2009 Toyota Camry engine problems
249 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2009 Toyota Camry, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 249 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 181 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 16 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 181 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 8 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
While parking and depressing the brakes, the car accelerated like a rocket and jumped over the parking curb onto the road with two way traffic. I had no control over the car. Within a few seconds the car flew across the road and hit a fence and was stopped only when it fell into a ditch by the railroad tracks. Luckily the car did not turn over. Surprisingly, the air bags did not deploy. I kept hitting the breaks and when the car stopped my foot was still on the brake.
Car was running rough, went down my drive way, engine light came on. Had it towed to toyota dealership and was told coolant in cylinders and engine was wrecked.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Camry
- Cruise control 268 complaints
- Body & structure 224 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 126 complaints
- Brakes 110 complaints
- Electrical system 85 complaints
- Suspension 71 complaints
- Air bags 67 complaints
- Steering 47 complaints