Toyota Camry Complaints (2009)

1,412 consumer complaints on file.

#10928605November 29, 2016
STEERING
I WAS TAKING MY FATHER TO THE DOCTOR IN A TOWN 2 HOURS AWAY. I STOPPED TO PICK HIM UP (CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND I WENT INSIDE TO GET HIM) AND WHEN WE GOT INTO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START AND THE "KEY INDICATOR" LIGHT WAS ON. I CHECKED THE NISSAN MANUAL WHICH INFORMED ME THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL NISSAN MECHANIC. I ALSO DID RESEARCH REGARDING THE ICON LIGHT AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF 2009 NISSANS HAD EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC CALLED WITH THE NEWS THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED REPLACING AT A CHARGE OF 910.00. THIS IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO CONSIDER AS A RECALL. OUR MECHANIC HAD 2 MORE CALLS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER WE BROUGHT OUR CAR IN LAST WEEK. I HOPE NISSAN WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY AND REIMBURSE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE REPLACED THIS PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928677November 29, 2016
ENGINE
CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL IN TWO-THREE MONTHS PERIOD. I GOT LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON AND OFF WHEN I HIT THE BREAK HARD, THEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND OFF. I WENT TO NEAREST AUTO STORE AND CHECKED ENGINE OIL. IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, I MEAN DRY. I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT SINCE TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND MY CAR PASSED THE TEST A FEW MONTH AGO. I WAS TOLD THE AUTO SHOP WORKER THAT I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO BURN UP THE ENGINE. I CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE ON 2009 CAMRY. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928175November 28, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MOTOR OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON INDICATING THAT MY OIL IS LOW OR OUT. I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR WITH ABSOLUTELY NO MOTOR OIL IN IT, BECAUSE THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON LETTING ME KNOW THAT I WAS OUT OF MOTOR OIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2009.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928428November 28, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR DOES NOT START WHEN THE WEATHER GETS CHILLI. TRYED SO MANY TIMES BUT WON'T TURN ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925629November 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MOTOR OIL IS BURNING EXCESSIVELY I HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY WEEKEND AND THE DEALER SAYS IS NORMAL, I THINK IS NOT NORMAL TO KEEP ADDING OIL WHEN THERE IS NO LEAK. DASHBOARD IS PRACTICALLY MELTING IT WAS REPORTED BACK IN MAY BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER TIME IT GETS VERY STICKY THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL TAKE MONTHS OR A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD FIX IT. RADIO HAS A MALFUNCTION IT WAS REPLACED BACK IN 2014 BECAUSE THE SCREEN TURN BLACK AND NOT ABLE TO TURN IT ON OR OFF. IN 2016 THE RADIO IS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN FOR THE SAME REASON AND THE DEALER WON'T REPLACE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS FINISHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925317November 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL AND HEAD BRUISES, AND AN INJURED BACK AND LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10924910November 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
UNKNOWN MY VEHICLE WAS MOBILE, AT THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH ON A CITY STREET, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. BY THE TIME I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP MY ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH WENT ON, WITH A WHIZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924556November 6, 2016
ENGINE
I NOTICED MY CAMRY WAS LOW ON OIL. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON MY ENGINE FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THEY VERIFIED INDEED MY CAR HAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY FIX IT BUT ALL THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. AT FIRST THEY SAID IT COULD TAKE A MONTH OR TWO. I CALLED BACK A MONTH LATER, DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL ME A DATE AND IT MAY TAKE A YEAR UNTIL THEY HAVE PARTS. I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS BEING COMPROMISED BURNING OIL LIKE THIS. I AM HAVING TO PUT A QUART IN SOMETIMES EVERY 700 MILES! WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAITING THIS LONG TO GET THE REPAIR DONE AND MAY HAVING TO WAIT A YEAR IF TOYOTA EVEN GETS BACK TO ME. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING ME AND NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO FIX THIS REPAIR IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923794November 2, 2016
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NO APPARENT LEAKS, BUT CONSUMES MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL CONSUMTION UNTIL OVER 150,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920489November 1, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST X 2. DEALER STATED I PAY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ENGINE, ONLY PISTON RINGS COVERED. DEALER STATED I PAY IF THEY DAMAGE ENGINE DURING REPAIR/RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920207October 31, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAS BIG AIR BUBBLES COMPROMISING VISIBILITY. ALSO THE I HAD REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR 3 TIMES FOR BEING BROKEN WHEN PULLED DOWN FOR USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920234October 31, 2016
ENGINE
THE WATER PUMP IS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE, AND WILL FAIL SOON. TOYOTA RECALLED 2.7 MILLION VEHICLES FOR WATER PUMP PROBLEMS BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT RECALLED. I THINK IT SHOULD BE. IT IS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918684October 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD PANEL IS MELTING IN MY CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY STICKY AND EVERYTHING THAT FALLS ON IT GETS STUCK AND I CANNOT GET IT OFF THE DASHBOARD. I TRY TO CLEAN MY CAR AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO THE DASH. I TRY TO WIPE IT DOWN WITH WATER AND A TOWEL, BUT IT JUST PULLS THE LINT OFF A MICROFIBER TOWEL AND IT GETS STUCK. IT IS REALLY IRRITATING AND I HOPE TOYOTA FIXES MY PROBLEM AND TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS DEFECTS. MY ENTIRE FAMILY DRIVES TOYOTA'S AND IF THEY DO NOT FIX THIS ISSUE, WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY TIES WITH TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918747October 25, 2016
