2006 Toyota Camry SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, he depressed the brake pedal however, the brake pedal felt spongy. The contact depressed the brake pedal forcefully to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the road to inspect the vehicle but was unable to locate the cause of the failure. The contact was able to continue driving at a slower speed to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and had the brake master cylinder and brake booster replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The contact called an unknown local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEY FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GASOLINE STATION WHERE THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND SHE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 08/15/12

THERE IS AN APPARENT ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN A MINOR IMPACT WITH A DEER COMPLETELY WIPES OUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER IMPACT WITH THE DEER, USE OF THE BRAKE SENT THE CAR INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SIDEWAYS SLIDE. UTILIZING EVERY DEFENSIVE DRIVING TECHNIQUE I COULD, I RECOVERED THE CAR TO A FORWARD PATH ONLY TO TOUCH THE BRAKE AGAIN AND GO BACK INTO THE SIDEWAYS SLIDE. AFTER THREE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE CAR THE FOURTH BRAKE ATTEMPT SENT THE CAR INTO A SPIN OUT AND SLUNG IT INTO THE DITCH. THE DAMAGE FROM THIS IMPACT TOTALED THE CAR AND WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR THE DRIVER. IT APPEARS THAT THE WIRING FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND VULNERABLE TO MAJOR DAMAGE WITH A MINOR IMPACT. A BETTER PROTECTION OF THE WIRING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE IMPACT WITH THE DEER MUST HAVE SHORTED THE WIRING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE MY BELONGINGS FROM THE VEHICLE, IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH BOTH INSIDE AND OUT EVEN THOUGH THE TEMP WAS IN THE 30'S. I WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO GO UP IN FLAMES AT ANY MOMENT. WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. PLEASE UTILIZE THIS INFORMATION TO HELP AVOID THIS SITUATION IN THE FUTURE. HAD THERE BEEN ANY OTHER VEHICULAR TRAFFIC THAT NIGHT I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED THAT INCIDENT AND WITH OUT SOME PRIOR SNOW AND ICE DRIVING EXPERIENCE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE TREES WITH THE FIRST SLIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, SPEEDBUMPS, POTHOLES, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 45-55 MPH, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL-ON-METAL SUCH AS SOMETHING GRINDING ON THE ROTOR, ALMOST LIKE THE WHEEL IS COMING OFF. WHEN THIS SOUND OCCURS, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK - WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, YOU GET A GRINDING NOISE SUCH AS THE NOISE YOU WOULD GET WHEN YOUR BRAKES ARE SO LOW THAT IT BEGINS GRINDING ON THE ROTOR. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 1-2 WEEKS AGO AND I HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY THREAT AS I HAVE TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THE CAR WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING OVER EXTREMELY MINOR BUMPS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY ON SLIPPERY ROADS. THE BRAKES SEEM TO PULSATE TO RAPIDLY WHEN DEPRESSED AND DON'T STOP UNTIL BRAKES ARE RELEASED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP SOMETIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAD THE PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2006 AT 5,055 MILES AND TOOK IT TO THE DELAER IN KENT OH (TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] ). I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AT 15,092 MILES AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN NORTH CHARLESTON SC (TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] ). I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. TODAY 04/14/2010 THE CAR DID NOT STOP AGAIN AND I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA. CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY - 1. WHILE BRAKING ON SURFACES THAT ARE UNEVEN, BUMPY OR CONTAINING POTHOLES MY BRAKES DON'T HOLD. 2. ANYTIME I BRAKE ON ANY OF THESE SURFACES. OCCURS DURING ANY RATE OF SPEED (LOW/HIGH). I TRY TO AVOID BRAKING ON THESE SURFACES. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME ME IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE ANTI-LOCKING SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE CONSTANTLY COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA DEALERS REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA. IT TAKES THE CAR A LONGER TIME TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE SKIPPING. IT CAN HAPPEN ON DRY OR WET SURFACES, ON HILLS OR ON FLAT SURFACES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BRAKES ARE GOOD, THAT THE ABS ON MY CAR ARE NORMAL AND ONE TOYOTA DEALER REPAIR TECHNICIAN SAID HE DID NOT LIKE THE ABS EITHER. NO INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, HOWEVER, THE CAR IS MAKING ME MORE NERVOUS AS THE CONTINUOUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA CAR POUR IN. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2006 MODEL PURCHASED 2/28/2006: COULD IT BE THAT THIS MODEL WAS ALSO BRAKE OR ACCELERATION DEFECTIVE? MY WIFE TRIED TO PARK THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT STOP. IT MOUNTED THE CURB, DROVE OVER OUR LAWN, CONTINUED TOWARD A DITCH WHEN SHE MANAGED TO STEER IT TO A TREE WHICH IT KNOCKED DOWN. SHE CONTINUED TO ANOTHER STREET, WENT DOWN THE CURB AND REGAINED CONTROL. OUR NEIGHBORS SAW IT AND CARRIED HER HOME. SHE WAS CLEARLY CONFUSED AND NEVER DROVE THE REPAIRED CAR AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A SEVERE PARTIALLY DISABLING CEREBRAL BRAIN HEMORRHAGE. AMBULANCE. LOCAL HOSPITAL COULD NOT TREAT IT AND SHE WAS PICKED UP BY A NY PRESBYTERIAN AMBULANCE. WAS TAKEN TO NEUROSCIENCEOPERATIONICU. AFTER 1 MONTH IN HOSPITAL AND 3 MONTHS REHAB IS BACK HOME BUT DEFINITELY IMPAIRED. WE ONLY A FEW DAYS REALIZED THIS MIGHT BE PART OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE HAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS THE TOYOTA PRIUS REGARDING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. WHENEVER SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP OR ENCOUNTERED A POTHOLE THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVING HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN PRESSING THE BRAKE AND BRAKING ACTION. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS OKAY, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM ON MY 2006 CAMRY LE. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM CHECK. TOYOTA MOTORS & THE DEALER SAID NORMAL, NOTHING WRONG. THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE. I FOUND ALL LOT OF CAMRY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK THIS : WWW.AUTOBYTEL.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/3327 IS THERE ANY SOLUTION FOR THIS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE 210 EAST NEAR PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, THE VEHICLE?S BRAKES FAILED NEAR THE MOUNTAIN STREET EXIT. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO USE THE HAND BRAKE, AFTER WHICH I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE MECHANISM. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. TURNING ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, I TRAVELED FOR ABOUT 2 MILES, GOING THROUGH A TUNNEL, AND TOOK THE FIRST EXIT, LAKE AVENUE, OFF THE FREEWAY. I LEFT VEHICLE AT A FRIEND?S PLACE CLOSE TO THE EXIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE THE BRAKES ALL ALONG, THE CAR FINALLY DID STOP ON A SIDE STREET NEAR THE EXIT. I WAS TRANSPORTING THREE ADULTS AND A CHILD IN THE CAR AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND ACCORDINGLY THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF AN INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM FRONTIER TOYOTA IN VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA. ACTING ON THE ADVICE OF THE SERVICE REPRESENTATION AT FRONTIER TOYOTA, WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A WARRANTY ON IT THAT WOULD COVER THE TOWING, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE TOWING, AND THAT THE TOWING CHARGES OF $264.00 HAD TO BE PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INSPECTED, AND THE BRAKES WERE CERTIFIED AS ?IN GOOD CONDITION? BY A MECHANIC AT FRONTIER TOYOTA. THE MECHANIC?S RECORDS THAT WERE FURNISHED BY THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD WORK DONE ON THEM. THE MECHANIC CERTIFIED THAT THE BRAKES PADS WERE GOOD, WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE INHERENT PROBLEM THAT EXISTS WITH THE ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM. THE BREAKS, AS I EXPERIENCED IT WHILE DRIVING PROBABLY HAD AN AIR LEAK IN THE PEDAL. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE PROVIDED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE BASIC OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND SIMILAR TO STEPPING ON A SPONGE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER LATER REPAIRED THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR FREE SO THAT THERE WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE RESISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/22/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,840.

