Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#898714November 5, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS COME ON APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753903October 30, 2001
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ROCKS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND TOYOTA HAS A TBS FOR THE 1999 MODEL, BUT IT DOESNT COVER MY CAR, MADE IN 9/99. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE OR FIX THE ROCKING CHAIR, AND I FEEL THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004491September 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT FIT ACROSS THE DRIVER NECK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751962September 9, 2001
SEATS
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED RAPIDLY DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895776September 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLASH/BLINK. WOULD NOT REMAIN SOLID. SOUNDS LIKE CABLES HITTING SOMETHING UNDER HOOD. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE TIGHTENED A PIN, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751377August 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE UNRELIABLE BRAKES ON MY CAR ARE MY GRAVEST CONCERN OF THE SEVERAL PROBLEMS IVE HAD. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR BEGAN ONLY ONE MONTH INTO OWNERSHIP. THESE PROBLEMS WERE MOSTLY CORRECTED BY A REWIRE THAT WAS DONE IN OCTOBER 1999. OCCASIONALLY, THOUGH, A WINDOW WONT OPEN STILL. THE BRAKES FIRST FAILED IN THE WINTER OF 00-01, AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR, SINCE THE PROBLEM RARELY OCCURRED. IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND PRONOUNCED, HOWEVER. EVENTUALLY IN JULY 2001, I SLID THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A HOT SUNNY DAY ON DRY ROADS. I WAS CONVINCED THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT (AUGUST 2001), IT IS UNSTEADY ENOUGH ON GOOD ROADS THAT I BRAKE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AT ALL TIMES. TWICE, NOW, IN THE LAST WEEK THE ABS HAS ENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED ONCE DURING ACCELERATION, ONCE WHEN COMPLETING A STOP (THAT STARTED AT ABOUT 15 MPH). THE THIRD DEALERSHIP I CONTACTED LISTENED TO THE PROBLEM CAREFULLY AND THEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE CAR WAS PERFORMING EXACTLY AS DESIGNED, AND THIS SAFETY FEATURE (THE ABS) WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT FROM LOSS OF CONTROL. I CAN CERTAINLY CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR WELL WHEN ITS SKIDDING, BUT I CONSIDER THE ABILITY TO REDUCE SPEED AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF CONTROL. IF A CHILD ON A TRICYCLE CROSSED UNEXPECTEDLY IN FRONT OF ME, I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY I WAS GOING. THE ABS TAKES OVER EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (0-15MPH), TRIPLING MY STOPPING DISTANCE ON THE DRIEST, SMOOTHEST ROADS. I KNOW THIS WOULD BE A COMPELLING SUIT COMING FROM THE ATTORNEY OF A CRIPPLE, BUT I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN BEING SAFE AND ALIVE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, AND I AM EXASPERATED AT TOYOTAS REFUSAL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745621May 21, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON SIDE WALL OF TIRE. DEALER & TOYOTA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AS DEFECT. SUGGESTED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EVAULATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/60R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/60R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745464May 17, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES NOW THAT MY REGULAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I HAD TO LOOK AT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERAGE AND THEY DO NOT REPLACE AIR BAG SENSORS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT AT 30,000 MILES BUT IT REOCCURED AT 45,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAY THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PART BUT NOT THE LABOR. SHOULDN'T THIS BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER COMPLETELY SINCE IT IS A SAFETY FACTOR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560618April 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE HAD A HARD TIME MAKING IT UP A SLOPE WHICH HAD 1-2 INCHES OF NEW FALLEN SNOW, WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS GOING UPHILL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741952March 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD ON COLLISION AT 50MPH FAILED TO SET OFF AIRBAG.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10006523February 20, 2001
AIR BAGS
WENT TO ARBITRATION AND LOST, BECAUSE I COULD NOT PROVE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741229
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880468February 13, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
BRIDGESTONE POTENZA FRONT TIRES P205/60R16, EXPERIENCED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL, DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880081February 8, 2001
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA, TIRE SIZE 205-65-R1, DOT 9B9L, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON TOYOTA, SOLARA 2000 WITH 17,000 MILES. BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE BALD AND ARE SEPARATING AND CRACKING ON SIDES.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878197January 16, 2001
TIRES
MICHELIN, 205/65R15, RADIAL TIRES, ORIGINAL TIRES, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS JUST SERVICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE TIRE FAILURE, BUT BLAMES THE CUSTOMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557608November 28, 2000
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE RE92 POTENZA TIRE (P205 65 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557947November 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE AIR VENTS EMIT A FOUL ODOR COMPARABLE TO DIRTY OLD RAGS AS A RESULT OF MOLD, MILDEW AND BACTERIAL ACCUMULATION INITIATED BY MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, THIS UNHEALTHY CONDITION IS INTENSIFIED BY THE MORE COMPACT STRUCTURE OF THE NEW MODEL CARS DESIGNED WITH A REDUCED VENTILATION AREA. * NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT BACTERIAL FUMES FROM MOLD AND MILDEW CONDENSATION INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S VENTILATION AGGRAVATED HIS ALLERGIC CONDITION. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING NHTSA TO INTERVENE IN THE DISPUTE THAT WAS UNFAIRLY DECIDE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557248November 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF A MILDEW SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, DEALERS HAVE SAID THAT THE SPECIFIC DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE HAS A REDUCED AREA FOR VENTILATION WHICH ENCOURAGES CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE . *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557196November 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED BATTERY THAT CAUSED ACID TO LEAK ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND CORRODED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556932October 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FIRST CAR WASH, THE AIR VENTS CONTINUOUSLY EMITT A ODOR COMPARABLE TO DIRTY, OLD RAGS AS A RESULT OF MOULD, MILDEW AND BACTERIAL ACCUMULATION, INITIATED BY MOISTURE THOUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735259October 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE IN MY V-6 TOYOTA FORMED SO MUCH SLUDGE THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MFG RECOMENDATIONS AND THE MFG WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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