2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA Structure Problems

THE DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THEN HAVE RE-OPENED AGAIN. THEY ARE UNSIGHTLY AND I HAVE FURTHER CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY INTERFERE WITH ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS AND OTHER PARTS UNDER THE DASHBOARD SHOULD THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO GROW. I HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT THE CRACKS MAY RESULT IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUES. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN EVIDENT SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2006. *TR

ALTHOUGH CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND MELTING AND EVERY DAY THE MATERIAL CRACKS ARE GETTING WIDER. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND MELTING--IT HAS AFFECTED THE GPS AND I AM AFRAID OTHER INSTRUMENTS MAY BE AFFECTED AS WELL-- THE MELTING CAUSES A TERRIBLE GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD MAKING DRIVING IT SAFELY IALMOST IMPOSSIBLE--THIS IS A ONE OWNER-WELL MAINTAINED AUTO--I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH '04 SOLARAS AND A REPAIR WAS OFFERED FOR ABOUT $3,000. *TR

A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AND STICKINESS OF THE DASHBOARD. I ASKED AT HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA AND GOT NO SATISFACTION AND THINK I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER TOO. OVER THE YEARS, ONE HALF OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY NOTICEABLY CRACKED AND DAMAGED AND NOW THE COVERING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS IS PEELING OFF THE DOORS. THE REST OF THE INTERIOR LOOKS PRISTINE. THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MY PREVIOUS CAMRY TOO BUT NOT TO THIS DEGREE; TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, TOYOTA PAID ME $1000 LESS THAT I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FOR THE TURN-IN PRICE BECAUSE OF THE DASHBOARD OF THE OLD CAMRY CAR WHEN I SOLD IT BACK TO THEM WHEN I BOUGHT MY CURRENT SOLARA IN 2004. AT LEAST A DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE COME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME THEY ALSO...

ABOUT 4 YEARS AFTER OWNERSHIP THE WHOLE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK TO A POINT WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE A PUZZLE. WE TOOK A RIDE TO PALM BEACH TOYOTA, WHICH IS WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, AND ONE OF THEIR WORKERS ASKED WHY WE WERE THERE. MY HUSBAND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD MY HUSBAND NOT TO WASTE HIS TIME CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE HAD GONE IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S CAUSED BY THE SUN. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE. MY HUSBAND WAS SO UPSET HE LEFT THE DEALER. WE ARE VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF CARS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAVE EVER HAPPENED. I TRULY BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AND ALSO SURE THAT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK...

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR A WHILE NOW AND GETTING WORSE. THE CRACKS ARE ALL AROUND THE GLOVE BOX WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I KEEP MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. VERY CONCERNED THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE DASHBOARD AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS OVER ENTIRE SURFACE. THIS AUTO HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASE. I AM RETIRED AND AUTO IS NOT IN DIRECT SUN OVER AN HOUR OR TWO, AND I USE A SUNGUARD DURING THOSE PERIODS. SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG WHEN A CAR THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SIMPLY BEGINS TO CRACK ALL OVER, THE ENTIRE DASH LITERALLY FALLING APART..-WHEN IT HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT! I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY CLAIM I AM OVER WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD IN TWO PLACES ON PASSENGER SIDE. ONE VERTICAL ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG AND ONE HORIZONTAL JUST ABOVE GLOVE COMPARTMENT RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF GLOVE COMPARTMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I SEE THAT MANY TOYOTA SOLARA, SIENNA AND AVALON OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SAME PROBLEM WITH CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE MAINLY THE 2004 MODELS, BUT SAME COMPLAINT WITH 2005, 2006, 2007 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY, PROBLEM IS IN MATERIAL OF DASHBOARD AND IT SEEMS SINCE NEWER MODELS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, POSSIBLY TOYOTA FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM EXISTED AND CHANGED SUPPLIERS OR MATERIALS FOR DASHBOARD. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA OWES IT TO LOYAL TOYOTA OWNERS (THIS IS MY 2ND TOYOTA - 1ST WAS '95 CAMRY COUPE WHICH I REPLACED IN '05 WITH THE '04 SOLARA SLE) TO REPLACE THE CRACKED DASHBOARDS SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A TREND IN THE '04 - '07 SOLARA,...

