Problems with 2007 Toyota Camry VISIBILITY

The dashboard on my camry is melting causing a sticky residue. my safety concern is while driving the car, sun causes a glare on to the windshield preventing me from seeing any on coming traffic, or objects. without clear visibility driving this car has caused me several near head on collisions with ongoing traffic. driving this car i purchased scares me that this is issue will cause me an accident which could take my life or someone else on road i may hit. toyota was aware of the dash issue years prior but only fixed some of this defected dashes by creating a warranty enhancement. if the problem was present or known it was replaceable with in their window of time, they will not make their defected dash correct. i realize over time all components of a car have wear and tear. this is not that issue at all. this is a issue of a dash being used that has a chemical while in sun melts. there was two prior class action lawsuits and to prevent a recall and notifying all owners of this defect and correcting it for the safety of drivers in their product ...

Takata recall sun visors falling down

Visor on driver's side keeps falling down and is a hazard when driving. apparently toyota issued a recall and i was never notified. toyota has my updated address and i constantly receive notices from toyota but did not receive this one and the deadline for warranty recall has expired. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that the driver side visor fractured and fell down, blocking the contact visibility. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was not available.

The sun visor broke when i was using it while the sun was coming down. it's a safety hazard since the sun blinds you. toyota does not produce reliable cars like they used to. *tr

My windshield has been defective since last year i contacted the dealer they have been giving me the run around, they keep telling me they are on back order. i have kids when it s hot it's so sticky it really driving my kids crazy and my kids are allergy to it. i contacted the head quarter they told me since the dealer told me that i have to wait they are not going to help me i have to deal with it. it's not my fault that my windshield is defective and the dealer is not helping me please help me so they can fix my car thanks. my name is [xxx], my email address is [xxx] and my phone number is [xxx] and my address is [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

2007 toyota camry. sun visor was not tight as it should have been. the sun visor would not stay in place, and eventually it dropped down in the consumers view. *ta

The driver side sun visor all of a sudden started to come down while driving. *tr

The driver sun visor became loose ad will not stay in place creating a hazard to the driver. the visor is in my face and obstructs my vision. *js

While driving the visor dropped down obscuring view of the road. visor was previously deployed to block the sun. i readjusted the visor to be closer to the windshield then something within the assembly snapped and it lowered. in the lowered position it is in the position where it blocks the most view through the wind shield. *tr

I was driving about 75 mph going wb on i-8 heading out of tucson july 14, 2014. i started to smell a faint burning, which i thought was the car in front of me. the smell became more intense and smelled like something electrical was frying. it is a very specific smell. i thought for a second that something was happening in my steering wheel but then noticed smoke coming up through my window control buttons. i immediately pulled over and turned off the car. the smoking stopped. i called a tow truck and a cop waited with me in 105 degree weather. i was towed back to tucson to a toyota dealership. they told me there was an electrical shortage and that i would need to pay over $500 to repair it. i have not done that but instead, i had them cut power to my windows so i can continue to drive the car immediately. i feel that there was definitely a possibility of fire but thank goodness there wasn't. please reference nhtsa campaign number: 12v491000 from october from 2012. i feel like the same issue applies to me (and possibly the other cars manufactured with mine) and ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. during the summer months, whenever the vehicle was parked outdoors, the sunlight caused the dashboard to melt. additionally, there was a gloss that reflected from the dashboard onto the windshield. the contact stated that the reflection in the windshield made the vehicle unsafe to drive. stokes brown toyota of hilton head (100 fording island rd, bluffton, sc 29910, (888) 994-0079) was notified. the contact was informed that a warranty repair was provided by the manufacturer, but the deadline had been exceeded. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. *tt

I have seen complaints about the driver side sun visor wearing out on 2007 camry. no recalls and people being left to pay for repair or to get a replacement. this has happened with my camry. the visor arm broke out of my visor. it first would not stay up when not needed then it just completely broke. i think this is an issue that should be covered by toyota. it is a safety hazard. i have never had a car that the visor wore out. *tr

Initial burning smell coming from driver door. when the vehicle was turned on, there were visible flames appearing in the contol buttons of the driver's side power master switch. *tr

Tl * the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving approximately 65 mph, a glare appeared on the windshield that made it difficult to view the road. the glare was due to the dashboard melting. the contact stated that the dashboard was also sticky. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 52,000. jcc upfdated 09/16/14*lj updated 1/13/2015 *js