2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid complaints

LOSS OF CONTROL OR STABILITY DUE TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS CREATED BY FAULTY AND WEAK INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRIC ASSIST RACK AND PINION. THE FAULTY ELECTRIC ASSIST RACK AND PINION CAUSES UNDETECTABLE MICRO-VIBRATIONS THAT LEADS TO CHAFFING OF THE FRONT TIRES, IT ALSO LEADS TO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF TRACTION AT ALL SPEEDS WITHOUT IMPLICATION OF THE WEAR. THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM DOES NOT COME TO YOUR ATTENTION WITH ANY WARNING OR IMPLICATIONS UNTIL THE INEVITABLE HAPPENS (WHICH COULD BE A FATAL ACCIDENT). WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR SUBURBAN STREET THAT ALLOWS SPEEDS IN ACCESS OF 45+MPH IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS AT THE HIGHEST RISK CAUSING A DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SWAYING OF THE TIRES BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ELECTRIC ASSIST RACK AND PINION, CHAFFING OF THE TIRES, AND UNEVEN WEAR OF THE TIRES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAULT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF HOW DANGEROUS IT CAN BE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKE PADS, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT FINGERS. *TR

CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED AND ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAUTION LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE BRAKES ARE VERY SLOW TO RESPOND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, A NUMBER OF INDICATOR LIGHTS WITHIN THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE "BRAKE" INDICATOR, THE YELLOW BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR, THE ABS INDICATOR, AND ONE OTHER (MASTER WARNING LIGHT?) . AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE STATUS SCREEN WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWED "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN, AND HAD TO APPLY SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN TYPICAL. I COULD NOT SLOW AS QUICKLY AS I EXPECTED. TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP. I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT. THE SAME INDICATOR LIGHTS AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME VERY SLOWLY, BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY BRAKING DURING THAT DRIVE HOME. LATER THAT DAY WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS AND WARNING MESSAGE DID NOT DISPLAY, AND THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. I WILL CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK. *TR

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

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

ALL TOYOTAS WITH 2AZFE ENGINES AND THEIR VARIANTS NEED TO BE RECALLED. THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN BOTH THE PISTONS AND RINGS OF THE ENGINES. THIS PROBLEM THEN LEADS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS CAUSING CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE, A/F SENSOR FAILURE AND OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION OIL ISSUE FOR YEARS AND HAS CORRECTED ITS DESIGN. BUT, THOSE WHO WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER INFORMED OF IT BY TOYOTA ARE LEFT IN THE DARK. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION NOW AFFECTS THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. IT IS INCREASING MORE DIFFICULT TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION HAS NOW RUINED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THUS MAKING ACCELERATION AT THE PROPER RATE IMPOSSIBLE. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MY CAR COULDN'T DO IT PROPERLY, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEN I NOTICED MY MIL WAS ILLUMINATED. I HAD IT CHECKED AND ITS A P0420 CODE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSTICALLY EXAMINED AND NOW THE CAR CANNOT MEET THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR THE CAR'S ECM TO CONDUCT A SELF TEST, THUS ILLUMINATING THE MIL. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS RUNNING OUT OF OIL AND SEIZING THEIR ENGINES DURING OPERATION OF THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS UNSAFE. NHTSA AND TOYOTA ARE BOTH KEENLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE VEHICLES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE ROAD. I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT TOYOT

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY APPEARS TO BE SLOWLY MELTING LEAVING BEHIND A STICKY RESIDUE AND A SHINE ON 90% OF THE FLAT SURFACE. THE REAL HAZARD IS THAT THE SHINE ON THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY IN DAYLIGHT. THE STICKINESS OF-COURSE IS A NUISANCE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE STICKINESS IS LESS IN THE MORNING BUT INCREASES AS THE SUN COMES OUT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT SINCE IT IS NOT A PART THAT IS BROKEN. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE THE INTERIOR DETAILED WHICH I DON'T WANT TO DO IN THE FEAR THE SURFACE ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME OFF! *TR

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

THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR BECAME VERY SOFT AND BEGAN MELTING IN AREAS. IT WAS REPORTED TO MAROONE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND THE DASHBOARD IS DETERIORATING. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY STICKY AND RUINED. NOTHING CLEANS IT OR TAKES THE STICKINESS AWAY. IT CAUSES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD AND INTERFERES WITH MY VISION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE! IT'S VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

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

THE DASH HAS BEGUN MELTING IN THE SUN AND HAS BECOME STICKY AND AT TIMES IT MELTS AND RUNS DOWNWARDS. NOTHING WILL CLEAN IT AND EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT AND WITH THE MELTING IT HAS A SHINY GLOSS THAT AT TIMES WITH THE SUN COMING IN HAS A TERRIBLE GLARE. I AM AFRAID IF THIS CONTINUES THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COULD DEPLOY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON NOV 25TH, 2013 AROUND 9:30PM I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. A COUPLE OF MINUTES IN TO MY DRIVING MY BRAKE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I TRIED TO SLAM THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. THANKFULLY, THERE WEREN'T LOTS OF CAR ON THE ROAD. I DROVE ON THE SIDE GRASS FOR FEW HUNDRED YARDS AND FINALLY MANAGED TO STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK IT TO THE NEAR BY SHOP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE SINCE THE CAR WASN'T ABLE TO STOP. AFTER SPENDING $650 TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS, I LEFT THE SHOP. AFTER 6 MONTHS THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I'VE TO REPLACE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AND QUOTED ME AROUND $3700. I DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY TO SPEND, SO I STARTED SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVE ON THE INTERNET. THAT IS WHEN, I RAN IN TO THIS SITE WHERE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE ISSUES THAT THEIR 2007-2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ARE HAVING. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND FIX MY CAR. I NEED A WAY TO GET AROUND AND GO TO WORK. THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I NEED IT ON THE ROAD AGAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU! *TR

THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING ON HOT DAYS RESULTING IN A SHINY, MIRROR LIKE SURFACE THAT REFLECTS SUNLIGHT AND GLARES THE WINDSHIELD REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE MELTED DASHBOARD SURFACE IS VERY STICKY AND COULD AFFECT THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY AS THE AIRBAG COVER COULD FUSE WITH THE SURROUNDING MELTED DASHBOARD SURFACE. I ALSO WONDER IF THE DASHBOARD IS RELEASING ANY TOXIC SUBSTANCES AS IT MELTS. *JS

THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY STICKY AND RUINED. NOTHING CLEANS IT OR TAKES THE STICKINESS AWAY. IT CAUSES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD AND INTERFERES WITH MY VISION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE! IT'S VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

I HAVE REALLY GOOD DRIVING RECORD WITH NO ACCIDENT & NOT EVEN 1 TICKET IN THE PAST 20 YEARS BEFORE THESE 2 ACCIDENTS & WE'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 6.5 YEARS. 1ST ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 4/11/14 AT 9:14AM. TRAFFIC WAS BAD DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR SO ALL CARS WERE TRAVELLING SLOWLY. I WAS ON FWY 5 HEADING S TO THE FWY 55 S RAMP IN CA. MATRIX (1ST CAR) SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE ALL OTHER CARS WERE STILL MOVING FORWARD. EQUINOX (2ND CAR) STOPPED & I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T FEEL THE CAR STOPPING AT ALL & I THOUGHT I HEARD THE ENGINE ROARING, BUT THEN THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY ILLUSION. SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY BUMPERS & HEADLIGHTS WE JUST LET INSURANCE HANDLED IT & MOVED ON WITH OUR LIFE. HOWEVER, I DID START DRIVING EXTRA CAREFULLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT. 2ND ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/23/14 AT 8:40AM. AGAIN, TRAFFIC WAS BAD DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. I WAS ON JAMBOREE IN IRVINE, CA HEADING TOWARDS NEWPORT BEACH. I WAS WAITING FOR THE RED LIGHT ON JAMBOREE AT THE 405 N BOUND EXIT INTERSECTION IN THE 2ND LANE FROM LEFT (TOTAL 4 LANES). THERE WERE ALREADY 2 ACCIDENTS AROUND THERE & LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED GREEN. ALL CARS WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY DUE TO ACCIDENTS NEARBY. YUKON HAD ALREADY PULLED INTO THE INTERSECTION & SUDDENLY STOPPED. I WAS STILL BEHIND THE LINE WITH SOME DISTANCE & SLAMMED ON BRAKE IMMEDIATELY BUT DIDN'T FEEL THE CAR STOPPING UNTIL HITTING YUKON. I HEARD BRAKE SOUND AND ENGINE ROARING AGAIN WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS TIME THE

I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID WITH 85,000 MILES IN JULY 2ND OF 2014. SINCE I GOT THIS CAR FROM DEALER IN A AUCTION FIRST I WENT CLOSES TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TO CHANGE THE OIL AND DO THE 85000 MILE SERVICE SO I CAN KEEP THE CAR PROTECTED. AND THEY TALL ME PERFORM THE MAINTAIN ON IT BUT THEY IS WANING LIGHT FOR ABS AND ANOTHER WANING CHECK VSC SYSTEM THEY ASSUME MAY BE FAULT IN COMPUTER SYSTEM WITCH REPAIR COST AROUND $3000 AND THE ADVICE ME TO RETURN THE CART DEALER. I SPEND ALL MY MONEY IN THE BUYING THE CAR SO CAN'T SPEND ANY MORE MONEY. THEN I CONTACT THE DEALER BUT TO RETURN THE CAR BUT THEY DON'T ACCEPT THE CAR BACK. SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHOICE I START DRIVING THE CAR BACK TO HOME. SUDDENLY NONSTOP BUZZER SOUND CAME UP ALONG WITH THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" /BRAKE, HAZARD, WARNING, AND ABS LIGHTS ITS MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I TRY TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL; IT WAS JUST LIKE A ROCK NOT MOVING A BIT I THOUGHT I GONE DIE. LUCKILY I ABLE BRING IT TO SAFE PLACE. NOW CAR IS SITTING IN MY HOME DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT. I RESEARCH THE PROBLEM IN THE INTERNET, NOTICE SO MANY-MANY 07- 08 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID CUSTOMERS HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE MANY 07- 08 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM SO I HOPE TOYOTA RECALL THE ABS ACCUMULATOR AND FIX BEFORE ANYBODY GET DIE OR BE CRITICALLY INJURED. THANK YOU *TR

THE DASH IS HAS BECOME SOFT AND SHINY, OTHERS ONLINE HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES "MELTING CAMRY DASH" OR "STICKY CAMRY DASH". THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE DASH IS SO SHINY NOW (WAS NOT ORIGINALLY) IT REFLECTS LIGHT BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT. *TR

