2014 Toyota Camry Brakes Problems

Starting in 2023, around 80,000 miles, my 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid has started pulling to either side under braking. I replaced the pads & rotors at my local Toyota dealer in September and it actually made the problem worse. November 22 of this year, the master technician at my dealership found multiple lower suspension bolts loose. They re-torqued everything to spec and the issue has not been resolved. I have reached out to Toyota corporate and informed them of the issue. Parts have been ordered for a separate Customer Support Program to fix the brake booster system, which makes noise in the pedal, but is independent of this complaint. We will be reinspecting in greater detail to provide information to Toyota.

NHTSA ID

11559017

Incident

Sep 1, 2023

My car pulls back as I'm driving and or breaking. Specially when im in the freeway passing 40 miles per hour. Have take. It to get check but they tell me it's a computer glitch between engine and system. I'm concern it may cause a problem on the road.

NHTSA ID

11494465

Incident

Nov 20, 2022

When accelerating from a stop the vehicle will sometimes move about 10 feet and then hesitate for about 1 to 2 seconds. It will then accelerate normally. One time the vehicle accelerated to about 20 mph and then the engine rpm returned to idle. The accelerator was pushed to the floor and the rpm remained at idle. The accelerator was released and pushed down again. The vehicle accelerated normally. This happened only one time. The intermittent hesitation is very dangerous when trying to cross a busy intersection when the cross traffic is uncontrolled. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for the problem. The technician could not duplicate the condition. The U760E torque converter shudder recall upgrade was performed. This did not fix the problem. The service advisor said that the technician said that some transmission hesitation was normal. The service advisor also said there had been other complaints about this condition. This condition is dangerous and not normal.

NHTSA ID

11494441

Incident

May 4, 2022

I believe it was 6/23/22, i was stopped in traffic on I35 and I30, traveling south toward Waco. I was in stop and go traffic at the bottom of the ramp. As I was stopped, the car accelerated forward and hit a work truck in front of me. The construction truck had a rotating tire hoisted on its rear end. My car received front end damage by the rotating wheel. The truck was not damaged. I reported the incident to Allstate. The car was not repaired because a few months later, I had an accident involving an uninsured driver who ran a red light and totaled my car.

NHTSA ID

11491110

Incident

Jun 23, 2022

While stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake pedal only, the power switched from the battery of this hybrid vehicle to gas and started racing, causing the vehicle to accelerate and move through the crosswalk and into the intersection.? Had there been pedestrians in the crosswalk or traffic at the intersection, the outcome could have been tragic. I applied pressure to the brake which did not readily stop the vehicle until it had crossed into the intersection. Once the engine stopped racing and the car has come to a halt, I pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and tested it to determine if I could still drive it. I reported the problem to the dealer and they kept the vehicle for 2 days. I could feel the difference in the way the loaner vehicle performed. They indicated the problem was fixed although no other information was disclosed. Without reading the receipt, I drove the vehicle again, constantly alert to the problem and when the engine started racing and the vehicle started moving forward. I lifted my foot off the brake and kept slamming it against the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. I was recovering from an ulcer on the bottom of the second toe of my right foot which started bleeding leaving a wide hole on the underside of my toe. I reported this to my podiatrist who scheduled me for an emergency appointment. The phalanges in that toe were had been demolished by the force applied. The tendons had separated and the toe could not be salvaged. I was sent to the hospital to have the toe amputated and to see if the metatarsals could be spared. I went back to the dealership and the only work they did during the course of the week was to tint the windows that I begged them not to do. I have been unable to drive the vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11476973

Incident

Aug 1, 2022

May 8 2022 The vehicle was parked when I took it out of park it accelerated even when I repeatedly slammed on the brakes it continued to accelerate. It caused me to hit another vehicle and almost into a house. Airbags didn't deploy either....Prior to the incident a check hybrid system was the only warning i guess the vehicle had given. Which we had a appointment to get checked tomorrow. May 9th 2022.

