2015 Toyota Camry Driver assistance Problems

The sunroofs have a drain which sometimes can plug up. This car was maintained several times a year since purchase by Toyota dealer. When the drain plugged up this fall, water backed up and came down inside of the passenger compartment on top of the electrical fuses, body computer. The leak IS NOT DETECTABLE by owner or occupant. But when it manifests itself, it does so with the Blind Spot Monitor failing randomly, the seat belt warning lights might or might not work, the airbag safety system fails, sometimes the whole instrument dash acts erractic including random on/off blinking, the tire pressure monitoring system fails. All these problems can occur before owner is ever aware of the problem. Since one of the items that is getting corrosion is a fuse block - potential fire while parked in a garage or while being drive is a possibility. In an accident failure of air bags can result in a fatality. I'm an engineer, so when things started blinking on dash - I took pictures or had another occupant take pictures. I showed them to the dealer service - they didn't make the connection with corrosion on the body computer that monitors and manages all the systems including the anti-lock and rollover system. It's in for repair at dealer now, now idea on the cost - but they've said damage is extensive AND we caught it before most people encounter it. I checked and could find no Toyota Service Bulletin that warned to look for the problem, repair techs had vehicle for week trying to find problem - and it took me insisting on looking for corrosion before they found it. This should result in: 1)Toyota special service bulletin to inspect every year and verify sunroof drain not blocked. 2) read diagnostics codes of the body network computer for issues, 3)Toyota special service recall to repair damage free to customers.

NHTSA ID

11630654

Incident

Oct 17, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH and attempting to activate the headlights, the vehicle lost motive power with the ABS and stabili-trak warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,256.

NHTSA ID

11605812

Incident

Aug 1, 2024

Mileage

84,256 mi

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)

NHTSA ID

11575021

Incident

Mar 2, 2024

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING Automatic cruise control affected- not working. Does not maintain speed when using DRCC. mechanic states there is a problem with ECU response. loud revving sound heard after repeated attempts to use DRCC my other 2015 toyota camry base was affected and approved for repair still awaiting recall for this 2015 toyota camry XLE

NHTSA ID

11567523

Incident

Jan 20, 2020

THE STEERING WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY.... HARD STEERING CONTROL... PULL TIRES ON THE HIGHWAY..NOT SAFE

NHTSA ID

11376303

Incident

Oct 25, 2020

Mileage

106,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11325835

Incident

May 24, 2020

Mileage

42,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11311063

Incident

Feb 22, 2020

Mileage

68,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11307281

Incident

Feb 5, 2020

Mileage

113,680 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11297853

Incident

Dec 19, 2019

WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD EITHER VEER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND THEN START DRIVING AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WILL ALSO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN OR NOT ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN EVEN IF YOU ARE CONTROLLING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DOES WHAT IT WANTS. THIS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE ONE TIME WE ALMOST HIT A CURB WITH THE TIRES BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR IT WAS GOING WHERE I WANTED TO. THE TIRES WERE OUT EXTREMELY FAST I NEVER HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY WEAR OUT WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY THERE LIKE BALD WITH IN LIKE A COUPLE MONTHS SOMETIMES EVEN TO JUST TWO MONTHS AND THEY'RE BALD AND THE ALIGNMENT SPINE I'VE HAD IT CHECKED. I CHANGE ALL THE FLUIDS ON TIME AND TAKING CARE OF MAINTAINING THE CAR I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S DOING THIS CAN YOU PLEASE FIGURE IT OUT?

NHTSA ID

11290573

Incident

Dec 20, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11287112

Incident

Oct 24, 2019

Mileage

75,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11152492

Incident

Nov 14, 2018

Mileage

25,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11115544

Incident

Aug 3, 2018

Mileage

28,872 mi

THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF

NHTSA ID

11112803

Incident

Jul 20, 2018

Mileage

5 mi

IS MAKING A NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE AND THE STEERING IS FUNNY

NHTSA ID

11111304

Incident

May 11, 2018

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

NHTSA ID

11011926

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

Mileage

28,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11005137

Incident

Jul 13, 2017

Mileage

61,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10906046

Incident

May 1, 2016

Mileage

1,000 mi

I'D LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH MY 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE SHIFTER IS VERY SAFE IN THIS MODEL. I HAD A NERVE RACKING INCIDENT THE OTHER DAY WHILE MY KIDS AND THEIR COUSINS WERE IN THE CAR. I WAS PARALLEL PARKING ON AN INCLINE. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND MY CAR ROLLED BACK. I THOUGHT, WOW, THIS MUST BE QUITE AN INCLINE. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I WAS IN GEAR, BUT NOTHING WAS VISIBLE ON MY GEAR SHIFT OR ON THE DASH DIGITALLY. I PUT ONE FOOT ON THE BREAK AND ONE ON THE GAS TO EASE INTO WHAT WAS HOPEFULLY STILL DRIVE, AND THE CAR ROLLED BACK AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK. I PAUSED FOR A LITTLE BIT, GETTING REALLY NERVOUS BECAUSE NOW I AM SO CLOSE TO THE CAR BEHIND ME. I TOLD THE BOYS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR. I TRIED TO 'GUN IT' AND MY CAR ROLLED BACK OR REVERSED AND HIT THE BUMPER OF THE CAR BEHIND ME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND E-BRAKE, AND ASKED THE 11 YEAR OLD TO CHECK WHICH GEAR THE CAR WAS IN, IF HE COULD DIFFERENTIATE THE COLOR INDICATOR AND HE SAID NO. BUT WAIT, IF YOU CUP YOUR HAND AROUND IT, HE COULD SEE THE 'P' FOR PARK. IN EXPERIMENTING NOW, IF THE SUN IS REALLY GLARING, YOU CAN'T SEE THE INDICATORS OF THE GEAR, THE CAR DASH DIGITALLY ONLY SHOWS THE GEARS FOR ABOUT A SECOND, WHICH WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KEEP IN VIEW ON THE DASH WHEN IN ANY OTHER GEAR THAN DRIVE. I WAS PRETTY SURE I WAS IN DRIVE THAT DAY, YET THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I FEEL LIKE I DON'T TRUST DRIVING IN MY CAR ANY MORE AS I WAS PRETTY SHAKEN UP AND FRUSTRATED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE IS A NAIL HOLE IN MY REAR BUMPER FROM THE LADIES FRONT LICENSE PLATE I HIT. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS REALLY NICE AND DID NOT PRESS CHARGES. I'M ALSO FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED.

NHTSA ID

10876595

Incident

Jun 20, 2016

Mileage

14,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10876087

Incident

Jun 21, 2016

Mileage

17,419 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10850482

Incident

Dec 21, 2015

Mileage

13,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10839884

Incident

Feb 25, 2016

Mileage

5,400 mi