Faulty brake system.
2005 Toyota Camry brakes complaints
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Whenever I applied the brake pedal at low speeds between 1-30 MPH as approaching an intersection, a stop sign or an immediate brake the transmission switches gears, and the rpms increased. The brake pedal depressed all the way to the floor and the car jolted forward, and did not stop until the brakes were applied again. Fortunately, I have not had an accident. Others have. I have had the defective brake problem since I bought the car new in 2004. I had the dealer's repair technicians drive the car on multiple occasions, they said they were not able to recreate the problem. This was not how anti-lock brakes were supposed to work. Toyota needed to research this defect thoroughly and announce a recall before others get hurt or killed.
My car accerated when the brake went down almost to the floor. I have noted that prior to this there was an accident in the la area. In that accident there where people injured. Last week there was an accident involving the same type and year car and there was one death in this one. What happened to me as I was pulling into a parking space I applied the brake and the brake went down and my edge of my shoe caught the accelerator pedal and my car went part way on the curb. Had there been a car in front of me I would have hit it. I took my car to toyota and they checked it out and said it was ok. I now try to watch out for any brake problems but this a worrie to me and my wife.
If I had been driving any of my other vehicles besides the 2005 toyota camry that I have owned for 4 months, I would not have crashed into the bumper of the stopped truck. I saw the truck in time to apply the brakes while moving at 15 miles per hour,on dry clean pavement, to stop before hitting the rear end of the truck when it was a good 20 feet away. Not only did my toyota not stop when I smashed on the brakes, it left absolutely no skid marks, and managed to completely rip the grille and headlights off the front bumper, and curl the hood back over a foot. The force did not deploy the airbag, and only caused minor damage to the bumper of the truck. The brakes absolutely were at fault, and I regret having to find out in such an expensive way that the brakes are not dependable at all, especially for a car with only 28,000 miles on the odometer. Toyota should pay for the damages if the same problem exists for any other drivers.
2005 toyota camry 4-cyl le with soft/spongy brake especially at highway speed, the brake goes down all the way almost to floorboard. Toyota motors insists it's normal & won't fix it. Already lost arbitration. Already had accident when brakes failed to engage as it should at 65 MPH with damage of about $500.00. Please go to autobytel.com & other toyota owner websites for more brake problems. My case #200602070910 with toyota motors.
Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to exit the snow covered driveway at a low speed, the brake pedal was depressed and the brakes locked up causing the vehicle to skid out of control. The vehicle was recovered and towed to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem.
Dt*: the contact stated while applying brake pressure at various speeds, the front of the vehicle intermittently pulled to the left or right. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who aligned the front end of the vehicle. Afterwards, the problem persisted. The manufacturer was not alerted. Updated 2/26/10 *cn updated 09/02/10
Dt*: the contact stated that while braking from a speed of 25 MPH, there has been a moment of resistance in the brake pedal, then the pedal depresses to the floor. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the problem was determined to be a normal occurrence with antilock brake systems in the newer models.
Dt*: the contact stated there was a complete lack of brake pressure when the brakes were applied at 20 MPH. The emergency brake was used to slow the vehicle enough to reach a residence safely. From there the vehicle was towed to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the problem, therefore no repairs were made. Brakes traveled all the way to the floor in ordr to activate the brakes. Vehicle has been towed twice to the dealer for brake failure. Vehicle was test again for brake failure on march 20, 2006 and no problem was found.
Dt: the contact stated while driving, smoke started coming from the rear part of the vehicle. There was no actual fire, only black smoke coming from the vehicle. The dealer said the parking brake was out of adjustment and caused damage to the rear brake system. The dealer repaired the vehicle, but the contact has not taken possession of the vehicle.
Brakes failed causing car to roll into intersection. Car was then hit by truck. Make of car is 2005 camry le with 10,000 miles. Se toyota claims there is nothing wrong with the car even though there are numerous complaints of the same problem listed on autobytel.com . Generally this make of car has "mushy" brakes, but even the police investigator commented the brakes were unsafe.
Dt: the consumer states the brakes are defective. When the brakes are applied they idle and have to be applied again. After the brakes have been reapplied the vehicle moves forward. The dealer was contacted. They said the vehicle was moving forward because the air conditioner (A/C) was in use. The consumer claimed that he was not using the A/C now and that the vehicle was still moving forward. The manufacturer has not been contacted. *ak updated 12/07/05.
Brake too low. Have to push brake pedal down hard especially when traveling above 60 MPH. Brake goes all the way almost to the floorboard to stop car. Please contact toyota motors (case #200507071372).
Consumer has been having problems with 2005 toyota camry brake system. *ts the dealer told the consumer there was nothing wrong with the brakes, because the vehicle was brand new.
Incident description: it was 3:00 pm when I have to drive to pick up my sister at 6219 sw freeway houston, tx, when I was trying to make the right turn to get in to the shopping center I found out the brake did not work, I tried to use the parking brake and it did not stop the car but slowed to 15 MPH in the next entry to the shopping center make the right turn and get into the shopping center try again to get the parking brake to stop the vehicle but I couldn't. Finally get onto the sidewalk and hit the wall at the moment it was less than 5 MPH, I was driving with my newborn baby nephew aboard, I panicked and I did not know what to do, yolanda gonzalez a lady that works at freydd's beauty salon call my sister and she call my husband for him to come over and help, he call joe myers since this is the first time that something like that happens to us, they give him a 1800 number for them to get the car on services, my mistake was not calling the police to report the incident since they did not said that I have to, since they ask if there was people injured , at the moment I was on shock, my husband call alex salesperson at jow myers for help, my car was new when we bought it on january 2005, with 9640 miles at the time, there was something wrong with the car, in sterling mccall toyota services cornie the services writer let us know that the brake booster was broke and the brake master cylinder also, and that was normal, that piece is cover under warranty since it can happened anytime, how come this be possible I can understand that the door locks or something that you can control or manage but brakes how can that part break anytime?????, now the car still on repair since the brake does not feel right, I do not have a police report but I do have many witness that saw me that day, and also the towing truck that saw the car over the sidewalk and try to drive the car and saw that there was no brake at all. Today is october 3rd, the car still on joe myers waiting to be checked.
Brakes are slow and difficult to engage; produce long stops or none. Toyota says brakes are functioning as they're designed to (which means brakes are designed to be unsatisfactory) and does nothing; arbitration hearing found in favor of toyota, despite consumer reports (2005) finding that brakes were spongy and stops long. I'm not sure why this is the case but suspect drum type brake not adequate for car of this weight; however, the whole system may be at fault. The consumer was told the performance of the brakes was due to a device called a double or dual link pedal assembly that will soon be required in all new vehicles.
Brake too low. You have to step hard on the brake almost to the floorboard to stop the car. Nearly rear-ended car on freeway at 65 MPH. Brake is supposed to be halfway down, not almost to floorboard.
On a clear day the morning of june 14, 2005, I was driving south in the slow lane of highway 95 in florida. All of a sudden I heard the driver in the middle lane blow his horn. At this moment I felt that the car was dragging me on one side to the left. I tried to stop the car by pressing on the brakes. The brakes were non existent and the car kept going left, hit a pick up truck in the middle lane (truck turned upside down, driver on the pavement); passed the fast lane and through the median; finally got stuck in the mud (thank god it rained the night before) near the northbound lane. My car was towed to the nearest dealer with $4,000 worth of damages. My insurance has to replace the other driver's car. Both drivers were injured in the crash.
Dt: contact states: she went to park the car, was applying the brake and the brake would not hold. Then, consumer's vehicle hit another car, and brakes did not hold. It also hit another car, and the brakes still did not work. . She was traveling at a very low speed. *ak dealership checked all related components, but nothing was found. *tt
Dt: pulling out of a mall had my foot on the brake instead of it slowing down the vehicle surged forward. This happened before, at first just thought it was consumer but this was the second time this happened. Vehicle was repaired.
1. We purchased a new 2004 toyota camry xle from beaverton toyota (beaverton, oregon) 2. Here are the three problems: a. When going down a hill, on dry pavement, with the brakes being "feathered", with no additional foot pedal pressure, the brakes suddenly engage and the brake pedal pushes back on the drivers foot. B. After braking and then accelerating, the brakes do not release after the brake pedal has been released. This causes the engine to hesitate until the brakes release. This happens especially in heavy stop and go traffic. C. With very little pressure on the accelerator, the engine hesitates which causes the transmission to downshift multiple times running the rpms up to the redline. 3. I have reported these problems to beaverton toyota service department multiple times and the hillsboro (oregon) toyota service department one time. They admit there are problems, but since toyota has not issued a "service bulletin" they can do nothing to fix the problems. I have driven another 2004 camry at the hillsboro toyota dealership and none of the problems listed above occurred.
When applying the brakes vehicle made noises, engine accelerated, and vehicle surged forward. Owner took the vehicle to the dealer, and the dealer told the owner that this problem could not be duplicated. Therefore there was nothing they could do. *ak *bf
Concerns with design flaw with the brake system on the 2005 toyota camry.*mr the consumer stated the distance in which the brake pedal must move to stop the vehicle may cause an accident.
While braking brake pedal went to the floor. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Intermittently, after coming to a complete stop, the brake pedal will sink completely to the floor after a few seconds. This has been occurring since I bought the car brand new. Once the car reached about 5000 miles, it would come to a complete stop, then lunge forward several feet, stop, make a moaning sound, then lunge forward again; all while my foot was still on the brake. I did not notice any fault lights come on my dashboard. It then drove fine for about 10 miles when the same pattern repeated itself again, exactly the same way. I took it to the dealer and they cannot find anything wrong with it, or repeat the problem. They would like me to return when the problem repeats itself. Of course, I?m hesitant to do this since the next time someone may get seriously injured. Please help!
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