2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA Complaints

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 EVERY 6 MONTHS OR ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD SEEMS RIDICULOUS WHILE AFTER REPLACING, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES.THE LACK OF HEADLIGHTS AND NOT KNOWING WHEN THEY GO OUT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK FOR INJURY AS WELL AS OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CARS WITH THESE TYPE OF LIGHTS OR AN ISOLATED CASE. *TR

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.