The dashboard has been progressively melting. It is sticky and reflects a glare that presents a safety hazard when driving.
2008 Toyota Camry body complaints
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Dashboard is melting is very sticky and shiny, I visited the toyota dealer where I bought it, no one seemed to care. They asked me to call toyota customer service number , when I called toyota and explained the situation they simply said it would have to be my issue since it was over 3 years, and that a dash board wasn't a safety issue. The vehicle is only 5 years old and I can't believe this is happening. Clearly is a manufactures defect and the company should be recalling something of this nature because of the safety issue. The glare is very dangerous when driving specially driving on the freeway.
My dash has been sticky two years after I purchased my car. I bought my car brand new in 2008. I took it to the dealership and showed them that this is s defect from the manufacturer, but they refused to replace it. My other car is a toyota corolla and the dash is not like this. I feel that toyota needs to do a recall for this. I shouldn't have to come out of my pocket for something that was a defect for these vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that there was an unknown sticky substance on the dashboard that reflected onto the windshield. As a result, the contact's vision was obstructed when driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The dashboard is starting to melt and is causing glare on the front windshield while driving. Nothing remedies it and there is question as to whether or not the passenger air bag will deploy properly due to the increased elasticity of the dashboard.
Recall - need the melting dash and resulting glare fixed.
Dashboard is sticky and melting. Other similar camry's have the same problem. Defective dashboards??
The top of the entire dash is melting causing a very high gloss appearance which makes a glare on the inside of windshield making it difficult to drive at night especially with lights from oncoming traffic glaring of windshield. It also has some glare during the day as you can see the shiny dash reflecting off the inside of windshield. Some days worse than others depending on the temperature or amount the sun has been hitting the top of dash thus melting it more and making it more shiny.
The dashboard seems to be melting with sun exposure, it's also very sticky. It causes a bad glare on windshield while driving making it difficult to drive. A recall is urgently needed for safety reasons.
My dashboard has "melted" and there is an annoying glare causing a "whiteout" while driving. The dashboard is extremely sticky and when you rub it, the dashboard is removed in little pieces. There is such a glare off the dashboard from the sun that it blocks my ability to see the road clearly at times.
My dashboard in my camry has been melting for some time. I had been told numerous times that there was nothing that I could do about it. Although now it has gotten so bad that I have an awful glare when I drive during the day. This glare is causing me to at times struggle to see. I have had to pull over and even go as far as placing a shirt across my dashboard to block the glare. I worry that the glare might cause me to get in an accident and if I was in an accident would the airbags be able to function correctly if the dashboard has melted?
The dashboard on my 2008 camry has become increasingly soft and sticky over the past year. It is sticky to the touch and feels like you are touching the back of some kind of tape. Everything sticks to it and it is extremely hard to clean. This problem has gotten worse over the course of calendar year 2014. My car does stay outside, so probably does get more sun than if it stayed in a garage; however, a dashboard should not start to melt just because a car has been out in the sun. I have put no type of cleaner on the dashboard except for maybe an occasional wipe down with armorall (a product that should not cause this situation). The more the dashboard melts and gets sticky, the more I have noticed a bright glare coming off of it, which I am concerned could cause some visibility issues while driving the car. I kept my previous toyota for over 10 years, and never had an issue like this. I believe this is a defect with this model car and that toyota should do the responsible thing and fix/correct this problem for people who are experiencing the same issue.
My 2008 toyota camry dashboard is melted and sticky. Its so bad its putting glare on my windshield and I can barely see when driving. This issue is making driving very dangerous. I don't feel safe driving it in the middle of the day when the sun is out because I know my visibility will be limited due to the glare making it unsafe for me and putting other drivers at risk. I have read that it is a common problem on my year/make/model car and I'm hoping something can be done to resolve this matter.
Started smoking, and pulled car to side of road. Then camry was on fire. The whole engine was on fire. The car is totaled. It is not worth anything. Nothing can be salvaged at all the inside of car was burnt. Now I don't have a car. The insurance might not cover the car.
The dashboard on my camry is melting and pieces are chipping off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver's side of the dashboard became melted. The contact mentioned that the sunlight would reflect off the sticky surface on the dash board creating a visibility hazard for the driver. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact notified the manufacturer of the problem but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 70,000.
The dashboard top on this vehicle has melted into a sticky mess which is a glaring representation of faulty materials used in the manufacturing process of this component of an otherwise fine car. The odor and glare off the dash is also quite distracting. Toyota should really offer its customers a very low-cost solution to this problem, if not a complimentary fix.
In march of this year I noticed an area on the dashboard. Thinking someone had spilled something, I attempted to wipe it and the cloth literally stuck to the dashboard. It was gooey. Over the next few months it got worse and more widespread to now be all the dashboard area. I am finding out that this issue is becoming more and more common. Toyota should recall the dashboard and replace this defective equipment in the vehicle. It is a safety issue in the shiny sticky material reflects sunlight back into the eyes of the driver. Additionally, keeping the car clean is extremely difficult because everything sticks to it and is impossible to remove without further damage to the vehicle. The problem has gotten so bad that there are spots where the dark material of the dashboard surface has come off and the surface beneath is now showing. I called the dealer and was advised that toyota knew about the issue in 2011 but I was never contacted as the owner of the vehicle. The vehicle was purchased brand new and I have been the only owner/driver of the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle is now out of warranty, so toyota will never be responsible for their defective manufacturing and cutting corners. Please investigate this issue and ensure that for the good of the public and the safety of consumers purchasing these defective vehicles a recall is enacted.
Camry is hit by a pick up truck on the left passenger side, causing the camry to lose control and rotate more than 360 degrees on the road but none of the airbags, even the side airbags deployed. I called toyota and asked by the side airbags did not deploy and was told that they could inspect it but they will be charging me $99 to check why the airbags didn't deploy. I was obviously distraught over the fact that they will charge me first before they can look at a potential safety issue about my vehicle and the person we talked to just basically asked me to call back if I wanted them to look into it and hung up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the dashboard was melting, deteriorating, and turning into a sticky substance. The sticky substance was leaking onto components on the dashboard and the windshield. In addition, the dashboard failure produced a glare on the windshield, which impaired the contact's vision. The dealer stated that the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
My vehicles front dashboard has become a giant sticky mess. It is impossible to clean. As time goes on, it becomes shinier and stickier. If a napkin or tissue touches it, the dashboard "glue" won't let go of it. It traps and kills insects if they touch it. This is a manufacturers defect and not a condition brought on through user mistreatment of the dash.
Dash board seems to be melting! Sticky and starting to degrade!!
I have a 2008 toyota camry se. The issue I'm having is that the dashboard melts, becomes sticky and damage while this vehicle is parked in the sun. I believed that my vehicles was unique to this type of problem but recently a new report showing other individuals were experiencing this same type of problems was aired. I would like to know what can be done to resolve this apparent flaw.
The front dashboard is melting. It is becoming very sticky (even with a sunshade) and shiny during warmer days. When it is shiny, the glare can get very bad and I have had to get polarized sunglasses to block the glare. I am reporting this issue after learning that many other cars of this same make and model are having the same issue.
2008 camry dashboard is melting! You can't even touch it!
My dashboard is melting on my 2008 toyota camry le the company should pay for a replacement I have read that this is happening to a tremendous amount of camry owners this is a flaw in the design component that the dashboard is made of. This should warrant a recall for a manufacturers defect.
My dashboard is disintegrating, crumpling, or melting. I proceeded to wipe the dash and I saw little crumps. The dash is very soft. I stuck my fingernail and left a nail print. When I put my sun glare blocker over the dash, it scrapes and scratches it. It is crumpling and it has scratch marks from putting up my sun guard. I know it's not supposed to do that, so I decided to make a complaint. Also my sun visor on the passenger side will not stay up. There was a recall on the sun visors. I had the driver side replace a year ago. Now the passenger side droops and they want me to pay to get it fixed. This is under investigation because they should have changed them both when they changed the driver side.
I was cleaning my dashboard and noticed the interior was wiping off with it. As I continued cleaning... It left gashes... And lent from the cleaning cloth stuck to the dashboard. Recently, I notice a glare ( the same effect a mirror has when light hits it) coming from the dashboard as well. I am concerned that there could be internal problems occurring underneath the dashboard from all of the melting. I hope there is something that can be done now instead of later before more problems occur.
Our family owns a 2004 toyota tundra which we love so that made us buy a camry in 2008 big mistake! Ever since I bought this car new in 08' had nothing but mechanical issues and as of date 6 recalls and counting. A month after I purchased the veh they replaced my axle, brakes and then that's when the recalls starting coming in. From my visors falling to now the window recalls. My front dashboard is nasty sticky no matter how I clean it it's gross the sticky won't go away and the arms rests on the driver door and passenger sides are both rotten from the inside their cracked and broken. I don't use arm rests so they shouldn't be! The top ceiling cloth in my car fell down the 4th month I had my vehicle so my father spray glued it (how sad is that!). This was my first car I purchased brand new so going thru this after complaints at the dealership they still didn't do anything. I'm so upset I have no words left to say about this vehicle I'm driving a crap car that's falling apart from the day I purchased it. Thank you toyota!!!!! Unless they take care of my car situation I will never recommend toyota to anyone nor buy another toyota it's sad!!!
I have a melting dashboard that is impossible to clean. There are a lot of scratches and indentations from trying to clean it. Small bugs tend to cling to it because of the stickiness.
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