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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.

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2009 Toyota Camry Owner Comments (Page 6 of 11)

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problem #101

Mar 052010

Camry

  • 19,713 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Before the Toyota recall, I noticed on several occasions sudden acceleration. On 2-17-10 I had the recall fixed on M 2009 Camry at beechmont Toyota. Today, 3-5-10, I had a sudden acceleration again.it feels like when you put your car in cruise control and the car jumps into cruise.

- New Richmond, OH, USA

problem #100

Feb 242010

Camry

  • 31,100 miles
Driving on cruise control at 70mph. Engine shut down and lost all electrical power. Then after about 4 seconds car powered up again on its on & reset cruise. This has happened twice now in a span of 2 months. Brought car to dealer and they said they could not duplicate problem. Checked all connections and codes.nothing showed on scans. I asked about the etc and they said that would not cause the problem I encountered" they said if it happens again and no codes show up or check engine light, there is nothing they can do?" these are the so called tech's words of wisdom.

- Winter Garden, FL, USA

problem #99

Mar 052008

Camry

  • 37,000 miles
My accelerator is starting to stick a little I have finally received my recall I hope this fixes the problem I have two small kids and I am afraid to drive my car I think Toyota should take these cars back so we can get something else.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #98

Mar 032010

Camry

  • 21,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have a 2009 Toyota Camry had it in for recall repair they reworked throttle pedal and the oil line they also reworked the computer it is now worse than it was it idles at aq high rate and is difficult to stop.

- Antioch, IL, USA

problem #97

Feb 102010

Camry

  • miles
2009 Toyota Camry gas pedal recall not right, computer reprogram not working.

- Edina, MN, USA

problem #96

Mar 042010

Camry

  • 28,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While the contact was driving 5 mph, the vehicle had suddenly surged forward without warning. The contact was able to stop the acceleration by applying pressure to the brakes. Prior to the recent failure, the contact has had the NHTSA campaign id number: 09V388000 and 10V017000 repairs performed on his vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 28000.

- Coridon, IN, USA

problem #95

Feb 192010

Camry

  • 26,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While the contact was attempting to stop the vehicle traveling at a low speed, the vehicle felt as if it was still accelerating once the brakes were applied. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the vehicle was performing normally. One day prior to the recent failure, the contact had taken her vehicle to the dealership where both NHTSA recalls, 10V017000, and 09V388000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal were performed on her vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 26000.

- Los Angles, CA, USA

problem #94

Mar 012010

Camry

  • miles
2009 Toyota Camry with acceleration and brake failure. The consumer stated when he applied the brakes, they did not grab. About three quarters of the way driving down a hill, there were not brakes at all. There was plenty of pedal, but the consumer was unable to slow or stop the vehicle. The consumer noticed the speedometer read 83 mph. Finally, the consumer was able to slow the vehicle down a little by using both feet to apply the brakes.

- Moses Lake, WA, USA

problem #93

Mar 072009

Camry

  • 8,900 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly accelerate without warning. In order to stop the acceleration the contact had to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the vehicle was performing normally. The contact has noticed the failure since the day the vehicle was purchased. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 8900.

- Warwick, PA, USA

problem #92

Mar 032010

Camry

  • 37,000 miles
My RPM's are not moving when my car is accelerating.

- Pikesville, MD, USA

problem #91

Mar 032010

Camry

  • 23,001 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This is to inform you that the "fix" for the recall on the sticking accelerators is not 100% effective, if at all. I bought my Toyota Camry in April 2009 and instantly started having issues with my accelerator sticking. I took my car to the dealer and was told there was nothing wrong and/or that what I was experiencing was the transmission being equipped to "hold you back" and save your brakes. I continued having the problem and returned to the dealer only to be told the same thing. On February 13, 2010, I had the recall work performed on my car. 3 weeks later (March 3, 2010), I experienced the sticking accelerator once again. I was under the impression that the accelerator would no longer stick after this "fix" was done. My car is less than a year old and my understanding is that this problem gets worse as the car ages. So far, I have not experienced uncontrolled acceleration, "only" a sticking accelerator, but I am concerned of what the future holds as my car ages and becomes more dangerous to drive. This sticking of the accelerator has occurred a few times a month over the last 11 months.

- Portersville, PA, USA

problem #90

Mar 012010

Camry

  • 53,000 miles
On March 1 at 5:15pm I was on I-295 headed home and my 2009 Toyota Camry le accelerated after I had all three recalls done at the Toyota of waldorf. As I was coming up to a S500 Mercedes I attempted to slow my car down once I pressed the brake, I felt the car switched to a higher gear, I continues to press the brake as hard as I could, finally I pulled off the road to the left into the grass where I then threw it in neutral until it slowed down. I then cut it off and called Toyota to complain. The service manager asked would I like it towed and I replied " what do you think?" I explained to her that I had all the recalled done on my car and I don't understand how this happened. After they towed my car the next morning I called to complain to the GM they then transfer me over to another service manager after I waited for the GM for several minutes. This service manager tells me they are trying to figure out what's wrong and offered me a rental car. I went to pick up the rental and I realized after I got home that there were several different models not just mine that were involved in this recall so I decided to look up this 2010 Tacoma that they gave me and sure enough it was on the list. I decided to park this car and ride to the metro which drops me off half of a mile from my job. I would rather take this hassle than to drive any of these recall vehicles from Toyota. I have a family that I have to protect and if this is how the "Toyota family" care for its customers then I choose to not deal with this "family" in the future. I am requesting from Toyota that they put me in a car of equal value even if its used and one that is not on the recall list. To all that have a recall model from Toyota I recommend that you be very cautious of the repairs done and drive even safer than before. I have been on the phone twice today with the corporate office attempting to speak with someone and both times I was placed on hold for 30 minutes and still couldn't reach anyone.

- Waldorf, MD, USA

problem #89

Mar 032010

Camry

  • miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The driver took her vehicle into the dealer to have the accelerate recall repaired on the day that the complaint was filed. The recall noticed stated that the floor mats should be placed in the trunk and if they are not the correct ones they would be replaced free of charge. When she returned to the dealership her mats were not in her vehicle. No one at the dealership was able to tell her what happened to the floor mats or who removed them from the trunk of her vehicle. She is concerned that the vehicle was not inspected by the dealer. There are no failures at this time. The VIN was not available. The current mileage was 5,016.

- Stoney Point, NY, USA

problem #88

Oct 212009

Camry

  • 19,926 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While approaching a stop sign and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes would not engage. The vehicle continued to accelerate momentarily before decreasing speed. She has not taken the vehicle into the dealer for inspection nor had the manufacturer been contacted. She did receive an interim letter from the manufacturer advising her to remove the floor mats, stating that they could cause unintended acceleration in the vehicle. The vehicle was also hesitated when it was started on occasion and the interior lights flashed on intermittently. The failure and current mileages were approximately 19,926.

- San Joseph, IL, USA

problem #87

Aug 202008

Camry

  • 25,000 miles
Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) hello, I'm [xxx] from U.S. army. My car, Toyota Camry 2009, had a same problem with that sudden acceleration back in 2008. The car was, of course, brand new, and I had that same experience - all of sudden acceleration. It was after I was finished the all duties for the day, and I was head to my home. When I just drove on the highway, the RPM went up so quickly and suddenly, and even I stepped on the brakes several times. But the RPM had never been go down and stop. So I made the decision to make the transmission shift to neutral, and it worked at that time. At that time, I was in like country side in fort gordon, Georgia, and now I'm in South Korea to perform the duty here. At that time of that incident, I thought it could happen maybe one time.. very one time.. however, when I read the current newspaper article.. I feel very terrible about this.. because now my wife and my 3year old son ride in Toyota Camry.. (that's the only one car in our household).. what if there would be a same happening to my wife and my son.. I was O.K. because the highway I drove on was almost no traffic.. as I mentioned earlier, I lived in country side ft. Gordon, Georgia.. but after I got the duty station in South Korea, I relocated my family back to los angeles county, California.. (that's where I came from) I know my wife once told me.. she felt little bit more acceleration when she drove toward down slope.. she had to do the samething, put the transmission shift to the neutral.. what if this kind of incident would be happened in a heavy traffic.. man.. I wish that I would have a total solution for this.. I know that I can't return the car, right?

