Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2019 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
When driving the car, the power steering system lost functionality. It can still be driven with many efforts and extra forces. The dealer checked it and confirmed that it was the power steering malfunction.
On [XXX], I began experiencing trouble wiht my vehicle; speeding up, slowing down, turning, all of my safety display lights began to flash, and the display was showing several different malfunctions, advising me to visit my dealer. Prior to [XXX], there were not any warning lamps, messages, nor symptoms that presented suspicion of safety or failure. Display warnings included: - pre collision system malfunction - parking brake malfunction - brake hold malfunction - check engine - secondary collision brake system malfunction - ICS malfunction - LDA malfunction It is available for inspection at: [XXX] From all perspectives, this vehicle is at extremely high safety risk to the driver, passenger, other drivers, and pedestrians for obvious reasons. Being; trouble speeding up, slowing down, turning. Essentially, I had little to no control of the vehicle. The problem has been confirmed and inspected by the parts and inspection team at Toyota dealership. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Vehicle became extremely hard to steer on curves and when taking turns nearly causing an accident as it wouldn’t return to center without a lot of effort the part that malfunctioned is the Steering Intermediate Shaft, problem has been identified but dealer said only covers vehicles year 2018 and NOT the 2019 models, THE PART IS THE SAME AND THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME yet they only fix one model and not the other , No lights comes up on the dash but the problem is very dangerous and it can Kill someone if problem is identified and noticed
I keep getting Steering Power Low. Visit your Dealer message. There no mechanical issues such as engine getting stopped or steering getting locked. But this is scary situation while you are driving in the highway. I went to the dealer there was no code that they could find related to this issue. I am just afraid that if something happens while I am driving and sterring suddenly locks or engines stops in the middle of busy highway. I got this message around 3 times.
I’m having problems with accelerating and jerking. I bought the car about 2 months ago and had to take it back to the dealer for jerking. They changed the tires and it helped with the jerk, but it still vibrates when it turns on. It also very slow when I accelerate. It can be dangerous when I’m turning in a intersection or freeway.
Vehicle stalled in traffic at an intersection. Several warning lights displayed at the same time and was unable to steer or safely pull to the side of the road. Car would not start until key was removed and restarted. Was very fortunate that traffic was minimal and an accident was avoided. I'm certain this is secondary to the fuel pump recall that apparently, for some reason does not have a fix.
THE VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION ISSUE. YOU WILL HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SOMETIMES JUST TO GET IT TO 40 MPH. ALSO AT HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS OCCURS THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFFER.
POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, NOT AT ALL AT LOW SPEEDS REQUIRING MUCH STRONGER INPUT FROM DRIVER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO REPLACED GEAR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRIC AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY, STEERING. CAR HAS 55K MILES THEREFORE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER POINTED TO CORROSION LIKELY CAUSED BY MY DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH SALT WATER (MY ROAD FLOODS IN SPRING TIDES). BUT PEOPLE DRIVE IN SALTY CONDITIONS IN THE SNOW BELT EVERYDAY. I FEEL ANYTHING THAT CAUSES THE STEERING OF A CAR TO CEASE NORMAL OPERATION LIKE THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.
PURCHASED END OF NOV 2018. TWO MONTHS LATER, STEERING KEPT GOING OUT SPORADICALLY. HAVE TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES STARTING IN 3/19, AGAIN IN APRIL, AGAIN IN MAY WHEN THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR. STEERING CONTINUED TO GO OUT RANDOMLY. TOOK IT IN AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2019 - STEERING GOING OUT. REPLACED ACTIVE GEAR SHUTTER, ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME BACK ON 3 MILES AWAY.TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN 21 DAYS LATER AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. ON MAY 10TH, WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES ON A WINDY CANYON. TODAY, MAY 12, THEY REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. WE HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE HELPFUL. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED.
LANE ASSIST LIGHT AND FRONTAL CRASH LIGHT BOTH TURN ORANGE/OFF WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE REACHES OVER 100 DEGREES.
BRAND NEW CAMRY 2019 (3,105 MILES, OWNED FOR 2 MONTHS) LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY - DRIVER CONSOLE (SPEEDOMETER, SCREEN, ETC) WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF - HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE FOLLOWING WAS DISPLAYED; MASTER WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION MARK), POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT, DRIVER SCREEN IN CONSOLE DISPLAYED MESSAGE READING "STEERING POWER LOW. VISIT YOUR DEALER". VEHICLE WAS TURNED BACK OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED - NONE OF THE PREVIOUS WARNINGS WERE DISPLAYED. NO SYMPTOMS OR ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. SUSPICIOUS COMPONENTS / POTENTIAL ISSUES WERE CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. WAS TOLD TO RETURN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN.
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