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2009 Toyota Camry cruise control problems

268 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2009 Toyota Camry, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
268 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
17,000 miles 215 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
85 and 2
Injuries and deaths
34 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2009 Toyota Camry Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 17,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 120 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 59 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 17,000 miles
Based on 215 complaints that include mileage. 90% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles120
20k to 40k miles59
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 215 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 85 crashes, 2 fires, 34 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owned a 2009 toyota camry XLE. The driver was driving 60 MPH when she heard a loud explosion. The driver crashed into another vehicle head on and the passenger of the other vehicle died at the scene. Both vehicles were destroyed. The driver sustained major injuries. A police report was taken. The dealership was contacted to get service records for the insurance company. The crash occurred right before the manufacturer recalled the vehicle. The contact has not notified the manufacturer as of yet.

Reported at 27,000 miles, September 2009 CrashInjuryDeath

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.

Reported at 8,900 miles, March 2009

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Cruise control problems in other years

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