2008 Toyota Camry Brakes Problems

Your car's anti-lock braking system (ABS) is malfunctioning, causing weak braking that requires excessive force to stop the vehicle and occasional complete brake failure. You may notice the VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) warning light on and hear a ringing sound from the brake system. The ABS module may need to be replaced or professionally repaired by a technician.

Your brake system has a leak in the actuator and pump assembly that prevents pressure from building up properly. This means your brake pedal may not work or may feel unresponsive, creating a serious safety hazard. A crash has already occurred related to this issue. The fix will likely involve replacing or repairing the brake actuator and pump assembly to stop the leak and restore brake function.

Your ABS (anti-lock braking) system may be failing, causing weak braking performance and requiring excessive force to stop the car. You might see a VSC warning light on the dashboard and hear a ringing sound from the brakes. The fix will likely involve replacing the ABS module and having the brake system inspected and potentially serviced.

Breaks are not working. ABS is acting like it is in panic situation. it happens randomly. I almost went and hit somebody due to car not stopping. I am able to reproduce the issue but Toyota dealer is not accepting it. he says without seeing fault code in Toyota diagnostic tool they can't do anything. they are asking me continuously drive the vehicle. if I drive knowingly there is an issue with ABS who will be liable for accident or death. I saw few NHTSA complains raised similar to my issue. Here they are. NHTSA Compliant id: 11327259 and 11321857. Please take this seriously and help us out. There are many owners experiencing similar issues for the same model vehicles. They have done recall on hybrid model but non hybrid vehicles have same problem. you can reach me at [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Brake actuator failure is too common in this vehicle. Needs to be an open warranty without limitation. This is a safety issue Toyota should be handling. On June 25, 2014, Toyota initiated a Warranty Enhancement Program (ZE1) to extend warranty coverage for the brake actuator assembly and skid control ECU/brake pedal stroke sensor in certain MY 2007 to 2011 Toyota Camry hybrid vehicles. Toyota's program covers repairs related to two conditions: internal malfunctions of the Brake Actuator assembly; and overly sensitive monitoring logic for the Brake Pedal Stroke Sensor. Melting dash is ridiculous as well. I can only imagine what kind of cancer I will be getting from inhaling the noxious fumes from the melting dash.

VSC light came on. No breaks. Almost hit the car in front of me.

VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND BEEPS AFTER 3 YEARS OF BEING REPLACED BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY IT HAPPEN AGAIN - THE ABS BREAKS ARE NOT THERE AND A CONTINUOUS BEEP SOUNDS. I WAS QUOTED 1600 TO FIX ALTHOUGH I DONT HAVE THE MONEY AND TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE 2008 TOY CAM HYBRID STATIONARY AND MOVING

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH, SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED SO I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE HOME. THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" ,MESSAGE IS STILL ON THE DASH.

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ALL OF A SUDDEN I RECEIVED MULTIPLE WARNINGS ( NOISE, BRAKE LIGHT, EXCLAMATION POINT, AND A MESSAGE ABOUT ABS). I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON A STREET TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HAD NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. REALIZING I COULD NOT STOP, I DROVE ON THE GRASS AND COASTED UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. TO SAY THIS WAS TERRIFYING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND IT WOULD BE $2054.00 FOR THE PART. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM

BRAKES FAIL TO WORK IN MAJORITY OF DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. VSC SYSTEM WARNING INDICATED AND BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION CAUSING NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT

BRAKES FAIL AT RANDOM TIMES, CANNOT ADEQUATELY STOP CAR WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS. PROBLEMS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS MULTIPLE TIMES, INCLUDING WITH YOUNG PASSENGERS ON BOARD. VSC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR WHEN PROBLEM OCCURING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VIBRATION CEASED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (FAMILY TOYOTA OF BURLESON 801 S BURLESON BLVD, BURLESON, TX 76028 (817) 768-2829) TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE FAULT CODE 1391 WITH A STATED FAILURE OF THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE CONTACT WAS QUOTED A COST OF $2,050 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

ON OR ABOUT MID APRIL 2018 THIS VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED AND UNATTENDED OUTSIDE IN UPSTATE NY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS FROM THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30'S WITH SOME SNOW. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I CAME BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT FROM IT'S PARKED SPOT WHEN I DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE D/S REAR CALIPER PINS WERE FOUND FROZEN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FOUND RUSTED. ON APRIL 2019 THE SAME VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED IN UPSTATE NY WHEN THE LOCAL TEMPERATURE VARIED FROM THE LOW 30'S TO THE HIGH 30'S WITH SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND. I RETURNED AFTER 2 WEEKS AND THIS TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE FOUND EXTREMELY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE ALSO FOUND EXTREMELY RUSTED BUT WERE NOT REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PARTIALLY STUCK AND HARD TO BRAKE FREE FROM REAR ROTOR DUE TO RUST.

