Brakes Failed Problems of Toyota Camry Hybrid - part 1

The Camry Hybrid covered only by warranty enhancement zkk are suffering the same dangers from brake booster pump assembly failures as those Toyota covered by Toyota safety recalls (d0h & k0l). By excluding Camry Hybrids with defective brakes from the d0h and k0l safety recalls, Toyota is leaving the owners to helplessly experience life-threatening brake failure or malfunction before Toyota will provide the replacement brake components needed to make the vehicle safe. The law requires Toyota to prevent the life-threatening dangers of this brake defect before the failure occurs. Toyota's cost-cutting strategies are causing crashes and injuries. Injuries and crashes caused by the brake defect explained in this letter have occurred and been reported to the national highway traffic safety administration. Toyota's decision to provide a reactionary, post-failure repair - instead of a preventative safety recall remedy - explains many of the crashes and injuries on NHTSA's safercar. Gov website. Below is a list of relevant complaints from safercar. Gov. �c� indicates a �crash� and �I� indicates �injury�: 10681105 (c), 10883971 (c), 10971542 (c), 10664739(c)(I), 10807100 (c), 10794987 (c), 10605988(c), 11154818 (c)(I), 10606258, 10592072, 10967838, 10626061(c), 10604544 (c)(I), 10569158 (c)(I), 11090508 (c)(I), 11057737 (c)(I), 10779877(c)(I), 10722560 (c)(I), 10692225 (c), 10560809 (c), 10523025 (c), 10502158 (c), 10616767 (c), 10641347,10611145, 10596979, 1051996, 11003054, 10597316, 10705883, 10875822, 10510996, 10564619 c1256, c1253, c1252, and c1391 - indicating dangers and noncompliance - are being stored in vehicles excluded from the past safety recalls.

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My vehicle's brakes failed resulting in rear-ending the car in front. This happened on a freeway going straight at 10 am. My vehicle was moving at about 20 miles/ hr when I stepped forcefully on the brake pedal as the car in front of me slowed but I did not lurch forward, my seat belt did not tighten to pull me back and my bag pack that was on the front passenger leather seat stayed where it was. My vehicle behaved as if I had not braked. When I stepped on the brakes, I could see asphalt between my vehicle and the vehicle in front. My vehicle's front bumper, grill and hood was damaged. The vehicle immediately in front of mine had dents on the rear bumper and the trunk. There was a third vehicle in front of the one in front of mine that was also damaged, however, I do not know the extent of the damage. The impact occurred at a low speed which did not cause my seat belt to tighten and did not cause my backpack on the passenger seat to slide forward.

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I was driving on the interstate (395n into DC) and the car's brakes failed. The car immediately displayed vehicle control system (vcs) failure and a number of other warnings. I was forced to swerve out of traffic and to utilize the emergency brake to stop the car.

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Brake failure. Was driving in residential street (low speed) when brakes stopped working. Had to use parking brake. Problem seems to be with brake fluid reservoir tank/filter, which Toyota offered to service until 30 June 2017. Unfortunately, never had problems with brakes until now--1 1/2 years after the service offer had expired. Should be full recall. The reason why problem did not surface till now is because vehicle has low miles (85,000 after 12 years).

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving approximatey 10 mph and attempting to stop, the vehicle would not stop or slow down when depressing the brake pedal. During the failure, several warning messages and indicators displayed and illuminated including "check vsc system" (vehicle stability control), abs, master warning, and brake failure. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it operated normally. The vehicle was taken to passport Toyota (5001 auth way, suitland, MD) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,571.

Brakes fail after all warning lights come on regardless of speed.

Tl - the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated while his wife was driving 5mph she pressed the brake and the vehicle did not stop and she pressed the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to dealer autonation arapahoe (10531 e arapahoe rd, centennial, CO 80112. 303-578-6111) who diagnosed the vehicle and stated that multiple functions of the brake system had failed and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that they opened an extended warranty for the vehicle, but the contact stated they do not cover what had failed in his vehicle. The failure mileage was 87,000. Jc.

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I just found out that my brake actuator is failing. Toyota apparently issued an �enhanced warranty� rather than a recall to fix this known defect despite the safety risks for all drivers if another driver's brakes fail. I am under the mileage but about a year beyond the extended warranty date. Toyota corporate will not cover the fix and said this is their company position. I feel this should be a recall for the safety of all drivers. (when I brake the brakes make a �barking sound. � this is what prompted going to the dealer. ).

