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.
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.
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.
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.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving at approximately 65 mph, the contact set the cruise control and vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 80 mph. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not slow down. After several moments of trying to engage the brakes, the vehicle began to slow down. The contact had never experienced the failure before. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership for repair. The current and failure mileages were approximately 22,000.
- Venice, FL, USA
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The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving 25 mph over railroad tracks the vehicle accelerated resulting in a crash. The contact did not report any injuries. The contact applied the brakes until the brake pedal touched the floorboard; however, the vehicle did not stop. When the steering wheel locked, the windshield wipers began to function. The vehicle was taken to an authorized Toyota dealer to be repaired for the body damage but it was not examined for the cause of failure. The contact stated that a few months later the accelerator pedal recall was repaired; however, after the repair was performed the vehicle surged forward intermittently until the brakes were applied. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the brake system was repaired. The failure had not recurred but there was a rocking noise in the engine. The vehicle was taken to another authorized dealer who stated that the motor mount was cracked; yet, the vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage is 18,000. 5/10/2010 the consumer stated the was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle upon acceleration and when making turns. Updated 06/24/10.
On 1/27/10, my husband was driving the car. He slowed down because the road was rough & had curves ahead. When he took the foot off the gas pedal we accelerated forward instead of slowing down. No one was injured just surprised. It went to the dealership that week for testing. The recall was done 2/15/10. On 2/18/10 the car accelerated again. This time I was driving the car. I was going towards a 4 way intersection, I let off the gas thinking it was going to slow down, instead it went faster. The recall did not fix the problem. The car went back to the dealership but nothing was found wrong. It meet all of Toyota's testing. The problem is still there, they did not know how to fix it.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While pulling into a driveway at speeds of 5 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into the garage door. The engine continued idling extremely high and the tires continued to spin while the vehicle was at a complete stop attempting to continue acceleration. The manufacturer was contacted and advised having the vehicle inspected to assess the failure. The vehicle had not been driven since the failure. The failure and current mileages were 7,322.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving at approximately 25 mph, when she depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed that the vehicle did not increase its speed. She took her foot off the accelerator pedal and attempted to accelerate again and the vehicle moved forward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership three times but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. The current mileage was approximately 9,500.
Gas pedal stuck while on interstate highway I-75, traveling at 60mph. When I stepped down on the accelerator in order to pass another vehicle the accelerator pedal stuck down. The vehicle began to accelerate even after I removed my foot from the pedal. I was then able to free the pedal by wedging my foot underneath the pedal and pushing up on the pedal. This has happened after my vehicle as recalled for unintended acceleration and the safety recall repair was completed on 2/11/10.
I purchased my 2009 Toyota Camry in Jun 2009(used) with about 6000 miles. After the first week the clip from the carpet snapped out, and I took it to Toyota for the first carpet recall, then I took it to Toyota for the sudden acceleration recall with the gas pedal, this Friday I am returning it, for the sudden acceleration due to some electrical issue that Toyota is unsure of. I've been paying car notes and have not been able to try my car, for fear of sudden acceleration not due to myself.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving at an approximate speed of 75 mph on the highway, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact had to apply the brakes and switch gears in order to stop the vehicle. Upon taking the vehicle for regular maintenance, he inquired about the failure with the dealer. The dealer advised the contact that the failure was contributed to the epi. On a separate occasion, while sitting idle at a traffic light, the vehicle abnormally accelerated again. He was able to maintain control of the vehicle by depressing the brakes and switching gears. The approximate failure mileage was 16,000 and the current mileage was 22, 000. The VIN was not available.
I was pulling into a parking spot at a high school. I backed up and then put the car in drive, and it took off on me (sudden acceleration) with my tires squealing hitting the car in front of me and knocking that car out of park. That car rolled across the parking lot and went through a fence, and came within inches of hitting the school.
While stopped at a traffic light, the engine of my 2009 Toyota Camry raced uncontrollably. While keeping the car braked, I shifted first to neutral and then to park, during which time the engine simply continued to accelerate further. Once in park, I turned off the ignition and everything shut off. After this, I was able to get the car to the dealer (champion Toyota, philadelphia, pa), which performed the recall repairs (gas pedal and computer reprogram) immediately.
My 2009 Toyota Camry. Until today, I thought this might be a big hoax, but it happened today at 2:55 pm on my way to work. My car accelerated without warning. I fortunately was only traveling on a side road for a brief moment and was able to hit the brakes and shift into neutral and then stop the car. About 2 weeks ago I had the "recall" correction completed. Never had an issue prior to this "correction".
On Wednesday March 17, 2010 I took my 2009 Toyota Camry to my local Toyota dealership in chester, va to have my vehicle serviced due to the recent recall issue. This morning while driving to work I noticed that when I let off the gas pedal, my car accelerates just a bit and/or sticks just for a few moments and then decelerates. The vehicle was doing this prior to the service, and is still doing this after the vehicle maintenance was completed yesterday. I feel that whatever "fix" Toyota is performing on the recalled vehicles is not working. I feel it is not a mechanical issue, I feel it is an electronic issue. I have read that others are having the same issue with the "fix" Toyota is issuing for their vehicles. I am at a loss of what to do since Toyota doesn't seem to have a reliable "fix" for the recalled vehicles yet. I don't know what this information will accomplish, but I just wanted to put it out there just in case it is helpful. Thanks, concerned Toyota customer.
I own a 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid purchased new 4/3/2008. At the end of March, 2009, I had the first of four (thus far) accelerator runaway events. I was able to stop the car by applying extremely hard brake pressure with both feet, taking several seconds to stop the car as it fish-tailed wildly on the road. A couple of days later, it happened again. My car was at the dealership 4/3/2009. They told me this accelerator runaway was caused by my floor mat causing the gas pedal to stick. I removed the floor mat. Approximately 6 weeks later, the accelerator runaway event happened twice more. The floor mat was not in the car. I have called Toyota, been treated like I was delusional and then as the public outcry/press releases began later in 2009, contacted Toyota again. I finally got my scheduled recall (at my persistance--the dealerships never called me to schedule this) then after I requested details of the planned recall changes, I found out after my appointment they said my vehicle qualified only for them to cut down my gas pedal. No shim assembly to the gas pedal and no software update as I was told "you already have the most current software". really?! my now mutilated gas pedal allows my foot to constantly slip off of it while driving as it is so small. I am scared of my vehicle as there was never a warning pre-accelerator runaway & there is no "fix" either. Not that I would trust Toyota at this point. I have copies of all service tickets, including the 4/3/2009 ticket with my complaint of the gas pedal sticking" written on it. This is available to you as well as a detailed four page letter outlining every step of my events. I sent an email & rec'd a response from you, titled notification of case change/case escalation, case no. [xxx]. I called in & spoke with a representative and he gave me a case no. Too. Telephone call case #[xxx]. please advise my next step. Thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
This past Sunday 2-14-10 at about 6pm I nearly lost my life when my vehicle accelerated unexpectedly fully climbed up the alleviated side walk and crash into the building that's when it finally came to full stop although my foot was on the brake and fully depressed down I'm thankful their was no one standing right in front of the parking space that entered into words can't describe the fear and anxiety that I felt at that time and now. Let me please informed you that I've already performed all the recall issues that iwas told involved my vehicle immediately at this point I don't know what to do please help me I've often experience a lost of power with my vehicle when I enter the interstate although I depressed the acceleration to catch up with current traffic the vehicle does not responded sometimes it felt like it shot off. After reporting it to my dealer during a routine scheduled visit I was told the problem was with the software and that there was an update one available was install to cure the problem.
We leased a 2009 Toyota Camry from performance Toyota on June 22 2008 on one occasion while my husband was pulling into krogers in w chester the car accelerated when he had his foot on the brake. The next day we took the car to performance Toyota and they gave us a rental. The next day they called and said the car was fixed. I did not feel safe in this vehicle and told them so but they reassured my husband and I that the car was safe. This was on 2-3-10. On 2-9-10 the car accelerated again at the fairfield mercy hosp. And about 15 min later at a stop sign in our subdivision. The next day I took the car back and told them to keep it but they said it was a lease and I could not let it there so I purchased a 2010 Toyota Camry which also was a disaster.
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- Galloway, OH, USA