED INTO THE HOME DEPOT DRIVEWAY AT WHAT FELT LIKE 30 MPH AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN SINCE I WASN'T ACCELERATING ANYMORE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A MECHANIC HE KNOWS AND HE SAID TO PRESS THE ON/OFF SWITCH A COUPLE TIMES TO RESET THE COMPUTER OR SOMETHING. I DID THAT AND THE CAR TURNED ON AGAIN LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYWHERE BECAUSE I WAS SO SCARED. MY HUSBAND CAME TO PICK ME UP AND HE DROVE IT TO TOYOTA OF WHITTIER. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, DON'T WORRY, AND HE WOULDN'T RELEASE IT TO ME IF IT WASN'T SAFE. WE TOOK IT TO LONGO TOYOTA THE FOLLOWING WEEK. (BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, THE BRAKES HAD STARTED MAKING "SQUELCHING" NOISES AND WOULD PULSE WHEN THEY WERE PRESSED FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO PRIOR) THEY HAD THEIR "HEAD" MECHANIC DRIVE WITH MY HUSBAND AND THE MECHANIC FELT AND HEARD THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WE DESCRIBED, BUT SAID HE WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE TOO MUCH OF HIS TIME AND IT WASN'T WORTH IT TO THEM. WE DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS VISIT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR INTO THEIR GARAGE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. *TR

THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND VARIOUS INDICATORS OF FAILURE TO REGISTER. FORTUNATELY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL BOTH LIT UP. IT COST MORE THAN $3000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

I FOUND THAT WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY DID NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN THEY DID THEY SWITCHED FROM OFF TO ON RAPIDLY (UNDER CONSTANT AND/OR INCREASING BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE). THIS WAS 3 DAYS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAD THE SYSTEM SERVICED AND IT COST ME $2,000. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMED LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY DENIED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO HELP ME. COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP. *TR

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. THE OEM REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER IS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER THAN OEM THAT THE CAR WAS BUILT WITH. THE CAR THANKFULLY WASN'T DAMAGED AS IT WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY, AND ONLY CRASHED INTO THE CURB WHEN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. *TR

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AFTER "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVE. HERE IS A LINK TO A WEBSITE WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR (HYBRID MODEL) HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS. HTTPS://WWW.CHECKVSCSYSTEM.COM/HOME.HTML SOME HAVE HAD CRASHES AND SOME HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WITH PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, ETC. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SOFTWARE ON THIS MODULE T-SB-0174-12, BUT CLAIMS OUR FAILURE WAS DIFFERENT. TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE MODULE AFTER LESS THAT 45,000 MILES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME, IN ANY CAMRY. IT APPEARS THAT LEXUS CARS ALSO ARE AFFECTED. WE GOT A PARTIAL REDUCTION ON THE REPAIR ($1500 INSTEAD OF $3000), BUT TOYOTA WANTED THE PART. WE KEPT IT AND CAN PROVIDE IT TO YOU FOR TESTING AND INSPECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND SOME PEOPLE ON THE WEB SITE I SENT YOU HAD THE FAILURE OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORTUNATELY OURS HAPPENED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WE WERE LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THANK YOU. *TR

KNOCKING NOISE, ALMOST LIKE A DOOR CLOSING, LIVED WITH IT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, DECEMBER 11 TO BE TOLD MY ABS MODULE WAS QUOTE "FAILING" AND IT WOULD COST $2,900.00 TO REPLACE IT. ALSO TOLD "IT'S OK TO DRIVE WITHOUT ABS MODULE". I WAS SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES THAT I SEE REPORTED - GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN NOT TO ADDRESS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS FLAW. *TR

I NOTICED WHEN APPLYING SUDDEN BRAKES LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON BUT IT WENT AWAY WHEN BRAKES WERE RELEASED. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE TIME FOR OIL CHANGE AND GOT OIL CHANGE DONE SHORTLY. THAT PROBLEM DIDN'T CAME BACK TILL FEW MONTHS LATER. I HAD MY OIL CHANGE DONE FROM THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE WAS NOT DUE YET SO I WENT TO THE NEARBY AUTO SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY OIL IN THE DIPSTICK SO THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE AND FILLED IT UP(NO VISIBLE PROBLEM NOTICED). I THOUGHT I WILL GET IT INSPECTED WITH THE DEALER ON MY NEXT VISIT. NEXT TIME WHEN I WENT TO DEALER I MENTIONED IT AND THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO CHECK THAT BUT THEY DID VISUAL INSPECTION AND DIDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEM OR LEAKS. AGAIN AFTER SAME ISSUE THEY TOLD ME TO COME AFTER 1200 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I HAD TO CARRY THE OIL WITH ME JUST IN CASE AS THE NEARBY AUTO PLACE TOLD ME IT WAS ABNORMAL. I HAD TO TOP IT UP AGAIN SHORTLY AS THE DIP STICK SHOWED NO OIL. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME BACK AFTER 2500 MILES AND THEY SEALED THE KNOB WITH SILICON OR SOMETHING SO IT CANNOT BE TAMPERED WITH AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME ON WEEKDAY SO THEY CAN TALK TO THE TOYOTA ENGINEER. WHEN I RETURNED THEY TESTED IT AND FOUND NORMAL CONSUMPTION AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. I AM STILL FACING THAT PROBLEM AND I CALLED TOYOTA HOTLINE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD GO BY THE DEALERS OPINION ON THAT AND THERE WAS NO KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I READ THESE POSTS ON THIS WEBSITE THEN IT DEFINITELY SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EITHER . MY ENGINE IS STILL FINE, ONLY PROBLEM IS I HAVE TO CHANGE OIL TOO FREQUENTLY. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ENGINE IN FUTURE I DEFINITELY HOPE TOYOTA WILL COVER IT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED ANY PROBLEM ON MY ENGINE AFTER SO MANY VISITS. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE LEAVING THE LOT. BIGGEST ISSUE BEING IN APRIL 2012 BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH CAR BURNING/LOOSING OIL. CAR WOULD LOOSE 1 QUART OR MORE WITH IN 200 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICSVILLE TOYOTA ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE ONLY TO BE TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOT ONLY DUE TO MILEAGE BUT NOT BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND NOT HAVING MY SERVICE WORK DONE THERE. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND HAS DONE ALL THE SERVICE WORK BY THE BOOK. MY ISSUES HAPPEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHERE THE CAR WILL JERK, SHAKE, ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE WHILE THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL BLINK WELL OVER 20 TIMES BEFORE STAYING LIT. I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A CASE OF OIL IN MY CAR NEVER KNOWING WHEN I WOULD NEED TO ADD. I HAVE HAD TO BORROW A CAR FROM MY FAMILY AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS ONE. IT CAN AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT LEAVE ME OR JUST STALL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE KEPT DETAILED NOTES FROM GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA WITH THE PISTON RINGS/SEALS, ETC. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW MY AR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL TOYOTA BEING SUCH A WELL KNOWN COMPANY AND HARPING ABOUT SAFETY SHOULD STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING WITH OR WITHOUT GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I KNOW I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE AS THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEM. *TR

ABS ACTUATOR FAILED IN 2011, IT WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA FOR ABOUT $2,500 (OUT OF MY POCKET). NOW, IT IS FAILING AGAIN AND TOYOTA IS INDICATING THAT THE ACTUATOR IS NOW $3,200. THE PART WARRANTY IS 1 YEAR, SO IF I WANT TO FIX THE CAR I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE $3,200. NO NEGOTIATION POSSIBLE WITH THEM. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC ABS ACTUATOR PUMP THAT FAILS AND LEAVES THE CAR WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUES IN THIS CAR FOR YEARS 2007-2009 AND TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS CAR TO REPLACE THIS PART WITH AN UPGRADE PART THAT PREVENTS THE FAILURE. I HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART WITH MY OWN MONEY IN 2012 AND THE CAR IS GIVING SIGNS THE PART IS FAILING AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA HELP TO HAVE TOYOTA EVALUATE THIS SITUATION THAT IS AFFECTING MANY OF THIS MODEL CAR AND ISSUE AND REDESIGN THIS PART AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR ITS REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE READINGS FLUCTUATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

BRAKING WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN IN PARK MODE A KNOCKING SOUND IS HEARD; BRAKING UNEVEN BUT (PULSATING) HOWEVER CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH COMING TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON; HAD IT SEEN BY TOYOTA DEALER - NO PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED WITH DIAGNOSTICS; RECOMMENDED CHANGING BRAKE PADS, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, 2 ADDITIONAL VISITS TO DEALERSHIP - AND AFTER A COST OF OVER $500 TODAY THEY MENTIONED THAT IT WAS THE ACTUATOR AND WOULD TAKE AN ADDITIONAL $3244.50 TO REPLACE. SOONER OR LATER THE BRAKES WERE LIKELY TO FAIL MAKING IT UNSAFE, CALLED TOYOTA BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID MODELS - BUT THE NHTSA WEBSITE HAS MULTIPLE SIMILAR POSTS. HOPE TO GET SOME MEANINGFUL RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. WILL COME BACK AND UPDATE AS I HAVE SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE COMPANY. *TR

IN 2007 I BOUGHT BRAND NEW TOYOTA CAMRY IN USA. IN 2009 I TOOK THAT CAR TO POLAND WITH ME. IN MAY 2013 OF THIS YEAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BREAKS. I TOOK IT FOR TESTS TO A DEALERSHIP IN ELK POLAND WHERE I LIVE AND THEY SAID THERE IS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER & VACUUM TUBE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP SAID TAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 29000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE A COPY OF PAPERWORK THAT I RECEIVED FROM THEM. MY DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA USA TO SEE IF THEY CAN SEND THE NEW PART UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. WHEN I CAME TO USA IN MAY 2013 I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA BUT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID CAR IS IN POLAND RIGHT NOW. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA IN POLAND, I DID AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN USA. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2013 BUT ONCE AGAIN THEY REFUSED TAKING NAY LIABILITY FOR THAT AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW PART AND TO HAVE THAT PART REPLACED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE HOW TOYOTA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS SAFETY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. NEW PART COSTS ABOUT $600. I UNDERSTAND PAYING FOR MAINTENANCE OR PART REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE USAGE HOWEVER IT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

A PULSATION WAS DETECTED IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT APPEARED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ROTORS HAD WARPED. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS, THE SAME CONDITION WAS OBSERVED AT 45,737 MILES. THIS CONDITION LIKELY INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE CAR.

AT MULTIPLE REGULAR SERVICE APPOINTMENTS AT THE TOYOTA DEALER, I REPORTED UNUSUAL NOISES AND A PULSING SENSATION THAT APPEARED TO COME FROM THE BRAKES. THE SERVICE PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES. AT 77000 MILES, THE DEALER CHARGED $400 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED -- AT APPROXIMATELY $2400. OF COURSE, THEY ALSO WANTED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND WATER PUMP FOR ANOTHER $700. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT (NON-DEALER) MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PART COSTS SO MUCH BECAUSE IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE HYBRID VEHICLES (AS OPPOSED TO NON-HYBRID CAMRYS) -- USED PARTS ARE NOT MUCH CHEAPER AS THEY ARE HARDER TO FIND. A MAJOR FAILURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS OF GREAT CONCERN. THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY LESS RESPONSIVE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SAME COMPONENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE, YET TOYOTA IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING THIS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR AT LEAST CONCEDE THAT IT IS AN ISSUE SPECIFIC TO HYBRIDS AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD THAT COVERS THE HYBRID SYSTEM. *JB

AT MULTIPLE REGULAR SERVICE APPOINTMENTS AT THE TOYOTA DEALER, I REPORTED UNUSUAL NOISES AND A PULSING SENSATION THAT APPEARED TO COME FROM THE BRAKES. THE SERVICE PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES. AT 77000 MILES, THE DEALER CHARGED $400 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED -- AT APPROXIMATELY $2400. OF COURSE, THEY ALSO WANTED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND WATER PUMP FOR ANOTHER $700. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT (NON-DEALER) MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PART COSTS SO MUCH BECAUSE IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE HYBRID VEHICLES (AS OPPOSED TO NON-HYBRID CAMRYS) -- USED PARTS ARE NOT MUCH CHEAPER AS THEY ARE HARDER TO FIND. A MAJOR FAILURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS OF GREAT CONCERN. THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY LESS RESPONSIVE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SAME COMPONENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE, YET TOYOTA IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING THIS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR AT LEAST CONCEDE THAT IT IS AN ISSUE SPECIFIC TO HYBRIDS AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER *JB

CHECK VSC SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE CAUSED BY A BAD ABS ACTUATOR. NOW THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. YOU HAVE TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES AND HOPE THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AND PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *JS

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS FAILED COSTING ME $3000 TO REPAIR. WHEN I WAS TURNING THE CORNER THE BRAKE FAILED ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT. I CALLED TOYOTA FOR HELP. NO ONE IS HELPING ME. IM STUCK WITH TEH COST AND VERY SHOCKED WITH THE LIVES I PUT IN DANGER. TT

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED (AT A STOP OR COMING TO A STOP) THERE IS A PULSATION THAT CAN BE FELT BY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THIS HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME. WHILE THIS PULSATION OF THE BRAKES HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR, STARTING IN JULY, 2013, OCCASIONALLY, WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE FOLLOWING OCCURS: 1. WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED TO START CAR, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR (WITH BRAKE STILL DEPRESSED) THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLS BACKWARDS (THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE). 2. AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS "SOFT" AS IT IS NOT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. 3. AT THIS TIME THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ARE LIGHTED: RED BRAKE LIGHT (AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED), YELLOW (!) LIT, ABS LIT, READY LIGHT IS ALSO LIT. 4. ALL OF THIS WHILE THE BRAKES ARE "SOFT" AND NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. AFTER 5-8 SECONDS THE GAS ENGINE ENGAGES, THE LIGHTS GO OFF, AND THE BRAKE JERKS INTO ACTION. TO DATE, OUR DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REPORTED ON SAFERCAR.GOV AND THE NUMBER OF INTERNET REPORTINGS OF THIS AND RELATED PROBLEMS, IT WOULD SEEM THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN OR A RECALL WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. NOT ALL DEALERSHIPS ARE FAMILIAR WITH OR KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,952.

WHILE DRIVING HOME, FOUR LIGHTS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING APPEARED AS WELL. THERE WAS NOTHING NOTICEABLE THAT HAPPENED SO I DROVE ON TO THE HOUSE. ONLY THING I NOTICED THE NEXT MORNING WAS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED BACK TOWARDS ME WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK FINE. TOOK THE CAR INTO MY TOYOTA DEALER (WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2006). THEY CHECKED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRICE FOR THE PART WAS $2500. LABOR WAS $118. CAR WAS FIXED IN TWO DAYS. FORTUNATELY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED ALL BUT $100 SO I FELT VERY LUCKY. MY MAIN INTENTION ON SUBMITTING THIS IS TO FIND OUT WHY TOYOTA HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PART. I'VE READ (IN THE TOYOTANATION FORUM ONLINE) ABOUT MANY DRIVERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AT LESS THAN 65,000 MILES; MINE OCCURRED AT 82,600 MILES. AND THE PRICE OF THE PART IS ASTONISHING. SO MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WAS FINE. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY BRAKING ISSUES BUT WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THIS AS ANOTHER OWNER WHO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. EXPENSIVE FOR MANY, BUT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THE WARRANTY. ...UPDATED 08/16/13 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE BRAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. *TR

AS I WAS APPROACHING A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK VSC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON IN MY CAMRY HYBRID. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I DID A SHARP EVASIVE TURN AND HIT THE CURB HARD IN ATTEMPT NOT TO RUN OVER PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSING! THE LIGHTS SUBSEQUENTLY DISAPPEARED AND BRAKES RESUMED THEIR NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE ISSUE OF BRAKES FAILING IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENED SUBSEQUENTLY SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT FIRST I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER AND THE BRAKES OPERATE STANDARD. WHEN I INSISTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7 HOURS OF TESTING THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT (COMPUTER). AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVERED ITS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM!!! AND YET TOYOTA IS BEHAVING IMMORAL NOT RECALLING THE FAULTY PARTS THAT IN MANY CASES CAN NOT EVEN BE DIAGNOSED. MOREOVER THEY DO NOT EVEN ADMIT THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE! *TR UPDATED 8/22/13 *CN

I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD. AS I APPROACH THE LIGHT MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP MY BRAKE I BEGAN TO NOTICE BRAKE WERE BEING PUSHED TO THE FLOOR I BEGAN TO TRY TOPUMP BRAKES . AS I WAS TRYIN TO STOP CAR I HEARD THIS NOISE LIKE AIR WAS COMING OUT OF TIRES. THEN I REALIZED IT WAS MY BRAKES MAKING NOISE . I PULL UP EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. MY 4 MTH OLD GRAND BABY WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT IN BACK, ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY AND THANK GOD. I WASN'T FAR FROM MY HOME. I DROVE CAR HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND TOOK CAR TO SHOP. THEY ARE SAYING MY BRAKE BOOST HAS BROKEN AND WAS LEAKING AND THERE ADVICE WAS NOT TO DRIVE CAR. LEAVE IT WITH THEM .THIS HAPPEN ALL OF A CERTAIN, I HAD DROVE THAT CAR EVERY DAY THIS WK. TO FIX THIS CAR IT IS GOING TO COST 1300 DOLLARS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON. POWER BRAKE SYSTEM TURNED OFF AND THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESET THE ERROR BY TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN A FEW TIMES. STILL NO LUCK. I FELT I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE MILES AWAY SINCE THE STREETS I USED WEREN'T HIGHLY TRAFFICKED. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE VSC COMPUTER HAD FAILED AND THAT IT WAS A $2200 REPAIR. I DID A QUICK SEARCH: HTTP://BIT.LY/VJ77M5 AND FOUND THIS THREAD OF THIS ISSUE BEING A SOMEWHAT COMMON ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN BUT NOW RECALL: HTTP://BIT.LY/XAMKAA. *TR UPDATED 7/31/13 *CN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER IT WOULD STOP COMPLETELY WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN. WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 25 MPH, IT WOULD TAKE LONGER TO STOP.

ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN UP CAME CHECK VSC SYSTEM. LOOKED IT UP IN THE AUTO MANUAL. SUNDAY, HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ON THE WAY HOME, STOPPED INTO AUTO ZONE, PLUGGED IN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC, CODE C1391 COMES UP. WENT HOME INVESTIGATED ONLINE, FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH MANY CAMRY HYBRIDS,. NOT BEING RECALLED. BIG MONEY AND BIG SAFETY ISSUE HERE. COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, MY FIRST DAY OUT WITH THIS AS THIS JUST HAPPENED WITH ME AT 9 AM TODAY. HTTP://WWW.CHECKVSCSYSTEM.COM HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/105-CAMRY-HYBRID/401450-2007-TCH-CHECK-VSC-SYSTEM-CODE-C1391.HTML. *TR...UPDATED 07-29-13 *BF.... UPDATED 08/01/13 *BF

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR AND COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE VSC WARNING LIGHT , BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME MORE RESISTANT TO BRAKING. THE PROBLEM IN MY CAR ACTUALLY BEGAN MONTHS BEFORE THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WAS NOT CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP. EARLY SIGNS WERE EXCESSIVE CLICKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON THE RIGHT FRONT AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND AN INTERMITTENT HYDRAULIC SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS KEPT DEPRESSED. AFTER THE REPAIR I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE REPAIR INVOLVED REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. *TR ....UPDATED 08/01/13 *BF THERE SEEMED TO BE A DELAY IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. PRIOR TO THAT, THE CONSUMER HEARD CLICKING SOUNDS. HOWEVER, BEFORE THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE STOPPING SEEMED NORMAL.

