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2019 Toyota Camry Electrical system Problems

Complaints
27about this part
Share
7%of 400 total for the year
Median mileage
31,600miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the electrical system of the 2019 Toyota Camry, 7% of the 400 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,600 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“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)”

NHTSA complaint #11316917, filed 2020-03, 20,200 miles

“I purchased the vehicle from a dealer in june of 2020 and was unaware of any ongoing recalls or that any required service had not been completed. I've had the vehicle in the shop multiple times for engine stalling while driving, engine shaking, misfiring, and loss of forward momentum. Not once did they tell me about the recall or that Toyota was aware of the problem until I took the vehicle to a different automotive shop. The new shop gave me all the recall information and advised that the vehicle is not safe to drive. The engine will sputter and shake in idle and in reverse. …”

NHTSA complaint #11372403, filed 2020-10, 43,000 miles

“I just got the car about a month and a 1/2 ago everything seemed fine until 2 weeks later after I purchased the vehicle I notice some lagging and hard jerking in the transmission when I barely push the accelerator I notice from 1st to 2nd gear it had a hard time wanting to know when to shift and when to wanna go smooth then a week and a 1/2 later the lane departure light turns on and the crash control I turned them off but it still turned on even know I went into the vehicle settings to turn them off a week following the lights started coming on more progressive except this time it…”

NHTSA complaint #11222287, filed 2019-06, 400 miles

“Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Camry. The contact purchased the vehicle from a private seller. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for service for a door latch replacement. The contact was informed of additional repairs that were needed to be performed on the vehicle. The contact later went back to the dealer and inquired about trading the vehicle. The dealer provided the Carfax report to the contact. The contact stated that according to the Carfax report, the latest odometer reading was reported at 297,742. …”

NHTSA complaint #11685666, filed 2025-09, 297,742 miles

“Brand new Camry 2019 (3,105 miles, owned for 2 months) lost all power while driving on the highway - driver console (speedometer, screen, etc) was completely turned off - had to pull over immediately. Upon turning the vehicle off and restarting, the following was displayed; master warning light (yellow triangle with exclamation mark), power steering warning light, driver screen in console displayed message reading steering power low. Visit your dealer . Vehicle was turned back off. After a few minutes, the vehicle was restarted - none of the previous warnings were displayed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11206887, filed 2019-05, 3,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202424%
2023914%
2022914%
202185%
20206825%
2019277%
2018689%
20172316%
20162111%
20153111%
20145512%
20132911%
20126211%
2011325%
2010254%
2009826%
2008485%
20072318%
2006217%
2005335%
2004376%
2003203%
2002364%
2001207%
2000317%
1999418%
1998336%
1997407%
1996266%
1995186%
1994238%
1993208%
1992265%
19912315%
199097%
19891110%
19881320%
1987610%
1985323%
1983117%

Other parts of the 2019 Toyota Camry

Transmission and drivetrain
115 complaints
Fuel system
85 complaints
Engine
81 complaints
Other or unknown
65 complaints
Brakes
42 complaints
Air bags
24 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
21 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Seat belts
10 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Lane departure
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Toyota Camry

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 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