| Issue ID | 1044297 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10567460 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 23/10/13 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving home from work and brake to make a turn into the gate leading to my home and the brakes failed,even though the brake peddle was depressed to the floor. The car failed to slow or stop, thankfully there wasn't anyone in front of me or i would have definitely rear-ended them. The vehicle eventually stopped more than 400 meters away with me pumping the brakes! At the time vsc, abs & brake lights lit up the dash. I contacted toyota and inquired whether they were aware of this problem and they stated emphatically "no". After running diagnostic on the vehicle, i was informed that i had to pay $3000. 00 to fix it. I couldn't afford to fix the car then so we used my daughters vehicle. Last month i paid $3200. 00 to have the car fixed! I also went online to find out if there were other people having this problem and found numerous complaints, including actual accidents and near misses like mine. There is definitely a problem with the 2007 camry hybrid braking system and toyota needs to issue a recall and fix the problem before lives are lost. They also need to refund those who have had to shell out this exorbitant amount of money to fix their defective part. Brakes are a necessity and these are all accidents waiting to happen! Toyota needs to held accountable ... Yet again for their defective braking system. We definitely don't have to wait for people to die or accidents to happen before they fix the problem. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 114000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FORT MYERS, FL |
| VIN pattern | JTNBB46K273XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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