2009 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

HIGHLY EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION THAT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME NOW UP TO 2 QUARTS IN 1,200 MILES! TOYOTA DENIES THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WHICH THEY MUST KNOW IS A LIE!!!

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS IN THE LOW BEAM FUNCTION ARE VERY DIM, TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUSLY DIM. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT THE LENS IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING HAS CLOUDED DUE TO UV DAMAGE AND USE. THE LIGHT BULB ITSELF FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY FINE, BUT THE LENS ENGINEERED TO MAGNIFY THE LOW-BEAM LIGHT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE DECREASE OF VISIBLE LIGHT. I STATED THAT I ALSO OWN A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND IT PROVIDES ENOUGH LIGHT. THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHT HOUSINGS TO THE TUNE OF $400.00 EACH. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS IS A REGULAR OPERATING EXPENSE, LIKE REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR. WITH LABOR, THIS EXPENSE WILL BE CLOSER TO $1000.00 INSTEAD OF CHANGING TWO HEADLAMPS FOR $30.00 EACH. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T WORK, AND IS DANGEROUS. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL BEING USED ON NEW TOYOTA MODELS.

ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MY ENGINE WAS REBUILT (4 PISTONS, RINGS AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS) BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE, LESS THAN 25,000 MILES LATER MY ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH NO INDICATIONS (NO LIGHTS, NO SMOKE)AT ABOUT 154,000 MILES. 4,000 OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING THE VSC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN, WHEN I TRIED TO BREAK TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK NOR DID THE GAS. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND LET THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN NATURALLY UNTIL I POPPED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. SERVICE REP SAID I LOST COMPRESSION DUE TO A PRESSURE BUILDING UP IN MY ENGINE, CAUSING THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR TO BLOW. SERVICE REP SAID THEIR IS ALSO A BAD PISTON. TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALL, CORPORATE SAID THEY ARE PARTNERS WITH THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

DASHBOARD IS STICKY, GUMMY AND PEELING OFF. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO AUGUST 30, 2018. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER IN AUGUST 2017 WITH THE PROBLEM EXISTING BUT DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL. TOYOTA INFORMED ME TODAY THAT THEY SENT A NOTICE TO OWNERS IN 2014 BUT I DIDN'T OWN THE CAR IN 2014 SO NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET THIS COVERED? IT'S GROSS. I CAN'T FIND ANY WAY TO FIX IT WITHOUT TEARING THE DASHBOARD OUT AND REPLACING IT MYSELF AND I'M NOT GOOD AT THAT. I CAN SEND YOU PICTURES OF THE NASTINESS. THE FORM ASKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I BOUGHT IT WITH THE PROBLEM AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.

ENGINE SEIZED WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO TOLD ME THE DAMAGE WAS LIKELY RELATED TO AN ISSUE INVOLVING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO HELP.

THE DRIVER VISOR DROOPS DOWN. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED DOING THIS. IT BLOCKS VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. IT WILL NOT STAY UP. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS EVENING IT WAS DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION.

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT SAY FASTENED IN THE RECEPTACLE. IT COMES OUT WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE SUN VISOR SPONTANEOUSLY ROTATED DOWNWARDS AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (BOBBY RAHAL TOYOTA, 6711 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050, (888) 376-3831) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT COULD BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1809061540. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *DT UPDATED 10/29/18*JB

I DIDNT RECEIVE A NOTICE ON RECALL OF DASHBOARD. MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND HAS CRACKED. CLEARLY NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE RESPOND SO WE CAN GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED. STARTED FEW YEARS AGO.

SHINY/STICKY/MELTING DASHBOARD RECALL ON TOYOTA CAMRY. MY MOTHER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR THREE YEARS. BEING THAT SHE HAS A LANGUAGE BARRIER SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL. TOYOTA STATES THEY SENT HER TWO NOTICES IN 01/15 AND 10/15, WHICH SHE CANNOT RECALL RECEIVING AND WOULDNT HAVE UNDERSTOOD IF THEY WERE IN ENGLISH. NOW SHE DRIVES AROUND WITH THIS DASHBOARD REFLECTING OFF HER WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT AND SOMETIMES DURING THE SUNNY DAYS SO MUCH THAT ITS HARD FOR HER TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I BELIEVE SHE CAN POTENTIALLY GET INTO AN AUTO ACCIDENT. TOYOTA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD OR RECALL, BUT IT SHOULD BE. THE WARRANTY SHOULD REMAIN OPEN UNTIL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE FIXED!! IF MY MOTHER HAS AN ACCIDENT, TOYOTA SHOULD BE LIABLE!!! TOYOTA SAYS THE EXTENSION FOR THIS WARRANTY ENDED JUST LAST MONTH 07/18, BUT AFTER THE TWO NOTICES IN 2015 THEY NEVER SENT FURTHER NOTICES.