2009 Toyota Camry: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 7, 2024 · Engine · 45,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. Additionally, the odor of burning oil was present inside the vehicle and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Filed Nov 1, 2019 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 165,000 miles · MD

Accelerator gets stuck open. I took my foot off the gas and the vehicle accelerated. It would rev at high speeds when I stepped on the brake. I tried downshifting with no effect. When I finally stopped at a stoplight with both feet on the brakes the engine revved up to very high rpms, even when I put the vehicle in park. Then it finally stalled out.

Filed Sep 28, 2017 · Engine · 70,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2009 toyota camry. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the rpms decreased and white smoke emerged from the exhaust, which turned to black smoke. The contact heard a loud bang and the vehicle stalled. The contact coasted the vehicle to a parking lot. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was determined that the engine was blown and needed replacement. The vehicle was towed to toyota of sarasota in sarasota, florida, but they refused to diagnose the vehicle per manufacturer's orders. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Sep 28, 2017 · Engine · 75,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the oil indicator illuminated and the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine was blown and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Sep 18, 2015 · Engine · 78,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving at 65 MPH, the engine stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Body · SC

I cant give a definitve date when I noticed but I did notice it seemed to appear as if I had put a coat of conditioner on it, I assumed it was just a matter of the heat causing excess conditioner to leach out. I attempted to wipe it off and realized it was sticky and it was near the warranty expiration time. One cold moring I got in the car and realized no normal dashboard should look like that and pressed it with my fingernail and realized it was soft. I take my car in on fairly regular basis to a toyota dealer. Which is why I believe the service technicians saw the pattern of change and choose not to document it or say anything as it may involve a problem that would not involve profit for toyota or the dealership. My last trip was for a defect on the visor and I mentioned it to the service agent who choose not to make any comment which I noted as odd ( a typical action when management has instruced employees not to comment on a known problem). A month or so later I received a notice in the mail that they woul take care of the problem with a complimentary fix to the problem. The letter I received appears to be a stalling tactic to get customers to wait, not fix the problem and or seek reimbursement utill it's too late for redress. On my last visit I insisted they make note of the problem due to dangerous glare being reflected off the dashboard onto the windshield. I stated it was a grave safety issue. The letter stated they needed to acquire enouh parts to fix the cars and do no contact the dealer to wait for a notice to bring your car in. If I had an accident it would not take over six months to acquire the parts if I or the insurance company was paying for it. Believe me if ceo's of toyota or there loved ones were driving with this problem they would immediately fix the problem, they probably have and kept it off the record.

Filed May 7, 2015 · Engine · 100,300 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle decreased in speed, unknown warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not able to be driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,300.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 33,000 miles · IL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While at a stop sign, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. One day later while driving 2 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle jerked, and failed to stop. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. No injuries were sustained. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,000.

Filed Dec 23, 2014 · Engine · 35,000 miles · MD

My toyota camry consumes an exorbitant amount of oil. I bought this car in summer 2013 with approx 35,000 miles, and within two-three month after my first oil change, the low oil warning lamp would turn on at hard braking. It turned out that the oil level was critically low even though it had been very recently changed. I was lucky to discover it when I was close to home so I was able to add oil. The inspection of the car did not reveal any oil leaks. I now have to add oil every several weeks even though the car has barely touched 50,000 miles. The car is now out of warranty. Had I embarked on a long trip right before the oil level fell low enough to trigger the low oil warning light, I could have experienced a catastrophic failure of the engine as open highway driving does not usually require hard braking. As a result I would have not found out that the engine was out of oil and could have suddenly stalled causing an accident. I am the second owner of this car. Before it was serviced as a toyota dealer and the maintenance paperwork that came with the car did not point to any issues with the higher than normal oil consumption. Please do not wait until people get hurt in accidents caused by failed engines and make toyota to fix this problem as the oil consumption is getting progressively worse with time and miles driven. Instead of sudden acceleration people may start getting killed from sudden stops caused by failed engines!!!

Filed Jul 8, 2014 · Engine · 55,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while attempting to stop, the vehicle made a loud bang sound and stalled. The contact mentioned that multiple warning lamps illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road but failed to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 56,000.

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Electrical · 6,000 miles · WV

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.

Filed Oct 24, 2013 · Engine · 30,000 miles · FL

The arms of the motor mount are defective causing the vehicle to shake heavily at a stopped position or even stall when vehicle is in reverse with the brake slightly released. My previous 1999 camry had the same issue. The dealership replaced, in august 2011, one of the arms on my 2009 camry due to cracks in the mount yet the issue is re-occurring again.