Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-05 | 00V154000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 541 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WANT TO SEE IF THE ARE RECALLS FOR MY CAR ? |
| 2016-12-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DURING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER … |
| 2016-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AM EXPERIENCING SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE OF MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THIS VEHICLE WAS A PREVIOUSLY OWNED WHEN… |
| 2016-04-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED A… |
| 2015-04-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH BRACKET BROKE. *TR |
| 2010-08-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAR DEMOLISHED 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. *TR |
| 2010-05-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS ITEM IS NOT A TOTAL FAILURE YET BUT IS HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING FLUID WHERE I… |
| 2010-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR HAD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHE WAS ABOUT TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND SE… |
| 2010-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD A VERY TROUBLING ISSUE WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA LAST WEEK. THE WIRING TO THE INSIDE FAN BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATE… |
| 2009-08-29 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN A RAINSTORM WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR |
| 2009-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA AND I JUST GOT MY BRAKES DONE AND IT WAS LIKE I NEVER EVEN HAD THEM REPLACED THERE GRINDING… |
| 2009-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY BRAKES ON MY SOLAR 2000, THE DEALER SHIP HERE IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA THEY WILL LAUGH A… |
| 2008-09-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY SON WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 NEAR BRUCE B. DOWNS BLVD IN TAMPA FL AT APPROX 2:30 AM ON 9/26/2008. ANOTHER D… |
| 2008-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD A PASSENGER WHO REMARKED THAT THERE WAS A SULFUR SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CAR WHEN RECIRCULATION AIR IS … |
| 2007-06-08 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | COMPLAINT AGAINST COSTCO AUTOMOBILE TIRES: PURCHASED 4 COSTCO TIRES IN 2006. THEY WERE FILLED WITH NITROGEN. NOT TOLD… |
| 2007-05-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL GELLING -REPAIR NOT DONE AS PROMISED |
| 2006-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT MY SON'S FATAL 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA CRASH. HIS CAR WENT INTO FULL SPEED AND HIT THE TREES WITH SPE… |
| 2006-05-30 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR. INITIALLY INDICATED AS A TIRE PROBLEM BUT TURNED OUT TO BE INCORRECT. THEN AS A R… |
| 2006-04-18 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR END,. LOUD NOISES CAN ALSO BE HEARD … |
| 2005-05-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | OWNER OF 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY-SOLARA WAS ENTERING A MARVIN'S MARKET. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT HER VEHICLE… |
| 2005-04-21 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD REST CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE HEAD REST CAN NOT BE REMOVED WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER TOOK T… |
| 2005-03-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DRIVER TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DRI… |
| 2005-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A TOYOTA SOLARA, 2000. HAD TO GET ENGINE REPLACED AT 77,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS $3800 IN EMISSION REP… |
| 2005-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA SE GAS PEDAL STICKS. HARD TO STEP ON IT. CAR JERKS. |
| 2004-12-09 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE REAR AXLE OR… |
| 2004-09-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME WINDSHIELD BECOME HAZY AND WAS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEH… |
| 2004-08-09 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED REAR AXLE PRODUCED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE RECALL 00V154000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE… |
| 2004-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HIT A B… |
| 2004-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET, LOSES IN CAMSHAFT. *AK |
| 2004-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, I ALSO APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEH… |
| 2004-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | POWER BRAKE ASSIST UNIT FAILED AT 27,400 MILES. ADVISED A NUMBER OF THESE UNITS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FOR REPLACEMENT. … |
| 2004-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, PRESSED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND COLL… |
| 2004-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE CONV/2DR. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY BRAKES FOR YEARS. THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM. BUT … |
| 2003-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DT: THERE IS SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT BRAKES. EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SH… |
| 2003-03-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB |
| 2003-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL HAS A TENDANCY TO GET MILKY AFTER 2,000 MILES FROM PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. STEPS TAKEN TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM W… |
| 2003-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | 2000 TOYOTA SOLORA WITH 28,000 MILES (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) PURCHASED NEW BY ME. POWER BRAKE ASSIST UNIT FILED AND HAD… |
| 2002-12-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | CAR WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE, IDLING WITH GEARSHIFT IN THE "PARK" POSITION; DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE AND WALKE… |
| 2002-12-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | LEASED A NEW 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE IN JULY 2000. TOOK CAR FOR ALL REQUIRED MAINTNEANCE CHECKS. AFTER ONLY 20,… |
| 2002-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. |
| 2001-12-15 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | VANITY MIRROR FELL OFF DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR. THE MIRROR HAD ONLY BEEN USED TO A MINIMAL DEGREE--ONCE A MONTH OR LESS IN… |
| 2001-11-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR WINDOWS HIT TOP OF DOOR FRAME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WINDOW MUST BE PARTIALLY DOW… |
| 2001-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE OIL IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM GETS EXTREMELY HOT THEN COLD, THIS RESULTS IN OIL JELLINT. THE … |
| 2001-05-19 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON SIDE WALL OF TIRE. DEALER & TOYOTA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AS DEFECT. SUGGESTED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER… |
| 2001-03-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | WHILE THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE HAD A HARD TIME MAKING IT UP A SLOPE WHICH HAD 1-2 INCHES OF NEW F… |
| 2000-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED BATTERY THAT CAUSED ACID TO LEAK ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND CORRODED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. *SLC |
| 2000-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS SITTING STILL, ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME HEAD-ON TRAVELING 35MPH. AIRBAGS DIDN'T … |
| 2000-08-21 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FIRST CAR WASH, THE AIR VENTS CONTINUOUSLY EMITT A ODOR COMPARABLE TO DIRTY, OLD RAGS AS A RE… |
| 2000-07-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S SHOULDER BELT TWISTS & DOES NOT LAY STRAIGHT. VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT RETRACTS THE SEATBELTS BAC… |
| 2000-06-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. BELT JAMS WHEN PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD WHILE WEARING TH… |