2009 Toyota Camry: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jun 5, 2019 · Engine · 188,000 miles · NV

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.

Filed Nov 17, 2015 · Transmission · 64,000 miles · AZ

Transmission hesitates when accelerating from slowing down or stopping and when initially putting into reverse

Filed Jan 18, 2011 · Transmission · 11,400 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving various speeds the vehicle would hesitate when trying to accelerate to higher speeds. Approximately one week later the vehicle just completely stalled. No warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that she needed to replace the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 11,400.

Filed Sep 21, 2010 · Tires, Transmission · GA

Vehicle hesitate during acceleration. Vehicle surges/accelerates slightly when not pressing pedal to accelerate. Tire pressure light always comes on even when tires are properly inflated. Vehicle runs "hard" when cruising at 40mph. There is a hard engine running sound.

Filed Apr 30, 2010 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that after the vehicle had stopped and the accelerator pedal was engaged, the vehicle hesitated to move forward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the computer was reset. The failure continued to occur; therefore, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the computer was reset again. The failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. The current mileage was approximately 36,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2010 · Transmission · 20,000 miles · GA

On december 31, 2008, I purchased a new 2009 toyota camry se from marietta toyota. The car has a persistent hesitation problem which makes the car unsafe in many situations. I had an incident around february 20, 2010 where the hesitation problem almost caused an accident. I was pulling into traffic on south cobb drive from a grocery store parking lot. Traffic flow demanded that I merge into traffic briskly without delay - something I expect to be able to do with a $30,000 v6 toyota camry. I gave the car gas and it hesitated horribly. The engine died down then finally went with such force that the car vibrated violently as the front wheels spun out. The car would not go. As traffic approached I was scared and really appreciative of the drivers who slowed down. I have brought the car to the dealership and reported the problem three times. The first time I was told that this is the way the car works and that I would get used to it. After driving the car for over a year and just over 20,000 miles, I am absolutely not 'used' to it. The second time I brought the car to the service department at marietta toyota they did something to the computer software. This did nothing to improve the car's performance. On my third visit I spoke with a representative in the service department. He was very polite and honest. Representative told me that in his opinion (he stated many times making sure that I understood that this was his opinion) toyota made a mistake in how they designed the transmission and computer software. Representative explained to me that toyota tried to make the transmission stay in the highest gear possible at all times to save gas and that when the accelerator was pressed the computer took a few moments to determine which gear it should downshift to. He said that he had many people (40 to 50 per week) complain about the same thing I was complaining about. He said he thought it was a definite problem with the car and that there was nothing that could be done.

Filed Mar 10, 2010 · Acceleration · 8,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. When the contact drives the vehicle approximately 30 MPH he noticed that it began to hesitate and suddenly accelerate without warning. Also, when the vehicle is driven from a cold start or in the morning the contact noticed that the vehicle will momentarily continue to accelerate after he had taken his foot off of the accelerator pedal.the vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 8000, the current mileage is 9000.

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Acceleration, Engine · 19,926 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While approaching a stop sign and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes would not engage. The vehicle continued to accelerate momentarily before decreasing speed. She has not taken the vehicle into the dealer for inspection nor had the manufacturer been contacted. She did receive an interim letter from the manufacturer advising her to remove the floor mats, stating that they could cause unintended acceleration in the vehicle. The vehicle was also hesitated when it was started on occasion and the interior lights flashed on intermittently. The failure and current mileages were approximately 19,926.

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Acceleration · TN

When starting from a complete stop and beginning acceleration, and sometimes when trying to quickly accelerate while moving forward, the car will hesitate and not accelrate for about 1/2 to one second while the car is slowing moving into traffic. This is a significant safety issue particularly when turning and crossing traffic and when merging with traffic on a freeway. This is a frequent occurance, but does not seem to follow any particular pattern other than it occurs here and there when accelerating. I took the car back to the dealer within a couple of weeks of buying it and they said that it was functioning fine. I looked on the internet and found that they are many others that have complained about acceleration hesitation issues with the toyota camry who also took their cars back to the dealer and received the same response that I did that "it was functioning normally". Though I feel that this is a significant safety risk with the car, I feel that my only recourse, since toyota says it is running fine, is to essentially avoid all situations where sudden quick acceleration is required. Wiith the number of reports on the internet matching my exact problem I feel that this is an issue that needs to be looked into with at least 2009 toyota camrys.

Filed Aug 3, 2009 · Transmission · 5,000 miles · CA

I bought a 2009 toyota camry le in september 2008. I was still driving my old car until I sold it in march 2009. When I started driving the new car more, I noticed that occasionally the car would hesitate and it seemed like it was in neutral for a couple of seconds when I let go of the accelerator and step on it again. This happens maybe several times a month. Since I got stuck in the intersection for a couple of seconds, that really scared me. People were waiting for me to cross the intersection, but my car wouldn't go. I can see someone rear-ending my car in the future because of this problem. The car also gets stuck in the middle of the road when I slow down and then step on the accelerator. I googled the problem and found that many, many people have the same problem. Use the words "2009 camry" and "transmission problem" if you want to google it. People complain that the transmission slips. I believe that is what my car is doing. I brought my car to the dealer to have them fix the problem yesterday. They had my car all day for that and a 5,000-mile service. I was so disappointed when I got my car back and they said that the transmission was normal. They test drove it and didn't get that problem. I am really concerned about this because my car is under warranty and I complained about the problem and the dealer said that it is normal. There is something wrong with that! I think that is a dangerous car and the dealer is denying that the car has this problem. I feel like they do not honor their warranty. The consumers are being ripped off. I also complained about my vent button releasing every three minutes on cold, rainy days. They also could not duplicate the problem. So, I am still stuck with that problem and nothing has been fixed under warranty. Please investigate and have toyota recall the cars with transmission problems. New cars should not be like that.