2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA Complaints

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. WHEN YOU PUT IT BACK IN GARAGE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. BACK OUT IN THE HEAT AND SUN IT ONCE AGAIN APPEARS TO BE MELTING. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH THE GLARE. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. JUST RECENTLY HEARD ON THE NEWS ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN THIS SAFERCAR.GOV SITE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. AS OF THIS DATE THE CAR CONTINUES TO "MELT" WHEN OUTSIDE AND NO HELP FROM DEALER. *TR

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.

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

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 THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO STATE THIS MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE RIMS AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS AND IF THERE IS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. OVER THE YEARS I WALKED THROUGH PARKING LOTS I NOTICED OTHER 2004-2006 SOLARAS WITH THE SAME WHEEL PROBLEM/DEFECT. I FINALLY CALLED THE TOYOTA 800 # TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER SOLARA OWNERS WHO ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS AND THE 800# AND WERE TOLD THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OR PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THE SOLARA RIMS. RECENTLY I CALLED THE 800# AGAIN AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT NOW NOT ONLY IS THE COATING FLAKING OFF BUT ALSO THE UNPROTECTED RIMS ARE STARTING TO CORRODE WHICH I FEEL IS DANGEROUS. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD "THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HEARD THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SOLARA RIMS." I FEEL THIS IS ANOTHER COVER UP AND EVENTUALLY IF THE RIMS CORRODE ANY FURTHER IS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF 2004-2006 SOLARAS ON THE ROAD AND THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PRE-2003 CARS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS DO THE 2007 AND LATER CARS. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THEM OVER THIS MATTER FOR ALMOST 9 YEARS. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HAVE THESE RIMS REPLACED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 67000 MILES AND I PLAN ON KEEPING IT FOR MANY YEARS. THANK YOU. *TR

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

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 CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THEN THE LIGHT CHANGED OR ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES WHILE IT TRIES TO FLOW WITH THE TRAFFIC. 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 BUT MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THIS ISSUE. I ALSO FIND OUT THAT MANY OF OTHER SOLARA OWNERS SAID THIS WAS NOT AN EFFECTIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION. TOYOTA HAS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME AND THIS PUTS MY AND OTHERS' SAFETY AT RISK. *TR

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

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 DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/21/2015 *JS

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.

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 ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY DECIDED TO SEE IF THIS IS A BROADER ISSUE SIMILAR TO GM'S. *TR