Excessive oil consumption started in 2016 & it is getting worse. Adding a bottle of engine oil twice a month. My car only has 103k miles and is 2009. I bought it brand new & is in great condition. The dealership won't do anything about this issue.
2009 Toyota Camry engine complaints
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Purchased this car from drive time 10/2016. Last two years oil consumption in between oil changes has reached putting 4 to 10 quarts of oil in this car. Recently had gaskets, radiator, coil and sparks changed (10/2019). I now as of this day (12/21/2019) have the same problem (engine failure). Gaskets has to be replaced again. I was driving on city street when the engine check light and the vsc came on. I have complained to every one including where I brought this vehicle from. It appears I have no rights regarding toyota and drive time and their unwillingness to correct their mistakes. I know this cannot be the case. Who is holding these entities accountable?. This car has stopped and I do not feel safe driving it. I have put more money in this car regarding this engine and I should not have to fight to get this corrected. This is a defect on toyota's part and drive time for the sale of this car under these conditions. How are these people being held accountable and what are my rights which I know I have. Doing research there was no recall. Why not. I will be filing complaint with the state attorney also. Something needs to be done.
The defective engine on my 2009 camry made me almost crash while driving on the highway. Basically I had multiple misfires and lost the power in the middle of the highway risking the car behind me crashing into me. I have the 2.4l engine. This engine is notorious for burning oil due to faulty pistons, and even though a lot of people had this problem, toyota never issued a recall. My engine burns a lot of oil too not only risking my life by having multiple misfires, but it also ruins my catalytic converter and not to mention the cost of oil that I use to constantly top it of.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. After starting the engine and shifting into the drive gear, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and surged forward. After depressing the brake pedal and stopping, the vehicle would no longer drive forward or in reverse. After the incident, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
The desk is getting worst sticky and that reflect to windshield hard to see sometimes..and consuming lots of engine oil..both they issued extented warranty but I never got any mail from toyota they says they send me on older adress..but I am living this adress since 2012 and the same adress on my driving lisence since 2012.now when it came in my knowledge these problem I contact toyota but they says I just passed 10 years and they cant do anything.now I am stuck with this oil consumption its running out whole engine oil level on every 2000 mile...no oil in it.so pls help us. Thanks.my car is 2009 toyota camry le.
My dash is melting. I've never received a recall. It's chipping off and I was told the recall expired. How am I supposed to get it fixed if never a recall. Also my engine has been leaking oil and I've had it serviced properly and in a timely fashion the entire time I've had it. It's the seals that keep leaking. Ive never received any recall information on my toyota. Ever. So I'm not very satisfied with the notification process. Im attaching pictures of my dash.
I took my car to get serviced at a local oil change place in july 2019. They noticed that my engine was consuming oil very rapidly which wasn't normal. Luckily for me, there was a former toyota service technician working there who recalled an oil consumption issue impacting some toyota brands. They did a little research and found some information online regarding a potential recall of the impacted vehicles. I wasn't aware of any type of issue with my car's engine or a recall in which I could have it remedied. This was the first time I was hearing of the issue. I took that information to a local toyota dealer and after reviewing it, they said "we're sorry sir, but your vehicle is no longer under warranty so we're not doing anything." they contacted corporate and the response was the same. I contacted corporate and the response was the same as well. I'm really annoyed that toyota noticed an issue with their engine's consumption of oil and didn't inform me. I spoke with the service manager at the same dealership and he said "your car basically has stage 4 cancer... This issue will persist and eventually your car will die." this is literally what he said. Now I'm stuck with a paid-off toyota that will eventually die as a result of toyota's negligence and failure to inform me of an issue. There only option was to sell my car which just seems very telling of the situation as a whole. I work in metro atlanta so at any given time, my car could just die while I'm doing 65mph. And toyota could care less. They're hoping to wash their hands of the matter when they should really be employing common sense practices. If there was some type of recall or issue with my car's engine and I was aware, do they really think I would have twiddled my thumbs and done nothing? I simply want my car fixed especially since I was never aware of any issue.
