Major Problems with 2009 Toyota Camry Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Toyota Camry

2009 Toyota Camry AIR BAGS Victims: 6 Mileage: 73500 miles

2009 Toyota Camry SEAT BELTS Victims: 3 Mileage: 39000 miles

2009 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 4400 miles

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Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and ACCELERATOR PEDAL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Camry owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
toyota camry 2009 - while driving on the highway the car suddenly accelerated from 65mph to 90mph without even touching...
199
~ 24883 miles
ENGINE
while backing out of my garage unto the driveway and then into the street it caused a unintended acceleration while...
169
~ 75124 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2009 toyota camry owner unhappy with the floor mat recall of toyota and lexus vehicles. owner feels nhtsa should investigate...
121
~ 55452 miles
STRUCTURE
rust on 2009 toyota camry. the dealer compared to other 2009 same model and they all have the same rust
115
~ 33151 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry hybrid. the contact stated that the driver's side sun visor would not...
80
~ 62750 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
air comes in thru the back around the back seats. the dealership at toyota irvine in orange county california checked...
72
~ 67319 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while attempting to accelerate at 40 mph the pedal became stuck. after...
65
~ 60188 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
s10 appropriate handling - letter to the secretary from josephine szambelan with comments re floor mat in her 2009 toyota...
65
~ 10634 miles
SUSPENSION
all four struts found leaking and need to be replaced with my new 2009 toyota camry. the mileage of the
61
~ 40127 miles
AIR BAGS
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving 10 mph and approaching a stop light an suv stopped abruptly...
48
~ 57933 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
at speeds over above 60 mph the car pulls hard to the left.this was reported to the dealer. i had...
45
~ 77111 miles
STEERING
i purchased my 2009 camry in 2008 mid summer everything is fine except that at or about 8000 miles i...
43
~ 43809 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
i would like to make a complaint about my car. i brought a toyota camry 2009 and i have...
38
~ 12622 miles
POWER TRAIN
i bought a 2009 toyota camry le in september 2008. i was still driving my old car until i sold...
26
~ 38514 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
i have a 2009 toyota camry hybrid. i got an oil change. a day later the dash light came on....
26
~ 21109 miles
VISIBILITY
having problems with the windshield. i guess you can call it windshield bubbles. real bad at sunrise and at sunset....
23
~ 38344 miles
TIRES
my 2009 toyota camry has premature tire wear on all 4 tires before 20 000 miles. firestone will not address...
20
~ 21609 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
while passing a truck step on gas to go into passing gear and the car went to full throttle. after...
19
~ 11902 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
the design of the headlights on the camry is awful. you cannot see the overhead signs on the highways at...
15
~ 63272 miles
SEAT BELTS
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving 25-60 mph the driver's side seat belt moved upward and made...
11
~ 61301 miles
WHEELS
early april i attempted to rotate tires on a 2009 toyota camry. after jacking up the vehicle and removing the...
10
~ 61336 miles
EQUIPMENT
in san diego earlier this year at night to enter heavy ast moving traffic from on ramp floored gas pedal...
10
~ 12079 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
my 2009 toyota camry may have another issue with the brakes. i am not sure if it is related to...
10
~ 10720 miles
SEATS
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving 25-60 mph the driver's side seat belt moved upward and made...
10
~ 15394 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
i turned on my toyota camry 2009 hybrid in the garage and was immediately met by numerous warning lights an...
9
~ 112259 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
after having car serviced for the 30 000 mile service i noticed that the car wasn't holdin power. i took...
9
~ 93617 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
(2009 toyota camry) my vehicle lurched forward causing near collision with other vehicle during normal stop and go. problem occurs...
7
~ 15247 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
while passing a truck step on gas to go into passing gear and the car went to full throttle. after...
6
~ 13605 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
to whom it may concern: i bought a 2009 camry le from herb chamber boson in last oct. recently i...
6
~ 16333 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES
my 2009 toyota camry has premature tire wear on all 4 tires before 20 000 miles. firestone will not address...
5
~ 10267 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES
drove home from work about 6:30pm (central) last night (10.17.2012). parked in enclosed garage. sat in the kitchen with my...
4
~ 32157 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while parking the vehicle and shifting the gear in park the vehicle accelerated...
4
~ 4100 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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...
4
~ 12962 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY
2009 toyota camry passenger window fell within two weeks of having the vechile. *tr...
4
~ 32864 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 toyota camry had a defective part replaced with a part taken from another car on the dealers lot. consumer...
4
~ 22500 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the rpms began...
3
~ 85333 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while routine maintenance was being performed by an authorized dealer the contact was...
3
~ 40322 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that after having routine maintenance performed on the vehicle the...
3
~ 42159 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
s10 appropriate handling re toyota acceleration problem fm owner of a 2009 toyota camry. *kb the consumer found she was...
3
~ 15658 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
toyota camry 2009 -4 cyl. automatic. problem: sudden unintended acceleration.. the car is 14 months old. approximately every 2 months...
