Major Problems with 2002 Toyota Camry Solara Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2002 Toyota Camry Solara

2002 Toyota Camry Solara SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 3 Mileage: 40000 miles

2002 Toyota Camry Solara FRONTAL Victims: 2

2002 Toyota Camry Solara ACCELERATOR PEDAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 14000 miles

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Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS and SEAT BELTS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Camry Solara owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while parking and without prior warning vehicle surged forward hiting a wall. dealership was aware of problem. *ak...	10 ~ 50353 miles
AIR BAGS the vehicle was hit on the front driver side and the air bags did not deploy. the dealer was notified.	9 ~ 33618 miles
SEAT BELTS on my 2002 toyota solara convertible the front seat belts do not retract. i was told by a toyota service...	6 ~ 85031 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt*: the contact stated while applying brake pressure at 10 mph through a parking lot the brake pedal went all...	5 ~ 80715 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS while driving 55 mph the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. neither of the front air bags deployed. the...	3 ~ 40667 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL consumer backed vehicle into pole and applied the brakes. the vehicle was put into drive. the vehicle then went into...	3 ~ 10322 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission linkage problems. when slowing at traffic lights or while in motion upon acceleration transmission downshifts and then upshifts abruptly...	3 ~ 4670 miles
STEERING 2002 toyota solara convertible steering wheel vibration. i recently purchased a used convertible. the steering wheel has vibration that is...	2 ~ 36950 miles
TIRES tire blow out. *tr...	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry solara. the contact stated that the engine warning light illuminated on the...	2 ~ 47950 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my camry solara 2004 suddenly stop in the middle of the freeway due to a throttle body failure thanks god...	2 ~ 76500 miles
SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry solara. on april 14 2008 the front driver side seat adjuster failed to...	2 ~ 80500 miles
RECLINER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS the seat recliner broke and could not be raise up so that consumer could operate the vehicle. dealer was notified	2 ~ 45500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while driving after the vehicle gets hot not overheated the brakes go soft and you cant stop! if you slam...	1 ~ 189000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER this report is not in reference to the vehicle it is an issue with tires. i put on a set...	1 ~ 69000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tires showed sidewall dryrot which was dismissed as 'ozone cracking' and extremely reduced traction after 2 years 25 000 miles.	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES tires showed sidewall dryrot which was dismissed as 'ozone cracking' and extremely reduced traction after 2 years 25 000 miles.	1
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry solara. while at a red light a second vehicle crashed into the...	1 ~ 48000 miles
ENGINE stripped headbolts causing coolant leakage which results in over heating engine. from all of the info i have read online	1 ~ 112000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry solara. the contact stated that the head bolts in the engine block were...	1 ~ 130000 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a toyota solara 2002 and since i owned it back in 2006 i've been fixing electrical problems (all...	1 ~ 106000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY my wife hit the brake as she was parking in front of a strip mall and the car accelerated into...	1 ~ 41000 miles
REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS seat belts continue to fail on '02 solara convertible. the seat belts fail to retract. have taken the vehicle to...	1 ~ 10000 miles
POWER TRAIN vehicle jumped into gear when driving .the dealership was unable to duplicate the problem. la sc *jb...	1
LINKAGES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle jumped into gear when driving .the dealership was unable to duplicate the problem. la sc *jb...	1
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN at just over 17 000 miles on the spedometer the check engine light illuminated. i took it to my dealership...	1 ~ 17183 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while driving at 25 mph and entering a turn lane consumer pressed the brakes and vehicle never slowed down. but...	1 ~ 27000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the entire muffler had turned black. consumer lost control of vehicle and jumped out before car went over an embankment.	1
FRONT > SEAT BELTS front lap belts do not retract after releasing buckets. dealer has been notified. please provide further information. mr...	1
SHOCK ABSORBER > REAR > SUSPENSION purchased new vehicle from dealer. heard knocking from rear passenger side. took back to dealer and left for the day....	1

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