Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10129448July 20, 2005
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO THE DESIGN, RATHER THAN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE HAS A SMALLISH REAR WINDOW BUILT INTO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP (AS MOST CONVERTIBLES DO). HOWEVER, TOYOTA TAKES THIS TO THE EXTREME BY HAVING TWO LARGE HEADRESTS ON THE REAR SEAT THAT BLOCKS OVER HALF OF THE VISIBILITY TO THE REAR WINDOW. THESE HEADRESTS ARE FIXED, AND SO THE DRIVER HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO LIVE WITH A VERY NARROW VIEW OUT THE REAR WINDOW. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE HEADRESTS CONTAIN ROLLBARS TO PROTECT PASSENGERS, BUT THE DESIGN COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN MORE OPEN SO AS TO ALLOW VISIBILITY. THERE WERE REPORTS IN THE PRESS THAT THE 2006 MODEL WAS GOING TO SWITCH TO A 'HOOP-STYLE' HEADREST, BUT MY VEHICLE IS EVIDENCE THAT THEY DID NOT. I DO NOT KNOW THAT THERE ARE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS WITH REGARD TO REAR VISIBILITY. IT SURPRISES ME THAT A MANUFACTURER IS ALLOWED TO PRODUCE A CAR WITH SUCH POOR VISIBILITY. BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY INEVITABLE THAT THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS VEHICLE COLLISIONS OR WORSE - PERSONAL INJURIES CAUSED BY A DRIVER BACKING UP THE TOYOTA SOLARA WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE VIEW OF WHAT LIES BEHIND HIM. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10128101June 28, 2005
STRUCTURE
COMPLAINT REGARDING THE INTERIOR VEHICLE APPEARANCE BLACK GRAPHITE TRIM AND BEZEL PARTS THAT ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *MR THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWERED ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE DASHBOARD BLACK GRAPHITE TRIM/BEZEL REGISTER ASSEMBLY TO BE LOWERED THEN THE TRIM/BEZEL BLACK GRAPHITE IN THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ACCEPTABLE. *SC *JB
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
#10126421June 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISION HESITATION
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
#10117003May 31, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DRIVER TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DRIVER CALLED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO A MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119031May 23, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD REST CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE HEAD REST CAN NOT BE REMOVED WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD REST ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121378May 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. IF IT IS DRIVEN FOR 1 HOUR, ENGINE NOISE IS LOUDER WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. IF, I MOVE AUTO TRANSMISSION STICK TO N, NOISE IS CAML DOWN. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IF CAR IS DRIVEN LESSER THAN 15 MINUTES.
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
#10118915May 6, 2005
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER HAS A CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE, AND THE TOP HAS AN ODOR COMING FROM IT THAT MAKES HIM ILL. DEALER REPLACED THE FILTER IN THE VEHICLE AND DONE NUMEROUS THINGS TO RID THE ODOR, BUT THE UNDESIRABLE SMELL WAS STILL THERE. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP.*AK *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118431April 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA V6...THE HESITATIONS ON ACCELERATION ARE UNMANAGEABLE AND DANGEROUS...SOMEBODY HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM...BEFORE THIS CAR CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116807April 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 TOYOTA SOLARA WITH V6 ENGINE AND "DRIVE BY WIRE" THROTTLE EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT HESIATION UPON ACCELERATION AND OCCASSIONAL UNINTENDED/UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. SPECIFIC SITUATIONS ARE: 1) IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO ADJUST DISTANCE TO CAR IN FRONT, THEN ACCELERATING WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE CAR DOES NOTHING BRIEFLY THEN JUMPS AHEAD LEADING TO A POTENTIAL COLLISION. IT'S AS IF IT IS STRUGGLING TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR. 2) WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A CURVE, THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS WITH THE CONSEQUENT INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM. BUT RATHER THAN MAINTAIN SPEED IN A DIFFERENT GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS PARTICULARLY NERVE WRACKING ON WET OR SNOWY ROADS ON WHICH ONE CAN LOSE CONTROL AND SPIN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115992March 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE A TOYOTA SOLARA, 2000. HAD TO GET ENGINE REPLACED AT 77,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS $3800 IN EMISSION REPAIRS. MANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD ENGINES REPLACED ARE NOW EXPERIENCING EMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS MATTER NEEDS INVESTIGATED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115978March 28, 2005
SUSPENSION
THE SUSPENSION ON THE CAR IS VERY NOISY. THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING LIKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY BUMP. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR NEEDS NEW STRUTS AND THAT TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115586March 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS OWN, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK THE HESITATION AND THE JERKY SHIFTING IS NOT ONLY IRRITATING AND UNCOMFORTABLE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, SUDDEN SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR CAUSES THE FRONT WHEELS TO SPIN ON SLIPPERY SURFACES WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF TRACTION AND LOSS OF STEERING. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114077March 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
EXTREME SULPHUR SMELL INSIDE CABIN OF AUTOMOBILE. THIS AIR QUA;ITY CANNOT BE BENEFICIAL TO THE OCCUPANTS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN ONGOING TO LOCAL DEALER, BUT NOT YET RESOLVED ECU MUST BE ADJUSTED AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113960March 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO DOWNSHIFT. E.G. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE IN TRAFFIC, APPLYING THE ACCELORATOR, RESULTS IN A VEHICLE HESITATION WHERE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN, THEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS, AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELLERATE. THE VEHICLE I MERGED IN FRONT OF SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, AS DID THE VEHICLES BEHIND THEM. THE HESTITATION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHILCE IN MAR 2004. THE HESITATION OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURED WHEN ACCELRATION FROM 40 MPH. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS FUNCTIONING PER DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113281March 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V012000 CONCERNING ACCELERATOR CABLE. AFTER ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATOR CABLE STUCK. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE OR SURGE FORWARD. *AK
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

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