U.S. public vehicle records

2008 Toyota CAMRY HYBRID problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

162 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

73,700 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 136 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 61 of 162 complaints (37.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	74	45.7%
Steering behavior	12	7.4%
Electrical and battery issues	5	3.1%
Engine operation	3	1.9%
Transmission and shifting	2	1.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes

Vehicle Speed Control

Visibility

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Structure

Unknown Or Other

Engine

Steering

Service Brakes: 61; Vehicle Speed Control: 38; Visibility: 17; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 14; Structure: 13; Unknown Or Other: 13; Engine: 10; Steering: 9

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 13; 25,000 to 49,999: 20; 50,000 to 74,999: 37; 75,000 to 99,999: 31; 100,000 to 149,999: 23; 150,000 and above: 12

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (37). 26 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2009: 4; 2010: 15; 2011: 16; 2012: 14; 2013: 13; 2014: 55; 2015: 7; 2016: 6; 2017: 15; 2018: 10; 2019: 7

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 74 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 12 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 5 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10290745 · 2009-11-02 (November 2, 2009)

DROVE IN TO A PARK PARKING LOT, PULLED IN TO A PARKING SPACE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES WENT OUT, RAN IN TO A TREE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX FEET AWAY. IF THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE TREE THERE I COULD HAVE RUN IN TO THE SOCCER GROUP A FEW HUNDRED FEET AWAY AND INJURED OR KILLED THEM AND ME. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290745 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10292482 · 2009-11-17 (November 17, 2009)

APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS ENTIRELY INACCURATE. I DO NOT REMEMBER WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT PROBABLY MORE THAN A YEAR AGO EITHER IN A 2006 CAMRY OR A 2008 CAMRY HYBRID. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE "TOYOTA HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST IN VEHICLES IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE AND IS PROPERLY SECURED" AND BELIEVE THAT MY COMPLAINT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS ONE. 1. MY COMPATIBLE AND PROPERLY SECURED CARPETED DRIVER'S …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10292482 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10313296 · 2010-02-23 (February 23, 2010)

JUNE, 2009 MY 2008 CAMRY HYBRID VEERED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC EVEN THOUGH I WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DID NOT STEER THE VEHICLE IN THAT DIRECTION. ALSO, ON THAT SAME TRIP, WHEN ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL, MY 2008 CAMRY STARTED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, I DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL IMMEDIATELY, AND PUSHED THEN RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CORRECTED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10313296 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10379286 · 2011-01-27 (January 27, 2011)

4.20.2010 SAT .930PM DRY CLEAR ROADS 40MPH NIGHT. FRONT END HIT A RESIDENTIAL PARKED CAR. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT WHEEL AND KNEE. IT WAS 75 DEGREES I HAD ON SHORTS /SANDALS.I CALLED 911 EMTS ARRIVED I WAS CRYING WITH COMPLAINTS OF FIRE FEELING IN MY LEGS FROM THE AIRBAG AND I WENT TO ER COMPLAINED OF FIRE FEELING. ENDED UP WITH FRACTURED RIGHT PINKY AREA FROM STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FOR SOME REASON; I LEFT HOSPITAL STILL WITH BURNING FEELING IN LEFT LEG. IN ER TWO HOURS, TOOK XRAYS FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG JUST SEVERE CONTUSION TO BOT…

Owner-reported narrative. 43,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10379286 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10310259 · 2010-02-13 (February 13, 2010)

ON SEPT 25, 2007 WE PURCHASED FOR MY WIFE A NEW 2008 CAMRY HYBRID AT LONGO TOYOTA, EL MONTE, CA. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS (DEAD STARTER BATTERY FROM HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON OR COMING ON AFTER PARKING, CAR NOT DECELERATING WHEN FOOT TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR, ODD THINGS WITH AUTO DOOR LOCKS) THE FIRST MONTH, AND WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY TALKED US INTO ATTENDING A NEW OWNERS MEETING, SO WE COULD BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE CAR. WHEN WE BROUGHT THESE THINGS UP DURING THE MEETING, MOST OF IT WAS EXCUSED AS BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10310259 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10508799 · 2013-04-19 (April 19, 2013)

THE WATER PUMP ON CAR HAS STARTED TO LEAK SPRAYING COOLANT OVER THE ORANGE ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. ALSO IT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. ONE COMPLAINT HAS ALREADY BEEN FILED AT THIS WEBSITE BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER. TOYOTANATION.COM FORUM IS FILLED WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND PICTURES OF SIMILAR NATURE AND PEOPLE HAVE EVEN POSTED PICTURES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CHANGE THE WATER PUMP. I WISH TOYOTA WOULD HAVE SOME HONOR RESPECT FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS GRAVE PROBLEM. *T…

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10508799 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10446184 · 2012-02-01 (February 1, 2012)

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND GOT NOTHING, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. THE COMPUTER SCREEN SAID TO "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM". I SAT FOR AWHILE AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT DID START BUT IT WOULD MOVE, AND THEN IT DISPLAYED ON THE COMPUTER, " PUT CAR IN P" AND AGAIN THE MESSAGE READ CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND VSC SYSTEM. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO PUT IT ON THE ROLL BACK AND HE NOTICED TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 75,880 miles reported. Look up ODI 10446184 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10487343 · 2012-12-04 (December 4, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS THE TRIANGLE WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10487343 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10359067 · 2010-10-04 (October 4, 2010)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER NECK WAS BRUISED FROM THE SEAT BELT WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED T…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10359067 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10940177 · 2017-01-06 (January 6, 2017)

THE LOW OIL INDICATOR CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO. I CHECKED THE OIL AND I WAS OVER 3 QUARTS LOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISMISSED IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS 3+ QUARTS LOW. I ASKED WHY IT GETS SO LOW BEFORE A LIGHT TURNS ON. THEY DIDN'T KNOW, BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS A NATIONAL REPAIR PROGRAM BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. THE PROGRAM HAD JUST CLOSED AND I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY FOLLOW UP WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILES ON THE CAR. I CAL…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10940177 at NHTSA ↗