2010 Toyota Camry Brakes Problems

On 2 occasions the car's brakes failed and caused a collision. The brake pedal was pressed all the way down to avoid a collision but instead the car shook and continued moving causing a collision. the car 2010 camry was previously involved in a recall due to leaking brake fluid but repair was never done

IN LATE AUGUST 2019 WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM SHOPPING ON A FAST SPEED STREET I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THE BREAK PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, MADE A VIBRATING NOISE, THE BREAK LIGHT CAME ON RED AND WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY BREAKING I WAS ABLE TO GO HOME, (ABOUT A MILE), DRIVING AT 5 MPH. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BOOSTER WITH COST OF AROUND $ 2,000.00. THE CAR ONLY HAD 31,026 MILES, ALL REQUESTED SERVICES WERE DONE ON TIME OR EVEN BEFORE TIME, NO SIGN OF SPONGY PEDAL OR BREAKS RED LIGHT COMING UP FOR WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENING. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT CRASH THE CAR IN A BAD ACCIDENT OR TO BE ON A TALLWAY. LATELY I DISCOVERED EMERGENCY BREAK NOT WORKING, (NEVER CHECKED AFTER REPAIRS) WHILE CAR LEFT ON DRIVE AND PUT EMERGENCY BREAKS, CAR MOVES. CERTAINLY I WILL NOT RETURN TO DEALER WHERE I WENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, DID THEY FORGOT TO CHECK THE EMERGENCY BREAKS AFTER BREAKS REPAIR?AS THEY HAD FORGOTTEN OTHER THING AFTER PAST SERVICES. NEVER TOYOTA AGAIN. WHEN I TALKED TO TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTER I WAS TOLD THE DEALER GAVE ME A VERY GOOD PRICE AND THEY PARTNER WITH DEALERS. I ASKED IF THE WOULD REIMBURSE SOME SINCE THE CAR IS NOT EVEN AT 36,000 MILES AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR IS 10 YEAR OLD! THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE, DRIVEN WEEKLY AROUND AND ONE DAY OF THE WEEK DRIVEN AT FAST SPEED TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN ORDER. MY CAR IS LIKE NEW, WITH ALL THE CARE I TAKE FOR, INCLUDING KEEPING IT WASHED. I NEVER HAD IN MY LIFE SOME LIKE THIS HAPPEN, ON ANY CAR I DROVE..ON 2/09/2010 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SERVICE BREAKS MAYBE THERE WAS MORE CARS THAN THEY LISTED. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM LIKE MINE BUT SUCH CARS SEEMED TO HAVE LOTS OF MORE MILES THAN ME, SINCERELY, [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

BRAKE ACTUATOR: MY BRAKES WERE MAKING A CREAKING NOISE /THUMPING WHEN PRESSED...IN WHICH CASE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST TIME FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. ABOUT 0430, DECEMBER 21, 2017 (MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY) I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 99SOUTH HEADED FROM FRESNO, CA TO TULARE, CA...ABOUT A 45MIN DRIVE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE RANDOM CHIMING SOUNDS THAT DID NOT SEEM TO COME FROM ANYWHERE PARTICULAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUND...IT WAS JUST RANDOM SOUNDS I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. THAT WENT ON PERIODICALLY FOR THE NEXT 20-30MINS. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE PROSPERITY AVE OFF-RAMP AND BEGAN TO PRESS THE BREAKS. IMMEDIATELY, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY PANEL LIT UP AND A STEADY, HIGH PITCH SOUND CAME ON AND I COULDN'T STOP MY CAR. I PANICKED, CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO BREAK PUSHING HARD AS I CAN. I ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO LEAD IT OFF THE EXIT AND INTO A POPEYES PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE OFF-RAMP WHERE IT EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THANK THE LORD THAT NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING. THE CAR WAS TOWED FROM TULARE BACK TO FRESNO (TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WOULD NOT REFUND THAT 200 BUCKS). TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE BREAK ACTUATOR, IT WAS A "WARRANTY" THAT THEY'D COVER AT NO COST. I ASKED WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED SINCE THE SITUATION IS LIFE THREATENING AND THERE WERE NO ANSWERS FOR THAT. TOYOTA HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH BECAUSE I DEMANDED THEY REPAIR EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE BREAKS...QUITE HONESTLY I WAS JUST AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. EVENTUALLY, I DROVE IT AGAIN WITH MY ANXIETY GRADUALLY DIMINISHING...BUT BY NO MEANS GONE. I VISITED A MENTAL HEALTH DOCTOR TO HELP, ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T. 23 JULY 2019, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. WILL POST THAT EVENT ON SEPARATE ENTRY.

BREAK ACTUATOR, 2ND EVENT EVENT 1 COMPLAINT NUMBER 11234969 23 JULY 2019, DROPPED MY CAR OFF WITH TOYOTA CLOVIS SAME DEALERSHIP (JACOB WAS MY REP) BECAUSE MY BRAKES WAS MAKING THE CREAKING SOUND/THUMPING. I ASKED HIM TO CHECK MY BRAKES AND IF THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM, CALL ME TO LET ME KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND SAID IT WAS THE BRAKES, THEY WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS. HE SAID THEY RECOMMEND TO CHANGE BRAKE ACTUATOR FLUID? SINCE IT WASN'T DONE WHEN THEY CHANGED THE ACTUATOR PREVIOUSLY AND HE WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME. I COMMENTED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BACK IN 2017 WHEN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ORIGINALLY FAILED. I ASKED IF IT WOULD AFFECT MY CAR, DRIVABILITY, ETC. AND JACOB SAID NO IT SHOULD DRIVE FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN A FEW SETTLE SOUNDS. HE SAID BUT THE BRAKES ARE FIXED AND IT'S NO LONGER MAKING THE SOUND/ THUMPING. SO I DECLINED THE FLUID SERVICE. 25 JULY 2019, I WAS GOING TO GET MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. BY THEN, IT HAD STARTED TO MAKE THE CHEAKING NOISE/THUMPING. I GOT JUST ABOUT TO HER SUMMER SCHOOL (ON FOWLER AVE) AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY PANEL LIT UP AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. I DROVE IT HOME SLOW. WE CALLED TOYOTA, SPOKE TO THE MANAGER, EXPLAINED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. I JUST PAID THEM $240 FOR BRAKE PADS THAT I DIDN'T NEED. I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSING IN 1.5HRS WHICH LEFT NO TIME FOR TOW TRUCK. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I FOLLOWED IN HIS CAR. TOYOTA (JACOB) GAVE ME A LOANER. 25 JULY 2019, THE MANAGER CALLED AND SAID THE ISSUE WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AGAIN BUT BECAUSE THE PART WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE (MANAGER ACTUALLY AGREED) WAS ONLY COVERED FOR A YEAR, I'D HAVE TO CONTACT CORPORATE TO SEE IF THEY COULD CHANGE IT OUT AT NO COST. I WILL CALL TOMORROW (26 JULY 2019)...ALTHOUGH, I DO NOT PLAN ON EVER DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN.

THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS GONE BAD CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE FOR OPERATION. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT THE ACTUATOR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION. HOWEVER AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND/OR NO ERROR CODES PRESENT WHEN HOOKED UP TO A SCAN TOOL EVEN THOUGH THE PART IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKING ASSIST REDUCED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THE PROBLEMS WITH UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION BEGAN WITH THIS CAR, BUT THEY ARE FAIRLY RECENT. ALL OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED OR MOVING VERY SLOWLY. I DO NOT HAVE VERY GOOD RECOLLECTIONS OF THE EARLIEST OF THESE OCCURRENCES, BUT I CAN REMEMBER THE LAST THREE CLEARLY. THE FIRST OF THESE WAS IN MARCH 2015. I WAS DRIVING IN AN AREA WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 MPH AND HAD STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I REMEMBER CLEARLY THAT I HAD MY FOOT SOLIDLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL; I HAD BEEN MAKING A SPECIAL POINT OF THAT AS A RESULT OF THE EARLIER OCCURRENCES. I FELT THE ENGINE SPEED UP, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. THE SECOND OCCASION WAS ON MARCH 29TH WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND HAD STOPPED AT A FOUR-WAY STOP. I WAS WAITING FOR A PEDESTRIAN (WALKING A DOG) WHO WAS CROSSING THE ROAD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM WHERE I WAS STOPPED. I DO NOT HAVE A FIRM RECOLLECTION OF EXACTLY WHERE MY RIGHT FOOT WAS POSITIONED, BUT IT CERTAINLY WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED, HEADING TOWARD THE PEDESTRIAN. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING HER BY MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO THE CROSS STREET AND THEN BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE THIRD OCCASION WAS ON APRIL 5TH. IN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR IN A LOT NEAR A GROCERY STORE, I TURNED THE CAR INTO AN EMPTY PARKING SPACE. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL GENTLY TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AT THE CURB ON A MEDIAN STRIP THAT SEPARATED MY PARKING AREA FROM A SIMILAR ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEDIAN. THE CAR WAS JUST A FEW FEET FROM WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED OVER THE CURB, AND CROSSED THE MEDIAN, STRIKING AN UNOCCUPIED CAR PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR ONLY AFTER THE CRASH CAUSED SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPERS OF BOTH CARS. *TR

CPSC: I1440194A. 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATED AT 23,000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED 8000 MILES LATER, THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN. TOYOTA OFFERED A PARTIAL CREDIT TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, WITH THE SAME TYPE AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. *JB

THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 23000 MILES CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ROTORS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND I PAID TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED. 8000 MILES LATER THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN WITH THE RESULTING SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS.CHECKING ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRODUCTS AND I BELIEVE THE ROTORS ARE SUBSTANDARD AND A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE ROTORS WITH QUALITY ONES AND UPGRADE THE ROTORS IN ALL CARS BUILT FROM THIS TIME ON. *TR

MY CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL. AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE FOR THE PAST YEAR THE OIL IN MY ENGINE WOULD DISAPPEAR. I TOOK THE CAR BACK THREE TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE OIL DISAPPEARING. EACH TIME, THEY WOULD TOP IT OFF WITH OIL AND TELL ME TO DRIVE IT FOR 1000 MILES AND BRING IT BACK. FINALLY, THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR AND AN INSPECTOR WOULD COME OUT FROM TOYOTA TO MAKE A DETERMINATION IF MY ENGINE COULD BE REPAIRED OR IF IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT IF MY CAR HAD NOT BEEN CERTIFIED, THE COST WOULD BE MINE. THEY PAID FOR IT. THIS MARKED THE THIRD MAJOR REPAIR ON A 2010 CAMRY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 40,000. THE REAR BRAKES WERE STICKING AND THE BEARINGS IN THE FRONT WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING OUT. RIDICULOUS! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. *TR

BRAKING WAS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM TEAM TOYOTA/AUTO NATION MAR. 14, 2013. IT HAD 38940 MILES. ON NOV. 9, 2013, I REAR ENDED A CAR THAT HAD STOP ON THE FREEWAY. I ATTEMPT TO STOP, AND MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I ALWAYS HAD TO BRAKE DOWN TO GET MY CAR TO STOP, AND THINKING NOW MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY SEATBELT NEVER LOCKED ME IN AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFER A BROKEN NOSE, 7 STITCHES AND BRUISE MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IF A PERSON TAKE THEIR CAR TO A MECHANIC AND PAY CASH FOR THEIR DAMAGE YOU WILL NEVER KNOW ITS BEEN WRECK BEFORE. GO TO MY YOUTUBE, BECAUSE I DID NOT DIED OR PARALYZED, AND MY BLOG. [XXX]. NO ATTORNEY WILL HELP ME CAUSE I DID NOT DIED OR PARALYZED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TR ....UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. PM

I HAVE NOTICED LATELY THAT WHEN I DEPRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL, IT STARTS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, BUT SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AND I HAVE TO DEPRESS MUCH HARDER. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES LET GO. I KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH EARLIER MODELS AND THEIR BRAKES, IS IT POSSIBLE IT WOULD EXTEND TO 2012 CAMRY HYBRIDS? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT I CAN STILL DRIVE CAR AS LONG AS IT IS NOT BLINKING. MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS FOR NEXT DAY THURSDAY THE 12TH. WHILE ON HIGHWAY CAR LOST ALL POWER STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING. A HUGE TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND WAS BEEPING TO AVOID HITTING ME. I MANAGED TO PULL CAR TO SIDE IF HIGHWAY AND CAR SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I WAITED 5 MIN AND THE CAR STATED AND I MANAGED TO GET HOME. THE CAR WHEN DRIVEN DOES NOT BRAKE WELL, IT FEELS LIKE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. THE BRAKES DO NOT BRAKE WELL AND THE CAR JUMPS. YOU CANNOT CONTROL. I AM BRINGING TO TOYOTA TODAY TO GET THE RESULTS. *TR

OUTSIDE LEFT REAR BRAKE PAD WORN OUT. ALL OTHER PADS FRONT AND REAR STILL HAD 65% OF LIFE LEFT IN THEM. DEALER SAID THAT THEY REPLACE A BRACKET FOR THE CALIPER BUT WOULD COST ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE WORE OUT AT A LOW MILEAGE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PAD SUFFERED FROM CORROSION DUE TO HEAVY SALT USE ON THE ROADS. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE ALL REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD. THE BRAKE PAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WAS THEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,130. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWNED 2010 CAMRY LE AND WHEN IT REACHED APPROX. 30,000 MILES WARRANTY THE FRONT BRAKE STARTED VIBRATING AND I FELT L LIKE THE WHEEL WAS GOING TO COME OFF WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES FROM HIGH SPEED AND GOING DOWNHILL. I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC BUT I KNEW IT WAS A WARP BRAKE ROTOR. I HAD THE ROTOR TURNED AND THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.I THINK IT IS VERY PREMATURE FOR A BRAKE ROTOR TO FAIL AT 30,000 MILES AND MOST ESPECIALLY FOR A CAMRY. I WAS BIT SURPRISE WHEN THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MY MILEAGE. ALL ALONG I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS 36MOS/36000 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BUT I WAS WRONG, SO NO MORE TOYOTA NEXT TIME AND NOT RECOMMENDING TOYOTA TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ

1. THE CAR HAD A FAILURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO: THE REPAIR SHOP, THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR AND TOYOTA INDEPENDENT INSPECTION. BASICALLY A BOLT THAT SECURES THE HOSE TO THE CALIPER WAS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO NEGLIGENCE OF MAINTAINING THE CAR SINCE THE CAR IS NEW - ONLY ABOUT 4,000 MILES -AND SERVICED ONLY AT THE DEALER ACCORDING TO SERVICE SCHEDULE.

I WORK IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AT CURTIS-MARUYASU IN LEBANON,KY. WE MAKE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES FOR TOYOTA. WHEN THE TOYOTA PLANT IN INDIANA(SUBARU PLANT) COMPLAINED OF BRAKE LINES LEAKING, OUR BOSS TOLD US TO DENY KNOWING ABOUT ANY PROBLEM IF ASKED BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES THAT WOULD VISIT TO INVESTIGATE, EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW OF PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO BEING INFORMED BY TOYOTA ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH 2 BENDERS THAT SHAPE THE BRAKE LINES. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN FOLLOW UP VISITS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. I AM JUST NOW REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MY JOB, BUT MY CONSCIENCE TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO REPORT THIS. I HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HIT ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR THERE IS A CLUNK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE ABS ACTUATOR AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX TO IT AT THIS TIME AND I WAS JUST GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. *TR

MY TOYOTA CAMRY FAILED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WOULD RAPIDLY SWITCH BETWEEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING, HE WOULD OFTEN DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDALS WERE MANUFACTURED ENTIRELY TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/19/10.*LJ UPDATED 12/01/10. *JB

ON 07/13/10 HAS AN ACCIDENT IN A 2010 CAMRY. WAS COASTING INTO PARKING SPACE INFRONT OF HESS GAS STATION AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS. ALL I COULD DO WAS PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD CAR WOULD NOT STOP? FHP RESPONDED AND NO TRAFFIC TICKET WAS ISSUED. CONTACT INSURANCE THEY TRANSPORT CAR TO REPAIR SHOP CAR DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE WHERE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I REFUSE TO DRIVE CAR AND VERY AFFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WENT TO DEALERSHIP THEY WANT TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. HOW DO I KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEIR INVESTIGATION IS IMPARTIAL AND TRUE. IF THERE WHERE AN TRUE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE OR THE ACCELERATOR WOULD THEY ACTUALLY ADMIT IT? *TR

2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH A RECONSIDERATION OF INTEREST RATE AND REPAIR ISSUE WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO A NOISE THAT WAS OCCURRING RIGHT AFTER SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE NOISE EXISTED FROM THE TIME SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE EXPLANATION SHE RECEIVED WAS THAT ALL CAMRY'S MADE THAT NOISE AS IT CAME FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO RIDE IN ANOTHER CAMRY TO COMPARE THE SOUNDS AS HER VEHICLE WAS VERY LOUD. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE LOT. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN STATED HE WOULD OPEN A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM CASE AND WHEN A SPECIALIST WAS IN THE AREA, THEY WOULD HAVE HIM INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANAGER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HER, THE SPECIALIST WOULD NOT BE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AS THEY HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE ABS ACTUATOR, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX AT THE MOMENT. *JB

RENTAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE STOPPING, RENTAL AGENCY HERTZ, COOKEVILLE TN. PROBLEM OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP, THE CAR DECELERATED FROM 70 TO 55 THEN DOWN SHIFTED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE UP THE EXIT RAMP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND THE RENTAL AGENCY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THE RECALL. AS A TEST/RELIABILITY ENGINEER, I CLASSIFY THIS VEHICLE HAS UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11000.

I HAVE A 2010 CAMRY APPROX 11,000+ MILEAGE. I HAD MY CAR CHECKED FOR THE BRAKES DUE TO THE POPPING SOUND WHEN RELEASE BRAKE PEDAL AND CLICKING AFTER PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE. TOYOTA RESPONDED: THE SOUND YOU ARE HEARING IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKE CALIPERS MECHANICALLY ADJUST TO THE VEHICLE'S FORWARD MOTION. WHEN THIS ADJUSTMENT HAPPENS, A CLICKING SOUND CAN SOMETIMES BE HEARD. THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I JUST DROPPED MY CAR OFF AGAIN THIS MORNING TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE FOR THE RECALL AFTER THE FIRST TIME TELLING ME THAT IT WASN'T STICKING; BUT I HEARD THAT IT SHOULD STILL BE REPAIRED. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE SERVICE REP SAID THE SOUND DOESN'T SOUND NORMAL. I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS DRIVING THE CAR AND WORRIED ABOUT THE UNKNOWN OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER HAD THE BRAKES SOUND THIS WAY. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO. FROM THE BEGINNING WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES,WHICH MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND. TOOK IT BACK TO FRED HAAS TOYOTA ON TWO TO THREE OCCASION, THEY CLAIM NOTHING WAS WRONG EACH TIME. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHICH I TOLD THEM ABOUT,STILL NOTHING WAS DONE. WE HAVE 5 YEARS TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF & MY FAMILY. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY IN AUGUST OF 2009. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT ON OCCASION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR WITH ACTUALLY LURCH FORWARD AS IT BRAKES. IT DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME AND THE MALFUNCTION IS NOT PREDICTABLE. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONTACT THE FLOOR MAT IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BRAKED AND HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES.THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND HE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WAS CONTACTED AND THERE IS A REPORT. PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR PETAL WHERE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY REPAIRED A METAL SHIM IN THE ACCELERATOR PETAL. THEY ADVISED HIM THE NEW PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S THE FRONT BUMPER WAS REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE AT APPROX 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE CONTACT STATED HE FELT AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM BY ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AGAIN AND HE HEARD AND FELT THE GRINDING SOUND. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AGAIN. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE UP THE SMALL HILL LEADING TO HIS DRIVEWAY WITHOUT REMOVING THE SNOW OUT OF THE WAY FIRST; HE BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET UP THE HILL AS IT HAD FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,399.

