2018 Toyota Camry Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 1%of 754 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 21,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2018 Toyota Camry, 1% of the 754 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,000 miles.
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.
“Car seems like the emergency brake is on but its not. When I drive off it pulls back and hesitates. The seatbelt doesnt always send the signal that iam wearing it which makes the car seat alarm go off. The car wont turn off when I press the button mulitiple times the AC cooling is loud along with the engine sound being also loud”
NHTSA complaint #11278069, filed 2019-11, 30,000 miles“I was driving the vehicle in cruise mode and suddenly warning and pre-collision system dashboard light came on together, and a message pops-up in the screen showing the cruise control is unavailable. The adaptive cruise control gets disabled and the car start dropping the speed unless controlled manually. After driving for a few miles the lights automatically go back to normal. Have taken the car to the dealership and they told me they have calibrated some sensors but I am still having the same problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11218508, filed 2019-06, 21,000 miles“3 times the collision prevention stop working while I was driving at the high way. You have to turn the car off and then turn it on to for the collision prevention system to work again. And this is so dangerous. The transmission sometimes glitch and not working properly and shifits like crazy. I feel it sometimes that car sounds not right because it should shift smoothly. Air condition when it on cold the fan can give good air streem which is good but when it on heat the fan is so slow and it doesn't give good air streaming. …”
NHTSA complaint #11139266, filed 2018-10, 2,000 miles“The vehicle does a weird clocking noise when acceleration and as I break or go at a lower speed or higher speed the sound is less or more . This starts at a surten speed. Also when the car is on it does the noise like a clicking sounds ive read about the recalls on this models and im concern due to the same info the car are being called for recalls. …”
NHTSA complaint #11299115, filed 2020-01, 58,000 miles“The car applied the brakes very hard while traveling down a major thoroughfare with no objects or other vehicles nearby. I was running around 50mph and the collision avoidance activated and the car slowed to nearly 20mph.”
NHTSA complaint #11219798, filed 2019-06, 32,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 | 8 | 1% |
| 2017 | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 | 5 | 1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 8 | 1% |
| 2011 | 6 | 1% |
| 2010 | 6 | 1% |
| 2009 | 12 | 1% |
| 2008 | 11 | 1% |
| 2007 | 61 | 2% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 | 5 | 1% |
| 2004 | 6 | 1% |
| 2003 | 3 | 0% |
| 2002 | 5 | 1% |
| 2000 | 1 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2018 Toyota Camry
200 complaintsBrakes
165 complaintsEngine
137 complaintsFuel system
105 complaintsOther or unknown
98 complaintsVehicle speed control
75 complaintsElectrical system
68 complaintsSteering
61 complaintsForward collision avoidance
46 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
27 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Toyota Camry
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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