2009 Toyota Camry complaints

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WAS REAR-ENDED AT AROUND 40-50 MILES PER HOUR AND IT WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SO I WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK AND THEN THE FRONT. THE OTHER TWO CARS' AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT MINE DID NOT. I NOTICE THERE ARE FRONT AND SIDE TESTS DONE ON CARS BUT NEVER WHEN ONE IS REAR-ENDED. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH A HEADACHE AND STIFFNESS IN MY NECK AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WHIPLASH - HEAD AND BACK. EVERYONE I'VE MENTIONED THIS TO WONDERED WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAN YOU TELL ME IF IT SHOULD HAVE? FORTUNATELY MY SEATBELT WORKED AND RESTRAINED ME AND I DID NOT BUMP MY HEAD ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE HEADREST. JUST WONDERING IF I SHOULD BE CONCERNED THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. OH, AND MY JUST-PAID OFF CAMRY WAS TOTALED -- OVER $12,000 IN DAMAGES SO I HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND WONDERING IF I SHOULD CONSIDER ANOTHER VEHICLE. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT THOUGH THERE IS NO MORE "TRUCK" SO TO SPEAK LEFT ON MY CAR. I'D LIKE TO GET ANOTHER CAMRY BUT NEED TO KNOW IF THE LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING ANOTHER CAR. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT THE FLOOR MAT RECALL ON THE TOYOTAS FROM 2007 -2010 IS NOT REALLY A FLOOR MAT ISSUE BUT AN ELECTRICAL ONE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TELLING US ABOUT. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AFTER HER FOOT WAS NO LONGER ON THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT ONTO A GRASS SURFACE WHICH ALSO STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5000.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM JOSEPHINE SZAMBELAN WITH COMMENTS RE FLOOR MAT IN HER 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY INTERFERING WITH THE CAR ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SHE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL 5-15 MPH. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER IF THE FLOOR MATS WERE THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NO. AFTER TAKING IT UPON HERSELF TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS, THE VEHICLE IS NOW ACCELERATING PROPERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, THE HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

WIFE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. PUSHING DOWN ON ACCELERATOR FOR ABOUT AN INCH OR MORE NO INCREASE IN RPMS. WHEN SHE PUSHED DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE IT MOVE THEN IT LURCHED AND HIT A PICKUP PARKED ACROSS THE STREET. NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK BUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BUMPER ON THE CAMRY. *TR

THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS PARKING IT. IT JUMPED TWO CURBS AND SIDESWIPED A TREE BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. THE DEALER TOLD US SHE MUST HAVE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, BUT SHE INSISTS THAT SHE DIDN'T. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 40 MPH THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. AFTER PULLING THE FLOOR MAT FROM UNDER THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14500. UPDATED 12/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE VEHICLE OFTEN DOUBLE SHIFTS AND LURCHES FORWARD. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM. UPDATED 12/22/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE MILEAGES WERE 24,000. UPDATED 1/4/10 *CN UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT NOTIFY HER OF THE DEFECT FOR THE FLOOR-MATS UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE PRESS RELEASE. SECONDLY WHEN SHE REMOVED THE FLOOR-MAT THE DEALER RE-INSTALLED IT. SHE DOES NOT HAVE CERTAINTY THAT THE REINSTALLATION WAS SAFE. ALSO SHE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH AN INTERIM REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 950.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UP A SLIGHT SLOPE THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. SHE THEN COASTED INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AN SUV STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF HER AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SUV. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE DID NOT COMPLETE A POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND REPAIRED AT A LOCAL SHOP. IT TOOK ONE MONTH FOR THE LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY TO FIX THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER SUV. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE HER ANY ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE FLOOR MATS SLID UNDER THE ACCELERATE PEDAL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGHER SPEED CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED IN THE FRONT AND BACK; YET, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON ALL 4 TIRES BEFORE 20,000 MILES. FIRESTONE WILL NOT ADDRESS PROBLEM NOR WILL THE DEALER EVEN THOUGH ALL TIRES WERE ROTATED ACCORDING TO DEALERS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2008. *TR

