2010 Toyota Camry Wipers & Visibility Problems
58 owner-reported wipers & visibility complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (58)
Your dashboard has become soft, shiny, and sticky, creating a dangerous glare on your windshield that affects visibility while driving. This is a known defect that Toyota addressed with a warranty enhancement program, but your dealership has refused to cover the repair, claiming the program has expired. The repair will likely involve replacing the dashboard pad or applying a protective coating to restore the original finish.
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Your rear window defogger tint film has developed bubbles that severely reduce or block visibility, making it unsafe to see out the back of your car. This happened once before in 2017 and was replaced under warranty, but the same problem has returned in 2023. The dealer is refusing to fix it again, and you've reported the issue to Toyota without response. Fixing this will require replacing the rear window tint film.
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The dashboard is melting, creating utterly shiny layer on top, making it almost impossible to drive ( due to glare and reflection in windshield) during even during normal daylight, let alone at night with incoming traffic headlights on.
Dash is melting can’t clean it or set anything on it and creates a glare and is very dangerous!! Please recall!!
Dashboard is melting and creating a glare on the windscreen which makes driving dangerous.
DASHBOARD MELTING AND STICKY. REFLECTING IN WINDSHIELD AND DISTORTING VIEW. UNABLE TO CLEAN WITHOUT MESSING UP THE DASHBOARD. IT IS TURNING SOFT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME STICKY AND IT CREATED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE SUB CAUSING THEIR VISIBILITY TO BE DIFFICULT, WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED A COURTESY SAFETY RECALL FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD FOR THEIR VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER DON MCGILL TOYOTA (11800 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77079) BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF STATE AND BECAUSE OF COVID CONCERNS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BACK IN STATE AND THEY WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COURTESY RECALL BUT THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED THEM IT WAS TOO LATE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
THE SUNVISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE JUST FELL OFF AND NOW IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THE GLARE FROM LIGHTS AND SUN.I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT FELL OFF THE BRACKET.
THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE STARTED "MELTING" AND BECAME STICKY AND GOOEY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT IT WAS DIRTY AND COULD NOT CLEAN OFF THE STICKINESS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THERE WAS ALSO A REFLECTIVE GLARE COMING OFF THE DASHBOARD WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD ALSO EMITTED A STRONG ODOR THAT WAS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BREATHE AND MY EYES TO BURN AND CAUSE " COUGHING. I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD UNTIL I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TOYOTA RECALL REGARDING THE "MELTING DASHBOARDS. I CALLED TOYOTA ON 10-19-2020 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA BY MAIL, PHONE OR EMAIL ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY STILL SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO HONOR THE WARRANTY TO REPLACE MY DASHBOARD AS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THEY SAID BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SINCE 2017 THAT IS WHY I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL. I HAD MY CAR SERVICED REGULARLY, BUT NOT AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE MAILED ME A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH THEY DID NOT. IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE /REPLACEMENT TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE
SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN
BOTH SUN VISORS WERE DEFECTIVE. WHEN IN 2016 I WENT TO DEALERSHIP IN TINELY PARK IL, I REQUESTED THAT BOTH DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT TOYOTA GENERATED. SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT UNLESS SUN VISOR FALL DOWN COMPLETELY, TOYOTA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. AND DEALERSHIP REPAIRED ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AND DENIED REPAIR ON PASSENGER SIDE. TODAY, MY PASSENGER SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN AND SERIOUSLY OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY - CREATING VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE ON JULY 18TH 2019. BOTH DENIED THE CLAIM AND DENIED NECESSARY REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM ANY AUTO MANUFACTURER - SHOWING THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN MONTANA. NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND NOT FOLLOWING ANY CARS. OUT OF THE BLUE, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION ON THE SUNROOF. UPON PULLING OVER, THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. VERY GLAD THE SLIDER HAD BEEN CLOSED AS I COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY CUT, PLUS I HAD A PASSENGER. MY HUSBAND HAD PULLED OFF THE ROAD SO I COULD DRIVE, SO NOT AT A HIGH SPEED, WHEN IT OCCURRED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE ROOF WAS REPLACED BY GLASS DOCTOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE SUN VISOR STRUCK THE DRIVER IN THE FACE. THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED. LARRY H. MILLER LIBERTY TOYOTA COLORADO SPRINGS (5115 NEW CAR DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP OBSTRUCTING VISION. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SUPPORT FROM TOYOTA BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS SUDDENLY FELL DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. JOSEPH TOYOTA (9101 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE UNIT AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACTED CALLED JAY WOLFE TOYOTA OF WEST COUNTY (14700 MANCHESTER RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011, (636) 707-0157) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1809052163. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF. THE HANDLE BROKE AND DOESN'T STAY. ALWAYS DOWN
WRITING ABOUT THE SUN VISORS ON THE 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. SEEMS UNUSUAL TO ME THAT I'VE HAD TWO OF THEM THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. IN BOTH CASES, THE SUN VISORS LOST THEIR ABILITY TO STAY UPRIGHT AND STARTED DROPPING DOWN INTO THE DRIVERS' VISUAL FIELD WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED TO THE VISORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. I BOUGHT REPLACEMENTS AND INSTALLED THEM MYSELF. NOT HUGELY EXPENSIVE JUST SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD, THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND SO MANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS ONLINE ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. THEY HELPED ME DO THE REPAIR MYSELF, BUT SEEMS TO SIGNAL THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS OF THESE TOYOTA CARS. I'M ONLY LISTING THE DATE OF THE LAST ONE I REPLACED. THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS.
