| Issue ID | 892665 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10436147 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 25/10/11 |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The driver's side sun visor made a cracking noise, and then came down, and stayed in the down position, causing us to have to bend our heads down to see out the window and enduring the visor hitting us in the face and head. Two days later while lowering the passenger side sun visor, the entire thing, with the clips fell to the floor. Toyota refuses to do anything about this. There should be a recall, as this is a safety issue-because even wearing sun glasses there is a lot of glare. When the first one broke, i went to the dealer(penn toyota, roslyn ny) who told me that the car is no longer on warranty-3 years, 36,000 miles which is technically true as the car was bought in may 2008, but has 33,000 miles, and that the repair would cost $150. 00. I didn't do it there, but instead brought the car to my own mechanic, railroad auto care in syosset, where it also cost $150. 00. The passenger side visor has not yet been fixed-i have to decide what to do. $300 for two sun visors is a lot of money. Please order a recall-the mechanic says that the clips that hold the sun visor are of poor design, and the dealer's he has spoken with are seeing a lot of this problem. This should be subject to a recall. Updated ivoq 11/29/11 |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 33105 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SYOSSET, NY |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46KX8UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 01/05/08 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | PENN TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | ROSLYN |
| Dealer's state code | NY |
| Dealer's ZIP code |