FaultScore report
Owners have filed 109 complaints about the 1999 Toyota Camry Solara with NHTSA between 2000 and 2020. The largest single group is the airbags. Across this model's run it ranks 7 of 10 worst.
FaultScore 60/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Toyota Camry Solara.
How this is worked out109
Complaints
25
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
16
Injuries reported
95,815 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
17%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
3 crashes, 0 fires · median 89,884 mi
Median failure at 18,000 miles
1 crashes, 2 fires · median 115,000 mi
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 57,500 mi
Median failure at 96,630 miles
3 crashes, 0 fires · median 97,000 mi
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 82,500 mi
Median failure at 103,000 miles
2 crashes, 0 fires · median 153,500 mi
Median failure at 49,000 miles
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 35,000 mi
2 crashes, 0 fires · median 94,225 mi
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
ENGINE SEIZURE
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Risk: LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Risk: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,600.
NHTSA complaint #10874659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
I WAS AT A STANDSTILL AND REARENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND HE DID NOT BRAKE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE NOR DID THE AIRBAGS. BOTH CARS TOTALED. TRUNK HOOD POPPED, ALSO REAR PANELS BENT. I SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY EITHER ON WINDSHIELD OR STEERING WHEEL . MY FIRM BELIEF IS THE SEATBELT SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED AND AVOIDED THE HEAD INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10703437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I WAS AT A STANDSTILL AND REARENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND HE DID NOT BRAKE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE NOR DID THE AIRBAGS. BOTH CARS TOTALED. TRUNK HOOD POPPED, ALSO REAR PANELS BENT. I SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY EITHER ON WINDSHIELD OR STEERING WHEEL . MY FIRM BELIEF IS THE SEATBELT SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED AND AVOIDED THE HEAD INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10703437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AT A SLOW SPEED...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR... AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PEDESTRIAN AND THEN HIT A TREE NEAR A HOME. CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A AAA SERVICE SHOP.... MARATHON- WESTERN/TOUGHY WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED BOTH BRAKE LINES FAILED... RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY SEE THIS CONDITION ALOT WITH TOYOTA'S OF THIS AGE AS THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED UP BY A PLATE THAT TRAPS SALT AND MOISTURE. TOYOTA CLAIMS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY DESIGN FAULT OF MATERIAL DEFECT.. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT THIS MECHANICE AND SHOP CONSTANTLY SEES DO THIS EXACT CORROSION PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED EIGHT TOYOTAS... NEVER EXPERIENCED EVEN A BRAKE LEAK BUT A FULL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THIS 1999 MODEL IS RIDICULOUS AND TOYOTA IS WALKING AWAY FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART. NTSB SHOULD BE RECALL ALL 1999'S SOLORA AND CAMRY'S ... FORCE TOYOTA TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BEFORE MORE OF THESE ACCIDNETS OCCUR...
NHTSA complaint #10652524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AT A SLOW SPEED...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR... AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PEDESTRIAN AND THEN HIT A TREE NEAR A HOME. CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A AAA SERVICE SHOP.... MARATHON- WESTERN/TOUGHY WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED BOTH BRAKE LINES FAILED... RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY SEE THIS CONDITION ALOT WITH TOYOTA'S OF THIS AGE AS THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED UP BY A PLATE THAT TRAPS SALT AND MOISTURE. TOYOTA CLAIMS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY DESIGN FAULT OF MATERIAL DEFECT.. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT THIS MECHANICE AND SHOP CONSTANTLY SEES DO THIS EXACT CORROSION PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED EIGHT TOYOTAS... NEVER EXPERIENCED EVEN A BRAKE LEAK BUT A FULL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THIS 1999 MODEL IS RIDICULOUS AND TOYOTA IS WALKING AWAY FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART. NTSB SHOULD BE RECALL ALL 1999'S SOLORA AND CAMRY'S ... FORCE TOYOTA TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BEFORE MORE OF THESE ACCIDNETS OCCUR...
