general problems of the 2009 Toyota Camry - part 1

Dear, I am writing to formally document a complaint regarding the abs (anti-lock braking system) warning lights actuator in my 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid, I noticed an issue with the abs system, which prompted the activation of the warning lights on my vehicle’s dashboard. The problem I encountered involves the following: 1. Abs warning lights: the abs warning lights, including the abs indicator and the brake system warning light, suddenly illuminated on the dashboard without any prior warning or indication of an issue. 2. Braking performance: subsequent to the illumination of the warning lights, I noticed a significant decrease in the vehicle’s braking performance, especially during emergency stops and when driving on slippery or wet surfaces. This issue presents a serious safety concern as it impacts the vehicle’s ability to maintain safe braking in various conditions. Confirming the abs actuator as the likely source of the problem. I kindly request that this complaint be addressed promptly, as I believe that a malfunctioning abs system poses a substantial safety risk to both the driver and other road users. I trust that Toyota’s commitment to customer safety and satisfaction will lead to a quick resolution of this matter. Please contact me at 224-410-9928 or jeetpatel910998@gmail. Com to schedule the necessary repairs or to discuss any additional information required. I look forward to your prompt response and a resolution to this pressing issue. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely,.

I have 2009 Toyota Camry le, the problem is engine oil, if I changed/filled the engine oil in certified stores, but after 400 miles the engine oil is not in the engine chamber I checked the leaks or any other sort of damage but there's nothing like that I verified the same thing with the dealership too. Basically my point is due to extensive consumption of engine oil the engine will brake in the middle of driving and there are chances it will explode and there's a danger while driving the car it's like pulled the granite pin and sit above it. And due to this the braking system will fail and the person loose his life and the dependses will be suffered a lot. Please look at this issue. Thank you.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? the abs light came on and there was this high-pitched beeping noise that would not stop as I was driving, when I tried to press the brakes I noticed that it was barely working and had to pull over on the side. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I could barely brake as my brakes felt as if they were hard to press which could have led to an accident. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? the traction control light came on a few days prior and a few other related lights that could have been related to the abs. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? no has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? no.

The brake & abs lights started coming on although there was no apparent problem. Then, when those lights illuminate on the instrument panel, the speedometer & tachometer stop working. Often, the needles will bounce or they will just set at zero. This can occur at any speed & on all road conditions. This does not affect cruise control in anyway. I can set & stop the cruise control at any time. Eventually, it starts working again but it is totally random. Now, the air conditioning stops working when the abs & brake lights are on. The high beam instrument panel lights are also affected. The headlights work but the instrument panel does not always reflect this or it shows that high beams are on when they are not & vice versa. My mechanic could not identify the source of the problem. My research shows that the abs module is defective & the problem occurs in 2007-2009 Camrys. Apparently, this problem can be bypassed by disengaging the abs module, but obviously, that creates other issues. I have video of this activity but I am unable to upload it here.

I own a 2009 Toyota Camry the brake light abs light speedometer engine temp and rpm gauge all stop working or go crazy at random times, as well as my air conditioner when this happens. I have done some research and this is a reaccuring problem in many of the 2007-2009 Toyota models. I have also read that many have had oil consumption problems with this year also. I literally have to put atleast a quart in my motor every week or other week. No need for. An oil change when I’m consuming the new clean oil I’m putting in regularly. As far as the brake lights I replaced the entire brake module assembly with another one I got at junk yard. Problem was only fixed for 2 days and I’m back to square one. Their should be a recall on the brake system if this is a reaccurring issue with these cars.

We are having a problem with the brake actuator assembly on our Toyota Camry hybrid and it needs to be replaced. . Read more...

The abs light came on, the actuator pump makes loud noises and brakes don’t function correctly. Faulty braking system that causes the brakes to lock up. Been doing off and on for a few years. Toyota issues a service announcement but don’t see a recall.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, extra effort was needed to depress the brake pedal to slow the vehicle. The contact stated that the abs and vsc warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, after entering the vehicle, there was a continuous chime heard with several unknown warning lights remaining illuminated while the vehicle was driven. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed with extreme force for immediate stop. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,675.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the tachometer gauge was not displaying the correct reading levels, and the odometer dropped to zero. In addition, while driving at 65 mph, the abs and the brake warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,283.

Abs module is killing signals to dash to display. Gauges are displaying zero during driving and mileage for odometer is not moving (affected gauges: speedometer, tachometer, temperature, gas, etc). After taking the car to a mechanic, the dealer quote for the price to replace the abs module was $1,800. The mechanic mentioned verbally that Toyota had planned a recall but because there weren't enough complaints, no recall has been filed. Investigation into this matter would be highly appreciated. Thank you.

