2014 Toyota Camry

Starting in 2023, around 80,000 miles, my 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid has started pulling to either side under braking. I replaced the pads & rotors at my local Toyota dealer in September and it actually made the problem worse. November 22 of this year, the master technician at my dealership found multiple lower suspension bolts loose. They re-torqued everything to spec and the issue has not been resolved. I have reached out to Toyota corporate and informed them of the issue. Parts have been ordered for a separate Customer Support Program to fix the brake booster system, which makes noise in the pedal, but is independent of this complaint. We will be reinspecting in greater detail to provide information to Toyota.

When accelerating from a stop the vehicle will sometimes move about 10 feet and then hesitate for about 1 to 2 seconds. It will then accelerate normally. One time the vehicle accelerated to about 20 mph and then the engine rpm returned to idle. The accelerator was pushed to the floor and the rpm remained at idle. The accelerator was released and pushed down again. The vehicle accelerated normally. This happened only one time. The intermittent hesitation is very dangerous when trying to cross a busy intersection when the cross traffic is uncontrolled. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for the problem. The technician could not duplicate the condition. The U760E torque converter shudder recall upgrade was performed. This did not fix the problem. The service advisor said that the technician said that some transmission hesitation was normal. The service advisor also said there had been other complaints about this condition. This condition is dangerous and not normal.

I believe it was 6/23/22, i was stopped in traffic on I35 and I30, traveling south toward Waco. I was in stop and go traffic at the bottom of the ramp. As I was stopped, the car accelerated forward and hit a work truck in front of me. The construction truck had a rotating tire hoisted on its rear end. My car received front end damage by the rotating wheel. The truck was not damaged. I reported the incident to Allstate. The car was not repaired because a few months later, I had an accident involving an uninsured driver who ran a red light and totaled my car.

While stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake pedal only, the power switched from the battery of this hybrid vehicle to gas and started racing, causing the vehicle to accelerate and move through the crosswalk and into the intersection.? Had there been pedestrians in the crosswalk or traffic at the intersection, the outcome could have been tragic. I applied pressure to the brake which did not readily stop the vehicle until it had crossed into the intersection. Once the engine stopped racing and the car has come to a halt, I pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and tested it to determine if I could still drive it. I reported the problem to the dealer and they kept the vehicle for 2 days. I could feel the difference in the way the loaner vehicle performed. They indicated the problem was fixed although no other information was disclosed. Without reading the receipt, I drove the vehicle again, constantly alert to the problem and when the engine started racing and the vehicle started moving forward. I lifted my foot off the brake and kept slamming it against the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. I was recovering from an ulcer on the bottom of the second toe of my right foot which started bleeding leaving a wide hole on the underside of my toe. I reported this to my podiatrist who scheduled me for an emergency appointment. The phalanges in that toe were had been demolished by the force applied. The tendons had separated and the toe could not be salvaged. I was sent to the hospital to have the toe amputated and to see if the metatarsals could be spared. I went back to the dealership and the only work they did during the course of the week was to tint the windows that I begged them not to do. I have been unable to drive the vehicle.

May 8 2022 The vehicle was parked when I took it out of park it accelerated even when I repeatedly slammed on the brakes it continued to accelerate. It caused me to hit another vehicle and almost into a house. Airbags didn't deploy either....Prior to the incident a check hybrid system was the only warning i guess the vehicle had given. Which we had a appointment to get checked tomorrow. May 9th 2022.

Brakes on this car has always been kind of spongy and brake pedal goes down very far before they engage. One day driving along, I came to a stop light, and as I pressed the brake pedal it seemed to accelerate but stopped just short of the bumper of a police officer. I complained about it to the dealer during warranty but they said the pedal was normal after checking it. Even after changing brake pads and rotors there is still a very spongy feel to the brake pedal which is kind of scary as it goes very low and always has/

CAR BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND CAR WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AS IT'S RUNNING ON THE ROAD. ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD TURN ON RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR SHUTS OFF. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DIRECT MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF ROAD.TOOK IT TO MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEY RETURNED MY CAR IN THE SAME CONDITION 4 TIMES. EACH TIME TELLING ME THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND PUT ME ON THE ROAD AGAIN THINKING IT WAS FIXED TILL MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. LUCKILY I'VE WAS VERY CAREFUL. THIS FINAL TIME I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY HAVE SAID THEY FIGURED IT OUT. I HEED A BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR POSSIBLY BRAKE PEDAL.COSTING ME A TOTAL OF 6000.00. I WAS IN SHOCK I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR ISSUE LIKE THIS.