NHTSA ID

11463788

Incident

May 8, 2022

When my car takes off it hesitate to move and when it does it take off. Something In the tires pop when you drive

NHTSA ID

11461653

Incident

Apr 21, 2022

When the car starts Traction Control, ABS, and Brake lights come on. This locks the shifter ans leaves the car without ABS and Traction Control protection.

NHTSA ID

11429975

Incident

Aug 3, 2019

Brakes on this car has always been kind of spongy and brake pedal goes down very far before they engage. One day driving along, I came to a stop light, and as I pressed the brake pedal it seemed to accelerate but stopped just short of the bumper of a police officer. I complained about it to the dealer during warranty but they said the pedal was normal after checking it. Even after changing brake pads and rotors there is still a very spongy feel to the brake pedal which is kind of scary as it goes very low and always has/

NHTSA ID

11428523

Incident

Jul 4, 2015

CAR BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND CAR WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AS IT'S RUNNING ON THE ROAD. ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD TURN ON RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR SHUTS OFF. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DIRECT MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF ROAD.TOOK IT TO MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEY RETURNED MY CAR IN THE SAME CONDITION 4 TIMES. EACH TIME TELLING ME THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND PUT ME ON THE ROAD AGAIN THINKING IT WAS FIXED TILL MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. LUCKILY I'VE WAS VERY CAREFUL. THIS FINAL TIME I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY HAVE SAID THEY FIGURED IT OUT. I HEED A BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR POSSIBLY BRAKE PEDAL.COSTING ME A TOTAL OF 6000.00. I WAS IN SHOCK I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR ISSUE LIKE THIS.

NHTSA ID

11416719

Incident

Nov 1, 2020

Mileage

5 mi

I HAD MY BREAKS CHANGED BACK IN JULY, BEFORE I LEFT ON MILITARY ORDERS. WHEN I CAME BACK HOME, I NOTICED MY CAR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO WORK. OR THEY WOULD STILL BE ENGAGED LIKE, MAKING IT HARDER FOR ME TO DRIVE. AS WELL MY CAR WOULD REV UP, IN PARK MODE. OR WHILE I'M WAITING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I'VE NOTICED A POPPING SOUND ON LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR AS WELL. MY ELECTRIC SYSTEM WILL SOMETIMES CUT OFF EVERYTHING IN MY CAR. I WILL HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF WAIT A FEW MINS AND TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, I TOOK IT TO BODY SHOP. THEY RAN A TEST ON IT. AND STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND REST CODES. I USE THIS CAR TO AND FROM WORK. I GET FREQUENTLY MAINTENANCE CHECKS. THE ONLY THING I'VE HAD DONE TO CARE WAS REPLACEMENT OF HEAD LIGHT FROM A DEER HITTING ME. I'VE NOTICED MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO DEER HITTING ME. I WAS TOLD BY BODY SHOP TO REPORT ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11376949

Incident

Sep 23, 2020

I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY VEHICLE AT THE END OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN I SAW FAST APPROACHING CROSS TRAFFIC. MY ENGINE BEGAN RACING AND MY BRAKES FAILED, CARRYING MY VEHICLE ABOUT 20 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION AS I HELPLESSLY PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. FAST APPROACHING VEHICLES BARELY MISSED ME. I BARELY ESCAPED VIOLENT DEATH.

NHTSA ID

11353584

Incident

Sep 6, 2020

Mileage

69,900 mi

CAR WAS PARKED ON A DRIVEWAY, AND, WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED FOR ROUGHLY 60 FEET UNTIL IT RAN INTO A HILL. THEN, WHEN PUT IN DRIVE, CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED FOR ROUGHLY 90 FEET AND RAN THROUGH HEAVY VEGETATION AND THEN INTO AND PARTIALLY THROUGH A GARAGE WALL. BRAKES WERE APPLIED DURING THE ENTIRE INCIDENT WITH NO EFFECT. CAUSES OF FAILURE ARE UNKNOWN. COST TO REPAIR CAR IS ABOUT $9000. COST TO REPAIR GARAGE, LANDSCAPING, AND CONTENTS ARE NOT YET KNOW.

NHTSA ID

11351541

Incident

Aug 18, 2020

Mileage

53,635 mi

WHEN CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STARTED SHAKING. THEN CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. BRAKES LOCKED. CAR WOULDN'T STOP IN NEUTRAL OR IN PARK GEAR. IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS WELL. PASSENGER IN CAR HEARD THE NOISE TOO. THE CAR ACCELERATED ABRUPTLY ON ITS OWN.

NHTSA ID

11302171

Incident

Jan 25, 2020

Mileage

135,000 mi

JUST ABOUT COMPLETELY STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AT END OF STREET - WITHOUT WARNING CAR ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST, CROSSED 2-LANE STREET - DROVE INTO CHURCH PARKING LOT ON AN INCLINE TURNED AND BACK ACROSS THE 2-LANE STREET AND MY VEHICLE HIT NEIGHBOR'S TRUCK HEAD ON. BOTH CARS TOTALLED. HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. POLICE TOOK REPORT - MY PASSENGER AND I TOLD THE SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AS WELL AS A NEIGHBOR WHO SAW EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED. EVERY SINGLE AIRBAG WENT OFF.

NHTSA ID

11269397

Incident

Aug 21, 2019

Mileage

52,000 mi

COMPLETE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED OF BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS, BACKING PLATES, BRAKE CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS, WITH RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF TIRES, ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 52,000 MILES. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE INITIAL REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS ALMOST $4000.00. THE DEALER, HOWEVER, AGREED TO REPAIR FOR ABOUT $2500.00 (PASS THROUGH COST OF PARTS). THIS MATTER CAME TO LIGHT UPON HEARING A 'SCREECHING' NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING - THE SCREECHING NOISE SUGGESTING A WHEEL BEARING WAS FAILING. MANUFACTURER ALLEGES REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED DUE TO EXPOSURE OF THESE PARTS TO ROAD SALT. HOWEVER, I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT AND NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH PROBLEMS. CONTRARY TO THE MANUFACTURER'S ALLEGATION, I SUSPECT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THESE PARTS. IN FACT, ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE ABOVE PROBLEM, ANOTHER LIKE VEHICLE THAT WE OWN (2017 MODEL WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES) EXPERIENCED A FROZEN REAR BRAKE CALIPER (ALLEGEDLY FOR THE SAME REASON, NAMELY, EXPOSE TO ROAD SALT) THAT IS BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11255521

Incident

Sep 11, 2019

Mileage

52,000 mi

THE CAR HAD BEEN GIVEN US STALL PEOBLEMS FOR QUITE A WHILE.THE TOYOTA PLACE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE EVENTS.ON FEB 2 1918 MY WIFE DROVE OVER TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE .SHE PULL INTO YARD,AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE ABOUT 30 FEET FROM HOUSE,THE CAR EXCELETRATED INTO HOUSE WIDE OPEN.SHE SAID WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKE IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.THE HOUSE WAS DAMAGED,KNOCKING OUT THE FLOOR JOIST.SHE HAD PULLED INTO HOUSE AT 113 IDA ST.HOT SPRINGS AR.THE HOUSE SITS ABOUT 50 FEET FROM STREET.SINCE THE ACCIDENT SHE IS HAVING MEMORY PROBLEMS.THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS.WE PURCHASED A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY LE,WITH ABOUT THE SAME MILES ON IT.WE ARE HAVING THE SAME STALL PROBLEMS WITH IT.IF YOU STOP THE PULL OUT AND TURN INTO TRAFFIC,SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL1 TO 3 SECONDS.WE ARE DEEPLY WORRIED ABOUT GETTING HIT BY ONCOMMING DRIVERS..

NHTSA ID

11171809

Incident

Feb 2, 2018

WHEN TURNING TO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP AFTER SLOWING FOR THE TURN THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE RAMP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE AND RE-APPLY THE ACCELERATOR TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING BRAKES TO TAKE OVER SPEED CONTROL. THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE EXPECTATION WHEN ON A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP IS THAT ACCELERATION IS GOING TO OCCUR, TRAFFIC BEHIND ME COULD NOT ONLY BE IRATETHATIAM NOT ACCELERATING(STARTINGAROAD RAGE INCIDENT)BUT IT COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL BEHIND ME NOT EXPECTING A SLOW DOWN ON THE RAMP. TOYOTA MADE ME PAY FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AND AM STILL COVERED BY THE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFAULT IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED SHOWS WHAT MY COMPLAINT WAS TO THE DEALER AND WHAT DEALER DID TO FIX IT WITH MY PERSONAL INFORMATION REDACTED.

NHTSA ID

11164960

Incident

Jan 7, 2019

Mileage

74,429 mi

AFTER FAILING BRAKES A MAJOR IMPACT HAPPENED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA ID

11154818

Incident

Nov 26, 2018

Mileage

105,000 mi

PULLING OUR 2014 CAMRY INTO OUR GARAGE AT VERY LOW SPEED WHEN THE RUBBER BRAKE PEDAL PAD CAME OFF CAUSING MY FOOT TO SLIDE OFF THE PEDAL RESULTING IN THE CAR STRIKING THE STEP LEADING INTO OUR HOUSE. I BROUGHT OUR CAR BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR FIRST COMPLAINT REGARDING THE RUBBER PAD FALLING OFF. THE ONLY GUIDANCE THEY OFFERED ME WAS TO USE "GORILLA GLUE" TO RENDER THE RUBBER BRAKE PEDAL PAD MORE SECURE. I BELIEVE THAT THE EASE IN WHICH THE RUBBER PAD CAN SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11143997

Incident

Oct 11, 2018

Mileage

24,400 mi

TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN STOPPING AT EXIT FROM PARKING LOT CAR SUDDENLY AND POWERFULLY ACCELERATED PRESSED HARD ON BRAKE AND TURNED OFF IGNITION TO STOP IT SAME THING HAPPENED-MY DRIVEWAY 15 MINUTES LATER.

NHTSA ID

11102970

Incident

Jun 11, 2018

Mileage

18,303 mi

ON MAY 25, 2017, WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT A SHOPPING CENTER, MY 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL THRU THE PARKING SPACE WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND IT DID NOT STOP THE CAR. MY CAR CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THRU THE PARKING LOT EMBANKMENT AND WENT THRU BRUSHES/SHRUBS WHICH IS WHERE THE CAR STOPPED AFTER IT BLEW A TIRE AND WAS STOPPED BY THE SHRUBS. DUE TO THE DAMAGE UNDER THE CAR IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA ID

11023417

Incident

May 25, 2017

Mileage

34,110 mi

THE ABS TRACTION AND BREAK LIGHT CAME ON. YOU TURN CAN OFF TURN IT BACK ON THEY GO OFF. THEN TODAY COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK.

NHTSA ID

11011167

Incident

Jul 27, 2017

Mileage

74,000 mi

WHILE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND USUALLY COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE IN THE DASHBOARD AND WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR IS RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I USE VEHICLE SINCE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT NORMAL BRAKING DURING NICE WEATHER OUTSIDE. I AM CONCERN DURING WET WEATHER, THE ABS AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL MAY FAIL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IS OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11010890

Incident

Jul 23, 2017

Mileage

16,100 mi

TWICE WHEN I HAD TO SUDDENLY HIT THE BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE SECOND TIME, THE STEERING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY SO I COULD NOT STEER OR STOP THE VEHICLE. EPS LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON ALL DAY UNTIL TOOK TO DEALER WHO CLAIMED LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11002691

Incident

Jun 22, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi