Brake Loud Noise Problems of Toyota Camry Hybrid

Vehicle was traveling in traffic on I-526 in charleston county, SC. The truck in front of me put on breaks due to a truck merging in front of his vehicle. The braking system in my car, braked, then the car lunged forward as brakes were applied. In addition a very loud noise occurred inside the vehicle which was very startling. My vehicle ended up under the truck in front of me. The fact that the vehicle lunged forward after the automatic braking system came on and the loud alarm in the interior was not what had happened with the system before. One time before the braking system applied itself and the dashboard light came on and I seem to recall there was a beep or some sound that was very brief.

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While I was driving on the freeway a "check vsc systems" alert appeared followed by a loud noise. It appeared as if my emergency brake went on as well. As I drove, smoke came out from my car. I took my card into a repair shop and they said it was a miracle the brake and brake pump didn't set on fire. As a result, I have to pay $4000 for a new brake and brake pump (as well as labor). I called Toyota to tell them about this problem, but they said they do not cover it, even though many others have had the same problem as well.

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While driving I attempted brake to slow entry into uphill driveway. All lights on driver panel lit up. Brakes did not respond to slow down or stop. With full force I depressed brake pedal. Since drive way was uphill, I coasted to stop just short of garage door before crashing. This was not the first time the brakes totally failed during last couple of months. I drove to dealership for second time to have beaks inspected. The car was also making loud noise whenever brakes applied. The service manager said the brake system was examined by several technicians. Again, they found nothing wrong with brakes and told me the car was safe to drive! despite several recent brake failures, two visits to Toyota dealership, the service manager said the loud noise when braking came from the "brake actuator," which could be replaced for $2,900! quote from service invoice of March 18, 2014, follows: "tech 165630 performed diagnosis on brake noise from inside cab of vehicle. Test drove with customer to verify noise. Found that brake actuator is the cause of internal noise when at a stop while brake is applied. Suggest new brake actuator and brake flush and re-test for noise again. " service manager and technicians said, "it' safe to drive. " I do not believe it is safe to drive. Since I am a visiting hospice nurse, that car is my office. I wonder when the brakes will fail again, and when the incessant loud noise will stop. I took the car to an independent foreign car repair shop. They said, "the actuator is the source of the noise and your braking problem. However, we can't get an actuator to replace Toyota's part because it is a "locked part" in the engine. Only Toyota dealers can obtain the part, and only a Toyota dealer can install the part. " will you help?.

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At 80k miles, my cars started to make strange and loud noise when I stepped on the break even when the car stopped or the engine is off. A Toyota dealer told me the break actuator was bad and needed to replace to avoid running into the break problem. I spent $3200 to replace the break actuator at that dealer. I think Toyota should recall the car and replace the break actuator for free because it is a very important safety feature of any car.

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