2009 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

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 IF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL FOR SIMILAR CARS, THEN I WOULD NOT BE STUCK DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN EVERY WEEK JUST TO MAKE SURE IT IS DRIVABLE. I AM PAYING FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET HOPING THAT THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE BLOCK. I DO NOT WANT TO SELL THIS CAR SINCE IT IS A POTENTIAL DANGER AND PUT SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE AT RISK.