Two problems related to water pump have been reported for the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid based on all problems reported for the 2008 Camry Hybrid.
The water pump on car has started to leak spraying coolant over the orange electrical wires in the engine compartment. This is a potential fire hazard. Also it can lead to engine overheating. One complaint has already been filed at this website by another customer. Toyotanation. Com forum is filled with hundreds of complaints and pictures of similar nature and people have even posted pictures and instructions on how to change the water pump. I wish Toyota would have some honor respect for customer safety and acknowledge this grave problem.
The water pump failed resulting in engine over heating - potentially disabling vehicle.