Body problems of the 2008 Toyota Camry - part 2

My dashboard is disintegrating, crumpling, or melting. I proceeded to wipe the dash and I saw little crumps. The dash is very soft. I stuck my fingernail and left a nail print. When I put my sun glare blocker over the dash, it scrapes and scratches it. It is crumpling and it has scratch marks from putting up my sun guard. I know it's not supposed to do that, so I decided to make a complaint. Also my sun visor on the passenger side will not stay up. There was a recall on the sun visors. I had the driver side replace a year ago. Now the passenger side droops and they want me to pay to get it fixed. This is under investigation because they should have changed them both when they changed the driver side.

Dashboard is melting and glare is hindering vision of road.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry solara. The contact stated that while having maintenance performed on the vehicle, he was notified that the motor mounts and transmission were fractured. The technician diagnosed that both the engine and transmission mounts needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 125,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the dashboard had prematurely deteriorated causing extensive cracks and a sticky residue due to the failure. The contact stated that there was a manufacturer recall for the dashboard and that the part was not available for over two years. The contact notified two dealers of the concern and they were unable to determine when the manufacturer would be able to supply a permanent remedy for the condition. The vehicle was not repaired and the contact continued to have poor visibility due to the glare on the dashboard. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

When pulling into a gravel parking space at less than 5mph. Car suddenly accelerated full throttle, jumped a concrete parking stop, became partially airborne on the right side , coming down in a depression after 25 ft. Brake was fully depressed through event. Visual inspection and manual check after incident showed nothing impeding either gas pedal or brake. Mats firmly attached. We have photos of the acceleration tracks and the ditch where it landed. Damage to fascia, bumper, air dam. Alignment, possible tire damage. Est. $800 - $1200. Our complaint is car sat at dealer for 2 months deemed unsafe to drive. The outcome was that nothing was recorded on the black box and vehicle passed inspections on a lift. Therefore even though this was an unintended acceleration issue Toyota will do nothing. Recommendation from both consumer reports and edmunds is a brake override should be installed. When this was mentioned they said no the car doesn't need it. One of our complaints is Toyota motor sales u. S. A. Took 2 months to resolve this. They didn't return phone calls or notify the dealer of any results. Dealer stated Toyota wouldn't let them work on the car and it was listed unsafe to drive. During this 2 months we had to rent a car out of pocket (insurance payed 2 weeks). Over $1000. Both my wife and I feel very lucky this incident didn't happen on a busy highway or next to a solid wall. If it had there was a good chance we could have been injured and the damage much worse. Dealing with both the dealer and Toyota u. S. A. Was frustrating and pointless. We have picked up the car and are considering trading it in but are shocked to find in 2 years it has deprecated by $8000! this has been a complete nightmare and a monetary loss as well. To at least get the brake override would be some satisfaction. Thank you jfz.

Received recall to replace melted dash and I have been trying to get it fixed for 3 years. Toyota dealership keeps giving me the run around.

December 21, 2013. I was pulling into a parking place from a large parking lot, foot on the brake almost stopped; engine roared and I catapulted over the parking curb into and through some bushes and out the other side of the bushes angling right and into the street. I was able to bring the car to a stop and park at the curb approximately 20-30 feet down the street. No injury to myself or any other person. Over $5,000 damage to car exterior extensive scratches, back bumper came off; some undercarriage damage, details unknown to me. Still in body shop as of the afternoon of January 8, 2014.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the entire dashboard in the vehicle was melting and became sticky. An independent mechanic stated that this could prevent the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash. The failure occurred for six months. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000. Remailed 08/20/lj.

Have 2008 Toyota Camry xle. Dashboard is sticky and seems to be melting. Have fidelity platinum warranty, they refused to cover it. Toyota regional director offered to cover the repair at 50% which would be over $800 out of my pocket. This is a factory flaw and the amount of incidents reported online is staggering. . . Why should I have to pay anything when others are getting it replaced free of charge. Next report is to help me howard and/or attorney.

Our family owns a 2004 Toyota tundra which we love so that made us buy a Camry in 2008 big mistake! ever since I bought this car new in 08' had nothing but mechanical issues and as of date 6 recalls and counting. A month after I purchased the veh they replaced my axle, brakes and then that's when the recalls starting coming in. From my visors falling to now the window recalls. My front dashboard is nasty sticky no matter how I clean it it's gross the sticky won't go away and the arms rests on the driver door and passenger sides are both rotten from the inside their cracked and broken. I don't use arm rests so they shouldn't be! the top ceiling cloth in my car fell down the 4th month I had my vehicle so my father spray glued it (how sad is that!). This was my first car I purchased brand new so going thru this after complaints at the dealership they still didn't do anything. I'm so upset I have no words left to say about this vehicle I'm driving a crap car that's falling apart from the day I purchased it. Thank you Toyota!!!!! unless they take care of my car situation I will never recommend Toyota to anyone nor buy another Toyota it's sad!!!.

