10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
46,869 miles

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problem #2

Nov 112003

Camry 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 0 miles
I purchased a brand new 2004 Toyota Solara in September of 2003. Since I have had the car it has pulled to the left. I took it in and Toyota had my car for three days. They told me that they have talked with Toyota specialist at corporate and it's a known problem with the 2004 Solara that they are working on a fix. At this time they don't know what the problem is and recommended I drive the car until they figure it out. If tires wear wrong or any other problem they would cover it. This is not an acceptable solution for me. This car is brand new and I shouldn't have to keep a car that has a defect. This would not pass state inspection if I were to get it inspected today, so how could they tell me it's safe to drive when it pulls to the left? I have filed a complaint with Toyota and I am awaiting a call back. I am also filing a complaint through NHTSA to further assist my situation.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

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problem #1

Nov 082003

Camry 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 1 miles
I purchased a new 2004 Toyota Solara sle V-6 a few weeks ago and have some problems. The main problem is drifting to the left. I have taken the car in twice for this problem and the first time I got the car back from ourisman fairfax Toyota the steering problem was worst than when I brought it in. "aligned to Toyota specifications" they said. The service manager rotated the tires many times and adjusted the alignment "out of specifications" to try and make the car track straight down the road. His attempt to fix the car has failed and I am certain that the car will begin to produce abnormal tire wear because of the adjustments made to the car. I feel cheated by Toyota. This is a 27,000 dollar car and the 15,000 dollar corolla rental they gave me for the day had perfect steering. This is also a safety issue. Drifting to the left side of the road can cause an accident, if you don't keep constant pressure on the steering wheel the car will go left at an alarming rate. The amount of drift is so bad that if you remove your hand from the wheel, the steering wheel will turn left by itself. The amount of auto wheel turn is between 3 to 12 inches. This is very un-safe and I hope this complaint can be of some help to others and me.

- Herndon, VA, USA

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