2002 Toyota Camry: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed May 6, 2019 · Body, Brakes · 76,000 miles · NC · crash

I was coming out of my mechanic driveway and I let cars go by down a busy street> my foot was clearly on the brake and suddenly I heard a wining noise and my the accelerated on it's own and went across the road and hit a car in the middle of the street. I said to myself this car is causing me to have an accident. I had my mechanic check the brakes ABS and transmission no problem with that.

Filed Nov 16, 2014 · Airbags, Driver assistance · WA · crash

I was on a ramp to I-520 at a speed between 45-50 miles.hr and the ramp is straight. Suddenly the car lost control and spinning - finally, I noticed the front passenger side tire is flat. The problem is the airbags were not deployed though the front (both left and right) hit the concrete wall badly and damaged badly. Also the ABS was not engaged.

Filed Jun 22, 2010 · Electrical · 30,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. She stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the electrical system failed causing the vehicle to lose power and the ABS system failed. The dealer advised that the vehicle computer system was damaged causing the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.

Filed May 26, 2010 · Brakes · 38,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. When the vehicle was driven in inclement weather or over a bump in the road, the brakes made a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer several times. The dealer stated that the failure was electrical and replaced the alternator. The failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken to another dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was within the ABS computer system but the dealer did not know how to repair it. The contact called the manufacturer but was offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000. The current mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · 35,125 miles · MA

Sudden acceleration while backing out of driveway. Brought under control by intensive braking at the time it was thought to be an isolated incident - so no remedy was sought aprox. 5 MPH. 9-26-08 sudden acceleration and brake failure when pulling out of gas station and making right hand turn within 100 feet of gas station-finally under control within 12" of home aprox. 15 MPH. Diagnosis - ABS sensor failure complete braking system replaced. 5-21-09 sudden acceleration and brake failure while trying to slow down from 5 MPH resulting in citation by ma state police for driving 87 MPH. Court records available (I've never had a citation ever in 45 years of driving.) 8-31-09 sudden acceleration & brake failure aprox 15 MPH. Brake failure - completely new brake system installed. Toyota doesn't return calls. Dealership says it's not on recall list so they refer me to toyota. I have less than 59,000 miles on this car it is a 2002. We do not drive it much since the second incident on 9-26-08. Updated 04/28/10.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Brakes · 7,000 miles · PA · crash

I had a new 2002 toyota camry. The brakes seemed to be very soft when the first day I drove the car home from the dealer - I needed to really press the brake down to get the car to stop. I went back to the dealer the next day, they checked and told me no problems were found. Later I also found that when braking from a slightly more elevated speed (bet 40-50 miles), the car's ABS system seemed to make the brake pump by itself and cause braking to delay. I was worried about this and went back to the dealers at least another two times but every time was told no problems. Because the brake, I had three accidents in which two times I rear-ended the vehicles that had stopped in front of me and the front end of car was badly damaged. I had not been going more than 30 miles an hour, as far as I know. But if the brakes had functioned correctly, I do not think the accidents would have occurred.

Filed Feb 15, 2010 · Brakes · 35,000 miles · WI

2002 toyota camry. The ABS has always let go when I brake on a road with a series of rough pot hole type pavement. Also when braking on rail road tracks. It catches again when I am over the rough spots. I had the brakes checked by a certified tech and they tell me nothing is wrong. Seems very similar to the prius problems to me.

Filed Feb 9, 2010 · Brakes · 158,000 miles · ME

This is an ongoing problem with my 2002 toyota camry with the ABS system. The ABS system engages much too easily. This system engages on sand, leave or any loose surface. And when it engages my car essentially has no brakes. Recently I was on a wet slushy road approaching an intersection and upon applying brakes the ABS engaged. The system shuttered at a very high frequency and had no braking function. I had to turn the car into the snow bank in order to stop the vehicle before crossing the line of traffic at the intersection. I did inform the dealer of what I thought to be a weird way that an ABS should operate, but they mealy instructed that it is was operating as design. I am only recently becoming aware that this is a faulty design, especially in light of the recognition that prius and lexus having similar problems. Since I bought the car I always thought that this is the way ABS operates and was my argument why I don't think the ABS is a good idea. But now I know it a poor design.

Filed Feb 5, 2010 · Brakes · PA

I drive a 2002 toyota camry xle 4 cylinder car. Ever since we bought it, it had problems braking when over an irregular surface like potholes, manholes etc. Recent reports on toyota prius braking issues sounds very similar to what I experience on my car. I read on blogs online that other 2002 camry xle owners reported the same. I thought this was pretty normal at first, but not anymore. The car jerks for couple of seconds when I try to brake over irregular surfaces, the ABS kicks in and you lose control for couple of seconds. Please investigate this matter with seriousness. I think this is a very important safety issue. Thank you.

Filed Jan 6, 2007 · Brakes · 56,459 miles · MO

Applied brakes to make a sudden stop at 25 MPH. The brakes went all the way to the floor(spongy) and also ABS got activated but did not stop. It hit vehicle in front and stopped without any damage. This happened couple of times earlier, but not involved any accident. Before this accident, got the brakes adjusted 3 times at dealer for low pedal. After the repair was done, the brakes still remained the same. On bumpy roads ABS gets activated directly. I paid fine for the accident for toyota flaw. Will get rid of this camry if toyota does not recall.

Filed Jul 13, 2005 · Acceleration · 35,000 miles · CA · crash

Our car is a 2002 toyota camry le with the 4-cylinder engine, automatic transmission, and cruise control but it does not have ABS. I purchased the car from the original owner in october 2003 and, at the time of the accident, had about 35,000 miles on it. Based on the original owner''s records and my own, no electrical work had ever been done on the car and the battery was the original. The accident occurred on july 22, 2004 in mission viejo, california in broad daylight and in clear weather. Colleen was alone in the car and was not hurt. The air bag did not deploy. There was about $3,500 in damage. The accident occurred as my wife was parking the car when she arrived at her doctor''s office for an appointment. As she made a left turn into a parking stall, she slowed to almost a stop half way into the parking space. The gear lever was in the normal drive position and her foot was on the brake. Suddenly, the car lurched forward jumping over the cement parking space bumper, over the curb at the end of the parking space, and squarely into a block wall just a foot beyond the curb. The surge in acceleration must have lasted less than a second since the total distance traveled was only about 6 to 8 feet and yet resulted in $3,500 damage. My wife was really shaken by the incident and has driven very little ever since. She swore her foot was on the brake all the time. Later, however, since there seemed to be no other possible cause, she convinced herself that her foot must have slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator. Eventually, she accepted blame for the accident and, as a result, our insurance company raised our rates considerably. After the car was repaired, I took it to a toyota dealer and told them about the accident. I asked them to check for any problems with the accelerator and they found everything operating ''normally''. No problems were ever identified with the transmission or the accelerator.

Filed Feb 17, 2005 · Brakes · DC · crash

Failure of ABS on 2002 toyota camry. *bf this problem caused an accident. Toyota blamed the incident on worn tires.