Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10183040February 20, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON US75 IN FLORIDA THE LEATHER COVER (KNOWN AS TONNEAU OR BOOT) THAT COVERS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHEN IT IS IN THE DOWN POSITION JUST FLEW OFF THE CAR. I WATCHED IT GO UNDER A TRACTOR TRAILER AND THE CAR BEHIND THE TRAILER HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID IT ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND WENT BACK TO RECOVER IT BUT IT WAS GONE. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DRAGGED AWAY UNDER A TRACTOR TRAILER. PRIOR TO THIS I INSPECTED THE COVER ATTACHMENT EACH TIME I STOPPED FOR GAS OR FOOD BECAUSE AT TIMES I DID SEE IT FLUTTER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND FELT UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT IT. THE LEATHER COVER IS HELD IN PLACE BY U SHAPED HOOKS THAT CAN EASILY COME OFF WHEN PRESSURE IS EXERTED ON THE COVER. ON VERY WINDY DAYS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE COVER FLUTTERS AND CAN AND DID COME OFF THE CAR. THE COVER IS A LARGE OBJECT ABOUT 4 FT. BY 2 FT. AND WHEN IT BECOMES AIRBORNE IT CAN AND ALMOST DID CAUSE A SERIOUS AND POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT. I WAS RECENTLY IN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND SAW THAT THE NEW SOLARA CONVERTIBLE NOW HAS SAFETY STRAPS ATTACHED TO THE COVER. THIS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA REALIZED THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT EXISTED. THIS REALIZATION MAY HAVE BEEN PROMPTED BY SOLARA CONVERTIBLE OWNERS REPORTING INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO MINE. UNFORTUNATELY THE COVER ON ALL TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLES PRIOR TO THIS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAN STILL UNINTENTIONALLY COME OFF AND CAUSE VERY SERIOUS AND POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENTS. TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND WILL PROBABLY TRY TO AVOID IT DUE TO THE COST INVOLVED TO CORRECT THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I REQUEST THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OR THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEEM THIS A RECALL CONDITION AND COMPEL TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182898February 18, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA WITH WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS CAST A DISTINCTIVE SHADOW AND LINE WITH DARKNESS AT TOP AND LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM. AND DEPENDING ON THE CONTOUR OF THE ROAD AT TIMES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AND PRESENTS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DRIVING HAZARD. AMD OFTEN ON COMING TRAFFIC THINK I HAVE MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND THEY PUT THEIR HIGH BEAMS ON BLINDING ME TO ROAD AHEAD. AFTER ARBITRATION WITH A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE THE SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED TO MY SATISFACTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181541February 4, 2007
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
2004 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE DESIGN FLAW. REAR SEAT BACKS ARE TOO HIGH AND BLOCK VISION OUT OF REAR WINDOW. VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP OR CHANGE LANES. 2007 MODEL YEAR HAS REDESIGNED THE BACK SEATS TO ALLOW GREATER VISION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181214January 31, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH UNDERIN WET CONDITIONS IT STRUCK THE REAR END OF A SECOND VEHICLE. HE THEN DROVE OFF AN EMBANKMENT, WENT THROUGH ABOUT 12 WOODEN POSTS, AND CRASHED INTO A BOLDER WHICH CRUSHED THE FRONT BUMPER IN HALF. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY FROM THE CRASH SITE TO TRY AND DETERMINE IF THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10179255January 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE LAG AT LOW SPEED AND FROM STOP IS INCONSISTENT AND HAS BEEN THE CAUSE FOR SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; DEALER INVESTIGATED; STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THAT LAG IS "ACCEPTABLE". SOME INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ACTUAL THROTTLE RESPONSE. DRIVER HAS TO USE HARDER ACCELERATION TO COMPENSATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DECLINES TO ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. DRIVER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177856January 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS IN REVERSE ON THE MORNING OF 12/22/06 AT 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO IN REVERSE AND WOULDN'T STOP. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING IN REVERSE THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT HIT A CURB AND TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE IT WAS STILL GOING IN REVERSE TO STOP IT. THERE WERE WITNESSES, AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SOUND THAT THE GEARS WERE STUCK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS PUSHED UNDER THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT COULDN'T BE TRUE BECAUSE OF THE NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME IT WAS GOING IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175000December 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAD MY CAR SERVICED BEFORE LEAVING FOR OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA AND WITHIN 2 HOURS OF DRIVING FROM MY HOME THE WATER PUMP WENT AND BLEW THE ENGINE. WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WATERTOWN AND RENT A CAR FOR OUR TRIP. IN 2004, WE ALSO FAILED THE EMISSION TEST TWICE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174816November 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 10 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION STRIKING THREE NEARBY PEDESTRIANS WHO SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES, AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE BRAKING PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10173939November 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS 5 TIMES TOYOTA CLAIMS ALL WEAR AND TEAR BUT THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A DEFECT CAR IS A LEMON FROM THE START. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172927November 8, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2006 I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND STARTED MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK AND HAD NEVER BEEN MOVED. WITHIN SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT I SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEFT ULNA, NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN (CERVICAL SPRAIN) AND ISSUES WITH HEARING IN MY LEFT EAR. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10172801November 6, 2006
