10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 11 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 5 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 10,361 miles
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While making left turns and without any warning steering wheel and brake pedal locked up. As result, consumer was involved in a head on collision, and air bags did not deploy.
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
While consumer's wife was driving the vehicle at 15mph the brake pedal went all the way down to the floor. Dealer notified.
- Smithville, MS, USA
2003 Toyota Camry V6 (midyear 210 hp motor). The brakes on this car fade all the way to the floor when depressing the pedal. This is very disconcerting as there isn't any "pedal" to the brake and has to just keep pressing, pressing, pressing the pedal until the car stops. The Toyota representative says this is how the Camry brakes are designed and it is normal. The Toyota representative insists that since he can not reengineer the car he cannot do anything to help with the problem. He acknowledges that the pedal goes to the floor. The dealer service manager was "obviously" concerned with the problem, but the Toyota representative dismissed his concern. It appears that Toyota "thinks" it's smarter than the rest of us. But perhaps they should take a step back and look at where that attitude has gotten a few of the other automobile manufacturers. The Camry's brakes do not give the driver a feeling that the brakes will stop the car. In fact, the car does not stop. These brakes are dangerous.
- Chesapeake, VA, USA
Consumer noticed that after applying the brakes vehicle went into extended stopping distance. Vehicle was serviced by dealer. Technician adjusted both rear brake shoes.
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
I parked my 2003 Camry (with under 5000 miles on it) on a steep, circular driveway on a drizzly morning. When I went to leave, creeping from a dead start, my brakes failed...or my tires didn't grip the asphalt. I don't know which. I jammed my foot on the brakes and nothing happened. I went skidding down the incline. When I reached the bottom, my car finally stopped. Fortunately there was no cross traffic, so I avoided a collision. I have photos of the extensive skid marks left by my car.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Baltimore, MD, USA