2009 Toyota Camry Problems and Recalls (1,385 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2009 Toyota Camry is Cruise / speed control (17% of 1,385 owner reports). There are 10 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Cruise / speed control — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-10-15 1,385 complaints · 10 recalls

What problems show up on the 2009 Toyota Camry?

241 of 1,385 filings named Cruise / speed control (17% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Engine (220 reports).

There are 10 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Cruise / speed control, Lights, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2008 has 1,081 reports on file; this year has 1,385. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2009 Toyota Camry

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 10 campaigns on file below.
  2. Cruise / speed control. Test cruise control and ask about unintended-acceleration reports on this year.
  3. Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
  4. Body / frame. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Cruise / speed control. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Cruise / speed control 241 complaints · 17.4% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 159
  • Fires 22
  • Injuries 90
  • Deaths 2
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Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) appears in 241 of 1,385 owner complaints (17.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL): 241 complaints, 17.4% of reports Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 71 crash reports 2 fire reports 241 · 17.4% Engine (ENGINE): 220 complaints, 15.9% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 2 crash reports 7 fire reports 220 · 15.9% Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 202 complaints, 14.6% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 3 crash reports 1 fire reports 202 · 14.6% Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 102 complaints, 7.4% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 15 crash reports 102 · 7.4% Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY): 95 complaints, 6.9% of reports Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 1 fire reports 95 · 6.9% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 61 complaints, 4.4% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 1 crash reports 61 · 4.4% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 59 complaints, 4.3% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 1 crash reports 4 fire reports 59 · 4.3% Airbags (AIR BAGS): 51 complaints, 3.7% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 39 crash reports 2 fire reports 51 · 3.7% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 41 complaints, 3.0% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 6 crash reports 41 · 3.0% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 460 complaints, 33.2% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 48 crash reports 7 fire reports 460 · 33.2% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 241 17.4% 71 crashes · 2 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 220 15.9% 2 crashes · 7 fires
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 202 14.6% 3 crashes · 1 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 102 7.4% 15 crashes · 0 fires
Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 95 6.9% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 61 4.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 59 4.3% 1 crashes · 4 fires
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 51 3.7% 39 crashes · 2 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 41 3.0% 6 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 460 33.2% 48 crashes · 7 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-10-15 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2008; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2009. 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2009-Q4: 33 owner reports 33 2010-Q1: 199 owner reports 199 2010-Q2: 48 owner reports 48 2010-Q3: 32 owner reports 32 2010-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2011-Q1: 24 owner reports 24 2011-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2011-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2011-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2012-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2012-Q2: 17 owner reports 17 2012-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2012-Q4: 27 owner reports 27 2013-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2013-Q2: 32 owner reports 32 2013-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2013-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2014-Q1: 29 owner reports 29 2014-Q2: 35 owner reports 35 2014-Q3: 104 owner reports 104 2014-Q4: 62 owner reports 62 2015-Q1: 25 owner reports 25 2015-Q2: 28 owner reports 28 2015-Q3: 26 owner reports 26 2015-Q4: 25 owner reports 25 2016-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2016-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2016-Q3: 27 owner reports 27 2016-Q4: 26 owner reports 26 2017-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2017-Q2: 23 owner reports 23 2017-Q3: 23 owner reports 23 2017-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2018-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2018-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2018-Q3: 35 owner reports 35 2018-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2019-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2019-Q2: 25 owner reports 25 2019-Q3: 40 owner reports 40 2019-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2020-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2020-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2020-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2020-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2021-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2021-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2021-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2021-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2022-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2023-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2024-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2024-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2024-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2025-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2026-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 Owner reports Jul 2008 Jul 2026 Recall campaign 09V388000 ◆ Recall campaign 09V388000 Recall campaign 10V017000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V017000 Recall campaign 10V035000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V035000 Recall campaign 10V036000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V036000 Recall campaign 12V091000 ◆ Recall campaign 12V091000 Recall campaign 12V491000 ◆ Recall campaign 12V491000 Recall campaign 13V014000 ◆ Recall campaign 13V014000 Recall campaign 14V743000 ◆ Recall campaign 14V743000 Recall campaign 15V689000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V689000 Recall campaign 16V396000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V396000 Investigation PE12002 ● Investigation PE12002 Investigation PE12002 ● Investigation PE12002 Investigation EA12006 ● Investigation EA12006 Investigation EA12006 ● Investigation EA12006 Investigation PE14001 ● Investigation PE14001 Investigation DP22005 ● Investigation DP22005
  • Campaign 09V388000 was reported 62 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10V017000 was reported 170 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10V035000 was reported 442 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10V036000 was reported 442 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 12V091000 was reported 968 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 12V491000 was reported 1,422 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 13V014000 was reported 1,220 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 14V743000 was reported 2,192 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 15V689000 was reported 2,529 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 16V396000 was reported 2,753 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 3
2009-Q2 Owner reports 4
2009-Q3 Owner reports 6
2009-Q4 Owner reports 33
2010-Q1 Owner reports 199
2010-Q2 Owner reports 48
2010-Q3 Owner reports 32
2010-Q4 Owner reports 16
2011-Q1 Owner reports 24
2011-Q2 Owner reports 12
2011-Q3 Owner reports 17
2011-Q4 Owner reports 11
2012-Q1 Owner reports 12
2012-Q2 Owner reports 17
2012-Q3 Owner reports 12
2012-Q4 Owner reports 27
2013-Q1 Owner reports 19
2013-Q2 Owner reports 32
2013-Q3 Owner reports 15
2013-Q4 Owner reports 11
2014-Q1 Owner reports 29
2014-Q2 Owner reports 35
2014-Q3 Owner reports 104
2014-Q4 Owner reports 62
2015-Q1 Owner reports 25
2015-Q2 Owner reports 28
2015-Q3 Owner reports 26
2015-Q4 Owner reports 25
2016-Q1 Owner reports 12
2016-Q2 Owner reports 22
2016-Q3 Owner reports 27
2016-Q4 Owner reports 26
2017-Q1 Owner reports 18
2017-Q2 Owner reports 23
2017-Q3 Owner reports 23
2017-Q4 Owner reports 15
2018-Q1 Owner reports 19
2018-Q2 Owner reports 22
2018-Q3 Owner reports 35
2018-Q4 Owner reports 12
2019-Q1 Owner reports 17
2019-Q2 Owner reports 25
2019-Q3 Owner reports 40
2019-Q4 Owner reports 16
2020-Q1 Owner reports 14
2020-Q2 Owner reports 12
2020-Q3 Owner reports 9
2020-Q4 Owner reports 12
2021-Q1 Owner reports 11
2021-Q2 Owner reports 7
2021-Q3 Owner reports 12
2021-Q4 Owner reports 3
2022-Q1 Owner reports 4
2022-Q2 Owner reports 5
2022-Q3 Owner reports 4
2022-Q4 Owner reports 2
2023-Q1 Owner reports 8
2023-Q2 Owner reports 2
2023-Q4 Owner reports 6
2024-Q1 Owner reports 3
2024-Q2 Owner reports 5
2024-Q3 Owner reports 4
2024-Q4 Owner reports 2
2025-Q1 Owner reports 4
2025-Q2 Owner reports 2
2025-Q3 Owner reports 3
2025-Q4 Owner reports 3
2026-Q1 Owner reports 4
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
2026-Q3 Owner reports 4
Recall campaign 1 09V388000
Recall campaign 1 10V017000
Recall campaign 1 10V035000
Recall campaign 1 10V036000
Recall campaign 1 12V091000
Recall campaign 1 12V491000
Recall campaign 1 13V014000
Recall campaign 1 14V743000
Recall campaign 1 15V689000
Recall campaign 1 16V396000
Defect investigation 1 PE12002
Defect investigation 1 PE12002
Defect investigation 1 EA12006
Defect investigation 1 EA12006
Defect investigation 1 PE14001
Defect investigation 1 DP22005
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-10-15 Open source record

Safety Recalls (10)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Cruise / speed control, Lights, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Airbags.

  1. Recall campaign 09V388000

    Cruise / speed control

    Report date
    Component:
    Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)
    Consequence:
    A STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
    Remedy:
    TOYOTA FILED AN AMENDED DEFECT REPORT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2009, STATING THAT DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND, ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, ALTER THE SHAPE OF THE FLOOR SURFACE UNDER THE PEDAL. THESE CHANGES ADDRESS THE RISK OF PEDAL ENTRAPMENT DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLOOR MAT. REDESIGNED ACCELERATOR PEDALS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE BEGINNING IN APRIL 2010 AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY MODIFIED PEDAL WITH THE NEW PEDAL IF DESIRED. ALSO, DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY GENUINE TOYOTA OR LEXUS ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS WITH REDESIGNED ALL-WEATHER MATS, OR REPURCHASE THE PREVIOUS MATS FROM OWNERS WHO DO NOT WANT THE NEW ONES. ADDITIONALLY, SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED ON CAMRY, AVALON AND LEXUS ES 350, IS 350 AND IS 250 MODELS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE OVERRIDES THE ACCELERATOR IN THE EVENT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE APPLIED. TOYOTA WILL BEGIN MAILING LETTERS TO OWNERS ON DECEMBER 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331, LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 10V017000

    Cruise / speed control

    Report date
    Component:
    Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)
    Consequence:
    THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PEDAL TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS FOR THE PONTIAC VIBE PLEASE SEE 10V-018. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010 AND WILL BE COMPLETED ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 10V035000

    Safety recall 10V035000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 713-580-3300.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Recall campaign 10V036000

    Safety recall 10V036000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  5. Recall campaign 12V091000

    Lights

    Report date
    Component:
    Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING)
    Consequence:
    INOPERATIVE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR STOPPING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  6. Recall campaign 12V491000

    Glass / wipers / cameras

    Report date
    Component:
    Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)
    Consequence:
    If the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify its owners, and dealers will inspect the switch and apply a special grease that inhibits heat build up or replace any switch damaged by the defect, free of charge. Toyota owners that experience a problem with a switch should not attempt to make repairs, but should contact their Toyota dealer or the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331. General Motors will contact the Pontiac Vibe owners affected by this recall and GM dealers will inspect and repair switches as necessary. Those owners may contact Pontiac Customer Care at 1-800-762-2737.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  7. Recall campaign 13V014000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
    Remedy:
    Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on March 21, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  8. Recall campaign 14V743000

    Safety recall 14V743000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
    Remedy:
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  9. Recall campaign 15V689000

    Glass / wipers / cameras

    Report date
    Component:
    Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)
    Consequence:
    If the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the switch may cause a short circuit and the switch assembly may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the switch, applying a lubricant if no abnormality is found. If abnormality is found, the PWMS circuit board will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 20, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is C0M.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  10. Recall campaign 16V396000

    Safety recall 16V396000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy:
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-10-14 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-10-14
Safety incident filters
Showing 8 of 1,385 complaints · page 1 of 56
2026-08-22Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11758804
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I'm not even sure this is the right form for this complaint, but it has to do with non-compliance from Toyota. It's the master window switch recall 12V491. I had to schedule 2 separate appointments for this vehicle at Florence Toyota (Florence, SC), only to have them tell me the first time that they didn't have the part, and the second time that it wasn't covered under "warranty" due to the vehicle having been issued a salvage title. This isn't a warranty issue, rather a safety recall that should be addressed and fully reimbursed by Toyota anyway, so I don't understand the problem? Nothing has happened with the switch, thankfully, in all these years. But they keep sending regular alerts that the recall was issued and that I should make an appointment to have it remedied at no cost.
2026-08-14Engine (ENGINE)
NHTSA ODI 11757031
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked while accelerating from a complete stop. Additionally, the vehicle intermittently failed to start, with the ABS warning light displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for repairs, but the failure reoccurred shortly after the repair. The contact stated that while attempting to shift into drive(D), the transmission remained stuck in neutral(N) with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled forward while the vehicle was parked, turned off, with the parking brake engaged. The contact placed trash bins in front of the vehicle to prevent the vehicle from rolling. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure, and the vehicle remained unrepaired. The failure mileage was 127,990.
2026-08-10Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11755951
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, there was a glare coming from the dashboard, making it difficult to see out the windshield while driving. The contact stated that the dashboard was sticky to the touch and sunglasses were needed while driving the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was determined that the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the same dealer for maintenance, and the contact inquired if there was a recall associated with the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,995.
2026-07-15Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11750635
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the glare from the melted dashboard impaired visibility while driving. The contact stated that the glare from the melted dashboard was reflecting onto the front windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not inspected. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the failure was a known failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.
2026-05-31Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11741119
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The HV battery cooling fan on the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid has no protective filter and no cleaning or inspection interval in Toyota’s published Scheduled Maintenance Guide. Toyota acknowledged this exact problem in TSB T-SB-0087-13 (July 2013) for 2012–2016 Camry HV vehicles, stating the cooling fan ‘may exhibit an excessive buildup of dust, lint, or other debris that can reduce the efficiency of the HV Battery Cooling System.’ However, Toyota excluded the 2007–2011 generation — which has the same unfiltered cooling fan design — from this TSB. My 2009 Camry Hybrid (VIN: [XXX] , 208,000 miles) has now failed with code P0A80, requiring full battery replacement. The failure is consistent with the cooling fan clogging defect Toyota acknowledged for later model years but never addressed for this generation. I am requesting NHTSA investigate whether Toyota should extend TSB T-SB-0087-13 or issue a recall covering the 2007–2011 Camry Hybrid. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2026-03-19Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11725512
CrashFireInjuryDeath
While driving my seat squeaks as if the bolts are loose.
2026-03-14Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11724382
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Excessive oil consumption, a sticky dash and power window switch
2026-03-11Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11723559
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the dashboard was sticky, causing a shiny glare on the windshield, preventing the driver from seeing through the windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Toyota Camry NHTSA Complaints by Model Year

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2009 Toyota Camry?

Owners named Cruise / speed control most often — 241 of 1,385 reports (17%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2009 Toyota Camry?

NHTSA lists 10 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Cruise / speed control, Lights, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2009 Toyota Camry?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Test cruise control and ask about unintended-acceleration reports on this year. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-10-14 Open source record

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