2009 Toyota Camry complaints

WHILE PARKING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE A ROCKET AND JUMPED OVER THE PARKING CURB ONTO THE ROAD WITH TWO WAY TRAFFIC. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR FLEW ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A FENCE AND WAS STOPPED ONLY WHEN IT FELL INTO A DITCH BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT TURN OVER. SURPRISINGLY, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I KEPT HITTING THE BREAKS AND WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE.

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. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I PURCHASED IT IN 2008. IT STARTED SHAKING/VIBRATING EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP LIGHT ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TWICE (ONCE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND AGAIN BECAUSE THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD) AND THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE THE AIR FILTER AND FUEL LINE FILTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED & CLEANED OUT. IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $500. THE CAR WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY NOTICED WITH THE CURRENT COROLLA RECALL? WE HAD THE 2 AIR FILTERS CHANGED & IT STILL CONTINUES TO SHAKE. SOME TIMES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU CAN SEE YOUR HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS BLURRED. *TR

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". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHITE PARTICLES WERE BEING EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE VENTS WERE CLEANED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,449 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRES HAD PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. UPDATED 04/20/11

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 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10*JB *TR

STRUTS OF MY NEW CAR ARE LEAKING!!!..TOYOTA CAMRY 2009. TOYOTA SAYS THAT "THEY ARE LEAKING..BUT THEY ARE NOT LEAKING ENOUGH..TO BE REPLACED!!....THE FACT IS THEY SHOULDN'T BE LEAKING AT ALL AT 18,000 MILES!!...I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STRUTS IN THE 2009 CAMRY AND TOYOTA ONE MORE TIME..IS DENYING THE PROBLEM... *TR

VERY SOFT BRAKES IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED TO GET ANY REAL BRAKING ACTION. AT TIMES BRAKE PEDAL WILL CONTINUE TO GO DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED WITH NO ADDITIONAL BRAKING ACTION. TOYOTA CLAIMS BRAKES TO BE IN SPEC AND WORKING PROPERLY, THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE CAR, NEW. AND, HAVE FELT VERY UNSAFE, AS I NEVER KNEW WHEN THE BRAKES WOULD EFFECTIVELY SLOW THE VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN PUSHING HARD, AS IN A PANIC STOP, MY LEGS ARE ONLY SO LONG. TOYOTA CHANGED A VALVE TWICE, BUT ARE NOW SAYING THAT THIS WAS NOT NECESSARY, THE BRAKES ARE FINE. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLICATE A BRAKE TEST DONE BY THE TOYOTA TECH SERVICE REP, BUT CANNOT. THE TEST WAS TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REV THE CAR UP TO RED LINE. *TR

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. *TR

VEHICLE HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION. VEHICLE SURGES/ACCELERATES SLIGHTLY WHEN NOT PRESSING PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON EVEN WHEN TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. VEHICLE RUNS "HARD" WHEN CRUISING AT 40MPH. THERE IS A HARD ENGINE RUNNING SOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES THE SOUND STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEGAN TO VIBRATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE RECALL 09V388000 AND 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, SHE HEARD A POP NOISE. THE DRIVER THEN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BACK WINDOW. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND MORE GLASS THEN DROPPED OUT OF IT AS SHE DROVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER TOOK PICTURES OF THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,442. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,410.

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, WAS WEST BOUND ON 5TH AND CROSSED OVER THE CENTERLINE AND STRUCK UNIT TWO. UNIT TWO ROLLED INTO THE DITCH. *BF UPDATED 09/24/10

TL*THE CONTACT 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK INJURIES. THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE CRASH AND FILED A REPORT BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A COPY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE VEHICLE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IT WAS NOT YET EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

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. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED TO THE DOWN POSITION BLOCKING SITE VISIBILITY ( THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND WAS IN MOTION ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY) AND IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE RETRACTED (AGAINST THE ROOF) POSITION. IT CONTINUES TO OBSTRUCT VISION WHEN IN THE FORWARD POSITION AND BLOCKS PERIPHERAL VISION WHEN SWUNG UP AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEIR REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON AND ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET REVEAL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS PERSISTED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL LEAD TO VEHICULAR DAMAGED AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. *TR

I OWN A 2009 CAMRY...ONE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED AND WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. HOWEVER, ON THREE OR FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AS I WAS BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND/OR MY GARAGE, AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THERE WOULD BE A SIMULTANEOUS ACCELERATION. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO THE CURRENT ACCELERATION/FLOOR MAT ISSUE NOR MY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION IN THE EVENT THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONCERN. THANKS. *TR

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. *TR

TL* 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD METAL TO METAL SOUND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SOUND WOULD CEASE ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE FRACTURED IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SILVER DOLLAR SIZED BURN IN THE SEAT VINYL. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A FIRE BUT APPEARED THAT THE SEAT HAD SOMEHOW OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,122. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

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. *TR

CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT OVER THE REPLACEMENT COST TO UPDATE A GPS SYSTEM IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE MEMORY CD FOR THE GPS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER $199.00 FOR SIMPLY REPLACING THE CD WITH AN UPDATED VERSION. THE CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURERS SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE EXORBITANT AMOUNTS MONEY FOR A PART THAT HAS AN INTRINSIC VALUE OR COST OF A DOLLAR. *JB

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES, WHERE MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING ON/OFF IGNITION, DEPRESSING BRAKES, AND TUGGING LEVER, THE GEAR WOULD THEN SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ON 08-01-2010, I WENT TO THE MALL AND SPENT SEVERAL HOURS THERE. WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, FEET ON THE BRAKES, THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT BUDGE. AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF TRYING TO SHIFT THE LEVER, I DECIDED TO CALL MALL SECURITY TO CALL FOR A TOW. THE SECURITY GUARD SUGGESTED THAT HE SHOULD GIVE IT A TRY, "THE LEVER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE". I WAS VERY CONCERNED. IN THE PREVIOUS INCIDENCES, IT NEVER TOOK SO LONG FOR THE LEVER TO SHIFT. THE INCIDENCES HAVE OCCURRED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING; AFTER WORK OR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS. ON 08-02-2010, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING; I WAS THERE AT 6:35AM. AFTER I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE, THEY INSPECTED AND TEST DROVE THE CAR. THE SERVICE PERSON CAME BACK TO ME AND INFORMED ME THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE SPILLED ON/IN THE GEAR BOX. I ABSOLUTELY DENIED THAT ASSUMPTION. HE THEN STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE APART THE GEAR BOX. AGAIN, HE CAME BACK AND STATED THAT SOMETHING STICKY WAS FOUND "ON TOP" AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING GEAR SHAFT. AGAIN, I ABSOLUTELY DENIED THAT ANYTHING FELL ON OR IN THE GEAR BOX. AND, WHY WAS I NOT SUMMONED TO LOOK AND THIS STICKY RESIDUE. HE THEN CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHO ATTEMPTED TO EX

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, AC SMELL LIKE A ROTTEN EGG. ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY CAR OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS SMELL IS SO INTENSE THAT CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN W/O WINDOWS OPEN. IT GIVES HEAD-ACHE AND HARD TO BEAR WITH IT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR ISSUE REQUIRING RECALL SINCE WE MAY END-UP SPENDING MORE MONEY ON HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IMPACT OF THIS ON ECONOMY DUE TO LOSS OF WORKING DAY AND PRODUCTIVITY CAN NOT IGNORED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE CONTACT LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THE SKID CONTROL SAFETY DEVICE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AS WELL AS OTHER MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION FROM HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AS TO WHAT WOULD BE DONE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,354.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN I TRIED TO RAISE THE SHOULDER HEIGHT OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, I HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE THUMB PRESSURE TO PUSH ON THE ELLIPTICAL BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE ADJUSTER AND RAISE IT. DURING THIS PROCESS I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP INSIDE THE PLASTIC ENCLOSURE AND THE VERTICAL HEIGHT BUTTON CANNOT BE DEPRESSED, HENCE THE MECHANISM IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND CANNOT BE MOVED IN EITHER THE UP OR DOWN DIRECTION. NOTE, THAT THE SEAT BELT RECOIL AND TENSIONER WORK FINE. WHEN I SHOWED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE EVALUATOR THE HEIGHT ADJUSTER PROBLEM, HE COMMENTED ON A ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH (.250') GROOVE IN THE PLASTIC RETAINER HOUSING AND MENTIONED THAT HE NEVER SAW HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. THE SERVICE EVALUATOR RAN HIS OWN CARFAX AND VERIFIED THAT THE RECORD WAS CLEAN. BUT HE COULD NOT APPROVE A FACTORY WARRANTY REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF THE GROOVE IN THE PLASTIC HOUSING. I THINK IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE EDGE OF THE SEAT BELT TO WEAR INTO THE PLASTIC HOUSING DEPENDING ON THE SHOULDER HEIGHT OF THE PERSON WITH THE SEAT PULLED UP. A SECOND OPINION FROM THE SERVICE DIRECTOR, DID NOT AGREE WITH ME THAT THE GROOVE IN THE PLASTIC COULD HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE WAY THE DRIVERS WORE THE SEAT IF IT WAS NEVER ADJUSTED FROM IT'S LOWEST HEIGHT SETTING. HE SAID THAT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE .250 GROOVE HE WOULD GLADLY FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IF HE SENT IN THE PART FOR A CLAIM IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REJECT IT. I'M A BIT SURPRISED AT THIS, AS I WOULD THINK TOYOTA INTERIOR DESIGN

