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2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid service brakes problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid39% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Service Brakes complaints
39%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • For first minute or two after starting vehicle, the brakes prevent smooth operation causing "lurching" especially during slow speed backing. Toyota declares "normal" behavior of the brakes.

    filed Sep 17, 2019

  • Brakes periodically grab severely when first driving the car. Usual occurrence is when first backing from garage or parking space and trying to ease the brake pedal. Brakes grab and prevent slowing the car smoothly. After driving for a dozen or so yards, problem doesn't reoccur--until is again…

    filed Jan 4, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.