2002 Toyota Camry SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, AND ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TRIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF ENGINE AND COAST TO A STOP. DEALER STATED THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

ATTEMPTED TO BRING VEHICLE TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN PARKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP, RESULTING INTO A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A BUILDING'S OUTER WALL. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

DEALER REPLACED REAR WHEEL DISC AND PADS BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD SQUEAK WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE PROBLEM IS WITH BOTH FRRONT AND BACK BRAKES. CHRONOLOGY OF PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES: WHEN THE ODOMETER REACHED ABOUT 400 MILES, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK INTERMITTENTLY. ON MAR. 28, 2002, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HERB CHAMBERS TOYOTA OF BOSTON SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY FOUND THE BRAKES SHOES WERE GLAZED UP AND DID THE REPAIR. ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, I DROVE HOME. TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET, I COULD HEAR THE BRAKES SQUEAKING AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE DELIVERED. AFTER THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THE DELIVERED PARTS, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON APRIL 4, 2002. ONE HOUR LATER, THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH ROTORS WERE CRACKED! AGAIN, THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THEM THE NEXT DAY. MEANWHILE I HAD TO GET A RENTAL TO GO HOME, WHICH THEY PAID FOR. NEXT MORNING, I CALLED THEM TO CHECK ON THE STATUS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT COME IN FOR ANOTHER WEEK. SO THEY PLANNED TO TAKE ROTORS OFF FROM ANOTHER "BRAND NEW" CAMRY AND PUT THEM ON MINE. THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED AROUND NOON TIME. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR REASSURED ME THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE.AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, I STARTED TO HEAR SQUEAKY BRAKES AGAIN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE NOISE CAME FROM OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. AS THE SQUEAK GOT LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT, I KNEW THE NOISE WAS FROM MY NEW CAMRY. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. ON MAY 8, 2002. WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT, PENDING ADVICE FROM TOYOTA.. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD GET IT BUT SAID THAT SQUEAKY BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE.I DO NOT THINK THE DEALER IS TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING BADLY. SOME UNKNOWN REASON HAD CAUSED THE ROTORS TO CRACK BEFORE, CAN ANYONE GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN?*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS IS VERY SENSITIVE CAUSING IT TO BE FAULTY.*JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THERE IS ANY BRAKING ACTION. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE.*AK

BRAKES WERE MUSHY STRAIGHT OFF OF THE NEW CAR LOT. TWO DAYS AFTER BUYING THE CAR I CAME UPON A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT TURNED RED WHILE I APPROACHED. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP AND WENT RIGHT ON THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, NO CARS CROSSED THE INTERSECTION WHEN I WENT THROUGH IT. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER . THEIR SERVICE DEPT CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAD THEM BLEED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEN TOOK THE CAR HOME. AFTER THEY BLED THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL NOW VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED, PLUS THE BRAKES ARE STILL MUSHY. SOMETIMES WHEN STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. NLM

ARM THAT HOLDS UP BRAKE PEDAL IS INTERFERRING WITH THE DRIVERS FOOT. DRIVER STATED IF CONSUMER HAD A LARGE SIZE FOOT, IT COULD EASILY GET WEDGED AND STUCK ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS FOOT GETS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FLOORMAT AND THE BRAKE ARM, FEELS THIS NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT AND TRAVELS VERY CLOSE TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. CONSUMER CONTACTED MFR WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKING ACTION IS A NORMAL OCCURENCE WITH A NEW BRAKING SYSTEM INSTALLED. *NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY A MANUFACTURING REP THAT THE PEDAL TRAVELS. *SCC

BRAKE PADS ARE SQUEAKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS.ROTORS WERE CRACKED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS.L CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS SQUEAKING AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN STOPPED BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED. CAUSE UNKNOWN, CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM, HAVE BEEN ADVISED VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. MECHANIC TEST DRIVE CLAIMS EMERGENCY STOP OKAY.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCK ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON TWO OCCASION SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED STRONG TO AVOID A COLLISION YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL 180 DEGREES ACROSS THREE LANES OF FREEWAY AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE SHOULDER. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE DESCRIBED FASHION THE REAR OF THE CAR BEGINS TO SKID INTO AN OUT OF CONTROL SITUATION. DT

LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND CAR JUMP TO THE LEFT, TRIED TO CONTROL THE CAR, BUT LOST CONTROL AND MOVED OUT FROM HWY

BRAKES SQUEAL WHILE CONSUMER IS APPLYING BRAKES.*AK

SPRING ASSEMBLY ATTACHED TO L SIDE OF BRAKE PEDAL ARM PROTRUDES FORWARD ABOVE RUBBER PEDAL AREA. IF A DRIVER WITH SIZE 11 SHOES PRESSES THE PEDAL SLIGHTLY LEFT-OF-CENTER, HIS TOES WILL HIT THE PROTRUSION, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FULLY DEPRESS THE PEDAL.

AT ANY SPEED BRAKE PEDAL IS REALLY MUSHY, AND ONE TIME IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN.*AK

STARTING THE FIRST WEEK IHAD THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE "NOT RIGHT" AND SEEMED TO MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT EVERY TWO DAYS UNTIL I FINALLY WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE DEALER CALIMS IT'S THE ABS BUT I'VE DRIVEN ABS VEHICLES FOR THE LAST 5 YRS WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THIS. THE SERVICE DEPT WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ONCE AND STILL CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG W/ THE CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE WRITTEN A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA CORPORATE WHO CLAIMS THERTE HAS BEEN NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. *AK