Re 2009 Toyota Camry le with 62,100 miles; assembled in either georgetown ky, lafayette or indiana: the brake actuator assembly failed, resulting in the illumination of various warning lights and the "rpms started bouncing communication code u0073," according to the dealership. In a 2012 and 2013 recall for different Toyota vehicles, the record about this same failure states "(a)n electrical component within the actuator may experience an increased resistance resulting in the illumination of various warning lights, including those for the vehicle stability control (vsc) system, antilock brake system (abs), and traction control system. . . [meaning] these systems could become inoperative, reducing the directional control assistance, increasing the risk of a crash. ".

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While at a stop sign, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. One day later while driving 2 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle jerked, and failed to stop. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. No injuries were sustained. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,000.

While driving at 65 mph, the speedometer decreased to zero. In addition, the abs and parking warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the abs control module and the actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,737.

On three occasions I press my brake to stop at a red light my car going 25mph or slower and my abs brakes kick in and I have to swerve so I wouldn't hit the car in front of me.

Check vsc system and check engine lights came on. Pulled up to a stop sign going 25mph and had decreased brake function. Had to push brake pedal very hard to get the car to stop. Brakes functioned normally after that but lights are still on.

When entering my garage, the car automatically accelerated crashing through the back wall of the garage. I applied the brake but they didn't appear to work as the car was accelerating too fast. The car finally came a stop in the backyard against a fence post that was in concrete.

I have a Toyota Camry 2009. My car went through the recall services, Toyota had for the acceleration problems through one of their dealers. However, on 02/08/2013, I was involved in an accident, wherein I felt this problem myself. On a busy road I may have been driving between 35-40 mph, when all of a sudden, when I applied brakes, my car wouldn't stop but accelerated to maybe double the speed and hit the car in front of me. It appeared as if there are no brakes in the car. The impact was so severe, that I am still nervous and shaken up with the incident. The person driving the car I hit, thought I was speeding. But it definitely was the acceleration problem. This problem has not yet resolved and could lead to many more accidents. I have reported this problem to Toyota dealership and on their suggestion to the Toyota customer experience team. I was extremely lucky, that there were no physical injuries in the accident, but it could have been fatal.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when driving approximately 45 mph and depressing the brakes, the vehicle would shake violently. The vehicle was not inspected by the dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 65,900. The current mileage was unknown.

When attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and I was forced to stop it by running into a palm tree in order to avoid hitting people and other cars or causing more serious damage.

On December 4, 2011, with my wife and returning from a visit to our children, I was driving our 2009 Camry east from brooklyn in the left lane about a mile onto the jackie robinson parkway at about 4:30 p. M. , visibility very good and road dry. Traffic was heavy but moving about 35-40 m. P. H. When it slowed a little in front of me I put on the brake-- but the car speeded up. I repeated the braking and the car speeded up even more. These two attempted braking occurred in about 5 seconds. I saw we would crash into the car ahead. I tried to steer mainly into the space between that car and the one in the right lane so as to minimize damage to them, but the car in front of me went a little faster. Our car, having hit the right-lane car in its left rear, went past that car and into the opened-up space and the shoulder, and into an about three-plus-foot concrete retaining wall, hitting it at an angle with the right front of our car, which mounted the wall on our right-hand wheels and came to a stop there. Air bags had not deployed but tensioned seatbelts hit us hard in the chests. We managed to get my door open and get out. The car was totaled, with about 12,000 miles on it, always carefully maintained. I would add that when Toyota recalled the car in 2010 I brought it in for the adjustments and was interested to learn from the mechanic at the dealership that the adjustments would take awhile because they required modifications to the car's computer. Also, I as well as my wife have been driving, each of us for nearly 50 years, with exemplary records, and neither of us has ever pressed the gas pedal when we meant to step on the brakes. We are writing to you in the hope that still other Toyota customers will not have to suffer the upset that we still feel, or of course worse. (I sent this to you via pdf earlier today. ).

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, he noticed a ticking noise while turning the steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the brakes would have to be replaced. After the repair the failure continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure was 132,000.

Vehicle was involved in an accident and after the initial contact operator tried to stop her vehicle but it wouldn¿t stop. She stated that she was pressing the brake but the vehicle was rolling backwards. She stated that she tried her brakes, tried pumping her brakes, tried putting the vehicle in neutral and tried the brakes again but none of these actions stopped her vehicle from rolling. She stated that she then put the vehicle in park and tried the brakes but the vehicle continued to roll backwards. She stated that at that point she made the decision to exit the vehicle. She was knocked to the ground and dragged by the vehicle suffering lacerations to both her legs. She stated that the vehicle then accelerated forward and finally came to rest on sidewalk and lawn of a residence. While responding medical personnel were treating the accident victim, a member of the fire department reached in vehicle to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle then started rolling forward even though vehicle was turned off and in park.

