2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid complaints

DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROAD IN MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID (MILEAGE APPROX. 49K) AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH WHEN I SAW THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WARNINGS ON MIL AND SIMULTANEOUSLY GOT NO RESPONSE FROM PRESSING EITHER THE BRAKE OR IGNITION PEDAL. CAR WOULD NOT GO AND WOULD NOT STOP. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP (FORTUNATELY IN A LEGAL PARKING SPOT!). I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE WHEN I KNOW MORE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING OFF AND ON OCCURRENCES OF THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING WITH BRAKE, ABS, ETC. THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $3,000. FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR / ACCUMULATOR. BRAKES STILL SORT OF WORK BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP IN A HURRY AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'LL TOTALLY LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS A PRETTY NASTY PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG ALL OF THE CAMRY HYBRIDS OF THIS VINTAGE. I HOPE A RECALL IS ISSUED SOON AND THAT TOYOTA CAN WORK WITH CUSTOMERS ON THIS GIVEN THAT THE PROBLEM COSTS 10% OF WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH BRAND NEW TO FIX. *TR

I WASN'T DRIVING MY CAR WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON. BUT EVERY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND A MESSAGE READ CHECK VSC SYSTEM. I HAD NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SOUND THE CAR MAKES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT ON. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR IDENTIFYING THE KEY WAS CLOSE BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAD THE KEY WITH ME WHEN I WOULD HEAR THIS SOUND. THE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS TOLD ME THAT SOUND IS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THE ONLY PLACE TO GET THE PART IS THROUGH TOYOTA AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE PART IS $2500. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF WHY ARE THEY NOT MADE TO RECALL THIS ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY TO MAKE A REPAIR ? *TR

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

MY CAMRY ENCOUNTERS INTERMITTENT BRAKING ANOMALIES ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. WHEN THE BREAK IS APPLIED, THE BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES AND THE CAR BEINGS TO SLOW. AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS OF THE CAR SLOWING THE BRAKE DISENGAGES AND THE CAR RETURNS TO COASTING SPEED WHILE THE BRAKE CONTINUES TO BE PRESSED. ONCE THE BRAKE IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKE RE-ENGAGES AGGRESSIVELY AFTER A 1/8TH TO 1/4TH OF A SECOND DELAY. THIS OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AND IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE SEDANS USUALLY HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ANOMALY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER VARIOUS BREAKING CIRCUMSTANCES. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED AND DON MCGILL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON AND THEY QUOTED $4,500 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. I AM CURIOUS HOW MANY BREAK ACTUATOR QUOTES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AND HOW MANY CONSUMERS ELECT TO FORGO THE FIX AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THIS BRAKING FAILURE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, ABOUT 80% OF MY BRAKES GAVE OUT AND I LOST STABILITY. MY ABS INDICATOR AND THE MESSAGE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" CAME ON. AS I CAME TO A STOP, MY BRAKES JERKED A BIT AND I CAME TO A SUDDEN AND AGGRESSIVE STOP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND EVERYTHING DROVE FINE. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED SPORADICALLY ABOUT 20 TIMES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT NOW MY ABS LIGHT AND CHECK VSC INDICATOR ARE ON AT ALL TIMES. MY BRAKES ARE DIMINISHED MOST OF THE TIME DOWN TO 50%, AND EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, MY CAR WILL COME TO A REALLY HARD STOP AS I BRAKE. I HAD A TOYOTA DEALER LOOK AT IT, AND I WAS TOLD MY ACTUATOR WAS OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000. THAT IS JUST FOR THE PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I ONLY PAID $15,000 FOR THE CAR. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY AREN'T EVEN USING THE 2007 MODEL ACTUATORS, THEY ARE USING A LATER MODEL, WHICH TELLS ME THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE 2007. *TR