I'm experiencing a melting dashboard that causes a such glare on the windshield that it has the effect of of us not being able see thorough the windshield as was intended by its installation. We now wear uv sunglasses in order to try to combat the glare. This melting dashboard is a safety hazard! I've sent/spoken with Toyota and its dealers and they have not agreed repair or replace my melting dashboard. Did I mention it is a safety hazard and has further decreased the re-sale value.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the windshield exhibited an abnormal glare, causing the contact's vision to become impaired. The contact stated the glare was due to a sticky dashboard. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the entire dash board needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the dashboard replaced. The failure mileage was 81,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the dash board was melted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.

My vehicle crashed into a van, there is very heavy damage to the driver side front, I am surprised to note that no air bags were deployed, even though the left front is totaled.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that there was a sticky substance on the dashboard that reflected on the windshield. As a result, the contact¿s vision was obstructed when driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000. The VIN was unavailable. Pam.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the passenger and driver's side sun visors failed and would not remain secure in their housing. The contact stated that the failure was caused by defective material. The vehicle was not inspected fro the failure nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure and current mileage was 114,000. Kmj.

Sunvisor has lost all tension and just hangs straight down interfering with visibility on driver's side. Toyota will not assume responsibility when I called and discussed it with them at their customer service center although I have read this is a fairly common problem with Camry 2008. Had to remove sunvisor.

Dash board and steering wheel is melting and the dash is causing a terrible glare on drivers wind shield making visibility hard . Hands tend to stick to the steering wheel. I did buy a cover to help with this.

Back in April the driver sun visor broke, we removed because I couldn't see when I was driving, and then about 1 week ago the passenger sun visor broke also. I called the 1-800-331-4331 for customer's concerns and they said there is nothing they can do. This is going to cost me about $300. This is a safety issue and Toyota should issue a recall on the visors.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the dash board melted. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. Mm.

Tl-the 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the driver and passenger sun visors broke where they connect to metal piece. The driver sun visor broke once. The plastic rod that connected to the metal to maintain stability cracked. The passenger side broke twice. The first time the passenger visor broke it was taken to a dealer and repaired. The vehicle had not been taken back to the dealer for diagnoses. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Jb.

Front bumper is too low to road, which causes bumper cover to come into contact with parking space tire stops, which then pops bumper cover loose from holding clips, which causes bumper cover to flap, drag, or come off when going down road. This has happened twice within 8 months.

Structural noise coming from l and r front sunroof area. There is a TSB about it Toyota has put out, and it is very common. Toyota thinks this should be only covered under the 3 year / 36000 mile warranty but it is a structural issue and not a sunroof issue. The welds were not done properly and it makes a creaking / knocking noise. I wonder if my vehicle is safe in a crash??.

A noise is coming from the sunroof that sounds like metal against metal when backing out of the drive way or going around a corner or over a bump. I have owned 3 Toyotas and I have never been so frustrated as I am with owning this Toyota 2008 Camry. From the begining the car has had problems with the brakes that cause the steering wheel to shake, the sunvisors falling, the rear wheel bearing to be replaced and now the sunroof. I'm taking time to write this because I want owners of Toyota to be aware of how poorly Toyota is handling these problem. Toyota has stalled taking action so that when the warranty runs out than is the owners responsability to pay for the repair. Shame on Toyota. Instead of spending so much time in learning how to avoid doing the right thing they should concentrate on doing the responsible thing. Toyota you lost a loyal customer. Sincerely.

The dashboard to my 2008 Toyota Camry solara sport v6 is extremely sticky, glossy, and highly reflective of sunlight to the windshield glass with excessive glaring at certain times to cause poor visibility.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the dashboard had melted. The manufacturer was not contacted. There was no diagnosis or repairs completed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 77,000.

The contacts owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the dashboard was melting. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in a voluntary recall by the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 15,000.

Driving on back road late at night-car suddenly veried to left hitting oncoming car-then going into ditch-could not control my car-was having problems prior-as car kept wanting to veer to right and acceletor seemed to stick from time to time-car was totaled and I suffered from injuries. I was one mile from my home when accident occured. I always felt like car had handling problems-but with toyda,s quality reputation did not think it was a manufacturing issue. I have a new toyda-still has tendancy to acciler ate from time to time unexpectedly-no accidents or close calls.