# 1999 Toyota Camry - Brake issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** camry, toyota, brakes\
**Created:** [September 20, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453 "2022-09-20T13:17:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jbowyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@Jbowyer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jbowyer)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453/1 "2022-09-20T13:17:33Z")

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breaks load up when used and do not unload ?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453/2 "2022-09-20T13:44:01Z")

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> [@Jbowyer](#):
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> breaks load up when used and do not unload ?

Brakes are what you meant ? If they don’t work right and you can’t fix them yourself then put the vehicle in a shop . It even might be best to have it towed to the shop.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453/3 "2022-09-20T18:00:54Z")

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> [@Jbowyer](#):
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> breaks load up when used and do not unload ?

I have NO idea what you mean by this… Please explain.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453/4 "2022-09-20T18:05:33Z")

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If you mean the brakes engage but won’t disengage when brake pedal is released, the brake hoses to front the calipers may be deteriorated inside and are now acting as check valves and not releasing the brakes

Tester

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453/5 "2022-09-20T20:42:47Z")

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I don’t know wthat you mean either but 50 years ago had a bad power brake booster that would lock the pedal down on a long stop. Pop the pedal up again with your foot for the next time. Precision in explaining symptoms leads to different paths.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-toyota-camry-brake-issue/186453/6 "2022-09-20T21:41:55Z")

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I expect it’s what Tester suggests above, rubber brake hose has deteriorated. One idea, ask shop to put car on lift so they can figure out which wheel(s) are doing it. If two or more wheels involved, seems unlikely multiple rubber brake hoses would fail at once, so would have to be something upstream: upstream rubber brake hoses, proportioning valve, master cylinder, or power brake booster. ABS malfunction possible as well, but seems less likely.