I noticed while driving on highways that my 09' camry with 72k miles seemed as if I didn't have good control - like it was floating all over the road, kind of like a boat. I also noticed a creaking noise coming from left front wheel well when going over road bumps at slow speed. I had recently purchased tires so I went to tire dealership for a diagnostic . To my disbelief I was informed that my front struts (left and right) were leaking and they recommend that I replace them. Dealer wanted way to much money for the replacement so I went with my personal mechanic. My mechanic replaced all four struts, said that the coil springs appeared to be ok. Afterwards I had an alignment and balance. Shortly thereafter I went on a long distance trip, and my car was driving like a nightmare! The car handling was worse, felt like there was no space between me and the road, and the creaking noise was worse. I took it to the dealership where I purchased for a diagnostic exam and they told me I needed the front(left and right) strut mounts replaced and quoted a price that was $200 less than I had paid for struts to be replaced. So I went back to my personal mechanic. He replaced front (left and right) strut mounts, and now the creaking noise is worse and the handling about the same - bad. Since I owned the car - brand new w/ 11 miles - I am own my 3rd set of tires and have to have it balanced and aligned 2 or more time a year. I called toyota company (12/22/2015) and asked if they would give me a discount at my local dealership for another diagnostic and repairs for the problem and they said no because there was no recall for the issue. I do not feel safe driving my car and am afraid that my car is going to have a catastrophic failure. Will never buy another toyota! Our government need to step up, do their jobs and implement auto recalls on all defective equipment.
2009 Toyota Camry suspension complaints
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Took camry in for service,has always been done by dealer.inherited car after mother passed away.mileage @ the time was 3562.service rep called 6/12/15 shocks leaking need shocks,struts& alignment .alignment done last service...dealer wants $784 to fix.car has 43000 miles of pampered driving.went on line to see if there were same complaints.they were numerous!!! From what I read toyota just ignores the obvious problem of that 2009 model.I have owned 4 toyotas previously,never again.to ignore an going safety issue warrants no future purchases.never again.
At intermittent times, most noticeably while braking or turning or both, warning light and sound activates. Checked just recently, no oil on dipstick. Suspect excessive oil consumption manufacturer defect on my year and model which is not being addressed by toyota.
After bringing the car to get brakes checked, we were informed that the struts needed to be replaced on the car. This car is only driven on paved roads, in a well maintained area. The car has slightly less than 48000 miles on it. Struts should last much longer on a car when the driven in the environment we live in.
I went to a local dealer to get the wheel alignment of my car done. They said I had leaking struts and showed me. I had purchased toyota extended platinum warranty. I called the toyota dealer and they said struts are considered wear and tear and are not covered. There are hundreds of posts that state that camry 2009 has a very common leaking struts problem. Toyota is choosing to ignore it as it costs money to replace them. There is no recall on it when there should be one as the problem is so common and is security risk. Can someone throw any ideas? I am going to stop buying toyota products and go to honda. Their quality has clearly gone down.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH in reverse, a loud popping noise emitted outside of the vehicle. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times. The rear passenger side wheel bearing was replaced; however, after the vehicle was repaired the failure persisted. The technician recently informed the contact that the strut assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they helped to solve and identify the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000. Updated 10/7/14
While driving on 1/20/2014 I noticed a loud metal clanking noise coming from right front of the vehicle, the vehicle was also unstable to drive and it felt "rough" on 20/30 miles. I took the car to the toyota dealer on 1-27-2014 where I had purchased it brand new and where all the maintenance routine services had been done to date I was told that the rigth front coil spring was broken, the struts were leaking, the right front wheel bearings were defective and that I could not drive the car out of the lot because of safety concerns. The repairs costed me $2077.44. I immediately contacted the toyota manufacturer and was told that the car was outside warranty and there was nothing they could do for me. They gave me a case # 1402280082. I filed a complaint with the massachusetts attorney general's office and I am still awaiting mediation. Today, 4/15/2014 less than three months from the time that this problem occurred and I had all those repppppairs done, while driving the same car at 50-55 MPH the same rattling metal loud noise but only worse happened and the car became very unstable. My husband checked out the car and noticed that the coil spring on the driver front side is broken. I called the local toyota service department and made an appointment to bring the car in tomorrow, 4/16/2014 to be inspected. I have read similar complaints here on your website of over 50 similar complaints with fronts suspension on 2009 camry's. There needs to be a recall issued on these vehicles for these issues since it endangers people's lives. Please help! I am terrified to drive this car especially with my two grandchildren ages 2 months and 9 months. This should not be happening to a car with 68k miles that I paid over $26,000 for.by the way when the car had less than 30k miles on I had to replace all 4 tires because the dealer told me that the tires were worned out.
Tl* the contact owns 2009 toyota camary. The contact stated the driver's and passenger's front struts were leaking. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the was diagnosis was to replace the four tires with an alignment. The tires were replaced and an alignment was performed. However, the struts continued to leak.the vehicle was then taken back to the authorized dealer who diagnosed that the front driver's side and front passenger's side struts needed to be replace with an alignment. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46107.
Recently we had our tires rotated and the mechanic mentioned the front struts were leaking. He suggested we take it to toyota for repair. We weren?t too concerned, the car had 34,365 miles on it, well under the 36,000-warranty limit. Until recently, all we?d heard was camry seldom had a problem, and, unlike some manufacturers, toyota paid attention to quality. We thought we were just unlucky. We did some research on the issue and imagine our surprise when we found this was not just an occasional problem - toyota has had issues with struts leaking for years. It?s so well known they wrote a service bulletin telling their dealers how much leakage they should overlook. How much leaking is acceptable? How about zero, especially when a car has so few miles, most of which were driven on highways. As it turns out, our car is out of warranty because we?ve owned it over 36 months. That means we get to foot the entire $768 bill for the repair (dealer price), a repair that would not be needed if toyota had addressed their strut problem when they found out about it. So much for toyota quality.
Numerous complaints of toyota allowing substandard leaky struts that prematurely wear out under 40k miles. Causes issues with ride height, stability and control.
I have always service the vehicle which is in great conditions and all of sudden I start notice a clicking noise in the toyota camry steering (example backing out of the parking lot and turns. I believe this may be a product defective for camry intermediate steering shaft. There many people having the same symptoms. The mechanic said it is just like a rubber band type thing in the steering column stretched out and would not effect anything but if I wanted it fixed it would be 400.00. I didn't have the money at the time. One of my coworkers was borrowing the car the other day and pointed that out to me said it probably was a ball joint or strut or something wrong with steering. I had gotten use to this sound turning. Now I am worried. I bought this used and don't know what is wrong. I don't think I should be responsible for this fix when it only had 26k miles on it.
About a week ago I noticed and extremely loud rattling nose coming front the front suspension of my 2009 toyota camry. I explained the problem to my husband who has experience in car repairs. Upon inspecting my car he discovered that the front strut coil spring had broken. One complete bottom coil of the spring had sheared off and was lying inside the strut coil spring creating the loud rattle sound. By looking at the cross section of the coil breakage point it was very obvious there was a crack in the coil metal and from that point the breakage originated. Before this breakage happen I was scheduled for a recall bulletin that I received from toyota for the power window switch. Upon arriving at the dealership service dept the next day we explained the problem to them. They explained that since the car had reached 50,000 mile there was nothing that they could do except charge me $660 to replace both front strut springs. I declined their offer because they did not have the parts in stock and I felt this was a defect in the spring in the first place, why should I have to bear the cost of this defect? Later that day I contacted my local mechanic about the problem. After his inspection of the problem he recommended replacing both front strut assemblies not just the springs because of the excessive amount the struts were leaking. The good news is I now have new front struts at a cost of less that half of what toyota wanted just to replace the springs and a huge improvement in ride quality that my vehicle now exhibits. I have owned 6 toyota's in the previous years and ran them all to 200,000 plus miles and never had to replace a strut. I think we have an obvious problem with the newer generation toyota camry that needs to be addressed.
The front struts are already leaking on my toyota camry 2009. The vehicle has around 52,000 miles and the struts shouldn't be leaking this early in the car's life. The mechanic wants $549.00 to replace. Absurd.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the struts were leaking. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who stated that the struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000.
I found out my camry le 2009 had leaking oil on all 4 struts near 40000 miles. It must have been leaking before my warranty expired but didn't notice until an oil change after the warranty expiration. I called toyota and let them know during the summer of 2012, but the toyota call center told me that they never had a complaint with the struts. Now my car is over 64000 miles and I found out about this web site to report this incident. Toyota should do the recall. I am the only driver of my car and I rarely have any passengers in my car and use the car for going to work on a mostly highway driving course. Toyota should definitely have a recall for this since I've seen many complaints about the leaking struts.
I went to mechanic for oil change and been advised that the all struts are leaking. Front struts are in really bed shape. Total cost is about $ 1600. I did some search on google and mechanic also told me this is well known issue for 2009 camry, and advise us to contact toyota. I contacted toyota and toyota was aware about this issue. They have bulletin but no action was taken from their side. Customer service has no supervisor onsite, if you are not satisfied with answer. They closed my case on phone only. Our mechanic stated for safety, struts has to be replaced. As toyota knows about these defective parts; but these parts are expensive so not ready to take responsibility. I am driving this car everyday with my son (age 6) I hope government will intefere and will make toyota responsible for replacement for all cases. Approximate miles: 40500.
