2015 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM ALL OF A SUDDEN FAILED. I HAVE TO MANUALLY FORCE THE WHEELS TO TURN. STEERING IS A LITTLE BETTER AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT STILL HAS A LIMITED RANGE OF STEERING, ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS.

MY 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY STARTING HAVING SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES. AS OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL RANDOMLY PULL TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE AND SEEMS FEEL VERY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, AS IF THERE IS NO SELF SUSTAINED STABILITY OR RESISTANCE. I HAVE RESEARCHED, AND FOUND THAT THE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF MY CAR HAS A RECALL FOR FAILED "ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM". UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO A LIMITED AMOUNT OF VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS LOGGING THE SAME COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE MAY VERY WELL STRETCH FAR BEYOND THE VEHICLES FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE WISE OF TOYOTA AND/OR NHTSA, AS WELL AS BENEFICIAL TO MANY TOYOTA CUSTOMERS (BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE) TO REVISIT THE LIMITED RECALL WITH THE IDEA OF EXPANDING IT TO INCLUDE MORE 2015 MODEL CAMRY'S. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS, AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING, ISSUE.

IN PREVIOUS YEARS THE ENGINE EQUIPPED ON THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS DUE TO THE WEAR ON THE OIL SCRAPPER RING. MY CURRENT TOYOTA CAMRY IS IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF BURNING OIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE CAR IS 58K MILES.

IT ALL STARTED BACK IN JUNE OF 2018. MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT I HAVE A FLAT TIRE, BUT IT WAS NOT THE CASE. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS. WHEN MY CAR IS TURNED ON AND START MOVING, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. IT PULLS MOSTLY TO THE LEFT AND LOSES ACCURATE CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T STOP PULLING UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. THEN STEERING IS BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (WORLDTOYOTA, 5800 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341) ON JULY 19, 2018 AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN WORSENING AND HAPPENS ALL THE TIME RIGHT NOW.

STEERING WILL STOP AT LEFT OR RIGHT POSITION WHILE DRIVING INSTEAD OF STOPPING AT STRAIGHT POSITION. RESTARTING THE CAR WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WILL OCCUR AFTER FEW DAYS. SAME SITUATION OCCURED MULTIPLE TIME SO GOT ALIGNMENT DONE YESTERDAY BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. SEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY, BUT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEIR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON RECALL LOST. CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND IT WAS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND NEED TO BE FIXED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED DRIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT SAFE SPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS.

2015 TOYOTA CAMRY SE THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN L ACCELERATE BETWEEN 20-25 MPH AND 40-50MPH. LT APPEARS QUICKLY AND GO AWAY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE OVER STATED MPH. MY HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL SHOPS, WAS TOLD ITS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THERE WAS SOFTWARE UPDATE AND RECALL ON 12-14 CAMRY ON THIS SAME ISSUE, THOUGHT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE ROLLED OUT 2015S. TOYOTA NEEDS A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND RECALL ON THE 2015 CAMRY FOR ANYONE HAVING THIS ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (NEWBOLD TOYOTA, 1282 CENTRAL PARK DR, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 628-7000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1808291305. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I FILED A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT LAST MONTH IN REFERENCE TO MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYMBOL CAME ON IN MY CAR. I DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON HAVING A CRASH. SO ON AUGUST 18, 2018, I DECIDED TO DRIVE MY CAR AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AND THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON, BUT MY STEERING WHEEL PULLS FROM THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT IF MY HANDS ARE TAKEN OFF THE WHEEL FOR A MINUTE. AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND THE BLOCK THE WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSELY TO THE TOUCH OF SLIGHTLY HOLDING IT. IT STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF LEFT AS I'M TRAVELING STRAIGHT UP THE ROAD.

TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDERS AROUND 40-45 MPH IT GETS WORSE AND I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS OR SPEED UP FOR IT TO STOP, NOT SAFE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC!! BRAKE TYPE SQUEAK THAT WILL NOT STOP EVEN AFTER NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS.

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.