2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA Complaints

THIS IS A SOLUTION TO A VEXING PROBLEM. THE "GHOST IN THE ECU" PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED WITH SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE TECHNOLOGY. IT IS INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE IN SO CAL (NEAR DISNEYLAND), AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION. GETTING THE WORD OUT WITHOUT BEING OVERRUN BY MEDIA IS A DELICATE BALANCE, SO I CONTACTED YOU FOLKS THROUGH THIS FORM. THE TECHNOLOGY IS PATENT PENDING, AND LICENSING OR ASSIGNING IT IS THE GOAL. PLEASE DON'T CONDEMN ME FOR BEING OPEN AND HONEST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. AS A RESULT TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING OR THE FLOOR MATS CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A BAGEL SHOP. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I AM REPORTING 2 INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED THROTTLE ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 SOLARA. CIRCUMSTANCES IN BOTH CASES WERE SIMILAR. THE TWO CASES: (1) APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1, 2009 -- I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT. I BRAKED TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY. STEPPING HARD ON THE BRAKE AND PULLING THE SHIFTER INTO N STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. (2) APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 20, 2009 -- I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING PLACE IN FRONT OF A POST OFFICE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY. STEPPING HARD ON THE BRAKE AND PULLING THE SHIFTER INTO N STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. OBVIOUSLY I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH THE PUBLICITY AND RECALLS BUT UNDERSTAND THAT MY MODEL IS NOT ON RECALL. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE: ONGOING ISSUES. HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALER AND NO RESPONSE. ISSUE: CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING - HAS AN ELECTRONIC LAG IN ENGINE RESPONSE. CAUSES UNRELIABLE ACCELERATION. NO ACCIDENTS - YET. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE PICKING UP THE CAR NEW. *TR

I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONDING AS NORMAL AND WAS MAKING NOISES. POWER STEERING PUMP FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN 58 - 59 K MILES. I STRICTLY FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE CAR AND MY CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SOLARA GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND CAR CRASHED INTO THE WALL IN MY GARAGE THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SOLARA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT SPACE. STARTED A CHAIN REACTION ULTIMATELY INVOLVING THE SOLARA AND FOUR OTHER CARS. NO PERSONAL INJURY SINCE ALL CARS EXCEPT THE SOLARA WERE PARKED. ESTIMATE $35-40K IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. AFTER REPAIRS, TOOK THE SOLARA TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SOLARA XLE CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHEN PASSING A MEDIUM-SIZED TRUCK ON A SMOOTH CLEAN HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. NO INDICATION OF OBJECT THROWN BY TRUCK AS WINDOW EXPLODED SHORTLY AFTER THE WINDOW WAS FORWARD OF THE TRUCKS FRONT BUMPER. NORMAL HIGHWAY WIDTH SPACING WITH NO CONVERGENCE OF THE VEHICLES. ALL WINDOWS WERE UP, CONVERTIBLE TOP SECURED UP AND AIR-CONDITIONING ON. WINDOW SAFETY GLASS PERFORMED WELL AS NO LONG SHARDS OR SHARP EDGES WERE FORMED. *TR

POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE IS CORRODED, INCLUDING THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY TERMINAL. CORROSION WAS A LARGE MOUND WHEN WE OPENED HOOD TO ADD WASHER FLUID. TRIED TO REMOVE CORROSION AND DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE CONNECTION TO BATTERY TERMINAL HAS DISINTEGRATED. RIGGED IT UP WITH $3 PART FROM AUTOZONE. DEALER STATES THEY'VE NEVER HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP HAS THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I AM THERE EVERY 5000 MILES....LIKE CLOCKWORK. CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T SEE SIGNS OF THIS ON LAST VISIT. THEY WANT $3100 TO REPLACE THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS! WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I DIDN'T CATCH THIS? IT WOULD HAVE SHORTED OUT AND POSSIBLY CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE TO ACCELERATE, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THERE IS A DELAY AND THEN WILL INCREASE IN POWER. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT, I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL-THE VEHICLE HESITATED, THEN POWER WAS REINSTATED. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE AND IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I BELIEVE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS IT COULD HAVE. *TR