2007 Toyota Camry Solara Electrical Problems

THE LEFT SIDED-4 HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING ON A WHILE I HAVE CHECK ON LINE MANY CARS HAVE SAME PROBLEM.BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO MAKE IT ARECALL.

NHTSA ID

10958232

Incident

Feb 15, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA IN MARCH 2008 WITH 22 MILES ON IT. BEGINNING IN 2014 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD STAY ON. BEGINNING IN 2015 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OUT AFTER 3-5 MINUTES OPERATION AND I WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR ANOTHER 3-5 MINUTES. I REPLACED THE BULB, ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. HAD THE FUSES CHECKED BY A MECHANIC'THEY WERE FINE. HAD THE WIRING CHECKED, IT WAS FINE. WHAT STARTED HAPPENING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS IS DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT NOTIFICATION AND IT TOOK 2-3 TIMES OF TURNING THEM ON AND OFF BEFORE THEY BOTH CAME BACK ON' THEN 3-5 MINUTES LATER THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I HAVE TRIED EVERY COMBINATION OF LIGHTS I KNOW, BRIGHTS, AUTOMATIC, MANUAL.. HIGH BEAMS, FOG.. THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. THIS EVENING WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON A WINDING ROAD, I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO RE-INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THIS IS A RECURRING/KNOWN PROBLEM. SADLY, IT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM IN A FORUM, BUT NOT AN ADMITTED PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. I CANNOT SELL/TRADE THE VEHICLE KNOWING OF THIS ISSUE, NOR WOULD I GIFT THIS VEHICLE TO MY TEEN. I AM STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN FIND A TRUE RESOLUTION.

NHTSA ID

10882836

Incident

Jul 5, 2016

Mileage

97,000 mi

MY CAR LOCKS UP YOU DRIVE IT SOME WHERE AND GO TO LEAVE AND YOU CAN'T BECAUSE THE KEY CAN'T MOVE 1ST TIME MARCH 2014 AND THEN EVERY 5-6 MONTHS AFTER THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME . YOU PUT THE KEY IN AND IT WONT MOVE YOU CAN'T START THE CAR AND IT HAS COAST ME OVER 1000'S$$$$ AND I HAVE NOTHING ON MY SIDE. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER IS THEIR ANYTHING I CAN DO???PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ARE JUST MINE THANK YOU . *TR

NHTSA ID

10809141

Incident

Mar 13, 2014

WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR IN 2008 THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT STOP WORKING $375.00 TO REPLACE THIS IS WITH ME DOING THE WORK. IN 2014 THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT STOP WORKING I WENT TO TOYOTA AND ASK IF ANY ONE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND WAS THERE A RECALL ON IT WAS TOLD NO. THIS TIME IT WAS $500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THIS WAS ME DOING THE WORK AFTER LOOKING AT THE WEB SITE LOOKS AS IF TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM AND DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS IT I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO GET THEM TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700915

Incident

Mar 2, 2013

Mileage

95,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT GO OUT. IF I TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON THEY COME ON. SOME TIMES THIS HAPPENS EVERY MINUTE OR SO AND SOMETIME THEY WORK FINE. I HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT LOW BEAM THINKING I HAD A BAD LIGHT. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10661224

Incident

Oct 15, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

DRIVING AT NIGHT GOT STOPPED BY NJ STATE TROOPER FOR HAVING DRIVERS LIGHT OUT. FLIPPED LIGHT HANDLE ON AND OFF LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TEN MINUTES LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610863

Incident

Jul 5, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM (HID) HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF BY ITSELF IN MANUAL AND AUTO MODES. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON BRINGS THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND AT TIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503068

Incident

Mar 1, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED WHEN IT IGNITED INTO MASSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA12006 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ID

10488955

Incident

Dec 14, 2012

Mileage

88,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN CITY IN THE EVENING AND NOTICED THAT THE STREET APPEARED TO DARKEN. THE PASSENGER IN MY CAR TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SO WE COULD CHECK THE HEADLIGHT. THE DRIVER HEADLIGHTS OUT. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE THE BULB BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT. I COULD TRY IT OUT FOR 160.00. AND IF IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM TO COME BACK AND THEY'D CHECK ELECTRICAL. I WAS NOT FOOLISH ENOUGH TO DO THAT. I TRIED THE LIGHTS AGAIN FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND NOW BOTH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT WILL. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD BOTH GO OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN THEY LIGHTS RETURN ON SOMETIMES. OTHER TIMES I CHANGE THE SETTING AND USE THE OTHER SETTING TO GET BOTH LIGHTS. I'VE BEEN STOPPED BY THE LOCAL POLICE FOR HEADLIGHT OUT. I WILL BE FURIOUS IF I GET A TICKET OR HAVE TO PAY 2 K TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT'S A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. TOYOTA OWNS THIS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10465333

Incident

Jul 14, 2010

Mileage

75,000 mi

2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP REGARDING VEHICLE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHICH LEFT HIM WITH NO POWER AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN A RAINSTORM. THE CONSUMER DID MANAGE TO GET TO THE NEAREST EXIT SAFELY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10335935

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

WHEN I WAS EXISTING FROM A FREEWAY WITH SPEED OF ABOUT 20MPH, MY CAR, A SOLARA 2007 ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST WENT ALMOST HORIZONTALLY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WITH A FAST SPEED. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR COMING. I APPLIED BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND STOPPED TO CHECK. EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, TIRES ARE GOOD. I BROUGHT THE CARE TO DEALER, BUT THEY SAID IT'S NOT ON RECALL LIST AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326831

Incident

Oct 10, 2009

Mileage

35 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. HE STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE HE HEARD CLICKING NOISES FROM THE STARTER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMP START THE BATTERY SO THAT HE COULD DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE STATING THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION WIRE THAT WAS TOUCHING THE 2ND WIRE CAUSING AN OPEN CIRCUIT DRAW, THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS IN A PROTECTIVE HARNESS AND THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED AND THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE WERE REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDED A REPLACEMENT BATTERY AND THE IGNITION WIRE HARNESS WHICH WAS REPAIRED AS WELL AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24753 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24803. UPDATED 01/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/10*JB

NHTSA ID

10298294

Incident

Nov 23, 2009

Mileage

24,753 mi