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF A DISSATISFACTORY EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH TOYOTA. RECENTLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING AND HAD A VERY UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE. WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED, WE WERE HIT FROM THE BACK. AT THAT POINT, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL. IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE BY BEING STUCK IN A CAR OVER WHICH WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. WE TRIED TO STOP IN JUST ABOUT EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. I DID SO, AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. APPARENTLY, THE BRAKES FAILED. I STILL KEPT TRYING, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. BASICALLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAPPED IN A CAR GOING AT A FAST SPEED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO STOP. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION ,AND WE FEARED FOR OUR LIVES. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY LUCKY AS THE SITUATION COULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN A LOT WORSE. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THERE WERE NO CARS OR PEDESTRIANS THAT GOT IN OUR WAY. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. WE CONTINUED TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK AND PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT NEITHER OF THESE METHODS WORKED. WITH SUCH A REPUTABLE COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE CARS WERE DESIGNED TO HANDLE SITUATIONS OF HIGH STRESS LIKE THIS ONE. MY WIFE AND I LUCKILY MANAGED TO GET OUT SAFELY. SOMEHOW WE MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO SIDE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT LANDED IN A DITCH, AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLY WRECKED. JUST A FEW FEET FROM WHERE WE LANDED WAS A TREE AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT DID. IT WAS A TERRIFYING SITUATION. IT WAS SHAMEFUL THAT A CAR FROM SUCH A REPUTABLE COMPANY COULD PUT US THROUGH SUCH A TERRIBLE ORDEAL. I NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED ANYTHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW UNHAPPY I AM. I DO NOT HAVE THE SAME FAITH IN TOYOTA CARS AS I ONCE DID. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE PURCHASED A NEW CAR AND IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH ARBITRATION. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN. THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IF THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. HE HAS PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND THE MODEL, AND THE BRAKE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED THE ENGINE IDLED TO 3000+. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO ADVISED HIM TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8200. THE ENGINE SIZE AND FULL ADDRESS OF THE DEALER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE JUST WANTS OTHER CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE OF THE DEFECTS WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE APPLIED AT HTE SAME TIME, THEN THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

WEAK BRAKES. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABOUT A TWENYTH OF A MILE BEFORE SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY ONCE WET WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. *AK UPDATED 03/07/17.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE RESULTING IN TWO REAR END COLLISIONS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OTHER DRIVER AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP EACH TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE NOTICED MY 2006 CAMRY XLE HAS NOT STOPPED AS QUICKLY AS THE 1995 V6 CAMRY I PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE INSTANCE THIS HAS BEEN MOST DANGEROUS IS WHEN I HAD 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK OF MY CAR AND A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT. I APPLIED BRAKES WHILE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH BEHIND A FLATBED TRUCK. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IF I TRY TO STOP QUICKLY AT A YELLOW LIGHT, THE CAR CANNOT STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH. I END UP EITHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION OR RUNNING A LIGHT TO AVOID BEING HIT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 1250 MILES. *JB

WHEN I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES WHILE TURNING INTO A STORE RONT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. MY CAR RAN INTO THE STOREFRONT. *JB