2009 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

The contact rented a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 65-75 MPH with cruise control mode engaged, the vehicle became uncontrollable and swerved to the right independently. The contact did not recall whether a warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to swerve back to the left, the vehicle rolled over four times and landed on the wheels. The air bags deployed. The contact stated that her daughter was occupying the rear passenger's side seat at the time the incident occurred and was assisted out of the vehicle by bystanders. The contact's daughter was then airlifted to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with facial lacerations, one punctured lung, and the other lung was not operating at full capacity. The contact's daughter remained in the ICU for four days. The contact was able to exit the vehicle. The contact sustained a broken left toe and burns on the left arm from the air bag deployment. The contact received medical assistance. A police report was filed, but the contact did not have the police report number available. The vehicle was towed and totaled. The vehicle rental company was notified of the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

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.

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE SEPARATE TIMES WHERE BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,371.

POSSIBLE STEERING ISSUE WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAR DRIFTS TO THE LEFT EVEN AFTER DEALERSHIP HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END. FIRST ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED RIGHT AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF MY NEW CAR MARCH-APRIL 2009, AND 2ND TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. THE VEHICLE SHOULDN'T NEED CONSTANT ALIGNMENTS, NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WE WERE STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE SIDE AND FRONT DOOR WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO ROTATE THE VEHICLE 90 DEGREES, PUSH IT OVER A HIGH CURB AND TO CAUSE NEARLY $15,000 IN DAMAGE TO BODY AND CHASSIS. NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN HEAD INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,100.

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 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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AFTER IDLING AT 15,000 RPMS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO FRONT END DAMAGES AND NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 760 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16985.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN ICE PATCH THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE PROCEEDED THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGHER SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH WHEN HIS VEHICLE JERKED AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PRESS THE BRAKES AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THIS SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN CALL THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS CHECKED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,400.

I RENTED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM ENTERPRISE-RENT-A-CAR. ON JANUARY 23, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 A.M., I WAS THE BELTED DRIVER OF THE SUBJECT 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE RATE OF SPEED, PROCEEDING EASTBOUND ON CARDINAL DRIVE IN WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA. AS I REACHED THE INTERSECTION OF CARDINAL DRIVE AND JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, THE CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING. THE CAMRY IMPACTED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM NEABSCO ROAD ONTO SOUTHBOUND JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, I SUFFERED A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AS WELL AS NECK, BACK AND LEG INJURIES. *TR

EVERY WEEK, I USE A COOLER (STANDARD SIZE) FOR GROCERIES AND PUT THE COOLER IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAMRY. WHENEVER I MAKE SHARP TURNS, THE LID OF THE TRUNK WOULD POP OPEN, PROBABLY BECAUSE THE COOLER HITS THE LATCH INSIDE THE TRUNK. I CONSIDER IT QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE ITEMS MIGHT FALL OUT OF THE TRUNK IF IT'S OPEN. TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM, WE PLACE PIECES OF CARDBOARD AROUND THE COOLER TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING AROUND. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. WE USE COOLERS ALL THE TIME AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

(2009 TOYOTA CAMRY) MY VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD CAUSING NEAR COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO. PROBLEM OCCURS PERIODICALLY, ACCORDING TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER'S NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN. VEHICLE REMAINS IN SAME CONDITION. THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THE STICKING ACCELERATION PEDAL ISSUE. *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

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

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY MAY HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED TO THE OTHER RECALLS, BECAUSE I SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA ON MONDAY AND HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM THEM. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS I AM COMING TO A STOP, MY BRAKES APPEAR TO STOP WORKING AND THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS A LOT (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK) AND I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST THE TOYOTA AS THIS IS THE FIRST TOYOTA THAT I HAVE OWNED. I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO BUY-BACK THESE VEHICLES. MY REASONS FOR PURCHASING THE TOYOTA WERE, SAFETY AND RESALE VALUE. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE AND HAS A HIGHLY DECREASED RESALE/TRADE-IN VALUE. SO, MUCH THAT I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO TRADE IT IN FOR A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

WE OWN A 2009 CAMRY. AS HAS BEEN REPORTED REGARDING THE TOYOTA COROLLA, OUR CAMRY ALSO HAS A PROBLEM OF DRIFTING AT HIGH TO MEDIUM SPEEDS. THE DRIVER MUST BE CONSTANTLY ALERT TO THIS PROBLEM TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN ITS LANE. OUR TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM, NOT RELATED TO OUR CAR'S STEERING SYSTEM. WE PURCHASED NEW TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. WE BELIEVE THE STEERING PROBLEM REPORTED ON THE COROLLA ALSO EXISTS IN OUR CAMRY AND THAT THIS UNSAFE SITUATION SHOULD BE CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED. *TR