2009 Toyota Camry. Consumer states several problems with vehicle to include electrical and mechanical issues the consumer had the vehicle inspected and it was determined there were several components that were defective such as the accelerator pedal, brakes, shocks, exhaust and cd player component and cable burning smell.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving 45 mph, the contact heard a noise from the brake pedal and rotor on the driver rear side. The vehicle was inspected and the contact was informed that the brake pad had broken in half and damaged the rotors. The contact called the dealer who stated that the contact would be responsible for repair costs. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.

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.

2009 Toyota Camry le. Consumer states problem with gas and brake pedal according to the invoices, the brake pedal would go down to the floor and the vehicle would continue to accelerate.

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 recall anything odd with the ignition key when I restarted (like it was still in the on position). Based on the unresponsiveness of both brakes and steering wheel immediately after the collision, it's my impression that there may have been a glitch in the car's electrical/control system. Until this accident, the car handled normally; there was no apparent problem with brakes, steering or accelerator.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated he noticed when braking, there was an unusual increase in stopping time. The dealer made unknown updates and changes to the vehicle computer that was to allow the vehicle to stop faster when braking. Afterwards, while braking from speeds of 25 mph, the brakes would not engage and the contact crashed into another vehicle. There were no injuries. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure and current mileages were 12,750. Updated 11/19/10. The consumer stated as he was preparing to stop at a light, the pedal would go down very slowly until it almost touched the floor. Updated 11/24/10.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph. While braking the pedal traveled to the floor without resistance. The vehicle was able to slow down. There was a separate occasion the driver experienced an unintended increase of acceleration. The failure occurrences were intermittent. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal). However, the remedy was insufficient. The failure occurred after the recall remedy repair. Currently, the vehicle is at an authorized dealer for service repair. The failure mileage was 9,672.

Brakes pull excessively when road cant is sloped.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 30 to 40 mph, the contact stated that a vehicle suddenly stopped in front of him. He applied the brakes but the vehicle did not slow down fast enough causing him to crash into the vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was at the dealer but had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 15,000.

We own a 2009 Camry se. The car pulls to the left regardless of road grade. We have had the car aligned nine (9) times in 45 days. Each instance the alignment has read "out of alignment". The dealership has said there isn't anything they can do. We have purchased two (2) sets of tires and the problem hasn't been resolved. The vehicle has 28,000 miles. Steering while breaking - @10mph to stop: pulls hard to the left. Steering wheel will turn 18 degrees counter clockwise before complete stop. Have repeated this consistently (eleven . . 11, times ) with dealership service mgr. In vehicle. This vehicle presents a definite safety issue. Vehicle is exceptionally difficult to drive in inclement weather conditions . . I. E. , snow, ice and rain. Request further investigation and NHTSA involvement.

I purchased a 2009 Camry hybrid this past summer and within a month, noticed problems with occasional braking and acceleration issues. I originally thought that perhaps this was the hybrid technology, but at times I have experienced some near misses and have been very concerned with the recent reports of lost life. I filed a complaint on the Toyota. Com website on February 9th, 2010 and have received no response since then. I am disappointed that the Camry hybrid was not included with the latest prius recall and feel that Toyota needs to investigate what I believe to be a software/electronics issue. I have been in software development and sales for the past 15 years and have never been in a car accident since receiving my license. But since purchasing this car, my first Toyota, I do not feel as safe as I have in my gm's and Ford's over the years. What I am experiencing is a forward lurch when braking from 50 mph to a quick stop/traffic light and the gas engine is engaged. When brake is applied, the car slows, then there is a quick revving of the engine, then an upshift prior to a downshift when the electronics/battery takes over. This has caused some near misses from a rear end collision, as the car appears to stop, but then lurches forward. I have also experienced this forward lurch, when accelerating at higher speeds (30-50 mph)from a stop light, as if there is a delay between the electronics to the gas engine. This has caused the car to accelerate rapidly on occasion, causing me to brake to slow it down. Please have this software defect looked into, as I believe this recent recall should include the Camry hybrids as well and as soon as possible.

When attempting to brake I have occasionally had my vehicle accelerate instead of stopping. This is extremely frightening and I no longer feel safe in my vehicle, especially in light of recent news reports documenting wide spread defects for my particular model. Even when the car does not accelerate while I attempt to brake, there is a delay in the response of the braking system which is a danger in itself. My natural reflex when this happens is to step on the brake peddle with more force and more frequency which, I believe, causes excessive wear and tear on the braking system. Braking/engine problem with 2009 Toyota Camry.