2015 Toyota Camry

THIS STARTED HAPPENING THIS WEEK. IF THE FRONT TIRES ARE POINTING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, THE CAR WILL PULL HARD TO THAT SIDE WHEN I START DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I CAN TURN THE CAR, BUT THE STEERING SEEMS LESS RESPONSIVE THAN NORMAL. PULLING OVER WITH THE FRONT TIRES FACING STRAIGHT AHEAD, SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR SEEMS TO RESET SOMETHING IN THE STEERING AND THE STEERING WILL WORK NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE STEERING ON THIS CAR. I CHECKED AND MY VIN IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT, BUT IT'S CLEAR FROM READING OTHER REPORTS ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND UNSOLVED PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

WHILE OPERATING AT LOW SPEED, THE CAR STARTED TO STEER TO THE LEFT, REQUIRING PHYSICAL RESTRAINT TO KEEP IT MOVING STRAIGHT. WITHOUT RESTRAINT, IT WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THE CURB. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, AND FOLLOWING A 2 HOUR DELAY, THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AND DID NOT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, THEY INDICATED THAT THIS VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED OTHER CAMRY'S OF THE SAME YEAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT TOYOTA IS NOT ADDRESSING.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.