Abs Brake Fail problems of the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid

My abs brake actuator failed while driving causing the brakes to stop functioning properly. I was forced to slam my brakes for the car to stop. Luckily I was in a parking lot going about 5 mph. Otherwise, I could have died or killed someone. There was no notice beforehand of the problem. I spoke to Toyota customer care and they claim their was an extended warranty and supplemental warranty that were issued, but the supp warranty expired April of this year (2018) and at 150,000 miles. My car currently has 155k miles. I was never notified of this problem by Toyota. They have my information on file. I would have either sold/traded in my vehicle last year had I known these cars have these problems. In researching online, NHTSA has investigated the brake actuater problems that have caused crashes and injuries. Toyota should have issued a recall like they were forced to do in 2009/2010 when they're accelerator pedals were sticking and people were dying. Now Toyota is going to charge me over $1,700 to fix the problem. I don't have a choice since the car is not in working condition. I have a case id with Toyota customer care 1811131473. The lady just lied to me about Toyota being unable to cover the problem. She made it sound like there was a contract in place and fixing my car would be breaking the terms. I asked her who negotiated the terms, and she didn't have an answer. I asked her if NHTSA or a class action forced Toyota to accept the terms and she said no. Clearly, Toyota has trained their customer service reps to lie to customers like me getting them to think there are absolute "terms" that cannot be changed in order to escape liability.

Started car and had immediate brake failure!, abs system failure. Brake system warning lights and beeping from dashboard. Car not drive-able.

For several months, the cruise control had only been working intermittently and my brakes seemed rough. The night before I brought my car in, all the lights on the instrument panel came on. On Aug 1, 2017, I got a diagnostic and it was the abs actuator, but I was told I also needed a brake job and an alignment so I went ahead with that $1,000 job. They could not diagnose the cruise control since it was "functioning" at the time. I had already replaced the abs system in 2013 and was told that I may apply for a reimbursement for that $3,600 job, but I am now out of the extended warranty/service campaign so I could not get reimbursed for the current abs failure replacement. After my brake job and alignment, the roughness did not seem to improve and the cruise control continued to malfunction. Foolishly, I rationalized that the brakes needed to be worn in, but soon my car started with a high pitched noise as I got in and out of the vehicle. The brakes also seemed to "slip" sometimes when initially starting the car. (foot on brake, start car, put into drive, and car would start to roll until I took my foot off the brake then reapplied it. ) I went back to Toyota hoping for a miracle and they again said you have to replace the abs, but the service campaign had not been re-extended and I was unable to afford another $3,600. So I continued to drive my faulty vehicle out of necessity. On October 12, 2017, the car began the high pitched noise and this time it didn't stop. I began driving in the parking lot slowly (20 mph) and then the brakes failed. Was able to stop by pressing very hard on the brakes. Since that day my car has been sitting at my workplace unused. Obviously, the abs system that was replaced in 2013 (still awaiting reimbursement) was replaced with another bad system. We need a recall!.

The abs actuator failed. My local dealership seems unaware this is a know issue with my car. The repair cost so far is $1800. It seems from all research that there are options, but my dealership has not offered me any nor have the communciate well. Trying to get to the service manager today. They have had my car for 5 business days.