The driver side sun visor started to just fall down a little at first. Then it just started falling off a little more sometime blocking my view. I would push it back up and that worked for a couple of weeks until the metal part came through the cloth and it came off totally. I went to price a new one at the dealership and they wanted around $121.00 that wasn't including service. I see there are a lot of complaints about this problem so I don't feel I should have to pay for this visor. There needs to be a recall before someone crashes from this problem. Please don't wait for someone to get hurt before you have a recall. Needs a recall asap....
2009 Toyota Venza visibility complaints
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Drivers side sun visor obstructing visibility. The visor appears to have separated, allowing the bracket to shift to outside of the visor. The result leaves the visor hanging straight down.
Drivers side sun visor obstructing visibility. The visor appears to have separated, allowing the bracket to shift to outside of the visor. The result leaves the visor hanging straight down.
Over the past two years, the driver's side sun visor has periodically popped down. I've thought nothing of it and pushed it back up. This time, I heard a pop and it came all the way down. Now a metal piece is sticking out between the two pieces and the visor swings to and fro as I drive. It obstructs my line of vision whether it is in front of me or to the side. I've called the local toyota dealer about this and they inform me that I have to bring it in to buy a new one. From my research, it is a problem that should be addressed and it is a road and safety hazard.
Affected part: driver sun visor this is actually the second incident I've had with the visor. The first time was just a few months after purchasing the new venza. Toyota replaced the first visor because it was under warranty, but this is a widespread problem with not only 2009 venzas, but various toyota models. Toyota has only recalled the camry models. My vision is obstructed while driving due to the visor can not be pushed in the up position creating a safety hazard. Even though my original defective visor had to be immediately replaced, toyota wants to charge me for the repair. There are also petitions online requesting a recall for this part.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota venza. The contact stated that the driver's side visor malfunctioned. The visor continuosly dropped, blocking the contact's visibility. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
Driver's side sun visor has failed. While driving on the freeway it suddenly dropped in front of my face causing my vision of the road to be obstructed. The visor is defective in that it would not stay up and away from my face while driving. It seems like the whole bracketing system which holds the visor in place broke and when the visor fell in front of my face, it actually fell lower than if I had put the visor down myself to block the sun. The light which activates the mirror in the sun visor has also stopped working. More importantly, this is a definite safety hazard as it almost caused me to rear-end the vehicle in front of me when the visor dropped and blocked my vision of the road.
Sun visor fell down while driving, almost caused a crash, upon inspection visor is completely warped inside.
The sun visor position retaining clip separated from the plastic molding and the visor will not remain up. The visor impedes visibility to the front. It can be moved out of the way to the left but that partially blocks my view of the side mirror. Since the visor is freely swinging sometimes it stops tilted toward the driver. In the event of a crash this could result in head injury. The loss of visibility toward the front is significant for drivers with a higher seating position. From several forums this appears to be an issue from at least the 2008 to 2010 toyota model years across all models.
Drivers side sun visor falling down and impeding site.
I purchased a toyota venza, and I am upset that toyota no longer install extenders on the sun visors. The sun is hitting the driver and passenger in the eye, and it is not possible when driving into the sun to block out the sun in many instances, this is most annoying & unsafe.
Sunroof exploded going down highway 2009 toyota venza.
The sunroof of the newly purchased toyota venza fell off while driving--there is a design defect...
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