The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact’s wife stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vsc and abs warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with needing the brake master cylinder replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact also filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.
The abs brake actuator on my Toyota Camry Hybrid has gone bad causing my vehicle to be unsafe for operation. I was initially told that the actuator would be covered under a warranty extension. However after further inspection, I was told that it would not be covered because there isn't any warning lights on the dashboard and/or no error codes present when hooked up to a scan tool even though the part is faulty and needs to be replaced.
Brake actuator: my brakes were making a creaking noise /thumping when pressed. . . In which case I thought it was just time for regular maintenance. About 0430, December 21, 2017 (my wedding anniversary) I was driving on the highway 99south headed from fresno, CA to tulare, CA. . . About a 45min drive. While on the highway, my car started to make random chiming sounds that did not seem to come from anywhere particular. There was no indicator light associated with the sound. . . It was just random sounds I had never heard before. That went on periodically for the next 20-30mins. I finally made it to the prosperity Ave off-ramp and began to press the breaks. Immediately, all of the lights on my panel lit up and a steady, high pitch sound came on and I couldn't stop my car. I panicked, continuously trying to break pushing hard as I can. I ended up being able to lead it off the exit and into a popeyes parking lot next to the off-ramp where it eventually came to a stop. Thank the lord that no one was on the road that early in the morning. The car was towed from tulare back to fresno (Toyota corporate office would not refund that 200 bucks). Toyota dealership said it was the break actuator, it was a "warranty" that they'd cover at no cost. I asked why I wasn't notified since the situation is life threatening and there were no answers for that. Toyota had my car for about a month because I demanded they repair everything associated with the breaks. . . Quite honestly I was just afraid to drive the car. Eventually, I drove it again with my anxiety gradually diminishing. . . But by no means gone. I visited a mental health doctor to help, although it didn't. 23 July 2019, it went out again. Will post that event on separate entry.
While going about 15mph the car accelerated on its own . Had a hard time finally stopping vehicle breaking and put the car in neutral.
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
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, he depressed the brake pedal however, the brake pedal felt spongy. The contact depressed the brake pedal forcefully to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the road to inspect the vehicle but was unable to locate the cause of the failure. The contact was able to continue driving at a slower speed to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and had the brake master cylinder and brake booster replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The contact called an unknown local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Our 2003 leased Toyota Camry has been great for the first year. We currently have approx 5600 miles on the car. During January and February of this year we experienced two separate abs (antiskid brake system) activations. In both incidents the car was on dry, clean, hard surfaced roads. There was no gravel, dirt, ice, etc or any foreign matter on the roads. The roads were also dry. No rain was falling. In both incidents the car was gong less than 30 mph and in both cases the car was descending a slight hill. When the operator applied brakes the abs system activated and no amount of brake peddle pressure changed the stopping ability of the car. Kickback thru the brake peddle was felt by me. The stopping distance was increased dramatically. In the first incident my wife was alone in the car and coming down a hill to a stop light. She could not stop the car before the light and had to make a hard right hand turn to prevent hitting cars or being hit by cars that were going 45+ mph on their road thru the light. At the intersection. Fortunately there had been a break in traffic so when she turned right at the red light there was a break in traffic so theree was no impact. In my situation I was driving my wife to a shopping center and was also coming down a slight hill and coming up behind traffic which was stopping at a stop sign. I could not stop the vehicle. I was getting kickback thru the brade peddle and the car brakes were cycling on and off and thus I had to swing around the car ahead and onto the righthand shoulder to avoid hitting the car ahead and almost had to climb an embackment to regain control of the vehicle. Immediately after my incident, the later of the two incidents, we drove right to our Toyota leasing agency and turned the car over to the maintenance department. Toyota got us a rental vehicle while they check the car out. So far they have told me that in checking the abs computer it shows no fault codes.
Consumer had parked vehicle on an up hill with emergency parking brake applied. The emergency hand brake was fully extended and was in lock position. After the driver got out of the vehicle, the car started to roll down the hill hitting a mailbox. Vehicle door damaged. Dealership adjusted cable to correct concern, but consumer is looking for reimbursement for damage to driver's door.
The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Camry. While driving 25 mph, an abnormal revving sound emitted from the vehicle without warning. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was able to be stopped by turning into a parking garage. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.
While setting the emergency brake, the plastic button which holds the brake in place detached from the handle, and now the brake will not hold, and the parking brake now does not stay set. I feel that this is an unsafe situation, but I have not been able to find anybody with the replacement part. Please contact me immediately with a plan of action. Thank you, david wisdom.