THE FIRST TIME THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" (ATTACHMENT) CAME UP WAS ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF JAN 2019 WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. SINCE I WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND LAND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FOR 1 MINUTE AND TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE MESSAGE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" DISAPPEAR FROM THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I GOT HOME AND SEARCHED FOR THIS ERROR MESSAGE MANY PEOPLE SAYS THIS COULD BE DUE TO A LOOSE GAS CAP SO I MAKE SURE IT'S TIGHTEN. THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER ON JAN 17, 2019, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BUZZER WILL CHIME BEFORE I EVEN START THE ENGINE. WHEN I START THE ENGINE THEN THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" COMES ON AND IT DOESN'T GO AWAY. I TRIED TO TURN THE ENGINE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT DOESN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE LIKE LAST TIME. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT PROVIDES VIRTUALLY NO BREAK. IT WOULD TAKE ME A VERY LONG DISTANCE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MORE THAN 25 MPH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND TWO CODES CAME UP FOR ABS PUMP AND ABS MOTOR. HE TRIED TO USE HIS TOOL TO TURN ON THE ABS PUMP IT DOESN'T WORK. THEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BRAKE WARRANTY(ATTACHMENT) BUT I WHEN I WENT TO THE A TOYOTA DEALER, THE DEALER SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON 3/14/2018 SINCE THE FIRST DATE OF USE WAS 3/14/2008. I BELIEVE SINCE THE SECONDARY WARRANTY WAS FOR 150K MILES AND MY CAR HAS ONLY 121K MILES ON IT, IT SHOULD BE COVERED. IF I HAD DRIVE 20K PER MILE PER YEAR, THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE APPEARED TWO YEARS AGO WHICH WAS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND A CHIME SOUND WAS HEARD. ALSO, THE ABS, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AND MAINTENANCE REQUIRED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO PETERSON TOYOTA (9101 W FAIRVIEW AVE, BOISE, ID 83704, (208) 963-8218). THE DEALER CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY BOTH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAKE AND THE STATUTE EXPIRED ON MARCH 28, 2018. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

MY ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE BRAKES TO STOP FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I WAS FORCED TO SLAM MY BRAKES FOR THE CAR TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. OTHERWISE, I COULD HAVE DIED OR KILLED SOMEONE. THERE WAS NO NOTICE BEFOREHAND OF THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY CLAIM THEIR WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANTY THAT WERE ISSUED, BUT THE SUPP WARRANTY EXPIRED APRIL OF THIS YEAR (2018) AND AT 150,000 MILES. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 155K MILES. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM BY TOYOTA. THEY HAVE MY INFORMATION ON FILE. I WOULD HAVE EITHER SOLD/TRADED IN MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR HAD I KNOWN THESE CARS HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THE BRAKE ACTUATER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE CAUSED CRASHES AND INJURIES. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL LIKE THEY WERE FORCED TO DO IN 2009/2010 WHEN THEY'RE ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE STICKING AND PEOPLE WERE DYING. NOW TOYOTA IS GOING TO CHARGE ME OVER $1,700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE SINCE THE CAR IS NOT IN WORKING CONDITION. I HAVE A CASE ID WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE 1811131473. THE LADY JUST LIED TO ME ABOUT TOYOTA BEING UNABLE TO COVER THE PROBLEM. SHE MADE IT SOUND LIKE THERE WAS A CONTRACT IN PLACE AND FIXING MY CAR WOULD BE BREAKING THE TERMS. I ASKED HER WHO NEGOTIATED THE TERMS, AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I ASKED HER IF NHTSA OR A CLASS ACTION FORCED TOYOTA TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND SHE SAID NO. CLEARLY, TOYOTA HAS TRAINED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS TO LIE TO CUSTOMERS LIKE ME GETTING THEM TO THINK THERE ARE ABSOLUTE "TERMS" THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO ESCAPE LIABILITY.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON 40 MILES/HOUR THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, SKID CONTROL, AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A WHISTLING SOUND TOO, ALSO THE DASH BOARD HAD CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, SO I PULLED OVER TO A CLOSE BY GAS STATION AND STOPPED BY HITTING THE CURB. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DIAGNOSED AS ABS BRAKING ACTUATOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, AND ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $2,200, IT WAS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 4 MONTHS SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS PARTICULAR MANUFACTURER LIFE THREATENING MISTAKE THAT COULD TAKE AWAY MY LIFE IF I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA COMPANY 3 TIMES THEY STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, AS IT IS NOT A RECALL YET, IT'S ONLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. I KNOW THIS HAPPENED TO MANY CARS OF THIS MODEL. AND INJURIES OCCURRED BUT TOYOTA DON'T WANT TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR DANGEROUS MISTAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SWOPE TOYOTA (1085 N DIXIE HWY, ELIZABETHTOWN, KY), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

IN MARCH OF 2015, WHILE LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT PARKING LOT THE FLOOR MAT APPARENTLY INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT HEAD ON. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOTALED, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. A LETTER FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT AT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT BUT RATHER THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE RECALLS WITH REGARD TO BRAKING CONCERNS: IN THE LETTER MY INSURANCE COMPANY REFERENCED A RECALL NOTICE; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V017000. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA REGARDING THIS MATTER; HOWEVER M REQUESTS HAVE GONE UNANSWERED OR HAVE BEEN IGNORED. WHEN MY CAR WAS TOTALED MY INSURANCE PAID THE FAIR MARKET VALUE TO THE LENDER WHICH ENDED UP CREATING A DEFICIENCY. I'M STRUGGLING TRY TO PAY FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AS WELL AS PAYING THE DEFICIENCY.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON BRAKE PEDAL SINKS TO FLOOR. HAD THIS FIXED AS PART OF RECALL IN 2014. PROBLEM IS NOW BACK. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS JUST ABOVE MINIMUM. ADDED SOME BRAKE FLUID AND PROBLEM STOPPED.

