| Issue ID | 1041118 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10565268 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 12/02/14 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was on my way to work driving approx 40 miles per hour, all of a sudden my dash says "check vsc system",red brake light turns on,abs light turns on and low tire pressure light turns on. I immediately check my brakes,i have no brakes! I just kept pumping trying to get anything out of them. I started moving over to my right (nearly side swiped a car) and pulled into a strip mall. After calming down,i drove slowly around the parking lot to see if i had brakes. All of the lights stayed on but my brakes were back,i continued the last mile to work. At this point, as i used the brakes, my rotors felt extremely warped. After researching online if anyone else had had the same problem, i found tons of people having the exact same issue, "c1391". I called my local toyota dealer,explained the problem and what i thought it might be,he took my vin# and gave me a quote of $3200 to repair. At that point,i called toyota corporate offices and filed a complaint,they did some research to see if any of the issue was a recall,of course it wasn't. I told the guy that i guess in order for it to be a recall there needs to be an overwhelming amount of accidents to occur,or people need to die,or a class action lawsuit needs to happen. He took down all of my info,told me i needed to take it to toyota to be diagnosed and then to call the toyota"out of warranty assistance department" for possible help with the bill. I took the car to toyota,it was diagnosed just as all of the other cars i read about were "c1391" internal abnormal leak with the break actuator. Between toyota corporate office and toyota they were able to help me out with some of the bill even though the car was no longer under warranty. It wasn't completely covered in the least bit, but it made it a little more manageable. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 117000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ORANGE, CA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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