Anyone else find the camry steering too heavy and unpredictable?

[lklee]

As a previous honda accord owner, I'm beginning to regret getting the camry because of the steering feel. Don't get me wrong, I love the smooth engine and everything, but the steering is driving me nuts.

[PRINCESS PEACH]

I think its just fine for daily driving actually.
And when I take my car to the canyons to smoke EVOs and STis

[touringcamry]

Somewhat numb yes, but unpredictable only when I hit a patch of water I didn't see and start understeering. The power assist is variable; it's heavier at higher speeds so it's more stable and easier at low speeds to help in low speed maneuvers like parking.

[PRINCESS PEACH]

i would say accord is more geared towards performance than the camry. While Camry is more geared towards a comfy ride/steering.

[Pawel062]

idk my steering is pretty predictable but i agree its heavy. i think if it was a rwd then it would be much better.

[Netforcer]

Originally Posted by lklee

As a previous honda accord owner, I'm beginning to regret getting the camry because of the steering feel. Don't get me wrong, I love the smooth engine and everything, but the steering is driving me nuts.

Define heavy...

[PhatRoyale]

heavy steering = lots of effort required to turn the wheel

this is normally a trait of high-performance cars to allow the driver to be able to feel the road more and get feedback.

[bandit]

Originally Posted by PhatRoyale

heavy steering = lots of effort required to turn the wheel

this is normally a trait of high-performance cars to allow the driver to be able to feel the road more and get feedback.

Camry is heavy? Everyone has their own preference and definition of "heavy".

Compared to my fiancee's '03 Accord and my '95 Taurus, Camry is a little heavy but does not require a lot of effort to turn the wheel. My '02 Odyssey isnt even heavy. Probably the same as the Camry's. But my sister had a '99 Jetta and that steering wheel was a biotch to turn. I sometimes need two hands to turn the wheel. Her new '10 Matrix isnt hard to turn. My '84 Buick LeSabre was a tank and light on the steering wheel. Driving my father-in-laws Mercedes 340D (diesel) has a little heavy steering.

So you go figure, a minivan is the same as the Camry but a compact car has a heavy steering wheel.

[Netforcer]

So heaviness deals with steering wheel... and unpredictable deals with suspension...

meaning you should work out more and slam your car

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

It's far from heavy.....

My '93 Z24 convertible (V6) Almost felt like it didn't have power steering lol but it was very responsive and i loved it....

[Pawel062]

it's heavy but not as bad as others. like others said. work out more.

[PhatRoyale]

Originally Posted by dcemureviews

Camry is heavy? Everyone has their own preference and definition of "heavy".

Compared to my fiancee's '03 Accord and my '95 Taurus, Camry is a little heavy but does not require a lot of effort to turn the wheel. My '02 Odyssey isnt even heavy. Probably the same as the Camry's. But my sister had a '99 Jetta and that steering wheel was a biotch to turn. I sometimes need two hands to turn the wheel. Her new '10 Matrix isnt hard to turn. My '84 Buick LeSabre was a tank and light on the steering wheel. Driving my father-in-laws Mercedes 340D (diesel) has a little heavy steering.

So you go figure, a minivan is the same as the Camry but a compact car has a heavy steering wheel.

I was referring to the steering "feel"

And the Camry's steering is light, numb and uncommunicative, compared to a lot of the other car's I've driven.

So yes, it's anything but heavy.

[workerant]

It is heavy when U r not moving.

[keroppilee]

If anything Camry steering is light. Feels like you're floating. I test drove accord and camry and I liked the steering on accord. It takes some more effort to steer and you feel more in control. However, there's no way I'd take the accord engine over toyota. I have an SE and I changed the rear sway bar and it helped some of the handling feel. That's why I went with the camry. Can't really do much to improve the engine...

[djkor]

My steering is really light to turn, but then again I do weight lifting :p

In my opinion though, the steering is just right. It's something in which you can adapt to and provides just enough turning assistance whilst maintaining the feedback required when going on a hard mountain run.