2001 Toyota Camry Solara problems
Owners have filed 66 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Toyota Camry Solara. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are brakes (15%) and cruise control (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 66 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 47 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 83,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 87,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Toyota Camry Solara with enough data (32 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My name is [xxx] I didn't back up my car at all. City that the accident token place was oakland california. Local report number, [xxx]. This, accident happened in alameda county on the time frame of monday. 300 feet west of mcaurthur blv. I did never back up my car hitting v2 or p2. My v1 and p1 car, was leaving after previously checking for damages, then about couple mins collision. However, I'm lucky my air bags didnt go out plus more. I still have to go to the hospital.
Was involved in a front end collision. Airbag did not deploy. Seat belt did not engage. I had reported the seatbelt problem to the toyota dealer previously. Passenger seatbelt was replaced, but dealer assured me that the driver seatbelt was fine. Toyota would not replace airbag after accident.
While pulling inside of a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably without warning. The driver was not able to maintain control of the vehicle. The driver placed both feet on the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate into a brick wall. Both frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained head and neck injuries. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The driver is still under doctor's care.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry solara. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact mentioned that once the vehicle was turned on, black smoke emitted from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the engine was contaminated with oil sludge. As a result, the engine had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.