STARTED CAR AND HAD IMMEDIATE BRAKE FAILURE!, ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS AND BEEPING FROM DASHBOARD. CAR NOT DRIVE-ABLE.

WHEN OUR CAR WAS IN MOTION, WE EXPERIENCED VERY LOUD AUDIBLE GRUNT ALONG WITH VERY POOR BREAKING. EXTREMELY SCARY SITUATION ESPECIALLY SINCE IT STARTED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AND LUCKILY WE WERE NOT YET ON THE EXPRESSWAY. WE MADE IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY. WE DROVE IT AROUND THE PARKING LOT WITH THE MECHANIC AND THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS PUMP/MODULE ASSEMBLY) REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,263. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE ISSUE. WE HAVE READ ONLINE THAT OTHER ISSUES HAVE HAPPENED TO CONSUMERS AND IT SEEMS THAT ANYTHING THAT RESULTS IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE SHOULD WARRANTY A RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU ARE ABLE TO CONSIDER THIS SITUATION AND IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND ALL THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,790.

TOYOTA DEALER HAS CONDUCTED 3 SEPARATE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS ON MY CAR. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD MY CAR "PASSED" AND DID NOT MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION. I CAN ONLY GO 1200-1800 MILES BEFORE I AM WARNED THAT MY OIL IS LOW. WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MILES AFTER MY LAST OIL CHANGE, MY CAR WAS REGISTERING "0" OIL. TOYOTA, WHILE KNOWING THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, ARE NOT HELPING ME AS A TOYOTA OWNER. I AM WARNED OF LOW OIL WHEN I BRAKE OR TURN. IN A SEPARATE INCIDENCE, I RECENTLY SPENT OVER $2500 ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH I READ ABOUT CAMRYS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, IT DID NOT INVOLVE THE NON-HYBRID CAMRY. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN I WAS WARNED BY THE CAR OF THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGES AND METERS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYED INCORRECT READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,480.

SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE BOOSTER LEAK/MALFUNCTION. MANY OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS ON SAME PART FAILURE FOR SAME CAMRYS ON INTERNET BLOGS. TOYOTA REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE CAR HAVING LESS THAN 40,000 MILES!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE MASTER, BRAKE, ELECTRICAL CONTROL BRAKE, ABS, AND VSC SLIP INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A CHECK VSC SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 04/19/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE CAR NOW MAKES A FUNNY CREAKY/GRINDING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON OR SHUT OFF OR PUT IN GEAR OR TAKEN OUT OF GEAR. THE ACTUATOR WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. UPDATED 6/6/18*JB

THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, MY ABS/BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN AC SUDDENLY WENT OUT. TOYOTA STATED I NEEDED A BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE REPAIR COST $2615. MY QUESTION TO THEM IS WHY WAS THERE A RECALL FOR THE SAME PART ON THE2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. I HAVE NEVER HAD OR HEARD OF A REPAIR ON THIS PART. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.

THE COMPLIANT IS NOT THE RESULT OF A DIRECT ISSUE, BUT UPON VISITING THE DEALER, WAS INFORMED OF A BRAKE ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AT OVER $1700 IN PARTS ALONE - LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IS APPEARS AS IF TOYOTA HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. WOULD HAVE HAD IT REPLACED EARLIER. NEED SOME HELP AND OPTIONS.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ONE AFTERNOON WHEN ALL THE INDICATORS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON AND STATED "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 2, 2015. AFTER THE INDICATORS TURNED ON, I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN I NOTICED AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. I PRESSED THE BRAKES BUT MY CAR FAILED TO STOP, AND I HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THE TOYOTA SERVICEMAN INFORMED ME THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS THE PROBLEM. HE FURTHER CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT 3 YEARS AGO AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1,500. HOW CAN AN ACCIDENT 3 YEARS AGO CAUSE MY BRAKE ACTUATOR TO SUDDENLY FAIL LAST MONTH? I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT; DESPITE THE ACCIDENT TOYOTA SHOULD HONOR THE LSC AND FIX THE ACTUATOR INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CHARGE ME FOR A PROBLEM THEY CAUSED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I HAVE A 2008 CAMRY LE AND IN EARLIER THIS YEAR I NOTICED THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, TACHOMETER BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AND SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 0. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. UNLOCKING AND RE-LOCKING THE DOOR LOCKS RESETS TO NORMAL BUT ONLY LASTS SO LONG. LIKE SOME MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS , I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PAYING $3-4 K. A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER MECHANIC SAID HE'D NEVER SEEN A BRAKE ACTUATOR ON A CAMRY GO BAD. REALLY. I WOULD HOPE TOYOTA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND HAVE A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO RESOLVE THIS. JUST LIKE THE ONE THEY HAVE GOING FOR THE HYBRID CAMRY IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR RANGE. UPDATED 9/25/15 *LN UPDATED 3/23/2016 *JS UPDATED 11/16/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED TO ZERO. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND PARKING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,337.

VSC CHECK ENGINE ERROR CAME ON DISPLAY ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, PARKING BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SOMETHING ELSE. I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND EXITING THE OFF-RAMP WHEN THE CAR BINGED, ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CHECK VSC CAME ON AND THE BRAKES HICCUPED. I WAS ALREADY PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY, SO I TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET. PARKED, AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THE ERROR CAME ON AGAIN, BUT THEN WENT OUT.

