2004 Toyota Camry Solara Body & structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. PRIORITY TOYOTA HAMPTON LOCATED AT 2301 W MERCURY BOULEVARD, HAMPTON, VA 23666, (757)838-5000) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL HOWEVER, THERE WAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE FAILURE IN SIMILAR VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,151.

NHTSA ID

11297979

Incident

Jun 12, 2019

Mileage

177,151 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS CRACKED AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ALSO HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CERRITOS TOYOTA IN CERRITOS, CA WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, AND NOT THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,838. UPDATED 10/24/17*LJ *JS

NHTSA ID

11011755

Incident

Apr 8, 2015

Mileage

131,838 mi

PULLING INTO A DISABLED RETAIL PARKING SPACE AT VERY LOW SPEED, CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE METAL PARKING POLE, DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD. EYEWITNESS TO COLLISION INCIDENT CONFIRMS THIS. CAR WAS BARELY IN MOTION AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I RECEIVED WHIPLASH REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND INJURY TO MY RIGHT KNEE. AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COMPANY STATES IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT FRAME WAS BENT, RESULTING IN THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARING VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE BUMPER DAMAGE OCCURRED RIGHT AT THE AIR BAG LOCATION ON DRIVER SIDE. TOYOTA SOLARA AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE SUDDEN LURCH FORWARD SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME AND BARELY MOVING. PICTURES AVAILABLE. POLICE REPORT NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY DO NOT COME TO PRIVATE PARKING PROPERTY. VEHICLE STILL DRIVABLE, SO IT WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA-APPROVED AUTO REPAIR SHOP.

NHTSA ID

10994160

Incident

May 23, 2017

Mileage

109,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10730113

Incident

Jun 7, 2007

Mileage

110,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2004, NEW FROM LIPTON TOYOTA. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DASHBOARD KEEPS MELTING AND PEELING AND CRACKING. I COMPLAINED TO LIPTON TOYOTA TO NO AVAIL. IT IS REALLY UNFAIR TO PAY SO MUCH FOR SOMETHING AND HAVE IT FALLING APART IN A MATTER OF YEARS. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD OWN THIS CLAIM AND FIX MY CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680765

Incident

Sep 30, 2006

Mileage

21,100 mi

THE DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THEN HAVE RE-OPENED AGAIN. THEY ARE UNSIGHTLY AND I HAVE FURTHER CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY INTERFERE WITH ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS AND OTHER PARTS UNDER THE DASHBOARD SHOULD THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO GROW. I HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT THE CRACKS MAY RESULT IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUES. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN EVIDENT SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2006. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659346

Incident

Nov 19, 2014

ALTHOUGH CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND MELTING AND EVERY DAY THE MATERIAL CRACKS ARE GETTING WIDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10645039

Incident

Jan 3, 2012

Mileage

52,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND MELTING--IT HAS AFFECTED THE GPS AND I AM AFRAID OTHER INSTRUMENTS MAY BE AFFECTED AS WELL-- THE MELTING CAUSES A TERRIBLE GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD MAKING DRIVING IT SAFELY IALMOST IMPOSSIBLE--THIS IS A ONE OWNER-WELL MAINTAINED AUTO--I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH '04 SOLARAS AND A REPAIR WAS OFFERED FOR ABOUT $3,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10638002

Incident

Sep 12, 2012

Mileage

75,000 mi

A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AND STICKINESS OF THE DASHBOARD. I ASKED AT HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA AND GOT NO SATISFACTION AND THINK I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER TOO. OVER THE YEARS, ONE HALF OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY NOTICEABLY CRACKED AND DAMAGED AND NOW THE COVERING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS IS PEELING OFF THE DOORS. THE REST OF THE INTERIOR LOOKS PRISTINE. THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MY PREVIOUS CAMRY TOO BUT NOT TO THIS DEGREE; TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, TOYOTA PAID ME $1000 LESS THAT I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FOR THE TURN-IN PRICE BECAUSE OF THE DASHBOARD OF THE OLD CAMRY CAR WHEN I SOLD IT BACK TO THEM WHEN I BOUGHT MY CURRENT SOLARA IN 2004. AT LEAST A DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE COME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME THEY ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SOLARAS. ONE PERSON SAID THEY HAD 2 SOLARAS; ONE KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND ON THE STREET, AND BOTH DASHBOARDS CRACKED. I HAVE MADE AN EFFORT ALL THE TIME TO COVER THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE SUN INSIDE BUT IT HASN'T HELPED. I HOPE TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL, AS I THINK THEY SHOULD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629538

Incident

Aug 30, 2014

Mileage

3,000 mi

ABOUT 4 YEARS AFTER OWNERSHIP THE WHOLE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK TO A POINT WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE A PUZZLE. WE TOOK A RIDE TO PALM BEACH TOYOTA, WHICH IS WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, AND ONE OF THEIR WORKERS ASKED WHY WE WERE THERE. MY HUSBAND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD MY HUSBAND NOT TO WASTE HIS TIME CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE HAD GONE IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S CAUSED BY THE SUN. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE. MY HUSBAND WAS SO UPSET HE LEFT THE DEALER. WE ARE VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF CARS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAVE EVER HAPPENED. I TRULY BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AND ALSO SURE THAT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10588413

