Bought 09 Camry new. In 2015, @ 130,000 miles, the "low oil" warning light came on. Took it to the dealer to do the oil consumption test, (they overfilled the engine with oil). When came back in 1200 miles was told the car is burning oil but not enough for Toyota to cover the repair (since they overfilled the engine with oil) the car continued to consume more oil. Now at 170,000 miles, the car burns around 2 qrts of oil every 1000. Very disappointing.

- Severna Park, MD, USA

Excessive oil burning in engine. Also causing blue smoke to come from exhaust when turning on car in the morning

- Oxnard, CA, USA

Me and my wife brought the car off inland wires brother his mom got it brand new we got it with only about $40000 miles now we just turned $90000 miles the motor making bad noise Toyota knew this problem when car was manufactured, but they still sold it with bad motor. The motor had under $50000 miles when it started knocking losing oil, anti-freeze Toyota knew this bad motor from factory.

- Battle Creek, MI, USA

In 2015 I received several recall notices from Toyota, Inc. The first of several were the sun visors defect. Although mechanicsville Toyota fixed it when they fixed the engine consumption problem in 2015, it currently has the same problem as the visor on the driver's side doesn't stay up/defective. The second, the dashboard area will crack due to sun exposure which it has tiny cracks. However, the major was recall on, engine oil consumption. Mechanicsville Toyota, 6546 mechanicsville tpke. Mechanicsville, va fixed the problem, however, the problem has returned. This defect will cause the engine to lock if oil consumption isn't checked and added regularly.

- Richmond, VA, USA

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.

- North Las Vegas, NV, USA

Burning oil too fast

- Warren, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 55 mph on the highway, the vehicle accelerated on its own at a high rate of speed. The contact had to apply extreme force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. The gear was shifted into neutral as the rpms increased. The gear was shifted into park and the vehicle was turned off, but was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was engine failure due to NHTSA campaign numbers: 10V017000 (vehicle speed control) and 09V388000 (vehicle speed control). The previous owner did not have the recall repairs performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to Toyota world of newton (66 hampton house rd, newton, NJ 07860, (973) 383-0200) and both recall repairs were performed. The vehicle was still at the dealer until the manufacturer determined if they would authorize the engine assembly replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and was to respond to the dealer and the owner. The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.

- Byram Township, NJ, USA

This 2009 Toyota Camry, le model comsume too much oil every 2000 miles, the oil light turn after 2000 miles, this start happend in 2018, my mechanic told me it's a manufacture problem from Toyota Camry 2007 to 2009,

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

Engine piston oil control rings improperly retrieving oil in use. The pistons aren't properly treating the oil so I have to refill new oil multiple times a month. It falls under the model and year that Toyota was doing recalls for the model in question. I wonder if this issue can still be fixed! the pistons need to be replaced! the engine works really well other than burning oil like a frying pan. (oil & engine temperatures remain normal (tested) but the oil continues to disappear. No leaks.

- Portland, OR, USA

This Toyota Camry engine has a known problem of consuming more oil. Toyota never conveyed or sent any letter to me regarding this issue. When I called Toyota care after looking at internet posts, Toyota customer care told me that this problem is covered under warranty for 10 years and beyond that it is not covered. I told them that I was never conveyed regarding this problem so that I can take my car to Toyota dealer instead of my regular mechanic shop. Toyota told me that because you did not bring your call to dealer you did not come to know about the problem. My stand is that I should not be forced to go to dealer for regular repair, any known major issue should have been conveyed to me via proper communications like other recalls. My car is just 10 years 6 months old and Toyota is not accepting the warranty of known issue even though they did not send any letter to me regarding this warranty/issue they identified in particular engines including my 2009 Camry.

- Ashburn, VA, USA

I was not told by either Toyota or Toyota of tampa bay that there was an oil leak problem. I never received a notice in the mail. When I took my car in for service because of a burning smell, I was told to bring it back after driving for a 1,000 miles. I didn't - my error, but I wasn't told there was a warrenty or any kind of major issue. When I did go back, they ran the test again, telling me I'd get a new engine if there was a problem. When I did come back, the story changed to a rebuild engine. Then, when the service rep came to tell me the issue, he said my car had the issue, but the warranty had expired. My car, a 2009, has 67,000 miles on it.

