Complaint volume
386 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
386 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Toyota Camry, grouped by component category.
Buyer interpretation
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
386 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
The most common categories are power train, unknown or other, fuel/propulsion system. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Enriched records include 22 crash reports, 1 fire report, 15 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage is available on 140 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 26,379 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
386 total complaints on record
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ENGINE STALLING, AS IF FUEL PUMP NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2020 | AIR BAGS | YES, I DEFINITELY NEED YOUR HELP MY MOTHERS VEHICLE ALARMED SRS MALFUNCTION IN AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENED AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. WHERE WE HAD OTHER ISSUES PRIOR ALL WITHIN THE PURCHASE & MAKES US TO BELIEVE MAYBE CAUSING ISSUE POSSIBLY. VEHICLE SERVICE OIL CHANGE 2/17 THEN STARTED ALARMING 2/18. TOOK TO ANOTHER SISTER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 2/19 TO 2/28. DROVE VEHICLE WITH NO AIRBAGS HOME. THEN TOWED IT BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP FROM 3/17 TO TODAY 3/28. WHO NOW WANT US TO PUT A CLAIM IN WITH USAA FOR $3,000 HARNESS. INSURANCE ISN'T GOING TO COVER. SO NOW MAY BE FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO AIRBAGS HOME ONCE AGAIN. PLEASE HELP THIS IS MY MOTHER'S VEHICLE & I TAKE CARE OF HER. SHE HAS DEMENTIA & I'M OVERWHELMED WITH THIS CRAZY SITUATION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 14,845 |
| Mar 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW ON COMPUTING THE SPEED. IF YOU'RE DRIVING AND SLOW DOWN, THE CAR STILL STAYS IN THE GEAR BEFORE YOU SLOWED DOWN. IT ACTUALLY TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO ADJUST MAKING THIS CAR A SAFETY HAZARD. MAKING TURNS AND ACCELERATING A VERY DANGEROUS IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 33,000 |
| Mar 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE, IT TOOK AROUND 2 SECONDS FOR THE CAR TO ACCELERATE BUT IT SPEEDS UP SUDDENLY. THIS FACT MAY LEAD TO AN UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT FOR THE DRIVER. BESIDES I CHECKED THE VEHICLE ALERT HISTORY, THERE IS A RECORD THAT SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE ALERT REGARDING "A MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF THE ENGINE, THROTTLE, OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DETECTED" (SEE THE ATTACHED IMAGE FOR DETAIL) | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,200 |
| Mar 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN A CAR PASSES YOU WHEN IT CHANGES LANES IN FRONT OF YOU IT DECREASES THE SPEED FROM 68 MPH TO AN ABRUPT 57 MPH EVEN WHEN I HAVE 6 TO 7 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHEN THIS OCCURS.I STOPPED USING THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF A CAR BEHIND ME WAS FOLLOWING TO CLOSE AND WOULD CRASH INTO MY REAR OF MY VEHICLE | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Feb 2020 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | MY REAR BACK SEAT AIR BAG SEAT BELT SENSOR WILL NOT STOP GOING OFF WITHOUT BEING THE SEATBELT BEING CONNECTED. OR WHEN MY DAUGHTER SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACKSEAT WITH SEAT BELT CONNECTED IT GOES OFF NON STOP WHILE SHE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH HER SEATBELT ON. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN 1 WEEK AND THIA IS A MAJOR SAFTY PROBLEM. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR, IT HESITATES AND FEELS LIKE ITS LOSING POWER, IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME IT'S NOT JUST A FEW TIMES. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING IT STILL DOES IT. IT ACTS LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE ENGINE. IT DOES IT ON THE HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREETS. IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF, AND I'M AFRAID THAT IT'S GOING TO GOING DOWN THE ROAD. NOT SURE IF IT'S A FUEL ISSUE OR IF ITS SOMETHING IN THE MOTOR, BUT IT REALLY NEEDS CHECKED OUT AND FIXED. I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS NOW AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR DOES NOT FULLY WARM UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE WHEN WEATHER TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS UNDER 45 DEGREES. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL CONSTANTLY MOVE TOWARD COLD WHEN I AM IDLING OR STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND I HAVE TO DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY FOR THE ENGINE TO GET TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. HEAT BLOWS LIKE WARM TO COLD BECAUSE OF THIS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Feb 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | LOW SPEED WIPER STOPS WORKING SOMETIMES IN THE RAIN.HIGH SPEED WORKS OK. DEALER COULD DID NOT FIND PROBLEM OR MAYBE DID NOT CHECK LONG ENOUGH. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,600 |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ON NOV 19 2019 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 6 WEEK OLD NEW CAMARY ON THE INTERSTATE. HE HEARD A BACKFIRE SOUND BY THE TIME HE COULD PULL OVER THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND HE GOT OUT THERE WERE FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND A TOTAL LOSS NOTHING LEFT BUT THE FRAME | Crash: No Fire: Yes | 2,000 |
