Toyota Camry Complaints (2009)

1,412 consumer complaints on file.

#10449367February 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS T-BONED THIS WEEK AT A 4-WAY STOP (FLASHING RED LIGHT) AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CAMRY HB WITH SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVEN AIRBAGS INCLUDING DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG, FRONT SEAT-MOUNTED DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, AND DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT. NO BAGS DEPLOYED! IT APPEARS HER HEAD WENT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. SHE WAS IN ICU WITH CONCUSSION, BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN AND BRAIN SWELLING. DRIVER?S DOOR WAS PUSHED IN ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE IMPACT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE SEVEN AIRBAGS. ALL MAINTENANCE ON THIS LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE WAS DONE AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448293February 17, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRUTS WERE PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE STRUTS WERE PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,513.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448651February 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THIS 2009 CAMRY WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY IS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL WITH NO SWITCH TO DISABLE IT DURING ICY CONDITIONS. THE CAR IS OPERATED IN COLORADO WHERE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE COMMON. WHEN THESE CONDITIONS EXIST AND THE CAR IS STOPPED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE OR AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT ON AN INCLINE, THE POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS IS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING ON THE ICE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SHUTS THE POWER DOWN TO THEM TO THE POINT THEY WILL NOT TURN. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE UNLESS YOU BACK IT UP AND TAKE A RUN AT THE HILL. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR 2 REASONS: 1. IF THERE IS A CAR BEHIND YOU, YOU CANNOT BACK UP WHICH CREATES A TRAFFIC JAM AND REQUIRES CARS GO AROUND YOU WHICH CAN BE A HAZARD. 2. WHEN YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A RUN AT THE HILL, YOU CANNOT STOP OTHERWISE THE CAR WILL STALL WHICH MEANS YOU MUST ENTER INTO A STREET WITHOUT STOPPING WHICH IS DANGEROUS AND IN MANY CASES ILLEGAL. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL A SWITCH, AND THAT I SHOULD EXPRESS MY CONCERNS TO THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE LINE. THIS SITUATION IS A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. ALSO, THE 2012 CAMRY HAS A SWITCH TO DISABLE THE TRACTION CONTROL IN ICY CONDITIONS. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY THE SWITCH MUST BE RETROFITTED TO OLDER MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447470February 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR OF THE CAR USING THE REMOTE AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR IS DEAD. IT DOES NOT START, NO POWER WINDOWS, CD PLAYER, NOTHING WORKS. I WASN'T ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT I CANT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE DRIVING. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED MYSELF IN BUT LUCKILY MY CAR WAS PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447021February 7, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON DECEMBER 4, 2011, WITH MY WIFE AND RETURNING FROM A VISIT TO OUR CHILDREN, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 CAMRY EAST FROM BROOKLYN IN THE LEFT LANE ABOUT A MILE ONTO THE JACKIE ROBINSON PARKWAY AT ABOUT 4:30 P.M., VISIBILITY VERY GOOD AND ROAD DRY. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY BUT MOVING ABOUT 35-40 M.P.H. WHEN IT SLOWED A LITTLE IN FRONT OF ME I PUT ON THE BRAKE-- BUT THE CAR SPEEDED UP. I REPEATED THE BRAKING AND THE CAR SPEEDED UP EVEN MORE. THESE TWO ATTEMPTED BRAKING OCCURRED IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS. I SAW WE WOULD CRASH INTO THE CAR AHEAD. I TRIED TO STEER MAINLY INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THAT CAR AND THE ONE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO AS TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE TO THEM, BUT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WENT A LITTLE FASTER. OUR CAR, HAVING HIT THE RIGHT-LANE CAR IN ITS LEFT REAR, WENT PAST THAT CAR AND INTO THE OPENED-UP SPACE AND THE SHOULDER, AND INTO AN ABOUT THREE-PLUS-FOOT CONCRETE RETAINING WALL, HITTING IT AT AN ANGLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF OUR CAR, WHICH MOUNTED THE WALL ON OUR RIGHT-HAND WHEELS AND CAME TO A STOP THERE. AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED BUT TENSIONED SEATBELTS HIT US HARD IN THE CHESTS. WE MANAGED