2005 Toyota Camry Solara complaints

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 WARNING ALARM THEN ABNORMALLY SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD INSPECT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER TO DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 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 RADIATOR WAS DISLOCATED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN A BODY SHOP BEING REPLACED. THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS THE ACCELERATOR AS IT WAS BACKED UP FROM THE HOUSE. *TR

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 PULSATE AS THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. WHILE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK DUE TO THE HITCH, THE INCIDENT CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT INDICATE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *JB

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 DAY 1 AND DAY 8 AFTER PURCHASE AND ANOTHER 2 TIRES FLAT AGAIN ON MAY 10 1. THE REAR RIGHT TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE ON 12/23/2008 (THE FIRST DAY AFTER PURCHASE) AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR (TPWS) WAS ON SO I DROVE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 12/24/2008. DEALER CLAIM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CHECKED ALL THE OTHER TIRES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING. 2. ON 1/1/2009, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE AGAIN AND THE TPWS WAS NOT ON. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE DROVE ON HIGHWAY 5 AT 75 MILES/HOUR AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE TIRE ALREADY 2/3 WAS FLATTENED!! WE HAPPENED TO LOOK FOR RESTAURANT AT THAT TIME AND A PERSON COMING OUT OF RESTAURANT POINTED TO US THIS FLAT TIRE! IF WE DID NOT EXIT FOR REST, ALL 5 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR COULD NO LONGER BE IN THIS WORLD NOW. 3. FURTHER COMPLETE DISCOVERY ON THIS CAR REVEALS: A. BONDO WAS APPLIED ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LEFT FENDER ON REAR BEHIND WHEEL OPENING AREA; RIGHT DOOR FROM UPPER CENTER TO BOTTOM OF DOOR; AND, RT QUARTER PANEL IN FRONT OF WHEEL OPENING AREA THE AMOUNT OF BONDO APPLIED TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLE,CLEARLY INDICATES THE DAMAGE/WRECK/REPAIR IN THESE AREAS WERE EXTENSIVE. B.SAND SCRATCHED AND DIRT UNDER PAI

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 DEFECTIVE AND ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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 OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 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 SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY NOT RESPONDING WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. I REALIZE THIS IS THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SPECTRUM, BUT TRUST THAT IT IS RELEVANT. PLEASE ENSURE NASA GETS THIS INFORMATION IT WILL GIVE THEM MORE TO WORK WITH. I AM WRITING YOU TODAY BECAUSE FOLLOWING A NEWS BROADCAST ABOUT TOYOTA MY CHILD ASKED ME IF I REMEMBERED OUR INCIDENT THAT ALMOST COST US OUR LIVES IN THAT CAR. I HAVE PLACED THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR HANDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING WITH. VIN# 4T1CA30P15UXXXXXX CASE NUMBERS ON FILE WITH TOYOTA 200504110025 -APRIL 11, 2005 200505090783 'MAY 9, 2005 200505120765 - MAY12, 2005 THE ISSUES WERE FIRST HANDLED AT THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BEFORE I REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION I CAN BE REACHED AT XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX

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 CRASH INTO THE BACK OF A NEARBY VEHICLE. SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK GEAR WOULD NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING FOR THE RULING ON HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40000.

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 BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE MESSAGE, WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP FOR HELP. THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ASSIST IN THESE MATTERS. I WANT THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE INVESTIGATED. STATE FARM INSURANCE IS HOLDING THE CAR IN STORAGE FOR THIS PURPOSE. CONTACT INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: CLAIM NUMBER [XXX]; CONTACT DEBRA WITH STATE FARM AT 1-800-208-3287. I SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND AM NOW HAVING PAIN PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

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 MILES ON IT AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS TWO OTHER TIMES. SINCE I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. I HAVE EMAILED TOYOTA AND WROTE TO THEM AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. *TR

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 BODY SHOP AND FOUND THE ACCELERATOR TO BE FINE. I ALSO, HAD AFTER MARKET FLOOR MATS. *TR

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 EXAMINED CAR AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. TO THIS DAY I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAD $9500.00 IN DAMAGES AND 2 DISLOCATED KNEES. I HIT NO OTHER CAR AND NO ONE HIT ME...NOT GOING FAST AT ALL. I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR ALTHOUGH I AM AFRAID BUT I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION. *TR

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 UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. WAS NOT TICKETED BUT MY INSURANCE PAID BOTH CLAIMS. STILL NOTICE BRAKES LOCKING WHEN I PUMP THEM SO I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE COMPLETELY BEFORE REAPPLYING PRESSURE OR I MASH THEM TO THE FLOOR. *TR

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 THE RUBBER BARRIER IT SUPPOSE TO SEAL IN. I WORRY IF I HAVE A WRECK THE WINDOW MAY NOT BE SECURE ENOUGH TO PROTECT ME FROM SHATTERING SINCE IT DOES NOT SEAL IN ITSELF. I HAD CONTACTED HALEY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SOME PEOPLE HAD WINDOW COMPLAINTS BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME HOW MANY. THEIR ANSWER IS ELECTRIC MOTORS BREAK. MY 2005 SOLARA HAS ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT ONE OF THE FIRST ONES ON THE LOT IN 2005. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY COST ME $300.00 OR MORE TO FIX. THE DRIVER WINDOW IS STARTING TO GET SLUGGISH NOW AND PROBABLY BE THE SAME PROBLEM TO ARISE WITH THIS WINDOW. I DON'T THINK A CAR WITH ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT IN 5 YEARS SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I THINK I MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY ONE WITH WINDOW PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THE CALL I MADE TO THEM ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE TOYOTA'S IF MINE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST. THEY DON'T GIVE YOU ANY INFO ON ANYTHING. I WAS TOLD BACK WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE BY HALEY TOYOTA IN ROANOKE VA THAT IT WAS NOT PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS PEOPLE WERE PUTTING THINK FLOOR MATS ON TOP OF THE TOYOTA MATS.JUST DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT THEY SAID BACK WHEN THE FIRST RECALL WAS OUT FOR THE FLOOR MATS.

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

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

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

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

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 CLOSE CALLS AND SNAPPING OF THE NECK ON ACCELERATION. DRIVE BY WIRE IS POOR SUBSTITUTION FOR DRIVE BY MECHANISM. *TR

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 BY MANUFACTURER THIS IS A WIRELESS TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE, INSTALLED 1/27/06. CONDITION CONTINUED THEREAFTER THOUGH NEVER ANYTHING APPROACHING THIS. SPEED AT INCIDENT DIFFICULT TO KNOW AND COMPONENT FAILURE BEST GUESS. *NM

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 RESUMES ACCELERATING. THE LAG CAN LAST UP TO 2 SECONDS AND PRESENTS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS LED TO THREE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS IN INTERSECTIONS FOR ME. THIS FEELS LIKE IT WOULD IF YOUR CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIN SOLARAS WHICH REFLASHED THE ECU TO A NEW PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE LAG. THIS WAS NOT AN EFFECTIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION. TOYOTA HAS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME AND THIS PUTS MY SAFETY AT RISK. *NM,

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 ACTUAL THROTTLE RESPONSE. DRIVER HAS TO USE HARDER ACCELERATION TO COMPENSATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DECLINES TO ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. DRIVER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

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.

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

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

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 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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 REAR SEAT HEAD RESTS. THEY RESTRICTED VISIBILITY BY 1/2 THROUGH REAR WINDOW. *AK

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'VE HAD 2 OTHER TOYOTA CONVERTIBLE PREVIOUSLY, AND RECOGNIZE THAT VISIBILITY IS NOT THE BEST THROUGH THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR DUE TO THE SMALLISH CONVERTIBLE WINDOWS. HOWEVER, WITH THE 2005 SOLARA, TOYOTA HAS PUT VERY LARGE HEAD RESTS ON THE REAR SEATS THAT MAKE THE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE THAN MY TWO TOYOTA CELICAS. WITH THOSE HEAD RESTS (WHICH SURPRISINGLY ARE NOT REMOVABLE OR ADJUSTABLE), THE VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR MIRROR IS EFFECTIVELY LIMITED TO A 1 FOOT BY 1 FOOT SQUARE. THIS MEANS THAT LANE CHANGES MUST BE PERFORMED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY LOOKING OUT SIDE MIRRORS IN ORDER TO AVOID BLIND SPOTS. PARALLEL PARKING IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF THE QUESTION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR AT ALL. I TALKED TO TOYOTA, AND WAS TOLD THAT OTHERS WHO HAD DRIVEN THE CAR HAD ALSO EXPRESSED THE SAME CONCERN, BUT THAT THE REAR HEAD RESTS WERE NOT REMOVABLE OR ADJUSTABLE. THAT WAS AS FAR AS THEY WERE WILLING TO GO WITH THE DISCUSSION. I BELIEVE THE HEAD RESTS SHOULD BE MADE AT LEAST A FEW INCHES SHORTER AND SLIGHTLY NARROWER. THIS WOULD IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THIS VISIBILITY ISSUE.*AK

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