1998 Toyota Camry SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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BRAKES FAILED. *YC
BRAKES MAKES ROUGH NOISE. YH
FRONT DISC PADS FAILED. YH
BRAKES SQUEAL.
NOISEY BRAKES REPLACED.
BRAKES CONTINUALLY MAKE NOISE.
WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES GRIND/SQUEAK, METAL ON METAL. DEALER CONTACTED MULTIPLE TIMES, TOYOTA CONTACTED AND NO RESPONSE. LOCATED A TSB, REPAIRS BEING MADE PER #BR002-98. *AK *ML
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING TO TURN A CORNER THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND IF THE BRAKES DON'T STOP THE VEHICLE DRIVER HAS TO PRESS THE BRAKES AGAIN UNTIL CAN GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD MAKE UNNECESSARY NOISE WHENEVER CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES ON SHORT DISTANCE, A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
ON WET ROADS, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK (IN NON-EMERGENCY CONDITIONS). THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK PROPERLY AND BEGINS TO SLIDE AT AN ANGLE.
WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THERE IS ALSO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TWO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE, DEALER STATES THEY WILL NOT REPAIR AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE MODEL. *AK
THREE FAILURES OF ABS BRAKESREQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO VIBRATION.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED BY THE AUTOBODY SHOP WHICH REPAIRED THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE.
LEFT REAR ABS BRAKES FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL IS SOFT. THE BRAKES MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, AND TAKE TOO LONG TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE DURING NORMAL BRAKING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A BRAKE KIT HAS BEEN ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
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The 1998 Toyota Camry has 92 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.