2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA Problems & Recalls

In the last several years the dashboard is sticky and cracking. I am not only concerned about the glare and white residue but also the potential effect on the airbags. I have visited a dealership and sent written communication to Toyota in Plano TX. I also called Toyota asking for help with this i...

In the last several years the dashboard is sticky and cracking. I am not only concerned about the glare and white residue but also the potential effect on the airbags. I have visited a dealership and sent written communication to Toyota in Plano TX. I also called Toyota asking for help with this i...

My engine has a sludge of oil and it was expensive to repair.The convertible top n windows malfunction and the electrical system stopped the windows from rolling up n down and out of no where they go down on their own,so I have many problems when it rains due to the windows.

My engine has a sludge of oil and it was expensive to repair.The convertible top n windows malfunction and the electrical system stopped the windows from rolling up n down and out of no where they go down on their own,so I have many problems when it rains due to the windows.

My engine has a sludge of oil and it was expensive to repair.The convertible top n windows malfunction and the electrical system stopped the windows from rolling up n down and out of no where they go down on their own,so I have many problems when it rains due to the windows.

I bought my used car about 6-7 years ago. The transmission leaks. I had it supposedly fixed 3 tims and yet it still leaks. Was there a recall on the transmissions for that year 2005?

Dash is cracked all over, including where airbag is on front right passenger side, causing airbag light to stay lit. This is a safety hazard and should be repaired or replaced by Toyota. I was already informed by Toyota when I had called that there had been a recall on this matter for cosmetic reaso...

Dash is cracked all over, including where airbag is on front right passenger side, causing airbag light to stay lit. This is a safety hazard and should be repaired or replaced by Toyota. I was already informed by Toyota when I had called that there had been a recall on this matter for cosmetic reaso...

Apparently Toyota had a recall for the dash of their camry solara models back in 2015 for dashes that melt, bubble, become extremely tacky/sticky & peel when temperatures rise. However, I never received any notice of said dash recall for which my 2005 Toyota Solara qualified for, nor did I hear of a...

DASHBOARD MELTDOWN. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WE NEVER GOT NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM. TOOK MY CAR OUT FOR A DRIVE YESTERDAY AND THE DASH IS DISGUSTING. MY CAR IS ALWAYS STORED IN A AIR CONDITIONED GARAGE. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT WE NEVER GOT NOTICE SO WE COULD PROTECT OURSELVES AND MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC TOYOTA (8510 TYLER BLVD., MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE DASHBOARD NEEDING TO BE ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC TOYOTA (8510 TYLER BLVD., MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE DASHBOARD NEEDING TO BE ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT OIL SLUDGE WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACE...

Mileage: 90,000

HAD A SEIZURE WENT OFF THE ROAD VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL TREES AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS TOTALED. DRIVES HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND HAD HEAD AND FACIAL DAMAGE. WAS ON CITY STREET TURNING TO GET ON HIGHWAY, HE HAS BEEN IN ICU FOR 3 DAYS. HAVE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT..

Mileage: 170,199

HAD A SEIZURE WENT OFF THE ROAD VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL TREES AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS TOTALED. DRIVES HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND HAD HEAD AND FACIAL DAMAGE. WAS ON CITY STREET TURNING TO GET ON HIGHWAY, HE HAS BEEN IN ICU FOR 3 DAYS. HAVE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT..

Mileage: 170,199

HAD A SEIZURE WENT OFF THE ROAD VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL TREES AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS TOTALED. DRIVES HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND HAD HEAD AND FACIAL DAMAGE. WAS ON CITY STREET TURNING TO GET ON HIGHWAY, HE HAS BEEN IN ICU FOR 3 DAYS. HAVE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT..

Mileage: 170,199

HAD A SEIZURE WENT OFF THE ROAD VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL TREES AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS TOTALED. DRIVES HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND HAD HEAD AND FACIAL DAMAGE. WAS ON CITY STREET TURNING TO GET ON HIGHWAY, HE HAS BEEN IN ICU FOR 3 DAYS. HAVE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT..

Mileage: 170,199

2AZ-FE 4CYL ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. OIL CHANGES EVERY 5,000 MILES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE'S LIFE. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AT 96,743 MILES. RECEIVED OIL CHANGE AT 96,760 MILES. CHECKING OIL ON LEVEL SURFACE EVERY 100-200 MILES. CAMRY SOLARA HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCES...

Mileage: 96,743

TAKATA RECALL. ON AUGUST 2017 I WAS IN A ACCIDENT I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT FLEW ME BACK AND FORWARD FAST. MY LEG WAS BROKEN AND MOUTH BUSTED.. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS THROWN TO A BRICK WALL

TAKATA RECALL. ON AUGUST 2017 I WAS IN A ACCIDENT I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT FLEW ME BACK AND FORWARD FAST. MY LEG WAS BROKEN AND MOUTH BUSTED.. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS THROWN TO A BRICK WALL

TAKATA RECALL. ON AUGUST 2017 I WAS IN A ACCIDENT I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT FLEW ME BACK AND FORWARD FAST. MY LEG WAS BROKEN AND MOUTH BUSTED.. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS THROWN TO A BRICK WALL

PREVIOUS ODI 10576595, 2 APRIL 2014/ TODAY 25AUG2017: AT APPROX. 1910-1915 HRS I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON BELL AVE. APPROACHING HURLEY AVE, IN SACRAMENTO, CA., WHEN FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS DRIVING IN THE LATE EVENING, 2200, TO TH...

Mileage: 62,000

PREVIOUS ODI 10576595, 2 APRIL 2014/ TODAY 25AUG2017: AT APPROX. 1910-1915 HRS I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON BELL AVE. APPROACHING HURLEY AVE, IN SACRAMENTO, CA., WHEN FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS DRIVING IN THE LATE EVENING, 2200, TO TH...

Mileage: 62,000

PREVIOUS ODI 10576595, 2 APRIL 2014/ TODAY 25AUG2017: AT APPROX. 1910-1915 HRS I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON BELL AVE. APPROACHING HURLEY AVE, IN SACRAMENTO, CA., WHEN FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS DRIVING IN THE LATE EVENING, 2200, TO TH...

Mileage: 62,000

NOTICED ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS AGO THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD THIS STICKY, GUMMY RESIDUE AND NOTHING I DID WOULD REMOVE IT. THE RESIDUE PRODUCES A GLARE BETWEEN THE DASHBOARD AND THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IMPAIRS THE DRIVER'S SIGHT. ALSO NOTICED 2 DIFFERENT CRACKS AS WELL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THIS CAR...

Mileage: 107,000

I WENT TO BACK UP MY CAR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT CHURCH. PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR TOOK OFF BACKWARDS AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. WOULD APPEAR THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN PROPERTY, DAMAGE TO ANO...

Mileage: 101,000

AIR BAG DEFECTIVE

Mileage: 126,000

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATING THE "OFF" LIGHT WHEN AN ADULT WAS SEATED IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INDICATED I NEEDED A NEW OCCUPANT DETECTION ECU. IT FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THIS WAS A $670 FIX. THEY INSTALLED A NEW ONE AND IT DID NOT WORK. THE...

Mileage: 114,649

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATING THE "OFF" LIGHT WHEN AN ADULT WAS SEATED IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INDICATED I NEEDED A NEW OCCUPANT DETECTION ECU. IT FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THIS WAS A $670 FIX. THEY INSTALLED A NEW ONE AND IT DID NOT WORK. THE...

Mileage: 114,649

I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2006. AROUND 2011 I NOTICED A STICKINESS AND A FEW CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD AND THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL. SINCE, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA SOLARAS FROM YEARS 2004-2008. NOW THE CRACKS ARE TOO MANY TO COUNT, THE STICKINESS IS HO...

Mileage: 55,000

DASHBOARD IS CRUMBLING. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CALIPERS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE F...

Mileage: 84,000

BRINGING UP SPEED ON FREEWAY ENTRANCE TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC GOING 65 MPH OF MORE. I GOT UP TO 45 AND MY CAR STALLED AS IF LOSING POWER, IT DID THIS FOR A FEW SECONDS (ENOUGH TO ALMOST GET ME HIT), IT SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED UP TO 60MPH AT WHICH TIME I TAPPED MY BRAKES AND THE CAR STA...

Mileage: 200,000

WE HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNERS OF THE CAR AND HAVE LIVED IN MIAMI, FL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP. NOT LONG AFTER TIME OF PURCHASE, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SAME COMPLAINT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT: THE MELTING AND CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD. ALTHOUGH THE CRACKS AND SHINE A...

