Toyota Camry Complaints (2009)

1,412 consumer complaints on file.

#10627556August 22, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY IS MELTING LEAVING A VERY SHINING EFFECT THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO THE GLARE. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN IT BUT NOTHING WORKS AND EVERTHING STICKS TO IT. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHNG TO REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626990August 21, 2014
STRUCTURE
AT ABOUT 60 THOUSAND MILES I NOTICED THE DASH BOARD OF MY WIFE'S 2009 CAMRY BEGIN TO BE VERY STICKY AND APPEARED TO BE MELTING. I WENT ONLINE AND PURCHASED A CARPETED DASH COVER FOR IT TO NO AVAIL. THE MATERIAL REMAINED STICKY AND EXTREMELY SOFT TO THE TOUCH. ALSO, IT GIVES A GLARE FROM THE GLASS WHEN DRIVING. WE CONTINUES TO LIVE WITH THIS ISSUE UNTIL I HEARD OF OTHERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER (GETTEL TOYOTA, BRADENTON, FL) WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY OFFERED TO RECOVER THE DASH WITH A SYNTHETIC LEATHER MATERIAL FOR THE COST OF $500.00. I SAID TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I DID NOT THINK IT WAS FAIR THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR WHAT IN THIS CASE WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE DASH IS NOT A "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM. AT THAT TIME HE RESCINDED HIS OFFER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE FOR THE PRICE QUOTED AND I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS CLAIN IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627294August 21, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY "FLOPPED" DOWN IMPAIRING VISION WHILE DRIVING. WILL NOT HOLD IN THE UPPER OR FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. HANGS DIRECTLY IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626841August 20, 2014
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAD A WATER PUMP LEAK AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED THE DROP IN THE COOLANT LEVEL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626845August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF RESERVOIR. DEALER REPLACED THE LEAKING WATER PUMP. WORK WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626851August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
15,000 MILES AFTER HAVING THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. WHY NO RECALL ON THIS PART? I'M NOW ON MY THIRD ONE AT 36K MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626455August 19, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625913August 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,165.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626077August 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
I REALIZED THAT MY SRS LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. AFTER GOING THROUGH VEHICLE MANUAL IT POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS DUE TO DISABLED AIR BAG. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. IT COST ME ABOUT $550 TO GET IT FIXED. I LATER REALIZED THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER TOYOTA CARS THAT WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON, I AM WONDERING WHY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS LEFT OUT AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO AN ATTENTION AS THE LIT SRS LIGHT COULD HAVE GONE UNNOTICED IF I HADN'T BEEN CAUTIOUS. I HAD TO COMPARE IT TO MY PREVIOUSLY TAKEN DASHBOARD PICTURE TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS OUT OF ORDINARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626200August 18, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PAINT IS FADING IN AREAS, SOME AREAS LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO PAINT COLOR LEFT AT ALL. HEADLAMPS HAVE HAD TO BE RESTORED TWICE IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS. DASHBOARD IS STICKY, SMALL PIECES/CHUNKS ARE COMING OFF, AT TIMES THE SUN SHADE STICKS TO THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625780August 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AS MUCH DAMAGED THAT MY CAR SUSTAINED NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED...UPDATED 10/01/14 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622447August 15, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE MELTING, IT IS STICKY AND CAUSING AN AWFUL GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IN TURN RESTRICTS VISION THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, PLEASE HELP, TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622491August 15, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING. NOW THERE IS A GLARE THAT AFFECTS MY SON WHEN HE IS DRIVING. GLAD TO KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THE PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO SOMETHING. I AM AFRAID FOR MY SON TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622188August 14, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THERE IS A GLARE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622354August 14, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR OVER 2 YEARS I'VE HAD WHAT IS KNOWN AS A "STICKY DASH". IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE DASHBOARD AS MELTED AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR IT - THEIR RESPONSE IS FOR ME TO PAY ALMOST $1900 FOR A NEW DASHBOARD PLUS LABOR WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT AS OF LATE, THE GLARE DUE TO THE DASHBOARD IS INTERFERING WITH MY DRIVING AND I AM GENUINELY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622379August 14, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2009 CAMRY BEGAN TO BECOME STICKY AND FORMED A BUBBLING EFFECT THAT REFLECTED TO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND SEVERELY IMPAIRED MY VISION. THE SURFACE APPEARED TO BE MELTING AND I COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. I FINALLY RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR OF INSTALLING IT, APPROXIMATELY $500.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622027August 13, 2014
STRUCTURE
I AM ANOTHER CAMRY OWNER WHO HAS NOTICED MY DASHBOARD "MELTING". SIMPLY PRESSING MY FINGER ON IT WILL LEAVE AN INDENT, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL NICKS AND SCRATCHES AT THIS POINT. I WORRY THAT IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT, THE STRENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD IS COMPROMISED AND IT WON'T DO IT'S JOB IN HELPING TO PROTECT ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622052August 13, 2014
STRUCTURE
I PARK MY CAR IN MY GARAGE . I DRIVE THIS CAR EVERYDAY. WHEN I TOUCH THE DASHBOARDS, IT IS SO STICKY. IT SEEMS LIKE THE DASHBOARDS HAVE BEEN MELT . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622088August 13, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY TOYOTA CAMRYS DASHBOARD HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. ITS SCRATCHES EASILY. BUT THIS SUMMER IT STARTED TO FEEL STICKY. AROUND THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY IT WILL ACTUALLY BE SHINY AND MELTED AND AS THE TEMPERATURE GOES DOWN IT WILL GO BACK TO BEING GOOEY, SOFT. WHEN THE SUN IS HIGHEST I HAVE TO PUT MY SUNGLASSES ON TO SHIELD OFF SOME OF THE GLARE ON MY DASH. THE OTHER DAY I DROVE FOR AN HOUR AROUND 3PM AND LATER I WAS SUFFERING FROM A TWITCH IN MY EYE FROM EYE STRAIN FROM THE GLARE OFF MY DASH. A FRIEND OF MINE GOT IN THE CAR AND I HAD FORGOTTEN TO TELL HER NOT TO TOUCH THE DASHBOARD AS IT WAS AROUND 1PM. I KNEW IT WOULD BE MELTING. SHE PLACED HER CELL PHONE ON IT AND AS SOON AS SHE TOOK IT OFF, PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD STUCK TO HER PHONE. I NOW HAVE HOLES ON MY DASH. IT WASN'T HER FAULT AND I DON'T SEE WHY IT SHOULD BE MINE EITHER OR WHY I SHOULD CONTINUE TO PUT UP WITH IT. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR CLEAN AND SERVICED. I HAVE ALWAYS PROTECTED THE INSIDE WITH MOTHERS AND ARMOR ALL. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I MUST HAVE PUT SOMETHING ON IT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO AND THAT IT WOULD COST 1800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE DASH. WHY SHOULD I PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? IN MY INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. CAN SOMETHING PLEASE BE DONE? CAN TOYOTA PLEASE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR GREEDY COST CUTTING TACTICS? SO FAR I HAVE ATTENDED NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS CAR FOR ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. HAVING TO TAKE OUT TIME FROM WORK AND MY PERSONAL TIME TO GO FOR ANOTHER RECALL IS NOT WHAT I ENVISIONED WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR. ITS NOT WHAT I SIGNED AND PAID FOR. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA UNTIL TOYOTA STARTS TREATING CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10622139August 13, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
MY DASH BOARD IS STICKY AND MELTED LOOKING. THE GLARE IT CAUSES MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. IF I DON'T WEAR SUNSHADES I CANT SEE. I CALLED TOYOTA TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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