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2012 Toyota Camry Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
1%of 590 total for the year
Median mileage
40,650miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2012 Toyota Camry, 1% of the 590 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,650 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On two occasions, while driving, the engine turned off for approximately 1 or 2 minutes, leading to a loss of control of the vehicle, the brakes and the steering. Then it automatically turned back on, and I could continue driving. On both occasions I was driving at approximately 20kms per hour, and I was making a turn. On the 2nd occasion, the car went uponto the sidewalk and crashed into a tall step that proected the car from going through the display window. …”

NHTSA complaint #11318533, filed 2020-03, 20,000 miles

“I was driving on xpressway just pulling onto it,push down on gas to get speed and pedal was pushed all the way to the floor and my Camry would not go any faster then 40 I let up and tried again and still 40, then all at once it started going faster and faster”

NHTSA complaint #10717456, filed 2015-05, 17,000 miles

“On hwy 65 MPH power steering warning light came on then lost power steering and then car died in middle of hwy at 65 MPH skidded to a stop. It was very frightening. I was almost hit 3 times by cars trying to steer my way to the side of the road. Car was taken to twin city Toyota and I called Toyota and they told me that it's a recall on other cars but not mine. I could have been killed or killed other people. I threatened to call and report to you, and then they were willing to help me. Car hasnt been inspected yet. I dropped key in drop box at twin city Toyota in herculaneum mo. …”

NHTSA complaint #11353071, filed 2020-09, 130,000 miles

“I rented a Toyota Camry 2013 in december 2012. While sitting in the traffic at low speed, I noticed that the front vehicle suddenly stopped near the intersection of buchanan and us 93. I immediately slammed on the brake pad while the cruiser was on, however, the brake did not respond. The rental car did not slow down and kept moving forward. Eventually, it hit the front vehicle. Luckily, no one was injured because of low speed. If it were a normal functional car, the vehicle would have stopped because the speed was very low. …”

NHTSA complaint #10502158, filed 2013-03, 15,568 miles

“Shift lever locked in park position, could not shift to reverse out of parking stall. Had to press shift lock release button to shift to reverse. Then once vehicle was in motion the stability control, ABS, and parking brake lights​ remained illuminated. The shift lever locked on 4 separate occasions that day. The release button had to be pressed every time. The lights remained illuminated whenever vehicle was running.”

NHTSA complaint #10985559, filed 2017-05, 61,300 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202021%
201931%
201881%
201764%
201621%
201541%
201451%
201352%
201281%
201161%
201061%
2009121%
2008111%
2007612%
200621%
200551%
200461%
200330%
200251%
200010%
199410%

Other parts of the 2012 Toyota Camry

Transmission and drivetrain
142 complaints
Other or unknown
84 complaints
Air bags
75 complaints
Vehicle speed control
67 complaints
Electrical system
62 complaints
Body and structure
61 complaints
Engine
59 complaints
Steering
58 complaints
Brakes
55 complaints
Fuel system
26 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaints
Suspension
16 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Camry

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology