Transmission hesitates when accelerating from slowing down or stopping and when initially putting into reverse
2009 Toyota Camry transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to shift out of the park position without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,500. Updated 6/25/15*cn the stop light switch was replaced. Updated 01/27/16.
My toyota camry car got water pump leak issue and it overheated my engine and it needed engine replacement. I am out of warranty period.it has 36k miles on it and 5 year 6months old. Toyota dealer asking me to replace the engine, water pump, and other misc parts.I have not received any recall notice. Is my VIN number missed in recall. Am I ripped off because of toyota issue.
15,000 miles after having the water pump replaced, it was leaking again and dealer replaced it under warranty. Why no recall on this part? I'm now on my third one at 36k miles!
Engine coolant level dropped to bottom of reservoir. Dealer replaced the leaking water pump. Work was done under warranty.
2009 toyota camry. Consumer writes in regards to transmission problems. *smd the consumer stated shortly after purchasing the vehicle, she detected a slight challenge as she shifted the gears. The vehicle was serviced and the problem seemed to have disappeared. Unfortunately, subsequent inspections and maintenance service did not resolve the issue. During her drive on june 1, 2013, the clutch pedal became sluggish and did not immediately return to its original position upon release and within seconds, it stayed stuck to the floor. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. Although, she was not charged, the service included an adjustment to the clutch pedal and a test drive. Additionally, it was suggested she return the vehicle for further evaluation if the issue became problematic. The problem with the clutch and eventually the stick resurfaced several hours after retrieving the vehicle from the dealer. The consumer returned to the dealer, where they replaced the accumulator assembly, hose, tube and clutch release.
Last year on august 2012, my car stop running and I brought to one of the mechanic that towed and fixed my water pump. This year, I brought my car to toyota dealer for some recalls and find out that my antifreeze is entered to my water pump again and need to replace with new one... Total cost will be more than 650.00 dollars. I wonder if there any recall for this matter before or do I have to deal with the same problem every years!!! Please investigate this problem. Thanks
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH downhill with the cruise control activated, the transmission failed to shift as the engine rpms increased abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 28,000.
Tl* the contact owns 2009 toyota camry. The contact was attempting to accelerate but the vehicle exhibited a 10-15 second delay before it would respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable determine a failure. The contact then took the vehicle to a second dealer who was also unable to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The contact took the vehicle to a private mechanic and was told that the failure was with the actual accelerator. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the failure had not started until after the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v091000 (exterior lighting: brake lights: switch). The failure mileage was 29,800. Updated 7/18/12 *cn the consumer stated there was a 20-30 second delay when shifting to second gear. The battery had to be replaced and the brake light remained on after the vehicle was started. Updated 07/31/12
When attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and I was forced to stop it by running into a palm tree in order to avoid hitting people and other cars or causing more serious damage.
This 2009 camry which is still under warranty is equipped with traction control with no switch to disable it during icy conditions. The car is operated in colorado where snow packed and icy roads are common. When these conditions exist and the car is stopped on a slight incline or at a stop sign or traffic light on an incline, the power to the front wheels is automatically shut down because the wheels are spinning on the ice and the traction control shuts the power down to them to the point they will not turn. At this point, the car will not move unless you back it up and take a run at the hill. This is dangerous for 2 reasons: 1. If there is a car behind you, you cannot back up which creates a traffic jam and requires cars go around you which can be a hazard. 2. When you get the opportunity to take a run at the hill, you cannot stop otherwise the car will stall which means you must enter into a street without stopping which is dangerous and in many cases illegal. The dealership advised that it is impossible to install a switch, and that I should express my concerns to the toyota experience line. This situation is a catastrophe waiting to happen and needs immediate attention. Also, the 2012 camry has a switch to disable the traction control in icy conditions. In the interest of safety the switch must be retrofitted to older models.
Water pump failure at 3 years & 65,375 miles. Powertrain warranty is 5 years or 60,000 miles. Internet search indicates potential issue with the 90,000 mile coolant. Have contacted dealer and toyota motor corp. Usa to no avail. Spoke with [xxx]. Toyota motor corp., USA case number [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle was involved in an accident and after the initial contact operator tried to stop her vehicle but it wouldn't stop. She stated that she was pressing the brake but the vehicle was rolling backwards. She stated that she tried her brakes, tried pumping her brakes, tried putting the vehicle in neutral and tried the brakes again but none of these actions stopped her vehicle from rolling. She stated that she then put the vehicle in park and tried the brakes but the vehicle continued to roll backwards. She stated that at that point she made the decision to exit the vehicle. She was knocked to the ground and dragged by the vehicle suffering lacerations to both her legs. She stated that the vehicle then accelerated forward and finally came to rest on sidewalk and lawn of a residence. While responding medical personnel were treating the accident victim, a member of the fire department reached in vehicle to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle then started rolling forward even though vehicle was turned off and in park.
I have camry 2009. It currently has 34400 miles. According to toyota dealer - after a technician tests drive the vehicle - the issue is described "downshift issue under heavy brake". Below is details of the problem. After I apply brake at stop sign or traffic light, the vehicle is stopped but then vehicle is still jumping up - moving up just right after it stops. Below is how toyota responds on the issue. On august 5th, 2011, I bring the car to toyota dealer. The technician is able to duplicate the issue and open a case number reporting to gst (gulf state toyota). I have to wait for an appointment with gst and toyota dealer until 8/30/2011. On august 31st, I brought the car in 2nd time so that the dealer can collect more information and send to gst (according to the dealer). The dealer told me they could not duplicate the issue last time. But they will need to re-program (software) on the computer system so that the computer system can re-learn the shifting pattern of the transmission. Here is my opinions. I am not convinced at all this will re-solve the issue. The issue might appear again any time. Here are some more facts. During the waiting time - 3 weeks - I do not drive the vehicle at all. The dealer certainly does not drive the vehicle long enough before they can see the issue again. When I drive the vehicle to the dealer on the 2nd time, I see it happens twice. This kind of issue absolutely makes me very nervous when I have to apply braking. I hope toyota can root cause this issue as soon as possible. Who knows this issue can be worst and totally out of controls one day.
On wednesday, 2/16/11, at 4:50 p.m. I was traveling down sudbury street in boston, ma to make a right hand turn onto congress street in boston. I came down the hill and stopped at a red traffic light. My car, for no apparent reason, began to race and would not stop. I applied more pressure to the brake and shifted the car into park. It continued to race for 5-10 seconds after I did this. This was a very frightening incident, given there was a stopped vehicle in front of me, a vehicle behind me and many pedestrians at that hour. I no longer feel secure with the car and am anticipating that this may re-occur at any time. *tr updated 1/13/2012 *ln
I was driving my car down the road about 2 miles away from my house it became hard to accelerate. The skid light, vsc light and check engine light all came on at once. I pulled over to the side of the road. I turned the car off started it back up it drove fine but the lights were still on. I contacted the dealership and took the car in. This was purchased as a dealer demo and has 36,000 miles on it. They told me there is water in my engine and the oil was milky. To me this sounded like a head gasket but they assured me they ran a test for that. They replaced the throttle body and the pcv valve claiming the valve was not working properly this was the cause for the water. I don't know if the part is still around or not. I hope this fixes the problem. They told me I should warm it up for 15 to 20 minutes a day which sounds a little weird to me being a fairly new car.
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.
2009 toyota camry. Consumer writes regarding vehicle stalling in the acceleration process *tgw the dealer stated the stall in the acceleration, was caused by the sequencing of the transmission. The stall would occur as the consumer made a rapid change from deceleration to acceleration. The consumer was informed the stall was a built in design feature. The consumer stated to minimize the stall, she must manually down shift the transmission whenever the engine is in the deceleration phase. Recently, a slow moving 18 wheeler unexpectedly pulled into the consumers lane of traffic, while traveling at highway speeds. The consumer stated her natural reaction was to remove her foot from the accelerator, putting the engine /transmission into deceleration mode. As the situation unfolded, she concluded that the rapid acceleration and lane change was the safest method. When the consumer tried to accelerate around the truck, there was no reaction from the vehicle. The transmission delayed responding and when it did respond, it chose a gear which produced no meaningful forward motion, but lots of noise. Consequently, she was forced to brake very hard, but the brakes failed to perform as designed. The next day, the dealer explained there was a factory alert issue on the brake pads. The pads were replaced, and the rotors were turned.
2009 toyota camry - excessive acceleration and abrupt change in transmission when cruise control tries to catch up with the set speed limit after a dip in speed- toyota tech saw the problem, accepts that its happening - toyota's response "get used to it".
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.
I own a 2009 camry...one that has been recalled and will be addressed through my local toyota dealer. However, on three or four separate occasions, as I was backing out from a parking space and/or my garage, as I applied my brakes, there would be a simultaneous acceleration. I do not believe it is related to the current acceleration/floor mat issue nor my stepping on the brake and accelerator at the same time but I just wanted to bring this to your attention in the event that others have experienced the same concern. Thanks.
Several weeks ago, I had a couple of incidences, where my 2009 toyota camry gear lever would not shift from park to drive. After several attempts of turning on/off ignition, depressing brakes, and tugging lever, the gear would then shift from park to drive. On 08-01-2010, I went to the mall and spent several hours there. When I turned on the ignition, feet on the brakes, the shift lever would not budge. After 30-45 minutes of trying to shift the lever, I decided to call mall security to call for a tow. The security guard suggested that he should give it a try, "the lever shifted from park to drive". I was very concerned. In the previous incidences, it never took so long for the lever to shift. The incidences have occurred first thing in the morning; after work or after the car has been sitting for a number of hours. On 08-02-2010, I took the car to the dealership, first thing in the morning; I was there at 6:35am. After I explained the above, they inspected and test drove the car. The service person came back to me and informed me that something must have spilled on/in the gear box. I absolutely denied that assumption. He then stated that they would take apart the gear box. Again, he came back and stated that something sticky was found "on top" and gave me an estimate for replacing gear shaft. Again, I absolutely denied that anything fell on or in the gear box. And, why was I not summoned to look and this sticky residue. He then called the service manager, who attempted to explain that he could not justify replacing gear shaft under warranty because the problem is not being detected at the present time. And, there is about 7 or 8 reasons why the gear lever would not shift. However, they gave me a quote to replace gear shaft. I was able to speak to one of the technicians, without the manager being present, who stated that there was something definitely wrong with the gear shaft.
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.
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.
2009 toyota camry. Consumer states delay of at least two seconds in acceleration after pressing the accelerator pedal. *tgw the consumer stated the delay was primarily caused by a failure of the transmission to downshift. The consumer noticed that when he accelerated rapidly, the vehicle simply would not accelerate as a car normally would by depressing the gas pedal. The engine would speed up and it would take at least two seconds or more for the transmission to finally respond and downshift.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact parked the vehicle in the residence garage. The engine remained running with the gear shifter placed in the park position. Immediately after the driver exit the vehicle, there was an unintended surge of acceleration. The vehicle crashed into the trash cans and garden cart that were in the garage. The vehicle engine was turned off. There were minor damages to the front bumper and front driver side door. The vehicle was taken to a collision center for the body damage estimate. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure mileage was 9,000.
I own a 2009 toyota camry hybrid. There was no indication prior to this accident to any problem with my vehicle. On the day of accident, I was about to pull into a parking space at a local hospital parking lot. Half-way into the parking space, with my foot on the brake, the car unexpectedly accelerated on it's own. The car jumped a 6" curb and 9' island causing vehicle damage. All the while my foot was on the brake. The incident was reported to toyota and the they had an engineer inspect the vehicle. Their conclusion was there was no problem with the brakes. The problem was (is) unexplained acceleration - not the brakes. I believe toyota doesn't want to acknowledge there is an acceleration problem with my 2009 toyota camry hybrid.
This is 2009 toyota camry. I was getting out of parking garage. As soon as I put my gear to "d" and pressed the gas pedal a little bit, it started to speed up and the gas pad got stuck. I didn't have much room to stop the car and the car hit the pillar in front of me.
With the media coverage of toyota problems, I saw a woman interviewed who complained of "sudden acceleration" with her toyota while braking. I recognized that it is something I have experienced frequently with our 2009 camry xle v6 w. 6 speed auto trans. It is not a "sudden acceleration" problem, but a sudden free-wheeling problem, most noticeable when driving on level or downhill roads. As you brake to come to a stop, the auto trans. Downshifts into a lower gear, but it doesn't do it fast enough, so it momentarily goes through neutral creating a momentary free-wheeling situation that does accelerate the car just as you are wanting to come to a stop. It is particularly disconcerting when braking into an intersection while going down hill. I called the toyota customer care number on 5/21/09 to report it, hoping there might have been a software upgrade. They said it was not normal and created case # 0905126552 and told me to take the car to my dealer, which I did on 06/01/09. The dealer reset the automatic transmission computer, but that did not correct the problem. I later reported it again to toyota on a 07/22/09 customer survey. We have been living with it, but are careful when braking into an intersection.
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.
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