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:
67 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
23 / 2
Average Mileage:
25,343 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.
On December 4, 2011, with my wife and returning from a visit to our children, I was driving our 2009 Camry East from brooklyn in the left lane about a mile onto the jackie robinson parkway at about 4:30 P.M., visibility very good and road dry. Traffic was heavy but moving about 35-40 M.P.H. when it slowed a little in front of me I put on the brake-- but the car speeded up. I repeated the braking and the car speeded up even more. These two attempted braking occurred in about 5 seconds. I saw we would crash into the car ahead. I tried to steer mainly into the space between that car and the one in the right lane so as to minimize damage to them, but the car in front of me went a little faster. Our car, having hit the right-lane car in its left rear, went past that car and into the opened-up space and the shoulder, and into an about three-plus-foot concrete retaining wall, hitting it at an angle with the right front of our car, which mounted the wall on our right-hand wheels and came to a stop there. Air bags had not deployed but tensioned seatbelts hit us hard in the chests. We managed to get my door open and get out. The car was totaled, with about 12,000 miles on it, always carefully maintained. I would add that when Toyota recalled the car in 2010 I brought it in for the adjustments and was interested to learn from the mechanic at the dealership that the adjustments would take awhile because they required modifications to the car's computer. Also, I as well as my wife have been driving, each of us for nearly 50 years, with exemplary records, and neither of us has ever pressed the gas pedal when we meant to step on the brakes. We are writing to you in the hope that still other Toyota customers will not have to suffer the upset that we still feel, or of course worse. (I sent this to you via pdf earlier today.)
The contact owned a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 55 mph. As the driver was attempting to brake, the vehicle crashed and flipped three times before landing in a ditch. The police were notified and a report was available. The driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hosiptal via ambulance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and they deemed the vehicle as being destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,700. Updated 09/27/11 updated 2/9/2012
2009 Toyota Camry had a uncontrolled sudden acceleration incident while my wife, daughter, 9 week old grandson, and two nieces were in the car. She was making a left turn when throttle locked on full power. My wife applied the brakes but did slow car to much so she placed in neutral, coasting into a shopping as the engine kept racing. She check the floor mat but no problem then stomped the throttle a couple of time until the engine RPM returned to normal. She then place the car in drive then parked the car into a parking stall. She recalled the smelling order hot engine and hot brakes. Vehicle was driven home and is being taken to Toyota 05/09/11 for inspection as instructed by service advisor.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While stopped at a stop sign applying pressure to the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the rear of a pickup truck. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was being inspected by the contacts insurance company. The driver of the vehicle suffered bumps, scrapes and bruises due to the crash and was transported to the hospital. The driver continued to take medication and was undergoing therapy for severe pain in her right leg. The passenger sustained scratches to his arm. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 04/12/11 updated 1/13/2012
- Kemp, TX, USA
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Prior to these incidents, the vehicle was checked by the dealer on their recall. I was traveling on a 2 lane highway at 60 mph with the cruise control on. I approached a slight incline in the road and the transmission downshifted as normal. Tachometer went from 2000 RPM to 3000 RPM. Then suddenly there was a sudden uncontrollable acceleration in which the engine revved up to 4500 RPM and the engine was screaming as though it was about to blow apart. My foot was not in contact with the accelerator pedal. The floor mat had been removed per the dealer instructions. I immediately put my foot on the brake pedal which stopped the sudden acceleration. If this had been on a wet highway or in traffic there would surely have been an accident. This same incident has occurred 4 times within the last 6 months. I took the vehicle back to the dealer and they reported that there was nothing wrong and they could not replicate the problem. After several conversations with Toyota, they said that they will make a record of my incidents but, Toyota will do nothing to fix the problem. This had to have been caused by the cruise control system or the computer/software controlling it.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle would not decelerate immediately when she removed her foot from the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer yet the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving 5 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the unintended acceleration and crashed into a tree which cased the vehicle to flip over. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was available. The contact sustained several bruises and lacerations. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a local repair facility. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer for further investigation of the failure. The contact did not notify the manufacturer. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileage was 27,000. Updated 12/19/2011
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving in reverse she barely tapped the accelerator pedal and the vehicle accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. The contact stated that the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The contact was not injured but was taken to the hospital. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they will send a representative to retrieve the black box. The contact was concerned since a severe crash could have occurred. The failure mileage was 15,000.
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.
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".
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 updated 10/26/10
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.
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.
My wife was pulling into a parking spot and all of a sudden the car accelerated very quickly, she was quick enough to turn the wheel sharply to the right and hit the front left fender on the wall of the building, she also hit a parking sign on the right front fender. The damage to the car was over $7500. No air bags were activated. This is a 2009 Toyota Camry that we had brought into the dealership for a recall in April of 2010. My wife does not believe she stepped on the gas pedal but that the car just suddenly accelerated.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact was braking from 2 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the unintended acceleration and proceeded to crash into the rear of her home, another vehicle and a row of hedges before the vehicle finally came to a stop. The contact was uninjured however, there was extensive body damage to the front and sides of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed where the contact was awaiting a diagnosis of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 35,000.
Unintended acceleration after recall fix applied. Recall repairs made on 2-10-2010. Two times on 8-19-2010 the vehicle continued to accelerate after releasing the gas pedal and applying the brake. The first was in the morning while pulling into a parking space. The vehicle was stopped by the concrete bumper. The second was in the evening. After removing the foot from the accelerator to apply the break while driving to slow for a speed bump. The car continued to accelerate. Repairs made at 22,055 miles, 27,264 current miles. 2009 Camry le 4 cyl.
My 2009 Toyota Camry's acceleration was stuck at 3000 RPM for a about 5 seconds even after I hit break multiple times. This happened after Toyota recall fix.
After performing a gas pedal reoperation on a 2009 Toyota Camry there was a constant clicking noise and a feeling detent when pressing on the accelerator after a stop. The dealer agreed with the problem and replaced the gas pedal with a new one. The new pedal is a improvement but the clicking is still coming from, I believe, the spring inside the accelerator pedal housing. The dealer said he could not do anything more. I personally removed the pedal and filled the spring cavity full with very thick lubrication grease. The noise is now about 50%gone, sometimes for a day or two but still returns eventually when I slightly press on the pedal from a stop. The spring I think has too much room to move around or is not remaining seated. This is a very annoying nuisance problem hearing this clicking that did not exist when I had the old style gas pedal.
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- Deep River, CT, USA