| Issue ID | 1040601 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10564913 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 13/09/13 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving at about 40mph, the brake light and "check vsc system" and "abs" warning lights all came on simultaneously. The brakes were very stiff and difficult to engage as i tried to stop for a traffic light coming up. I had to literally stand on the brakes to avoid colliding with the car in front of me. It was very scary! I turned around and drove straight home, but all lights went off and the brakes returned to normal. I could not duplicate the problem and we dismissed it as a fluke. Then it happened a week later. This time the warning lights were on when i started the car at home. The brakes then reengaged while i was backing out of my driveway. As i put the car in reverse, i heard a loud bang/thunk. I thought i hit something but there was nothing there when i got out to look. That's when i noticed all warning lights had gone out and my brakes were normal again. I took my car to liberty toyota in colorado springs where they ran a diagnostic and said i needed a new brake switch, which cost me $180. Three weeks later the same problem was back with the warning lights coming on intermittently. I learned to drive with manual brakes for a few weeks and to just go much slower because i needed my car. I noticed the same loud clunking sound any time the brakes would reengage (usually when i was idling or going very slowly, getting ready to accelerate) and the warning lights would go out. I took my car back to toyota yesterday and now they tell me that it's probably the actuator, which will cost me about $3,000! Plus my "check hybrid system" warning light came on and they said that one cell in my battery is bad. I need a new battery, which runs $4,000! What a headache! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 125000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO |
| VIN pattern | JTNBB46K573XXXXXX |
| 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 | 40 |
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