Issue ID | 1312751 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10899050 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2009 |
File date | 18/08/16 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I have a 2009 toyota camry se with 53,000 miles on it. There was a noise coming from the engine during driving . Upon inspection i found out that there was no coolant in the reservoir. I also found that there was pink powder residue on the engine near the serpentine belt where the water pump is located . Did some research on the internet and found out many other people with the cars built from 2007-2009 camrys had the same issue under warranty. Some cars had 10,000 miles or less with the problem. Also found out toyota replaced the water pumps on these camrys with a waterpump built from a different company. I filled the reservoir with coolant and took it to toyota and they said indeed the water pump was leaking. They would not cover the costs under warranty since it had expired. There would be no coolant leaking under the car. During many of the oil changes the toyota technicians would add coolant and top it off and never mentioned anything about the water pump leaking . I only found out because i saw the coolant reservoir was empty and started looking for a leak. I believe toyota knew these water pumps were defective , and only changed it for people who complained about the problems under warranty with a different manufacturer of the water pump free of charge . Engines without coolant can get hot and catch fire. Please look into this issue of defective water pumps. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 53000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | LEAGUE CITY, TX |
VIN pattern | 4T1BE46K49UXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 45 |
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