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1999 Toyota Camry Solara

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Camry Solara do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 83.

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84Owner complaints

Model-year median: 83

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
84
199966
200053
200160
2002
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
23Engine And Engine Cooling
13Vehicle Speed Control
7Suspension
6Electrical System
5
All reported categories
Latches/locks/linkages
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5Structure
5Unknown Or Other
5Equipment
4Power Train
4Exterior Lighting
3Seat Belts
3Service Brakes
3Tires
3Visibility
3Engine
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Service Brakes, Electric
1Steering
1Visibility/wiper
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

45 reports with mileage · 39 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

16 crash reports1 fire reports9 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

23 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 17, 2001
Air Bags

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES NOW THAT MY REGULAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I HAD TO LOOK AT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERAGE AND THEY DO NOT REPLACE AIR BAG SENSORS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT AT 30,000 MILES BUT IT REOCCURED AT 45,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAY THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PART BUT NOT THE LABOR. SHOULDN'T T…

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AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES NOW THAT MY REGULAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I HAD TO LOOK AT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERAGE AND THEY DO NOT REPLACE AIR BAG SENSORS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT AT 30,000 MILES BUT IT REOCCURED AT 45,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAY THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PART BUT NOT THE LABOR. SHOULDN'T THIS BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER COMPLETELY SINCE IT IS A SAFETY FACTOR?

NHTSA ODI #745464

Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 2001
Air BagsCrashInjury

HEAD ON COLLISION AT 50MPH FAILED TO SET OFF AIRBAG.

NHTSA ODI #741952

Mileage unknown · Feb 20, 2001
Air Bags

WENT TO ARBITRATION AND LOST, BECAUSE I COULD NOT PROVE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741229

NHTSA ODI #10006523

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

DP02004 · Engine Seizure

Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

No summary supplied.