My 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid started experiencing an error message displayed on dash, "check vsc system", additionally all the indicator lights on the dash lit up. This started happening at the end of March 2018. I have an obd2 reader and the fault code was "c1391". I was able to erase the code and dashboard returned to normal but message and lights return 2-3 days later. In mid-June 2018 I took the camry to Toyota to repair it. They did a diagnostic test ($109) to tell me what I already told them regarding the code. I knew that was the brake actuator assembly problem. They gave me a a quote of $1895 for part and tax and an additional $340 plus tax for labor. I picked up my car, did not have the $2400 to get the work done (parts also would take 2 days to get). They did warn me against driving the vehicle until it was fixed. The technician also pointed out the odd motorized noise the actuator was making when the vehicle was off. He said it shouldn't make any noise when it was off. After further research on forums, I found there was a Toyota warranty enhancement program ze1 specifically for my vehicle for the replacement of the brake actuator assembly (see attached). It was issued in July 2014 to offer full replacement and reprogramming at no cost to the customer. However, it had dated conditions and was only applicable if the lights and messages came up on dash. Although the sound has occurred since I purchased the used car in Jan 2010, I did not receive lights or message until March 2018 but the grace period ran out on July 2017. Toyota should honor the extension of the replacement program when the problem occurs if they won't proactively resolve it prior to the indicated signs. Toyota is warning me to fix this at my cost or risk brake failure at any time.

Complete brake failure!!I was driving down the road approaching a stop light when my brakes went all the way to the floor and a lot of lights came on the dashboard, I coasted to a stop luckily without hitting another car. This is the first time this has ever happened, I have no warning lights indicating there is or was an issue and I had my car towed to the local mechanic that is telling me that it has a faulty brake part #4405030660. I did a little research and it looks like Toyota sells an updated part replacement for this faulty original part, part cost is $1200 plus $700 labor. Reading many forums I'm finding out that there are many people that have had complete brake failure over the years with this same issue and id love to know why this isn't a recall but a punishment from Toyota and a death sentence just waiting to happen.

Faulty abs controller affecting everything from the battery charging, ac, abs and vsc control system worse case causing brakes to fail.

Brake actuator failure.

Brake actuator failed, triggering warning lights and making it hard to push on the pedal to stop the car while in motion. Abs function won't activate. The issue started in may 2017 and was taken to a Toyota dealer in lufkin, texas for diagnosis. The technicians "couldn't" determine the problem and released the vehicle. This same step happened multiple times over the ensuing months, only to be finally diagnosed on Dec 13, 2017. I researched the issue online and found that the actuator problem is covered by a �warranty extension,� which stretches out the warranty period beyond the standard three years or 36 months to, ultimately, 10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first. I thought that was good news, but after speaking with Toyota corporate rep, the warranty was denied due to the vehicle being out of the coverage period since June. I explained that there were attempts to have the issue diagnosed prior to the expiration, but the rep stated that since the actual determination happened outside of the period, coverage could not be extended. Since this is a known issue, their techs should have recognized the problem immediately and repaired the vehicle, which would have been covered by the extended warranty. Furthermore, it's a safety issue and an actual recall should be the remedy instead of working around it with a "service campaign. " I am asking for assistance to have Toyota cover this repair due their failure to educate their service techs or a potential deliberate attempt to move the diagnose outside of the warranty coverage period.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle did not stop when the brake pedal was depressed. All of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had to depress the brake pedal to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to prestige Toyota (16 mckee dr, mahwah, NJ 07430, 844-838-7792) where it was diagnosed that the brake actuator failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,430.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving 45 mph, an alarm sounded and the brakes seized without warning. The contact stated that the alarm was intermittent at first, and then became a continuous sound while driving various speeds. Toyota of lacrosse, wisconsin (located at 800 3rd st south lacrosse, WI 54601 (608) 793-7000) diagnosed that the brake reservoir, which was under recall, and the brake actuator, in which there was no recall, were faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that a service campaign/warranty extension letter was sent out to consumers regarding their ownership of 2007 - 2011 Toyota camry vehicles in regards to the brake failure condition. The Toyota manufacturer provided the contact with case number: 170-721-1063. The failure mileage was 201,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving 60 mph, the brakes failed to work. The abs, triangle with exclamation point, and brake warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (Toyota pasadena located at 3600 e foothill blvd, pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 795-9787) where it was diagnosed that the abs actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-331-4331 and stated that they were aware of the failure and offered to pay $750 for the repair. The manufacturer provided case number: 1707111743. The failure mileage was 86,870.

