2013 Toyota Camry Wipers & Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while activating the front windshield wipers, the wipers failed to function. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated after driving over a speed bump, the windshield wipers functioned as needed. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V505000 (Visibility). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 180,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD THIS HUGE POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT, HONESTLY. I QUICKLY GLANCED AROUND BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. I GET TO MY DESTINATION AND WALKED AROUND MY CAR. NO GLASS WAS CRACKED, ALL MY LIGHTS WERE FINE, AND THERE WERE NO DENTS OR HOLES ON MY CAR. THINKING IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN DEBRIS THAT HIT MY CAR AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE I GOT IN MY CAR AND STARTED DRIVING HOME. I GET ON THE HIGHWAY, START GOING ABOUT SEVENTY MPH, AND OUT OF NOWHERE I HEAR THIS CRUNCH AND SCRAPE NOISE FOLLOWED BY A BUNCH OF AIR COMING FROM MY CEILING. CONFUSED, I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND I PULLED OVER INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A WALMART AND THAT IS WHEN I SAW MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED FOR NO REASON! I WAS NOT PASSING OVER A BRIDGE WHEN I HEARD THE INITIAL POP NOR WAS THERE WAS NOT ANY CONSTRUCTION GOING ON NEAR WHERE I WAS WHEN I HEARD THE INITIAL POP. LUCKILY, I HAD THE SUNROOF CLOSED SO I WAS ABLE TO GET AS MUCH GLASS OUT AS I COULD. THERE WAS NO ROCK OR BRICK OR ANY OTHER DEBRIS INSIDE THE SUNROOF COMPARTMENT. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THE GLASS IS FACING UPWARDS AND NOT DOWNWARDS.

MY WIFE DROVE MY 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY SE DOWN TO THE TWIN CITIES FOR A BRIDAL SHOWER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 28, 2018. SHE HAD JUST GOTTEN ON TO I-494, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN SHE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. THE VISOR WAS OPEN, AND THE SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED, AND SHARDS OF TEMPERED GLASS RAINED IN ON HER. SHE WASN'T NEAR AN OVERPASS, OR NEAR ANY TRUCKS. NOR WAS SHE HIT BY ANY FLYING ROCK. SHE PULLED IN TO A GAS STATION, WHERE A NICE GENTLEMAN HELPED HER, BY SCOOPING OUT BROKEN GLASS, AND PUTTING A PIECE OF CARDBOARD INTO THE OPENING. AS SOON AS SHE TEXTED ME ABOUT IT, I GOOGLED "EXPLODING SUN ROOF," AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO OCCUR WITH A LOT MORE FREQUENCY, ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT SHE WASN'T INJURED IN ANY WAY, AND THAT SHE DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE SAYS IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS AN INSURANCE MATTER, OR IF THE DEALERSHIP WILL COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTORE VISIBILITY. THE WIPERS ONLY SMEARED WATER BACK AND FORTH INSTEAD OF WIPING THE WATER OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER SWAPPED OUT THE WINDSHIELD BLADES ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REINFORCED THE WIPER ARMS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AS THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,240. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HVAC ASSEMBLY AND AC SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FOR THE ODOR ISSUE COMING FROM THE AC AND THE MILDEW AND FUNGUS GROWTH IN THE PADDING AND CARPET. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN LOOKING OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WITH THE DEFROST ENGAGED LINES DISTORTED HER VIEW. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY VEHICLES WERE BEHIND HER. THIS FAILURE ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE SUN WAS SHINING IN THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000.

WEATHER STRIPPING ON ALL DOORS DOESN'T TOUCH THE GLASS, CREATES A HAZARD NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THE SIDE WINDOWS. WATER IS GETTING INSIDE OF THE DOOR. NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA YET. UPDATED 01/23/14*LJ THIS FILED COMPLAINT HAS WORSENED AS WINTER HAS SET IN. DRIVE IS COMPLETELY BLINDED, BY WINDOWS AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CAN'T BE CLEARED BE ROLLING DOWN AND ROLLING UP THE WINDOWS TO CLEAR THE RAIN AND SNOW. THE WEATHER STRIP DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE GLASS ON ANY OF THE FOUR DOORS. UPDATED 01/23/14

AFTER HEAVY RAIN & WITH HIGH HUMIDITY, EXTERIOR WINDSHIELD & EXTERIOR PASSENGER & DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS COLLECT EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION WHICH INHIBITS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. WIPERS MUST BE CONSTANTLY ON & SIDE WINDOWS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. FRONT WINDSHIELD DOES NOT WIPE CLEAR, AS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A HAZE IS SEEN ON WINDSHIELD REQUIRING WIPERS TO HAVE TO BE OPERATED ON HIGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SUN VISOR WAS CUT SHORT AND DID NOT PROVIDE THE DRIVER WITH ADEQUATE SUN PROTECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220. .... UPDATED 03-28-13 *BF UPDATED 04/22/2013*JS