At the first day of warm weather, the sun seemed to melt the dash and cause a glare on the front windshield. It gets so bad that it is impossible to see oncoming traffic. The dash top seems to turn to a sticky, glue substance. This is very dangerous.
2007 Toyota Camry visibility complaints
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Sun visor broke, not able to raise visor completely up or down which which blocks my vision line.
The sun visor broke when I was using it while the sun was coming down. It's a safety hazard since the sun blinds you. Toyota does not produce reliable cars like they used to.
Dashboard is melting and when the sun hits the windshield I can't see the road due to a glare.
A "sticky" and cracking dashboard from florida heat causes a huge glare on the windshield. This makes visibility extremely limited while driving. I have not used any cleaning or polishing products on the dashboard. I am convinced it is just from high temperatures and humidity over time. After noticing the problem I tried to reduce direct sunlight on the dashboard by using windshield covers; however, the dash still remained "sticky" and the covers just simply stuck to the dash. The issue used to only occur when it was hot outside, but now the dash has been "melted" so much so that it has become glossy. Which means even in cooler temperatures the dash reflects any sunlight and causes a glare on the windshield. Again, this issue highly decreases visibility while driving. It is often difficult to perform the easiest maneuvers simply because you cannot see. I have even bought expensive polaroid sunglasses to somewhat reduce the glare, but visibility is still difficult. I am concerned about this issue, because it can easily cause an accident which could have been prevented. Please let me know the best way to handle the situation. Thank you for your help.
Melting dashboard.
Sun visor on drivers side detached while driving at a high rate of speed. Almost causing a accident. Sun visor on passenger side is rotated downward blocking field of vision.
The dashboard is literally melting away.there is a horrible sticky, gooey substance that is oozing out of the entire dashboard.you cannot touch or clean it, and when driving in the direct sun, it creates such a reflection on the window that you can hardly see. I have approached toyota on this issue several times, only to be told that they have never heard of this and that the reason the dashboard is melting is because I live in texas austin.
Driver side sun visor unexpectedly falls and obscures line of sight. This happened multiple times and continues to happen. During an internet search regarding this issue, it came to light that toyota is aware of this safety issue as many customers have had the same complaint. Instead of a safety recall on this, toyota decided to extend a warranty to 7 years on this issue but did not inform it's customer base about this issue. As luck would have it, I did not discover this warranty extension until 3 months after their warranty extension expired. Toyota is not willing to extend the coverage and feels that they have followed proper procedures. I could not disagree more. I was using my wife's car this weekend, driving on the interstate, making a lane change at 65 MPH, when all of the sudden the visor flipped down. My immediate reaction was brakes... And thankfully all was okay. In my opinion, this is a serious safety issue and should be handled as a recall, not as a customer warranty extension.
The dashboard on my 2007 toyota camry has melted and is very sticky. It is easily damaged just by lightly bumping it. Also, the glare from the dashboard is extremely dangerous. Since I drive to work facing the sun and drive home facing the sun, the commute is very difficult, tiresome, and dangerous. Please advise me how to rectify this problem.
2007 toyota camry. Sun visor was not tight as it should have been. The sun visor would not stay in place, and eventually it dropped down in the consumers view.
When sun comes out the dash board gets shiny and and oily. The reflection of the sun's rays from the oily surface of the dash board makes it difficult to see the road. The visibility is quite reduced and it is dangerous to drive with such poor view of the road in front. When taken to the toyota dealer in bradenton, fl. He says he has not seen any dash board like that.
Dropping my kid off at school one morning and it was very sunny. We were late that morning so a school attendant closed one side of the gate. The sun was very bright and because my dash is melting, the sun but a glare on the windshield. I was able to see the driver side of the gate was open but I wasn't able to see the passenger side of the gate was closed (large glare on windshield). I was able to make out that there were no children around to process to go through the gate but couldn't confirm that the passenger side of gate was closed. Driver side of gate was open so I never would have thought the other side would be closed. Put a big dint in my car by passenger side front window. I even had sunshades on. Took all percussions other than getting out of car to look. Didn't think it was something mandatory for me to do. I have contacted toyota several times because of the melting dashboard even before the accident.