- Gardena, CA, USA

problem #86

Nov 222009

Camry

  • 20,000 miles
I was on a job assignment in Napa valley, California. I had a rental Toyota Camry from national car rental. I don't have VIN but license was ca. I was driving North of pt reyes on hwy 1 and decided to stop at a scenic area. I took a left off the hwy into the parking area. I was braking and approaching a parking area surrounded by large timbers as parking guards. I was nearly stopped at the timber, braking and preparing to put the transmission into park. My car suddenly lurched forward over the timber, engine roaring. Because I had been preparing to put the transmission into park and did this, the car engine accelerated severely and died. My first thought was that I had been struck from behind and thrust forward but there were no other cars or witnesses. I was able to restart the car, rock a bit and move backwards off the timber. I was bewildered by the strange behavior of the car and didn't connect this event to the recent Toyota problems until the recalls and tv reports. I now am sure this was an event of rapid acceleration. I was fortunate in that I had my foot on the brake and had been almost stopped when the lurch forward occurred. After experiencing this, I don't believe the problem had anything to do with the accelerator since my foot was on the brake, not the accelerator. I really wonder if electronic "cross-talk" has been ruled out as this problem seemed to be very related to electronics.

- Scandia, MN, USA

problem #85

Feb 252010

Camry

  • 6,500 miles
Toyota Camry post recall fix - issues 1. Toyota Camry car suddenly accelerated and brakes did not work. Car ended up in a ditch and needed to be towed 2. Toyota Camry recall fix was done 2 days before the incident. A metal shin was inserted into accelerator assembly pedal along with car software (break overrides accelerator). Really bad customer experience - no quick response to the issue - have roadside assistance but was denied any towing charger at the dealership - nobody called me for 2 days to let me know status of the car - lost my keys and kept me waiting.

- Buffalo Grove, IL, USA

problem #84

Apr 272009

Camry

  • 20,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. She stated that while driving at 70 mph and changing lanes, she pressed the brake pedal and noticed that they didn't engage and the vehicle continued to accelerate and hit a truck. There is a police report, the vehicle was destroyed and towed. She sustained leg and shoulder injuries. Toyota has not been notified and no repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 20,000.

- Woodsboro, TX, USA

problem #83

May 182009

Camry

  • 30,000 miles
Camry accelerates when it should be decelerating. Perhaps more of a gear-head than most women, I recognized a slight acceleration in my Camry as I let it slow down when approaching a stop. Here in the prairies of Illinois, a car will normally, decelerate gradually once you've removed your foot from the gas pedal and before applying a brake. However, shortly after buying my 2007 Camry with 22K miles, I noticed it would slightly accelerate as it changed from a higher gear to a lower gear. I reported this problem to my Toyota service dept and they "reprogrammed" the computer. This did seem to fix this problem, though it had to be done twice, and it is beginning to show signs again. Other problems associated with this was the overly long sound of a higher RPM. It seems it should change gears (if it was a manual transmission, I would have changed gears) one hears the RPM and engine droning at a high level for an excessive period of time without shifting. I can just tell by hearing that there is an unnatural problem with the acceleration. I define natural as the former experience of knowing that the gas pedal controls the mechanical nature of the carburetor. It just seems that now there is something that supersedes or overrides that natural connection between human control and carburetor. One can tell that the system has a mind of its own, and that system is susceptible to error or environment (temperature or humidity) or driving conditions. I wrote Toyota a note at least a month ago that I doubted that the acceleration problem was B/C of pedal sticking and shared my story. Oddly, my car does not need the pedal repaired even though it is in the same year and plant where the problem existed. However, my car still has something oddly wrong with it. I can't help but think they are connected. Thank you for listening.

- Normal, IL, USA

problem #82

Sep 102008

Camry

  • miles
I purchased a Toyota Camry 2009 in August of 2009; I notice immediately sudden acceleration several times while driving at average 55 mph in a highway with increasing in speed without stepping in the gas pedal; I could hear a low pitch sound like a cordless drill will sound like and eventually the speed will increase at first got really scared of the sudden acceleration specially when approaching cars in the highway, several times I had to step in the break pedal with force to kind of kill the boost. I also notice that in the surface street experience this jerkingness kind of like a wild bull that wants to push forward without inserting energy to move forward it happen several times while in stop signs or waiting to merge in the flow of traffic; again what I will do is forcefully step in the brake to stop the sudden acceleration. After driving the vehicle for more than 5 months I can predict the behavior and thankfully abort the sudden acceleration. But many times it does scares me specially when approaching cars ahead. I have a family of 5 with 3 small children. My spouse and kids do not want to ride in the car with me for the reasons stated above.

- Burbank, CA, USA

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