1999 Toyota Camry Solara

THE UNRELIABLE BRAKES ON MY CAR ARE MY GRAVEST CONCERN OF THE SEVERAL PROBLEMS IVE HAD. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR BEGAN ONLY ONE MONTH INTO OWNERSHIP. THESE PROBLEMS WERE MOSTLY CORRECTED BY A REWIRE THAT WAS DONE IN OCTOBER 1999. OCCASIONALLY, THOUGH, A WINDOW WONT OPEN STILL. THE BRAKES FIRST FAILED IN THE WINTER OF 00-01, AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR, SINCE THE PROBLEM RARELY OCCURRED. IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND PRONOUNCED, HOWEVER. EVENTUALLY IN JULY 2001, I SLID THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A HOT SUNNY DAY ON DRY ROADS. I WAS CONVINCED THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT (AUGUST 2001), IT IS UNSTEADY ENOUGH ON GOOD ROADS THAT I BRAKE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AT ALL TIMES. TWICE, NOW, IN THE LAST WEEK THE ABS HAS ENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED  ONCE DURING ACCELERATION, ONCE WHEN COMPLETING A STOP (THAT STARTED AT ABOUT 15 MPH). THE THIRD DEALERSHIP I CONTACTED LISTENED TO THE PROBLEM CAREFULLY AND THEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE CAR WAS PERFORMING EXACTLY AS DESIGNED, AND THIS SAFETY FEATURE (THE ABS) WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT FROM LOSS OF CONTROL. I CAN CERTAINLY CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR WELL WHEN ITS SKIDDING, BUT I CONSIDER THE ABILITY TO REDUCE SPEED AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF CONTROL. IF A CHILD ON A TRICYCLE CROSSED UNEXPECTEDLY IN FRONT OF ME, I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY I WAS GOING. THE ABS TAKES OVER EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (0-15MPH), TRIPLING MY STOPPING DISTANCE ON THE DRIEST, SMOOTHEST ROADS. I KNOW THIS WOULD BE A COMPELLING SUIT COMING FROM THE ATTORNEY OF A CRIPPLE, BUT I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN BEING SAFE AND ALIVE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, AND I AM EXASPERATED AT TOYOTAS REFUSAL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK

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?