2009 Toyota Camry Engine

HAD OIL CHANGED ON 6/8/12 MECHANIC INFORMED THERE WAS NOT MUCH OIL IN THE ENGINE -MLG 93235. WENT TO TOYOTA-08/08/12-MLG 95739. WE HAD ADDED OIL-1.5 QTS ON 08/04/12. THEY INSPECTED OIL LEVEL. OIL LEVEL AT PROPER LEVEL-TOLD TO COME BACK IN 1000 MLS AND NOT TO ADD OIL. CAME BACK ON 8/30/12-OIL LEVEL-FOUND ENGINE 2 QTS LOW AFTER DRIVING 1040 MLS.WE WERE TOLD TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPLAINTS AND TALKED TO MONIQUE. SHE REQUESTED SOME OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. WE WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT 12 RECEIPTS WITH DOCUMENTED MILEAGE. WE ALSO SUBMITTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION REPORT FROM TOYOTA THAT INCLUDED THE 2009 CAMRY AND OTHER MODELS AND YEARS. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DATED 08/11/11 STATES "SOME 2006-2011 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE PISTON ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MINIMIZE OIL CONSUMPTION..." ON PAGE 6 OF THIS BULLETIN, POINT 6 STATES, "DETERMINE THE QUANTITY OF OIL THAT WAS CONSUMED IN 1200 MILES. WAS THE OIL LEVEL MORE THAN 1 QT LOW AFTER 1200 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING? YES-GO TO REPAIR PROCEDURE NO-THIS TSB DOES NOT APPLY. WARRANTY GUIDELINE FOR ACCEPTABLE OIL CONSUMPTION IS 1 QT PER 1200 MILES OF OPERATION. NO WARRANTY CLAIM SHOULD BE FILED." MONIQUE CONTACTED US BACK AND ASKED US TO PERFORM OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ONE MORE TIME. AT THAT TIME, THE TOYOTA MECHANICS FOUND ENGINE OIL 2.5 QTS LOW AFTER 1,503 MILES."REMOVE SPARK PLUGS AND INSPECTED CYLINDERS WITH BOROSCOPE -FOUND VERTICAL SCORING ON CYLINDER WALLS DUE TO IMPROPER PISTON AND RING FIT." MONIQUE CONTACTED US AFTER THIS FINDING AND OFFERED THAT TOYOTA WOULD PAY $3000.00 TO FIX THIS AND THE TOTAL COST IS A MIN. OF $5,500. WE HAVE TO PAY $2,500.MIN. TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PISTON/RING FIT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS WAS THEIR PROBLEM FROM THE START. *TR

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP ON THE 2009 CAMRY HYBRID WAS LEAKING. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH 45,000. OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE WATER PUMPS. I BELIEVE THE INVESTIGATION INTO DEFECTIVE WATER PUMPS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED AS THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE. *TR

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # T-SB-0094-11 DATED AUG. 11, 2011. THIS SB DESCRIBES THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF TOYOTA MOTOR CARS AND TRUCKS USING THE 2AZ-FE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. THESE ENGINES HAVE A DEFECT RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. EXCESSIVE OIL ENTERING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER DOES NOT BURN WITH THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE. IT ENTERS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AS UNBURNED FUEL. IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THERE IS A DEVICE CALLED A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS DEVICE HAS A NORMAL INTERNAL OPERATING TEMP. OF 500-1000 DEGREES F. OIL ENTERING THIS DEVICE IS LIKE "POURING OIL ON THE FIRE" WHICH RESULTS IN EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEATING ANF FIRE. FURTHER...EXCESSIVE OIL ENTERING THE COMSUMPTION CHAMBER RESULTS IN ENGINE SPARK PLUG FOULING AND MIS-FIRE. ENGINE MIS-FIRE RESULTS IN A MOST VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE...NAMELY...CATALYTIC CONV. OVERHEATING AND FIRE. WHEN A SPARK PLUG FOULS, IT DOES NOT FIRE AND IGNITE THE FUEL AND AIR IN THE CYLINDER. RESULT? RAW FUEL ENTERS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NOW YOU ARE "POURING GASOLINE ONTO THE FIRE".I SUGGEST YOU FOLKS INVESTIGATE THIS ENGINE DEFECT, AND DETERMINE IF TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES HAVING THIS 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. IF THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED, TO INCLUDE THOSE VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING UNDER HOOD AND UNDER CAR FIRE TO OCCUR ON THESE HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE DIP STICK READING INDICATED A ZERO OIL LEVEL. ONE QUART OF OIL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK WHICH REQUIRED OIL TO BE DISPENSED IN THE RESERVOIR EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 1/23/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER FURTHER RESEARCHING THE FAILURE, IT WAS FOUND TO BE AN ENVIORNMENTAL ISSUE. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE EPA AND CARB. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED FOR THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO BE DISREAGRDED. UPDATED 02/11/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER IT STALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,091.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IN HIS HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FLAMES WERE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

WITH TOYOTA T-SB-0094-11, TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION IN A HANDFUL OF CAR MODELS. THEY HAVE SET THE BAR HIGH IN ORDER TO GET THE REPAIR COVERED, EITHER UNDER THE NORMAL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES ON, SO MOST CARS WILL NOT EXPERIENCE ISSUES UNTIL THEY ARE NEAR OR PASSED THEIR WARRANTY MILEAGE. A SERIES OF OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS IS REQUIRED, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, THEY DO NOT MAKE SURE THE OIL IS NOT OVER FULL. I HAVE HAD TWO TESTS THUS FAR, AND BOTH TIMES THEY HAVE OVERFILLED MY OIL BY ~0.5 QUARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLE THE NOISE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND THE DEALER CONSTANTLY STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS NORMAL. THE LAST TIME THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE SOUND COULD BE HEARD, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I HAD A ONLINE APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA OF VACAVILLE AT 0:930 AT VACAVILLE CA AND I DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE READY AT LUNCH. I CAME TO PICK UP AT 13:30 AND IT WAS NOT READY. THEY DID NOT FIX THE URGENT RECALL . TOO BUSY SELLING OIL CHANGES AND TIRE CHANGES. TOOK CAR HOME AT 13:30 PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF SELLING OUT SERVES FIXING RECALLS I NOW JUST WANT A REFUND AFTER THIS . THEY DON'T CARE IF MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE THEY JUST WANT TO SELL SERVICE. I HOPE AND THIS IS WHY I AM WRITING THIS MY CAR DOESN'T SUDDENLY DO THIS AND INJURY KIDS AND STUFF BUT MY FEELING FROM THE DEALER AT VACAVILLE IS THAT SELLING PRODUCTS IS WHAT THEY DO. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY ON MAY 10 2011,THE SAME WEEK I FELT THE CAR ACTING UP, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEN WHAT IT DOES,THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS NORMAL,I TAKING MY CAR 5 OR MORE TIMES FOR SERVICE AND ALL THEY SAY IS NORMAL,MY CAMRY SHAKES,VIBRATES ALL THE TIME,I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO TURN OFF ON ME AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE OF THIS DAYS THAT IS THE FEELING I GET EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR, I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 GIRLS ALL I WANT IS HONESTY THE SELLER DEALER THEY NEED TO LET THE BUYER KNOW OF THE WEAR THINGS THE CAMRY DOES BEFORE MAKING THE PURCHASE THE WAY THE BUYER CAN MAKE THE DECISION OF PURCHASING THE CAR OR NOT... *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGING. MY LEASED 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY (JUST TWO YEAR OLD CAR) RECENTLY HAD DIED RIGHT ONA ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TO MY MECHANIC. FEW DAYS BEFORE THAT I NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CALL MY MECHANIC AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT NOTICED CLANKING NOISE INCREASE WHEN I STARTED ENGINE. NOT EVEN 2 MILES LATER MY ENGINE -BOOM!- HAD THROWN ROD THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE, MAKING A LARGE HOLE, SPILLING OIL ALL OVER THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT AND PULL TO THE SIDE WITHOUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. TOWED CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA CENTER, WHERE THEY OPENED TOP COVER OF THE ENGINE AND RIGHT AWAY ANNOUNCED THAT ENGINE IS GELLED AND TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE TO THEM THE SLUDGE THEY SAW LOOKED LIKE CLEAR CASE OF POOR MAINTENANCE. EVEN THOUGH I CAREFULLY KEPT AND PRODUCED ALL RECEIPTS SHOWING THAT I WAS CHANGING OIL, FILTER AND ROTATED TIRES EVERY 5000 MILES. MY INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THERE COULD BE A LOT MORE REASONS TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP THAN JUST POOR OIL CHANGE HABIT, BUT AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, TOYOTA DID NOT PERFORM ANY TESTS OR CHECKS ON MY CAR. JUST ONE LOOK AND-VOILA- THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT IT IS MY FAULT. FACT THAT THIS IS MY 3-RD BACK-TO-BACK TOYOTA LEASE AND THAT I ALWAYS KEEP RECEIPTS OF SERVICE DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING TO THEM. $7000-$8000 REPAIR OUT OF MY POCKET IS OUT OF QUESTION. I WILL SPEAK WITH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA. IF THIS WILL NOT RESOLVE MY PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ENGAGE MY ATTORNEY AND LITIGATE. I ALSO WANT TO OPEN A CASE AND REPORT DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS PUT THROUGH DUE TO CAMRY ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD AT 50 MI/H. I COULD EASILY BE LESS LUCKY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMNRY SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SULFUR ODOR COMING IN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO STATED THEY WOULD REBOOT THE COMPUTER BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE ODOR HE SHOULD DRIVE WITH THE RECIRCULATOR ON. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,195.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A COLD ENGINE, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ UPDATED 04/29/11

AT DEALERSHIP GETTING MY 25,000 MILE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY WATER PUMP WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER REP SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF WATER PUMPS FAILING ON CAMARY'S PREMATURELY RECENTLY. *TR

ENGINE OIL LEAK IN 2009 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER. THIS CAR HDS A REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED AT 30K MILES AND THE LEKD RETURNED. THEN HAD A SHORT BLOCK REPLACED AT 34K MILES. LEAK RETURNED W/I 277 MILES OF SHORT BLACK REPLACEMENT. FILING ARBITRATION. VEHICLE STILL LEAKING AND ENGINE OIL LEAK IS VERY OBVIOUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I PURCHASED IT IN 2008. IT STARTED SHAKING/VIBRATING EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP LIGHT ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TWICE (ONCE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND AGAIN BECAUSE THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD) AND THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE THE AIR FILTER AND FUEL LINE FILTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED & CLEANED OUT. IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $500. THE CAR WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY NOTICED WITH THE CURRENT COROLLA RECALL? WE HAD THE 2 AIR FILTERS CHANGED & IT STILL CONTINUES TO SHAKE. SOME TIMES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU CAN SEE YOUR HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS BLURRED. *TR

SAFETY HAZARD!. 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY (LIKELY ALL HYBRID AUTOMOBILES) WILL CONTINUOUSLY RESTART THE GAS ENGINE TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY IF THE IGNITION SYSTEM IS NOT TURNED OFF WHEN DEPARTING THE VEHICLE. IF THE AUTO IS IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL CO POISONING TO OCCUPANTS WITHIN THE DWELLING. I HAVE OBSERVED A HYBRID CONTINUOUSLY RESTARTING WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS CAR IS USUALLY KEPT IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE. THE OWNER FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION UPON LEAVING THE CAR. THIS IS LIKELY A COMMON EVENT. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN SERIOUSLY INJURY OR DEATH, AND MAY HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED AND NOT BEEN PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AND REPORTED. I HAD REPORTED THIS SAFETY HAZARD TO THE NTSB IN MID-2009 WITH NO SUBSEQUENT NTSB ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR FOLLOW-UP. *TR

CAR AIR SYSTEM SMELLS MOLDY AND HAS FROM DAY ONE WHEN NEW. COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHO CHANGED THE HEPA FILTER AND CHECKED DRAIN PLUG (IT WAS CLEAR). SAME RESULT. SPRAYING AIR INTAKE WITH LYSOL SEEMS TO HELP FOR A SHORT WHILE. PRETTY DISGUSTING. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, AC SMELL LIKE A ROTTEN EGG. ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY CAR OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS SMELL IS SO INTENSE THAT CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN W/O WINDOWS OPEN. IT GIVES HEAD-ACHE AND HARD TO BEAR WITH IT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR ISSUE REQUIRING RECALL SINCE WE MAY END-UP SPENDING MORE MONEY ON HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IMPACT OF THIS ON ECONOMY DUE TO LOSS OF WORKING DAY AND PRODUCTIVITY CAN NOT IGNORED. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, I WAS DRIVING IT TO OCEAN CITY MD WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR STALLS I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED BUT STARTED TO MAKE A REALLY LOUD PINGING NOISE AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. SO I LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THERE IS A REALLY BIG PUDDLE OF OIL. I TOWED IT TO TOYOTA SO THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. TURNS OUT A ROD OF SOME KIND CAME LOSE AND WENT THRU MY OIL PANEL WHICH DRAINED OUT ALL THE OIL IN TURN MAKING MY ENGINE SEIZE UP BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING NO OIL. TOYOTA WONT FIX IT BECAUSE I WAS LATE ON SOME OIL CHANGES AND GOT THE LAST ONE DONE BY SOMEBODY ELSE. AND THEY SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSE THE OIL WAS LOW BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! *TR

WHILE PARKING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE A ROCKET AND JUMPED OVER THE PARKING CURB ONTO THE ROAD WITH TWO WAY TRAFFIC. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR FLEW ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A FENCE AND WAS STOPPED ONLY WHEN IT FELL INTO A DITCH BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT TURN OVER. SURPRISINGLY, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I KEPT HITTING THE BREAKS AND WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE.

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY CAR ENGINE SPED UP, FORCING ME TO PRESS DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED, AND I PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RACED QUITE HIGH. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND I RESTARTED IT A FEW SECONDS LATER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MY FOOT HAD NOT BEEN ON THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE TIME I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT UNTIL I RESUMED MY TRAVELS, AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE. NOT SURE ABOUT THE MODEL YEAR; IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A 2010 MODEL. I RENTED THE CAR IN LAS VEGAS FROM ADVANTAGE AND HAVE ASKED FOR THE VIN, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE COMPANY YET. IT IS THEIR CAR # [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE BRAKES, 3 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DONATED TO A FACILITY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

MY CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN & STRONG ENGINE SURGING - THE PEDAL DID NOT SEEM TO BE INVOLVED. YET, REQUIRED DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND THE BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED VERY STRONGLY TO CONTROL THE SPEED. IT IS A 2009 CAMRY, BUT NOT ON THE TOYOTA RECALL LIST (THIS WAS CONFIRMED W/THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP). THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, FOUND NO INDICATION OF IT IN THE COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC LOGS IN THE CAR. THEY HAD THEIR SERVICE MANAGER & QUALITY CONTROL MANAGERS CHECK IT. NO ONE CAN IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. YET, IT WAS REAL AND QUITE FRIGHTENING. I AM CONCERNED AND BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE GAS PEDAL ISSUE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LXE. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 MPH THE RADIATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER COOLING COIL WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 26,837.