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING TO QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND COMES TO A QUICK STOP WHEN THE CONTACT TRIES TO STOP. WHEN THE CONTACT IS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN NORMALLY. WHEN THE CONTACT IS DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH THE VEHICLE COMES TO A JERKING, SHORT AND SUDDEN STOP CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4600. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/14/0*JN

MY TOYOTA 2010 CAMRY ACCELERATED BY PRESSING MY BRAKES,AND MY CAR CRASHED IN TO SOME BUSHES AT A STORE PARKINGLOT.AFTERWARDS I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG .I DONT BELIEVE THIS?

IN OCT 2009 WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID SEDAN. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LAG OR DELAY WHEN WE APPLIED THE BRAKES. I NOTED TO MY WIFE THAT I NEVER CAME SO CLOSE TO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME WHEN STOPPING...REPEATEDLY. I TOLD THIS TO MY SALES REP AT THE DEALER AT WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND HE SAID, NO ISSUE. -HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AT ALL SPEEDS. SO FAR NO ACCIDENT, BUT VERY CLOSE TO FREQUENTLY REAR-ENDING CARS - NO REPAIRS--TOLD NOT AN ISSUE I ASK THAT YOU ADD THE 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID TO THE LIST OF PROBLEM TOYOTAS. THANKS YOU *TR

ABS BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. NO ACCIDENTS, AS I HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO PROFESSIONAL DRIVING COURSES. HOWEVER, HEARING THE INCIDENTS OF THE PRIUS BRAKE ISSUES CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. THERE IS AN INCONSISTENCY WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY JOHNSON & JOHNSON FLEET CAMRY THAT WAS DELIVERED IN OCTOBER, 2009 (2010 MODEL). IF THERE IS A NEED TO "TAP THE BRAKES" THEY WILL LOCK UP AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON GRAVEL OR LOOSE/UNEVEN PAVEMENT, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND THE CAR SEEMS TO "HOP," RATHER THAN COME TO AN APPROPRIATE STOP. IT SEEMS IDENTICAL TO REPORTS/COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE HEARD AROUND THE PRIUS. NORMALLY, I WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER SENDING AN ALERT TO YOU. HOWEVER, HEARING INTERVIEWS ON THE NEWS AND READING FURTHER ABOUT THE RECALL, I FELT VERY COMPELLED TO LET YOU KNOW. I AM THE ASSIGNED DRIVER TO THIS FLEET VEHICLE. IT IS OWNED & LICENSED TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON HEALTHCARE SERVICES. *TR

CAMRY HYBRID 2010. BOUGHT NEW AND COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA OF SURGING FORWARD INCONSISTENCY DURING MY DAILY TWO HOUR COMMUTE. I ASKED IF THEY PLANNED TO FIX IT DURING MY LAST SERVICE VISIT AND THE ANSWER WAS "NOPE." WHEN ASKED THAT THEY DO FIX IT, THE ANSWER WAS, "NOPE!". YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN APRIL WHEN THE PEDALS ARE GOING TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD NIGHTMARES OF SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE. THIS IS NOT THE CAR I THOUGHT I PURCHASED MONTHS AGO. *CN