| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003234063 | Incident Date: Sep, 05 2003 |
| Consumer's City: NASHVILLE | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 07 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 01 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At least once a year, including every fall, the brakes on my 2000 toyota camry suddenly start to fail. there is a whooshing sound (air escaping some enclosure) when i step on the brakes, which have much more travel than usual without any stopping power. when i finally get some stopping power, the brakes grab. it is not the normal smooth braking i usually experience with this car. there is also sometimes a squeeking - a very high pitched whistle. again, this sounds like an air movement event; it's definitely not a metal-on-metal squeek or a rubber-on-metal squeek. the sounds are inside the car, not from any of the wheels. these problems are noted at all speeds, even when the car is parked. although the brake fluid level is always well above minimum, occasionally topping off the brake fluid to the max "full" level helps, but not this time. three times i've taken the car to the dealer (beaman toyota in nashville, tn) from whom i bought the car when this problem crops up (9/01, 10/02, 9/03), but to no avail. i am not happy about being told, "nothing's wrong," when very clearly something is wrong.*ak |
