Moved to tx in 2012 and have not had any previous starting issues before moving. Attempted to start the vehicle during my lunch break, engine turned over but was unable to start. Attempted to start the car again and the engine cranked and started with a hard "jolt" as if the gear shift was out of position. Several days later the temperature was warmer and the same problem occurred. Scheduled a appointment with my local toyota dealership and was told all systems were normal and they could not determine the cause of the problem since they could not replicate starting issue. The starting issue occurs on relatively hot days, turning the key to "on" before starting does not help the problem, the second start attempt is usually a "hard" start such that it feels as if the engine is jerking. Toyota should investigate electrical/fuel/and air components to determine the cause of this starting problem, especially since the issues seems to be temperature related.
2009 Toyota Camry electrical complaints
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Abs actuator is failing. Happened right before it hit 75k miles.
Recall on switch overhead it may melt and possibly result in a fire.
Abs and brake lights come on. Speedometer stops working and tachometer is erratic. Temperature gauge will drop to cold and A/C unit shuts off. This happens randomly throughout trips of various distance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was a loud abnormal noise coming from all the speakers and the instrument panel failed. The vehicle was restarted and the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2009 toyota camry no power to radio and AC/heater motor fuse 1 and 2 or good relays are good please advise.
The brake and ABS light are on, the speedometer and RPM meter goes to 0 when I was driving at 40 MPH. It also happened when I was stopped in park. The A/C also don't work. The fault is intermittent.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the ABS and brake warning light illuminated and the instrument panel gauges fluctuated. The vehicle was restarted and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,165.
On july 18, 2014 while traveling out of town, I smelled a burning while driving on the interstate. Pull over at the next rest stop to look the car over and I notice the headlight cover had burned. On july 22, 2014, back in town, I took the car to toyota dealership and was informed that 51 previous bulb melted and discolored headlight housing. Please note that the bulb was replaced at the dealership two months ago. I was also advised that no light is escaping from housing which may cause it to overheat over a period of time and estimate cost to replace housing - $499.75 (includes all labor and taxes). My concern is that this bulb melted and cause a burn on the headlight cover, this is a defect and consumers should not be paying for a defective part that cost almost $500.00. This requires the complete housing to be replaced and not the cover nor does it repair the problem since this can happen again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the speedometer, tachometer and the oil gauge failed. The contact mentioned that the gauges would drop to zero while the vehicle was idling or accelerating. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact also stated that the ABS and the brake warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, who stated that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000. Djr
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and was towed to the dealer on three occasions. The technician stated that the block assembly fuse needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 6,000.
The brake and ABS lights went on, the speedometer and odometer stopped working. I had the brakes replaced. The problem continued. I had the car diagnosed and the electrical has failed. I need to change the interior computer. Cost $2,100.
Rear trunk release switch rubber is bad, soft, sticky and hard to open trunk with the bad rubber, only fix is to replace the switch a $70 switch for a $1 rubber? Not a fix for a bad switch design. When temperature is hot the rubber is really so bad it runs and is sticky. I have also complained to toyota corp. Also, no fix...
During normal operation of a 2009 toyota camry le with 2.4l 4-cylinder engine and 5-speed automatic transmission on the highway traveling approximately 60 MPH, the speedometer suddenly dropped to 0 and the ABS and brake lights on the dash board illuminated. The car did not cease normal operation and the brakes appeared to still function and the car was drivable as normal. The speedometer needle did not move and the ABS and brake lights stayed illuminated for several minutes with no noticeable change in braking ability. Then, the speedometer suddenly jumped back to 60 MPH and appears to operate properly. At the same time, the ABS and brake lights on the dashboard turned off. There were no noticeable changes in the operation of the car. That the same night, the exact same symptoms returned 2 more times just as they had occurred before with no warning at all. During one episode, the lights illuminated during a complete stop and the speedometer was inactive after leaving the stop. Again, after a few minutes, the speedometer returned to correct operation and the ABS and brake lights on the dash board turned off.
