2009 Toyota Camry complaints

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION... !!!!!!

SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT STAY SNAPPED UP, FALLS DOWN INHIBITING MY ABILITY TO SEE SAFELY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO DUCK DOWN TO OBTAIN A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING.

MY TOYOTA CAMRY IS BURNING UP OIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V689000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DASHBOARD WOULD MELT DUE TO THE SUN'S REFLECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL WERE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, ALL OF WHICH WERE CONSUMED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES NOTICED THAT MY WIFE'S CAR STARTED USING OIL AND A COUPLE TIMES THE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON WHICH SCARED HER. I CONTACTED TOYOTA LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL??? I'VE BEEN A TECHNICIAN MY WHOLE LIFE AND TOLD THEM THEY WERE NUTS. NOT LOG AFTER WE GOT A NOTICE ABOUT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TSB AND TOOK IN FOR THE TEST. THEY TEST IT BEFORE THE OIL HAS ANY CHANCE FOR VISCOSITY LOSS WHICH NATURALLY IS GOING TO PASS. IT USES APPROX. 2-3 QTS. OF OIL IN A 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE WHICH IS ABSURD. I'VE OWNED TOYOTA'S FOR OVER 30 YEARS BUT I'VE TOLD THEM THIS IS IT NO MORE OF THEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS COULD LEAVE THIS CAR DISABLED MOST ANYWHERE EVEN IN THE ROAD!!! PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS HUGE AS EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN WITH ON THIS MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! IS THERE NO HONOR JUSTICE ANYMORE?

MY CAR HAD 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES. WITHIN 6 MONTHS, I HAD TWO FRONT TIRES WITH SIDEWALL FAILURES. BOTH TIMES I FOUND THE CAR WITH A FLAT TIRE - SIDEWALL FAILURE.

THE SUNVISORS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FAIL DOWN. THEY BLOCK THE VIEW WHEN I AM DRIVING . IT IS DANGEROUS

I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR ON THE LEFT FRONT. AS I DROVE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC I HEARD A CLANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SPRING AROUND THE STRUT HAD BROKEN. I HAD THE SPRING STRUT REPLACED AT A COST OF $350. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS 64,000 MILES WITH ALL WORK PERFORMED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, EXCEPT MY LAST SET OF MICHELIN TIRES.

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE DONE THE WHOLE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAD HARDLY BURNED OFF ANY OIL AFTER THE 1,200 MILES OF DRIVING. YET WHEN I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 2,300 MILES THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. SO I HAVE BEEN CARRYING EXTRA QUARTS OF OIL WITH MY WHENEVER THE LIGHT COMES ON. TOYOTA SAID THAT I COULD HAVE IT TESTED AGAIN AFTER 6 MONTHS AND THIS WOULD BE THE LAST ONE THEY WOULD PERFORM. THERE IS NEVER LEAKING OIL ANYWHERE OUT SIDE OF THE CAR AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED. TOYOTA CLEARLY KNOWS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE SINCE THEY HAVE POSTED AT TSB. JUST FIX MY CAR!

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE VVT-I OIL HOSE RUPTURED. THIS FAULTY PART, WHICH TOYOTA NEGLECTED TO REPLACE WITH THEIR UPDATED ALL-METAL LINE UNDER THEIR TSB, WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL ON ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE IT AND POSES A SERIOUS RISK FOR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE, AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE OIL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO HOT ENGINE PARTS, AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

MY 2009 CAMRY STARTED BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL I AM GUESSING AT ABOUT 85,000 (TOYOTA DEFINITELY HAS RECORD OF IT). I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AT MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND THEY PUT THE DYE IN AND CHECKED FOR OIL LEAKS. ALL WAS FINE. SINCE IT JUST HAPPENED ONCE I DECIDED THAT MAYBE IT WAS A FLUKE. NOPE. SAME THING HAPPENED SO MY NEXT SERVICE APPOINTMENT I MENTIONED IT AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD EITHER NEED A NEW ENGINE OR I WOULD JUST HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT AND MAKE SURE THERE WAS ALWAYS ENOUGH OIL. IT WASN'T TOO BAD AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN EVERY 2,500 OR SO. NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERY 1,000 MILES, AND I LOOKED ONLINE AND COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE FOR THE SAME THING, AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL!!! CAN YOU HELP GET THEM TO FIX IT SINCE THERE ARE SOOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE EXACT SAME SUBJECT?

