general problems of the 2007 Toyota Camry - part 2

The dashboard of my 2007 Toyota Camry is very sticky. While driving I receive a glare on my eyes coming from the dashboard. Very unsafe to drive. I read many complaints of Camry owners about this issue. My car is always garaged so it receive less exposure to the sun.

My safety issue is the melting rubber dashboard issue becoming sticky, shiny and reflecting a glare reducing and blinding my visibility when driving. I purchased in 2016 a used Toyota Camry le from a used car dealership. In summer 2018 I noticed the dashboard was tacky to the touch. I asked at a car supplies and parts store if they knew what caused this but no one could help me. I asked carmax one time about this and told it must me something I put on the car which I had not. Then this summer 2019 the dashboard became so sticky and shiny with melting rubber and glare so blinding it reduces my view of the road and now is very dangerous to drive in any bright sunshine or oncoming car headlights. On 10-13-2019 while driving I turned a curve on a busy road and was completely blinded by glare and narrowly missed hitting an oncoming car. I keep a clean car and all glass so this is not a buildup on the glass. On 10-14-2019 I began online research and found there had indeed been a problem so I went directly to Toyota customer care and emailed this problem and requested assistance. I then spoke with a customer care person that advised me there was a special extended warranty program but that program had expired August 2017 and there was nothing they would do. I expressly inquired how could they know they have a dangerous situation in cars and offer no assistance. They said they went to each states dmv to get address of Toyota owners of affected cars and mailed them. I explained I bought this car in 2016 and what do they offer to make my car safe. I got only apologies. This is evidently a known and long term safety problem with Toyota cars and is at a dangerous level for many owners of used Toyota's with no corrective steps available.

My dashboard has a sticky film and when sunlight is present it's hazardous to see. This has been an ongoing concern with Toyota cars between 2007-2009. I contacted Toyota for general information for replacement on 26 oct 19. According to a Toyota rep on 1 Nov 19, recall notices were sent to registered owners by reaching out through their local mva in the state of maryland. All vehicles I ever owned were always registered but I never received a correspondence from the Toyota. Now the recall has expired and I'm responsible should I want to make the repair and no other resolutions. This what I received from Toyota after being a loyal customer.

Driver side sun shade doesnt stay in place, blocks view and keeps falling down when put back up causes a hazard while driving by distracting driver while driving. I removed it so dont have a picture of it down.

Passenger visor not working.

The power strip on drivers door to roll up and roll down windows, lock and unlock car is broken. I know there was a recall but I never got that replaced. Toyota of poway said it’s fine then it broke a year later.

Passenger side sun visor broke due to defect in the inner plastic body. Making the arm unable to hold the visor in place effectively.

Dashboard on 2007 Toyota Camry xle is melting. Noticed several months back that it was tacky to the touch and seemed to get worse as the weather heated up. Glare is becoming more of a problem, specifically on hot sunny days, melting dashboard put a small gouge in the dashboard when something was set on it and then moved. Debris and dust is also collecting on the dashboard. Will become more hazardous as time goes on. Called both Toyota and the dealership. Toyota informed me that my vehicle was not on recall list and too wait to see if another recall would be issued. Dealership wants to charge over $2,000 for part and labor. I have kept my car in the garage and dashboard has seemed a little slower to deteriorate compared to others, but now that it is breaking down, will most likely decline quicker. A problem created by Toyota also affects resale and trade in value of the vehicle at no fault of the owner.

There is an oil consumption issue and Toyota is saying it is an extended warranty issue, that has expired and that I am going to have to fix it and pay for it all out of pocket. This should be a recall not a waranty issue. It's not fair or right and they should stand behind their production issues that are flawed. This is a saftey issue because the light doesn't even come on when it is low, so if I don't check often then I am in danger when I am driving. I bought the car to drive, not to become a mechanic.

I bought my 2007 Camry in 2006 and it has been great till the last 6 months when the dash board started to get sticky and is now fully sticky and glossy to the point where the sun reflects off it and is blinding. Toyota said they had a recall which I was never notified. The address when I bought my car is the same in my driver's license and I never changed it. I live in buena park since 1991 and my drivers license has that address since I was 18 (18 years ago). I called Toyota and they said the recall needed and its. Ot their concern. I find it irresponsible that Toyota takes no action for faulty manufacturing of their products and shifts the fault to the consumer when I had no idea there was any issues. Secondly when they had the gas pedal recall I took my car in for maintenance and when I got it back they cut the pedal without my knowledge and said a replacement was on back order. I have since 2010 requested the replacement till 2011 and they always said it in back order. I gave up asking because I got excuses. When I'm driving my foot slips off the gas pedal because its shorter. Its hazardous when your making a turn and the car loses acceleration and you have to quickly hit the gas again. This is dangerous when the road is slippery in a front wheel drive. I have contacted Toyota with these concerns and all they say is that there isnt anything they can do.

