2007 Toyota Camry Solara complaints

DASH BEGAN HAVING CRACKS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECENT AIRBAG RECALL. *TR

MY 2007 SOLARA HAS A VERY STICKY DASH TO THE POINT THAT IF I HAVE ANY PAPER ON IT, I HAVE TO PEEL IT OFF THE DASH WITH PIECES STILL STUCK ON THE DASH. IT IS SO SHINY AND PRODUCES SO MUCH GLARE THAT I HAVE TO WEAR UV SUNGLASSES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS TERRIBLE. THE AMOUNT OF CRACKS ARE "GROWING" ON THE DASH. THIS WAS VERY NOTICABLE OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT I DIDNT UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT UNTIL I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA SERVICE AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT WAS REPORTED ON 10/10 & THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT CAME BACK & TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS MY FIFTH TOYOTA, INCLUDING A 98 CAMRY THAT I STILL OWN AND NONE OF THEM EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY DISATISFIED THAT TOYOTA WILL NOW REPAIR THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD AND AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT, AS I NOW REALIZE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NUMEROUS CRACKS OVER ENTIRE DASHBOARD THAT MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS IF AIRBAGS ARE CAUSED TO DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN 5000 TIRES, SIZE 215/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCE A BLOW OUT WHILE USING THE SAME MODEL TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIRE WAS IN THE SAME CONDITION BEFORE THE BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. PAM

HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. MAY INCLUDE ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS TURNING OFF. IT IS NOT A BULB ISSUE. SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PRIUS HID LIGHT ISSUES. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A FRIEND. DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THAT THE DASHBOARD IS A LOT WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. IT IS GUMMY AND CRACKED ALL OVER. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR LOOKS GREAT AND IT RUNS LIKE NEW, BUT THE DASHBOARD NOW APPEARS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM. IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE AND HOW DO I KNOW THE SAME THING WILL NOT HAPPEN TO THE NEW ONE. I ALONG WITH HUNDREDS AND SOON TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT COULD TURN INTO A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN STICKY FOR 3 YEARS, WITH A GLARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER X3 DURING ROUTINE MAINTAINENCE AND HAVE TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CAN HAVE IT REPLACED FOR MORE THAN $3,000.00. TOYOTA DENIES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS CRACKED AND SPLIT ALSO, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT OPENED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IN 1 YEAR. THERE IS A WEB SITE-"STICKY DASHBOARD/TOYOTA SOLARA WITH OVER 700 COMPLAINTS, AND TOYOTA DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WEB SITE. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WITH THIS COMPLAINT, CASE# 1401170834 OVER 18 MONTHS AGO WITH NO FOLLOW-UP FROM TOYOTA. ON AUGUST 27, WFLA TV FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA HAD A SEGMENT ON A VENICE TOYOTA OWNER WITH THE SAME STICKY DASHBOARD MELTING PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSING TO FIX HIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS ESSENTIAL TO MY WORK AND OTHER COMMITMENTS, AND I HOPE THIS CAN BE RESOLVED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK-YOU. *TR

DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THIS CONDITION IS LEAVING A VERY DANGEROUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING CAUSING A GLARE, WHICH IMPAIRED THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800.

DASHBOARD IS MELTING. VERY STICKY. AND REFLECTING ON WINDSHIELD. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE DASHBOARD ON MY SOLAR BECAME STICKY AND STARTED TO CRACK IN MULTIPLE SPOTS. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE, I LEARNED THAT THE SOLARA AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS HAD ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARDS. I LEARNED THAT MY ISSUES WAS NOT ISOLATED. COUNTLESS OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WERE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. SHORTLY AFTER LEARNING THIS, I TOOK MY SOLARA TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU". TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED AND RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE WITH MY DASHBOARD - EVEN MADE MENTION OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE - YET REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. IN SUMMARY, I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE REPAIR COST OF MY DAMAGED DASHBOARD - DESPITE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE POOR QUALITY MATERIALS USED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION - WOULD NOT BE COVED BY TOYOTA. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD WOULD COST AS MUCH AS $2000 AND THAT THE NEW DASH MY IN FACT ALSO SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLATION. HOW CAN TOYOTA IGNORE THIS MATTER WHEN SO MANY OTHER OWNERS TOO HAVE REPORTED THIS MATTER. *TR

