C1249

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2011 TOYOTA CAMRY with 5000.0 miles

Driver first noticed a problem when she came to a stop at a traffic light. The Camry started revving the engine even though driver was depressing the brake pedal; at this point the traction light came on. Five minutes later, driver approached a red light going approximately 25 mph. She depressed the brake pedal and the Camry made a loud sound then jerked forward repeatedly. The brakes did not slow down the car consequently causing her to run the red light. She then attempted to get to a safe place, so she pulled into a parking lot. When driver attempted to stop by depressing the brake pedal all the way to the floor, the car did not stop or slow down nearly causing her to crash into a parking lot barrier. There was a noticeable burning smell. Terrified, we took the Camry to a Toyota dealership. The dealership technicians recovered diagnostic trouble codes: C1249 and U0129. The technicians also drove the Camry for 55 miles, but they did not make any repairs, despite the dtc codes, because they said they could not replicate the problem. This is a brand new Camry, and we are terrified to drive it, but Toyota won't do anything about it because they say there's nothing wrong. The diagnostic trouble codes indicate otherwise. Based on research we did, the first code C1249, indicates an opening in the stop light switch circuit, which recommends three likely causes of the error, 1) the stop light switch, 2) stop light switch circuit, or 3) the brake actuator assembly (skid control ecu). The second code U0129 indicates trouble with the abs and traction actuator assembly (as well as the skid control ecu), or the can communication system. This is particularly alarming because what this error means is that the computer disengages the brakes, which is clearly what happened to us. The Toyota dealership told us to contact corporate; corporate told us to contact the dealership. No repairs have been done, and the car is just collecting dust now.
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC,

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2008 TOYOTA RAV4 with 124019. miles

On october 5 and 6, 2015 my 2008 Toyota Rav4 was in for service at piercey Toyota in milpitas to replace all four tires, front/back brakes and front shock absorbers, a total of $2,000. On october 8, 2015, while i was driving my car back from stanford lucile packard over dumbarton bridge, i have noticed that my brakes would not engage and i could not slow down my car. Just before this event, the abs, vsc, and slip warning lights all came on. The brake pedal felt very stiff and i was not able to do any repetitive pumping of the brake. I called 911 and requested assistance. When the front traffic came to a hold i had to use my emergency brake and my entire car slipped to the left. We almost got hit by the bus behind us. Some good samaritans saw what happened and helped me to get my car off the road. That day, my 9 yrs. Old son and i could have been killed. I request that Toyota investigates/recalls the brake light switch circuit that has malfunctioned. Piercey Toyota in milpitas investigated the incident on 10/09/15. They found C1249 open stop light switch circuit, C1223 abs system malfunction, my vehicle had intermittent brake light switch circuit malfunction. Piercey Toyota replaced brake light switch assembly.
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING WHEELS