Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Toyota Camry has 65 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
65
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I am reporting a safety-related issue involving the ECM / torque converter on my 2012 Toyota Camry. ... |
| Sep 8, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Steering wheel is hard to turn |
| Jul 11, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | "I was driving when the passenger airbag light came on and wouldn't turn off. At the same time, my s... |
| Jun 4, 2023 | STEERING | I own a 2012 Camry LE with about 70,000 miles which is in excellent condition and well-maintained. R... |
| Feb 18, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | On 2/18/23 I took my car into the repair shop to investigate a clunking sound upon braking. The cont... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | STEERING | The steering column u joint is loose and needs to be replaced. This is going to require the entire s... |
| Apr 7, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | When I first purchased the car I unlocked the lever to adjust my steering wheel and from that moment... |
| Apr 12, 2021 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL ELECTRIC PROBLEMS |
| Apr 1, 2021 | STEERING | STEERING MOTOR RATTLES AND ONLY GOT WORSE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THERE WAS A RECALL I MISSED AND WOU... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | STEERING | Clicking noise in steering (damper for caused by a small plastic part which is defectively designed,... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I HAD TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR, SO I RECEIVED A JUMP. MY CAR STARTED UP JUST FINE AND WAS DRIVING NOR... |
| Sep 3, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ON HWY 65 MPH POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THEN LOST POWER STEERING AND THEN CAR DIED IN MID... |
| Aug 8, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EPS LIGHT IS COMING ON. I SEE THAT OTHER CARS THAT IS ON RECALL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE DRI... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY SE IN FOR THE REPAIR ON MY SWAY BARS AND I HEARD A RATTLING NOI... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | STEERING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD DUE TO PANDEMIC NEVER TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES REALLY BAD WHEN YOU GO OVER 60MPH . I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND IT SAYS ITS ... |
| Sep 5, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY EPS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SOMETIME I'M DRIVING AND WHEN IT DOES THAT MY RADIO GOES OUT AND WHEE... |
| Aug 9, 2019 | STEERING | HAVE NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE.STEERING IS HARD AND DANGEROUS. |
| Apr 9, 2019 | STEERING | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT DURING DRIVING, CAUSES LOSS OF POWER AND INABILITY TO STEER. |
| Jun 9, 2018 | STEERING | Drivers side steering wheel has a clicking clunking sound and appears this is a well-known issue wit... |