| Feb 2020 | STRUCTURE | COMPLAINT ABOUT PRODUCT QUALITY FRONT DOOR APPLIQUE FLAT BACK MOULDING AND REAR DOOR APPLIQUE FLAT BLACK MOULDING. THE PARTS LISTED ABOVE HAVE MELTED FROM THE SUN. THE WARRANTY REFUSES TO COVER THIS ISSUE THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2019 TOYOTA CAMRY AND TOYOTA SHOULD STAND UP TO SUPPORT THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE HEATER INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT HEAT, THUS DOES NOT CLEAR WINDOWS IN VERY COLD WEATHER WHILE DRIVING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,500 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2019 CAMRY SE. WHEN I AM ON A COMPLETE STOP OR AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO OR UNDER 6 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN SPEED, THE CAR TAKES A SECOND OR TWO TO RESPOND. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE ON A COMPLETE STOP AND THERE IS A LOT OF INCOMING TRAFFIC. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS ON ACCELERATION DURING A STOP, LIKE AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. CITY STREET DRIVING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2019 CAMERY COMPLETELY STALLS AT TAKE OFF. YOU GO TO ACCELERATE AND IT STALLS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO MY DEALERSHIPS ATTENTION AND THEY SAY THINGS ARE FINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR IN THE FREEWAY AND TRYING TO PASS OR MERGE. I HAVE DROVE PLENTY OF CARS AND NEVER HAD A ACCELERATION ISSUE. THIS DOES IT AT A FULL STOP IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET GOING ON THE TAKE OFF. THIS HAS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE AS I HAVE READ UP ON IT AND LIVING PROOF MY CAR DOES IT AS WELL. I HAVE WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MINE AND THEY SAID THERE IS A ISSUE, BUT CAN'T WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND NEEDS TO GO TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WHICH I AGREED; HOWEVER THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SAY IT'S FINE. THIS IS VERY AWFUL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,000 |
| Jan 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CAUGHT RUNNING THE MORNING AFTER PARKING MULTIPLE TIMES. IN TANK FUEL PUMP RUNNING WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. WEAR ON THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP RUNNING FOR HOURS CAUSES ACCELERATED WEAR AND POTENTIAL FAILURE. ISSUE HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE INITIAL DATE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Jan 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD IN MY 2019 TOYOTA CAMRY SEEMS TO HAVE CRYSTALS AND CHIPS IN IT. I NOTICE THIS AS SOON AS I PURCHASED IT, WHEN LIGHT REFLECTS ON IT. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE SCRATCHES. IT IS A NEW CAR ONLY HAD 27 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 27 |
| Dec 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2019 CAMRY SE HAS A JERKY TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOW SPEED AND SEEMS MORE SYSTEMATIC WHEN REACCELERATING FROM A ROLLING STOP. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO UNDER 15 MPH OR SO AND ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN SPEED (BEFORE REACHING A FULL STOP), THE CAR TYPICALLY TAKES A SECOND OR TWO TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT THEN LURCHES FORWARD IN AN AGGRESSIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WAY. THIS IS NOT A MINOR INCONVENIENCE THAT ONE GETS USED TO OR CAN LEARN TO LIVE WITH. I BELIEVE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM TO ME AND OTHERS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. | Crash: No Fire: No | 400 |
| Nov 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | HESITATION ON ACCELERATION FROM A SLOW ROLL OR ROLLING STOP. CAR EXHIBIT A HESITATION ON ACCELERATION FROM A SLOW ROLL OR ROLLING STOP UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.  6 MPH OR BELOW  IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A 3 ' 1 DOWNSHIFT  LESS THAN 40% ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLICATION | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2019 | AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT | I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY THAT I LEASED ON 3/8/19. ON 10/9/19 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NOT CITED, THE CAR THAT HIT ME FROM THE REAR DOING 90 MPM UPON INPACT PUSHED IN FROM SOUTH BOUND TO EAST BOUND. I WAS THEN HIT ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE BY AN 18 WHEELER AND HAD 4 RADIAL FRACTURES ON MY LEFT ARM; MY LEFT HAND FLIPPED OVER BACKWARDS ON MY FOREARM AND BONES PROTRUDED FROM EACH SIDE OF ARMS. NOT ONE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE ACCIDENT ON MY ARM. I NOW HAVE A TOTALED CAMRY; I HAD SURGERY ON MY LEFT ARM TWO DAYS LATER, LOST OF WAGES AND DISABLED ON MY LEFT SIDE. TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SITUATION AS IF THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED; I WOULD NOT HAVE THIS RADIAL FRACTURE, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS PAYING FOR BY LEASING THIS TOYOTA CAMRY 2019. I NEED HELP. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL AS INSIDE THE CAR SHOWING NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Medical attention | 5,000 |
| Nov 2019 | POWER TRAIN | ABOUT A 1 SECOND DELAY IN ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY AFTER COASTING OR A ROLLING STOP. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | DASHBOARD WARNING BRAKES FLASHES APPEARS. FREEWAY AND CITY 5X HAPPEN NO CAR BEHIND OR FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY ... | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Oct 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | POUR TAKE OFF AND POWER ON THE ENGINE AND ENGINE NOCKING LIKE BAD PISTONS SOUND AND VERY NOISY ENGINE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 700 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FORWARD COLLISION SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, BACK, AND NECK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECIEVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA (6969 TYEE DR. SW, TUMWATER, WA 98512, (360) 539-3939) WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1908201158. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,942. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed | 1,942 |
| Oct 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP DOESN'T SEEM TO BE PROPER. IT REVS UP A LOT BEFORE SHIFTING GEAR. TRANSMISSION IS ALSO JERKY/HESISTANT WHEN DOING A SUDDEN DOWN-PRESS ON THE GAS-PEDAL | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,200 |