2009 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 1,616 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Toyota Camry. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and body & structure (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,616 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 204 and 27
- Injuries and deaths
- 108 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 1,159 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 266 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 220 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 143 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 143 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 117 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 109 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 57 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 41 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 19 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 22 |
| 200k+ miles | 22 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,159 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 51,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 17,000 miles (215 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 204 complaints mention a crash; 27 complaints mention a fire; 108 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (997 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
Tl* the driver owned a 2009 toyota camry. A witness stated that the vehicle appeared to be out of control and within seconds the driver crashed into a tree. The driver was killed upon impact. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The complaint was filed by the drivers son. The failure mileage or speed was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving at approximately 60 MPH around a curve, the contact lightly depressed the brakes and the brakes locked. The vehicle began to spin independently and the contact was unable to maintain control of the vehicle. The contact crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated the skid control safety device did not engage. The contact sustained injuries to his neck as well as other minor scratches and bruising. A police report was available.
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.
The ABS light and the red bold brake light came on and then off and the next day the ABS light and the brake warning light came on and the the speedometer went to zero, the tachometer went to zero when I was driving on the freeway, also the air conditioner would not work, after a few minutes the warning lights went off and everything worked for a few minutes and the same thing happened again.