I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD WAS STICKY AND CRACKING AND MELTING. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN POMPANO BEACH. PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY THE DEALERSHIP AND SUBMITTED TO TOYOTA DEMONSTRATING THE DEFECTS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA MYSELF AND SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE COMPANY VOICING MY CONCERNS AND DEMANDED SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE DONE MY OWN INVESTIGATION NOTING THAT EVERY TOYOTA OF MY MODEL AND AGE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD AND INTERIOR MELTING AND CRACKING. I WAS TOLD BOTH BY LETTER AND ON THE PHONE THAT MY CAR WAS OVER THE WARRANTEE AND THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE . I TOLD TOYOTA THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEIR PRODUCT WAS INFERIOR AND THAT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD DID NOT HAVE ISSUES MELTING SO WHY SHOULD MY 2007 TOYOTA BE LITERALLY MELTING AND CRACKING. *JS

I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH THE ODOMETER READING 69,566 MILES ON THE ENGINE . I CHANGE THE OIL (5-20W) AND FILTER AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF MILES I HEARD SMALL KNOCKING LIKE A DEEP BEARING GOING BAD. I CHECK THE OIL AND DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT REGISTERING ON THE OIL STICK. IT NEEDED NEARLY 3 QUARTS OF OIL. THE TOYOTA SOLARA BURNS TOO MUCH OIL TO BE SAFE. THE CAR COULD OF HAD A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT BY FREEZING UP ON THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE TOYOTA ENGINEERED AND PRODUCED A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP BY TELLING THE BUYERS "ITS NORMAL' TO HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION 1 QUART EVERY 600 MILES". THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO "CHANGE YOUR OIL EVERY 4,500 MILES. THIS IS A CONTRADICTION AS ADDING 1 QUART OF NEW OIL EVERY 600 MILES IS EFFECTIVELY CHANGING YOUR OIL BY DEFAULT. WHO IS TOYOTA KIDDING? I HAVE 10K TO PAY OFF THE LOAN. I WANT TOYOTA TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND BE A RESPONSIBLE CORPORATION. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT GOT STOPPED BY NJ STATE TROOPER FOR HAVING DRIVERS LIGHT OUT. FLIPPED LIGHT HANDLE ON AND OFF LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TEN MINUTES LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

COPY OF AN EMAIL SENT TO TOYOTA: I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT JUST AROSE WITH MY TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. IT IS A 2007 VEHICLE THAT I LOVE. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT AND DRIVE IT JUDICIOUSLY. I ONLY HAVE 31,500 (APPROXIMATELY) MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH I PURCHASED IT FOR MAINTENANCE, ANY RECALL REPAIRS NEEDED, ETC. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND, NO MATTER HOW MINOR. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED FOR ANY REASON. NOW, FOR MY COMPLAINT: ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS EXAMINED. LAST THURSDAY, THE 17TH OF MAY, THE SERVICE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT WORKING, CANNOT BE FIXED AND THE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACED. I ORDERED SAID SYSTEM SINCE I DO NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT THE AIRBAG PROTECTION. HOWEVER? I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT HAVING TO SPEND $700 TO REPLACE THIS NEEDED SYSTEM WHEN NOTHING OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS SYSTEM TO FAIL. I KNOW I NEED IT AND FEEL THAT I HAVE TRIED TO TAKE CARE OF THE CAR AND HAVE NOT ABUSED IT. I REALIZE REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS NECESSARY AND SOME THINGS OCCASIONALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED, SUCH AS, TIRES, BRAKES, ETC. BUT AN AIRBAG SYSTEM? REALLY? MY OTHER CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4 AND I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO CARE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG IN THE RAV 4 OR ANY OT

A LOW NOISE LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A LOWER GEAR THAN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID MAUS TOYOTA. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB WERE BAD. I QUESTIONED A WHEEL BEARING GOING OUT AT 14000 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID WE SHOULD DRIVE THE CAR MORE. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DISTRIBUTOR WHO CONTACTED THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP. THE SERVICE REP SAID DUE TO AGE TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE DRIVEN MORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO PHILLIPS TOYOTA IN LEESBURG, FLORIDA. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND ONE FRONT HUB BAD. THEY REPLACED BOTH BEARINGS AND A HUB. SINCE THIS DID NOT SOUND LIKE A WHEEL BEARING HAD IT NOT BEEN FOUND, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK UP WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO MENTION IN ANY OF TOYOTA'S MATERIAL TELLING THE CUSTOMER THAT THEY SHOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILES DURING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REQUIRE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL TO BE ADDED EVERY 500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT TURNING THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON WOULD CORRECT THE DEFECT TEMPORARILY BEFORE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LIGHTS ALTERNATELY FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHILE SWITCHING BETWEEN AUTO MODE AND ON MODE OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH. ONE HEADLIGHT FINALLY WENT OUT AGAIN COMPLETELY AND BOTH ACTING SPORADICALLY. VEHICLE IS THE SPORT MODEL WITH THE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT . I AM REPORTING AND FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT A "ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM" "MAJOR ENGINE AND PISTON PROBLEM." IN MY CAR A TOYOTA SOLARA 2007. THIS PROBLEM STARTED 9 MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING IN OIL SO OFTEN (EVERY MONTH) IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS AS MY CAR IS ONLY (6) YEARS OLD AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT (5) YEARS OLD. I HAVE ENQUIRED AND SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE (SERVICE BULLETINS-T-SB-0094-11) PREVIOUSLY. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO SUCH A NEW CAR OR AT ALL FOR THAT MATTER. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN TOYOTA CARS I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY HAVE ONE OF THE BEST ENGINES MADE. WHAT'S HAPPENING! THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME. PLEASE RESPOND. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE THAT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. IT IS GARAGED AND OUT THE SUN AND IS KEPT CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT. A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER THE DASH BEGAN CRACKING BY THE STEERING WHEEL, AROUND THE IGNITION AND ON THE GLOVE BOX TRIM. I TOOK IT TO A INTERIOR TRIM SPECIALIST AND SAID HE HAS SEEN DOZENS OF THIS MODEL WITH THE IDENTICAL PROGRAM. IT BEGINS AS A SMALL CRACK AND THEN SPREADS LIKE A SPIDER WEB. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR THAT IS NOT RESELLABLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY DASH PANEL IS STICKY CRACKING AND IN A STATE OF DETERIORATION . MY CONCERN IS THAT IN AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT PARTS OF THIS CRACKED DASH COULD IMPACT MY EYES LIKE BROKEN GLASS. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND RARELY USED AS IT IS AT A VACATION HOME. IT DOES NOT SIT IN THE SUN OR A PARKING LOT. IT IS DETERIORATING ON ITS OWN. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA COUPE L4-2.4L (2AZ-FE) HAS THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY MY SERVICE CENTER AND IS IN REGARD TO THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0094-11. THE ENGINE LOSES OIL AT RAPID RATE AND GASOLINE GETS IN THE OIL, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL. BECAUSE TOYOTA LISTS THIS PROBLEM ONLY AS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE VEHICLE OWNER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS NEEDED REQUIRE MAJOR ENGINE/PISTON WORK COSTING $5,000. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS IF THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 60,000 MILES. BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD $5,000, AND I NEED THE CAR TO GET TO WORK, I AM STUCK WITH A USELESS AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE WHERE THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP AND DIE. WHO KNOWS WHAT TRAGEDY THIS WILL CAUSE IF I AM IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.

