NHTSA Complaint #11072945 — 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY

TOYOTA CAMRY ABS ACTUATOR/ECM FAILURE. I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD NO KNOWN ISSUES UNTIL LAST WED 2/7/18 WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ALL OF SUDDEN BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WENT HAYWIRE AND STARTED JUMPING UP AND DOWN FROM 0 TO THE MAX, THEN BOTH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TEMP GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO. I THOUGHT THAT THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. MY CAR WAS STILL DRIVING, BUT NONE OF THE GAUGES REGISTERED THAT THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS REMAINED ON. TODAY IS EXACTLY A WEEK FROM THAT INITIAL WARNING AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN IN DRIVE MODE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO HAS MAINTAINED THE CAR SINCE MY PURCHASE FOR DIAGNOSIS ON 2/8/18 AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE ISSUE IS THE BAD ABS ACTUATOR AND ECM AND THAT BOTH PIECES ARE A PART OF THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL FOR THE BRAKES TO STOP. I WAS ALSO TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE HYBRID CAMRY FOR THE SAME YEAR, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PLACED FOR THE HYBRID BUT NOT FOR MY CAMRY LE. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD AND A ISSUE WITH FAULTY PARTS INSTALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW TOYOTA IS SAYING THE REPAIR IS $2500. THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED ALONG WITH THE HYBRID UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE FOUND ON INTERNET SEARCHES THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE AT 2010 BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO OFFER REPAIRS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEREAS THE DRIVER IS NEVER CERTAIN THAT THE BRAKES WILL WORK OR FAIL. I SAY THAT MAYBE THIS CAR SHOULD BE UNDER A FULL RECALL BECAUSE I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL, THEY TESTED IT MID YEAR 2017 AND I WAS JUST TOLD THAT MY CAR FAILED THE TEST AND NEEDS TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE ON THAT AS WELL AS THE ABS ACTUATOR.