2000 Toyota Camry Brakes Problems

Your 1997 Toyota Camry was subject to a recall for the hydraulic brake system, but the required repair part wasn't available when you were notified. You contacted your dealer about the delay and whether the recall applied to your vehicle in a hot climate, but the manufacturer took longer than you felt was reasonable to make the repair part available. You haven't experienced any actual brake failure. The fix will involve replacing the recalled brake component once the part becomes available.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN MY 2000 CAMRY. I SLOWED DOWN ANTICIPATING TO COME TO A STOP AT A T IN THE ROAD, THAT HAD A STOP SIGN. AFTER PUSHING ON MY BRAKES, IF FELT LIKE THE MOTOR WAS FIGHTING AGAINST THE BRAKES AND PUSHING ME FORWARD. I PUT ALL THE PRESSURE I COULD ON THE BRAKES AND IT KEPT INSISTING TO GO FORWARD. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD APPROPRIATELY, SLOWED DOWN AHEAD OF TIME FOR THE STOP SIGN, BUT STILL ...THE CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT WENT THROUGH WELL PAST THE STOP SIGN, ACROSS THE TWO LANE ROAD AND FINALLY STOPPED JUST BEFORE A CLIFF. LUCKILY THE CAR THAT WAS COMING ON THE ROAD THAT I CROSSED, SAW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND STOPPED WHILE MY CAMRY CROSSED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS CAR. VERY SCARY. *TR

MY TOYOTA 2000 CAMRY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, SIMILAR TO THE RECALL, YET IT WASN'T RECALLED AND TOYOTA EXECUTIVE COMPLAINTS AND THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR REFUSE TO ASSIST ME. MY INSURANCE IS WITH GEICO, 800- 424-3426, CLAIM NUMBER 0115001950101329. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE IN AMOUNT OF 447.00 AND THERE WAS AN INJURY. I WAS A GAS PUMP, BACKING UP, TO LEAVE THE HESS/WILCO STATION IN KEMPSVILLE, VIRGINIA, WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OUT OF CONTROL. HIT A POLL, AND LUNGED FORWARD AND DID THE SAME THING. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA AND I JUST GOT MY BRAKES DONE AND IT WAS LIKE I NEVER EVEN HAD THEM REPLACED THERE GRINDING MY VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP THEY SQUEAK AND NOW MY IGNITION SWITCH IS BROKE WHEN I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER KEY I MADE 2 BUT ITS THE SAME CONSISTENT PROBLEM NOBODY IS TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUS AND IT REALLY IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNGER AGE CHILDREN. *TR

ON SEPT. 14, 2009 I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, TO LET ANOTHER VEHICLE PASS. MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN MOVING BACKWARD VERY RAPIDLY AND SMASHING INTO OTHERS VEHICLES AND A CHILD. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE BECAUSE MY NECK WAS HURTING. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET FROM THE ATTENDING POLICE OFFICER, AS SHE DID NOT FEEL I DID ANYTHING NEGLIGENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GRAY AND BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH TOYOTA, TO NO AVAIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/28/10 *CN UPDATED 05/11/10.*JB

2000 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE CONV/2DR. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY BRAKES FOR YEARS. THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM. BUT THERE IS. SOMETIMES I CAN'T STOP/SLOW DOWN I FEEL I HAVE NO BRAKES. OR COULD IT BE THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE DIFFERENT FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE BUT IT STILL DOES IT. IT HAPPENS ONCE IN AWHILE. I LET A FRIEND DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM. I TELL PEOPLE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME IN MY VEHICLE IT WOULD BE BECAUSE OF NO BRAKES. *TR

