32 of the
1,108 complaints filed about the Toyota Camry Solara
are about the tires —
3% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2000.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Solara. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 55-60 MPH, the TPMS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the ABS monitors the rotation of the tires. The contact was informed that a tire was losing air and was rotating slower than the other tires. The dealer recommended changing the tires. The tires were replaced but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and filed a claim. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.
NHTSA complaint #11658861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tire size P205 60R16 evolution tour series This is the second tire of the set of 4 that suddenly had a belt shift inside the tire and the steering wheel would violently shake , one of the tires when failed pulled to left into oncoming traffic (luckily I retained control)
NHTSA complaint #11579275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Solara. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the TPMS indicated that the tire pressure was low however, upon investigation the tires were at the correct tire pressure. The contact stated that the tire pressure warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the local dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.
NHTSA complaint #11423728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BUBBLES ON THE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL WHEELS MAY FAIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 05/17/16
NHTSA complaint #10860501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES SHOWED SIDEWALL DRYROT WHICH WAS DISMISSED AS 'OZONE CRACKING' AND EXTREMELY REDUCED TRACTION AFTER 2 YEARS, 25,000 MILES. MICHELIN WOULD NOT MAKE GOOD ON COMPLAINT. ENTIRE SET HN7RPK1X4911, HN7RPK1X01122, HN7RPK1X4611, HN7RPK1X5111
NHTSA complaint #10730336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN 5000 TIRES, SIZE 215/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCE A BLOW OUT WHILE USING THE SAME MODEL TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIRE WAS IN THE SAME CONDITION BEFORE THE BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. PAM
NHTSA complaint #10637050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
HANKOOK VENTUS V4 ES 215/55/ZR17 INSTALLED ON A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE CONVERTIBLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES EXHIBITED A LARGE BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. BEFORE COMPLAINANT WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRE, THE TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL.
NHTSA complaint #10390142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON DAY 1 AND DAY 8 AFTER PURCHASE AND ANOTHER 2 TIRES FLAT AGAIN ON MAY 10 1. THE REAR RIGHT TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE ON 12/23/2008 (THE FIRST DAY AFTER PURCHASE) AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR (TPWS) WAS ON SO I DROVE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 12/24/2008. DEALER CLAIM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CHECKED ALL THE OTHER TIRES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING. 2. ON 1/1/2009, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE AGAIN AND THE TPWS WAS NOT ON. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE DROVE ON HIGHWAY 5 AT 75 MILES/HOUR AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE TIRE ALREADY 2/3 WAS FLATTENED!! WE HAPPENED TO LOOK FOR RESTAURANT AT THAT TIME AND A PERSON COMING OUT OF RESTAURANT POINTED TO US THIS FLAT TIRE! IF WE DID NOT EXIT FOR REST, ALL 5 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR COULD NO LONGER BE IN THIS WORLD NOW. 3. FURTHER COMPLETE DISCOVERY ON THIS CAR REVEALS: A. BONDO WAS APPLIED ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LEFT FENDER ON REAR BEHIND WHEEL OPENING AREA; RIGHT DOOR FROM UPPER CENTER TO BOTTOM OF DOOR; AND, RT QUARTER PANEL IN FRONT OF WHEEL OPENING AREA THE AMOUNT OF BONDO APPLIED TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLE,CLEARLY INDICATES THE DAMAGE/WRECK/REPAIR IN THESE AREAS WERE EXTENSIVE. B.SAND SCRATCHED AND DIRT UNDER PAINT ARE OBVIOUS IN MANY AREAS, THIS IS THE RESULT OF A POOR QUALITY RE-PAINT JOB. THE RE-PAINT OF THE VEHICLE IS FURTHER EVIDENCED BY THE PAINT MIL GAUGE READINGS FROM 8 MILES TO 12 MILES. THIS MATCHES KEARNY MESA TOYOTA'S 160 POINT REJECTION. C.THE PAINT JOB ALONE ESTIMATE (NOT INCLUDING THE BODY REPAIR) WAS OVER $2200 AND YET WAS THIS RE-PAINT WAS NOT REPORTED. THE FAULTY PAINT JOB IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO ANYONE THAT LOOKS AT THE VEHICLE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. D. THE RIGHT FENDER WAS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED. AND MORE.
NHTSA complaint #10330154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1.TWICE WITHIN 1ST YEAR: THE CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD; IT WAS HARD TO STOP. I THOUGHT THE FLOOR MAT WAS UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. LATER, THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT. AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, IT KEPT INCREASING SPEED. NOTHING WAS IN THE WAY OF THE PEDAL THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. (THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THE EXPERIENCE I RELAYED TO HIM WAS NOT POSSIBLE.) STILL, THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF, MOST RECENTLY THREE DAYS AGO. I HAD IT SET AT 60 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT WOULDN'T STAY AT 60. I HAD TO DECREASE THE CRUISE SPEED 3 OR 4 TIMES. I ROUTINELY HAVE TO MANUALLY REDUCE THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED BY BUMPING THE LEVER DOWN. I HAVE BECOME USED TO THIS MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA EMPLOYEES DENIED A DEFECT AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAULTY PARTS. DURING THE FIRST 18 MONTHS, I TOOK MY CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. 2.RAIN ENTERS ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. ODI ID NUMBER:10242104 HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. 3.THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS I HAD THE CAR BECAUSE THE TIRES IN THAT POSITION DAMAGED QUICKLY FOR NO LEGITIMATE CAUSE. I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE SET OF TIRES BEFORE THE CAR HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE THEY WERE WEARING SO BADLY THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE. THIS COINCIDES WITH ODI ID NUMBER:10269039 CITING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON ANOTHER 07 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. 4.THE SOFT TOP HAS UNRAVELED IN TWO PLACES ABOVE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AT THE SEAM WHERE IT IS SEWN TOGETHER. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE HAS VARIED FROM: NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I MUST HAVE DAMAGED IT, AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 5.THE ELECTRONIC SEAT STUCK. IT WAS LEFT IN A FORWARD POSITION (AS IF TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE BACK SEAT). THE TECH SAID THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE POWER SEAT FUNCTIONS. I TOLD HIM I'D PAID FOR ONE ON MY ITEMIZED BILL AND I'D BEEN USING IT. UNREPAIRED, IT RESUMED WORKING BY ITSELF WEEKS LATER.
NHTSA complaint #10308193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON 9/24/08 I WENT TO TOWN FAIR TIRE AND HAD FOUR TIRES REPLACED AT A COST OR $539.12. I WAS TOLD YOKOHAMA TIRES WERE THE BEST AND HAD THE BEST MILEAGE UP TO 80,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR AT 74,000 MILES. ON 6/3/09 I BROUGHT MY CAR WHICH NOW HAD 81,000 MLS. ON IT WITH A BUBBLE ON MY TIRE AND HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A CA COST OF $134.51. FIVE MONTHS LATER ON 11/02/09 I WENT BACK TO TOWN FAIR TIRE WITH 83,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND ANOTHER BUBBLE ON MY TIRE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR FORTY TWO YEARS AND NEVER HAD A BUBBLE ON A TIRE AND IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THESE TIRES BECAUSE OF BUBBLES. TOWN FAIR TIRE SAYS ITS MY DRIVING, I SAY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I AM ON DISABILITY AND DO NOT DRIVE TO OFTEN BUT I LIKE TO FEEL SAFE WHEN I DO. I WOULD LIKE THESE TIRES INVESTIGATED. $800.00 FOR TIRES A YEAR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL HAVE TO SPEND MORE.. THE TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA AVID TRZ ID CC208213308-4208-4408 I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
NHTSA complaint #10292228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LEASED A 2007 SLE CONVERTIBLE. AT 23K MILES I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. THEY WERE PROPERLY ROTATED AS SPECIFIED AND TWO OF THE TIRES WERE SHOWING THE WIRES/INSIDE LININGS! TOYOTA TOLD ME TO SEEK HELP FROM BRIDGESTONE - BRIDGESTONE TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO TOYOTA, IT'S A LEASE UNDER IT'S MILEAGE. TOYOTA DID NOT HONOR AND BLAMED THE TIRES FOR BEING TOO SOFT! UNACCEPTABLE AND I WON'T BE GETTING ANOTHER TOYOTA SINCE I HAD TO SPEND OVER $600 IN TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10269039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. AT 18,000 MILES, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE SPRINGS PROVE THAT THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE SPRINGS OFTEN, BUT NOT CONTINUOUSLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,126 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/07/08
NHTSA complaint #10229741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PURCHASED TOYOTA SOLARA AUG, 2007. TIRES ARE @ 15K MILES AND THE TREAD IS SHOT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED SEE MANUFACTURER FOR WARRANTY. TOYOTA STATED THEY WOULD SELL ME NEW TIRES AND THEN WARRANTY TREADWARTE. WENT TO BRIDESTONE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR TREAD WARRANTY. SO BASICALLY IF YOU BUY A NEW CAR YOU GET NO TIRE WARRANTY. I THINK THIS IS CONSUMER FRAUD.
NHTSA complaint #10209691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02, SIZE P215/55R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE THEN FELT AS IF IT WERE RIDING ON THE RIM. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY MELTED. HE ALSO NOTICED RUBBER DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AND THAT THE FENDER HAD BLACK MARKS. WHEN THE TIRE COOLED DOWN, HE PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET BROUGHT THE TIRE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,800. THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THE TREAD PUNCTURED, PRESSURE WAS LOST AND HEAT BURNED OUT THE SIDEWALL. UPDATED 11/15/07.
NHTSA complaint #10206238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
COMPLAINT AGAINST COSTCO AUTOMOBILE TIRES: PURCHASED 4 COSTCO TIRES IN 2006. THEY WERE FILLED WITH NITROGEN. NOT TOLD THAT ALL AIR MUST BE NITROGEN AIR PUT IN TIRES. FILLED TIRED WITH REGULAR AIR. MAJOR CAR PROBLEMS WITH SHAKING OF STEERING AND FUMES AND SMELL AND TIRES HOT TO TOUCH. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT WHEN I PUT IN AIR IN NITROGEN FILLED COSTCO TIRES IT CAUSED A CHEMICAL REACTION. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THANKFUL I WAS LUCKY, BUT WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM AND WILL THEY BE SO LUCKY? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HOLD COSTCO ACCOUNTABLE FOR FILLING TIRES WITH NITROGEN AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SHOULD FILL WITH AIR AS WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD.
NHTSA complaint #10193361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
REAR RIGHT TIRE SHOWS EARLY WORN-OUT, CAR SKIDS TO THE RIGHT, IT CAN BE FELT ON THE RIGHT REAR AGAIN. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL, 05. THE DEALER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. ONLY THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE PLATE SHOWS "SLOPE AND HILL" SIGN. WARP??? IT IS HARD TO SHIFT FROM PARK SOMETIMES, BRAKE MUST BE PRESSED AGAIN AND AGAIN OR THE CAR MUSH BE PUSHED SLIGHTLY. ALL OTHER THINGS ARE FINE.
NHTSA complaint #10144585 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF PERIODICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT WORK THREE TIMES. RESET PROCEDURES ARE COMPLICATED, TIME CONSUMING AND DO NOT WORK. I HAVE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE FOR SAFETY AND ITS CHECK OUT OK.
NHTSA complaint #10141820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.