| Issue ID | 1008135 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10541696 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 14/09/09 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On or around this date my driver side visor began to droop. It would slowly drop & over the course of a few months completely dropped, you couldn't put it back into its upright position, or any position & it obscured my visibility. I took it to my dealer & they replaced it at no charge because it was still under factory warranty. The guy in the service department said that the visors were breaking and that it was known. They wouldn't replace my passenger one (even though they knew it would break) because it was not broken. I tried to tell him that being the driver's side that was dangerous because i couldn't see with it just hanging there. Well, low and behold, after my warranty ran out my passenger one broke. I just took it down, my husband tried to fix it but couldn't. I can't afford to replace it. Now the driver's side one that i initially replaced is breaking again!!! Same problem. I can not and will not dish out almost $200 freaking dollars every time one of these breaks!!! This needs to be recalled and fixed!! Especially for the driver's side because that is dangerous!!! You cannot see out of the windshield when that is just hanging in the way. If you take it down then the sun is in your eyes, and that is dangerous. Why is it that people cannot see that this problem makes visibility very bad or you have none at all when this happens?? *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HAUGHTON, LA |
| VIN pattern | 4T4BE46K18RXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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