Problems with 2009 Toyota Camry SUSPENSION

Tl* 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.

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.

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.

Tl* 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.

Tl* 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.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while the vehicle was undergoing routine maintenance, the mechanic noticed that the rear struts were leaking and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 56,489. updated 04/06/16*lj *cn

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) ...

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 toyotas previously,never again.to ignore an going safety issue warrants no future purchases.never again.

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.

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. *tr

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. *tr

Tl* 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*cn

While driving on 1/20/2014 i noticed a loud metal clanking noise coming from right front of the vehicle, the vehicle was also unstable to drive and it felt "rough" on 20/30 miles. i took the car to the toyota dealer on 1-27-2014 where i had purchased it brand new and where all the maintenance routine services had been done to date i was told that the rigth front coil spring was broken, the struts were leaking, the right front wheel bearings were defective and that i could not drive the car out of the lot because of safety concerns. the repairs costed me $2077.44. i immediately contacted the toyota manufacturer and was told that the car was outside warranty and there was nothing they could do for me. they gave me a case # 1402280082. i filed a complaint with the massachusetts attorney general's office and i am still awaiting mediation. today, 4/15/2014 less than three months from the time that this problem occurred and i had all those repppppairs done, while driving the same car at 50-55 mph the same rattling metal loud noise but only worse happened and the car became very unstable. ...

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 ...