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.
While the vehicle was idling and the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. I applied more pressure to the brake pedal, but the engine kept revving and trying to go forward. I shifted into park and depressed the brake pedal continuously. It finally stopped. I am scared to drive the car again.
On Nov. 13, 2012 I was stopped behind a van while at a traffic light in my 2009 Camry. While my foot was secure on the brake, I heard my car rev up, and it surged into the back of the van. A passenger thought we were hit from behind, but there was no car there. Thank God no one was hurt, and there was no apparent damage to either car.
After having reported the incident to Toyota, they sent an investigator to diagnose the car. He stated that there was nothing wrong with my car and that the noise I heard was the air conditioner (IN NOVEMBER??). I went through a recall for this very problem after I first purchased it. All was supposedly fixed.
I have been a happy Toyota owner with three other vehicles. Because this scared me so much, I purchased a 2013 Honda Accord. I kept thinking what would have happened it I had been the first car at the traffic light and couldn't stop.
The car surges forward when braking between 30km - 50. We reported it to the dealer and a Toyota representative was called out and inspected the vehicle September 16. The answer was this is the way they are made! Will be taking it further.
- Gerald C.,
Calgary, AB, Canada
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While the vehicle was idling and the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. I applied more pressure to the brake pedal, but the engine kept revving and trying to go forward. I shifted into park and depressed the brake pedal continuously. It finally stopped. I am scared to drive the car again.
- Judy P., Matteson, IL, US