STEERING
I LEASED A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA SEPT OF 2003. I AM SO UPSET WITH THIS CAR, IT DRIFTS TO THE LEFT, I'VE TAKEN IT BACK SO MANY TIMES, THERE IS BULLETIN ON THIS, AND THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE SPRINGS, SO THEY TOOK THE TO REPAIR IT. IT STILL DRIFT'S, I'VE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, A COUPLE OF WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, WHICH I HAD TO PAY. AT FIRST THEY DID NOT WANT TO ALIGN IT SAYING THAT NEW CARS DON'T NEED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. SO I WENT THROUGH THE LEMON LAW. WITH NO SATISFACTION. IT'S A LEASE, TAKE THE CAR BACK. THIS WAS TO BE MY RETIREMENT CAR AND NOW I WILL NOT HAVE ONE. WILL NOT BUY THIS CAR. AFTER PAYING FOR THE CAR IN FULL WHEN THE LEASE IS UP. I AM IN TEARS, THIS IS JUST NOT FAIR. TOYOTA WAS TO BE SUCH A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED COMPANY AND ALL THEY'RE DOING IS RIPPING US OFF. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172186October 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
2004 TOYOTA SOLARA THIS CAR IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT 100%. I HAVE REPLACED 2 SETS OF BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS BOTH RIGHT SIDE. ALSO BOTH INNER TIE ROD ENDS AND RIGHT CV SHAFT, WHEEL BEARINGS. A NEW BATTERY THE INTERIOR IS FALLING APART AND THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD PULLING TO THE RIGHT. TOYOTA REFUSED TO REPLACE MOST OF THE PARTS AS THEY SAY NOT COVERED UNDER THE NEW WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172025October 28, 2006
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA WITH A MOONROOF. AS I WAS DRIVING THIS EVENING THE MOONROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE MOONROOF WAS BOWED UPWARD AND SMALL FRAGMENTS OF GLASS FELL INTO THE DRIVING COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171389October 19, 2006
SUSPENSION
2004 TOYOTA SOLARA PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND I SEE WHERE MY SECOND SET OF TIERS ARE NEAR RUINED DO TO THE ISSUE. REPEATED ALIGNMENTS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE--WHICH TOYOTA IS AWARE OF (ST002-04). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171083October 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED BUT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED LIGHT HEADEDNESS AND FATIGUE, AS WELL AS, MUSCLE ACHES AND LOSS OF COORDINATION BELIEVED TO BE FROM FUMES ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170762October 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT PROVOCATION, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WHICH THANKFULLY STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION. I DON'T KNOW IF RELATED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF HESITATION AND ROUGH SEQUENCING THROUGH GEARS OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ADVISED BY MANUFACTURER THIS IS A WIRELESS TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE, INSTALLED 1/27/06. CONDITION CONTINUED THEREAFTER THOUGH NEVER ANYTHING APPROACHING THIS. SPEED AT INCIDENT DIFFICULT TO KNOW AND COMPONENT FAILURE BEST GUESS. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170701October 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I'VE NOTICED A LAG BETWEEN THE TIME I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING. THIS MAINLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, HOWEVER, IT DOES OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING (WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE) AND I HAVE TO ACCELERATE IF THE LIGHT CHANGES. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE "SHIFT POINTS" WERE FAULTY AND THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT AVALON'S HAVE THE PROBLEM TOO. HE ADVISED ME TO WAIT A FEW MONTHS FOR DIRECTION FROM TOYOTA. I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO CONFIRM WHAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD CONVEYED. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM OR THAT A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE EXISTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170539October 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THROTTLE LAG AT LOW SPEED AND FROM STOP IS INCONSISTANT AND HAS BEEN THE CAUSE FOR SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; DEALER INVESTIGATED; STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THAT LAG IS "ACCEPTABLE". SOME INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ACTUAL THROTTLE RESPONSE. DRIVER HAS TO USE HARDER ACCELERATION TO COMPENSATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DECLINES TO ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. DRIVER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170346October 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN
THROTTLE LAG AT LOW SPEED AND FROM STOP IS INCONSISTENT AND HAS BEEN THE CAUSE FOR SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; DEALER INVESTIGATED; RELOADED SOFTWARE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOYOTA STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE." SOME INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ACTUAL THROTTLE RESPONSE. DRIVER HAS TO USE HARDER ACCELERATION TO COMPENSATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DECLINES TO ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. DRIVER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. EVERY TIME CAR IS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEM IS RE-ADDRESSES BUT NO FIX HAS BEEN MADE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170351October 10, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A DEER AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT INCURRED A MINOR HEAD INJURY DUE TO STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT PROCESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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