ABS & BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 CAMRY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO 0 AND A/C IS SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS AN ABS ACTUATOR PROBLEM AND QUOTED $2500 FOR REPLACEMENT. I SURFED INTERNET AND FOUND THAT 2007-2011 CAMRY HYBRIDS HAD EXACT SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY TOYOTA USING WARRANTY EXTENSION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT COVERED. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RANGE SO IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. FAILURE TO FIX THIS PART IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE. CASE # OPENED WITH TOYOTA IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT AND STREET SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (MORE THAN 50 MPH), THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES. THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE SINCE FIRST INCIDENT. I'VE BEEN RUNNING THIS CAR THIS WAY FOR MORE THAN 40K MILES SINCE FIRST INCIDENT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS BRAKE AND WARPED ROTOR PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET. *TR

HARD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, WARNING LIGHTS, POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

THE ISSUES STARTED WITH BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON EVERY SO OFTEN. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR ABOUT A 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE AND THEN TURN OFF. THIS WOULD HAPPEN MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. THEN THEY BEGAN TO TURN SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN THE ABS AND BREAK LIGHTS ARE ON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER FALLS TO ZERO, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE JUMPS UP AND DOWN. THE AC ALSO BEGINS TO BLOW HOT AIR WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE WHEN IDLE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AND YOU CANT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. IT IS ALSO AN ISSUE WHEN THE OTHER GAUGES IN YOUR VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING AS YOU CANT TELL IF SOMETHING ELSE IS SERIOUSLY WRONG (FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CANT TELL IF YOUR CAR IS ACTUALLY RUNNING HOT OR COLD BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE DIAL JUMPS UP AND DOWN). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. I ALSO REPORTED THESE ISSUES TO TOYOTA AND SHARED WITH THEM MY RESEARCH AND THEY BASICALLY AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BEGAN LURCHING, BUCKING AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER FAILURE, WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ABS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SKI CONTROL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. *JB

CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, AIR CAME OUT UNDERNEATH FEET AND CAR WILL NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND PUT MORE PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE ON. ASKING THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP TO ZERO AND THE RPMS REVVED UP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE'S MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,685. UPDATED 12/03/14*LJ UPDATED 10/1/2015 *JS

THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEEMS UNAWARE THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH MY CAR. THE REPAIR COST SO FAR IS $1800. IT SEEMS FROM ALL RESEARCH THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS, BUT MY DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OFFERED ME ANY NOR HAVE THE COMMUNICATE WELL. TRYING TO GET TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TODAY. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 5 BUSINESS DAYS. *TR

ORIGINAL ACTUATOR HAD BEEN REPLACED. NOW, HAVING MORE BRAKING PROBLEMS THAN BEFORE! DEALERSHIP RESET TWICE, PROBLEM IS RETURNING AND DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE AGAIN, OR RESET. BRAKES WILL GRAB AND/OR MAKE LOUD 'CLUNKING' SOUNDS. INTERMITTENT. *TR

I APPLIED BRAKES, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD AN FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I GOT THE CAR TO WALNUT CREEK TOYOTA, CALIFORNIA. THEY CHARGED $150 AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG...BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN (THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES REPORTED)..5-12-14. SAME THING HAPPENED AS I CAME DOWN A FREEWAY OFFRAMP. IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO STOP THE CAR JUST INCHES FROM ANOTHER CAR. WALNUT CREEK TOYOTA SAID NOTHING WRONG AND THEIR REGIONAL TOYOTA TECHNICAL TEAM SAID THE SAME...NEITHER OF THEM MENTIONED THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS TO THE NHTSA. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, OR KILLED ANOTHER DRIVER. THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND COMPENSATION TO THE OWNERS...I WASN'T GOING TO DRIVE , I WAS FORCED INTO "TRADING" IT IN FOR A NOT SO GREAT DEAL!! *TR

IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ADVISED AND DEMANDED TO RECALL TOYOTA CAMRY YEAR MODELS 2008 WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILING IN THESE VEHICLES. AFTER READING AN EXTENDED VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ON MANY SITES AND BLOGS WITH REGARD TO THE FAILING OF THESE ASSEMBLIES, I NOW SEE THAT NHTSA HAS DEMANDED TOYOTA AND LEXUS RECALL 2013 AND 2014 YEAR MODELS BECAUSE OF THIS SAME DEFECTIVE ISSUE. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT BEING DEMANDED TO RECALL ALL YEAR MODELS THAT HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES???? IT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO ME THAT A RECALL CAN BE MADE OR DEMANDED FOR A CURRENT YEAR MODEL HOWEVER ALL OF US WHO OWN 2008 TOYOTA VEHICLES (ESPECIALLY AND NO EXPLAINABLE REASON, CAMRY'S) HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH NO CONCERN. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH OR MUTILATION TO FURTHER NHTSA TO MANDATE THAT TOYOTA TO RECALL A TOTALLY DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM PART. TOYOTA DEMANDS APPROXIMATELY $4,000 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IN THESE 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY'S. THAT IS ROBBERY WITHOUT A WEAPON. WHY WILL CURRENT YEAR 2013 AND 2014 TOYOTA AND LEXUS OWNERS GET THEIR CARS REPAIRED "GRATIS". I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR AN EXPLANATION OF WHY 2013 AND 2014 TOYOTA AND LEXUS OWNERS WILL RECEIVE A "COMPLIMENTARY" RECALL OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR DEFECT WHILE WE ALL DRIVE A 2008 CAMRY WITH SQUEAKING, JERKING, SLAMS TO A STOP WHEN STARTING IN REVERSE AND SHORT OF IT SOUNDING LIKE IT WILL BREAK AT ANY MOMENT WITH ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS BEAMING (AND CANNOT GET THE CAR INSPECTED FOR LEGAL ROAD USE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE ISSUE). PLEASE PLEASE VALUE THE 2008 CAMRY OWNERS. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT CREATED BY THE CAR OWNER. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT TOYOTA PLACED WITHIN THESE 2008 CAMRY MODELS AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP ON I-95, PEDAL DROPPED AND CHECK VSC LIGHT CAME ON. PEDAL WAS HARD TO MANAGE FOR SEVERAL MILES AFTER 1ST INCIDENT. PEDAL FEEL WOULD RISE AND DROP FEELING LIKE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN ARRIVING HOME AND PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DROP AND CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP GOING INTO THE GARAGE. ONCE INSIDE GARAGE I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A PUMP CONSTANTLY RUNNING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD THIS NOISE FOR THIS LONG SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHENEVER I APPROACH THE CAR WITH THE KEY OR OPEN A DOOR, THIS NOISE IS HEARD FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND PARKED IN OUR GARAGE! NOT SURE WHAT TO DO...*JS

HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. 6 MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT IT IN TO RIGHT TOYOTA FOR SERVICE DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES. AFTER $6200, $2587 OF WITH WAS FOR A 'BRAKE ACCUATOR' THE CAR WAS 'FIXED'. TWO WEEKS AGO MY BRAKES ACTED UP AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE BRAKES CATCH OR GRAB WITHOUT WARNING, AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARDS TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE ALMOST HAD 2 INCIDENTS WHERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE AN THE DEALER NOR TOYOTA USA HAS RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINTS. NOW THE DEALER IS STATED IT IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND NOT THE ACCUATOR. MY LITE CAME ON RECENTLY ABOUT THE VSC NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE THE VSC LIGHT WARNING ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,800.

WHILE LEAVING WORK NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. I HAD TO LEAVE A LOT OF ROOM IN ORDER TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THERE WERE SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON INCLUDING "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST OF THE PART AND REPAIR WAS $3400. *JS

FIRST INCIDENT: WHEN IN REVERSE, ABOUT 5 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (ABS LIGHT, CAUTION LIGHT AND RED TRIANGLE AND OTHERS) AND BRAKING REQUIRED HARD DEPRESSING. I TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER; THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS AND SAID CAR WAS OK. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DEALER, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND IT TOOK FULL PRESSURE TO BRAKE, WHILE CAR ALSO SEEMED DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I WOULD CLASSIFY IT AS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE DRIVING SLOW IN THE CITY. I RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED AS C1247 ERROR AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING SKID CONTROL COMPUTER FOR $1,800. WHEN I COMPLAINED THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A HYBRID WARRANTY, REGIONAL TOYOTA OFFERED $500 "TOWARDS REPAIR AS GOODWILL ASSISTANCE." *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40MPH AND WAS COMING UPON A RED STOPLIGHT. I STARTED TO BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, I LOOKED DOWN AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SAID CHECK VSC SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE TURN LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CARS THAT WERE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR 5 MINUTES ALL WAS NORMAL. *JS

AT 80K MILES, MY CARS STARTED TO MAKE STRANGE AND LOUD NOISE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BREAK EVEN WHEN THE CAR STOPPED OR THE ENGINE IS OFF. A TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME THE BREAK ACTUATOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO REPLACE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BREAK PROBLEM. I SPENT $3200 TO REPLACE THE BREAK ACTUATOR AT THAT DEALER. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE CAR AND REPLACE THE BREAK ACTUATOR FOR FREE BECAUSE IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OF ANY CAR. *TT

UNABLE TO USE BRAKE WITH VSC PROBLEM. *JS

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ON THESE CAMRY AND CAMRY HYBRID MODELS IS A COMPLAINT OF THOUSANDS OF THESE MODELS OF TOYOTAS. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, THEY WANT APPROXIMATELY $4000 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ($2800 FOR THE PART AND $1200 FOR LABOR) AND AT 3 SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS THE UNDERTONE COMMENT FROM THE SERVICE WRITER IS THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THIS PART BUT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED IN THE CAR FROM THE BRAKES FAILING, NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN; IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA DEMANDED TO MAKE A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THOUSANDS OF THE CAMRY AND HYBRID CAMRY MODELS? THERE ARE MASSIVE COMPLAINTS RECORDED VIA COMPUTER AND MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO TO APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO. HOPEFULLY NHTSA.GOV WILL TAKE AN HUMAN INTEREST WITH REGARDS TO VEHICLE SAFETY AND DEMAND THAT TOYOTA RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THIS PART AT THEIR COST. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM, THERE HAS TO BE A SERIES OF DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THESE CAMRY AND CAMRY HYBRID MODELS. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT A DEFECTIVE PART, TOYOTA JUST SHRUGS THEIR SHOULDERS. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND IT IS NOW INVOLVING MY FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY MY CHILDREN AT RISK OF DEATH DEFYING TRAVEL. I REALLY APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE OR HELP NHTSA CAN PROVIDE TO MAKE TOYOTA ADMIT GUILT OF A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR. I WILL GUESS THAT IT REALLY WILL TAKE A SERIES OF DEATHS OR MUTILATING ACCIDENTS TO GET TOYOTA OFF THE BENCH. I AM TRULY CONCERNED AND NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN AFFORD A $4,000 REPAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

