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
271 reports, newest first.
Other or unspecified, Dec 20, 2018
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING BY ITS SELF ON HIGHWAY.
Structure, Dec 6, 2018
WHEN FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOTICED A SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR AREA WHEN TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD OR SPEED BUMP AND THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY. BUT RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE SOUND HAS BECOME LOUDER SO BROUGHT IT INTO TOSERVCO TOYOTA HONOLULU ON12/5/18. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SOUND WAS FROM THE MOONROOF. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A CERTAIN ANGLE AND GO OVER A BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD. APPARENTLY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE ROOF IS NOT PROPERLY REINFORCED IN THE FRAME. SO IT'S BASICALLY ' SHIFTING' AND THUS THE SOUND IS HEARD. REPAIRING IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. IT ALSO INVOLVES REMOVING THE HEADLINER AND DOORS. AFTER DOING ALL OF THIS I'M WORRIED THAT MY CAR WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. WHAT IF SOMETHING ELSE GOES WRONG? I DON'T THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IF OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULDN'T IT BE CONSIDERED A MANUCTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULDN'T BE IGNORED?
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 30, 2018
I GREW UP ON A FARM AND HAVE WORKED ON MANY MACHINES OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE OWNED CARS, TRUCKS, MOTORCYCLES AND A BOAT. I UNDERSTAND HOW VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED TO WORK. MY CAR IS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY SE, 2.5L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. THE SAFETY ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR BEGAN SOMEWHERE AROUND 20,000 MILES AND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TO TRAFFIC, AND WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE LOSE OF POWER. THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND FOR 3-5 SECONDS AND DOWNWARD TREND IN RPMS. THE NEXT TIME I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE I REPORTED THIS. THE SERVICE TECH REPORTED THERE WERE NO CODES AND THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE RECREATED. NOW THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED 10-12 TIMES AT USUALLY AT BETWEEN 2000-3000 RPMS. IT HAS HAPPENED TURNING INTO TRAFFIC, ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AND JUST HAVING THE CAR A HEAD MOVE FORWARD AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE FORWARD AS WELL TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN VERY INTERMITTENT, OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION AND USUALLY BETWEEN 40-60 MPH, AND SOMETIMES NOT OCCURRING FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CORP AT THE ADVICE OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEAL SHIP. I HAVE BEEN DISMISSED BY THE CASE MANAGERS AT TOYOTA, SHUFFLED OFF TO NEW CASE MANAGERS AND ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE ADDRESSED UNTIL IT COULD BE RECREATED. I SHOULD STOP EVERYTHING AND RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH INSTANCE. FINALLY, THE CAR WAS LEFT FOR A WEEK AND THE ISSUES OCCURRED WHILE TECHNICIAN WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE HAD BEEN RESOLVED. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED THE CASE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO BE RECREATED AGAIN.TOYOTA WOULD RATHER HAVE A DRIVER ON THE ROAD IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THEN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. NOW THE CAR SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY, MOSTLY UNUSED. THE DEALER WILL NOT GIVE DECENT TRADE VALUE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
Steering, Nov 22, 2018
MY 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY SE LOSS POWER STEERING AND VEERED LEFT ON A STRAIGHT ROAD . THE STERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND HAD TO KEEP TURNING RIGHT TO GO STAIGHT. THIS EPISODE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA. WILL NOT DRIVE CAR UNTIL THE MECHANIC LET ME KNOW THE PROBLEM. NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL 2015 CAMRY TO FIX THE ELECTRONIC BOARDS BEFORE FATALITIES.. THANK YOU.
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, Oct 17, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING). THE DEALER (PRECISION TOYOTA OF TUCSON, 700 W WETMORE RD, TUCSON, AZ 85705, 1-(520) 795-5565) AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REMAINED PARKED DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND EXPECTED THE VEHICLE OWNER TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Steering, Oct 8, 2018
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.
Steering, Oct 4, 2018
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.
Power train, Engine, Oct 3, 2018
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.
Steering, Sep 28, 2018
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, Sep 24, 2018
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.
Power train, Sep 15, 2018
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.
Steering, Sep 11, 2018
TAKATA RECALL FEELS LIKE A LOOSE PART MOVING WHEN TURNING.
Steering, Aug 29, 2018
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.
Steering, Aug 25, 2018
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.
Power train, Service brakes, Aug 15, 2018
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.
Steering, Seat belts, Aug 11, 2018
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.
Service brakes, Aug 10, 2018
BRAKE BOOSTER - MY VEHICLE HAS 43,000 FOR 2015. ALL SERVICES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN WITH THE DEALER. BLAKE FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING THE BRAKE MAINTENANCE LIGHT TO COM ON. THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS NORMALLY NOT A PART THAT SHOULD FAIL SO SOON.
Steering, Aug 8, 2018
TL* 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.
Engine, Aug 4, 2018
THE LAST TIME THAT I TOOK MY OIL IN TO BE CHANGED, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS 3 QUARTS LOW AND TO CHECK IT EVERY WEEK AS THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE OIL BURNING UP. I AM JUST ABOUT DUE TO TAKE MY CAR IN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO ADD 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN CHANGES. I HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR,
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
Steering, Jul 10, 2018
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.
Steering, Jul 9, 2018
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.