NHTSA complaint #10652524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AT A SLOW SPEED...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR... AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PEDESTRIAN AND THEN HIT A TREE NEAR A HOME. CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A AAA SERVICE SHOP.... MARATHON- WESTERN/TOUGHY WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED BOTH BRAKE LINES FAILED... RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY SEE THIS CONDITION ALOT WITH TOYOTA'S OF THIS AGE AS THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED UP BY A PLATE THAT TRAPS SALT AND MOISTURE. TOYOTA CLAIMS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY DESIGN FAULT OF MATERIAL DEFECT.. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT THIS MECHANICE AND SHOP CONSTANTLY SEES DO THIS EXACT CORROSION PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED EIGHT TOYOTAS... NEVER EXPERIENCED EVEN A BRAKE LEAK BUT A FULL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THIS 1999 MODEL IS RIDICULOUS AND TOYOTA IS WALKING AWAY FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART. NTSB SHOULD BE RECALL ALL 1999'S SOLORA AND CAMRY'S ... FORCE TOYOTA TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BEFORE MORE OF THESE ACCIDNETS OCCUR...
NHTSA complaint #10652524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #11362056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NOTHING HAPPENED YET, SINCE I CANNOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THESE ARE BAD AIR BAGS SINCE CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT AND REPAIRED WITH REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS IN PAST, SO NO WAY TO FIND OUT UNLESS TOYOTA PAYS TO CHECK THEM FIRST AND MAYBE REPLACED. WORRIED THAT REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ARE DEFECTIVE OR DANGEROUS NO ONE IS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WHY??? MY REPLACEMENTS NEED TO BE CHECKED BY SERIAL NUMBER???
NHTSA complaint #11297458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRAC OFF INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACK TAYLOR'S ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA (703-684-0700, LOCATED AT 3750 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22305) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 274,000.
NHTSA complaint #11266825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD BLINKS
NHTSA complaint #11021100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MY 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA I HAVE TO USE HIGH BEAMS JUST TO SEE, AND MY CAR WENT 90 MPH BEFORE SLOWING UP,MY HANDICAPPED SON WAS SO SCARED! THEN IT JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. HE HAD TO COAST TO SAFETY AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR !! RECALLS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS PERTAIN TO THE 1999 SOLARA AND ARE CRITICAL. THIS IS TWICE LIFE WAS ENDANGERED AND TOYOTA IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE . I GUESS THEY WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE TOYOTA DOES WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE!!! MY CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE , HOW MUCH DOES TOYOTA CARE WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN REPLACE THE PETAL OR EXCELLERATION PROBLEM?? LET THERE FAMILY MEMBER BE ENDANGERED AND SEE ! BUT TOYOTA IS SLACKING EXTREMELY ON THE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES!!! THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE DANGEROUS CARS THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE ROAD . AND WITH NO HELP FROM TOYOTA WHEN A SERIOUS ISSUES HAPPENS . THEY SHOULD BE DISCRASED BY THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE TO JEPORDIZE THE AMERICAN CITIZENS .. JUST TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET . NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO TAKE MY DISABLED SON TO HIS DR.!!! THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY EFFECT A PERSONS LIFE WHO HAS LIMITED FUNDS AND MANY MEDICAL NEEDS. THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WE WERE PUT THROUGH DRIVING THE TOYOTA CAR SCARES ME BADLY! I USED TO HAVE FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT . BUT IT'S VERY SAD WHEN THEY HAVE LOST THEIR CARING ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT AND MAKING THE AMERICAN FAMILY HAPPY AND MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY!!!! THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES SHOULD BE STOPPED!! JUST ONE VEHICLE COULD HIT A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF PRECIOUS CHILDREN , LEAVING PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND PRECIOUS BROTHERS AND SISTERS LEFT DEVASTATED FOR YEARS TO COME!!! THE PAIN GOES ON AND ON AND EFFECTS MANY GENERATIONS POSSIBLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE OVER THE GREED OF MONEY FROM THE TOYOTA BIG WIGS !!!
