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2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1207467 · 2015-08-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY HYBRID
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
164,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKES. REPEATED REQUESTS TO CHANGE BRAKE PADS, WHICH WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM BUT SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE. CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS WHOM CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. INSTEAD, OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THEIR LOCAL DEALER ONLY IF A DASHBOARD WARNING BRAKE LIGHT IS LIT, WHICH WAS NOT APPLICABLE IN MY CASE ALTHOUGH A DEGREDATION IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS APPARENT. TOYOTA ONLY SENT A NOTICE REGARDING THE BRAKE-FLUID RESERVOIR TANK AND NO WARNING TO CONSUMERS OF A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK REGARDING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT WORSENS OVERTIME. CURRENTLY HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO SAME FEEDBACK/COMPLAINT OF SLOW BRAKE RESPONSE, WHICH WORSENS WITH HIGHER SPEEDS AND/OR SUDDEN STOPS. REPORTS OF EXTRA EFFORT IN BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION, STRONG VIBRATION AND NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DO A QUICK STOP. THIS ISSUE HAS RESULTED IN THREE SEPARATE CAR ACCIDENTS WITH THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS, WHEREIN TWO COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ONE STRUCK AN OBJECT, ALL WITHIN A 2-MONTH PERIOD. CLAIMS WHERE FILED UNDER MY INSURANCE AND ALL DRIVERS WERE DEEMED TO BE AT FAULT, BUT TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE (1) DEFECT, (2) FAILURE TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF AN URGENT SAFETY RISK AND (3) FAILURE TO RECALL, DESPITE THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ACCIDENTS WITH NHTSA. TOYOTA'S IMPROPER HANDLING AND FAILURE TO ACKNOWLED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10747302
Machine
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