IN SAN DIEGO EARLIER THIS YEAR, AT NIGHT, TO ENTER HEAVY AST MOVING TRAFFIC FROM ON RAMP FLOORED GAS PEDAL IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH NEW HEAVY DUTY FLOOR MATS, AND HAD MAX RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE, HITTING STOP ENGINE BUTTON DIDN'T WORK. CHECKED EVERYTHING I COULD AND TRIED AGAIN, SAME RESPONSE, CALLED 911 AND GOT TOW TRUCK ON THE WAY. FINALLY FIGURED OUT FLOOR MAT HAD CAUGHT GAS PEDAL AND WAS HOLDING IT DOWN. PULLED FLOOR MAT BACK INTO PLACE, AND THEN NO PROBLEM. TOLD 911 AS I RECALL TO FORGET THE TOW TRUCK. GOT UP TO 40- 50 OR SO MPH. HAVEN'T REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT SHE SLIGHTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR STRUCTURAL BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED12/11/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 12/11/09

OUR 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS EXPERIENCED THREE SEPARATE INCIDENCES OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DURING THE PAST NINE MONTHS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2009. THE SECOND AND THIRD EVENTS OCCURRED IN JULY 2009 AND OCTOBER 2009, RESPECTIVELY. IN ALL THREE EVENTS THE ACCELERATOR 'GRABBED' AND BEGAN TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY. DURING THE FIRST EVENT, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TWO EVENTS, THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY FOOT EVEN BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN ALL INSTANCES, IT FELT AS IF THE RESUME BUTTON OF THE CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH WAS OFF AT ALL TIMES) WAS DEPRESSED. SPEEDS REACHED IN EXCESS OF 60MPH IN EACH EVENT. DURING THE FIRST TWO EVENTS, A COMBINATION OF EXTREME-PRESSURE BRAKING AND SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WORKED TO STOP THE CAR, THANKFULLY, WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE THIRD EVENT, AFTER ROUGHLY FIVE TO TEN SECONDS OF ACCELERATION, A "POP" WAS HEARD AT WHICH TIME THE CAR'S ACCELERATION CEASED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH INCIDENT. ALL THREE TIMES DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED AND ALL THREE TIMES THE SAME ANSWER....."FOUND NO CURRENT OR PENDING FAULT CODES.' THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BLAMED ON AN AFTER-MARKET FLOOR MAT. WHILE ONE WAS INSTALLED, IT WAS THE TYPE WITH "GRABBER" SPIKES ON THE UNDERSIDE TO PREVENT MOVEMENT, SIMILAR TO A CHAIR MAT. I KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE BUT, AS A PRECAUTION, I REMOVED

MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE ON I-94 IN MICHIGAN WHEN MY PARENTS' 2009 CAMRY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. A SEMI TRUCK WAS MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, SO MY BOYFRIEND HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO GIVE THE TRUCK ENOUGH ROOM. WE WERE USING CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME GOING ABOUT 70 MPH, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A SPEED IN EXCESS 90 MPH AFTER THE BREAK WAS APPLIED ONCE WE GOT AROUND THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY LOUDLY AT THIS POINT. THE BREAK DID NOT OVERRIDE THE CAR'S ACCELERATION OR CRUISE CONTROL EVEN WHEN MY BOYFRIEND STOOD WITH ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON THE BREAK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER TRIED TO RECREATE THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION CONTROL I EXPERIENCED, BUT SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DEALER MECHANICS INSPECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING SYSTEM, BUT CLAIMED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS EVENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2009, WELL BEFORE THE RECENT INCREASE IN PRESS COVERAGE RELATING TO SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE, AND THEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REMOVE THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY - INCIDENTS HAPPENED BEFORE CURRENT ACCELERATION HOOPLA. TWICE TO MY WIFE, TWICE TO ME. WHEN QUICKLY APPLYING BRAKE , FOOT TOUCHES GAS PEDAL AND CAR ACCELERATES. NEVER ON ANY OTHER CAR, INCLUDING A 2005 CAMRY HAS THIS HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THAT THE RELATION OF BOTH PEDALS TO EACH OTHER IS TOO CLOSE. ALSO THE DESIGN OF BOTH DOES NOT HELP. I DRIVE AUTOS, NOT DESIGN THEM, BUT I THINK THIS IS MORE OF A CONCERN THAN FLOOR MATS. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR BOB WILLETT

