2006 Toyota Camry Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, he depressed the brake pedal however, the brake pedal felt spongy. The contact depressed the brake pedal forcefully to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the road to inspect the vehicle but was unable to locate the cause of the failure. The contact was able to continue driving at a slower speed to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and had the brake master cylinder and brake booster replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The contact called an unknown local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

NHTSA ID

11495601

Incident

Oct 1, 2022

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHILE ON THE STREET AS I WAS BACKING MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE ADJACENT TO THE STREET CURB THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED, CRASHING OVER THE CURB AND SIDEWALK, REAR END FIRST. MY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; THE CAR DID NOT COME TO A STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO AN IRON FENCE WHICH BORDERED THE YARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENCE AND THE CAR. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THE SAME CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS UNABLE TO BRING IT TO A HALT UNTIL IT HIT A PARKED CAR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED EITHER OF THESE INCIDENTS TO OCCUR.

NHTSA ID

11309552

Incident

Feb 13, 2020

Mileage

66,136 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A USED 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS LEAVING A HOSPITAL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS TREATED AT THE SAME HOSPITAL FOR A CRACKED CERVICAL SPINE, A CRACKED JAW, AND A CRACKED TOOTH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *BF *TP

NHTSA ID

11278678

Incident

Sep 8, 2019

Mileage

149,000 mi

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*JS

NHTSA ID

11268152

Incident

Sep 8, 2019

Mileage

149,000 mi

HI NHTSA, SEEMS LIKE OUR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLE HAS PERSISTENT INEFFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM FOR FEW YEARS. WE HAVE CHANGED THE BREAK MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY RECENTLY AND EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR, VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP WITHIN SAFE STOPPING DISTANCE,THE ROOT CAUSE SEEMS TO BE STEMMING FROM INEFFECTIVE BOOSTER. APPARENTLY BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM SUPPOSED TO LAST LIFE TIME OF THE CAR CAUSE OF EXPENSIVE PARTS AND LABOR AMOUNTING TO ALMOST 5% OF THE ACTUAL COST OF CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST NHTSA TO REACH OUT TO TOYOTA CORPORATION AND HAVE ALL THE FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEMS BE REPAIRED ON ALL MAKE AND MODELS OF TOYOTA AT FREE OF COST TO THE CUSTOMER. VERY RESPECTFULLY, -[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

NHTSA ID

11258894

Incident

Sep 20, 2019

Mileage

145,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY, SUDDENLY MANY LIGHTS CAME ON LIKE ABS, ENGINE CHECK, BRAKE AND MORE. MEANWHILE CLUSTER WENT BRIGHTER AND GAUGES WENT CRAZY. SO I PULLED OVER AND GOT OFF FROM FREE WAY. NOT CAR WENT MORE CRAZY. SPEEDOMETER SHOW ZERO AND BRAKE APPLIES BY ITSELF LIKE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SO I AM PREGNANT AND SCARED . SO I LEFT THE CAR B Y THE STREET AND WENT HOME. IT HAPPENED JUST TODAY IN THE MORNING. I AM LIVING IN ZIP 91367. PLEASE ADVICE AND HELP.

NHTSA ID

10852194

Incident

Mar 29, 2016

Mileage

3 mi

I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS PUTTING INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SUDDENLY IT LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT AN ESCALADE THAT WAS PARKED ABOUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF ME. IT TOTALED MY CAR AND HER CAR. IT WAS SO SUDDEN I DON'T KNOW IF IT WENT INTO REVERSE OR NOT. I BELIEVE THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE IMPACT WITH SUV. THIS WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA, I AM WAITING FOR AN INSPECTION OF VECHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10786553

Incident

Oct 11, 2015

Mileage

252,000 mi

VEHICLE REFERENCED LEFT TARGET, STOUGHTON,MA, PARKING LOT AT 12:10PM-11-11-14 (WITH 7YR OLD GRANDSON CAR SEATED BEHIND DRIVER & DRIVER WAS IN SEATBELT). WHEN EXISTING LOT, ANOTHER CAR BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND HIT RT, BACK END OF REF CAR. DRIVER OF REF VEHICLE LOOKED BEHIND AT VEHICLE THAT STRUCK HER AND, AS SHE TURNED FORWARD & BARELY STEPPED ON GAS TO MOVE AWAY FROM VEHICLE THAT HIT HER, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE, TIRES STARTED SPINNING AND CAR TOOK OFF ACCELERATING W/O CONTROL OF BRAKES, SHIFT OR STEERING. REF VEHICLE HIT CURB, ACCELERATED UP HILL FROM PARKING LOT AND WENT AIRBORNE, CRASHED DOWN INTO GUARDRAIL AT APPROX 45-50MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER IS SURE REF VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TRAVELING FORWARD IF NOT FOR GUARDRAIL! DRIVER OF VEHICLE (AND GRANDSON) WERE TAKEN IN AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL AND IN TRIAGE ALL DAY. DRIVER SUFFERED HEAD AND EYE INJURIES AND HEMATOMAS FROM NECK DOWN. GRANDSON REPORTED SLIGHT BACK PAIN AND WAS RELEASED. THANKFULLY, NEITHER OF REF VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS WERE MAIMED OR DIED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, FOUND THERE ARE 2006 TOYOTA CAMRYS WITH ETC ISSUES. AGAIN, NO CONTROL OF ANY ASPECT OF CAR - COULD NOT PUT IN NEUTRAL, GEAR SHIFT JUST "FLOATED" OVER ALL GEARS WHEN TRYING TO USE! WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO INSPECT GAS PEDAL FOR "WHISKERS" OR OTHER PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THIS. AS DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE, I CAN HONESTLY STATE THAT I HAVE A GREAT DRIVING RECORD AND I AM NOT PRONE TO "DRIVER ERROR" PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE (AND ACCELERATING TO THAT DISTANCE) AND THERE WAS NO CARPET FOR PEDAL TO STICK UNDER. CHECKED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE MY MOM PURCHASED THIS CAR (SHE PASSED PRIOR TO THIS).THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VIN#. MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AS WELL. NONE OF THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED! ANY FEEDBACK FROM YOU WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659830

Incident

Nov 11, 2014

Mileage

87,000 mi

I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT, AS WE DID NOT YET MEET THE NEW FAMILY, BUT IT TOOK THE LIFE OF MY GRANDCHILD. SHE WAS NOT DRIVING HER BOYFRIEND WAS. IT WAS HIS MOTHERS VEHICLE AND IT HAPPENED IN ANOTHER STATE. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE CAUSE LISTED IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT WAS A FAULT OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS FOLLOWING HIS SISTERS VEHICLE, AS THEY JUST ARRIVED IN VEGAS AND WAS VISITING HIS FAMILY. THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND HIT HIS SISTERS CAR THEN FLEW INTO A WALL. HIS MOTHER WAS KILLED AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER INSTANTLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CHANGE IN THE WAY THESE RECALLS ARE DEALT WITH. I'M JUST GOING THROUGH ANY VENUE I CAN TO GET IT DONE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE FLAGGED "DO NOT REGISTER" BY DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES UNTIL THE PARTS ARE REPAIRED. IF I DON'T SMOG A VEHICLE I CANNOT DRIVE IT. MAKE IT THAT WAY FOR ALL RECALLED VEHICLES. WORK WITH THE CAR COMPANIES TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE MORE CHILDREN, FAMILIES DIE. PLEASE.

NHTSA ID

10654872

Incident

Sep 13, 2014

IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, THE CARE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY AND JUMPED ON TO THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TRUNK A TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. DRIVER LIGHTLY INJURED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10555183

Incident

Apr 9, 2013

Mileage

66,577 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEY FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GASOLINE STATION WHERE THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND SHE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 08/15/12

NHTSA ID

10457231

Incident

Apr 28, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

THERE IS AN APPARENT ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN A MINOR IMPACT WITH A DEER COMPLETELY WIPES OUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER IMPACT WITH THE DEER, USE OF THE BRAKE SENT THE CAR INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SIDEWAYS SLIDE. UTILIZING EVERY DEFENSIVE DRIVING TECHNIQUE I COULD, I RECOVERED THE CAR TO A FORWARD PATH ONLY TO TOUCH THE BRAKE AGAIN AND GO BACK INTO THE SIDEWAYS SLIDE. AFTER THREE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE CAR THE FOURTH BRAKE ATTEMPT SENT THE CAR INTO A SPIN OUT AND SLUNG IT INTO THE DITCH. THE DAMAGE FROM THIS IMPACT TOTALED THE CAR AND WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR THE DRIVER. IT APPEARS THAT THE WIRING FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND VULNERABLE TO MAJOR DAMAGE WITH A MINOR IMPACT. A BETTER PROTECTION OF THE WIRING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE IMPACT WITH THE DEER MUST HAVE SHORTED THE WIRING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE MY BELONGINGS FROM THE VEHICLE, IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH BOTH INSIDE AND OUT EVEN THOUGH THE TEMP WAS IN THE 30'S. I WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO GO UP IN FLAMES AT ANY MOMENT. WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. PLEASE UTILIZE THIS INFORMATION TO HELP AVOID THIS SITUATION IN THE FUTURE. HAD THERE BEEN ANY OTHER VEHICULAR TRAFFIC THAT NIGHT I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED THAT INCIDENT AND WITH OUT SOME PRIOR SNOW AND ICE DRIVING EXPERIENCE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE TREES WITH THE FIRST SLIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448567

Incident

Jan 20, 2012

Mileage

165,946 mi

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, SPEEDBUMPS, POTHOLES, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 45-55 MPH, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL-ON-METAL SUCH AS SOMETHING GRINDING ON THE ROTOR, ALMOST LIKE THE WHEEL IS COMING OFF. WHEN THIS SOUND OCCURS, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK - WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, YOU GET A GRINDING NOISE SUCH AS THE NOISE YOU WOULD GET WHEN YOUR BRAKES ARE SO LOW THAT IT BEGINS GRINDING ON THE ROTOR. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 1-2 WEEKS AGO AND I HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY THREAT AS I HAVE TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THE CAR WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING OVER EXTREMELY MINOR BUMPS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10438030

Incident

Nov 9, 2011

Mileage

114,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP SOMETIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAD THE PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2006 AT 5,055 MILES AND TOOK IT TO THE DELAER IN KENT OH (TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] ). I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AT 15,092 MILES AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN NORTH CHARLESTON SC (TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] ). I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. TODAY 04/14/2010 THE CAR DID NOT STOP AGAIN AND I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA. CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10325757

Incident

Apr 14, 2010

Mileage

20,580 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE AND WOULD FEEL SPONGY CAUSING HER TO USE EXTREME FORCE WHEN BRAKING. THIS WOULD OCCUR FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING AS DESIGNED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECREASED IN SPEED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WERE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT WAS 95,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME SHE WENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

NHTSA ID

10323311

Incident

Nov 10, 2009

Mileage

95,000 mi

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES SUDDENLY, THEY CAUGHT AND THEN RELEASE AND CAUGHT AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE IT BOUGHT THREE TIMES AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THE DEALER IS CHECKERED FLAG IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. WE HAVE THE PAPER ON THE REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10316911

Incident

Aug 16, 2009

I HAVE CONSTANTLY COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA DEALERS REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA. IT TAKES THE CAR A LONGER TIME TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE SKIPPING. IT CAN HAPPEN ON DRY OR WET SURFACES, ON HILLS OR ON FLAT SURFACES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BRAKES ARE GOOD, THAT THE ABS ON MY CAR ARE NORMAL AND ONE TOYOTA DEALER REPAIR TECHNICIAN SAID HE DID NOT LIKE THE ABS EITHER. NO INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, HOWEVER, THE CAR IS MAKING ME MORE NERVOUS AS THE CONTINUOUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA CAR POUR IN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314759

Incident

Nov 26, 2005

Mileage

200 mi

MY CAR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATE FROM STOPPED POSITION AT A YIELD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT THOUGH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT CAR WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT. I STILL COULD NOT FIGURED IT OUT WHY THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I DRIVE CAREFULLY. NO OTHER ACCIDENT ON THE RECORD SINCE I STARTED DRIVING FROM 2003. IT HAPPENED AROUND 9AM ON MY DAILY ROUTE TO WORKPLACE. RECENTLY I HEARD ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLS FOR CAMRY 2007 TO 2010. BUT I AM NOT SURE IF MY CAR ALSO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. ONCE I VISITED TO SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE INCIDENT FOR REGULAR SERVICE THEN THEY MENTIONED THAT MY CAR'S BRAKE & GAS PEDALS NEED CLEAN-UP OR I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED. SINCE THEY TOLD LITTLE HIGHER AMOUNT I TOLD NO FOR REPAIR. I AM NOT SURE IF MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2006 TOO HAVE THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. I HAVE INCIDENT REPORTED WITH MY INSURER AND CAN PROVIDE CLAIM NUMBER, DOCUMENTS, INSURER INFO ETC AS REQUIRED. THERE WERE NO CHARGES PAID TO ANY VEHICLE IN THIS MINOR INCIDENT TILL NOW BUT INSURER HAS KEPT THIS INCIDENT OPEN TILL NOW IF OTHER PARTY MAKES NEW CLAIMS. I STILL THINK WHY MY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION SO THOUGHT TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT WITH DOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314008

