Three problems related to brake master cylinder have been reported for the 2006 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Toyota Camry based on all problems reported for the 2006 Camry.
Hi NHTSA, seems like our 2006 Toyota Camry vehicle has persistent ineffective brake booster problem for few years. We have changed the break master cylinder assembly recently and even after the repair, vehicle doesn't stop within safe stopping distance,the root cause seems to be stemming from ineffective booster. Apparently brake booster system supposed to last life time of the car cause of expensive parts and labor amounting to almost 5% of the actual cost of car. I would like to request NHTSA to reach out to Toyota corporation and have all the faulty brake booster systems be repaired on all make and models of Toyota at free of cost to the customer. Very respectfully, -rafi (703)731-4089.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry solara. The contact stated that there was an increase in braking distance and time. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised the contact that the failure could be caused by the master cylinder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. She stated when depressing the brake pedal, the brakes would hesitate to engage and would feel spongy causing her to use extreme force when braking. This would occur frequently and the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they confirmed that the brakes were not engaging as designed. The master cylinder was replaced under the factory warranty but did not correct the failure. The manufacturer sent a representative to investigate the vehicle and stated that there were no failures within the brake system. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of approximately 70 mph, the vehicle began to abnormally accelerate. She depressed the brakes and the vehicle immediately decreased in speed. The dealer was contacted and stated that her year, make and model were not associated with the recall. The failure persisted and no repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown and the current was 95,000. Updated 6/21/10 when the consumer went to the dealer, they found air in the brake system. The second time she went for the same problem, they found the master cylinder was bad and replaced it. Updated 06/24/10.