2005 Toyota Camry SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the brake was depressed and failed to respond, and the vehicle drove over the parking block. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to her residence. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the brake master cylinder was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 72,000.

3 CASES: ALL AT LOW SPEED (4-5MPH) FOLLOWING 90-DEGREE TURN, APPLICATION OF BRAKE CAUSES CAR TO ACCELERATE, OVER SPACE OF C. 1 YEAR, 2 COLLISIONS. DEALER "SCANNED SYSTEM AND PERFORMED HEALTH CHECK." REPORTED "ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE SECURE AND IN CORRECT POSITION." *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY OR UNEVEN ROADWAY. *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE PAST YEAR THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 MPH. THE BRAKES FAILED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A SPEED BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000.

VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ON TO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A FEW TIMES, THE LAST IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I T WAS ENOUGH FOR ME TO SAY "WHOA;" I FELT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED IN LIGHT OF THE TOYOTA ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM SPEEDS OF 5 MPH HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TRAILER AHEAD OF HIM BUT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 73,000.

I HAVE HAD OVER 20 BRAKING INCIDENTS WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALL BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 10 TO 40 MPH. EVERYTIME I GO TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE, AND FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES AREN'T CATCHING OR SOMETHING. ESPECIALLY WHEN ON A POORLY PAVED ROAD. I HAVE NOW BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 SEPARATE REAR-END COLLISIONS WHERE I COULD NOT STOP AND ENDED RAMMING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. A THIRD TIME I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE, AND CLIPPED A METAL SIGN. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A TOYOTA CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 29 K MILES ON IT, IN OCTOBER 2006. I BEGAN ENCOUNTERING THIS BRAKING PROBLEM AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR A WEEK. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. SO I BOUGHT ALL NEW BRAKE PADS EVEN THOUGH THE OTHERS WERE PRACTICALLY NEW. DIDN'T HELP. HAD THE BRAKE LINES BLED AGAIN, AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED. DIDN'T HELP. I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. THIS BRAKING PROBLEM HAS ALREADY COST ME OVER 2,000 IN REPAIRS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. YET STILL I MAKE MY $450 A MONTH PAYMENT, WITH NO WORD FROM TOYOTA ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

IT HAD STARTED TO SNOW WITH ABOUT AN INCH OR LESS ON GROUND. SINCE MY STREET IS ON AN INCLINE AND BEING AWARE OF POSSIBLE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 10MPH AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS JUST CREEPING ALONG. AS SOON AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO GET READY TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY(VERY CAUTIOUSLY) THEY JUST DIDN'T WORK AND I SLID SLOWLY DOWN THE REST OF THE STREET (APPR. 200 FT) INTO THE CROSS ROAD, WHICH THANKFULLY HAD NO CARS APPROACHING, AND I ROLLED RIGHT INTO A TREE. BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR EXCEPT FOR DENTED LICENSE PLATE NOR WAS I INJURED, JUST SHAKEN UP. I WAS ALARMED BY THE TOTAL LACK OF BRAKE CONTROL THAT I EXPERIENCED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT WAS THE WAY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE SNOW TIRES FOR WINTER DRIVING. I HAVE LIVED ON THIS STREET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN I HAD MY HONDA ACCORD BEFORE THE CAMRY I NEVER FELT FRIGHTENED THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP IN THE SNOW. I'M A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER. I'VE ALWAYS FELT CONFIDENT DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AND HAVE NEVER OWNED A 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAR. THIS DIDN'T FEEL NORMAL TO ME EVEN THOUGH IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT I WAS ON MY STREET AT JUST THE PERFECT MOMENT DURING A SNOWSTORM WHEN THE STREETS HAD ACCUMULATED JUST ENOUGH SNOW TO BE HAZARDESS. NOW, AS I AM READING ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA I'M REMINDED AGAIN OF MY DISCOMFORT IN REGARD TO MY BRAKES AND AM WONDERING AGAIN IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS REMEDYING. IN ADDITION TO THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT I HAVE ALSO EXPEIENCED GREAT DISCOMFORT DUE TO LACK OF BREAK CONTROL WHEN I BRAKE OVER BUMPS OR, AGAIN, ON AN INCLINE IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT THE LATEST PRIUS PROBLEMS. I HAVE TOLD MYSELF OFTEN THAT I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. MY FEELING THAT I CAN'T TRUST THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY CAMRY IS BEING CONFIRMED BY WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IN THE NEWS. *CN