UPON NO WARNING, THE POWER ASSIST MODULE IN MY 2008 CAMRY FAILED. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF ROAD AND AVOID REAR ENDING SOMEONE WHEN THE CAMRY BRAKES FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER AND SAFE BREAKING FORCE AS TYPICAL PRIOR TO THIS EVENT... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ENGAGED. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 04/22/14*LJ

BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD GONE OUT, THIS CONTROLLED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BUT THE CAR IS INOPERABLE AND A NEW ACTUATOR IS QUOTED AT $2600. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK THAT DAY, I SUDDENLY FELT THAT THE BRAKES LOST POWER -- I HAD TO PRESS THEM MUCH HARDER TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN EVEN BY A SMALL AMOUNT. MANY LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT ON, INCLUDING SOMETHING LIKE "CHECK VSC" ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. I FELT THAT THE DANGER OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT WAS VERY HIGH, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THAT I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, I MANAGED TO SAFELY GET TO WORK. WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR A FEW HOURS LATER, THE SITUATION DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. STILL SHAKEN, I BROUGHT THE CAR OVER TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ABS ACTUATOR HAS GONE BAD. THE BEST "DISCOUNT" PRICE I WAS ABLE TO FIND WAS $2,500. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND REALIZED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT, BUT THEY REFUSED. SINCE I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE, I FIXED THE CAR AT A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, WHICH IS APPARENTLY QUITE WIDESPREAD, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA MUST RECALL AND REPLACE THE PROBLEMATIC PART, AND COMPENSATE THE OWNERS WHO HAD TO DO IT ON THEIR OWN. *TR

WAS BRAKING TO A STOP AND IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES BRIEFLY DISENGAGED CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP ABOUT 15 FEET FARTHER THAN EXPECTED, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 6-8 MONTHS AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 MILES.

"CHECK VSC SYSTEM" NOTICE CAME ON MY DASH. VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY/SKID CONTROL). I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 MONTHS AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DETECTED IN TERMS OF THIS. THE AREA WHERE I LIVE DOES GET HEAVY SNOW SO THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE SENSOR AND ABS SENSOR LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ODOMETER AND TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERNAL ABS UNIT HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED HOWEVER, THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GIVE OUT AS I TRIED TO STOP MY CAR. I AM FORTUNATE THAT THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME OR I MIGHT HAVE HIT ONE. A STRANGE CHUGGING NOISE EMANATED FROM MY CAR AND THE LIGHTS WENT ON, ON MY DASHBOARD TO CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY AND SAID THE ABS ACCOMMODATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE SHOWED ME THAT MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMRY HYBRIDS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH CARS WITH LOW MILEAGE. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE GOT HURT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE ISSUE. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ON MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY CAME ON MONDAY, JUNE 24TH. THE AC STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR, AND THE RPM AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES STARTED FLUTTERING. STADIUM TOYOTA IN TAMPA, FL HAD ME BRING IT IN AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD GONE OUT. THIS BACKFEEDS ELECTRICITY INTO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON TOYOTAS. I HAVE TO PAY $2300 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH IS FOR A COMPUTER OF WHICH I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT MALFUNCTIONING. THE ABS IS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE EVERYONE CAN AFFORD IT. IS TOYOTA SETTING UP THE ROADS TO BE FILLED WITH VEHICLES WITHOUT ABS? *TR

THE CAR'S BRAKES DO NOT BRAKE SMOOTHLY AT TIMES. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES VIBRATE CAUSING UNEVEN BRAKING THE IS FELT IN A STOP AND GO FASHION. AT HIGH SPEEDS, THERE'S INCREASED BRAKE VIBRATION MAKING THE WHOLE CAR SHAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND RESURFACED, THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND BOOTH WAS REPLACED, AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED AND RESURFACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL A NOISE BUT HE ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE BRAKE BOOSTER SHOULD BE CHECKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER LATER FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,158.

GOING DOWN THE STRAIGHT PART OF A STEEP HILL JUST PRIOR TO A CURVE, WENT TO USE THE BRAKES BUT THEY DIDN'T RESPOND. CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP SO I KEPT FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT FOR THE CURVE, BUT CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN SO I KEPT BRAKE PRESSED DOWN AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A CURB AND TREE. *TR

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO TIRE BLOW OUT AND BRAKE FAILURE *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT ANY SPEED. THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT A SQUEAKING NOISE AND WOULD TRAVEL ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. LATER, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN AND THEN INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND WATER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,703.