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAMRY WENT FROM BURNING 1 QT. OF OIL PER 5,000 MILES (CAR HAD 82K MILES ON IT) TO BURNING 1 QT. PER 450 MILES (CAR HAS 158K MILES ON IT). TOYOTA TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT CAME UP 0.1 QT SHORT OF REQUIRING REPAIR UNDER ENHANCED WARRANTY,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918420October 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP AND IS A DANGER TO DRIVE AND CAUSES LIMITED VISION TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH CAMRYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918141October 23, 2016
ENGINE
OUR CAR BEGAN BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL AROUND 75,000 MILES.AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE 2AZ-FE ENGINES WHICH WERE INSTALLED IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: 2007-2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HV, 2007-2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX, 2006-2008 TOYOTA RAV4, 2007-2008 TOYOTA SOLARA, 2007-2009 SCION TC, AND 2008-2009 SCION XB . TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE MATERIAL DESIGN DEFECT ENGINES BUT THEY DECIDED TO SELL THE CARS ANYWAY: THE ENGINE DEFECT TYPICALLY BECOMES APPARENT EITHER DURING OR SHORTLY AFTER THE LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED, SO IT WOULDN'T BE THEIR PROBLEM. IN RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT IN 2014, THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE GUIDELINES ARE VERY RESTRICTIVE AND ONLY COVER THE MOST EGREGIOUS CASES, LEAVING US WITH A FAULTY ENGINE THAT CONSUMES A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1200-1400 AND NO MEANS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917993October 21, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECEIVED 1ST NOTICE FROM TOYOTA MOTOR REGARDING FACTORY WARANTY EXTENSION BECAUSE OF STICKY DASHBOARD ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I RECEIVED 2ND NOTICE LAST SPRING AND BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTO SERVICE AND VERIFIED THAT MY CAR DASHBOARD NEED TO BE REPKACED. THE PUT THE LINE FOR REPLACEMENT AND THEY WERE GOING TO NOTIFY ME. IT WAS APRIL 2016. WHEN I CALLED SEVICE AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THEY SAID IT BACK ORDER AND WAITING FOR THE PARTS. THEN I DECIDED TO CALL TOYOTO MOTOR CUSTEMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID MY ORDER WAS IN THE LINE AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS IT WILL BE IN SERVICE. I SAID OK. TWO DATS AGO I CALLED TOUOTO MOTOR AND ASK WHEN MY DASHBOARD WILL BE DELIVERED. THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW IT IS BACK ORDER. THEY SAID I AM GOING TO BE NOTIFIED. I WANTED TO TALK THEIR MANEGER . THEY SAID THEIR MABAGER WILL CALL ME. TODAY I HAVE RECEIVED CALL. SHE REPEATED SAME THINGS. IT IS BACKORDER THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN MY DASHBOARD WILL BE REPLACED. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED NOW. I DON'T THING THAT THEY HAVE PLAN TO SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMER. THEY JUST ACT LIKE THEY TAKING CARE THE ISSUE BECAUSE IF COURT ORDER. I SEARCGED MANY TOYOTO OWNER ARE WAITING FOR TOYOTO SERVICES CALL THEM FIR DASHBOARD REPLACEMENT BUT I BELIVE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SERIOUS ACTION. GOVERMENT OFFICES MYST START INVESTIGATION AND CLARIFY WHAT ACTION AND HOW MANY CARS DASHBOARD PROBLEM HAVE BEEN SOLVED AFTER THE COURT ORDER. IT WAS SAFETY PROBLEM AND MY GOVERNMENT SHOULD PUSH TOYOTO TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. I WILL TRY TO FIND THE COURT, THE FEDERAL JUDGE AND INFORM THAT TOYOTO LYING MANY TOYOTO OWNER AND THEY DON'T TAKE SERIOUS ACTION TO SOLVE IT. THEIR ONLY ANSWER THE IT IS BACKORDER PART. YOU HAVE TO ORDER THAT HOW MANY CARS' DASHBOARD HAVE VEEN REPLACED OVER KAST 2 YEARS. THE NUMBER WILL GIVE IDEA HOW MUCH THEY CONSIDER THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. IT IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF SHINY DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917728October 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD 6AM APPROX. 1 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I APPLIED BRAKES INTENDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THEN VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME, HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE CAR. I MISSED MY INTERSECTION TO TURN. IT IS AS IF THE POWER SYSTEM TO THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. I SLOWED ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR ONTO A SIDED STREET AND PUMPED THE BRAKES HARD, IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO BRAKE, BUT AT LEAST I KNOW I HAVE TO APPLY HEAVY FOOT PRESSURE TO BRAKE. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND VSC LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THEN TURNED OFF AFTER 1 MINUTE AND POWER BRAKING RETURNED TO NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916314October 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT START UP THE GAUGES STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER A WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY START WORKING FINE AFTER A FEW MILES THEY START JUMPING AND FALLING. BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS COMES ON AND AC QUITS WORKING WE HAVEN T DRIVE THE CAR SINCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US TO TAKE TO SERVICE, BEFORE THAT I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL FOR THAT. ON THE LAST SERVICE MADE BY TOYOTA DEALER, THEY WASHED THE ENGINE, A PRACTICE THAT I AM NOT AGREE, DOES THAT MAY BE THE CAUSE? LET ME KNOW, THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916054October 14, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY PASSENGER SIDE VISOR JUST BROKE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT'S A 2009, BUT PURCHASED IN 2008. FINALLY GOT MY DASHBOARD REPLACED LAST WEEK ALF ASKED ABOUT THE VISOR. TOYOTA SAYS THEY WON'T FIX IT SINCE ITS PASSED THE WARRANTY TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT SINCE IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH IT DOWN ALL THE TIME. I'VE LOVED MY CAMRY, BUT TO SPEND OVER $100 TO FIX THE VISOR IS STEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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