2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Electrical System Problems

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.

Mileage: 204,000

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

Mileage: 71,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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.

Mileage: 120,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED, AND WE NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL. WHEN THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, IT WAS CLEAR IT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONTROLS, AND WAS LOCALIZED TO THAT AREA. THE MALFUNCTION WAS RELATED TO THE VISIBILITY: POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. THIS INCIDENT IS RELATED TO A RECALL. THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 12V491000. (10/12)

Mileage: 140,000

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 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

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

Mileage: 5

TL* 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.

Mileage: 53,000

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.

Mileage: 86,240

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE INTERNAL MALFUNCTION OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CAMPAIGN ZE1. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, AND SLIP INDICATOR CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY FLASH AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PUSH BUTTON START WOULD NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE AND RECEIVED NO RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,355.

Mileage: 126,355

THE HYBRID BATTERY OVERHEATED ACCORDING TO THE SHOP OF THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE WARRANTY IS 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES ON HYBRID BATTERY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT FILTER ALLOWS DIRT INTO THE HYBRID BATTERY COMPARTMENT, WHICH RESULTS IN THE OVERHEATING. IT IS A $3,900.00 COST TO REPLACE THE HYBRID BATTERY. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATES THAT THE NEW FILTER HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN ORDER TO NOT ALLOW THE DEBRIS TO GET INTO THE HYBRID BATTERY. IF TOYOTA WAS AWARE TO THE POINT OF MODIFYING THE FILTER IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE DEBRIS FROM GETTING INTO THE HYBRID BATTERY AREA WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME THAT THE FILTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACED TO PROTECT THE HYBRID BATTERY?

Mileage: 200,000

THE HYBRID BATTERY OVERHEATED ACCORDING THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT OTHER HYBRID BATTERIES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE FILTER AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, WHICH ALLOWS DEBRIS AND DIRT TO GET INTO THE COMPARTMENT THAT HOUSES THE HYBRID BATTERY. IT IS A $3,900 COST TO REPLACE THE HYDRID BATTERY SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY WITH 200,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT TOYOTA HAD MODIFIED THE NEW FILTER TO STOP THE DEBRIS AND OVERHEATING PROBLEM, AND THAT THE NEW FILTER WOULD NOT ALLOW DEBRIS IN. SINCE TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE FILTER ALLOWING DEBRIS INTO THE HYDRID BATTERY DEPARTMENT, AND MODIFIED THE NEW FILTER TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WHY WAS I NOT NOTIFIED TO REPLACE THE FILTER BEFORE IT ALLOWED THE BATTERY TO OVERHEAT THE HYBRID BATTERY TO BE DESTROYED?

Mileage: 200,000

SUDDENLY,THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM WENT ON FOR NO REASON.I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS TO BLAME FOR THE CONDITION BECAUSE THE CAR IS FAILING PREMATURELY.TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS ALIKE. *TR

BRAKE ALERT LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH ON NIGHT OF 9/5/14 UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. READ CODES IN OWNER'S MANUAL, AND DROVE FEW BLOCKS TO HOME AT SLOW SPEED (15 MPH). ON SATURDAY MORNING, 9/6/14, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. NOT ONLY DID THE ALERT LIGHTS APPEAR, BUT THE BRAKES "BLED" THROUGH TO THE FLOOR, AND IT FELT AS IF THE CAR ACCELERATED. BRAKES WORKED ONLY AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS AND DRIVING FOR 90 MILES OVER 4 DAYS, THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED, NOR DID ANY CODES APPEAR ON THE COMPUTER. VEHICLE WAS RELEASED AFTER PAYING DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN ON 10/2/14: BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH, THE CAR FELT IT WAS ACCELERATING, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TEMPORARILY. MY FOOT BLED THROUGH, I PUMPED THE PEDAL BEFORE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AGAIN, DIAGNOSTICS DID NOT REVEAL CODES NOR WAS THE INCIDENT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR ACCORDING TO TOYOTA CORPORATE DIRECTIONS. FOUND INFO ONLINE THAT NHTSA CITED 59 COMPLAINTS OF BRAKE FAILURE FOR 2007-08 CAMRY HYBRIDS. REPORTED THESE INCIDENTS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE, WHO ASSIGNED A CASE NO. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM CORPORATE CASE MGR. YET, BUT EXPECT TO BY MONDAY, 10/06/14. CORPORATE SAID THEY DO NOT OFFER A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED, BUT TO ASK DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

ON 4/24/14 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THOUGHT IT FELT A LITTLE SLUGGISH OR STRANGE. THEN WHEN I GOT UP TO GO TO WORK ON THE 25TH, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME UP AND IT DISPLAYED MULTIPLE MESSAGES. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED I HAVE CAR TOWED TO THEM. I DID THAT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK WAS BAD. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES AND I HAD 116,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 116,513

I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD POPPED UP, I LOST TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE NOTIFICATION PANEL STARTED BEEPING CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VSC WENT AWAY AND THEN CAME BACK SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALER SHIP WHERE THEY SPENT 5 HOURS LOOKING OVER MY CAR AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG OTHER THEN A MONITORING SYSTEM IS BAD OR THE BATTERY IS BAD AND QUOTED ME FOR THE SYSTEM IT WOULD BE $1700 AND THE BATTERY AROUND $4000. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

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? *TR

Mileage: 145,400

I WAS ONLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE ABOUT A MILE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. NOTHING HAPPENED. THE STEERING WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T CATCHING. THANKFULLY, I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH, AND HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY AND NOTICED SOMETHING THAT READ, "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". THERE WAS ALSO A WARNING TRIANGLE. THE CAMRY MANUAL INSTRUCTED US TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP - BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. THE NEXT DAY, IT WORKED FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT. I WAS DECELERATING FROM ABOUT 65 MPH TO A FULL STOP AND FELT THE BRAKES GIVE AGAIN AND THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND RESTART AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN. I HAD THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED, BUT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. BUT NOW IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES WANT TO GIVE WHEN I AM IDLING IN TRAFFIC. WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL SQUEAK AND SUBTLY JERK FORWARD LIKE THE BRAKES ARE ABOUT TO GIVE UP THE GHOST. IT'S REALLY SCARY, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME. I'VE LOOKED INTO THE VSC SYSTEM AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AFFECT MY BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH AS I WAS SITTING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH MY BRAKES TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY AND IT TOOK ABOUT 4 TIMES AS LONG TO GET THE CAR TO STOP COMPARED TO NORMAL RESPONSIVENESS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD LIT UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS. I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE, GOING MAYBE 10MPH, I WENT TO PARK AND ROLLED INTO THE CURB IN FRONT OF MY CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CLEARED AND BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT NOTHING HAD REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN A BIT TO TRY TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. EVENTUALLY THE C1345 AND C1468 CODES APPEARED. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED THE ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED, BRAKE SYSTEM BLEED, RESET MEMORY AND CALIBRATED LINEAR VALVE. EXPENSIVE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND THE CAR IS NOW DRIVING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 111,300

WARNING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ( THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONE) WHILE I WAS OUT DRIVING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. TRIED TO GET THE CAR HOME AND AT A LIGHT WHEN I WENT TO TAKE OFF, THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE INTERSECTION, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON AND I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY HOME. THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY, LIKE THERE WAS HARDLY ANY BRAKING POWER. *TT

Mileage: 80,000

AT A PARKING SPOT, FULL STOP, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SURGED AND HIT A CEMENT POST. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS OVER $7500 LEFT KNEE/SHIN HIT DASH DUE TO KNEE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED AS IT DID NOT SHOW UP UNTIL LATER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE VSC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I NOTICED A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THE BRAKES "POP" WHEN I DEPRESS THE PETAL UPON STARTING. I HAVE NOTICED THE BRAKES JERK ON TWO OCCASIONS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT AT THIS MOMENT. THE REPLACEMENT PART ALONE IS OVER $2,100. ON A SIDE NOTE, I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2009 CAMRY XLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS TURNING INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT WHEN MY "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", BRAKE LIGHT, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, ETC CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY, MY BRAKES WERE PRACTICALLY GONE AND FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION OR I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THIS SAME THING HAPPENED EVERY FEW DAYS, MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING AROUND 50MPH BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY AND BE BACK TO NORMAL, USUALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. EVENTUALLY, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THIS TIME STAYED ON (THEY'VE BEEN ON FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW), BUT THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. HOWEVER, I'M SCARED THAT THEY WILL GIVE OUT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND I BELIEVE THERE IS ALREADY AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME/COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL RESULT IN DEATHS IF NOT RECALLED. I'VE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP OR A REPAIR SHOP ARE PAYING AROUND $3000 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE $3000 DOLLARS TO SPEND ON SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF A FLAW IN THEIR CAR'S DESIGN. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO DIE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CROWED ROAD (RT7 FAIRFAX VA) ABS, BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND STOP. ALMOST WENT INTO A CRASH WHILE TRYING TO STOP. THE NEXT DAY LIGHTS WENT OFF. THEN CAME ON 2 DAYS LATER. THIS WAS THE 4TH INCIDENT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. . I UNDERSTAND LOOKING AT YOUR WEB SITE TOYOTA HAS A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH THEY REFUSE TO RECALL? I UNDERSTAND IT IS A FAULTY ACTUATOR? WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED? THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 51,250

THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE PARKING BRAKE SYMBOL, TIRE STABILITY SYMBOL, ETC. THE BRAKE PRESSURE HAS BEEN REDUCED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR WITH A COST OF $3300 PLUS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE VSC WARNING CAME ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY HESITATION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SINCE I WAS ON A TRIP HOME, I CONTINUED MY TRIP. THROUGHOUT THE TRIP I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT, IN THAT I HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING A LEAK IN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. THEY QUOTED ME A $3000 COST ESTIMATE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT MANY CAMRY HYBRID OWNERS ARE HAVING. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE ARRIVED HOME SAFELY! *TR

Mileage: 164,000

PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ON 2/19/14. ON 2/22/14 I WAS DRIVING 52 MPH ON A FREEWAY AT 0 GRADE WHEN CHECK VSC SYSTEM NOTIFICATION, ABS, BRAKE, MASTER WARNING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK ADEQUATELY WHEN DEPRESSED TO STOP. I HAD TO DEPRESS FULLY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT ALSO TOOK OVER 80 YARDS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. I CRUISED THROUGH A RED LIGHT DUE TO THIS-I AM VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE, KILLED. VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND IS NOT DRIVEN. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS DANGER TO LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 118,330

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE THIRD TRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

Mileage: 139,000

I WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHERS. CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. THAT TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT IT THEN HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! *TR

Mileage: 48,500

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED AND BRAKE AND STABILITY CONTROLS WERE DISABLED. VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN CAR WAS NEW IN 2007. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND COULD NOT REPLICATE. THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART. THAT WORKS BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAVE SINCE HAD THIS HAPPEN RECENTLY 4 TIMES IN DEC 2013. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I STARTED TO NOTICE SOME UNUSUAL NOISE FROM A PART UNDER THE HOOD AT THE FAR RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND THE HEAD LIGHT. IN THE BEGINNING IT JUST HUMMED VERY LOUD WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR. THEN IT BECAME WORSE, I COULD HEAR THE NOISE EVEN DURING DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL FOR HYBRID CAR. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM BUT COULDN'T ARGUE WITH THEM BECAUSE I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT CARS. THEN ONE DAY IN EARLY JUNE OF 2012 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE BECAME SOFT. SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT A PART CALLED AN ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE COST WOULD BE OVER $3000. I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED AND COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT A CAR WITH LESS THAN 70K ON IT AND JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. AFTER SOME NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY AGREED TO CHARGE ME ABOUT HALF OF THE PRICE. TOYOTA HAD A REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND IT WAS THE REASON THAT I BOUGHT THE HYBRID CAR. JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, IN OCTOBER 2011 THE WATER PUMP WAS ALSO BROKEN, WHICH COST ME ABOUT $200 AFTER SOME HAGGLING ABOUT THEIR WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY THE ACTUATOR FAILURE IS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS (WATER PUMP AND ACTUATOR) AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE RANGE. SO THIS IS CLEARLY A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN JOINING OTHERS TO FORCE TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 67,926

I WAS SHOCK TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO FIX MY BRAKE ACTUATOR. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED SOMEONE ON THE ROAD. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN THEY CHARGE ME $2900. WTH! PLEASE RECALL THIS PART TOYOTA SO YOU CAN PAY ME BACK. THEIRS TOO MUCH PEOPLE PAYING TO FIX THIS! WE WILL GET YOU GUYS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWERED ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,023.

Mileage: 113,023

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL OR CHEMICAL BURNING SMELL THAT IS PRESENT. THE SMELL HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR. INITIALLY, I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE NEWNESS OF THE HYBRID ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE SMELL HAS NEVER DISSIPATED OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE BECOME TOLERANT TO THE SMELL BUT PASSENGERS CONTINUE TO COMMENT ON THE SMELL, IT PERMEATES OUR CLOTHING, LUGGAGE (IN THE TRUCK), ETC. THE TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT OFFERED ANY WAY TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY CONCERNS AT THE URGING OF OTHERS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HARMFUL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HYBRID ONLINE FORUMS/DISCUSSION GROUPS DISCUSSING THE SAME SMELL IN THEIR TOYOTA HYBRID CARS, IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LIMITED TO THE CAMRY MODEL. *TR

THE PLASTIC HOUSING AROUND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT MELTED, A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 5MPH APPROACHING A LEFT TURN LANE WHEN I SMELLED A STRONG BURNING PLASTIC ODOR. I SAW SMOKE ARISING FROM MY DRIVER'S DOOR AND REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM MY CAR! I COULD SEE THERE WAS A FIRE IN BETWEEN MY DOOR WHEN I LOOKED AT MY DRIVER'S DOOR CONTROL UNIT. I TURNED OFF MY ENGINE AND TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHT. I WAITED FOR THE TRAFFIC TO CLEAR BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET WITH MY 9 YR DAUGHTER. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH RESPONDED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THE FIRE HAD ALREADY STOPPED SO ONE OF THE FIREMEN DROVE THE CAR TO THE PARKING LOT NEARBY TO CLEAR TRAFFIC. THE BUTTON THAT CONTROLS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD MELTED FROM THE FIRE. THIS VERY WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. BUT SOMEHOW FROM THE FIRE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE SERVICEMAN INFORMED ME THAT HE'S NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA. I ASKED FOR TOYOTA CORPORATE NUMBER AND CONTACTED THEM. THEY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 129 CASES OF DOOR FIRES REPORTED TO THEM. AFTER INSPECTING THE DOOR, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A SHORT IN THE DOOR CONTROL UNIT. THE COST TO REPLACE THE UNIT IS $545 AND DOOR PANEL IS $800. I'M AWAITING FOR TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE TO INSPECT THE DOOR BEFORE GETTING THE DOOR REPAIRED. SO FAR I HAVE TO BE THE PERSON PURSUING THE MATTER. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERS NO HELP. TOYOTA CORPORATE SAID IT WILL TAKE UP TO 30 DAYS TO GIVE ME THE REPORT. I INFORMED THEM THAT IT HAS TO BE FASTER THAN THAT BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION SO THEY SHORTENED THE TIME TO 10 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 67,658

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DROVE OVER A POT HOLE MOMENTS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND NEARLY RAN INTO A MEDIUM IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON SCREEN, ALONG WITH P/S, BRAKE, ABS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. TOW TRUCK CAME. THE TOW DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CAR INTO DRIVE POSITION HOWEVER THE WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING. WHEN WE GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP HE HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEELS TO MOVE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS A "FUSE" WENT OUT. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE GOING OUT WAS NOT AS A RESULT OF THE POT HOLE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 12 DAYS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RECREATE "THE FUSE" TO GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 65,500

I STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. I JUST STARTED WHEN SMOKE CAME FROM DASH AND LEFT DOOR AND FIRE STARTED IN THE LEFT DOOR. MY ARM WAS BURNED. MY EMPLOYER CHECKED INTERNET. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 121,064

WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN ON ITS OWN WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP USING THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BUTTON, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I COULD SEE ACTUAL FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE BUTTON. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE FLAME BURNED ITSELF OUT INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEAL AND PAID $500.00 TO REPAIR THE MASTER SWITCH. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE STALLING PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING HIS 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED EACH TIME THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. HE WOULD HAVE TO SUDDENLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER AND PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE IF THE COMPUTER DIDN'T RECORD THE INCIDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. SHE ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT LOCK. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL REPEATED ATTEMPTS. SHE SAID THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEAR ELECTRICAL TOWERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING THAT THE KEY WAS NOT DETECTED. SHE HAD A PASSENGER HOLD THE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE NEXT TO THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 500

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. I WAS DRIVING ON OPEN HIGHWAY IN GREAT CONDITIONS AND MINIMAL TRAFFIC. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL MY CAR ACCELERATED WHEN TOGGLED TO SPEED UP BUT DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING AT THE SET SPEED (75) OR WHEN THE BRAKE WAS TAPPED. (I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I TOGGLED THE COAST ON THE CRUISE CONTROL). THE CAR ONLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. AT THAT POINT IT WAS GOING 92 MPH THE CAR IMMEDIATELY COASTED AND THEN THE BRAKE WORKED. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHT TO CHECK THE HYBRID SYSTEM ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INVERTER CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 700. UPDATED 02/18/10. *LJ

Mileage: 700