I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED A DELAYED BRAKING FEELING IN MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED I NOTICE THE CAR SHAKING WHEN JUST APPLYING THE BRAKES TO EVEN GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN. THIS MORNING I REARENDED SOMEONE BECAUSE OF WHAT I FEEL IS THE DELAYED BRAKING. ABS DID NOT KICK IN AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS TRAVELING UNDER 25MPH AND WAS ON A DECLINE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I FELT I WAS PRESSING BUT WAS SO SHOCKED WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. *TR

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALL FOUR TIRES RIMS(WHEELS) RUSTING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEAL WOULD STICK AT TIMES AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. *JB

2008 NEW CAMRY BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILED AT 28000MILE LESS THAN 3 YEARS DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. 7000 MILE ALIGNMENT FAILURE, ALWAYS TURN ONE SIDE ON FREEWAY WHEN NOT HOLDING STEER. CHECKED BY DEALER, NOTHING WAS DONE. 28000 MILES RIGHT BRAKE CUT INTO ROTOR. REPAIRED. HOWEVER, BRAKE STILL WEAR QUICKLY. ALIGNMENT SERVICE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM. REFUSE TO REIMBURSE THE COST BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING AT 7000MILE ALIGNMENT ISSUE, WHAT IS A JOKE. IF THIS DID SOMETHING, THIS FAILURE WOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVEN ON E. FORDHAM ROAD IN THE BRONX, NY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HAS A SADDEN STOP, I PUSH THE BRAKE AND NO RESPOND ON TIME, SO I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE AIR BAG NO DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PURCHASED HER VEHICLE 25 DAYS AGO AND THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

CAR : 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 30K MILES STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY PROBLEM : UNINTENDED SUDDEN BRAKING AFTER TOYOTA'S RECALL DESCRIPTION: I AM OWNER OF 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. MY CAR EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM ONCE. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER APPLIED RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. NOW MY CAR APPLIES UNINTENDED BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST 15 DAYS, EACH OF THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED BELOW 1) TRYING TO COAST TO STOP, CAR WAS GOING AT 50MPH, AS SOON AS I STEP FOOT OFF PEDAL, CAR SLOWED DRASTICALLY, BRAKE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON BUT CAR REDUCE SPEED FROM 50MPH TO 35MPH AND KEPT ON REDUCING. NOTE THAT I NEVER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL BUT BRAKES WERE APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY TO WHEELS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. 2) TRYING TO MERGE INTO FREEWAY, SPEED BETWEEN 45-50MPH & TRYING TO ACCELERATE, SUDDENLY LOST SPEED FROM 50 TO 40MPH IN MATTER OF 2 SECONDS, MY FOOT WAS ON ACCELERATOR ALL THE TIME. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY VEHICLE FOLLOWING US, I REQUEST YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS CARS STOPPING BY THEMSELVES ARE EQUALLY AS BAD AS CARS ACCELERATING BY THEMSELVES. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND WHEN WE WERE ALMOST REARENDED BY A CAR. KINDLY LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. HE STATES THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN AND THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE AS IT WAS DESIGNED. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, HE NOTICED A LACK OF PULSING . HE QUICKLY RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND RE-APPLIED PRESSURE TO NO AVAIL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF TRUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE OTHER VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND THE ROADS WERE SLICK. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *JB

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT AND COMMENTS ON RECALL NOTICE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS WAS FLAWED. THERE WAS SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO MOISTURE.

THE FRONT ROTORS IN MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HAVE WARPED TWICE IN LESS THAN 24,00 MILES. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE DEALER CUT THEM, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE PRODUCT. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THEM, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO. *TR

ON 1/16/09 I REAR-ENDED A MERCEDES SUV AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STOP MY 08 TOYOTA CAMRY. I COULD NOT MAKE IT SLOW OR STOP, EVEN HAVING SUFFICIENT SPACE ON THE ROAD TO DO SO. AS A RESULT, I HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAMRY, A $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO PAY AS WELL AS TWO WEEKS OF NOT HAVING THE CAR IN USE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN DOUBLY PENALIZED IN THE FACT THAT MY CAR INSURANCE HAS GONE UP. AT THE TIME, TOYOTA CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AUTO, IT HAD TO BE DRIVER ERROR. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE "RECALL" WORK DONE ON THE CAR. IT HAS STILL BEEN "RACING" IT'S OWN ENGINE WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS ETC. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I DID TRADE IT IN, BUT HAD TO SUFFER A LOSS OF $$ IN THE FACT THAT IT HAD LITTLE VALUE TO ANYONE. THE DEALER PLANS TO DUMP IT AS SOON AS THE TITLE COMES THRU. HE WILL NOT PUT IT ON HIS LOT FOR RESALE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUING EVEN AFTER TOYOTA STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A COMPLAINT AND WRITE AS I SEE THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE INVESTIGATION. I HAVE A CAMRY HYBRID AND HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM LAST SPRING. ON SATURDAY 4-25-09, MY VSC/ABS/WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS NEAR THE BAIERL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. AS I HAD LEASED FROM BAIERL TOYOTA, I PULLED IN THE BAIERL CADILLAC SERVICE AS THE BRAKES FELT WRONG AND TOOK TWO FEET. THE CAR DID STOP. THEY CALLED BAIERL TOYOTA WHO SAID TO DRIVE UP UNLESS FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WERE STEADY SO I DROVE SLOWLY WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT FROM WEXFORD PA TO MARS PA TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED MONDAY (ORDERED PART), TUES (WAITING FOR PART FOR BRAKES) AND WED(PART IN MORNING -NEED COMPUTER TO CALIBRATE). THE CAR WAS RETURNED AND THE BRAKES SEEM FINE WITH NO FURTHER VSC/ABS LIGHTS. I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I ASSUME THAT BAIERL TOYOTA, MARS, PA 16046 HAS THE RECORDS AND COULD TELL YOU MORE. I DID NOT PAY MORE ATTENTION AS IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. MY FRIEND SUGGESTED THAT I NOTIFY YOU IN THE EVENT THAT THE HYBRID BRAKES ON THE CAMRY SHOULD ALSO BE CHECKED TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN HITTING SLIGHT BUMP WITH ONE FRONT TIRE. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN FRONT WHEELS CONTACT A SLIPPERY PATCH OR ROUGH SPOTS. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ALL BRAKING IS LOST FOR A MOMENT, MUCH LIKE HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR 2010 CAMRY MODELS. THIS IS A CAMRY HYBRID MODEL. *TR