Was driving near 10 miles per hour, city streets (all three times) . I went to brake, the check vsc lights and others went on and the brakes failed. Steering was difficult, car seemed to shut down. Happened three times in the last two weeks.

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Car brake fails with multiple lights on. ( vsc system check , abs , brake , etc ) it was repaired by Toyota dealer under "Toyota recall" program for "brake-fluid problem" . But they didn't repair " abs actuator" under warranty enhancement program (ze1). & manager said your VIN is/was not eligible for ze1. . Read more...

When our car was in motion, we experienced very loud audible grunt along with very poor breaking. Extremely scary situation especially since it started suddenly, without warning while driving and the brakes did not work at all during the first incident. The warning lights did not come on and luckily we were not yet on the expressway. We made it home and had it towed to the repair shop the next day. We drove it around the parking lot with the mechanic and the brakes failed again. We had to have the abs brake system (abs pump/module assembly) replaced at a cost of $2,263. We contacted Toyota who said they could not reimburse for the issue. We have read online that other issues have happened to consumers and it seems that anything that results in total brake failure should warranty a recall. Please advise if you are able to consider this situation and if you need any further information. Sincerely, jeannine wise 502-876-8102.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving approximately 35 mph, the brakes failed. The contact stated that the electronic stability control, emergency brake, and traction control warning indicators illuminated. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle stalled temporarily while coming to a stop. The contact depressed the brake pedal, on several occasions, in order to stop the vehicle. There was a significant amount of pressure applied to the brake pedal, and over the course of two years, the brakes began to make abnormal sounds. Mark jacobson Toyota (4516 durham-chapel hill blvd, durham, north carolina 27707, (919) 493-5599) was notified and diagnosed that there was a leak in the actuator, which needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and provided the contact with case number: 1810031102. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the check vsc warning light illuminated and the vehicle experienced a brake failure. The contact stated that the vehicle required additional braking distance to stop the vehicle, with extreme pressure being exerted on the brake pedal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000. Ah.

The brakes failed on this car January 6, 2016, causing me to collide with the rear end of a truck while going about five miles per hour. I was in normal traffic, on a city street, coming to a slow stop, and as I approached the vehicle about 15 feet in front of me, waiting in line for the turn lane, I depressed the brake, which was hard as a rock. However, the car would not stop; consequently, I hit the other vehicle. I was going so slow that the airbags did not deploy. Fortunately no one was hurt, although my vehicle sustained about $1200 in damage. I believe this problem was caused by either the abs brake actuator or the brake pedal stroke sensor. However, the car was seen by a Toyota corporation representative who stated in writing there is nothing wrong with the car. This car has already been repaired under a service campaign for the fluid reservoir filter. However, there is also a warranty enhancement program (ze-1), number pol14-04, for the brake actuator assembly and skid control ecu/brake pedal stroke sensor. Our VIN is listed in the group of affected vehicles.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the brakes where depressed but failed to completely stop the vehicle while all the warning lights where illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake reservoir failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000. Ec.

I was driving on the freeway one afternoon when all the indicators on my dashboard turned on and stated "check vsc system". I made an appointment with Toyota scheduled for August 2, 2015. After the indicators turned on, I was reversing out of a parking spot when I noticed an oncoming vehicle. I pressed the brakes but my car failed to stop, and I had to shift to park to prevent an accident. The Toyota serviceman informed me the brake actuator was the problem. He further claimed that this was not covered under warranty since the car had been in an accident 3 years ago and wanted to charge me $1,500. How can an accident 3 years ago cause my brake actuator to suddenly fail last month? I am unable to drive my car for fear of an accident; despite the accident Toyota should honor the lsc and fix the actuator instead of trying to charge me for a problem they caused in the first place.