Incident

Oct 6, 2008

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR A WHILE NOW AND GETTING WORSE. THE CRACKS ARE ALL AROUND THE GLOVE BOX WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I KEEP MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. VERY CONCERNED THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10562659

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

THE DASHBOARD AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS OVER ENTIRE SURFACE. THIS AUTO HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASE. I AM RETIRED AND AUTO IS NOT IN DIRECT SUN OVER AN HOUR OR TWO, AND I USE A SUNGUARD DURING THOSE PERIODS. SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG WHEN A CAR THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SIMPLY BEGINS TO CRACK ALL OVER, THE ENTIRE DASH LITERALLY FALLING APART..-WHEN IT HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT! I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY CLAIM I AM OVER WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10552532

Incident

Oct 8, 2013

Mileage

24,600 mi

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD IN TWO PLACES ON PASSENGER SIDE. ONE VERTICAL ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG AND ONE HORIZONTAL JUST ABOVE GLOVE COMPARTMENT RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF GLOVE COMPARTMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I SEE THAT MANY TOYOTA SOLARA, SIENNA AND AVALON OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SAME PROBLEM WITH CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE MAINLY THE 2004 MODELS, BUT SAME COMPLAINT WITH 2005, 2006, 2007 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY, PROBLEM IS IN MATERIAL OF DASHBOARD AND IT SEEMS SINCE NEWER MODELS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, POSSIBLY TOYOTA FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM EXISTED AND CHANGED SUPPLIERS OR MATERIALS FOR DASHBOARD. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA OWES IT TO LOYAL TOYOTA OWNERS (THIS IS MY 2ND TOYOTA - 1ST WAS '95 CAMRY COUPE WHICH I REPLACED IN '05 WITH THE '04 SOLARA SLE) TO REPLACE THE CRACKED DASHBOARDS SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A TREND IN THE '04 - '07 SOLARA, SIENNA, AVALON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532885

Incident

Apr 30, 2012

Mileage

104,500 mi

CRACKS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. BECAME WORSE AT TIME WENT ON. IT IS VERY UNSIGHTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504302

Incident

Dec 1, 2012

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA AND I HAVE THE DASHBOARD CRACKS STARTING 2 YEARS AGO NOW I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD AND MY CAR LOOKS HORRIBLE I HOPE TOYOTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10502278

Incident

Mar 2, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED ACROSS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

NHTSA ID

10491704

Incident

Dec 13, 2011

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COVER OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. .. UPDATED 08-27-12 *BF

NHTSA ID

10470800

Incident

Jan 1, 2009

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD AND AROUND THE AIR BAGS AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILE BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. MW

NHTSA ID

10465863

Incident

Feb 16, 2012

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

NHTSA ID

10461168

Incident

May 1, 2012

Mileage

121,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STARTING TO CRACK AND THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND A CASE WAS OPENED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,700. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF UPDATED 02/28/12

NHTSA ID

10443552

Incident

Jul 11, 2011

Mileage

17,000 mi

THE DASH IN THE CAR HAS EXTREMELY LONG LARGE CRACKS IN IT. ALL OVER IT INCLUDING AROUND THE INFORMATION BEZELS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT HAD BEEN TALKED ABOUT AND COMMENTED ON TOYOTA FORUMS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ALSO INCLUDES OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA . THE RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA IS "TOO BAD". RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10439837

Incident

Apr 16, 2009

Mileage

49,000 mi

CRACKS IN THE VINYL DASHBOARD HAVE STARTED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR AND ARE CONTINUING TO GET BIGGER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKS ALONG THE FRONT OF THE DASH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING OR CAUSE THEM TO DEPLOY UNNECESSARILY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436426

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

75,000 mi

I HAVE A GARAGE KEPT CONVERTIBLE AND RECENTLY THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CRACKED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL (FROM LEFT SIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE). ALSO ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IT IS CRACKED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON GOOGLE.COM (I ENTERED SOLARA CRACKED DASH). I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID "NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND THEY HANDED ME A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF APPROX. $2200". NEXT I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR ANSWER WAS "THERE IS NO RECALL AND NO ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR WILL BE GIVEN AT THIS TIME". I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GOVERNMENT TAKE SOME ACTION ON THIS VEHICLE DEFECT. ALSO PLEASE TELL ME IF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED THAT I CAN JOIN. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10435022

Incident

Oct 3, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

I HAVE MANY CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE 80K MILES ON MY CAR AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD INTERFERE WITH THE AIR BAGS. THIS IS A GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422441

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

CARPET IS SEPARATING AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONSOLE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THERE WAS WATER DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE CARPET TO SHRINK AND SEPARATE. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE NEVER HAD WATER DAMAGE. THERE IS NO RECORD OF WATER DAMAGE IN VEHICLE HISTORY. I WAS TOLD CARPET COULD NOT BE FIXED, HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID FINALLY AGREE TO FIX THE CARPET AND IT HAS ALREADY COME "UNGLUED." THE DEALER DOES NOT RESPOND TO MY REQUESTS FOR SERVICE TO CORRECT THE CARPET SAG. IT IS NOW SAGGING SO MUCH MY RIGHT ANKLE TOUCHES IT WHEN I DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409366

Incident

Aug 1, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi