2009 Toyota Camry complaints

VEHICLE (NOW WITH 98,532 MILES) HAS A "STICKY" DASHBOARD CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MATERIALS COMPOSING THE DASHBOARD. BREAKDOWN OF MATERIALS HAS CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO HAVE A GLARE. THE GLARE PRESENTS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE MATERIAL BREAKDOWN OF THE DASHBOARD IS BELIEVED TO ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH MAY ALSO CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG. *TR

AT ABOUT 60 THOUSAND MILES I NOTICED THE DASH BOARD OF MY WIFE'S 2009 CAMRY BEGIN TO BE VERY STICKY AND APPEARED TO BE MELTING. I WENT ONLINE AND PURCHASED A CARPETED DASH COVER FOR IT TO NO AVAIL. THE MATERIAL REMAINED STICKY AND EXTREMELY SOFT TO THE TOUCH. ALSO, IT GIVES A GLARE FROM THE GLASS WHEN DRIVING. WE CONTINUES TO LIVE WITH THIS ISSUE UNTIL I HEARD OF OTHERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER (GETTEL TOYOTA, BRADENTON, FL) WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY OFFERED TO RECOVER THE DASH WITH A SYNTHETIC LEATHER MATERIAL FOR THE COST OF $500.00. I SAID TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I DID NOT THINK IT WAS FAIR THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR WHAT IN THIS CASE WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE DASH IS NOT A "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM. AT THAT TIME HE RESCINDED HIS OFFER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE FOR THE PRICE QUOTED AND I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS CLAIN IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY "FLOPPED" DOWN IMPAIRING VISION WHILE DRIVING. WILL NOT HOLD IN THE UPPER OR FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. HANGS DIRECTLY IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD A WATER PUMP LEAK AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED THE DROP IN THE COOLANT LEVEL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *TR

ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF RESERVOIR. DEALER REPLACED THE LEAKING WATER PUMP. WORK WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

15,000 MILES AFTER HAVING THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. WHY NO RECALL ON THIS PART? I'M NOW ON MY THIRD ONE AT 36K MILES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,165.

I REALIZED THAT MY SRS LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. AFTER GOING THROUGH VEHICLE MANUAL IT POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS DUE TO DISABLED AIR BAG. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. IT COST ME ABOUT $550 TO GET IT FIXED. I LATER REALIZED THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER TOYOTA CARS THAT WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON, I AM WONDERING WHY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS LEFT OUT AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO AN ATTENTION AS THE LIT SRS LIGHT COULD HAVE GONE UNNOTICED IF I HADN'T BEEN CAUTIOUS. I HAD TO COMPARE IT TO MY PREVIOUSLY TAKEN DASHBOARD PICTURE TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS OUT OF ORDINARY. *TR

PAINT IS FADING IN AREAS, SOME AREAS LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO PAINT COLOR LEFT AT ALL. HEADLAMPS HAVE HAD TO BE RESTORED TWICE IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS. DASHBOARD IS STICKY, SMALL PIECES/CHUNKS ARE COMING OFF, AT TIMES THE SUN SHADE STICKS TO THE DASHBOARD. *TR

I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AS MUCH DAMAGED THAT MY CAR SUSTAINED NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED...UPDATED 10/01/14 *BF

THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING. NOW THERE IS A GLARE THAT AFFECTS MY SON WHEN HE IS DRIVING. GLAD TO KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THE PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO SOMETHING. I AM AFRAID FOR MY SON TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THERE IS A GLARE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR OVER 2 YEARS I'VE HAD WHAT IS KNOWN AS A "STICKY DASH". IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE DASHBOARD AS MELTED AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR IT - THEIR RESPONSE IS FOR ME TO PAY ALMOST $1900 FOR A NEW DASHBOARD PLUS LABOR WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT AS OF LATE, THE GLARE DUE TO THE DASHBOARD IS INTERFERING WITH MY DRIVING AND I AM GENUINELY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2009 CAMRY BEGAN TO BECOME STICKY AND FORMED A BUBBLING EFFECT THAT REFLECTED TO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND SEVERELY IMPAIRED MY VISION. THE SURFACE APPEARED TO BE MELTING AND I COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. I FINALLY RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR OF INSTALLING IT, APPROXIMATELY $500.00. *TR

I AM ANOTHER CAMRY OWNER WHO HAS NOTICED MY DASHBOARD "MELTING". SIMPLY PRESSING MY FINGER ON IT WILL LEAVE AN INDENT, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL NICKS AND SCRATCHES AT THIS POINT. I WORRY THAT IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT, THE STRENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD IS COMPROMISED AND IT WON'T DO IT'S JOB IN HELPING TO PROTECT ME. *TR

I PARK MY CAR IN MY GARAGE . I DRIVE THIS CAR EVERYDAY. WHEN I TOUCH THE DASHBOARDS, IT IS SO STICKY. IT SEEMS LIKE THE DASHBOARDS HAVE BEEN MELT . *TR

MY TOYOTA CAMRYS DASHBOARD HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. ITS SCRATCHES EASILY. BUT THIS SUMMER IT STARTED TO FEEL STICKY. AROUND THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY IT WILL ACTUALLY BE SHINY AND MELTED AND AS THE TEMPERATURE GOES DOWN IT WILL GO BACK TO BEING GOOEY, SOFT. WHEN THE SUN IS HIGHEST I HAVE TO PUT MY SUNGLASSES ON TO SHIELD OFF SOME OF THE GLARE ON MY DASH. THE OTHER DAY I DROVE FOR AN HOUR AROUND 3PM AND LATER I WAS SUFFERING FROM A TWITCH IN MY EYE FROM EYE STRAIN FROM THE GLARE OFF MY DASH. A FRIEND OF MINE GOT IN THE CAR AND I HAD FORGOTTEN TO TELL HER NOT TO TOUCH THE DASHBOARD AS IT WAS AROUND 1PM. I KNEW IT WOULD BE MELTING. SHE PLACED HER CELL PHONE ON IT AND AS SOON AS SHE TOOK IT OFF, PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD STUCK TO HER PHONE. I NOW HAVE HOLES ON MY DASH. IT WASN'T HER FAULT AND I DON'T SEE WHY IT SHOULD BE MINE EITHER OR WHY I SHOULD CONTINUE TO PUT UP WITH IT. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR CLEAN AND SERVICED. I HAVE ALWAYS PROTECTED THE INSIDE WITH MOTHERS AND ARMOR ALL. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I MUST HAVE PUT SOMETHING ON IT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO AND THAT IT WOULD COST 1800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE DASH. WHY SHOULD I PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? IN MY INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. CAN SOMETHING PLEASE BE DONE? CAN TOYOTA PLEASE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR GREEDY COST CUTTING TACTICS? SO FAR I HAVE ATTENDED NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS CAR FOR ONE THING

MY DASH BOARD IS STICKY AND MELTED LOOKING. THE GLARE IT CAUSES MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. IF I DON'T WEAR SUNSHADES I CANT SEE. I CALLED TOYOTA TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY. *TR

I LIVE IN LOUISIANA AND IT'S VERY HUMID AND HOT. LAST YEAR MY DASHBOARD ATTRACTED MUCH DUST AND DIRT. WHEN I AMONG OTHERS TRIED CLEANING IT, NOTHING WOULD ACTUALLY REMOVE OR CLEAN THE SURFACE. IT IS VERY STICKY AND IT LOOKS UNSIGHTLY AND IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING. EACH TIME I HAD MY CAR DETAILED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT FROM THE DETAILER AS TO WHY MY DASH WAS NEVER CLEAN AND THE PRODUCTS THEY USED DIDN'T CAUSE THE SURFACE TEXTURE. UP UNTIL I BEGAN HEARING COMPLAINTS FROM NISSAN OWNERS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, I REALIZED I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I LOVE MY CAMRY AND DON'T WANT TO PART WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME STICKY AND DISCOLORED. THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND PRODUCED A GLARE THAT IMPAIRED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

ON OCTOBER 4, 2013, I PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM DEALERSHIP. THE 4 TIRES BRAND: COOPER CS4 215/60R16. ON MAY 11, 2014, RETURNING FROM DINNER WITH FAMILY, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE IMMEDIATELY WENT FLAT RESULTING IN CALLING AAA ROADSIDE SERVICE. I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HUGE LUMP ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. IT WAS STATED THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POTHOLE, WHICH I HAD NOT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THIS EVENT. *TR

STICKY FRONT DASHBOARD ON CAMRY THAT WILL NOT CLEAN OR COME OFF, AND GLARE ON FRONT WINDSHIELD ,THAT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TOYOTA CAMRY SEEMS TO BE MELTING. I LIVE IN SOUTH FL AND HAVE LIVED HERE FOR YEARS. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS HERE AND THE WEATHER AND PARKING CONDITIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED. MY CAR HAS VERY FEW MILES ON IT, UNDER 30K. THE ISSUE WITH MY DASHBOARD MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AND IS CAUSING A SERIOUS REFLECTION ISSUE. I CANT IMAGINE THAT THIS IS NOT A PRODUCT ISSUE. NO CAR I HAVE EVER SEEN HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE IN ALL MY YEARS IN FL. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING WHICH CAUSES GLARE. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAD STARTED TO BECOME GLARY AND IT BOTHERS ME WHEN I DRIVE AGAINST THE SUN'S REFLECTION WHICH IS VERY SHINY AND WHEN I TRIED TO TOUCH THE DASHBOARD, MY HAND HAD STUCK TO IT AND I THEN REALIZED THAT IT IS MELTING. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA HAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL YET AS OF THIS TIME. I LEARNED THAT THERE'S ALREADY THOUSANDS OF CAMRY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME MELTING DASHBOARD ISSUE. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA EXPLAIN AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

MY DASH IS MELTING IT IS STICKY AND SHINE THAT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE DURING THE DAY. THIS IS NASTY AND UNSAFE. *TR

ON JULY 18, 2014 WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN, I SMELLED A BURNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PULL OVER AT THE NEXT REST STOP TO LOOK THE CAR OVER AND I NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT COVER HAD BURNED. ON JULY 22, 2014, BACK IN TOWN, I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT 51 PREVIOUS BULB MELTED AND DISCOLORED HEADLIGHT HOUSING. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BULB WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP TWO MONTHS AGO. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT NO LIGHT IS ESCAPING FROM HOUSING WHICH MAY CAUSE IT TO OVERHEAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND ESTIMATE COST TO REPLACE HOUSING - $499.75 (INCLUDES ALL LABOR AND TAXES). MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS BULB MELTED AND CAUSE A BURN ON THE HEADLIGHT COVER, THIS IS A DEFECT AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT COST ALMOST $500.00. THIS REQUIRES THE COMPLETE HOUSING TO BE REPLACED AND NOT THE COVER NOR DOES IT REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

SUN VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION, FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN OBSTRUCTION. *TR

KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT AMPLIFIES OVER TIME, CAR IS A TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 2009 IN GREAT CONDITION, FEEL NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS NOISE INCREASES WHEN TURNING WHEEL LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SAY INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED , ASKING $ 575 SEEMS TO ME MORE AS A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT DEALER SAYS FULL COST OF REPLACEMENT HAS TO BE CHARGED. *TR

MY TOYOTA, CAMRY'S DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THIS IS CAUSING DRIVING SAFETY ISSUES. THE STICKY, MELTING DASHBOARD IS CAUSING A GLARE TO MY WINDOW AND IT PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING THE ROAD PROPERLY, POTENTIALLY CASING A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT OF MY CAR DONE. THEY SAID I HAD LEAKING STRUTS AND SHOWED ME. I HAD PURCHASED TOYOTA EXTENDED PLATINUM WARRANTY. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID STRUTS ARE CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR AND ARE NOT COVERED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS THAT STATE THAT CAMRY 2009 HAS A VERY COMMON LEAKING STRUTS PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS CHOOSING TO IGNORE IT AS IT COSTS MONEY TO REPLACE THEM. THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT WHEN THERE SHOULD BE ONE AS THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON AND IS SECURITY RISK. CAN SOMEONE THROW ANY IDEAS? I AM GOING TO STOP BUYING TOYOTA PRODUCTS AND GO TO HONDA. THEIR QUALITY HAS CLEARLY GONE DOWN. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS GONE FROM ITS SPLENDOR TO NOW A MELTED, STICKY, SHINY, GLARY, DASHBOARD. IN FACT, A DRAGON FLY LANDED ON THE DASHBOARD, GOT STUCK AND DIED (LEGS ARE STILL EMBEDDED IN DASHBOARD). BESIDES NOT HOLDING UP TO THE TOYOTA SLOGANS ("WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE?" "I LOVE WHAT YOU DO FOR ME, TOYOTA!" "LET'S GO PLACES") WHICH EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES OF OWNERSHIP, AND VEHICLE QUALITY, THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME UNSAFE AND MY VISION IS OBSTRUCTED. *TR

THIS IS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DASHBOARD COVERING ON MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. IF I NEED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT ON A DIFFERENT WEBSITE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL ALMOST EVERYONE WHO HAS A LATE MODEL LEXUS OR CAMRY IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DASH COVERING BEGINS TO MELT AND BECOMES VERY STICKY. THE COVERING STARTS TO COME OFF IF YOU TRY TO CLEAN IT AND THEN A VERY SHINY SURFACE APPEARS AND REFLECTS OFF OF THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE UNLESS YOU PUT SOMETHING OVER THE DASH TO STOP THE REFLECTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING EVERY CAMRY FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS AND VERY OBVIOUSLY IS A DEFECT. I HAVE HEARD TOYOTA WILL GIVE UP TO A 50% DISCOUNT SO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL IT COSTS THE CONSUMER 300 DOLLARS. THIS SEEMS UNFAIR TO ME. *TR

THE DASH IS MELTING AND CONTINUES TO MELT.. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE IT. DEALER LIPTON TOYOTA ADVISES THAT TOYOTA WILL ONLY PAY 50% OF THE $1500 IT WOULD COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *JS

APPROX. A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER PURCHASING 2009 CAMRY ( NEW ) NOTICED DASHBOARD BECOMING TACKY / STICKY PRACTICALLY AT POINT OF MELTING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AFTER SEEING REPORT ON NEWS 7/29/14, I NOW AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE AREN'T THEY ONLY CONSUMERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SEEING THAT WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN AFFECT YET STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON VEHICLE, I FEEL IT ONLY FARE THAT MANUFACTURER AND OR DEALERSHIP SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. *JS

DASHBOARD IS COMING APART AND STEERING WHEEL AS WELL TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS

DASHBOARD IS MELTING. *JS

DASHBOARD IS MELTING WHEN IN SUNLIGHT OR HEAT. IT ALSO REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT DANGEROUS. *JS

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE RADIO GOT REALLY LOUD FOR NO REASON FOR 10 SECONDS AND THEN SUBSIDED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THIS AT THE TIME, BUT AFTER WEDNESDAY, I NOW BELIEVE IT MUST HAVE BEEN RELATED SOMEHOW. I WAS SITTING OFF-ROAD WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS BY IN ORDER TO TURN-AROUND AND BEGIN DRIVING SOUTH. I HAD JUST TURNED ON THE CAR AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE MY APPROXIMATE 175 DEGREE TURN. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR READY TO MOVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR TRIED LURCHING FORWARD AS THOUGH SOMEONE'S FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO REASSERT MY FOOT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING. MY FOOT HAD NOT LEFT THE BRAKE, THERE WAS NO PERSON OR THING TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR, IT JUST OCCURRED. THE NEWS ABOUT FAULTY ACCELERATORS ENTERED MY MIND. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER INCIDENT AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD THAT NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND COMPLETED THE WORK THAT THEY SAID I HAD TO DO BUT THE RATTLING NOISE STILL CONTINUES. I ALSO TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM EITHER. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2011 AND APPROXIMATELY 6 -9M MONTHS LATER NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING IT AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $3,000. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP AS THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED, THE DASHBOARD IS SOFT TO THE TOUCH AND DISINTEGRATES WHEN TOUCHED HAS DEEP GOUGES FROM MY FINGERNAILS TOUCHING IT AND SHOWS SCRAPE MARKS FROM THE DASHBOARD PROTECTOR THAT I USE EVERY DAY. *TR

THE DASH IS STICKY AND SEEMS TO BE MELTING. YOU CAN TOUCH IT AND IT WILL LEAVE AN IMPRESSION. A COUPLE OF CRACKS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED. THIS CAR IS NOT THAT OLD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DASH. I ALSO DID NOT PAY THE PRICE I DID FOR AN AUTOMOBILE THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1500 TO REPLACE THE DASH. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND THE OIL GAUGE FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGES WOULD DROP TO ZERO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING OR ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. DJR

UPON RESEARCHING THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST OF MY 2009 CAMRY LE, I FOUND LOTS OF ONLINE FORUMS WITH OWNERS OF THE CAMRY THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS OF LAWSUITS BECAUSE TOYOTA ISN'T TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I CALLED TOYOTAS CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER JUST BY A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HIGHLIGHTING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME CAR AND ALL EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE POST 60K MILES, WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I ALSO WENT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SEEMED VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE BUT [XXX] FROM NORTH HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA STATED THAT TOYOTA?S CORPORATE OFFICE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A HEALTH HAZARD, AS EACH TIME I POWER ON THE CAR AFTER AN HR OF THE CAR BEING UNDER THE HOT OR COLD WEATHER AND A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE COMES OUT OF MY EXHAUST VENT. TOYOTA REFUSED TO HELP ME ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND SIMPLY GAVE ME A CASE # [XXX] AND ASKED TO GO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED MYSELF. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS REALLY STICKY AND HAS GATHER DEBRIS FROM MY SUNSHADE. THERE ARE ALSO SOME CRACKS FORMING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THAT IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY (SINCE IT'S 5 YEARS OLD AND 42K MILES) AND I CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF I WANTED THEM TO LOOK AT IT, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $115 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE GUY WHO HELPED ME EVEN LOOKED FOR ANY RECALLS BUT FOUND NONE. SO NOW I JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. I CAN SEE IT BECOMING A REALLY BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT REFLECTS ONTO THE WINDOW AREA OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT.? SOME PEOPLE'S DASHBOARDS ARE WORSE THAN MINE BECAUSE OF THE SUN. I FEEL LIKE A COUPLE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, I WILL BE UNABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS SO REFLECTIVE DURING THE DAYLIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND REFLECTING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

DRIVING NORTH ON A HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED THE BATTERY CHECK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, AS WELL AS LOST POWER STEERING. PULLED OFF AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, ENGINE WAS NO LONGER POWERING THE WHEELS AND I COASTED TO A STOP ON A RAMP WHERE I WAS FORCED TO WAIT FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE. OPENING THE HOOD I SAW THE SERPENTINE BELT THROWN OFF THE ENGINE AND STEAMING FROM THE BELT SIDE, AFTER POLICE HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT THERE WAS NOTICEABLE WOBBLE IN THE WATER PUMP WHICH ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT AND GET SPRAYED INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WANTED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN WANTED TO DISASSEMBLE THE ENGINE TO SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS WARPED DUE TO THE LOSS OF COOLANT WHEN THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND THAT THEY SAW THIS OFTEN ENOUGH TO BE SURE OF THE CAUSE. WATER PUMP FAILED AT AROUND 31,000 MILES WITH NO LEAKAGE BEFOREHAND. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CAMRY THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ADMIT TO AND ASSIST IN REPAIRS. DUE TO SELF MAINTENANCE OF CAR THEY CLAIM DAMAGE WAS MOST LIKELY SHOWING AND IGNORED BY US. *TR

THIS MODEL OF CAR HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE PISTONS THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN VARIOUS RESOURCES, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RAPIDLY BURN OIL. SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR DISCUSSION: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/CAMRY/2009/ENGINE/EXCESSIVE_OIL_CONSUMPTION.SHTML THE CAR IS NOW BURNING UP TO A QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES AND TOYOTA IS CLAIMING THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANG SOUND AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT MULTIPLE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.