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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
2%of 118 total for the year
Median mileage
19,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, 2% of the 118 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Having parked the car overnight in the garage, got in car with passenger and attempted to back out of garage. Car lunged forward, then correcting itself and started backward. This has happened on several occasions both in the garage and in parking lots. Mentioned problem to friend with same car and he said he hadn't noticed a problem but came to work several months later and said it had happened to him while his wife was a passenger.”

NHTSA complaint #10382069, filed 2011-02, 13,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated while reversing, the vehicle erroneously accelerated to 75 MPH and the contact crashed into another vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10587264, filed 2014-05, 26,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20262014%
202585%
201827%
201247%
201114%
200922%
200821%
200792%

Other parts of the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid

Brakes
59 complaints
Vehicle speed control
19 complaints
Body and structure
16 complaints
Electronic stability control
15 complaints
Engine
11 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology