2008 Toyota Camry Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 88
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 88 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- side visor · 30 records
- failure mileage · 9 records
- passenger side · 8 records
- melting dashboard · 7 records
- safety issue · 7 records
- needed replaced · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 29 |
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
My driver side sun visor is not functioning and it would not lift back up. It only has 33,000 miles on the car. Searched online and found a lot of complaints about the same problem. *tr
ODI 10523633
Visibility/Wiper
The sun visor on the drivers side of the vehicle no longer stays in the "up" position resting against the roof. The visor hangs at dangerous eye level because the spring mechanism to hold the visor in the resting position against the roof is defective. I've researched this issue online and seen several complaints. This is extremely dangerous situation in traffic when the visor suddenly falls and blocks the sight of…
ODI 10514030
Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
I'm experiencing a melting dashboard that causes a such glare on the windshield that it has the effect of of us not being able see thorough the windshield as was intended by its installation. We now wear uv sunglasses in order to try to combat the glare. This melting dashboard is a safety hazard! I've sent/spoken with toyota and its dealers and they have not agreed repair or replace my melting dashboard. Did i…
ODI 10886105
Visibility/Wiper
I purchased this vehicle used from savannah hyundai. I immediately noticed and was very concerned about the substantial glare that comes off the melted, sticky dashboards. Which has impede the ability to safely operate this vehicles. There is a reflection off of the melted dashboard that has from time to time temporarily blind me. Alternately, this may , very well could lead to an accident. Also, i am very concern…
ODI 10767382
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
My visor on the driver side was wobbling around and would get in my way of driving numerous times. One day the entire visor finally just fell off and within two weeks my passenger side visor did the same thing. This should be a recall, it impairs your driving when the visor starts malfunctioning and if the sun is out and there is now now visor, the glare could prevent a driver from seeing someone or another vehicle.…
ODI 10512389
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the windshield exhibited an abnormal glare, causing the contact's vision to become impaired. The contact stated the glare was due to a sticky dashboard. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the entire dash board needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the dashboard replaced. The failure mileage was 81,000.
ODI 10547088
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the weather stripping that was around the windshield malfunctioned, allowing excessive air and water to leak inside the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer advised that the entire windshield needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the windshield replaced. The failure mileage was 82,000.
ODI 10503783
Visibility/Wiper
Driver's side sun visor will not stay up, swings down. *tr
ODI 10531678
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the sun visor detached and hung from the housing mechanism, causing the contact's vision to become obscured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that he would have to replace the entire visor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately…
ODI 10485832
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
Due to the deterioration of the dashboard, where it is basically melting and very shiny and sticky, when driving in the direction of the sun, the suns rays reflecting off of the dash basically are a blinding factor on visibility of the driver. It is very difficult to see clearly through the windshield. I contacted toyota care center and explained the issue with the dash deterioration to them. Their rep acknowledged…
ODI 10548216
Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the transmission failed. The contact stated that she was depressing the accelerator pedal but the transmission continued to slip. The contact also stated that the driver's side sun visor was defective and would not remain in an upward position. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection where they stated that the…
ODI 10479654
Visibility/Wiper
I am submitting this complaint, because i have had several near collisions due to poor windshield visibility caused by melting dashboard on my 2008, toyota camry. I first notified toyota corporate of the problem with the dashboard deteriorating in sept of 2012 and was told it was not a warrantied item. The first near accident due to poor visibility(sticky residue on windshield) occurred in oct, 201. I mentioned the…
ODI 10595190
Visibility/Wiper
My wife's 2008 toyota camry's sun visor has broken under normal use. The visor just flops down, impairing vision while driving; the visor had to be taken down, this should not happen on a car with only 48,000 miles. This happened about august 23, 2012. This is a safety issue, and should be replaced by toyota for free, not $200+ dollars. I will not pay the dealer fee, so the problem still has not been fixed. *tr
ODI 10472714
Visibility/Wiper
My visor on the drivers side will not stay in the up position or down against towards the windshield blocking the sun. It seems to be defective. I called toyota to see how much it cost to replace the part. I was advised $148.00 for the part. However the previous owner had also had this visor replaced prior to me purchasing the vehicle. This seems to be a big deal with alot of the toyota visors, but yet there is no…
ODI 10472004
Visibility/Wiper
Visor won't stay up in the driver seat it's a driving hazard. *tr
ODI 10469268
Visibility/Wiper
Last year my passenger side visor went down with no apparent reason. I didn't think about it much, i thought it was a passenger pulled it down too hard, and i replaced it with a used visor from ebay. Last week, my driver side visor broke and went down, so now i have no visor which creates a safety issue. I started looking online about this issue, and i see a lot of people complaining about this. This is definitely a…
ODI 10470550
Visibility/Wiper
Driver side sun visor support failed while driving. Went to tilt it down and broke loose to a point where it just hangs straight down and swings freely and completely blocking my vision. Had to hold it with one hand until i was safely off the roadway. There is no way it will support itself, so i had to tape or wire it up which makes it useless blocking sun (it's purpose.) *tr
ODI 10474439
Visibility/Wiper
Sun visor broke with only 35500 miles on the car. Driving east to work and west home is seriously dangerous without this visor, which was used under normal conditions (flipped down in the morning, up when parked and flipped down again in the evening). It's dangerous enough driving through 2 construction zones in the morning, but now i have to use one hand to shield my eyes due to the grades i drive and location of…
ODI 10468833
Visibility/Wiper
Opened door on driver side, attempted to pull sunvisor down and it broke and would not stay up. Took to dealer and paid to get it fixed. Now two years later same problem with the same sun visor, broken will not stay up, dangling. *tr
ODI 10639163
Visibility/Wiper
Both the left and right sun visor failed. The left sun visor fell in such a position as to block the driver's vision. I had to drive home from work holding the sunvisor up and have now taped it in the up position to prevent it from falling down again. I also had to tape the right sun visor in the up position so as not to block my field of view. *tr
ODI 10466858
Visibility/Wiper
The driver side sun visor has dropped and will not stay in place. This is obstructing my view. It is very dangerous. It has hit me in the head. I opened it and saw that many pieces on the inside had melted! *tr
ODI 10466728
Visibility/Wiper
The drivers side sun visor fell down while driving and blocked my vision of the road. It would not stay up and i had to tie it up to prevent it from blocking my vision. It could have caused an accident. *tr
ODI 10466004
Visibility/Wiper
Sunvisor failed. Flopped down off of its mount while driving causing quite a surprise. Fortunately, traffic was clear and vehicle control was maintained. *tr
ODI 10465496
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Sunvisor has lost all tension and just hangs straight down interfering with visibility on driver's side. Toyota will not assume responsibility when i called and discussed it with them at their customer service center although i have read this is a fairly common problem with camry 2008. Had to remove sunvisor. *tr
ODI 10465258
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the driver's side sun visor broke and was hanging downward. Due to the broken side sun visor, the driver's view was obstructed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 32,100.
ODI 10463193
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Toyota Camry.
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