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

2008 CAMRY HYBRID MELTING DASH BOARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 TCH WITH 53K MILES AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND SEVERAL OTHERS FIRST APPEARED ON A COLD MORNING DURING A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP FROM CA TO NC. A COMPLETE LOSS OF BREAKING AT 40 MPH IS A SCARY THING!!! BROUGHT IT TO DEALER. CLEARED THE CODE. WELL, ABOUT A WEEK LATER IN RALEIGH THE VSC WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN WE ARRIVED AND THE DEALER RECORDED CODE C1391, ABNORMAL PRESSURE INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. THE FIX, A NEW ABS ACCUMULATOR- WITH PARTS LABOR AND TAX JUST UNDER $2700- BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY- ONLY UP TO 3/36000! SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE SINCE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TCH'S. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHO TO BELIEVE!!! BECAUSE I HAD NO CHOICE, I SHELLED OUT AND HAD TOYOTA OF APEX, NC REPLACE THE PART. MAN WAS I MAD! TOYOTA DIDN'T STEP UP AND OWN THIS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART. SMARTLY,K I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM A VENDOR. WELL WOULDN'T YOU KNOW ABOUT 14 MONTHS LATER MY WIFE IS DRIVING WITH THE KIDS AND ALMOST WRECKED WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT, THIS TIME WITH NO WARNING! DIAGNOSIS? C1931 AGAIN!!!! I COULDN'T BELIEVE. THE SAME DEALER TOYOTA OF APEX, NC TOLD ME THE PART WAS NOW $3200. I HAD THEM PULL THE HISTORY. THEY SEEMED GENUINELY SHOCKED. EVEN PUT ME IN A LOANER FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND PROMISED TOYOTA WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE. HA! SHAME ON TOYOTA AGAIN- THEY SAID SORRY. PART OUT OF 12 MONTH WARRANTY... HERE'S YOUR BILL FOR 3200. AT THIS POINT, I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO GET RID OF THIS DEFECTIVE CAR BEFORE SOMEONE GOT SE

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

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

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

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. I HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE BREAKS TO MAKE THE CAR STOP AND LUCKILY I DID NOT CRASH INTO ANYONE. IT'S HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ON THE FREEWAY, EVEN WHEN I WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE! I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND BEFORE I PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD DISPLAY AND THE BREAKS WOULD FAIL. NOW THE NEW PROBLEM IS EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BREAKS, MY CAR 'BARKS' OR 'CHIRPS' REPEATEDLY AT ME. I CAN PUSH LIGHTLY AND GET LESS OF A BARK BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC AND HE'S HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO THE CAR BUT SINCE THE 'CHECK VSC SYSTEM" IS NOT DISPLAYED WHEN IT'S HOOKED UP, HE CAN'T TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IN AN UNRELATED COMPLAINT, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT, AROUND 80 DEGREES, THE STEREO SYSTEM GOES BLANK AND SPITS OUT ALL OF MY CDS AND WILL NOT TURN ON. THEN IT WILL HAVE LINES ACROSS THE SCREEN AND DISPLAY "SCAN" ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. IT WILL NOT TURN OFF OR ON UNLESS I USE THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER IT COOLS, IT WILL WORK AGAIN. *TR

VSC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS AND BUZZER CAME ON UPON JUST STARTING CAR. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE CALIPER LOCKER UP. DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LOCKED UP. DEALER WANTS 2800 FOR REPAIR. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF OTHER 07 -11 CAMRY HYBRID OWNERS.THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. HOW DO I FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA??? *TR

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

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

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

THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR IS MELTING. IT IS VERY STICKY AND SOFT.IT CANNOT BE TOUCHED. IT APPEARS WET AND SLICK AND IS MAKING A GLARE APPEAR WHEN YOU LOOK OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW. *JS

MY BRAKES FAILED THE FIRST TIME ON 1/29/14 ON MY WAY TO WORK. LUCKILY, I WASN'T GOING TOO FAST, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO SAFELY PULL OVER ONTO ONE OF THE SIDE STREETS. MY CAR DISPLAYED THE ERROR MESSAGE: "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." I CALLED AAA, AND ONE OF THEIR TOW TRUCK DRIVERS SUGGESTED THAT RATHER THAN TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I USE A DIFFERENT PLACE (WHICH HE CLAIMED WAS AAA APPROVED; IT WASN'T). NEARLY $500 LATER ($472.94 TO BE EXACT), MY CAR SEEMED FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THEN ON 2/26/14, THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. I GOT THE SAME MESSAGE AS BEFORE: "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." THIS TIME, I ASKED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. SUPPOSEDLY, NOBODY AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT 59 OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. THAT'S ONLY THROUGH JANUARY; I CAN IMAGINE HOW MANY OTHER TIMES THIS HAPPENED THAT WERE NOT REPORTED. I ATE THE COST (THIS TIME UPWARDS OF $3,800) TO HAVE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SUSPENSION CONTROL (VSC) UNIT COMPLETELY REPLACED. THIS MORNING, 4/21/14, I TURNED ON MY CAR & WAS GREETED WITH THAT OLD FAMILIAR MESSAGE: "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." I'M AFRAID TO TRY DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK IN THIS CONDITION, AND MEANWHILE I'VE SUNK OVER $4,000 INTO "REPAIRS" THAT DO NOT SEEM TO LAST. I ALWAYS THOUGHT TOYOTAS WERE SUCH GOOD, RELIABLE CARS. HOWEVER, I'M NOT SURE IF I WOULD BUY ANOTHER ONE AT THIS RATE. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOIN

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

UNABLE TO USE BRAKE WITH VSC PROBLEM. *JS

I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS FOR MY CAMRY HYBRID IN THE PAST YEARS WHICH ARE RELATED TO SAFETY 1) ON 11/28/10, WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY SITUATION ON LOCAL STREET AT LOW SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING CAUSING BAD VISIBILITY. I PULL OVER TO STREET SIDE AND RAIN STOPPED AFTER A WHILE. I DROVE THE CAR TO A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER. DIAGNOSIS IS "WIPER ARM SLIPPED SPLINES" 2) ON 4/16/10, WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AT LOW SPEED (30 MPH) HEAVY SMOKE CAME OUT OF DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. AFTER I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THE SMOKE STOPPED. CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER AND DIAGNOSTIC WAS SWITCH LOCKED ON "ON" POSITION. I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE TOYOTA "RECALL" CASE. 3) ABOUT 11/2013, WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON. I DROVE BACK TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER. NO FIX WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER,THE LIGHT WENT ON / OFF SINCE THEN AND AFTER A MONTH STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AGAIN AND THEY FOUND A FAULTY SENSOR FOR TIRE AIR PRESSURE. LUCKILY ALL INCIDENTS DID NOT INVOLVE CRASH / INJURY. HOWEVER, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED / CONCERNED ON MY CAR'S SAFETY / RELIABILITY. IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION, I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTDOORS IN THE RAIN. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WINDOWS WERE DRIPPING WITH MOISTURE. WHEN I DECIDED TO GO TO FOR A DRIVE, I REACHED BEHIND MY SEAT TO THE REAR FLOOR FOR MY PAPER TOWEL ROLL AND CLOTH TOWELS TO WIPE OFF THE WINDOWS AND THEY WERE SOAKED WITH WATER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FOUR SUNROOF DRAINS HAD NO HOSE CLAMPS ON THEM THE RIGHT REAR HOSE HAD COME LOOSE CAUSING A FLOOD IN MY REAR SEAT AREA. I HAD TO HAVE ALL CARPETS REPLACED AND HOSE CLAMPS ADDED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. IT COST $2467.57 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE BECAUSE TOYOTA DID NOT REQUIRE HOSE CLAMPS ON THE 4 DRAIN HOSES FROM THE SUNROOF. I ASKED TOYOTA IF THEY WERE GOING TO NOTIFY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED AN ANSWER OF, NO! I THINK THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO LET OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH TOYOTA IF YOU WANT COPIES. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS INSURANCE RATES ARE SO HIGH. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR ALL EXCEPT $60.52 OF THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE AAA INSURANCE. PLEASE RESPOND!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL IN HIS GARAGE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON, AN IMMEDIATE POWER REDUCTION OCCURRED AND SOME BRAKE PRESSURE LOSS. DEALERSHIP SAID THE SKID CONTROL ECU ($1800) AND ABS ACTUATOR ($2900) WERE BOTH BAD. AFTER REPLACING BOTH, WARNING LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED YET. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY NORTH FROM LONG BEACH TO WEST LOS ANGELES, WHEN THE VSC SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO SANTA MONICA TOYOTA, WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IT, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM WAS LEAKING AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $3800, NO ONE THERE INFORMED ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR PART WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTS. AFTER THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT SANTA MONICA TOYOTA, THE BRAKES STARTED CLUCKING AND GRABBING. AFTER MUCH HEATED DISCUSSION, CORPORATE TOYOTA AGREED TO PAY $1000 TOWARD THE REPAIR WHICH WAS DONE AT MARINA DEL REY TOYOTA. I BELIEVE THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. NO SYSTEM SHOULD FAIL IN SO MANY CARS OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE SYSTEM AND COMPENSATE MYSELF AND OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS. *TR

WAS IN PARK IN PARKING LOT, SWITCHED TO DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEN THE "CHECK VSC" MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER. PROCEEDED TO BUSY ROAD AND TURN LEFT, ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD NO BRAKING POWER; OTHER THAN THE PARKING BRAKE. WITH SOME LUCK AND THE PARKING BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A CONTROLLED STOP. FORTUNATELY IT WAS 5AM ON MY WAY TO WORK AT THE HOSPITAL, IF THERE WAS PEOPLE OR OTHER VEHICLES THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR

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

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

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

ABOUT TO LEAVE FROM A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT, TURNED VEHICLE ON. RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE. PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT. WHILE BACKING OUT, NOTICED CAR NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. STOPPED BACKING OUT AND REPARKED. NOTICED ENGINE DASH LIGHTS WERE ON:"CHECK VSC SYSTEM", ABS, EMERGENCY PARKING LIGHT NONRESPONSIVE, TRIANGULAR WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOOKED INTO MANUAL TO READ AND SAID TO TAKE CAR IN. DROVE CAR AROUND PARKING LOT TO SEE HOW CAR HANDLED. CAR BRAKED BUT PUMPED ON OWN AFTER BRAKE TAPPED EACH TIME. BRAKING ABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY COMPROMISED. BEING SERVICED NOW. *TR

MY CAR WAS JUST REPAIRED 6 MONTHS AGO FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AT A COST OF OVER $3,000!!!! TODAY MY HUSBAND AND SON WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CHECK VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN!! LUCKILY THEY WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED BRAKES. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE STEERING AND BREAKING OF MY CAR. AT THE SAME TIME A LOT OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING: BRAKE, ABS, VSC WARNING, CHECK ENGINE, TPMS. AFTER I FELT THIS CHANGE, IT WAS VERY HARD TO BRAKE. IT TOOK ME LONGER TO STOP AND I HAD TO USE MORE PHYSICAL FORCE TO DO SO. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY CONSIDERING HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND THE FACT THAT I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME. I TOOK MY CAR STRAIGHT TO A MECHANIC WHO CLEARED THE CODE. *TR

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

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AND FOUND THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS ROTATED DOWNWARD AND WOULD NOT GO BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN IRVINE, CA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY AND SUN VISOR BRACKET HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CERTAIN 2007-2011 MODELS AND THAT MY MODEL WAS ON THE LIST. HOWEVER, WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE CAR VIN SHOWS THAT THE CAR WAS MADE IN JAPAN AND THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO CARS FROM THE UNITED STATES. THE SUN VISOR NOT ROTATING BACK TO ITS RIGHT POSITION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CANNOT FULLY SEE AHEAD WHILE DRIVING AND DO NOT HAVE A CLEAR VIEW. IF THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PART FOR THESE SPECIFIC CARS AND THE PRODUCT IS MADE BY TOYOTA IT SHOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER WHERE THE CAR WAS MADE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, NOT IN JAPAN. *TR

WHILE CRUISING ABOUT 35 MPH THE FOLLOWING PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON: BRAKES, ABS, ERROR MESSAGE- VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL). A WHIRRING SOUND EMANATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH INTENSIFIED WHEN I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES WEAKLY RESPONDED TO PEDAL PRESSURE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I NOTE THAT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS FULL AND DETECTED NO LEAKING FLUIDS. I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS FAILURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR