2009 Toyota Camry: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Aug 11, 2013 · Airbags, Steering · 68,000 miles · TX

Sunvisor on passenger side loosend and then broke off.the panel on air bag on passenger side started coming apart, and lastly a loud clunking sound as I turned steering wheel.

Filed Dec 19, 2012 · Steering · 45,000 miles · CA

Recently, steering started making clunk, knocking sound which is loud. Toyota dealer diagnose noise from steering shaft , 55000 mile.

Filed Sep 7, 2011 · Steering · MN

There has been common issue going with toyota steering intermediate shaft getting loosed at unknown number of miles. Some cars getting it less than 36k ( which is under warranty ) some over 36k and customer ends up paying any where between $450-$900 depending upon what kind of model they are driving. I drive 2009 camry its been maintained according to toyota recommendation. Recently, steering started making clunk, knocking sound which is loud. Toyota dealer also agreed that sound is very loud. Its a safety issue. It can cause damage or never know break the steering. Looks like toyota has been ignoring this issue and not recalling vehicles. Obviously cost saving would be the only reason.

Filed Jun 11, 2010 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. Whenever the contact would start the vehicle, there was an unusual clunking noise coming from the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure could not be duplicated. The dealer advised the vehicle was functioning normally. There were no prior warnings. The failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileages were 29,000.

Filed Feb 6, 2010 · Transmission · 1,005 miles · NC

Toyota camry 2009 is downshifting when brake is tapped, holding gear after acceleration and experiencing harsh shifting. Shift cellenoid replaced but did not alter malfunction of vehicle. Problem reported at 1005 miles on odometer september 20, 2008. After repeated trips to dealer the problem has not been resolved.

Filed Feb 5, 2010 · Acceleration · 4,326 miles · NY

My 2009 camry accelerates suddenly on city streets. There have been several sudden accelerations on turns. My car suddenly accelerated during a right turn and I nearly jumped the curb (twice) take off is not smooth since it temporarily stalls and then suddenly jerks out at a higher speed. The brake petal, steering wheel and car floor all vibrate and the engine makes clunking noises. My car has less than 5,000 miles on it. The petals shift and make clunking noises like wooden clogs. This past month, the passenger cabin smells with gas fumes as the car operates. After the recall, I discovered that I was lied to by the dealer and my car was not made in japan as I was told at the time of sale.

Filed Jan 27, 2010 · Transmission · 1,000 miles · NC

Vehicle holding gear after acceleration, downshifting when brake is touched, rough shifting, general unpredictability of transmission performance.

Filed Oct 23, 2009 · Seat belts · 12,320 miles · OH

1. 2009 toyota camry se made a clunk noise from the back passenger side area of rear seat. Got out to see if it was something like a tire. Ended up opening the back door of car to find that it was the seatbelt. There was a knot in the belt and it had retracted forcefully into the opening of the seatbelt slot. The belt will not pull back out, and cannot be untied due to the pulling of the retractor. 2. It has never happened before, we do not use the back seat, so the knot had to have been there since the dealer last june. 3. I was told by the dealership I purchased the camry at that they couldn't help me. I took it to another toyota dealer hoping that the response would be different. It wasn't. The second dealer told me that I was out of luck, and it could be fixed for 300 dollars. I see this as a problem. If this would happen to someone with a child in the backseat and the child was injured, it would be a different story. Until then I would like to report my problem as written above.