Toyota Camry Solara Complaints

866 consumer complaints on file.

#10145022December 12, 2005
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2004 SOLARA, AND SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OUT OF THE SHOWROOM, IT HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF (ELGIN TOYOTA), AND WHATEVER THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED (IF ANYTHING) TO DO, NOTHING HAS HELPED. THEY WERE GOING TO GET TOYOTA REPS OUT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT (AT LEAST THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO) WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS, BUT NO TOYOTA REP EVER LOOKED AT IT, OR DID THEY DO ANYTHING TO TRY AND FIX IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144737December 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES. IN 2/05 I HAD A WHOLE COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. NOW LESS THAN 8 MONTHS LATER I NEED ANOTHER ONE. THE DEALER OR TOYOTA CORP STATE THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I TOTALLY DISAGREE AND FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. I HAVE WRITTEN NUMEROUS LATER MADE MANY CALLS AND TOYOTA IGNORES THEM ALL. I TOOK THE CAR AND HAD IT INSPECTED AT A INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDER AND THEY STATE THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG OR DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144585December 6, 2005
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REAR RIGHT TIRE SHOWS EARLY WORN-OUT, CAR SKIDS TO THE RIGHT, IT CAN BE FELT ON THE RIGHT REAR AGAIN. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL, 05. THE DEALER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. ONLY THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE PLATE SHOWS "SLOPE AND HILL" SIGN. WARP??? IT IS HARD TO SHIFT FROM PARK SOMETIMES, BRAKE MUST BE PRESSED AGAIN AND AGAIN OR THE CAR MUSH BE PUSHED SLIGHTLY. ALL OTHER THINGS ARE FINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143072November 17, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE STEERING KNUCKLE ON MY 2004 SOLARA BEGAN TO FAIL. THIS CAUSED LOOSENESS IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING AROUND CORNERS. PREVIOUSLY, MY CAR ALSO SUFFERED FROM THE LEFT PULL PROBLEM LISTED ON THIS SITE. I BELIEVE THE SOLARA HAS SOME VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS, BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142802November 15, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT HAS MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES IN THE FOUR YEARS WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TWO TIMES IT WOULD SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT, BLAST EITHER HOT OR COLD AIR. WE COULD USUALLY STOP IT, BY A LOT OF MANIPULATION OF THE THERMOSTAT KNOB, AND IT WAS "FIXED" BOTH TIMES BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN THE THIRD (CURRENT) INCIDENT THE TEMPERATURE IS STUCK ON 76 DEGREES. NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT WARMER OR COOLER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142658November 14, 2005
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE DESIGN ( ANGLE ) OF THE WINDSHIELD CREATES SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. THE GLARE OFF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS BLINDING EVEN WITH THE SUNSHADE DOWN. USING SUNGLASSES HELPS BUT DOES NOT ELEVATE THE PROBLEM AT ALL. I HAVE TRIED ADJUSTING SEAT TO CHANGE VIEWING ANGLE BUT WONT HELP. THIS IS A PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AND MAKES ME HESITANT TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS. WITH SUN BEHIND YOU THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141820November 5, 2005
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF PERIODICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT WORK THREE TIMES. RESET PROCEDURES ARE COMPLICATED, TIME CONSUMING AND DO NOT WORK. I HAVE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE FOR SAFETY AND ITS CHECK OUT OK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141681November 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THERE WAS A VERY HIGH IDLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER THE INITIAL REVVING, THE IDLE WOULD REDUCE TO A SLOWER PACE. THIS WAS COMPUTERIZED AND COULD NOT BE MANUALLY REDUCED. ALSO, WHEN PULLING OUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK (12/08/05) THE CONSUMER WROTE AS THE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR "TOYOTA SOLARO 2006." *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140474October 21, 2005
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005. I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON 5TH STREET IN SANTA MONICA AND HAD THE GREEN LIGHT. AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, I SAW A CAR GOING EASTBOUND ON SANTA MONICA BLVD ENTERING THE INTERSECTION AGAINST THE LIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND HIT THE OTHER CAR. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ON-SCENE OFFICERS, THE BODY SHOP, AND THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER WERE CONCERNED THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY DID AN INSPECTION AND ON OR ABOUT 10/7/05 CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A COPY OF THE REPORT. I HAD AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONIST LOOK AT PHOTOS OF MY CAR AND SHE STATED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10138248September 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE HESITATES REGULARLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITION. DEALERSHIP TWICE REVIEWED THE VEHICLES AND REPORTED "NO CODES". WE BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS REAL AND UNSAFE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138863September 28, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER KEYLESS REMOTE DID NOT WORK AND COULD NOT UNLOCK DOORS. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE DOORS WERE FROZEN BECAUSE THE KEY HAD NEVER BEEN USED TO UNLOCK THEM. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO USE THE KEY OCCASIONALLY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM FREEZING UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137811September 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND EACH TIME YOU ACCELERATE ON THE GAS A SULFUR SMELL EMITS FROM THE CAR INTO THE CABIN. HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT BRANDS OF GAS WITH NO LUCK. DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME IT IS JUST THE GAS IN KENTUCKY AND THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR BUT I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER AVALON OWNERS THAT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT ONLY OCCURS ON SOME CARS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136925September 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DT: THERE IS SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT BRAKES. EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND SO WILL THE STEERING WHEEL. CAN HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON AUGUST 1, 2003. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAD TO CHANGE THE CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS. HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED , THEN SHAVED THEM TWICE, AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133420August 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2005 CAMRY SOLARA DEFECT WAS FOUND IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS, BRAKE AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132385August 2, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1999 TOYOTA SOLARA DOOR ENTRY REMOTE FAILED.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO HIS VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH HIS KEY. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DOORS WERE FROZEN BECAUSE THE KEY HAD NEVER BEEN USED TO UNLOCK THEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO USE THE KEY OCCASIONALLY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM FREEZING UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131288July 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE
2006 TOYOTA SOLARA DEVELOPED VARIOUS PROBLEMS.*MR THE CONSUMER RENTED THE VEHICLE WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD REST WHICH PROTRUDED FROM THE BACK SEAT RESTRICTING THE ALREADY TINY REAR WINDOW. WHEN BACKING FROM ANY PARKING SPACE, WITH THE TOP UP, T HE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE PEDESTRIANS . THE VEHICLE HAD A 4-8 SECOND DELAY WHEN AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO A HIGHER GEAR. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAME STUCK. THE LCD GAUGES CAN'T BE SEEN WHEN DRIVING IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130065July 26, 2005
STRUCTURE
REAR WINDOW OF CONVERTIBLE TOP KEEPS HITTING THE BACK SEAT. WINDOW FINALLY BROKE OFF PIECE OF BACK SEAT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WINDOW NOW HAS COME LOOSE - HANGING FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. TOOK CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SOLARA. THEY WILL MANUALLY ADJUST THE BACK SEAT FORWARD. THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR GLASS AND ASSEMBLY. AS SOON AS THE REPAIR FACILITY SAW MY CAR, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD TO FIX A LOT OF SOLARA CONVERTIBLES. ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM: THE REAR WINDOW HITS THE BACK SEAT AS IT GOES DOWN. TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129898July 25, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DT: ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE SEAT HEAD REST WERE CLEARLY IN THE WAY, WHICH LEFT THE CONSUMER NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE . THE ONLY VISIBILITY WHEN LOOKING BACK WAS BY LOOKING BETWEEN THE HEAD RESTS. THE HEAD RESTS WERE SO BIG THEY OBSTRUCTED THE CONSUMERS VIEW. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO OTHER SEATS AND IT WASN'T POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE HEADRESTS. THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NEW HEADRESTS AVAILABLE ON 2006 SOLARA, BUT SINCE TOYOTA DID NOT PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO LOCATE ALTERNATE HEAD RESTS FOR VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129692July 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE SHIFTING MECHANISM IN THE VEHICLE DELAYS WHEN GOING AROUND THE CORNER. WHEN PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 OR 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO WORK. COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED ONCE. IT MADE IT A LITTLE BETTER, BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THERE WAS NO OTHER SOLUTION FOR THIS. THIS STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. IT HAPPENED MAINLY WHEN THE VEHICLE COASTED AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED AFTERWARDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129559July 21, 2005
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT RESET. CONTINUALLY GOES OFFAND COMES BACK ON, RESET PROCEDURES ARE COMPLICATED AND DO NOT WORK. HAVE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE, NOW SIMPLY DISREGARDING THE TIRE LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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