TOYOTA CAMRY 2005 LX. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN BRAKING ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN SURFACE WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES ON A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND DO NOT WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER THE SURFACE IS EVEN THE BRAKES WORK FINE. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY THE ABS. FOR SAFETY REASON I MUST USE EMERGENCY 'HAND BRAKE' TO PREVENT MAJOR ACCIDENTS WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. I HAVE MANAGED TO AVOID ACCIDENTS BY USING THE HANDBRAKE OR BRAKING WAY AHEAD OF TIME WHEN I SEE AN UNEVEN SPOT IN FRONT OF ME. HAVE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER SAME MODEL YEAR CARS? FOR ME THIS OCCURS REGULARLY WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL BY TOYOTA REGARDING THE ISSUE I DESCRIBED? *TR

IT IS SURPRISING THAT THERE IS ONLY NOW PUBLICITY ABOUT TOYOTA BRAKES. I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. IF I HIT A BUMP OR GOES OVER WASHBOARD PAVEMENT WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES GO OUT FOR A SECOND OR SO. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM EARLY ON BUT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. I JUST LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT OVER THE YEARS. I LIKE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT REGRETS ON THE PURCHASE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY AND EVERY TIME I BRAKE ON ICE OR SNOW MY BRAKES MAKE A LOUD GRINDING AND VIBRATING NOISE. I REPORTED THE CONCERN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY IT'S NORMAL ABS WORKING LIKE THEY SHOULD. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT HAS EVER MADE THIS TYPE OF GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKING IN THE SNOW. WE ALSO OWN A COROLLA AND IT DOESN'T MAKE THIS SOUND. *TR

I GOT A CAR ACCIDENT IN 12/18/2009. I RENTED A NISSAN CAR WHEN MY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS IN AUTO SHOP. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE NISSAN I FELT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SO DIFFERENT BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE NISSAN CAR. THEN I TALKED WITH MY FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS A TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2005. HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT I DO EVERYDAY REGARDING HOW TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS LONG AS THE SPEED IS OVER 10 MILES, WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TRY TO STOP MY CAR, THE CAR NEITHER STOPS NOR SPEEDS DOWN, THE CAR RATHER SPEEDS UP (ACCELERATES) FIRST, THEN SPEEDS DOWN. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES ME ALWAYS STAY AWAY CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND GET ALARMED BY THE DRIVERS WHO WERE BEHIND OF ME. THE NISSAN CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO TRY TO TELL THEM THE BRAKE PROBLEM, NO BODY WANTED TO TALK WITH ME AND THEY LET ME GO. *TR

I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT I'M READING ABOUT IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS (BRIEF BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON WET OR UNEVEN SURFACES) IN A 2005 CAMRY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, WHO WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, TELLING ME THAT THE BRAKES "CONFORMED TO STANDARDS." SO I DON'T BELIEVE ANY TALK FROM TOYOTA THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW LIMITED TO THE PRIUS. *TR

IN JULY 2008 I WAS PULLING MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HIT A STEEL FENCE (WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM HITTING A BRICK WALL). I REPORTED TO GEICO THAT MY BRAKES FAILED. A WITNESS SAID THAT MY FOOT PROBABLY SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE, BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE SPINNING AND THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER. I LOOKED DOWN THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKES WERE FINE. I BELIEVE MY CAR (WHICH I RARELY DRIVE ANYMORE OUT OF FEAR) SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS "FILE THE REPORT". THERE MUST BE OTHER 2005 CAMRYS AFFECTED. THIS IS MY 3RD AND LAST TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN WET AND ICY CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE IT FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABS RISK FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HIS ANTI LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM ON DRY SURFACES IS NOT HOLDING AND BRAKING WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY VIN[XXX] . DECEMBER OF 2006 I NOTICE THAT I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING THE CAR ON SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WOULD BE A GRATING SOUND WHICH I ASSUMED WAS THE ABA BRAKE SYSTEM I TOOK THE CAR TO SPRADLEY MOTORS ON 12/26/2006 IN CHEYENNE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN GOING ABOUT 5MPH. WHEN I WAS TWO CAR LENGTHS FROM THE STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND GOT THE SAME SYMPTOM AS I DESCRIBED BEFORE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED I GOT THIS GRATING NOISE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS HALF THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING AND THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THIS TIME I WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA IN TORRANCE, CA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CASE NUMBER WAS [XXX] AND THEY HAD ME GO TO EHRLICH MOTORS IN GREELEY, CO ON 1/16/2007 TO HAVE THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT. THEIR RESPONSE WAS 'VEHICLE OPERATING AS DESIGNED'. THIS CAR IS AN UNSAFE CAR DURING STORMY CONDITIONS AND I QUIT DRIVEING THE 2005 TOYOTA DURING THESE TIMES. MY WIFE HAS A 1995 TOYOTA THAT WE DRIVE DURING BAD WEATHER AND WE HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH IT STOPPING SAFELY. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TOYOTA PROBLEMS, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE DATE OF MY COMPLAINTS, THEY WERE INITIATED LONG BEFORE THE COMPLAINTS COMING IN NOW, AND I RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM TOYOTA [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN; SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LEFT CALIPER LOCKED UP; IT WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH ON A RAINY DAY MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY WORKED. MY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57, 897. [XXX] *TR

