2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid complaints

THE DASH BOARD THAT HOUSES THE AIR BAGS SEEMS TO BE MELTING AND STICKY. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. I TALKED TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERS AND NEITHER SAID THAT THEY HAVE HEARD IT HAPPENED BEFORE. TOYOTA 101 DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE INTERIOR PROTECTION THAT PIERCEY TOYOTA APPLIED WHEN I BOUGHT IT 7 YEARS AGO. IF IT WAS THE PROTECTION SPRAY, I THINK THE STICKINESS AND MELTING WOULD HAVE BEGAN YEARS AGO. ALSO, THE PAINT ON MY CAR IS BUBBLING UP AND TOYOTA 101 IS BLAMING IT ON THE PAINT PROTECTION PIERCEY TOYOTA APPLIED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 7 YEARS AGO. *TR

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

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID IS MELTING!! THE MELTING IS CREATING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE AT TIMES. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL YIELD YOU 100'S OF RESULTS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THEY HAVE CHANGED THE MATERIAL USED ON THE DASH. MY INQUIRIES TO TOYOTA CORP AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE ARE NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND I REALLY FEAR THAT THE VISIBILITY ISSUES CAN RESULT IN DEATH OR ACCIDENTS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THEIR SISTER COMPANY, LEXUS, REGARDING THE RECALLING OF THEIR DASHBOARDS USING THE SAME EXACT MATERIAL. IT IS UNFAIR THAT TOYOTA CORP IS ONLY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THEIR LUXURY MODEL CAR OWNERS AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. APRIL AT TOYOTA CORP TOLD ME TODAY THAT IT'S NOT A CRAFTMANSHIP ISSUE- IT'S THE CLIMATE IN WHICH I LIVE. THE NEGLIGENCE IN THIS MATTER IS SO APPARENT AND I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME DEALING WITH TOYOTA CORP ON THIS ISSUE. THE PREVIOUS TIME WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. *TR

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

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

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

STARTED VEHICLE, DASHBOARD DISPLAYED VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. SHUT OFF VEHICLE. WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. NO WARNING APPEARED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. AFTER 30 MINUTES STARTED VEHICLE, VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. THE VSC MODULE CONTINUED TO MAKE A NOISE AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. RE-STARTED VEHICLE AND AT SHUT OFF VSC WAS SILENT. RE-STARTED VEHICLE 60 MINUTES LATER, NO WARNING APPEARED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD PERFORMED WELL UNTIL THIS TIME WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON. I THEN READ REPORTS ON TCH VSC FAILURES. I SHALL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. *TR

ON 12/11/12 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE ABS LIGHTS, MASTER WARNING, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND OTHERS. THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO DEPRESS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC THAT MORNING OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND IT WAS DRIVABLE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A TROUBLE CODE EXCEPT FOR BATTERY VOLTAGE. THEY REPLACE A BATTERY THAT COST ME $511. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 12/22/12 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND I ROLLED INTO AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY. ONCE AGAIN, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE INTERSECTION. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ONCE AGAIN THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A TROUBLE CODE. FROM THAT TIME ON I TRIED REPLACING TIRES BECAUSE THE MASTER MECHANIC TOLD ME IT MY BE THE DIFFERENT WARE ON MY TIRES, STILL NO RELIEF. FROM 2012 TO YESTERDAY THE WARNINGS APPEARED. THERE WAS THE SAME TICKING AND SQUEAKING SOUND THAT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED. THE LIGHT WERE ON CONSTANTLY AND THE BREAKING SYSTEM WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. I HAD TO MAKE SURE I RENTED A WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AND TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM WHILE DRIVING TO ENSURE SAFE DISTANCE FOR MY FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM. SO, IT WAS FIXED WITH $2000 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM BY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. NOW MY CAR SOUNDS NORMAL AND DRIV

WHILE TURNING LEFT IN AN INTERSECTION, THE "BRAKE", "WARNING", "STABILITY" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". SIMULTANEOUSLY, I LOST BRAKE POWER. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MI TO HOME WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL MY SPEED USING POWER BRAKES. INSTEAD, THE ONLY BRAKES I HAD WERE THE EQUIVALENT OF USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; A VERY HARD, JERKING MOTION. THE TOYOTA DEALER FIRST TOLD ME THAT I WAS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID AND I COULD NOW PICK UP MY CAR. I ARGUED THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEEN AN "IDIOT" LIGHT FIRST RATHER THAN COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM! 5 DAYS LATER, AND SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH CORPORATE, THE "SKID CONTROL COMPUTER" WAS REPLACED FOR $2,000! THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE ON AN AUTOMOBILE! IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE DASH DISPLAY SAID "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". WHEN I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES WERE ERRATIC, EITHER VERY WEAK, OR VERY STRONG. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THEM FOR SAFE BRAKING. THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE OBD SYSTEM (I HAVE A OBD SCAN TOOL.). AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT REPAIRS WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT $3,000. THE CAR IS NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. *TR

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

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

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

UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL (AT STOP OR WHILE MOVING), A LOUD "CHIRPING" TYPE NOISE REPEATS UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. MY LOCAL DEALER INDICATED IT WAS THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT MAY BE LEAKING INTERNALLY, AND THAT UNTIL IT LEAKS EXTERNALLY WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE, ALTHOUGH COULD BE A FEW DAYS OR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST OF REPAIR AT $3,000.00. ABOUT 45 DAYS LATER, I AM GETTING MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE ABS SYSTEM, BRAKE LIGHT (NORMALLY ONLY ON WHEN I HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED), CHECK VSC SYSTEM, AND A GENERAL WARNING SYMBOL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I SEE THERE ARE UP TO 59 COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE, MANY INDICATING SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS. I FEEL I MUST TAKE THIS IMMEDIATELY TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR, EVEN AT THE HUGE EXPENSE, AND ALL WHILE ON THE ROAD DURING MY FAMILY VACATION AS IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM ON. VSC, ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP. WENT TO THE DEALER TO COMPUTER DIAGNOSE, THEY SAID THERE IS A FEW CODE. THEY WANT TO BE PAY FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. SO I WENT TO A OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSE COST $35. THEY SAID THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEED TO BE REPLACE. WILL COST $2000.00. NOW THE ABS & TRACTION CONTROL IS NO WORKING. I AM AFRAID THIS CAR WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT OR KILL SOMEONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET AT 35 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ASB AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON RED, AND MULTI-INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED CHECK VSC SYSTEM. AT THE SAME TIME A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKES SEEMED TO NOT WORK AND REQUIRED A HEAVY FORCE ON PEDAL FOR ANY STOPPING ACTION. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS IN LEFT LANE SO I SWITCHED TO IT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME.TOOK CAR TO SHOP AND NEED TO HAVE ABS MOD. REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THERE WE NO BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. A BUZZ STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY WITH THE LIGHT ON ALSO BUT TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, YOU NEED TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AND PUSH DOWN AS HARD AS THE PEDAL WILL GO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACED AND THE PART ALONE COSTS $2500. THE PART MUST BE A NEW ONE INSTEAD OF GETTING ONE FROM THE JUNK YARD BECAUSE THE OLD ONES LEAK AND TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM SO THEY REDESIGNED IT. EVERYONE WITH A HYBRID WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVENTUALLY SO WHY HASN'T THIS CAR BEEN RECALLED YET? *TR

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

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

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

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 60 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ILLUMINATED INCLUDED THE ABS INDICATOR, PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR, AND WARNING LIGHT, AMONG OTHERS. THE TEXT "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" IS ALSO CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. SINCE THESE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED, BREAKING HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE BREAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

'CHECK VSC SYSTEM' ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT WARNING, ABS WARNING, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT POSSIBLE CAME ON MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID IN JANUARY 2014. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO BARK LIKE A DOG WHEN PRESSED AND FREQUENTLY THE BRAKES WOULD GIVE OUT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS QUOTED 3900 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT. *TR

WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN VSC ERROR ON DISPLAY LOUD TONE FROM DASH CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I DOWNSHIFTED AND USED PARKING BRAKE IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO IT FULL FORCE .SOMEONE WILL GET INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT DEALER SAYS AROUND $2500 TO FIX AND THEY STATED IF I WAIT PROBABLY WILL BE RECALLED SOON...WHEN? *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME UP AND THE BRAKES BECAME INEFFECTIVE. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGAGED. IT BRAKE SO HARD, IT FELT LIKE A HIT SOMETHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE AND MALFUNCTIONING OF THE REAR BRAKES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THEY CLAIMED THAT MY SITUATION WAS ONE OF A KIND AND THERE WAS NOT PATTERN OF SIMILAR FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL. AFTER PROLONGED ARGUMENTS WITH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP, I COULD NOT GET THEM TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM UNDER THE 100,000 MILES WARRANTY FOR THE HYBRID COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. I HAD TO PAY OVER $3,000 TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. TODAY, I FOUND OUT (THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS FORUMS) THAT THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR THAT HAVE FACED EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOSES LIFE. *TR

FIRST: I GOT CHECK VSC SYSTEM WHEN I MADE A U-TURN. I READ THE FAILURE CODE IS C1391. SO, IT MEANS ABS ACCUMULATOR IS LEAKING. I ALSO NOTICED ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS PRETTY NOISE ABOUT TWO MONTH BEFORE. I THOUGH IT MAY BE A PROBLEM, BUT I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION ON IT BECAUSE I WAS SUFFERING THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. NOW, IT REALLY DIED. I GOT MANY CASES ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUES AND THEY REPORTED THAT TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THIS ACCUMULATOR, SO IT MEANS TOYOTA ALREADY KNEW THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT MAY CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENT IF THE BRAKE DOESN'T WORK SUDDENLY. IN ADDITION, FIX THIS PROBLEM NEEDS OVER TWO THOUSANDS DOLLARS. IT SHOULD NOT BE PAID BY OWNER SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL RECALL THIS PROBLEM. SECOND, THIS CAR'S ENGINE PISTON RING HAS DEFECT. THIS CAUSES ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. IN FACT, MY CAR IS BURNING ENGINE OIL NOW. IT'S ABOUT 1500 MILES/0.6QUART. IT WILL GET WORSE AND THIS ALSO MAY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS SHINY AND MELTING. THE LIGHT REFLECTS OFF OF THE DASH MAKING IT HARD AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE (FLORIDA SUN). AUTONATION TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED AND SAID THAT EVERY CAR COMPANY HAS THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING UP, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED. IT BRAKE SO HARD, IT FELT LIKE A HIT SOMETHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS CODE-1391, ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR. THE COST WAS GOING TO BE $2694.00. I DECLINED THE REPAIR, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

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

THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE STARTED TO MELT MAKING IT LOOK GLOSSY WHICH CAUSING REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *TR

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

PULLING OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE DIALS ON MY DASH ILLUMINATED AND A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" NOTIFICATION POPPED UP ON THE STATUS SCREEN. THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE SLUGGISH TO RESPOND AND FORCEFUL PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY AND I WAS ONLY GOING 10MPH. *JS

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

I WAS ONLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE ABOUT A MILE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. NOTHING HAPPENED. THE STEERING WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T CATCHING. THANKFULLY, I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH, AND HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY AND NOTICED SOMETHING THAT READ, "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". THERE WAS ALSO A WARNING TRIANGLE. THE CAMRY MANUAL INSTRUCTED US TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP - BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. THE NEXT DAY, IT WORKED FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT. I WAS DECELERATING FROM ABOUT 65 MPH TO A FULL STOP AND FELT THE BRAKES GIVE AGAIN AND THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND RESTART AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN. I HAD THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED, BUT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. BUT NOW IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES WANT TO GIVE WHEN I AM IDLING IN TRAFFIC. WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL SQUEAK AND SUBTLY JERK FORWARD LIKE THE BRAKES ARE ABOUT TO GIVE UP THE GHOST. IT'S REALLY SCARY, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME. I'VE LOOKED INTO THE VSC SYSTEM AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AFFECT MY BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY. *TR

PARKED THE AUTO, WAS IN A MEETING FOR 45 MIN. STARTED THE AUTO AND "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON. TRIED DRIVING AND BRAKES WERE ERRATIC, TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BECAUSE I HAD DONE SOMETHING TO THE BATTERY. NOT TRUE. BUT IT SEEMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AS IT PERFORMED OK. ON MAY 29, 2014 I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF OUR GARAGE AND PARKED IT ON THE STREET, ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER I STARTED IT TO RETURN IT TO THE GARAGE AND THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY ERRATIC. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ACCOST OF NEARLY $2000.00. AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PARTS UNDER A RECALL PROGRAM. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL COMPUTER DID NOT FAIL WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE THE INDICATING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED - RED BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING ICON, RED ABS LIGHT, RED BRAKE LIGHT, RED MASTER WARNING LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE SCREEN DISPLAYED "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND AN AUDIBLE WARNING TONE SOUNDED. FROM ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MOTOR WOULD CYCLE ON/OFF FREQUENTLY AFTER A TRIP. OVER TIME, THE DURATION OF THE ON AND OFF CYCLING AFTER A TRIP GRADUALLY INCREASED FROM ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. THE ACTUATOR MOTOR ALSO CYCLED WHEN OPENING THE DOOR BEFORE A TRIP. OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT SURFACED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT INCLUDED FREQUENT ON/OFF CYCLING OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MOTOR AT TRAFFIC LIGHT STOPS AND AN AUDIBLE "BARKING" SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RESEARCH ON THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB REVEALED MANY OWNERS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. BECAUSE THE ENGINE IN THE HYBRID CARS TURN OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION, ENGINE VACUUM IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE FOR THE POWER BRAKE ASSISTANCE AS FOUND IN CONVENTIONAL AUTOMOBILES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSIST IS DUE TO THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. FURTHERMORE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE ACTUATOR PART THAT TOYOTA PROVIDES FOR THE 2007 AND 2008 CAMRY HYBRIDS HAS A DIFFERENT PART NO. THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE PROVIDED. THIS STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT TOYOTA RECOGNIZES ITS ORIGINAL BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS A FAULTY DESIGN. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THIS INCIDENT FOR FEAR OF LOSING THE POWER ASSIST ON THE BRAKE

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

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

I BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT CAR INTO DRIVE AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL.

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

WHILE BRAKING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID'S POWER BRAKES AND STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO STEER AND STOP. IT FELT AS IF BOTH THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE CAR SEEMED TO ROLL, OR SWAY, LEFT AND RIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING APPEARED ON MY DASH ALONG WITH THE RED BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT, RED SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT (TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT), AMBER BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE AMBER ABS WARNING LIGHT. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR HAD I BEEN APPROACHING A CROWDED CROSSWALK OR INTERSECTION THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. AFTER PULLING OVER AND VISUALLY INSPECTING MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT I USED MY CELL PHONE TO CHECK ONLINE AND FOUND OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS (WHICH LED ME HERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT/REPORT). AFTER WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR THE WARNING MESSAGE AND LIGHTS WENT OUT SO I SLOWLY DROVE TO THE DEALER 5 MILES AWAY. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3607.88 (PLUS TAX ON THE $3000.00 PART). MY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOYOTA CSR PROCLAIMS TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE -- EVEN THOUGH MY WEB SEARCHING HAS TURNED UP LOTS OF DISCUSSION AND ARTICLES (I.E. L.A. TIMES REPORT, CBS, NBC, AP, CONSUMER AFFAIRS PLUS THE NHTSA ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPENING OF THEIR INVESTIGATION AT THE END OF JANUARY 2014). *TR

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

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

FIRST INCIDENT OF BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED ON THE DRIVE WAY OF MY HOME. STARTING THE CAR FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, HAD THE "CHECK VSC" SIGN AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS LIT ON THE DASH. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHUTTING AND RESTARTING THE CAR. AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE WARNINGS WERE GONE AND BREAK PADDLE FELT NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH BOARD LIT UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS AD I LOST THE BRAKING POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE PULLOVER WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. IF THE INVESTIGATION ON THIS SUBJECT HAS STATED AS OF JAN 2014, WHEN SHOULD WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THE AGENCY ON THE OUTCOME? *TR

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

THE VSC LIGHT APPEARED & THE CAR LOST BRAKES. LIKE OTHERS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR / BOOST ACCUMULATOR. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WORK TO A DEGREE, THERE IS NO BOOST. DESPITE APPLICATION OF MY MAXIMUM EFFORT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, STOPPING DISTANCES ARE VERY LONG AND STOPPING SPEEDS ARE VERY SLOW. I CONSIDER THE CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE & HAS BEEN SHELVED PENDING NHTSA REVIEW. REPORTS ARE THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM & HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS IT NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE THAT TOYOTA REPLACE THIS PART AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER IN VIEW OF TOYOTAS UNCONSCIONABLE BEHAVIOR. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH AS I WAS SITTING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH MY BRAKES TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY AND IT TOOK ABOUT 4 TIMES AS LONG TO GET THE CAR TO STOP COMPARED TO NORMAL RESPONSIVENESS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD LIT UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS. I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE, GOING MAYBE 10MPH, I WENT TO PARK AND ROLLED INTO THE CURB IN FRONT OF MY CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CLEARED AND BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT NOTHING HAD REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN A BIT TO TRY TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. EVENTUALLY THE C1345 AND C1468 CODES APPEARED. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED THE ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED, BRAKE SYSTEM BLEED, RESET MEMORY AND CALIBRATED LINEAR VALVE. EXPENSIVE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND THE CAR IS NOW DRIVING AGAIN. *TR

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

WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND I WAS ON THE 110 FREEWAY ON A BUSY MONDAY MORNING. LUCKILY I DIDN'T REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM (ACCUATOR AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS) ARE OUT. THE CAR COMPUTER SYSTEM CANNOT COMMUNICATE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THUS I MIGHT LOOSE BRAKES IF I KEEP RUNNING. THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, HYBRID BATTERY, PARK AND ALL OTHER ALERT LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. IN ADDITION, I'M TOLD MY AUXILLARY BATTERY IS ALSO OUT ($460) DEALER IS CHARGING ME $4800 DOLLAR (EXCLUDING THE AUX BATTERY) AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SINCE THE CAR IS WITH THE DEALER AND I'M TOLD THE BRAKES WILL FAIL IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I HAVE 104,000 MILES AND HAVE DONE ALL SERVICING AT TOYOTA DEALERS. NO WARRANTIES AND BASICALLY THEY CAN'T HELP. *JS

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