Check VSC system was the light that came on and I took it to the dealer. They advised not to worry and that it was not that dangerous. I got a second opinion that also came back as a Brake Actuator replacement. Last week my brakes totally failed and caused a 3 car accident. Thank God no one was injured but it upsets me that the dealer will not pay for this. My mechanic said that my car was in tip top condition and this thing should never fail. Of course the dealer will take no responsibility for it and the insurance company advises that because the brakes failed before the accident they will not take care of it either. This is such a pain. Actually its a 2500.00 Pain!

Being a hybrid vehicle, my car was always very quiet except for this annoying noise that sounds like a sick bird or animal call. There is a pulsating noise when depressing the pedal either in Park or while coming to a slow stop which makes anybody nearby turn around and wonder what the problem is. When I took it to a local Toyota dealership, they kept the car an extra day so that their regional troubleshooter could examine the car. They told me that it was the power brake booster or actuator and that it would need replacing to solve the problem. They also told me that it would be $1900 for the part in approximately $430 in labor. The repair was not covered under warranty because coverage for that part expired at 36,000 miles.

I am of course furious that my $34,000 Hybrid Camry is in need of a $2330 repair for a problem which occurred before the car was two years old (I purchased this car during the first week it was available on May 5, 2006). After owning a Toyota Tercel, Lexus LS 400, Toyota Sequoia, and Toyota Prius which were all virtually flawless, the last thing I expected was a freak problem like this in what was supposed to be one of the better engineered products that Toyota has built. TOYOTA CAMRY BUYERS BEWARE!