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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 44,121 miles
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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the drivers side sun visor would hang down and would not stay in the upward position, blocking visibility on both the driver and passenger side. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairing the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,907 and the current mileage was 75,000. Updated 10/12/11 updated 10/21/11
- Abilene, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact noticed that the front driver side sun visor was detached from the vehicle and hanging by the wiring, obstructing the contacts vision while driving. The front passenger side visor was also partially detached and hanging abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician stated that the sun visor would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
- Mcdonough, GA, USA
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.
- Westminster, CA, USA
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.
- Henderson, NV, USA
Driver side sun visor no longer stays up. The visor hangs and blocks my field of vision while driving.
- Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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
- Houston, TX, USA
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.)
- Bay St. Louis, MS, USA
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.
- Olathe, KS, USA
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 the sun visor was replaced at no charge. Updated 12/07/11
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
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.
- Covina, CA, USA
Sun visor on 2008 Toyota Camry le broke and hanging down which is limiting visibility while driving.
- Elgin, IL, USA
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.
- Uvalde, TX, USA
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.
- Ca, CA, USA
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.
- Philpot, KY, USA
2008 Toyota Camry drivers sun visor will not say up and blocks drivers view of roadway.
- Brookneal, VA, USA
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.
- Portland, OR, USA
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.
- Channelview, TX, USA
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.
- Dickinson, TX, USA
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.
- Sulphur, LA, USA
- Sacramento, CA, USA