Toyota Camry Complaints (2009)

1,412 consumer complaints on file.

#10604576June 19, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY XLE WITH THE STICKY DASH ISSUE! THE DASH IS TURNING INTO A GLUE LIKE SUBSTANCE. IT ALSO HAS A NOTICEABLE SMELL WHEN IT IS HOT OUT WHERE THE DASH IS LETTING OFF FUMES. THERE IS A GLARE WHICH IS AMPLIFIED FROM HIS ISSUE. IM NOT SURE IF THE FUMES ARE TOXIC BUT I HAVE TO KEEP THE WINDOWS OPEN TO AIR IT OUT WHEN I 1ST GET IN. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I EVEN BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA AND A INTERIOR WARRANTY! WELL GUESS WHAT! ITS NOT COVERED! THE INTERIOR TRIM WARRANTY BY PERMA PLATE STATES IT COVERS CRACKED STAINING OR FADED DASH AND TRIM NOT STICKY! I WAS TOLD THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHERE THE GLUE IS COMING THROUGH THE DASH. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ! I CALL AND GOT THE STANDARD SYMPATHY STATEMENT OF ITS OUT OF WARRANTY! TO TRY TO GET A DISCOUNT FROM YOUR DEALER? WELL I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAINE, MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 2010 SO YES THERE IS A LOCAL DEALER BUT NOT WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598290June 14, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
SO FAR, THERE IS NO ACCIDENT, (I HAD TO PLACE A DATE ON THIS FORM SO I CAN SUBMIT) HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED WITH MY MELTING DASHBOARD. THIS IS CREATING A SUN GLARE ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IF I CANNOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598318June 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID DASHBOARD MELTING IN FLORIDA SUN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY DUE TO DEFECT. CONTACTED TOYOTA REGARDING DEFECT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT OWNERS LIKE ME ARE OUT OF LUCK. THE COST FOR NEW DASHBOARD IS $1,400. I ASKED IF THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597722June 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
AS NOTED BY OTHER SAFETY RECALLS FOR TOYOTA THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2009 CAMRY SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONED IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIRBAG IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AS WELL AS THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR CRUISE CONTROL I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY TOYOTA HAVE HAD SAFETY RECALLS FOR AND DO NOT BELIEVE IT TO BE AN ODD COINCIDENCE THAT I WOULD THEN HAVE THAT SAME ISSUE. I AM HOPING THAT OTHERS REPORT THIS SO THAT THE CAMRY CAN BE ADDED TO THAT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597307June 10, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND & I WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A DEER ON JUNE 8, 2014, WITH OUR 2009 CAMRY HYBRID. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 72 EAST AROUND JACKSONVILLE, IL. IT WAS A FRONT END COLLISION AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE PICTURES. NEITHER OF US WAS INJURED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD THIS BEEN SOMETHING STATIONARY THAT WE HAD THE COLLISION WITH WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN? I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596148June 9, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS FADED AND TURNED YELLOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595992June 4, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, FOUR TIMES IT HAS ACCELERATED RAPIDLY FOR NO REASON. THE CAR JUST JUMPS FORWARD BY 5 OR 6 FEET. THE LAST TIME, I WAS PARKING THE CAR, WITH MY FOOT BARELY ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT SUDDENLY LEAPED FORWARD. I WOULD HAVE HIT A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDEWALK, EXCEPT THAT THE CAR GOT STUCK ON A SNOWBANK. I HAVE REPORTED THESE INCIDENTS TO TOYOTA, WHICH INVESTIGATED AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596111June 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ENTERING MY GARAGE, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED CRASHING THROUGH THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THEY DIDN'T APPEAR TO WORK AS THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING TOO FAST. THE CAR FINALLY CAME A STOP IN THE BACKYARD AGAINST A FENCE POST THAT WAS IN CONCRETE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594352May 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SKID CONTROL AND BRAKE SENSOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO BRAKE WITH FORCE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STROKE SENSOR DETECTOR SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE REMEDY WAS IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,757 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593725May 23, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE VISORS ARE BOTH BROKEN AND DO NOT STAY IN FIXED POSITION. I WENT TO 10 JUNKYARDS TO BUY REPLACEMENTS BUT THEY ALL SAID THAT SAME THING. THAT THESE VISORS ARE ALL DEFECTIVE AND THEY SELL THEM IMMEDIATELY. THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF FACTORY DEFECT THAT MAKES THEM CRACK INTERNALLY. THERE IS ALSO SOME OILY RESIDUE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT IS STICKY AND SHINNY. SO MUCH SO THAT IN THE DAYTIME IT IS HARD TO SEE. JUST WHAT IS THIS GOO ? I CANT GET THE STICKY STUFF OFF AND NOW THE SUN IS BLINDING ME AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE VISORS. I THOUGHT THAT THE STICKY STUFF ON THE DASHBOARD WAS ONLY MY CAR BUT IT SEEM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR WITH THE GRANDKIDS AND ITS REALLY STARTING TO CREEP ME OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593804May 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL LIGHTS ON DASH APPEARED (ABS, TRAC, BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, MASTER WARNING, CHECK VSC SYSTEM) WITH NO WARNING AND COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS FOLLOWED WITH IT, THEN IT WOULD DISAPPEAR AND BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, SEEMS TEMP RELATED AS IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN ON COLD DAYS, AND WHEN CAR IS COLD EARLY IN THE MORNING, DURING DAY WHEN ENGINE WARM EVERYTHING WORKED FINE, TECH COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR TWICE UNTIL LEFT OVER NIGHT FOUND OUT TO BE FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS IS ONLY RELATED TO CAMRY HYBRIDS NOT PRIUS OR OTHER TOYOTA HYBRIDS, MY WHOLE FAMILY DRIVES TOYOTAS HYBRIDS FATHER IN LAW AND 2 BROTHERS HAVE PRIUSES I ALSO HAD PRIUS FOR LONG TIME NEVER HAD ISSUE, NOW ME AND MY WIFE SWITCHED TO CAMRY HYBRIDS