NHTSA complaint #11020919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON MY 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA I HAVE TO USE HIGH BEAMS JUST TO SEE, AND MY CAR WENT 90 MPH BEFORE SLOWING UP,MY HANDICAPPED SON WAS SO SCARED! THEN IT JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. HE HAD TO COAST TO SAFETY AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR !! RECALLS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS PERTAIN TO THE 1999 SOLARA AND ARE CRITICAL. THIS IS TWICE LIFE WAS ENDANGERED AND TOYOTA IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE . I GUESS THEY WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE TOYOTA DOES WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE!!! MY CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE , HOW MUCH DOES TOYOTA CARE WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN REPLACE THE PETAL OR EXCELLERATION PROBLEM?? LET THERE FAMILY MEMBER BE ENDANGERED AND SEE ! BUT TOYOTA IS SLACKING EXTREMELY ON THE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES!!! THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE DANGEROUS CARS THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE ROAD . AND WITH NO HELP FROM TOYOTA WHEN A SERIOUS ISSUES HAPPENS . THEY SHOULD BE DISCRASED BY THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE TO JEPORDIZE THE AMERICAN CITIZENS .. JUST TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET . NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO TAKE MY DISABLED SON TO HIS DR.!!! THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY EFFECT A PERSONS LIFE WHO HAS LIMITED FUNDS AND MANY MEDICAL NEEDS. THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WE WERE PUT THROUGH DRIVING THE TOYOTA CAR SCARES ME BADLY! I USED TO HAVE FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT . BUT IT'S VERY SAD WHEN THEY HAVE LOST THEIR CARING ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT AND MAKING THE AMERICAN FAMILY HAPPY AND MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY!!!! THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES SHOULD BE STOPPED!! JUST ONE VEHICLE COULD HIT A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF PRECIOUS CHILDREN , LEAVING PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND PRECIOUS BROTHERS AND SISTERS LEFT DEVASTATED FOR YEARS TO COME!!! THE PAIN GOES ON AND ON AND EFFECTS MANY GENERATIONS POSSIBLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE OVER THE GREED OF MONEY FROM THE TOYOTA BIG WIGS !!!
NHTSA complaint #11020919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
ON MY 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA I HAVE TO USE HIGH BEAMS JUST TO SEE, AND MY CAR WENT 90 MPH BEFORE SLOWING UP,MY HANDICAPPED SON WAS SO SCARED! THEN IT JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. HE HAD TO COAST TO SAFETY AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR !! RECALLS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS PERTAIN TO THE 1999 SOLARA AND ARE CRITICAL. THIS IS TWICE LIFE WAS ENDANGERED AND TOYOTA IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE . I GUESS THEY WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE TOYOTA DOES WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE!!! MY CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE , HOW MUCH DOES TOYOTA CARE WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN REPLACE THE PETAL OR EXCELLERATION PROBLEM?? LET THERE FAMILY MEMBER BE ENDANGERED AND SEE ! BUT TOYOTA IS SLACKING EXTREMELY ON THE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES!!! THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE DANGEROUS CARS THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE ROAD . AND WITH NO HELP FROM TOYOTA WHEN A SERIOUS ISSUES HAPPENS . THEY SHOULD BE DISCRASED BY THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE TO JEPORDIZE THE AMERICAN CITIZENS .. JUST TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET . NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO TAKE MY DISABLED SON TO HIS DR.!!! THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY EFFECT A PERSONS LIFE WHO HAS LIMITED FUNDS AND MANY MEDICAL NEEDS. THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WE WERE PUT THROUGH DRIVING THE TOYOTA CAR SCARES ME BADLY! I USED TO HAVE FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT . BUT IT'S VERY SAD WHEN THEY HAVE LOST THEIR CARING ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT AND MAKING THE AMERICAN FAMILY HAPPY AND MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY!!!! THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES SHOULD BE STOPPED!! JUST ONE VEHICLE COULD HIT A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF PRECIOUS CHILDREN , LEAVING PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND PRECIOUS BROTHERS AND SISTERS LEFT DEVASTATED FOR YEARS TO COME!!! THE PAIN GOES ON AND ON AND EFFECTS MANY GENERATIONS POSSIBLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE OVER THE GREED OF MONEY FROM THE TOYOTA BIG WIGS !!!
NHTSA complaint #11020919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA HAD A FILM THAT HAD BUILT UP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LENSES WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO CLEAN. THE LENSES HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FILM CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE VISIBILITY OF THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM SHORTED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED. THE O2 SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE LENSES WITH A MORE TRANSLUCENT LENSE FOR THE HEAD LAMPS TO PREVENT A FAILURE OF POOR VISIBILITY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. DYD
NHTSA complaint #10947721 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00E010000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10881285 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,600.
