1994 TOYOTA CAMRY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED SURFACE AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING STEERING FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVICED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WHO STATED THAT THE BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM A PREVIOUS BRAKE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,934.

Mileage: 128,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO FAIL AND CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY, SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPDATE 04/30/10.*JB

1994 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SPED UP INSTEAD OF STOPPING AND WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REAR ENDED SO SEVERELY, IT CAUSED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TO PROTRUDE THROUGH THE BACK SEAT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED AND CONSEQUENTLY HE HIT AN ELECTRIC POST. A REPORT FROM THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD JAMMED AND THE BRAKE LINKAGE WAS COMPLETE, BUT NOT MOVABLE AND ALSO JAMMED. *JB UPDATED 04/12/10

WHEN I TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REVERSE INDICATOR LIGHTS, AND JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A SHUDDERING VIBRATION. THE SHUDDERING CAN BE PREVENTED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE STOPPING. *JB

Mileage: 240,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I-75, SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, I APPLIED ON THE BRAKE, IT DID NOT STOP, I WAS STRUGGLING BEC. THERE ARE CARS BEFORE & BEHIND , & TO MY RIGHT, I THEN ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, & IN THE PROCESS HIT THE CEMENT WALL AT ABOUT 60 M, SUSTAINING CHEST CONTUSION & WAS RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED TWICE WITHIN 6 MONTHS, BRAKE PADS OK. BRAKING SOMETIMES SEEMS TO TAKE AN EXTENDED TIME TO STOP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT I MUST RIDE THE BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED OTHER CAMRYS AND DIFFERENT VEHICLE FOR MUCH LONGER THAT THIS CAR, AND NEVER HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MY BREAKS.

WHEN FIRST STARTING UP IN THE MORNING, ON VERY COLD DAYS, THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE FROZEN AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE CONDITION IS EXACTLY AS DISCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL NO. 97V156. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. WHEN THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM I FOUND YOUR RECALL ON THE 1997 MODEL. *AK

BRAKES MAKE A GROUNDING SOUND AND VIBRATES EVEN SHORTLY AFTER NEW PADS....TIRES WERE DOWN AFTER 6MONTHS EVEN WITH BAL. AND ROTATION.

WHEN DRIVING IN THE COLD WEATHER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES , BRAKE'S ARE VERY HARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD UNLESS CONSUMER PUT BOTH OF HER FEET ON THE BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP TWICE, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN THEY APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GRIND AND SQUEAK. VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP UNTIL WHEN CONSUME R INITIALLY APPLIES THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAKED, FOUND A STRIPPED BOLT IN THE CALIPER. DEALER CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACED TIRES. COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL UPON EXITING HIGHWAY. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *AK

DEALER STATES CAMRY HAS PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO WIRES CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT TO ABS MOTOR.

NEED TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL, IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP. BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCES A DELAY BEFORE BRAKING.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, A PULLING SENSATION CAUSING A DECREASE IN POWER, WHEN DRIVING UP HILLS THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND GAVE OFF A BURNING ODOR , OIL CONSISTENTLY LEAKED,AND ALSO WAS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE,CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK,TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING.*JB

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

AFTER 18OOO MILES REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES, ALSO MOISTURE GETING INTO BETWEEN BRAKE PADS, CAUSING A THUMPING/SHUTTERING SOUND WHEN BRAKING. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES ARE MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. *AK

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FRONT DISC ROTORS AND ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS, BUT IS STILL THERE. *AK

FRONT DISC ROTORS AND ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS, BUT IS STILL THERE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN MAKE ATTEMPT SLOW/STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND MAKES LOUD NOISES CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. TT

FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD FOR ABRUPT STOP. *SD

FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD FOR ABRUPT STOP. *SD

ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT LOST BRAKE POWER COMPLETELY AND PUMP THE PEDAL BUT NOT BRAKES AT ALL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND MEMORY LOSS DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

BRAKES GRIND LOUDLY WHEN APPLIED. *SKD

FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN BRAKING THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. TT

VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM IN PANIC STOPPING DO NOT STOP.CAUSING A FREE WHEELING DUE TO DISC PADS CAN NOT GRIP ROTOR OR HYDRAULIC PROBLEMS. TT

VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM IN PANIC STOPPING DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING FREE WHEELING DUE TO DISC PADS NOT GRIPPING ROTOR OR HYDRAULIC PROBLEMS. TT

WHEN APPLING BARKES CAR SPEEDS UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN.ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. TT

DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOUD GRINDING NOISE. TT

BRAKES GRIND. *SD

CONSUMER HAD CAR TUNE UP WENT TO PICK CAR WAS DRIVING CAR HOME START TO GET OFF THE EXIT THERE WAS NO BRAKE (ABS ANTI-LOCK) DEALER SAY NO MESS WITH THE BRAKE.

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. TT

TOUCHED BRAKED PEDAL LIGHTLY HEARD GRINDING NOISE AND STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. TT

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 65 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, SPEED 25 MPH. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE OF ROTORS AND CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND THEN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

ABS BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE, BUT STEPPED HARD ON PEDAL. TT

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. TT

BRAKE SHOES FAILED TO RELEASE FROM DRUM, RESULTING IN FRONT BRAKE BURNING DOWN TO ROTOR. *AK

DISC BRAKES FAILED. *SKD