2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA Problems & Recalls

Tire size P205 60R16 evolution tour series This is the second tire of the set of 4 that suddenly had a belt shift inside the tire and the steering wheel would violently shake , one of the tires when failed pulled to left into oncoming traffic (luckily I retained control)

WHILE DRIVING, AFTER THE VEHICLE GETS HOT, NOT OVERHEATED, THE BRAKES GO SOFT AND YOU CANT STOP! IF YOU SLAM THEM THEY WORK, IF YOU PRESS NORMALLY, NOTHING. WE REPLACED, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND ALL PADS, HAD A PRESSURE BLEED PERFORMED, NOTHING HELPS! IT'S THE SEAL ...

Mileage: 189,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON. I'VE SPENT MANY DOLLARS TO GET IF FIXED, HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. IT SEEMS TO BE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE LIGHT GOES ON WHENEVER THE KEY IS ENGAGED.

Mileage: 15

THE PASSENGER LIGHT WENT ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 ORIGINAL MILES. I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE?

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002, (75,000 MILES) BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. IT WAS NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER I NOTICED THE "BRAKE" DISPLAY LIT. I CALLED ARLINGTON TOYOTA WHERE I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR 20 YEARS AND ADVISED OF THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I ...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002, (75,000 MILES) BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. IT WAS NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER I NOTICED THE "BRAKE" DISPLAY LIT. I CALLED ARLINGTON TOYOTA WHERE I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR 20 YEARS AND ADVISED OF THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I ...

Mileage: 75,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF FOR YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW THE PASSENGER SEAT IS POSITIONED BUT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL. AFTER REVIEWING THE SITE AND OTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS MY VEHICLE I'M WONDERING WHY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED ...

Mileage: 48,000

THIS REPORT IS NOT IN REFERENCE TO THE VEHICLE, IT IS AN ISSUE WITH TIRES. I PUT ON A SET OF MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 205/60R16 92H IN FEBURARY OF 2012, AND AFTER THE SECOND YEAR FOUND THE MATERIAL HARDENING AND WITH LOW TRACTION, WET OR DRY (WORSE WET OF COURSE) AND WHEN I CONTACTED MICHELIN ABOUT TH...

Mileage: 69,000

TIRES SHOWED SIDEWALL DRYROT WHICH WAS DISMISSED AS 'OZONE CRACKING' AND EXTREMELY REDUCED TRACTION AFTER 2 YEARS, 25,000 MILES. MICHELIN WOULD NOT MAKE GOOD ON COMPLAINT. ENTIRE SET HN7RPK1X4911, HN7RPK1X01122, HN7RPK1X4611, HN7RPK1X5111

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'LL COST $500 TO FIX BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT BECAUSE OF IT THEY SAY NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN A CRASH. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.

2002 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SMD

THIS VEHICLE (AND MANY OTHER SOLARA'S) SEEMS TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION. AT TIMES, THE CAR ACCELERATES A LITTLE BIT BY ITSELF. IT HAS NEVER CAUSED ME TO CRASH OR ANYTHING MAJOR, BUT I'VE HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES REAL HARD BECAUSE ITS TAKEN ME BY SURPRISE. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M NOT MOVI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HE HAD TO CLICK THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO ENGAGE. EVENTUALLY THE SEAT BELT BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 147,200

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT WHETHER OR NOT A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 117,275

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT...THE SEATBELT LIGHT STAYS ON WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I HAD THE LIGHT DIAGNOSED FOR $91 BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. REGARDLESS, THE SEATBELT STILL DOES NOT RETRACT. *TR

Mileage: 117,275

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT...THE SEATBELT LIGHT STAYS ON WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I HAD THE LIGHT DIAGNOSED FOR $91 BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. REGARDLESS, THE SEATBELT STILL DOES NOT RETRACT. *TR

Mileage: 117,275

STRIPPED HEADBOLTS CAUSING COOLANT LEAKAGE WHICH RESULTS IN OVER HEATING ENGINE. FROM ALL OF THE INFO I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD BOLTS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK WERE STRIPPING AND THE FAILURE WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT T...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND A SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER REPEATEDLY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS A RESULT TO CRASHING INTO A...

Mileage: 82,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BOD...

Mileage: 125,000

2002 SOLARA HAS THE FREQUENT PULL TO THE LEFT DESPITE 4 NEW TIRES, BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT. I CALLED TOYOTA BUT THEIR SERVICE DEPT WAS NO HELP. *TR

IN MY 2002 TOYOTA SOLARA THE HYDRAULIC POWER BOOSTER ACTUALLY PUSHES BACK THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATES. THE GAS PEDAL OVERRIDES THE BRAKES AND WILL PUSH THE DRIVERS FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL IF PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. IN REAL WORLD SCENARIOS, SUCH AS A DRIVER ACCELERATING TO PASS A VE...

Mileage: 99,300

2002 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED CONVERTIBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS VIBRATION THAT IS NOT RELATED TO SPEED. ALL TIRES AND BOTH FRONT AXLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. A FOUR-WHEEL ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS WELL. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 73,900

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA 2002 SOLARA INTO THE PARKING LOT ON 6-27-10 TO THE POST OFFICE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT ALONG SIDE OF THE POST OFFICE BUILDING, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ACCELERATION STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR JUMPED THE PAR...

Mileage: 65,000

2002 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS IN RALEIGH, NC. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED SECONDS AFTER WHEN AN AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE. A MECHANICAL DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN RULED OUT. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DECEDANTS WIDOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL...

Mileage: 30,100

ENTERING A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH LANE, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT. FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. *TR

Mileage: 64,275

MY TOYOTA SOLARA, CRASHED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. AAA INSURANCE PAID,BUT I DIDN'T AGREE TO SETTLEMENT BECAUSE I THINK THE CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF ACCELERATOR, AS BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE CAR -- GAS PEDAL DID NOT RELEASE. CAR REAR ENDED CAR AHEAD WHICH STOPPED AS ANOTHER CAR STOPPED SHORT AHEAD OF H...

Mileage: 59,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA SOLARA 2002, AND SINCE I OWNED IT BACK IN 2006, I'VE BEEN FIXING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES), AND IT NEVER ENDS. RECENTLY, I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL, IT GOT STUCK AND I HIT A WALL IN THE GARAGE PARKING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SINCE ...

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA SOLARA 2002, AND SINCE I OWNED IT BACK IN 2006, I'VE BEEN FIXING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES), AND IT NEVER ENDS. RECENTLY, I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL, IT GOT STUCK AND I HIT A WALL IN THE GARAGE PARKING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SINCE ...

Mileage: 106,000

2002 TOYOTA SOLARA PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT. *TR

Mileage: 70,008

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT AGAIN AFTER A 2ND SEATBELT WAS INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 81,700

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...

Mileage: 41,000

TIRE BLOW OUT. *TR

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: 119,732

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE ...

Mileage: 95,900

MY CAMRY SOLARA 2004 SUDDENLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY DUE TO A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, THANKS GOD I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON TIME AND BE ABLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, AFTER AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOYOTA MOTORS SO FA...

Mileage: 78,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SAME WITH CASE #10243192 - DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT AND BACK SEAT BELT,DO NOT RETRACT SOMETIMES. IM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE MILEAGE IS CLOSE TO 95000. *TR

ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. I WAS TOLD BY A TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SPRINGS HAVE WEAKENED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND THEY SAY BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THAT I...

Mileage: 94,000

MY COMPLAINT IS THE SAME WITH CASE #10224937. THE DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR, MOST OF THE TIME SHE'S REACHING HARD THE PEDALS. I DIDNT BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. FAILURE MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 70,000 - 80,000 MILES A...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. ON APRIL 14, 2008, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. SHE CURRENTLY HAS TO USE PILLOWS TO REACH BOTH THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. ON APRIL 14, 2008, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. SHE CURRENTLY HAS TO USE PILLOWS TO REACH BOTH THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 91,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 10 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION STRIKING THREE NEARBY PEDESTRIANS WHO SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJ...

Mileage: 40,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A DEER AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT INCURRED A MINOR HEAD INJURY DUE TO STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT PROCESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAK...

Mileage: 84,000

SEAT BELTS CONTINUE TO FAIL ON '02 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THE SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE. IT IS A CONCERN BECAUSE MY CHILDR...

Mileage: 10,000

I BOUGHT A 2002 TOYOTA SOLORA IN MAY OF 2002. I HAVE HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CAR. IT NEEDS ANOTHER. I WILL BE FILING LEMON LAW ON MY CAR.

THE SEAT RECLINER BROKE, AND COULD NOT BE RAISE UP SO THAT CONSUMER COULD OPERATE THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WILL DO REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CAME WITHIN 6 INCHES OF A STOREFRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED BY A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE REPRESENTATIVE I...

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN STERNUM. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

VEHICLE JUMPED INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING .THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *LA *SC *JB

VEHICLE JUMPED INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING .THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *LA *SC *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND IT LANDED ON THE HOOD OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT APPLYING THE BRAKES DIDN'T HELP STOP THE VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 16,966

AT JUST OVER 17,000 MILES ON THE SPEDOMETER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP, WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SHIFT SOLENOID. UPON REPLACING THE SHIFT SOLENOID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE TORQUE...

Mileage: 17,183

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALTHOUGH NO INJURIES OR WRECKS HAVE STEMMED FROM ANY OF THIS INCIDENTS. ALSO WHEN I PUT THE CARE IN DRIVE FROM REVERSE SOMETIMES THE CAR SURGES FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE...

Mileage: 19,101

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND ENTERING A TURN LANE CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. BUT, SURGED FORWARD, AND COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE IS A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 27,000

I WAS IN "REVERSE" AND BACKED INTO A CONCRETE POLE IN MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAR JUMPED INTO "DRIVE," AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY EFFORTS TO BRAKE. I THEN HIT A CONCRETE POLE HEAD ON, WHICH TOTALED MY VEHICLE.*AK ON A PRIO...

Mileage: 14,000

I WAS IN "REVERSE" AND BACKED INTO A CONCRETE POLE IN MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAR JUMPED INTO "DRIVE," AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY EFFORTS TO BRAKE. I THEN HIT A CONCRETE POLE HEAD ON, WHICH TOTALED MY VEHICLE.*AK ON A PRIO...

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *NLM THE CONSUMER HIT AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER HEAD ON. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER BACKED VEHICLE INTO POLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO EXTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. UPDATED 7/2/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERESE, SHE HIT A POLE WITH HER ...

TRANSMISSION LINKAGE PROBLEMS. WHEN SLOWING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR WHILE IN MOTION, UPON ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND THEN UPSHIFTS ABRUPTLY IN A VERY DISTURBING ABNORMAL WAY. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING. YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL TO BE "GENTLE" WHEN ACCELERATING AF...

Mileage: 10

THE ENTIRE MUFFLER HAD TURNED BLACK. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND JUMPED OUT BEFORE CAR WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED CONSUMER WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PH *TT

FRONT LAP BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AFTER RELEASING BUCKETS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB *SCC

Mileage: 20,000

PURCHASED NEW VEHICLE FROM DEALER. HEARD KNOCKING FROM REAR PASSENGER SIDE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND LEFT FOR THE DAY. VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME AND TOLD NOISES WERE NORMAL. UNSATISFIED, I TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE NEW DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN STRUT IN THE REAR PASSANGER SIDE WHE...

WHILE PARKING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, HITING A WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 8,000