2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid complaints

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

DRIVING ON THE ROAD, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, THEN MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH ALL THE WARNING SIGNS. THE INTERNAL CAR DISPLAYS VSC MAINTENANCE REQUIRED, AND I'M THINKING I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I JUST GOT THE CAR THIS YEAR. THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON TO EVEN BRAKE. I FEE LIKE THE BRAKES JUST STOPPED WORKING OR THE BRAKE ITSELF WOULD LET ME BRAKE AS NORMAL. LITTLE SHOCKED BECAUSE I'D HAD CRASH INTO THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. I STARTED TO DRIVE VERY SLOW. THEN THE LIGHTS AND WARNING SIGNS WENT AWAY, AND MY BRAKES WERE BACK TO NORMAL. I FELT LIKE IT WAS JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH AND STARTED TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. AFTER I DID, THE CAR AGAIN WENT OFF WITH THE WARNING SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VSC DISPLAY WAS ON AGAIN STATING MAINTENANCE WAS REQUIRED ONE AGAIN. SO I STARTED TO DRIVE SLOW ONCE AGAIN. WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE GOOD, AND THAT THE CAR PROBABLY NEEDED TO GET IT CHECK BECAUSE OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS ONLY HAPPEN DURING THE SUMMER. DURING THE WINTER IT GOES OFF, TO WHICH I STILL FELT LIKE IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH. WENT TO THE DEALER RECENTLY AND THEY SAID THAT MY ACCUMULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. I ASKED HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCUR. THE MECHANIC STATED SOMEWHERE IN THE LINES OF IT'S A MAN MADE PART SO IT'S CAN HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT IN MY OPINION, IF I DID EVERYTHING LIKE I WAS SUPPOSE TO DO, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE TOTAL REPAIR FOR THE PART IS $1892! THAT'S WITH LABOR

WHILE DRIVING ALL BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH, "VSC CHECK SYSTEM" MESSAGE SHOWED. BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO BRAKE FINE, UNTIL I WENT TO PARK. THE BRAKE WENT COMPLETELY SOFT AND THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION UNTIL RUNNING INTO THE CURB. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS WERE BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY, LIGHTS COME ON, BRAKES FAIL. LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY AND ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. *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

WHILE DRIVING TO THE MARKET AT 40MPH A SERIES OF WARNINGS CAME ON. THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, SKID, PARKING LIGHT, AND GENERAL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR LOST ITS BRAKING POWER. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE ERRORS OR LACK OF BRAKE POWER IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. I AM NOT DRIVING IT NOW BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CRASHING. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH OCCASIONALLY WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AT FIRST AND NOW ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT IS THE BATTERY PACK. THE COST THEY QUOTED IS $4000. LAST MONTH I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTUATOR AND NOW ITS THE BATTERY PACK. THIS TOYOTA HAS BEEN VERY UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. I HAD ISSUES WITH BRAKING LAST MONTH AND NOW IT IS HARD TO KNOW IF THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. TOYOTA HAS HAD A VERY POOR RESPONSE TO ANY INQUIRIES. THEY SHOW VERY LITTLE REGARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREFER TO SETTLE CASES THAN TO BE PROACTIVE AND FIX THEIR UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS PRODUCTS. *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.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE MELTING, IT IS VERY STICKY AND SOFT TO THE TOUCH, I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT CAUSE AIRBAGS TO ACTIVATE PREMATURELY , OR TO NOT ACTIVE WHEN NECESSARY. I WENT ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CAMRY'S. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING (COMING APART) AT THE PERIMETER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE IS A HYBRID, WHICH HAS A SPECIAL NOISE INSULATING WINDSHIELD. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE VSC SYSTEM, ABS, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,940.

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

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.

