Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10058646February 21, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2004 SOLARA SE SPORT PULLS (DRIFTS) TO THE LEFT. ( DEALERSHIP SPENT 3 DAYS ON CAR, PERFORMED BULLETIN# ST002-04 INCLUDING ADJUSTMENT SPRING SEATS AND ALIGNMENT- STILL PULLS LEFT. ) AGREED TO DRIVE 3,000 MILES UNTIL NEXT SERVICE INTERVAL & AWAIT NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM TOYOTA ) VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ISSUE, I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACURING OR DESIGN FLAW IN STEERING SYSTEM. I AM A QUALITY ENGINEER IN IMPORT AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WITH 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE.) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056736February 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE BLOWN ON MY TOYOTA SOLARA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056537February 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS IN "REVERSE" AND BACKED INTO A CONCRETE POLE IN MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAR JUMPED INTO "DRIVE," AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY EFFORTS TO BRAKE. I THEN HIT A CONCRETE POLE HEAD ON, WHICH TOTALED MY VEHICLE.*AK ON A PRIOR OCCASION THAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY 2003, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 60-65 MPH. WITHOUT INPUT, THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY TO 80-85 MPH. THE CONSUMER CANCELLED THE CRUISE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEN TURNED OFF THE CRUISE MASTER SWITCH. UPDATED 7/3/12*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10056203January 30, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT AND ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN, THE LIGHT JUST COMES ON RANDOMLY AND STAYS ON UNTIL I TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME, THEY FIX "SOMETHING". SEVERAL OF THE TIMES, THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE SEAT COME DISCONNECTED OVER TIME. THEY THEN PROCEED TO "FIX" IT. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS. ONE TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTOR FROM THE STEERING. ALL TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP HAS FIXED THIS WITHOUT CHARGING ME. THIS LAST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE LOOSE CABLE UNDER THE SEAT AGAIN, BUT BECAUSE THE PRIOR PROBLEM WAS NOT THIS SAME THING (E.G. THE STEERING CONNECTION), IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $200 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED. THIS IS OBVIOULSY A RECURRING ISSUE. AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE KINGS OF PROBLEMS. WHEN WILL THEIR BE A RECALL OF THIS? IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ABLE TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM (AFTER 6 TRYS, YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD FIGURE IT OUT). I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY EVERY TIME I NEED IT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055746January 23, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY A TRUCK. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054683January 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA SOLARA IN OCT. 2003. ON JANUARY 17, 2004 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS ABOUT 50 YARDS OR MORE IN FRONT OF MINE AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD THAT LOOKED LIKE IT STATED AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE UNTIL IT CAME UP ABOUT 10 INCHES FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CLEAR OVER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (NOT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) TO LOOK AT IT. THE SERVICE TECH. SAID SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT BECAUSE THE HE SAW A CHIP IN THE GLASS JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE CRACK ABOUT 2-3 MILLIMETERS IN DIAMETER AND ABOUT 1-2 MILLIMETERS IN DEPTH. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT AT ANY CHARGE TO ME. I KNOW NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND I FEEL THE GLASS IS DEFECTIVE AND CRACKED DUE TO THE COLD OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT FROM THE DEFROSTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070300January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE OIL HAS A TENDANCY TO GET MILKY AFTER 2,000 MILES FROM PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. STEPS TAKEN TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1. OIL CHANGES TO SEMI SYNTHETIC OR ALL SYNTHETIC OIL. 2. CHANGE OIL & FILTER AT 2,000 MILE INTERVALS AT SUSTAINED TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. 3. DRIVING HABITS TO AVOID A SERIES OF SHORT TRIPS, BY SCHUDLING 30-45 MINUTE HIGHWAY RUN WEEKLY. ( WHEN EVER POSSIBLE) I WAS ALARMED BY THE RE-OCCURING LOOK OF THE OIL AND THE DIRTY CONDITION UNDER THE OIL FILLER CAP ( ENGINE NOT HOT ENOUGH, LONG ENOUGH?) . I TOOK ADDITION TIME TO CLEAN UP THE DIRTY APPEARENCE AND CHANGE THE OIL EARLIER THAN 2,000 UNTIL THE CONDITION NORMALIZED. EXTENDED RUNS ON THE HIGHWAY ALSO HELPED THE CONDITION OF THE OIL OVER THE 2,000 MILE INTERVAL. ESPECIALLY WITH THE HARSH 2002/2003 WINTER IN THE NORTHEAST US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070468January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. MY ENGINE IS GOING TO BE INSPECTED BY TOYOTA AT THEIR GRIFFIN GA OUTLET ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2003. I ANTICIPATE THE RUNAROUND AND I AM GETTING ALL THE INFO I CAN TO ARGUE MY CASE. MY ENGINE SUDDENLY IS USING ONE QUART PER 300 MILES AND WHEN I TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE I SUDDENLY DISCOVERED IT WAS SO GUNKED UP IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT OIL UNLESS POORED IN VERY SLOWLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070692January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY, ARMED WITH AN AMAZING ARRAY OF INTERNET INFORMATION. WE WERE INITIALLY SENT TO THE MAIN RECEPTIONIST WHO WHEN ASKED WHO'S HANDLING THE SLUDGE PROBLEMS? AT FIRST DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE WORD, THEN WHEN MY FIANCE PULLED OUT A WHOLE PACKET OF INFORMATION AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF HER AND SAID THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF SHE THEN AID, YOU TOOK ME OFF GUARD AND THEN STOPPED THE GSM OR SM AND ASKED HIM TO TALK TO US. WHEN IN HIS OFFICE, WE SAID, WE BOUGHT A CAR FROM YOU AND HAVE SLUDGE AND THE CAR HAS SAT A MONTH, HE REFERRED US TO THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT. WE WALKED THOUGH THE HALL AND OVER TO REPAIR AND SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF THAT DEPARTMENT. HE ASKED FOR THE VIN AND THE MILEAGE, AFTER WE SAID WE HAVE A BAD SLUDGE PROBLEM. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE UP IN THE COMPUTER THEN ASKED IF ANYONE HAD REMOVED THE INTAKE TO SEE IF IT WAS SLUDGE. WE ANSWERED THAT OF COURSE WE HAD TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS, FIRST BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN OIL LEAK, BURNING AND CAUSING ALL THE SMOKE. BOTH MECHANICS KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS SLUDGE, ALTHOUGH THE ONE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS TO PROVE THERE WAS NO LEAK. WE WERE TOLD THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. AFTER TELLING THE MANAGER THAT TWO MECHANICS HAD SEEN IT, HE ASKED IF IT COULD BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE TOLD HIM, SINCE IT IS SHUDDERING AND SMOKING LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN, BOTH MECHANICS ADVISED THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE WOULD SEIZE UP, AND WE WOULD NOT DRIVE IT. HE THEN GAVE US A NUMBER TO A TOWING COMPANY FOR THE DEALERSHIP THAT WOULD TOW AT NO COST TO US TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGREED TO LOOK AT THE CAR TOMORROW. WHEN I ASKED WHAT IT WOULD COST ME, HE SAID NOTHING, IF IT IS SLUDGE. WE'LL SEE. IF THIS MAN IS AS HONEST AS HE SEEMS, HE'S NOT ONLY RARE, BUT AMAZING. OF COURSE, HE COULD CALL IN A DAY OR TWO AND SAY IT WAS MY FAULT AND WANT OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. UNFORTUNATLLY FOR THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052250January 2, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THE AT 65 TO 70 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED, AND AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES AND COULD NOT FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026859December 3, 2003
SEATS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING POWER SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH OR SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE STEREO HAD A HISSING SOUND. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE REPLACED WITH A LATER MODEL, FULL REFUND OR A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045533November 5, 2003
STEERING
CAR STEERING DRIFTS LEFT, 8 TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED (CASTER IS NOT ADJUSTABLE). WEB SEARCHES REVEAL THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITH THE MANUFACTURER OFFERING NO RESOLUTION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038940September 15, 2003
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD REPORTED THE SEATBELT PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER PREVIOUSLY. PASSENGER SEATBELT WAS REPLACED, BUT DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE DRIVER SEATBELT WAS FINE. TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE AIRBAG AFTER ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10038685September 11, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1. MY 1999 SE V6 SOLARA BEGAN SMOKING A LOT EVERYTIME I STARTED THE CAR AND WHEN I ACCELERATED. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE "SLUDGE" PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DID ALL OF THE REQUIRED WORK TO FIX THAT. 2. I WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT IN 1999 AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. 3. THERE IS A VERY LOUD, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, CLUNKING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AREA. THE DEALER SAYS THE STRUT TOPS ARE WORN OUT AND IT WILL COST $750.00??? PER SIDE TO REPLACE THE STRUTS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. SHOULDN'T THE STRUTS HAVE A LONGER LIFE THAN THAT? 4. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL ONE DAY AND HAD TO HAVE THE REGULATOR REPLACED. 5. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, IF I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STILL WARM IT WOULDN'T CRANK. FIRST THERE WAS NO NOISE AT ALL WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OVER AND IF I WAITED A BIT, AS IT COOLED OFF, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY START. THEN ONE DAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I STOPPED AT THE STORE AND WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE IT WAS DEAD AND WOULDN'T START AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND HAVE A THROTTLE BODY SERVICE BECAUSE THE WAS "CARBON BUILD UP IN THE INJECTORS". 6. THE CAR SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IT IS NOT THE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE OR THE ALIGNMENT. IT ALSO SHIMMIES BADLY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES FROM A HIGH SPEED. 7. NOW, I WENT TO HAVE AN EMISSION TEST DONE AND FAILED BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE CODE WAS FOR THE O2 SENSOR. MY MOTHER HAS THE SAME CAR AND HAS HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM FOR THE O2 SENSOR, WHICH SHE HAD REPAIRED AND WITHIN A WEEK THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. I AM SO TIRED OF ONE THING AFTER THE NEXT WITH THIS CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038202September 4, 2003
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS A MIRROR ON IT THAT FALLS OFF AND DISTRACTS THE DRIVER'S FOCUS FROM THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032220July 22, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE LEAKING. NAR 07/28/2003.*MR THE VEHICLE SUNROOF LEAKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR BUT THE LEAK RECURS. THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CONNECTOR AND REPLACED THE BULB. THERE WAS A MUSTY ODOR COMING FORM THE A/C DUCT. THE DEALER ADDED FRIDGE FRESH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029860July 22, 2003
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD, RELEASED BRAKE AND SEAT WILL MOVE BACK. DEALER REPLACED ALL SEATS, AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028546July 18, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR WINDOWS HIT TOP OF DOOR FRAME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WINDOW MUST BE PARTIALLY DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO CLOSE PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027009July 10, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019774July 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *NLM THE CONSUMER HIT AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER HEAD ON. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

← Back to Toyota Camry Solara