I have a 2007 Toyota Camry that the engine light is blinking and the car is making noise the oil has been charged over a 10 times since I have owned it for a year & bought from a dealer I got it look at by Toyota for them to tell me I need a new engine because my oil pump is going out and rod-main bearings in the engine are bad the fuel injectors. Are going out cant run my a. C because it makes my car turn off I mean come on.

I purchased this car brand new from the dealer who registered it and gave me paperwork listing my address on all of the forms. I just recently found out that there was an extended warranty program for the driver side visor defect. I had been having issues with it for a few years but since I rarely drive during the daytime it wasn't an issue until my shift changed. So now it's broken and today, years later, Toyota tells me that the warranty information was sent to an address other than the one I have lived since I purchased this car. Since I didn't register the car and all of my paperwork had my then and still address on it, I feel that they should honor the warranty because they sent it to an address that wasn't mine. They will not give me the address but referred me to my state� dmv, who also will not give me this phantom address where my info was sent. Colonial Toyota registered the car for me so I have no idea what mistakes were made in the registration process and no way of getting the information. Toyota is doing what all big companies do, pass the mistakes they made to the consumer. I will never purchase anything from atoyota dealer ever again.

Dashboard has melted and is very sticky. Glare from the shiny surface on windshield makes it difficult to see while driving. From research, this is a known issue to Toyota.

My 2007 Toyota Camry has developed a shiny,sticky dashboard. Not only is it sticky but it because it is so shiny it produces a glare so seeing the road becomes more difficult. This glare is a safety hazard as it makes it difficult to see. I called my local Toyota dealer and they informed me that there was nothing they could do about it except replace the dashboard at my expense. They stated a few years ago there was a program to replace the dashboards as the warranty was extended but since my problem happened after the extended warranty expired I was out of luck. Why didn't I get notified of the extended warranty or the issue with the dashboard? I have had this car since it was new so they had all of my information in their database and contacting me would have been very easy. I was going to pass this car down to my daughter that just got her license, but I am hesitant to let her drive the car as the glare makes it dangerous to drive. I don't want to put my daughter in an unsafe vehicle.

2007 Toyota Camry's were installed with a sun visor that was later recalled due to a defect in the inner plastic body. . . . Making the arm unable to hold the visor in place effectively, obstructing the view of the driver. I went to Toyota who said that the recall is expired and I would have to pay full price. I never received information regarding the recall.

After the car engine odometer hit 70. 000 the car started to burn oil more than normal. I took the car for an oil change and the car had very little oil. Since then I had to add 3 quarts of oil in between oil change at 78. 000 and 2 quarts of oil in between oil change at 83. 000 miles.

I am complaining about my 2007 Toyota Camry se car. This car has a dashboard problem that can cause severe accidents. Its dashboard is becoming sticky, smelly and shiny as a mirror. The problem has been developing for years and it is getting worse. When I call a Toyota dealer about 3-4 years ago to ask whether there was a recall or other solution to this problem, I was told there was no recall and they could do nothing. This year, the problem is becoming severe since the shiny dashboard often blinds my eyes and I almost hit a walker. I googled this problem and found tons of similar complains and some lucky costumers got free replacement. So, I called the same dealer again asking about the policy. I was told that there was a recall several years ago, but it expired two years ago, so they could do nothing. This answer is ridiculous considering I called them before. I then call the headquarter. The operator told me that it was not a recall, but an extended 10-year warrantee. Since my car has been more than ten years, Toyota will not be responsible for the dashboard unless I have written evidence that I contacted Toyota before about the dashboard. My complains are as follows: (1)this dashboard problem should be a recall since it can cause dangerous accidents. As mentioned, the specular reflection from the shiny dashboard can blind the drivers and make the driving very dangerous. Toyota must have known this problem a long time ago and should notice all costumers to change the dashboard for free, instead of finding excuses to reject most unlucky customers. Toyota should be responsible and care about its customers� lives. (2)Toyota shouldn't put the burden of providing evidence only on costumers. The request of written evidence that I contacted the dealer before is ridiculous. The fact that the dealer failed to provide me a right suggestion/solution becomes my fault.

My dashboard is very sticky and shiney causing a very distracting glare on the windshield, making it very hard to see on sunny days and at night.

Dashboard is extremely sticky and reflective when the sun hits it causing little to no visibility while driving.