THERE IS A LEAK IN THE ABS ACCUMULATOR THAT CAUSES MY BRAKES TO PULSE AND A ALARM TO SOUND, WHICH IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACES BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, MY MECHANIC THINKS IS IT THE ACCUMULATOR, WHICH COST 1800 DOLLARS JUST FOR THE PART. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART ONLINE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY 2K FOR A REPAIR AT THIS TIME AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE DUE TO MY WORK AND NEED TO COMMUTE. *TR UPDATE 6/27/2013: THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT NOW AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSES AS IF IT IS PUSHING BACK WHEN STEP DOWN ON IT, IT DEFINITELY AFFECTS MY BREAKING DISTANCE. I HAVE TO START BREAKING MUCH SOONER THAN NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS THE COST ACTUALLY HAS BEEN QUOTED BY DCH TOYOTA OF OXNARD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 6/8/13 FOR $3,250.00 TO REPLACE ABS ACTUATOR SYSTEM. PART WAS 2399.00 ALONE. UPDATED 7/31/13 *CN

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER DIAGNOSED A PART FAILURE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH EVER INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THIS CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT. *TR UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT SOON RETURNED A FEW HOURS AFTER DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY, ALL THE BRAKING ISSUES AND WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH AGAIN. THE ABS BRAKE ACCUMULATOR HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK. THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS UPGRADED AND THE NEW UNIT IS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER.

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A NOTICE WHEN I DEPRESSED MY BRAKES, EVEN WHAT THE CAR WAS STOPPED, THAT THERE WAS A SQUEAKING OR THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I TOOK TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER LAST MONTH FOR A 5000 MILE SERVICE AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN. IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND SO I TOOK IT IN LAST WEEK AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEY BLED THE BRAKE LINES WHICH DID NOT FIX IT AND SO THEY TOLD ME THERE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE ABS ACTUATOR AND THE PART WAS $2700 AND TOTAL WITH LABOR WOULD BE $3100. I WAS LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS AND TODAY WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND THEN THE VSC SYSTEM CHECK AND HYBRID SYSTEM CHECK WARNINGS CAME ON AND I HEARD A LOUD HISSING/FAN-LIKE NOISE FROM BEHIND THE REAR SEAT WHERE THE HYBRID BATTERY IS LOCATED. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY OWNERS OF THE 2007 MODEL YEAR AND LATER CAMRY HYBRID WITH MILEAGE LEVELS IN THE 50K TO 80K RANGE. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A SQUISHINESS IN THE BRAKES AND AT ONE POINT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM WHERE THEIR BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID WITH 67K MILES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT STRANGE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. RESTARTED IT, JUST TO FIND THE THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, AND THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL FELT STRANGE/DIFFERENT. I THEN DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY AND CALLED THE DEALER. THIS IS THE SAME DEALER THAT HAS DONE ALL THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS AN ABS BRAKE ACCUMULATOR HYDRAULIC PART THAT COST OVER $2500. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FOR THE PAST WEEKS WITH A PULSATING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, SPECIALLY AT STOPS WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT. YOU CAN FEEL THE PULSATION ON THE PEDAL WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE NOISE GETS LOUDER THE HARDER YOU PRESS THE PEDAL AND THE CAR SEEMS LIKE ITS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. NO PROBLEM LIGHTS WERE ON THE CONTROL PANEL UNTIL IT REACHED 87,225. AFTER THAT I HAD THE ABS, BRAKE, WARNING, VST LIGHTS ALL ON WITH THE MESSAGE OF CHECK VST ON THE LCD OF THE CONTROL PANEL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE QUOTE WAS FOR $2,600!!!!! I STARTED SEARCHING ONLINE AND FOUND OUT SEVERAL OTHER CAMRY OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M FILING THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL COMPONENT IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND IT IS FAILING AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE (UNDER 100K) AND SOMETIMES EVEN UNDER 60K. ALSO THE COST OF REPAIR IS SO HIGH YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO INCREASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN BECAUSE IT IS A PART THAT IT IS CRITICAL FOR THE CAR'S SAFETY OPERATION. I WOULD NEVER DRIVE A CAR WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ

ABS WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING. SYSTEM RESET AND CAR WAS FINE FOR COUPLE OF WEEKS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SYSTEM RESET AGAIN - FINE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND STAY ON. TOYOTA DEALER WANTS $2500-3,000 TO REPAIR SYSTEM AND TELLS ME IT IS RARE AND HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN OTHER VEHICLES OF MY TYPE. YET I FIND SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COINCIDENCE?? *TR UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A RAINY DAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIVE AND I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, THE PEDAL GOT STUCK AND KEPT ACCELERATING. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SAME SCENARIO. INSTEAD THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF OTHER "ISSUES" THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I KINDLY DECLINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) AND SINCE THEN, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESET. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK WITHOUT INCIDENT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

MY BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PUMP STARTED TO FAIL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED WEAKNESS ON THESE CARS. THERE IS HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE WITH FRUSTRATED OWNERS HAVING THIS PART FAIL (PRIUS AND CAMRY HYBRID), AND TOYOTA CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IT; YET WHEN IT IS REPLACED, THEY REPLACE THE PART WITH A RE-DESIGNED AND DIFFERENT PART! THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS $1900+ AND INSTALLED BY THE DEALER IT IS ABOUT $2700! THIS PART IS ALSO UNIQUE TO THE HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS CAR, YET IT IS "NOT COVERED" BY THE HYBRID SYSTEM 10 YEAR 100K MILE WARRANTY. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY RISK AS I HAVE SEEN OTHER POSTERS HAVE THEIR BRAKES FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE WATER PUMP IS ALSO NOTORIOUS FOR FAILURE ON THIS CAR AT LOW MILEAGE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DATE. *TR

MY 6-CYLINDER CAMRY XLE WAS WRECKED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED THE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. THE CAMRY WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT A TOYOTA DEALER. IT HAD LESS THAN 49,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE ROAD, WEATHER, AND VISIBILITY WERE GOOD. I WASN'T SPEEDING, TEXTING, PHONING, EATING, DRINKING, OR BEING DISTRACTED FROM DRIVING IN ANY WAY. THERE WAS ONLY ONE CAUSE FOR THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. ONLY SECONDS BEFORE I USED THE BRAKE TWICE AT LOW SPEEDS. IT WAS NOT HUMAN ERROR. IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE. OTHER CASES INVOLVING THE CAMRY 2007 HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) COMPLAINT WEB PORTAL, EDMUNDS.COM AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. SIMILAR TO THE OTHER INCIDENTS, THERE WAS NO WARNING; I HAD APPLIED MY BRAKES AT STOPS ONLY SECONDS EARLIER. IT WAS A HARROWING EXPERIENCE. I COULDN'T STOP FOR A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED WITH ANOTHER CAR. I SAW THE RED LIGHT WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP IF ONLY THE BRAKES HAD WORKED! I AND THE OTHER DRIVER WALKED AWAY, BUT MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE OTHER DRIVER'S CAR WAS DAMAGED. SIMILAR TO THE OTHER INCIDENTS, TOYOTA COULD NOT DETECT OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT DIDN'T EXIST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO THE PUBLIC. I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF MASTER MECHANICS AND THEY QUICKLY REPLIED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A POWER BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE. DESPITE MY PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA'S NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS AND ULTIMATELY A LETTER TO THE CEO, TOYOTA DENIED RESPONSIBILITY AND MY CLAIM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A THUMPING AND SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THIS IS IN FOLLOW UP TO INCIDENT ODI ID 10453342. AFTER FOUR SEPARATE BRAKE FAILURES AND SUBSEQUENT DELIVERIES OF THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY VALVE IN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. SYMPTOMS: ACCUMULATOR PUMP RUNNING EVERY 10 TO 15 SECONDS WHEN IT SHOULD RUN ONLY OCCASIONALLY. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THAT NO BRAKING WAS AVAILABLE TO THE REAR WHEELS AT POINT OF FAILURE. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 55,218 MILES. TWO WEEKS SUBSEQUENT TO THE WARRANTY REPAIR, A FIFTH BRAKING FAILURE OCCURRED (OCTOBER 30, 2012). THIS TIME WITH A WARNING TONE (NOT HEARD ON PREVIOUS FAILURES). THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATES THE NEW ACTUATOR HAD FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY VOLTAGE REGULATOR. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. 23 DAYS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE LAST FAILURE AND THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMALLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR (THE SQUARE ALUMINUM MODULE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WITH MANY HYDRAULIC LINES COMING OUT OF IT) IS A WEAK COMPONENT IN THE TOYOTA 2007 CAMRY HV. *TR

VSC SYSTEM, CHECK ENGINE, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE PUSHED BACK AT ME, RELEASING THE BRAKES. WHEN I CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, THE USUAL RESISTANCE AND BRAKING POWER WAS GONE. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DISCOVER A PROBLEM AS THE COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD AN ERROR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATED OTHER TOYOTA HYBRID OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS THE STROKE SENSOR. WHEN I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, THEY INSISTED I CHANGE THE TIRES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *TR UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ UPDATED 8/22/13 *CN

THE FIRST INDICATION WAS THE CRL CAME ON WITH CODES P0171 AND THEN P0174. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, THERE IS A HISSING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BASICALLY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT SOUNDS AS IF THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A BIT WITH THIS MODEL AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED DUE WARPAGE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS (9/2010 & 9/2012-80K). THE ISSUE CAN BE SEEN PRIMARILY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN SLOWING DOWN TO GET ON OFF RAMP, WHERE CAR WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKING OUT OF YOUR HAND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OTHER TIMES STEERING WOULD VISIBLY SHAKE, BUT NOT TO THE POINT OF SHAKING OUT OF YOUR HAND, WHEN TRAVELING IN TOWN AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED *TGW UPDATED 6/13/13 *CN UPDATED 06/17/2013 *JS UPDATED 7/1/13 UPDATED 7/1/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

UNDER LIGHT BRAKING, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY "LET GO". AT THAT POINT, ADDITIONAL BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS IS DANGEROUS. MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME TO INCREASE MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO OVERCOME THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT A REPAIR MY BE DIFFICULT AS THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. AN INTERNET SEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT INTENTIONALLY CRASHED INTO A CEMENT PARKING BLOCK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED BY OFFERING THE CONTACT $400 TOWARD THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND EXITED THE ROAD TO A SAFE AREA. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER BEING DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,400. AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,800.

JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY IN MY VEHICLE. IT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF VEHICLE STARTS AND STOPS OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND SENT ME ALONG MY WAY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT PROGRESSED TO THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", THE RED "BRAKE" LIGHT, THE LITTLE YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH THE "!" AND THE STABILITY CONTROL ICON ON STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. AFTER A FEW MORE MONTHS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD, CONSTANT "BEEP." IT WOULD LAST ABOUT A MINUTE, POWER WOULD RETURN TO THE BRAKES. AFTER A FEW MORE MONTHS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES STARTED LOSING POWER SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM WHILE I WOULD BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I CAN STOP OR DECELERATE, BUT I HAVE TO APPLY FAR MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND MY BRAKING DISTANCE IS GREATLY INCREASED. IT'S A THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN NOW, AND THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE "NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE" AND HAVE "NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT." *TR

CAR PURCHASED NEW ON 5/9/2007. ONLY 30,800 MILES & HAD THE OIL CHANGED. THE CAR WAS SQUEALING. MECH. DETERMINED THE LEFT REAR INSIDE BRAKE PAD WAS ALMOST GONE!! FRONT PADS/ROTORS FINE. THIS IS A CASE OF PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF. THEY ISSUED A TSB. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL & ALL WORK DONE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE!! NOW I HAVE TO PAY $250.00 TO HAVE THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM FIXED=2 ROTORS TURNED, 4 DISC BRAKE PADS, & LABOR. TOYOTA IS COMPLETELY AT FAULT. *JS

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ACTUATOR IN THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE PART IS OVER $2,200.00 AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, I AM SEEING WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA HYBRID VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS SEEMS LIKE AN EXTREME COST FOR ANYONE, INCLUDING ME, TO HAVE TO REPLACE ON A VEHICLE AS NEW AS THIS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY CLASS-ACTION SUITS/CASES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *JS *TR

I TOOK THE 2007 CAMRY WITH ABOUT 67,000 MILES TO THE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE OF A SQUEALING NOISE: THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN OUT COMPLETELY AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $459.00. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT. ON APRIL 5, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE MACHINED AT A COST OF $85. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE OKAY. *TR

ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND BRAKING WAS LOST. ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE MOTORIST IN FRONT OF ME AND APPLY VERY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO HALT THE VEHICLE OVER A MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. CONDITIONS WERE: DRY ROAD, NO BUMPS OR DEBRIS ON THE ROAD, STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC, GENTLE BRAKING PRESSURE ON PEDDLE WHEN INITIALLY TRYING TO STOP. VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. INDICATORS: BIG RED BRAKES INDICATOR LIT UP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON, TRIANGLE WITH (!) LIGHT CAME ON, ORANGE CIRCLE WITH (!) LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO UPDATED THE COMPUTER AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME. WITHIN THREE DAYS OF RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME ABOVE CONDITIONS AND INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REMAINS THERE PRESENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP ASSERTS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT CODES OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND ARE UNAUTHORIZED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS WITHOUT PROVING A PROBLEM EXISTS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM AND AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS A RECORD OF THE SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THEM WITH THIS BRAKE FAILURE. I AM TERRIFIED OF AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW UNLESS A PROBLEM IS FOUND AND CORRECTED. CAN YOU PROVIDE ASSISTANCE OR ADVISE ON WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FORCE TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE? I NOTE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS REPORTED THIS FAILURE. I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY THAT IS A DEATH TRAP AND UNDER GOOD CONSCIENCE CAN NOT BE SOLD TO ANOTHER PERSON.

ON 11/24/11 I WAS OUT OF TOWN WITH FIVE PEOPLE IN THE CAR (INCLUDING ME). AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WENT OUT ENTIRELY AND I WOUND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION (THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS COMING ON THE CROSS STREET OR I COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN BROADSIDED). "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, RED TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION LIGHT, ORANGE INDICATOR LIGHT (EXCLAMATION WITH CIRCLE ((!))), ANTI SKID LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT BASICALLY SAID THIS WAS RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT I COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR, BUT TO BE CAUTIOUS. THE BRAKES WERE VERY LIMITED WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT I WAS CAREFUL AND MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN WE LEFT THAT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, BUT I DID EXPERIENCE SAME ISSUE SPORADICALLY THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK THE CAR TO GRAPEVINE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND LEFT IT FOR THREE DAYS. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT THE NEXT TIME I DID I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND THEN LATER IT WENT OFF AGAIN AND OPERATED FINE. I DID GET A CALL TO RATE MY SERVICE A FEW DAYS AFTER I TOOK IT IN AND I TOLD THEM THE TRUTH, THAT I WAS UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AFTER THAT AND SAID HE WOULD RESEARCH WITH TOYOTA TECH SUPPORT TO TRY AND FIND THE CAUSE. I DIDN'T GET ANY POSSIBLE FIXES BACK FROM HIM, BUT I READ SOMEWHERE A BAD BATTERY MIGHT BE THE CAUSE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON 2/21/12. THEY SAID BATTERY WAS GOOD, BUT THE ISSUE DID OCCUR WHILE THEY HAD IT AND STILL COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW 2/26/12 AND I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MANY TIMES, SEVERAL IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHAKING WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE PADS SCRATCHING THE ROTOR. THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN HOWEVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,470 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID FOR 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS. IN SNOWY AND SLICK CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. ABS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. HYDRAULIC BRAKES FUNCTIONED, BUT THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY ENGAGED AND THEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED VERY SHARPLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY (I HAVE READ THIS IS THE "FAIL-SAFE" BEHAVIOR WHEN A COMMUNICATION ISSUE OCCURS IN THE SYSTEM). AT THE SAME TIME, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" NOTIFICATION CAME ON. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT, SKID INDICATOR LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, ORANGE CIRCLE WITH EXCLAMATION LIGHT (BRAKE FAILURE INDICATOR, IT LOOKS LIKE ((!)) ) ALL LIT. ALL WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BEHAVE BADLY FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK UNDER A VARIETY OF WEATHER AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STOPPING WAS UNSAFE (A LOT LIKE A NEW DRIVER STRUGGLING TO LEARN TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT...EXCEPT THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND THE UNPREDICTABLE JOLTING WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE BEHAVIOR, AS OPPOSED TO A DRIVER UNFAMILIAR WITH USING THE CLUTCH). WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND MANY FAILURE/ERROR CODES HAD BEEN RECORDED IN THE COMPUTER AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. SO MANY ERRORS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CLEAR THEM AND RECALIBRATE THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE COMPUTER WAS 'RECALIBRATED' AND THE CAR WAS EXTENSIVELY DRIVEN BY THE TECHNICIAN. NOTHING RECODED. THE BRAKES NOW BEHAVED NORMALLY. EFFECTIVELY THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE THE COMPUTER "WENT HAYWIRE". RECALIBRATING THE COMPUTER SEEMS TO HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. SO THERE WAS A MAJOR BRAKE ISSUE THAT HAPPENED SUDDENLY, WAS NOT RELATED TO A COMPONENT FAILURE, THAT APPARENTLY CAN RECUR AT ANY TIME. *TR

