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2003 TOYOTA CAMRY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC

crash · 544569 · 2005-07-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
7,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS BUT THE CAR DOES NOT DECELERATE ANY HARDER. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE MFG NUMEROUS TIMES, EVEN GOT THEIR LEGAL DEPT INVOLVED (CASE # 200301090284) ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THIS IS BY DESIGN - EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL HEIGHT & STOPPING DISTANCES ARE OUTSIDE THE PUBLISHED SPECS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NTTSA WEBSITE AND AM CONCERNED THIS HAS FALLEN IN A CRACK. THIS IS SO RAMPANT THAT I AM CONSIDERING A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD ALL OTHER METHODS FAIL (I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS!!) THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS CRUCIAL MATTER. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT A WHILE BACK - I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER TO INQUIRE WHAY NO RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE & I KNOW YOU ARE SPREAD VERY THIN - PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLGY BUT I REALLY THINK THIS IS A IMPORTANT MATTER

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10129058
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