# 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `769275` · 2010-03-02 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 7,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
I HAD A NEW 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY.  THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE VERY SOFT WHEN THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER - I NEEDED TO REALLY PRESS THE BRAKE DOWN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THEY CHECKED AND TOLD ME NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. LATER I ALSO FOUND THAT WHEN BRAKING FROM A SLIGHTLY MORE ELEVATED SPEED (BET 40-50 MILES), THE CAR'S ABS SYSTEM SEEMED TO MAKE THE BRAKE PUMP BY ITSELF AND CAUSE BRAKING TO DELAY. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THIS AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERS AT LEAST ANOTHER TWO TIMES BUT EVERY TIME WAS TOLD NO PROBLEMS. BECAUSE THE BRAKE, I HAD THREE ACCIDENTS IN WHICH TWO TIMES I REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLES THAT HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND THE FRONT END OF CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED. I HAD NOT BEEN GOING MORE THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR, AS FAR AS I KNOW. BUT IF THE BRAKES HAD FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY, I DO NOT THINK THE ACCIDENTS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR
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