2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid Owner Complaints

The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving forward towards the end of a driveway, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle experienced a sudden and unintended acceleration as if the accelerator pedal was depressed down to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact noticed that there was smoke coming out of the steering wheel, and the contact blacked out for a couple of seconds. The contact stated that upon regaining consciousness, the contact noticed that the vehicle had turned around with the front end facing the driveway. The contact noticed that all the air bags had deployed, which required the contact to slide underneath the driver's side curtain air bags to exit the vehicle. The contact stated that the front of the vehicle, the hood, and the front driver's side of the vehicle were damaged; however, the damage did not extend to the driver's side door. The contact stated that the cause of the damage was unknown because there was no collision. A bystander advised the contact to call 911. The ambulance arrived, and the contact was sited down in hope that the severity of her headaches would reduce. The contact's friend transported the contact to the residence, and the contact was then transported to the Emergency Room, where the contact underwent a CT scan. The contact sustained severe headaches. bruised left hand with swollen index finger, soreness of the shoulders and a rib, nausea, difficulty breathing, fever, body ache while standing up and sitting down and while turning to the side. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

NHTSA ID

11706577

Incident

Dec 5, 2025

Mileage

37,000 mi

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and attempting to slow the vehicle, the contact became aware that the brake pedal required increased effort to depress to slow the vehicle. The ABS, stability control, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed failures with the brake booster and brake booster pump assembly. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21TE03. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 124,000.

NHTSA ID

11604698

Incident

Jul 26, 2024

Mileage

124,000 mi

THE AIR BAG , HORN , POWER STEERING ALL LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. CAR IS ONE OWNER AND HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CLOCK SPRING WAS BAD. CLOCK SPRING ON PRIOR YEAR WAS ON RECALL. HOWEVER RECALL HAD NOT BEEN TO THIS VEHICLE. I NEED HORN AND AIR BAG.

NHTSA ID

11229473

Incident

May 16, 2017

Mileage

68,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR INTERSTATE, I-96, BETWEEN HOWELL AND BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED.

NHTSA ID

11206319

Incident

Mar 22, 2019

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AFTER DROPPING OFF MY SON AT DAY CARE ON JULY 13, 2018. I EXPERIENCED A SEIZURE WHILE ON THE HIGH WAY TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I BECAME UNCONSCIOUS, AND WAS AWAKENED BY A NURSE WHO KINDLY GAVE ME MEDICAL CARE TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURY. THE POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND VEER TO THE LEFT, HITTING GUARD WIRES ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT QUARTER PANELS WERE DEMOLISHED. THE ROOF WAS CAVED IN AND BODY WAS DESTROYED. MY AIRBAGS ON THE 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE AND TREATED WITH IMAGING ORDERED BY THE PHYSICIAN, THEN DISCHARGED.

NHTSA ID

11184980

Incident

Jul 13, 2018

Mileage

65,000 mi

TAKATA INFLATORS - ON JULY 13, 2018 THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A HIGH WAY TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE LANE ACCELERATING WITH TRAFFIC WHEN THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SEIZURE. THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND HITTING THE GUARD WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DRIVER WAS TAKEN VIA EMS TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND TREATED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FACILITY. TITLE WAS TURNED OVER TO TOWING COMPANY. SAFETY RISK- DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYED DURING CRASH. *DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11184432

Incident

Jul 13, 2018

Mileage

1 mi

MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE IT FOR SERVICE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT ON 11/12/2017. THEY PERFORMED A 60,000 MILES MAJOR SERVICE. THREE DAYS LATER, MAJOR BREAK FAILURE ON 11/15/17. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS CAUSED BY REPLACING THE BREAK FLUID AND THIS IS NOT NECESSARY AT 60,000 MILES SERVICE. THE CAR IS AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR $4,000 TO FIX IT. I READ THE CONSUMER REPORT AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11052524

Incident

Nov 15, 2017

Mileage

63,000 mi

THE SUNROOF GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANY OBJECT.

NHTSA ID

10983580

Incident

May 3, 2017

Mileage

23,770 mi

THE FRONT END AXLE OR CV JOINT AREA ,THERE IS METALLIC AND DASH LIGHTS UP WARNING ABOUT LOSING STABILITY.

NHTSA ID

10971788

Incident

Apr 11, 2017

Mileage

149,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

NHTSA ID

10949075

Incident

Jan 16, 2017

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE AIRBAG IS PUSHING THE COVER, LOOKS LIKE THE GAS IS LEEK, AND DEALER REPLACE THE FIRST TIME, BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AGAIN, THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

10947336

Incident

Oct 10, 2016

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS I HEARD A "THUNKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK TIRES. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND DID A VISUAL INSPECTION ALL TIRES APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY INFLATED. I THEN GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE IN THE SLOW LANE AT 65MPH. I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND CALL EMERGENCY ROAD ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE HAD LITERALLY COME COMPLETELY APART FROM THE WHEEL AND PARTS WERE SHREDDED INTO STRIPS. HAD I BEEN IN ANY LANE OTHER THAN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2015 CAMRY HYBRID WITH ONLY 16000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE INCIDENT I'VE HAD WITH THE BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS A FLAT TIRE THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAD 5,000 MILES. I HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH MICHELINS.

NHTSA ID

10871971

Incident

May 26, 2016

Mileage

16,000 mi

WINDSHIELD CONTAINS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY IN THE LAMINATE IN THE DIRECT DRIVER LINE OF SIGHT WITH THE ROAD. IT APPEARS AS A DARK GRAY MARK ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG BY 1/4 INCH WIDE. ISSUE WAS REPORT TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AT FIRST MAINTENANCE INTERVAL (5,000 MILES). IT CAUSES A REFLECTION AT NIGHT FROM LIGHTS (ON COMING CARS, STREET LIGHTS, ETC). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN THE LOCATION AND DISTRACTION IT CAUSES.

NHTSA ID

10870212

Incident

Apr 24, 2015

Mileage

1 mi

MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED ON MY 2015 CAMRY HYBRID. I WAS ENTERING THE 101 FREEWAY IN PASO ROBLES, CA, TRAVELING SOUTH INTO VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC (1:30 P.M.). APPROX. 3/4 OF A MILE LATER INTO MY FREEWAY TRANSITION THERE WAS A EXPLOSION-LIKE SOUND. MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS TO LOOK OUT MY BACK WINDOW, WHERE I NOTICED DARK-COLORED GLASS WAS FLYING AWAY FROM THE CAR. A FREEWAY OVERPASS WAS NOT IN PLAY, I WAS TRAVELING A FULL LANE AWAY FROM THE NORTH BOUND CENTER DIVIDER, AND THE AREA TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF MY CAR WAS A GRASSY AREA. MY CAR WAS NOT HIT BY A FOREIGN OBJECT; STONE, BOLT, ETC., AS THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UPON TAKING MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT COULD HAVE ONLY BEEN CAUSED BY AN FLYING OBJECT LIKE A STONE. HOWEVER, AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, I BECAME AWARE THATEXPLODING /SHATTERING SUNROOFS HAS NOT BEEN A OCCASIONAL HAPPENING, AS HUNDREDS OF TESTIMONIES ON THE INTERNET INDICATE OTHERWISE.MOST ALL AUTO MANUFACTURERS ARE INVOLVED. NBC-TV NEW YORK, ON FEBRUARY 24, 2015 DID A NEWS PIECE ON THIS VERY SUBJECT. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.

NHTSA ID

10810801

Incident

Dec 15, 2015

Mileage

5,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10734776

Incident

Jul 17, 2015