Maintenance light was on, car was pulling to the right while driving even after dealership checked it out, tires were worn out, also car made noises on front right passenge side at high speeds and some time shaked from right front passenger side.

- Stony Point, NY, USA

The engine and transmission there mess to!

- Salinas, CA, USA

Oil burning problem

- San Antonio, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle started to pull to the right. Every time a turn was attempted, a popping noise was heard. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

- Gadsden, AL, USA

All four struts leaked on or prior to 60,000 miles and needed to be replaced. The only indication was fluid on the garage floor and the report of the car dealer.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

I was slowly backing out of my driveway when I heard a loud bang come from underneath the car on the left front. As I drove the car to my mechanic I heard a clanging noise coming from the left front. My mechanic told me that the spring around the strut had broken. I had the spring strut replaced at a cost of $350. I am the original owner and the car has 64,000 miles with all work performed at the Toyota dealership, except my last set of Michelin tires.

- Mayfield Heights, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator inadvertently illuminated and the horn inadvertently failed to function. In addition, when attempting to park and turning the steering wheel to the left, the vehicle veered to the right. Both rear tires made a loud noise, the engine shook violently without warning, and the water hose detached and caused water to leak out. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the shocks were replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 25 mph, there was a clinking noise underneath the front of the vehicle. The vehicle began to pull to the left. The contact coasted over to the side of the road and resumed driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front suspension struts spring detached. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.

- Waukesha, WI, USA

My wife and I have a 2009 Toyota Camry that receives scheduled maintenance. We had 234,000 miles, mostly highway miles, when we heard a clanging sound under the hood on the passenger side. The dealership did an inspection and found that both front coil springs were broken. They both had sections broken off on the larger end. The dealership showed me both broken off coiled ends, one in each hand while I was in the waiting room during the inspection process. The shocks were still in excellent shape with no leaking. We did not have this coil spring problem with our first 1995 Camry even though we drove it 465,000 miles! we would have hit 500,000 if the car had not been rear ended. Our concern is with our mileage we entered a potential recall zone for the 2009 coil springs that other 2009 Camry drivers may encounter with lower or similar mileage.

- Milan, IL, USA

I noticed while driving on highways that my 09' Camry with 72K miles seemed as if I didn't have good control - like it was floating all over the road, kind of like a boat. I also noticed a creaking noise coming from left front wheel well when going over road bumps at slow speed. I had recently purchased tires so I went to tire dealership for a diagnostic. To my disbelief I was informed that my front struts (left and right) were leaking and they recommend that I replace them. Dealer wanted way to much money for the replacement so I went with my personal mechanic. My mechanic replaced all four struts, said that the coil springs appeared to be ok. Afterwards I had an alignment and balance. Shortly thereafter I went on a long distance trip, and my car was driving like a nightmare! the car handling was worse, felt like there was no space between me and the road, and the creaking noise was worse. I took it to the dealership where I purchased for a diagnostic exam and they told me I needed the front(left and right) strut mounts replaced and quoted a price that was $200 less than I had paid for struts to be replaced. So I went back to my personal mechanic. He replaced front (left and right) strut mounts, and now the creaking noise is worse and the handling about the same - bad. Since I owned the car - brand new w/ 11 miles - I am own my 3rd set of tires and have to have it balanced and aligned 2 or more time a year. I called Toyota company (12/22/2015) and asked if they would give me a discount at my local dealership for another diagnostic and repairs for the problem and they said no because there was no recall for the issue. I do not feel safe driving my car and am afraid that my car is going to have a catastrophic failure. Will never buy another Toyota! our government need to step up, do their jobs and implement auto recalls on all defective equipment.

- Mooresville, NC, USA

Took Camry in for service, has always been done by dealer.inherited car after mother passed away.mileage @ the time was 3562.service rep called 6/12/15 shocks leaking need shocks, struts& alignment.alignment done last service...dealer wants $784 to fix.car has 43000 miles of pampered driving.went on line to see if there were same complaints.they were numerous!!! from what I read Toyota just ignores the obvious problem of that 2009 model.I have owned 4 Toyota previously, never again.to ignore an going safety issue warrants no future purchases.never again.

- Chandler, AZ, USA

At intermittent times, most noticeably while braking or turning or both, warning light and sound activates. Checked just recently, no oil on dipstick. Suspect excessive oil consumption manufacturer defect on my year and model which is not being addressed by Toyota.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

After bringing the car to get brakes checked, we were informed that the struts needed to be replaced on the car. This car is only driven on paved roads, in a well maintained area. The car has slightly less than 48000 miles on it. Struts should last much longer on a car when the driven in the environment we live in.

- Carmel, IN, USA

I went to a local dealer to get the wheel alignment of my car done. They said I had leaking struts and showed me. I had purchased Toyota extended platinum warranty. I called the Toyota dealer and they said struts are considered wear and tear and are not covered. There are hundreds of posts that state that Camry 2009 has a very common leaking struts problem. Toyota is choosing to ignore it as it costs money to replace them. There is no recall on it when there should be one as the problem is so common and is security risk. Can someone throw any ideas? I am going to stop buying Toyota products and go to Honda. Their quality has clearly gone down.

- Duluth, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph in reverse, a loud popping noise emitted outside of the vehicle. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times. The rear passenger side wheel bearing was replaced; however, after the vehicle was repaired the failure persisted. The technician recently informed the contact that the strut assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they helped to solve and identify the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000. Updated 10/7/14

- Statesboro, GA, USA

The contact owns 2009 Toyota camary. The contact stated the driver's and passenger's front struts were leaking. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the was diagnosis was to replace the four tires with an alignment. The tires were replaced and an alignment was performed. However, the struts continued to leak.the vehicle was then taken back to the authorized dealer who diagnosed that the front driver's side and front passenger's side struts needed to be replace with an alignment. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46107.

- Archdale, NC, USA

Recently we had our tires rotated and the mechanic mentioned the front struts were leaking. He suggested we take it to Toyota for repair. We weren"T too concerned, the car had 34,365 miles on it, well under the 36,000-warranty limit. Until recently, all we?D heard was Camry seldom had a problem, and, unlike some manufacturers, Toyota paid attention to quality. We thought we were just unlucky. We did some research on the issue and imagine our surprise when we found this was not just an occasional problem - Toyota has had issues with struts leaking for years. It?S so well known they wrote a service bulletin telling their dealers how much leakage they should overlook. How much leaking is acceptable? how about zero, especially when a car has so few miles, most of which were driven on highways. As it turns out, our car is out of warranty because we"ve owned it over 36 months. That means we get to foot the entire $768 bill for the repair (dealer price), a repair that would not be needed if Toyota had addressed their strut problem when they found out about it. So much for Toyota quality.

- Mcminnville, OR, USA

Numerous complaints of Toyota allowing substandard leaky struts that prematurely wear out under 40K miles. Causes issues with ride height, stability and control.

- Catskill, NY, USA

I have always service the vehicle which is in great conditions and all of sudden I start notice a clicking noise in the Toyota Camry steering (example backing out of the parking lot and turns. I believe this may be a product defective for Camry intermediate steering shaft. There many people having the same symptoms. The mechanic said it is just like a rubber band type thing in the steering column stretched out and would not effect anything but if I wanted it fixed it would be $400. I didn't have the money at the time. One of my coworkers was borrowing the car the other day and pointed that out to me said it probably was a ball joint or strut or something wrong with steering. I had gotten use to this sound turning. Now I am worried. I bought this used and don't know what is wrong. I don't think I should be responsible for this fix when it only had 26K miles on it.

- Richmond, IN, USA

About a week ago I noticed and extremely loud rattling nose coming front the front suspension of my 2009 Toyota Camry. I explained the problem to my husband who has experience in car repairs. Upon inspecting my car he discovered that the front strut coil spring had broken. One complete bottom coil of the spring had sheared off and was lying inside the strut coil spring creating the loud rattle sound. By looking at the cross section of the coil breakage point it was very obvious there was a crack in the coil metal and from that point the breakage originated. Before this breakage happen I was scheduled for a recall bulletin that I received from Toyota for the power window switch. Upon arriving at the dealership service dept the next day we explained the problem to them. They explained that since the car had reached 50,000 mile there was nothing that they could do except charge me $660 to replace both front strut springs. I declined their offer because they did not have the parts in stock and I felt this was a defect in the spring in the first place, why should I have to bear the cost of this defect? later that day I contacted my local mechanic about the problem. After his inspection of the problem he recommended replacing both front strut assemblies not just the springs because of the excessive amount the struts were leaking. The good news is I now have new front struts at a cost of less that half of what Toyota wanted just to replace the springs and a huge improvement in ride quality that my vehicle now exhibits. I have owned 6 Toyota's in the previous years and ran them all to 200,000 plus miles and never had to replace a strut. I think we have an obvious problem with the newer generation Toyota Camry that needs to be addressed.

- Apollo, PA, USA