Mileage: 30,000

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH PAD THAT GO ENTIRELY ACROSS THE DASH AND THE AREA BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. CONCERN IS THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING WITHOUT A CRASH. THOUGH I ENTERED AN INCIDENT DATE THIS IS JUST AN APPROXIMATE TIME AS TO WHEN THE DASH BEGAN TO SHOW THE CRACKING.... *TR

CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN WISCONSIN 2004. MOVED CAR TO FLORIDA IN 2009. CAR SITS IN GARAGE FOR 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. WE ARRIVED IN FLORIDA IN OCTOBER 2012 AND TOOK THE CAR OUT OF GARAGE. IT SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR ONE HOUR. WE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD HAD A BRIGHT SHINE AND WAS STICKY. W...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 55,000

I GOT IN MY CAR AND NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE ACROSS TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THEY ARE SPREADING OUT AND ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE AND ARE NOW IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 72,700

WHILE ATTEMPTING A U-TURN AT VERY SLOW SPEED, CAR WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A VEHICLE GOING APPROX 30-40MPH. WHEN CAR CAME TO A REST, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BROKEN OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 193,000

A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA (BOUGHT ON 3/05) FROM WESTBURY TOYOTA, WESTBURY, NY THE COATING ON THE FACTORY RIMS BEGAN TO FLAKE OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THEM THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AS THE SITUATION BECAME WORSE I CALLED TH...

Mileage: 6,000

MY CAR EXPERIENCES A LAG BETWEEN THE TIME WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTS TO MOVE. THE LAG CAN LAST UP TO 2 SECONDS AND PRESENTS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS LED TO COUPLE OF NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS IN INTERSECTIONS AND CHANGING LANES. THIS FEELS LIKE IT WOULD IF YOUR CA...

MY CAR EXPERIENCES A LAG BETWEEN THE TIME WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTS TO MOVE. THE LAG CAN LAST UP TO 2 SECONDS AND PRESENTS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS LED TO COUPLE OF NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS IN INTERSECTIONS AND CHANGING LANES. THIS FEELS LIKE IT WOULD IF YOUR CA...

MY CAR EXPERIENCES A LAG BETWEEN THE TIME WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTS TO MOVE. THE LAG CAN LAST UP TO 2 SECONDS AND PRESENTS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS LED TO COUPLE OF NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS IN INTERSECTIONS AND CHANGING LANES. THIS FEELS LIKE IT WOULD IF YOUR CA...

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

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 47,000

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.

Mileage: 12,000

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 I...

Mileage: 56,685

MY DASHBOARD IS EXTREMELY STICKY AND IS REFLECTING THE SUN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I LIVE IN MIAMI SO THE SUN IS ALWAYS REFLECTING OFF THE DASHBOARD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD. I SPOKE TO A MANAGER AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO CALLED ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE...

Mileage: 97,554

MY DASHBOARD IS EXTREMELY STICKY AND IS REFLECTING THE SUN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I LIVE IN MIAMI SO THE SUN IS ALWAYS REFLECTING OFF THE DASHBOARD. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD. I SPOKE TO A MANAGER AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO CALLED ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE...

Mileage: 97,554

DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. HAS SLOWED DOWN IN PROGRESS AFTER BEING TREATED WITH INDUSTRIAL AIRCRAFT SOLUTION. MANY REPORTS CONCERNING CRACKING TOYOTA DASHBOARDS LISTED ON GOOGLE. OTHER SOLARAS IN MY BUILDING HAVE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO "FESS UP" AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM....

Mileage: 47,000

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING APART AND I NOTE ONLINE THAT 1000'S OF OTHER TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAGS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 10,500

I OWN A 2005 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. AROUND 5 YEARS AGO MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS SO BAD NOW THAT THE LINING OF THE DASH IS STARTING TO SHOW THROUGH. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING. SHORTLY A...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAD TO ENSURE THERE WAS A SPARE KEY DUE TO BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIA...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2005 SOLARA SLE V6 AUTOMATIC: PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING SPACE, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD: JUMPING THE CURB, FORWARD ONTO A MUDDY OPEN SPACE, AN APPROX. 25* INCLINE, AND INTO A LOW BARRIER WALL BETWEEN THE TWO NEIGHBORING RESTAURANTS' PARKING LOTS...

