This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I was fueling up my car, and upon me turning the key to start up my automobile, it didn't respond. I noticed the symbol on the dashboard that had a circle with a triangle drawn downward with a circular item at the top of the triangle symbol with an exclamation point symbol beside it. I also informed Toyota that my seatbelt didn't beep to let me that it wasn't clicked.I then notified my local Toyota company to see if I could bring my car in for a inspection. I was told that they didn't have any appointments until the end of the month.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering ability without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist since the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 62,000.
Takata recall- I noticed the last week as I'm driving my speed feels as if it's decreasing but the speed odometer is not decreasing and when I turn my steering wheel ( left and right turns) it making screeching sounds, at first the sounds was light but you can hear it but today (8-3-18) as I turn in the grocery store parking lot it was very loud and I barely was turning the steering wheel. Once I got back into the car, cut the ignition on and backed out there was no screeching sound but as I'm driving on the interstate head home the speed starts back decreasing a little, when I turned into my dive way the screeching sound started back.
At 25-40 mpr the steering unexpectedly veers right or left. When making a turn, steering frequently does not return to normal. On occasion, the steering slowly pulls left or right as if the tire has low inflation. I consider this to be a danger to myself and others. Although there are numerous steering complaints regarding the 2015 Camry, the dealer said that our VIN# is not on a recall list. I would appreciate additional investigation by the NHTSA.
- Las Cruces, NM, USA
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Car will pull hard left on occasion while driving. Once car is stopped and re-started, issue goes away. Pull is hard enough to force car into on-coming traffic. All equipment has been checked and verified in good working order multiple times. Mechanics believe issue may be with electronic steering control but cannot verify as issue cannot be duplicated and is random. This has occurred on highways, parking lots, city streets, etc. Condition is not affected by driving surface. Last occurance was 7/7/18.
When in motion at relatively low speeds on city streets, the steering often veers to the left or right unexpectedly, and after making a turn, the steering tends to remain in the turn and does not automatically return to a neutral position.
Seering wheel was shifting right and would not stop until the ignition was turned off. A few days later the same thing happened but this time to the left, turning the car off and then on again made it stop
Electric power steering: At times car would pull very hard to either the left or right at low speeds. The pull was so strong that it would pull you off of the road if you weren't gripping the steering wheel firmly. The problem would persist until the vehicle speed reached approximately 40 mph. I took the car to the dealership, and after getting the car to replicate the problem, they ran a diagnostic and determined 'torque sensor for steering out of whack needs both gear, column, and ECM computer.' The 2015 Camry has a recall on the electric power steering but I am told my car is not part of this recall. This could be a dangerous defect if the problem occurred unexpectedly in heavy traffic.
Steering wheel lose control and the has to be held down, taking the wheels out of control and sways from side to side, sometimes on the left some times on the right (steering wheel assist)
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and independently restarted. The contact stated that the failure recurred six times. The contact also stated that a warning indicator illuminated for the steering wheel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Toyota direct (4248 morse rd, columbus, oh 43230, (614) 476-1979)was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that there would be a cost assessed to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V144000 (steering). The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 66,048.
While car is in motion at regular or slow speed, the maintenance light flashes on for about 2 seconds while turning left. Maintenance to the car has always been performed by a Toyota dealer.
There used to be whining noise when turning the wheel while leaving parking. This month I noticed the steering sometimes feels loose while driving either highway or city street. Sometimes it veers left, sometimes veers right and sometimes normal.
The car was in operation mode on the freeway, while exiting the ramp- the car steering suddenly stopped working. The steering failed to maneuver, I attempted to move the steering to left and right- no improvement. I had taken to several shops to detect the problem. It was a fail attempt as the technician was unable to identify the problem. Finally, the Toyota dealership quoted $350 just to run a diagnostic. I had nearly spent over $1000 in several occasions- the fees do not include towing fees. I was very fortunate this occurred the exit of the direction.
I was driving home on Friday August 18th at about 35 mph. On a straight roadi suddenly lost my steering. When I got out to look at it the right from wheel was turned 90 degrees to the right. When looking at it it looks like the right front axel broke or tie rods or whatever is under there. When the colchester police came they did not file an accident report since it was their belief that something on the car had broken. The officer told me I was lucky to only be going 35 and not on the interstate doing 65. When the wrecker came he said he had never seen anything like this on a Camry. I did not hit a pothole or curb or anything else. Now Toyota (heritage Toyota, South burlington vt. Is not convinced that it was a defect. They are waiting for their regional office to make a determination. Just talked to heritage Toyota and they said it was not a defect. However they did not say what was wrong with it. They are acting like this is an every day occurrence. I just want to make you aware of this in case anyone else had the same issue.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the contact was unable to control the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle drifted to the left and to the right at times. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. San marcus Toyota located at: 5101 I-35, san marcos, tx 78666, tel: 512-392-1999, was contacted, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V144000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mile was 75,000.
During Aug 2016 I went to get some lunch and when I turned off the parking ramp the car was fine. Once I entered on to the fwy and approached the speed of 50 my steering wheel froze and would not turn either way. I could not slow down on the fwy for fear of being hit, so I just stayed in my lane and begin to exit coming to a complete stop in the middle of the street because I could not turn the wheel once I came to a stop I had help getting the car to my house and called aaa to tow the car to a repair shop by my job and found out the power steering unit just stopped. He said he had never seen that. I also had to replace the racknpenion. The light where you shift gears went out, so can't see at night what gear I'm in. Drive or reverse.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. While driving the vehicle, the steering wheel erroneously turned and caused the vehicle to become difficult to steer. The failure occurred at speeds less than 35 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 120,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. While driving various speeds, the power steering failed and various lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dearler where it was diagnosed that the ECU failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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- Augusta, GA, USA