2008 Toyota Camry Solara

WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN MY 2008 SOLARA AND WHEN I WENT TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR LURCHED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN ACCELERATED. WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT ACCELERATING USING THE BRAKES. A PASSENGER PULLED UP ON THE PARKING BRAKE, LAUNCHING US INTO A SERIES OF TIGHT SPINS AND COLLIDING WITH CONCRETE BUMPERS IN THE LOT. WE WERE ABOUT TO HEAD OUT INTO A MAJOR ROADWAY WHEN THEY DID SO. ONCE OUT OF THE SPINS, THE CAR HAD COME TO ENOUGH OF A HALT THAT I COULD SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF. IT WAS ONLY WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF THAT THE FRONT WHEELS (FWD) STOPPED TRYING TO TURN. WHEN WE EXAMINED THE CAR, THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN FINE AND DRY FOR SEVERAL DAYS PREVIOUSLY, SO THE PAVEMENT WAS NOT WET. AS THE INCIDENT HAPPENED OVER ~15 SECONDS, WE CANNOT GIVE AN APPROXIMATE MPH THAT THE CAR SPED UP TO, BUT IT WAS AT LEAST 30MPH. AMAZINGLY, MY PASSENGERS AND I WALKED AWAY WITHOUT A SCRATCH AND SO DID EVERYONE ELSE IN THE PARKING LOT. HOWEVER, THE SOLARA NEEDS EXTENSIVE BODY WORK BEYOND THE OBVIOUS ACCELERATOR ISSUE DUE TO THE COLLUSIONS. TOYOTA HAS SENT AN ENGINEER OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT HAS NOT GIVEN ANY SUPPORT OTHERWISE. THE ENGINEER INFORMED ME THAT HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT HE DID NOT EXAMINE THE POWERTRAIN IN DETAIL. TOYOTA HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL BE 30 DAYS BEFORE THEY GIVE ME AN OFFICIAL REPORT. WHILE THE SOLARAS WERE NOT INITIALLY INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS FOR THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE, 2008 CAMRYS WERE AND A SOLARA IS BASICALLY A 2-DOOR CAMRY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR THE SOLARAS AS WELL. I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN ENDANGER ME OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT, AS FRIGHTENING AS IT WAS, LUCKILY TOOK PLACE WHEN I WAS NOT ALREADY AT A HIGHER SPEED AND WAS IN A PARKING LOT. IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE MUCH WORSE. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH REAR DEFROSTER *TGW THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROOF. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN LOOKED OUT THE REAR WINDOW, THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GLASS WAS DISTORTED, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE BEFORE THE ROOF WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE VEHICLES EXHIBITED THE SAME CONDITION AND IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN PULL TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE ONE OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SHE HAD TO ROTATE THE TIRES VERY OFTEN BECAUSE THEY WERE BEGINNING TO WEAR RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOW DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,800.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS RECLINED AND WILL NOT ADJUST DUE TO A MECHANICAL DEFECT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2008 AND IT HAS 47,000. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CHARGED WOULD BE $2,000 TO FIX THE SEAT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THE SEATS FRAME IS HARD TO PURCHASE USED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER, MAP LIGHT AND JERKING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WIDOW DEFOGGER WAS NOT WORKING AND WOULD NOT CLEAR FOG OR FROST FROM THE REAR WINDOW. ALSO, THE MAP LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD NOT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN OPENING THE DOOR LOCKS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS INSPECTED AND CHECK AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEY ALSO STATED THE DEFOGGER WAS DESIGNED ONLY TO REMOVE FOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW AND NOT FROST OR SNOW FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THE ENTIRE ROOF WOULD HAVE TO REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEFOGGER. AFTER THE ROOF WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DEFOGGER HAD BEEN RESOLVED, REGARDING THE JERKING PROBLEM, THE DEALER STATED THAT TOYOTA TRANSMISSION WERE RECENTLY MODIFIED AND THE JERKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WAS NORMAL. *JB UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO USE CRUISE CONTROL - I HAVE E-MAILS WHERE THEY PROMISED RESPONSE FROM LIAISON BY YESTERDAY CUSTOMER ([XXX] ) 03/02/2010 09:43 AM I ORIGINALLY SENT MY E-MAIL TO YOU ON FEBRUARY 24TH. TODAY IS MARCH 2ND. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH YOUR RESPONSE PROVIDING A SOLUTION ASAP. [XXX] CUSTOMER ([XXX] ) 02/24/2010 05:39 AM MY 2008 SOLARA DOES NOT DRIVE WELL IN CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE AND WHEN I MENTION THIS THEY JUST TELL ME IT'S HOW THE COMPUTERS IN THEM WORK NOW. I FIND IT VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE WHILE I AM DRIVING FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA TO NASHVILLE, TN AND TRY TO USE ON THE INTERSTATE, THE THING GOES WAY INTO THE RED ZONE AT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE, AND EVEN ON MORE LEVEL HIGHWAY, IT TRIES TO SPEED UP AND THE ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH. I JUST TURN IT OFF, BUT IT IS AN ABSOLUTE BUMMER NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. DRIVING 7 HOURS WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR MAKES MY LEG HURT. MY 2003 SOLARA HAD AN OUTSTANDING CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. NOW WITH ALL THE RECALLS ON TOYOTAS, I AM CONSIDERING GOING WITH ANOTHER BRAND, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN TOYOTAS FOR SO MANY YEARS AND ALWAYS TRUSTED THEM. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL, BUT I DO KNOW THAT CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AND EVEN NOT USING IT, SOMETIMES MY CAR ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF, ALTHOUGH TO DATE, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND OTHER THAN NUMEROUS BLIND SPOTS WHEN TRYING TO BACK IT UP, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE TROUBLE. BUT I HATE, HATE, HATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WANT A NEW CAR NOW, JUST NOT SURE IT SHOULD BE A TOYOTA. *TR