On Monday July 30th, I took my 2008 Toyota solara convertible into hiland Toyota's dealership in moline, illinois and discussed the problem of the defective dashboard that is currently melting in my car. I have noticed this starting to occur since July 16th, 2018 when I was making a turn and my fingernail got caught within the dashboard. I am also blinded by the reflections on the windshield caused by the sticky dashboard and it's creating a film on the inside of the windshield that is difficult to see through, even with multiple cleanings. Hiland Toyota observed the defective dashboard and offered no assistance since it was after the may 31st, 2017 extended warranty. I have also attached pictures of the windshield that is filmed up after cleaning it the day before, and of the fingernail print. This problem has affected numerous Toyota and Lexus owners and Toyota has not done much about this issue. Even with the extended warranty of may 31st, 2017, multiple class action lawsuits have mentioned that Toyota doesn't have the replacement parts and said owners are waiting years after first contact to get repairs started. In my case, I contacted Toyota (file number #1808222394) about fixing the defective dashboard and they responded that after may 31st, 2017, they refuse to do anything about it. This is the first Toyota that I have purchased, however, this defective dashboard is making it unsafe to drive my car and many others agree, resulting in legal consequences. I am currently filling out a complaint with the national highway traffic safety administration, in case something does happen. I am also appalled that a company that regards itself as a �leader� in the auto industry can let people walk off their dealership driving an unsafe car that they engineered, produced, and obviously don't stand behind.

Issue 1: recall on sticky dash registered with quality imports of fwb in 2016 and never resolved. I checked back with them repeatedly and was told the part was on back-order. They have now moved locations. Issue 2: driver's side sun-visor will not maintain position. It flops down in driver's vision. Both issues resulted while vehicle was stationary.

The driver side visor broke, it is causing problems with seeing.

Dash is sticky. Anything touching it sticks like a magnet.

Melting dashboard, sticky shiny and creates glare on windshield that is unsafe.

The dashboard keep melting and sticky hence affecting visibility when driving. . . I actually took it to family Toyota of arlington but was told the recall was over and I have to pay $1100 which I do not have and cant afford.

My visor broke and will no longer stay in place, this is obstructing my view while driving. When looking up this issue I found a old recall for this exact part. "2007-2011 Toyota Camry's were installed with a sun visor that was later recalled due to a defect in the inner plastic body. . . . Making the arm unable to hold the visor in place effectively, increasing the risk of it obstructing the view of the driver. " this should not be broken, and if there was a previous recall, I would to have this fixed.

Sticky, shiny dashboard. The dashboard has gotten soft and gooey and is now very shiny. It makes it almost impossible to see out of the windshield on a sunny day. I have looked it up on line and it is a very common problem. Supposedly Toyota notified owners and offered to replace some of them but we moved and were never notified. This is a serious safety issue and I cant for the life of me understand why there has not been a full blown recall. Again, on a sunny day there is so much glare from the dash onto the windshield that it is difficult to see out.

1. Background the vehicle dashboard became "sticky" on or about June 12, 2018. The entire dash is now covered with a glue-like residue. The Toyota warranty enhancement program (ze6) covering this problem expired on may 31, 2017. Toyota has refused to replace the dash under the warranty program (Toyota case #'s 1806131876, 1806210691). 2. Safety-related issues a. On warm, sunny days in direct sunlight, the sticky dash has a very bright shine. The shiny dash projects a glossy, textured image of the dash onto the front windshield. This can occur when the vehicle is either stationary or moving. This condition impedes my field of vision and makes it difficult to focus and clearly see the road ahead, other vehicles, and pedestrians. B. During the summer season, interior car temperatures can reach between 130 and 170 degrees. What toxins are being released in the car interior from the interaction of extreme heat, uv radiation, and the glue-like residue? what are the short and long term health risks from inhaling potentially toxic air in a confined space while driving? summary because of the safety issues noted above, my vehicle should be recalled as soon as possible. I strongly believe that I am driving an "unsafe" vehicle that is endangering myself, other vehicles on the road, and pedestrians. No driver should have to drive an unsafe vehicle due to a manufacturer's defect which results in diminished road visibility and potentially interior car toxins. Therefore, this is no longer a warranty issue but a serious "safety" issue that needs to be addressed.

Melting dashboard. Bought a used 2007 Camry. Thought the dashboard was just overdone with armour all. Found out the dashboard is melting causing multiple problems but the dangerous glare is the biggest concern. Called Toyota. They said there was a time limit on this defect being fixed. They have admitted this is a defect but wont fix it.

The dashboard is sticky and melting and it puts a glare in front windshield day and night which make it hard to see. I bought car from its original owner and it was doing this when I got it. I thought it was because it was recently detailed, and come to find out, this is a permanent issue.

The sun visors are the right and left of the car were defective and replaced and the new visors are also defective and do not maintian their postiion as they fall down and block the drivers view making a very serious hazaed and preventive visibility to drive the car. We contacted the dealer called Toyota of orange and they say they know the replacements are defective but there is no recall on the replacments.

Melting dashboard causing visibility problem with reflection in windshield.

Takata recalls dash board is sticky air bag sign off.

When you press the push start button to start the car when it is parked, it usually takes 5-6 tries before it turns on in the morning when leaving for work. The light will stay red and won't turn green. I get a message that says check vcs systems. It happens when I leave the car for longer periods. It is not infrequent. It is very time consuming and inconvenient.

My car is burning 0il. Every two weeks I am putting at least 4 to 5 quarts of oil in my car and it is not leaking on the ground.