AI DamageToyota Camry Solara: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Toyota Camry Solara across 11 model years: 866 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Structure 20% of all complaints
- 2 Vehicle speed control 15% of all complaints
- 3 Air bags 15% of all complaints
- 4 Powertrain 7% of all complaints
- 5 Service brakes 7% of all complaints
- 6 Visibility 7% of all complaints
- 7 Steering 6% of all complaints
- 8 Electrical system 6% of all complaints
- Structure: 173 complaints (20% of all), 13 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Vehicle speed control: 130 complaints (15% of all), 71 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 128 complaints (15% of all), 58 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Powertrain: 63 complaints (7% of all), 8 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 62 complaints (7% of all), 26 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 866 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 173 | 13 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 130 | 71 | 0 |
| Air bags | 128 | 58 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 63 | 8 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 62 | 26 | 0 |
| Visibility | 60 | 4 | 0 |
| Steering | 53 | 7 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 52 | 6 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 49 | 6 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 29 | 7 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
You have this⦠I am informing you that I am moving forward with pursuing legal representation and am onboarding THE SIMON LAW FIRM, P.C. In [XXX] to manage my claim.
You have this. Additional research about the cause of the crashes. None of this was published by Toyota as a potential disastrous problem.
NHSTA SAFETY COMPLAINT TEXT Safety defect and Incident Chronology: I am reporting a catastrophic, recurring sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) defect originating strictly from a forward idle state, culminating in a severe bidirectional runaway and property damage crash.
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 couldnât get it to stop, so ran into the businessesâs van.
I was exciting a freeway. As I usually do, I disengaged the clutch expecting the cruise control to also disengage and coast to the stop sign with the assistance of my brake. Instead, as soon as I disengaged the clutch, the car accelerated as if someone had put their foot all the way to the floor.
City that the accident token place was oakland california. Local report number, [xxx]. This, accident happened in alameda county on the time frame of monday. 300 feet west of mcaurthur blv. I did never back up my car hitting v2 or p2.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.