THE DASH ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID IS MELTING, LEAVING A THICK LIQUIDY, SHINY SURFACE THAT REFLECTS THE SUN AND MAKES DRIVING UNSAFE. THERE IS NO VISOR THAT WILL PROTECT ME FROM REFLECTIONS FROM THIS STICKY SHINY MESS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS, AND TOYOTA IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT IN MATERIALS THAT IS CAUSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS MELTED AND BECOME VERY STICKY AND SHINY TO THE POINT THAT A GLARE REFLECTS OFF OF IT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD DANGEROUSLY INHIBITING VISIBILITY. *TR

BRAKE ALERT LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH ON NIGHT OF 9/5/14 UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. READ CODES IN OWNER'S MANUAL, AND DROVE FEW BLOCKS TO HOME AT SLOW SPEED (15 MPH). ON SATURDAY MORNING, 9/6/14, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. NOT ONLY DID THE ALERT LIGHTS APPEAR, BUT THE BRAKES "BLED" THROUGH TO THE FLOOR, AND IT FELT AS IF THE CAR ACCELERATED. BRAKES WORKED ONLY AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS AND DRIVING FOR 90 MILES OVER 4 DAYS, THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED, NOR DID ANY CODES APPEAR ON THE COMPUTER. VEHICLE WAS RELEASED AFTER PAYING DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN ON 10/2/14: BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH, THE CAR FELT IT WAS ACCELERATING, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TEMPORARILY. MY FOOT BLED THROUGH, I PUMPED THE PEDAL BEFORE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AGAIN, DIAGNOSTICS DID NOT REVEAL CODES NOR WAS THE INCIDENT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR ACCORDING TO TOYOTA CORPORATE DIRECTIONS. FOUND INFO ONLINE THAT NHTSA CITED 59 COMPLAINTS OF BRAKE FAILURE FOR 2007-08 CAMRY HYBRIDS. REPORTED THESE INCIDENTS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE, WHO ASSIGNED A CASE NO. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM CORPORATE CASE MGR. YET, BUT EXPECT TO BY MONDAY, 10/06/14. CORPORATE SAID THEY DO NOT OFFER A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED, BUT TO ASK DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE DASHBOARD IS CONSTANTLY STICKY AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S LITERALLY MELTING AWAY. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS HOT, I CAN GOUGE OUT THE PLASTIC. I TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASH. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. ALSO CREATING A SHINE WHICH IS CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. CONCERNED ABOUT REDUCED VISIBILITY AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

DASHBOARD IS BEGINNING TO MELT CREATING A PRONOUNCED GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID IS MELTING! IT CREATES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. ANYTHING PLACED ON IT STICKS. JUST TOUCHING IT WITH A FINGERNAIL CAUSES INDENTATIONS AND NICKS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING, NOW IT IS VERY SHINY AND STICKY. WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE THERE IS A GLARE ON THE WINDSHEILD THAT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID IN JANUARY 2007. I STARTED NOTICING THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO GET STICKY AND SHINY. I'VE NEVER USED ANY HARSH CHEMICALS OR ANY CHEMICALS USED TO CLEAN THE DASHBOARD. THE REST OF THE CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF BUT AS THE YEARS WENT BY, THE DASHBOARD HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT'S A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT. NOT ONLY IS IT DIRTY LOOKING, IT ALSO HAS A SHINE TO IT AND THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY, THE SHINE FROM THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS UP TO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND THE SAME ISSUE ARISES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS BEEN MELTING SINCE AUGUST OF 2012. SINCE IT HAS STARTED MELTING THE DASH IS VERY REFLECTIVE IN SUNNY WEATHER MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO LOOK OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE GLARE HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

VEHICLE SERVICED 3/10/10 UNDER TOYOTA 90L RECALL CAMPAIGN. DEALERSHIP STATED ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL UPON COMPLETION. ON 5/21/14, IN SAFE ROAD CONDITIONS AND PARKING LOT SPEEDS <10 MPH, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PULL INTO PARKING SPOT. DURING BRAKING, VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW OR STOP, BUT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING A PARKING BERM AND THREE OTHER VEHICLES. POLICE REPORT MADE; DRIVER NOT CITED BUT WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA RE BRAKE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED; INSPECTION WAS MADE BY BOSCH ENGINEERING. TOYOTA CONTENDS THE INCIDENT IS NOT A RESULT OF ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TOYOTA PROVIDED A TECHNICAL REPORT CONTAINING ENGINEERING DATA WITHOUT LAYMAN'S EXPLANATION OR PROOF OF ITS CONTENTION. TOYOTA WAS FOUND BY THE DOJ TO HAVE MISLED CONSUMERS AND THE GOVT REGARDING SEVERITY AND "RESOLUTION: OF THIS ISSUE. ON 8/21/14 AND 8/22/14 DRIVER WAS CONTACTED BY TOYOTA WITH A SECOND AND SEPARATE RECALL NOTICE #E0U, AFFECTING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE RESERVOIRS, IN WHICH CLOGGING AND/OR LOW FLUID LEVELS "COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL WARNING LAMPS[...]TO ILLUMINATE AND FRONT BRAKE ASSIST COULD BE TEMPORARILY LOST." THE WARNING LAMP IN QUESTION DID ILLUMINATE DURING THE 5/21 INCIDENT. LEGAL COUNSEL FOR DRIVER HAS ADVISED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE BOSCH REPORT AND INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND SOLD AT AUCTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S SALVAGE AGENT. I HAVE INITIATED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE BOSCH R

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SURFACE WAS MELTING AND BECAME STICKY. DUE TO THE FAILURE, A GLARE APPEARED ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHENEVER THE SUN WAS OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY CONSIDERED AN AESTHETIC PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 360,981...UPDATED 10/02/14 *BF UPDATED 2/27/2015 *JS

WAS VERY HOT OUTSIDE FOR 3 WEEKS STRAIGHT. ON THE WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE FOLLOWING 2 READOUTS ON SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY: "CHECK VSC" AND "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". INSTANTLY THE HYBRID PART OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BRAKES CHANGED FEEL AND THROTTLE BECAME VERY DELAYED. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK. WHEN I PUT INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL THE KNOCKING STOPS. THE ENGINE KNOCKED HARD IN PARK POSITION AS IF THERE ARE LOOSE PIECES OF METAL CRUNCHING. EVER SINCE THEN, THE CAR'S HYBRID DRIVE DOESN'T WORK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT P/S LIGHT, A RED TRIANGLE LIGHT, AND AN ORANGE CIRCLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN IT. WE PARKED THE CAR AND WE ARE NOT DRIVING IT UNTIL ITS FIXED. WE HAVE 2 TODDLERS AND WE AREN'T GOING TO RISK DRIVING IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, 4 LIGHT APPEARED: THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT, AND THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT, ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. NOW WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE CAR, I HEAR LOUD IRREGULAR CLUNKING SOUNDS, AND THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE POWER BUTTON DOESN'T LIGHT UP FOR 2 SECONDS, INDICATING THE CAR CANNOT BE IMMEDIATELY STARTED. CAR DRIVES FINE, BUT I'M AFRAID THE BRAKES WILL BECOME FAULTY AT ANY TIME. *TR

ON 4/24/14 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THOUGHT IT FELT A LITTLE SLUGGISH OR STRANGE. THEN WHEN I GOT UP TO GO TO WORK ON THE 25TH, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME UP AND IT DISPLAYED MULTIPLE MESSAGES. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED I HAVE CAR TOWED TO THEM. I DID THAT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK WAS BAD. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES AND I HAD 116,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND SHINY. IT IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. LAST SUMMER I HAD TO HAVE MY AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED AND WHEN HE TOOK DASH APART IT WAS STUCK TO THE OTHER COMPONENTS (LIKE THE RADIO) AND IT KIND OF TORE THE DASH BOARD. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE MY EVAPORATOR COIL REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING. *TR

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT SEEMED TO BE EASILY SCRATCHED AND CHIPPED. I HAVE MULTIPLE CHIPPED PLACES ON THE CAR THAT ARE BEGINNING TO RUST. IN ADDITION, THE CLEAR COAT IS GETTING THIN OR SOMETHING ON THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND THE PAINT IS LOOKING VERY DULL. I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THE CAR AND WASHED AND WAXED IT OFTEN. THIS WEAK PAINT JOB WILL MOST DEFINITELY AFFECT RESALE VALUE. IN ADDITION, THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT ARE ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR HAVE COME LOOSE AND FALLEN OFF OR HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF ONE BY ONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD POPPED UP, I LOST TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE NOTIFICATION PANEL STARTED BEEPING CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VSC WENT AWAY AND THEN CAME BACK SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALER SHIP WHERE THEY SPENT 5 HOURS LOOKING OVER MY CAR AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG OTHER THEN A MONITORING SYSTEM IS BAD OR THE BATTERY IS BAD AND QUOTED ME FOR THE SYSTEM IT WOULD BE $1700 AND THE BATTERY AROUND $4000. *TR