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2005 SOLARA SLE V6 AUTOMATIC: PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING SPACE, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD: JUMPING THE CURB, FORWARD ONTO A MUDDY OPEN SPACE, AN APPROX. 25* INCLINE, AND INTO A LOW BARRIER WALL BETWEEN THE TWO NEIGHBORING RESTAURANTS' PARKING LOTS...

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2005 SOLARA SLE V6 AUTOMATIC: PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING SPACE, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD: JUMPING THE CURB, FORWARD ONTO A MUDDY OPEN SPACE, AN APPROX. 25* INCLINE, AND INTO A LOW BARRIER WALL BETWEEN THE TWO NEIGHBORING RESTAURANTS' PARKING LOTS...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HA...

Mileage: 100,000

VSC WARNING LIGHT, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING, TRAC WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING. ENGINE SPUTTERS ON ACCELERATION, FEEL SHIFTS IN DRIVETRAIN, FROM FULL STOP AT RED LIGHT. ENGINE STALL HAS NOT HAPPENED YET BUT ENGINE SEEMS TO WANT TO DYE. SHIFTING IN THE DRIVETRAIN SEEMS TO SLIP ...

Mileage: 117,087

VSC WARNING LIGHT, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING, TRAC WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING. ENGINE SPUTTERS ON ACCELERATION, FEEL SHIFTS IN DRIVETRAIN, FROM FULL STOP AT RED LIGHT. ENGINE STALL HAS NOT HAPPENED YET BUT ENGINE SEEMS TO WANT TO DYE. SHIFTING IN THE DRIVETRAIN SEEMS TO SLIP ...

Mileage: 117,087

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A ROARING NOISE AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE, CRASHING INTO A FENCE AND A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES HOWEVER, A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REP...

Mileage: 135,000

HORRIBLE CRACKS ALL ALONG DASH BOARD. CALLED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM I HAVE SEEN MANY POST ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT ONLY IF THEY GOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS WOULD THEY POSSIBLY DO ANYTHING. WE HAVE OWNED 4 TOYOTAS, DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY MORE IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

HORRIBLE CRACKS ALL ALONG DASH BOARD. CALLED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM I HAVE SEEN MANY POST ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT ONLY IF THEY GOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS WOULD THEY POSSIBLY DO ANYTHING. WE HAVE OWNED 4 TOYOTAS, DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY MORE IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 22 FEB 2012, AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER VERIFIED THE DEFECT AND STATED "SOP PULLEY" PER THEIR ORDER # 751558. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS I SENT A LETTER TO THE GENERAL MANAGER REQUESTING INFORMATION AND GOT NO REPLY. THE DEALER IS POWER TOYOTA AT 9101 RESEARCH DR. IRVI...

Mileage: 28,755

ON JAN. 5, 2012 AROUND 10:00 A.M. I WAS ACCELERATING UP HILL AT THE SPEED OF 50 MPG. WHEN I LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. AS THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER I WENT INTO A PANIC MODE APPLYING THE BRAKES, PULLING BACK ON THE EMERGEN...

ON JAN. 5, 2012 AROUND 10:00 A.M. I WAS ACCELERATING UP HILL AT THE SPEED OF 50 MPG. WHEN I LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. AS THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER I WENT INTO A PANIC MODE APPLYING THE BRAKES, PULLING BACK ON THE EMERGEN...

DASH IS CRACKING AND APPEARS THE DASH MATERIAL MAY NOT ALLOW AIR BAG TO FUNCTION --- HAS MULPTILY CRACKS IN ALL DIFFERENT LOCATION IN FRONT OF DRIVER AND PASSANGER. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

DASH IS CRACKING AND APPEARS THE DASH MATERIAL MAY NOT ALLOW AIR BAG TO FUNCTION --- HAS MULPTILY CRACKS IN ALL DIFFERENT LOCATION IN FRONT OF DRIVER AND PASSANGER. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING LEADING TO POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 14,900

DASHBOARD CRACKING LEADING TO POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 14,900

I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT DEALING WITH THIS MECHANICAL SCISSOR JACK. THE CASE HAS GONE TO TRIAL AND BEEN RESOLVED. AS A PART OF MY INVESTIGATION, I DETERMINED THAT THE BASE OF THE JACK IS OUT OF SPECIFICATION, AND WOBBLES. THE BASE IS MEANT TO BE FLAT, YET ALL FOUR "FEET" OF ...

2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG NON DEPLOYMENT AFTER AN ACCIDENT. *TGW

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STOPPED OPERATING, THE SEAT BELT CAN NO LONGER BE USED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 40,729

WHEN CAR MOVING IN A LITTLE UP HILL AT 25 MPH WITH ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY DEPRESS ENGINE SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING OUT OF THE ROAD AN CRASH IN A CONCRETE BARRIER RESULTING DRIVER INJURED AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BODY DAMAGED. AT THE MOMENT OF THE INCIDENT THE CA...

Mileage: 48,916

WHEN CAR MOVING IN A LITTLE UP HILL AT 25 MPH WITH ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY DEPRESS ENGINE SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING OUT OF THE ROAD AN CRASH IN A CONCRETE BARRIER RESULTING DRIVER INJURED AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BODY DAMAGED. AT THE MOMENT OF THE INCIDENT THE CA...

Mileage: 48,916

WHEN CAR MOVING IN A LITTLE UP HILL AT 25 MPH WITH ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY DEPRESS ENGINE SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING OUT OF THE ROAD AN CRASH IN A CONCRETE BARRIER RESULTING DRIVER INJURED AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BODY DAMAGED. AT THE MOMENT OF THE INCIDENT THE CA...

Mileage: 48,916

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OVER A CURB AND CRASH INTO THE BUSHES. THE DOOR AJAR WAR...

Mileage: 57,314

TOYOTA SOLARA 2005 MODEL WITH 83000 MILES THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO MOVE A FEW FEET. WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE HOUSE. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS SMASHED AND RAD...

Mileage: 83,000

2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND TRUCK THE REAR END OF A TRUCK WITH A PROTRUDING TRAILER HITCH. HE COULD FEEL THE BRAKES PU...

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON ...

Mileage: 31,800

MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL, AND HIT A PARKED TRUCK HEAD-ON. MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL - BUT I KNOW NOW IT IS ALSO DE...

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE ENGINE STALLED. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPER...

Mileage: 2,000

MY ISSUES OCCURRED 5 YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR TOYOTA USED THE COMPUTERIZED ACCELERATION IN THEIR CARS. THIS INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY NASA. FEBRUARY 21, 2005 WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TOYOTA SOLORA BY JUNE WE SOLD IT. THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON ...

Mileage: 2,000

MY ISSUES OCCURRED 5 YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR TOYOTA USED THE COMPUTERIZED ACCELERATION IN THEIR CARS. THIS INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY NASA. FEBRUARY 21, 2005 WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TOYOTA SOLORA BY JUNE WE SOLD IT. THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON ...

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND A LOUD CRACKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DURING HER ATTEMPT BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CR...

Mileage: 40,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I TOTALED MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE IN A WEATHER RELATED ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO TOYOTA BY PHONE, AND MY E-MAIL WENT UNANSWERED. I ALSO, AS ADVISED ...

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THE REAR DEFROSTER IS NOT OPERATING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD. IT WOULD COST $3500 TO CORRECT SINCE THE TOP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO OTHER RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 33,000 MILE...

Mileage: 30,000

1. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND A POST. 2. THIS HAPPENED THE ONE TIME BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE CAR BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP, YET. 3. TOYOTA HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THEY"EXAMINED THE CAR CAREFULLY" IN ITS IMMOBILE WRECKED CONDITION AT THE BOD...

Mileage: 64,000

PURCHASED 2005 SOLARA 11/5/04. HAD MVA ON SUNNY,DRY DAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I APPLIED BRAKES AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE CAR DID A 360. I HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER AND SPUN AROUND AND HIT WATER FILLED BARRIERS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT LANDED IN MUD. TOYOTA EXA...

Mileage: 16,645

PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA IN THE FALL OF 2004. WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BETWEEN DALLAS AND HOUSTON ON I45 SOUTH AFTER THE BRAKES DID NOT LOCK AND I HYDROPLANED DURING A RAINSTORM. WAS HIT BY A TRUCK AFTER MY CAR SKIDDED INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. I HAD ADJUSTED MY SPEED FOR THE WEATHER AND WAS UN...

THE WINDOWS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA HAVE PROBLEMS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO HEAR THE WINDOWS TO DRAG WHEN BEING PUT UP OR DOWN. THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAS A PIECE IN THE DOOR NOW THAT RATTLES AND SLIDES AROUND INSIDE THE DOOR, WHEN THE WINDOW GOES UP IT GOES UP TOO FAR AND IT STICKS OUT OF TH...

Mileage: 28,000

THE WINDOWS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA HAVE PROBLEMS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO HEAR THE WINDOWS TO DRAG WHEN BEING PUT UP OR DOWN. THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAS A PIECE IN THE DOOR NOW THAT RATTLES AND SLIDES AROUND INSIDE THE DOOR, WHEN THE WINDOW GOES UP IT GOES UP TOO FAR AND IT STICKS OUT OF TH...

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA, THE ACCELERATOR STOPS RESPONDING. NO MATTER THE PEDAL POSITION, THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND IS ENTIRELY UNPREDICTABLE AS TO WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA FROM A SLOW MOVING TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TR

Mileage: 50,100

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

Mileage: 50,000

CLUTCH ON 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AFTER 37,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THERE WERE CONCERNING THE ACCELERATION LAG WITH THE 6 CYLINDER '05 SOLARA. MY COMPLAINTS TO TOYOTA YIELDED NO RESULTS. THE CAR HESITATES WHEN SLOWING THEN ACCELERATING THEN JUMPS FORWARD. SAME PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. MANY ...

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT PROVOCATION, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WHICH THANKFULLY STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION. I DON'T KNOW IF RELATED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF HESITATION AND ROUGH SEQUENCING THROUGH GEARS OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ADVISED ...

Mileage: 28,650

WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT PROVOCATION, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WHICH THANKFULLY STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION. I DON'T KNOW IF RELATED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF HESITATION AND ROUGH SEQUENCING THROUGH GEARS OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ADVISED ...

Mileage: 28,650

THE SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA SOLARA USES "DRIVE BY WIRE" TECHNOLOGY INSTEAD OF A THROTTLE CABLE. MY CAR EXPERIENCES A LAG BETWEEN THE TIME WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTS TO MOVE. THIS HAPPENS IN A SPECIFIC SCENARIO WHERE THE CAR IS DECELERATING, BUT THEN THE DRIVER RES...

Mileage: 500

THE SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA SOLARA USES "DRIVE BY WIRE" TECHNOLOGY INSTEAD OF A THROTTLE CABLE. MY CAR EXPERIENCES A LAG BETWEEN THE TIME WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTS TO MOVE. THIS HAPPENS IN A SPECIFIC SCENARIO WHERE THE CAR IS DECELERATING, BUT THEN THE DRIVER RES...

Mileage: 500

THROTTLE LAG AT LOW SPEED AND FROM STOP IS INCONSISTENT AND HAS BEEN THE CAUSE FOR SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; DEALER INVESTIGATED; STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THAT LAG IS "ACCEPTABLE". SOME INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE A...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO A CURB. THE PASSENGER SIDE RIM, SUSPENSION, WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND TIRE WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 5,000

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 F...

Mileage: 10,000

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 F...

Mileage: 10,000

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 C...

Mileage: 9,854

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

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

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...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 BLA...

TRANSMISION HESITATION

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.

Mileage: 4,000

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

Mileage: 1,000

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

Mileage: 5,600

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 ...

Mileage: 3,815

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 H...

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...

Mileage: 8,475

WHEN MAKING TURNS (AND SOMETIMES JUST WHEN ACCELERATING), THIS CAR AND ALL LIKE IT HESITATE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD SUDDENLY NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.*JB

Mileage: 5,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS CONVERTIBLE SEATS, BOTH FRONT SEATS AND HEAD RESTS ARE TOO LARGE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY, CONSUMER UNABLE TO SEE PROPERLY. CONSUMER TOOL VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK....TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO LOWER ...

Mileage: 1,200

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT WAS GREAT WEATHER, SO I HAD THE TOP DOWN THE WOULD TIME I TEST DROVE VEHICLE. . IT WAS ONLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT AND PUT THE TOP UP THAT I REALIZED THAT THE VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR MIRROR OF THE CAR WAS AWFUL. I'...

CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S REAR VIEW. IT IS HARD TO BACK UP OR CHANGE LANES.*AK

Mileage: 3