2005 Toyota Camry Solara

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OVER A CURB AND CRASH INTO THE BUSHES. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING ALARM THEN ABNORMALLY SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD INSPECT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER TO DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,314.

TOYOTA SOLARA 2005 MODEL WITH 83000 MILES THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO MOVE A FEW FEET. WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE HOUSE. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS SMASHED AND RADIATOR WAS DISLOCATED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN A BODY SHOP BEING REPLACED. THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS THE ACCELERATOR AS IT WAS BACKED UP FROM THE HOUSE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND TRUCK THE REAR END OF A TRUCK WITH A PROTRUDING TRAILER HITCH. HE COULD FEEL THE BRAKES PULSATE AS THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. WHILE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK DUE TO THE HITCH, THE INCIDENT CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT INDICATE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA CAR (VEHICLE VIN: [XXX]) ON 12/22/2008 FROM FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]), WHICH LEADS A NIGHTMARE AS IT'S A WRECKED CERT. REJECTED CAR WITH 2 TIRE VALVE STEMS BROKEN ON DAY 1 AND DAY 8 AFTER PURCHASE AND ANOTHER 2 TIRES FLAT AGAIN ON MAY 10 1. THE REAR RIGHT TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE ON 12/23/2008 (THE FIRST DAY AFTER PURCHASE) AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR (TPWS) WAS ON SO I DROVE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 12/24/2008. DEALER CLAIM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CHECKED ALL THE OTHER TIRES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING. 2. ON 1/1/2009, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE AGAIN AND THE TPWS WAS NOT ON. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE DROVE ON HIGHWAY 5 AT 75 MILES/HOUR AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE TIRE ALREADY 2/3 WAS FLATTENED!! WE HAPPENED TO LOOK FOR RESTAURANT AT THAT TIME AND A PERSON COMING OUT OF RESTAURANT POINTED TO US THIS FLAT TIRE! IF WE DID NOT EXIT FOR REST, ALL 5 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR COULD NO LONGER BE IN THIS WORLD NOW. 3. FURTHER COMPLETE DISCOVERY ON THIS CAR REVEALS: A. BONDO WAS APPLIED ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LEFT FENDER ON REAR BEHIND WHEEL OPENING AREA; RIGHT DOOR FROM UPPER CENTER TO BOTTOM OF DOOR; AND, RT QUARTER PANEL IN FRONT OF WHEEL OPENING AREA THE AMOUNT OF BONDO APPLIED TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLE,CLEARLY INDICATES THE DAMAGE/WRECK/REPAIR IN THESE AREAS WERE EXTENSIVE. B.SAND SCRATCHED AND DIRT UNDER PAINT ARE OBVIOUS IN MANY AREAS, THIS IS THE RESULT OF A POOR QUALITY RE-PAINT JOB. THE RE-PAINT OF THE VEHICLE IS FURTHER EVIDENCED BY THE PAINT MIL GAUGE READINGS FROM 8 MILES TO 12 MILES. THIS MATCHES KEARNY MESA TOYOTA'S 160 POINT REJECTION. C.THE PAINT JOB ALONE ESTIMATE (NOT INCLUDING THE BODY REPAIR) WAS OVER $2200 AND YET WAS THIS RE-PAINT WAS NOT REPORTED. THE FAULTY PAINT JOB IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO ANYONE THAT LOOKS AT THE VEHICLE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. D. THE RIGHT FENDER WAS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED. AND MORE. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL, AND HIT A PARKED TRUCK HEAD-ON. MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL - BUT I KNOW NOW IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MY ISSUES OCCURRED 5 YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR TOYOTA USED THE COMPUTERIZED ACCELERATION IN THEIR CARS. THIS INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY NASA. FEBRUARY 21, 2005 WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TOYOTA SOLORA BY JUNE WE SOLD IT. THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY NOT RESPONDING WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. I REALIZE THIS IS THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SPECTRUM, BUT TRUST THAT IT IS RELEVANT. PLEASE ENSURE NASA GETS THIS INFORMATION IT WILL GIVE THEM MORE TO WORK WITH. I AM WRITING YOU TODAY BECAUSE FOLLOWING A NEWS BROADCAST ABOUT TOYOTA MY CHILD ASKED ME IF I REMEMBERED OUR INCIDENT THAT ALMOST COST US OUR LIVES IN THAT CAR. I HAVE PLACED THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR HANDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING WITH. VIN# 4T1CA30P15UXXXXXX CASE NUMBERS ON FILE WITH TOYOTA 200504110025 -APRIL 11, 2005 200505090783 'MAY 9, 2005 200505120765 - MAY12, 2005 THE ISSUES WERE FIRST HANDLED AT THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BEFORE I REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION I CAN BE REACHED AT XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE ENGINE STALLED. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND A LOUD CRACKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DURING HER ATTEMPT BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF A NEARBY VEHICLE. SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK GEAR WOULD NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING FOR THE RULING ON HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I TOTALED MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE IN A WEATHER RELATED ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO TOYOTA BY PHONE, AND MY E-MAIL WENT UNANSWERED. I ALSO, AS ADVISED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE MESSAGE, WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP FOR HELP. THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ASSIST IN THESE MATTERS. I WANT THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE INVESTIGATED. STATE FARM INSURANCE IS HOLDING THE CAR IN STORAGE FOR THIS PURPOSE. CONTACT INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: CLAIM NUMBER [XXX]; CONTACT DEBRA WITH STATE FARM AT 1-800-208-3287. I SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND AM NOW HAVING PAIN PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THE REAR DEFROSTER IS NOT OPERATING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD. IT WOULD COST $3500 TO CORRECT SINCE THE TOP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO OTHER RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS TWO OTHER TIMES. SINCE I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. I HAVE EMAILED TOYOTA AND WROTE TO THEM AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. *TR