CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2009 Camry used to be adorned with our “Seal of Pretty Good†but that was before an alarming number of complaints started rolling in for excessive oil consumption.
Owners are being caught off-guard with how quickly their cars are running out of oil. No leaks, no spills, just 1 quart of vanishing oil in as little as 1,200 miles. Toyota maintains this is “normal†for the 2AZ-FE engine, even though they issued a TSB for the problem in August of 2011.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
75,127 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
My Toyota Camry has 128K miles. When it sits overnight it will smoke at start up. It sounds consistent with either an issue with the rings in the engine or the valve seals. After it runs the smoke stops. When the car sits again, it will smoke at start up again.. it appears that oil seeming past the rings or past the valve seals and burning off in the cylinder.
Was driving normally a month or so ago and noticed brake light and engine light come on during medium-to-hard braking. Went to Firestone to check brakes out and was told engine oil was extremely low and they poured 3 qts in. Was told to get it checked by someone knowledgeable in engines. Got it checked out and was told the 2007-2010 model year Camry had that problem. Was told by someone I know (also owns 2009 or 2010 Camry) that he had the car fixed during a recall.checked my VIN and there is no recall currently. I bought the car used in 2013 with about 30K miles and am currently above 70K with this problem. Searched the internet and found that it is not uncommon.
The contact called on behalf of a sister who owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of oil. The vehicle was taken to autonation Toyota pinellas park service center located at 8501 us hwy 19 N #1, pinellas park, fl 33781, where the failure was associated to manufacturer warranty enhancement program: ZE7 (engine). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.
All engine services were done always in Toyota center, now car is 154329 km(95,895miles) and I started to check oil by myself in the last year and I noticed excessive motor oil consumption. Actually I need to add 1qt oil every 3 weeks (1 qt every 350 miles aproximately). The motor is not dripping the oil on the floor, so it must be going somewhere.
Car is burning >2 quarts of oil every 1000 miles. 115K miles on the car. The trouble began about when trump got into office and is gradually getting worse.
Excessive oil consumption started in 2016 & it is getting worse. Adding a bottle of engine oil twice a month. My car only has 103K miles and is 2009. I bought it brand new & is in great condition. The dealership won't do anything about this issue.
Purchased this car from drive time 10/2016. Last two years oil consumption in between oil changes has reached putting 4 to 10 quarts of oil in this car. Recently had gaskets, radiator, coil and sparks changed (10/2019). I now as of this day (12/21/2019) have the same problem (engine failure). Gaskets has to be replaced again. I was driving on city street when the engine check light and the vsc came on. I have complained to every one including where I brought this vehicle from. It appears I have no rights regarding Toyota and drive time and their unwillingness to correct their mistakes. I know this cannot be the case. Who is holding these entities accountable?. this car has stopped and I do not feel safe driving it. I have put more money in this car regarding this engine and I should not have to fight to get this corrected. This is a defect on Toyota's part and drive time for the sale of this car under these conditions. How are these people being held accountable and what are my rights which I know I have. Doing research there was no recall. Why not. I will be filing complaint with the state attorney also. Something needs to be done.
The defective engine on my 2009 Camry made me almost crash while driving on the highway. Basically I had multiple misfires and lost the power in the middle of the highway risking the car behind me crashing into me. I have the 2.4L engine. This engine is notorious for burning oil due to faulty pistons, and even though a lot of people had this problem, Toyota never issued a recall. My engine burns a lot of oil too not only risking my life by having multiple misfires, but it also ruins my catalytic converter and not to mention the cost of oil that I use to constantly top it of.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. After starting the engine and shifting into the drive gear, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and surged forward. After depressing the brake pedal and stopping, the vehicle would no longer drive forward or in reverse. After the incident, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
The desk is getting worst sticky and that reflect to windshield hard to see sometimes..and consuming lots of engine oil..both they issued extented warranty but I never got any mail from Toyota they says they send me on older adress..but I am living this adress since 2012 and the same adress on my driving lisence since 2012.now when it came in my knowledge these problem I contact Toyota but they says I just passed 10 years and they cant do anything.now I am stuck with this oil consumption its running out whole engine oil level on every 2000 mile...no oil in it.so pls help us. Thanks.my car is 2009 Toyota Camry le.
My dash is melting. I've never received a recall. It's chipping off and I was told the recall expired. How am I supposed to get it fixed if never a recall. Also my engine has been leaking oil and I've had it serviced properly and in a timely fashion the entire time I've had it. It's the seals that keep leaking. Ive never received any recall information on my Toyota. Ever. So I'm not very satisfied with the notification process. Im attaching pictures of my dash.
I took my car to get serviced at a local oil change place in July 2019. They noticed that my engine was consuming oil very rapidly which wasn't normal. Luckily for me, there was a former Toyota service technician working there who recalled an oil consumption issue impacting some Toyota brands. They did a little research and found some information online regarding a potential recall of the impacted vehicles. I wasn't aware of any type of issue with my car's engine or a recall in which I could have it remedied. This was the first time I was hearing of the issue. I took that information to a local Toyota dealer and after reviewing it, they said "we're sorry sir, but your vehicle is no longer under warranty so we're not doing anything." They contacted corporate and the response was the same. I contacted corporate and the response was the same as well. I'm really annoyed that Toyota noticed an issue with their engine's consumption of oil and didn't inform me. I spoke with the service manager at the same dealership and he said "your car basically has stage 4 cancer... this issue will persist and eventually your car will die." This is literally what he said. Now I'm stuck with a paid-off Toyota that will eventually die as a result of Toyota's negligence and failure to inform me of an issue. There only option was to sell my car which just seems very telling of the situation as a whole. I work in metro atlanta so at any given time, my car could just die while I'm doing 65mph. And Toyota could care less. They're hoping to wash their hands of the matter when they should really be employing common sense practices. If there was some type of recall or issue with my car's engine and I was aware, do they really think I would have twiddled my thumbs and done nothing? I simply want my car fixed especially since I was never aware of any issue.
Hi my name is [xxx], my car was problem ac of one year ago out of freon if I recharge freon in a month out of freon again, I going to dealer maintenance they say check no licking they told me the machine inside the car has been problems please I need help and find out thanks information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The engine is burning oil internally. There is no external leakage. Noticed the problem in May 2019. Have oil change done. After 600 miles, noticed the same problem excessive oil consumption on July 27, 2019. In my opinion it is a safety hazard and should have a recall. The program coverage is applicable for 10 years from the date of use or 150,000 miles which ever occur first. My vehicle is not covered anymore. The consumer stated the manufacturer was notified and declined to offer any assistance.
Bought 09 Camry new. In 2015, @ 130,000 miles, the "low oil" warning light came on. Took it to the dealer to do the oil consumption test, (they overfilled the engine with oil). When came back in 1200 miles was told the car is burning oil but not enough for Toyota to cover the repair (since they overfilled the engine with oil) the car continued to consume more oil. Now at 170,000 miles, the car burns around 2 qrts of oil every 1000. Very disappointing.
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