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by **Clever** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 2:23 pm

so i did a search but it was too vague, anyways, i just purchased an 2000 Solara SLE V6 auto with 72000 km(i'm in Canada so about 45 - 50,000 miles?) so i'm wondering, what are the common issues/problems, that everyone has encountered with their Solara's. thanks.

by **Hsakuragi** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 2:33 pm

if u are stock, i can say none

by **Jon11582** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:11 pm

I can name two off the bat.

Rear cupholder seems to break very easily. (Mines beyond broke, and I heard alot of other people had problems)

Also, Ive heard the mirror in the visors fall out, but I havent had that problem myself.

Thats about all I can think of.

by **ChargedSolara** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:32 pm

check the railing on the driver seat if your seat jiggles a bit..mine has always had that problem.

by **satchmo** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:16 am

I agree with the other replies. One discussion that has been on here is a clicking coming from the rear brake area. I think it was determined that it was brake issues or CV Joint. I have had my brakes checked again and again so I think it is the rear CV Joint. It was posted about a month ago and it seemed like there were a number of us that had this problem.

I too have issues with mirror on visor. Other that that no prob's.

by **CASTRO** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:23 am

theres that old age debate of sludge in your motor. just change out your oil before it gets dark brown or every 3k. I've had my sunroof slightly rattle/creek when the body flexes but its only due to loose hex screws. Check your battery, my orig battery's terminals broke off after an tiny wiggle @ 90k miles.

yes, the rear cup holder is prone to brokage as well as the passenger/driver mirror if its used a lot.

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:22 pm

the sunglass storage can seem to rattle (mine doesn't, but i've heard a few who reach close to 100K miles did). me and someone else here had a slight squeek in the drivers side seatbelt clip, a little lube will solve that! i think some members at tn (or was it some other board) had a slight ps squeek..but there was a tsb for that! Other than that, the car is flawless!

by **bassthrive** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:31 pm

Warped front rotors at 45k and passenger seat spring came off... Thats about it.

by **Clever** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:47 pm

thanks for the reply's i'll make sure to be careful with the mirrors and cup holders. i usually do my oil change every 3-4k thanks for the heads up though. my car is at the dealer right now, something's up with the rear brakes, it makes a grinding sound when i'm pumping the brakes, also makes a sqeaking sound during acceleration, sounds like it's coming from the rear as well but it's getting looked after. i'll find out what it is within the hour as to what's going on with it. thanks once again.

by **2002greenhornet** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:07 pm

Welcome! My Solara is one of the more well-made cars I've owned. No problems so far after 2 years and 18,000 miles.

satchmo wrote:I think it is the rear CV Joint.

There are no CV Joints in the rear, are there? I thought that Constant Velocity joints were only on the drive wheels...

by **toy4x4boy** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:09 pm

ChargedSolara wrote:check the railing on the driver seat if your seat jiggles a bit..mine has always had that problem.

Mine does the same thing!!! Any fix for this???

Also condensation is a problem in the foglights and headlights.

by **toy4x4boy** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:09 pm

2002greenhornet wrote:Welcome! My Solara is one of the more well-made cars I've owned. No problems so far after 2 years and 18,000 miles.

satchmo wrote:I think it is the rear CV Joint.
There are no CV Joints in the rear, are there? I thought that Constant Velocity joints were only on the drive wheels...

There are no cv joints in the rear. It's a fwd car.

by **Mandarinsolara** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:38 pm

haha definately no cv joints in the rear.
im sick of looking at my rusted brake components
ya my passenger seat spring pops off from time to time but thats a 5 second fix.
other than that its a quality car, but who cares about that

by **sunrise_solara** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 6:38 am

Suprisingly, no one mention the strut cup problem...It affected '99's mostly, but it could happen to any of them if the pothole was big enough. Symptom is a rattling in the front while going over rough patches, esp. early morning. Solution is to go to the dealer and get them changed (or ignore it!)

by **adam2562** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:01 pm

strut mounts... and yea i had the spring off the pass. seat pop off, and my rear cup holder just broke 2 days ago, my driver seat wiggles, and for the sludge.. i change my oil every 2k so ihavetn any problem with it.. plus i run my car hard so my oil never has time to sit anywhere :lol:

with a system.. yes the sunglases holder rattles.. and do ur timing belt and C service at 60k i recommend

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