The sun visor on my driver's side failed on its own. It impaired my vision because it would droop down and sit within my view. That was fixed under warranty. Now, the passenger side sun visor droops and it is in the way of my right view. Toyota refuses to fix the problem. After searching the internet I found that this is a common issue with toyota.
2008 Toyota Camry visibility complaints
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Both the driver and passenger sun visors became inoperable in a relatively short period of time -- first the passenger side failed at about 39k miles and then the driver side at 42k miles. The mechanism inside the visor that makes it stay up or keep it in a fixed position appears to be defective. This part broke which caused the visors to hang down with no support. The driver side visor failed on me while driving on the freeway which created a dangerous situation as it hung loose and blocked my visibility. The visor would not stay up; I had to hold it up with one hand as I drove with the other until I could find a safe place to pull over.
Driver side sun visor no longer stays up. The visor hangs and blocks my field of vision while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry se. The contact stated that the driver side sunvisor failed to stay in place, blocking the view of the roadway. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 69,000. The consumer removed the sun visor and ordered another one. Updated 10/28/11
Driver-side sun visor will not stay up. My car is three years (3) old, and the dealership advised using velcro (if I didn't want to pay the $178 to fix it.)
I bought this vehicle in may of this year as a certified vehicle. The sun visor on the driver's side will not stay in the "up" position though I have never had to be forceful when adjusting it. The visor hangs down and interferes with my driving, especially at night, and I have resorted to removing it completely. My impression in that this visor is defective and the toyota dealership warranty does not cover it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver side sun visor would constantly drop down and block his visibility. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 48,000. Updated 11/29/11 *cn the sun visor was replaced at no charge. Updated 12/07/11
No event LED to failure of the 2008 toyota camry sun visors. I began having problems with the driver side sun visors about six months ago where it is unable to maintain the upright position and the passenger side visor has fallen off, with the first problem beginning 8 months after the purchase of the car.
Sun visor on 2008 toyota camry le broke and hanging down which is limiting visibility while driving.
Our 2008 toyota camry's left and right side sun visors broke within a week of each other. We have 31,000 miles on this car. It is a safety hazard trying to drive with these hanging down.
Driving down the road and the driver side visor broke and fell (and remained hanging) into the viewing area nearly causing an accident. At high speed in traffic could have been very significant.
No event LED to failure. 2008 toyota camry, both sun visors unable to maintain the upright position. Failure in the clip which holds the sun visor up out of the driver's field of vision. Toyota will not help with replacement on vehicle unless "extended warranty" paid for at time of purchase.
2008 toyota camry drivers sun visor will not say up and blocks drivers view of roadway.
Driver-side sun visor failed 2 years after we bought the car. It was covered under factory warranty. Now, 3 1/2 years after we bought the car, the passenger side sun visor has failed as well. It hangs down and blocks the driver's view.
Both driver and passenger sun visors are defective and no longer function properly which causes obstruction of view and dangerous driving conditions. The visors are still connected but for some reason, droop horribly and will not stay in their proper positions. On 8/23/11 as I was driving in morning traffic, the visor came down and obstructed my view. When I attempted to move it to the side, the entire visor came off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact was driving 60 MPH when the driver and passengers side sun visors detached from their housing. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage was 63,000.
After about 1 week of having the driver's side sun visor becoming increasingly weak, and unable to be completely tucked in the forward position (toward windshield), the visor joint completely failed today, resulting in the visor blocking vision from the drivers seat. This resulted in having to hold the visor up, in order to make the drive home from work (~40 minutes). This incident happened today, and no repairs have been attempted yet.
Tl* the contact owns 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver side visor failed to close properly. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 50,500. Updated 09/28/2011 *ln
I have a 2008 toyota camry and both driver and passenger side visors are just hanging down and wont stay up. I tried to take them back to the dealer to get fixed but I have a long commute to work so after 2 years my warranty was up. Its very hard to see sometimes without visors that work.
2008 toyota camry sun visor problems. 1. No known events 2. Sun visor both sides fail to lock up, they just hang down, not adjustable. Consequence is my vision is impaired at all times. 3. I have removed the sun visors. Now I have no way to use them when I do need them.
Driver's side sun visor wouldn't go up today. Had to told it up as I drove until I could safely pull over. I had to pull it off as I couldn't safely drive with it flopping around.
The sun visor on the drivers side of my 2008 camry has broken and will not stay in the up position. It caused major impairment to my vision while driving and was very distracting. In order to fix the problem I had to remove the visor completely from the bracket the holds it. Now I have the opposite issue of not having a visor, which can in its own way can make driving difficult. The cost to fix the visor at the dealership was quoted to me as $185.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated the drivers side sun visor broke and it would not stay up. The dealer was notified and stated there was a kit to replace the visor for $140. There were no recalls or warranties related to the failure. The manufacturer was notified and stated she had to take the vehicle to the dealer in order for them to inspect the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.
Around july 17th or 18th, my driver side visor broke and would not stay up, it was flimsy and I could not see because it was pretty much hanging. When I started to look around it and investigate what happened, I could feel behind it something sticking out. It seems as if the socket holding it in place just broke and in turn made it not stay up. I had to take it down because velcro would not hold it up and I just could not see with it hanging. I have not paid to fix it as it is costly and do not have $200 + to spare for a visor which should clearly have not broken especially since I am still paying for this car. I want this to be fixed by toyota. I called a toyota dealership to see if this would be covered under warranty but of course it's not and I've also read blogs in regards to this issue. Apparently driver visors on toyota's breaking is pretty common.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated the driver and passenger sun visors would not stay in the up position. The manufacturer was notified and advised him that they were not aware of the failure; however, they would replace them as a good faith. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current miles were 60,000.
I have a 2008 toyota camry and the driver's side sun visor broke and was hanging in my line of vision while driving. It would not stay up at all. It is a serious safety hazard. Then, a few weeks later the passenger's side sun visor broke as well. I have read several reports about this issue and toyota has yet to send out a recall. The visors are $80 each & the service person at the toyota dealership told me they break due to heat and his dealership is making a lot of money off of them because of the extreme heat in the south. I purchased a driver's side replacement visor, but have not replaced the passenger side one because this issue needs to be addressed by toyota and because they are so expensive.
First my passenger sun visor would not stay in the upright position (the position that its put in when not in use). My brother had it in the downward position to keep the sun out of his eyes and then when he tried to put it back up the coil/spring popped and it just hung down and refused to stay put up. A few days later when I was getting into my car I noticed my driver's side sun visor was now hanging just like the passenger sun visor. I went to put it up and then I heard the coil/spring pop and then the visor completely fell off.
The driver's side sun visor on my 2008 toyota camry does not stay up at all. The visor needs to be replaced and I have not yet repaired it.
My wife has a 2008 toyota camry. It is out of warranty as of december 2010. She didn't let me know she was having issues with drivers side sunvisor dropping until it was too late. I searched the internet looking for a replacement part and found this is a common problem other owners share. The dealer wants $117 or more for this part. My issue is toyota knows it's a problem and buying a replacement sunvisor will have the same problem. I had to remove the visor before it cause her to panic when it dropped and have an accident.
2008 toyota camry le. Driver's side sun visor would not stay up and eventually the inner plastic busted and the visor came completely off the peg that attaches to the roof. Car has 56000 miles.
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