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2019 Toyota CAMRY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

393 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

11,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2019 model year. Data snapshot: . 141 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 112 of 393 complaints (28.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting11128.2%
Braking behavior6316.0%
Engine operation5113.0%
Fuel system concerns328.1%
Steering behavior205.1%
Electrical and battery issues164.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train
112
Engine
80
Unknown Or Other
65
Fuel/Propulsion System
64
Service Brakes
35
Electrical System
26
Air Bags
24
Fuel System, Gasoline
20
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train112
Engine80
Unknown Or Other65
Fuel/Propulsion System64
Service Brakes35
Electrical System26
Air Bags24
Fuel System, Gasoline20

Power Train: 112; Engine: 80; Unknown Or Other: 65; Fuel/Propulsion System: 64; Service Brakes: 35; Electrical System: 26; Air Bags: 24; Fuel System, Gasoline: 20

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
91
25,000 to 49,999
24
50,000 to 74,999
11
75,000 to 99,999
8
100,000 to 149,999
5
150,000 and above
2
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00091
25,000 to 49,99924
50,000 to 74,99911
75,000 to 99,9998
100,000 to 149,9995
150,000 and above2

Under 25,000: 91; 25,000 to 49,999: 24; 50,000 to 74,999: 11; 75,000 to 99,999: 8; 100,000 to 149,999: 5; 150,000 and above: 2

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (91). 252 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2018
3
2019
41
2020
66
2021
66
2022
35
2023
31
2024
45
2025
53
2026
53
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20183
201941
202066
202166
202235
202331
202445
202553
202653

2018: 3; 2019: 41; 2020: 66; 2021: 66; 2022: 35; 2023: 31; 2024: 45; 2025: 53; 2026: 53

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 111 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 63 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 51 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11151359 · 2018-11-13 (November 13, 2018)

WHEN CAR IS RUNNING ON CITY STREET AND I LET GO THE GAS PEDAL, AND THEM I TRY TO PRESS THE GAS WHILE IS RUNNING THERE IS A BANG IN THE TRANSMISSION LIKE THE GEAR ARE NOT CHANGING SMOOTH. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE, IT TAKE LIKE 2 SECOND FOR THE CAR TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR IT FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 TIME AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. I HAVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND IT HAPPENING LIKE TWICE A MONTH.

Owner-reported narrative. 3 miles reported. Look up ODI 11151359 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11184434 · 2019-03-05 (March 5, 2019)

TRANSMISSION SEEM VERY UNRESPONSIVE WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR. REVS UP TO 2500 BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. ALMOST WAS HIT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN.

Owner-reported narrative. 750 miles reported. Look up ODI 11184434 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11217700 · 2019-06-04 (June 4, 2019)

BRAKES VIBRATE SINCE 10,000 MILES. DEALER WAS ADVISED AT FIRST SERVICE. BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. DRIVING AS NORMAL, NO EXCESSIVE BRAKING HAS BEEN DONE. BRAKES SKIPPING WHEN APPLIED. DEALER HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11217700 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11222287 · 2019-06-24 (June 24, 2019)

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 O…

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11222287 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11191485 · 2019-03-25 (March 25, 2019)

WHEN DECELERATING AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE STALLS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN YOU PUSH VEHICLE ACCELERATION PEDAL. ITS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN WHEN YOU SLOW AT INTERSECTIONS OR FOR A TURN AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT PAUSES AS IF THE ENGINE HAS DIED BUT ENGINE IS RUNNING, JUST NO RESPONSE WHEN YOU PUSH GAS PEDAL FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. ONE TIME WHILE TRYING TO PAS A SLOW TRUCK ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, PULLED OUT TO PASS AND THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE JUST STALL AS IF ENGINE HAD STOPPED AND WAS LEFT IN ON COMING TRAFFIC WITH OUT…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11191485 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11230508 · 2019-07-09 (July 9, 2019)

I RENTED A 2019 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR 9 DAYS. MANY TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE LOST POWER. IT WAS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TURNS IN FRONT OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD START TO GO THEN JUST SEEM TO DIE AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN. THEN ENGINE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND IT WOULD JUST START COASTING. THE CAR NEVER STALLED IT JUST WOULD NOT GO. I LEARNED VERY QUICKLY TO NOT THINK I COULD MAKE A TURN INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAFELY UNLESS I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO COAST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. ALSO IT IWAS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYI…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11230508 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11299359 · 2020-01-14 (January 14, 2020)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11299359 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11319561 · 2020-03-28 (March 28, 2020)

ENGINE STALLING, AS IF FUEL PUMP NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11319561 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11206887 · 2019-05-10 (May 10, 2019)

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11206887 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11256501 · 2019-09-18 (September 18, 2019)

THE CHROME SURROUNDING THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER, AS WELL AS THE CHROME SURROUNDING THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHROME TOYOTA EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHROME SURROUNDING THE START BUTTON AND THE CHROME AROUND THE SHIFTER ALL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL GLARE FOR THE DRIVER (AND PASSENGER) WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. THIS GLARE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND MOST OF ALL THE ROAD AND DASH. THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO BLOCK THIS GLARE AND STILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY.

Owner-reported narrative. 2 miles reported. Look up ODI 11256501 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11362942 · 2020-10-05 (October 5, 2020)

I WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU QUEUE AT BURGER KING AND I HAD THE BRAKE HOLD ACTIVATED, WAITING FOR MY TURN. THE CAR JUST VIBRATED AND SHUT DOWN. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IT NEVER STARTED. ON THE DASH IT SAID COOLANT TEMP HIGH, CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, DRIVE START CONTROL MALFUNCTION,BRAKE OVERRIDE MALFUNCTION. I THOUGHT I NEEDED ANTIFREEZE SO I WALKED TO SUNOKO TO BUY ONE. TRIED TO PUT SOME IN BUT ANTIFREEZE WAS FULL SO I COULDN'T TOP UP. THE ANTIFREEZE IS IN THE TRUNK. I TRIED TO GET A JUMP THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT IT STILL DIDN'T START…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 11362942 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11372403 · 2020-10-30 (October 30, 2020)

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 SPUTTE…

Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11372403 at NHTSA ↗