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2003 Toyota Camry service brakes problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2003 Toyota Camry2% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Service Brakes complaints
2%
share of all complaints
95,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Drivers side power seat is stuck in forward. Emergency brake does not work. Engine requires 1 gallon of oil every 2 thousand miles.

    filed May 7, 2021

  • 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…

    filed Feb 21, 2020

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

Service Brakes problems in other Camry years

YearReportsShare
2025 Camry107%
2024 Camry12%
2023 Camry610%
2022 Camry712%
2021 Camry138%
2020 Camry124%
2019 Camry349%
2018 Camry12818%
2017 Camry2114%
2016 Camry1810%
2015 Camry3714%
2014 Camry368%
Camry service brakes problems by year →

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.