| Issue ID | 1050281 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10574481 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 23/03/14 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have been using this camry since mid 2006. So far it has not had many major issues. However out of the blue on march 23rd 2014, when i was planning to drive to a temple almost 50 miles from my house with my wife, 2 month old daughter, mother and mother-in-law in the car, just as we pulled out of the drive way, the check vsc message came on and the brake light, the car slipping light and the bas lights came on the dash and as i tried to brake, the brakes completely failed. Luckily since i was only rolling out of my drive way (in reverse), the car only rolled a little bit and there was no cross traffic on the road. I had to press my parking brakes to bring the car to a halt. I was scared to death with my family members in the car there was no way i was driving it in that condition. I tried shutting off the car and waiting for 5 minutes before turning it on. The message came on again and the brakes were unresponsive. I immediately moved my family to another car to continue our trip. I then cautiously moved the car back on to the driveway with my left leg on the emergency brakes so that i don't run into my house. After searching the web and seeing many such reports, the next day (today 3/24) i tried to move the car again and see if the message disappeared. However it was there and when i reversed a little bit, suddenly the message and the lights disappeared and the brakes were working as normal. I am still not driving the car, thankfully i have 3 cars so i am using the other cars. I hope toyota does a recall on this because i don't want to spend $3500+ on a car that may not be more than $8000 value today. I was planning to get a 2014 sienna soon but reading about the safety issues with toyota's my faith and loyalty in this brand is now severely shaken. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 99900 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BREA, CA |
| VIN pattern | JTNBB46K673XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 | 0 |
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