2004 Toyota Camry Solara Suspension Problems

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2004 SOLARA. AT FIRST EVERYTHING WAS GOOD THEN THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NEVER TURN OFF. THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR LIKE 4 MONTHS NOW. THE BIG INCIDENT/PROBLEM IS I WAS DRIVING 10MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT BUT IT WOULD NOT CORRECT. SO I SLOWLY PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. WHAT FINALLY STOPPED ME WAS THE WHEEL FELL OFF. YES THE WHEEL FELL OFF. AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WHEEL FELL OFF I ENDED UP SIDESWIPING 2 CARS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. WHEN THE POLICE GOT THERE THEY SAID IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND THAT THE TIRE ROD HAD SNAPPED WAY BEFORE I SIDESWIPED THE FIRST CAR CAUSE HE FOUND A SNAPPED BOLT AND PARTS 3 FEET AWAY FROM THE FIRST VEHICLE. THEN HE TOLD ME THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE A FEW DAYS AGO AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE. I HAD 3 BABIES IN THE CAR RANGING IN AGE FROM 2 1/2 TO 6 WEEKS OLD. I AM VERY UNHAPPY CAUSE THE CAR IS TOTALED AND IT WAS NOT EVEN MY FAULT. THE ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE OUT AND IN IT IT SAYS IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SO I WAS NOT SPEEDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I JUST THINK ABOUT IT NOW AND THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ON THE STREET FOR IF IT HAD I WOULD PROBABLY RAN INTO THE GAS STATION RIGHT OUTSIDE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I FEEL THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE AND THAT THE TIRE RODS AND SUSPENSION SHOULD BE CHECKED REGULARLY . THE SAD PART IS IT HAD JUST GONE IN FOR SERVICING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I JUST WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS CAR DOES THAT AND THAT IT HAD AS MANY PROBLEMS AS IT DID BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I FEEL SINCE IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND NOT ME BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MY DOING IT WAS THE CARS.SEEING AS HOW IT JUST HAPPENED I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL BE FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10201083

Incident

Aug 28, 2007

Mileage

28,000 mi

2004 TOYOTA SOLARA THIS CAR IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT 100%. I HAVE REPLACED 2 SETS OF BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS BOTH RIGHT SIDE. ALSO BOTH INNER TIE ROD ENDS AND RIGHT CV SHAFT, WHEEL BEARINGS. A NEW BATTERY THE INTERIOR IS FALLING APART AND THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD PULLING TO THE RIGHT. TOYOTA REFUSED TO REPLACE MOST OF THE PARTS AS THEY SAY NOT COVERED UNDER THE NEW WARRANTY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10172186

Incident

Feb 15, 2005

Mileage

14,000 mi

2004 TOYOTA SOLARA PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND I SEE WHERE MY SECOND SET OF TIERS ARE NEAR RUINED DO TO THE ISSUE. REPEATED ALIGNMENTS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE--WHICH TOYOTA IS AWARE OF (ST002-04). *NM

NHTSA ID

10171389

Incident

Oct 19, 2006

Mileage

1 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN CONTROL BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED.

NHTSA ID

10157536

Incident

May 13, 2006

Mileage

3,150 mi

HI -- I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA I PURCHASED FROM IRA TOYOTA. THE CAR HAS HAD A CONSTANT PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THEY HAVE REPURCHASED 1 CAMRY SOLARA FROM ME ALREADY. AFTER STATING THAT IT WAS "1 BAD CAR" AND THAT THEY "HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPORT SUSPENSION", I PURCHASED AN SLE WITHOUT THE SPORT SUSPENSION. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS THE 'CROWN OF THE ROAD', NOT THE CAR. THE CAR WILL GO FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE MEDIAN STRIP IN LESS THAN 1 SECOND AND THEY SAID THAT HAPPENS WITH 'ALL CARS'. I HAVE DRIVEN 4 SEPARATE CARS, 2 OF WHICH I HAVE HAD TO RENT BECAUSE TOYOTA WON'T/CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY TRAVEL. PLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN HAVE THE CAR FIXED OR, AGAIN, REPURCHASED. IT SEEMS UNFAIR THAT LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON VARIOUS WEB SITES (TOYOTA'S OWN, EDMUNDS.COM, YAHOO.COM) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT REQUIRED TO FIX IT AND CAN BLAME THE 'ROAD CROWN' FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR.NM

NHTSA ID

10073162

Incident

May 24, 2004

Mileage

500 mi

SINCE PURCHASING MY 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT'S STEERING AND HOW UNSAFE IT FEELS TO DRIVE. PULLS TO THE LEFT FREQUENTLY, AND THE RIGHT LESS FREQUENTLY. STEERING IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, AND FEELS UNSAFE. CAR SLIDES INTO OTHER LANES, AS IF ON ICE...ESPECIALLY WHEN PASSED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIRED A SLIGHT FAULT WITH SOME RINGS BEING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, IT ONLY SLIGHTLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. STEERING IS MORE CONTROLLED, BUT CAR STILL DRIFTS INTO OTHER LANES. CAR ALSO ROCKS WHEN IN A PARKED POSITION, IF EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED, AND WILL ROLL BACKWARD WHEN STOPPED GOING UPWARD ON HILL...BRAKES DO NOT LOCK INTO A HOLD POSITION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10062772

Incident

Feb 1, 2004

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. IT IS VERY SEVERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE FIGHTING FOR CONTROL. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY STEER RIGHT TO AVOID DRIVING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10060004

Incident

Feb 28, 2004

LAWYER REPRESENTING CONSUMER STATING THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *LA *JB

NHTSA ID

10061154