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

CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING, ABS, MULTI LIGHTS ON. WHEN BUZZ SOUND CONTINUALLY ARMS, IT IS SO HARD TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE BRAKES ARE OUT OF CONTROL. IT IS A DEFECT FROM MANUFACTURE, NOT A USING CONSUMER. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS SO IMPORTANT WHEN MOVING. PLEASE RECALL TO FIX BEFORE CAUSING DEATHLY ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO A STOP ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, CAR WAS NORMAL. AS SOON AS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, INCLUDING A MESSAGE STATING SOMETHING ABOUT A VSC SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO FAIL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AND NARROWLY AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAD RIGHT OF WAY AT THE INTERSECTION. HAD THE BRAKES NOT BEEN APPLIED WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE, I BELIEVE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS MY THEN 4 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH US. PLEASE CONDUCT A THOROUGH AND UNBIASED INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING $3300 TO FIX THIS ISSUE, THIS TOTALLY NEGATES ANY FUEL SAVINGS THE HYBRID FUNCTIONALITY HAS OFFERED. *JS

PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE HYBRID 2007 CAMRY. I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN I HIT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ON A CURVE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND, IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES WERE REALLY HARD TO STEP ON, AND TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE LIGHTS TO CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM CAME ON, CHECK ABS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS EVERYTHING WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SO TOYOTA CAN RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AFTER TAKING IT TO TOYOTA FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS WITHOUT FINDING A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT REGISTER ANYTHING AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NOW THEY ARE SAYING ITS THE ABS SYSTEM AND IT COST $4,000 TO FIX IT. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS. SO I ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE WE GET ANY ATTENTION. *TR

ABS ACTUATORS IS FAILURES ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 71K MILES: ABS LIGHT IS ON, THE E-BRAKE LIGHT IS ON EVEN WHEN THE E-BRAKE IS DISENGAGED, AND THE CAR IS SAYING TO CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM. THE BRAKES ARE ALSO NOTICEABLY WEAKER TO THE EXTENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY KIDS!!!!! *TR

A WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT, HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE DISTRIBUTOR AREA OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. IT CONTINUED AT ABOUT 1-MINUTE INTERVALS WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND ALSO WHEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF. IT WOULD END WITHIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF BEING TURNED OFF. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE TRYING TO ENGAGE OR THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO THEM. A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WOULD BE A CHIRPING NOISE AS WELL. THEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, EVERY BRAKE-RELATED WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING, "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. CHECK VSC SYSTEM." THE BRAKES DIDN'T FAIL, THOUGH, SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD VSC SYSTEM ISSUES IN THIS CAR. 3 YEARS AGO THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED, AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY, WHERE THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VSC WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON AS WELL. FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE THAT, THE BRAKES WERE CHIRPING WHEN ENGAGED AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND PARKED, THEY WOULD CHIRP FOR A LONG TIME AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO ENGAGE THEN TOO. IT COST ME $2100 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM NOT PREPARED TO RISK BRAKE FAILURE NOR PAY AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THIS CAR, AGAIN. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR, SHODDY DESIGN AND FIX THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON STREET THAT HAD SEVERAL POTHOLES IN BOTH LANES. LANES WERE BLOCKED BY BARRELS BECAUSE OF THE ROADWORK BEING DONE. THERE WERE TOO MANY POTHOLES TO DODGE AND NONE SEEMED SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER THAN THE REST. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO SWERVE, BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC GOING THE OTHER WAY IN THE LANE BESIDE ME, I HIT A SERIES OF POTHOLES. AFTER THE LAST ONE, WHICH SEEMED A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THE OTHERS, I HEARD A BEEP AND THE DISPLAY READ, "CHECK VSC," WHICH I KNOW FROM THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED MEANS "VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL." THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT SEEMED TO COME ON AT THAT TIME. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO ROLL ANY BUT INSTEAD HAD TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE AT ALL. THE BRAKE WAS NOT AS POWERFUL, SO I HAD TO BE SURE TO BRAKE IN PLENTY OF TIME. THE STEERING SEEMED MORE RESTRICTED ALSO, AND THERE WAS A HIGH-PITCHED BUZZING THAT CONTINUED ALL THE TIME UNLESS THE CAR WAS OFF WITH ALL DOORS SHUT. I LIVE CLOSE BY, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK HOME BUT DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD AAA TOW IT A FEW DAYS LATER. THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT A PART OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY LATER FOUND THAT ONE OF THE LINES INVOLVED IN KEEPING THE ENGINE COOL WAS LEAKING AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ON APRIL 12, 2014, AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT AROUND 30-35 MILES PER HOUR, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND BEGAN PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. AS I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THEY SEEMED NOT TO WORK. I HAD TO KEEP PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKES WITH FORCE TO FINALLY GET TRY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKE LIGHTS SENSOR, THE ABS SENSOR,AND THE VSC SENSORS ALL LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND I COULDN'T GET IMMEDIATE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIDING, THE STABILITY OF THE CAR WAS COMPROMISED. I HONESTLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. ON APRIL 17TH, 2014,IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, ONLY TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY APPEARED TO NOT WORK. ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO REALLY PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKES FOR THEM TO FINALLY WORK. AGAIN, ALL OF THE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD (BRAKES, ABS, VSC). IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR AND AGAIN, I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS GOING TO CRASH. *TR

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

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

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

APRIL 5, 2014' BRAKE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION. THE VISUAL OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS. ON EACH OCCASION THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES MANY OF THE WARNING/EMERGENCY LIGHTS (ENGINE CHECK, ABS, VCS, BRAKE, ETC.) ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. THE BRAKES THEN BECAME VERY SPONGY TO THE POINT I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET THE CAMRY TO STOP. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF I HAD HAD TO STOP TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I TOOK THE CAMRY TO TEJAS TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTER INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER TO BRING IT IN WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING, IF POSSIBLE, SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. ON APRIL 5TH, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND WE DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO TEJAS. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING WHEN THEY CONNECTED THEIR COMPUTER TO CHECK THE VEHICLES ONBOARD COMPUTER. THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND DUE TO THE FAULTY ACTUATOR, THE BRAKE PADS ON THE BOTH FRONT AND REAR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FLUSHED. THE COST OF THE ACTUATOR WITH LABOR TO INSTALL WAS OVER $3,500, TOTAL BILL ALMOST $4,200. TEJAS PERSONNEL DID A GREAT JOB REPAIRING THE PROBLEM AND GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. I CALLED THE TOYOTA MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND SPOKE WITH ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, [XXX]. HE CREATED CASE # 1404141818 AND I WAS INSTR

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

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

WARNING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ( THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONE) WHILE I WAS OUT DRIVING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. TRIED TO GET THE CAR HOME AND AT A LIGHT WHEN I WENT TO TAKE OFF, THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE INTERSECTION, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON AND I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY HOME. THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY, LIKE THERE WAS HARDLY ANY BRAKING POWER. *TT

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

AT A PARKING SPOT, FULL STOP, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SURGED AND HIT A CEMENT POST. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS OVER $7500 LEFT KNEE/SHIN HIT DASH DUE TO KNEE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED AS IT DID NOT SHOW UP UNTIL LATER. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR. BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED AHEAD, SO I APPLIED BRAKES. MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND I NOTICED INCREASED RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A GOOD DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, AND I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AND AVOID COLLISION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE SHOP CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY EXACTLY WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRICE TAG OF $2600 FOR JUST THE PART. A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WITH WARNING TO "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK THE WARNING LIGHT. NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS RESET. THIS LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN JUST PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

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

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL "PULSING" ON STARTING THE CAR AND SOMETIMES ON STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS. THEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILST DRIVING BUT WITH NO IMPACT ON THE BRAKES AND THEN WHILST EXITING THE FREEWAY ALL THE BRAKE WARNINGS LIGHTS AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED WITH LOSS OF ASSISTED BRAKING. TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT ON BRAKING TO ENTER THE INSPECTION BAY ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT. TOYOTA TECHNICIAN COULDN'T FIND AN ERROR CODE IN THE HISTORY AND AFTER DRIVING 15 MILES THE WARNING LIGHTS DIDN'T COME BACK ON. TECHNICIAN DID COMMENT THAT THEY'D HAD OTHER CAMRY HYBRIDS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND SAID THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $3,400! I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA ARE USING A DIFFERENT PART ON LATER MODEL CAMRY HYBRIDS WHICH IN ITSELF SEEMS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE PART IS FAULTY. *TR

UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE CHECK VSC ALERT APPEARED ON THE DASH INDICATOR SCREEN. USER MANUAL INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE TO NEAREST SERVICE CENTER. THIS IS NOT A SAFE PROCEDURE, AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NEAR COMPLETE MALFUNCTION. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WILL NEAR $2500. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A SYSTEM UPDATE FOR THIS PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION. HOPEFULLY THIS COMPLAINT WILL ASSIST IN THE ISSUING OF A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR OR RELATED VSC SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A PERSISTENT ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE VSC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I NOTICED A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THE BRAKES "POP" WHEN I DEPRESS THE PETAL UPON STARTING. I HAVE NOTICED THE BRAKES JERK ON TWO OCCASIONS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT AT THIS MOMENT. THE REPLACEMENT PART ALONE IS OVER $2,100. ON A SIDE NOTE, I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2009 CAMRY XLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AND WENT TO BRAKE AND MY DASH EMERGENCY LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK VSC LIGHT, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON AND MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS THEN FINALLY TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FINS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING JUST OVER 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK. SHE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO A PARKING LOT AND CRUISE TO A STOP. THE BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COME AND GO. MOVING THE CAR TO A PARKING SPOT A FEW MINUTES LATER THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE THE CAR, BUT WHILE MOVING IT THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT. THE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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

CAR WAS PARKED. TURNED ON IGNITION AND SAW MULTIPLE WAENING LIGHTS. DROVE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO EXCHANGED. *TR

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

MY CARS BRAKE SYSTEM IS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE, AND I'M SEEING A LOSS OF BREAKING ABILITY. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED IT IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AND LOUD. FINALLY THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON THE DASH SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR IS MAKING THE NOISE AND THE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE IS LOWER THAN SPEC. THE QUOTE TO REPAIR IT WAS $5104.61. *TR

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

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE (IN A PARKING GARAGE) AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT SMASHED INTO STEEL CABLES IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. *TR

APPARENTLY MY BRAKES LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PRESSURE AND I THOUGHT I MIGHT CRASH. FURTHER WHEN I START MY CAR THE BRAKES DO NOT FULLY KICK IN UNTIL 5-10 SECONDS LATER SO I TEND TO ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THREE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ALL SAID MY ABS ACTUATOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART COSTS $2,600 JUST TO BUY FROM TOYOTA AND THEN COAST AN ADDITIONAL $800 IN LABOR TO INSTALL. THAT IS INSANE. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HER ARE TONSSS OF CAMRYS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY THIS AS A DESIGN FLAW AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE A PART THAT TOYOTA FAILED TO DESIGN SAFELY. NOT I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE WITH THE BROKEN PART.... *TR

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD SEVERAL YARDS, A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ON AND THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE COMES UP (ONLY ON THIS LAST TIME). THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND AND STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT. THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. I'M GRATEFUL IT'S ONLY OCCURRED IN PARKING LOTS BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS, I'M VERY AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T REPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE SO THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. WHEN I ASK ABOUT ACTUATOR ISSUES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD, THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM. *TR

CHECK VSC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, STABILITY LIGHT ALL FLASH AND ABS DOESN'T WORK. *TR

I HAVE BEEN USING THIS CAMRY SINCE MID 2006. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAD MANY MAJOR ISSUES. HOWEVER OUT OF THE BLUE ON MARCH 23RD 2014, WHEN I WAS PLANNING TO DRIVE TO A TEMPLE ALMOST 50 MILES FROM MY HOUSE WITH MY WIFE, 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW IN THE CAR, JUST AS WE PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, THE CHECK VSC MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE CAR SLIPPING LIGHT AND THE BAS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND AS I TRIED TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. LUCKILY SINCE I WAS ONLY ROLLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY (IN REVERSE), THE CAR ONLY ROLLED A LITTLE BIT AND THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I HAD TO PRESS MY PARKING BRAKES TO BRING THE CAR TO A HALT. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE CAR THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS DRIVING IT IN THAT CONDITION. I TRIED SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND WAITING FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT ON.THE MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN AND THE BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED MY FAMILY TO ANOTHER CAR TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP. I THEN CAUTIOUSLY MOVED THE CAR BACK ON TO THE DRIVEWAY WITH MY LEFT LEG ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES SO THAT I DON'T RUN INTO MY HOUSE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB AND SEEING MANY SUCH REPORTS, THE NEXT DAY (TODAY 3/24) I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR AGAIN AND SEE IF THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. HOWEVER IT WAS THERE AND WHEN I REVERSED A LITTLE BIT, SUDDENLY THE MESSAGE AND THE LIGHTS DISAPPEARED AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AS NORMAL. I AM STILL NOT DRIVING THE CAR, THANKFULLY I HAVE 3 CARS SO I AM USING THE OTHER CAR

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

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

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

I WAS DRIVING ON THE SERVICE ROAD OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. I FELT THE CAR JERK FORWARD SLIGHTLY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND ABS. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO BRAKE BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. THE LIGHTS THEN DISAPPEARED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR SIX DAYS EARLIER. INTERESTINGLY, WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR, THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED, BUT I WAS TAPPING MY BRAKES DURING A SLOW RIGHT TURN YIELDING TO TRAFFIC, AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE LOSS OF BRAKES. 2 EVENTS IN 6 DAYS. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH THIS INTERMITTENT BRAKE ISSUE. I HAVE TO BELIEVE BASED ON READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ISN'T PROPERLY CONCERNED ABOUT EXPEDITING THE RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH POTENTIAL DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. I HOPE THE RECALL IS ISSUED SOON. MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN IT'S CURRENT DEFECTIVE CONDITION. *TR

WE'LL THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MY WHOLE DASH IS LIT UP WITH BRAKE WARNINGS AND CHECK VSC ON MY INFORMATION PANEL. A LOUD SOLID BEEP COMES AND GOES. IT STAYS MORE THAN IT'S GONE TODAY. BASICALLY FROM TIME TO TIME MY BRAKES JUST WON'T WORK PROPERLY. THEY ARE HARD TO PUSH AND IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S PUMPING ITSELF. THEN , WHEN THE ABS STARTS TO WORK, THERE IS A LOUD THUD AND A JERK THAT FEELS AS IF AS IF I AM BEING REAR ENDED. I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY BRAKES ARE GOING TO WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE, RUNNING THROUGH RED LIGHTS, BECAUSE WHEN THEY AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY, THE STOP TIME IS WAY LONGER. IT IS A VERY SCARY THING. I WILL BE PAYING TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. IT IS GOING TO COST ME 3500 DOLLARS. WHICH 3300 IS THE PART.. THIS PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, THAT IN ITSELF SPEAKS VOLUMES AS TO WEATHER OR NOT TOYOTA KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS PART FOR THIS CAR IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. AS OF NOW MY ONLY HOPE IS TO RECOVER MY LOSSES IF THERE IS A RECALL. THERE SHOULD BE!!! THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NOT AT ALL NORMAL. *TR

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

AS I WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKES THAN I NORMALLY DO. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND AFTER A SHORT TIME RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR PROCEEDED NORMALLY. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE, VSC, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A TURN LANE AND SLOWED TO A STOP. AGAIN I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL HARDER THAN NORMAL. *TR

I WAS TURNING INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT WHEN MY "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", BRAKE LIGHT, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, ETC CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY, MY BRAKES WERE PRACTICALLY GONE AND FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION OR I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THIS SAME THING HAPPENED EVERY FEW DAYS, MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING AROUND 50MPH BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY AND BE BACK TO NORMAL, USUALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. EVENTUALLY, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THIS TIME STAYED ON (THEY'VE BEEN ON FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW), BUT THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. HOWEVER, I'M SCARED THAT THEY WILL GIVE OUT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND I BELIEVE THERE IS ALREADY AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME/COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL RESULT IN DEATHS IF NOT RECALLED. I'VE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP OR A REPAIR SHOP ARE PAYING AROUND $3000 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE $3000 DOLLARS TO SPEND ON SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF A FLAW IN THEIR CAR'S DESIGN. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO DIE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

AS I BRAKED LIGHTLY TO TURN 90 DEGREES INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SMASHED ON TO THE SIDE OF MY FRONT BRICK STOOP. THEN IT SPED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY SIGHTLY LEFTWARD AT BREAK NECK SPEED AND CRASHED INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S BRICK HOUSE. POLICE CAME AND THEN THE AMBULANCE, CALLED BY MY NEIGHBOR WHOSE HOUSE I HIT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

CHECK VSC LIGHT WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING. TOYOTA SAYS NEEDS NEW ABS ACTUATOR AT OVER $2500. *TR