- Tampa, FL, USA

Timing chain broke without a Y warning, caused major engine damage vehicle will be towed for scrap. Toyota was unable to fix it without complete engine rebuild or replacement.

- Iron Station, NC, USA

The engine of my car has been burning through oil so fast. The engine check light is on so I took it to the auto shop to get it checked out and the employee there told me to contact Toyota since there was a recall on the 2009 Camry engine. I called Toyota place in garden grove and the person I spoke to said that they are unable to help me since recall has been expired and to call headquarters. However, I informed her that I never got a notice from Toyota about this recall. I also informed her that I took my Camry 2009 into the dealership in January 2018 to get the dashboard replaced from another recall but no one informed me about the engine recall during that time either. Toyota had failed to notify me twice. Toyota failed to send me a notice about the engine recall and they again failed to notify me when I brought in my car to get the dashboard fixed. So I contacted headquarters and the person on the other line told me the same thing that they can't help me since the time to bring in my car had expired and that I would have to pay for the fix out of pocket. I wish they would do a thorough job of reaching out to their consumers regarding the safety of their cars.

- Fountain Valley, CA, USA

Original owner of 2009 Camry with 84K miles burned through so much oil between oil changes that the engine was over 3 qts low, restored oil level did not eliminate noises assessed to be rod slap due to excessive wear. I now expect the engine to die at any time with thrown rod.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

The car has burned oil from day one. The transmission will not downshift enough to hold motor back properly going down an incline. It won't hold back by transmission even if you down shift your self.

- Coeburn, VA, USA

It consume too much engine oil. I have to add oil every other day. After 1000 miles it becomes dry. I took it to the mechanic, he said all the Toyota Camry 2009 have this issue, the engine needs to be replaced.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

Bought a used 09 Camry. Everything seemed fine until 2 months after driving the car we noticed it was burning through oil, 2.5+ qts per 1000 miles. Did an oil consumption test and failed only to be told that they couldn't do anything because it's out of warranty (past the 10 yr mark). I don't understand why they'd even perform the oil consumption test knowing they couldn't help if it indeed failed because although it was out of warranty they explained that the oil consumption test is "warranty protocol" before any repairs are made... I called the headquarters office and spoke to 2 reps who both documented my issue and said, "we'll forward your complaint to our manager and create a case... I honestly believe we should take care of this", only to hear back from the manager who lead me on during the call by saying, "it's our job here at Toyota to service customers in need. I'm familiar with your situation after reading your case notes. You did nothing wrong and weren't negligent. Let me see what I can do to help you". then literally the next sentence the guy said, "I'm sorry, we can't help you". I asked him why he said he was going to help me, knowing the details of the case which explained that I wanted to have this oil consumption issue fixed. He literally said, "I was familiar with the resolution you were searching for and I knew you were out of warranty for this particular issue. But because it's a unique situation and I can make things happen on my end, I decided to offer assistance". yet he did nothing. Now I'm out $5500

- Round Rock, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the dashboard melted and the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of oil in a week. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 153,772.

- Gardena, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the oil indicator illuminated and the oil level was very low after a recent oil change. The dealer (Toyota of lancaster, 43301 12th St w, lancaster, ca 93534, (661) 948-0731) advised the contact to wait a month and observe if there was white or black smoke coming from the exhaust pipe, which could signal a failure with the piston seals. The contact tried using thick synthetic oil, but the oil level failure still occurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 109,000.

- Palmdale, CA, USA

Was told that the valve cover gasket was leaking, which it was, had it repaired. I had it replaced recently again as the first repair shop did it incorrectly. Car is still using about a half a quart of oil every 700 miles. There are no visible leaks. I had a mechanic check it all over for leaks (resulted in gasket replacement), no other leaks detected. The car now has over 175,000 miles and it is my understanding Toyota will not cover it as it is over the 150K limit. It runs normally, no loss of power, does not knock or ping. My concern is that this will get worse over time. I always thought I had nothing to worry about in the way of reliability as a Toyota owner. I have my doubts as I have read several complaint sites and see similar issues with this model year, of excessive oil use. Toyota was aware of the issue, I never received notice.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA