NHTSA Complaint #10437694 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

ON SEPTEMBER 2011, THE TEXTURE OF MY DASHBOARD STARTED CHANGING TO A SHINY TACKY TEXTURE, AND THE CLOSER TO THE WINDOW THE MORE SEVERE IT WAS. I MUST ADD THAT I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND WHENEVER IT'S PARKED OUTSIDE I USE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD COVERS TO PROTECT IT FROM THE SUN AND HEAT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT, I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. IT WAS COMING RIGHT OFF AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE STICKY TEXTURE. FURTHERMORE, THE DASHBOARD IS SO SOFT THAT IT CAN BE SCRAPPED RIGHT OFF WITH A NAIL OR ANY SLIGHTLY SHARP OBJECT. I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON ON 2007 CAMRY'S AND 2007 LEXUS' VEHICLES. I CREATED A VIDEO DEMONSTRATING THIS DEFECT AND HAVE POSTED IT ON YOUTUBE. IT CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING "TOYOTA CAMRY STICKY DASHBOARD" OR BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=47W3SLKGVP0&FEATURE=EMAIL *KB