MINUTES AFTER LEAVING HOME WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED - BRAKE, VSC, TIRE, ETC. THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, THE STEERING BECAME "GUMMY", AND THE BRAKES BECAME "MUSHY". IT TOOK CONSTANT, COMPLETE DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR OVER A LENGTH OF ABOUT 25 FEET. I TOOK THE CAR TO 355 TOYOTA IN ROCKVILLE, MD WHERE IT WAS HOOKED TO A COMPUTER, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND AND THIRD TIME, ONCE MINUTES AFTER STARTUP AND ONCE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH NOT FAR FROM MY DESTINATION, THANKFULLY. AFTER PARKING THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS, THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. THE FOURTH TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED, I HAD JUST LEFT THE CAPITAL BELTWAY AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING IN ORDER TO SAFELY ROUND A CLOVERLEAF ONTO RIVER ROAD. THE BRAKES WERE BARELY RESPONSIVE, AND I NARROWLY MISSED CRASHING INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO 355 TOYOTA ON DECEMBER 27. THE CAR WAS KEPT FOR 24 HOURS. THE MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME A PROBLEM SUCH AS MINE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO 355 TOYOTA. A GOOGLE QUERY PROVED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS MORE PERVASIVE THAN THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS OR IS WILLING TO ADMIT KNOWING. *TR UPDATED 7/31/13 *CN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER EPISODE AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECH EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED BRAKE FLUID. SINCE THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED, THE VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED PERFECTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE A SERIOUS FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CARS. ON TUESDAY 9/6/11, THE BRAKE PEDAL ON OUR CAMRY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. SHE HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AGAIN WHEN THE PEDAL CAME BACK UP IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THIS HAS BEEN A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR HER AND WE CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS GONE WRONG. WHEN I CHECKED THE LEVEL OF THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR IT WAS AT ITS NORMAL LEVEL BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. OUT OF SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY WIFE AND SON, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SO THAT THE COULD IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT I FELT THAT THEY WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE. I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE A ANY CHANCES BY TAKING IT TO A LOWER COST REPAIR SHOP. AFTER HAVING THE CAR AT THE SERVICE CENTER OF THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE WHOLE DAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE FINE AND THAT THEY STILL HAVE 60% LIFE REMAINING ON THEM, THERE IS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE ANYWHERE AND THAT THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT AND THEY CAN NOT MAKE THE SAME FAILURE TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SERVICE ADVISOR'S INPUT WAS THAT IN CASE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN JUST APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND I DROVE IT MYSELF FOR A FEW MILES AND I DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES EITHER. THIS INCIDENT HAS LEFT ME AND MY WIFE PUZZLED, CONCERNED, FRIGHTENED AND WORRIED THAT THE SAME FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH AN UNPLEASANT RESULTS AND THAT OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY USERS MAY EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISE AS TO WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE MIGHT BE. WE ARE THE FIRST OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON AUGUST 25TH 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, MY DAD WAS DRIVING TO GARVEY RANCH PARK LOCATED AT (781 S ORANGE AVE, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755) AS PART OF HIS DAILY ROUTINE. HE HAD ALREADY PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND WAS GETTING READY TO PARK HIS CAR FACING NORTH BOUND. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF NOWHERE AND HOPED THE PARKING CURB STILL FACING NORTHBOUND. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CASUALTIES AND PREVENT HITTING ANY OF THE CHILDREN NEAR THE PLAYGROUND, HE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AND MADE A U-TURN AT ABOUT 150 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT HE WAS FACING SOUTH BOUND OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. HIS CAR THEN HOPPED THE CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. ONCE THE CAR HOPPED THE PARKING CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE, IT CONTINUED TO HOP OVER A COUPLE OF RAISED CONCRETE BLOCKS THAT DELINEATE A PATH ONTO THE HILLSIDE JUST SOUTH OF THE PARKING LOT. DUE TO THE STEEPNESS OF THE HILL, IT PREVENTED THE CAR FROM GOING ANY FURTHER AND THE CAR CRASHED IN BETWEEN TWO TREES LOCATED ON THE HILLSIDE. WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR TO LONGO TOYOTA DUE TO THE ACCELERATION RECALL BACK ON MARCH 13 2010. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE CAR STILL HAD MECHANICAL ISSUES AFTER WE HAD IT SERVICED IT FOR THE RECALL AND WAS GLAD THAT MY DAD DID NOT SUSTAIN A VERY SERIOUS INJURY. THE CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF AN NHTSA OFFICIAL WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH WATER AND IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE FRONT ROTARY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE SHAVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. OWNER CONTACTED DISTRICT SERVICE MANGER AND DISTRICT SALES MANGER. UPDATED 10/05/2011 *LN *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LXE. A DRIVER DECIDED TO MOVE INTO MY LANE FROM THE LEFT, TO AVOID A SERIOUS COLLISION I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE BRAKES. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AS WE SKIDDED ACROSS FOUR LANES AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS (WHICH WERE IN USE) DID NOT LOCK US IN. MY WIFE HIT THE INSIDE CEILING AND THE RIGHT WINDOW OF THE FRONT DOOR. I TRIED TO FIND AN ATTORNEY TO GO AFTER TOYOTA BUT COULD NOT FIND ONE WHO HAD THE GUTS TO STAND UP TO TOYOTA. THERE WAS OVER $14,500 IN REPAIRS AND AS OF TODAY THEY ARE STILL PUTTING THE CAR BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER, AIR CONDITIONER, AND THE BRAKES ALL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER WHO STATED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A VERY LOUD SCREECH FROM THE REAR BRAKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS TRASH ON THE BRAKE SHOE AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY WEAR OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN 4 1/2 YEARS AND THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. *JB

I OWNED A 2007 CAMRY LE. ON 3/05/11 MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAREENED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND THEN THE CAR STARTED FLIPPING. THE CAR FLIPPED AT LEAST 3 TIMES BEFORE HITTING AN EXIT SIGN. THE EXIT SIGN THEN PIERCED THE ROOF OF THE CAR AND LANDED BETWEEN MY LEGS. THANK GOD I WASN'T SERIOUSLY HURT. BUT THROUGH ALL THE FLIPPING ACROSS THE CONCRETE, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY COMPLAINT IS BRAKE FAILURE AND LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

DRIVER REPORTED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, CAUSING CAR TO MOUNT CURB, STRIKE AND KNOCK OVER LAMPPOST, STRIKING MASONRY STEPS AND A CONCRETE POST. AFTER STRIKING CONCRETE POST, CAR REBOUNDED APPROX. 6 FEET. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVERS FLOOR MAT WAS SECURED TO IT'S RETAINING PEGS, NOT IMPINGING THE ACCELERATOR IN ANY WAY. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM REGARDING CONCERNS ABOUT TOYOTA SAFETY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB

DROVE SLOWLY AT AROUND 25MPH IN A VERY COLD DAY (16 DEGREE). WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR THE BRAKE WAS IN A LOCKED POSITION (CAN'T PRESSED IT DOWN) AND MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE I COULD DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING AND SYSTEM CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CAUSING AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND AS HE RESUMED DRIVING, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,217 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CHECK VSC, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

: MY TOYOTA 2007 SUBJECT : BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAKE / MODEL YEARS : CAMRY YOU HAVE LISTED THE 2004-2006 MODELS BUT I TOOK MY 2007 TO THE CONYERS, GEORGIA, DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND THIS IS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY SO THEY TOLD ME TO JUST KEEP THE BRAKE FLUID FULL. I NEED YOU TO COVER THIS REPLACEMENT CHARGES FOR MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THEIR FINDING IS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN THE COMPUTER FOR THAT REPAIR ASSESSMENT, AT THE SHOP FOR THAT MAINTENANCE VISIT. I ALSO WAS GIVEN A COPY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED RIGHT. SECONDS LATER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

THE BRAKES SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 - 70 MPH. SHAKING TRANSMITS TO STEERING WHEEL IF FRONT ROTORS WARP AND SOMETIMES SHAKE BODY OF CAR IF REAR BRAKES WARP. SHAVING ROTORS FIXES THE PROBLEM EVERYTIME. OCCURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30,000 MILES. THESE ROTORS WARP VERY EASILY. THEY ARE TOO THIN OR OF BI-METALLIC CONSTRUCTION WHICH CAN CAUSE DIFFERENTIAL GROWTH OF METAL, THUS WARPING ROTORS UNDER HIGH HEAT LOADS. BESIDES KEEP CUTTING INTO YOUR EXPENSIVE ROTORS, ONLY SOLUTION IS TO GO AFTERMARKET. NEW TOYOTA ROTORS WILL BE MADE THE SAME AND WILL WARP THE SAME. HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS WILL WORK EVEN BETTER. BUT HOLES AND SLOTS WILL BE HARD TO SHAVE LOCALLY. IT IS USUALLY FRONT ROTORS THAT WARP FIRST, BUT IT CAN BE BACK ROTORS AT TIMES ALSO. EVERYTIME YOU SHAVE THEM, THEY GET THINNER AND WARP EASIER THE NEXT TIME (LESS HEAT DISSIPATION CAPABILITY). ONLY PERMANENT FIX IS AFTERMARKET ROTORS. I AM AN EX-MECHANIC AND CURRENT MECHANICAL ENGINEER. *TR

I HAD A WEIRD SYSTEM LOCKUP (MAY BE ABS LOCKUP)/SHUTDOWN ISSUE WHEN DRIVING THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY (RECALL SERVICE DONE ALREADY). I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SLOWLY AND TOOK EXIT (20-30 MPH SPEED) FROM NJ-TURNPIKE AND HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND THE CAR RAN LOOSE SO I APPLIED A LITTLE BRAKE AS IT WAS ON A TURN (EXIT). THE CAR SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND SPUN AROUND AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. AND THE DRIVER SIDE BACK TIRE HIT ON A CURB AND HALTED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I CALLED UP COPS AND DIDN'T SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION. THEN COPS HELPED ME TO TAKE THE CAR THRU THE EXIT AND IT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY AFTER THAT. BUT I AM HEARING SOME OOZING SOUND WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING 40-50 MPH AND > 60 MPH SPEED FROM THERE ON. I WENT TO DEALER/SERVICE AND THEY ARE NOT GIVING ANY CLUE, AND SAID NO ISSUES WITH DIAGNOSIS. I'VE GIVEN THE CAR AGAIN TODAY AS THEY WERE NOT HAVING THE TIME TO DO THE TEST DRIVE YESTERDAY TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE STRANGE SOUND IS. THE INCIDENT WAS SCARY AND COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL/CRASH. IT WAS VERY LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITHOUT ANY INJURY OR CAR DAMAGES AS THERE WAS NO CAR/TRUCK BEHIND ME FOR FEW SECONDS. MY WIFE WAS SHOCKED TO SEE IT HAPPENED AS WE WERE TRAVELLING WITH OUR 18 MONTHS OLD KID. *TR

I HAVE A CAMRY 2007 XLE WITH 36K MILES. I STARTED NOTICING SOME BRAKE PULSATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS, OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR, SPECIALLY ON DOWNHILLS. THIS SENSATION STARTED APPEARING AT AROUND 34K MILES. THE STEERING DID NOT VIBRATE AT THAT TIME. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE FOR ITS 35K MILES. TWO DAYS AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED I HAD A LONG DRIVE AND STARTED NOTICING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, SOME TIMES MORE VIBRATION THAN OTHERS. ALL WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT OVER 60 MPH WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MODERATELY TO STRONGLY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND I SAID THAT THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING AFTER SERVICE. HE SAID, THEY DON'T REMOVE BRAKES OR ROTORS WHEN THEY DO MINOR SERVICE TO THE CAR. I ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE AND HE SAID THAT THE ROTORS MIGHT BE WARPED. THEY WOULD PERFORM A ROTOR RESURFACING AND POSSIBLY PADS REPLACEMENT, DESPITE THE PADS LOOKED OVER 7MM, QUITE NEW FOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE READ A LOT OF CAMRY COMPLAINTS WITH WARPED ROTORS. THE DEALER SAID ROTORS CANNOT BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I AM UPSET BECAUSE ROTORS SHOULD BE NOT WARPED AT 36K MILES AND SPECIALLY WHEN PADS LOOK IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. ESTIMATED JOB WOULD BE AROUND $260.THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE WHEN BREAKING NOW. TOYOTA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS QUALITY ISSUES AND OFFER REPLACEMENT. *TR

TWICE IN 24 HOURS, RIGHT AFTER I HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE THE ABS KICKED IN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO TOYOTA BUT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I RODE WITH THE TECHNICIAN BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. *TR

CAR WAS IN REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT. APPLIED BRAKES BUT WITH NO RESPONSE. CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE AND HIT ANOTHER IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER AND WILL TAKE IT IN THIS FRIDAY 7/9/2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THE VEHICLE VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE VIBRATIONS GOT MORE VIOLENT WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO BEGAN TO MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NORMAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ADAPTING TO ITS NEW COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AGAIN WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,600.

ON APRIL 27, 2010, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I USUALLY BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VERY SLOWLY SO THAT I CAN STOP AT ANYTIME. AFTER I HAD CLEARED THE PARKING SPACE AND BEFORE I COULD EXCHANGE GEARS, THE CAR (2007 TOYOTA CAMRY) KEPT ON REVERSING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. IT STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A VAN WHICH WAS ADJACENT TO A POLICE CAR. LUCKILY THE POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER APPROACHED MY CAR HE STATED THAT "I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO HIT ME." I REPLIED BY SAYING "MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP; I COULD STOP THE CAR." I INFORMED THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE POLICE REPORT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION. THIS STATEMENT IS ALSO WANT THE MECHANIC SAID WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO WORK ON THE CAR. *TR

WARPED ROTORS ON 2007 CAMRY AT APPROX. 13,000, AGAIN AT AROUND 50,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 68,000 MILES. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FIRST TIME, I PAID THE SECOND TIME, AND TOYOTA SAYS I MUST PAY AGAIN THE THIRD TIME. ARE OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM? TOYOTA REF. NUMBER IS [XXX] REF NUMBER WITH TOYOTA IS [XXX] ON 6/22/10. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE HAD TO RE-ADJUST HER SEAT TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT A BOLT HAD DISLODGED FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND HAD PUNCTURED TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE BEING REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,035.

AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT UNSETTLING FEELING OF BRIEF BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS ON LEVEL DRY PAVEMENT WITH LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES AND WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ABS. IN THE 5/18/10 ISSUE OF THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, CLICK & CLACK THEORIZED THAT IT MAY HAVE "SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHEN THE HYBRID SWITCHES FROM REGENERATIVE BRAKING TO TRADITIONAL FRICTION BRAKING." *TR

ON APRIL 17, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL MORE, THE CAR LOCKED DOWN. I LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION CENTER ON THE DASH AND IT HAD A WARNING "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SPARTANBURG, SC. THE GAVE ME A RENTAL AND TOLD ME THEY HAD TO DO FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS. AFTER 12 DAYS, MY CAR IS READY BUT THEY CAN GIVE ME NO REASON WHY THE SYSTEM FAILED. THEY REPLACED A SENSOR, BUT TOLD ME THIS ISSUE NEVER HAPPENS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME WITH THIS MATTER AT ALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I COULD HAVE CRASHED. MY DAUGHTER USED THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON A TRIP AND SHE WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE BRAKES AND GAS PEDAL WORKED APPROPRIATELY. *TR

REAR DISC ROTOR AND PADS FAILED AT 49,500 MILES, WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES STILL HAVE ABOUT 60% REMAINING. IT IS UNEXPECTED AT THIS MILEAGE, TO NEED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES ON THE REAR. IT MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT BE FOUND/REPAIRED CAUSING INSUFFICIENT BRAKING AND IMPROPER HANDLING IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE REQUESTED OUR BRAKES BE CHECKED BY OUR LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. CAR HAD BEEN AT DEALERSHIP 04/05/2010 WITHOUT MENTION OF BRAKES NEEDING ATTENTION. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES HE HAS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB UPDATED 04/23/10.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD ISSUES WITH EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. UPDATED 8/1/2017*JS

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS IN DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE, FOLLOWING A SAFE DISTANCE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN A CAR FROM THE RIGHT LANE SUDDENLY CUT IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY SPUN AROUND TO THE RIGHT BARELY MISSING ANOTHER CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE AND HEADED FOR A GROUP OF TREES OFF THE GRASSY RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL BY RELEASING THE BRAKE AND STEERING OUT OF THE SPIN. BUT, HE OVERCORRECTED AND CROSSED THE HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AGAIN, AND ALMOST T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH IN THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT STEER INTO THE SPIN, HE KEPT THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AND JAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN AN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY PANIC STOP. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL INSTANTLY AND TOTALLY LOCKED UP; THERE WAS A CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE PIVOTED ON THAT WHEEL AND HEADED TOWARD THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE ABS AND NOT A STEERING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. *JB

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID, AFTER OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MONTHS THE CARS BRAKES WOULD MOMENTARILY RELEASE WHILE BRAKING. THIS OCCURED AT LOW SPEED 20-25 MPH, SLOWING DOWN GRADUALLY AND CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT. IT OCCURED ONCE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE INCIDENT AND GAVE IT NO THOUGHT, HOWEVER, IT WAS UNUSUAL. I NOW HAVE OVER 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THIS HAS OCCURED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. IT IS DURING GRADUAL STOPS WITH LOW BRAKING PRESSURE AND GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP. I TRAVEL THE SAME ROUTE TO WORK AND MY 2005 DODGE RAM AND 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAVE NOT HAD ANY SIMILIAR PROBLEMS OR OCCURENCES IN THIS AREA. THE CONDITION OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER A SMALL UNDULATION IN THE PAVEMENT AND LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO BEGIN SLOWING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND EVEN WITH CONSITENT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. I TOOK MY CAR TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY, 3-25-2010 AND I ADVISED THEM OF THIS CONDITION, THEY ADVISED IT WAS A TIRE LEAVING CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT AND IT WAS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. I ADVISED THEM THE SPEED AND PAVEMENT CONDITION DID NOT WARRANT THAT AND SOMETHING ELSE WAS OCCURING, THE ANTLOCK BRAKE INDICATOR DOES NOT COME ON DURING THIS OCCURENCE. THE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP SHOWS UNDER COMMENTS 16TOZ BRAKES, THAN DELETED OPERATIONS. I NOTICED A SECOND SHEET AND I REQUESTED A COPY, IT HAS THE NOTES FROM THE SERVICE TECH WHO CHECKED PAD THICKNESS, BRAKE ROTORS AND FLUID, HOWEVER NOTHING ABOUT CHECKING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT, NOR DID THEY EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL AREA OF PROBLEM, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT BY THE DEALERSHIP TO AVOID HAVING TO REPORT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DUE TO THE RECENT CIRCUMSTANCES OF TOYOTA. IF THIS HAPPENED TO ME, WHAT ABOUT THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE NATION IF THEY DO THE SAME.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND IT WOULD NOT STOP MY CAR. I THEN STRUCK THE CAR AHEAD OF ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THEY FINALLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY DEFECTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER REQUESTS A REFUND BASED ON THE CONSUMER DISCONTENT WITH PURCHASING A VEHICLE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA, THE CONSUMERS WIFE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHERE THEY MADE NOISES WHEN APPLIED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *JB

ON MARCH 19TH, 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I WENT THROUGH A FOUR WAY STOP AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AND I ENDED UP GOING TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAVING THE CAR TOWED. IT CAUSED A LOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING AND EXPENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES WHEN THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRAINED TECHNICIANS AGREED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HE ALSO OBSERVED THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

THE CAR LOST CONTROL FOR NO REASON, COULD NOT BRAKE AND GOT TOTALLED. *TR

I CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE. I WAS HUNG UP ON TWICE BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED MESSAGE THEY HAD TOO MANY CALLS SO I WOULD HAVE TO CALL BACK. . I THEN CALLED AGAIN AND GOT PUT ON HOLD FOR 2 HOURS AND 8 MINUTES. I WAS CALLING BECAUSE I HAD JUST COME FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY 2007 CAMRY WITH JUST 29,700 MILE ON IT HAD BAD BREAK PADS AND ROTORS AND I NEED TO SPEND OVER $900 TO HAVE THE BREAKS REPAIRED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I NEED TO TALK WITH SOMEONE AT TOYOTA. THEY GAVE ME THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER TO CALL. AFTER I REACHED A REPRESENTATIVE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO ME TOMORROW. BECAUSE I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL BACK I WENT ON THE WEB AND FOUND A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING THAT THE 2007 CAMRY HAD BAD BREAK PADS THAT WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR. IT SAID DO NOT TELL THE CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS UNLESS THEY COMPLAIN. I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN; THIS TIME WAITED 1 HR FOR SOMEONE TO ANSWER. THEY SAID THAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE BULLETIN T-BR007-07 WAS NOT FOR ME BUT FOR THE DEALERSHIPS. I SAID WELL IS SAYS THAT THE BREAK PADS INSTALLED IN MY CAR WE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, SHE SAID, THAT IS ONLY IF YOU COMPLAIN. I SAID, WELL I AM COMPLAINING. THEN I ASKED TO TALK WITH A SUPERVISOR. SHE SAID THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TODAY I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY. I SAID, I HAVE A CAR THAT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AND I WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE TODAY. SHE SAID THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. I SAID I WILL CALL BACK AND ASK TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, SHE SAID NO ONE WILL LET YOU TALK TO A SUPERVISOR. TO SAY I AM UPSET IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THE CAR COMPANY HAS AN INTERNAL DOCUMENT STATING THAT MY BREAK PADS ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT NEVER TELLS ME. I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT THE BREAKS WHEN ROTATING MY TIRES AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. I AND I AND MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. WE COULD HAVE KILLED. *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, IT VIBRATES STRONGLY, ALMOST VIOLENTLY, AT SPEED ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES/HOUR. WHEN RAINING OR NOT. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL ABS BRAKING. IT DOES SCARE ME IN THAT I AM AFRAID THAT IT COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR FAILURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IT HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I ENTERED TODAY'S DATE BELOW. *TR

