2007 Toyota Corolla: brake failure

5 of the 836 complaints about the 2007 Toyota Corolla describe brake failure.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Brake failure by model year

2025
1
2023
1
2022
2
2020
3
2019
5
2018
3
2016
6
2015
1
2014
6
2013
1
2012
1
2011
4
2010
27
2009
19
2008
2
2007
5
2006
10
2005
9
2004
4
2003
9
2002
2
2001
3
1999
1
1998
3
1997
1
1996
5
1995
5
1994
2

What owners say

Filed Jun 30, 2013 · Brakes · 42,000 miles · NY

I am filing a complaint to report a brake failure on my toyota corolla 2007 with 42,000 miles on the odometer. On june 25, 2013, I was in the passenger seat and my son was driving the car when the brakes began to fail. To slow down, he had to push on the brake pedal gradually further and further until it eventually reached the floor, making then the hissing sound of air forced through a small opening. We went into a parking lot and, by the time we found a space, the brakes were gone. We used the hand-brake to stop. Two hours later, when the tow truck came, I discovered that the brakes were functional again. The next day, the dealer, toyota north of mount kisco, ny, was unable to replicate the failure and was at a loss to advise me. The brakes being so critical to safe driving and intermittent failure being unacceptable, I decided to change the master cylinder at own my expense. Regrettably, when I went to get the car on june 28, 1013, I was told that neither the dealer nor toyota would take the master cylinder apart to understand why it failed. An opportunity to improve future safety was lost.

Filed Mar 18, 2012 · Brakes · 77,907 miles · IL · crash

Brakes failed, pedal goes to floor, attempt to press brake pedal again still results in pedal moving to floor with no braking. Hit car in front. 2nd occurrence. First occurrence in june 2011. Dealer said they could find nothing wrong. Same problem occurred on 2/21/2012. Brakes then work after incident. Failure seems intermittent. Dealer service manager says he thinks the problem could be a master cylinder. Toyota investigating. So far had investigator inspect car but have not yet authorized dealer to do any repairs.

Filed Sep 2, 2010 · Airbags, Brakes · 33,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 20 MPH approaching the intersection, the contact attempted to slow down and the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle continued moving into the intersection causing a vehicle to crash into the contact's driver side door. The air bags did not deploy. The contact received injuries to the neck. The insurance company investigated the failure and confirmed that the brakes were working properly. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not moving fast and the crash was not severe enough for the air bag to deploy, but they also stated that the air bag was not connected to the driver's seat. The mount vernon police department report 10-24232 was filed. The failure and the current mileage were 33,000.

Filed Feb 3, 2010 · Brakes, Tires · IL

My brakes momentarily fail at times when I pass over uneven surfaces on the road. It occurs a few times every week (I commute about 20 miles everyday). I live in chicago, and this brake failure occurs in nice weather as well as during snowy or rainy conditions. I have had my tires checked, and they are not the problem. The brake failure began to occur when the car was new. My tire pressure light comes on all the time for no reason. My mechanic has a toyota corolla too and he told me his goes on all the time as well. I just press the tire pressure button in the car to make it go off.

Filed Aug 27, 2008 · Acceleration, Brakes · 31,000 miles · WA · crash · 3 injuries

I was driving coming from my sister in laws house at grandview, washington leaving around 7:40 am heading home to seattle going west to interstate-82 on friday, august 22, 2008 with my three kids. I was using my cruise control and stayed on the left lane for about 20 to 30 minutes. We just left yakima city and headed to the fred redmon memorial bridge at around 8:30 am going up hill, in which I saw two tractor-trailer far in advance and both were driving on the right lane. The left lane was open as I drove in to the bridge but then the other tractor-trailer made a change to go to the left lane. I was probably 50 feet away when the other tractor-trailer made the change to the left lane. I was cruising about 50 to 60 MPH in which I have to put my right foot on the brake pedal. At first, I thought I step on my gas pedal because the car did not slowdown a bit. I pressed the button to turn off the cruise control and hit the foot brake again and again. I then realized that my brakes did not work. As I was getting too closed to the left lane truck, I panicked and made a change to go to right and rear-ended the volvo tractor-trailer.