Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10112277February 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2002 TOYOTA SOLORA IN MAY OF 2002. I HAVE HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CAR. IT NEEDS ANOTHER. I WILL BE FILING LEMON LAW ON MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106817February 16, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO HIGH. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WILL FLASH THEIR LIGHTS ON AND OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH DID NOT HELP. IT GOT WORSE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENS HAD A SEAM ACROSS THE TOP WHERE THE PLASTIC IS JOINED. THE SEAM CAUSES DISTORTION AND AN ABRUPT CUT OFF OF LIGHT. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110456February 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA SE, NOT V6, ACCELERATED WITHOUT STEPPING ON ACCELERATION AND HIT A WALL. ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT STICK, BUT ACCELERATION CONTINUED. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS HIT, I CRASHED INTO A WALL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110398February 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN MAKING TURNS (AND SOMETIMES JUST WHEN ACCELERATING), THIS CAR AND ALL LIKE IT HESITATE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD SUDDENLY NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110362February 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 TOYOTA SOLARA WITH V6 AND AUTO TRANS. HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE NEW AND HAVE A HESITATION PROBLEM THAT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED TO ENTER HWYS SAFELY. I AM ALSO UNABLE TO ACCELERATE COMING OUT OF TURNS WITHOUT FEELING THE CAR LURCH FORWARD MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN TAKEN TO SERVICE AT TOYOTA THEY ACT LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. I KNOW I AM NOT CRAZY BECAUSE ITS NOTICED BY ALL MY PASSENGERS. AND UPON MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATION HAVE UNCOVERED MANY COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND BY OWNERS OF LEXUS VEHICLES THAT USE SAME ENGINE AND TRANS. IN FACT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL CARS USING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL FOR THE THROTTLE AS OPPOSED TO THE OLD LINKAGE SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF IT. I ALSO NOTICED QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110121February 8, 2005
STEERING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA SPORT COUPE WITH THE V6 MOTOR. THIS CAR CONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. FURTHER, THE CAR VEERS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING. IT IS NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM THE WEEK I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER, LEITH TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC, HAD THE WHEELS ROTATED AND THEN ALIGNED ALL FOUR WHEELS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR HAD DEFECTIVE TIRES. THEY DID NOT DEIGN TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC, AND THEY ALIGNED THE VEHICLE, AND ALSO REPLACED A BROKEN STEERING COMPONENT THAT WAS CAUSING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL. THEN THEY TOLD ME A TSB HAD "JUST COME OUT" ABOUT THE PULL TO THE LEFT, AND THEY NEEDED TO ORDER NEW SPRINGS. I AM SUPPOSED TO GO PICK UP THE AUTO TODAY, BUT I SERIOUSLY DOUBT WHETHER IT IS FIXED, OR WHETHER TOYOTA IS CONCERNED ABOUT MY WELFARE OR MY INVESTMENT. CURRENTLY, THE CAR HAS 26K MILES, AND HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111024January 24, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER IS UNSATISFIED WITH THE BUMPERS INABILITY TO ABSORB A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ABUSE WITHOUT SUSTAINING DAMAGE. *NM THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE STATUS OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT THE HESITATION OF THE CAR TO REACT IMMEDIATELY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE INABILITY OF THE CAR TO ACCELERATE IN A TIMELY MANNER IS DISCONCERTING TO THE CONSUMER ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY, FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. A NAUSEATING ROTTEN EGG ODOR COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106193January 12, 2005
SEATS
THE EDGES OF THE BLACK CLOTH SEATS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA ARE PERMANENTLY STAINED FROM THE RAIN & OF COURSE NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107037January 7, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THIS VEHICLE HAS CONVERTIBLE SEATS, BOTH FRONT SEATS AND HEAD RESTS ARE TOO LARGE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY, CONSUMER UNABLE TO SEE PROPERLY. CONSUMER TOOL VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK....TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO LOWER REAR SEAT HEAD RESTS. THEY RESTRICTED VISIBILITY BY 1/2 THROUGH REAR WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106938January 6, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEAD RESTRAINTS TAKE 50% OF THE REARVIEW. THIS MAKES THE ABILITY TO SEE VEHICLES DIFFICULT WHEN IN REVERSE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106717January 4, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE SEAT RECLINER BROKE, AND COULD NOT BE RAISE UP SO THAT CONSUMER COULD OPERATE THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WILL DO REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104163December 20, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT WAS GREAT WEATHER, SO I HAD THE TOP DOWN THE WOULD TIME I TEST DROVE VEHICLE. . IT WAS ONLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT AND PUT THE TOP UP THAT I REALIZED THAT THE VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR MIRROR OF THE CAR WAS AWFUL. I'VE HAD 2 OTHER TOYOTA CONVERTIBLE PREVIOUSLY, AND RECOGNIZE THAT VISIBILITY IS NOT THE BEST THROUGH THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR DUE TO THE SMALLISH CONVERTIBLE WINDOWS. HOWEVER, WITH THE 2005 SOLARA, TOYOTA HAS PUT VERY LARGE HEAD RESTS ON THE REAR SEATS THAT MAKE THE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE THAN MY TWO TOYOTA CELICAS. WITH THOSE HEAD RESTS (WHICH SURPRISINGLY ARE NOT REMOVABLE OR ADJUSTABLE), THE VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR MIRROR IS EFFECTIVELY LIMITED TO A 1 FOOT BY 1 FOOT SQUARE. THIS MEANS THAT LANE CHANGES MUST BE PERFORMED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY LOOKING OUT SIDE MIRRORS IN ORDER TO AVOID BLIND SPOTS. PARALLEL PARKING IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF THE QUESTION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR AT ALL. I TALKED TO TOYOTA, AND WAS TOLD THAT OTHERS WHO HAD DRIVEN THE CAR HAD ALSO EXPRESSED THE SAME CONCERN, BUT THAT THE REAR HEAD RESTS WERE NOT REMOVABLE OR ADJUSTABLE. THAT WAS AS FAR AS THEY WERE WILLING TO GO WITH THE DISCUSSION. I BELIEVE THE HEAD RESTS SHOULD BE MADE AT LEAST A FEW INCHES SHORTER AND SLIGHTLY NARROWER. THIS WOULD IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THIS VISIBILITY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099838November 12, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. EVEN WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BLIND SPOT. CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098550November 9, 2004
SEATS
FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS LOOSE TRACK AND ROCKS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER ATTEMPTED A QUICK FIX PER TSB TO NO AVAIL. TOYOTA REP ADVISED TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT TRACK, BUT DEALER STATED I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE $350.00 LABOR CHARGE. I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON DEFECT, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. IF THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT, MATERILAS AND LABOR SHOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099497November 5, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S REAR VIEW. IT IS HARD TO BACK UP OR CHANGE LANES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091926October 6, 2004
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME WINDSHIELD BECOME HAZY AND WAS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS VINYL OUT GASSY.*AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE IS A HAZE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER HAS CLEANED THE WINDOWS BUT THE HAZE REAPPEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS VINYL OUT GASES PER TOYOTA TECH ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD LAST FROM 6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR AND COULDN'T BE CORRECTED. THE HAZE IMPAIRS THE CONSUMER VISION ESPECIALLY AT DUSK AND AT NIGHT. THE CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS A HEALTH ISSUE AND DRIVES WITH THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094771September 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THERE WAS A 3 TO 4 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095471September 29, 2004
VISIBILITY
POOR BODY DESIGN. NARROW REAR WINDOW. *BF 2 BACKSEATS HEAD RESTS ARE TO TALL AND CLOSE TOGETHER COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE WINDOW. VERY HARD TO DO A SAFE LANE CHANDGE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094597September 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093235September 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF ARM TO TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR. PART WAS REPLACED. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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