I WAS DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL WHEN MY CAMRY WENT FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND MY CAR WENT DIRECTLY INTO A FIRE HYDRANT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY. I WAS DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED AS I APPROACHED TO TURN A CORNER BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE HYDRANT. I DISLOCATED PART OF MY FOOT BECAUSE I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD TO STOP THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE BRAKES AND/OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT OUR EXPENSE BUT WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL AT THAT TIME AND DID NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATOR LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD AT OUR LAST MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT THAT THE FLOOR MAT IN MY CAR WAS SECURED BUT THAT THE CAR WOULD BE RECALLED. I BELIEVE IT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE WHEN I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY MADE A REPORT. *TR

AFTER MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE COLD (DECEMBER IN MINNEAPOLIS) FOR THE DAY, I NOTICED THAT, AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. CRAWLING), THE BRAKES ON MY CAR TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO BRING THE CAR TO A HALT. DESPITE MOVING VERY SLOWLY, WHEN I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STILL CONTINUED MOVING FOR SEVERAL FEET BEFORE I FELT THE BRAKES ENGAGE. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO I TRIED DOING THIS SEVERAL TIMES, EACH WITH THE SAME RESULT. I DROVE HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, BUT I HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SAME ISSUE SINCE. *TR

DELAYED BRAKING IN 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID - I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE IN MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MAY 2008. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES IN MY 2008 CAMRY HYBRID DO NOT ENGAGE QUICKLY ENOUGH IN ALL BRAKING SITUATIONS. THE SENSATION I GET IS, "THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING FORWARD IN RESISTANCE TO THE BRAKING ACTION CREATING WHAT FEELS LIKE A SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE". I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED THE SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE IS DUE TO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE GAS ENGINE, ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE CONCERNS I HAVE WITH MY DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BRAKES ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED. NOW THAT I AM READING ABOUT TWO (OR THREE) TOYOTA RECALLS, I THINK THERE IS AT LEAST A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SLOW BRAKE RESPONSE MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 5/13/2009 WHERE I REARENDED ANOTHER CAR ON ROUTE 84 IN FARMINGTON CT. WHEN THE TRAFFIC SLOWED, I THOUGHT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. THE BRAKING REACTION IN MY VEHICLE STARTLED ME WHEN THE CAR TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS MY FIRST AT FAULT ACCIDENT IN 38 YEARS OF DRIVING. I CONTINUE TO BE STARTLED BY THE BRAKING ACTION IN THIS CAR AND DEFINITELY WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CAMRY HYBRID. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SLOW RESPONSE. MY ONLY OTHER THOUGHT REGARDING THE SLOW BRAKING IS THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM THE HYBRID SYSTEM AND BATTERIES IN A CAR THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR A GAS ENGINE ONLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE FELT A JOLTING JERK AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN SHE APPLIED IT LIGHTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE STROKE SENSOR. ABOUT 8-9 MONTHS LATER, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN SO SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE STROKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT SHE NOTICED NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE LATEST REPAIR. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE PAST THE INTENDED SPEED. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN COMPLETED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT- OF- ROUND AND THUS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. SHE INSPECTED HER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CLIPS DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE COVER TO THE AIR FILTER HOUSING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE ECM AND TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

I HAVE WAITED UNTIL A GOOD YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAMRY. DRIVING IN THE LOS ANGLES AREA I EXPERIENCE QUITE A FEW INCIDENCES WHERE I NEED TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY. I FIND THAT THE BRAKING IS CONTROLLED BY THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH IS NOT RESPONDING TO MY REQUEST FOR A VERY QUICK STOP. IN MOST OF THESE INCIDENCES MY BRAKE PEDAL WILL BOTTOM OUT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS SERVICED, 11/7/08, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT?S JUST THE WAY THE CAR, BRAKING SYSTEM, WAS DESIGNED BY TOYOTA. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS HIT THE FLOOR OF THE CAR OVER 12 TIMES. 7 OF THEM I CAME TO CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT AND FELT IT TOOK 30% (OR MORE) LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT IN DRY CONDITIONS, SO SKIDDING WAS NOT AN ISSUE. MY PREVIOUS TWO AUTOS, I30 AND ACURA, BOTH HAD ABS AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. AT THIS TIME I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY. IT IS SO BAD MY WIFE WILL ONLY DRIVE THE CAR AS A LAST RESORT. *TR

THE CAR SEVERELY VIBRATES EVEN ON LOW SPEED WHICH MAKES DRIVING LIKE RIDING A HORSE. ALSO IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN I WANT TO, WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS IN MANY SITUATIONS. IT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THERE'S NOISE COMES FROM TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES ALL THE TIME. I WENT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE TECHNICIAN TRIED TO PLAY THE IDIOT GAME BY SAYING I SEE NOTHING WRONG. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I'M CRAZY ENOUGH TO BUY THEIR CAR, I SHOULD KEEP QUIET. I MOVED TO CA RECENTLY AND WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CAR BECOMES REALLY ANNOYING. *TR