2006 Toyota Camry

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.

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

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

I AM CONCERNED THAT MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE THEN SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BACK INTO THE PARKING AREA WITH TREES THAT I HAD REVERSED OUT OF. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLES ENGINE REVVED AND SURGED BACK THROUGH THE TREES. IMPACT WITH TREE ON LEFT DRIVERS SIDE FIRST THEN VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE IS NO TIME TO REACT TO THIS TYPE OF DEADLY SPEED ACCELERATION. WHEN MY VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS $4,300, MY INSURANCE DOUBLED AND I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND THAT I DIDN'T KILL SOMEONE IN THE PARKING LOT. TOYOTA HAS NO RECALL FOR 2006 CAMRY BUT I HAVE COUNTED 50 TO 60 PLUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE UNDER BRAKES, IGNITION, ACCELERATION ETC. TOYOTA SAYS I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS DEPRECIATED QUICKLY IN VALUE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, THE ACCIDENT, AND USED PARTS BEING USED IN THE ACCIDENT REPAIR. I FEEL AS IF I AM TAKING A CHANCE WITH MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILD EACH TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR. YOU CANNOT GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID A CRASH. THIS IS DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE 210 EAST NEAR PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, THE VEHICLE?S BRAKES FAILED NEAR THE MOUNTAIN STREET EXIT. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO USE THE HAND BRAKE, AFTER WHICH I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE MECHANISM. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. TURNING ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, I TRAVELED FOR ABOUT 2 MILES, GOING THROUGH A TUNNEL, AND TOOK THE FIRST EXIT, LAKE AVENUE, OFF THE FREEWAY. I LEFT VEHICLE AT A FRIEND?S PLACE CLOSE TO THE EXIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE THE BRAKES ALL ALONG, THE CAR FINALLY DID STOP ON A SIDE STREET NEAR THE EXIT. I WAS TRANSPORTING THREE ADULTS AND A CHILD IN THE CAR AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND ACCORDINGLY THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF AN INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM FRONTIER TOYOTA IN VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA. ACTING ON THE ADVICE OF THE SERVICE REPRESENTATION AT FRONTIER TOYOTA, WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A WARRANTY ON IT THAT WOULD COVER THE TOWING, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE TOWING, AND THAT THE TOWING CHARGES OF $264.00 HAD TO BE PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INSPECTED, AND THE BRAKES WERE CERTIFIED AS ?IN GOOD CONDITION? BY A MECHANIC AT FRONTIER TOYOTA. THE MECHANIC?S RECORDS THAT WERE FURNISHED BY THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD WORK DONE ON THEM. THE MECHANIC CERTIFIED THAT THE BRAKES PADS WERE GOOD, WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE INHERENT PROBLEM THAT EXISTS WITH THE ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM. THE BREAKS, AS I EXPERIENCED IT WHILE DRIVING PROBABLY HAD AN AIR LEAK IN THE PEDAL. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE PROVIDED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE BASIC OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND SIMILAR TO STEPPING ON A SPONGE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER LATER REPAIRED THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR FREE SO THAT THERE WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE RESISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/22/08. *JB

I HAVE A PROBLEM ON MY 2006 CAMRY LE. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM CHECK. TOYOTA MOTORS & THE DEALER SAID NORMAL, NOTHING WRONG. THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE. I FOUND ALL LOT OF CAMRY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK THIS : WWW.AUTOBYTEL.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/3327 IS THERE ANY SOLUTION FOR THIS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,840.