I DRIVE A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND HAVE HAD A FEW INCIDENTS PREVIOUSLY, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF 2008-09. THIS CONCERN NEVER HAPPENS DURING WARMER MONTHS. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE SAME DAY ON FEBRUARY 3, 2010: WHEN APPROACHING A T-INTERSECTION OF SMALLER HIGHWAYS, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT CONTROLLED 4-WAY INTERSECTION IN THE TOWN OF NEWTON, IA, AND AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN OFF THE MAIN STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I HAD TO PUSH IT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND THEN VERY SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY, MY CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED, BUT OUT IN THE INTERSECTION OR BEYOND MY TURNOFF. I HAVE NOT REAR-ENDED ANYONE OR HIT ANY PEDESTRIANS, BUT THAT IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY. I STARTED RESEARCHING ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT SOME TOYOTA MODELS IN THE YEARS 2007-2010 HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM, WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA OF DES MOINES, I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE THE SAME PROBLEM, SINCE THE BRAKE SYSTEM USED IN 2000 IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT IN THE RECALL YEARS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IN 2 WEEKS IN D.M. AND HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING WHEN SNOW IS FALLING AND/OR THE TEMPERATURE IS QUITE COLD. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR DRY, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND IT'S LIKE A LAYER OF ICE IS WITHIN MY BRAKES, KEEPING THEM FROM TAKING HOLD WHEN I APPLY THEM. *TW

MODEL: TOYOTA CAMRY YEAR: 2000 PROBLEM: BRAKE SHIVERS OR SHUDDERS WHEN APPLIED. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE CAR DOES NOT COME TO A STOP AS SOON AS THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. IN FACT, THE CAR MOVES SOME DISTANCE AND COMES TO A STOP. RESOLUTION: CHANGE PARTS OF THE BRAKE (EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE) . THIS HAS BEEN AT LEAST 10 TIMES. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF HOW THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. I DISAGREE. I HAVE A HONDA-CRV 2000 MODEL AND THIS DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY BRAKES ON MY SOLAR 2000, THE DEALER SHIP HERE IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA THEY WILL LAUGH AT ME, THEY DON'T DO ANY THING . I TELL PEOPLE IF ANY THING HAPPENS TO ME IN MY VEHICLE IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. I HAVE MY BRAKES DONE EVERY YEAR, AND I JUST HAD THEM DONE AND I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH NOISE AND SOMETIMES NO BRAKES AT ALL. I GET MY BRAKES CHECKED THREE TIMES A YEAR. *TR

2000 TOYOTA CAMRY CONSUMER WANTS ANY RECALL INFORMATION ON BRAKES. *CC *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND THE REAR DRUMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

2000 CAMRY BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE 2 VEHICLES. *TS WHILE BRAKING THE FOR A TOLL BOTH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND STRUCK TWO VEHICLES.. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED THROUGH THE TOLL GATE ON THE BERM. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON THE BERM OUTSIDE THE TOLL GATE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT QUARTER PANEL, FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY, HOOD, WINDSHIELD AND RIGHT EXTERIOR MIRROR. THIS ACCIDENT ALSO DAMAGED THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES AND TURNPIKE TOLL GATE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP HIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PULSATION WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED IN FRONT. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT HE REPLACED THE ROTORS. HE FOUND THAT A CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE OLD ROTORS. HE BELIEVED THE CRACK WAS THE REASON FOR THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - *NM

DT: THERE IS SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT BRAKES. EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND SO WILL THE STEERING WHEEL. CAN HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON AUGUST 1, 2003. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAD TO CHANGE THE CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS. HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED , THEN SHAVED THEM TWICE, AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

BRAKES MAKE A LOUD GRIDDING SOUND WHEN APPLIED. HAVE HAD SERVICED AND THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE (DUST) RESIDUE LOCATED IN BRAKE DRUM. REMOVED AND CLEANED BUT CONDITION REOCCURS.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ABS ON MY CAR ACTIIVATED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ROUGHLY 26 MPH CAUSING ME TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION 2000 TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT BROKE, CAUSING IT TO HIT THE GLASS WINDSHIELD. VISOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SHEARED OFF AND FELL ONTO OF THE DRIVER HEAD AND CAUSED A DEEP SCAR ON TOP OF THE DRIVER 'S FOREHEAD. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.

