| Issue ID | 1089317 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10614820 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 18/07/14 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | the same year and model toyota camry has already had a recall for the same problem in the hybrid version for the exact same part. While driving the car the speedometer goes to zero, the tachometer needle goes up and down like crazy, the ac cuts off and the temperature sensor cuts off. The parking brake light and the abs failure light come on the dashboard showing the brake system has failed. The cars does stop but with hesitation. I have no way to know if the brake light are working during the failure so i am concerned i am going to get rear ended because the driver behind me won't know i am stopping. There is no way to know if this issue will get worse and there will be a point where it will not stop. I called toyota and opened a case #1407190530 and was told that they had no such issues showing in their database. I told them it shows up thousands of times on google and was basically told, who are you going to trust thousands of people or toyota? I asked him to check for any notes on the model dealing with the abs ecm or the abs actuator. He told me they had none and that i had to bring it to the dealer and have them check it. This seems like a great scam for them, the car gives a code u0073 showing the problem is the abs, so the dealer gets to charge a couple of hundred dollars to run tests to then tell you the 3 inch square part cost $4000 to replace because they are the only ones that make it. You buy the part it cost them $50 to make for $4000 with labor or your don't have a car. Having read through hundred of posts online from people with the exact same issue, with the exact same part i feel that there should be a recall on these cars. Toyota has a bean counter mentality where it has figured out the number of acceptable dead and how much legal fees they can pay before it is worth fixing an issue. Deaths before the loss of profit should be the toyota slogan. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 160000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WINTER GARDEN, FL |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46K27UXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| 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 | 55 |
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