The dashboard on my toyota camry is very sticky and shiny and it reflects a shiny shadow when the sun or night lights hit it. It causes a reflection and it makes it hard to see while driving.
Dashboard is melting causing glare into front windshield.
When toggled, passenger side window opens with a bang. No matter how many times the window is raised or lowered subsequently, this noise will not reoccur again until approximately 24 hours later.
My dashboard was getting sticky, gummy and disintegrating. When the sun shines on it ,there is a glare which makes it hard to see. It is not safety to drive.
Melts in the sun so.soft a fingernail will damage it with just a simple brush. Cannot clean because of how soft it gets. Creates a glare which causes blindspots.
My 2007 toyota camry has the dashboard all melted. This causes a tremendous amount of glare while driving during the day and you cant see through the windshield. I've looked over the internet aswell as talked with friends and family and this is an ongoing problem with these camry models. Looks like a manufacture defect that toyota does not want to replace. Every year I contact them and its the same answer that it is not covered under warranty. Please help !!!
The dashboard is melting and peeling. It is sticky and soft. This causes a glare and obstructs my view as well as makes objects stick onto it.
The dash is melting, causing a sticky texture that causes a bright glare when the sun shines on it.
We just bought this car for my daughter yesterday evening from a toyota dealer in fl. I saw a shiny blemish on the dashboard up by the left front speaker and the salesman told us the dash was probably damaged by cleaning agents. I realized today after the car was in the sun that the whole dash was soft and sticky like it was melting and was causing a very blinding glare when facing certain directions with the sun. The dash is so shiny that it also reflects on the windshield. The whole dash feels like a fly trap and to me seems very dangerous when driving because of the obstruction of due to glare. I've been reading online and apparently I'm not the only one experiencing this problem with a melting dashboard, nor is it limited to toyota. It seems to be a manufactured parts defect and should be handled or recalled by the car manufacture.. There also seems to be a smell the hotter it gets in the car and I don't know if its the plastic in the dash or if it could be potentially harmful. Please help. Thank you!
When I called toyota a few weeks ago, they said no one had complained and they couldn't help me. And the toyota dealership said it could cost up to $3000 to replace. And my windshield and obstructs my view please do something about this the poor quality of the material is the reason for this toyota should be responsible.
The driver side visor is broken and hanging down. Toyota extended the warranty on our visors to 7 years from purchase which expired on 4/27/14. The passenger side visor was replaced during the recall but not the driver side.
Dash board is very sticky, becoming shiny, composition is changing to very soft, easily depressed and indented, and progressively getting worse. Shiny dashboard causes glare to reflect on windshield affecting visibility while driving on sunny days.
My dashboard is so sticky that I cant drive my car in the day time with out feeling safe. My dash board has turn into a glue trap for anything that comes in contact with it. I have called toyota and made a claim and they told me not one person has made a complaint. I find that very hard to believe with all the post and videos on internet of this problem all over the country. Will please someone help, my car is not safe as you cant see in day time out of window.
The dashboard on my car is melting, the vehicle has been garage kept since 2011. The dashboard is extremely shiny and sticky and causes a serious glare problem while driving in daylight. I am afraid to operate the vehicle during daylight hours, due to the serious possibility of causing an accident because of the near zero visibility caused by the glare off the dashboard.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the dashboard was melting and the surface became very sticky and shiny. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 11/20/14*cn the consumer stated the surface below the windshield became shiny and reflected the sunlight impairing visibility. Updated 5/5/2015
Over the course of the past year, the dashboard of my camry has devolved into a sticky, shiny mess. The surface of most of the dashboard has a gluey texture, with the parts nearest the windshield having completely liquefied. The sticky areas are very shiny, causing glare that covers much of the windshield when driving towards the sun or under streetlights. This glare is very distracting and significantly reduces visibility.
My 2007 toyota camry se has a melted dashboard that severely diminishes visibility when the sun is out. A reflection from the dashboard is displayed on the windshield and is like looking directly into the sun. Sooner or later this is going to be the cause of an accident that may or may not result, but not limited to death. It is a defect on the part of toyota and should be addressed immediately before someone gets hurt. I have two small children and their lives should not be put in danger for an obvious defect that must be corrected.
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