2009 Toyota Camry driver assistance problems

Filed Sep 17, 2025 · Driver assistance · KY · crash

My grandma bought a 2009 Toyota Camry well kept she passed away in 2019 and she gave me the car what I read second owner has a 10 warranty they said there was a safety recall on the dashboard she was in a nursing home facility and that where her mail went and she was Bedfast and we have proof of that the dashboard is so sticky there is so much glare from it I’ve wrecked and I know the time frame has past but I read the owner had 10 years it is such a great car but I can’t drive it please help me I can provide proof of everything but I’m scared I will get killed

Filed Feb 27, 2024 · Driver assistance, Electrical · MD · crash · 2 injuries

The contact rented a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 65-75 MPH with cruise control mode engaged, the vehicle became uncontrollable and swerved to the right independently. The contact did not recall whether a warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to swerve back to the left, the vehicle rolled over four times and landed on the wheels. The air bags deployed. The contact stated that her daughter was occupying the rear passenger's side seat at the time the incident occurred and was assisted out of the vehicle by bystanders. The contact's daughter was then airlifted to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with facial lacerations, one punctured lung, and the other lung was not operating at full capacity. The contact's daughter remained in the ICU for four days. The contact was able to exit the vehicle. The contact sustained a broken left toe and burns on the left arm from the air bag deployment. The contact received medical assistance. A police report was filed, but the contact did not have the police report number available. The vehicle was towed and totaled. The vehicle rental company was notified of the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

Filed Oct 28, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 148,768 miles · TX

Vsc warning appeared on dashboard. Abs warning light and ps light is on too. I had the ABS actuator replaced in february 2019 when the vsc warning first appeared. I am having the same issue plus the power steering warning light. Vehicle was parked at the store, when I returned to my car and turned car on, the lights started flashing and will not turn off.

Filed Aug 15, 2020 · Driver assistance, Steering · 122,300 miles · NY · crash

Maintenance light was on, car was pulling to the right while driving even after dealership checked it out, tires were worn out, also car made noises on front right passenge side at high speeds and some time shaked from right front passenger side.

Filed Mar 10, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 213,799 miles · SC

While driving, my brakes have gone out (as in I have no brakes) several times intermittently. At the same time my (ABS, check vsc system) light illuminate and my brake light is always illuminated. I very carefully drove it home and was forced to purchase another vehicle until I can figure out what to fix.

Filed Sep 17, 2019 · Driver assistance · 150,500 miles · NC

The car seems to run fine but with some dash board lights went to toyota dealership. They said I have to replace ABS actuator assy.. I saw extended warranty for that but no safety recalls. If issues are expected with parts, should not there be safety recalls instead of extending warranties only. Why is toyota saying there might be parts that might not function properly but will be fixed only the parts fall by certain time. I am worried to drive with dash board lights of brakes, ABS and check back system light on. To fix it, I will have to spend $1600 for the part that should have the part of safety recall.

Filed Feb 14, 2018 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 90,230 miles · GA

Toyota camry ABS actuator/ECM failure. I have a 2009 camry that has been well maintained and had no known issues until last wed 2/7/18 when driving home from work all of sudden both the speedometer and tachometer went haywire and started jumping up and down from 0 to the max, then both the brake light and the ABS lights came on and the temp gauge dropped to zero. I thought that the car was about to shut off but that didn't happen. My car was still driving, but none of the gauges registered that the car was in motion and the brake and ABS lights remained on. Today is exactly a week from that initial warning and I am still having the same issue once the car has been in drive mode for more than 20 mins. I took the car to my local toyota dealer who has maintained the car since my purchase for diagnosis on 2/8/18 and was told at the time that the issue is the bad ABS actuator and ECM and that both pieces are a part of the car's computer that sends the signal for the brakes to stop. I was also told at that time that there was a similar issue with the hybrid camry for the same year, and extended warranty was placed for the hybrid but not for my camry le. I was shocked because this is a road hazard and a issue with faulty parts installed in the first place. Now toyota is saying the repair is $2500. This should be included along with the hybrid under an extended warranty. I have found on internet searches that toyota has been aware of the issue since at 2010 but they have refused to offer repairs. This is definitely a safety hazard whereas the driver is never certain that the brakes will work or fail. I say that maybe this car should be under a full recall because I was also told that my engine is burning excessive oil, they tested it mid year 2017 and I was just told that my car failed the test and needs to have the repair done on that as well as the ABS actuator.

Filed Jan 7, 2018 · Driver assistance, Engine · 217,000 miles · NC

On numerous occasions when coming to a stop by car will shut off. The car when sitting has a rough idle (400-500 RPM) with all heat/AC etc turned off but can vary at times of an idle of 700-900rpm notably when A/C is on it drags the rpms down to 300-400 and will shudder at a stop. There's no codes on diagnostics, no noises or lack of routine maintenance. May be worth mentioning this vehicle "passed' the excessive oil consumption but I am still adding a qt of oil every 1200-1800 miles. A search of the web shows this to be a common issue but no resolution. Help?

Filed Dec 4, 2017 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 84,000 miles · IN

I have a toyota camry (2009 around 84k miles on it) and yesterday I noticed, the ABS light and brake lights came on and then the speed odometer stop working and did some research and noticed this is a common issue with this car. Found similar complaints on many sites ,there is a recall only for toyota camry hybrid models(https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/07/why-toyota-should-recall-the-camry-hybrid/index.htm) not for other models and this repair cost would go upto 2700 $ which is 10% of the car cost . Till now people used to think toyota is a reliable car but certainly this is not with these types of approach.

Filed Sep 22, 2017 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 91,500 miles · IL

Odo meter malfunction, ABS light,brake light on. Ac not working