IllustrationTHE ENGINE IN MY V-6 TOYOTA FORMED SO MUCH SLUDGE THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MFG RECOMENDATIONS AND THE MFG WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. *AK
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
825–50K
750–75K
875–100K
12100–150K
6150K+
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
What owners actually said
84 reportsON 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.
BRAKES WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. WOULD FAIL TO CATCH WHEN TRYING MAKE STOPS, WHICH ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 6,000 MILES & THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE. *AK
DRIVER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHEN DRIVER REACHED FOR BELT PRIOR TO STARTING THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.