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

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

DURING THE FALL OF 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 CAMRY. NOVEMBER OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FASTER WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED IT, DROVE IT AND SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATION OVER THE NEXT YEAR. I'VE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. LAST WEEK I WAS AT THE A SHOPPING MALL AND WAS WAITING TO TURN DOWN A LANE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. I WOULD HAVE HURT SOMEONE IF ANYONE HAD BEEN STANDING THERE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA COMPANY AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE RECALL ONLY REFERS TO FLOOR MAT PROBLEMS. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND RESET FRONT SPECS. THE PROBLEM LATER OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FIANCE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP ON THE CURB. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SO THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE TAKEN CARE OF, BUT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THEY COULD ONLY PERFORM ONE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED AN ALIGNMENT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE LEFT. *JB

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

WHILE PARKING CAR IN GARAGE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE FRONT COLLIDING WITH A TOOL BENCH. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR, BENCH, AND WALL BEHIND THE BENCH. THE CAR HAD 1000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS A CAMRY HYBRID, WHICH HAS NO LISTING IN COMPLAINT FORM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 110 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO WEDGE ONE FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO LOOSEN IT AND APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE REGARDING THE STICKY PEDAL OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE POWER TRAIN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY: PEDAL/LINKAGE AND HAS NOW SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

THERE'S A BRAKE DELAY WHEN I AM DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRY TO MAKE FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I HIT POT HOLES, I FEEL THE BRAKE SORT OF SKID. *TR

VEHICLE HOLDING GEAR AFTER ACCELERATION, DOWNSHIFTING WHEN BRAKE IS TOUCHED, ROUGH SHIFTING, GENERAL UNPREDICTABILITY OF TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE. *CN

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 IS DOWNSHIFTING WHEN BRAKE IS TAPPED, HOLDING GEAR AFTER ACCELERATION AND EXPERIENCING HARSH SHIFTING. SHIFT CELLENOID REPLACED BUT DID NOT ALTER MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM REPORTED AT 1005 MILES ON ODOMETER SEPTEMBER 20, 2008. AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *CN

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.

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 IN AUGUST OF 2009; I NOTICE IMMEDIATELY SUDDEN ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT AVERAGE 55 MPH IN A HIGHWAY WITH INCREASING IN SPEED WITHOUT STEPPING IN THE GAS PEDAL; I COULD HEAR A LOW PITCH SOUND LIKE A CORDLESS DRILL WILL SOUND LIKE AND EVENTUALLY THE SPEED WILL INCREASE AT FIRST GOT REALLY SCARED OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION SPECIALLY WHEN APPROACHING CARS IN THE HIGHWAY, SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO STEP IN THE BREAK PEDAL WITH FORCE TO KIND OF KILL THE BOOST. I ALSO NOTICE THAT IN THE SURFACE STREET EXPERIENCE THIS JERKINGNESS KIND OF LIKE A WILD BULL THAT WANTS TO PUSH FORWARD WITHOUT INSERTING ENERGY TO MOVE FORWARD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN STOP SIGNS OR WAITING TO MERGE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC; AGAIN WHAT I WILL DO IS FORCEFULLY STEP IN THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 5 MONTHS I CAN PREDICT THE BEHAVIOR AND THANKFULLY ABORT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. BUT MANY TIMES IT DOES SCARES ME SPECIALLY WHEN APPROACHING CARS AHEAD. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN. MY SPOUSE AND KIDS DO NOT WANT TO RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE. *TR