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 MODEL CRASH DID NOT DEPLOY ANY AIR BAGS. THE CRASH EXTENSIVELY DESTROYED THE FRONT AND THE FRONT LEFT SIDE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE UP TO $14,000. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RACE AND FINALLY SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. JB

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, I WAS DRIVING IT TO OCEAN CITY MD WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR STALLS I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED BUT STARTED TO MAKE A REALLY LOUD PINGING NOISE AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. SO I LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THERE IS A REALLY BIG PUDDLE OF OIL. I TOWED IT TO TOYOTA SO THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. TURNS OUT A ROD OF SOME KIND CAME LOSE AND WENT THRU MY OIL PANEL WHICH DRAINED OUT ALL THE OIL IN TURN MAKING MY ENGINE SEIZE UP BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING NO OIL. TOYOTA WONT FIX IT BECAUSE I WAS LATE ON SOME OIL CHANGES AND GOT THE LAST ONE DONE BY SOMEBODY ELSE. AND THEY SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSE THE OIL WAS LOW BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ID NUMBER 10V017000. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. HAD THE PEDAL MODIFIED BY DEALERSHIP ALREADY. *TR

BRAND NEW 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 22,557 MILES ON IT WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ONE TIRE. THE TIRE BEGAN REPEATEDLY LOSING AIR THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO REPLACING IT. 6/26/10 I PURCHASED 3 MORE NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MEET SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND WERE LOSING AIR. WE WERE PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE 2-3X WEEKLY. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BY 30,000 MILES AND WE WAITED MUCH LONGER THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO PAY 30K FOR A CAR AND NEED NEW TIRES BEFORE 2 YEARS. I AM VERY DISGUSTED WITH TOYOTA. IT IS A SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE TIRES A POOR QUALITY. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START. GOT A JUMP, BUT SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. *TR

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. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL*TGW ACCORDING TO THE INVOICES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. *JB

LTR FWD ON BEHALF OF (NY) RE HIS LEASED 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE DEFECTIVE TIRES, AFTER BEING DRIVEN ONLY 25,000 MILES THE TIRES ARE WORN, REPLY TO MASSAPEQUA PARK , NY OFC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE ALWAYS PROPERLY INFLATED AND ROTATED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE TO INQUIRE ABOUT A REPLACEMENT PRICE, BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE TOYOTA HAD CONTRACTED TO HAVE THEIR AUTOMOBILES EQUIPPED WITH LOWER RATED MILEAGE TIRES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER MPH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 2010 FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE REVERSING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A METAL GARAGE FRAME AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER LEFT EYE AND NOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACTS INSURANCE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER EXAMINE THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,759. UPDATED 10/27/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND USED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DECELERATE AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN HE TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RPMS INCREASED TO OVER 5,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR RECALLS 09V388000 AND 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY 2009 CAMRY AT AROUND 25,000 MILES. THE LOW PRESSURE TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I HAD JUST HAD IT SERVICED. THE MASTER MECHANIC AT WORK CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND EACH TIRE WAS 8 - 10 POUNDS LOW ON PRESSURE. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA IN NORTH AUGUSTA, SC AND THE RUDE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT WHEN I HAD IT SERVICED A TOP TECHNICAL SIGNED OFF AS ROTATING AND AIRING THE TIRES AND THAT HAD IT BEEN ANOTHER TECHNICIAN HE MIGHT BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T AIR THE TIRES. HE ONLY AIRED THE TIRES, DIDN'T CHECK VALVE STEMS OR FOR TIRE DEFECTS. THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I WENT BACK A COUPLE MORE TIMES I BELIEVE. HE FINALLY DETERMINED MAKING THE STATEMENT "THIS IS COMMON. SINCE IT WAS MY SECOND CAMRY I DISAGREED WITH HIM AND THEN HE RESPONDED "IT IS COMMON IN THIS MODEL". HE SAID YOU COULD DRIVE OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOT AND IT MIGHT COME ON AGAIN.....I REPLIED "I'M NOT BUYING THIS AND LEFT". THE LIGHT DID COME BACK ON WITHIN THE WEEK OR TWO. I LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRES AND WAS SHOCKED! THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN OUT WITH HARDLY NO TREAD LEFT ON THEM. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A TIRE DEALER AND REPLACED THE "FIRESTONE BRIDGESTONE" TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE...........THAT HAS BEEN NEARLY 5,000 AGO AND THE LIGHT HAS NEVER TURNED ON. THERE IS A DEFINITE DEFECT HERE WITH THE CAR OF TIRE DEALER. TIRES SHOULD LAST A LONG LONGER THAN 20,000 TO 25,000 MILES ON A NEW CAR ESPECIALLY. IF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSING CAR OWNERS FOR REPLA

YESTERDAY, JUNE 14, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 P.M. I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I GATHERED MY PURSE AND A COUPLE OF PACKAGES OUT OF THE CAR, SHUT THE DOOR AND REALIZED I HAD NOT CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW UP ALL THE WAY. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, PUT MY KEY IN AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I STRUGGLED WITH IT QUITE A WHILE THINKING MAYBE IT WAS THE KEY. PULLED THE KEY OUT AND EXAMINED IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I LEFT THE DOOR AJAR, SO THIS TIME I CLOSED THE DOOR THINKING MAYBE THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE AND AGAIN THE KEY WOULD NOT TURNED. IT TOOK ME WRESTLING WITH THE STEERING BACK AND FORTH FROM SIDE TO SIDE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED TO POWER UP TO SHUT THE WINDOW. IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CONCERNED ME HOPING IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON WITH TOYOTA'S AND FELT IT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED AND LOOKED INTO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING HEAVY RAINS, SHE WOULD OBSERVE LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE CARPET. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PUDDLE AND INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL BODY PLUGS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE FOUND THAT THE A/C DRAIN WAS CLOGGED WITH POLLEN AND DEBRIS. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE ACCORDINGLY YET THE FAILURE RECURRED AT THE NEXT HEAVY RAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,585 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,222.

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. JUST AFTER 20,000 MILES, TIRES ARE WORN-OUT. THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE NEW CAR ASKED ME TO CHANGE TIRES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS (A BRAND NEW CAR AT THAT TIME). IF TIRES CAN LAST ONLY 20,000 MILES, THESE TIRES (ON CAMRY) MUST BE POOR QUALITY. I THINK TOYOTA MUST RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS COULD PUT DRIVER/PASSENGERS AT RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RECALL SERVICES AND WOULD LIKE A SERVICE DESCRIPTION DETAILING WHAT WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AND AN HONEST ANSWER AND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HOWEVER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE HAD BEEN DOWNLOADED TO THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED A SHIM FOR THE GAS PEDAL, BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. THE DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER A SERVICE DESCRIPTION OF THE DETAILS OF WHAT WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

DRIVING WEST IN A RENTAL CAR ON ST. CHARLES ROCK RD. I CHANGED LANES FROM THE RIGHT WESTBOUND LANE INTO THE L-WEST LANE AFTER CHECKING MY MIRRORS. WHILE I DID THAT I GOT HIT BY UNSEEN CAR (UNFAMILIAR BLIND SPOT?) IN THE REAR LEFT, WHICH CHANGED CAR'S HEADING TOWARDS THE LEFT (SOUTHWEST), ONTO A TRAJECTORY CROSSING THE EASTBOUND LANES. I IMMEDIATELY AND FULLY HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND (PEDAL SEEMED STUCK), AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE AT SPEED (NO ACCELERATION) TOWARDS THE RESTAURANT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SCRR. I TRIED TO TURN WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE CURB, AND PERHAPS PULL A U-TURN, BUT THE WHEEL DIDN'T BUDGE EITHER; ALL THE WHILE I KEPT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, EXCEPT FOR ONE OR TWO PUMPING ATTEMPTS TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WOULD KICK IN, BUT NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN PEDAL RESPONSE OR BRAKING ACTION ENSUED. THE CAR STAYED ON THE COURSE IT GOT ONTO BY THE PRECEDING COLLISION, CROSSED THE EASTBOUND LANES TOWARD THE RESTAURANT, JUMPED THE CURB, WENT THROUGH A GREEN STRIP OF LOW (1-2') JUNIPER BUSHES ONTO THE PAVED RESTAURANT GROUNDS, AND PUSHED A PICNIC TABLE INTO A BUSINESS SIGN BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP AGAINST THE BUILDING. THERE WAS NO CLEAR DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING ITSELF. I DO NOT RECALL HAVING TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AT ANY TIME DURING THIS INCIDENT, EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR AFTER I CAME TO A STOP. I RECALL HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR TO LOWER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW, BECAUSE THE DOOR ITSELF WAS BLOCKED BY ANOTHER PICNIC TABLE. I DO NOT R

WHEN MY WIFE WOULD GET IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR CAMRY AND GET BELTED IN FOR A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE I GOT IN AND STARTED THE CAR, THE SEAT BELT OFF LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN IF I START THE CAR BEFORE SHE BELTS IN. THIS WAS REPORTED TO EDDY'S TOYOTA AND THEY RECALIBRATED THE SEAT SENSORS BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. *TR