2009 TOYOTA CAMRY Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact mentioned that while in her vehicle, the dashboard was disintegrating with a sticky substance visible. The contact mentioned that there was a glare with the sticky dashboard on the windshield obstructing her vision while driving. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 138,570

SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, BOTH SUN VISOR'S HAVE BROKEN DUE TO POOR DESIGN WHICH UTILIZES PLASTIC TABS WHERE THE VISOR PIVOTS UP AND DOWN. THE VISORS SUBSEQUENTLY HANG DOWN OBSCURING VISIBILITY. WE PURCHASED A DRIVER'S SIDE ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AT A COST OF $90.00 AND ON JULY 24TH THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR BROKE AND NOW NEEDS REPLACING. THIS WILL BE A CYCLE, BECAUSE EVEN THE REPLACEMENT VISOR HAS THE SAME PLASTIC PIVOT. WE LIVE IN ALABAMA AND THE SUMMER SUN VIRTUALLY BAKES THE PART. I EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE HAPPENING. VERY DISAPPOINTING DESIGN. I'VE OWNED CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND NEVER KNOWN SUN VISORS TO BREAK LIKE THIS. UPDATED 9/15/15 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

SUN VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION, FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN OBSTRUCTION. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, I STARTED TO FEEL A LOT OF HEAT IN MY RIGHT HAND, THE HEAT CAME FROM THE RADIO AND THE A/C CONTROLS STOP WORKING AND THE RADIO TOO, THE RADIO TURN BLANK BUT KEEP PLAYING THE A/C CONTROLS KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEM SELVES. SINCE THEN MY RADIO GOES BLANK, ON AND OFF AND THE DEALER WONT DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, I HAVE CHECK WITH DIFFERENT CAMRY'S OWNERS AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES???? WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES MY STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING LIKE IF THE ROTORS WERE BAD, I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT A IDLE ARM IS BAD ,AND HE AS WELL AS OTHER CAMRY'S OWNERS TELL ME THAT THERE ARE A LOT PROBLEMS WITH THOSE ARMS. MY CAR IS...

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NO LONGER STAY UP. WHATEVER IS HOLDING IT UP IS BROKEN. I'VE GONE ON THE INTERNET AND READ MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS. *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR GRADUALLY FALLS DOWN AS I AM DRIVING, BLOCKING MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SUN VISOR AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR IT, BUT WHEN I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T FOR MY VIN #. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SUN WOULD SHINE ON THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL, IT WOULD REFLECT AND CAUSE AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. IN ADDITION, THE MATERIAL ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD BECOME VERY STICKY AS IF IT WERE MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,534. UPDATED 10/17/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY SHINY AND STICKY AND THERE WERE SMALL HOLES BEGINNING TO APPEAR. AS TIME WENT ON WITHIN A WEEK, THERE WERE MORE HOLES. THE HOLES WERE AN INCH LONG. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF UPDATED 12/18/13*CN PHOTOS RECEIVED 12/18/13

SUNVISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE LOOSEND AND THEN BROKE OFF.THE PANEL ON AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTED COMING APART, AND LASTLY A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AS I TURNED STEERING WHEEL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY SE MODEL THAT MY WIFE DRIVES 95% OF THE TIME, I WAS BEING ANNOYED BY THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DROPING DOWN AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW, IT WOULD NOT STAY FULLY UP, IN ASKING MY WIFE ABOUT THIS SHE RESPONDED IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY FOR A WHILE BUT IS GETTING WORSE, AND SHE MENTIONED THE PASSENGER SIDE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL INTO THE DOWN POSITION AND THEN BACK UP, STOPPED USING IT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT TO BREAK IT. I ORDERED THRU THE DEALER THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR AND WEEKS AFTER I AM TOLD IT IS IN BACK ORDER AND NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I WONDER IF TOYOTA IS USING THERE AVAILABLE STOCK FOR THOSE CONSUMERS THAT TAKE IT IN FOR DEALER REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER, AS I HAVE READ IN SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS. WHAT AM I...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) WHEN DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE, FLOPPED DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE, BLOCKING ROAD FROM MY VIEW. HAD TO HOLD IT UP UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. COULD HAVE CRASHED. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND IS BLOCKING VISIBILITY AND UNSAFE IN A CRASH AS IT WILL IMPACT MY FOREHEAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED. IT HANGS THERE, ONLY WILL STAY IN 2 OR 3 SPECIFIC POSITIONS AND WHEN IT IS "UP" IT DROOPS DOWN IN MY LINE OF SIGHT CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD IN DRIVING (WHICH I DO A LOT OF FOR WORK EVERY DAY). THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND COST SAVING MEASURES. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR ALL AFFECTED OWNERS ASAP. *JS

