Toyota Camry Solara Complaints (2004)

161 consumer complaints on file.

#10128988July 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILED AT 13058 MILES. PARTS AND LABOR UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, OUT OF WARRANTY COST WOULD HAVE BEEN AT ABOUT $500. KNOWN ISSUE FOR TOYOTA AS SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED. DEALER RECOMMENDED TO PURCHASE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN TO COVER COMPONENT AFTER ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRES. PARTS AND LABOR SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THIS COMPONENT AFTER ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRES AS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA AND HAS FAILED IN ENOUGH NEW CARS TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN. FAULTY CHARCOAL CANISTER WILL CAUSE A NO PASS ON SMOG CHECK FOR CALIFORNIA AND WILL POLLUTE THE ENVIRONMENT UNTIL REPLACED. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126725June 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT: 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA, VEHICLE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, 55 MPH, 65 MPH, AND OTHER SPEEDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IT DID NOT START AGAIN, THE ONLY PART OF THE VEHICLE THAT WORKED WAS THE RADIO. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO DEALER MANY TIMES, AND DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. THE DEALERS HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED IT, CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS UNTIL AFTER HE PURCHASED VEHICLE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125730June 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE V6 FROM SUPERSTITIONS SPRINGS TOYOTA IN ARIZONA JUST OVER 24 HOURS AGO. WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE IT YESTERDAY I ALMOST GOT IN A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SOMEONE STARTED TO PULL OVER ON ME. I HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND WENT NOWHERE FOR AT LEAST 1-2 SECONDS. THANK GOD THE GUY HEARD MY HORN. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID 'THEY COULD FEEL IT TOO' BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAD READ A CUSTOMER COMMENT ABOUT THE PROBLEM JUST ONCE AND THERE WAS A REPLY THAT SAID THERE WAS SOME DOWNLOAD FOR IT. WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED AND THERE WERE NO DOWNLOADS FOR IT. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD AND THERE WOULD BE SOME HESITATION, THEN STARTED IN ON SOME ENGINEERING EXPLANATION, AND SAID THEY HAVE SOME SPECIALIST COME IN ONCE A MONTH FROM TOYOTA AND HE WOULD ASK HIM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I TRIED TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED NOW, BUT GOT NO DIFFERENT REPLY. I HAD NOTED SOME SLIGHT HESITATION WHEN I WAS TEST DRIVING IT, BUT REALLY DIDN'T NOTICE ANY APPRECIABLE HESITATION WHEN I VERY BRIEFLY HAD IT ON EXPRESSWAY DRIVE (ONLY ALLOWED ABOUT A 1/2 MILE THEN TOLD TO TURN OFF). HOWEVER YESTERDAY WHEN I FINALLY DROVE IT, I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE I WAS GETTING WHIPLASH FROM THE HESITATION, LUNGING AND JERKING AROUND, AND THEN I ALMOST GOT IN A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AND HAVE A HUGE LOAN HANGING OVER MY HEAD TO BOOT. I GUESS I WILL JUST DRIVE IT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE SO I DON'T GET KILLED DUE TO AN 'ENGINEERING PROBLEM' AND THEN GET RID OF IT AS SOON AS I CAN. I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. BIG MISTAKE. PLEASE ALSO REFERENCE THIS WEB SITE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/ENTRY/1234000920023135 AND THIS WEB SITE WITH ONE ENTRY AND A REPLY STATING THERE IS A FIX: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_76023.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121517May 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 TOYOTA SOLARA EXPERIENCING STALLING OR LONG HESITATION WHEN THE VEHICLE'S SPEED IS BELOW 25 MPH AND THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE.*MR THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING FAST MOVING TRAFFIC FROM ENTRANCE RAMP ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109252March 2, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT INCIDENT THE SEAT HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REMOVED THE SEAT, AND INSTALLED A NEW SEAT. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#10094597September 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093105September 23, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN RECORD - CAR PULLED SEVERELY TO LEFT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TOYOTA'S FIRST ATTEMPT LESSENED LEFT HAND PULL. TOYOTA'S SECOND REDUCED PULL, BUT NOW STEERING IS SLOPPY. TOYOTA SAYS THEY "FIXED" IT. CAR FEELS "TWITCHY". ON CROWNED ROADS YOU WILL PULL HARD TO WHATEVER SIDE THE ROAD LEANS TO. I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE - TOO SCARY TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER NON-SAFETY RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR - SHARP RATTLE FROM REAR PASSENGER SIDE, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE IS SOFT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091304September 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CAR'S DESIGN MAKES CHANGING LANES HIGHLY DANGEROUS: THE BACK WINDOW IS EXTREMELY SMALL AND NARROW, AND THE TWO BACK SEATS HAVE UNUSUALLY HIGH HEAD RESTS WHICH COMPLETELY BLOCK THE SMALL WINDOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091136September 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA AND HAVE SEVERE ACCELERATOR ISSUES. THE ACCELERATION HESITATES AT VARIOUS TIMES. SOMETIMES IT IS FROM A COMPLETE STOP, OTHER TIMES IT IS IN LOW GEAR. THIS HAS BECOME A HAZARD IN DRIVING AMONGST TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AT A NORMAL SPEED; AS I SAID, IT HESITATES, MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A ROAD, OR STARTING FROM A STOP. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES THAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE REAR ENDED! THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS STATING THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED, WITHOUT ADMITTING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE..BUT THEN STATE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASE IN APRIL. EACH TIME THEY TRY DIFFERENT THINGS...I.E., RESETTING THE COMPUTER, RUNNING TESTS, ETC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090932September 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS A HAZE ON MY WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR WINDOWS. I HAVE CLEANED THE WINDOWS BUT THE HAZE REAPPEARS. DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS "VINYL OUT GASSING PER TOYOTA TECH ASSISTANCE. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM COULD LAST FROM 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. THE HAZE IMPAIRS MY VISION ESPECIALLY AT DUSK AND AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THE USE AND MARKET VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THE "GASSING" PROBLEM IS ALSO A HEALTH ISSUE. I WILL NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT BECUASE OF THE VISION PROBLEM. I RARELY DRIVE DURING THE DAY AND ONLY WITH THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN BECAUSE OF THE "GASSING" PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089188September 13, 2004
VISIBILITY, SEATS
REAR WINDOW IS BLOCKED BY THE HEAD REST. ALSO, THE WHEN THE SUN VISOR IS DOWN, IT BLOCKS THE REAR WINDOW . MANUFACTURE STATES THAT THE DESIGN MEETS DOT COMPLIANCE.*AK THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT EH REAR WINDOW APPEARED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALL THAN PRIOR YEAR SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081712August 20, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE REAR HEAD REST IN THE VEHICLE ARE TOO LARGE BECAUSE THEY PARTIALLY BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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