COLD START. BELOW FREEZING OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. BRAKES NEEDED SEVERAL PUMPS IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR TOTALLY. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AS CAR WARMED UP. BROUGHT TO DEALER. REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKING ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN SURFACE. 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE - CURRENT 50K MILES WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES ON A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE, IT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND DO NOT WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER THE SURFACE IS EVEN THE BRAKES WORK FINE. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY ABS AS OCCURS WITH SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AND ON VERY MINOR BUMPS ON THE ROAD. FOR SAFETY, MUST USE EMERGENCY 'HAND BRAKE' TO PREVENT MAJOR ACCIDENTS WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. ONE INCIDENT, BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT AND A SMALL BUMP ON ROAD NEAR STOP LINE CAUSED CAR TO NOT STOP AND JUMP THE CURB ON STREET. THANKFULLY NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY. SINCE I HAVE MANAGED TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WITH HANDBRAKE OR BRAKING WAY AHEAD OF TIME WHEN I SEE AN UNEVEN SPOT IN FRONT OF ME.. HOWEVER, ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER SAME MODEL YEAR CARS. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES STARTING NEAR PURCHASE DATE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND REPORTED AS 'NORMAL'. SUSPECT CURRENT BRAKE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BY TOYOTA. *TR

ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY V6. IT WAS AN UNUSUALLY RAINY DAY IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. AS I EXITED A FREEWAY OFF-RAMP TO COME TO A STOP, IT FELT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM TOOK OVER THE BRAKING. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR BRAKED, THEN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, FISHTAILING A BIT ON THE WET PAVEMENT. I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP A FEW FEET PAST THE STOP SIGN. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE RURAL ROAD WHERE I EXITED--THE FRONT PART OF MY CAR WAS PAST THE STOP SIGN AND OUT IN THE ROAD FOR PERPENDICULAR TRAFFIC. I WAS PERPLEXED BY THE SHORT BURST OF ACCELERATION, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE ADVANCED BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD NEVER HAD THAT TAKE CONTROL BEFORE. MAYBE THIS INFO CAN HELP IN YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA CAMRYS. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES SINCE THE PEDAL SEEMS TO BE "SOFT"--IT GOES DOWN A BIT BEFORE ENGAGING THE BRAKES. MECHANIC FINDS NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. *TR

WE ARE WRITING TO EXPRESS OUR DISCOMFORT AND DISAPPOINTMENT WITH OUR 2005 CAMRY. THIS IS THE THIRD CAMRY THAT WE HAVE OWNED, AND UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY PLEASED WITH ALL OF THEM FROM THE STYLE, THE PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE. ON DECEMBER 23, 2009, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, ACCELERATED, HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, AND UPON MY (LILLIE) TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THUS THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO AN EMPTY LOT AND BRING IT TO A STOP. THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR WITH ME INCLUDING A CHILD. I WAS DISTRAUGHT. OF COURSE, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH VEHICLES. WHEN MY HUSBAND ARRIVED, HE TRIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT CATCH. AFTER REPORTING THIS INCIDENT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WE CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO TOW IT IN TO BE CHECKED. THE BRAKES WERE TESTED, AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES FAILING. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2005, AND AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH THE WALL OF A LOCAL RESTAURANT. FORTUNATELY, THE RESTAURANT WAS CLOSED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH THE CAR AND THE RESTAURANT. I WAS SURE THE BRAKES FAILED, BUT THINKING THIS WAS PROBABLY UNUSUAL, I CONVINCED MYSELF THAT PERHAPS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, I WAS NOT QUITE ACCUSTOMED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, THAT I KNEW THE BRAKES HAD CERTAINLY FAILED. THESE WERE TWO FRIGHTENING, EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCES. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. BOTH WERE REPORTED TO OUR INSURANCE. *TR JAMES & LILLIE WILSON

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3 TIMES. USED BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED DUE TO POTHOLE AND BRAKES FAILED. *TR