CAR WAS MAKING BARKING NOISE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, ACTUATOR, AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS WITHOUT PROBLEM OR RECURRENCE. 8/25/14 ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON. NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES WHEN DRIVING TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID ABS COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1500. MY FIRST REPAIR WAS $780. I WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO THOSE ALREADY SUBMITTED. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA FOR THE CAMPAIGN THEY HAVE OR RECALL FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM THAT THESE CAMRY HYBRID HAVE BECAUSE MINE SAYS CHECK VSC, AND A LOT OF LIGHT ARE ON BUT ITS ACTUALLY THE ACTUATOR BUT THEY ONLY CHANGED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I MADE IT TO THE HOUSE ALL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE GUYS FROM THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE RESERVOIR AIN'T GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 149600 MILES ONLY 3 MONTHS AGO THINKING THAT KIND OF MILES AIN'T MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO TOYOTA JUST GOT THE VEHICLE AND CAN'T USE IT THANKS *TR

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

UPON STARTING THE AUTOMOBILE, THE VSC, ABS, BRAKE AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BREAK CATCHES AND/OR MUST BE PUMPED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HYPER-ACCELERATE WHEN IN IDLE, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE. A LOCAL DEALER/SERVICE CENTER SAYS A COMPUTERIZED PART MUST BE REPLACED FOR $2100. *TR

MASTER, BRAKE, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE,AND SLIP INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS 'CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF THE WARM WEATHER IN FLORIDA. THE MELTING PLASTIC HAS DEVELOPED A SHINE/REFLECTION THAT REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE ROADS AND OTHER CARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND MUST BE CORRECTED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR IS MELTING. WHEN YOU TOUCH IT, IT FEELS LIKE FLYPAPER. IT ALSO PLACES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SUN HITS IT JUST RIGHT CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERNS. (I ACTUALLY HAVE TO PLACE A PIECE OF CLOTH ON THE DASH TO PREVENT THE GLARE AND PRAY I CAN PEEL IT OFF WHEN I PARK MY CAR.) *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING I ATTEMPTED BRAKE TO SLOW ENTRY INTO UPHILL DRIVEWAY. ALL LIGHTS ON DRIVER PANEL LIT UP. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. WITH FULL FORCE I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. SINCE DRIVE WAY WAS UPHILL, I COASTED TO STOP JUST SHORT OF GARAGE DOOR BEFORE CRASHING. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED DURING LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I DROVE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SECOND TIME TO HAVE BEAKS INSPECTED. THE CAR WAS ALSO MAKING LOUD NOISE WHENEVER BRAKES APPLIED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED BY SEVERAL TECHNICIANS. AGAIN, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE! DESPITE SEVERAL RECENT BRAKE FAILURES, TWO VISITS TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING CAME FROM THE "BRAKE ACTUATOR," WHICH COULD BE REPLACED FOR $2,900! QUOTE FROM SERVICE INVOICE OF MARCH 18, 2014, FOLLOWS: "TECH 165630 PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS ON BRAKE NOISE FROM INSIDE CAB OF VEHICLE. TEST DROVE WITH CUSTOMER TO VERIFY NOISE. FOUND THAT BRAKE ACTUATOR IS THE CAUSE OF INTERNAL NOISE WHEN AT A STOP WHILE BRAKE IS APPLIED. SUGGEST NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR AND BRAKE FLUSH AND RE-TEST FOR NOISE AGAIN." SERVICE MANAGER AND TECHNICIANS SAID, "IT' SAFE TO DRIVE." I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE I AM A VISITING HOSPICE NURSE, THAT CAR IS MY OFFICE. I WONDER WHEN THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AGAIN, AND WHEN THE INCESSANT LOUD NOISE WILL STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN CAR REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID, "THE

WHILE DRIVING, A NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". THE ABS LIGHT AS WELL AS THE RED BRAKE SYSTEM ARE ON AS WELL. BRAKES ARE NOT AS RESPONSIVE AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED TILL NEXT WEEK. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SAYS THIS IS BAD. *TR