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2008 Toyota CAMRY HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1348571
Internal NHTSA #	10944978
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	CAMRY HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	12/01/17
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Late evening 1/10/17, while moving at 65mph on i-95, in moderate traffic, my dash lit up and brief alert tone sounded. Indicator read: "check vsc," brakes pulsed & got heavy. Lasted 5 minutes, then alerts cleared. Made a call to have a mechanic take a look on 1/13, however on the evening of 1/12/17 while moving at low speed in a flow of cars, my brakes began clutching up & became very heavy & unresponsive, my dash lit up & a high-pitched alert tone sounded. The brake light, maintenance light & others lit up & dash indicator said "check vsc system... Maint required." when i stepped on the brake, the pedal pushed back, & as i tried to limp it into the parking lot, the brakes constantly engaged. I stopped to wait for a few minutes, & turned the car off but the high-pitched alert continued for several minutes. From inside the car i could hear a whirring noise in the front end, in the area of the tires. I let the vehicle sit for an hour or two, at which point, the alert tone had stopped but the whirring noise continued. I got inside & found the electronics were dim, most were not working. I stepped on the brake & the high-pitched alert tone resumed. Resistant force continued in the brake. I pushed the start button a few times, & eventually the dash lit back up with all of the warning indicators. The car started, but the brakes pulsed as if constantly engaged & occasionally being slammed. In gear, the problems persisted, so i got the car out of the way & turned it off. Alert tone & whir continued, along with a burning kind of smell from the area of the front tires (right front tire well felt warm). It was dark, so i didn't notice if there was smoke of any color. Because i worried that the whirring motor was going to burn up & possibly exacerbate matters, i disconnected the battery & had the car towed to a dealer. I have some videos if they are helpful.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	109000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MANCHESETER, MD
VIN pattern	4T1BB46K28UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Toyota CAMRY HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota CAMRY HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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