The vehicle stalls when gas is applied or it jerks when going from low speeds to high speeds, after gas is applied. The vehicle also hesitates to accelerate after full stops. I went to a toyota camry dealer, sansone toyota located at 90-100 route 1 north in avenel, nj 07001. They found that the car is shifting abnormally and so they updated calibration software in the vehicle. After service at sansone toyota, the car still jerks when switching from low speeds (like 20 MPH) to higher speeds (like 60 MPH). Sometimes it jerks very violently and it always hesitates when gas is applied, after full stops (like at a stop sign or a red light). In addition, the vehicle sometimes accelerates, a little, when I apply breaks with the intend to slow down. A couple mechanics I went to say that the vehicle may need a new transmission, but I have read complaints on this site that a lot of toyota vehicles may have acceleration problems. Some 2004 toyota camry solara vehicles have been recalled for speed control problems. I don't wan to invest into a transmission if the car will have the same issue. My VIN was not included in the recall. I need to know if my 2004 toyota solara should have been included in the original recall.
Toyota Camry Solara hesitation problems
36 of the 866 owner complaints about the Toyota Camry Solara describe hesitation when accelerating, most of them for the 2004 model year.
- owner complaints
- 36
- worst model year
- 2004
- typical mileage
- 1,000
By model year
Often reported together
Jerking 6Stalling 4Sudden acceleration 2Pulling 1No deployment 1
What owners say
I have a 2006 toyota solara, sle, 6 cyl. Eng., automatic, sunroof. I was driving into a parking space at the mall, slowing down with my foot on the brake. As I pushed on the brake to park, it went to the floor, and my engine surged loudly, hitting the parked car in front of me about 9-12 feet out of it's space. I frantically turned my steering wheel to my left, jumped a curb, went through a few bushes and hit a tree which stopped my car. I turned my key off, placed it in park and threw my keys on to the passenger seat. This car caused the crash. I have never felt anything so strange as I could not stop this car with the brake. It happened in only about 4 seconds. I had the car towed to the dealer, as I didn't want to drive it. I feel it is unsafe to drive until it is fixed by toyota. I have never had any trouble with my car except some hesitation in moving fast into traffic. Toyota sent an inspector to the dealership to check out the car on 8/17/10. I called to see what the results were and they sent a message by a secretary that nothing was abnormal and it was safe to drive. This car is not safe. I will not allow my insurance to pay for the physical damage until toyota fixes the brake/acceleration problem. I am lucky that I, or someone else didn't get killed or hurt. Next time it could be different. This crash was not my fault! If all the other cars had these problems, why do they feel the solara isn't included? Maybe, this is the first of many solara's. I am disappointed that toyota doesn't respond to customer's better. All they have to do is fix it and it's over. I'm not so confident in any of their products as of now. I didn't realize so many people have the same story, they all can't be lying! Thank you for letting me send in this complaint. I'm sure I will have a fight on my hands.
I have a 2006 solara convertible. The car sporadically hesitates when I push on the gas to accelerate. This is dangerous if you are driving on the highway, want to change lanes and there is delay or hesitation when the accelerator is pushed down to gain speed and there is no power.
2006 toyota solara convertible: ongoing issues. Have contacted toyota dealer and no response. Issue: car hesitates when accelerating - has an electronic lag in engine response. Causes unreliable acceleration. No accidents - yet. Has been an issue since picking up the car new.
My daughter was driving 1999 toyota camry solara. When crossing highway at intersection, the car hesitated on acceleration and she was struck on the passenger side rear. She states she had plenty of time to cross but "the car just wouldn't go". Also, despite impacts from several angles, no airbags deployed.
Hesitation upon acceleration. Happens every time.
I own a 2006 toyota solara convertible. While driving this vehicle I have to accelerate, for example when changing lanes on the highway and trying to increase speed, the vehicle hesitates and there is a delay and then will increase in power. This is dangerous because this also happened at an intersection when I was turning left, I depressed the gas pedal-the vehicle hesitated, then power was reinstated. This is a daily occurrence and it needs to be looked into. I believe a recall needs to be issued due to the nature of the problem and potential effects it could have.
I own a 2006 solara sle 6cy. And the car hesitates when accelerating (such as merging into traffic). Toyota has knowledge of this very problem along with the dealerships and all that needs to be done is a reflash. The problem has to do with the cars onboard computer. So when they put an update in the computer it is called reflashing. If enough people complain or if someone is killed they might find the time to take care of this. So when I and many others take the time to advise toyota and the dealerships, I feel they should take the time to address this problem. Please help address this problem by filing a complaint and also by calling toyota. Maybe we can finally get the hesitation problem taken care of. *tr thank you. Jj
Purchased a new 2008 toyota solara from coleman toyota in bethesda, md. On 1/19/08. From day 1, transmission is jerky, hesitates, has not power when needed. Car stalls when waiting to turn and floods. Took it back to the dealer 2x.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota solara. While idling, the engine would stall without warning. The vehicle would restart after 2-3 minutes. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated for 2-3 seconds when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle would then surge forward. The dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the failures. The failure mileage was 10 and current mileage was 500.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2004 (10 complaints), 2005 (9 complaints) and 2006 (8 complaints).
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