2000 TOYOTA SOLORA WITH 28,000 MILES (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) PURCHASED NEW BY ME. POWER BRAKE ASSIST UNIT FILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ADVISED THAT A NUMBER OF THOSE HAVE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. MANUFACTURER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT.*AK

RIGHT FRONT CALIPER BOLT FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING - CALIPER DISLODGED JUST HAPPENED AGAIN 5/17/04. *AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, I ALSO APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND I HIT THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. I HAVE REPORTED THE BRAKE PROBLEMS MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER AND EACH TIME WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES ARE "IN SPEC". HOWEVER, ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD WAS TOO LONG CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR.*AK

CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, PRESSED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NOR WAS THERE A POLICE REPORT. *AK *MR

POWER BRAKE ASSIST UNIT FAILED AT 27,400 MILES. ADVISED A NUMBER OF THESE UNITS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FOR REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED TOYOTO AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER. HAD THE FAILURE OF THIS PART CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, I AM CERTAIN TOYOTO WOULD TAKE A DIFFERENT POSITION. *JB

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND MECHANICS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER FELT SOMETHING SHOOT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE AND OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THEN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAS TO USE HAND BRAKE TO STOP. DRIVER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, INCLUDING EVERY FALL, THE BRAKES ON MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY START TO FAIL. THERE IS A WHOOSHING SOUND (AIR ESCAPING SOME ENCLOSURE) WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, WHICH HAVE MUCH MORE TRAVEL THAN USUAL WITHOUT ANY STOPPING POWER. WHEN I FINALLY GET SOME STOPPING POWER, THE BRAKES GRAB. IT IS NOT THE NORMAL SMOOTH BRAKING I USUALLY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR. THERE IS ALSO SOMETIMES A SQUEEKING - A VERY HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE. AGAIN, THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN AIR MOVEMENT EVENT; IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A METAL-ON-METAL SQUEEK OR A RUBBER-ON-METAL SQUEEK. THE SOUNDS ARE INSIDE THE CAR, NOT FROM ANY OF THE WHEELS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOTED AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS ALWAYS WELL ABOVE MINIMUM, OCCASIONALLY TOPPING OFF THE BRAKE FLUID TO THE MAX "FULL" LEVEL HELPS, BUT NOT THIS TIME. THREE TIMES I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (BEAMAN TOYOTA IN NASHVILLE, TN) FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN THIS PROBLEM CROPS UP (9/01, 10/02, 9/03), BUT TO NO AVAIL. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT BEING TOLD, "NOTHING'S WRONG," WHEN VERY CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG.*AK

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR, SPONGY BRAKES. PEDAL CLEARANCE IS 0. INCHES (MINIMUM 2.8 INCHES AT 100 LBF WITH ENGINE ON).RAKES LESS EFFECTIVE IN HOTTER WEATHER. MANY CLOSE CALLS IN STOPPING BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE! TOOK VEHICLE IN 5 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP, CALLED TOYOTA HOTLINE, NO FIX YET THEY ARE STUMPPED! TRIED CLEANING, ADJUSTING, BLEEDING AND MASTER CYLINDER.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AT 11PM AND RAINING NIGHT APPLIED BRAKES AND LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE (PRESSING GAS PEDAL), VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEED UP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND THEN IT ABRUPTLY LUNGES FORWARD AT AN INCREASED SPEED, POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY STARTING WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS OF BUYING THE CAR. THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING WHEN DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY RAMP. THUS I HAVE BEEN AVOIDING DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. ALSO, THE BRAKES WORK ABNORMALLY. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, JERKINESS, AND BRAKE SENSITIVITY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITHIN 5 DAYS OF PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED IT 4 MORE TIMES. THEY ONLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND RESURFACED THEM. OTHERWISE, THEY DENY THERE IS ANY OTHER PROBLEM. THEY BLAMED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM ON THE A/C BEING TURNED ON. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS REGARDLESS TO WHETHER THE ACCESSORIES ARE TURNED ON OR OFF OR HOW HIGH THEY ARE TURNED ON. *NLM

