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2004 Toyota Camry Solara steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 30 complaints for the 2004 Toyota Camry Solara, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
30 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
14,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2004 Toyota Camry Solara Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 14,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 14,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 62% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry solara. The contact stated that while turning right at approximately 35 MPH. The steering wheel locked and caused the vehicle to go over an embankment and into the water. The front passenger suffered injuries to the back and neck. The contact stated that this was the second crash caused by the steering wheel. The dealer replaced the rack and pinion, but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.

Reported at 135,000 miles, March 2014 CrashInjury

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 NHTSA are doing to resolve this....nothing. Toyota skips to resolve this problem and the NHTSA doesn't care or just they don't want to make toyota to solve this big problem.

Reported at 6,000 miles, December 2004

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