3
~ 13000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camnry se. the contact stated that while driving he noticed that there was a...
3
~ 26667 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
vehicle (2009 camry xle) does not de-accelerate immediately when taking your foot off the accelerator no matter what the speed....
3
~ 17833 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE
friday at 10 pm me and my family were coming from visiting family.. i left around 10pm i started the...
2
~ 76870 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
i had to replace the tires on my 2009 camry at around 25 000 miles. the low pressure tire light...
2
~ 10000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. approximately one month ago the the contact stated that her radio display was...
2
~ 9927 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
we have a 2009 camry that has intermittent issues in regard to the throttle linkage it has twice become stuck...
2
~ 5000 miles
CHILD SEAT
tl* the contact owns a 2008 graco snugride child restraint seat model number 1751535 in a 2009 toyota camry. while...
2
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT
toyota camry gas pedal sept 14th 2009 speeding up and almost caused accident. *tr...
2
~ 4925 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry hybrid. while driving approximately 50 mph at night the contact noticed that the...
2
~ 8000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS
auto struck on passenger side of car by another vehicle at the right front tire and passenger right side door.
2
~ 10101 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the brake pedal had to be depressed with...
1
~ 110000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving various speeds the air bag warning indicator inadvertently illuminated and...
1
~ 160000 miles
DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving various speeds the air bag warning indicator inadvertently illuminated and...
1
~ 160000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY
my excessive oil consumption engine needed repairs per a toyota major recall. i took the car and as you can...
1
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving approximately 40 mph the engine warning indicator illuminated and the...
1
~ 100000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY
driving 55 mph on expressway when the glass moon roof exploded. there was no object hitting it. after stopping to...
1
~ 80957 miles
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the abs warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle...
1
~ 63000 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
contact stop lamp switch in brake pedal assembly failed causing shift lever to become locked in "park" position and vehicle
1
~ 30249 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > FRONT
while driving on 1/20/2014 i noticed a loud metal clanking noise coming from right front of the vehicle the vehicle...
1
~ 68000 miles
REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
rear trunk release switch rubber is bad soft sticky and hard to open trunk with the bad rubber only fix...
1
~ 70000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
2009 toyota camry. consumer writes in regards to transmission problems. *smd the consumer stated shortly after purchasing the vehicle she...
1
HUB > WHEELS
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the hub caps...
1
~ 81000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the air bag warning light suddenly illuminated. the...
1
~ 40000 miles
BEAD > TIRES
pre-mature tire wear on my2009 toyota camry le sedan. *tr...
1
~ 28000 miles
FAN/MOTOR > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the windshield wiper blower failed while driving in...
1
~ 37000 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS
2009 toyota camry. consumer states difficulty with connecting the seat belt *tgw...
1
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT
when installing my radian80sl with superlatch i checked for movement at the belt path and the superlatch straps very easily...
1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that when the driver closed the driver side door...
1
~ 4410 miles
PARKING BRAKE
several weeks ago i had a couple of incidences where my 2009 toyota camry gear lever would not shift from...
1
~ 18590 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact noticed a loud metal to metal sound when depressing the...
1
~ 26000 miles
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled and was towed to the...
1
~ 6000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
in my 2009 toyota camry le the recirculation switch turns off after about three minutes letting in air from the...
1
~ 30000 miles
VALVE > TIRES
i would like to make a complaint about my car. i brought a toyota camry 2009 and i have...
1
PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that her vehicle may be involved recall 10v017000 power train:clutch...
1
~ 7800 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry which was purchased in 2008. he stated that within 5 000 miles of...
1
~ 26000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT
2009 camry i bought a used camry 2009 with 64 000 miles on it. i noticed that while making a...
1
INTERIOR LIGHTING
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while approaching a stop sign and depressing the brake pedal the brakes would...
1
~ 19926 miles
GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact parked the vehicle in the residence garage. the engine remained running...
1
~ 9000 miles
HANDLE (INFANT) > CHILD SEAT
tl* the contact owns a 2008 graco snugride child restraint seat model number 1751535 in a 2009 toyota camry. while...
1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving approximately 60 mph with the cruise control engaged the vehicle began...
1
~ 4000 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE
every week i use a cooler (standard size) for groceries and put the cooler in the trunk of my camry....
1
~ 1500 miles
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY
in this cold morning the rear window of my car was covered with frost. i turned on the rear window...
1
~ 690 miles
COLUMN > STEERING
tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the steering column locked and the only way to...
1
~ 4500 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
consumer expresses discontent over the replacement cost to update a gps system in 2009 toyota camry *tgw the consumer stated...
1

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