| Issue ID | 807068 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10347538 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 10/07/10 |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2007 toyota camry, the driver side sun visor does not stay up in the upright position. It fell down on me when driving a few weeks ago to which i narrowly avoided a serious crash. It is a safety issue and it is defective. A piece of their machinery is blocking my view because it doesn't work properly. We have a premium warranty up to 100k miles on the vehicle (bumper to bumper) and we are at 51k miles currently. We took the vehicle into the dealership to get it repaired to which they claim that the sun visor is a cosmetic issue to which they wont replace it. I have visited the dealership on separate occasions with several phone calls to toyota headquarters to which they appreciate my concern and unless they receive a high volume of complaints about the issue they wont institute a recall. Doing research i have found many of the same issues with other toyotas. They dismiss my claim with cop out replies not taking into consideration the concern for my safety of myself and passengers who ride with me. Please help!!!!! Someone sooner or later will get seriously injured or worse killed because of their safety defect. I do believe that my right to see is not a cosmetic issue and a serious safety violation!!!!!! All i ask for is them to own up to their defects and fix them asap. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 49000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GILBERT, AZ |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46K37UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | 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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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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