This vehicle was involved in a previous accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. As the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. As the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. According to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. But another incident has recently happened involving the car this year on the incident date listed on this form. The wife of the owner of the vehicle was in the driveway operating the toyota camry 2011 to park the vehicle. As the car was turning to park in the driveway the operator pressed on the brake to back the vehicle back when all of a sudden without warning the vehicle leaped forward hitting the an exterior door to their basement which is surrounded by the rock that covers their home. The car was severely damaged, air bags were deployed and the operator sustained some injuries which caused her to visit the hospital and have medication prescribed to her. The impact on this second accident was so severe that is shown pictures of the incident you have to wonder how such an impact could happen unless their was fault in the vehicle. This time we are awaiting response from toyota to investigate this problem. We also wanted to contact the government to make known of this recurring issue with the braking or unintended acceleration of the vehicle.
2011 Toyota Camry brakes complaints
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This vehicle was involved in an accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. As the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. As the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. According to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. But another incident has recently happened involving the car this year which will be reported on a separate form which shows us their is an unsafe issue with the vehicle that requires toyota to be investigated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota camry hybrid. The contact was driving 55 MPH and attempted to engage the brakes but the vehicle did not stop and exhibited an abnormal noise. As a result, she crashed into the rear of another vehicle. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was due to her depressing the accelerator and brake pedals simultaneously. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who sent an engineer to further inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 2,600.
In aug. Of `10 I purchased a 2011 toyota camry. It has about 6500 miles on it and after driving it home from niagara falls yesterday, about 100 miles, I ran it through a car wash. I drove it home about a mile and made two stops on the way. Parked in the garage I went out to get the car around noon today (19 hours after the wash). The car would not move as the wheels were all tightly locked. I could not get it to go forward or backward. Finally one of the front wheels moved slightly and in so doing the back end of the car went sideways into the garage wall doing minor damage. I did not try it any more until around 24 hours after the car wash and it still is tightly locked and will not move. The temperature last night was about zero and 20 degrees today. I fear if I really force it may do damage to the brakes if it hasn't already. I have driven cars for 60 years, washed many in as cold weather and never had this happen. I have been told it is a design flaw. If I was not retired and had to go to work I would not have been able to move the car. Thank you for the opportunity to report this problem. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
In traffic driving approx 20 MPH when I tried to stop, pressed the brake and car didn't stop, actually seemed to speed up. Rear ended car in front. Air bags did not deploy. Car is currently being repaired at body shop.
On 9 dec 2010, I drove a rental car, 2011 toyota camry (blue) from virginia back to new jersey (nj). The car had 3316 miles when I rent on 8 dec 2010 in nj. At approximately 6:35 pm edt on 9 dec 2010, I was driving in the most left express lane at 60 MPH in prince george's county in maryland. The driver from my right hand passenger side tended to pass me from the right, and that car was also very close to me. I could not even see the rear light of that vehicle. I was forced to slow down the 2011 toyota camry to avoid collision, but the car could not simply slow down. In order to avoid the collision, I shift part of my car to the shoulder in my left hand side. Then I discovered a car parked on the shoulder with no signals/lights. I put on brakes the 2011 toyota camry really hard to the floor, but the car could not slow down and could not stop completely. The brake system in the 2011 toyota camry was obviously failed and it was even accelerated during the last few seconds prior to the collision. The 2011 toyota camry was finally hit right onto back of the parked car (on the shoulder). After the severe collision at the front driver side, none of the airbags in the 2011 toyota camry was deployed from this sever front driver side collision. Most of all, I was not able to stop the 2011 toyota camry due to its braking system failure! The mileage after the collision was 3595 and the total number of miles driving during this trip was 279 miles (8-9 dec 2010). I was hurt severely in the lower back/lumbar spine area. I was very lucky that I was survived from this severe car accident.
Letter from congressman on behalf of constituent re two instances of total brake failure in 2011 toyota camry. *kb the consumer stated she noticed the engine began to rev while depressing the brake pedal and then the traction light illuminated. Five minutes later, while approaching a red light, as she applied the brake to slow down, the vehicle made a loud noise then jerked forward repeatedly. The consumer had no choice, but to run the red light. As the consumer attempted to pull over, she applied the brake, but the pedal literally went all the way to the floor. The consumer stated the second time she experienced brake failure, it nearly caused her to crash into a barrier. After she brought the vehicle to a stop, the consumer smelled a burning odor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were able to bring up the trouble codes. The first code, indicated an opening in the stoop light switch circuit and the second code was the ABS traction actuator assembly and skid control ecu. The consumer stated despite the evidence, toyota refused to make any repairs.
Driver first noticed a problem when she came to a stop at a traffic light. The camry started revving the engine even though driver was depressing the brake pedal; at this point the traction light came on. Five minutes later, driver approached a red light going approximately 25 MPH. She depressed the brake pedal and the camry made a loud sound then jerked forward repeatedly. The brakes did not slow down the car consequently causing her to run the red light. She then attempted to get to a safe place, so she pulled into a parking lot. When driver attempted to stop by depressing the brake pedal all the way to the floor, the car did not stop or slow down nearly causing her to crash into a parking lot barrier. There was a noticeable burning smell. Terrified, we took the camry to a toyota dealership. The dealership technicians recovered diagnostic trouble codes: c1249 and u0129. The technicians also drove the camry for 55 miles, but they did not make any repairs, despite the dtc codes, because they said they could not replicate the problem. This is a brand new camry, and we are terrified to drive it, but toyota won't do anything about it because they say there's nothing wrong. The diagnostic trouble codes indicate otherwise. Based on research we did, the first code c1249, indicates an opening in the stop light switch circuit, which recommends three likely causes of the error, 1) the stop light switch, 2) stop light switch circuit, or 3) the brake actuator assembly (skid control ecu). The second code u0129 indicates trouble with the ABS and traction actuator assembly (as well as the skid control ecu), or the can communication system. This is particularly alarming because what this error means is that the computer disengages the brakes, which is clearly what happened to us. The toyota dealership told us to contact corporate; corporate told us to contact the dealership. No repairs have been done, and the car is just collecting dust now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota camry le. The vehicle was sitting on an incline with the brakes applied. The contact noticed the brake pedal began to independently move farther into the floorboard. The contact removed his foot from the brakes and when reapplying, the failure recurred. The failure would recur whenever the brakes were applied to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was normal. The contact stated he called two local independent mechanics and he was advised that the vehicle had a defective master cylinder. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 600.
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