Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (service brakes, ABS, rotors and pads, parking brake).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2011 Toyota Camry owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 75 MPH, the vehicle drove over an unknown object on the roadway, and then veered to the left when she lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle drove to the median and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle immediately while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle crashed into the guardrail and then rolled over into a ditch. The front windshield and the driver's and passenger's side front windows were shattered, and the driver's side front door was jammed. A bystander used a crowbar to break the driver's side front window and pulled the contact's daughter out of the vehicle. The air bags were not deployed upon impact. A police report was filed. The contact's daughter received medical attention for body aches. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed totaled by the insurance company. …
If vehicle is in drive with engine running on a hill and rolls back a significant distance while in gear engine may shut off leading to a loss in power steering and brake control once booster looses reserve. also delays ability to move vehicle increasing risk for accident that could be avoided. am able to duplicate concern reliably.
On Sunday evening April 12 I was pulling into a parking space at the holiday inn in east brunswick nj. When I applied the break, my vehicle accelerated on its own. It jumped the curbing in front of the parking space, swiped the front of a parked vehicle and crashed into a stone birdbath in front of the hotel. Miraculously I escaped with a rather ugly bruise to my left forearm and to my right breast from seat belt pressure. My airbag did not open. I will send the police report in another email. It says I was attempting to park in a "handicapped" spot. I was not. I am not handicapped. It also says I "inadvertently" applied the gas instead of the break. I never told anyone that. I was fully awake, conscious and applied the break. I sent a data imaging authorization and consent form to [redacted]. I have to enter a plea by mail to careless driving charges by 5/18/15. …
I was accelerating to 40 MPH, until I noticed that I was about to exceed 40 MPH. I removed my foot from the gas pedal and then, back of the car started to lose traction. I started to apply very light pressure to the brakes to correct the direction of the car. I looked where I wanted to go and made small adjustments to the steering wheel, until the car would stop drifting from lane to lane. The small adjustments did not help, and I lost complete control of the car. The car went to the left side of the road, then the right, then back to the left. As soon as the car went back to the left, it hit a ditch covered with rocks that swung the car to the right. I noticed that the rpms of the car went up from 1,500 RPM to (about) 6,000 RPM and I was also able to regain some control of the car. I was able to steer slightly, but not enough for me to straighten up the car. …
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. After starting the engine, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 25 MPH. Also, the brakes failed and caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to woburn Toyota (394 washington st, woburn, ma) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. Consumer stated manufacturer was notified of car faulty accelerating.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. While driving 70 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond which caused the contact to rear end a parked vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the right side of the chest and bruises to the neck which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
My granddaughter was driving my car. As she was approaching a stop sign she became to press on the brakes but the car wouldnt stop. She was unable to make the car slow down or stop and she ended up slamming into a van. She was bruised and scrapped up cause of the airbags and the car was totaled
This vehicle was involved in a previous accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. As the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. As the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. According to Toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. But another incident has recently happened involving the car this year on the incident date listed on this form. The wife of the owner of the vehicle was in the driveway operating the Toyota Camry 2011 to park the vehicle. As the car was turning to park in the driveway the operator pressed on the brake to back the vehicle back when all of a sudden without warning the vehicle leaped forward hitting the an exterior door to their basement which is surrounded by the rock that covers their home. …
Incident on December 31, 2014 about 11:30 am in wayne, pa: at an intersection as I approached a stop sign where a car was already stopped, I applied my brakes. The car failed to stop and instead lurched forward and the engine increased. The noise was not of the brakes but of the engine roaring. As the car surged forward,I lifted my foot off of the brakes and then reapplied them pressure on the brakes. Again the car did not stop but did slow down. The third application of the brakes did stop the car just inches from the car ahead of me. The next incident occurred on January 13, 2015 when the same experience occurred. I took it to peruzzi Toyota. They could not find anything wrong with the brakes. On January 15, I took the unsafe car back to the dealership for further investigation. …
ABS/ESP system failure & random engine revving before wreck the rear wheels/brakes on my 2011 Toyota Camry locked up and caused me to lose control of the car and crash into a tree. I was accelerating to 40 MPH, until I noticed that I was about to exceed 40 MPH (by roughly 1 MPH). I removed my foot from the gas pedal and then, back of the car started to lose traction. I started to apply very light pressure to the brakes to correct the direction of the car. I looked where I wanted to go and made small adjustments to the steering wheel, until the car would stop drifting from lane to lane. The small adjustments did not help, and I lost complete control of the car. The car went to the left side of the road, then the right, then back to the left. As soon as the car went back to the left, it hit a ditch covered with rocks that swung the car to the right. …
Brake complaints in other Camry years
Frequently asked questions
How common are brake problems on the 2011 Toyota Camry?
NHTSA has 49 complaints about the brakes of the 2011 Toyota Camry, 8% of the model year's 601 complaints. The component named most often is foundation components › master cylinder (2 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2011 Toyota Camry brake problems?
No. NHTSA lists no brakes recall for the 2011 Toyota Camry, though it has 5 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2011 Toyota Camry brake problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 24,000 miles, and 53% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 22 crashes, 0 fires and 13 injuries to brakes problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.