NHTSA complaint #10874659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED, THE CAR (WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC) WENT OUT OF GEAR AND SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. AS SOON AS I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED I JIGGLED THE SHIFTER (IT WAS IN D2) AND THE GEAR SEEMED TO RE-ENGAGE AND I CONTINUED DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED A HALF DOZEN TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #10743572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
EVERY TIME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED FORWARD TO ALLOW PASSENGERS IN OR OUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE STARTS BLINKING. THE LIGHT WILL BLINK FOR AROUND 15 DAYS BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF IF THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT MOVED FORWARD FOR PASSENGERS DURING THAT TIME. THE NEXT TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED FORWARD FOR PASSENGERS, THE CYCLE STARTS OVER AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10730520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
I WAS AT A STANDSTILL AND REARENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND HE DID NOT BRAKE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE NOR DID THE AIRBAGS. BOTH CARS TOTALED. TRUNK HOOD POPPED, ALSO REAR PANELS BENT. I SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY EITHER ON WINDSHIELD OR STEERING WHEEL . MY FIRM BELIEF IS THE SEATBELT SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED AND AVOIDED THE HEAD INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10703437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I WAS AT A STANDSTILL AND REARENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND HE DID NOT BRAKE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE NOR DID THE AIRBAGS. BOTH CARS TOTALED. TRUNK HOOD POPPED, ALSO REAR PANELS BENT. I SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY EITHER ON WINDSHIELD OR STEERING WHEEL . MY FIRM BELIEF IS THE SEATBELT SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED AND AVOIDED THE HEAD INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10703437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AT A SLOW SPEED...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR... AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PEDESTRIAN AND THEN HIT A TREE NEAR A HOME. CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A AAA SERVICE SHOP.... MARATHON- WESTERN/TOUGHY WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED BOTH BRAKE LINES FAILED... RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY SEE THIS CONDITION ALOT WITH TOYOTA'S OF THIS AGE AS THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED UP BY A PLATE THAT TRAPS SALT AND MOISTURE. TOYOTA CLAIMS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY DESIGN FAULT OF MATERIAL DEFECT.. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT THIS MECHANICE AND SHOP CONSTANTLY SEES DO THIS EXACT CORROSION PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED EIGHT TOYOTAS... NEVER EXPERIENCED EVEN A BRAKE LEAK BUT A FULL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THIS 1999 MODEL IS RIDICULOUS AND TOYOTA IS WALKING AWAY FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART. NTSB SHOULD BE RECALL ALL 1999'S SOLORA AND CAMRY'S ... FORCE TOYOTA TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BEFORE MORE OF THESE ACCIDNETS OCCUR...
NHTSA complaint #10652524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AT A SLOW SPEED...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR... AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PEDESTRIAN AND THEN HIT A TREE NEAR A HOME. CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A AAA SERVICE SHOP.... MARATHON- WESTERN/TOUGHY WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED BOTH BRAKE LINES FAILED... RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY SEE THIS CONDITION ALOT WITH TOYOTA'S OF THIS AGE AS THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED UP BY A PLATE THAT TRAPS SALT AND MOISTURE. TOYOTA CLAIMS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY DESIGN FAULT OF MATERIAL DEFECT.. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT THIS MECHANICE AND SHOP CONSTANTLY SEES DO THIS EXACT CORROSION PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED EIGHT TOYOTAS... NEVER EXPERIENCED EVEN A BRAKE LEAK BUT A FULL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THIS 1999 MODEL IS RIDICULOUS AND TOYOTA IS WALKING AWAY FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART. NTSB SHOULD BE RECALL ALL 1999'S SOLORA AND CAMRY'S ... FORCE TOYOTA TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BEFORE MORE OF THESE ACCIDNETS OCCUR...
NHTSA complaint #10652524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AT A SLOW SPEED...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR... AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PEDESTRIAN AND THEN HIT A TREE NEAR A HOME. CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A AAA SERVICE SHOP.... MARATHON- WESTERN/TOUGHY WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED BOTH BRAKE LINES FAILED... RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY SEE THIS CONDITION ALOT WITH TOYOTA'S OF THIS AGE AS THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED UP BY A PLATE THAT TRAPS SALT AND MOISTURE. TOYOTA CLAIMS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY DESIGN FAULT OF MATERIAL DEFECT.. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT THIS MECHANICE AND SHOP CONSTANTLY SEES DO THIS EXACT CORROSION PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED EIGHT TOYOTAS... NEVER EXPERIENCED EVEN A BRAKE LEAK BUT A FULL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THIS 1999 MODEL IS RIDICULOUS AND TOYOTA IS WALKING AWAY FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART. NTSB SHOULD BE RECALL ALL 1999'S SOLORA AND CAMRY'S ... FORCE TOYOTA TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BEFORE MORE OF THESE ACCIDNETS OCCUR...
