| Issue ID | 975206 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10508177 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 10/04/13 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | About 2 months ago i noticed a notice when i depressed my brakes, even what the car was stopped, that there was a squeaking or thumping noise coming from the front of the car. I took to the toyota service center last month for a 5000 mile service and they couldn't get it to happen. It became more frequent and so i took it in last week and they were able to recreate the problem. They bled the brake lines which did not fix it and so they told me there is an internal leak in the abs actuator and the part was $2700 and total with labor would be $3100. I was looking at other options and today when driving the car would hesitate when starting to accelerate from a stop and then the vsc system check and hybrid system check warnings came on and i heard a loud hissing/fan-like noise from behind the rear seat where the hybrid battery is located. After looking online i found that this issue is very common and many complaints have been filed by owners of the 2007 model year and later camry hybrid with mileage levels in the 50k to 80k range. In addition, there is a squishiness in the brakes and at one point when i applied the brakes the car continued to move forward. I have read online about others with this problem where their brakes failed while driving and had to pull over to the side of the road to prevent having an accident. This needs to be looked into. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 64242 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CLEARWATER, FL |
| VIN pattern | JTNBB46K073XXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
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