1999 Toyota Camry Solara Other or unknown Problems

“Climate control unit has malfunctioned three times in the four years we've owned this vehicle. Previous two times it would suddenly, without adjustment, blast either hot or cold air. We could usually stop it, by a lot of manipulation of the thermostat knob, and it was fixed both times by a Toyota dealership under an extended warranty. In the third (current) incident the temperature is stuck on 76 degrees. Not able to make it warmer or cooler.”

“1999 Toyota solara in excellent condition yesterday as I was returning from the grocery store I tried to start my car. The engine turned over but was running erratically. When I tried turning it off to restart it, it would not stop running. It made a staccato sound and ran fast and out of control until it drained the battery and stopped. White smoke poured out and a terrible smell accompanied this. When I had it towed to the mechanic who works on my car, he said he had another Toyota that had the same problem. He has replaced the starter motor, and the battery is holding a charge. …”

“1. My 1999 se v6 solara began smoking a lot everytime I started the car and when I accelerated. It turned out to be the sludge problem and the dealer did all of the required work to fix that. 2. I was in a front end accident in 1999 and the airbags failed to deploy. 3. There is a very loud, for lack of a better word, clunking in the front passenger side wheel area. The dealer says the strut tops are worn out and it will cost $750.00??? Per side to replace the struts. The car only has 35,000 miles on it. Shouldn't the struts have a longer life than that? 4. …”

“Re: struts 3 service centers, including antwerpen, checked. All 3 agree on rr strut and mount. The other two added that the other struts were leaking. Antwerpen says that's normal for Toyota. However, a check at the service center of 2 other Toyota's revealed no leaks. After customer called a wise ass by Toyota rep, efforts to speak to managers revealed them unavailable for the entire day (this at 8:30 a.m.) re: power window. When it was first reported, the window became operable before I could get it into the shop. In aug. 2002 I kept the motor running and drove directly there. …”

“1999 Toyota solara, vehicle struck a mud flap and bracket that separted from unit 2. Unit 2 continued eastbound and is unknown. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0411-91)8jb updated 09/13/10”