Electrical System Problems of Toyota Camry Hybrid - part 1

While driving my 2026 Toyota camry le hybrid at approximately 10 mph in a parking lot, the vehicle accelerated on its own without any input from me. I applied hard braking to bring the vehicle under control. No collision occurred. The specific component or system that failed is unknown — I suspect the speed control, powertrain, or electrical throttle system, but this has not yet been diagnosed. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. My safety and the safety of others were put at risk because the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly at low speed in a parking lot, an environment with pedestrians, parked vehicles, and other close-proximity hazards. I had to brake hard to stop it, which could have resulted in a collision with another vehicle, a pedestrian, or a fixed object had I not been able to react in time. The problem has not yet been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer. I reported the incident to Toyota the day after it occurred; Toyota opened case number 260811002989 and scheduled a diagnostic inspection appointment. As of this filing, that inspection has not yet taken place. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms before or during the incident. The dashboard showed no malfunction indicators at any point.

I had just bought the car from the dealer and was to drive it back home. I got about 30 miles from the dealership and the check engine light came on. It stated malfunction in the awd system so now on two wheel drive then it stated start control malfunction and finally hybrid system malfunction. I returned it to the dealership and they said that the first diagnostic stated it was throwing high voltage. Looking on line when I got home I noticed the recall of many Toyota camrys for the loose bolt causing this issue and there is yet to be a fix for it. The manufacturer should take all those cars back so they cannot be sold and cause a risk till they can fix it. It makes a dealership look bad and puts innocent people at risk if they are not aware of the issue.

While actively moving at highway speeds on July 13, 2026, the vehicle suffered an instantant, total loss of all 12v electrical auxiliary power. The dashboard flashed 'hybrid system malfunction' and 'drive-start control malfunction' before all digital instrument clusters, center infotainment displays, and cabin lights went completely dark. Power steering and braking assist dropped to emergency backup thresholds, creating an extreme safety hazard. The vehicle was moved to a dealership where it has remained disabled for 17 days waiting on factory engineering guidance.

The contact owns a 2026 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the instrument panel was blank. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 26v511000 (electrical system). The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7,500.

Sheehy Toyota of laurel sold me a vehicle that was on a stop sale for a serious defect recall. The dealership sold the car to me the same day the stop sale was lifted without addressing the recall, and lied about them fixing it before it was purchased.

This is a manufacturer safety recall (NHTSA #25v869) for a loose bolt inside the hybrid inverter that could cause loss of motive power or a vehicle fire. The vehicle was sold to me as new with the recall already open and unrepaired. As of this date, Toyota has not made the remedy available, more than 6 months after the recall was announced. I am concerned about driving the vehicle given the fire/power-loss risk described in the official recall notice.

Toyota is putting people who purchased their new vehicles at risk. They have my car sitting here with an extraordinarily dangerous recall which they promised to fix by March but they haven't & it is already nearly June. It literally says the car can blow up. The recall says there's a belt problem & it can blow up at certain speeds & it can be fatal. That is crazy. If they cant fix it then they should recall the entire car & give us our money back so we can buy something safe. This is insane already.

Saturday may 23 at night my car started showing a message that states “braking power low stop in a safe place see owner's manual” I took it to Toyota on Tuesday may 2026 they said it was fine and nothing was wrong even after I said that message kept appearing at least five times each time I was driving the vehicle since Saturday. After they checked it the problem got worse and now it appears 95% of the time I’m driving. Not just that but on may 27 at approximately 9:10 pm my check engine turned on and also system lady took turned on and secondary collision break malfunction turned on. Along side many other warning comes and go but the main ones that stay are the check engine and the braking power low one. I am worried because this all started happening whenever I accelerated even just a little bit and it could end up causing accidents.

The vehicle experienced a safety-related issue involving the hybrid system, which may cause sudden loss of power while driving. This issue is associated with a manufacturer recall (Toyota campaign 25tb15). Due to the risk of power loss, the vehicle was deemed unsafe to drive. The vehicle was taken to a dealership for repair, where the issue was confirmed. However, no repair has been completed. The vehicle has remained at the dealership for over 3 months without a confirmed repair timeline. This creates a significant safety concern, as loss of power while driving could increase the risk of a crash, especially at highway speeds. No accident, fire, or injury has occurred, as the vehicle has not been driven due to the safety risk.

Annotated § 55-24-101 et seq. That my 2026 Toyota camry is a "lemon" due to a substantial safety defect that remains unremedied. Specifically, the vehicle is subject to a safety recall regarding "loss of drive power while driving at higher speeds or a vehicle fire could increase the risk of a crash or an injury. ", which substantially impairs the safety and use of the vehicle. As of the date of this letter, my vehicle has been out of service for 30 calendar days because the authorized dealer, capital Toyota, has informed me there is "no remedy" available to safely repair the vehicle. I am hereby requesting that Toyota provide a full refund of the purchase price, $32,799, or a comparable replacement vehicle. Please contact me within ten (10) days of receipt of this letter to coordinate the resolution of this matter. Sincerely, [xxx] Toyota motor replied they just going to fix it when it becomes available information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The manufacturer has no solution to the recall of my vehicle. I cannot drive the vehicle due to a risk of the powertrain shutting down or worse, a fire. It’s been months that I cannot use the vehicle. I think the manufacturer should buy the vehicle back.

Issue #1 radio/bluetooth fails to sync with phone forcing me to hand hold the phone in violation of state law. Issue #2 radio/bluetooth/microphone has so much background noise that it's difficult for people to hear/understand me. This is an issue in the case of an accident or other situation when hands free communication is required.

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Driver side backseat passenger window seat the seatbelt is loose and doesn't retract back into place. Hybrid battery and transmission system stutters after system flush at dealer causing the hybrid synergy system check, check engine light and eslamation light in orange to stay on dash. Error stating that battery needs replacement for hybrid battery.

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Over the course of my ownership of this car, Toyota Camry Hybrid 2012, all 4 lock actuators have malfunctioned at least once. Recently, the driver's front side lock actuator stopped working for the second time and the only way to lock and unlock this door, is to do so manually. I paid for the repair the first time in January of 2016, $642, paid to run the diagnostics for the other three doors that went out at the same time, December 2016, and was quoted $656 today, may 2019, to repair the same driver side front door again. Toyota goodwill covered the other three doors beyond the cost of the diagnostics. I feel that they only covered the cost in December of 2016 to prevent me from issuing a complaint. This is only an issue when the vehicle is stationary. Safety issues could arise when you need to quickly enter the car in an unsafe neighborhood.

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Tl the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle jerked. In addition, the traction control, emergency brake, and vehicle stability control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Toyota chula vista (650 main st, chula vista, CA 91911, (619) 591-0900) who stated that the vehicle was not covered under the extended warranty and provided a repair quote. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 204,000.

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Was driving when my brakes went soft and my vsc warning popped up on my dashboard . Never had a issue with car till now. I have about 160k miles on it. Looked online and looks like a lot of people are having the same issues with there car.

I was driving my vechicle yesterday that was just in the shop since Saturday saying that they replaced everything that was wrong because previously my breaks locked up on I-95 and I couldn't stop. I got the vechicle back yesterday and I was driving home from work and my breaks failed again causing me to rear end the person in front of me. I could not stop. Absolutely no breaks!! the vechicle was in motion trying to come to a complete stop. I believe the abs break aculator / module in the vechicle is bad. The company whom I bought it from I believe should take responsibility for this accident considering they're the ones who stated they fixed the vechicle.

4 way emergency flashers turn on and off intermittently at random while driving. Happened first day we owned car before we got home from dealer, then again 17000 miles later. Flasher button does not affect the flashing when this happens. Flashing stops when engine restarted, then starts up again randomly afterward. Happens while driving on highway. First time cloudy weather, second time cloudy and wet weather. First time dealer �lubed� the flasher switch. Second time they were unable to find a fault or reason for the incident.

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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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When driving one day with my new born in the car, the lights associated with my brakes all came on. Following, my brakes started reacting funny when pushed on the pedal. The dash said something about svc system check vsc.

Faulty abs actuator and pump leading to difficult braking. Priming noise apparent during driving and while parked. Never received notice of service recall campaign from Toyota a few years back. Sadly, it is now a few months past the 10-year warranty and Toyota will no longer service the repair.

While braking at very low speeds, the brakes on the car �lock up� at the slightest application of pressure on the brake pedal. This makes it impossible to maneuver in tight spaces (like garage or parking space) without neck-jerking sudden stop and go driving. The problem occurs intermittently, and most often after car has been parked for several hours. The problem has occurred in warm, humid florida, cold, wintry missouri, and on virtually every type of road surface and every type of weather.

While driving on roads/highways, at any speed, the driver's side (l) blind spot monitor intermittently fails to function properly, often falsely indicating other vehicles in the blind spot, while in reality, no other vehicles are present, or by not signaling while other vehicles are present. Recently, while driving on an interstate highway, the monitor illuminated (signaling a vehicle in the blind spot) and stayed lit for over 20 miles before going out. The problem occurs randomly, regardless of weather, time of day, speed, and presence or absence of metallic objects around my vehicle.

Takata my 2007 Toyota hybrid has been behaving badly, with just 190k miles. My traction battery monitor would show 7 bars falling to 1 bar instantly. Instantly, as I would be looking at it and it just dropped that fast. It would get parked with a full charge indicated and then the next morning one bar. Sometimes it goes into e mode and shuts off while driving on highway ive been close to crash with other vehicles. The ecm throws a warning, "check hybrid system". I borrowed an actron scanner that had the capability of basic hybrid codes and one code was present "p0a80". Also, check vsc would show all the times. Somewhere I read this is normal with p0a80 as the ecm shuts down the vsc to conserve power. .

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving approximately 70 mph, the brake warning indicator illuminated; however, the brake pedal operated properly. The vehicle was towed to ventura Toyota (6360 auto center dr, ventura, CA 93003). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 8,400.

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The hybrid batterie is not responding with the cars velocity. It turns off in the miďdle of my trip. I worry for my saftey and my families bcus I fear to have an accident due to that reason.

When driving on local roads, the abs, slip and warning lights would come on suddenly. I would experience a severe decrease in brake function (I would need to slam on the brakes to get them to apply properly). This happened four times before the service center was able to diagnose a failed abs actuator. This is apparently a known issue for the Camry Hybrids, as Toyota issued an extended warranty for 2006-2011 Camry Hybrids for this very problem. (unfortunately, I have a 2012 hybrid and the service center would like to charge me over $3k (!) to fix this issue. ).

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that the vsc, abs, hazards, and swerving vehicle warning indicators illuminated. Also, an amber colored symbol with an explanation point in the center illuminated, but the contact was not sure what the warning indicator implied. The failure occurred a total of four times. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened case number: 1707270334. The contact researched the carfax information and found that the vehicle's year, make, and model was under investigation for similar brake issues. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.

Hybrid battery pack goes bad after 150000 miles and need to be replace, car shuts of by it self in the highway. When cara is running is agita off in the middle of the road.

Driver door lock actuator stopped working 41,000 miles. Purchased car new from Toyota dealer. Lease.

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The power steering (rack and pinion) are hard to turn in motion or not in motion, Toyota dealer charge us $3000, base on Toyota certified mechanic it can fail anytime and cause accident. According to 2004-2009 Toyota prius had the same problem. Toyota finally make it as recall on the Toyota prius. Replace the rack and pinion or any power steering parts. We do not know why Toyota camry is not consider the same problem as a recall.

The gear shift compactment not properly covered. Gear shift will not move. Liquid placed in cup holder box splashed into gear shift box as car moving causing liquid to enter in the shift box that is not properly case. Liquid enter the gear box as car is moving /in motion causing it to damaged the electrical component of the motor. Causing the need to replace gear shift.

Driving slowly, straight ahead, city street, right passenger mirror exploded with a big bang. Looking inside, plastic linkages that link the mirror to the adjustment motor assembly were broken. Lane assist leds continued to work but the mirror, hanging loose from its shroud, was useless. I hadn't adjusted the mirror in months. . Car was 1 month out of warranty - parts and labor to replace ~$400. Googling I discovered I'm not the first person to have this problem.

Was driving, and hybrid system check light came on. . . Continued driving slowly then car lost a bit of power. . Like parking break was on and vcs failure light came on. Drove home after with hybrid system check still on.

The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid. While driving 75 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred shortly afterwards. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,300. The VIN was not available.