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1999 Toyota Camry Solara

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Camry Solara do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 83.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

45 reports with mileage · 39 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

16 crash reports1 fire reports9 injury reports

Steering complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 13, 2000
Steering

ON FLAT ROADS,STEERING WHEEL BINDS OR LOCKS INTO A LEFT TURN REQUIRING DRIVER TO USE CLOCKWISE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN IT & MAINTAIN VEHICLE ON (CENTER) STRAIGHT PATH.(STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO THE CENTER). IF I LET THE STEERING WHEEL GO, VEHICLE WILL TURN INTO THE LEFT LANE OR CENTER DIVIDER IN ABOUT 5 SEC…

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ON FLAT ROADS,STEERING WHEEL BINDS OR LOCKS INTO A LEFT TURN REQUIRING DRIVER TO USE CLOCKWISE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN IT & MAINTAIN VEHICLE ON (CENTER) STRAIGHT PATH.(STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO THE CENTER). IF I LET THE STEERING WHEEL GO, VEHICLE WILL TURN INTO THE LEFT LANE OR CENTER DIVIDER IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS. I AM AN OUTSIDE SALESPERSON AND ON TWO OCASSIONS I HAVE HAD TO SHARPLY STEER THE CAR AWAY FROM THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING ONCOMING TRAFFIC,I HAD NO EXPECTATION THE CAR WOULD STEER ITSELF TO THE LEFT SO QUICKLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOLARA AND SIENNA SHARE SAME PLATFORM,POWERTRAIN & STEERING...SIENNAS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM (ODI PE99-070) & OWNERS HAD NEW MODIFIED STEERING RACK GUIDES REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM & AND THAT THE SOLARA STEERING RACK HAS QUIETLY BEEN MODIFIED WITH NEW PART # 44250 06081. I TOOK MY SOLARA TO THE DEALER TO CHECK ALIGNMENT ABOUT 6 TIMES(FIRST TIME WHEN CAR HAD ABOUT 300 MILES), ROTATED, BALANCED TIRES,DEALER TOLD ME BRIDGESTONES POTENZA TIRES WERE TO BLAME,I REPLACED THEM WITH B.F.GOODRICH BUT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO BIND OR LOCK INTO A LEFT TURN.

NHTSA ODI #731228

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

DP02004 · Engine Seizure

Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

No summary supplied.