Toyota Camry Complaints (2009)

1,412 consumer complaints on file.

#10366812November 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366119November 12, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEAKING FRONT STRUTS: I REPORTED THE FINDING TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (SCOTT TOM TOYOTA, NAMPA, IDAHO) AND ALSO CALLED THE MAIN TOYOTA CUSTOMER CENTER. THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE ASSOCIATE CONFIRMED THE EXISTENCE OF THE LEAKAGE. I WAS TOLD THE AMOUNT OF THE LEAKAGE IS "SMALL," "NORMAL," NO NEED TO REPAIR AT THIS POINT, AND IF I WANT TO HAVE IT REPLACED THEN ITS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE LEAKING STRUTS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON TO TOYOTA CAMRY AND MAY POSE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365413November 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE OIL LEAK IN 2009 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER. THIS CAR HDS A REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED AT 30K MILES AND THE LEKD RETURNED. THEN HAD A SHORT BLOCK REPLACED AT 34K MILES. LEAK RETURNED W/I 277 MILES OF SHORT BLACK REPLACEMENT. FILING ARBITRATION. VEHICLE STILL LEAKING AND ENGINE OIL LEAK IS VERY OBVIOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364852November 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE PARKING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE A ROCKET AND JUMPED OVER THE PARKING CURB ONTO THE ROAD WITH TWO WAY TRAFFIC. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR FLEW ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A FENCE AND WAS STOPPED ONLY WHEN IT FELL INTO A DITCH BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT TURN OVER. SURPRISINGLY, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I KEPT HITTING THE BREAKS AND WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10363698November 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THE MORNING OF OCT 22 '10 , I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED, I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, HOWEVER TO NO AVAIL.. I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY DUE TO IT WAS A BUSY INTERSECTION ..IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A VEHICLE ( AFTER CRASHING INTO 2 MORE ON THE WAY), THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD TAKING IT A FEW MONTHS BACK FOR THE RECALL; I WAS BRUISED , HOWEVER THE MENTAL SCARS WHICH ARE THE WORSE, CANNOT BE SEEN, CONSTANTLY THINKING OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN, I'M REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WOULD NEVER WANT ANYONE TO GO THRU WHAT I WENT THRU, UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT, I AM URGING THE NHTSA AND ANY OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE THE POWER, TO KEEP THE ROADS & THE PUBLIC SAFE, THIS IS AN URGENT MATTER AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING DRASTIC CAN BE DONE BEFORE WE LOSE MORE LIVES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361498October 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I PURCHASED IT IN 2008. IT STARTED SHAKING/VIBRATING EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP LIGHT ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TWICE (ONCE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND AGAIN BECAUSE THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD) AND THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE THE AIR FILTER AND FUEL LINE FILTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED & CLEANED OUT. IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $500. THE CAR WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY NOTICED WITH THE CURRENT COROLLA RECALL? WE HAD THE 2 AIR FILTERS CHANGED & IT STILL CONTINUES TO SHAKE. SOME TIMES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU CAN SEE YOUR HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS BLURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360834October 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY - EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION AND ABRUPT CHANGE IN TRANSMISSION WHEN CRUISE CONTROL TRIES TO CATCH UP WITH THE SET SPEED LIMIT AFTER A DIP IN SPEED- TOYOTA TECH SAW THE PROBLEM, ACCEPTS THAT ITS HAPPENING - TOYOTA'S RESPONSE "GET USED TO IT". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360110October 12, 2010
VISIBILITY, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHITE PARTICLES WERE BEING EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE VENTS WERE CLEANED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,449 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRES HAD PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. UPDATED 04/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359655October 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY DAUGHTER WAS EXITING A PARKING GARAGE ON A DESCENDING RAMP GOING AT THE MOST ABOUT 10 MPH IN OUR 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE CARS IN FRONT OF HER. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TO NO EFFECT. SHE TURNED INTO THE GARAGE WALL TO STOP THE CAR SO AS NOT TO RUN INTO THE VEHICLES AHEAD OF HER. WHEN SHE EXITED THE CAR TO GET HELP THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REQUIRED RECALL REPAIRS IN APRIL 2010. WE HAVE INSTITUTED INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES WITH TOYOTA. UPDATED 10/22/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10*JB *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358715October 1, 2010
SUSPENSION
STRUTS OF MY NEW CAR ARE LEAKING!!!..TOYOTA CAMRY 2009. TOYOTA SAYS THAT "THEY ARE LEAKING..BUT THEY ARE NOT LEAKING ENOUGH..TO BE REPLACED!!....THE FACT IS THEY SHOULDN'T BE LEAKING AT ALL AT 18,000 MILES!!...I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STRUTS IN THE 2009 CAMRY AND TOYOTA ONE MORE TIME..IS DENYING THE PROBLEM... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357890September 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VERY SOFT BRAKES IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED TO GET ANY REAL BRAKING ACTION. AT TIMES BRAKE PEDAL WILL CONTINUE TO GO DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED WITH NO ADDITIONAL BRAKING ACTION. TOYOTA CLAIMS BRAKES TO BE IN SPEC AND WORKING PROPERLY, THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE CAR, NEW. AND, HAVE FELT VERY UNSAFE, AS I NEVER KNEW WHEN THE BRAKES WOULD EFFECTIVELY SLOW THE VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN PUSHING HARD, AS IN A PANIC STOP, MY LEGS ARE ONLY SO LONG. TOYOTA CHANGED A VALVE TWICE, BUT ARE NOW SAYING THAT THIS WAS NOT NECESSARY, THE BRAKES ARE FINE. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLICATE A BRAKE TEST DONE BY THE TOYOTA TECH SERVICE REP, BUT CANNOT. THE TEST WAS TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REV THE CAR UP TO RED LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357960September 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TOYOTA CAMRY GOT A NEW GAS PEDAL THROUGH TOYOTA RECENT RECALL PROGRAM. HOWEVER THE NEW GAS PEDAL HAS MUCH LESS RESISTANCE THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE AND OTHER PEDAL IN A NEW CAMRY, WHICH MADE THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356802September 21, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION. VEHICLE SURGES/ACCELERATES SLIGHTLY WHEN NOT PRESSING PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON EVEN WHEN TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. VEHICLE RUNS "HARD" WHEN CRUISING AT 40MPH. THERE IS A HARD ENGINE RUNNING SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355709September 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES THE SOUND STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354856September 10, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEGAN TO VIBRATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE RECALL 09V388000 AND 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354675September 9, 2010
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, SHE HEARD A POP NOISE. THE DRIVER THEN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BACK WINDOW. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND MORE GLASS THEN DROPPED OUT OF IT AS SHE DROVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER TOOK PICTURES OF THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,442. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,410.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354293September 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, WAS WEST BOUND ON 5TH AND CROSSED OVER THE CENTERLINE AND STRUCK UNIT TWO. UNIT TWO ROLLED INTO THE DITCH. *BF UPDATED 09/24/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353783September 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK INJURIES. THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE CRASH AND FILED A REPORT BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A COPY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10353246September 1, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE VEHICLE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IT WAS NOT YET EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10352925August 31, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD SUDDEN SURGE WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR RAN AWAY AND HIT MY HOUSE, BIRD BATHS, SMOKER ON TRAILER, WENT INTO NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY AND HIT A VAN AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A HEDGE ROW. THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND POLICE REPORT SHOW THE BRAKES WERE ON. THE GAS PEDAL WAS REPLACED IN MARCH UNDER THE RECALL. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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