IN SNOWY ROAD, TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 CAR FAILS TO STOP WITH THE BRAKE AND IT FEELS LIKE AS IF SOMETHING IS STICKING BETWEEN BRAKES. THIS CAR HAVE ABS SYSTEM INSTALLED SO DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SUPPOSED TO BEHAVE LIKE THAT. HOWEVER MY OTHER CAR WHICH RUNS ON DRUM BRAKE PERFORMS BETTER THAN THE TOYOTA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND EXITING OFF THE INTERSTATE, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT CAR NEVER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHICH FORCED ME TO ENTER ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT REGARD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE RIGHT LANE WAS CLEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE THAT DAY SO THEY COULD WORK ON IT THE NEXT DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $600. THE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THE ONLY THING I EVER NOTICED PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING WAS THAT SOMETIMES THERE WOULD BE A SWOOSHING SOUND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

MY 2007 CAMRY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OPERATION IN APRIL AND MAY 2007 SURGED OR LUNGED WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO REPAIR, NO INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOP SIGN BESIDE SCHOOL CHILDREN WAITING AT A BUS STOP. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I SLOWLY MANEUVERED TO PARK IN A TIGHT SPACE BETWEEN TWO CARS. BOTH DRIVING INSTANCES REQUIRED FINE CONTROL AND VERY LITTLE GAS. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED ON COLD MORNINGS, A SHORT DISTANCE AND A SHORT TIME AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE IN THE MORNING. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED LOUDLY AND LUNGED FORWARD, I BRAKED HARD, THEN IT SORT OF STALLED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND LAGGED BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL CONTROL. THESE INCIDENTS WERE SCARY, COULD HAVE CAUSED PERSONAL OR PROPERTY INJURY AND OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE. THE CAR SEEMED CONFUSED. THE OTHER PREDOMINANT DRIVER OF THE CAR HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. MY CAR IS SUBJECT TO RECALLS. I HAVE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT BUT NOT TAKEN IT FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND NOT THE FLOOR MAT OR THE GAS PEDAL. I RECEIVED A FLOOR MAT RECALL NOTICE EARLY IN OWNERSHIP, ON MY FIRST MAINTENANCE VISIT TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT MY FLOOR MAT WAS NOT THE DEFECTIVE ONE. SUBSEQUENT LETTERS HAVE SAID TO REMOVE THE MAT AND STATED THAT NO REPAIR IS READY, THEY WILL CONTACT ME. I TRIED TO CALL THE DEALER TWO WEEKS AGO TO ASK ABOUT A REPAIR AFTER NEWS REPORTS AND FURTHER RECALLS. MY CALL WAS PLACED ON HOLD FOR SO LONG, I HUNG UP AND HAVEN'T CALLED BACK. I THINK MY CAR HAS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS PROBLEM BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS CABLE OR WILL ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE MY CAR IS ELIMINATED FROM THE RECALL. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT ERRATIC PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL; THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE TACHOMETER, THERMOSTAT AND OTHER GAUGES BOUNCED UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE AC STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/15. *JB

WE BOUGHT 2007 CAMRY IN JULY OF 2007. MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK AND GOT AN ACCIDENT ON 12/5/07. WHEN SHE EXITED HIGHWAY, SHE USED GAS THEN USED BRAKE TO REDUCE THE SPEED. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE SIDE OF HILL. THE CAR WAS ROLL OVER TO ONE SIDE AND TOTALED. MY WIFE WAS BADLY INJURED AND WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. SHE GOT SOME CUTS IN HER HEAD BY THE BROKEN WINDOW AND SHE HAD TO STAY AT HOME FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE GOING BACK TO WORK.WE BELIEVED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. AND WHEN THE CAR HIT THE SIDE OF HILL, NONE OF CAR SAFETY AIR BAGS CAME OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND PAID BY OUR INSURANCE. BUT THIS ACCIDENT GAVE HER A LONG TIME FEAR AND BAD FEELING WHEN SHE PASSED THAT PLACE. WE HOPE WE CAN JOIN THE TOYOTA CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. PLEASE GIVE US SOME SUGGESTIONS. THANKS! *TR

APPLIED BRAKES AS EXITING FREEWAY RAMP,FELT LIKE I WAS AT A STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN DEPRESSED ALLTHE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I TAPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.. MY CAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER WHERE THE HITCH MET THE BUMPER. NO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. NO REPORTS FILED. DAMAGE IS STILL ON VEHICLE ,NOT REPAIRED. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA 2007 CAMRY. I ALMOST RAN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN STOPPING FOR A LIGHT. COMING UP TO LIGHT, WHILE BRAKING I HIT A BUMP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TOWARDS THE FLOOR. I RELEASE THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN AND IT WORKED. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN ICY SLOPE. I WAS BRAKING AND THERE WAS A HORRIBLE GRINDING OR SNAPPING TYPE NOISE. AS I WAS VERY SCARED I WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING I DID NOT NOTICE IF I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND EXPLAINED THE ABOVE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WITH THE BRAKES THAT ARE INSTALLED ON THE CAMRY. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING, THE PEDAL FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING THROUGH THE FLOOR AND HITTING A DEAD SPOT. CAR WILL NOT BRAKE WITHOUT PUMPING THE BRAKES. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR BRAKE ISSUES. HAS HAD TWO COMPLETE BRAKE JOBS (REPLACEMENTS?) BUT IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ON THE BRAKES BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *TR

ABS WAS ACTIVATED RANDOMLY AND I HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING. I HAD A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE MESSAGE INDICATED TO CHECK THE VAC SYSTEM. TOYOTA CLAIMED THE COMPUTERS DIDN'T SHOW ANY ERROR CODES. THEY INITIALLY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS AND ATTRIBUTED THIS TO DRIVER ERROR. AFTER A FEW WEEKS TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I CAUGHT THE PROBLEM ON VIDEO USING MY CELLPHONE AND SHOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY USED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CHANGE THE ACTUATOR AND BILLED MY WARRANTY FOR $2,000. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT I ALMOST GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS 1) PROBABLY MY FLOOR MAT; 2) MY DRIVING. I HAVE RECEIPTS AND THE VIDEO TO BACK UP THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH I BELIEVE IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT IS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE A FAULTY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL, I WAS WONDERING IF AN ACCIDENT THAT MY WIFE HAD LAST YEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL? MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL PARKWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY. MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE (TRAVELING AT A SPEED UNDER 25 MPH) AND HIT THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TOTALING $6,575.79. I WONDER IF A FAULTY ACCELERATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF MY WIFE'S ACCIDENT? *CN

I LIVE IN TEMPE, ARIZONA AND OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. IN JAN 2010, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN FAIR WEATHER WHEN THERE WAS AN APPARENT BRAKE MALFUNCTION. ALARM CHIMES WENT OFF AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND VSC SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY OTHERS (IT HAPPENED RATHER QUICKLY). THE BRAKES HAD ALMOST NO EFFECT WHEN PRESSED SO I DOWNSHIFTED AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEY APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO CHECKED IT OUT, INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE TEST DRIVE, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON 26TH JAN, ON THE WAY BACK HOME IN THE EVENING I WAS ON 105 FWY HEADED EAST. THE TIME WAS AROUND 7:50 PM. THE TRAFFIC WAS THERE SINCE IT WAS A RAINY DAY. I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 XLE MODEL. I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE BRAKES TAKING EFFECT AND THE CAR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AROUND 20 - 25 MILES/HR SPEED. NOW THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AS WE SPEAK. IT MIGHT TAKE ABOUT 10 DAYS TO FIX IT I WAS TOLD. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LACK OF BRAKING EFFORT WHEN TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR STRIKING A HOLE WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. VERY MUCH LIKE THE CURRENT 2010 PRIUS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2007 CAMRY ACCELERATION HAS NOT FAILED TO STOP ACCELERATING, BUT IT HAS BEEN SLOW TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS MADE CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR BLENDING WITH MOVING TRAFFIC DIFFICULT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY "REBOOTED" THE ACCELERATOR MECHANISM. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN BACKING UP. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS JUST BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN SETTING. I WAS LATER TOLD THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REGARDING THE BRAKES FOR THE MODEL, BUT SINCE I AM OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD THERE IS NOTING I CAN DO BUT ASK FOR A REPAIR. I WAS ALSO REASSURED THE NOISE WAS NOT A DANGER SIGNAL, AND THERE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE HEARD THE LAST FEW WEEKS, HOW CAN I BE CERTAIN? WHEN I SAID I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT MADE THIS KIND OF NOISE, THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SAID "I HAD BEEN LUCKY!" NOTE MY DATES ARE ON OR ABOUT. *TR

BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 40 MPH - BRAKE PRESSED, WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE, BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED A SECOND TIME, CAR STILL DID NOT DECELERATE. ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE. VEHICLE IS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. FRONT-END COLLISION, STRIKING VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD ON ROADWAY - AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CAMRY. TOTAL OF 4 CARS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. CAMRY SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT-END DAMAGE, INSURANCE ADJUSTER ESTIMATE AT APPROX. $7800. NO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY INVOLVED. *JB

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IF GOING OVER A BUMPY ROAD OR RAISED CRACKS IN THE STREET (ESSENTIALLY GOING FROM ANY "SMOOTH" TO A SUDDEN "NON-SMOOTH" SURFACE) THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES LOCKED, THEN SPRINGS BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY YEARS AGO AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW PADS. THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY'VE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

MY CAR ACCELERATED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL TO APPLY BRAKES. I HIT THE REAR OF CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE I HIT THE CAR A SECOND TIME. MY CAR STOPPED WITH MY FOOT STILL ON BRAKE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. BOTH SHOOK UP. POLICE OFFICER BEHIND ME WITNESSED ACCIDENT. IT WAS RUSH HOUR ON EXPRESSWAY. MY CAR IS BEING REPAIRED. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY NEW. IN APRIL 2008 THE STEERING WHEEL, FRONT TIRES AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR. MY MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. I HAD IT FIXED. ON JANUARY 27, 2010 I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS IS SERIOUS. LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