MY TRUNK IS LEAKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS. I WENT TO GET OUR FABRIC SHOPPING BAGS FROM THE TRUNK AND THEY WERE SOAKED. THE CAR IS SMELLING MUSTY, NOT GREAT FOR MY SINUSES AND ASTHMA. HEADLIGHT SEAL IS ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER OR THE PLASTIC HAS BECOME POROUS. DURING A RECENT INSPECTION, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PASS. WE PAID THE GAS STATION $32 TO CLEAN AND POLISH THE HEADLIGHTS TO PASS INSPECTION. THEY LOOKED GREAT AFTERWARDS AND PASSED INSPECTION. THEN MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE CAR WASH. NOW THE HEADLIGHT CASING IS CLOUDED AGAIN. I CAN SEE THE SOAP DRIPPINGS FROM THE CARWASH ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC. THE CAR IS PARKED ON THE STREET OR IN A DRIVEWAY, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAYTIME, THE SUN CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO MELT AND IT FELT STICKY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SUN CAUSED THE MELTED PART OF THE DASHBOARD TO PRODUCE A GLARE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VISOR NOW BLOCKS MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL NOT FOLD UP AND OUT OF THE WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 4 DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INADVERTENTLY ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. BOTH REAR TIRES MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE WATER HOSE DETACHED AND CAUSED WATER TO LEAK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

CAR IS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AND HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CHECKED AT LOCAL DEALER AND OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE AND STATED BY LOCAL DEALER NORMAL. AS OF MARCH 2017 STILLAN ISSUE AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR ISSUE

THE INSIDE BOARD OF THE WAGON WITH THE SUN MELTS BECOMES STICKY AND THE LIGHT GOES DOWN AND I'M SCARED MAYBE I'M SCARED TO MAKE A SHORT CIRCUIT AND CATCH FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL. HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OIL IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES DUE TO OIL LIGHT COMING ON AND NO OIL REGISTERING ON DIPSTICK, AND NOW NO OIL AFTER JUST OVER 1000 MILES OF DRIVING.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A TEST ON IT AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL TO. LOOSING A QUART EVER 1100 MILES.

MY SON, DRIVING TO BACK TO SHOOL, WAS LEFT IN THE ROAD WITH OUR 2009 CAMRY 5 SECONDS AFTER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. (EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE KNOWN BY TOYOTA - AUGUST 11, 2011, TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB TO DEALERS) WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM OR WE WOULD HAVE ADVISED HIM TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY GAS FILL UP TO PREVENT PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS A COMPLETE LOSS, BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST IS THAT HE WAS ON A COUNTRY HIGHWAY WITH MILES OF OPEN SPACE BETWEEN TOWNS. LUCKILY HE WAS JUST ENTERING BEDFORD VA AND MADE IT TO THE ENTRANCE OF A SHOPPING CENTER BEFORE THE CAR DIED. SINCE HE WAS BLOCKING THE SHOPPING CENTER ENTRANCE 'SOME RANDOM GUY' HELPED HIM PUSH THE CAR INTO A PARKING AREA. HAD THIS HAPPENED BETWEEN TOWNS AND HIS CAR BEEN STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BOTH THE SHOP WE TOWED THE CAR TO AND THE COMPANY THAT LAST CHANGED THE OIL INVESTIGATED WHY THE OIL RAN DRY AFTER ONLY 1500 MILES. THEIR CONCLUSIONS MATCHED IN THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FAULTY MAINTANANCE FROM THE OIL CHANGE NOR ANY SIGNS OF OBVIOUS LEAKS. TO LEAVE PEOPLE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BECAUSE A COMPANY DOES NOT WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOR DO THEY WANT TO NOTIFY OWNERS THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IS BEYOND CONTEMPT. THIS IS PURE NEGLIGENCE ON TOYOTA'S PART NOT INFORMING THE CAR OWNERS OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO WITH A 'DEAD' CAR.

THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON INDICATING MY OIL WAS LOW. I HAD A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE APPT. AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN A FEW WEEKS SO I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK, WHICH INDICATED THE OIL WAS LOW, AND ADDED TWO QUARTS. AT MY APPOINTMENT ON 11/19/16, I STATED THE OIL ISSUE AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR STARTED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WHEN I RETURNED TO GET THE RESULTS FROM THE TEST ON 1/2/17, IT WAS REVEALED MY CAR HAD FAILED AND THE OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I AM TOLD BY A FORMER CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC, THAT THEIR STANDARDS FOR FAILING OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS ARE VERY HIGH, SO TO FAIL A TEST IS A HUGE CONCERN. THE TEST WAS RAN WHEN MY MILEAGE WAS AT 151,499. THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE HAD OBVIOUSLY STARTED WELL BEFORE THE TEST WAS RAN. HOWEVER, SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF THE 10 YR/150K MILE WARRANTY, TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE LINE TWICE AND THEY TOLD ME LEGALLY THEY COULD NOT COVER THE COST. THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE 151,499 MILES. I CALLED THE TOYOTA REGION TO SEE IF THEY WILL FIX IT IN GOOD WILL SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN GOOD FAITH AND ALWAYS HAD IT REGULARLY MAINTENANCED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I WAS STILL TOLD NO, THEY LEGALLY COULDN'T HELP ME. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR HAD A POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE ONLY RECALL NOTICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED FROM THEM WAS TO GET EXTRA GREASE PUT ON A SWITCH FOR MY WINDOW MOTOR. IF THEY HAD ALERTED ME SOONER THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE TESTED OR

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS BEEN BURNING APPROXIMATELY 1/2 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK SINCE OCTOBER 2016. IT HAD 128000 MILES AT THAT TIME. IT NOW HAS 134500 MILES. I DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES PER WEEK. I FEAR ENGINE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SEIZURE. I HAD A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TEST DONE AT 129500, BUT THEIR VERDICT WAS THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NOT WITHIN THE REALM OF NEEDING REPAIR. THE ENGINE USED 3/4 QUART OF OIL OVER 1250 MILES, BUT THE TOYOTA GUIDELINE IS 1.1 QUART DURING THE TEST TIME PERIOD.

MY EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ENGINE NEEDED REPAIRS PER A TOYOTA MAJOR RECALL. I TOOK THE CAR AND AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW IT HAS BEEN A VERY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE. AFTER BEING TOLD THAT MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS ON A RECALL LIST, I WAS GIVEN A POSSIBLE REPAIR DATE OF WITHIN 10 MONTHS. I WAITED AND WAS GIVEN A DROP OFF DATE OF 1/23/2017. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR AND WENT ON TO WORK. AFTER 5 DAYS I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS READY BUT, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS THAT WERE REMOVED/REPLACED TO DO THE WORK ON THE RECALL. I QUESTIONED WHY I WAS BEING CHARGED FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES TO PARTS THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE LABOR DUE TO THE RECALL. I GOT FETCHED A LONG STORY FROM TOYOTAS 800 NUMBER AND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT, GO PICK UP MY CAR AND PAY THE $269.54. I PICKED IT UP AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS DRIVEN 58 MILES, UPON LEAVING AND AS I GOT ON THE MAIN ROAD I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HUGE CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD AS WELL. I CALLED BACK AND SPOKE TO [XXX] , HE WAS RUDE, A BULLY, AND ACCUSED ME OF LYING ABOUT THE DAMAGE. I BEGGED THEM TO PULL THEIR SECURITY TAPES WHICH THEY REFUSED. TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE ANY PARTS THAT SHOULD GET DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS AS THEY PERFORM THEIR REPAIRS. I'M ASKING FOR A FULL REFUND AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DAMAGED WINDSHIELD. I REFUSE TO GO BACK TO THEIR STORE AND PREFER TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AT EITHER MY RESIDENCE OR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. I'VE OWNED 3 TOYOTAS AND REFUSE TO GO BY AND PURCHASE MY NEXT CAR FROM [XXX]

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR ON THE DIM LIGHTS THE MIRROR THAT REFLECTS LIGHT HAS FELL DOWN AND COVERED THE LENS HALF WAY AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IF I DON'T REPLACE THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT IT COULD COVER THE WHOLE LIGHT DIM AND BRIGHT LIGHTS IF I PUT THEM ON DIM YOU CAN'T SEE AT ALL I ALMOST WRECKED.

SMELL BURNING OF OIL INSIDE CAR. I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET. I CHECKED OIL DIPSTICK AND NO TRACE OF OIL, MEANING OIL EXTREMELY LOW. I HAVE DRIVEN CAR ABOUT 2800 MILES SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO CHANGE OIL EVERY 5000 MILES PER TOYOTA OWNER MANUAL. MY ODOMETER READING IS 76488 MILES. TOYOTA DEALER CHECK CAR LAST YEAR FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND SAID CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN MONITORING OIL CONSUMPTION MYSELF . I FOUND THAT MIDWAY BETWEEN OIL CHANGE( I.E. 2500 MILES) , I HAVE TO ADD 2QUARTS OF OIL TO BRING LEVEL TO NORMAL. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2009 CAMRY BASE MODEL FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. SHE NOTIFIED ME THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS BROKEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE VISOR. IT HANGS DOWN OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW EVEN WHEN SNAPPED INTO PLACE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO BE FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON ALMOST EVERY 2009 CAMRY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT, ONLY REPLACE IT AT MY OWN COST. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A CLINKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION STRUTS SPRING DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT RECEIVES SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. WE HAD 234,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, WHEN WE HEARD A CLANGING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP DID AN INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THEY BOTH HAD SECTIONS BROKEN OFF ON THE LARGER END. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED ME BOTH BROKEN OFF COILED ENDS, ONE IN EACH HAND WHILE I WAS IN THE WAITING ROOM DURING THE INSPECTION PROCESS. THE SHOCKS WERE STILL IN EXCELLENT SHAPE WITH NO LEAKING. WE DID NOT HAVE THIS COIL SPRING PROBLEM WITH OUR FIRST 1995 CAMRY EVEN THOUGH WE DROVE IT 465,000 MILES! WE WOULD HAVE HIT 500,000 IF THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN REAR ENDED. OUR CONCERN IS WITH OUR MILEAGE WE ENTERED A POTENTIAL RECALL ZONE FOR THE 2009 COIL SPRINGS THAT OTHER 2009 CAMRY DRIVERS MAY ENCOUNTER WITH LOWER OR SIMILAR MILEAGE.

MY 2009 CAMRY SE (4 CYLINDER) DID NOT BURN OIL, LEAK OIL OR OTHERWISE HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH OIL UNTIL I GOT MY OIL LOW OIL LIGHT AT APPROXIMATLEY 130,000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT HAD BEEN THE ONLY PLACE THAT HAD CHANGED THE OIL IN MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND THE SUDDEN OIL CONSUMPTION COULD BE FIXED IF IT FAILED A SIMPLE TEST. THE TEST IS TO CHANGE THE OIL IN YOUR CAMRY, AND BETWEEN 1,000 AND 1,300 MILES LATER (NOT TO EXCEED 1,300 MILES) TO DUMP AN ENTIRE QUART OF OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. IF THE LEVEL WAS FULL, THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACTION TO TAKE. IF IT WAS LOWER THAN FULL, TOYOTA WOULD TEAR INTO YOUR ENGINE AND FIX THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO ME. NOT A VERY SCIENTIFIC TEST, BUT THEY PERFORMED THIS ON MY CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 133,000 MILES. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED THAT FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. I DETERMINED THAT MY CAR HAD USED 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN APPROXIMATELY 4,700 MILES, PRIOR TO THE TEST. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL IT WAS BURNING MORE OIL, AND I COULD BRING IT BACK IN TO REPEAT THE TEST. 9 MONTHS LATER, I DETERMINED THAT I WAS USING 1 QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES DRIVEN. I NOW HAVE 150,430 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THE ORIGINAL TEST, THE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO MILEAGE LIMIT, AND THEY HAD ACTUALLY JUST REBUILT THE ENGINE IN A RAV 4 WITH 179,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE CALL ON 12-23-16, I WAS TOLD THAT I MISSED THE DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 31ST, AND THE DEAL NOW ONLY WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH LES

WE HAVE A 2009 CAMRY LE WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT. THE DASH IS STARTING TO MELT AND STICK.

