2009 Toyota Camry: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Sep 26, 2022 · Engine · 66,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the piston rings were faulty and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Engine · 67,000 miles · FL

I was not told by either toyota or toyota of tampa bay that there was an oil leak problem. I never received a notice in the mail. When I took my car in for service because of a burning smell, I was told to bring it back after driving for a 1,000 miles. I didn't - my error, but I wasn't told there was a warrenty or any kind of major issue. When I did go back, they ran the test again, telling me I'd get a new engine if there was a problem. When I did come back, the story changed to a rebuild engine. Then, when the service rep came to tell me the issue, he said my car had the issue, but the warranty had expired. My car, a 2009, has 67,000 miles on it.

Filed Jan 12, 2019 · 195,000 miles · OR · fire

My 2009 toyota camry le caught on fire friday jan 4 2018. I have no idea how it caught on fire. The only visible warning lights iilluminated was the windshield wiper light. No other warning lights active prior to fire.the vehicle was in motion at the time of the fire and was on a major highway in portland oregon. When the first started fire we saw sparks from under the hood and smoking and the vehicle started slowing down. Then the check engine lights etc started flashing on and off.

Filed Nov 15, 2018 · Engine · 109,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the oil indicator illuminated and the oil level was very low after a recent oil change. The dealer (toyota of lancaster, 43301 12th st w, lancaster, ca 93534, (661) 948-0731) advised the contact to wait a month and observe if there was white or black smoke coming from the exhaust pipe, which could signal a failure with the piston seals. The contact tried using thick synthetic oil, but the oil level failure still occurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 109,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2018 · Airbags · LA

My airbag lights on.will not go off.I think I have recall on my airbags.I have not received notice to take my car to dealership yet.airbag light being on for a well now.will not go off.when I crank my car in morning and evening when time for me to get off work.blue smoke coming out my tail pipe. Was not doing that before I had my car in shop..

Filed May 19, 2018 · Fuel system · AZ

Oil consumtion and white smoke coming from carwhen starting and fumes going into house

Filed May 3, 2018 · Engine · 26,000 miles · MN · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While the vehicle was parked in the contact's driveway, it caught on fire. The contact noticed flames under the hood. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. No injuries were sustained. A police report was filed. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was serviced in august of 2017 per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v689000 (visibility) at an unknown local toyota dealer. The same unknown toyota dealer was called and made aware of the recent failure, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000.

Filed Dec 22, 2017 · Electrical · 202,800 miles · UT

Not sure if this issue has been addressed, but I thought I would report my near miss. Yesterday I did transmission flush on my 2009 camry. After completing the trasmission service, I had my wife start the car, so I could check the fluid level (per owners manual); my 17 month old baby boy was also was in the car. I removed the transmission dipstick and cleaned it off. As I reinserted the dipstick there was an array of sparkes coming from the dipstick. I removed the dipstick and inspected what had occurred. It appears during the process the positive terminal on my battery got slightly exposed and when I reinserted the dipstick it touched the positive terminal of my battery and was grounded by the dipstick tube. The dipstick sustained electrical damage to the areas where it contacted the battery and dipstick tube. Luckily nothing caught fire during this incident, for my family was in the vehicle and the car was parked in my garage. I'm just passing my experience along. Thank you,

Filed Jul 5, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 100,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced violent shaking after being operated at 50 MPH. The ABS warning indicator illuminated. The contact also stated that they saw smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated upon inspection they saw red fluid leaking from the vehicle. The contact stated that they de-powered the vehicle and exited it immediately after seeing the flames. The vehicle was taken to the city world toyota dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Body, Lights · 90,000 miles · NJ · fire

My car was parked at work in march, 2017. The vehicle next to me was a bmw SUV. About one hour and fifteen minutes later the bmw burst into flames causing fire damage to my vehicle. The insurance company for the bmw has closed the claim saying the fire was not intentional therefore they are not paying anything for my claim. My insurance company is paying for repairs to my car, however, I have to pay the deductible and cost of a rental car. After this happened I saw several news reports of bmw's bursting into flames after being turned off for a while. They said I was 0% at fault (obviously), but it does not seem fair that I have to pay anything for this incident. All I did was park my car; my car did not have any problems with it. I hope you will continue to investigate this problem. I feel several incidents are far too many for bmw to ignore. They certainly have more money than I do. I have photos, video, etc.

Filed Jan 30, 2017 · Engine · 76,488 miles · NY

Smell burning of oil inside car. I was driving on city street. I checked oil dipstick and no trace of oil, meaning oil extremely low. I have driven car about 2800 miles since last oil change. The recommendation is to change oil every 5000 miles per toyota owner manual. My odometer reading is 76488 miles. Toyota dealer check car last year for excessive oil consumption and said consumption is normal. I have been monitoring oil consumption myself . I found that midway between oil change( I.e. 2500 miles) , I have to add 2quarts of oil to bring level to normal.

Filed Nov 20, 2015 · Engine · 59,792 miles · IN

Ran some errands in the vehicle. Was running perfectly. Got home and shut the vehicle off to unload groceries and when it was started back up to park in the barn it blew a head gasket. There were no warning lights that came on prior at all prior to this event. Took to toyota dealership and it was diagnosed with cylinder #2 misfire, rough idle, white smoke coming out exhaust which was caused by the blown head gasket.