Excessive oil consumption. Purchased the vehicle in 2010, never received bulletin from 2015 and burning excessive amounts of oil since purchase.
Hi my name is [xxx], my car was problem AC of one year ago out of freon if I recharge freon in a month out of freon again, I going to dealer maintenance they say check no licking they told me the machine inside the car has been problems please I need help and find out thanks information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The engine is burning oil internally. There is no external leakage. Noticed the problem in may 2019. Have oil change done. After 600 miles, noticed the same problem excessive oil consumption on july 27, 2019. In my opinion it is a safety hazard and should have a recall. The program coverage is applicable for 10 years from the date of use or 150,000 miles which ever occur first. My vehicle is not covered anymore. The consumer stated the manufacturer was notified and declined to offer any assistance. *js *tr
Bought 09 camry new. In 2015, @ 130,000 miles, the "low oil" warning light came on. Took it to the dealer to do the oil consumption test, (they overfilled the engine with oil). When came back in 1200 miles was told the car is burning oil but not enough for toyota to cover the repair (since they overfilled the engine with oil) the car continued to consume more oil. Now at 170,000 miles, the car burns around 2 qrts of oil every 1000. Very disappointing.
Excessive oil burning in engine . Also causing blue smoke to come from exhaust when turning on car in the morning
Me and my wife brought the car off inland wires brother his mom got it brand new we got it with only about 40000.00 miles now we just turned 90000.00 miles the motor making bad noise toyota knew this problem when car was manufactured, but they still sold it with bad motor. The motor had under 50000.00 miles when it started knocking losing oil,anti-freeze toyota knew this bad motor from factory.
In 2015 I received several recall notices from toyota, inc. The first of several were the sun visors defect. Although mechanicsville toyota fixed it when they fixed the engine consumption problem in 2015, it currently has the same problem as the visor on the driver's side doesn't stay up/defective. The second, the dashboard area will crack due to sun exposure which it has tiny cracks. However, the major was recall on, engine oil consumption. Mechanicsville toyota, 6546 mechanicsville tpke. Mechanicsville, va fixed the problem, however, the problem has returned. This defect will cause the engine to lock if oil consumption isn't checked and added regularly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and made an abnormal noise. The contact stated that the engine turned off. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and park safely off the road. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 188,000.
Burning oil too fast
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving approximately 55 MPH on the highway, the vehicle accelerated on its own at a high rate of speed. The contact had to apply extreme force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. The gear was shifted into neutral as the rpms increased. The gear was shifted into park and the vehicle was turned off, but was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was engine failure due to the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control) and 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The previous owner did not have the recall repairs performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to toyota world of newton (66 hampton house rd, newton, nj 07860, (973) 383-0200) and both recall repairs were performed. The vehicle was still at the dealer until the manufacturer determined if they would authorize the engine assembly replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and was to respond to the dealer and the owner. The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.
This 2009 toyota camry, le model comsume too much oil every 2000 miles, the oil light turn after 2000 miles, this start happend in 2018,my mechanic told me it's a manufacture problem from toyota camry 2007 to 2009,
Engine piston oil control rings improperly retrieving oil in use. The pistons aren't properly treating the oil so I have to refill new oil multiple times a month. It falls under the model and year that toyota was doing recalls for the model in question. I wonder if this issue can still be fixed! The pistons need to be replaced! The engine works really well other than burning oil like a frying pan. (oil & engine temperatures remain normal (tested) but the oil continues to disappear. No leaks.
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.
This toyota camry engine has a known problem of consuming more oil. Toyota never conveyed or sent any letter to me regarding this issue. When I called toyota care after looking at internet posts, toyota customer care told me that this problem is covered under warranty for 10 years and beyond that it is not covered. I told them that I was never conveyed regarding this problem so that I can take my car to toyota dealer instead of my regular mechanic shop. Toyota told me that because you did not bring your call to dealer you did not come to know about the problem. My stand is that I should not be forced to go to dealer for regular repair, any known major issue should have been conveyed to me via proper communications like other recalls. My car is just 10 years 6 months old and toyota is not accepting the warranty of known issue even though they did not send any letter to me regarding this warranty/issue they identified in particular engines including my 2009 camry.
Timing chain broke without a y warning, caused major engine damage vehicle will be towed for scrap. Toyota was unable to fix it without complete engine rebuild or replacement.
The engine of my car has been burning through oil so fast. The engine check light is on so I took it to the auto shop to get it checked out and the employee there told me to contact toyota since there was a recall on the 2009 camry engine. I called toyota place in garden grove and the person I spoke to said that they are unable to help me since recall has been expired and to call headquarters. However, I informed her that I never got a notice from toyota about this recall. I also informed her that I took my camry 2009 into the dealership in january 2018 to get the dashboard replaced from another recall but no one informed me about the engine recall during that time either. Toyota had failed to notify me twice. Toyota failed to send me a notice about the engine recall and they again failed to notify me when I brought in my car to get the dashboard fixed. So I contacted headquarters and the person on the other line told me the same thing that they can't help me since the time to bring in my car had expired and that I would have to pay for the fix out of pocket. I wish they would do a thorough job of reaching out to their consumers regarding the safety of their cars.
Original owner of 2009 camry with 84k miles burned through so much oil between oil changes that the engine was over 3 qts low, restored oil level did not eliminate noises assessed to be rod slap due to excessive wear. I now expect the engine to die at any time with thrown rod.
The car has burned oil from day one. The transmission will not downshift enough to hold motor back properly going down an incline. It won't hold back by transmission even if you down shift your self.
It consume too much engine oil. I have to add oil every other day. After 1000 miles it becomes dry . I took it to the mechanic, he said all the toyota camry 2009 have this issue, the engine needs to be replaced.
Bought a used 09 camry. Everything seemed fine until 2 months after driving the car we noticed it was burning through oil, 2.5+ qts per 1000 miles. Did an oil consumption test and failed only to be told that they couldn't do anything because it's out of warranty (past the 10 yr mark). I don't understand why they'd even perform the oil consumption test knowing they couldn't help if it indeed failed because although it was out of warranty they explained that the oil consumption test is "warranty protocol" before any repairs are made... I called the headquarters office and spoke to 2 reps who both documented my issue and said, "we'll forward your complaint to our manager and create a case... I honestly believe we should take care of this", only to hear back from the manager who lead me on during the call by saying, "it's our job here at toyota to service customers in need. I'm familiar with your situation after reading your case notes. You did nothing wrong and weren't negligent. Let me see what I can do to help you". Then literally the next sentence the guy said, "I'm sorry, we can't help you". I asked him why he said he was going to help me, knowing the details of the case which explained that I wanted to have this oil consumption issue fixed. He literally said, "I was familiar with the resolution you were searching for and I knew you were out of warranty for this particular issue. But because it's a unique situation and I can make things happen on my end, I decided to offer assistance". Yet he did nothing. Now I'm out $5500
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the dashboard melted and the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of oil in a week. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 153,772.
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.
Was told that the valve cover gasket was leaking, which it was , had it repaired. I had it replaced recently again as the first repair shop did it incorrectly. Car is still using about a half a quart of oil every 700 miles. There are no visible leaks. I had a mechanic check it all over for leaks (resulted in gasket replacement), no other leaks detected. The car now has over 175,000 miles and it is my understanding toyota will not cover it as it is over the 150k limit. It runs normally, no loss of power, does not knock or ping. My concern is that this will get worse over time . I always thought I had nothing to worry about in the way of reliability as a toyota owner. I have my doubts as I have read several complaint sites and see similar issues with this model year, of excessive oil use. Toyota was aware of the issue , I never received notice .
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