| Issue ID | 1593757 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11245123 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 11/10/06 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | ... Form # 3 request #215013 chat transcript (e-mail)the toyota sticky dashboard lawsuit was filed in the u. S. District court for the district of south carolina - wendy george v. Toyota motor corp., et al. The plaintiff was represented by richardson, patrick, westbrook & brickman, llc. Says it will take about 16 years to repair the vehicles on the dealer waiting list. By that time the vehicles would likely "be out of use"!!!!!!!!!!!! There was also lawsuit filed by melissa graham, the owner of a 2009 toyota camry. That lawsuit, melissa graham v. Toyota motor corp., et al., was dismissed after toyota announced the warranty program. Because this was not a recall toyota motor corporation is refusing to replace the sticky dashboard resulting from heat of summer and winter heating which causes eye, throat and lung irritation, clouding, glare of windshield and eyeglasses. The clock mounted on the dashboard has a cloud over the plastic cover making it almost impossible to read as well as plastic cover over dome lights. I brought all of this to the attention of service advisor prior to the toyota warranty enhancement which ended may 2017, however the service advisor told me it was not a known issue, did not record the issue and suggested whatever i used to clean the dash, clock and dome light created the problem. My question, what is it going to take to make toyota motor corporation take responsibility of this health and safety hazard? Perhaps another class action suit now that it is well documented dealers are reselling these vehicles with the dashboard defect and denying replacement due to may 2017 expiration date to those of us still driving these vehicles . No manufacturer should be allowed to deny liability for a defect that is clearly a health and safety hazard. I also explained repeatedly to service director and customer service numerous invalid warranties were received |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LEXINGTON, SC |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46K27UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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