Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/26/2011 | 75000 | ||
| I was driving on the freeway when, while changing lanes to the slow lane, the accelerator pedal stuck, i lost control, and the car careened off the freeway and down and embankment. the car was severely damaged but i was not injured. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 84500 | 1 | |
| I have the same braking problem with my 2004 toyota solara that has been recently described in the 2010 prius. i first reported the problem to kerry toyota in covington, kentucky on october 11, 2005. i have a copy of the service report including toyota's claim that the brakes were working properly. i have discussed the problem with every toyota dealer who has worked on the car since i have owned it. none have acknowledged the problem and as a female, i don't really feel like i have been taken seriously. i am an excellent driver with no accidents in 30 years of driving. most recently, on this past monday, february 1, as i drove to work, the car in front of me put on brakes suddenly. when i applied my brakes, i hit a pot hole at exactly the same time. the brake pedal softened and the car did not slow down at all. i pumped the brakes and this time the brakes engaged and the car slowed. this issue has been completely consistent. sudden braking, a bumpy road or loose traction, abs seems to engage, absolutely no brakes. the issue is bad enough that i refused to sell the now 6 year old car to my brother for his daughter to drive. i do not think that an inexperienced driver could possibly respond quickly enough to stop the car. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| I just read an article about the braking problem with the new toyota prius. it stated while driving on a bumpy or uneven surface the car would experience braking problems. i have experienced a similar problem with my 2004 toyota solara. i was coming to a stop on a rural road that was very bumpy just before the stop sign.the brakes responded like what i thought was the abs actuating. the brakes seemed to fade. after that incident my brakes never seemed to be the same. i have to brake much sooner and with more force then i had to use prior to the above incident. has there been similar problems with the solara? *tr | |||