Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10690469February 24, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH OIL SLUDGE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
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#10683717February 16, 2015
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS CRUMBLING. *TR
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#10683477February 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2006 SOLARA IS MELTING AND SETS OFF A HIGH REFLECTIVE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DASH IS STICKY TO TOUCH - CAN NOT BE WIPED CLEAN. THE DASH PANEL ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS CRACKING WHICH MAY EFFECT AIR BAG. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA - CASE # WITHHOLDING IN 2013 BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA SENT ME TO LOCAL DEALER. DEALER GAVE ME THE SAME ANSWER EVEN AFTER I HAD SEEN THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WANTED $2200 TO REPLACE IT. *TR
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#10682940February 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARDS MELTING AND CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IMPAIRS DRIVING ABILITY. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD, I CANNOT SEE WHERE I AM DRIVING. MAY ALSO AFFECT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING DASHBOARD. *TR
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0
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#10682819February 11, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OUT AND BACK ON SO THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. *TR
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#10680765February 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2004, NEW FROM LIPTON TOYOTA. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DASHBOARD KEEPS MELTING AND PEELING AND CRACKING. I COMPLAINED TO LIPTON TOYOTA TO NO AVAIL. IT IS REALLY UNFAIR TO PAY SO MUCH FOR SOMETHING AND HAVE IT FALLING APART IN A MATTER OF YEARS. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD OWN THIS CLAIM AND FIX MY CAR. *TR
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#10680940February 3, 2015
STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKS WITHOUT REASON. NOT SURE HOW THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY ON THIS CAR BUT MAY POSE A HAZARD DURING DEPLOYMENT. ENERGY ABSORPTION MAY BE COMPROMISED BY THE MANY CRACKS. ONE OWNER, LOW MILES AND ALTHOUGH PARKED OUTDOORS ALWAYS USED A SUN SHIELD. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I'VE EVER OWNED WHERE THE DASH HAD CRACKED. *TR
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#10679988January 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CALIPERS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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#10672867January 15, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
IN AUGUST 2014, I NOTICED A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FROM THE BEGINNING EDGE OF THE DASH UP AN AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. A MONTH LATER, AN ADDITIONAL CRACK APPEARED ON MIDDLE CONSOLE ENDING AT THE STEREO COMPONENT. CRACKS ARE INCREASING IN NUMBER AND LENGTH OVER TIME. CAR HAS HAD A SINGLE OWNER, GARAGED, WITH METICULOUS CARE. I'M CONCERNED THAT CRACK(S) COULD EVENTUALLY POSE A PROJECTILE PROBLEM IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND THE DASH COMES APART IN PIECES DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, VERY DISAPPOINTED TO KNOW THIS WILL AFFECT RESALE VALUE, SOMETHING THAT MAKES OWNING A TOYOTA A REASON TO BUY IT INITIALLY. *TR
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#10671052January 8, 2015
STRUCTURE
NOTICED HAIRLINE CRACKS IN DASH PAD AND RELATED TRIM AND THE DASH PAD SURFACE WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE GLARE OF THE STICKY DASH PAD AND THE ODOR IT EMITS...LEAVING A RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS. WE NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF THE AIR BAGS THAT IN THE DASH PAD NOT WORKING AS PLANNED. NEW IMPROVED PART # IS 55401-AA060-E0. *TR
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#10669956January 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA WHICH HAS A CRACKED DASH BOARD WITH A STICKY SUBSTANCE OOZING OUT. THE CAR IS GARAGED AND IN GREAT CONDITION OTHERWISE. IT WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR WERE ANY UNKNOWN MATERIALS APPLIED TO THE DASH. I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ITEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS AROUND THE GLOBE WITH THE TOYOTA DASHES. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT EFFECT THE AIRBAG COMPONENTS. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT MY NEXT STEPS SHOULD BE. *TR
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#10669996January 4, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK DUE TO DEFECT IN CONVERTIBLE TOPS RUBBING OFF WIRES, KNOWN DEFECT IN MOST ALL CONVERTIBLES IN THIS LINE. *TR
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#10669878January 3, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IN MY SOLARA STARTED TO MELT UNDER THE SUN. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND IS MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THE DASH SHOWS NICKS IF YOU HIT IT WITH SOMETHING LIKE A FINGERNAIL. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AS I HAD THE DASH REPLACED AND MY DEALER WROTE THE PROBLEM WAS MATERIAL DEFECT. I HAD TO PAY THE LABOR OF OVER $400 AS MY DEALER ABSORBED THE COST OF THE DASH. TOYOTA BRUSHED ME OFF AND REFUSED TO EVEN PAY HALF THE COST. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WE THE CUSTOMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A MISTAKE BY TOYOTA. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AS MY DAUGHTER'S 2009 CAMRY HAS THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE SO TOYOTA ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
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0
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#10669447January 1, 2015
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING. *JS
Crash:
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No
