Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 5025 | 05/19/2005 | 10016185 | Diagnostics - abs & traction control system. repair manual correction. 00400-rm819-u1. 00400-rm742-u1. *tt | 09/01/2005 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| 602 | 07/02/2001 | 621998 | This electronic messages talks about repairing front brake squeak noise with new front brake pads and caliper mountings. *tt | 10/09/2001 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||||
| BR00601 | 06/29/2001 | 622310 | Subject regarding front brakes squeaking.*jb | 10/16/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 01/24/2013 | 71000 | 1 | |
| Symptoms: 1. rear lights off warning comes on the dashboard 2. check warning light comes on with code 1780. (neutral switch on the automatic transmission has a problem) 3. no brake lights or reverse light on in the trunk area only when applying the brakes. 4. brakes vibrate when slowing down around 10mph to stop like your tires are riding a very rough surfaces. 5. reverse light comes on in the shift gear indicator when applying brakes to shift from park position. initial attempt to fix this problem: changing the reverse light bulbs and brake light bulbs, but problems continue to remain as describe in the symptoms. 2nd attempt by mike gerber from website www:\automotiveforums.com. he reported there is a loose wires connection or frayed wires at the hinge of the trunk on the driver side. after careful inspection on the wire harness at the hinge connection of the trunk, discovered at least one wire that was about the break off from opening and closing the trunk of the car for many years. after fixing these wires, all the symptoms were resolved. amazing!!! couldn't have solved this problem so fast without the reading the article from mike gerber. thanks!!!!! reason from writing this compliant: toyota manufacture should recall all these vehicles with this compliant without any charges to their owners..... this is a safety issue because it affected the performance of the braking system causing a vibration everytimes you apply the brakes like the abs system is activated. in addition, the brake lights aren't working correctly even after changing all the bulbs in the trunk area. *tr | |||
| 01/24/2013 | 71000 | ||
| Symtoms: 1. rear lights off warning comes on the dashboard 2. check warning light comes on with code 1780. (neutral switch on the automatic transmission has a problem) 3. no brake lights or reverse light on in the trunk area only when applying the brakes. 4. brakes vibrate when slowing down around 10mph to stop like your tires are riding a very rough surfaces. 5. reverse light comes on in the shift gear indicator when applying brakes to shift from park position. initial attempt to fix this problem: changing the reverse light bulbs and brake light bulbs, but problems continue to remain as discribe in the symtoms. 2nd attempt by mike gerber from website www:\automotiveforums.com. he reported there is a loose wires connection or frayed wires at the hinge of the trunk on the driver side. after careful inspection on the wire harness at the hinge connection of the trunk, decovered at least one wire that was about the break off from opening and closing the trunk of the car for many years. after fixing these wires, all the symptoms were resolved. amazing!!! couldn't have solved this problem so fast without the reading the article from mike gerber. thanks!!!!! reason from writing this compliant: toyota manufacture should recall all these vehicles with this compliant without any charges to their owners..... this is a safety issue because it affected the performance of the braking system causing a vibration everytimes you apply the brakes like the abs system is actived. in addition, the brake lights aren't working correctly even after changing all the bulbs in the trunk area. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 07/13/2003 | 28565 | 1 | |
| While driving vehicle shut off and brakes failed. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 10/21/2001 | 14000 | 2 | 11/29/2000 |
| Brake failure: at 14,000 miles the rear brakes wore down to the rotors causing the rotors to fail. at 19,000 miles the front brakes failed putting gouges into the rotors. *cb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 02/09/2010 | 123000 | 1 | |
| I had an accident recently with my 2001 toyota camry. my husband also had an accident in the same car a few years back. but both are kind of same scenario. the brakes don't work properly in rain.tried to stop but nothing happened and we rear ended cars before us. *tr | |||
| 01/08/2001 | 147000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns 2001 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle lost brake pressure and continued moving through a traffic light. the vehicle was traveling 30 miles per hour when he attempted to stop the vehicle, the brakes did respond. after pumping the brakes five times they began to respond. the failure and current mileages were 147,000. | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Brake system failure on a 2001 camry, abs completely fails when traveling over sharp bumps in the road. specifically when abs activates. *tr | |||
| 04/06/2009 | 1 | ||
| I just keep having trouble with the brakes on my car. *tr | |||
| 07/20/2007 | 49600 | 1 | 06/26/2006 |
| We purchased a used (about 43,000 miles) 2001 toyota camry le ) at the end of june 2006. every thing works fine since we purchased it. the previous owner is a friend of mine, who always did regular maintenance and oil changes in toyota dealer and left all maintenance records to me. after we got the car, we had changed brand new tires, new brakes, replaced driver side auto window motor, and also done oil changes regularly. on june 11, 2007, i took my camry to mechanic to do oil and brake changes. no problem was reported. the total mileage on that car was less than 49,600 miles at that time. on friday, july 20, 2007, at 11:00 am, my wife drove kids from home to local library for about 7 minutes. after parking in the library parking lot, walking into library, a few minutes later, the librarian announced and asked the owner of camry with the specific plate number to go to front lobby. however, the librarian did not state the reason. my wife thought she parked well without any violation, so she did not pay too much attention to the first announcement. after librarian's second announcement, my wife felt that the plate number sounded familiar, so she went to front lobby to check out what's happening. when my wife got out to the parking lot, she saw police car and fire truck, and her car was burned out. all of the parts inside the engine cover were all melted. the fire also damaged the right front panel of the car parked next to my camry. i asked my mechanic to tow my car to his repair shop and checked my car. he told me that this car is not repairable and is totaled. i had contacted toyota corporate office customer experience center regarding my camry engine fire since july 23, 2007. the case manager - sandra told me that she would send my case to toyota's claim department and someone will contact me to investigate my car. however, it had been two weeks since my first contact with toyota, i had not received phone call from toyota claim department. *tr | |||
