Toyota Camry Complaints (2009)

1,412 consumer complaints on file.

#10332509May 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UPHILL WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL FINALLY STOPPING ON ITS OWN. THE VIN, FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332310May 26, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IT WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND LOWER THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT HAD A DISABILITY AND WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331684May 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHEN I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT SPEEDS UP BEFORE BRAKING RESUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331461May 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OUT OF CONTROL AND WITHIN SECONDS THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY THE DRIVERS SON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OR SPEED WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10331339May 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT TO NO AVAIL. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARRANT. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,497 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,778.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331342May 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED WHEN BRAKING, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING TIME. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE COMPUTER THAT WAS TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP FASTER WHEN BRAKING. AFTERWARDS, WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,750. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PREPARING TO STOP AT A LIGHT, THE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN VERY SLOWLY UNTIL IT ALMOST TOUCHED THE FLOOR. UPDATED 11/24/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331035May 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
RE TOYOTA CAMRY 2009. HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON FEB. 2010 WHERE MAT WAS SECURED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON MAY 10, 2010, IN PARKING LOT OF RESTAURANT AND WAS STOPPED BY LARGE CURB. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED MAT WAS LOOSE. AM CONCERNED ABOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR. UPDATED IVOQ 06/10/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330689May 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. LETTER FROM SENATOR MURRAY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED WITH TOYOTA ACCELERATOR ISSUE (DOT/I#2010-1113) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TWICE. THE LAST TIME, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB UPDATED 06/02/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10330662May 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN *TGW THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329395May 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND HAD FOUND A HANDICAPPED SPACE FOR MY WIFE. THE CAR WAS SLOWLY INCHING FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE CONTROLLING ITS FORWARD MOTION. SUDDENLY IT LURCHED FORWARD, OVER A CURB AND INTO A HANDICAP SIGN SUPPORT POLE, WHICH IN TURN BENT FORWARD AND KNOCKED A CAST STONE STATUE AGAINST A PAINTED PANEL ATTACHED TO THE RESTAURANT WALL. I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329410May 8, 2010
WHEELS
EARLY APRIL, I ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE TIRES ON A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER JACKING UP THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE LUG NUTS, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE, DESPITE USING A TECHNIQUE OF PLACING A 2X6 ACROSS THE TIRE AND HITTING IT WITH A 3 POUND HAMMER. I SPLIT THE 2X6 WITHOUT ANY AFFECT UPON THE TIRE. I PHONED TOYOTA HQ IN NY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCHAUMBURG IL TOYOTA WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE TIRES. WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND AFTER I JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AT ALL 4 POINTS, I STILL HAD TO LAY DOWN AND USE A 3 POUND HAMMER AND HIT THE INSIDE OF THE STEEL WHEEL MULTIPLE TIMES FOR EACH WHEEL IN ORDER TO REMOVE EACH WHEEL. WITHOUT A VERY HEAVY HAMMER AND THE ACT OF HITTING THE STEEL WHEEL WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE A WHEEL. SINCE I PREVIOUSLY LIFTED WEIGHTS BENCHING 390 POUNDS, I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF AVERAGE IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO CHANGE A TIRE. WITHOUT A VERY HEAVY HAMMER AND THE STRENGTH TO DELIVER TREMENDOUS FORCE TO THE WHEELS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY TIRE. SINCE IT IS MANDATORY FOR MANUFACTURES TO PROVIDE THE MEANS TO CHANGE TIRES IN AN EMERGENCY, TOYOTA HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE USER COMMUNITY TO CHANGE A TIRES. THIS CONSTITUTES AN EXTREME RISK TO OWNERS AND PASSENGERS WHERE A TIRE FAILURE OCCURS AND THERE IS NO HEAVY HAMMER AND THE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FREE THE ON-VEHICLE WHEEL. I WROTE 3 LETTERS TO TOYOTA HQ JAPAN AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM TOYOTA NY WHERE THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES. DUE THE EXTREMELY CLOSE FIT OF THE WHEEL TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY AND THE PROPENSITY OF THE AXLE ASSEMBLY METALLIC COMPOSITION TO OXIDIZE AND THE ACT OF TIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS WHICH PRESSES THE METAL WHEEL ON TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY, THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO TIME PERIOD IN WHICH USERS ARE ABLE TO REMOVE A WHEEL WITHIN NORMAL CONSTRAINTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFICIENCY. UPDATED 07/27/10*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329268May 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHERE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO A PLATE GLASS WINDOW AND WALL INSIDE A BUILDING AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, THEN INTO DRIVE UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329556May 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GAS PEDAL *TGW THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329103May 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). AFTER THE PEDAL WAS REPLACED THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328862May 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328647May 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR; HOWEVER, THE STICK SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UP ON A CURB IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT FROM ACCELERATING; THEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS; YET, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY DEFECTS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE TOWED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DECLINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,086 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328231April 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN MARCH 2010 FOR THE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH RECALLS 09V388000 & 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. ON MARCH 25, 2010, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN FROM CHICAGO INSPECTED IT; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY RISK WITH THE CURRENT VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,040. UPDATED 07/14/2010.*LJ UPDATED 07/15/10.*JB UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR WAS FIXED, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED TO A STOP. UPDATED 03/14/11.. UPDATED 04/23/12 *BF UPDATED 04/25/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328253April 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AGAIN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328501April 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER INDICATES PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327399April 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FLOOR MAT AND GAS ACCELERATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THREE DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO HER GARAGE DOOR. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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