2007 Toyota Camry Brakes

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING IN OUR CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SVC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND OUR BRAKES BECAME MUCH LESS RESPONSIVE. WE STOPPED THE CAR. TURNED IT ON AND OFF AND THEN THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. OVER TIME THE SVC WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND THEN FINALLY BECAME PERMANENT. WE WERE QUOTED FROM TOYOTA ABOUT $3000 TO FIX THE PART. WE ENDED UP BUYING THE PART OFFLINE AND HAVING OUR MECHANIC INSTALL IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED ON ONE OCCASION THE BRAKE FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AT THE TIME. THE BRAKE BEGAN TO FUNCTION ONLY AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RE-APPLY FORCE. AS STATED ABOVE THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD, STRANGE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF

THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT THE BRAKES. IT COST ME $2,400.00 IN 2011. A FEW MONTH AGO THE NEW PART ONCE AGAIN FAILED. I BOUGHT A USED PART AND PAID $1,100.00. TOYOTA WANTED ME TO PAY $4,000.00. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AS USUALLY AND FIRST THE TURN ON THE VSS LIGHT AND WHEN A I TRY TO STOP THE CAR AND DIDNT STOP PROPERLY AND I ALMOST CRASH THE CAR A WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR TRY TO SAVE MY LIFE AND THE OTHER CAR DRIVER FROM THAT DAY UNTIL NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THA CAR AT THE OF BREAK .THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE SAID THATS A PROBLEM OF EVERY CAMRY HYBRID AND I NEED TO CHAGE THE ABS SYSTEM BUT COST $3400.00 PLUS THE INSTALATION AND I JUST WANT IF EVERITHING IS OK WITH MY CAR OR IS A MANUFACTOR PROBLEM. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING , ABOUT A MINUTE LATER THE CHECK VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER BRAKES FAIL, YOU CAN STILL STOP WITH THE BRAKE, BUT YOU HAVE TO REALLY PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE, AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES OR A FEW MINUTES THE BRAKES WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. VERY DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS, AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. IT WAS MUCH HARDER TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THAN NORMAL APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHEN STOPPED, THERE WAS A STRANGE PULSING SENSATION COMING FROM THE PEDAL. I KEPT DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, BUT SEEMED TO GET WORSE AS I DROVE MORE. AT ONE POINT, THERE WERE LIGHTS AND WARNINGS GOING OFF, SO I EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR SITE FOR A WHILE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE BACK IN WORKING ORDER. HOWEVER, SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE; IT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE UNLESS SOMETHING IS FIXED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR - AND IT WILL COST $2K-$3K!!! I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE TECH THAT THEY SEE THIS ISSUE ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS A NEW PART THAT REPLACES THE ORIGINAL ONE - WITH A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER... SO OBVIOUSLY TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ORIGINAL PART. WITH SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE CAR (BRAKES), THEY SHOULD STEP UP AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA FOR THIS SITUATION AND DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR WITH ME OR MY FAMILY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR BY MYSELF TO HOME DEPOT IN LA HABRA. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON (I DON'T RECALL IF THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE SOUND OR NOT) SAYING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VSB BRAKE SYSTEM AND I SHOULD GET IT CHECKED OUT. BECAUSE THE WARNING SCARED ME, I TAPPED ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN SO I COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANT AND WHAT I SHOULD DO. BUT MY BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND. I PUSHED ON MY BRAKES AND REALIZED IT WASN'T SLOWING MY CAR DOWN. I PULLED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER/TURNING LANE SO I COULD BE OUT OF THE WAY. I FIGURED THE CAR WOULD STOP IF I PUT IT INTO "PARK", BUT IT DIDN'T. WITH MY FOOT COMPLETELY PRESSING THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR IN "PARK" I TURNED INTO THE HOME DEPOT DRIVEWAY AT WHAT FELT LIKE 30 MPH AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN SINCE I WASN'T ACCELERATING ANYMORE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A MECHANIC HE KNOWS AND HE SAID TO PRESS THE ON/OFF SWITCH A COUPLE TIMES TO RESET THE COMPUTER OR SOMETHING. I DID THAT AND THE CAR TURNED ON AGAIN LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYWHERE BECAUSE I WAS SO SCARED. MY HUSBAND CAME TO PICK ME UP AND HE DROVE IT TO TOYOTA OF WHITTIER. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, DON'T WORRY, AND HE WOULDN'T RELEASE IT TO ME IF IT WASN'T SAFE. WE TOOK IT TO LONGO TOYOTA THE FOLLOWING WEEK. (BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, THE BRAKES HAD STARTED MAKING "SQUELCHING" NOISES AND WOULD PULSE WHEN THEY WERE PRESSED FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO PRIOR) THEY HAD THEIR "HEAD" MECHANIC DRIVE WITH MY HUSBAND AND THE MECHANIC FELT AND HEARD THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WE DESCRIBED, BUT SAID HE WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE TOO MUCH OF HIS TIME AND IT WASN'T WORTH IT TO THEM. WE DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS VISIT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR INTO THEIR GARAGE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. *TR

THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND VARIOUS INDICATORS OF FAILURE TO REGISTER. FORTUNATELY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL BOTH LIT UP. IT COST MORE THAN $3000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

I FOUND THAT WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY DID NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN THEY DID THEY SWITCHED FROM OFF TO ON RAPIDLY (UNDER CONSTANT AND/OR INCREASING BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE). THIS WAS 3 DAYS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAD THE SYSTEM SERVICED AND IT COST ME $2,000. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMED LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY DENIED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO HELP ME. COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP. *TR

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. THE OEM REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER IS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER THAN OEM THAT THE CAR WAS BUILT WITH. THE CAR THANKFULLY WASN'T DAMAGED AS IT WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY, AND ONLY CRASHED INTO THE CURB WHEN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. *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.

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.

THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A BAD ACTUATOR PUMP. I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE KILLEEN TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED/REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $2000. *TR

PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FIRST, ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE TO PULL OVER, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD TO PUSH IN ON THE BRAKES EVEN HARDER. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR, STARTED IT BACK UP ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE CAR BRAKES WERE WORKING ONCE MORE. TOOK THE CAR TO TEMECULA DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, CHARGED $1,500 FOR MAINTENANCE. TWO MONTHS LATER, AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS EVERY WEEKEND, THE BRAKES REPEAT THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE NEVER WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE THE DECEMBER INCIDENT. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING BOTH INCIDENTS TO NO AVAIL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TOYOTA PEOPLE HAD NO REGARD FOR MY SAFETY. I WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR TWO MONTHS AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. ON DECEMBER 11, 2013 THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVER. WE WOULD BE CHARGE $3,000 DOLLARS FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE PAY A TOTAL OF $4,500. I HAVE BEEN A TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR THIRTY YEARS. I WILL NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN. TOTAL DISREGARD FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY, IT'S ALL ABOUT $$$. *TR

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AFTER "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVE. HERE IS A LINK TO A WEBSITE WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR (HYBRID MODEL) HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS. HTTPS://WWW.CHECKVSCSYSTEM.COM/HOME.HTML SOME HAVE HAD CRASHES AND SOME HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WITH PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, ETC. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SOFTWARE ON THIS MODULE T-SB-0174-12, BUT CLAIMS OUR FAILURE WAS DIFFERENT. TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE MODULE AFTER LESS THAT 45,000 MILES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME, IN ANY CAMRY. IT APPEARS THAT LEXUS CARS ALSO ARE AFFECTED. WE GOT A PARTIAL REDUCTION ON THE REPAIR ($1500 INSTEAD OF $3000), BUT TOYOTA WANTED THE PART. WE KEPT IT AND CAN PROVIDE IT TO YOU FOR TESTING AND INSPECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND SOME PEOPLE ON THE WEB SITE I SENT YOU HAD THE FAILURE OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORTUNATELY OURS HAPPENED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WE WERE LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THANK YOU. *TR

IN 2007 I BOUGHT BRAND NEW TOYOTA CAMRY IN USA. IN 2009 I TOOK THAT CAR TO POLAND WITH ME. IN MAY 2013 OF THIS YEAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BREAKS. I TOOK IT FOR TESTS TO A DEALERSHIP IN ELK POLAND WHERE I LIVE AND THEY SAID THERE IS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER & VACUUM TUBE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP SAID TAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 29000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE A COPY OF PAPERWORK THAT I RECEIVED FROM THEM. MY DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA USA TO SEE IF THEY CAN SEND THE NEW PART UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. WHEN I CAME TO USA IN MAY 2013 I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA BUT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID CAR IS IN POLAND RIGHT NOW. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA IN POLAND, I DID AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN USA. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2013 BUT ONCE AGAIN THEY REFUSED TAKING NAY LIABILITY FOR THAT AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW PART AND TO HAVE THAT PART REPLACED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE HOW TOYOTA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS SAFETY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. NEW PART COSTS ABOUT $600. I UNDERSTAND PAYING FOR MAINTENANCE OR PART REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE USAGE HOWEVER IT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A RAINY DAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIVE AND I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, THE PEDAL GOT STUCK AND KEPT ACCELERATING. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SAME SCENARIO. INSTEAD THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF OTHER "ISSUES" THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I KINDLY DECLINED. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

KNOCKING NOISE, ALMOST LIKE A DOOR CLOSING, LIVED WITH IT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, DECEMBER 11 TO BE TOLD MY ABS MODULE WAS QUOTE "FAILING" AND IT WOULD COST $2,900.00 TO REPLACE IT. ALSO TOLD "IT'S OK TO DRIVE WITHOUT ABS MODULE". I WAS SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES THAT I SEE REPORTED - GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN NOT TO ADDRESS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS FLAW. *TR

ABS ACTUATOR FAILED IN 2011, IT WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA FOR ABOUT $2,500 (OUT OF MY POCKET). NOW, IT IS FAILING AGAIN AND TOYOTA IS INDICATING THAT THE ACTUATOR IS NOW $3,200. THE PART WARRANTY IS 1 YEAR, SO IF I WANT TO FIX THE CAR I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE $3,200. NO NEGOTIATION POSSIBLE WITH THEM. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC ABS ACTUATOR PUMP THAT FAILS AND LEAVES THE CAR WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUES IN THIS CAR FOR YEARS 2007-2009 AND TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS CAR TO REPLACE THIS PART WITH AN UPGRADE PART THAT PREVENTS THE FAILURE. I HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART WITH MY OWN MONEY IN 2012 AND THE CAR IS GIVING SIGNS THE PART IS FAILING AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA HELP TO HAVE TOYOTA EVALUATE THIS SITUATION THAT IS AFFECTING MANY OF THIS MODEL CAR AND ISSUE AND REDESIGN THIS PART AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR ITS REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE READINGS FLUCTUATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.