NHTSA complaint #10652524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING INTO STARVED ROCK NATIONAL PARK IN ILLINOIS AROUND 4 P.M. ON AUGUST 20TH, 2014. SHE DRIVING ON THE ENTRANCE DRIVE AT THE SPEED OF 10 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED RAMPING UP IN SPEED CAUSING THE MY DAUGHTER TO START BRAKING. THE CAR CONTINUED GAINING SPEED AND THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER, MY DAUGHTER ENTERED THE PARKS VISITOR CENTER PARKING LOT. WHILE STILL TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, MY DAUGHTER HIT A PARKED CAR TO THE RIGHT, JUST CLIPPING IT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HIT CAR'S TAILLIGHT. HER CAR HIT A CAR TO THE LEFT THEN HIT A PARKED TAHOE WHICH STOPPED MY DAUGHTERS CAR AFTER BEING PUSHED 4 PARKING SPACES. WE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CORP. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND. THEY ADMITTED AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS FROZEN. THEY SAID THIS HAPPENED FROM AN IMPACT BEHIND THE BATTERY, PROBLEM IS THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS UNTIL THE IMPACT OF HITTING THE TAHOE. MY DAUGHTER WAS FIGHTING TO STOP FROM THE ENTRANCE DRIVE. THE TOYOTA REP. ALSO STATED THAT THEIR INSPECTION TEAM RELEASED THE CABLE AND SAID IT WORKED FINE. THE REP. COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE CABLE BEING FROZEN. THEY ARE ACCUSING MY DAUGHTER OF ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE DUE TO FACT THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL ACCELERATOR, IT WAS THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA CLAIMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE IMPACT WAS SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER OF THE FRONT THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE INCLUDING THE RADIATOR BEING PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. TOYOTA FEELS THAT OUR CAR IS FINE AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE MANUFACTURING OR THE DESIGN. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10649125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING INTO STARVED ROCK NATIONAL PARK IN ILLINOIS AROUND 4 P.M. ON AUGUST 20TH, 2014. SHE DRIVING ON THE ENTRANCE DRIVE AT THE SPEED OF 10 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED RAMPING UP IN SPEED CAUSING THE MY DAUGHTER TO START BRAKING. THE CAR CONTINUED GAINING SPEED AND THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER, MY DAUGHTER ENTERED THE PARKS VISITOR CENTER PARKING LOT. WHILE STILL TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, MY DAUGHTER HIT A PARKED CAR TO THE RIGHT, JUST CLIPPING IT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HIT CAR'S TAILLIGHT. HER CAR HIT A CAR TO THE LEFT THEN HIT A PARKED TAHOE WHICH STOPPED MY DAUGHTERS CAR AFTER BEING PUSHED 4 PARKING SPACES. WE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CORP. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND. THEY ADMITTED AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS FROZEN. THEY SAID THIS HAPPENED FROM AN IMPACT BEHIND THE BATTERY, PROBLEM IS THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS UNTIL THE IMPACT OF HITTING THE TAHOE. MY DAUGHTER WAS FIGHTING TO STOP FROM THE ENTRANCE DRIVE. THE TOYOTA REP. ALSO STATED THAT THEIR INSPECTION TEAM RELEASED THE CABLE AND SAID IT WORKED FINE. THE REP. COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE CABLE BEING FROZEN. THEY ARE ACCUSING MY DAUGHTER OF ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE DUE TO FACT THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL ACCELERATOR, IT WAS THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA CLAIMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE IMPACT WAS SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER OF THE FRONT THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE INCLUDING THE RADIATOR BEING PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. TOYOTA FEELS THAT OUR CAR IS FINE AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE MANUFACTURING OR THE DESIGN. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10649125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING INTO STARVED ROCK NATIONAL PARK IN ILLINOIS AROUND 4 P.M. ON AUGUST 20TH, 2014. SHE DRIVING ON THE ENTRANCE DRIVE AT THE SPEED OF 10 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED RAMPING UP IN SPEED CAUSING THE MY DAUGHTER TO START BRAKING. THE CAR CONTINUED GAINING SPEED AND THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER, MY DAUGHTER ENTERED THE PARKS VISITOR CENTER PARKING LOT. WHILE STILL TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, MY DAUGHTER HIT A PARKED CAR TO THE RIGHT, JUST CLIPPING IT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HIT CAR'S TAILLIGHT. HER CAR HIT A CAR TO THE LEFT THEN HIT A PARKED TAHOE WHICH STOPPED MY DAUGHTERS CAR AFTER BEING PUSHED 4 PARKING SPACES. WE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CORP. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND. THEY ADMITTED AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS FROZEN. THEY SAID THIS HAPPENED FROM AN IMPACT BEHIND THE BATTERY, PROBLEM IS THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS UNTIL THE IMPACT OF HITTING THE TAHOE. MY DAUGHTER WAS FIGHTING TO STOP FROM THE ENTRANCE DRIVE. THE TOYOTA REP. ALSO STATED THAT THEIR INSPECTION TEAM RELEASED THE CABLE AND SAID IT WORKED FINE. THE REP. COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE CABLE BEING FROZEN. THEY ARE ACCUSING MY DAUGHTER OF ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE DUE TO FACT THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL ACCELERATOR, IT WAS THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA CLAIMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE IMPACT WAS SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER OF THE FRONT THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE INCLUDING THE RADIATOR BEING PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. TOYOTA FEELS THAT OUR CAR IS FINE AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE MANUFACTURING OR THE DESIGN. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10649125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED... HAD TO RUN CAR INTO CURB AND INTO TREE BEFORE A CAR WAS HIT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE OR PARKED CARS. MECHANIC NOTED BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH APPARENTLY HAPPENS ALOT ON THIS AGE OF TOYOTA BECAUSE OF DESIGN OF COVERING BRAKE LINES TRAPPING IN SALT AND MOISTURE LEADING TO FAILURE. RESULT OF ACCIDENT WAS TO REPLACE BOTH BRAKE LINES FROM TO BACK AND BODY WORK TO REPAIR VEHICLE SO IT WAS DRIVABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10628117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
I REPLACED MY FRONT TIRE AT BERGEYS DEALERSHIP. THE TIRE WAS BUBBLED UP ON THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT SURFACE. I HAD REQUESTED TO REPLACE TWO MORE TIMES BUT THE BUBBLE STILL SHOW ON THE TIRE. I SUSPECT THE TIRE'S LOT QUALITY IS NOT GOOD. BUT, THE DEALER DID NOT ACCEPT THAT THEIR TIRES WERE NOT GOOD; I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS TIRE ON THE ROAD. I WISH THIS TIRE'S LOT NEED TO BE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE BAD QUALITY TO PREVENT DRIVERS GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
NHTSA complaint #10578437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE HOOD OPENED UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD WILL NOT DROP BACK DOWN. I TRIED TO GET THE DOOR WINDOWS DOWN AND THE POWER WINDOWS WERE STUCK. I BRAKED HARD AND USED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO PULL OVER. I HAD GLASS CHIPS ALL OVER ME AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT. ONCE I PULLED OVER I INSPECTED THE HOOD LATCH AND FOUND BOTH LATCHES WERE RUSTED AND LATCHED OPEN. THE HORRIBLE DESIGNS TOYOTA HAS ALMOST KILLED ME AND THE ONLY REASON I WAS NOT HIT WAS BECAUSE OF NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10578434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE HOOD OPENED UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD WILL NOT DROP BACK DOWN. I TRIED TO GET THE DOOR WINDOWS DOWN AND THE POWER WINDOWS WERE STUCK. I BRAKED HARD AND USED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO PULL OVER. I HAD GLASS CHIPS ALL OVER ME AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT. ONCE I PULLED OVER I INSPECTED THE HOOD LATCH AND FOUND BOTH LATCHES WERE RUSTED AND LATCHED OPEN. THE HORRIBLE DESIGNS TOYOTA HAS ALMOST KILLED ME AND THE ONLY REASON I WAS NOT HIT WAS BECAUSE OF NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10578434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 24 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10428358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.