Brake Light Switch Problems of Toyota Camry

Contact stop lamp switch in brake pedal assembly failed causing shift lever to become locked in "park" position and vehicle brake lights to become inoperative. Appears to be an identical problem to NHTSA campaign # 12v091000.

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Symptoms: 1. Rear lights off warning comes on the dashboard 2. Check warning light comes on with code 1780. (neutral switch on the automatic transmission has a problem) 3. No brake lights or reverse light on in the trunk area only when applying the brakes. 4. Brakes vibrate when slowing down around 10mph to stop like your tires are riding a very rough surfaces. 5. Reverse light comes on in the shift gear indicator when applying brakes to shift from park position. Initial attempt to fix this problem: changing the reverse light bulbs and brake light bulbs, but problems continue to remain as describe in the symptoms. 2nd attempt by mike gerber from website www:\\automotiveforums. Com. He reported there is a loose wires connection or frayed wires at the hinge of the trunk on the driver side. After careful inspection on the wire harness at the hinge connection of the trunk, discovered at least one wire that was about the break off from opening and closing the trunk of the car for many years. After fixing these wires, all the symptoms were resolved. Amazing!!! couldn't have solved this problem so fast without the reading the article from mike gerber. Thanks!!!!! reason from writing this compliant: Toyota manufacture should recall all these vehicles with this compliant without any charges to their owners. . . . . This is a safety issue because it affected the performance of the braking system causing a vibration everytimes you apply the brakes like the abs system is activated. In addition, the brake lights aren't working correctly even after changing all the bulbs in the trunk area.

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The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Camry. While parked, the contact inserted the key in the ignition and noticed that it could not be turned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic advised the contact that the brake light switch would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into gears on an intermittent basis. The contact would depress the brake pedal several times until the vehicle would shift. The dealer advised that the gear shifter was defective. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where she was advised that the failure was caused by the brake light switch. The vehicle was repaired at the repair facility. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000 and the current mileage was approximately 60,000.

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1992 Toyota Camry would not go into gear. The consumer stated he had to push the shift lock override button to get the gears to work. While driving on a 4 lane road, with the cruise control activated, the consumer came upon a red light with cars stopped. He touched the brakes to deactivate the cruise, but instead the engine revved up. The harder he pushed the brakes the faster the engine ran. He finally pushed the cruise button on the stalk and the vehicle was under control. The dealer found the brake light switch had an open circuit.