Brought to mechanic and been advised that the front passenger side strut is leaking. Mechanic also told us he saw two other similar cases for 2009 camry, and advise us to contact toyota. Toyota was aware of the failure but no safety issue and not under warranty item. Our mechanic stated for safety, front strut coil, spring and mount should be replaced. I am sure toyota know the current issue of this design fault; but the replacement parts and recalls will be expensive to them. But for long term, my mechanic told me the leaking will create safety issue. Approximate miles: 40200.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance when the technician advised that the rear struts were leaking and would have to be replaced. Additionally, the technician stated that the front and rear tires would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,400.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while the vehicle inspected for an unrelated issue, the mechanic advised him that there was a leak near the passenger's side front strut. The mechanic diagnosed that the front passenger's side strut needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the leak was a normal characteristic of the vehicle and that there were no failures. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 40,800. Updated 03/21/13*lj updated 05/09/2013
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, she heard a banging sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the front strut coil, coil springs, strut mount and, sway bar links would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 43,053.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that he noticed there was a leak near the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the front struts needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 58,700.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while having the tires replaced, she was notified that the struts were leaking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician verified the failure but stated that according to the manufacturer specifications the struts did not have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 29,689...updated 03/18/13
I am writing about the prevalent problem of leaking struts on toyota camry 2009. In sept of 2012 I took my car to a mechanic for a oil change and multi point inspection and I was told that my car front struts were leaking. The car had approximately 30,000 miles on it at the time . I normally have my tires balanced and rotated every 6 to 7,000 miles and noticed very heavy wearing of the tire. I took it to a auto repair shop and I was informed the struts should not leak at few such a low mileage. When called the toyota customer service I was told it was out of warranty as 3 years passed. I understand as per the conversation that toyota is completely aware of the problem and chooses to ignore it. This problem should be subject to a recall as it endangers people lives .
After getting the third set of tires, I noticed that all four struts were leaking. The second set of tires wore out prematurely. Also, the driver's side sun visor started flapping and would no longer stay up. I had to remove the visor because it started to block my view.
In may of 2012, I took my car to the toyota dealer because another mechanic told me the struts were leaking. The car had approximately 37,000 miles on it at the time and new tires. I took it to avondale toyota and they told me that all struts experienced small leakage and it was no problem. I normally have my tires balanced and rotated every 6-7,000 miles and noticed recently that the interior tread on the tires was wearing excessively. I took it to an independent reputable auto repair shop that I have used for years and they told me that an alignment would only be a temporary fix since the struts were leaking and the cause of the uneven wear on the tires. I then called avondale toyota and asked if there was a technical service bulletin for this problem. She said no after talking to a service representative and I then told her that I had t-sb-0145-11 in my hand. I made an appointment and arrived to talk to dexter a service employee and he said there was nothing he could do about it since it was over the 36,000 miles. I have discussed this with several mechanics and they all informed me that struts should not leak at those few highway miles and the only way to fix the problem is to put new struts on the car. I have driven inifiniti and acura vehicles over 130,000 each and not replaced the struts. I know toyota is completely aware of the problem and chooses to ignore it. This problem should be subject to a recall as it can endanger lives because of the tire wear problem. I checked on the internet and there are numerous complaints about the same problem.
Struts on my 2009 camry starting leaking around 30000 miles. Since the car is under warranty, toyota dealer checked them out in september 2011 and indicated that a small amount of leak is normal and struts need not be replaced. Now (november 18, 2012) I have 45,000 miles on my car (out of warranty) and a mechanic checked the struts out and indicated that all four struts are leaking very badly and must be replaced. This is premature failure and toyota should replace struts on 2009 camrys without charge.
Was having the oil changed when I was informed the struts on the vehicle were leaking. 30,000 miles on the vehicle. I was told that the cost to replace the struts would be $1671.55. I called toyota customer service to file a complaint. I was told the car was out of warranty and there is nothing they would or could do. It appears this is a standard problem on these automobiles and toyota refuses to do anything about it. The situation is getting worse now. I really worry about the safety of the car and will be getting rid of it asap. I will never purchase anther toyota and will inform everyone I know of the issue. I have no confidence toyota will do anything to resolve this without legal intervention. They refuse to do anything for me because the car was out of warranty even though it only has 30000 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the front struts were leaking. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 55,000.
Vehicle pulls hard to the left no matter what speed or lane you are in. Have visited the local toyota dealership numerous times and all they do is switch the tires around. Vehicle has had 4 front end alignments and none have corrected the issue. Vehicle now has 80,000 miles on it and I am on my 5th set of tires due to the wear in them.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for unrelated service when the mechanic advised her that the struts were leaking. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for further inspection or repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and the current mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.
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