When I was driving at night, I started to feel a lot of heat in my right hand, the heat came from the radio and the A/C controls stop working and the radio too, the radio turn blank but keep playing the A/C controls keep turning on and off by them selves. Since then my radio goes blank, on and off and the dealer wont do nothing about it, I have check with different camry's owners and I have found out that they have the same problem. I also have problems with my brakes???? When I step on the brakes my steering wheel starts shaking like if the rotors were bad, I took the car to my mechanic only to find out that a idle arm is bad ,and he as well as other camry's owners tell me that there are a lot problems with those arms. My car is stock, I haven't done any modifications. The other problem that I have is that I took the car for new tires and I saw rust inside all my rims, I live in california so there no snow or I do not live to close to the beach, and I do not know what to do, I told the dealer and they say nothing they can do. My visors keep falling off and they come of their base.
Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while parked, the front end of the vehicle caught on fire without warning. The contact was able to safely exit the vehicle without injury. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire and a police report was filed. The vehicle was inspected by the manufacturer and it was determined that the battery had caused the fire. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 40,000. Kmj
While driving, the speed, RPM and temperature needles dropped to zero, the brake and ABS lights came on and the A/C compressor stopped working while the car was traveling @ 75 MPH... The rest of the systems were working normally... After about 2-3 minutes, the above mentioned systems starting working properly again with no lingering effects on the car... But after about 5-10 minutes it happened again... And the problem started to happen in a cycle as frequently as 5 minutes but as long as 30 minutes... This will also happen while in park. The dealer replaced the PCM and still has a problem they have not been able to diagnose the problem after a week trying... Any ideas? It is driving us crazy!
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the air bag warning light suddenly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. After diagnosis, the contact was advised that the wiring harness in the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 40,000. Updated 03/15/13*lj updated 03/20/13
Parked car in driveway two hours later my neighbor told me my lights were on. Light switch was off could not get lights to go off. Called tow truck they could not get lights to turn off, so they pulled the fuses for the lights. Three hours later the horn started blowing,,had to disconnect to get it to stop. Took into toyota dealer where I bought it, a year ago. They said they thought it was a after market alarm system that was installed previously to my ownership. They disconnected it, three weeks later same thing started happening, except this time the high beam headlights would not turn off. Take it back to toyota and now they say it is an internal electrical problem that may cause other problems if not fixed. Around $825.
A dashboard light came on in my toyota camry, indicating a problem with the airbags or seatbelts (the SRS warning light). The service person at the toyota dealer told me the cause of the warning light was a spiral cable in the steering column. The repair cost me $499.94. A cable does not have moving parts like a brake assembly. In my opinion, a cable should not fail. I learned that toyota issued a recall of tacoma trucks because of the spiral cable. See the two sections below from a 3-8-12 news release. Http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/customer+faqs+toyota+tacoma+steering+wheel+spiral+cable+assembly+recall.htm 2. What is the condition? Due to the combination of the steering wheel spiral cable design and characteristics unique to the tacoma chassis, friction between the spiral cable and the retainer in the steering wheel spiral cable assembly may occur in some vehicles. Friction over time may result in damage to certain circuits that provide connectivity to the drivers air bag module. If connectivity is lost, the air bag warning lamp will remain illuminated, and the drivers air bag may become deactivated, preventing deployment in the event of a crash. 3. Are there any warnings that this condition has occurred? Yes. The airbag warning light is designed to illuminate when the vehicle is started. It goes off after about 6 seconds, indicating the system is operating as designed. If the airbag warning light remains illuminated after this period, please contact your local toyota dealer for diagnosis and appropriate repair. I suspect the problem with the tacoma truck is also a problem with the camry. Owners should not be required to pay the cost of repairing a part that failed because of a design flaw. Furthermore, there is a safety issue because, in the event of a collision, the failure of the steering wheel airbag puts the driver in danger.
