2007 Toyota Camry Solara Driver assistance Problems

Twice: once in August and most importantly 09/07/2024 was slowing down to stop at a dry cleaners when the car reved up and accelerated forward. I continued to apply brakes all the way to the floor and couldn’t get it to stop, so ran into the businesses’s van. USAA paidfor repairs to both, but due to fears for my safety and life and those of others, I have not driven it since. I have had it towed for repairs and to be checked by an engineer sent by Toyota.and have had to rent or borrow or pay for rides up until now. The USAA sebt engineer came to check the car but decide the car was fine and Toyota would not offer help with replacement

NHTSA ID

11710124

Incident

Sep 7, 2024

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10550545

Incident

Aug 15, 2012

Mileage

30,000 mi

CAR ACCELERATED HIGH AND WENT STRAIGHT THRU GARAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10507277

Incident

Apr 4, 2008

Mileage

18,337 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY AND INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AGAINST THE CURB TO STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

NHTSA ID

10359261

Incident

Nov 10, 2008

Mileage

17,000 mi

2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT DID HAPPEN, THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE OR PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM GOING ANY FURTHER. THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF A ROUGH IDLE. THE ROUGH IDLE WAS DUE TO CRACK IN THE SPARK PLUG. A FEW TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10323201

Incident

Feb 21, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 05/20/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/10*JB

NHTSA ID

10324183

Incident

Feb 16, 2010

Mileage

16,500 mi

I OWN A 2007 CAMRY SOLARA, MY CARS GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEED INTO TRAFFIC THE CARS MOMENTARILY STAYS IN AN IDLED POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, UNTIL IT KICKS FORWARD AND ACCELERATES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND FINANCIALLY I AM STILL PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS PARKED, BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL IT SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO PUT THE CAMRY SOLARA ON THE LIST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WITHOUT THE RECALL THEY REFUSE TO EVEN DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR MY CAR, AT MY EXPENSE NO LESS, I DO NOT FEEL THAT SOLARA OWNERS SHOULD BE IGNORED AND FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. I DO NOT WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BY TAKING A CHANCE ON DRIVING A CAR THAT IS OUT OF CONTROL. PUT THE SOLARA'S ON THE RECALL LIST, AND MAKE MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AT EASE WITH A REPAIR AND GAS PEDAL REPLACEMENT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10323566

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

24,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD NOR DID THE SPEED INCREASE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN AN IDLE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALLS AND THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AFTER THE CONTACT AGREED TO PAY THE FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR WOULD BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. AS SHE PROCEEDED TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD, UNDER CONTINUOUS FOOT PRESSURE THE PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK AND MOMENTARILY STAYED IN AN IDLED POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN JUMP FORWARD BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. UPDATED 04/07/10

NHTSA ID

10310024

Incident

Jul 13, 2009

Mileage

27,000 mi

1.TWICE WITHIN 1ST YEAR: THE CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD; IT WAS HARD TO STOP. I THOUGHT THE FLOOR MAT WAS UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. LATER, THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT. AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, IT KEPT INCREASING SPEED. NOTHING WAS IN THE WAY OF THE PEDAL THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. (THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THE EXPERIENCE I RELAYED TO HIM WAS NOT POSSIBLE.) STILL, THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF, MOST RECENTLY THREE DAYS AGO. I HAD IT SET AT 60 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT WOULDN'T STAY AT 60. I HAD TO DECREASE THE CRUISE SPEED 3 OR 4 TIMES. I ROUTINELY HAVE TO MANUALLY REDUCE THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED BY BUMPING THE LEVER DOWN. I HAVE BECOME USED TO THIS MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA EMPLOYEES DENIED A DEFECT AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAULTY PARTS. DURING THE FIRST 18 MONTHS, I TOOK MY CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. 2.RAIN ENTERS ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. ODI ID NUMBER:10242104 HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. 3.THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS I HAD THE CAR BECAUSE THE TIRES IN THAT POSITION DAMAGED QUICKLY FOR NO LEGITIMATE CAUSE. I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE SET OF TIRES BEFORE THE CAR HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE THEY WERE WEARING SO BADLY THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE. THIS COINCIDES WITH ODI ID NUMBER:10269039 CITING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON ANOTHER 07 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. 4.THE SOFT TOP HAS UNRAVELED IN TWO PLACES ABOVE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AT THE SEAM WHERE IT IS SEWN TOGETHER. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE HAS VARIED FROM: NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I MUST HAVE DAMAGED IT, AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 5.THE ELECTRONIC SEAT STUCK. IT WAS LEFT IN A FORWARD POSITION (AS IF TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE BACK SEAT). THE TECH SAID THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE POWER SEAT FUNCTIONS. I TOLD HIM I'D PAID FOR ONE ON MY ITEMIZED BILL AND I'D BEEN USING IT. UNREPAIRED, IT RESUMED WORKING BY ITSELF WEEKS LATER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308193

