2001 Toyota Camry Solara consumer reviews

Very dependable car great gas mileage easy to zip around twin very fast for a v6. Interior design is great

Reliable and powerful, it was a sheer joy to own this vehicle. It looks good, and has a V6 engine that provides enough torque and horsepower when you need, yet is a very reliable daily commuter. Alas, they don't make these anymore

Great Car! Is great for a single person or a couple. Handles good. Air is cold and has Bose radio/CD player. I would highly recommend this vehicle to anyone. Toyota has a high standard that you can see.

I HAVE OWNED A LOT OF CARS IN MY LIFE AND ALL WERE JUST OK HOWEVER I LOVE MY SOLORA I BOUGHT WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT AND 2 YEARS OLD IT NOW HAS 235, 000 MILES AND STILL RUNS LIKE NEW. I AM AMAZED I THINK THIS CAR CAN GO ANOTHER 200,000 MILES I HAVE ONLY DONE NORMAL MAINTENCE THE CAR DOES USE A QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES BUT I'M NOT COMPAINING . THE MOTOR RUNS SMOOTH FOR A FOUR CYLINDER BUT IS A BIT WEAK. I LOVE THE LOOK OF THIS CAR, ITS ROOMY, COMFY, AND RIDES SMOOTH AS SILK. ITS GOOD ON GAS, I WISH THEY STILL MADE THIS AR I WOULD LOVE TO BUY A NEW ONE. ITS A VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER CAR, THE AIR CONDITIONER IS COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE MEAT. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUT THE MOST REIABLE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. AFTER OWNEING THIS CAR I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR AGAIN!!

Bought the car new in Jan 2001. It is an SE 4 cylinder model. My wife drove it to work only a few miles each way for a years. Had some emission problems after about ten years and those were fixed after replacing the EGR valve and the charcoal canister myself. Probably more hwy driving would have avoided this since the car has had no emission issues since. We are sure to take her for long drives regularly now, and she is much more quiet and comfortable that my 2010 Honda Accord. In 2015, at around 120k miles, replaced the water pump, timing belt and timing cover seals due to an oil leak. Leak gone. Radiator was recently replaced because of leak on top, but after 15 years, it was due. My wife (and I) still love the car and it still only has 125k miles! The grille has chipped, and it has a few dings, but we'll probably keep it for a few more years!

At 292,000 miles, I haven't had anything major that needed to be done until now. I need a transmission and this car has been so reliable, I'm seriously considering getting a new transmission after I price how much it would be to get a motor in case I need one within the next couple of years. I put easy highway miles on it and I believe that's why it lasted so long. I had it for twelve years and am very satisfied with it.

The first thousand miles - A - ok - Car has 71,000 miles silver with black top. Driver's seat belt does not retract - added expense - Need to replace timing belt - expensive replacement V6 - good power average MPG Top is an expensive replacement - next year great value - sporty - timeless style - comfotable 4 seater

I purchased my Solara last year around June. The previous owner didn't show the car very much love. The paint job had faded and the interior was inundated with dog hair. After seeing it I thought....do I really want to test drive this thing. Well, since I was there, I decided to take it for a spin. To my surprise, the car drove like a dream, the engine purred, smooth ride, transmission changed perfectly. So I bought it. I went to Maaco for a inexpensive paint job and had a 8 hour detail job done to remove the dog hair, Darn...looks like a new car. After one year and some routine maintenance, the car is truly a gem. No engine or transmission problems. The A.C. is so cold I have to wear a jacket (kidding) When I change the oil the color is only a shade darker than the original color. when I idle at a stop light the RPM needle doesn't move at all. The car is truly a Toyota masterpiece.

I am a second owner of a 2001 solara v6 3.0. I purchased this at 16,999 miles in 2003. I have put 100,000 more miles on it since I have owned it. I am amazed at the other reviews as my experience was not the same. I reseached the name Toyota and thought I was purchasing the best most reliable vehicle on the road, and after reading the other reviews I may have just been unlucky. I had to replace the motor which was under waranty thank god at 85,000 miles. About 4 months later my transmission was leaking I took it to Toyota (all work as performed at Toyota) and it needed replaced. This was not under warrany. All under 100,000 miles. Like I said it may have been poor luck. All maintnance was done on time. Replaced oil with Mobil One full synthetic every 3 months and Mobil one oil filter, I would replace the air filter at the same time. I will say it never did just leave me, I just noticed smoke when it would start and I took it to toyota and they replaced the motor under warranty. The Transmission was leaking just a couples of drops a day, one or two is it. The thing started with out hesitation every time. I have taken it accross the country several times with out one problem. The car is very quite, very nice looking with dark tinted windows (2001) decent power, nice handling. I guess it was reliable and after reading everyones reviews, I just had the only bad one. My wife just loves her car. I just was iffy, now I am sure this will last forever now with new motor and transmission.

I bought my solora brand new in 01, it had 31miles. It was my first and only car up into the present. Ive driven this car from Va to Texas, at least 4 times. Ive been in four traffic accidents. The most severe one the car was almost totaled.recently i was hit by a city bus( sideswiped, knocked off the front end). Anyway to make a long story short,this car has 250,000 miles, and has never given me any problem. the most expensive thing done(besides the body work from the accidents) was a tune up, and it runs like the first day I bought it. I dont even treat the car good. how is this possible?