2015 Toyota Camry
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Steering is the leading concern among 271 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 18th highest complaint count among 25 Camry model years with reports.
Of the 2015 reports, 33 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 18 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Steering, electric power assist systemMar 13, 2015
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Rav4 vehicles. A component of the electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process. Over time, this damage may result in failure of the electric power steering system.
An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 15V144000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: vehicle speed control
17 reports, newest first. Show all
Steering, Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Mar 2, 2024
Intermittent EPS warning light illuminates during highway driving with steering wheel lock-up subsequently followed by a reset of certain electrically powered items associated with but not necessarily limited to the following systems: 1. Stability Control System warning indication 2. TPMS light 3. Radio power cycles 4. Check engine light. After turning the car off and then back on again these issues clear initially, but will intermittently happen at random durations of time anywhere from an additional 1 to 3 hours of driving. I've been discussing with Toyota Customer Service, who has known issues with the 2015 Toyota Camry under NHTSA Campaign ID: 15V144000, but they are trying to tell me that it only applies to V6 and Hybrid 2015 Camry's. I feel that this is also applicable to my vehicle VIN: [XXX] . I feel Toyota is refusing to acknowledge this critical safety issue affecting more 2015 Toyota Camry vehicles. I've never had an issue like this with 5 other previously owned vehicles. When asked if I could pay for the fix myself they informed me that it is not possible without a recall! My Toyota dealer is refusing to fix the issue and Toyota Customer Service hasn't responded in over 3 weeks to my inquiry. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Wheels, Nov 25, 2020
THE STEERING WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY.... HARD STEERING CONTROL... PULL TIRES ON THE HIGHWAY..NOT SAFE
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, May 25, 2020
BOUGHT WITH 22K MILES ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED AND THE SPEEDOMETER ISSUES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT. WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL (UNDER 45 SUBURBAN AND URBAN STREETS) THE CAR SOMETIMES CANNOT REGULATE ON SLIGHT INCLINES AND SPEEDS UP BY UP TO 5 MPH OVER SETTING AND DOESN'T DECELERATE. SEVERAL TIMES IT'S DONE IT ON FLAT ROADS. IT'S NEVER DONE THIS ON THE FREEWAY EVEN COMING UP SLOPES. IT'S RARE THAT MY DIGITAL SPEED READING IS THE SAME AS MY SET CRUISE CONTROL SPEED. MY DIGITAL SPEED READING ALSO USUALLY DIFFERS FROM MY SPEEDOMETER BY ABOUT 2-4 MPH ALSO, SOMETIME LAST SUMMER AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES HAS BEEN OCCURRING AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN FIRST STARTING MY CAR (I NOTICE IT ON DAMP OR DEWY MORNINGS) I CAN HEAR MY BRAKES AS I'M BACKING DOWN MY SLIGHTLY SLOPED, CEMENT DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND BARELY TAP THE GAS BECAUSE I GO VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHORT DRIVEWAY (35-40FT TOTAL) AND A LITTLE LIP AT THE ENTRANCE WHERE THE DRIVEWAY MEETS OUR CULDESAC. IT'S NOT EVERY MORNING AND I'VE NEVER NOTICED IT ANY OTHER TIMES. SOUNDS LIKE WHEN BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING DOWN AND FEELS ALMOST SPONGY WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. NO SQUEALING OR CHIRPING. IVE HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED TWICE AND THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. *CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROX 42K
Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2020, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THEN VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A PARKED SUV PUSHING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Feb 5, 2020
I PREVIOUSLY MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. I ATTACHED A COPY OF MY COMPLAINT TO THIS COMPLAINT. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER WHILE I DRIVE FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER ISSUE I AM HAVING. CAR IS SHAKING RATHER THAN A VIBRATION NOW BETWEEN SPEED OF 40MPH TO 50MPH. THIS IS UNSAFE
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 8, 2020
WHEN DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DEPLOYED BY ITS SELF AND WOULD NOT STOP THE STEERING WHEEL IS SO LOOSE AND I HAVE NO CONTROLL
Vehicle speed control, Dec 5, 2019, crash
THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN A DRIVEWAY, I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND THE THROTTLE ACCELERATED FULL ON. I TRIED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OUT OF THE STREET BUT I COULD NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATION AND BACKED INTO A BOLDER RETAINING WALL. TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT SHOWED ACCELERATION AND BRAKING BUT DENIED RESPONSIBILITY.
Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Nov 19, 2018, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO JURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Aug 3, 2018
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.
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Jul 21, 2018
THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF
Steering, Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jul 14, 2018
IS MAKING A NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE AND THE STEERING IS FUNNY
Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Aug 1, 2017, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHORTLY AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER BECAME SLIGHTLY LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IMPACT WAS MINOR AND ONLY RESULTED IN A FEW SCRATCHES ON THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SPARTAN TOYOTA DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER PROCEEDED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. ...UPDATED 11/21/17 *BF *AS
Vehicle speed control, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 13, 2017
I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 WITH 61000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT JUST LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON A BACK ROAD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IS VERY RARE FOR IT TO GO OUT ESPECIALLY WITH A CAR WITH ONLY 61000.
Vehicle speed control, Sep 13, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Jun 23, 2016
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, MAY 10 (17419 MILES) AND JUNE 21, 2016 (19185 MILES). IN BOTH INSTANCES IT WAS WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON 2-LANE HIGHWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BOTH TIMES IT WAS TAKEN TO MY DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR WAS TO SIMPLY RECALIBRATE THE SYSTEM.
Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Mar 18, 2016, crash
TOYOTA CAMRY 2015 LE ON DEC 21,2015 I ARRIVED AT MY JOB AND PUT THE CAR IN PARKING THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AND WENT FORWARD AND HIT A TREE WITH THE IMPACT OF THE TREE IT PUT ITSELF IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATED ITSELF RIGHT INTO OFFICE BUILDING RIGHT BEHIND ME--I CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS TOLD ME TO TURN OF THE ENGINE.
Vehicle speed control, Mar 4, 2016, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO HER NEIGHBOR'S CAR PORT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,400. UPDATED 04/22/2016*LJ *TR