HAD A FRONT COLLISION. DUE TO A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP. *TT

THE VEHICLE'S ANTI SKID SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW OR WET ROADS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD DISCONNECT THE ANTI SKID SYSTEM. *NLM

WHILE EXITING FREEWAY REAR BRAKES FAILED. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE REAR BARRINGS WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND THAT RECALL WAS FIXED AND NOW FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS THE ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHT IS ON THE PANEL. TS

CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE ON A STEEP INCLINE AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKE, THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP AT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE APPROX. ONE MILE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE PURCHASED, AND AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THEY INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HEATED UP SLIGHTLY WARPING THE BRAKE DRUM. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT SOME INHERENT DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO OVER HEAT AGAIN. *JG

WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ON THE MORNING AUGUST 5, 2002 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON I 270 FROM MY HOME IN FREDERICK MARYLAND TO MY PLACE OF WORK IN GAITHERSBURG MARYLAND WHEN I LOST MOST OF MY BRAKES I IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWLY DROVE TO THE FITZGERALD TOYOTA WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR FOR REPAIR, THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $1128.71 AND MY CAR IS NOT 3 YEAR OLD. SINCE THIS INCIDENT I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER CARE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. MY QUESTION IS HAS ANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNER HAVE REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT, AND SHALL I BE CONCERNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WILL HAPPEN AGAIN?

REPEATED BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT. THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK. *YH

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE, IT CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR ASSOCIATED WITH GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER FOUND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT NO COST. *AK *TT

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD.*AK *SLC

THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON REPEATEDLY BEFORE I HAD DRIVEN 10,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME, TOYOTA REPLACED THE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. 7,000 MILES LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO "REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR." I HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TO THE TUNE OF $278.00. IN VISITING YOUR SITE, I SEE THAT OTHER DRIVERS OF THE 2000 CAMRY'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TOYOTAS IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER ONCE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THAT SEEMED UNUSUAL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS, AND TO BE TOLD THAT THIS IS "REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR" STRIKES ME AS ODD. DUE TO THIS ONE PROBLEM, I HAVE DECIDED TO NEVER OWN ANOTHER TOYOTA. IF TOYOTA DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, WHY SHOULD I?*AK

BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 8000 MILES. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, LIKE METAL RUBBING AGAINST METAL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED PADS UNDER WARRANTY TWICE, BUT THIRD TIME DEALER DID NOT REPLACE PADS BECAUSE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *AK

LEFT FRONT ROTOR WARPED AT 20,000 REPLACED, RIGHT FRONT WARPED AT 12,000 REPLACED BEFOR BRAKES. *AK

AS THE TIME APPROACHED FOR OUR SECOND ROUTINE OIL CHANGE (ROUGHLY 6000 MILES), OUR BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (KEITH MURRAY) AND REPORTED IT. THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED BRAKE FLUID, AND REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID AS THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE. THIS HAPPENED NEAR THE 9000 MILE MARK AS WELL, AND THEY AGAIN ONLY REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID., THIS TIME, WE INSISTED THAT THEY CHECK THE BRAKES BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE BRAKE FLUID REPLACEMENT SO OFTEN. THE MILEAGE ON OUR CAMRY IS NOW 13, 836. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT OUR CAR WAS INDEED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER NEED REPLACING. ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER DATED 10/9/01, THE FOLLOWING WORK WAS DONE: "REPLACED FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPER." IT IS MY CONCERN THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES. IF WE HAD NOT PERSISTED, OUR BRAKES MAY HAVE FAILED. AGAIN, THE ONLY WARNING WE HAD WAS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, ALWAYS OCCURING NEAR TIME FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES). *AK

BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS AND CALIPERS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND TURNED DRUMS. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A BREAK IN THE ROAD. A SPLIT SECOND LATER, ABS KICKED IN AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HAD NO WARNING IT WOULD HAPPENED. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. HAD TO PRESS ON BRAKES HARD TO STOP. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL ALWAYS HAD TO TRAVEL MUCH MORE THAN ON OTHER VEHICLES. FINALLY HAD TO PUSH PEDAL TO FLOOR.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ABOUT 25MPH AND HEARD A NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES . DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BEFORE HITTING VEHICLE SHE TRAVELED WITHOUT BRAKES FOR ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE.*JB

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED AND BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. 2 MONTHS LATER, ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. 8AK

THE BRAKE PADS WORE PREMATURELY. NLM

I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED. DURING THE LAST VISIT, I WAS TOLD 80% OF THE CAMRYS BROUGHT INTO THIS DEALER HAD TO HAVE THEIR REAR DRUM BRAKES ADJUSTED BECAUSE THE SELF ADJUSTING FEATURE WAS INADEQUATE.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL COVER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, FTC#877-382-4357. *AK

BRAKES FAILED WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON OFF RAMP. BRAKES GRIPPED AND THEN LET GO. CAR STOPPED MUCH SLOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. IT FELT LIKE CAR MAY HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND CRASHEDINTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER.*AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DRIVER HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE CALLED AND LEFT MESSAGES ON THE DEALERS MANAGERS PHONE WITH NO RETURN CALL, HAVE WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND HE IS NOT AVAILABLE. AIR CONDITIONER IS VERY SMELLY, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HARD TO OPEN-SOMETIMES DOESN'T, BRAKES SOUND AND FEELS STRANGE TO ME (MECHANIC DOESN'T THINK SO), WHEN KEY IS TAKEN FROM IGINTION IT IS HOT, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED W/A REBUILT ONE.

I WAS VERY SUPRISED TO SEE THAT WHEN I DID HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT OR DEPLOY, OUR SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. NO ONE WAS HURT. GOD FORBID THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL COME OUT THE NEXT TIME OR THAT THE SEATBELT WILL LOCK UP. I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 45 BETWEEN PARKER AND CROSSTIMBERS, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED ON THE SHOULDER-I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE STARTED BRAKING. I FELT I STOPPED IN ENOUGH TIME. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SLID A GREAT DISTANCE BEFORE HITTING THE MINIVAN IN FRONT OF ME. A SCRATCH ON THE BLACK BUMPER IS ALL THAT HAPPENED TO THE MINIVAN. IF I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, WHY DIDN'T THE SEAT BELTS LOCK, WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAG COME OUT? I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN BRAKE WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THEY LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, FORCING VEHICLE IN TO A DITCH ON THE ROAD.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT A BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT THE COMPUTER CODES SAID BRAKE DEPRESSED AND FRONT WHEELS SPINNING, BUT WOULDN'T WRITE IT ON THE REPAIR TICKET FOR LEGAL REASONS. *AK *ML

ABS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME IN. DEALER REPLACED ABS SYSTEM, BUT HAD ME DRIVE CAR WHILE SYSTEM WAS ON ORDER. BRAKES RESPONDED POORLY WITHOUT SYSTEM AND DIDN'T DRIVE DUE TO CONCERN OF FAILING BRAKE. REAR SYSTEM FAILED REAR STRUTS REPLACED . GAS TANK HAS LOUD THUD WHEN TANK FULL TO HALF TANK, THUD INTERMITENT WHEN TANK UNDER HALF. DEALER SAID CAR MAY JUST HAVE THUD/SIAD SOME CARS DESIGNED WITH BAFFLES THAT THUD

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN PANIC SITUATION PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND CLAIMS THERE IS NOT PROBLEM; WILL NOT REPAIR. *AK