While driving uphill all of a sudden I received multiple warnings ( noise, brake light, exclamation point, and a message about ABS). I went to make a right turn on a street to see what was wrong with my car and had no brakes. The brake pedal did not move at all. Realizing I could not stop, I drove on the grass and coasted until the car came to a stop. To say this was terrifying is an understatement.I could have been killed or I could have killed someone else, I had the car towed to toyota and was told it was the brake actuator and it would be $2054.00 for the part. I never received any recall about this problem
2008 Toyota Camry brakes complaints
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Brakes fail to work in majority of driving circumstances. Vsc system warning indicated and brakes fail to function causing near fatal accident
The AC does not blow cold air at all. The eco button doesn't work. When pressed, the car stalls. This was while the car was parked. Too afraid to try while driving. Visibility is poor. I've replaced the brakes numerous since achieving ownership.
Brakes fail at random times, cannot adequately stop car when problem occurs. Problems occurs several times a week, causing near accidents multiple times, including with young passengers on board. Vsc light and brake lights appear when problem occuring.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving and attempting accelerate to merge onto the highway the vehicle started to vibrate abnormally and lost motive power. The vehicle decelerated independently. The accelerator pedal was released and the vibration ceased. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to (family toyota of burleson 801 s burleson blvd, burleson, tx 76028 (817) 768-2829) to be inspected. The mechanic was able to retrieve fault code 1391 with a stated failure of the ABS actuator. The contact was quoted a cost of $2,050 to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.
While on the way back from a short trip to california from arizona, our "service engine" warning light became displayed on our dash along with "check vsc system." the braking became somewhat erratic and the vehicle seemed to "wander" more within the lane on the highway casing us to reduce our speed. When arriving home we made an appointment to have our vehicle serviced and it was found to have a faulty anti lock brake actuator that had to be replaced at a cost of $2900.00. I am reporting this because of the article I found during my investigation of this issue stating "feds investigate braking problems in toyota camry hybrid" (https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/feds-investigate-braking-problems-in-toyota-camry-hybrid-012814.html), along with a multitude of other complaints found on the web pertaining to this same issue.
Check vsc system warning light illuminated.
Abs lights comes on, brakes lights come on, check engine light, the milage hand stop working and the air wont get cold when this happens.
My wife was driving home one day and told me that the car was shaking violently. When I drove it, it shook but was not too bad. I thought it was a tire balancing issue. Then it happened. I was driving one day on the freeway, the car started shaking and the ABS was activated! I stopped the car on the road and I could smell the brake smoke. The the last straw, I'm driving home one day and the brakes seized I was able to get the car to the dealer who told me the brake actuator was the cause and it was common for the year/make/model but there was no recall and the cost of repair was $3k. Three thousand dollars for something that is "common". After having my car for 3 days, toyota agreed to pay half of the costs, so it still cost $1500 to repair, plus $100 for a brake job, though I had a brake job 6 months old! Like many many others, our 2008 toyota camry has and continues to experience major issues affecting the safe operation of the vehicle, including but not limited to brakes ABS activating on its own, brakes seizing, premature brake pad/rotor wear, dashboard lights not working, car mats, brake pedal, sun visors, dash board melting, motor mount breaking for no reason, dashboard gauges not working (speedometer/odometer/fuel/temperature etc), cruise control working intermittently where it turns off by itself, door panels coming loose, speakers stop working properly. I could go on, but I think you get the picture. Though we've enjoyed owning toyotas in the past, we've owned this one for almost this one for almost 11 years. And though we're looking to get a new car soon, I'm fairly certain that because of the issues and more importantly the corporate treatment by toyota regarding issues with their product, this may our last one. The federal safety agency should encourage toyota to do whatever is necessary to fix these issues before they become fatal.
I have noticed exceessive oil consumption since 2015 is 2016 and have gone through numerous repairs only to still have the same problem. The latest estimate is for an engine replacement because after all of this time one guy actually noticed that the oil was literally burning up right after he changed the oil. I have been stranded on the interstate at night with a toddler for hours, as well as not being able to start the car at times. I have also experienced my car randomly shaking and smoking in traffic, after which the check engine light would come on. My car has been stationary for weeks at a time, most recently this past week after I was unable to find out who could fix it and not keep ripping me off. To find out there was knowledge of this issue by toyota and nothing was sent to me says a lot about how the lives of their customers, and/or their customer family and others on the road, are actually valued. The number of camry's manufactured and sold to unknowingly trusting consumers is both shocking and scary.
In march of 2015, while leaving my place of employment parking lot the floor mat apparently interfered with the accelerator pedal causing the car to speed up resulting in loss of control, hitting a fire hydrant head on. The car was totaled. After the car was totaled, I received a recall notice regarding this issue shortly afterwards. A letter from my insurance company indicated that I was not at fault at causing the accident but rather the accident was the result of one or more recalls with regard to braking concerns: in the letter my insurance company referenced a recall notice; the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v017000. I have contacted toyota regarding this matter; however m requests have gone unanswered or have been ignored. When my car was totaled my insurance paid the fair market value to the lender which ended up creating a deficiency. I'm struggling try to pay for another vehicle as well as paying the deficiency.
On multiple occasions while driving brake warning lights come on brake pedal sinks to floor. Had this fixed as part of recall in 2014. Problem is now back. Brake fluid level was just above minimum. Added some brake fluid and problem stopped.
