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2006 Toyota Camry Solara Body and structure Problems

Complaints
45about this part
Share
39%of 116 total for the year
Median mileage
50,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 45 complaints about the body and structure of the 2006 Toyota Camry Solara, 39% of the 116 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was heading into the sun and I could hardly see due to glare from the dashboard. When I stopped I put my hand on the dash and found it to be very sticky and cracked. The car is always in a garage and seldom in the sun. I have since learned that many other Toyota owners have experienced the same problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10652716, filed 2014-11, 20,000 miles

“My 2006 Toyota Camry Solara's dashboard is cracked and more cracks seem to appear out of nowhere. The vehicle is garaged and under shade during the day. It has been cracked for years and continues the same trend. I've seen other toyotas with cracked dashboards, there must be a service bulletin for this. I could ignore it for a while, but now it has gone too far.”

NHTSA complaint #10488129, filed 2012-12, 40,000 miles

“I own a 2006 Toyota solara convertible. This car is garaged except when driven. Earlier this year I noticed small cracks developing around the edges of the dashboard. However, now the cracks have grown and there are some very large cracks. I am very concerned about the large cracks developing on the passenger side of the dashboard. Can these cracks affect the operation of the dashboard air bags??”

NHTSA complaint #10644763, filed 2014-10, 50,000 miles

“Entire dashboard cracked and continued for several months. There are multiple cracks all over the dashboard. My son had the same thing happen to his 2006 solara convertible two months prior to ours. Both cars were always garaged and had very few miles on them. My son had about 18,000 and we had about 16,000. We both called Toyota and we were each told it was beyond warranty and there was nothing they could do.”

NHTSA complaint #10668458, filed 2014-12, 16,200 miles

“I am only owner of this Toyota, it is garaged or has sun visors in place. I am experiencing the same cracked/cracking dash as others. There is absolutely no reason for this to occur. I too wonder what is going to happen if ever my air bags deploy. The cracking so far is on the passenger side dash. This started either in fall of 2012. I have never owned a car with airbags that had this problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10500180, filed 2013-02, 140,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20082631%
20072621%
20064539%
20052426%
20043622%
200328%
200212%
200136%
200046%
199956%

Other parts of the 2006 Toyota Camry Solara

Vehicle speed control
19 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsSeats
6 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsTires
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Toyota Camry Solara

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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