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riggs point

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  1. Three times since Jan. 19, my 2004 Solara has had an instance of sudden acceleration when I tapped the brake pedal. The last time happened on Feb. 7 when I tried to slow down as I was going over railroad tracks. I had to hit the brakes to stop the acceleration. Has anyone else had this problem, or is aware of this problem? Since it only happens occasionally, I'm afraid that if I take it to the dealer, he won't find anything wrong with the car and will tell me that there is nothing wrong with it. The car has fewer than 32,000 miles on it.

    No experience like the one you describe. We just bought a '99 Solara thinking that we would miss the electronic accelerator issue. Your post raises some concern.

  2. Not sure what kind of engine you have, but I doubt that the Solara has distributor cap, but most likely uses coil packs on one side. Stay with NGK or Denso for plug choices. The torque should be 14 ft/lbs.

    I believe the engine is a >1MZFE< What about wires; should those be changed at a certain interval? BTW, I am a teacher in Los Angeles and we spend our summers in Gloucester, MA. We have a '91 Camry, '03 Odyssey and now the '99 Solara (which will be for my son,)here in Santa Monica and an '01 Odyssey and a '78 Caddie, CDV both on jacks in MA.

  3. We just bought a beautiful, red SLE Solara, 6 cyl coupe with 81k miles. The mechanic says it only needs a new air filter and the rear brakes are at 40%

    but I want to change the spark plugs and the wires and distributor cap and rotor as preventive maintenance. Do you know if the wires are attached to the cap and come as a unit like it does on my '91 Camry? Which plugs would be best for this car, NKG Platinum? What's the correct plug torque?

    Thanks. Steve

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