2007 Toyota Camry Wipers & Visibility Problems
456 owner-reported wipers & visibility complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Wipers & Visibility Recalls (2)
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Scion xB, 2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2006-2011 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris, and 2009-2010 Scion xD and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. During the manufacturing of the Power Window Master Switch (PWMS), grease lubricant may have been inconsistently applied to the sliding electrical contacts.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the switch, applying a lubricant if no abnormality is found. If abnormality is found, the PWMS circuit board will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 20, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is C0M.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Camry, Camry Hybrid, RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Tundra, Sequoia, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Yaris, Scion xB, Scion xD and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The power window master switch assemblies in some of these vehicles were built using a less precise process for lubricating the internal components of the switch assemblies. Irregularities in this lubrication process may cause the power window master switch assemblies to malfunction and overheat.
Fix: Toyota will notify its owners, and dealers will inspect the switch and apply a special grease that inhibits heat build up or replace any switch damaged by the defect, free of charge. Toyota owners that experience a problem with a switch should not attempt to make repairs, but should contact their Toyota dealer or the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331. General Motors will contact the Pontiac Vibe owners affected by this recall and GM dealers will inspect and repair switches as necessary. Those owners may contact Pontiac Customer Care at 1-800-762-2737.
Owner Complaints (456)
Your dashboard reflects light off the windshield on the driver's side, creating a glare that blocks your view of the road ahead. You nearly hit another vehicle because you couldn't see it through this glare, only discovering the car was there when you shaded your eyes with your hand. The fix would likely involve treating or replacing the dashboard material to reduce its reflectivity, or applying an anti-glare coating to the windshield.
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I recently purchased a used car for my son who is a new driver. He complained to me that there is a bad glare coming from the dashboard that impairs his visibility of the road in front of him. I took the attached picture of the situation and clearly the glare significantly impacts visibility as I can barely distinguish the car just ahead of us. In researching the issue online, I found there was an opportunity for the previous owner to have the dashboard replaced but they did not or were not aware of it and now that timeframe is over. Considering the potential safety issue here, why isn't this a recall item? Is there an opportunity to extend or re-open the replacement window or other action by your agency to address this issue before a serious or even deadly accident were to occur?
The dashboard on the car has melted and caused reflection on the windshield impacting the visibility. I was unable to see the road due to the reflection caused by the melting and sticky dashboard on the windshield. My safety is at risk while driving due to the reflection and glare on the windshield. The smell from melting dashboard is also a concern for myself and family including the infant. The car is available for inspection and the concern can be reproduced.
The dash is very sticky and is putting a glare when driving toward the sun it is so bad you can’t see pedestrians walking on the road.
Dashboard is too reflective, has melted and is incredibly sticky. This has resulted in a glare off the windshield that shines back into the drivers eyes and compromises visibility.
I'm submitting this, as I've been dismissed by Toyota Corporation with my concerns. I purchased this car from an individual. I did not realize the magnitude of visibility issue with the glare from the dash. I asked at the time about the shiny and sticky dash, and the owner stated that year of Toyota Camry had defective dash that melted, therefor the issue. When I'm driving, the glare causes me not to be able to see clearly. I called Toyota Corporate office and was told it's not a safety issue although I explained in detail about the serious visual problem. Because the previous owner did not take care of the recall on this, I was told it's expired and nothing they will do. I told the man that it shouldn't have an expiration as it truly is a safety hazard! The glare was really bad one day that I couldn't see the traffic lights, etc. without leaning down and over to the middle. I realize I purchased this car used, however Toyota should honor the safety issue recall no matter when. The dash obviously was a major defect! I was told I could buy a carpet piece to go over it, which I do not want to do. I should not have to alter the interior look, plus I think it's totally tacky! Please let me know if there is anything you can do to help me get this dash replaced by Toyota. I couldn't upload video as the file is too large. The pictures give you somewhat of an idea of the safety issue. Thank you for your time!
Toyota Camry 2007 has a sticky or melting dashboard issue and is impacting visibility when driving in sun. The dashboard shines and reflects on the windshield and impairs visibility. Toyota says their extended warranty to fix this issue is over however the vehicle has been serviced at dealerships multiple times and never was the recall / safety issue was reported to me. I would appreciate if someone can contact Toyota and ask them to fix the issue for vehicles that are still on the roads especially in the south where is blazing hot.
Drivers side sunvisor failed and broke off while driving. Visor fell thru drivers field of vision and distracted driver.
The dashboard melts. I went to toyota representatives many time and they didn’t help. It is really dangerous when the reflection of the melted dashboard blinds the driver.
DASH IS CRACKED, STICKY, AND MELTS IN THE HEAT. MAKES THE DASH SURFACE SHINY & REFLECTIVE - HARD TO SEE IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS' DEFECT DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC BEING USED.
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT STOWED POSITION. IT DROOPS DOWN AND OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING.
THIS PAST SUMMER (2020) THE DASH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY GOT VERY STICKY AND MADE A REFLECTION ON MY WINDSHIELD MAKING VISIBILITY IMPAIRED WHICH IS A HUGE HAZARD. YOU CANNOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I RESEARCHED IT TODAY AND FOUND OUT TOYOTA EXTENDED ITS WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT EXPIRED IN 2017. MY PROBLEM DIDN'T START UNTIL 2020. I WANT THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND REQUIRE TOYOTA TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS PART WAS RECALLED, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT REPLACED BECAUSE I'D ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED, SERVICE FOLKS SAID IT WASN'T DEFECTIVE (AND IT WASN'T AT THE TIME). THEN AROUND 2016 THE VISOR STARTED NOT GOING TO THE ROOF AND WOULD HANG DOWN SLIGHTLY. OVER THE COURSE F THE NEXT TWO YEARS IT GOT TO WHERE IT WAS BLOCKING MY VIEW. TOYOTA SAID THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED SO I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR. NOW I HAVE TROUBLE IF I'M DRIVING INTO THE SUN. FRUSTRATING PART IS THAT HAD THEY DONE IT WHEN I ASKED ORIGINALLY I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR
THE MELTING DASHBOARD WHICH CAUSES A SHINE WHICH REFLECTS INTO DRIVERS VISION IS A DANGER!!!! THE FACT THAT TOYOTA ALLOWS THIS TO GO ON, AND DOES NOT REMEDY IT FOR THOSE THAT (FOR WHATEVER REASON) MISSED THE NOTICES SENT OUT IS A DISGRACE, AND A DANGER TO NOT ONLY THE DRIVER, BUT EVERYONE ON THE ROAD!! HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING CARS WITH THIS ISSUE?? THESE ARE ACCIDENTS JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN! MY MOTHER'S CAR DASHBOARD DID NOT BEGIN TO "MELT" UNTIL AFTER THE NOTICES WERE SENT, SO SHE DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH HERS....SURPRISE!!! IT HAS NOW BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS OR MORE. TOYOTA ONLY WANTS CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TOYOTA IN OUR FAMILY!
THE MELTING DASHBOARD IS CAUSING TREMENDOUS GLARE FROM SUN CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA IS AWARE AND HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL, BUT I DID NOT GET THE LETTER. WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL, I THOUGHT DATE OF FIRST USE WAS WHEN I BEGAN DRIVING THE CAR, IT IS NOT. THE SECONDARY COVERAGE FOR 10 YEARS AFTER DATE OF FIRST USE WAS 8/3/17. I CALLED TOYOTA ON 11/17/17 AND THEY SAID TOO LATE. I WENT TO TOYOTA AND CALLED CORPORATE ON 5-30-18, BUT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I USE A SUNSHIELD AND CAR IS MOSTLY GARAGED, BUT IT IS THE TEXAS HEAT CAUSING IT, AND I CAN'T STOP IT. I RECENTLY SAW THIS PROBLEM ON THE NEWS WITH NISSAN AND TOYOTA AND HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. THIS IS WHY I AM NOT FILING THIS REPORT.
SUN VISOR (PASSENGER SIDE) HAS ROTATED SLOWLY DOWNWARD BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. APPARENTLY THE SPRING TENSION MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING THE VISOR TO HANG DOWNWARD OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. NOTE: THE SUN VISOR AND SUN VISOR BRACKET WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE INVOLVING THIS SAME VEHICLE.
THE SUN VISOR DROPPED, BLINDING MY SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, BUT HAD SAID AT THE TIME THAT IF THE ISSUE HAS NOT YET APPEARED, WE SHOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PERIOD HAS EXPIRED, THEY ARE NOT PREPARED TO DO ANYTHING. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN. A RECALL IS WARRANTED. NOT ONLY IS VISIBILITY SEVERELY IMPAIRED WHILE DRIVING, BUT ALSO REMOVING THE VISOR EXPOSES THE DRIVER TO STRONG SUN GLARES THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY.
THE DASH MELTS IN THE HEAT CAUSING IT TO BECOME VERY SHINY CAUSING HUGE AREAS WHEN THE SUN SHINES TO REFLECT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THIS GLARE IS SO BAD IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF THE CAR OTHER THAN THE REFLECTION OF THE DASH
THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME EXTREMELY STICKY, CAUSING A SEVERE REFLECTION ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY SAID THE WARRANTY FOR THIS HAS EXPIRED. CASE #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
THE DASHBOARD ON MY CAMRY IS MELTING CAUSING A STICKY RESIDUE. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, SUN CAUSES A GLARE ON TO THE WINDSHIELD PREVENTING ME FROM SEEING ANY ON COMING TRAFFIC, OR OBJECTS. WITHOUT CLEAR VISIBILITY DRIVING THIS CAR HAS CAUSED ME SEVERAL NEAR HEAD ON COLLISIONS WITH ONGOING TRAFFIC. DRIVING THIS CAR I PURCHASED SCARES ME THAT THIS IS ISSUE WILL CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD TAKE MY LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE ON ROAD I MAY HIT. TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE DASH ISSUE YEARS PRIOR BUT ONLY FIXED SOME OF THIS DEFECTED DASHES BY CREATING A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. IF THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT OR KNOWN IT WAS REPLACEABLE WITH IN THEIR WINDOW OF TIME, THEY WILL NOT MAKE THEIR DEFECTED DASH CORRECT. I REALIZE OVER TIME ALL COMPONENTS OF A CAR HAVE WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS NOT THAT ISSUE AT ALL. THIS IS A ISSUE OF A DASH BEING USED THAT HAS A CHEMICAL WHILE IN SUN MELTS. THERE WAS TWO PRIOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AND TO PREVENT A RECALL AND NOTIFYING ALL OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT AND CORRECTING IT FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS IN THEIR PRODUCT BUT ALSO DRIVERS IN OTHER AUTOS WHICH ARE NOW AT DANGER IF THIS VIABILITY CAUSES A CAMRY DRIVER TO COLLIDE WITH THEIR AUTO. THIS DEFECT EFFECTS ALL DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY NOT JUST THE TOYOTA DRIVERS. I HAVE BEEN TO AND CALLED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE AND MY FEAR OF DRIVING. I HAVE SIMPLY BEEN ABLE TO GET NO RECOURSE FOR THIS DEFECT. I AM VERY AWARE OF THE COST TO FIX THIS DEFECT HOWEVER I FEEL THE COST OF EVERY LIFE REPLACING THIS DASH SAVES IS WORTH WELL MORE THAN THE COST TO REPLACE THE DEFECTED DASH. I PLEAD FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE A HUGE PROBLEM & THE TRAP INVOLVED WITH THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT TOYOTA IMPLEMENTED VERSUS RECALLING THE DASHBOARDS, GETTING THEM OFF THE ROAD TO MAKE HIGHWAY DRIVING SAFER FOR NON TOYOTA OWNERS SIMPLY DRIVING & OWNERS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY PAY WITH THEIR LIFE. THANKS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS FAILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY DETACHED AND THE SUN VISOR COULD NOT BE USED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY DID NOT ALLOW THE SUN VISOR TO REMAIN IN ONE POSITION TO PROTECT AGAINST THE SUN. BOTH SUN VISORS WERE REPLACED BY A MANUFACTURER WARRANTED REPAIR APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASH PAD IS STICKY AND SHINY AND LIGHTS FROM CARS, AND STREET LIGHTS REFLECT OFF OF IT INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES. IT OCCURS FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES WHEN ON NARROW ROADS AND LIGHTS FROM STORES AND STREET LIGHTS IN COMMERCIAL AREAS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS FAULTY, FELL DOWN, AND BLOCKED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE DEALER (JONES JUNCTION TOYOTA, 1508 BEL AIR ROAD #2000, BEL AIR, MD, 410-879-6400) AND THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED SINCE OUR ORGINAL TELEPHONE CALL WITH YOUR OFFICE, WE HAD THE BROKE VISOR REPLACED. WE HAD NO CHOICE SINCE WE COULDN'T SEE PROPERLY WITH THE VISOR IN THE WAY-THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. ATTACHED IS THE RECEIPT. THE DEALER GAVE US A SMALL DISCOUNT FROM THE REGULAR PRICE, BUT WE FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY TOYOTA AT NO COST TO US. UPDATED 10/30/18*JB
TAKATA RECALL..MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS DEVELOPED A SHINY STICKY COAT OVER SEVERAL MONTHS WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRE DASH. THE SHININESS OBSTRUCTS DRIVING VISIBILITY AND I HAVE FOUND NOTHING ON THE MARKET TO CLEAN THIS AREA. THE CAR ORIGINALLY CAME FROM FLORIDA AND WAS GARAGE KEPT WHEN I PURCHASED. SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
ALMOST A COLLISION. I HAVE A DASH THAT IS STICKY AND THE GLARE FROM THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THE STICKY DASH IS A VERY BAD SAFETY HAZARD. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. IT EVEN HAPPENS ACCIDENT NIGHT WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS REFLECT OFF THE DASH. I HAVE HAD THE CAT IN MOTION AND STABLE AND HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. BIT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MAKER. I HOPE AND PRAY IT DOES NOT TAKE A DEATH OR SEVERAL DEATHS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN TO GET THIS MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED. THANK YOU. (XXXXX). PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
II HAVE A 2007 CAMRY THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR AS IT NOW HANGS AND OBSTRUCTS MY VISIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I WOULD EXPECT TOYOTA TO HONOR IT AND FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER.
TAKATA RECALL SUN VISORS FALLING DOWN
THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN BLOCK MY VISION. THIS OCCURS EITHER WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING, SPEED DOESN'T SEEM TO EFFECT IT
TAKATA RECALL STICKY DASHBOARD, CAN'T SEE WITH A BAD GLARE
MY DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY SHINY AND STICKY. TOYOTA HAS DECLINED TO FIX IT. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AND I ALMOST RAN INTO A PARKED CAR DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY STICKY AND SHINNY TO THE POINT IT IS REFLECTIVE ON THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT IN YOUR MAIN VIEW AREA.
I HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE ITHE VISOR WAS ROTATING DOWNWARD AND DETACHING FROM THE CEILING BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. A LITTLE WHILE LATER I RECEIVED A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE" FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS VISOR PROBLEM. I STILL HAD THE REPAIR RECEIPT SO I MAILED IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY REIMBURSED ME. NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN. IT COMPLETELY FALLS DOWN WITH NO SUPPORT WHAT-SO-EVER AND DETACHES FROM THE CEILING FREQUENTLY. I HAVE A STRING WITH A CLOTHES PIN TO HOLD IT PARTIALLY UP BUT MY VISION IS STILL BLOCKED SOME AND THE CLOTHES PIN DOESN'T HOLD IT VERY LONG. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HAVE NOT ABUSED THIS VISOR IN ANYWAY. I STILL HAVE THE PAPERWORK FOR THE REPAIR AND THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE LETTER. THERE IS NO NUMBER ON THIS LETTER BUT AT THE BOTTOM IN TINY LETTERS IS ZTT CAMRY N5E086-00000803-104 IF THIS IS ANY HELP. I LIVE IN A DIFFERENT STATE NOW BUT DON'T KNOW IF THIS MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE.
THE SUN VISOR AT DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BECOME DETACHED. IT CAN NO LONGER BE HELD IT ITS POSITION. PLEASE SEE PICTURE ATTACHED. TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON 08/01/2012 (DETAILS AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK: HTTP://MEDIA.FIXED-OPS.COM/TOY_CAMPAIGNS/POL12-03.PDF), HOWEVER, AS PER TOYOTA, FREE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IS ONLY APPLICABLE "7 YEARS FROM THE DATE-OF-FIRST-USE (REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE)". I HAVE SERVICED MY TOYOTA AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 5,000 MILES FROM 2012 TILL DATE, HOWEVER, I WAS NEITHER INFORMED OF THIS RECALL NOR HAD THE ITEM REPLACED BY TOYOTA PROACTIVELY DUE TO RECALL ISSUED. HENCE TOYOTA MUST NOT ASK ME TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTDOORS, THE SUNLIGHT CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO MELT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A GLOSS THAT REFLECTED FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. STOKES BROWN TOYOTA OF HILTON HEAD (100 FORDING ISLAND RD, BLUFFTON, SC 29910, (888) 994-0079) WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A WARRANTY REPAIR WAS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE DEADLINE HAD BEEN EXCEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN HOT SUNLIGHT. THIS CREATES A VERY REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DURING A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.
RECENTLY PURCHASED (AUG 2017) A CAMRY AND NOTICED THE DASH WAS STICKY AND PLANNED TO CLEAN IT WITH AN ADHESIVE REMOVER; HOWEVER, IT ISN'T JUST STICKY IT HAS ACTUALLY MELTED AND BECOME SHINY CAUSING A BLINDING GLARE ON SUNNY DAYS AND WHEN MEETING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED MAY 2017 (TOLD ME IT WAS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO HELP ME NOW). SOMETHING THAT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE AND NEEDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL ISSUED IS NO LONGER UNSAFE TWO MONTHS LATER?
SUN VISOR AT DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO STAY CLOSE, IT JUST FALLS DOWN AND COMES IN BETWEEN CLEAR VISIBILITY DURING EVENING, CLOUDY OR NIGHT DRIVING. TRIED TO CONTACT TOYOTA DEALER, THEY REFUSED ABOUT THIS DEFECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN AND FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION. THE FAILURE CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (WEST BERRY TOYOTA IN WEST BERRY, NEW YORK) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR RETAINING MECHANISM BREAKS AND THE VISOR DROPS DOWN AND BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VISION. THE DRIVER MUST MANUALLY HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH ONE HAND TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD.
DRIVER & PASSENGER SUN VISORS HAVE EITHER FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY AND/OR NO LONGER ABLE TO STAY UP AND OUT OF WAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. WE'VE REPLACED THESE VISORS 2 TO 3 TIMES, AT LEAST ONCE WITH DEALER. NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED THE MORNING OF 7/18/17, WHEN DRIVER SIDE VISOR SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE FROM ITS UPWARD POSITION AND RELEASED TO AN UNSTABLE DOWNWARD POSITION. THIS SUDDEN OBSTRUCTION NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE VISOR BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION, BUT WAS REQUIRED TO HOLD THE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO MANEUVER VISOR UPWARDS TO LOCK IN PLACE TO NO SUCCESS. DRIVER AT THAT POINT HAD TO REMOVE VISOR FOR SAFETY REASONS. PASSENGER VISOR ALREADY FELL OFF EARLIER ON ITS OWN AND NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BEEN REMOVED; VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS SUN VISORS. VEHICLE OPERATOR LIVES IN CENTRAL ARIZONA WITH CONSISTENTLY "VERY HIGH" UV INDEX. THE LOSS OF VISORS MAKES THIS CAR DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DURING DAYTIME, EVEN WITH INDEPENDENT EYE PROTECTION (IE: SUNGLASSES) AS WELL AS WITH HE VISORS' UNRELIABILITY TO REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE CAR'S INTERIOR.
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND I MISSED THE RECALL ON THE DASHBOARD BY 23 DAYS. I CAN'T DRIVE CAR BECAUSE THE REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD CAUSES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. TOYOTA TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE, IT WAS CHANGED BY TOYOTA A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY JUST PUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART.
VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. APPARENTLY TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. TOYOTA HAS MY UPDATED ADDRESS AND I CONSTANTLY RECEIVE NOTICES FROM TOYOTA BUT DID NOT RECEIVE THIS ONE AND THE DEADLINE FOR WARRANTY RECALL HAS EXPIRED. *TR
I DID MY MONTHLY DETAIL CLEANING AND MY CLOTH KEPT STICKING TO THE DASH AND I HAD NOT EVEN PUT ANYTHING ON IT YET. NOW THERE IS A VERY SHINNY GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD AND EVERYTHING I USE TO WIPE STICKS AND RUBS OFF THE TEXTURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V689000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS DOWN AND WON'T STAY UP AND BLOCKING MY VIEW. IT'S ANNOYING TO DRIVE WITH IT TO MY LEFT SIDE. I CALLED AND THEY SAID MY VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY/RECALL. SO I'M PUNISHED BECAUSE A RECALL ITEM DIDN'T BREAK WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. I THINK IF THERE'S A RECALL IT SHOULD BE FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ONCE PART OF A RECALL.
VISOR RECALL: I NOTICED THAT THE VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS GRADUALLY COMING DOWN AND DESPITE ASKING MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO LOOK INTO IT, THE PROBLEM WAS DEFERRED AND I WAS ASKED TO WAIT UNTIL IT GOT MUCH WORSE. LAST WEEK IT ACTUALLY CAME CLOSE TO A POINT OF BECOMING DETACHED ALTOGETHER; I REVIEWED THE WARRANTY/EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE AND TO MY SURPRISE I REALIZED THAT WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THIS PROBLEM (VEHICLES 2007-2011); HOWEVER UPON CALLING TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER A PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ZTT AND EVEN IF IT WAS I WOULDN'T QUALIFY SINCE I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 7 YEARS OF TIME LIMIT. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION, NEITHER THE DEALER MADE ME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND NOW I AM PUT IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED WITH OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES (NOT CHEAP ~ 295.00 PARTS + LABOR + TAXES). BESIDES IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THE ENTIRE VISOR CAN BECOME DETACHED WHILE DRIVING POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURY AND ACCIDENTS. I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH MY ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM - ACTUATOR THAT I HAD REPLACED BY PAYING $2150 OUT OF POCKET AND MADE A COMPLIANT TO NHTSB AND LATER DUE TO A NUMEROUS COMPLIANTS A WIDER RECALL WAS ISSUED AND I WAS REIMBURSED BY TOYOTA. HOPE THIS ISSUE GETS LOOKED INTO SINCE THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE FORUM.
BOTH MY SUN VISORS HAVE BROKE TO THE POINT THEY ARE BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY NOW DANGLE AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IM READING THIS HAS BECOME A HUGE ISSUE FOR MANY TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF THERE WAS A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THEM HOWEVER I KNOW THERE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING THIS QUICKLY.
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DOES NOT SNAP BACK IN PLACE. DROOPS DOWN AND AFFECTS VISION.
THE VISOR BEGAN FALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP BUT IT WAS SAGGING AND EVENTUALLY POPPED CAUSING TO STAY DOWN UNLESS I FORCIBLY PUSH IT BACK UP. IT IS A DISTRACTION AND NOW CANNOT GO BACK UP WITH EXTREME FORCE (WHICH IS CAUSING THE LINING TO COME APART).
THE SUNROOF IN MY DAUGHTER'S 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPLODED. WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, SHE HEARD WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS A "GUN SHOT SOUND". AFTER NOTICING SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS IN THE SEAT, SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER EXITING THE CAR, SHE SAW THAT THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED! HER MOTHER AND I LEFT WORK TO MEET HERE AND I COULD TELL INSTANTLY THAT IT EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE, OUT! LUCKILY, MY DAUGHTER WAS OK AND ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FRACTURED AND WAS HANGING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS OBSTRUCTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/27/16*LJ *CN
MY WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE LAST YEAR I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. I HAVE KIDS WHEN IT S HOT IT'S SO STICKY IT REALLY DRIVING MY KIDS CRAZY AND MY KIDS ARE ALLERGY TO IT. I CONTACTED THE HEAD QUARTER THEY TOLD ME SINCE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP ME I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT MY WINDSHIELD IS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER IS NOT HELPING ME PLEASE HELP ME SO THEY CAN FIX MY CAR THANKS. MY NAME IS [XXX], MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX] AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] AND MY ADDRESS IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. TOOK INTO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH RECALL. ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT MY BROKEN DRIVER SIDE VISOR. WAS TOLD THAT VISOR WAS NOT A RECALL AND ONLY COVERED AS AN EXTENDED SERVICE FOR 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF FIRST USE; THEREFORE NOT COVERED. VISOR WILL FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING, OBSTRUCTING VIEW AND WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED WITH CLIP. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL RECENTLY BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE IT, AS IT IS OUTSIDE THE 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF FIRST USE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND ASKED WHY THE VISOR WAS NOT REPLACED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. THEY INDICATED THAT IF IT WAS NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF PROBLEMS, THEY DID NOT REPLACE THEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A VISOR "FALL" DURING DRIVING AND OBSTRUCTING YOUR VISION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
MELTING DASHBOARD CAUSES GLARE AND REDUCES VISIBILITY DURING DAYTIME DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SUN SHINED THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ONTO THE DASHBOARD, SHE WAS BLINDED BY THE GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V689000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR SEPARATED ENTIRELY WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,900.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR AREA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INTERNAL CONNECTING BAR FRACTURED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH SUN VISORS FAILED TO GO UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. MA 10/15/2015 *CN
I HAD TO SELECT VISIBILITY/WIPER BECAUSE IT WAS THE NEAREST ANSWER TO MY CONCERN. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR JUST FLOPS DOWN AND WON'T STAY UP WHEN NOT NEEDED.IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD WHEN IT SETTLES TO ODD OBSTRUCTIVE POSITIONS BY ITSELF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FRACTURED AND FELL DOWN, BLOCKING THE CONTACT VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ACTIVATED. THE WINDOW OPENED HALFWAY AND FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ARM BROKE AND SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION.
I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WHILE DRIVING MY VISOR ON MY DRIVER SIDE SNAPPED OFF AND LANDED IN MY LAP. IT HAS TO COMPLETELY BE REPLACED. I HAVE ONLY USED THIS VISOR A FEW TIMES AS NEEDED FOR SUN GLAIRS.
I WAS GOING TO WORK WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR FLOPPED DOWN AND I HAD TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE SO THAT I COULD SEE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY PROBLEM BEFORE NOW. SO FAR THE PASSENGER VISOR STAYS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER TOMORROW AS I HAVE AN OIL CHANGE SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY.
AT THE FIRST DAY OF WARM WEATHER, THE SUN SEEMED TO MELT THE DASH AND CAUSE A GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT GETS SO BAD THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DASH TOP SEEMS TO TURN TO A STICKY, GLUE SUBSTANCE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
SUN VISOR BROKE, NOT ABLE TO RAISE VISOR COMPLETELY UP OR DOWN WHICH WHICH BLOCKS MY VISION LINE. *TR
THE SUN VISOR BROKE WHEN I WAS USING IT WHILE THE SUN WAS COMING DOWN. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE SUN BLINDS YOU. TOYOTA DOES NOT PRODUCE RELIABLE CARS LIKE THEY USED TO. *TR
SUN VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE DETACHED WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT. SUN VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE IS ROTATED DOWNWARD BLOCKING FIELD OF VISION. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY FALLS AND OBSCURES LINE OF SIGHT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. DURING AN INTERNET SEARCH REGARDING THIS ISSUE, IT CAME TO LIGHT THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. INSTEAD OF A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS, TOYOTA DECIDED TO EXTEND A WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS ON THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT INFORM IT'S CUSTOMER BASE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I DID NOT DISCOVER THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL 3 MONTHS AFTER THEIR WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED. TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE AND FEELS THAT THEY HAVE FOLLOWED PROPER PROCEDURES. I COULD NOT DISAGREE MORE. I WAS USING MY WIFE'S CAR THIS WEEKEND, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MAKING A LANE CHANGE AT 65 MPH, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VISOR FLIPPED DOWN. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS BRAKES... AND THANKFULLY ALL WAS OKAY. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL, NOT AS A CUSTOMER WARRANTY EXTENSION. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SUN VISOR WAS NOT TIGHT AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE, AND EVENTUALLY IT DROPPED DOWN IN THE CONSUMERS VIEW. *TA
WHEN TOGGLED, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OPENS WITH A BANG. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE WINDOW IS RAISED OR LOWERED SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS NOISE WILL NOT REOCCUR AGAIN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS LATER. *TR
THE DASH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA BEGAN TO MELT AND CRACK IN 2012, CREATING AN EXTREMELY STICKY SURFACE AS WELL AS A SEVERE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE STICKINESS AND GLARE WORSEN WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WHICH IS A CRITICAL ISSUE WHEN LIVING IN FLORIDA. EVEN WHEN I TRAVEL TO NORTHERN STATES IN THE WINTER, THE STICKINESS AND SEVERE GLARE DOES NOT COMPLETELY GO AWAY IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I CAN GENTLY TOUCH MY DASH AND LEAVE A FINGER IMPRINT AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR AND IN ANY TEMPERATURE. THE GLARE GREATLY REDUCES THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR HOWEVER, DURING THE HOTTEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR THE GLARE IS SO SEVERE THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT IS AHEAD. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AND HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING PEDESTRIANS IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE GLARE. I HAVE RESORTED TO "BOBBING AND WEAVING" TO FIND AN AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD I CAN SEE THROUGH (TYPICALLY A ONE-INCH AREA WHERE THE AIR VENT IS REFLECTING VERY LOW ON THE WINDSHIELD) OR EVEN ROLLING DOWN THE SIDE WINDOW TO STICK MY HEAD OUT DURING SITUATIONS SUCH AS THESE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN WITH TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS! *JS
THE WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING (COMING APART) AT THE PERIMETER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE IS A HYBRID, WHICH HAS A SPECIAL NOISE INSULATING WINDSHIELD. *TR
WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA A FEW WEEKS AGO, THEY SAID NO ONE HAD COMPLAINED AND THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULD COST UP TO $3000 TO REPLACE. AND MY WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL IS THE REASON FOR THIS TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS BROKEN AND HANGING DOWN. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON OUR VISORS TO 7 YEARS FROM PURCHASE WHICH EXPIRED ON 4/27/14. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND THE SURFACE BECAME VERY STICKY AND SHINY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURFACE BELOW THE WINDSHIELD BECAME SHINY AND REFLECTED THE SUNLIGHT IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. UPDATED 5/5/2015 *JS
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE AFTER PUTTING INTO USE. THE BROKEN HINGE ON THE VISOR DOES NOT ALLOW THE VISOR TO BE MOVED INTO A STORED POSITION, OUT OF THE DRIVERS VIEW. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND IS HANGING LOOSE BLOCKING VISION. *TR
MY TOYOTA CAMRY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD. ITS MELTED AND IS STICKY HAS A VERY HIGH SHINE IN THE SUNLIGHT. AT TIMES OCCLUDES MY VISION FOR SAFE DRIVING AND I FEEL IS VERY UNSAFE. OBVIOUSLY IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED A DEALER WHEN THEY WERE DOING A MARKETING SURVEY WHICH SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF OUR CAR HAS DASHBOARD MELTING ISSUES. WHEN I CALLED THEY SAID THE DEALER WOULD PAY FOR THE PART (@ $1000) AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSTALL @ ANOTHER $1000. THAT IS TOO MUCH MONEY (WHICH I DON'T HAVE) AND IF THEY ARE ADMITTING IT IS A MATERIAL FAULT, THEN THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL AND PAY 100% BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. CAN YOU HELP? I NEED YOUR HELP. I REALLY LIKE MY CAR, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. *TR
CAR PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FAILED AND HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVER SIDE RIGHT HAND VIEW. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND FORCED ME TO PUT THE CAR INTO A DANGEROUS POSITION IN THE CENTER LANE. FORTUNATELY OTHER TRAFFIC HAD SLOWED TO ALLOW TO PROCEED INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE SECOND VISOR FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE - CLEARLY A DESIGN/ENGINEERING ISSUE. FIRST WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. *TR
THE DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR MOUNTING MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING THE VISOR TO DANGLE AND SWING FREELY, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN MAY 2010 AND WAS REPLACED, THE REPLACEMENT ALSO FAILED (AS THE FIRST VISOR) IN JULY 2014. THE DEFECT IN THE VISOR DESIGN FLAW WAS NEVER CORRECTED CAUSING IT FAIL REPEATEDLY. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VISOR THE SECOND TIME STATING IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAMRY SUN VISORS. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO COME DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
THE DRIVER`S & PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR DOESN'T STAY WHERE IT SHOULD BE, NOT UP ALL THE WAY OR DOWN ALL THE WAY. VERY BAD VISIBILITY AND NOT COMFORTABLE FEELING . *TR
THE SUN VISOR SEEMS TO BE DEFECTED AND KEPT FALLING DOWN THEREFORE I HAD TO TAKE IT OUT. AND AM CLAIMING FOR A FIX OR A NEW ONE. *TR
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A GLARE APPEARED ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE GLARE WAS DUE TO THE DASHBOARD MELTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS ALSO STICKY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. JCC UPFDATED 09/16/14*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2015 *JS
THE DRIVER SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AD WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE CREATING A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER. THE VISOR IS IN MY FACE AND OBSTRUCTS MY VISION. *JS
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SLOWLY STARTED TO DROOP EVENTUALLY ENDING UP ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT MY SON DOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS BEYOND ME. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE VISOR DROPPED DOWN OBSCURING VIEW OF THE ROAD. VISOR WAS PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED TO BLOCK THE SUN. I READJUSTED THE VISOR TO BE CLOSER TO THE WINDSHIELD THEN SOMETHING WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED AND IT LOWERED. IN THE LOWERED POSITION IT IS IN THE POSITION WHERE IT BLOCKS THE MOST VIEW THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD. *TR
I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WEARING OUT ON 2007 CAMRY. NO RECALLS AND PEOPLE BEING LEFT TO PAY FOR REPAIR OR TO GET A REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAMRY. THE VISOR ARM BROKE OUT OF MY VISOR. IT FIRST WOULD NOT STAY UP WHEN NOT NEEDED THEN IT JUST COMPLETELY BROKE. I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE VISOR WORE OUT. *TR
THE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND KEEPS HANGING MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA DID DO A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR DEALER TO HAVE THIS DONE. THE DEALER AT THAT TIME TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY NOW SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO THIS AND TO BRING THE CAR WHEN I HAVE PROBLEM. NOW THAT I HAVE PROBLEM THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO THIS AS TIME HAS EXPIRED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY ALSO DENIED TO SERVICE THIS ISSUE. SINCE TOYOTA ALREADY NEW THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLE I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD ACCEPT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I WOULD HIGHLY APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNER WHO MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW. *TR
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR SWUNG DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE, BLOCKING MY VISIBILITY, AND IT WOULD NOT STAY UP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
AT ABOUT THIS DATE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD COVER STARTED TO GET REAL STICKY, LIKE GLUE WAS POURED ON IT, AND I CAN'T GET RID OF IT. ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS SPOTS APPEAR ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AHEAD AT TIMES. I NEED TO KNOW WHY TOYOTA WON'T FIX THIS. IT'S NOT COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AS I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS HD BECOME FRACTURED, EXPOSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
I HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR .WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT ,IT WOULD NOT STAY UP & IT POPPED WHEN I WOULD PUT IT DOWN.NOW IT BROKE COMPLETELY OF THE ATTACHMENT .THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR JUST A VISOR .TOYOTA USES CHEAP SUN VISOR AND I ALREADY REPLACED IT 4 TIMES WITHIN LESS THAN 3 YEARS .RIGHT NOW MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR KEEP COMING DOWN IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING .IT IS A HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED .TOYOTA OWNER NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND GIVE THIS ATTENTION IT NEEDS. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOES NOT SNAP BACK FLUSH WITH THE ROOF ANY MORE. IT CONTINUALLY DROPS DOWN AND REDUCES MY VISIBILITY. MAKES VIEWING TRAFFIC LIGHTS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
I ENTERED MY CAR AND NOTICED MY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING. I TRIED TO PUT IT UP, BUT IT KEPT FALLING DOWN ABOUT 3-4 INCHES, JUST SO IT WAS PERFECTLY IN MY EYESIGHT AND CREATING A HAZARD. I ENDED UP REMOVING THE SHADE COMPLETELY SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY AND IT WASN'T UNTIL TODAY THAT I DECIDED I WOULD SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT SHADE FOR MY CAR THAT I FOUND COUNTLESS, IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS. THIS REALLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONSIDERING IT BLOCKS THE DRIVERS' VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR
MY DRAIN TUBE FOR MY SUNROOF HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED TWICE NOW. I PAID SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN 2010 AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2014. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR PLASTIC HOLDER DETACHED FROM ITS HOUSING, CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO HANG ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FELL DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT WOULD NOT STAY UP ON IT'S OWN, ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THEY STOP, WHICH I COULDN'T SEE UNTIL I HAD PUSH THE SUN VISOR OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFELY PROBLEM THAT I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT BUT THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH ALOT OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
WHEN PULLED DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN THE VISOR BRACKET FELL OFF. THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL OFF IN DECEMBER 2012 & THE PASSENGER SEPTEMBER 27, 2013. *TR
I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS BECOMING TACKY. I HAS GOTTEN STEADILY WORSE. I HAS BECOME SHINY NEAR THE WINSHIELD AND IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE DASH. THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE MELTING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND ROLLED OFF ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE POWER SUN ROOF WAS IN A CLOSED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SUN ROOF WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
WHILE DRIVING THE VISOR IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER FLIPPED DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN FRONT OF CAR AND SOME OF OTHER TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND MOVE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN PUSHED INTO UPWARD POSITION THE VISOR WILL SOMETIMES STAY UP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR DRIVER BEGINS TO DECELERATE, THEN VISOR FLIPS DOWN INTO LINE OF VISION. *TR
IN DRIVEWAY AT OUR HOME PASSENGER WENT TO MOVE VISOR AND DISCOVERED THE PART OF THE VISOR THAT SITS IN THE HOLDER TO KEEP IT IN PLACE WAS NO LONGER FIRM AND APPEARED TO BE COMING APART. IN ORDER NOT TO MAKE THE VISOR INOPERABLE, THE OWNERS DETERMINED NOT TO TRY TO MOVE THE VISOR TO KEEP IT FROM BECOMING FURTHER IMPAIRED. NOW WHEN THE SUN IS COMING INTO THE CAR WINDOW FROM THE SIDE MAKING PASSENGER OR DRIVER VISION DIFFICULT, THE VISOR IS OF NO USE IN BLOCKING IT. *TR
THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BEGAN FLAPPING DOWN, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS UNFORTUNATELY THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD OCCURRED AS THE DRIVER (MYSELF) ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST IT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. THE VISOR NO LONGER WOULD STAY PUT AT ALL AND NEEDED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO REMOVE THE VISOR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE TO DRIVE, AND I DID NOT WANT TO PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK OF GOING INTO ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING UNDER THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FLAW BY THE MANUFACTURER. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS CAMRY WHICH IS IN VERY GENTLY-USED CONDITION. *JB
THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BEGAN FLAPPING DOWN. THIS UNFORTUNATELY FIRST OCCURRED AS THE DRIVER (MYSELF) ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST IT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. THE VISOR NO LONGER WOULD STAY PUT AT ALL AND NEEDED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAMRY IS IN VERY GENTLY-USED CONDITION, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FLAW BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JS
AS I WAS DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY FELL INTO MY FIELD OF VISION AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS FAILED TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 09/17/13*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED DOWNWARDLY AND DISTORTED THE VISION. THE SUN VISOR WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION WHEN SECURED WITH VELCRO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,600.
SUNVISOR DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE STOWED (FLAT AGAINST THE CEILING) POSITION. *TR
JUNE 29TH MY PASSENGER VISOR DROPPED AND REFUSED TO STAY UP EXCEPT IN A BACKWARD POSITION,NOW IT IS NOT HOLDING THERE EITHER. A WEEK LATER MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR STARTED TO DROOP. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER FINDING A WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN SAYING IT SHOULD BE COVERED.HOWEVER NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING MY VIN MAY NOT MATCH A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WHY SHOULD THE VIN MATTER, THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OVER $200 TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. IF THEY DENY THIS I WILL NOT BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH FORD/MERCURY AND I NEVER BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE. IF THERE IS A RECALL AND YOU ARE HAVING THAT EXACT ISSUE WITHIN THE FIX TIME IT SHOULD BE DONE WHETHER "YOUR" VIN MATCHES OR NOT. HOW ARE THEY ALLOWED TO BE SO SELECTIVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED. THE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE PLASTIC HOLDER AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE SUN VISOR. I WAS DRIVING AND THE SUN VISOR JUST DROPPED DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE. I TRIED TO PUSH IT BACK UP BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY. I FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THE OTHER SUN VISOR. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. REMOVED VISOR AND THE ENTIRE PLASTIC IS BROKEN. VISOR IS VERY RARELY USED AND ACCORDING TO INTERNET BLOGS THIS IS A VERY COMMON, RIDICULOUS ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND BROKEN. IT CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE IT FLOPS DOWN INTO THE VISION OF THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT KEEPS FLOPPING DOWN AND AFFECTS VISIBILITY. *TR
THE SUN VISOR ROTATED DOWNWARD ON ITS OWN DURING TRAVEL, AND WILL NO LONGER STOW IN ITS ORIGINAL FULLY UP POSITION. PLEASE REFER TO TOYOTA WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN POL 12-3, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN SERIES OF JTN. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS LOOSE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT WOULD NOT FLIP UP OR STAY UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT WOULD ALWAYS FLOP DOWN. THE PIECE HAD BROKEN SO MUCH THAT THE VISOR SAGGED IF I PUT IT TO THE LEFT OF ME. I WOULD HAVE TO DUCK MY HEAD DOWN TO SEE IF ANY TRAFFIC WAS COMING. I ONLY USED THE VISOR IF THE SUN WAS BRIGHT SO NOT BEING ABLE TO ADJUST IT TO BLOCK THE SUN CAUSED A LOT OF TROUBLE BECAUSE I'D HAVE TO DUCK MY HEAD TO LOOK BELOW IT ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE THE WHOLE THING OFF. *TR
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS DEFECTIVE. IT FLOPS DOWN AND CANNOT GO BACK TO ITS POSITION OF BEING UP. AS A RESULT, VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
WAS DRIVING AND PUT VISOR DOWN ON DRIVER SIDE AND IT SNAPPED AND HAD TO HOLD IT UP WHILE DRIVING. WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING SO RESEARCHED HOW TO TAKE IT COMPLETELY OFF UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT REALLY UPSETS ME BECAUSE I HAVE SENSITIVE EYES AND DRIVES TOWARDS THE SUN EVERY MORNING WHEN IT'S THE WORST AND IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR BUT, ALSO THE PEOPLE I CAN'T SEE. I'M LIKE MOST PEOPLE WHO LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND COMING UP WITH OVER 200 DOLLARS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT TO LAST IN THE FIRST PLACE REALLY MAKES ME WANT TO NOT OWN A TOYOTA. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OPENED OR CLOSED SLOWLY AND MADE NOISE AT THE BEGINNING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE WINDOW WOULDN'T OPEN OR CLOSE. I CALLED TOYOTA COMPANY WHO SAID IT'S NOT IN THE RECALL LIST AND THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THE MANNER WAS VERY BAD AND IGNORANT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN REGARD TO THE SUN VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW SUN VISOR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VISOR COULD NOT BE RELEASED AT A CERTAIN ANGLE TO WHERE THE SUN WOULD BE BLOCKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH OVERHEATED AND SHORTENED THE CIRCUIT FOR THE REMAINING THREE POWER WINDOWS. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) HOWEVER, THE REMAINING DAMAGES THAT RESULTED FROM THE OVERHEATED SWITCH WERE NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHENEVER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,133.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP CAUSING DRIVING VISIBILITY ISSUES TO THE POINT I HAD TO PULL IT DOWN. STILL HAVE VISIBILITY ISSUES WITHOUT A VISOR BUT HAVE LESS DANGEROUS THAN WITH THE DEFECTIVE ONE IN PLACE. NUMEROUS FORUMS INDICATE OTHER 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY'S WITH SAME ISSUE. SHOULD BE A TOYOTA RECALL ITEM VS. FLEECING CONSUMERS THE $200 FOR A DEALER TO REPLACE. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPWARD SECURED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISSATISFACTORY REPAIR WORK ON VEHICLES POWER WINDOW UNIT AND DOORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO HIS VISIT TO THE DEALER, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WORKED FINE ON THE DRIVER AND REAR DOORS. UPON REACHING WORK A FEW HOURS LATER AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THREE OF THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND AN INSPECTION REVEALED ALL THREE ACTUATORS WERE DEAD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST$ 1,800 TO FIX. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A COINCIDENCE THAT THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE POWER WINDOW UNIT.
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER WINDOW RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL ON OCTOBER 11, 2012, SHE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE NOTICE, UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2012. *JB
THE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A CAUSE FOR CONCERN. I CONTACTED BOTH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED BY BOTH THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR EXACTLY THIS ISSUE FOR 2007 CAMRYS, IT ONLY APPLIES TO AMERICAN-MADE CARS. SINCE MY CAR WAS MADE IN JAPAN, IT IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AND I WOULD FALL UNDER THE SAME REPAIR PROGRAM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT. *TR
DRIVER'S-SIDE VISOR DOES NOT HOLD IT'S POSITION ANYMORE. HIT MY HEAD DURING DRIVING AND CANNOT BE PUT INTO PLACE. DOESN'T HOLD AND STAYS FLOPPED DOWN EVEN WHEN CLIPPED INTO HOLDER. DRIVING HAZARD ESPECIALLY IN LESS THAN IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
BOTH THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BROKEN. THEY FLOP DOWN AND WON'T STAY UP. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR HUNG RIGHT IN THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE DRIVER. I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WITH MY LEFT HAND WHILE DRIVING SO THAT I COULD SEE, UNTIL I COULD DRIVE HOME AND REMOVE IT. BOTH VISORS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, WHICH CAUSES ANOTHER HAZARD OF SUN GLARE FOR THE DRIVER. SUNGLASSES ALONE DO NOT BLOCK THE SUN WELL ENOUGH. I STILL BECOME BLINDED BY THE SUN AND HAVE TO BLOCK THE SUN WITH MY HAND. VERY HAZARDOUS. DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING AROUND $175 PER VISOR. AT THE VERY MINIMUM, TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THE VISORS AT THEIR COST OF THE VISOR WITH FREE LABOR. *TR
REAR VIEW MIRROR INSIDE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. A PIECE OF THE WINDSHIELD CAME OFF WITH THE MIRROR. WE ARE NOW FACED WITH POSSIBLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD CONTINUALLY RELEASE FROM ITS HOUSING AND HANG DOWN, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT COMPLETELY REMOVED THE SUN VISOR FROM THE VEHICLE AND WHEN NEEDED, HE WOULD MANUALLY HOLD THE SUN VISOR IN PLACE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
I PURCHASED MY CAMRY USED IN AUGUST 2010 AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT FLOPPED DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP WHEN PUT UP. IN JULY 2012, THE EXACT SAME IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT'S NOW HANGING DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP AND STAY. I CAN FEEL IN THE SEEM THAT IT'S BROKEN BUT CANNOT FIX IT. EVERYONE, INCLUDING MYSELF THAT GETS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE HITS THEIR HEADS ON IT SINCE IT'S HANGING DOWN. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF BLOCKING THE VIEWS ESPECIALLY WITH THE DRIVER SIDE...THAT'S WHY WE REMOVED IT COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SOMETIME AGO AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE ITEMS. RIDICULOUS! I'VE PRICED THE VISORS THRU THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE PRICE WAS AROUND $100. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM, I FEEL! *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS KIND OF ROUGH, PAST ONE YEAR. IT WON'T MOVE OR WILL GET JAMMED. LAST WEEK IT CAME APART WITH METAL HOOK HANGING. THIS IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT I KEEP MY CAR LIKE A BABY. IT'S IN IMMACULATE CONDITION (JUST LIKE OUT OF SHOWROOM CONDITION) IT WAS EXTREMELY FREIGHTING AS IT WILL KEEP FALLING OFF EVERY FEW MILES. I HAD TO DUCT TAPE THE WHOLE THING, SO AS TO DRIVE BACK HOME. PLS. URGENTLY INSTRUCT TOYOTA TO PUT THIS INTO RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY LOOSES HIS LIFE DRIVING 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY VISOR. *TR
THE INTERNAL MECHANISM THAT KEEPS THE SUN VISOR UP AND OUT OF THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW FAILED AND THE VISOR NOW HANGS IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S FACE. *TR
CPSC# I1290186A. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATED HER SUN VISOR HAS FALLEN DOWN AND WILL NOT LOCK BACK IN PLACE. *LN
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN "UP" POSITION. IT WILL DROP DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. I FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR COMPLETELY FROM THE CAR, WHICH CAUSES ANOTHER DRIVING HAZARD DURING PERIODS OF BRIGHT SUN LIGHT (EVEN WITH SUN GLASSES ON). SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE TOYOTA OWNERS WEBSITE. SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEALER WANTS $200 TO REPAIR. *TR
MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FALLEN INTO MY VIEW. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN AND CANNOT BE RAISED TO UP POSITION. *TR
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR JUST HANG DOWN, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THESE SUN VISOR ARE HORRIBLE IS QUALITY. I CAN'T BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE. *TR
DRIVER'S SUN VISOR STOPPED WORKING AND BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE, AND TOYOTA WANTED AN ARM AND A LEG TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER THAT WON'T LAST ANY LONGER. WHEN I HEARD THE PRICE TO REPLACE A SUN VISOR, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A SCAM TO RAISE REVENUE. NOW, THE DROOPY VISOR SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRS VISIBILITY, AND TOYOTA SUPPOSEDLY HAS A RECALL, BUT MY DEALER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. HAD TO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER CARE, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED, BUT THEY ARE DEFERRING BACK TO MY DEALER AND WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY'LL CONTACT ME. MEANWHILE I HAVE TO HUNCH DOWN TO DRIVE IN ORDER TO SEE. TRYING TO LIMIT DRIVING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THIS IS THE FOURTH RECALL THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD. I'VE NEVER OWNED A CAR WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. AND THE LIGHT IN THE TRUNK NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. *TR
THE SUN VISOR HANGS DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, NATURALLY, CREATING A HAZARD. THE ITEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO NOW (5/9/09 & 6/24/2010) FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR
DRIVER SIDE VISOR REPLACED LAST YEAR (2011) DUE TO SAME ISSUE: VISOR DIRECTLY IMPACTED DRIVER'S VIEW. SUN VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE NOW DROOPING AFTER SHIFTING POSITION TO PUT SUN SHADE IN PLACE. EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DROOP GETTING WORSE; VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN POSITION AND IMPEDES DRIVER'S PERIPHERAL VIEW. *TR
SUN VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE JUST DROPPED WHILE DRIVING, IMPEDING MY VISION OF TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER RESEARCHING ON VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, SO I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. THE ARM THAT GOES INTO THE SUN VISOR CAME OUT OF THE SUN VISOR. IT SEEMS THAT IT BROKE THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VISOR THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. THIS CAUSED THE VISOR TO KEEP FALLING AND NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT HAD A GOOD CHANCE OF CREATING A HAZARD SO I COMPLETELY REMOVED THE VISOR. THE TAB ON THE BAR THAT ALLOWS THE VISOR TO SNAP INTO PLACE HAS BECOME VERY STIFF TO WHERE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ROTATE AROUND. THE STIFFNESS OF THE ARM SEEMS TO BE WHAT PROBABLY BROKE THE PLASTIC. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, THE SUN VISOR FELL TO THE DOWN POSITION AND REMAINED IN THAT POSITION, WHICH COMPLETELY BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VISION OF THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC. THE VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE SUN VISOR FELL FROM ITS HOUSING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE VISOR WAS BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT MADE ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
THE VISOR MIRROR DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS BLOCKS MY VISIBILITY BY 80% AND IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE AT MY FULL POTENTIAL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN-VISOR FLIPPED DOWNWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 9/26/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA REPLACED THE SUN VISOR UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. UPDATED 09/27/12*JB
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR STARTED TO DROP AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT HAS BROKEN INSIDE THE PLASTIC CASE. IT IMPAIRS THE DRIVERS VISION AND I'VE SEEN ON THE WEB THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 CAMRYS. *TR
FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR STARTED DROPPING AND WON'T STAY UP, THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. DEALER SAYS COST IS OVER $200 TO REPLACE EACH ONE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I SEE IN THE TOYOTA FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON REPLACING THE VISORS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. THE VISOR BLOCKS 33% OF YOUR VISION. ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING AT NIGHT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPWARD SECURE POSITION AND DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,400. ..UPDATED 09/07/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITH NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 09/18/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT IN ITS HOUSING. THE SUN VISOR WAS OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
SUN VISOR WAS FINE, AND NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC THE SUN VISOR JUST FLOPPED DOWN OBSCURING MY VISION. IT WOULD NOT STAY BACK UP. I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WITH ONE HAND AND DRIVE WITH THE OTHER UNTIL I GOT HOME. IT IS NOW TAPED ONTO MY SUNROOF WITH DUCT TAPE. NOT GOOD AT ALL! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED IN ITS HOUSING. THE VISOR WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,217 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS DROOPING AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED AND IN POSITION WILL DRIVING. THE SUN VISOR WOULD IMPAIR THE CONTACT'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,800.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE MALFUNCTION OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHENEVER DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DANGLING. PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF. *TR
I PULLED THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN AND IT BROKE AND WAS JUST HANGING THERE BY SOME FABRIC. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER INTO THE DITCH TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. NO HAPPY THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SINCE I SEE FROM ALL THE BLOGS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME PARTIALLY DETACHED OBSCURING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 129,396.
