2012 Toyota Camry Service Brakes Problems
- 45
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 45 stored complaint records:
- 18 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- police report · 7 records
- shift lever · 6 records
- report filed · 6 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- brake pedal · 4 records
- failure failure · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to stop. As a result, the vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The contact suffered from a neck injury and contusions to the left and right lower leg. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10604544
Body · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Pulling into a parking space, i pushed the break, and the car lunged forward. It accelerated, i pushed the break again, looking to make sure my foot was on the break. It was. The car drove over a parking space barrier and crashed into a fence, knocking down the fence, and ultimately stopping the car. *js
Crash reported
ODI 10585795
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was at a stop light and as soon as the light turned green, i pressed on the accelerator but to no avail. The car did not move as usual, so i moved my foot off the accelerator. Once my foot was off the gas pedal, the car took a certain spring and unintended acceleration. I was taking by surprised and quickly acted to control the vehicle to safety. I will be reporting this incident to toyota of north america and…
ODI 10572583
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph on an icy roadway, the brakes failed. The contact shut off and restarted the vehicle and the brakes resumed normally. The contact had not yet taken the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000 miles.
ODI 10562279
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the brakes failed to respond without warning and the contact crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The contact was taken to a hospital for treatment of head injuries. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10569158
Body · Service Brakes
My son was driving about 1/2 mile away from home while turning the brake failed and he hit the center curb and further to an on coming (stopped) vehicle. When he realized that the brakes are not working he pressed the emergency brakes that slowed the car. But the damage had already occurred. Our toyota is 2012 and has been routinely maintained by toyota dealerships. Brakes should not fail. We are glad that there was…
Crash reported
ODI 10560809
Service Brakes
The brake of this vehicle does not give enough force to stop the car at any speed, it looks the break booster is not provide enough force to stop the car, also there is another issue during deceleration and stop from 25 or 35 mph to complete stop, it looks while braking something give additional acceleration not braking to the vehicle, it is hard to reduce a speed on the highway at speed 60 or 65, i am sure…
ODI 10556994
Service Brakes
I have a 2012 toyota camry, i was driving on the freeway and there was an accident up ahead and i had to break suddenly. All my brakes did was make a loud stuttering sound which i could actually feel in the brake pedal and slowed very so slightly i had little to no control of my brakes. I thought it was all over because it didn't appear that i was going to stop but i managed to just miss the car in front of me…
ODI 10564619
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that the abs, traction control, and air bag light would intermittently illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing where it was stated that the brake actuator assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.
ODI 10584994
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph and braking for a traffic stop, the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle lunged forward and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician was unable to…
Crash reported
ODI 10523025
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling my car onto the carport from driveway, which is at same level, with foot on brake. The car accelerated independently with the car surging forward and the rpm increasing as i was crashing through the carport, fence, patio, two four-wheelers, the concrete patio stairs, propane bbq grill and a wheel barrel. I had my foot on the brake as hard as i could, and it did not stop and the motor continue to race;…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10512287
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Steering
Power steering make grinding when turning,brakes squeaking when backing,a/.c have bad smell when i turn off the a/c leak lots of water,when i stop and took off the car skid and a light abs light on the panel.i spoke to the mgr and he toll me was normal when a/c off open the outside air to the smell go away. And for the steering he sad the car has electronic power steering and for brakes cause dirty and out of…
ODI 10586266
Body · Service Brakes
I was moving cars in the driveway when i pulled the camry back in the brakes failed to stop the car and it struck the corner of the garage. I was not going fast enough to even trip the airbag. The dealer claims that there is nothing wrong with the brakes. I know that this same thing has happened in arlington, tx. What can i do to get the car fixed it is only 7 months old and still under warranty? *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10496035
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
I rented a toyota camry 2013 in december 2012. While sitting in the traffic at low speed, i noticed that the front vehicle suddenly stopped near the intersection of buchanan and us 93. I immediately slammed on the brake pad while the cruiser was on, however, the brake did not respond. The rental car did not slow down and kept moving forward. Eventually, it hit the front vehicle. Luckily, no one was injured because…
Crash reported
ODI 10502158
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that the front brakes were loose and whenever the brake was depressed, the brake pads would move back and forth. The brake pads were smaller than the area of the caliper, causing them to become loose. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that there was nothing they could do for the failure. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there was…
ODI 10499516
Service Brakes
Our family bought a 2012 toyota camry in about early april the year of 2012 . A few months later we started to notice noise. Considering a brand new car we had purchased. It was in our concern to why this was happening. We get everything done from the dealer located in lincolnwood, il. From where we had purchased the vehicle. We took the car to the same dealer multiple times with the same concern. We were told that…
ODI 10510996
Service Brakes
Started the car and had several brake warning lights on instrument cluster. Took car to dealer and they retrieved a code of c1214. They could not find a problem. Before they cleared the code and while i had the warning lights, i had no regenerative braking. Only the friction brakes worked, which considerably lengthened the stopping distance. Now i no longer have any confidence in the car.
ODI 10458693
Air Bags · Service Brakes
On april 30th 2012 my camry 2012 was hit as i was making a uturn to pick up my son from school 35 mph /upon impact the car did not stop, went over the median, into the bush area, at the meantime i tried to put the car in park, the car did not stop, turned off the engine, the car did not stop, the car did not pick up speed, the whole time i was breaking but the car would not stop, it finally came to full stop upon…
Crash reported
ODI 10463413
Power Train · Service Brakes
It sometimes will not shift into normal reverse. On these occasions, when you shift into reverse ,it will not move or creep slowly back as it normally does. It feels like a brake is on and you must push hard on the gas to get the car to back up at all. The car then lunges backward until you take your foot off the gas and it will jerk to a stop without you even touching the brakes. This is scary when you are in a…
ODI 10460923
Service Brakes · Steering
My 2012 camry hybrid steers hard to the left when braking when the road is crowned along the passenger side of the vehicle. I have taken it in for repair three times since i purchased it in december. First two times the dealer said that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and that toyota hadn't registered similar complaints from other owners. The most recent visit to the dealer had a different result. On may…
ODI 10459385
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2012 Toyota Camry.
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