Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10637050September 17, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN 5000 TIRES, SIZE 215/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCE A BLOW OUT WHILE USING THE SAME MODEL TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIRE WAS IN THE SAME CONDITION BEFORE THE BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. PAM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633355September 15, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY DASH IS MELTING AND CRACKED CAUSING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUT. THE GLARE REFLECTION OF THE DASH LIMITS VISIBILITY. CONTACT TOYOTA AND INQUIRY IS PENDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632999September 14, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. LOW MILEAGE. MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING APART FORE SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE SURFACE IS BECOMING GUMMY AND SHINY. INTERFERES WITH VISIBLILITY WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE MATERIAL USED. THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASH. THIS IS ABSURD. I HAVE SEEN ALMOST 100 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THEY NEED TO RECALL AND MAKE GOOD ON A DEFAULTY DASHBOARD THAT IS HAZARDOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633034September 14, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. MAY INCLUDE ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS TURNING OFF. IT IS NOT A BULB ISSUE. SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PRIUS HID LIGHT ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631656September 8, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE
DASH HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ONE OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED, ADULT FEMALE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630886September 4, 2014
STRUCTURE
INTERIOR PLASTIC MATERIALS AROUND THE DASH ARE MELTING. MATERIAL MELTING AND CRACKING, STICKY TO THE TOUCH, CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630902September 4, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY CAR IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION EXCEPT MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS STICKY AND CANNOT BE TOUCHED, IT HAS BECOME WORSE IN THE LAST MONTH AND WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED, THE TOYOTA SERVICE SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE $500+. I HAVE NOTED THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA MFG. IS GETTING AWAY WITH A WIDESPREAD DEFECT THAT IS COSTLY TO REPAIR. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER AS THIS WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE TRADE VALUE, PERSONAL SELL VALUE AND ALSO THE ELECTRONICS WITHIN THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630204September 2, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD IS EXTREMELY STICKY AND SHINY CAUSING DRIVING VISIBILITY TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629916September 1, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
I HAVE LOVED MY TOYOTA SOLARA EXCEPT FOR ONE MAJOR ISSUE. A FEW YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD BECAME STICKY AND GUMMY. EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT AND IT IS VERY SOFT TO THE TOUCH. IT IS TOTALLY MELTING AND THE DASHBOARD HAS CHANGED TO A SHINY SURFACE. THE BRIGHT AND SHINY DASHBOARD CREATES A HUGE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT IN MY LINE OF VISION. LASTLY, THE DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN CRACKING...FIRST CRACK APPEARED BETWEEN THE AUDIO/RADIO SYSTEM AND THE GLOVE BOX A FEW WEEKS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629728August 31, 2014
STRUCTURE
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A FRIEND. DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THAT THE DASHBOARD IS A LOT WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. IT IS GUMMY AND CRACKED ALL OVER. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR LOOKS GREAT AND IT RUNS LIKE NEW, BUT THE DASHBOARD NOW APPEARS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM. IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE AND HOW DO I KNOW THE SAME THING WILL NOT HAPPEN TO THE NEW ONE. I ALONG WITH HUNDREDS AND SOON TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT COULD TURN INTO A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629514August 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
STICKY DASHBOARD...GLARE ON WINDOW IS QUITE DANGEROUS. REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER AND SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I PLAN TO KEEP MY CAR FOR MANY MORE YEARS . I LIVE IN MIAMI AND I'M AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENTWITHTHE GLARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629538August 30, 2014
STRUCTURE
A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AND STICKINESS OF THE DASHBOARD. I ASKED AT HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA AND GOT NO SATISFACTION AND THINK I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER TOO. OVER THE YEARS, ONE HALF OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY NOTICEABLY CRACKED AND DAMAGED AND NOW THE COVERING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS IS PEELING OFF THE DOORS. THE REST OF THE INTERIOR LOOKS PRISTINE. THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MY PREVIOUS CAMRY TOO BUT NOT TO THIS DEGREE; TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, TOYOTA PAID ME $1000 LESS THAT I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FOR THE TURN-IN PRICE BECAUSE OF THE DASHBOARD OF THE OLD CAMRY CAR WHEN I SOLD IT BACK TO THEM WHEN I BOUGHT MY CURRENT SOLARA IN 2004. AT LEAST A DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE COME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME THEY ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SOLARAS. ONE PERSON SAID THEY HAD 2 SOLARAS; ONE KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND ON THE STREET, AND BOTH DASHBOARDS CRACKED. I HAVE MADE AN EFFORT ALL THE TIME TO COVER THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE SUN INSIDE BUT IT HASN'T HELPED. I HOPE TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL, AS I THINK THEY SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629440August 29, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD'S VINYL COVER FRACTURED. THE CRACK INITIATED AT THE DRIVER SIDE AND SPREAD TO THE AIR BAG AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/21/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629120August 28, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN STICKY FOR 3 YEARS, WITH A GLARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER X3 DURING ROUTINE MAINTAINENCE AND HAVE TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CAN HAVE IT REPLACED FOR MORE THAN $3,000.00. TOYOTA DENIES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS CRACKED AND SPLIT ALSO, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT OPENED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IN 1 YEAR. THERE IS A WEB SITE-"STICKY DASHBOARD/TOYOTA SOLARA WITH OVER 700 COMPLAINTS, AND TOYOTA DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WEB SITE. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WITH THIS COMPLAINT, CASE# 1401170834 OVER 18 MONTHS AGO WITH NO FOLLOW-UP FROM TOYOTA. ON AUGUST 27, WFLA TV FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA HAD A SEGMENT ON A VENICE TOYOTA OWNER WITH THE SAME STICKY DASHBOARD MELTING PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSING TO FIX HIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS ESSENTIAL TO MY WORK AND OTHER COMMITMENTS, AND I HOPE THIS CAN BE RESOLVED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK-YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629218August 28, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING AND CRACKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628880August 27, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING CAUSING A GLARE, WHICH IMPAIRED THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628660August 27, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THIS CONDITION IS LEAVING A VERY DANGEROUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628323August 26, 2014
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY POOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628514August 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ISSUE WITH IGNITION ALSO OCCURRED ON AUG 26, 2014. WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND CAN BE DRIVEN WITHOUT USING THE KEY. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL CHARGE $90 PER HOUR TO INVESTIGATE. CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AFTER SEEING GM IGNITION RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY DECIDED TO SEE IF THIS IS A BROADER ISSUE SIMILAR TO GM'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628117August 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED... HAD TO RUN CAR INTO CURB AND INTO TREE BEFORE A CAR WAS HIT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE OR PARKED CARS. MECHANIC NOTED BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH APPARENTLY HAPPENS ALOT ON THIS AGE OF TOYOTA BECAUSE OF DESIGN OF COVERING BRAKE LINES TRAPPING IN SALT AND MOISTURE LEADING TO FAILURE. RESULT OF ACCIDENT WAS TO REPLACE BOTH BRAKE LINES FROM TO BACK AND BODY WORK TO REPAIR VEHICLE SO IT WAS DRIVABLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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