Toyota Camry Solara Complaints (2002)

60 consumer complaints on file.

#11579275March 25, 2024
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Tire size P205 60R16 evolution tour series This is the second tire of the set of 4 that suddenly had a belt shift inside the tire and the steering wheel would violently shake , one of the tires when failed pulled to left into oncoming traffic (luckily I retained control)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229997July 8, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING, AFTER THE VEHICLE GETS HOT, NOT OVERHEATED, THE BRAKES GO SOFT AND YOU CANT STOP! IF YOU SLAM THEM THEY WORK, IF YOU PRESS NORMALLY, NOTHING. WE REPLACED, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND ALL PADS, HAD A PRESSURE BLEED PERFORMED, NOTHING HELPS! IT'S THE SEAL ON THE FIRE WALL THAT IS DEFECTIVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11175983February 10, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON. I'VE SPENT MANY DOLLARS TO GET IF FIXED, HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. IT SEEMS TO BE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE LIGHT GOES ON WHENEVER THE KEY IS ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882288July 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER LIGHT WENT ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 ORIGINAL MILES. I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875092June 19, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002, (75,000 MILES) BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. IT WAS NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER I NOTICED THE "BRAKE" DISPLAY LIT. I CALLED ARLINGTON TOYOTA WHERE I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR 20 YEARS AND ADVISED OF THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT, BUT DECIDED TO CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE TO THE DEALER AFTER # CALLS. I LEARNED THAT BOTH MY BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINES HAD RUSTED AND WERE LEAKING FLUID. I COMMENTED THAT I HAD MY CAR IN FOR BRAKE WORK MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR +. I SPOKE TO MY REGULAR ATTENDANT AT LEAST 4 TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES. I HAD BRAKE WORK DONE, GLAZING AND OTHER TYPES OR BRAKE WORK. LONG STORY, AFTER MUCH SHOPPING AROUND, DECISION MAKING, . THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ASSIGNED TO DEAL WITH ME. ORIGINALLY $2100, THEN HE TONY NITTY BROUGHT IT TO $1600. FINALLY OFFERED PAYING $1,000 SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT LONG BEFORE MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AS IT HAD BEEN IN SEVERAL TIME OVER THE PAST 2+ YEARS FOR BRAKES. I REJECTED THE OFFER AS TONY HAD TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO GET TOYOTA TO PICK UP THE ENTIRE $1600. I REJECTED THE OFFER AND HE WAS TO GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT AND TO CHECK BACK ON MON. I ACCEPTED THE OFFER AND IT ENDED UP COSTING ME $455.81 I QUESTIONED MY CAR BEING IN THERE 6 TIMES RE: BRAKE ISSUES) SINCE 10/2013 AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T A PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A "LEAK". HERTZ DESK MANAGER. TOLD ME, IT THIS PBLM WAS KNOWN FOR YEARS. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH FRUSTRATED I BECAME FROM 6/7/2016 UNTIL 6/17/2016. PAPERWORK FOR THIS ISSUE GOES BACK TO 10/2013 AND IT APPEARS THAT THE RUSTING, WHICH DOESN'T JUST OCCUR WAS NEGLECTED.. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD PICK UP THE ENTIRE REPAIR (LABOR AND PARTS) AT THE VERY LEAST. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I BELIEVE THE BALL WAS DROPPED BY ARLINGTON TOYOTA IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS. I DEALT WITH TONY NITTY, JEFF LARSEN AND MGR SANDRA PIERCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855122April 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF FOR YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW THE PASSENGER SEAT IS POSITIONED BUT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL. AFTER REVIEWING THE SITE AND OTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS MY VEHICLE I'M WONDERING WHY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I GOT IT FIXED LAST YEAR THEY SAID IT WAS THE PINS. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837529February 22, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXPERIENCED CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730333June 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS REPORT IS NOT IN REFERENCE TO THE VEHICLE, IT IS AN ISSUE WITH TIRES. I PUT ON A SET OF MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 205/60R16 92H IN FEBURARY OF 2012, AND AFTER THE SECOND YEAR FOUND THE MATERIAL HARDENING AND WITH LOW TRACTION, WET OR DRY (WORSE WET OF COURSE) AND WHEN I CONTACTED MICHELIN ABOUT THIS WAS TOLD NO WARRANTY EXISTS IN REGARDS TO TRACTION. I FOUND UNCOMFORTABLE WITH CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CHANGED THE TIRES. SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE TIRES WERE: HN7RPK1X4911, HN7RPK1X01122, HN7RPK1X4611, HN7RPK1X5111 I AM NO LONGER IN POSSESSION OF THE TIRES, THEY WERE LEFT WITH COSTCO IN MELVILLE, NY. I WANT TO REPORT THIS IN CASE THESE TIRES ARE IN QUESTION IN ANY OTHER INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730336June 25, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES SHOWED SIDEWALL DRYROT WHICH WAS DISMISSED AS 'OZONE CRACKING' AND EXTREMELY REDUCED TRACTION AFTER 2 YEARS, 25,000 MILES. MICHELIN WOULD NOT MAKE GOOD ON COMPLAINT. ENTIRE SET HN7RPK1X4911, HN7RPK1X01122, HN7RPK1X4611, HN7RPK1X5111
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723040June 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'LL COST $500 TO FIX BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT BECAUSE OF IT THEY SAY NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN A CRASH. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610420July 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
2002 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608202July 4, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE (AND MANY OTHER SOLARA'S) SEEMS TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION. AT TIMES, THE CAR ACCELERATES A LITTLE BIT BY ITSELF. IT HAS NEVER CAUSED ME TO CRASH OR ANYTHING MAJOR, BUT I'VE HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES REAL HARD BECAUSE ITS TAKEN ME BY SURPRISE. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M NOT MOVING, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I'M WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR MAKES NOISES THAT TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE. I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS 2002 TOYOTA SOLARA AND I HAVE A REPORT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER DATING BACK TO 2002. THIS OWNER DESCRIBES WEIRD NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT THAT TOYOTA WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AS IT SEEMS, THIS CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH UNEXPLAINABLE NOISES SINCE ITS DAY OF MANUFACTURE. I'VE BEEN REPLACING MANY THINGS ON THE CAR THINKING BECAUSE OF AGE IT IS MAKING SUCH NOISES, BUT NOISES PERSIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598436June 16, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HE HAD TO CLICK THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO ENGAGE. EVENTUALLY THE SEAT BELT BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147.200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505903April 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT WHETHER OR NOT A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505938April 11, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT...THE SEATBELT LIGHT STAYS ON WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I HAD THE LIGHT DIAGNOSED FOR $91 BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. REGARDLESS, THE SEATBELT STILL DOES NOT RETRACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488140December 12, 2012
ENGINE
STRIPPED HEADBOLTS CAUSING COOLANT LEAKAGE WHICH RESULTS IN OVER HEATING ENGINE. FROM ALL OF THE INFO I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421338August 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD BOLTS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK WERE STRIPPING AND THE FAILURE WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405548June 8, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND A SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER REPEATEDLY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS A RESULT TO CRASHING INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR BODY DAMAGE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372484December 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR COSMETIC DAMAGES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370398December 13, 2010
STEERING
2002 SOLARA HAS THE FREQUENT PULL TO THE LEFT DESPITE 4 NEW TIRES, BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT. I CALLED TOYOTA BUT THEIR SERVICE DEPT WAS NO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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