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2003 Toyota Camry brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 124 complaints for the 2003 Toyota Camry, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
124 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
23,000 miles 92 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
32 and 1
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2003 Toyota Camry Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 23,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 44 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 16 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 23,000 miles
Based on 92 complaints that include mileage. 75% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles44
20k to 40k miles16
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 92 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 23,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 32 crashes, 1 fire, 12 injuries.

What owners wrote

Consumer stated the brakes locked when he attempted to stop at a toll booth. This caused a rear end collision upon impact, air bags did not deploy consumer sustained a bruised chest, and consumer's wife sustained 2 two broken ribs. Consumer stated that when he hit the vehicle in front it was as if the vehicle accelerated, and even though he had feet on the brakes, vehicle kept going.

February 2004 CrashInjury

Almost at end of exit ramp from I264 to bardstown rd near gardiner lane intersection. Had green light. My vehicle was going approx 25 MPH with no car in front of me to exit onto bardstown rd (hwy 31?). Only myself, driver. I was in left hand lane to exit to westbd (?) bardstown rd. Toward downtown and a smaller car whipped right in front of me from right hand kane (two exit lanes going in same direction. Perhaps, this car wanted to cross over three lanes on bardstown rd to get to fat left turn lane at gardiner ln.

Reported at 139,000 miles, February 2020 CrashInjury

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