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DANGLES BY THE LEFT SIDE ARM, IMPEDING VISIBILITY. VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN NORMAL, UPRIGHT POSITION NOR IS IT ABLE TO BE MANIPULATED SO IT'S NOT IN MY VIEW. *TR
1.) MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CAME LOOSE AND I TOOK IT TO GET IT REPAIRED. THEY PUT THE VISOR BACK, BUT, THE LIGHTS NEVER WORKED. FEW MONTHS AFTER IT CAME LOOSE AND KEPT BLOCKING MY VIEW, AND I KEPT GETTING HITTING ON MY HEAD WHILE GETTING IN THE CAR. THIS WEEK IT COMPLETELY CAME OFF (FELL) AND NOW I AM BEING BURNT IN THE SUN, SINCE THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION. I WANT MY VISOR TO BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA, BECAUSE MY CARE WAS NOT THAT OLD WHEN IT FIRST CAME LOOSE. 2.) MY CAR DOES NOT PICKUP SPEED IF THE AC OR HEATING IS ON. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK AND HE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE, I AM PUMPING GAS, BUT, THE CAR IS GOING NOWHERE. IT STALLS FOR FEW SECONDS AND SOMETIMES, IT JUST FEELS AS IF I AM LOSING CONTROL, AS IF THE CAR IS RUNNING ON IT'S OWN, W/O ME PUMPING GAS, IT PICKS UP SPEED. PS: I AM NEVER BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA. *TR
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE HAS BEEN MELTING AND THERE IS A SHINE REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD CREATING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW WHEN IT CAME OUT AT MAROON TOYOTA AT WESTON, FL. WHEN I STARTED WITH THE PROBLEM I TOOK IT TO THIS DEALERSHIP AND THE MANAGER SAID MY CAR WAS OUR OF WARRANTY AND COULD DO NOTHING. I ALSO TOOK IT TO HEADQUARTERS TOYOTA IN MIAMI WHERE I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR FOR MAINTENANCE AND I GOT THE SAME REPLY. I CALLED TOYOTA USA AND THE AGENT SAID HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE EITHER BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR HAS A WARRANTY OF ONLY 3 YEARS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE CAR. I NEVER HEARD OF A MELTING DASHBOARD AND MY CAR RIGHT NOW HAS LESS THAN 65K AND THIS STARTED WHEN IT WAS AROUND 50K MILES. PLEASE, CAN YOU HELP? I AM SURE I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING. THANK YOU *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY (AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD) AND NEITHER WILL IT STAY UP (AGAINST THE CAR INTERIOR CEILING). WHEN IT FLOPS DOWN IT OBSCURES VISIBILITY INTO THE REARVIEW MIRROR AS WELL AS OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO ANTICIPATING WHEN IT WILL COME DOWN. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY IS TO PUSH IT AGAINST THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THUS OBSCURING THAT VIEW AND PROVIDING NO PROTECTION AGAINST THE SUN'S GLARE WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME SITUATION AMONG OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT SOME PART OF THE VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHICH TOYOTA HAS, IN MY OPINION, ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM. I RESENT HAVING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE THIS PART MYSELF BUT I WILL HAVE TO. I HOPE I CAN BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. *TR
DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, DANGEROUSLY BLOCKING DRIVER'S VISION. ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGERS ALSO BROKE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT THAT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
THE DRIVERS SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT DROPS DOWN AND OBSTRUCTS YOUR VISION . THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.
SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN AND DROPS DOWN TO BLOCK DRIVERS VIEW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES, THOUGH NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY. VISOR MUST BE HELD IN OUT OF THE WAY POSITION UNTIL SOMETHING SUCH AS TAPE CAN BE FIXED TO HOLD IT UP. GIVEN THE SUDDENNESS OF THE INCIDENT, IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VIEW AT A CRITICAL TIME. *TR
MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 HAS DEFECTED THE VISOR WON'T STAY UP IF FLOPS DOWN AND IS DIFFICULT TO SEE TO DRIVE. IT CAN'T BE MOVED TO THE SIDE EITHER, AS IT IS BROKEN AT THE TOP. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, A LOT OF TOYOTA OWNERS HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HAS RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART REPLACEMENT. *TR
VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE FELL DOWN BLOCKING A FORWARD VIEW. *TR
DRIVER'S SUNVISOR BROKE AND HUNG DOWN BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS CREATES A VISABILITY PROBLEM WHEN I AM DRIVING. *JS
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD AS IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND CONTINUALLY FELL DOWN, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WOULD ALSO FALL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF IT'S CLIP AND OBSCURED MY VISIBILITY. UNDERSTAND COMMON PROBLEM WIITH THE CAMRY. *TR
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WON'T STAY UP IF FLOPS DOWN AND IS DIFFICULT TO SEE TO DRIVE. IT FLOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN PUSH IT TO SIDE WAYS AND CONTINUE DRIVING AND LATER NEED TO REMOVE IT COMPLETELY TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE PIECE THAT GOES INTO THE SUNVISOR ITSELF THAT HOLDS THE VISOR UP IS BROKEN. IT LOOKS TO HAVE COME OUT OF ITS "SLOT". THE METAL BRACKET WITHIN VISOR BROKE THE PLASTIC SLOT THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR FELL DOWN AND BLOCKED HER FIELD OF VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE VISOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. THE ARM THAT GOES INTO THE SUN VISOR CAME OUT OF THE SUN VISOR. IT SEEMS THAT IT BROKE THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VISOR THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. THIS CAUSED THE VISOR TO KEEP FALLING AND NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT CREATED A HAZARD SO I COMPLETELY REMOVED THE VISOR. THE TAB ON THE BAR THAT ALLOWS THE VISOR TO SNAP INTO PLACE HAS BECOME VERY STIFF TO WHERE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ROTATE AROUND. THE STIFFNESS OF THE ARM SEEMS TO BE WHAT PROBABLY BROKE THE PLASTIC. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. THE VISOR WON'T STAY UP. IT FLOPS DOWN AND IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. E.G. THE UPPER HALF OF MY VISIBILITY IS GONE. IT CAN'T BE MOVED TO THE SIDE EITHER, AS IT IS BROKEN AT THE TOP. AFTER 5 DAYS OF DRIVING WITH THE BROKEN SUN VISOR, I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN TODAY DUE TO THE LIMITED VISIBILITY. TOYOTA DEALER CHARGES $160 TOTAL TO REPLACE IT. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR WELL. I READ COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER CAMRY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS IS A DEFECT. TOYOTA DEALER CHARGES $160 TOTAL TO REPLACE IT. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF SMOKE. THE CONTACT THE ROLLED DOWN THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW AND SAW SMOKE. THE CONTACT ROLLED THE WINDOW BACK UP AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL OF THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES WHILE THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE SMOKE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER SWITCH FOR THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 41,750.
AS I PUT THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR UP TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT, SOMETHING BROKE IN THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE VISOR UP AND IT FLOPPED BACK DOWN. IT WON'T STAY UP AND IT WON'T STAY AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD -- IT JUST HANGS DOWN ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, LEAVING YOU WITH ABOUT 4-5 INCHES OF VISIBILITY OUT ONTO THE ROAD, EVEN LESS IF YOU'RE TALL. I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AS I WAS DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 40 MILES AN HOUR! IT'S A VERY UNSAFE FEELING TO DRIVE STOOPED DOWN TO SEE THROUGH THE OPENING OR WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE VISOR UP SO YOU CAN SEE AHEAD TO WHAT IS COMING UP IN FRONT OF YOU. SINCE THIS WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN TO MOST PEOPLE AFTER THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND MANY PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR, IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, AS IT APPEARS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THIS MORNING, MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FLOPPED DOWN INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IT WILL NOT STAY UP OR PUSHED BACK OUT OF THE WAY- IT FALLS TO THE LOWEST POINT, DIRECTLY BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE TOP HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD. I TRIED MOVING IT TO THE SIDE, BUT IT BLOCKS MY VISION HERE. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE DEALER YET, BUT AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FORMS I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTA'S THAT THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THERE ARE OVER 230 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THIS DATABASE FOR JUST THE 2007 CAMRY. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, TOYOTA THINKS IT IS NO BIG DEAL TO PAY $100-$200 TO REPLACE A PART THAT IS SHODDY BUILT. HOWEVER, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND THE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED IN ALL MODELS IMMEDIATELY, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY OR MILEAGE. IT OBVIOUSLY IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME BUT THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE POTENTIAL SERIOUSNESS OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MODULE. A SMALL FIRE THEN ERUPTED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE SMOKE AND FIRE CEASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE DOOR MODULE AND FOUND THAT THE WINDOW POWER SWITCH WAS MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. IT HANGS DOWN. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ MANY OTHER REPORTS REPORTED WITHIN THIS WEBSITE OF THE SAME ISSUE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY AFFECTED VEHICLES, A RECALL IS NOT DONE. I WILL PROBABLY JUST PAY TO GET IT FIXED, NOT MUCH CHOICE, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE ASKED TO MAKE THIS REPAIR FOR AFFECTED CUSTOMERS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
MY SUN VISOR WON'T STAY UP. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AND HANGING DOWN IN MY FACE. THIS IS THE SECOND SUN VISOR THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE, AT MY EXPENSE $130!! I AM REALLY UPSET THAT TOYOTA EXPECTS US TO REPLACE THESE, WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND IS AFFECTING THIS MANY PEOPLE. I AM A TOYOTA CAMRY DIE HARD. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE, I WILL NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *JS
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WONT GO UP ALL THE WAY OR EXTEND BACK. IT HANGS DOWN PART WAY, SO IF I HAPPEN TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, I'M AFRAID IT WILL SEVERLY HURT MY FOREHEAD. IF I PUT IT DOWN STRAIGHT, SO IT WONT HURT ME, THEN MY FIELD OF VISION IS IMPAIRED. ALL IN ALL, NOT VERY SAFE. I'VE READ ON LINE THAT 2007 AND 2008 CAMRY'S ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I'M NOT ALONE. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME PARTIALLY DETACHED, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT ADJUSTED THE PLACEMENT OF THE VISOR AND FULLY DETACHED THE VISOR FROM ITS HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS DEFECTIVE IN MY OPINION WHICH IS PREVENTING ME TO PROPERLY SEE THE ROAD. THIS PART CANNOT REST ON THE ROOF BUT RATHER IT DROOPS DOWN IN A SLANTED ANGEL. THE REAR DOOM LIGHT IS FALLING APART EXPOSING WIRINGS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE CAUSING VISOR TO DROP DOWN AND BLOCK DRIVER'S VISION. SOLUTION: BOUGHT NEW VISOR. ONLINE COST $88. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED IN PLACE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE SUN VISOR SO THAT IT WOULD REMAIN IN ITS HOUSING BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKE. IT FLOPPED DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY OUT OF THE WAY OF THE DRIVERS' VISION. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD AND ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE FAULTY WORKMANSHIP THE VISOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND AS A RESULT, WAS BLOCKING HIS VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, PERMANENTLY IN DROPPED POSITION, HAMPERING VISION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED AND WAS BLOCKING HER VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BROKE, BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL AND BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT STAY UP. FLOPS DOWN IN A HAZARDOUS POSITION OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY. THE CAR IS A 2007 CAMRY SE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WOULD NOT HOLD IN PLACE. THE SUN VISOR CONSTANTLY DROPPED DOWNWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE VISOR AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SUNVISOR WOULD DROP DOWNWARD WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VISOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MIELAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR REPEATEDLY DROPPED IN THE EXTREME DOWN POSITION, BLOCKING MY ABILITY TO SEE FOR DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT STAY IN ANY UPRIGHT POSITION AND HUNG LOOSELY. OUT OF FRUSTRATION FOR MY SAFETY AND ABILITY TO DRIVE, I HAD TO PULL IT OFF THE FLIMSY METAL HOLDER UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE DEALER. TOYOTA NORTHRIDGE DID REPAIR AT NO COST, ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JS
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FAILED ON ME WHEN I PUT IT DOWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SUN VISORS. THIS ISSUE CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR TO THE SIDE IN ORDER TO HAVE A FULL VIEW AHEAD. IF THE VISOR IS LEFT IN FRONT OF ME THEN IT IS HARD TO SEE TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN FRONT OF ME AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART AS IT CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ UPDATED 06/06/12. *JB
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE "UP" OR STOWED POSITION IT HANGS DOWN, ABOUT HALFWAY. I REALLY BELIEVE THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS BLOCKED PART OF MY SIGHT. TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WANT OVER $200 TO FIX IT. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE UNLESS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE COMPLAINTS. THIS IS ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THEIR WARRANTY PRODUCTS. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR STARTED TO FALL APART AROUND MARCH 2011, IT BECAME SAFETY ISSUE AS IT FAILED TO STAY IN STOWED POSITION AND WAS ONLY MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT FELL OFF ALTOGETHER. WENT TO DEALER TO BUY REPLACEMENT AT COST OF $121.85. NOW PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS DOING THE SAME THING AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. ALSO REAR LAP SEAT BELT IS UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO LOCKED-IN RETRACTED POSITION. *TR
CONCERNING THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR SUN VISOR; THE PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE VISOR SEPARATED FROM METAL ARM THAT ATTACHES TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE (THE PLASTIC CASING CRACKED). THE VISOR WAS DANGLING FROM THE METAL ATTACHMENT AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW, HITTING MY FOREHEAD AS I WOULD BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. HAD TO PULL IT OFF COMPLETELY TO AVOID VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION, DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING, AND BEING STRICKEN ON MY FOREHEAD! *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS BROKEN AND IS HANGING IN THE LINE OF VISION. THIS IS CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW FOR THE DRIVER WHETHER IN THE FORWARD FACING POSITION OR ROTATED TO THE LEFT SIDE WHERE IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION TO THE LEFT. THE VISOR WAS NOT BEING MISHANDLED WHEN IT BROKE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE PROPERLY AND CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE VISOR IN ORDER TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2007 CAMRY YET TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE VISORS. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR HAS DROPPED ON BOTH OF OUR 2007 CAMRY'S THAT WE OWN. ONE IS SO BAD THAT WE REMOVED IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE WITH IT DOWN. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE DRIVING EAST OR WEST YOU ARE BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE OTHER CAR IS JUST AS BAD BECAUSE THE VISOR WON'T STAY UP. THIS TOO IS A PROBLEM FOR DRIVER SAFETY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS!!! THIS ISN'T A COINCIDENCE THAT OUT OF ALL CAMRY'S SOLD THAT WE GOT THE TWO WHERE THE VISORS FAILED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!! WHY SHOULD THE OWNER BE HELD TO PAYING FOR THIS EXPENSE WHEN IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
THE SUN VISOR STARTED FLOPPING DOWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT STAY UP. I USED A STRAIGHT PIN TO HELP HOLD IT UP OUT OF WAY SO THAT I COULD DRIVE, BUT NEEDED IT WHEN FACING THE SUN TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN'S RAYS. *TR
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN THE UP OURT OF THE WAY POSITION. THE VISOR NOW FLOPS DOWN AND DOES NOT STAY UP CAUSING A EMPAIRMENT OF YOUR VISION. IF PUSHED TO THE SIDE WINDOW IT IS STILL DOWN BLOCKING MY SIDE VISION. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPAINT FROM MANY TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. THIS INHIBITS MY ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY ESPECIALLY IN BRIGHT AND LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS AS WELL AS IN GENERAL BECAUSE IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW. TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $150! *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND CONTINUED TO FALL, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUNVISOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A SMOKE ODOR CAME FROM THE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN POURED WATER OVER THE CONTROL PANEL TO STOP THE PANEL FROM IGNITING INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,996.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN-VISORS FAILED. THE SUN-VISORS SEPARATED FROM THE HOLDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN-VISOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN-VISOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
SUN VISOR BROKE OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHILE DRIVING.. WILL NOT STAY UP, JUST HANGS BLOCKING VIEW FROM DRIVING. *TR
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STARTED TO COME OFF. I THOUGHT IT WASN'T A BIG PROBLEM AT FIRST UNTIL IT STARTED TO COME OFF AND WAS LITERARY DANGLING. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SMALL PART IN THE VEHICLE, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT WON'T STAY UP, IT DOES NOT WORK. DANGEROUS IF SUN IS IN FRONT OF YOU. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME, IT'S NOT WEAR AND TEAR LIKE THE DEALER SAID. HATE TO SPEND ANOTHER $200 IF IT'S GOING TO BRAKE AGAIN. IT'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PART, TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS, I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. *TR
THE SUN VISOR IS NOT HOLDING UP IN DRIVER SIDE. IT KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND CAUSES LOOSING VISIBILITY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY SWUNG DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE DRIVING. SOMETHING FEELS BROKEN ALONG THE SPINE OF THE VISOR. IT NO LONGER WILL STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND SIGNIFICANTLY BLOCKS VISIBILITY. I HAVE REMOVED THE VISOR COMPLETELY TO AVOID THE HAZARD IT POSES. *TR
THE SUNVISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/21/12
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN PLACE, IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
I WAS DRIVING DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE BUT EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER JUST DROP ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT STARTED LIKE GETTING HARD TO SNAP BACK IN PLACE AT FIRST BUT JUST DROP. THE VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING BOUT TWO WEEK LATER TOOK IT TODEALER HE TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO WASN'T A RECALL SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE NO JOB AND NO VISOR. THIS CAR WAS NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN THE LAST OF 2009,WITH 307 MILES. AND IT NOTHING CAN BE DONE I SEE ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THIS GOV.SITE AND NOTHING BEEN DONE YET I GUESS SOMEONE GOT TO GET HURT OR KILL FIRST. WHY HASN'T IT BEEN A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS BROKE AND AS A RESULT, THE VISORS WERE HANGING AND BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO REMOVE THE VISORS COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT WHO ONLY ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE VISORS AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 12/29/11 *BF UPDATED 02/22/12
