2009 Toyota Camry Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 80
- 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 80 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- side visor · 20 records
- glare windshield · 9 records
- melting dashboard · 8 records
- dashboard melting · 8 records
- sticky shiny · 7 records
- very sticky · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
Noticed drivers side sun visor would not stay up. It blocks my view. When i try to put it up ( forwards or back, it just falls back to the down position. I replaced it once for the same reason and it turned out that it was broken. Now, about a year later, i have the exact same problem. I checked for recalls and my vin number says that there is no recall, but i know this is a popular problem. *tr
ODI 10630421
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
The dashboard is melting and reflecting onto the windshield. *tr
ODI 10610195
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Dashboard is sticky and shiny. I brought the car to west kendall toyota. Advisor said he would get me a quote. The quote for me is $400 to replace the dashboard. This is not right and toyota should cover the total cost. The sheen on the dash also creates a glare on sunny days, which create a safety hazard. Toyota is avoiding a recall for the use of inferior parts. *tr
ODI 10588962
Body · Visibility/Wiper
From the start of this year i have realized that my dashboard seems to be melting. Its sticky and shiny and the shininess becomes distracting. I cant wipe it much because particles will stick to it. Toyota is stating i must pay for a new dashboard but i feel that isn't fair due to a defect with the car dashboard. I live in the us virgin islands and temperatures are always hot. I have owned a few cars and been in all…
ODI 10662575
Visibility/Wiper
The visor on the passenger side keeps falling down, causing blocking of view while driving. This is constant and have heard through others with a camry- that this is a defect. *tr
ODI 10607834
Visibility/Wiper
The visors are both broken and do not stay in fixed position. I went to 10 junkyards to buy replacements but they all said that same thing. That these visors are all defective and they sell them immediately. They have some sort of factory defect that makes them crack internally. There is also some oily residue on the dashboard that is sticky and shinny. So much so that in the daytime it is hard to see. Just what is…
ODI 10593725
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
Dashboard is sticky and terrible glare while driving. Reported it to the dealership in july . *tr
ODI 10629542
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
The dashboard is melting and sticky. When hot gets worse and reflects light into your eyes making it hard to drive. *tr
ODI 10631436
Visibility/Wiper
2009 toyota camry driver side visor broken internally and hangs down in front of driver until pulled off, a possible visibility problem and hazard. Toyota issued a visor recall, but replacement visor (tried 2) will not stay fully up when tilted to the windshield, thereby making signal lights harder to see, which we believe could cause an accident as well. Hard to believe new visor will not go up fully (in both…
ODI 10547583
Visibility/Wiper
As always when i arrive to work i put up the sunscreen in the front window. It is held in place by the driver's and passenger's sun visors. When i proceeded to remove the screen after work, the visor would not return to its normal "locked" position. Regardless of the angle of the visor, it would not stay in place. I had to drive home holding the visor up with one hand, because it would obstruct my line of vision if…
ODI 10535629
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
The dashboard of my toyota camry seems to be melting. I live in south fl and have lived here for years. I have owned many cars here and the weather and parking conditions have not changed. My car has very few miles on it, under 30k. The issue with my dashboard makes it hard to see and is causing a serious reflection issue. I cant imagine that this is not a product issue. No car i have ever seen has experienced this…
ODI 10621112
Body · Visibility/Wiper
The car dash board is melting away. It gets very sticky and if barely touched chips away in chunks. When the sun hits the dash it makes a glare that has many times almost caused me to wreck the car because i could not see.it smells weird. *tr
ODI 10629648
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
My 2009 toyota camry's dashboard has melted. It has become a sticky, shiny mess. I tried to put reflective shades in the windshield to help slow the disintegration. Upon removing it to drive the car one afternoon shortly after i started using it, part of the vinyl was melted to the shield and ripped off the dashboard leaving the orange foam showing. The safety hazard comes from the shiny "puddles" of melted dash.…
ODI 10630226
Visibility/Wiper
Driver side sun visor unable to totally fold back, the visor had a little bit loose and cannot return back to the top ceiling of the car. It started getting worse months by month, finally by august,2014,it totally cannot flip back to original top . It cannot be used to block sun light from the front in the morning or evening time. It cause safety issue. I complaint to toyota for exchange. But dealer want me to wait…
ODI 10641478
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
The dash board is very sticky and went the sunlights hit in directly it reflects the sun into my eyes this occurs every day. I live in puerto rico and this is my travel car every day when the sun is always shining. This make me cause to put a tinted glass paper to reduce the sunlight reflection frontal the dashboard but it continue to reflects the sun light. *tr
ODI 10631932
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
My dashboard is peeling and melting. When i drive my car, the sun reflects on my shiny melted dashboard and causes a glare on my windshield. The glare makes it hard to see through the windshield and makes it hard to drive on certain hours of the day. *tr
ODI 10652559
Body · Visibility/Wiper
On 10/19/2012, the windshield molding on the upper driver side was separating from the glass and was cracking in other areas. The molding was inspected by local toyota dealerships and they questioned the installation of the windshield. It was explained the car has one owner and the windshield had not been damaged or replaced. I was told i could have it repaired for $400 or come back when i experience leaking. I was…
ODI 10482396
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 12v491000 (visibility); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact state that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10731060
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
The dashboard constantly reflects back and seriously blinds eyesight & vision, that actually may cause serious accidents and death. I am humbly giving this "real & actual warning information" to have toyota redesign the dashboard and recall all toyotas and fix this real dashboard problems. *tr
ODI 10631229
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver's side visor would not remain secured in the housing. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the visor would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 116,000.
ODI 10494423
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver's side sun visor fractured and had been hanging down for two months before eventually becoming completely detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 130,000.
ODI 10485422
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
I own a 2009 toyota camry for over 2 years i've had what is known as a "sticky dash". It's almost as if the dashboard as melted and toyota refuses to do anything for it - their response is for me to pay almost $1900 for a new dashboard plus labor which is completely unacceptable. I've also noticed that as of late, the glare due to the dashboard is interfering with my driving and i am genuinely worried about the…
ODI 10622354
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry hybrid. The contact stated that the driver's side sun visor would not stay closed. The visor would fall and block the driver's view of the roadway. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure and the current mileages was 56,000.
ODI 10466704
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
Vehicle dashboard appears to be melting. When the sun hits the shiny dashboard, there is a glare that bounces off the windshield, impairing driver visibility. *tr
ODI 10651800
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
My dashboard is melting causing a glare from the sun. *tr
ODI 10652591
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2009 Toyota Camry.
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