Tire size P205 60R16 evolution tour series This is the second tire of the set of 4 that suddenly had a belt shift inside the tire and the steering wheel would violently shake , one of the tires when failed pulled to left into oncoming traffic (luckily I retained control)
Toyota Camry Solara pulling problems
27 of the 866 owner complaints about the Toyota Camry Solara describe pulls to one side, most of them for the 2004 model year.
- owner complaints
- 27
- worst model year
- 2004
- typical mileage
- 278
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20081
- 20071
- 200420
- 20031
- 20022
- 20012
Often reported together
What owners say
While pulling left into a parking place the car suddenly accelerated and violently slammed into a parked car opposite me. The police said my foot probably slipped off the brake and hit the gas pedal. It was a very violent hit and I was very shaken. Not having a recall on my car, I went along with the police until the same thing happened again on february 7, 2014. Luckily, this second incident only threw the car into a plowed snow bank.
2002 solara has the frequent pull to the left despite 4 new tires, balancing and alignment. I called toyota but their service dept was no help.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota solara. While driving various speeds the vehicle would pull to the right. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the tires were rotated. After rotating the tires the vehicle would then pull towards the left. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where one of the tires were replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle continued to pull to the right and she had to rotate the tires very often because they were beginning to wear rapidly. The failure mileage was 10 and the current mileage was 25,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota solara. While driving at any speed, the vehicle would pull to the right. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle several times, but the failure continued. The current mileage was 2,848 and failure mileage was 254. Updated 5/6/08 *cn updated 05/06/08
Im a solara 2004 owner. I'm having the same problem that thousands of solara's owners are having. The issue of pull to the left and what toyota and the federal safety agency are doing to resolve this....nothing. Toyota skips to resolve this problem and the federal safety agency doesn't care or just they don't want to make toyota to solve this big problem.
2004 toyota solara this car is a manufacturers defect 100%. I have replaced 2 sets of brakes, rotors, calipers both right side. Also both inner tie rod ends and right cv shaft, wheel bearings. A new battery the interior is falling apart and the car is all over the road pulling to the right. Toyota refused to replace most of the parts as they say not covered under the new warranty.
2004 toyota solara pulls to the left. The car has 28,000 miles on it and I see where my second set of tiers are near ruined do to the issue. Repeated alignments have not resolved the issue--which toyota is aware of (st002-04).
I purchased a 2004 solara, and since the day I drove it out of the showroom, it has pulled to the left. I have brought the car back to the dealership about 6 times over the last year and a half (elgin toyota), and whatever they have attempted (if anything) to do, nothing has helped. They were going to get toyota reps out to take a look at it (at least they said they were going to) when they had the car for 5 days, but no toyota rep ever looked at it, or did they do anything to try and fix it.
I have experienced a number of problems with the steering of my 2004 toyota solara sport coupe with the v6 motor. This car consistently pulls to the left. Further, the car veers hard to the left when coming to a stop just prior to stopping. It is not a brake problem. Something is seriously wrong with the suspension. I first noticed this problem the week I purchased the car. The dealer, leith toyota in raleigh, nc, had the wheels rotated and then aligned all four wheels. I complained about it again and they told me the car had defective tires. They did not deign to replace the tires. I then took the car to anderson toyota in raleigh, nc, and they aligned the vehicle, and also replaced a broken steering component that was causing a clicking sound when I turned the wheel. Then they told me a tsb had "just come out" about the pull to the left, and they needed to order new springs. I am supposed to go pick up the auto today, but I seriously doubt whether it is fixed, or whether toyota is concerned about my welfare or my investment. Currently, the car has 26k miles, and has been to the shop on at least 6 occasions for this issue.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Toyota Camry Solara pulling
Which Toyota Camry Solara years have pulls to one side problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2004 (20 complaints), 2001 (2 complaints) and 2002 (2 complaints).
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