Parking Brake Related Problems of the 2001 Toyota Camry

Table 1 shows three common parking brake related problems of the 2001 Toyota Camry. The number one most common problem is related to the conventional parking brake (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the mechanical parking brake (one problem).

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Toyota Camry


Recently reported Parking Brake problems of the 2001 Toyota Camry

The Conventional Parking Brake problem

2001 solara-when engage emergency hand brake and then subsequently release it to drive,the front wheels vibrate and it feels that you are driving on a washboard type road with all speed bumps, and the car cannot get up to speed as you press on the accelerator pedal, and it also feels like one of   Read details...

The Mechanical Parking Brake problem

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.   Read details...

The Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problem

While parking on an incline and while setting the emergency brake by pulling the emergency brake arm there was no response at all like the normal clicking. Vehicle was inspected by a licensed mechanic who determined that the brake cable snapped in half.   Read details...


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