Being a backyard mechanic I found it strange that my rear brakes needed replacement but my front brakes were fine....

Read some where on one of the forum that Toyota used a different rear brake pad and thus was not as durable as the front. So they changed it to a different material to last longer.

I have 60,000+ miles on my car and every time I take it in for service they say I not due for a front brake shoe repair yet...

WTH Toyota. How about a credit for repair for your money making mistake LOL....

Getting fed up with these issues. Couldn't follow my golden rule of never buy a the first year of a new generation of cars... But LOL per this site 2008 is worst LOL....

Toyota issused a Technical Service BULLETIN in 2007 entitled:"REAR BRAKE SQUEAK AND/OR PREMATURE PAD WEAR." This service bulletin advises that "Some 2007 – 2008 model year Camry and Camry HV customers may experience premature rear brake pad wear and/or rear brake noise when moving slowly (less than 10 mph [16 km/h]) with low pressure applied to the brake pedal. A new rear brake pad has been developed to reduce pad wear and/or rear brake squeak."

"Applicable Warranty*: This repair is covered under the Toyota Comprehensive Warranty. This warranty is in effect for 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle’s in-service date."

Also HERE is the PROBLEM: "Warranty application is limited to correction of a problem based upon a customer’s specific complaint."...AND you must make the complaint before your car is out of warranty. I did not notice the uneven brake wear because Firestone did not bring it to my attention when they did their final inspection before the end of the warranty period.

So I had to fix the rear breaks on my own dime because I didn't notice the rear break noise before the 3 year/ 36,000 mile warrenty expired. I found out about the problem after a vehicle inspection at Firestone and after the rear brakes were replaced the brake pads were unevenly worn. 8/32's on one pad 1/32's on the other same for both sides. I still have the brake pads. Firestone will have to pay for the repairs that they failed to uncover in their inspection.

But Toyota should have issued a recall for this PREMATURE PAD WEAR. Toyota was obviously trying to push the defect onto unsuspecting owners of the 2007 Toyota Camry's affected by this problem.