TO GET MY DOOR OPEN AND GET OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, WITH ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON IT, ALWAYS CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. I WOULD ADD THAT WHEN TOYOTA RECALLED THE CAR IN 2010 I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE ADJUSTMENTS AND WAS INTERESTED TO LEARN FROM THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ADJUSTMENTS WOULD TAKE AWHILE BECAUSE THEY REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER. ALSO, I AS WELL AS MY WIFE HAVE BEEN DRIVING, EACH OF US FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS, WITH EXEMPLARY RECORDS, AND NEITHER OF US HAS EVER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WE MEANT TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. WE ARE WRITING TO YOU IN THE HOPE THAT STILL OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS WILL NOT HAVE TO SUFFER THE UPSET THAT WE STILL FEEL, OR OF COURSE WORSE. (I SENT THIS TO YOU VIA PDF EARLIER TODAY.) *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441671December 29, 2011
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ON ITS SIDE AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL SIX TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE DESTROYED DURING THE CRASH. THREE PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, INCLUDING ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10441704December 29, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 20,000 MILES TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION AND PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. ALIGNMENT DID NOT HELP. REPAIR SHOP IDENTIFIED THE TIRE PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441386December 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITH TOYOTA T-SB-0094-11, TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION IN A HANDFUL OF CAR MODELS. THEY HAVE SET THE BAR HIGH IN ORDER TO GET THE REPAIR COVERED, EITHER UNDER THE NORMAL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES ON, SO MOST CARS WILL NOT EXPERIENCE ISSUES UNTIL THEY ARE NEAR OR PASSED THEIR WARRANTY MILEAGE. A SERIES OF OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS IS REQUIRED, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, THEY DO NOT MAKE SURE THE OIL IS NOT OVER FULL. I HAVE HAD TWO TESTS THUS FAR, AND BOTH TIMES THEY HAVE OVERFILLED MY OIL BY ~0.5 QUARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440212December 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 3 YEARS & 65,375 MILES. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH THE 90,000 MILE COOLANT. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. USA TO NO AVAIL. SPOKE WITH [XXX]. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP., USA CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439907December 14, 2011
AIR BAGS
ON NOVEMBER 25, 2011, MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE DRIVER OF AN ON COMING VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF MY WIFE'S CAR, RESULTING IN OUR CAR STRIKING THE VEHICLE HEAD ON. MY WIFE'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. THE POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE WAS SURPRISE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK DID DEPLOY. THE BODY REPAIR SHOP THAT ACCESSED THE DAMAGED WAS SHOCKED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439138December 9, 2011
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 TIRES, LINE SIZE: 215/60R/16. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE SEVERALLY WORN. THE CONTACT HAD THE TIRES REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 01/20/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438963December 8, 2011
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
THE AIR-TIRES SYMBOL IS ON ALTHOUGH TOYOTA CHANGED A TIRE($236.00) FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437621November 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUN VISOR FELL DOWN AND IMPAIRED MY SEEING THE ROAD AHEAD. I WENT TO GO FLIP IT UP BUT IT HAD BROKEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. I WAS TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE HOLDING UP THE VISOR AND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I FINALLY GOT OFF THE ROAD I HAD TO ACTUALLY RIP THE VISOR OFF BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T GO UP AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT I DID. THE CAR IS BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. NORMALLY I WOULD JUST FIX THIS AND MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE, BUT UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO THE 2007 CAMRY ON THE SAME VISOR ISSUE. WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY BUT LET ME TELL YOU, I COULDN'T SEE A THING AND IF THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT FELL DOWN I WOULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. AGAIN, IT WAS WITHOUT WARNING AND JUST FELL DOWN - I WASN'T MOVING IT OR TOUCHING IT. I'M BEYOND UPSET ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I KNOW THAT TOYOTA WAS WELL AWARE OF THE SITUATION. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436201November 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY. SINCE MY GAS GAUGE WAS CONTINUOUSLY READING EMPTY I TOOK IT TO DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY UNTIL MARCH 2012 BUT THAT BECAUSE WATER DROPLET WERE FOUND IN THE TANK THE 'SENDER' HAD BURNED OUT AND WAS NOT SENDING THE CORRECT GAS LEVEL TO THE DASHES GAUGE AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THE SENDER SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME TOLERANCE TO SOME LEVEL OF LIQUID HUMIDITY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THIS FAILURE OF SENDER SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THEY INDICATED THAT MANY PUMPS HAD GONE BAD BY WATER BEING DEPOSITED IN TANKS OF THEIR VEHICLES BUT THEY HAD NO HISTORY OF REPLACING SENDERS. THE PUMP WORKS FINE AND THE CAR RUNS GREAT, BUT THE GAUGE IN THE DASH WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM. SHOULD IT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434336November 5, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:BEAD
PRE-MATURE TIRE WEAR ON MY2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE SEDAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434176November 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY ON MAY 10 2011,THE SAME WEEK I FELT THE CAR ACTING UP, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEN WHAT IT DOES,THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS NORMAL,I TAKING MY CAR 5 OR MORE TIMES FOR SERVICE AND ALL THEY SAY IS NORMAL,MY CAMRY SHAKES,VIBRATES ALL THE TIME,I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO TURN OFF ON ME AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE OF THIS DAYS THAT IS THE FEELING I GET EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR, I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 GIRLS ALL I WANT IS HONESTY THE SELLER DEALER THEY NEED TO LET THE BUYER KNOW OF THE WEAR THINGS THE CAMRY DOES BEFORE MAKING THE PURCHASE THE WAY THE BUYER CAN MAKE THE DECISION OF PURCHASING THE CAR OR NOT... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430887October 19, 2011
SUSPENSION
I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT TWO STRUTS WERE LEAKING AND TO BRING THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA PLAZA AUTOMALL STATED THE MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE NOISE AND CONCERN. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THEY DO LEAK AND TOYOTA ALLOWS ASCERTAIN AMOUNT TO LEAK AND ARE WITHIN TOYOTA GUIDELINES...YOU WANT TO SEE THIS INFORMATION? THEY GREASED SOMETHING AT THE END OF THE DRIVESHAFT AND SAID IT'S ALL FIXED. I BELIEVED THEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES AND I HAVE LOYALLY ONLY TAKEN MY CAMRY TO PLAZA, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. I AM NOT AUTO SAVVY BUT I DO KNOW THAT THINGS ON A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT LEAK ESPECIALLY SHOCKS! ANYHOWS, I AM STILL WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT STEREO UNDER WARRANTY FOR TWO WEEKS TO COME INTO DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430101October 13, 2011
AIR BAGS
METAL OBJECT IN THE LEFT LANE ,TRY TO AVOID IT AND HIT A TRUCK IN THE LEFT SIDE ,THE CAR SPIN AND MY DAUGHTER WAS HURT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL WITH TRAUMA IN THE HEAD CHEST ,ARMS , NECK AND STOMACH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10428902October 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT OPERATOR TRIED TO STOP HER VEHICLE BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. SHE STATED THAT SHE TRIED HER BRAKES, TRIED PUMPING HER BRAKES, TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN BUT NONE OF THESE ACTIONS STOPPED HER VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. SHE STATED THAT SHE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. SHE STATED THAT AT THAT POINT SHE MADE THE DECISION TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AND DRAGGED BY THE VEHICLE SUFFERING LACERATIONS TO BOTH HER LEGS. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD AND FINALLY CAME TO REST ON SIDEWALK AND LAWN OF A RESIDENCE. WHILE RESPONDING MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE TREATING THE ACCIDENT VICTIM, A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REACHED IN VEHICLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED ROLLING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IN PARK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10428003September 30, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. WHEN THE RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN OIL TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. UPDATED 01/27/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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