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT NOW HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009, BUT THE NEW VISOR BROKE IN EARLY 2011, AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE PURCHASED IN 2007 AND THE SUNVISOR BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT WONT STAY UP AND JUST FLOPS BACK AND FORTH. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST 180 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS STILL A NEW CAR AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A 92 HONDA ACCORD AND THE VISOR IS STILL IN PLACE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY RAISED AND IN PLACE AND WOULD FLOP STRAIGHT DOWN INHIBITING YOUR ABILITY TO SEE. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR COMPLETELY AS IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIPS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN ISSUE, AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY TOYOTA. DEALERS ARE CHARGING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MASSIVELY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR JUST A FEW EXAMPLES: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-343284.HTML. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED TWICE INTERNALLY, THE REPLACEMENT COST IS ~$150.00 US, NON- WARRANTY ITEM. IT OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE VISOR IS REMOVED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WAS BLOCKING HIS VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NO LONGER HOLD IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS HOWEVER, INFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES. THIS CAUSES THE VISOR TO DROP AND IMPAIR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE AND FELL IN MY FACE AS I WAS DRIVING. BLOCKING MY VISIBILITY FOR A FEW MINUTES THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED. *TR
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE WAY. IT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN SEE. JUST NORMAL USE. WHEN DRIVING I HAVE TO EITHER MOVE IT TO THE SIDE TO SEE. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN IT IS VERY BRIGHT OUTSIDE AND YOU ARE DRIVING INTO THE SUN. I HAD TO REMOVE IT AS IT WAS IMPEDING MY VISION DURING DRIVING. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE ONE-HANDED IN ORDER TO SHIELD MY EYES FROM THE SUN. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE AS A WARRANTIED ITEM. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS. THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP OR IN ANY LOCKED POSITION AND IS VERY DISTRACTING, I HAVE HAD TO PIN IT UP TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING. IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS NOR ARE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS REPLACING THEM FOR FREE. WOULD BE NICE IF TOYOTA WOULD FIX THIS DUE TO THE VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION THIS CAUSES WHILE DRIVING. AFTER REMOVING, I NOTICED THAT THE HINGE IS VERY TIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC VISOR TO BREAK. I ENDED UP BUYING A NEW VISOR ONLINE AND INSTALL MANUALLY. I HAVE LOVED MY TOYOTA AND NOW AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. CAR ONLY HAS APPROX 43,000 MILES AND I AM ALREADY HAVING THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR JUST FALLS IN FRONT OF YOUR DRIVING VIEW. IT IS VERY LOOSE AND WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. IT APPEARS THE LOCKING MECHANISM JUST BREAKS VERY EASILY. THIS IMPAIRS MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR FOR MANY PEOPLE. *TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE WAY. IT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN SEE. JUST NORMAL USE. WHEN DRIVING I HAVE TO EITER MOVE IT TO THE SIDE TO SEE. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN IT IS VERY BRIGHT OUTSIDE AND YOU ARE DRIVING INTO THE SUN.I HAD TO REMOVE IT AS IT WAS IMPEADING MY VISION DURING DRIVING. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE ONE-HANDED IN ORDER TO SHIELD MY EYES FROM THE SUN. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE AS A WARRANTIED ITEM. *TT
THE SUNVISOR OF THE DRIVER SIDE WON'T STAY IN AN UPWARD POSITION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE VISOR INSTALLED, HAD TO TAKE IT OUT. *TT
I HAD BEEN HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHILE USING MY SUNVISOR, AND ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VISOR DROPPED IN MY FACE (OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW). I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND WAS QUOTED AT $175.00 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. HAVING THIS VISOR EITHER DANGLING IN MY FACE OR TO THE LEFT OF MY FACE, IS A DRIVING HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SOMEONE COULD SUFFER SERIOUS BODILY HARM OR EVEN A FATALITY..........RECALL PLEASE!! *TR
SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. FIRST VISOR TO FAIL WAS PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH DID POSE A VISIBILITY ISSUE, BUT NOT TOO SEVERE. TRIED TO DUCT TAPE IT IN UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT IT WILL NOT HOLD. THEN, JUST YESTERDAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED, WHICH DEFINITELY CAUSES A VISIBILITY ISSUE WHEN THE VISOR WON'T STAY UP, OR DROPS DOWN IN YOUR FACE, OR HITS YOU IN THE HEAD ON IT'S WAY DOWN, ONLY TO HANG IN YOUR VIEW WHILE DRIVING, AND NOT EFFECTIVELY BLOCK THE SUN WHEN YOU NEED IT TO. A FRIEND THAT OWNS A 2010 CAMRY ALSO HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE WAY. IT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN SEE. JUST NORMAL USE. WHEN DRIVING I HAVE TO EITHER MOVE IT TO THE SIDE TO SEE. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN IT IS VERY BRIGHT OUTSIDE AND YOU ARE DRIVING INTO THE SUN. OR ID I HAVE HAD TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE IT IMPAIRS MY SIDE VISION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH SUN VISORS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE REPAIR COST AT HER EXPENSE WAS $150 EACH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THE VISORS STOPPED STAYING UP, THEY ARE NOT WORKING, FIRST THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE, IT JUST FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE FELL DOWN, I HAVE TO USE A STRAIGHT PEN TO MASH THEM TO STAY UP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY TOYOTA SINCE I READ ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *KB
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS ALSO QUICKLY LOOSENING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL BE A DISTRACTION OR FALL ON THE DRIVER WHILE IN OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THIS PART ON THE VEHICLE HAS HAD LIGHT USE AND MAINLY FOR SHEILDING GLARING SUN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. WITHOUT THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE SUN VISOR, IT WILL PUT THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO, THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AFTER THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
MY LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BEGAN DROOPING LAST WEEK. I NOTICED A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IT SEEMED TO BE GETTING LOWER AND LOWER AND WAS DROPPING INTO MY FIELD OF VISION, OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THEN, IT BEGAN RANDOMLY FALLING, WHICH COMPLETELY KEEPS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SEE WHERE I'M GOING OR WHAT MIGHT BE IN MY PATH. DURING THE COURSE OF A 15-MINUTE DRIVE TODAY, IT FELL 3 TIMES. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, HAVING A REPLACEMENT INSTALLED IS ALMOST $200 AND I'M LEARNING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2007 TOYOTA CAMRYS. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES SUN VISOR FELL OFF AND INTO THE DRIVERS LAP WHILE DRIVING *TGW
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN INTO MY VISION, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOYOTA DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A WARRANTY ITEM AND IT IS NOT COVERED, I HAVE DONE SOME DETECTIVE WORK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF 2007 CAMRY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, SOME TWICE AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FIRST ONE. THIS SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY BE A RECALL AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD BE A CAUSE OF SERIOUS IF NOT DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT. *TR
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP-IT FLOPS DOWN. SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE-REMOVED, BUT NOW BLINDED BY THE SUN EVEN WITH SUNGLASSES ON. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WITHOUT THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE. IT FLOPS DOWN WHETHER IT IS TILTED FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE UNLESS I MOVE IT TO THE SIDE, BUT THEN IT BLOCKS 80% OF THE VIEW FROM THE DRIVER'S WINDOW. I HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD TO SEE MY SIDE MIRROR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM AT NIGHT. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN AND WILL RANDOMLY DROP DOWN INTO FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING - WHILE THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT MY WIFE'S VISIBILITY (SHE IS 5' 1"), IT WILL COMPLETELY BLOCK MY NORMAL FIELD OF VIEW (I AM 6' 1"). I CAN ONLY SEE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOES THIS AND REQUIRES ME TO DUCK DOWN QUICKLY TO TRY TO SEE WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE VISOR AWAY AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD HAVE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES IF IT HAPPENED WHILE MERGING OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. *TT
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I PURCHASED USED IN 2008. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP CAUSING IT TO FALL AND DANGLE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT. THIS IS ALSO DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I'M HAVING TO LEAN OVER OR BEND DOWN TO SEE AROUND THE UNUSABLE VISOR. I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED IN MY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD "NO" BECASUE A SUN VISOR IS CONSIDERED A TRIM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE SUN VISORS BEFORE A PERSON HAS AN ACCIDENT AND HURTS THEMSELF OR OTHERS DUE TO THE VISOR CAUSING VISIBLITY PROBLEMS. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE!!! *TT
I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY. MY VISOR FELL OFF AND HIT MY HEAD AND I ALMOST HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION TODAY! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW THE VISOR WON'T STAY IN CLOSED POSITION AND IT KEEPS FALLING DOWN OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SUNVISOR DROOPS DOWN ABOUT 30-60 DEGREES FROM HORIZONTAL WHEN PIVOTED TOWARD WINDSHIELD TO BLOCK-OUT SUN. THE DROOPING DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR PARTIALLY IMPAIRED FORWARD VISION WHEN IT DROOPED DOWN TOO FAR (ABOUT 30 DEGREES) WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION. THE PASSENGER'S SUNVISOR DROOPS DOWN ABOUT 60 DEGREES FROM HORIZONTAL WHEN MOVED TOWARD WINDSHIELD. ONE VISOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT STILL DROOPS. THIS DEFECT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED IN NEWER SUNVISOR PARTS. *TR
AFTER I GOT THIS CAR, THE FOLLOWING WEEK I USED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR AND THEN FOLDED BACK TO THE DEFAULT POSITION. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS, THE VISOR JUST FLIPPED OVER FROM THE DEFAULT POSITION (NOT FROM THE CLIP) BLOCKING THE VISION AND FOR A MOMENT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME AND HENCE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO RECOVER. NOW THE VISOR WONT STAY BACK IN THE DEFAULT POSITION PROPERLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COSMETIC ISSUE AND COULD BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,822.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED, BLOCKING HER VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED AND FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER CAUSING A VISIBILITY ISSUE. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART AND SEARCHING ONLINE SHOWS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER CAMRY DRIVERS. PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT NO COST. I OWN 2 TOYOTAS AND PURCHASED THEM BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM TOYOTA AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *KB
THE VISOR DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. IT KEEPS FALLING DOWN. I HAD TRIED DUCT TAPE, VELCO AND OTHER METHODS BUT IT DID NOT LAST LONG. ON AUGUST 18TH, 2011 MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON 91 EAST, THE VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN. IT BLOCKED HER VIEW AND MADE HER LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR FOR A SECOND, WHICH CAUSE HER TO HIT THE ORANGE STICK DIVIDER OF THE EXIST. *TT
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND MAY BLOCK DRIVER'S VISION. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL, BLOCKING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
MY 2007 CAMRY SUN VISOR FAILED WITHIN TWO MONTHS APART. IT STARTED ON APRIL 12, 2011. MY DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT AND THEN MY PASSENGER SIDE. *KB
SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. FOR ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE IT STOPPED, IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD CRACKING SOUND ANYTIME I ADJUSTED IT. NOW IT IS HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN AND IMPAIRING MY VISION. I TIED IT TO THE GRAB BAR ABOVE MY DOOR WITH CABLE TIES (VERY ATTRACTIVE!), AND IT IS TOTALLY UNUSABLE. DRIVING WITH THE SUN IN MY EYES IS NOT SAFE AND I HAVE GOOD QUALITY SUNGLASSES. I DRIVE EAST IN THE AM TO WORK AND WEST IN THE PM HOME. I CAN'T AVOID THE SUN. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. *TR
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS VISIBILITY. HAD TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO DRIVE CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VISOR BREAK ON A VEHICLE BEFORE. WE GENERALLY KEEP OUR VEHICLES AT LEASE 15 YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. *TR
SUN VISOR MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME DISLODGED, DROPPING INTO THE LINE OF SITE, IMPAIRING VISION AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION ON HIGHWAY. TRAFFIC COLLISION AVOIDED. TOTAL LOSS OF FUNCTION IN THE VISOR WITHOUT OPTIONS OF MOVING FROM LINE OF SITE. CAR WAS DEEMED DANGEROUS AND RED TAGGED FOR OPERATION. VISOR COMPLETELY REMOVED SO VEHICLE CAN BE TRANSPORTED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR WOULD FALL AT ANY TIME, BLOCKING THE CONTACTS VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT AND WAS KEEPING THE CONTACT FROM HAVING A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THE VISOR WAS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SUN VISOR WOULD NO LONGER REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION AND CONTINUED TO FALL, OBSTRUCTING HER VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
SUN VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT HANGS DOWN, WHICH BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM THE RIGHT. *TR
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT DROPS OR COMPLETELY FALLS DOWN. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER AND CAN CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT. MANY PEOPLE HAS REPORTED SAME KIND OF PROBLEM AND TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT A TEAR AND WEAR ISSUE. IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE "UP" POSITION. VISOR HAS BEEN OPENED LESS THAN 100 TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AFTER BEING OPENED, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER OPERATE. IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. A SUN VISOR IS ONE OF THE LAST ITEMS THAT SHOULD EVER BREAK IN A CAR. THE VISOR IS SUBSTANDARD AND CREATES A DANGEROUS VISIBILITY PROBLEM.
SUNVISOR ON DRIVER SIDE OF 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WILL NOT STAY UP. KEEPS FALLING INTO MY VISON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND A FIX, I REALIZE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I ALMOST HAD A WRECK THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE VISOR. *TR
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE HAS GONE THROUGH 3 SUN VISORS. THE FIRST DRIVERS SIDE I REPLACED. THE FIRST PASSENGER SIDE I JUST REMOVED AND NOW THE SECOND DRIVERS SIDE, I JUST REMOVED. I CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I BOUGHT A CAMRY BECAUSE I WANTED A FAMILY CAR THAT WAS SAFE AND WOULD HAVE LIMITED ISSUES. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. TOYOTA IS A JOKE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HINGE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SUN VISOR TO DROP AND OBSTRUCT THE CONTACTS VIEW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE COST FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NO LONGER RETRACT TO ITS NORMAL POSITION AND NOW HANGS AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE COMPROMISING MY FIELD OF VISION. AS THE SUN VISOR HAS RARELY BEEN USED OR EVEN TOUCHED, I BELIEVE TOYOTA IS AT FAULT AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS INCONVENIENT AND HAZARDOUS DEFECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF 2007 CAMRY XLE DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT DROOPS OR COMPLETELY FALLS DOWN. STARTED ONE WEEK AGO, NO ACCIDENT OR CHANGE IN USE OF VISOR CAUSED THIS. SEVERE DANGER DUE TO INABILITY TO SEE PROPERLY WITH HOW THE VISOR FALLS. CONTACTED DEALER AND REPAIR IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF WARRANTY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WAS HANGING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR DETACHED FROM ITS BRACKET. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VISOR WAS NOT COVERED FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SUN VISORS WERE FRACTURED AND CONTINUED TO FALL DOWNWARD, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTED VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.
DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS FAILED. IT HAS FALLEN COMPLETELY DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I RARELY USE THE VISOR. AFTER SOME SEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. MY VISOR BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE FRONT ROAD AND ALSO PART OF MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THE REP STATED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE SUN VISOR DEFECT COMPLAINTS AND ARE "CALMLY" DECIDING IF AND HOW THE COMPLAINTS WILL BE ADDRESSED. THEY STATED THAT THERE WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT BE ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE UNLESS THEY DECIDE TO ISSUE A RECALL. BASCIALLY SAYING THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT NO MATTER HOW COSTLY. THE DEALER QUOTED $134 PARTS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS EXPENSE AT THE MOMENT AND HAVE REMOVED THE VISOR OUT OF SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY. FROM ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND, AND BY TOYOTA'S OWN ADMISSION REGARDING AWARENESS OF THE DEFECT, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR BEING A SAFETY HAZARD AND MALFUNCTION OF EQUIPMENT. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DEFECTIVE AND HANGS DOWN IN FRONT OF FACE WHILE DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BY SEARCHING THE WEB. *TT
2007 CAMRY: THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS DROOPING DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. IT IS OBSTRUCTING THE VISION. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A WEAR AND TEAR BUT LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR/MODEL ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AS I READ ON THE INTERNET POSTS. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *TT
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR JUST HANGS AND OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW. THE INTERNAL BRACKET THAT HOLDS IT UP GAVE OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE VISOR BECAUSE I AM TOLD THIS THINGS WEAR OUT. I TEND TO BELIEVE IT WAS ENGINEERED THIS WAY ON PURPOSE TO MAKE THE CUSTOMER BUY REPLACEMENT PARTS. CAN YOU LOOK INTO IT. HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BEGAN TO DROOP AND WOULD NOT STAY IN UPWARD OR DOWNWARD POSITION. FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE VISOR IN ORDER TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. NOW HAVE NO VISOR, AND SUN GLASSES DO NOT ALWAYS PROVIDE ENOUGH PROTECTION FROM THE SUN TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A MAJOR DRIVING HAZARD....ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WITH LIGHT-SENSITIVE EYES. THE VISOR IS TOO COSTLY TO REPLACE EASILY FOR SOME PEOPLE. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE AND MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. IT HAD BEEN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN PULLING IT DOWN FOR A FEW WEEKS AND FINALLY IT STARTED TO DROOP AND FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. NOW IT WILL NOT STAY UP AT ALL AND SEEMS TO BE CRACKED AT THE CONNECTION TO THE CEILING OF THE CAR. THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $180. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THIS CAN IMPEDE VISION WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION IMPAIRING VISION WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL MISHAP. 1. NO SPECIFIC EVENT. 2. FAILURE IS PERMANENT. *TR 3. REMOVED SUN VISOR AND HAVE STILL NOT REPLACED.
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT FLOPS DOWN INTO THE DRIVERS LINE OF VISION, WHICH LEAVES THE DRIVER FEELING LIKE HE/SHE IS DRIVING A TANK. LAST EVENING I NEARLY HIT A MOTORCYCLIST BECAUSE THE FLOPPING VISOR LIMITED MY VISION. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT, STICK IT UP INTO PLACE, ETC. ALL TO NO AVAIL. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAMRYS. *TR
SUNVISOR STARTED MAKING POPPING NOISE WHEN BEING MOVED. IT THEN JUST FLOPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND BLOCKS VISION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WILL NEED TO BRING IT IN AND BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE SUN VISOR DROPPED, IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PLASTIC BRACKET INSIDE THE VISOR CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE SUN VISOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN AND WILL NOT LONGER REMAIN UP. DRIVER SIDE WAS HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN AND HAD TO BE REMOVED. PASSENGER SIDE WILL ONLY STAY UP AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. BOTH FAILED SUDDENLY AND OBSCURE DRIVER'S VISION. UPON REMOVING THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IT COULD BE SEEN THAT THE SEAM IN THE PLASTIC WAS BROKEN AND THE INTERNAL METAL CLIP THROUGH WHICH THE VISOR SHAFT PASSES SLIPS INSTEAD OF HOLDING FAST. NUMEROUS SMALL PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC FROM THE INSIDE WERE PROTRUDING OUT OF THE SEAM. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR OF CAR IS DEFECTIVE, FOR NO REASON IT BECOMES UNSTUCK AND BEGINS TO DANGLE IN THE DRIVERS VISION CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING FOR ALL PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED IN MY VEHICLE WITHOUT ME EVEN USING IT, THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT IN USE WHEN IT LOST SUPPORT AND BEGIN TO DANGLE. *TR
2007 CAMRY XLE: PASSENGER SUNVISOR FALLS DOWN (BROKEN). I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR -SAME REASON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN, IMPAIRING THE CONTACTS VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN POSITION AND AT TIMES, WOULD STRIKE THE CONTACT IN THE HEAD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER OR TAKEN THE VEHICLE THE A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR FAILURE WAS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,300.
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY; THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS "POPPED" & BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN A STATIONARY POSITION, AND HANGS LOOSELY, IN LINE-OF-SIGHT FOR DRIVING. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD IT WITH ONE HAND IN ORDER TO SEE CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING IN MID-DAY TRAFFIC. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION I DECIDED TO REMOVE THE VISOR ENTIRELY BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS INTERFERENCE WHILE DRIVING. ON A SEARCH FOR A REPLACEMENT PART I FOUND A TOYOTA INTERNET FORUM, WHERE THIS IS FREQUENT COMPLAINT FOR 2007 AND 2008 CAMRY'S, SO IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW - ONE THAT CAN SERIOUSLY IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION AND CAUSE A COLLISION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SECURE IT IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. VISOR SUDDENLY FELL DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING OBSCURING MY VIEW. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM SURPRISED A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 4 YEARS AND APPROXIMATELY 96,00 MILES. *KB
FIRST MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS BY MAKING A POPPING SOUND WHICH DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. EVENTUALLY THE VISOR COMPLETELY GAVE OUT BY FALLING DOWN IN MY FACE AND MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING IT IN POSITION AND FIGURING OUT HOW I CAN USE THE VISOR TO BLOCK THE SUN. I HAD TO RIG THE VISOR WITH A SMALL BUNGEE CORD. I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND EMBARRASSED BY THE CONTRAPTION TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE AND THE FUNCTION OF THE VISOR. AFTER MONTHS OF FRUSTRATION AND EMBARRASSMENT I TOOK THE VISOR OUT. THEN SOON AFTER OF REMOVING THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER VISOR. TALK ABOUT BEING HUMILIATED AND UPSET WITH TOYOTA. AS THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR FOR EX. RECENT RECALLS, BELTS REPLACED, THE COST TO HAVE MY IGNITION COILS REPLACED THEN NOT TO SOON AFTER THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. EXPENSIVE!!! I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPLACEMENT AND COST AND POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL ON THIS AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHER 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I HAD NO LUCK WITH TOYOTA AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE DUE TO COSTS. I JUST DEAL WITH THE SUN IN MY EYES WHILE DRIVING. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT AN INTERNAL LINKAGE FAILED WITHIN THE VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ TOYOTA AGREED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 10/11/11
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL DOWN. IT WAS HANGING ALREADY, BUT NOW IT JUST DROOPS IN THE SIGHTS MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO SEE TRAFFIC.
DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS FAILED. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A BIT LOOSE SO I DIDN'T REALLY MIND. NOW IT HAS FALLEN ALMOST COMPLETELY DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. NORMAL WEAR MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED EXCEPT MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD AND I RARELY USE THE VISOR. AFTER SOME SEARCHING I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. MY VISOR BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE FRONT ROAD AND ALSO PART OF MY REARVIEW MIRROR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $134 PARTS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS EXPENSE AT THE MOMENT SO I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE THE VISOR. FROM ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR BEING A SAFETY HAZARD AND MALFUNCTION OF EQUIPMENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY RELEASED DOWNWARD AND WOULD NOT REMAINED COMPLETELY SECURE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTING THE VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED DOWNWARD AND FAILED TO REMAIN SECURE IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SUN VISOR BROKE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO PLACE IT BACK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.
I DRIVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. IT HAS APPROX. 37,000 MILES. MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP OR IN POSITION AND THEN ENDED UP FALLING OFF COMPLETELY SEVERAL DAYS LATER. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY ARE ORDERING A NEW VISOR. THIS IS GOING TO COST APPROX. $130.00 OUT OF POCKET, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR
RECENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. IT BEGAN TO SLOWLY COME DOWN AND HANG IN FRONT OF ME AS IF I HAD PULLED IT DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. IF I PUSH IT BACK UP IT JUST COMES RIGHT BACK DOWN. I'M NOT ABLE TO PUSH IT TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY EITHER. IT JUST FALLS BACK DOWN. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING I CANNOT SEE THE STOPLIGHTS WHEN THE VISOR IS IN THE WAY. ALSO IT CAUSED ME TO ALMOST REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE. I COULD REMOVE THE VISOR SO THAT I COULD SEE BETTER, BUT THIS WOULD CAUSE ME TO BE BLINDED BY THE SUN. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL SITES WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND TRIED CALLING THE DEALERSHIPS TO GET THIS FIXED JUST AS THEY HAVE. BUT THE DEALERS WANT OVER $100 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. CONSIDERING THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH JUST ONE OR TWO TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS, TOYOTA SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS ISSUE TO GO ON ANY LONGER. TO NOT RECALL THESE VISORS WILL EVENTUALLY, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, BE THE CAUSE OF SOMEONE'S LIFE BEING LOST. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED AND DROPPED, OBSCURING HER VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,800.
VISIBILITY SAFETY WITH BROKEN SUN VISOR /DRIVER'S SIDE TORQUE PIN WILL NOT STAY UP AND FLOPS DOWN. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR ARE NOTED ON SEVERAL WEB SITES. SUCH AS TOYOTANATION.COM. PLEASE REVIEW THIS FOR A RECALL AS DEALER COSTS ARE VERY HIGH FOR A SAFETY ISSUE ON A 4-5 YEAR OLD CAR.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR ON OUR 2007 CAMRY XLE WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE! WHY IS THERE NO RECALL??? THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD SINCE THE VISOR FALLS DOWN AT ANY TIME OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW AND/OR HITTING YOU IN THE HEAD! WE NEED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE NOW! *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BREAKS AND HANGS DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS BROKEN AND IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. IT OCCURS DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED THREE TIMES NOW AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PAY THE $50 DEDUCTIBLE FOR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. EACH TIME TOYOTA HAS HAD TO ORDER THE VISOR LEAVING ME HAVING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE VISOR BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. THIS SAM PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING AND IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TT
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALL DOWN ON 8/1/2011. IT WILL NOT STAY HOLD UP WHICH WILL BLOCK DRIVER'S SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS POTENTIAL AND SERIOUS POSSIBILITY THAT THIS FALL DOWN SUN VISOR MAY CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE LAST YEAR, NUMEROUS OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED TO TOYOTA THAT 2007 TO 2011 CAMRY HAS THIS PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY, 8/8/2011, TOYOTA HAS YET TO REPLY TO THIS PROBLEM OR MAKE ANY RECALL TO THE PROBLEMATIC MODEL. IN FACT, TOYOTA ASKS THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT SUN VISOR WHICH MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS CREATED BY EITHER DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE. NOT BY FAILURE OF USAGE.
FROM NORMAL USE MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS LOOSE OR SEEMS TO BE OPEN FROM INSIDE IT WONT STAY UP IN THE NORMAL POSITION AND DOWN IT IS OBSTRUCTING VIEW. IF I MOVE TO THE SIDE IT PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING MY BLIND SPOT ON MY LEFT. IT WILL NOT STAY IN ANY POSITION WHERE IT BLOCK/OBSTRUCT MY VIEW FROM DRIVING. *TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR JUST HANGS DOWN, WILL NOT STAY UP OR IN ANY POSITION. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN ITS PROPER POSITION WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,126.
2007 CAMRY LE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR NOT REMAINING UP AND EVENTUALLY CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHEN I WAS MOVING VISOR FROM SIDE WINDOW BACK TO WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR PROBLEM, LIKE IN HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/EMBED/PDMHQKS7QHA , NOT FUNCTIONING AND DANGEROUS AS I DRIVE. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE SUN VISOR BROKE AND IS HANGING DOWN DIRECTLY IN MY DRIVING VISION. I PUT IT TO THE SIDE BUT IT DOESN'T STAY. I DRIVE INTO THE SUN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I CAN SEE ON LINE IT'S NOT UNCOMMON. I HAVE DUCT TAPED IT TO THE CEILING FOR NOW. TOYOTA WANTS OVER $200 TO FIX. THIS SHOULD NEVER BREAK, AND IT BREAK SEEMS LIKE IT'S INSIDE THE VISOR ITSELF. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN OBSTRUCTING HIS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS BEEN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE EVERY TIME IT WAS PULLED DOWN OR PUSHED BACK UP, AND STARTED TO HANG APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES DOWN WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE "UP" POSITION. AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY, IT COMPLETELY STOPPED RETRACTING BACK TO THE UP POSITION AND NOW FLOPS/HANGS DOWN BLOCKING VIEW (WHICH IN MY OPINION IS VERY UNSAFE). IN ORDER TO SEE WHEN DRIVING, I NOW HAVE TO PUSH THE VISOR TO THE SIDE. OF COURSE MY WARRANTY HAS LONG EXPIRED (I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2006) AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $117 FOR THE PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO REPLACE. ONLINE I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND NOT EASILY REPLACED - SHOULD BE RECALLED. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN AT ANY TIME, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED NEW SUN VISORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO PLACE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE VISOR IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM OBSTRUCTING HER VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS BROKEN AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. IT JUST HANGS DOWN IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT. *KB
USING SUN VISOR AS NORMAL. ONE DAY IT JUST LOSES IT'S HOLD AND FLOPS DOWN. WILL NOT STAY UP. WE PROP IT UP BUT IT JUST COMES DOWN. SEEMS TO POSE A THREAT SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING INTO THE SUN, I PULLED MY VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. THE VISOR BROKE & HUNG LIMPLY IN MY FACE, BLOCKING MY VIEW. WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY, IT WOULDN'T STAY. IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY, I ENDED UP PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO DETACH IT, SO THAT IT WOULD NOT BLOCK MY VISION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE CONTACT TRIED TO USE TAPE AND VELCRO AS A TEMPORARY FIX BUT IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
I DRIVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BROKEN. IT SEEMS THAT EVERYBODY IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VISORS. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SUN VISOR BROKE - ITS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU CANT SEE WITH THE VISOR HANGING IN FRONT OF YOU,. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CANNOT STAY UP FOR NO REASON. *TR
THE SUNVISOR OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BROKE. ONE DAY I PULL IT DOWN TO PROTECT ME FROM THE SUN, AND COULD NEVER PUT IT BACK UP. HAVING THE SUNVISOR DOWN WAS A HAZARD, EITHER I HAD TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE VISOR UP AND THE OTHER IN THE WHEEL OR I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE VISOR IN MY SIGHT AND MINIMUM VISIBILITY FOR COMING TRAFFIC. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO TAPE IT, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. WE ARE NOT HANDY PEOPLE TO TRY TO FIX IT, BUT ONE DAY I GOT HOME HYSTERICAL DRIVING WITH THE SUNVISOR DOWN, THAT MY HUSBAND BASICALLY PULLED IT OUT. I HAVEN'T CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN HELPFUL WITH ANY OF MY COMPLAINTS. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS UNDER NORMAL WEAR. ONCE VISOR IS BROKEN IT HANGS DOWN IN THE DRIVERS VIEW CREATING A HAZARD. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY TO FIX THE VISOR TO ORIGINAL CONDITION ONCE IN A BROKEN STATE. REPLACED VISOR WITH TOYOTA OEM PART. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BROKEN VISOR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REASON THE ORIGINAL VISOR FAILED WAS BECAUSE THE TENSION BAR IS DEPENDENT ON A METAL CLIP THAT IT RESTRAINED BY THE WEAK PLASTIC HOUSING. REPLACEMENT VISOR SHOULD HAVE BETTER REINFORCEMENT AROUND TENSION BAR. WITHOUT DESTROYING THE REPLACEMENT PART, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF A DESIGN CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE BROKE. THE PLASTIC SNAPPED WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THE VISOR TO STAY IN PLACE AND THEREFORE BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW. WHEN I LOOKED AT WHERE THE PLASTIC BROKE, IT SEEMS AS IF THE METAL HINGE THAT ALLOWS THE VISOR TO MOVE UP AND DOWN CAUSED THE PLASTIC TO SNAP IN HALF (NEAR THE HINGE). I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THIS AS I'VE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND AM HOPING IT WILL BE RECALLED. CURRENTLY IT IS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH CLAMPS AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. I USE MY VISOR ON A NORMAL BASIS (MORNING DRIVE TO BLOCK THE SUN, EVENING DRIVE TO BLOCK THE SUN). *TR
BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN OFF OF THE CAR. THE PART OF THE EQUIPMENTS WHERE THE ROD FITS INTO THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE VISOR ITSELF HAS FAILED. THE PART BROKE, HUNG DOWN IN MY LINE OF DRIVING VISION AND WOULD NOT LOCK BACK IN PLACE. BOTH HAVE NOW BROKEN AND I HAD TO REMOVE THEM TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND USED PARTS FOR JUST UNDER 100 DOLLARS OR I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 130-150 FOR NEW VISORS. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS. IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THESE VISORS. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE - WILL NO LONGER STAY IN UP POSITION SO HANGS DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S FACE, BLOCKING DRIVER VISIBILITY.
SUN VISOR BROKE AND OBSTRUCTS MY VISION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER $200 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES. *TT
TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 VISOR HAS A SPRING INSIDE WHICH APPAENTLY BRAKS EASILY, VISOR REFUSES TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, FLOPS DOWN POTENTIALLY INTERFERING WITH VISON WHILE DRIVING. COST TO REPAIR APPROX. $120 FOR PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM WITH SUCH A BASIC ITEM. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL FROM ITS HOUSING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE AT 51,300 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR MADE CLICK SOUND WHEN I TRY TO PUT IT DOWN UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. IT LOST FUNCTION OF HOLDING ITSELF AND DOES NOT STAY UP OR DOWN. IT IS JUST HANGING AND BLOCKING THE VIEW WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR. *KB
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP, CAUSING THEM TO HANG IN THE FACE OF THE DRIVER, BLOCKING VISIBILITY FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER AND CAN SWING AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE FACE WHILE DRIVING. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN AND STRUCK HER IN THE FACE WHILE OBSTRUCTING HER VISION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS THE TRUNK RELEASE NOT WORKING AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELT BEING INOPERATIVE. (DAUGHTER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER, WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE) UPDATED 11/02/11
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN NOT IN USE. THE HAZARD IS THAT WHEN A PERSON ENTERS THE CAR, THE SUN VISOR HITS HIS OR HER HEAD IF THEY ARE NOT CAREFUL. ALSO, BECAUSE THE SUN VISOR IS LOWER THAN MOST NORMAL SUN VISORS, IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW SOMEWHAT. I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND I'VE HAD TROUBLE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007. TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, I HAVE TIED THE SUN VISOR WITH DUCT TAPE, AND CONNECTED IT TO THE TOP HANDLE AND THE EYE GLASS TRAY (AT THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE CAR CABIN). IF I HAVE TO USE THE VISOR FOR SUN, IT CONSTANTLY SWINGS AND IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THEREFORE, I WEAR SUNGLASSES FOR THIS DEFECT. *KB
2007 CAMRY DRIVER SIDE VISOR FAILED TO STAY UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE BROKEN COMPLETELY, OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. *KB
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THE SUN VISORS HAVE BEEN SAGGING WHEN IN THE STOWED POSITION FOR A YEAR OR MORE. TODAY, THE DRIVERS-SIDE VISOR HAS DECIDED TO FALL INTO MY FIELD OF VISION WHILE DRIVING. I TRIED TO STOW THE VISOR, BUT IT WILL NO LONGER STAY PUT. I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR FROM THE ROOF. AS OF YET, I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AS IT IS A SUNDAY. I WILL CONTACT TOYOTA TOMORROW AND SEE WHAT IT WILL COST ME. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THAT IS WHAT LET ME TO YOUR SITE. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP, THE DRIVER CAN BECOME BLINDED WHEN THE VISOR BECOMES LOOSE AND IT CANNOT BE PUSHED BACK UP TO LIE FLUSH WITH THE ROOF. IT ALSO CANNOT BE MOVED TO THE SIDE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED, AS A RESULT IT CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPWARD STATIONARY POSITION. THE SUN VISOR WAS FRACTURED ALONG THE SEAM WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE SUPPORT BRACKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTING THE VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FAILURE. *TT
2007 CAMRY - SUN VISOR JUST ABRUPTLY COMES OUT OF THE HOLDER - NO CRASH OR ABUSE .... WILL NOT STAY UP THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CAN NOT CONTROL THE VISOR FOR SUN AND TO SEE THE ROAD. *TR
THIS HAS BEEN AND ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, BUT IN JANUARY THE SUN VISOR ONTHE PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY FELL DOWN AND BLOCKS MY VIEW. I CAN NOT GET THE VISOR TO RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX IT, BUT TO NO AVAIL SHORT OF PURCHASING A NEW VISOR AND HAVING IT INSTALLED. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE 1981 AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE OTHER VEHICLES NO MATTER HOW OLD. THIS ONE MYSTERIOUSLY FAILED COMPLETELY AROUND 55K MILES. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILURE - TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 - DRIVING ALONG AND THE VISOR JUST FLOPPED DOWN IMPEDING DRIVERS' VIEW OF THE ROAD! - INTERNAL MECHANISM BROKE - VISOR STAYS HANGING DOWN, DRIVER HAS TO HOLD IT UP UNTIL AT DESTINATION - HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF SAME - WITH LITTLE COOPERATION FROM TOYOTA IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE - THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL - IT IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN VISOR DOES NOT RETURN TO IT'S PROPER POSITION WHEN NOT IN USE AND IMPAIRED HER VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN VISOR WAS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11*JB
SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS MALFUNCTIONED, WILL NO LONGER GO IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS HANGING DOWN TO THE POINT OF BLOCKING VISION. VISOR HAD TO BE REMOVED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWNWARD AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACTS VISION. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH HIS HAND TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP RON MORACCO. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR EXECPECTEDLY FLIPS DOWNWARD DUE TO A PIECE OF BROKEN PLASTIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.
IN APRIL 2011, THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY FELL DOWN ALL BY ITSELF. IT WAS TAPED TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR SINCE GETTING INTO THE SHOP WAS NOT AN OPTION AT THAT TIME. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER'S SUN VISOR FELL DOWN ALL BY ITSELF (IT TOO WAS TAPED TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT WE HAVE OUR MECHANIC WORK DONE AT AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT WE SHOULD CALL TOYOTA'S HOME OFFICE. THIS SAFETY ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA HOME OFFICE (CASE # WAS ASSIGNED) BUT THEY SEEMED UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE. I EVEN MENTIONED TO THEM THAT CHECKS ON THE INTERNET REVEALED NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS VISIBILITY PROBLEMS EXIST WHEN THESE VISORS FALL DOWN. *TR
2007 CAMRY; DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN INTO LINE OF SIGHT AND WILL NOT STAY OUT OF THE WAY. THIS OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. IT WILL NOT STAY UP OUT OF THE WAY. LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE PART. *TR
I OPEN MY SUNROOF LEAVING BEFORE I PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE. I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND MADE A TURN. 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER I TURNED I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. I CHECKED MY DOOR WINDOWS AND THE APPEARED FINE; I SLIGHTLY CLOSED MY SUNROOF AND SAW THAT THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES. THE GUNSHOT SOUND WAS THE SUNROOF EXPLODING IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. MY CAR ONLY HAS WITH 68,000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTAS ARE MADE TO BE DRIVEN 300,000 MILES. THIS EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHILE MY SUNROOF WAS IN OPEN MODE. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT MAYBE A ROCK HIT THE SUNROOF. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WASN'T POSSIBLE SINCE THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE EXPLOSION CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY WAS TOLD THAT IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THIS EXPLOSION WAS A MANUFACTURER'S (TOYOTA) DEFECT THAT TOYOTA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE SUNROOF. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THIS ITEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROOF FOR $1080. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS ITEM SHOULD BE WORKING AT THE MILEAGE THAT I HAVE AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I HAVE OWNED 3 OTHER CARS WITH SUNROOFS AND THE MILEAGE WAS WAY PAST MY CURRENT MILEAGE THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO PAY FOR THIS ITEM. I TOLD THEM TO FILE IT AS A COMPLAINT. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON TOYOTA. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FLIP DOWNWARDS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWNWARDS AND OBSTRUCT HIS VISION WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE VISOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR KEEPS DRIFTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING BLOCKING DRIVER'S VIEW AND CREATES DRIVING HAZARD AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FLIP-UP MY VISOR PRIOR TO DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. THE BREAKAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED INSIDE THE VISOR ITSELF, AND NOT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE ROOF. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, THE VISOR HANGS DOWN AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHEN FLIPPING IT TO THE SIDE, IT CONTINUES TO HANG DOWN AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR, AND AGAIN IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE.
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WITH 32,000 MILES: DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR SUN VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND LOCKING CLIP SNAPPED INSIDE VISOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SECURE. THE VISOR HAS HAD PROBLEMS BEING LOOSE FOR MONTHS AND FALLS DOWN WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE CLIP WOULD OCCASIONALLY COME UNDONE, CAUSING THE VISOR TO SWING OPEN. WHEN CLICKING THE VISOR'S LOCK BAR INTO THE ROOF LOCK, THE BAR BROKE OFF WITH MINOR FORCE APPLIED. NOW VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE IN ANY POSITION, CAUSING DANGEROUS VISIBILITY ISSUE. AUTH DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE FOR $185, SAYING CANNOT REPAIR. STEEP PRICE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED BY MANY MANY OTHER 2007 CAMRY OWNERS. *TR
AFTER A SHORT WHILE OF NOTICING A STRANGE CLICKING SOUND WHEN PLACING THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR INTO AN UP, LOCKED POSITION, THE VISOR CEASED TO LOCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I COULD FEEL THE BROKEN PIECE AND IT CREATED A "BUMP" UNDERNEATH THE VISOR MATERIAL COVERING. EVENTUALLY, IT CREATED ENOUGH TENSION ON THE VISOR MATERIAL THAT THE MATERIAL PULLED AWAY FROM THE VANITY MIRROR EXPOSING SOME OF THE PLASTIC UNDERNEATH. THE VISOR WILL NOT SIT IN ITS UPRIGHT POSITION OR STAY FORWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD, BUT RATHER HANGS DIRECTLY IN THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRS THE DRIVER'S VIEW. ANOTHER DRIVER ENTERING MY CAR REFUSED TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE VISIBILITY. CURRENTLY, I HAVE THE VISOR TAPED TO THE ROOF; HOWEVER, THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 4 YEAR OLD CAR (2007 CAMRY). NEVER HAVE I HAD ISSUE WITH A SUN VISOR, NOR AM I "ROUGH" ON MY CAR (I DRIVE A LOT, BUT MY CAR IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE). I WAS AMONG THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE OIL LINE LEAK, HAVING MY CAR BREAK DOWN WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 8-MONTH PREGNANT SISTER IN THE CAR. (THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE RECALL.) TOYOTA HAS BECOME A NEGLIGENT COMPANY AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE US GOVERNMENT AND NHTSA (AMONG OTHER GROUPS) TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS FROM FRAUD LIKE THIS. BASED ON THESE ORGANIZATIONS RATINGS AND EVALUATIONS, I BOUGHT MY 07 CAMRY THINKING I WAS GETTING A QUALITY, DEPENDABLE, SAFE CAR. INSTEAD, I HAVE HAD ISSUE AFTER ISSUE WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE SAME ORGANIZATIONS WHO CLAIMED TOYOTA'S SUPERIORITY; NOT EVEN TOYOTA WANTS TO BACK UP ITS WORK! I SINCERELY HOPE THE POWERS THAT BE MAKE THIS VISOR ISSUE A RECALL AND TOYOTA IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PRODUCTS IT SELLS. I WELCOME MY LOCAL DEALER AND/OR TOYOTA TO CONTACT ME AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER, WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BROKEN, CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 50K MILES? THIS IS A $100+ PART, IT SHOULD FAIL SO QUICKLY. *TR
SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KEPT FALLING DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL IT UP WHILE DRIVING. IT BECAME A HAZARD SO I HAD TO TAKE IT OFF. IT VERY EXPENSE TO REPLACE OVER 100 DOLLARS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS BROKEN MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE SUN VISOR TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,500.
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BENT ON MY CAMRY LE 2007, AFTER TRYING TO LOWER IT FROM SUN, ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT, POINT BLACK. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND OBSTRUCTED MY FIELD OF VISION. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF THE FLOPPINESS, THE VISOR SNAPPED OFF OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. IT WAS QUITE PAINFUL, BUT I DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTINUED TO FALL AND BLOCKS HIS VIEW. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR THE SUN VISOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR COLLAPSED DOWNWARDLY AND FAILED TO REMAIN SECURED IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTED THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER AND WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SUN VISOR IS FAULTY. I PULLED IT DOWN TO TAKE A QUICK GLANCE IN THE MIRROR AND IT FLOPPED DOWN, AND NOW IT DOESN'T STAY UP. IT'S FAIRLY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH IT HANGING, SO I'VE TAKEN IT OFF. TOYOTA IS CHARGING $135 TO REPLACE IT. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND THERE ARE THOUSAND OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 07 TOYOTA CAMRY. AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FLIPPED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DOWN AND IT BECAME VERY LOOSE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO FLIP THE SUN VISOR BACK INTO THE UPWARDS POSITION, BUT THE VISOR WOULD NOT HOLD IN PLACE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 07/27/11*LJ UPDATED 07/28/11. *JB
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR WONT STAY ON. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 07/25/11
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED STAYING IN PLACE. IT WILL NOT LIE FLUSH WITH THE ROOF OF THE CAR, NOR WILL IT STAY PUSHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE LIGHT IS ALSO NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANY UNUSUAL USE: I PUSHED IT UP, IT FLOPPED HALFWAY DOWN AND NOW IT STAYS THERE, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. AS I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR REPAIR SUGGESTIONS, I SAW THAT A GREAT NUMBER OF CAMRY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED AND THE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. COULD NOT GET IT TO STAY UP SO I HAD TO REMOVE IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, AFFECTING HIS PATH OF VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID SUDDENLY BROKE CAUSING IT TO SWING DOWN AND COMPLETELY BLOCK MY VISION. ATTEMPTS TO SWING THE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY FAILED AS THE VISOR IS COMPLETELY LOOSE AND SWINGS WILDLY WHEN TURNING. I HAVE TRIED USING TAPE TO SECURE THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION, BUT EVENTUALLY THE TAPE FAILS. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NO DIRECTIONS OR EASILY DETECTABLE WAY TO REMOVE THE VISOR. AFTER CALLING TOYOTA I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $308.70 TO REPLACE A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED (ESPECIALLY WITH ONLY 4 YEARS OF USE). I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT NUMEROUS TOYOTA OWNERS ARE HAVING AND WANTED TO DOCUMENT MY TROUBLES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAD FRACTURED AND WAS OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW SINCE IT WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD CONTINOUSLY FALL FROM ITS HOUSING WHETHER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING OR BRAKING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IN THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BEGIN WITH A CLICKING NOISE WHEN CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE VISOR FROM UP TO DOWN. NOW THE VISOR IS LOSING THE ABILITY TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THIS DEFECT CAUSES A MAJOR BLOCKAGE IN THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROADWAY AHEAD. AT THIS POINT IN TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. HOPING THAT TOYOTA WILL ISSUE A RECALL AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND IT OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACTS VISION . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CONSTANTLY FELL DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE INSIDE GRIPS OF THE SUN VISOR HAVE BROKEN APART OR WARPED AND NOW THE VISOR CONTINUES TO DROP DOWN IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING FULL VIEW OF THE ROAD WHICH COULD CAUSE A HAZARD. I ACCIDENTALLY RAN A RED STOP LIGHT BECAUSE THE VISOR DROPPED DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. THERE IS NOTHING THAT WILL HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE UNLESS I PHYSICALLY HOLD IT UP WITH MY HAND UNTIL I REACH MY DESTINATION. AT FIRST, THE SUN VISOR WOULD SQUEAK WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING UNTIL ONE DAY IT JUST WOULD NOT CLOSE BACK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN FROM ITS HOUSING OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND IT WAS OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUED TO FALL FROM ITS HOUSING AND BLOCK THE CONTACTS VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE TAPE ON THE SUN VISOR IN ORDER TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE INTERNAL CLIP WAS WORN OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF UPDATED 05/31/11
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE'S DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR LAST WEEK START TO DROOP DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION OF MY DRIVING VIEW. I HAD TO TURN THE VISOR TO THE SIDE BUT THAT EVENTUALLY STOPPED ROTATING TOO. IT TURNS OUT THE METAL INSERT HAD COME OUT AND WAS NO LONGER PROVIDING ANY TRACTION TO THE VISOR. APPARENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE WITH TOYOTA CAMRY'S AROUND THAT YEAR'S MODEL. IT WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR MANUALLY FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND FOUND THAT THE PARTS INSIDE WERE DAMAGED. MY SUSPICION IS THAT IT WAS POORLY CONSTRUCTED SINCE MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS HAD NO SUN VISOR ISSUES AFTER 13 YEARS OF WEAR AND TEAR. LUCKILY I NOTICED PROBLEM AND DID NOT START DRIVING IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO USE MY LEFT ARM TO HOLD THE SUN VISOR UP FOR MY DRIVE BACK HOME. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY ISSUES AND LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND RECALLED BY TOYOTA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR CONTINUED TO DROP FROM ITS HOUSING, IMPAIRING THE DRIVERS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISOR A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES YET THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND FALLS DOWN, PARTIALLY BLOCKING WINDSHIELD. *TR
WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. FOR NO REASON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS RARE, INTERNET SHOWS OTHERWISE. REPAIR COSTS $140 FOR REPLACEMENT. I FEEL POOR MANUFACTURER DESIGN AS THERE IS NOTHING BROKEN. I ALSO FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS MY 19TH VEHICLE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A SUN VISOR ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR IS DEFECTIVE IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE VISOR SUDDENLY FELL FROM ITS UP-AND-LOCKED POSITION. THE FIRST TIME IT FELL, I PUSHED THE VISOR BACK UP INTO ITS UP POSITION AND IT MANAGED TO STAY LOCK, ALBEIT NOT AS STURDY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE INABILITY OF THE SUNVISOR TO STAY UP INTENSIFIED TO THE POINT WHERE THE THING WOULD NOT STAY UP AT ALL. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE SUNVISOR TIED UP SO IT DOES NOT OBSTRUCT MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR THE VISOR. HOWEVER, TOYOTA CONSIDERS THE SUNVISOR TO BE A "TRIM" ITEM AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE VISOR, EVEN THOUGH I AM COVERED UNDER THEIR PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
HELLO, I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL FLOP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING A VISIBILITY ISSUE. THE DEALER WANTS $120 TO REPLACE. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT COMMON AND NO RECALL IS NEEDED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND THINK A SAFETY ISSUE IS PRESENT. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND WOULDN'T STAY UP UNLESS SUPPORTED. VERY SCARY TO HAVE THE SUN VISOR DROP DOWN AND BLOCK ONES VISION UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. RECALL IS IN ORDER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT OR KILLED.
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BROKE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FLOPS TOWARD THE DRIVER. I AM AFRAID IN AN ACCIDENT I MIGHT SLAM MY HEAD DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN VISOR, SO I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT $260 TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME VISOR. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I SHOULD EXPECT THE REPLACEMENT TO BREAK AS WELL, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE EVENTUALLY. PLEASE ASK FOR A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! IN THE MEANTIME I INTEND TO REMOVE THE VISOR AND JUST DRIVE WITHOUT ONE AS THERE IS NO SAFE REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. JUST GOOGLE TOYOTA SUN VISOR PROBLEM AND YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL MODELS WITH THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT A MONTH AGO HAD TWO VISORS FELL DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPRINGS THAT HOLD THEM SNAPPED OFF THE SAME DAY. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL DOWN AND IS BEING HELD UP BY TAPE. I WENT IN TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID SORRY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY YOU HAVE TO PAY $240.00 FOR TWO VISORS. I AM FURIOUS AS I HAVE BEEN READING TO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL AS IT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. NO ONE IS RECALLING THESE AS A ROAD HAZARD. IT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH IF FALLEN WHILE DRIVING AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW LIKE IT DID ME. I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WITH MY FINGERS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IF IT WERE MAYBE 2-6 I CAN SEE DOING IT YOURSELF BUT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I SEE ON LINE AND FILED MY QUESTION IS WHY HAVE YOU WAITED SO LONG TO FIND TOYOTA AT FAULT FOR FAULTY PARTS? HOW IS IT THAT HUNDREDS OF THESE FOR THE 2007 HAVE BROKE AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME ALL OUT OF WARRANTY BUT ENOUGH TO CAUSE GREAT CONCERN.... THIS TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT TOYOTAS EXPENSE. I AM OUTRAGED THAT YOU HAVE NOT MADE THIS A RECALL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FILED. WE TRUST IN YOU TO PROTECT US WHY HAVE YOU NOT DONE THIS FOR US? *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE SUN VISOR SLIPPED DOWN INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO "FOLD/ SNAP" IT BACK IN PLACE. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE ARM PIECE, THAT INSERTS INTO THE ACTUAL SUN VISOR WAS BROKEN/ CRACKED. I HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING THE SUN VISOR OUT OF MY VISION WITH ONE HAND AND THE OTHER HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS THE THIRD PERSON IN TWO WEEKS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE SAME MODEL CAR. THE PART COULD NOT BE ORDERED FROM THE "DISTRIBUTION PLACE" BECAUSE THE SUN VISORS WERE ON BACK ORDER. I HAD TO REMOVE MY HANGING SUN VISOR BECAUSE IT WAS A RISK AND I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE BACK ORDER. IN ADDITION, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE WAS NO INCIDENT IN WHICH THE SUN VISOR WAS DAMAGED. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM LEITH TOYOTA IN RALEIGH NC, DECEMBER OF 2006. LAST WEEK MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR POPPED OUT OF PLACE AND NOW IT WILL NOT STAY UP. I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAY THAT IT WILL COST $200.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE BOTH. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THAT MANY MORE TOYOTA CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE VISOR CLIPS ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART(S) IN THESE VISORS. EVEN THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPAIR HUNDREDS OF THESE. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT I CAN COUNT ON TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME AT NO CHARGE, BUT I AM GETTING NO WHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR THE PAST 20 OR MORE YEARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. *TR
SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT HANGS DOWN ABOUT 1-2 INCHES FROM IT'S ORIGINAL "UP" POSITION. AFTER READING ON LINE ABOUT TOYOTA NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH OTHER PEOPLE, I DID NOT TAKE IT TO MY DEALER THINKING I WOULD BE TOLD IT WAS MY CAR AND MY PROBLEM (NOT NECESSARILY IN THOSE TERMS). *TR
DRIVER'S SUNVISOR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FELL DOWN HINDERING MY VISION WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TO PUSH IT UP IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VISOR UP AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING IT WITH ONE OF MY HANDS. I REMOVED THE VISOR FOR SAFETY AND HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DETERMINED THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE VISOR COMING DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO BACK UP AND STAY IN PLACE. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND DOES NOT STAY UP, BLOCKING DRIVER VIABILITY AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO VISIT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
PASSENGER SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. IT DROOPS AND OBSCURE VISIBILITY. I HAVE TO EITHER FOLD IT TO LEFT WINDOW SIDE OR HOLD IT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
2007 CAMRY SE ~37000 MILES. SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED TO HOLD IN POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN THE VISORS NOT STAYING UP AND COMING ALL THE WAY DOWN FACING THE GROUND BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW (AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER'S VIEW). WHEN LOOKING IN BLIND SPOTS, THE DRIVER HITS HIS/HER HEAD ON THE VISOR. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVERS VISION IS IMPAIRED AND UNABLE TO VIEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. TOYOTA UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE 6YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND ARE ONLY WANTING TO WARRANT PARTS FOR 36,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS IS CORRECTED. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TOYOTA CAMRY VISORS ONLINE. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE FOLDED UP POSITION AND OBSCURES FORWARD VISION. IT WAS PULLED DOWN TO HOLD UP AN ACCORDION STYLE SUNSHADE IN THE WINDSHIELD AND WOULD NOT FOLD BACK UP. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DROOPS - ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNVISOR DROOPS AND OBSCURES MY VISION WHILE DRIVING; SEEMS LIKE POOR WORKMANSHIP FOR IT TO FAIL. *TR
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO MY WIFE'S FIELD OF VISION. NOW IT IS SO LOOSE IT WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. I AM REMOVING IT AND PLAN TO REPLACE IT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE BUT WANTED TO REPORT THIS AS A POSSIBLE SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION AND WOULD FLAP DOWN, DISTRACTING THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE VISOR COMPLETELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VISOR COULD BE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JB
DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKEN AND OBSTRUCTING VIEW. VISOR WAS REMOVED BY OWNER DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY EXTENDED TO WINDSHIELD. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT FELL DOWN ON ME WHEN DRIVING A FEW WEEKS AGO TO WHICH I NARROWLY AVOIDED A SERIOUS CRASH. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS DEFECTIVE. A PIECE OF THEIR MACHINERY IS BLOCKING MY VIEW BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE HAVE A PREMIUM WARRANTY UP TO 100K MILES ON THE VEHICLE (BUMPER TO BUMPER) AND WE ARE AT 51K MILES CURRENTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED TO WHICH THEY CLAIM THAT THE SUN VISOR IS A COSMETIC ISSUE TO WHICH THEY WONT REPLACE IT. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO WHICH THEY APPRECIATE MY CONCERN AND UNLESS THEY RECEIVE A HIGH VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY WONT INSTITUTE A RECALL. DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER TOYOTAS. THEY DISMISS MY CLAIM WITH COP OUT REPLIES NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY OF MYSELF AND PASSENGERS WHO RIDE WITH ME. PLEASE HELP!!!!! SOMEONE SOONER OR LATER WILL GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR SAFETY DEFECT. I DO BELIEVE THAT MY RIGHT TO SEE IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE AND A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION!!!!!! ALL I ASK FOR IS THEM TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTS AND FIX THEM ASAP. *TR
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT WAS UP WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND DOWN THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED FOR THE MATS AND ACC. PEDAL AND REQUESTED THE SERVICE MAN LOOK AT THE SUN VISOR. HE TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE PARTS MYSELF. HE ALSO DID NOT REMOVE THE VISOR WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE EXCEPT BY HOLDING UP THE VISOR. I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR MYSELF TO SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR. *TR
2007 CAMRY LE, DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT HOLD IN UPRIGHT LOCKED POSITION AND SUBSEQUENTLY FALLS INTO VIEW WHILE DRIVING. REMOVED DUE TO REPEATED HAZARD OF OBSTRUCTING VIEW. *TR
DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP IN THE RAISED POSITION OR ALL THE WAY BACK TOWARDS WINDOW IN LOWERED POSITION. CONTINUES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER MOST POSITION, BLOCKING VIEW THROUGH FRONT WINDOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND I NEEDED TO USE ONE HAND TO KEEP IT RAISED OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER/REGIONAL SERVICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEM REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS LISTED BY OTHER OWNERS ON NHTSA SITE AS A DEFECT COMPLAINT. *TR
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER SIDE VISOR GOT LOOSEN AND OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I COULD NOT LIFT IT UP TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH AND THE VISOR SUDDENLY OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. THE DEALER (WOBURN TOYOTA, MA) REFUSED TO CHANGE THE VISOR AND TOLD ME IT IS NOT COVERED. I DID CONSTANT MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR AT THE DEALER. I HOPE TOYOTA STEPS UP AND RECALL THE VISORS AD THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SOME ONE MIGHT NOT BE LUCKY LIKE ME AND BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO VISOR OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHAT DOES THE MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS? WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A BROKEN RADIO, BUT RATHER SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIAL POSE A RISK OF HARM TO ME AND MY PASSENGERS SHOULD THE SITUATION NOT BE RESOLVED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWNWARD AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE SUN VISOR COULD BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE SUN VISOR BUT IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,300.
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN. I HAVE HARDLY USED IT AND THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD. IT FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BROKE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE, OBSCURING VIEW OF WINDSHIELD. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE POSITION OF THE VISOR, IT FELL OFF, HIT ME ON THE MOUTH, AND SLID ONTO THE DRIVERSIDE FLOORBOARD. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECIRCULATION CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED INVOLUNTARILY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE TURNED THE SYSTEM OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE FAILURE DISTRACTED HIM WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH DISTORTION IN THE WINDSHIELD. *DT THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE DISTORTED WINDSHIELD AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE SAME DISTORTION. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER SHOWED THE CONSUMER ANOTHER CAMRY WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ALL CAMRY'S WERE MADE THAT WAY AND HE MAY STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM IF ANOTHER WINDSHIELD WAS ORDERED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS MISSING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE FOUND THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL; HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDOW CABLE HAD FRACTURED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE WINDOW AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 05/25/10 UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH DANGEROUS WINDSHIELD DESIGN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD BADLY REFLECTS IN THE WINDSHIELD DISTRACTING HER VISION. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL EXHAUST SMOKE EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE VENTS; HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE HAD TURNED THE VEHICLE ON RECIRCULATE MODE. HE WOULD THEN SEE THAT THE RECIRCULATE MODE WAS OFF. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON A DAILY BASIS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE HUMIDITY IN THE VEHICLE WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR AS IT WAS NORMAL. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. UPDATED 003/30/10 *BF UPDATED 08/06/10
I JUST HAVE TO PUT THIS COMPLAINT IN BECAUSE TOYOTA BLEW ME OFF AND MADE ME PAY $186.00 TO REPAIR THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT JUST STARTED FALLING ON ME ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING LONG DISTANCE. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT A 2007 SUN VISOR ON ANY CAR SHOULD BE FALLING DOWN AND HITTING THE DIVER THEY TOLD ME IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO FIX THIS DANGER I HAD TO PAY. I COULDN'T DRIVE AROUND WITH MY VISOR FALLING DOWN IN MY FACE AS I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE SO I PAID THE MONEY BUT I LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 2007 CAMRY. I HAVE PURCHASED TOYOTA'S SINCE 1982 AND AFTER THE WAY I WAS TREATED I WILL NOT BE BACK TO BUY A TOYOTA. MARK MY WORD THOUGH THE NEXT PROBLEM YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT ARE THE VISORS FALLING DOWN IN THE FACE OF THE DRIVERS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO THEM. *TR
2007 CAMRY SE; BOTH SUNVISORS HAVE FAILED WHICH MEANS THEY ARE FALLING OUT OF THEIR ANCHORS, WHICH ARE HELD IN PLACE BY PLASTIC CONNECTORS. THIS RESULTS IN THE VISORS BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW (AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER'S VIEW), WHICH IMPAIR A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA HAS INSPECTED THE VISORS; THEY REPORT THAT THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR HOWEVER, AFTER CONTACTING THE REGIONAL SERVICE ADVISOR FOR TOYOTA, THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODUCT DEFECT, AND ADVISED THAT THE CUSTOMER SIMPLY PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER OFFERED TO FIX AT COST FOR THE SUM OF $100, PER VISOR, PLUS LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF $300. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WILL NOT STAY UP. I TOOK IT OFF SO I WILL NOT HAVE AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ROAD. BUT NOW I NEED SOME SUNGLASSES. *TR
ON 24 SEPT 2009 MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE MOUNTING IS COMPLETELY FREE OF THE ROOF, ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR (ALTHOUGH STILL ATTACHED TO THE ROOF) IS SAGGING AND INHIBITING MY LINE OF VISION. I ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR UP BY A RUBBER BAND ATTACHED TO THE HANDLE ABOVE THE DOOR. THIS FAILED ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO IMPAIR MY VISION AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TECH SAFETY BULLETIN (T-SB-0284-09) HOWEVER SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A TOYOTA DEALER. AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS, THE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION AND DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS LACK OF QUALITY FROM TOYOTA AND WAS ALSO SURPRISED THAT THEY CHARGE ME TO REPLACE IT. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID... BOTH SUN VISORS FAIL AT THE PIVOT POINT AND FALL DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW, WHILE DRIVING. BOTH TOYOTA AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DEALERS REFUSE TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. THEY CALL THE VISORS 'TRIM PIECES' MAKING THEM INELIGIBLE FOR WARRANTY. I MAINTAIN THAT HAVING A SLAB OF MATERIAL FALL DOWN AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS VIEW DUE TO A DEFECT AT 36,000 MILES CONSTITUTES AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. IN SEVERAL EMAIL AND TELEPHONE EXCHANGES, TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES DISMISS MY CLAIM WITH CANNED, SCRIPTED REPLIES. THEY WON'T EVEN LISTEN TO REASON. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT ON THIS LINE OF CARS. IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR KILLED IN A COLLISION CAUSED BY A SUDDEN BLOCKED VIEW OF THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP! *TR
2007 CAMRY, SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. FLOPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY, OVERHEAD ROAD INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHTS, VEHICLE BEING FOLLOWED, PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY, ETC. CONDITION STARTED ON THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" AND CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND COMPLAINED THAT CONDITION IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND POSSIBLY A DESIGN DEFECT BUT REPAIR/REPLACEMENT CHARGE WAS ASTRONOMICAL. REQUESTED DEALER TO REMOVE SUN VISOR INSTEAD. BROKEN PART IS WITH OWNER. *TR
SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AND FLOP DOWN DURING DRIVING - TOYOTA 2007 CAMRY. *TR
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. SUNROOF EXPLODED OUT. GLASS WENT ALL OVER MY HUSBAND, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK AS HE WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TOOK THE CAMRY TO DEALERSHIP (AFTER TAKING PICS), THEY COMMENTED "OH, WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE." FIXED THE SUNROOF, AND CHARGED $1000. THIS IS DANGEROUS. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW, OR IT WOULD HAVE SHATTERED IN INSTEAD OF EXPLODING OUT. MAYBE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PRESSURE IN THE CAR. *TR
THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 CAMRY WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, SO IT ACTUALLY IS A HAZARD IN THAT IT BLOCKS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. *TR
SEVERE SUN GLARE REFLECTING FROM THE BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL APPLIQUES APPLIED TO THE DASH, CENTER CONSOLE, AND FRONT DOOR PANELS INTERFERES WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISION TO THE POINT OF BEING A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD DURING SOME LIGHTING CONDITIONS (HIGH SUN ANGLE DURING THE MAY-SEPTEMBER SEASON). THE APPLIQUES ACT LIKE A MIRROR AND CAN DIRECT THE SUN'S RAYS DIRECTLY AT THE EYES CAUSING TEMPORARY VISION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 TOYOTA HYBRID "50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION" WITH SPECIAL FACTORY UPGRADES (INCLUDING THESE APPLIQUES). TO MY KNOWLEDGE ONLY 2500 CARS OF THIS TYPE WERE MANUFACTURED AND SOLD. TOYOTA DENIES A PROBLEM EXISTS AND STATES THE CAR WAS "CERTIFIED" FOR SALE BY THE NHTSA. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE GLARE CONDITIONS THAT I COULD EMAIL TO YOU. PLEASE ADVISE. I AM REMOVING AND REPLACING THE APPLIQUES WITH NON REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AT MY EXPENSE. ON A RECENT LONG TRIP IT WAS NECESSARY TO COVER THE REFLECTIVE AREAS WITH MAPS, A PURSE AND OTHER ITEMS TO AVOID THE GLARE. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VISION IN ALL THE WINDOWS WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO THE GLARE OF THE SUN. THE WINDOWS WERE TINTED A GREENISH COLOR. THE DEALER REMOVED THE TINT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TINT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE REFLECTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500. UPDATED 4/11/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DEPENDING UPON THE LIGHT CONDITIONS A DIFFERENT PERCENTAGE OF FAILURE. UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AND LOOKING INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND/OR THE REAR GLASS CAUSES DISTORTIONS. THE MIRROR AND/OR GLASS CAUSES THE OBJECTS IN VIEW TO APPEAR TO MOVE UP AND DOWN, BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,940 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 01/08/08. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE LOOKING OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A REFLECTION THAT DECREASED THE VISIBILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. HE BELIEVED THAT THE SHADE IN THE REAR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB
I PULLED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW UP TO CLOSE IT, I DID NOT SEE MY FRIEND'S FINGER THERE, THE GLASS CUT THE SKIN OF THE FINGER TIP AREA AND IT WAS BLEEDING. I HAVE TRIED MYSELF AND THE GLASS PUSHED MY FINGER VERY HARD. A CHILD FINGER BONE CAN BE BROKEN EASILY. THERE IS NO SAFETY ON ALL THE WINDOWS. THIS IS VERY BAD FOR KIDS OR FAMILIES. *JB
OILY RESIDUE ON INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD FROM A/C VENTS. I HAVE BEEN INTO KOONS TOYOTA ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE LAST TIME BEING 01 AUG 07. SERVICE MANAGER REPLIED AS FOLLOWS: CONTACTED DISTRICT MANAGER. ADVISED THAT CONDITION IS NORMAL AS A RESULT OF INTERIOR PLASTICS AND FABRICS BREATHING. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. I NOTICED FILM STARTED TO PEEL OFF FROM MY FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD. I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED IT BUT IT REALLY POISES A TREMENDOUS HAZARD. IT DISTORTS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER AND MAY LEAD TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HOPE THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALER, LONGO TOYOTA, INDICATED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND WOULD REPLACE BOTH WINDSHIELDS. *TR
I PURCHASED MY 07 COROLLA LE ON 9/19/07 FROM A DEALER IN PA. AFTER I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY A WAS FEELING CAR SICK, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. IT SEEMED THAT THINGS WERE MOVING IN MY PERIPHERAL VISION. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE ARE MAJOR RIPPLES IN THE WINDSHIELD; I JUST SO HAPPENED TO GET A ROCK CHIP ON FRIDAY THE 13TH AND DEALER SUGGESTED I GET IT REPAIRED. I ASK THE DEALER ABOUT THE RIPPLES THEY SEEMED DUMB FOUNDED AND DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO I TOOK THERE ADVISE AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THEIR RECOMMENDED FACILITY. I THEN ASKED THAT TECH. AND HIS SUPERVISOR THE SAME QUESTION AND THEY BOTH SAID THERE WAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD AND TO HAVE IT REPLACED ASAP. I JUST LEFT THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE BACK WINDOW SEALS AND TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND AN OIL CHANGE WHEN 5 MINUTES LATER I RETURNED WITH THE VERDICT FROM THE GLASS PLACE. THEY INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD AND DECIDE TO REPLACE IT. I GOT THE NEW ONE AND THIS ONE ALSO HAS A SLIGHT RIPPLE NOT AS BAD AS THE FIRST BUT STILL THERE AND NOTICEABLE TO ME AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER. THEY WENT AND LOOKED AT THE OTHERS ON THE LOT AND STATED THAT THEY ARE ALL LIKE THAT. I DIDN'T CARE THEY WERE ALL DEFECTIVE I WANTED MINE REPAIRED CORRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS UP TO TOYOTA TO DECIDE THE RESULT. UPON FILING A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL NOT BE REPLACED AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THAT ALL THE VEHICLES ON THE LOT ARE THE SAME WAY. I STATED THAT I CAN'T HELP THAT ALL YOUR WINDSHIELDS ON THE LOT ARE DEFECTIVE SHE KEPT STATING THAT IT WASN'T A DEFECT. I TOLD HER IF THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS DEFECTIVE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME. I FOUND SOME OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES LEXUS, MY COROLLA TACOMA AND SEDONA AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ALSO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA CONTINUES TO GIVE YOU DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS WITH RIPPLES AND TELL YOU THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *NM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MY NEW 2007 CAMRY WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. GLASS POURED INTO THE CAR LEAVING A SIZEABLE HOLE. WE DID NOT HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING HIT THE ROOF BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ROOF FOR $1080. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO WEEKS AND IT SEEMS TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE COST. BECAUSE IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM, THE DEALER PROVIDED A PHONE NUMBER FOR THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER BUT TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *NM
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