AND BOTH CAMRY HYBRIDS EXPERIENCED SAME BRAKE FAILURE WITH FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR, NO COINCIDENCE, THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT CAMRY HYBRID BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT MAKES IT GO BAD IN VERY DANGEROUS WAY, PROBLEM OCCURS SUDDEN AND DISAPPEARS WITHOUT TRACE FOR TECHNICIAN TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG " EVERYTHING IS FINE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE" IS WHAT THEY SAID, BUT IN MORNING COMMUTE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. I DON'T CARE THE REPLACEMENT PART COSTS $1700 BUT ITS THE SAME PART THAT WILL FAIL AGAIN WHO KNOW WHEN. TOYOTA NEEDS REPLACE THE ACTUATORS WITH ONES THAT ARE ON PRIUSES OR ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND REDESIGN THE UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593143May 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OILY SUBSTANCE FROM THE DASHBOARD HAD BECOME STICKY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592918May 20, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I BOUGHT A USED 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT THE DEALER HAD INSTALLED NEW GENERAL ALTIMAX HP TIRES ON, SIZE P215/60R16. AFTER ABOUT 45 MILES OF DRIVING THE TPMS LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DOWN TO 18PSI. WHILE PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE I NOTICED A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. I PUT THE SPARE ON AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO COST TO ME, SAYING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. TODAY, I WENT TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED AND THE TECH TOLD ME HE COULD NOT TOUCH THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE AS IT HAD A HUGE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. THIS TIRE HAS A TOTAL OF ABOUT 14,000 MILES ON IT. THE BUBBLE IS ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION ALSO FOUND A SMALLER SIDEWALL BUBBLE FORMING ON DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THESE TIRES MUST ALL HAVE DEFECTS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL TIRES AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH TIRES THAT COULD BLOWOUT AT ANY MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588837May 16, 2014
SEATS
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE SEAT GOES BACK AND CLICKS IN. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD. THE ACTION IS REPEATED CONSTANTLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A WORN TRACK. THEY SAID IT WOULD CAUSE $2054. TO REPAIR AND CHARGED ME $65.16. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588962May 16, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND SHINY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO WEST KENDALL TOYOTA. ADVISOR SAID HE WOULD GET ME A QUOTE. THE QUOTE FOR ME IS $400 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE TOTAL COST. THE SHEEN ON THE DASH ALSO CREATES A GLARE ON SUNNY DAYS, WHICH CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA IS AVOIDING A RECALL FOR THE USE OF INFERIOR PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587963May 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A "CHECK VSC SYSTEMS" ALERT APPEARED FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. IT APPEARED AS IF MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT ON AS WELL. AS I DROVE, SMOKE CAME OUT FROM MY CAR. I TOOK MY CARD INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MIRACLE THE BRAKE AND BRAKE PUMP DIDN'T SET ON FIRE. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO PAY $4000 FOR A NEW BRAKE AND BRAKE PUMP (AS WELL AS LABOR). I CALLED TOYOTA TO TELL THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID THEY DO NOT COVER IT, EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587481May 9, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS WENT ON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND THE ELECTRICAL HAS FAILED. I NEED TO CHANGE THE INTERIOR COMPUTER. COST $2,100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587264May 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587050May 7, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587152May 7, 2014
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY 2009 CAMRY LE BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2008 FROM TOYOTA. DURING A RECENT ROUTINE SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE, ONE OF THE MECHANICS NOTED IN THE SYSTEM THAT MY CAR WAS EXCESS OIL IN JUNE OF 2013. TOYOTA SUGGESTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. IN MAY OF 2014 THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO TOYOTA WITH APPROX. 85,000 MILES. TOYOTA DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY OIL CONSUMPTION, AND THE CAR WAS IN FACT BURNING MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THEY ASKED MY PERMISSION TO REMOVE THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD, DUE TO THEIR BELIEF THAT THEY OIL WAS LEAKING INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. AFTER THEIR REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE HEAD, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OIL HAD LEAKED INSIDE OF THE PISTONS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE PISTON RINGS. THE SERVICE ADVISER AND SERVICE DIRECTOR TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM". THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN TURN, I ASKED THEM WHETHER THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY PHYSICALLY POINTED TO SIX TOYOTA CAMRY''S WHO WERE ALL GETTING ENGINE REPLACEMENTS (SHORT BLOCK ONLY) DUE TO THE SAME RING FAILURES. WHEN I PROBED WHETHER THIS WAS A RECALL, THEY SAID TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS BUT HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TECHNICAL MEMOS' ABOUT THE ISSUE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE IN FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES FOR THE SAME REASONS I WAS COMPELLED TO NOTIFY YOUR AGENCY. IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT TOYOTA HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINES AT LEAST IN THE 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY CONSUMERS HAVE LOST MONEY, VEHICLES EVEN TO THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT TOYOTA OWNING UP TO WHAT THEIR SERVICE MANAGERS AND MECHANICS DESCRIBED TO ME AS A 'DESIGN FLAWS IN THEIR ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THEY REDESIGNED THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH THEY ARE NOW PUTTING INTO THEIR NEW CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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