Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10303451January 31, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TOYOTA SOLARA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT SPACE. STARTED A CHAIN REACTION ULTIMATELY INVOLVING THE SOLARA AND FOUR OTHER CARS. NO PERSONAL INJURY SINCE ALL CARS EXCEPT THE SOLARA WERE PARKED. ESTIMATE $35-40K IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. AFTER REPAIRS, TOOK THE SOLARA TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303206January 29, 2010
AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAY AT INTERSECTION, THE CAR HESITATED ON ACCELERATION AND SHE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. SHE STATES SHE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO CROSS BUT "THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO". ALSO, DESPITE IMPACTS FROM SEVERAL ANGLES, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10303080January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A TREE, A LAMP POST, AND CRASHED INTO A STONE SIGN. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY FOUND A LARGE BRUISE ON HER ARM. THE DOCTORS SENT HER FOR A SCAN RIGHT AWAY, BUT SHE HAD A STROKE AND NEVER RECOVERED. SHE DIED FOUR DAYS LATER. I REALIZE THAT THE CURRENT TOYOTA ACCELERATOR RECALL DOES NOT INVOLVE THE SOLARA AT THIS TIME, BUT OUR FAMILY IS NOW SUSPICIOUS. A CAUSE OF MY MOTHER'S ACCIDENT HAS NOT BE DETERMINED. SHE DIED BEFORE THE POLICE WERE ABLE TO ASK HER ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS STILL SMASHED UP AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHOULD WE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER FURTHER? TW* UPDATED 03/14/10 *BF UPDATED 07/26/10*JB UPDATE 9/15/11*CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10303085January 28, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO AFFECT ON THE ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER SAID THE SENSOR AT THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE. NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL. HE REPLACES THE SENSOR AT A COST TO ME OF $750.00 TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301926January 22, 2010
EQUIPMENT
ON JANUARY 8, 2010, MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY 2003 TOYOTA SOLARA SLAMMED INTO A PARKED SUV SENDING IT HALFWAY OUT OF IT'S PARKING SPACE. ONLY A SMALL RUBBER MAT WAS ON THE FLOOR, NOT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. THE ORIGINAL CARPET MAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REMOVED FOR CLEANING. INSURANCE COVERS AUTO BODY DAMAGE BUT DOES NOT ADDRESS THIS NEW RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT IN THE LISTED AFFECTED YEARS (2007-2010). WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? DO I REPAIR THE CAR AND FORGET THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT EVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I COULD FIX IT OR NOT FIX IT AND TRY TO SELL IT, BUT WHO WOULD WANT THE CAR, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT PUBLICITY ABOUT THE RECALLS AND TOYOTA'S RESPONSE TO IT. I SUPPOSE I WILL WAIT AND SEE HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT, BUT WANTED TO PUT ON RECORD (SOMEWHERE) AND PERHAPS OTHERS ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I COINCIDENTALLY FOUND MYSELF IN. MY CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR IN THE PAST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298894January 10, 2010
SEAT BELTS
2002 TOYOTA SOLARA PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298895January 10, 2010
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT AGAIN AFTER A 2ND SEATBELT WAS INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298243January 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, MY 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED (RUNAWAY) ACCELERATION IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL RESTAURANT THIS PAST SUNDAY. PLACING MY FOOT ON THE BREAK DID NOT STOP THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID STOP WHEN IT RAN INTO A LARGE ROCK. NO ONE WAS INJURED THIS TIME. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. DOES TOYOTA HAVE ANY SOLUTION/RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? IF NOT, DOES TOYOTA HAVE ANY PLANS ON CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE? A QUICK RESPONSE TO MY QUESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR BEST REGARDS, FRED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298294January 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. HE STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE HE HEARD CLICKING NOISES FROM THE STARTER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMP START THE BATTERY SO THAT HE COULD DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE STATING THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION WIRE THAT WAS TOUCHING THE 2ND WIRE CAUSING AN OPEN CIRCUIT DRAW, THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS IN A PROTECTIVE HARNESS AND THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED AND THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE WERE REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDED A REPLACEMENT BATTERY AND THE IGNITION WIRE HARNESS WHICH WAS REPAIRED AS WELL AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24753 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24803. UPDATED 01/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297273December 29, 2009
STEERING
MY 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA POWER STEERING LOCKED UP INITIALLY 12/17/2009 WHILE EXITING A FREEWAY OFFRAMP CAUSING ME TO CONTINUE VEERING LEFT INTO THE CURB FORTUNATELY WITH NO INJURY TO MYSELF OR CAR. THE CARS BEHIND, ALSO EXITING, NEARLY SLAMMED INTO ME BUT HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP AND SWERVE AROUND. THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED FOR NEARLY 2 MINUTES THEN FINALLY RELEASED WHILE THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING WITH NO ENGINE FAILURE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED 12/24/2009 IN THE EVENING WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT WHICH AGAIN FORTUNATELY NO ONE HIT ME. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK FOR NEARLY TWO MINUTES AGAIN WITH NO ENGINE FAILURE. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS WITH TOYOTA DEALER AND HAS HAD NO PAST HISTORY OF ISSUES AND UNDERGOES REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING FURTHER DIAGNOSED AFTER I FILED A COMPLAINT 12/28/2009 SINCE THE SERVICE TEAM REPRESENTATIVE WAS ADVISING ME THE CAR WILL BE RELEASED AND TO BRING IT IN IF ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURS. I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE AS THE THIRD TIME MAY BE FATAL TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A DEALERSHIP TO RELEASE A CAR WHICH COULD CAUSE FATALITY. AS A RESULT I AM AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE DEALER TO APPROVE THE CHANGE OUT ALL TECHNICAL COMPONENTS THAT DEAL WITH THE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295407December 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA FROM A SLOW MOVING TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293711November 27, 2009
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
MY WIFE HIT THE BRAKE AS SHE WAS PARKING IN FRONT OF A STRIP MALL AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO A STORE FRONT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH THE STORE AND THE CAR. THE FLOOR MAT HAD BUNCHED UP UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR IS A 2002 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. I AM REPORTING THE INCIDENT NOW BECAUSE THIS YEAR AND MODEL ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOYOTA RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THEY THANKED ME FOR THE INPUT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293150November 22, 2009
VISIBILITY
2006 TOYOTA SOLARA XLE CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHEN PASSING A MEDIUM-SIZED TRUCK ON A SMOOTH CLEAN HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. NO INDICATION OF OBJECT THROWN BY TRUCK AS WINDOW EXPLODED SHORTLY AFTER THE WINDOW WAS FORWARD OF THE TRUCKS FRONT BUMPER. NORMAL HIGHWAY WIDTH SPACING WITH NO CONVERGENCE OF THE VEHICLES. ALL WINDOWS WERE UP, CONVERTIBLE TOP SECURED UP AND AIR-CONDITIONING ON. WINDOW SAFETY GLASS PERFORMED WELL AS NO LONG SHARDS OR SHARP EDGES WERE FORMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292294November 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HELLO, I HAVE A 2008 SOLARA. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I HAD REPORTED SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THEY RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS AND THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM AND MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T JUST PUSH THE PEDAL TO HARD IN OTHER WORDS HE SAID DON'T GUN IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE ANY RECALL WAS DONE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNLESS I CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I DRIVE IN WASHINGTON DC AND WHEN YOU STOP AND GO AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT GOES IT PICKS UP ACCELERATION AND I HAVE TO KEEP HITTING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR HIT FOR A HARD STOP. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALOT BUT STILL I HAVE CONCERNS, SINCE AT ONE POINT THERE USED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO FLOOR MATS AND AS I STATED THIS WAS WELL BEFORE RECALL. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT AND NOW I HAVE TO KEEP A GREAT DISTANCE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL KICK IN. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY CAR. THE DATE I AM CLICKING ON BELOW IS A GUESS SINCE I AM WORKING AND HAVE MY PAPERS AT HOME. THE DATE BELOW ALSO IS THE BEGINNING OF ALL THIS. *TR THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292228November 15, 2009
TIRES
ON 9/24/08 I WENT TO TOWN FAIR TIRE AND HAD FOUR TIRES REPLACED AT A COST OR $539.12. I WAS TOLD YOKOHAMA TIRES WERE THE BEST AND HAD THE BEST MILEAGE UP TO 80,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR AT 74,000 MILES. ON 6/3/09 I BROUGHT MY CAR WHICH NOW HAD 81,000 MLS. ON IT WITH A BUBBLE ON MY TIRE AND HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A CA COST OF $134.51. FIVE MONTHS LATER ON 11/02/09 I WENT BACK TO TOWN FAIR TIRE WITH 83,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND ANOTHER BUBBLE ON MY TIRE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR FORTY TWO YEARS AND NEVER HAD A BUBBLE ON A TIRE AND IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THESE TIRES BECAUSE OF BUBBLES. TOWN FAIR TIRE SAYS ITS MY DRIVING, I SAY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I AM ON DISABILITY AND DO NOT DRIVE TO OFTEN BUT I LIKE TO FEEL SAFE WHEN I DO. I WOULD LIKE THESE TIRES INVESTIGATED. $800.00 FOR TIRES A YEAR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL HAVE TO SPEND MORE.. THE TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA AVID TRZ ID CC208213308-4208-4408 I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290959November 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA SOLARA--ACCELERATOR SURGES. IN JUNE 2008 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE DEALER HAS THE RECORD OF MY JUNE 2008 REPAIR REQUEST. HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR STILL STICKS AND SURGES INTERMITTENTLY. WHAT SHOULD I DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290834November 3, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR, AND THEN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11900. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289759October 25, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 09/20/08 I DROVE MY 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA TO A GREEK FESTIVAL ON MOUNTAINVIEW AVENUE IN SANTA ROSA. I WAS DIRECTED TO PARK MY CAR IN THE PARKING FIELD. I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GO OVER A SMALL BUMP AND THE MOTOR ROARED OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD TO QUICKLY THROW IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR TO KILL THE MOTOR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE OK. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. ON 9/22/08 I TOOK IT TO THE FREEMAN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SANTA ROSA. A REPRESENTATIVE TOOK ME OUT FOR A RIDE IN MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THEY DID NOT MAKE OUT A REPORT ON THE INCIDENT. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED VERY CONCERNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289268October 21, 2009
TIRES
TIRE BLOW OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289099October 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE FLOOR-MATS ARE SHIFTING UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MATS WERE EXCHANGED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A TECHNICIAN ADVISED HER TO REMOVE THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR-MAT. HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOYOTA FLOOR-MAT RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,732.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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