I own a 2005 solara sle v6 automatic: pulling into a restaurant parking space, making a right turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward: jumping the curb, forward onto a muddy open space, an approx. 25* incline, and into a low barrier wall between the two neighboring restaurants' parking lots (with cars on the other-side of the barrier). Fortunately, no vehicles or persons were stuck!; just, the damage to my vehicle! When it accelerated, my foot was off the accelerator petal, about to brake; stood on my ABS brake; and, the barrier, I believe, stopped most of the forward motion; hit hard; air bags did not deploy !!! Nothing like this has ever happened to me before; not in any of my past vehicles !!! It's my understanding that toyota is denying problems with the solara models, when they're the sporty model the camry !!! Dealership said to contact corporate, but, this is not ... Blame it on the driver for incorrect mats; mine are the originals hooked under the front seats !!! This is transmission control linkage to the accelerator petal !? When I backed up, off the muddy hill, I noticed the transmission was stiff/sluggish !!! 2nd topic - driver's left side leather seat panel for air bag: took it in due to panel splitting in two parallel spots (possible split leather material, rather than full hide ? Too thin for side-air bag ! ) toyota refused to fix this safety issue !!!
2005 Toyota Camry Solara: sudden unintended acceleration
9 of the 92 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 48,916
- recalls
- 0
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry solara. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle made a roaring noise and accelerated without manual force, crashing into a fence and a tree. There were no injuries however, a police report was filed. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.
When car moving in a little up hill at 25 MPH with accelerator slightly depress engine surged forward suddenly losing control of the vehicle rolling out of the road an crash in a concrete barrier resulting driver injured and the front end of the car body damaged. At the moment of the incident the car continued moving forward dragging the brakes that were fully applied to try to stop the car. A witness driving behind the car saw all the stop lights of the car blinking but the car continued moving forward instead of stopping. The current and failure mileages were approximately 48916.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota solara. The contact stated while attempting to brake from approximately 2 MPH, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the unintended acceleration and the vehicle proceeded to drive over a curb and crash into the bushes. The door ajar warning alarm then abnormally sounded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the dealer would inspect the event data recorder to determine why the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The vehicle was not repaired. A police report was available. The failure and current mileages were 57,314.
2005 toyota solara. Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated his son was at a complete stop at an intersection with his foot on the brake, when suddenly the vehicle lurched forward and truck the rear end of a truck with a protruding trailer hitch. He could feel the brakes pulsate as the vehicle moved forward. While there was no damage to the truck due to the hitch, the incident cause considerable damage to the vehicle. The consumer did not indicate if a police report was filed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota solara. While the contact was driving 30 MPH she attempted to brake and noticed that the brakes would not engage and a loud cracking sound could be heard coming from the brakes. During her attempt brake, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to crash into the back of a nearby vehicle. Shifting the vehicle into neutral or park gear would not stop the acceleration. No one was injured during the crash. A police report was not filed for the incident. The contact called the manufacturer and a representative was sent to diagnose the vehicle, however the contact was still waiting for the ruling on her vehicle. The current and failure mileages were approximately 40000.
Sudden acceleration of a 2005 toyota camry solara from a slow moving turn into a parking space.
While entering a parking space the vehicle surged forward without provocation, crashing into a concrete barrier which thankfully stopped the forward motion. I don't know if related, but the vehicle has a history of hesitation and rough sequencing through gears of the automatic transmission. Advised by manufacturer this is a wireless transmission, and that there was a software update, installed 1/27/06. Condition continued thereafter though never anything approaching this. Speed at incident difficult to know and component failure best guess.
Dt*: the contact stated while in a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated crashing into a curb. The passenger side rim, suspension, wheel assembly and tire were damaged as a result of the accident. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where no repairs have been made.
Related recalls
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Questions about the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara?
9 of 92 owner complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara (10%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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