| 02/03/2003 | 1 | 11/09/2000 | |
| Service brakes. the consumer stated toyota did not fix the brakes to his satisfaction. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 03/02/2006 | 86000 | 2 | |
| I own a 2001 toyota camry le. i have owned the car for approx 11 months. in august my son while leaving the beach claimed the abs breaks locked up causing him to slide into a pole in the parking lot. neither air bag was deployed but there was over 6000 damage. the mechanic said it was a low impact hit ... the car was repaired and breaks checked and said to be working. now just 7 months from that accident i was driving in a snow storm and despite my best driving i too experienced the abs breaks actually locking ... on a hill in the snow causing my car to fish tail and all the while gaining speed leaving me with no way to slow down my passenger watch the speedometer go from 15... to 30... to 35 which is when he closed his eyes as i made one last attempt to steer the car straight we went off the road wiping out 2 or 3 small trees, a metal pole luckily there was a rather large rock under the snow that got stuck under the tail end of the car leaving the car nose end into the ground. neither air bag deployed once again. the drivers side light was completely torn out, the tires came partially off the rim and the frame is now twisted the impact was defiantly over 30 mph with no air bag deployment. the anti- lock bakes ... locked and had they not i would not have fishtailed ... this is the second accident my car has had due to the break system. this one totaled my car. which i owe 11,000 on ... *jb | |||
| 07/10/2005 | 45192 | 1 | 04/28/2001 |
| 2001 toyota camry was involved in an accident and none of the air bags deployed.*mr when the consumer attempted to stop the vehicle abruptly the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle did not slow down. as a result the vehicle collided with another vehicle. *nm | |||
| 05/09/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2001 | |
| On thursday, may 9th, 2002 i was pulling into a parking spot in the parking lot of the jewel store at 40th street and harlem ave. in stickney, il. my speed at that time was 1 or 2 mph. about 3 or 4 feet from where i was to make a complete stop - the car suddenly made a loud revving noise and lurched forward - up over a curb, up a grassy embankment, knocked down two pine trees and sideswiped a 6' wooden fence before coming to a stop. my foot was on the brake as all this was happening, but the car wouldn't stop until stopped by the fence.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2002 | |||
| While pulling inside of driveway applied brakes, and brakes failed, ran into a tree. dealership was aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 11/19/2000 | 50 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Purchased a new 2001 camry le (vin 4t1bf22k41u959893) on november 11, 2000. no summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 02/07/2003 | 51150 | 11/06/2000 | |
| The brakes on toyota camry le models are not functioning properly. in each of three different camry cars that i have owned (1996,2000, and 2001) the brakes make a rumbling sound when slowing down from a speed over 50 miles an hour. furthermore, on my 2001 camry the abs light came on during use on icy roads, i took it to the dealer who said that this happens and that he had five other complaints about the very same thing that day. he attributed this to one of the sensors sticking, and that all i had to do is turn the car off and let it cool down and the light would go off. this is true, this did happen, but what good are abs brakes if they malfunction on the very icy roads that they are supposed to protect you from? it seems to me that if a sensor is sticking the sensor should be replaced and that the car should not have to be allowed to cool down especially since this happened in the middle of a parkway on icy road conditions. also, during the time the abs light was on one of the wheels brakes locked preventing the wheel from spinning further causing a more dangerous situation. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 11/01/2000 | |||
| The response time for the braking system is severly lacking. i have experienced the problem numerous times, including once on the freeway when the brakes would not engage at all. i have notified the manufacturer and brought the car in for inspection numerous times and each time have been told there is no problem with the brakes. however i contiinue to experience deficiencies in braking response time. mr | |||
| 2 | 03/01/2001 | ||
| Intermittently when brakes are applied in a sudden stop, pedal is normal; however, there is an extended stopping distance. also, pads have been replaced twice, and the problem still exists.*ak consumer feels the problem may be due to an improper friction material, also states that possibly the master cylinder piston displacement has been miscalculated. *slc | |||
| Upon stopping the vehicle the brakes does not stop the vehicle. the vehicle makes a grinding noise and it drags. dealer states that a part is missing off the brakes. please provide any further information. nlm | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling between 55 and 65 mph a vibration occurs in vehicle under normal operation. dealership could not duplicate problem, and could not assist consumer. during the week of june 11th, accelerator stuck while vehicle was in operation. dealership again stated they could not find anything wrong with vehicle. *ak consumer noticed cruise control was not working properly shortly after purchase, it would cut in and out and jerk vehicle, dealer adjusted terminal of jumper switch wire to ensure good contact and adjusted cable of the cruise control a couple months later, now consumer experiences problems with the accelerator sticking without the cruise control turned on, cruise is still experiencing problems while on, rpms are running high while at stops, and accelerator is sticking. while applying brakes when they are heated up, they get hard and cause vehicle to vibrate. *slc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 10/01/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| Brake fluid failed causing master cylinder seals to swell. it could not have been contaminated since no one ever touched the braking system since car was new. mr | |||