Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon
Posted by I. W. SIZER on 6/22/08

On 5/15/08, JMB wrote:
> I have a 1999 Toyota Sienna and my brakes had been making a
> clunking noise for about a year. I had new pads put in and the
> drums turned and the brakes still made the clunking noise
> occasionally. I had the brakes reinspected...nothing. The
> brakes went out on me on a freeway offramp going around a corner
> at around 50 MPH. My foot went to the floor and I had almost no
> braking ability at all. I was able to downshift to get the car
> to slow down enough to pull over but it was very frightening.
It
> appears that my ABS computer decided that I was slipping and
> turned off braking to the rear brakes. I ended up having to
> replace the ABS computer/actuator. The brakes appear to be
> working great now but I don't have confidence in my van any
> longer.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 2/11/07, by Charlene Blake.
• Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 2/22/07, by David Almandsmith.
• Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 2/25/07, by Stuart.
• Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 5/07/08, by ron carboni .
• Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 5/07/08, by Charlene Blake.
• Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 5/14/08, by AV.
• Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 5/15/08, by JMB.
• Re: Brake Failure (ABS) in Toyota Sienna, Camry, Avalon, 6/22/08, by I. W. SIZER.