CRACKS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. BECAME WORSE AT TIME WENT ON. IT IS VERY UNSIGHTLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA AND I HAVE THE DASHBOARD CRACKS STARTING 2 YEARS AGO NOW I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD AND MY CAR LOOKS HORRIBLE I HOPE TOYOTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COVER OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. .. UPDATED 08-27-12 *BF

THE DASH IN THE CAR HAS EXTREMELY LONG LARGE CRACKS IN IT. ALL OVER IT INCLUDING AROUND THE INFORMATION BEZELS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT HAD BEEN TALKED ABOUT AND COMMENTED ON TOYOTA FORUMS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ALSO INCLUDES OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA . THE RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA IS "TOO BAD". RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

CRACKS IN THE VINYL DASHBOARD HAVE STARTED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR AND ARE CONTINUING TO GET BIGGER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKS ALONG THE FRONT OF THE DASH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING OR CAUSE THEM TO DEPLOY UNNECESSARILY. *TR

I HAVE MANY CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE 80K MILES ON MY CAR AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD INTERFERE WITH THE AIR BAGS. THIS IS A GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. *TR

CARPET IS SEPARATING AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONSOLE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THERE WAS WATER DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE CARPET TO SHRINK AND SEPARATE. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE NEVER HAD WATER DAMAGE. THERE IS NO RECORD OF WATER DAMAGE IN VEHICLE HISTORY. I WAS TOLD CARPET COULD NOT BE FIXED, HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID FINALLY AGREE TO FIX THE CARPET AND IT HAS ALREADY COME "UNGLUED." THE DEALER DOES NOT RESPOND TO MY REQUESTS FOR SERVICE TO CORRECT THE CARPET SAG. IT IS NOW SAGGING SO MUCH MY RIGHT ANKLE TOUCHES IT WHEN I DRIVE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA. RECENTLY WE HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL CRACKS/FRACTURES IN THE DASH BOARD, PRIMARILY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. TOYOTA MAINTAINS THE SITUATION IS COSMETIC AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. OUR CONCERN IS THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. IF THE DASHBOARD IS WEAKENED BY THIS CRACKING. WOULD THIS INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING INCORRECTLY, THUS RAISING THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY OR DEATH? WE HAVE A DISABLED DAUGHTER THAT FREQUENTLY SITS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SITUATION IS SAFE FOR HER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE LID FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE ABRUPTLY OPENED. WHEN IT OPENED, IT BANGED ON THE CONTACT'S ARM WHICH COMPROMISED THE STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT CLOSED THE LID AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE NEEDED A NEW LID. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61,300. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 02/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE DRIVER STATED THE DASHBOARD HAD BEGUN TO EXHIBIT SEVERE CRACKING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN TO SUBMIT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT HAD NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,400 AND THE CURRENT WAS 14,260. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED; THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD SUSTAINED MULTIPLE HAIRLINE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLORA TECHNICAL PROBLEM PASSENGER DOOR OR TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN. THERE IS NO KEY LATCH TO ENTER CAR FROM OUTSIDE OF CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OR TO OPEN TRUNK. KEY REMOTE DOES NOT WORK , I'VE TAKEN CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER AND REPLACED BATTERY, BUT STILL WILL NOT OPEN CAR DOOR OR TRUNK. I'VE TRIED REPORT THIS PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST PAST 2 YEARS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER W/ NO HELP. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR DIOAGNOSTIC CHECK. I FEEL THIS IS THE DEALERS RESPONSIBILIY BECAUSE THE PASSENGER DOOR OR TRUNK DOES NOT HAVE A KEY LATCH ON OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR OR TRUNK . I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO HAS TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT FOR SAFTEY PURPOSES; I FEEL THAT IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY SHE WOULD NOT BE...

THE DESIGN ( ANGLE ) OF THE WINDSHIELD CREATES SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. THE GLARE OFF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS BLINDING EVEN WITH THE SUNSHADE DOWN. USING SUNGLASSES HELPS BUT DOES NOT ELEVATE THE PROBLEM AT ALL. I HAVE TRIED ADJUSTING SEAT TO CHANGE VIEWING ANGLE BUT WONT HELP. THIS IS A PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AND MAKES ME HESITANT TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS. WITH SUN BEHIND YOU THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY. *JB

VEHICLE DRIFTED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. PH THE DEALERSHIP TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS. AN ENGINEER WAS SENT TO TEST DRIVE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS DESIGNED TO PULL TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE ROAD CROWN. *JB