This is life of car new 2008 t0 2017 less than 20000 miles clutch had to be replaced all engine wires replaced brakes rusted out sun visor kept falling down
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving 35 MPH, the ABS indicator illuminated and all the lights and gauges on the instrument panel failed to work. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS actuator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,790.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving various speeds, the speedometer and the rmn dial fluctuated up and down, and the brake and ABS indicators illuminated. The failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to an independent dealer, but was not diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.
Toyota dealer has conducted 3 separate excessive oil consumption tests on my car. Each time I was told my car "passed" and did not meet their requirements for excess oil consumption. I can only go 1200-1800 miles before I am warned that my oil is low. We recently discovered that at approximately 1200 miles after my last oil change, my car was registering "0" oil. Toyota, while knowing they have a problem, are not helping me as a toyota owner. I am warned of low oil when I brake or turn. In a separate incidence, I recently spent over $2500 on the brake actuator and was told that even though I read about camrys having this problem, it did not involve the non-hybrid camry. I was driving the car when I was warned by the car of the problem.
The crash happened in a parking lot on march 19th, 2016. I had entered into the parking spot, by turning right. The car had come to a complete stop and my foot was on the brake pedal. Suddenly I heard a loud revving noise and before I could even react to it, the car had jumped on to the walkway of the building. Since I had stopped, my foot was on the brake pedal and even though I was pressing on it really hard, the car didn't stop. It slowed down a little bit for a fraction of a second, but then accelerated itself again, jumped ahead once more, went through the awning of a business suite in the building and hit a light post. The airbags didn't deploy. The car was totaled. As, I had turned right to enter into the parking spot, the steering wheel was still turned to the right and the car turned right and went parallel to the cinder block wall of the building, instead of going straight and hitting the wall, which could have turned fatal for me and my child. This vehical had been recalled earlier. I had received the recall notice from toyota in early 2010 for "potential floor mat interference with accelerator pedal (safety recall 90l)" and had it repaired in may 2010, from a local toyota service center.
Sudden brake failure due to brake booster leak/malfunction. Many other same complaints on same part failure for same camrys on internet blogs. Toyota refused any responsibility despite car having less than 40,000 miles!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving 5 MPH, the emergency brake warning light illuminated. In addition, the gauges and meters on the instrument cluster displayed incorrect readings. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,480.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the master, brake, electrical control brake, ABS, and vsc slip indicator warning lights illuminated. In addition, a check vsc system error message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was difficult to depress and the brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000. Updated 04/19/16*lj consumer stated the car now makes a funny creaky/grinding sound when the vehicle is turned on or shut off or put in gear or taken out of gear. The actuator was eventually replaced. Updated 6/6/18
My toyota camry hybrid all sudden after 2 minutes of driving, had all of its warning lights on (like ABS, engine...) and with the vcs warning text across the dash board. It was very hard to control the vehicle to pull it off the road. I am not sue what is happening, but god forbid if this thing happened on the highway, I would have been in accident. The card was in no drivable and constituted a huge hazard. A car must never be allowed to lose power suddenly while driving. Scary experience and must be looked by the relevant authority to compel toyota to investigate and may be recall those hybrids.
The speedometer suddenly stopped working, my ABS/brake light came on and then AC suddenly went out. Toyota stated I needed a brake actuator. The repair cost $2615. My question to them is why was there a recall for the same part on the2008 toyota camry hybrid. I have never had or heard of a repair on this part. Of course, my warranty had expired.
While this vehicle in the dashboard the RPM keep on flapping up and down , speedometer stayed still in the lower position , the A/C keep on turn on and off on its own and the ABS and brake light came on and stayed on
I have a 2008 camry le and in earlier this year I noticed the ABS and brake lights on the dashboard come on intermittently, tachometer bounces up and down and speedometer shows 0. This keeps happening intermittently. Unlocking and re-locking the door locks resets to normal but only lasts so long. Like some many other people who complained about this , I am concerned about paying $3-4 k. A local toyota dealer mechanic said he'd never seen a brake actuator on a camry go bad. Really. I would hope toyota will do the right thing and have a service campaign to resolve this. Just like the one they have going for the hybrid camry in the same model year range. Updated 9/25/15 *ln updated 3/23/2016 *js updated 11/16/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving at 65 MPH, the speedometer decreased to zero. In addition, the ABS and parking warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS control module and the actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,337.
The ABS and brake light comes on every time after an oil changed my dash board is melting.
Abs & brake light comes on randomly while driving my 2008 camry. When this happens, speedometer drops to 0 and A/C is shut off. I took it to a toyota dealer to check the problem. They diagnosed it as an ABS actuator problem and quoted $2500 for replacement. I surfed internet and found that 2007-2011 camry hybrids had exact same problem covered by toyota using warranty extension. However, this is not covered. I called toyota customer service and they said my VIN number is not in the range so it will not be covered. Failure to fix this part is going to be a safety concern because it can lead to brake failure. Case # opened with toyota is [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving or idling, brake and ABS light get lit and speedometer is not working, odometer is jumping up and down and heat needle is intermittently going normal/cold. The mileage meter is not working and this all goes away when those lights either reset on their own or some other way not known to me how. While driving, not knowing how fast this vehicle going is very dangerous, I am a female and I drive most so the time during nights and I am very worry if something happens. I went for toyota service and they mentioned that the root cause of this situation was that I did not bring my car for maintenance with toyota in the first two years which is not true. I want to know if toyota is not doing something on this regards, I do not have that quantity of money to correct the situation and they mentioned that if it is not corrected I will have an accident because the brakes will fail.
Car has ABS,brake warning,vsc,and master brake warning lights on. From what I have researched this could be potentially dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While making a right turn, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond causing the vehicle to crash into a fire hydrant and street sign. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
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