My 2009 toyota camry had a window switch failure. On the main switch assembly, the switch button that controls the passenger's windows partially melted due to an apparent short. This could potentially have resulted in a fire, hence this report. Please add this complaint in your current investigation about this specific manufacturing defect and will appreciate any updates on this investigation.
While driving, the speed, RPM and temperature needles dropped to zero, the brake and ABS lights came on and the A/C compressor stopped working while the car was traveling @ 55 MPH... The rest of the systems were working normally... After about 2-3 minutes, the above mentioned systems starting working properly again with no lingering effects on the car... But after about 5-10 minutes it happened again... And the problem started to happen in a cycle as frequently as 5 minutes but as long as 30 minutes... The dealer has not been able to diagnose the problem after a week trying... Any ideas? It is driving us crazy!
Friday at 10 pm, me and my family were coming from visiting family.. I left around 10pm I started the car, drove like about half a mile, when I told my wife I smell something burning I opened the windows then I looked at my side door (driver) it was on fire, .. I pulled over to the side to get my family out ,....then I got a bottle of water that I had on the truck...and used to put out the fire on the driver side door...when I pulled over I hit one of the sign pole on the street ..right fender was damage.. I had my two babies,, 3, and 1 year old....
Tl* the contact owns 2009 toyota camry. The contact was attempting to accelerate but the vehicle exhibited a 10-15 second delay before it would respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable determine a failure. The contact then took the vehicle to a second dealer who was also unable to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The contact took the vehicle to a private mechanic and was told that the failure was with the actual accelerator. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the failure had not started until after the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v091000 (exterior lighting: brake lights: switch). The failure mileage was 29,800. Updated 7/18/12 *cn the consumer stated there was a 20-30 second delay when shifting to second gear. The battery had to be replaced and the brake light remained on after the vehicle was started. Updated 07/31/12
All of a sudden my car lost all electrical power. I could not open the door of the car using the remote and everything electrical in the car is dead. It does not start, no power windows, cd player, nothing works. I wasn't on the road when this happened but I cant imagine what would have happened if I were driving. This is the most dangerous I could have ever imagined myself in but luckily my car was parked.
The air-tires symbol is on although toyota changed a tire($236.00) for me.
I have a 2009 camry. Since my gas gauge was continuously reading empty I took it to dealer. The dealer indicate the vehicle was in warranty until march 2012 but that because water droplet were found in the tank the 'sender' had burned out and was not sending the correct gas level to the dashes gauge and that it was not covered by the warranty. I understand the sender should have had some tolerance to some level of liquid humidity and should not have failed. This failure of sender should have been covered by the warranty. They indicated that many pumps had gone bad by water being deposited in tanks of their vehicles but they had no history of replacing senders. The pump works fine and the car runs great, but the gauge in the dash was the only problem. Should it have been repaired under warranty?
2009 toyota camry. Consumer states several problems with vehicle to include electrical and mechanical issues *tgw the consumer had the vehicle inspected and it was determined there were several components that were defective such as the accelerator pedal, brakes, shocks, exhaust and cd player component and cable burning smell. *jb the consumer is requesting compensation for the body work repairs done to the vehicle after the car accident amounting to $3,890.42. Updated 11/03/11. *jb updated 12/01/11.
S10 appropriate handling re toyota acceleration problem fm owner of a 2009 toyota camry. *kb the consumer found she was unable to enter the vehicle using the keypad. She was able to enter the vehicle using the key itself, but then she was unable to start the vehicle, open the trunk or unlock the doors. There was no power at all. It was determined the vehicle needed a new battery.
I purchased my 2009 toyota camry in jun 2009(used) with about 6000 miles. After the first week the clip from the carpet snapped out, and I took it to toyota for the first carpet recall, then I took it to toyota for the sudden acceleration recall with the gas pedal, this friday I am returning it, for the sudden acceleration due to some electrical issue that toyota is unsure of. I've been paying car notes and have not been able to try my car, for fear of sudden acceleration not due to myself.
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