2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Complaints

I TRULY LOVED MY HYBRID CAMRY UNTIL JUNE OF 2015 WHEN MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND MY OIL WAS LOW SHORTLY AFTER HAVING MY OIL CHANGED. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A BULLETIN REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. I BEGAN TO HAVE TO CHECK MY OIL ONCE A WEEK AND HAD TO ADD 1-2 QUARTS PER WEEK. IN LATE 2015, TOYOTA SENT OUT A NOTICE REGARDING THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND OFFERED OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING. I HAD MY CAR TESTED AND OF COURSE, MY CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL. I WAS NOTIFIED ON 1-13-16 THAT MY CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL AND THAT I WOULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR REPAIRS. I CONTINUED TO CHECK AND ADD OIL TO MY CAR. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT PARTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN SEPT. 2016. IN MID AUGUST, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO GET MY CAR TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC AS IT WAS RUNNING POORLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE CODES SHOWED THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING AND THERE PROBLEMS WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THAT THE CAR IS NOT OPERATIONAL AND SUGGESTED WE CONTACT TOYOTA. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED CORPORATE TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN REPLACING THE PISTONS AND RINGS. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I COMMUTE TO WORK, I AM NOW WITHOUT MY VEHICLE (WHICH I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS TO TOYOTA), STILL WAITING ON PARTS FOR REPAIR (TOYOTA TELLS ME TO BE PATIENT, REALLY???), FACING CHARGES TO TOW MY CAR APPROX. 40 MILES TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ONCE PARTS AVAILABLE, AND PAYING APPROX. $1000 TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTORS BEFORE MY CAR WILL BE OPERATIONAL. I AM COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA FOR TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE RELATED ISSUES AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT HAS TAKEN TO ADDRESS AND SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS (STILL WAITING). WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE.

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ECB HAS FAILED WHICH CAUSES BRAKING ISSUES AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS REPORTING THIS TO THE NHTSA, BUT NO ACTION TAKEN. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL AS THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM IS AT RISK.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CHECK ABS SYSTEM HAS COME ON. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO WORK AND WOULD HARDLY STOP AND GRABBED. THIS WAS FOUND TO BE A BROKEN WIRE IN IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAY IT IS THE REAR HARNESS THAT IS BAD AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MOST OF THE 79 COMPLAINTS ARE FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND THERE IS YET TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS NUTS! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THE NHTSA DOES ANYTHING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ITS THE BRAKES!!! .

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT MY CHECK VSC SYSTEM HAS COME ON. I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND CAME TO A LIGHT AND MY BRAKES LOCKED AND I COULDN'T STOP RIGHT AWAY. LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I HAD PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO START BUCKING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM LOOKING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR.

LIMITED VISIBILITY THRU WINDSHIELD DUE TO DASHBOARD REFLECTION (MELTING DASHBOARD HAS CAUSED A HIGH GLOSS FINISH). THIS CONDITION HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA HAS CREATED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS, HOWEVER, MY DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THE DASHBOARDS ARE LIMITED AND SAID HE HAS A CUSTOMER ALREADY WAITING 6 MONTHS. I TALKED WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD, COULD NOT TELL ME WHEN A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM COMPELLED TO REPLACE THESE PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. IN MY OPINION THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL AND NOT A 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT". PLEASE SEE ATTACHED IMAGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND, WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN ON A DIRT ROAD IN ORDER FOR IT TO COME TO D A STOP. ALL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AS THE VSC AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THEM TO WEAR OUT IN THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE TOO LOW CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF *TR

I HAVE BEEN FEELING FROM LAST 2 OR 3 DAYS THAT MY TOYOTA CAMRY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING RIGHT AND THEY REQUIRED ADDITIONAL PEDALING TO BRAKE AND SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO FEEL THAT IT WAS TAKING EXTRA TIME AND DISTANCE TO STOP AND WAS PLANNING TO SHOW THIS TO TOYOTA DEALER TODAY , I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS DURING PREVIOUS SERVICE WITH TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER DURING MY PREVIOUS SERVICE & THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS OK AND MY BRAKE PADS WERE GOOD,BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY FEARS CAME TRUE TODAY THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING 20-25MPH AND SUDDENLY A CAR AHEAD OF ME ALMOST 20-25FEET AHEAD BRAKED AND I PUSHED HARD TO BRAKE BUT I COULD FEEL IT WAS NOT BRAKING RIGHT OR THE HYBRIDS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND MY CAR DIDN'T STOP IN THE RIGHT TIME AND WE HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF US.

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKES. REPEATED REQUESTS TO CHANGE BRAKE PADS, WHICH WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM BUT SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE. CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS WHOM CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. INSTEAD, OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THEIR LOCAL DEALER ONLY IF A DASHBOARD WARNING BRAKE LIGHT IS LIT, WHICH WAS NOT APPLICABLE IN MY CASE ALTHOUGH A DEGREDATION IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS APPARENT. TOYOTA ONLY SENT A NOTICE REGARDING THE BRAKE-FLUID RESERVOIR TANK AND NO WARNING TO CONSUMERS OF A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK REGARDING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT WORSENS OVERTIME. CURRENTLY HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO SAME FEEDBACK/COMPLAINT OF SLOW BRAKE RESPONSE, WHICH WORSENS WITH HIGHER SPEEDS AND/OR SUDDEN STOPS. REPORTS OF EXTRA EFFORT IN BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION, STRONG VIBRATION AND NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DO A QUICK STOP. THIS ISSUE HAS RESULTED IN THREE SEPARATE CAR ACCIDENTS WITH THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS, WHEREIN TWO COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ONE STRUCK AN OBJECT, ALL WITHIN A 2-MONTH PERIOD. CLAIMS WHERE FILED UNDER MY INSURANCE AND ALL DRIVERS WERE DEEMED TO BE AT FAULT, BUT TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE (1) DEFECT, (2) FAILURE TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF AN URGENT SAFETY RISK AND (3) FAILURE TO RECALL, DESPITE THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ACCIDENTS WITH NHTSA. TOYOTA'S IMPROPER HANDLING AND FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT WARRANTS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.