2006 Toyota Camry: brake failure

Filed Oct 13, 2019 · Body, Brakes · 149,000 miles · NY · crash · 2 injuries

Pulling out of hospital parking lot my 2006 toyota camry accerated on its own I tried to brake but the brake failed I hit guide rails on th left and then hit a pole that stopped the car the security from erie county medical center responded placed me in a ambulance and took me to their er I have a crack in my cervical spine and jaw

Filed Jul 25, 2010 · Acceleration · 60,100 miles · NJ

Hesitation problem in 2006 toyota camry. Happens frequently. Failure to be able to accelerate in these situations can result in a rear or side collision from oncoming vehicles, especially during a merge. It happens when backing off on the gas pedal, such as when the car is about to make a turn onto another street, or when gaining on slower traffic on the highway. The RPM go way down as the car slows (by backing off the gas pedal - no brakes applied) to deal with the situation. Once the turn is completed, or the traffic in front starts to pull ahead again, the car does not respond to applying the accelerator. It can take from a half second to two full seconds before the car "recognizes" that it is being told to speed up - for it to give more RPM and to pick the right gear to do it in. It seems to be trying to make up its mind which gear to use before it adds enough RPM to accelerate. It's like the RPM went down so low when backing off the gas pedal that the car doesn't know what to do when it's told to get back to work. When it finally responds, the engine usually kicks down one or two gears and starts racing to catch up - like the driver has floored it, without having floored it. The dealership has said they couldn't recreate the problem. Toyota denies the problem exists. Yet it happens every day. I believe both are covering up a problem.

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Brakes · 3,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. She has experiencing the same failure as the toyota prius regarding the brakes while driving 20 MPH. Whenever she drove over a bump or encountered a pothole the brakes failed to engage immediately. She experienced the failure several times since the vehicle was purchased, but she thought it was driver error. She is concerned about the safety risk involving her year, make and model vehicle. She will take the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2008 · Brakes · 40,305 miles · CA

I was traveling at 70 MPH on the 210 east near pasadena, california, and under normal driving condition, the vehicle?s brakes failed near the mountain street exit. My immediate reaction was to use the hand brake, after which I pumped the brake pedal in an attempt to restore the mechanism. I was unsuccessful in doing so. Turning on the emergency lights, I traveled for about 2 miles, going through a tunnel, and took the first exit, lake avenue, off the freeway. I left vehicle at a friend?s place close to the exit. While attempting to restore the brakes all along, the car finally did stop on a side street near the exit. I was transporting three adults and a child in the car at this time. The vehicle was not involved in a crash, and accordingly there were no deaths or injuries. This is the first occurrence of an incident of this nature. I am the first owner of the vehicle. The vehicle was purchased from frontier toyota in valencia, california. Acting on the advice of the service representation at frontier toyota, who indicated that the vehicle had a warranty on it that would cover the towing, I had the vehicle towed to the dealership. Upon inspection, I was informed that the warranty would not cover the towing, and that the towing charges of $264.00 had to be paid for the vehicle to be released. The vehicle was later inspected, and the brakes were certified as ?in good condition? By a mechanic at frontier toyota. The mechanic?s records that were furnished by the dealership indicated that the brakes had work done on them. The mechanic certified that the brakes pads were good, without addressing the inherent problem that exists with the entire breaking system. The breaks, as I experienced it while driving probably had an air leak in the pedal. I was extremely disappointed in the service provided at the dealership, and the basic overall performance of the vehicle.

Filed Aug 9, 2007 · Brakes · 51,840 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. While driving 80 MPH, the brakes failed. The contact was forced to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. He stated that he heard a grinding noise prior to the failure. The dealer replaced the front and rear brakes at the contact's expense. The current mileage was 52,400 and failure mileage was 51,840.

Filed Jun 5, 2007 · Brakes · 6 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. He purchased a new car and in the first two months the brakes failed twice. The dealer stated that there was nothing that they could do at the time because the vehicle needed to go through arbitration. A representative stated that the brake failure was due to the design. The first representative stated that if the brakes and the gas pedal are depressed at the same time, the brakes will fail. He has purchased a new vehicle of the same year, make, and the model, and the brake failure is identical. When the brakes failed the engine idled to 3000+. The representative also advised him to turn the engine off and that should fix the issue. The failure mileage was 6 and the current mileage was 8200. The engine size and full address of the dealer were unknown. The consumer stated after 4 attempts to correct the problem but to no avail. The consumer stated he just wants other consumers to be aware of the defects with this specific vehicle. The consumer provided repair invoices. The consumer was told if the brake pedal and accelerator pedal were applied at hte same time, then the brakes would fail. The consumer stated it was a design flaw. Updated 08/07/07