Incident

Nov 20, 2006

Mileage

1,100 mi

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. MY PROBLEM EXIST WITH A STUCK PEDAL. WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND PROCEED TO STEP ON MY ACCELERATOR MOMENTARILY STICKS IN A NEUTRAL POSITION ,UNTIL IT RELEASES, WHILE I AM STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SAME PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THIS IS WHAT IT STATES: IF THE ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. MY CONCERN IS THIS PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, AND MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN TOYOTA'S EXPLANATION WITH ALL TOYOTA CARS. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE 1ST RECALL WITH THE FLOOR MATS, THROTTLE CONTROL, OR THE GAS PEDAL. I WANT TO KNOW WHO MADE MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IF MY CAR WILL BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL WILL MAKE MY CAR GO OUT OF CONTROL. IF IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART, HAS IT BEEN DETERMINED THAT WHEN MY PEDAL STICKS IT WILL ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. WITH SO MANY OTHER TOYOTA'S BEING ADDED TO THE LIST EACH DAY. I WANT TO REPORT THAT THE CAMRY SOLARA SHOULD BE ADDED TO THIS LIST. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I AM NOT CURRENTLY DRIVING THE CAR. I EXPECT ALL ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION BE CLOSELY LOOKED AT BY TOYOTA, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR AT THE COST OF TOYOTA BE TAKEN CARE OF REGARDLESS OF A RECALL LETTER BEING SENT OUT TO ONLY THE LISTED CARS TO DATE. THIS IS A PROBLEM I DID NOT ANTICIPATE, WITH A NEW CAR, AND KNOW IT IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THEIR CARS. TREAT ALL FAIRLY. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A REPAIR, AND SHOULD NOT BE INCONVENIENCED IN MAKING A CAR PAYMENT, WHEN A CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. OR SHOULD I BE OUT ON THE ROAD DRIVING IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN PUT ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10306828

Incident

Sep 1, 2009

Mileage

27,912 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO REPEATEDLY ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO RELEASE FROM THE STUCK POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10305362

Incident

Jan 28, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

ON SEPT. 1, 2008, I WAS DRIVING NORTH THROUGH PA. ON I-79. I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA FOR THE FIRST TIME. I PULLED INTO A REST AREA. AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, I STOPPED FOR SOME PEDESTRIANS TO PASS BY. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPACE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AS IF I HAD PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ASSURE YOU, I BARELY TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CAR WENT OVER A HIGH CURB, WENT THROUGH A PICNIC AREA AND DOWN A HILL INTO SOME WEEDS BEFORE I COULD BRING IT TO A STOP. I REALLY HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR OR ITS SPEED. AS A RESULT, I HIT A PERSON WALKING IN THE PICNIC AREA AND SHE SUSTAINED VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. I HAVE RECEIVED A CARELESS DRIVING CITATION AND MAY BE FACING A MAJOR LAWSUIT. I FEEL I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AT LEAST WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR FEAR THEY WOULD JUST COVER UP THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246302

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

Mileage

14,000 mi

THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY AT TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS ASKED TO ACCELERATE- IF GOING APPROX 20 MPH AND WANT TO ACCELERATE INTO FAST LANE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THE CAR TO RESPOND TO THE DEPRESSED GAS PEDDLE. THE CAR ALSO APPEARS TO DROP A GEAR OCC WHEN SLOWING DOWN. TOYOTA STATES THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR HAS LEARNED THE WAY YOU LIKE TO DRIVE AND RESPONDS THAT WAY. WON'T ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THIS DANGER AND UNPREDICTABILITY HAS ALWAYS ACTED THIS WAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10196029

Incident

Jul 29, 2005

Mileage

1,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE. I EXPERIENCED THROTTLE / SHIFT LAG WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD START.THE TACHOMETER WILL JUMP TO 1500 OR HIGHER RPMS BEFORE THE CAR MOVES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10193523

Incident

May 1, 2007