brakes problem
9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$700.00
Average Mileage:
49,288 miles
Number of complaints:
6 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- Toyota did nothing (2 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2002 Toyota Camry abnormally long braking distance
2007Jun 25
(reported on)Camry LE
- Automatic transmission
- 26,000 miles
I recently bought a used 2002 Camry LE with about 26,000 miles on it. I bought it from a dealer who said that his shop thoroughly inspects all cars it sells.
To make sure that the car was in good shape while still under the 2 month dealer warranty, I brought it to a place that specializes in Toyota vehicles, and they performed an all-round inspection on the car. They found a few minor problems, but none with the brakes. I brought the car back to the dealer and had these problems fixed under the terms of my warranty.
However, I had noticed 2 issues with the brakes on this Toyota.
1. The brakes seemed to be "soft"-- I needed to really press the brake down to get the car to stop.
2. On several occasions when braking from a slightly more elevated speed (bet 30-35 miles), the car's ABS system seemed to make the brake pump by itself and cause braking to delay. I was worried about this, because I felt it might cause an accident. I was getting set to have the brakes looked at again when unfortunately I had an accident in which I rear-ended a vehicle that had stopped suddenly in front of me. I hit the brakes but instead of stopping, the car skidded into the back of this SUV in front of me, badly damaging my car's front end. Fortunately no one was hurt-- 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 accident would have occurred.
2006Jun 30
(reported on)Camry LX V6
- 36,000 miles
I first noticed the problem with the brakes a few years ago when the car had only 12,000 miles and brought it to the dealership. They suggested replacing the rear brake pads, which wasn't covered under warranty. I thought that was ridiculous but complied. Subsequently, I have brought back the car to the dealership three times because of braking problems, including long braking distance, hard breaking and the brake pedal pulsating when abruptly applying the break. Each time I was told that nothing was wrong with the brakes and that I could, at my own expense, change out the rotors and brake pads again! Not only would they not do anything about the breaking problem but they told me that it's the result of improper driving and had the nerve to charge me each time for labor to inspect the brakes. My husband has a 2000 Camry which we're thrilled with and have never had any problems with it but from the beginning my 2002 Camry had been a source of constant headaches. What can I do?
2006Apr 02
(reported on)Camry
- 30,000 miles
VERY SCARY!!! I almost got killed on the highway! I am thrilled I found this website and other people who had this problem.
I felt crazy, if my friend wasn't with me to see it happen, no one would have believed it. Car would not stop and actually accelerated almost hitting other cars. BRAKES DID NOT WORK.!!!! Car jerked forward. I had to downshift to neutral which did nothing, then 2 and 3 finally put emergency brake on and car stopped. TOYOTA IS GOING TO BE SO SORRY I BOUGHT THIS CAR!!!! I"M JUST GETTING STARTED!!!!
I ALMOST GOT KIILLED. I have been all over the web, I'm finding a lot of people with this problem!!!
2003Aug 01
(reported on)Camry LE
- 14,130 miles
When stopping brake pedal would frequently go to the floor. Never knew if I was going to have any brakes when I needed to stop. When I was stopped, the brakes would quite often just "sink" and sometimes the car would lurch forward. I was in a rear end collision because when I went to apply more brake pressure to stop, there were "no more brakes" there and I ran into the man in front of me. Luckily I had already been slowing down so I wasn't doing 70 and didn't kill anyone. After having my car in the service department for 2 days, all they did was adjust my rear brakes. After driving it for a week, the whole problem started up all over again!!!! Talked to 3 separate brake places, said it sounded like the master cylinder was leaking. Took it back to Toyota, they check it out and said "they could not find anything wrong with it, but I was welcome to take it to another dealer for a second opinion." In the meantime I get to drive around in a car whose brakes might fail at any time and kill me or worse, someone else.
2002Jul 29
(reported on)Camry V6
- 1,600 miles
Toyota certainly doesn't make them like they used to! I've had three other Toyotas over the last 10 years with NO problems. Then comes my purchase of a 2002 V6 model (manufactured on January 2, 2002!). We've had 5 incidents of the car taking a long time to stop while it "decides" whether to use normal or ABS brakes. NONE of these stops has been emergency, all occuring on sunny dry days. We are the only people in America with this problem -- according to Toyota. As it "only" happens every 500 or so miles, Toyota has been "unable to confirm" our reports of problems -- so no repairs made. Saturday, I "rolled" into a concrete parking bumper due to my inability to stop the car. So much for QUALITY!!! Just a word of warning to all who still believe Toyota makes high quality cars -- ain't always so. WATCH OUT!!
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2002Nov 08
Camry LE V6
I bought this car new ,i have had brake pads changed,rotors changed,master cyl changed, And i still have the same problem stopping the car. It stops when it wants to. i pray that i don't have to panic stop!! so i maintain a safe distance from everyone. I also own a 1993 Camry it has 188000 on it not a lick of trouble.
Arthur T.
Newark, NJ, USA
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