Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 00705 | 08/01/2005 | 10016635 | U250e transmission solenoid identification. *tt | 09/26/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/17/2007 | 100 | 10/21/2006 | |
| I have a 2006 toyota camry/solara convertible. it has a tendency to hesitate when i accelerate. this is very dangerous as i drive interstate 95 in the northern va area and have had several close calls while trying to get onto the highway. this needs to be a recall item. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2007 | 7850 | 2 | 07/30/2006 |
| On this day i had driven 100 miles on the highway. i proceeded to exit a ramp and my 2006 solara convertible lost drive. i was unable to park and the car wouldn't go although the vehicle was still in drive. i tried reverse and i was able to park by backing up. after several tries of driving without being able to get into drive i made several phone calls to aaa. after 30 minutes of not using the car it started up and drive was working. i proceeded on my trip. afterthe car sat for several hours i began the trip home. i made it as far as the exit where the hotel was i was to stay at that night. upon exiting the ramp i again had no drive. it was dark and no lights at the exit. i was frightened i would be hit from behind so i was able to backup onto a grassy area next to the exit ramp. again i had no drive. i waited for 20 minutes hoping this was again a temporary problem. i tried again and the car began to move slowly with the engine sounding like i was going very fast. the car was barely moving and i now smelled something burning. i called aaa and had the car towed to falmouth toyota. (100 miles but close to home.) the car has been there a week and they can't find anything wrong with it. i am told they have tested all that they can. a mechanic has driven it several times with the diagnositc equipment on it but nothing has gone wrong. i pleaded with them to drive it in excess of 60 miles to try and duplicate the problem but they state they can't justify that. i'm told i must take back the car without knowing if this will happen again. is this the reliability i should expect from toyota? *tr | |||
| 09/14/2006 | 2000 | 1 | 01/21/2006 |
| Within the past 6 months, i've noticed a lag between the time i depress the accelerator and the transmission engaging. this mainly occurs at low speeds, however, it does occur when decelerating (when approaching a traffic light for example) and i have to accelerate if the light changes. i contacted the local dealership and talked to a service representative. the representative indicated that the shift points were faulty and that toyota was aware of the problem. he also indicated that avalon's have the problem too. he advised me to wait a few months for direction from toyota. i contacted toyota to confirm what the dealership had conveyed. toyota indicated that there were no service bulletins regarding this problem or that a problem of this nature existed. *jb | |||
| 06/04/2005 | 1 | ||
| 2006 toyota solara developed various problems.*mr the consumer rented the vehicle when he discovered the problems with the head rest which protruded from the back seat restricting the already tiny rear window. when backing from any parking space, with the top up, t he consumer was unable to see pedestrians . the vehicle had a 4-8 second delay when automatically shifting from second to a higher gear. the outside temperature gauge became stuck. the lcd gauges can't be seen when driving in bright sunlight.*jb | |||