I was doing about 55 on the beltway on 6/23/15. I went to slow down the car as the traffic was beginning to back up. The brakes failed and I was able to steer onto the shoulder and let it coast until finally the brakes started to work again.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving 30 mph, the brakes failed to engage correctly when the brake pedal was depressed. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, a loud chirping noise was heard from the brakes and the abs and vehicle stability control (vsc) indicator illuminated shortly afterwards. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that failure code: t1391 pertaining to the brake assembly and vsc failed and needed to be repaired. The failure mileage was 136,000.

Brakes failed while driving without warning, I suddenly had no power braking and had to stomp on the brakes to avoid a collision. Car has only 44,000 miles and been driven 29 months. At the dealer they said it was a failed brake booster and would cost over $3000 to repair. The car has been well maintained. I am lucky nobody was harmed but this is a major safety failure on a car that is supposed to be very safe and reliable, and a ridiculously expensive repair in addition. After I complained they wrote off 80% but still cost $600 out of my pocket to replace a defective Toyota brake system.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that the brake system failed to engage while attempting to stop. The driver had to shift gears into reverse and neutral in order to reduce speed. Also, the contact attempted to engage the emergency brake which failed to engage. The driver was able to merge to the side of the road, where the vehicle was restarted and resumed normal functioned. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the abs module needed to be replaced. In addition, the contact mentioned that the brake fluid reservoir was replaced under a manufacturer campaign. However, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000. ## VIN passed ## Toyota Camry Hybrid ##.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving 25 mph, a chime activated and the brakes warning light illuminated and the brakes failed to engage. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

Hard to press the brake pedal, warning lights, potential brake failure.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the brakes failed to engage. The contact mentioned that immediately after the failure the vsc light warning illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 74,800.

Brake actuator failed after several days of increased noise and difficulty braking. Toyota dealership gave me a $3800 quote to repair. They made no mention of similar safety issues with other customers even though there is an NHTSA investigation going on.

Vehicle serviced 3/10/10 under Toyota 90l recall campaign. Dealership stated all systems functional upon completion. On 5/21/14, in safe road conditions and parking lot speeds <10 mph, driver applied brakes to vehicle in order to pull into parking spot. During braking, vehicle did not slow or stop, but accelerated at a high rate of speed, striking a parking berm and 3 other vehicles. Police report made; driver not cited but was advised to contact Toyota re brake failure and acceleration. Toyota was contacted; inspection was made by bosch engineering. Toyota contends the incident is not a result of any manufacturing defect. Toyota provided a technical report containing engineering data without layman's explanation or proof of its contention. Toyota was found by the doj to have misled consumers and the govt regarding severity and "resolution: of this issue. On 8/21/14 and 8/22/14 driver was contacted by Toyota with a second and separate recall notice #e0u, affecting the vehicle's brake reservoirs, in which clogging and/or low fluid levels "could cause additional warning lamps[. . . ]to illuminate and front brake assist could be temporarily lost. " the warning lamp in question did illuminate during the 5/21 incident. Legal counsel for driver has advised an independent review of the bosch report and inspection of the brake reservoir; however, the vehicle was totaled and sold at auction by the insurance company's salvage agent. I have initiated an independent review of the bosch report at my own expense. In light of Toyota's misleading conduct regarding recall campaign 90l and the subsequent recall #e0u, driver contends that Toyota is at fault for the events of 5/21/14.

When I tried to apply brakes to stop, I realized that the brake had completely failed and I was on the 110 freeway on a busy Monday morning. Luckily I didn't rear end the car in front of me. The dealer is telling me that my brake system (accuator and electronic components) are out. The car computer system cannot communicate to the brake system and thus I might loose brakes if I keep running. The check vsc system light turned on along with the abs, hybrid battery, park and all other alert lights on the dash board. In addition, I'm told my auxillary battery is also out ($460) dealer is charging me $4800 dollar (excluding the aux battery) and I don't know what to do since the car is with the dealer and I'm told the brakes will fail if I continue to drive. I have 104,000 miles and have done all servicing at Toyota dealers. No warranties and basically they can't help.

Brakes started acting funny and making strange noises. I took it in to get it looked at and was informed that it would cost $3000 to replace the abs actuator and that if I didn't, the brakes could fail at any time.