BRAKES FIRST BEGAN TO VIBRATE/SHUTTER WHEN BRAKING AT 18,000 MILES. TOYOTA REPLACED BRAKES PADS AND MACHINED THE ROTORS. AT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES TOYOTA AGAIN REPAIRED THE BRAKES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AT 70,000 MILES THE ROTORS EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF HAVING WARPED ROTORS THAT WILL AGAIN HAVE TO BE REWORKED OR REPLACED. CONTINUING PROBLEM THAT MUST BE A DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATION AND BREAKING WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS INCREASED AND FEELS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TOYOTAS LATEST RECALL SHOULD NOT BE A FLOOR MAT OR STUCK ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. MY 2007 CAMRY HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SCENERIO AT LEAST SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT EXISTS). THE PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL (WHEN BRAKING) IS CLOSER TO THE FLOOR THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE UN-DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDEL. IF THE DRIVER HAS BIG FEET OR IS NOT PRECISE WHEN PLACING THE FOOT, IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THE HARDER ONE TRIES TO STOP, THE FASTER THE ENGINE WANTS TO RUN. IN MY VEHICLES FROM THE PAST, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHEN NOT DEPRESSED, WAS CLOSER TO THE FLOOR THAN THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING A VERY HARD (EMERGENCY) BRAKING ACTION. TOYOTA'S FIRMWARE FIX OF NOT ALLOWING THE ACCELERATOR SIGNAL TO OVERRIDE THE BRAKING SIGNAL IS NOT A GOOD FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT IS DESIRABLE TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE BEFORE RELEASING THE BRAKE TO PROVENT ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN STARTING ON A GRADE. PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ERGONOMICS OF HOW THE PEDALS AND THE HUMAN DRIVER INTERFACE AND PROPER ENGINEERING DESIGN IS THE SOLUTION. *TR

REAR BRAKES REQUIRED REPAIR AT LOW MILEAGE DESPITE LIMITED WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. APPARENTLY REAR BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED TO HANDLE LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKING LOAD WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2007 CAMRY LE FROM LONGO TOYOTA IN EL MONTE, CA IN APRIL 2006. WE HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE SHIMS REPLACED ONCE, THE REAR BRAKES ONCE AND THE ROTORS REGLAZED OR REPLACED ONCE, THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS IN FEBRUARY 2009. EVERY TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH OUR COMPLAINT, IT WAS FIXED AT OUR COST, AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE DRIVER WHO IS USING THE BRAKES SO MUCH TO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO BE REPLACED SO FREQUENTLY, WHICH ISN'T THE CASE, AND WE TOLD THEM SO. THE CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IS NOT PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGING IT. BY CONTRAST, WE ALSO OWN A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE, WHICH WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW, NOW HAS 100,000+ MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ONCE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 BLACK CAMERY FROM LONGO TOYOTA IN ELMONTE, CA ABOUT LESS THEN SEVEN MONTHS AGO. ON AUGUST,30,09 MY MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING AND WHEN SHE WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKES THERE WAS LITTLE STOPPING TO THE BRAKES WE SLID AND HERD A AIR SOUND COME UP FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD... CAN THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL VERY UNSAFE. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT IT IS THE CUSTOMER WHO NEED TO PAY TO REPAIR THIS. WHICH IS ALMOST 2000 TO BE DONE, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DEFT INVESTIGATION DONE, THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR. THANK YOU *TR

BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HOME IN A LIGHT SNOW STORM. AT SLIGHT INCLINES WHERE THERE WERE STOPLIGHTS, THE CAR'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WILL KILL ALL POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN 1 MPH, A SCARY SITUATION SINCE I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY, TRUCK-FILLED INTERSECTION WITH NO WAY TO GET OUT. THIS SITUATION REPEATED ITSELF 6 - 7 TIMES OVER A 3 HOUR PERIOD. FINALLY, I HAD A FRIEND WITH A TOW TRUCK COME AND PLOW DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ME AND SPREAD SAND SO I COULD GET TO MY DRIVEWAY. I REREAD THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO BE SURE THAT THERE WASN'T AN OVERRIDE BUTTON FOR THE VTC BUT NO THERE IS NOT ONE, AT LEAST ON THIS MODEL. I CALLED MY TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CONSUMER AID GROUP AND THEY SAID MY DEALER SHOULD CHECK IT OUT. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT A WEEK EARLIER WITH NO ISSUE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE .....SEE HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2008/01/PRIUS_WINTER.HTML I AM A PROFESSIONAL SALES ENGINEER DRIVING IN ALL WEATHER TYPES FOR MANY MANY YEARS. I DON'T GET SCARED. I WAS TERRIFIED WITH THE LACK OF CONTROL I HAD ON THIS CAR. IN NORMAL WEATHER, THIS VEHICLE IS A DREAM-COME-TRUE. BUT, I WON'T DRIVE IT AGAIN IF THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE FORECAST. SOMEONE HAS PROBABLY ALREADY DIED BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO OVERRIDE THIS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS WORN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY RELEASING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WENT TO AUTOMOTIVE SCHOOL; THEREFORE, HE DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

ON THE DATE IN QUESTION, I WAS STANDING STILL AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS HEAVY RAIN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 CAR-LENGTHS AHEAD OF ME. TRAFFIC SUDDENLY CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I HIT MY BRAKE, SKIDDED THE ENTIRE DISTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT IT IN THE REAR. MY ENTIRE FRONT-END WAS SMASHED IN; THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A LATE MODEL FORD EXPLORER WHICH SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER, MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED AFTER PROCEEDING A SHORT DISTANCE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THERE WERE FLUIDS LEAKING AND SMOKE EMANATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE WAS DECLARED BY THE POLICE TO BE UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL EXTENDS TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO APPROXIMATELY THREE DEALERS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED CASE NUMBER 200801100060 WITH TOYOTA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 04/23/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE DEALER STATED BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND THAT WAS NORMAL. UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

BRAKES CLIPS (SHAMS) HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2X IN LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 14,000 MILES OR SO. VEHICLE MAKES LOUD SQUEALING NOISE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (5-40MPH). AT LATEST REPAIR (MARCH 2008), DEALER MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THEM FOR FAILURE. I AM CONVINCED THAT SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH THE ROTORS THOUGH---THUS AFFECTING THE BRAKE PADS, SHAMS, ETC. DEALER MECHANIC CLAIMS THAT THE CLIPS/SHAMS ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND THAT'S WHY THEY KEEP FAILING. I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY FAIL AGAIN (I'LL BE OVER MY WARRANTY)--HE STATED THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM THEN. WOW--HOW NICE TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED 2X UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEN TOYOTA IS SCOTT-FREE IF IT HAPPENS A 3RD TIME NOW. *TR

WHILE CAR WAS IN FOR ROUTINE 25K SERVICE, DEALER ADVISED I NEEDED REAR BRAKE PADS. HAVE SINCE BEEN ADVISED BY TWO MECHANICS THAT INDICATES THERE'S A PROBLEM. DEALER HAS SINCE ADVISED A TSB WAS ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MARCH 2006. THIS NEW VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL DEFECTS INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF A DASH BY THE DEALER AFTER DELIVERY. THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE UNSATISFACTORY. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 46,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TWO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS EVALUATE THE FACTORY ROTORS AND THEY BOTH COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION, POOR QUALITY ROTORS. IT'S NOT HOW THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED SINCE WE ARE NOT CAUSING ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THESE ROTORS TO WARP THE WAY THEY DO. WE DO NOT DRIVE OUR VEHICLES HARD, JUST TO CAUSE MORE MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. TOYOTA HAS PAID FOR REPLACING THE ROTORS ONCE. THEY HAVE ALSO CHARGED ME TWICE FOR THE SAME WORK AND I HAVE PAID TWICE TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP. I TRIED TO FILE A COMPLAINT THROUGH TOYOTA AND THAT WAS USELESS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A TOYOTA VEHICLE AGAIN. REAL SAD HOW THEY WERE HANDLING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING. THE DEALER ASSURED HIM THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE 2007 CAMRY. AS HIS WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AUTOMATICALLY, CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE TWICE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

CAR HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO A HIGHER GEAR, IT DOES IT AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR. SOMETIMES IT SHIFTS VERY HARD LUNGING YOU FORWARD. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT GOES INTO REVERSE VERY HARD. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAL, HARDWARE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HESITATION HAS OCCURRED OVER 250 TIMES. I AM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS DRIVING IT I AM AFRAID SOMEONE THAT MIGHT BE TAILGATING MIGHT HIT ME IN THE REAR. *JB

COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION (UP TO 5 SECONDS OR SO) WHILE MAKING TURNS AFTER HAVING EITHER SLOWED DOWN, OR COMPLETELY STOPPED. TWO OF THOSE TIMES HAVE ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES. COMPLAINT MADE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM NO RECALL INFORMATION, BUT HAVE INDICATED THAT IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE HEARD OF IT. NO SOLUTION GIVEN OTHER THAN THE 800# TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. NICE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MAY OF 2006. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS IT WAS INCREASINGLY HARDER AND HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES VERY CLOSE TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. I WENT TO ATLANTIC TOYOTA IN AMITYVILLE, N.Y. AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD OTHER FAMILY AND FRIENDS DRIVE THE CAR AS WELL. THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LONG BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING THE CAR. I DRIVE WITH TWO KIDS AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE FEELS IN BRAKING I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. I AM LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I PAID FOR AND FEEL SAFE IN. I AM A NEW CUSTOMER TO THE TOYOTA BRAND AND PURCHASED THE CAR UNDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES PRIOR TO PURCHASING MY TOYOTA LIKE MAZDA AND HONDA AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE HAD THEIR SHARE OF PROBLEMS, WHEN WORKING PROPERLY I HAD ALWAYS FELT SAFE. I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE ME A HAPPY TOYOTA CUSTOMER. *JB