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I had to beg and plead {kinda} with them to do the dash rattle TSB. Servcice manager said the TSB was done AT THE FACTORY. HAAAA
B.S. IMHO
A] Metal backing shims..
B] Soft rubber backing material liberally applied.
C] Chamfering the "leading" edges of the brake pads.
Many aftermarket pads come out of the box with both the leading and trailing edges of the brake pads chamferred. I did note fairly recently that some of the pads supplied as original equipment at the factory only have one edge chamferred (leaves more braking surface..) and if those are incorrectly installed....
Something you might try on your own is to make several severe stops, HEAVY brake useage from a faily high speed, 20-30 MPH, to remove any buildup of pad or rotor glaze. But sometimes this only works temporarily.
In reading the comments on this forum, we all seem to have the same complaints. Too bad. I loved my 1999 Solara SLE. I, like some of the others, as much as it would hurt financially, am thinking of dumping the Camry.
I have owned this car since July of 2006 and I can tell you it's been my worse experinece ever with a car. The dash rattles were a hugh problem and they finally did a TSB to help that problem. It took a year and a half for them to get that done.
My trans is still not right and my brakes squeak.
These dealerships are trained well to protect themselves from the lemmon law.
I wish some lawyer would read these post and get together a class action suit.
It is not right for Toyota to get away with this.
Keep fighting, chuck
I am also having a intermittent delay in shifting issue that some others are experiencing ... no updates or bulletins..they are still looking at it...
I have never had issues like these with my other Camry's...
Dealers famous words. "it's normal" That's how Toyota builds it's reputation. YA Right!
In an effort to improve FE the brake rotors are being lightened to the N'TH degree. That means that if you abuse your brakes they WILL punish you.
I have a 2007, and don't even hear it anymore.
The ABS actuator self-test "mechanical sound" is common to many cars, including the first car I had with ABS -- my 1990 Mercury Sable. Please refer to your owner's manual.
I can hear a noise but I'm not sure if it's normal or not.
Just curious
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And please forgive my ignorance, but why would the ABS actuator not be activated or reset once you step on the brakes, but when you start driving only forward?
It seems confusing to me.
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The ABS system uses sensors to look at the wheel rotating. If it sees the wheel about to stop rotating while braking, then the ABS kicks in and it pumps the brakes extremely quickly to keep the wheel rotating, preventing locking the wheels and the corresponding loss of steering control. I am guessing that the system is checking its sensors when starting to move forward.
Seriously, all ABS systems operate like this - yours is fine. If you still have doubts (and time to kill), have the dealer check it.
I exactly have the same problem, with my 2007 May Camry.. I have run piller to post, from one NJ dealer to the other, nothing works, still I have the same steering vibration problem, which I had been facing from Day1. At high speeds >70 MPH, on smooth roads, the steering starts vibrating, it is highly uncomfortable to drive..
Did any one have any solution to it...
Please help me
Ram12
Vibrations which begin at 55mph +, are typically tires out of balance. But could also be to a lesser percentage of the time, tires with bad belts, rims out of balance/bent, and even sometimes bad/defective suspension parts.
If this was my vehicle, I'd take the tires and have them road-force balanced. It's a special balancing machine, that balances the tires while they are under load as if simulating carrying the weight of the vehicle, as opposed to just unloaded spin balancing. Do an internet search, and you should be able to find a shop near you.
road force balance
Open the hood, have someone else start the car and start pulling out of the garage. You put your hand on the ABS pump and walk along as the car is moving. You'll undoubtedly feel the clunk when it does its' test. Keep feet out from under the wheels, and hand away from the moving belts and pulleys. Choose a driver who likes you, count your fingers when done.
Work for Toyota....hah...you obviously haven't done your homework.
The last dealer, I went to, did the Road Force Balancing also, he detected wrong rotors, he changed them and still the problem exists...
Do you suggest any Good Dealer to find the problem...
The Car has run just 16000 miles...
If the vibration moves with the wheels/tire combo...you know the problem is in that combo. If the problem stays with the vehicle, then you know the problem is in your suspension and you'll undoubtedly need to get the Toyota regional rep involved.
We can try the test you suggested, I'm not exactly sure where the abs is though. And I guess I'm still wondering why we didn't hear this sound in the beginning and why I never heard it in any of the Camry's I test drove? Or in any other car I've ever owned. It is becoming more frequent now also. I fully expect it to start happening with ever lower speed shift like some others are saying. Also the car randomly slips a gear at higher speeds. This just seems like the same old trans. problems I've been hearing about. I could go into more detail for you about what the car was doing over the winter too...apparently I have the only car that should never be washed in the winter time or it becomes undriveable.