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BECAME DETACHED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. BECAME VERY LOOSE ALL OF A SUDDEN, BLOCKING VISION, AND THEN DETACHED. TOYOTA APPARENTLY HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OUT ON THE ISSUE BUT I AM JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW.
IN LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR STARTED TO FALL AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. I PURCHASED ANOTHER DRIVER SIDE VISOR (ABOUT $85.00). LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL ON THE VISOR. I STILL HAD MY RECEIPT AT THE TIME, THEREFORE I SUBMITTED IT FOR A REFUND. WELL GUESS WHAT, THE REPLACEMENT VISOR DID NOT LAST LONG. IT STARTED TO FALL (2012) AND FOR A WHILE IT WOULD STAY UP WHEN I PUSHED IT BACK UP, UNLESS I HIT A POTHOLE OR A BUMP. NOW (2016) IT WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT I WILL NEED TO SPEND ESTIMATE $85 FOR A THIRD VISOR THAT WILL ONLY LAST FOR HOW LONG? FIRST TIME SINCE I OWNED A CAR (THIS IS MY THIRD CAR AND FIRST TOYOTA. LAST CAR I HAD FOR 14 YEARS.) THAT I HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF NON-MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH A CAR. I JUST HAD THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT REPLACED (SEPT. 2017) BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED NOR WOULD IT LOCK. IT JUST FELL OPEN WHILE I WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE AGAIN. THAT COST ME ALMOST $200 TO GET THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX IT, BECAUSE A REPLACEMENT BOX FROM TOYOTA COST WAS $600.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AROUND 5:45 A.M. ON 9-4-2017 AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND DISCOVERED THAT MY SUNROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, NOTHING WAS THROWN AT ME AND I WAS NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS. WHEN I GOT HOME, I EXAMINED THE ENTIRE TOP PORTION OF THE VEHICLE'S GLASS AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ROCKS, BOTTLES OR OTHER ITEMS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE GLASS TO BREAK. I ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE GLASS WAS CURVED/BOWED UPWARD INDICATING THAT AN OBJECT DID NOT HIT IT. IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING OVER 110 DEGREES, SO NOT SURE IF THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLASS SHATTERING. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES, INCLUDING TOYOTA, WITH SEVERAL LAWSUITS AS WELL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC BASE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE SUN VISOR TO HANG, AND BLOCKED THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. NEITHER AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOR THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 11/27/2017*JS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN. IT FELL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IT WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND FALLS DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. IT ALSO FALLS DOWN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE IT FOR IT'S INTENDED PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO BLOCK THE SUN. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BUT HAS PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THE CAR'S MODEL YEAR AND DATE OF PURCHASE. MY CAR IS A 2010, AND MISSED BEING ELIGABLE FOR THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMANET BY 3 MONTHS. MY SUN VISOR IS JUST AS BROKEN AS THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THEIR CAR 3 MONTHS AFTER ME. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK NHTSA WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THIS BEING A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK TOYOTA WHY THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL, AS THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. AT THE VERY LEAST, WHY ARE ALL MODEL YEARS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND BLOCKED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, JEFF WYLER TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AT 812-284-2277 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 10/26/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/30/2017*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE SUPPORT AND IMPAIRED THE CONTACT'S VIEW WHEN DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTRAL TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 3305 STADIUM BLVD, JONESBORO, AR 72401), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND TOYOTA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 7 YEARS OF WARRANTY REPAIR. HOWEVER, MY VISOR FAILED 3 1/2 MONTHS AFTER THE EXTENSION EXPIRED AND THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOYOTA AMERICA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VISOR FLOPS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT OBSCURES THE DRIVER'S VISION.
DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL DOWNWARD AND WILL NOT STAY UP THUS IMPAIRED DRIVER VISIBILITY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING.
DRIVER VISOR, AFTER IT IS EXTENDED TO THE SIDE, DOES FALL AND SAG FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD, COVERING A LOWER PORTION THAN NORMAL OF THE SIDE DRIVER WINDOW. VISIBILITY TO THE SIDE IS GREATLY REDUCED; IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TRAFFIC APPROACHING PERPENDICULARLY FROM THE LEFT SIDE, AND I AM A RELATIVELY SHORT DRIVER. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND EVEN HAD A 7 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION CALLED CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM ZTT. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW EVIDENT IN MY CAR, WHICH IS 7.5 YEARS OLD, AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER IT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT 7 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS JUST A CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR WHAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE PLENTY OF VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF THIS ISSUE THAT CAN BE SEARCHED ONLINE
MY DASH BOARD BECAME STICKY AND SHINY CAUSING A GLARE ON THE DASHBOARD. HARD TO SEE DURING SUNNY DAY. STICKY PROBLEM HAPPEN ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM CAR MAX.
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT REMAIN UP AND PARTIALLY BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES
IT HAPPENED 9/20/16 ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2010 WITH 57037 MILES I WAS DRIVING EAST IN THE SUN WITH SUN VISOR DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VISOR COMES FROM THE LINK, SO I HAD IMMEDIATELY APPLY BRAKES TO AVOID ANY MISHAP DUE TO SUN VISOR BREAKING. THE SUN VISOR REPLACE/REPAIR IS COVERED BY THE TOYOTA WARRANTY BUT TOYOTA IS SAYING THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS ARE COVERED THIS IS RIDICULOUS, I HAD MY PREGNANT WIFE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE, TOYOTA IS NOT ENTERTAINING THE CLAIM TO FIX OR REPLACE THE SUN VISOR. CURRENTLY I HAVE NO SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE.
MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR JUST FELL APART AND WAS HANGING TRIED TYING IT UP ,GLUED WITH NO SUCCESS. I FIND THIS TO BE A HAZARD SINCE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING 70 MPH. HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS ISSUE.
RECALL VISOR FAILED AFTER 2 YEARS INSTALLED. DEALER SAID IS NOT COVER WITH RECALL SECOND TIME.
MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSANGER VISOR DO NOT STAY UP THE DRIVER SIDE WOULDNT STAY UP AT ALL SO I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE IT FOR SAFETY REASONS AND THE DRIVER SIDE IS STARTING TO HANG THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FROM COMPLAINTS I SEE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND GOING TO ADJUST MY VISOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CAME APART AND STARTED TO HANG AND FALLING IN MY VISION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND PAYING ATTENTION IN TRAFFIC.
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SEPARATED AND NOW IS BLOCKING VISION, WON'T STAY UP OR DOWN. IN FACT I NOW HIT MY HEAD WHEN LOOKING TO CHANGE LANES.
WHILE DRIVING WITH SUN SHINING INTO MY EYES, I PULLED DOWN THE SUN VISOR BUT IT BROKE AND FAILED TO STAY IN POSITION ANY MORE. THE SUN VISOR JUST HANG DOWNWARD TO BLOCK MY VISION AND I HAD TO USE ONE HAND TO HOLD IT UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE BROKEN SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. DRIVER HAVE TO HOLD THE SUN VISOR WITH ONE HAND AND LEAVE ONE HAND TO DRIVE. THIS IMPACT THE SAFETY IN DRIVING. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE VISOR DROPPED WHEN ADJUSTED DOWN,DUE TO SUN. NOW WONT STAY UP,PARTIALLY BLOCKING DRIVER VIEW. *TR
I NOTICE THAT MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY. I CALLED DELRAY TOYOTA IN FLORIDA WERE I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE. ALSO WENT IN PERSON,BUT THE SERVICE MEN TOLD ME IT WILL COST 600.00 DOLLARS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO PAID FOR MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS YOUR HAVE GLARE ON YOUR GLASS. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN ITS FOLDED, UP POSITION AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE CAR. IT WILL FALL DOWN IMPEDING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC. NO DAMAGE OR MISUSE HAS OCCURRED AND THE VISOR IS RARELY USED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SEVERE PROBLEM WERE THE VISOR TO FALL AT AN IMPROPER TIME, E.G. WHEN A VEHICLE BREAKS IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS SEEMINGLY MINOR DEFECT IS PUTTING MULTIPLE LIVES IN JEOPARDY. PLEASE REMEDY THIS SITUATION. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL AND BLOCKED MY VIEW OF THE ROAD, SINCE THEN HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. NO CD HOLD OR ANYTHING WAS OR HAS BEEN PUT ON IT. DOES NOT STAY UP WITH VELCRO, GLUE OR ANYTHING. IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND ACCORDING TO MANY REVIEWS MANY CAMRY DRIVER SIDE VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE FROM 2007-2011. *TR
SUN VISOR STARTED FALLING DOWN - COULD NOT MAKE IT STAY UP. MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. I FIXED IT SO IT WOULD STAY UP BUT NOW CAN'T MOVE IT DOWN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. VERY HAZARDOUS TO BE DRIVING THIS WAY. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. DO YOU WARRANTY THIS SAFETY ISSUE??? *TR
VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION OR TURNED ON. NOTICED THE VISOR WAS DOWN WHEN I ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO PUSH IT BACK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND IT KEPT FALLING-SO FINALLY GOT IT TO STICK IN THE CLAMP SO IT WOULD NOT FALL OUT AND WITHOUT THINKING I MOVED IT TO BLOCKED THE SUN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND IT BLOCKED MY VIEW AND FELL OFF ON THIS WEEK. MY CAR MILEAGE IS AT 127,000 MILES AND I AM GOING TO CALL THE CAR DEALERSHIP ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS-IT SHOULD BE SINCE THIS IS DEFINITELY A DRIVING HAZARD.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ALWAYS LEFT STREAKS ON WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE HARDLY VISIBLE IN SNOW AND SOME HEAVY RAIN DRIVES SIDE BARELY DOES THE JOB EVEN AFTER REPLACING WITH NEW WIPER BLADES . SUN VISORS BOTH QUITE HOLDING POSITION DRIVER'S SIDE FIRST THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE A WEEK LATER HAD TO REMOVE DRIVES SIDE IT BROKE OFF OF PIVOT PIN AND WAS HANGING DOWN BLOCKING VISIBILITY . VERY UNSAFE APPEARS PART FAILED INSIDE VISOR. *TR
DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR VISOR WAS PULLED TO "DOWN" POSITION, BUT THE HINGE BROKE LEAVING THE VISOR HANGING AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW. VISOR HAD TO BE TAPPED TO THE HEAD LINER TO ALLOW DRIVER TO OPERATE SAFELY. *TR
THE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN BLOCKING VISION. COULD NOT BE FORCED HOLD ORIGINAL POSITION. FINALLY REMOVED VISOR WHILE DRIVING FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. *TR
DRIVER SIDE VISOR DROPPED WHILE DRIVING , IMPAIRING VISABILITY. *TR
THE DRIVER/FRONT SUNVISOR IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MOUNTING BRACKETS. THE DRIVER/FRONT VISOR HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED FORCEFULLY AND DEFECTIVENESS OF PART(S) SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA AS TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT THROUGH A TECH BULLETIN: T-SB-0284-09 AUGUST 21, 2009 SUNVISOR MOUNT LOOSE FOR 2007-2010 CAMRY. PER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY AS MY VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 36K MILE WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT OCCURRED AT 30,000 MILES HOWEVER, I NEVER RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RE: THIS DEFECT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REQUEST A FIX UNTIL MY VEHICLE EXCEEDED 36K MILES. ALSO, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT TOYOTA AT 5K, 10K, 15K, 20K, 30K AND 36K MILES AND AT NO POINT WAS I INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT ISSUE. THIS BROKEN SUNVISOR IS A SAFETY RISK AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS DEFECT AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED AND BLOCKED THE VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VISOR WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTIES. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VISOR KEPT HIM FROM HAVING A CLEAR FIELD OF VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,683.
DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY AND PLACE SUN VISOR IN DIRECTION OF THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO BLOCK SUN ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE AND THE SUN VISOR POPS OUT OF PLACE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE CORRECT POSITION. CURRENTLY THE VISOR IS EITHER ALWAYS DOWN BLOCKING THE UPPER PORTION OF VIEW OR POINTING DIRECTLY IN FACE IF ATTEMPTING TO BLOCK SUN ON DRIVERS LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE IS ONGOING, AND WILL NOT BE CORRECTED UNLESS A NEW VISOR IS SUPPLIED. CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE INCLUDE: BLOCKED VISION WITH THE INABILITY TO SEE UPPER PORTION OF WINDSHIELD, FAILURE TO SEE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUN TO SHINE BRIGHTLY IN EYES CAUSING VISION IMPAIRMENT. *KB
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AND MY DRIVER VISOR, TOTALLY CAME OFF AND WAS JUST HANGING. I NEVER GENERALLY EVEN USE THE VISOR AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED MY $150.00. MY HUSBAND DRIVES HIS 3RD FORD AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY OF THIS HAPPEN. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR A REASON AND SO FAR ALL I HAVE IS ISSUES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITH OUT BEING HIT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO STORM TO CAUSE THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF HAPPENING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEAVY RAIN STARTED. WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM STARTED BANGING ON LEFT SIDE FRONT PILLAR WHILE OPERATING. EVENTUALLY FAILED TO OPERATE AND LOST WIPER ACTION TOTALLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR
REAR WINDOW OF A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH APPROXIMATELY 7800 MILES (RENTAL) EXPLODED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. NO SIGN OF FOREIGN OBJECT STRIKING WINDOW. TWO AREAS OF GLASS FAILURE WERE NOTED, ROUGHLY FOLLOWING THE RADIUS OF THE GLASS ON EITHER SIDE IN A VERTICAL PATTERN AS IT BENDS TO MEET THE REAR PILLARS. THE WINDOW REMAINED INTACT (ALBEIT SHATTERED) LONG ENOUGH TO RECORD IT ON MY IPHONE, CLEARLY SHOWING TWO AREAS OF FAILURE WITH GAPS OF 1/4-1.5 INCHES BETWEEN THE CENTER (FLATTER) PORTION OF THE GLASS AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WHERE IT BENDS TO MEET THE REAR PILLARS. THE WIDOW FELL INTO THE CAR AS SOON AS I RESUMED MOVEMENT ON THE STREET. THE SOUND WAS LIKE THAT OF A GUNSHOT, LOUD ENOUGH TO DRAW A CROWN OF PEDESTRIANS IN THE AREA WHO WITNESSED IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON JUNE 6, 2010 DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES BECAME STUCK TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW. HE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT SEPARATE THEM, TO NO AVAIL. HE WAS FORCED TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED IN THE WINTER DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE WIPER BLADES AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SCREWS WERE LOOSE AND NOT ALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,020 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,044. UPDATED 11/04/10
I DRIVE A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ABOUT 7500 MILES. AT ABOUT 11:20 A.M. TODAY MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AS I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON ARLINGTON MILL ROAD IN ARLINGTON, VA. WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND LOOKED AROUND FOR THE SOURCE. WHEN I LOOKED TO THE REAR I SAW THE WINDOW IN FRAGMENTS. I SAW NO ONE AROUND ME ALTHOUGH THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BEHIND ME. THEY ALL DROVE AROUND AND CONTINUED ON WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. I CROSSED THE LIGHT TO NOT HOLD UP TRAFFIC AND THEN CALLED AAA TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO. I TAKE PRODUCT PICTURES OF PRODUCTS I MARKET OVER THE INTERNET AND HAD A CAMERA WITH ME, SO I TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES. I DID NOT CALL THE POLICE AS I COULD SEE NO ONE WHO MIGHT HAVE FIRED A GUN OR THROWN A STONE. AAA ADVISED THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR AS IT WAS NOT SAFE TO OTHER DRIVERS IF SHATTERED GLASS FLEW OFF INTO THE ROAD WAY. I ALSO DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE OR IN ANY WAY DISTURB THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO EXAMINATION BY THE DEALER. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 82 DEGREES AND THE AC WAS ON. ALSO, THE SIDE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN TINTED DARK AS I HAD INTENDED TO USE THE VEHICLE FOR A LIVERY SERVICE. THERE IS NO TINT ON THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS. I RECEIVED THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NUMBER (1-800-331-4331) TO CALL TOYOTA, HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE PLACED ON HOLD FOR SIGNIFICANT PERIODS OF TIME. *TR
HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND MYSELF GOT INTO OUR 2010 CAMRY, WHEN OUR DAUGHTER CLOSED HER REAR DOOR, WE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE AND TURNED AROUND TO SEE THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND A HUGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE. THERE WAS GLASS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE BACK SEAT. LUCKILY OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO ROCK, BRANCH OR THROWN OBJECT AS A CAUSE OF THE SHATTERING. CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE ROUGHLY 40 DEGREES AND CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED ON. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFOGGER MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS WHEN IT IS WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT SHOULD REMAIN ON LOW AND IT WOULD CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE DEALER THAT HE COULD NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW WHEN IT REMAINED ON HE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190.