Dashboards can become cracked and/or sticky/melted over time. Toyota issued a warranty enhancement notification on this issue which expired january 2, 2018. My 2008 camry did not experience this problem until may 2018. This is a huge safety hazard as the sticky/melted dash acts as a mirror reflecting any light into the drivers face. It is especially hazardous in night driving when street lights and headlights glare into the drivers face reducing visibility considerably. If there are both street lights and oncoming headlights there is no visibility. It acts like a mirror on the dashboard. This should be a recall, not just a warranty enhancement.
2008 Toyota Camry: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 933 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Camry describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
Headlights go on and off after being on for a few minuts.
Starting in 2012 and increasingly getting worse, the dashboard began to get shiny and very sticky. It appeared to be melting. I first noticed it at night with street lights and headlights creating very bad glare, I thought my eyes were getting bad until I drove another vehicle. It has progressed to the point that it is unsafe to drive in the day time on bright days without something on the dash to block the reflection. It is very sticky to the touch, ants wills will stick to the dashboard and it is easily gouged. I have tried to clean but it did not improve the situation. This is an extreme safety hazard due to the glare during the day significantly limiting visibility. My family members who may drive the car immediately notice the problem when they drive my car and state they did not feel safe without putting a towel or something on the dashboard.
Sporadic failure of the headlight(s) turning off either one or the other and at times both light go out at the same time. Turning the lights off and then on again sometimes resets the light, but then go out again. Changing the bulb did not correct this failure. Contacting the dealer resulted in no action/resolution even though the vehicle was still under warranty.
As I was preparing to cross a 4 lane highway with a median, two georgia state patrol cars were sitting in the median. I proceeded to enter the highway when one of the patrol cars turned on his headlights. I froze, I did not know what to expect. At that moment, I was struck on the driver's side by a car speeding at 73 MPH. I sustained a head injury and had to be cut out of the car. None of the airbags deployed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2008 Toyota Camry headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2008 Toyota Camry?
5 of 933 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota Camry (1%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Toyota Camry?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2008 Toyota Camry
Oil consumption 91ABS 41Sudden acceleration 41No deployment 24Check engine light 21Brake failure 15Hesitation 15Jerking 14Stalling 14Engine failure 12Adaptive cruise 9Fire or smoke 9Loss of power 9Grinding brakes 8Airbag light 5Overheating 5
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