Incident

Jan 12, 2009

Mileage

16,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2006 CAMRY IN OCTOBER 2005 AND HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO CLAREMONT TOYOTA, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKING PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT 2006. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. MY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR AND THEN THE CAR ACCELERATES FORWARD AND THAT THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE SERVICE WRITERS HAVE DISMISSED MY COMPLAINTS AND GIVEN MANY EXCUSES SUCH AS: WHEN I LEFT THE CAR THERE TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPEATED SO THE CAR WAS FINE, ANOTHER TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW CARS HAVE ABS BRAKES THAT DROP DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND AT A DIFFERENT TIME THEY SAID THAT WITH THESE NEW CARS THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE ADJUSTED AT EVERY OIL CHANGE AND ETC. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT IN 2006 WHEN I WAS AT A STOP AND SOME PEDESTRIANS WERE WALKING ACROSS THE STREET. THE CAR DID STOP BUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT WORK AGAIN. THANKFULLY THE PEDESTRIANS HAD NOT PASSED INFRONT OF MY CAR YET. I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC DATE BUT I DO KNOW IT WAS IN 2006. ON 2/20/2010 I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE THE CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AT CLAREMONT TOYOTA. I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE THE CAR BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LIED TO OR GIVEN ANOTHER EXCUSE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS. MY HUSBAND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES HAVING TO DOWNSHIFT OR USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM SENSING THE ROTATION OF THE TIRES AND THAT THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY STOP. MY HUSBAND THEN MENTIONED WHAT WE HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE REAR BRAKES AND THE SERVICE WRITER GRINNED AND SAID THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT NEED ADJUSTMENT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE IT FEELS AS IF IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313467

Incident

Jun 18, 2006

TOYOTA CAMRY 2006 MODEL PURCHASED 2/28/2006: COULD IT BE THAT THIS MODEL WAS ALSO BRAKE OR ACCELERATION DEFECTIVE? MY WIFE TRIED TO PARK THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT STOP. IT MOUNTED THE CURB, DROVE OVER OUR LAWN, CONTINUED TOWARD A DITCH WHEN SHE MANAGED TO STEER IT TO A TREE WHICH IT KNOCKED DOWN. SHE CONTINUED TO ANOTHER STREET, WENT DOWN THE CURB AND REGAINED CONTROL. OUR NEIGHBORS SAW IT AND CARRIED HER HOME. SHE WAS CLEARLY CONFUSED AND NEVER DROVE THE REPAIRED CAR AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A SEVERE PARTIALLY DISABLING CEREBRAL BRAIN HEMORRHAGE. AMBULANCE. LOCAL HOSPITAL COULD NOT TREAT IT AND SHE WAS PICKED UP BY A NY PRESBYTERIAN AMBULANCE. WAS TAKEN TO NEUROSCIENCEOPERATIONICU. AFTER 1 MONTH IN HOSPITAL AND 3 MONTHS REHAB IS BACK HOME BUT DEFINITELY IMPAIRED. WE ONLY A FEW DAYS REALIZED THIS MIGHT BE PART OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10311809

Incident

Jun 23, 2006

Mileage

1,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10311498

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

Mileage

3,000 mi

DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED. TRIED TO SLOW AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN I HIT BRAKES, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED A HEAD ON CRASH! *TR

NHTSA ID

10311298

Incident

Jun 15, 2009

Mileage

30,831 mi

THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN PRESSING THE BRAKE AND BRAKING ACTION. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS OKAY, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310178

Incident

Jan 4, 2007

Mileage

200 mi

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMERY. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES EVERY SINCE I GOT THE CAR. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T WORK THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE HARD LIKE YOU WOULD IN AN EMERGENCY THE CAR WILL NOT STOP AT ALL ITS AS IF THE BRAKES GO COMPLETELY OUT. BUT IF YOU PRESS THEM SLOWLY THEY WORK FINE. BUT IF YOU GIVE A QUICK PRESS THEY DON'T WORK. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ME ALMOST HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN NOVEMBER 2006. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES THEY COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND I HIT SOMEONE FROM BEHIND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308367

Incident

Nov 30, 2006

Mileage

116,000 mi

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY - 1. WHILE BRAKING ON SURFACES THAT ARE UNEVEN, BUMPY OR CONTAINING POTHOLES MY BRAKES DON'T HOLD. 2. ANYTIME I BRAKE ON ANY OF THESE SURFACES. OCCURS DURING ANY RATE OF SPEED (LOW/HIGH). I TRY TO AVOID BRAKING ON THESE SURFACES. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME ME IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE ANTI-LOCKING SYSTEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10305279

Incident

Jun 19, 2007

Mileage

132 mi