CAR ACCELERATED HIGH AND WENT STRAIGHT THRU GARAGE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM (HID) HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF BY ITSELF IN MANUAL AND AUTO MODES. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON BRINGS THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND AT TIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

THE RIDERS SIDE FRONT LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. WE RECEIVED A FIX IT TICKET; BUT THE LIGHT WORKED THE NEXT DAY AND GOT THE TICKET SIGNED OFF. HOWEVER THE RIDERS SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT CONTINUES TO WORK AND NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OUT MECHANIC TOLD US THE HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

CRACKS ALL OVER DASHBOARD AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. CRACKS AND PEELING NOT WARRANTED. CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY GARAGED AND ALSO WINDOW COVER TO PREVENT HEAT. MANY CLAIMS AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY FAILING. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED WHEN IT IGNITED INTO MASSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA12006 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I WAS NOTIFIED MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT EARLY IN JULY, 2011. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT A "MODULE" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THESE WERE 'HIGH INTENSITY" LIGHTS. ON JULY 12,2011 THE MODULE WAS ORDERED BY MY MECHANIC AND INSTALLED ON JULY 13, 2012. IN FEB, 2012 MY LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. MY MECHANIC ORDERED A NEW MODULE ON FEB 15, 2012 AND WAS INSTALLED ON MARCH 1, 2012. IN JUNE, 2012 I WAS STOPPED BY POLICE FOR HAVING ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. AT THAT TIME MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN (ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER). WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT INTERMITTENTLY MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES THE LEFT, AND SOMETIME BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. IF I SWITCHED FROM AUTO TO ON, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINS THEN EITHER ONE OR BOTH WOULD SHUT OFF. IF I SWITCHED FROM ON TO AUTO, THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE MINUTES.I RETURNED TO MY MECHANIC, BUT UPON DRIVING AND KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON HE COULD NOT GET THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN.THAT WAS ON JULY 20, 2012. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD TO REFRAIN FROM USING MY CAR AFTER DARK, BECAUSE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. THERE ARE TIMES I HAVE ALL LIGHTS AND THEN ANOTHER DRIVER WILL INFORM ME THAT I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL. I AM AWARE THAT THE TOYOTA PRIUS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS HAPPENING AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS WELL.THESE LIGHTS AND MODULES ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND HAVING TO REPLACE THEM E

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT EVERY MINUTE OR TWO. MOST OFTEN IT IS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY IT IS THE LEFT, AND THEN A COUPLE OF TIMES BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE SELECTOR IS SET OR AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN CITY IN THE EVENING AND NOTICED THAT THE STREET APPEARED TO DARKEN. THE PASSENGER IN MY CAR TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SO WE COULD CHECK THE HEADLIGHT. THE DRIVER HEADLIGHTS OUT. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE THE BULB BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT. I COULD TRY IT OUT FOR 160.00. AND IF IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM TO COME BACK AND THEY'D CHECK ELECTRICAL. I WAS NOT FOOLISH ENOUGH TO DO THAT. I TRIED THE LIGHTS AGAIN FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND NOW BOTH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT WILL. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD BOTH GO OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN THEY LIGHTS RETURN ON SOMETIMES. OTHER TIMES I CHANGE THE SETTING AND USE THE OTHER SETTING TO GET BOTH LIGHTS. I'VE BEEN STOPPED BY THE LOCAL POLICE FOR HEADLIGHT OUT. I WILL BE FURIOUS IF I GET A TICKET OR HAVE TO PAY 2 K TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT'S A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. TOYOTA OWNS THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BULB AND COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE BULB AND THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORARILY ''FIXES'' THE PROBLEM, BUT ONE OR THE OTHER WILL GO OUT AGAIN AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. OCCASIONALLY BOTH GO OUT DURING THE SAME TRIP WHICH CAN BE A BIT OF A SHOCK WHEN IT IS DARK AND THE ROAD CURVES. ONLINE RESEARCH SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SOLARA & PRIUS. REPLACEMENT BULBS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND MANY CUSTOMERS STATE THEY DON'T ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE "FLICKERS" ON AND OFF. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR MANY TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF HEADLIGHT, AND COSTS A SIGNIFICANT AMT OF MONEY TO REPAIR/REPLACE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE THEN ENGAGED IN ORDER TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. MOMENTS LATER, THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH HIGH BEAM BULBS AND THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED, AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ALL FOUR HEADLIGHT BULBS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY, THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 40,000.

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM (HID) FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA SPORT 4CYL HAS BEEN TURNING OFF. I'M UNSURE IF THIS IS THE SIGN OF THE BULB GOING OUT OR IF IT IS SIMPLY SHUTTING OFF. IT COMES BACK ON AND HAS BEEN WORKING, THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *LN

2007 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE CONTINUALLY VEERS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND PARTICULARLY WHEN BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE AUGUST 2009 WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS OCCURRING EARLIER THAN THAT BUT I SUSPECT IT MAY HAVE BEEN. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ALIGNED THREE TIMES AND THOSE ALIGNMENTS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT ALL. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED; HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PULL THE CAR TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE. ALSO, THE CAR IS ON IT'S THIRD SET OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS STEERING DEFICIENCY AND IT HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ARM REST LATCH INTERFERED WITH HIS ARM BECAUSE IT SPRUNG UP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ARM REST ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP TURNS OFF AFTER APPROX. TWO MINUTES. I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. THEN APPROX. 2 MINUTES LATER IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB TWICE ALREADY. TOYOTA STATED THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY AND INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AGAINST THE CURB TO STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP REGARDING VEHICLE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHICH LEFT HIM WITH NO POWER AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN A RAINSTORM. THE CONSUMER DID MANAGE TO GET TO THE NEAREST EXIT SAFELY. *JB

WHEN I WAS EXISTING FROM A FREEWAY WITH SPEED OF ABOUT 20MPH, MY CAR, A SOLARA 2007 ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST WENT ALMOST HORIZONTALLY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WITH A FAST SPEED. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR COMING. I APPLIED BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND STOPPED TO CHECK. EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, TIRES ARE GOOD. I BROUGHT THE CARE TO DEALER, BUT THEY SAID IT'S NOT ON RECALL LIST AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT DID HAPPEN, THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE OR PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM GOING ANY FURTHER. THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF A ROUGH IDLE. THE ROUGH IDLE WAS DUE TO CRACK IN THE SPARK PLUG. A FEW TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS MISSING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE FOUND THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL; HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDOW CABLE HAD FRACTURED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE WINDOW AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 05/25/10 UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 05/20/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/10*JB

I OWN A 2007 CAMRY SOLARA, MY CARS GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEED INTO TRAFFIC THE CARS MOMENTARILY STAYS IN AN IDLED POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, UNTIL IT KICKS FORWARD AND ACCELERATES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND FINANCIALLY I AM STILL PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS PARKED, BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL IT SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO PUT THE CAMRY SOLARA ON THE LIST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WITHOUT THE RECALL THEY REFUSE TO EVEN DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR MY CAR, AT MY EXPENSE NO LESS, I DO NOT FEEL THAT SOLARA OWNERS SHOULD BE IGNORED AND FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. I DO NOT WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BY TAKING A CHANCE ON DRIVING A CAR THAT IS OUT OF CONTROL. PUT THE SOLARA'S ON THE RECALL LIST, AND MAKE MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AT EASE WITH A REPAIR AND GAS PEDAL REPLACEMENT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I CAN TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON, AND IT MIGHT STAY ON FOR 15 SECONDS TO 15 MINUTES. NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT IS STARTING TO DO IT, TOO. I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD NO LIGHTS UNTIL I GOT UP ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS. *TR