2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA Complaints

I WAS HEADING INTO THE SUN AND I COULD HARDLY SEE DUE TO GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I STOPPED I PUT MY HAND ON THE DASH AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY STICKY AND CRACKED. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN A GARAGE AND SELDOM IN THE SUN. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

STRUCK FROM REAR BY ANOTHER DRIVER AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED; WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AND DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE CONVERTIBLE TOP METAL TOP-FOLDING STRUCTURE. BELIEVE THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER DEVICE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AS WELL. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FOR THIS MODEL WAS IN THE UP POSITION AT IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT CAUSED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO LURCH FORWARD, CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY DAMAGE TO BOTH PARTIES. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURY AND SPINAL INJURY AND IS STILL RECEIVING TREATMENT AND SURGERY FOR HIS INJURIES. PASSENGER IS ALSO RECEIVING ON-GOING TREATMENT FOR SPINAL AND KNEE INJURY SUSTAINED AS THE RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND AIR BAG FAILURE, AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE BEEN THE ONE AND ONLY OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE SLE THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT MOST OF ITS LIFE. DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE "MELTING" - HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS AND IS VERY STICKY. THE GLARE OF THE SHINY STICKY DASHBOARD IS DISTRACTING AND A VISUAL HAZARD. HAVE TRIED SEVERAL PRODUCTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAN/UNSTICKY THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIPS HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF INTENSE DAYTIME HEAT, AND NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. SEVERAL OTHER CAMRY OWNERS HAVE STATED THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THIS CAR IS GARAGED EXCEPT WHEN DRIVEN. EARLIER THIS YEAR I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPING AROUND THE EDGES OF THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, NOW THE CRACKS HAVE GROWN AND THERE ARE SOME VERY LARGE CRACKS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. CAN THESE CRACKS AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE DASHBOARD AIR BAGS?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS GRADUALLY CRACKING AND SPLITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHY THE FAILURES HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW CONTROL ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS MELTING DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

MULTIPLE CRACKS/SPIDER WEB TYPE IN THE DASH BOARD. GOING AROUND THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL, ACROSS THE RADIO PANEL, BELOW THE GLOVE BOX AND ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX/AIR BAG AREA AND ALONG THE SIDE DOOR PANEL. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2010, IT HAD SOME CRACKS ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE DASHBOARD, WHICH I TOOK TO HAVE REPAIRED AT A COST OF ABOUT $300. SINCE THEN, THE CRACKS KEEP OPENING, TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE RESALE OF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $2200 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $2400!! TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH. NO HELP WHATSOEVER. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY LEXUS AUTOMOBILES HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND NOW LEARN THAT THERE ARE 73 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SOLARA. IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND PERHAPS THAT TOYOTA WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. LOW MILEAGE. MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING APART FORE SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE SURFACE IS BECOMING GUMMY AND SHINY. INTERFERES WITH VISIBLILITY WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE MATERIAL USED. THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASH. THIS IS ABSURD. I HAVE SEEN ALMOST 100 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THEY NEED TO RECALL AND MAKE GOOD ON A DEFAULTY DASHBOARD THAT IS HAZARDOUS. *TR

DASH HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ONE OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED, ADULT FEMALE OWNER. *TR