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#10669341December 31, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS AND THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE DAILY. I'VE CONTACTED TOYOTA MAIN HEADQUARTERS COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE, I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN MANY REPORTS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM DUE TO USE OF INFERIOR PARTS USED BY TOYOTA AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS. CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN INITIATED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.I WISH TO FORMERLY FILE MY COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY AS A POINT OF RECORD . INCIDENTALLY I HAD MAINTAINED A VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY FOR SIX YEARS AFTER MY PURCHASE AND IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT TOYOTA WASN'T AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO IT'S EXPIRATION. *JS
Crash:
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10668567December 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
BRINGING UP SPEED ON FREEWAY ENTRANCE TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC GOING 65 MPH OF MORE. I GOT UP TO 45 AND MY CAR STALLED AS IF LOSING POWER, IT DID THIS FOR A FEW SECONDS (ENOUGH TO ALMOST GET ME HIT), IT SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED UP TO 60MPH AT WHICH TIME I TAPPED MY BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTED DRIVING NORMALLY. IT ALSO DOES THIS WHEN I AM IN A SITUATION THAT I HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. IT DRAGS BEFORE I CAN ACCELERATE AGAIN TO WHATEVER SPEED I AM GOING. WHEN SLOW IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC IT ALMOST STOPS ON ME. *TR
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0
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#10668458December 27, 2014
STRUCTURE
ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. MY SON HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIS 2006 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO OURS. BOTH CARS WERE ALWAYS GARAGED AND HAD VERY FEW MILES ON THEM. MY SON HAD ABOUT 18,000 AND WE HAD ABOUT 16,000. WE BOTH CALLED TOYOTA AND WE WERE EACH TOLD IT WAS BEYOND WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR
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#10667673December 22, 2014
STRUCTURE
WE HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNERS OF THE CAR AND HAVE LIVED IN MIAMI, FL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP. NOT LONG AFTER TIME OF PURCHASE, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SAME COMPLAINT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT: THE MELTING AND CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD. ALTHOUGH THE CRACKS AND SHINE ARE UNSIGHTLY AND THE STICKINESS IS BOTHERSOME, THE MOST TROUBLESOME RESULT OF THIS DEFECT IS THE GLARE IT CASTS ON THE WINDSHIELD. ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN, THE GLARE WITHOUT A DOUBT HINDERS VISIBILITY TO A DANGEROUS DEGREE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER A REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD. THEREFORE, I STRONGLY URGE THE NHTSA TO INITIATE A RECALL FOR THIS PART, AS I AM FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT IT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION/PROOF OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
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0
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0
#10663782December 12, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE DASH PAD SURFACE STARTED TO BECOME DARK IN COLOR AND STICKY TO THE TOUCH IN THE SUNSHINE. THE DASH PAD MATERIAL WAS VERY SHINY AND STICKY TO THE TOUCH, ALMOST LIKE A LIQUID. THE GLARE FROM THE SHINY, STICKY SURFACE CAUSES A GLARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAKES THE CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE...AND A GREATER CONCERN ARE THE AIRBAGS IN THE DASH AFFECTED BY THIS SURFACE DETERIORATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SEEKING RESOLUTION AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE SEEM NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SHORT OF MY PAYING APPROX. $1,500 TO REPLACE THE PART. CONTACT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE HAD THEM TELLING ME I HAD DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE SITUATION. TO-DATE THE CAR (MY WIFE'S VEHICLE) SITS INSIDE, UNDER A CUSTOM CAR COVER AND HAS LESS THAN 11,000 MILES...WE CONSIDER THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
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0
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0
#10661969December 3, 2014
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
THE DASH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA BEGAN TO MELT AND CRACK IN 2012, CREATING AN EXTREMELY STICKY SURFACE AS WELL AS A SEVERE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE STICKINESS AND GLARE WORSEN WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WHICH IS A CRITICAL ISSUE WHEN LIVING IN FLORIDA. EVEN WHEN I TRAVEL TO NORTHERN STATES IN THE WINTER, THE STICKINESS AND SEVERE GLARE DOES NOT COMPLETELY GO AWAY IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I CAN GENTLY TOUCH MY DASH AND LEAVE A FINGER IMPRINT AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR AND IN ANY TEMPERATURE. THE GLARE GREATLY REDUCES THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR HOWEVER, DURING THE HOTTEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR THE GLARE IS SO SEVERE THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT IS AHEAD. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AND HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING PEDESTRIANS IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE GLARE. I HAVE RESORTED TO "BOBBING AND WEAVING" TO FIND AN AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD I CAN SEE THROUGH (TYPICALLY A ONE-INCH AREA WHERE THE AIR VENT IS REFLECTING VERY LOW ON THE WINDSHIELD) OR EVEN ROLLING DOWN THE SIDE WINDOW TO STICK MY HEAD OUT DURING SITUATIONS SUCH AS THESE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN WITH TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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