| Issue ID | 952833 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10486279 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 24/11/12 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Last 2 months i had call toyota to head quarter to report my car lost power, can't control break or steering wheel.. Driving on the road with 40-45mph all the sudden the car had lost control steering and break and all the lights inside the panel blinking.... Finally i can break my car (very hard). I put the gear back to park and turn of the power button when i try to turn it back on it still not come up all the lights blinking.. (several times) i quit.. Pop up the hood and check forward make sure nothing come loose or ... I come back to the car and turn engine on, it working again.... I drive home.. Toyota customer service offer me to going to close toyota dealer to have it check out, but i do not have times until last couple days it happen again.. I so concern about life driving this car now, i went to toyota dealer close to me sport city toyota, where i use to have it tune up. They check out my car and notify to me that my 12v battery had going bad drop to 7v (which they had notify for me on 2010) but i did not replace it. It did not sound right to me if the battery go bad for 2 years ago, but i still can drive my car to work and do things for 2 years with out any problems until now it had lost power for 2 times for the last 2 months. I drive my car home, removed the 12v battery out check with the meter 12v show up ... I need help with you people to see what to do next or the investigate to see this car had malfunction or some thins else ..... Hope to hear from you. Thank you. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 77000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GARLAND, TX |
| VIN pattern | JTNBB46K373XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| 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 | 45 |
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