ALL FOUR STRUTS FOUND LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH MY NEW 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE MILEAGE OF THE 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY IS 36013 MILES. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WHEN I LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, THE RPMS SHOT ALL THE WAY UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN. FINALLY THE BRAKES WORKED AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT THE RPMS WERE STILL VERY HIGH AND THE ENGINE WAS VERY LOUD. *TR

1. 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY SE MADE A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE AREA OF REAR SEAT. GOT OUT TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A TIRE. ENDED UP OPENING THE BACK DOOR OF CAR TO FIND THAT IT WAS THE SEATBELT. THERE WAS A KNOT IN THE BELT AND IT HAD RETRACTED FORCEFULLY INTO THE OPENING OF THE SEATBELT SLOT. THE BELT WILL NOT PULL BACK OUT, AND CANNOT BE UNTIED DUE TO THE PULLING OF THE RETRACTOR. 2. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, WE DO NOT USE THE BACK SEAT, SO THE KNOT HAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE THE DEALER LAST JUNE. 3. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAMRY AT THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER HOPING THAT THE RESPONSE WOULD BE DIFFERENT. IT WASN'T. THE SECOND DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK, AND IT COULD BE FIXED FOR 300 DOLLARS. I SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WITH A CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT AND THE CHILD WAS INJURED, IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. UNTIL THEN I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT MY PROBLEM AS WRITTEN ABOVE. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 -4 CYL. AUTOMATIC. PROBLEM: SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.. THE CAR IS 14 MONTHS OLD. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 MONTHS AS I COME TO A STOP, AND WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GAS SEEMS TO ACCELERATE AND THE TACHOMETER GOES UP TO 7. BY CONTINUING TO BRAKE HARD AND SHIFTING INTO PARK FROM DRIVE THE ACCELERATION STOPS. BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR HAS LURCHED FORWARD BY ABOUT 4 FEET. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR A DEATH. I CANNOT SELECT ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE NEXT PAGE, I WILL SIMPLY TICK OFF THE FIRST ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GRACO SNUGRIDE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 1751535; IN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE CARRYING THE CHILD SECURED IN AN INFANT ONLY CHILD SEAT, THE CARRY HANDLE BECAME LOOSE. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE CARRY HANDLE TO FAIL, WHICH COULD SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSE INJURY TO THE INFANT. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I BOUGHT A 2009 CAMRY LE FROM HERB CHAMBER BOSON IN LAST OCT. RECENTLY I HEARD THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE THE REASON FOR THE RECALL SIMPLY BLAMING THE FLOOR MAT. I DID EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN USING CRUISE. THE CRUISE WAS SET AT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE SPEED WENT UP OVER 85 MPH, AND I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS AT ITS FULL STRENGTH AND SHOWED NO SIGN TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED MY CAR TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AT THAT TIME, I JUST BLAMED THE STUPID COMPUTER PROGRAM, WHICH MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN READING OTHER PERSON'S STORIES ABOUT THE RECALL, I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS THAN THE FLOOR MAT WAS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ACCIDENTS. TO TELL THE TRUTH, I BARELY USE THE CRUISE SINCE THAT INCIDENT. I JUST WANT TOYOTA TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I WILL KEEP A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE HERE IN CASE I NEED IT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAMRY IS AWFUL. YOU CANNOT SEE THE OVERHEAD SIGNS ON THE HIGHWAYS AT NIGHT WITHOUT TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH WILL BLIND OTHER ONCOMING CARS. YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE THE STREET SIGNS WITHOUT TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS. IT'S LIKE THE TOP OF THE LIGHTS ARE CUT OFF. THE DEALER SAID THE LIGHTS ARE CORRECT; THEY CHECKED THE AIM AND SAID THAT IS THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING THE GEAR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET IN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,400. UPDATED 6/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE SECOND TIME SHE HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/25/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THROWING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD RETURN HER CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 11,200. UPDATED 10/23/09 *CN UPDATED 10/27/09

RUST ON 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DEALER COMPARED TO OTHER 2009 SAME MODEL AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME RUST PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. *TR

AUTO STRUCK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR. NOT ONE OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN INJURY TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY LE I BOUGHT IN DECEMBER 2008. IT SHAKES ALOT IN THE COLD AND WAS TOLD ITS BECAUSE OF SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP, AND I ACCEPTED THAT. I THEN DROVE IT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 45 DEGREES WITH NO SNOW OR ICE AND IT STILL SHOOK, AS IF THE BALANCE WAS OFF BUT I KNOW ITS NOT.I LIVE IN BOSTON AND HOPE THEY CAN CORRECT IT, OTHERWISE I LIKE THE CAR. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 - WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 65MPH TO 90MPH WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDDLE. IT WAS FULL THROTTLE. WHEN TRYING TO STOP IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE BRAKES TO DEPRESS. HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON BRAKES VERY HARD TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. THE NEXT DAY DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET I PULLED OUT OF MY STREET AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE IT JUST ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, GOING FROM 30MPH TO 50MPH. TRIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T WORKING UNTIL YOU HAD TO STEP ON THEM ALL THE WAY. THAT WAS TWO DAYS IN A ROW THAT THIS HAPPEN. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO GET DONE OR THERE WILL BE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE IN SEPTEMBER 2008. I WAS STILL DRIVING MY OLD CAR UNTIL I SOLD IT IN MARCH 2009. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE NEW CAR MORE, I NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WHEN I LET GO OF THE ACCELERATOR AND STEP ON IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS MAYBE SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. SINCE I GOT STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THAT REALLY SCARED ME. PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR ME TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION, BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T GO. I CAN SEE SOMEONE REAR-ENDING MY CAR IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR ALSO GETS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND THEN STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. USE THE WORDS "2009 CAMRY" AND "TRANSMISSION PROBLEM" IF YOU WANT TO GOOGLE IT. PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT MY CAR IS DOING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM YESTERDAY. THEY HAD MY CAR ALL DAY FOR THAT AND A 5,000-MILE SERVICE. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NORMAL. THEY TEST DROVE IT AND DIDN'T GET THAT PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT! I THINK THAT IS A DANGEROUS CAR AND THE DEALER IS DENYING THAT THE CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THEY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE A GROUP OF PEOPLE STANDING IN THE ROAD, BUT MANAGED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000. UPDATED 09/11/09 *BF UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

NEW TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2009. BOUGHT AT BILL PAGE TOYOTA-FALLS CHURCH-VA ON 05/30/09. ON 05/31/09 A/C WAS NOT WORKING, 06/01/09 CAR HAS BEEN FIXED AT DEALER AND A/C WORKED. THEN ON 06/25/09 , A/C WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. TAKE CAR TO DEALER ON 06/26/09; TECHNICIAN SAID A/C SYSTEM LEAKED NEED TO ORDER PART. AND THE CAR NEED TO BACK TO DEALER ON 06/28/09 TO FIX. IF YOU BUY A NEW CAR WITH $28000.00 AND IT'S NOT FOR 1 MONTH YET YOU HAVE TO BACK TO DEALER TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE LIKE THAT. WILL YOU BE HAPPY CUSTOMER? TOYOTA MADE THEIR OWN NAME DOWN TO HILL. WILL YOU BUY A NEW CAR FROM TOYOTA AGAIN IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE LIKE MINE? IN THE PAST I BOUGHT 6 CARS FROM TOYOTA. GOING FORWARD NO MORE TOYOTA FOR ME. *TR

WHILE PASSING A TRUCK, STEP ON GAS TO GO INTO PASSING GEAR AND THE CAR WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. AFTER THE PASS AND LETTING OFF GAS THE CAR STAYED AT FULL THROTTLE. TURNED OFF KEY AND THEN RESTARTED AND CAR WAS STILL AT FULL THROTTLE. COASTED TO A STOP, W/O STEERING OR BRAKES, (NO ENGINE POWER). PUT CAR INTO PARK AND THEN RESTARTED. AT THAT TIME IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY(4 CYL). *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY PASSENGER WINDOW FELL WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF HAVING THE VECHILE. *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD. I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT WINDSHIELD BUBBLES. REAL BAD AT SUNRISE AND AT SUNSET. KIND OF LOOKS LIKE HAIR SPRAY RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD. WAITING FOR THE FACTORY REP. TO LOOK AT IT. LOOKS LIKE IT IS EMBEDDED IN THE GLASS. NOT A CLEAR VIEW WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. *TR

APPROX. 3PM CAR WAS PARKED, BLOCKHEATER PLUGGED IN, UNLOADED, LOCKED APPROX. 3:30PM NEIGHBOR INFORMS US THAT CAR IS ON FIRE. FIRE IN FRONT SECTION OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. APPROX. 3:45PM FIREMEN AND POLICE ARRIVE APPROX. 4PM FIRE EXTINGUISHED, POLICE INTERVIEW ME AND NEIGHBORS. RULE OUT ARSON. APPROX. 4:30PM CAR IS TOWED TO POLICE COMPOUND. MAR. 2 INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACTED. INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS WITH TOYOTA PRESENCE. TOTAL WRITE OFF. MAR. 23 PRELIMINARY REPORT - INDETERMINATE TO MUCH DAMAGE. BEGIN IN DRIVER FRONT CORNER, IN FRONT OF RADIATOR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2009 CAMRY IN 2008 MID SUMMER, EVERYTHING IS FINE EXCEPT THAT AT OR ABOUT 8000 MILES I NOTICE THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND IT WOULD PULL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. AT OR ABOUT 12,000 MILES, THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT AGAIN. IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. I GOT AN OIL CHANGE. A DAY LATER THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I JUST ASSUMED THAT THEY DIDN'T RESET MY OIL CHANGE LIGHT. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THEN TOOK A 300 MILE ROUND TRIP. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME, I WAS HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT THE OIL FILTER WAS NOT ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS OIL UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THIS ONE BURNED UP. HAS ANYONE EVER HAD AN OIL FILTER BLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE. I'M CURIOUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT TOOK TWO WEEKS TO BURN UP AND OIL WOULD HAVE COME OUT FASTER IF THE OIL FILTER HAD BEEN LEFT OFF FROM THE OIL CHANGE. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD A DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED WITH A PART TAKEN FROM ANOTHER CAR ON THE DEALERS LOT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A SAFETY PROBLEM WAS INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT ALSO WHAT PART WAS REPLACED AND IF IT WAS NEW OR USED PART. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *JB

IN THIS COLD MORNING, THE REAR WINDOW OF MY CAR WAS COVERED WITH FROST. I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST. I FOUND THE FROST NEVER MELT IN ABOUT ONE-FOURTH (OR EVEN ONE THIRD) OF THE REAR WINDOW FROM THE TOP, WHILE THE FROST OF THE REST OF THE REAR WINDOW IS COMPLETELY DISSOLVED BY HEAT WIRE. THE HEAT WIRE DID NOT WORK FOR THE UPPER PART BUT WORKED FOR THE REST PART OF THE WINDOW. IT IS REALLY A HAZARD WHEN YOU DRIVE AND YOU CAN NOT REALLY SEE CLEARLY FROM YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25-60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MOVED UPWARD AND MADE THE CONTACT UNCOMFORTABLE. AS A RESULT, SHE DROVE WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT ATTACHED. THE CONTACT COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SEEING OTHER VEHICLE'S IN HER BLIND SPOTS. SHE CAN SEE WHILE PARKING, BUT HAS TO OPEN THE DOOR TO DO SO. THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSES DISCOMFORT TO THE CONTACT'S LOWER BACK. SHE IS DISTRACTED BY THE PAIN WHILE DRIVING. SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DOCTOR TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEATS ARE VERY LOW. WITHOUT RAISING THEM, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SEAT HAD NO LUMBAR SUPPORT. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB