2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 16%of 118 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 59,247miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, 16% of the 118 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,247 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In the five years I have owned the car, four times it has accelerated rapidly for no reason. The car just jumps forward by 5 or 6 feet. The last time, I was parking the car, with my foot barely on the accelerator. It suddenly leaped forward. I would have hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk, except that the car got stuck on a snowbank. I have reported these incidents to Toyota, which investigated and said there was nothing wrong with the car.”
NHTSA complaint #10595992, filed 2014-06, 50,000 miles“The warning panel indicated check vsc system, along with a loud beeping noise. My brakes went out completely and as I pumped the brakes the went down to the floor. The car slowed but did not come toa complete stop. In order to avoid hitting an 18 wheeler in front of me, I had to pull over to the side and grazed my car against the metal part of a railing. When I brought it to Toyota, they said it was a brake actuator and quoted me $3500 to fix the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10663019, filed 2014-12, 90,000 miles“While driving on sunday, march 30, 2013 I lost the power braking. This is the second time since that this happened. The first time was september 18, 2012. I was able to pull the car over safely but it was an extremely scary situation. Had I been on a highway at 55-65 MPH I would have never been able to stop the car and would have likely caused an accident. A message appeared on my dashboard indicating to check vsc system . Several other lights were lit up as well including the word brake . …”
NHTSA complaint #10575818, filed 2014-03, 134,631 miles“I started the car and everything seemed normal. I started accelerating down the street and the dashboard lights up with all kinds of warning lights. Mileage was between 69000-69450. The traction control, brake, master warning light, ABS and the center display said check vsc system . I continued to coast until a nearby stop sign and when applying pressure to brake, to my horror the brakes had an almost complete failure. I immediately went home, less than a mile away and the brakes continued to malfunction the whole way. …”
NHTSA complaint #10669471, filed 2015-01, 69,300 miles“While driving at safe speeds, sudden loss of power-brake assist. Vehicle could be stopped but required extra brake pedal force and distance. Check brakes and vsc warning lights illuminated. This occurred a couple of times so vehicle was taken to local Toyota dealership. They could not replicate the problem but determined that most likely problem was the hybrid brake regenerating system and replaced the brake stroke sensor . Note that our camry is a 2009 model--I recently read about this problem occurring in 2007 and 2008 model years.”
NHTSA complaint #10561759, filed 2014-01, 48,065 milesRelated recalls
- 09V388000Oct 5, 2009Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by…Covers: Toyota Camry Hybrid 2007–2010, Prius 2004–2009, Tacoma 2005–2010 +5 more
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4% |
| 2025 | 10 | 6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 18% |
| 2018 | 3 | 11% |
| 2017 | 2 | 40% |
| 2015 | 2 | 13% |
| 2014 | 4 | 16% |
| 2013 | 3 | 11% |
| 2012 | 6 | 11% |
| 2011 | 3 | 13% |
| 2009 | 19 | 16% |
| 2008 | 39 | 24% |
| 2007 | 160 | 27% |
Other parts of the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid
59 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsElectronic stability control
15 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
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.
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