THE DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY RECENTLY BROKE. LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED, THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND MAKES VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. IN ORDER TO DRIVE, I HAD TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE THE VISOR TO SEE, BUT NOW I HAVE NO VISOR TO HELP SHIELD THE SUN, WHICH ALSO MAKES VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE REPORTED ONLINE BY MANY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS RANGING FROM 2007-2009 CAMRY MODELS. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HOPE TOYOTA CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS FLAW AND PROVIDE A FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUN VISOR FELL DOWN AND IMPAIRED MY SEEING THE ROAD AHEAD. I WENT TO GO FLIP IT UP BUT IT HAD BROKEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. I WAS TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE HOLDING UP THE VISOR AND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I FINALLY GOT OFF THE ROAD I HAD TO ACTUALLY RIP THE VISOR OFF BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T GO UP AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT I DID. THE CAR IS BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. NORMALLY I WOULD JUST FIX THIS AND MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE, BUT UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO THE 2007 CAMRY ON THE SAME VISOR ISSUE. WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO GET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER FELL DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED THE FIELD OF VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WENT TO PUT SUN VISOR DOWN AND IT JUST BROKE NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. I DID NOT EVEN PULL HARD. JUST NORMAL USE AND IT OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW. AS IT WAS JUST DANGLING IN MY FACE WOULD NOT STAY UP TOWARDS THE WINDOW. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID THERE HAS BEEN SOME OTHERS HAVING SAME ISSUE BUT, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYONE THAT HAS GOTTEN HURT OR THEY HAVE NOT MADE ALOT OUT OF IT. THEY WANT ME TO SPEND 110.00 JUST FOR PART WHICH IS FAULTY PART. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SNAPPED AND IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE ARM ROTATING ARM. VISOR IS HANGING LOOSE ONLY BY MATERIAL AND CAUSES A VISIBILITY ISSUE. IT WILL NO LONGER REMAIN IN A STORED POSITION. *TR

THE SUN VISOR IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE HANGS IN FACE WHILE DRIVING.IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT STAY SECURED IN THE "UP" POSITION, IT THEN CAME OFF BRACKET AND COULD BE SEEN THROUGH THE UPHOLSTERY. DUE TO THE MAJOR OBSTRUCTION OF VISION IT HAD TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE VISOR TO PREVENT WRECKING. THE BLACK METAL HINGE ALLOWING THE VISOR TO "FLIP" CRACKED THE PLASTIC TUBE LIKE PIECE AT THE TOP OF THE VISOR CAUSING IT TO STAY DOWN AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. *TT

DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR BROKEN. *TT

THE SUN VISOR IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HANGS IN FACE WHILE DRIVING. CAME OFF BRACKET AND CAUSES MAJOR OBSTRUCTION OF VISION. HAD TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE VISOR TO PREVENT WRECK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHITE PARTICLES WERE BEING EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE VENTS WERE CLEANED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,449 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRES HAD PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. UPDATED 04/20/11

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED TO THE DOWN POSITION BLOCKING SITE VISIBILITY ( THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND WAS IN MOTION ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY) AND IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE RETRACTED (AGAINST THE ROOF) POSITION. IT CONTINUES TO OBSTRUCT VISION WHEN IN THE FORWARD POSITION AND BLOCKS PERIPHERAL VISION WHEN SWUNG UP AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEIR REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON AND ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET REVEAL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS PERSISTED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL LEAD TO VEHICULAR DAMAGED AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD. I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT WINDSHIELD BUBBLES. REAL BAD AT SUNRISE AND AT SUNSET. KIND OF LOOKS LIKE HAIR SPRAY RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD. WAITING FOR THE FACTORY REP. TO LOOK AT IT. LOOKS LIKE IT IS EMBEDDED IN THE GLASS. NOT A CLEAR VIEW WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. *TR