2007 Toyota Camry: brake failure

Filed Apr 4, 2023 · Brakes, Electrical · 118,000 miles · GA

ABS Brake Actuator failed, this malfunction came out of nowhere, making me unable to stop my car and putting my life at risk. I have not seen any official recall on this from Toyota, but I’ve seen many people have this same specific issues on Toyota forums. The ABS, brake, and slip light came on all at once while my car made a continuous beeping sound. This all happened as my brakes went out.

Filed Feb 17, 2023 · Brakes, Electrical · WA

Had the vehicle progressively speed up at a high rate of speed was not due to the floor mats as that had been fixed along time ago on a recall before . I had to throw the car in neutral and then push the brake and power button for the vehicle to slow down safely ( happened twice ) . Both times not back to back on occasions months in between . Then one day had issues with the brakes and the vehicle not wanting to stop had the issue looked at by certified mechanic said my physical brakes on all sides front and back were visible sound and nothing to be causing the issue I was having . Just the other day started the vehicle as normal it warmed up went thru my day and then my radio still visible but sayin INSERT MAPS DVD ( that’s the only thing it would say or do ) then the vehicle after turning it off says CHECK VSC SYSTEM ( had certified mechanic ) come to home to inspect vehicle for issues ( car no longer showed this on dash) started as normal then next day while driving no brakes red triangle of death came up said CHECK VSC again and brakes failed and I nearly rear ended someone thank god avoided the accident car then shut off ( car restarted then triangle once more immediately shut off ) car starts high idle brakes hard to push on Mechanic says it’s a faulty issue with harness or abs pump and ECM components which may be causing the battery failure I’ve had multiple times and that the vehicle isn’t safe to drive due to this issue .

Filed Feb 16, 2021 · Brakes · 181,323 miles · CA

Brakes gave out while on freeway. Extremely limited capability to break it took several seconds for car to stop.

Filed Sep 24, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · PA

I got in my car to go to work yesterday morning and my car spead up to fast I wasnt on my gas cuz I live in a town n have a short driveway. So I go to put on my breaks n I couldn't stop its like there was no brakes. So I let off n slamed on them again befor I hit the road n I stoped barrly out in the road. My break light then was on. N it still felt like I had no brakes at the stop sign. So I pulled over shut my car off for 10 minute n started to head to work. Now my brakes was touchy but my break light was off. So I made it to work and when I got in my car after 7 hours it was fine like nothing happened. There has been other times where I have left work n my car switches from batter to gas n it speeds up but this time was differant n much faster in suck a short distance

Filed Nov 11, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 177,000 miles · MN · crash

Driving on street approaching an intersection where I was turning left and had a green light when the ABS/ESC lights on the dash turned on and brakes stopped working. This caused me to roll through the intersection and almost cause an accident. Had to stop by rolling into curb. Found the brakes do work somewhat now but are dangerously weak.

Filed Sep 24, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · 140,468 miles · CA

Abs brake system failure while driving. Loss of brakes, power steering, engine power while on a busy street approaching an intersection

Filed Aug 19, 2019 · Brakes · 103,000 miles · GA

2007 toyota camry hybrid brake actuator failure. Toyota enhanced warranty extended the manufacturing defect for both time and mileage. The time frame has expired but the mileage allotment was not even close to end (only 103,000 miles on car). This defect should have been a recall since this is a common issue to numerous toyota camry's. They issued the enhanced warranty to reduce the financial burden of a recall and limit the number of complaints by only assisting owners who experienced this brake failure during their time frame. I am a senior who only drives the car to the grocery store. When returning from shopping, all the brake and anti skid lights lit up and we took the car straight home. We then took car to dealership the next day. I am being penalized because I am a senior who does not use their car excessively. The enhanced warranty time frame has expired, but the mileage allotment was not even close. This is a manufacturing defect and the car should have been recalled years ago.

Filed Sep 30, 2018 · Brakes · 145,000 miles · GA

My 2007 toyota camry se v6 brakes failed to deploy. On my way home from work, I pressed the brake pedal to stop at a red light, no brakes! I pumped the brakes and all I heard was hissing air sound. I believe it is the brake booster from the numerous complaints describing the same issue. I had no warning lights of any kind. This could have been a life ending event. Toyota needs to correct this issue. Where is the recall?

Filed Oct 3, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 79,400 miles · CA

My 2007 toyota camry lr ABS system is not working, I read numerous complaints (over 197 complaints with this problem on 2007 camry le's) to your site with same problem: warning lights , speedometer needle at "0", etc. Cost to replace ABS system over $2,500. Someone said the ABS was only to prevent skids and even though speedometer is not showing speed, that no other problem such as sudden stop, or brake failure, etc would happen, complaints on your site show that other problems, can result, what can we do? My car mileage is 79,899. This is a continuing problem started approx. August 2017 - -

Filed Dec 1, 2016 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

Brake booster failure. Daughter drove car and applied brakes quickly to stop vehicle. Brakes felt abnormal and vehicle collided with rear end of another vehicle on a city street. Drove vehicle after collision and brakes seemed to be working ok. 7 weeks later daughter was driving vehicle and had total sudden brake failure. Vehicle brought to dealership and service tech said it was most likely a brake booster failure and would be over $1000 to repair. Vehicle brought to private mechanic for further assessment.

Filed Dec 28, 2015 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · ID

Brakes failed while trying to stop at a stop sign. The brakes failed while trying to stop on dry pavement. The brake pedal became very hard and the car continued threw the stop sign and stopped. The check engine light had been on for a day. I took the car to the dealer and was told it was bad gas. I drove the car for another day with hard brakes and then retuned to the dealer because of some near misses because the brakes were not working. The dealer found that the brake booster was bad. A quick check shows that this very common on 2007 camry. These faulty boosters are safety hazard and should be recalled and replaced by toyota before some one dies!

Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Brakes · 115,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the ABS light illuminated and the brakes failed. The contact mentioned that during the failure the vehicle began to jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the diagnostic was unknown. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000. The VIN was unavailable.