Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/10/2008 | 17000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 toyota solara. the contact was driving approximately 30 mph, attempting to make a left turn. the engine began to revv excessively and increaseed acceleration without warning. when the brake pedal was engaged there was no power response which caused the vehicle to crash into another vehicle, and then continued to accelerate. the gear was shifted into the neutral position and the vehicle was driven against the curb to stop. a police report was filed of the incident. there was no personal injury. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to duplicate the problem. the identical failure reoccurred two years later. there was no injury. the failure mileage was approximately 17,000. js | |||
| 02/16/2010 | 16500 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota solara convertible. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph approaching a stop signal. when pressure was applied to the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly surged forward and crashed into a cement wall. a police report was filed for the incident. the vehicle sustained damages. the contact did not report any injuries. the vehicle was taken to an auto body shop for repairs and to an authorized dealer for inspection. the technician was unable to determine what caused the failure. the failure mileage was 16,500. the current mileage was 17,000. updated 05/20/10. *lj | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 24500 | 1 | |
| I own a 2007 camry solara, my cars gas pedal gets stuck when i am at a stop light and proceed into traffic the cars momentarily stays in an idled position for several seconds, until it kicks forward and accelerates. i am afraid to drive the car and financially i am still paying for a car that is parked, because i do not feel it safe to drive. toyota needs to put the camry solara on the list. i took it to the dealership, and without the recall they refuse to even diagnose or repair my car, at my expense no less, i do not feel that solara owners should be ignored and financially responsible. i do not want to hurt myself or anyone else by taking a chance on driving a car that is out of control. put the solara's on the recall list, and make myself and other drivers at ease with a repair and gas pedal replacement immediately. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2006 | 1100 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/28/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota solara. while driving approximately 35 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck. the contact was forced to repeatedly engage the brake pedal in order to release from the stuck position. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 80,000. | |||
| 07/29/2005 | 1000 | 1 | 07/19/2005 |
| There is a major delay at times when the car is asked to accelerate- if going approx 20 mph and want to accelerate into fast lane you never know how long it will take the car to respond to the depressed gas peddle. the car also appears to drop a gear occ when slowing down. toyota states this is because the car has learned the way you like to drive and responds that way. won't allow anyone else to drive the car due to this danger and unpredictability has always acted this way. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2007 toyota solara sle. i experienced throttle / shift lag when starting out from a dead start.the tachometer will jump to 1500 or higher rpms before the car moves. *ak | |||