DASHBOARD IS "MELTING". *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HELLO, I'M [XXX] FROM U.S. ARMY. MY CAR, TOYOTA CAMRY 2009, HAD A SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT SUDDEN ACCELERATION BACK IN 2008. THE CAR WAS, OF COURSE, BRAND NEW, AND I HAD THAT SAME EXPERIENCE - ALL OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IT WAS AFTER I WAS FINISHED THE ALL DUTIES FOR THE DAY, AND I WAS HEAD TO MY HOME. WHEN I JUST DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RPM WENT UP SO QUICKLY AND SUDDENLY, AND EVEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. BUT THE RPM HAD NEVER BEEN GO DOWN AND STOP. SO I MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, AND IT WORKED AT THAT TIME. AT THAT TIME, I WAS IN LIKE COUNTRY SIDE IN FORT GORDON, GEORGIA, AND NOW I'M IN SOUTH KOREA TO PERFORM THE DUTY HERE. AT THAT TIME OF THAT INCIDENT, I THOUGHT IT COULD HAPPEN MAYBE ONE TIME.. VERY ONE TIME.. HOWEVER, WHEN I READ THE CURRENT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.. I FEEL VERY TERRIBLE ABOUT THIS.. BECAUSE NOW MY WIFE AND MY 3YEAR OLD SON RIDE IN TOYOTA CAMRY.. (THAT'S THE ONLY ONE CAR IN OUR HOUSEHOLD).. WHAT IF THERE WOULD BE A SAME HAPPENING TO MY WIFE AND MY SON.. I WAS O.K. BECAUSE THE HIGHWAY I DROVE ON WAS ALMOST NO TRAFFIC.. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I LIVED IN COUNTRY SIDE FT. GORDON, GEORGIA.. BUT AFTER I GOT THE DUTY STATION IN SOUTH KOREA, I RELOCATED MY FAMILY BACK TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.. (THAT'S WHERE I CAME FROM) I KNOW MY WIFE ONCE TOLD ME.. SHE FELT LITTLE BIT MORE ACCELERATION WHEN SHE DROVE TOWARD DOWN SLOPE.. SHE HAD TO DO THE SAMETHING, PUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO THE NEUTRAL.. WHAT IF THIS KIND OF INCIDENT WOULD BE HAPPENED IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC.. MAN.. I WISH THAT I WOULD HAVE A TOTAL SOLUTION FOR THIS.. I KNOW THAT I CAN'T RETURN THE CAR, RIGHT? *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. CAR HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND DISENGAGED IT AND CONTINUED DRIVING. WHEN I PRESSED THE RESUME BUTTON TO GET BACK ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR ACCELERATED ABOUT 7 MPH PAST THE SET SPEED AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND REPEATEDLY PRESS THE C.C. CANCEL BUTTON TO STOP EXTRA ACCELERATION. I UNDERSTAND SOME PEOPLE MAY THINK IT'S THE CAR SPEEDING UP TO GET TO THE SPEED QUICKLY, WHICH IT DID, BUT THEN IT JUST KEPT ACCELERATING AND THE MOTOR WAS WHINING LIKE IT WAS REALLY TRYING TO RACE OFF. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE I STOPPED USING THE C.C. ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS THAT THE CAR WAS "ZIPPY" BECAUSE IT WAS A V6 AND IT IS THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEEDING UP TO THE LAST SET SPEED. NO PARTS WERE EVER FIXED ON IT. I ENDED UP SELLING IT LAST YEAR AFTER OWNING IT AROUND 9 MONTHS. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR LANE YOU ARE IN. HAVE VISITED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALL THEY DO IS SWITCH THE TIRES AROUND. VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND NONE HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE. VEHICLE NOW HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM ON MY 5TH SET OF TIRES DUE TO THE WEAR IN THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IT WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND LOWER THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT HAD A DISABILITY AND WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,500.

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

AS A GROUP LEADER WORKING AT THE SUBARU OF INDIANA PLANT I WAS TOLD TO IGNORED A POKEY SYSTEM THAT DETECTED LOSE OR MISSING BOLTS ON THE FRONT SEATS OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY. NUMEROUS CAR SEATS WITH MISSING OR INCOMPLETE TORQUED BOLTS WHERE FOUND AFTER LEAVING THE CAR SEAT ASSEMBLE AREA THE TOYOTA CAMRY IS MANUFACTURED AT THE SUBARU OF INDIANA PLANT. THERE IS AN EMAIL WHERE MY BOSS EXPLAINS ITS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AS A GROUP LEADER WORKING AT THE SUBARU OF INDIANA PLANT I WAS TOLD TO IGNORED A POKEY SYSTEM BEING TURN OFF THAT DETECTED LOSE OR MISSING BOLTS ON THE FRONT SEATS OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY. NUMEROUS CAR SEATS WITH MISSING OR INCOMPLETE TORQUED BOLTS WHERE FOUND AFTER LEAVING THE CAR SEAT ASSEMBLE AREA THE TOYOTA CAMRY IS MANUFACTURED AT THE SUBARU OF INDIANA PLANT. THERE IS AN EMAIL WHERE MY BOSS EXPLAINS ITS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY ACCELERATOR IS STARTING TO STICK A LITTLE I HAVE FINALLY RECEIVED MY RECALL I HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM I HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE THESE CARS BACK SO WE CAN GET SOMETHING ELSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNER UNHAPPY WITH THE FLOOR MAT RECALL OF TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES. OWNER FEELS NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO SEE IF THIS IS REALLY THE CASE. *KB THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE FLOOR MATS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *JB

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ACCELERATOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM DEFECT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED WHEN IT HAD NOT. CONSUMER STATES IT ACCELERATES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE TIRES WOULD SPIN. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND CLEARED UP PART OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE REMAINING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM. *JB

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL FIX AND SHE WAS NOT GIVEN NEW FLOOR MATS. *TGW