CAR WOBBLES/VIBRATES WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH ALL THE TIME. ITS SMOOTH WHEN NOT ACCELERATING.

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH BACK PASSENGER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON AT LEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE IT ROLLS UP. ALSO MY CAR CONSUMES OIL. THE BLACK,TOP OF MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND HAS CRACKS. I HAVE BEEN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERS AND NO ONE HAS ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES. HOW DO I GET REMEDY BEFORE CONTACTING LEGAL COUNCIL?

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY IS PART OF THE ZE7- WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE PRIMARY COVERAGE FOR THIS ISSUE WAS GOOD UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2016 AND SECONDARY COVER UNTIL 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). MY CAR DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE UNTIL LATE NOVEMBER AND WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 149,500 MILES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE (CASE #1611293174) AND WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNDER 150,000 WHEN THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS INITIATED IT STILL MET THE SERVICE GUIDELINES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INITIATE THE TEST WITH THE CAR STILL UNDER 150,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOYOTA ADVISED THAT SINCE THE CAR WOULD BE OVER 150,000 MILE WHEN THE CAR FINISHED THE TEST IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AGAIN REFERENCING MY CASE NUMBER AND THEY VERIFIED WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP BUT NOW WERE TELLING ME IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BY TOYOTA AND THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO GET AROUND REPAIRING A DEFECTIVE PART. NOW I HAVE TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CAR HAS DIMINISHED VALUE DUE TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE AND I HAVE TO EITHER COVER THE REPAIR COST OR DEAL WITH THE ISSUE WHICH INCLUDES CONSTANTLY CHECKING MY OIL TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T RUN OUT AND COMPLETELY KILL THE ENGINE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS CAR HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND WAS CLOSE TO FRACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS TAKING MY FATHER TO THE DOCTOR IN A TOWN 2 HOURS AWAY. I STOPPED TO PICK HIM UP (CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND I WENT INSIDE TO GET HIM) AND WHEN WE GOT INTO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START AND THE "KEY INDICATOR" LIGHT WAS ON. I CHECKED THE NISSAN MANUAL WHICH INFORMED ME THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL NISSAN MECHANIC. I ALSO DID RESEARCH REGARDING THE ICON LIGHT AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF 2009 NISSANS HAD EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC CALLED WITH THE NEWS THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED REPLACING AT A CHARGE OF 910.00. THIS IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO CONSIDER AS A RECALL. OUR MECHANIC HAD 2 MORE CALLS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER WE BROUGHT OUR CAR IN LAST WEEK. I HOPE NISSAN WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY AND REIMBURSE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE REPLACED THIS PART.

CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL IN TWO-THREE MONTHS PERIOD. I GOT LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON AND OFF WHEN I HIT THE BREAK HARD, THEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND OFF. I WENT TO NEAREST AUTO STORE AND CHECKED ENGINE OIL. IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, I MEAN DRY. I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT SINCE TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND MY CAR PASSED THE TEST A FEW MONTH AGO. I WAS TOLD THE AUTO SHOP WORKER THAT I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO BURN UP THE ENGINE. I CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE ON 2009 CAMRY. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY TOYOTA.

MOTOR OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON INDICATING THAT MY OIL IS LOW OR OUT. I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR WITH ABSOLUTELY NO MOTOR OIL IN IT, BECAUSE THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON LETTING ME KNOW THAT I WAS OUT OF MOTOR OIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2009.

MOTOR OIL IS BURNING EXCESSIVELY I HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY WEEKEND AND THE DEALER SAYS IS NORMAL, I THINK IS NOT NORMAL TO KEEP ADDING OIL WHEN THERE IS NO LEAK. DASHBOARD IS PRACTICALLY MELTING IT WAS REPORTED BACK IN MAY BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER TIME IT GETS VERY STICKY THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL TAKE MONTHS OR A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD FIX IT. RADIO HAS A MALFUNCTION IT WAS REPLACED BACK IN 2014 BECAUSE THE SCREEN TURN BLACK AND NOT ABLE TO TURN IT ON OR OFF. IN 2016 THE RADIO IS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN FOR THE SAME REASON AND THE DEALER WON'T REPLACE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS FINISHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL AND HEAD BRUISES, AND AN INJURED BACK AND LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I NOTICED MY CAMRY WAS LOW ON OIL. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON MY ENGINE FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THEY VERIFIED INDEED MY CAR HAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY FIX IT BUT ALL THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. AT FIRST THEY SAID IT COULD TAKE A MONTH OR TWO. I CALLED BACK A MONTH LATER, DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL ME A DATE AND IT MAY TAKE A YEAR UNTIL THEY HAVE PARTS. I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS BEING COMPROMISED BURNING OIL LIKE THIS. I AM HAVING TO PUT A QUART IN SOMETIMES EVERY 700 MILES! WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAITING THIS LONG TO GET THE REPAIR DONE AND MAY HAVING TO WAIT A YEAR IF TOYOTA EVEN GETS BACK TO ME. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING ME AND NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO FIX THIS REPAIR IN A TIMELY MANNER.

EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NO APPARENT LEAKS, BUT CONSUMES MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL CONSUMTION UNTIL OVER 150,000 MILES.

FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST X 2. DEALER STATED I PAY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ENGINE, ONLY PISTON RINGS COVERED. DEALER STATED I PAY IF THEY DAMAGE ENGINE DURING REPAIR/RECALL.

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAS BIG AIR BUBBLES COMPROMISING VISIBILITY. ALSO THE I HAD REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR 3 TIMES FOR BEING BROKEN WHEN PULLED DOWN FOR USE.

MY DASHBOARD PANEL IS MELTING IN MY CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY STICKY AND EVERYTHING THAT FALLS ON IT GETS STUCK AND I CANNOT GET IT OFF THE DASHBOARD. I TRY TO CLEAN MY CAR AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO THE DASH. I TRY TO WIPE IT DOWN WITH WATER AND A TOWEL, BUT IT JUST PULLS THE LINT OFF A MICROFIBER TOWEL AND IT GETS STUCK. IT IS REALLY IRRITATING AND I HOPE TOYOTA FIXES MY PROBLEM AND TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS DEFECTS. MY ENTIRE FAMILY DRIVES TOYOTA'S AND IF THEY DO NOT FIX THIS ISSUE, WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY TIES WITH TOYOTA.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAMRY WENT FROM BURNING 1 QT. OF OIL PER 5,000 MILES (CAR HAD 82K MILES ON IT) TO BURNING 1 QT. PER 450 MILES (CAR HAS 158K MILES ON IT). TOYOTA TESTED THE CAR AND SAID IT CAME UP 0.1 QT SHORT OF REQUIRING REPAIR UNDER ENHANCED WARRANTY,

OUR CAR BEGAN BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL AROUND 75,000 MILES.AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE 2AZ-FE ENGINES WHICH WERE INSTALLED IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: 2007-2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HV, 2007-2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX, 2006-2008 TOYOTA RAV4, 2007-2008 TOYOTA SOLARA, 2007-2009 SCION TC, AND 2008-2009 SCION XB . TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE MATERIAL DESIGN DEFECT ENGINES BUT THEY DECIDED TO SELL THE CARS ANYWAY: THE ENGINE DEFECT TYPICALLY BECOMES APPARENT EITHER DURING OR SHORTLY AFTER THE LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED, SO IT WOULDN'T BE THEIR PROBLEM. IN RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT IN 2014, THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE GUIDELINES ARE VERY RESTRICTIVE AND ONLY COVER THE MOST EGREGIOUS CASES, LEAVING US WITH A FAULTY ENGINE THAT CONSUMES A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1200-1400 AND NO MEANS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *TR