general problems of the 2008 Toyota Camry - part 2

My dashboard became sticky last year. I have done what I can to properly clean it but it kept getting worse. Now, I can't even touch it without pieces of the dashboard coming apart. Items like lint and dust stick to it. In addition, the dashboard becomes incredibly shiny at night with a terrible glare that makes it difficult to drive. Toyota says they will not repair it because a voluntary recall expired in 2017. I never received that notice and was not contacted.

Takata recall: I was involved in a collision on January 27, 2018 with a Jeep ranger in my 2008 Toyota Camry. I was getting on the freeway exit road, the posted speed was 65mph and had no time to avoid the accident. After making contact with the Jeep my car then went into a fence. The air bags in my Camry never deployed. And I have suffered from injuries and significant medial bills as a result of the air bags failure to deploy.

Excessive oil consumption. This is actually my father's car. His name is philip e. Myhre and he has asked me brian s. Myhre to act on his behalf. Philip is 91 years old and does not use computers. I talked to a Toyota customer service representative about their "warranty enhancement notification" letter # ze7and was told that my fathers car does not apply because Toyota put a cut-off at 150,000 miles or 10 years from first date of issue. My father is the second owner of this car and he has owned it for about 2. 5 - 3 years. When he purchased it, it had about 130,000 miles on it, it now has 158,3000 miles. He has never received a notice or letter from Toyota notifying him of oil consumption issues. I was driving with him in late January of 2018 when the oil warning light lit up on the dash, I immediately pulled over as I knew he had just had the oil & filter changed at the local jiffy lube about 1500 miles prior to what the mileage read. I was very angry when I saw it didn't register on the dipstick and I had to add about 1 1/4 quarts of oil. I thought jiffy lube shorted him on oil and I then started changing it myself. I keep a close watch on the oil consumption and have found that I need to add about one quart every 1200 miles. The engine is the 2az-fe, 2. 4l and is involved with the oil consumption problem that Toyota has acknowledged, but will not seem to help since the car has over 150,000 miles on it. As a consumer I think this is wrong on Toyota's part and that they should stand behind their product when it is their fault for knowingly using faulty parts/ material, then leaving the consumer to absorb the cost. Brian s. Myhre.

Dashboard has melted and become sticky and highly reflective. When driving in sunlight it reflects onto the windshield and obscures vision. Was never notified by Toyota that it could be replaced, but only by a certain date. This has become a hazard because of the reflection on the windshield. Nothing removes the stickiness and the reflection.

The dashboard of my car melted down with many small digs due to it. It has been like that for a long time but now it built up to clearly shows that there is a problem with what the dashboard is made out of.

I own a 2008 Toyota Camry. A little over a year ago my dashboard started melting and became sticky. The sticky residue that left behind creates a glare when the sun hits it and it become difficult to see when driving. What started out as a small area on the dashboard has now become my entire dashboard. When I contacted Toyota, they said the recall and warranty to get this fixed is expired and there wasn't anything that could be done. I was hoping to purchase a new Camry next year but with the way they are handling this situation, its not likely that I will.

Just found out that there is a problem with air bags,, my dashboard is melting and went vero beach Toyota and they're no help,, how can I get help to fix the airbag and if possible the dashboard.

My sunroof exploded while I was driving. I heard a loud bang and it sounded like my tire blew or something else and then I heard air. I thought one of the windows was hit but it was actually my sunroof. There's huge hole and glass is shattered. I am thankful that it wasn't open and that my son was not in the car at the time.

My dashboard is very sticky and shiny. I have tried unsuccessfully to clean it, and it is only getting worse. When driving during the day the sticky/ shiny surface causes a glare on the windshield and makes it difficult to see while driving. I learned earlier today that there was a recall for my car regarding this issue, however there was an expiration date to have this repaired which has already passed. Therefore in order to have this fixed I will have to pay $1700 out of pocket. That is ridiculous. I am the original owner of this car and its ridiculous that I have to pay to fix a defect that is no fault of my own, but is the fault of the manufacturer. I did not receive a recall notice, if I had I would of had it replaced accordingly. This dash is a safety issue. I cannot properly see out of the windshield. There should not be an expiration date on fixing a safety issue!.

Dash board has a sticky film on it and poses a safety hazard.

Dashboard is very shiny and sticky - the glare from the dashboard in the sun or at night with lights is very unsafe in my opinion. I contacted Toyota and they advised they sent letters about a warranty extension which I never received and said at this point I have no recourse. This poses as a safety issue and I was surprised this wasn't a recall vs a warranty extension. I am the original owner of this car and we have high mileage as it is my primary car that I drive daily.

Sticky dashboard. Shine on dash that reflects on to the windshield affecting view.

Excessive oil use (quart every two weeks) in my 2008 Toyota Camry. Toyota has a technical safety bulletin, but will only repair cars before 150,000 miles.

My dashboard has been melting and is now a shiny, gooey substance that I can't clean. It's worse because when the sun hits the shiny dash I'm blinded. Driving home in the afternoon after work is so dangerous for me because when it reflects onto the windshield I can barely see anything. I also believe it may be the cause of this oily film that has been forming on my windshield. I keep cleaning but it won't stay clean. It leaves this iridescent film that just keeps forming again.

The dashboard on my 2008 Toyota Camry is melting, and in the process becoming sticky and shiny. The stickiness is a nuisance, but the shininess is a hazard as it promotes heavy glare on the windshield. It makes me on a sunny day they can lose sight of the road, I almost hit another car due to the visibility. This is on the news, internet. I didn't receive any letter from Toyota about enhancement warranty and even when I check with Toyota dealer they said it has no recalls. Now Toyota said my car out of warranty 7 mpnths ago, and they can't do anything. This should be a recall.

Takata recall the sunvisors on both the driver's side and the passenger side have fallen down and won't stay up. We have had to remove both sun visors as they hang down and this is a safety hazard. This was first notice d while driving when attempting to put driver;'s visor down it would not stay up. Eventually the same thing happened with the passenger side visor.

The car's passenger visor keeps falling now. I had the driver's side visor replaced during the recall.

Interior visors broken and won't stay up and keep falling into the line of sight impairing vision.

We got a recall on dash , took it in at the time jay wolf Toyota ,was told dash not bad enough to fix. Took in November or December off 2017 showing them the dash! they said they will fix ! only to be told we where a month or two late. . I called and complained to there main office telling them of my complaint they blamed the dealer ship for not showing we took in a couple years earlier,. The car is a 2008 recall is up to 2018 , there saying we bought it in the fall of 2007, so we are past time frame! my complaint they should have fixed it a couple years earlier when they told us the dash wasn't bad enough at that time, we bought and used jay wolf Toyota at that time, we quit going to them because of there mechanics , and they went through several managers since we bought the car. We only have 61000 miles on car,please get back with me on issue.

I delivered the form letter from Toyota reporting that I should have my dashboard replaced, I took the letter to Toyota of richardson and was told the part would be ordered and I would be called. I was never called, I have tried every 3 months to resolve this and have the dash replaced but no one will return my request and it has been over 3 years now. I have left messages for service dept, service managers, and gm over the years without any call back.

Excessive oil consumption.

The dashboard is sticky, melting, and causes a very dangerous reflection on the windshield from the sun, making it extremely difficult to see out the windshield while driving or otherwise.

The driver side sun visor keeps falling off and blocks driver's view. I searched online and it seems that it's a common problem for Toyota Camry model between 2008 - 2011. Many owners complains about it. I contacted Toyota headquarter but they refused to fix the problem.

The car has a very quick oil consumption. Oil has to be either added or changed before the mileage has been reached. The car has been driving sluggage and has begin to be accompanied by shaking. This is not specific to any place nor time as it does it at any point and time when the oil has reduced. I have contacted Toyota multi times however the last attempt was the only one where my complaint was taken seriously. My information was taken and I was also told that I was not in the system and the information listed was under the name c hughes which was corrected to my info at that time which was one week and two days from today. I truly think it is unfair to me that I was not notified about this and when I called was told nothing could be done.

Dash is melting. The residue from the dash is causing a sticky reflective surface. The reflective surface is distracting for drivers and can during bright days cause reduced visibility.

My 2008 Camry xle has a very shiny, sticky dashboard. This problem has been getting worse over the period of a few years. Now, I can hardly see to drive because of the glare on the windshield when the sun is shining bright and sometimes with certain night driving conditions.

Recall: dash is melting. We bought the car used before it began to melt but never got any notification about a recall or replacement dash. It is difficult to see due to the shiny reflection at some times of the day.

Dashboard really sticky and melting impossible to clean.

Excessive oil consumption.

The engine is using one quart of oil every 500 miles.

When I bought my car, the passenger sunvisor wouldn't stay up. The dealer said it was about a $500-$600 part & he wasn't going to pay to fix it. Being that I never sat in the passenger side it did not bother me. There was however a recall on this part, & after many attempts to contact a local Toyota dealership to order the part & schedule to get this fixed by the time allotment they had placed. So, my actual complaint is that they placed a time allotment. Because, after that time allotment expired. All of a sudden the drivers side sun visor broke. You don't think about how useful a sun visor truly is, until you are no longer able to use it. It's installed for a reason, not to be something fancy in a car. I can't tell you how many times, the sun has played a major role in almost causing an accident due to failure to see oncoming traffic, traffic lights, etc. Clearly, Toyota recalled this due to the many failures it had already received. If, I was aware that the $500-$600 part was going to break a month after it's recall date. I most likely would of tried to get it replaced somehow? of, course they won't fix it until it's broken. It's going to be awfully hard to get a fair market value when trying to eventually trade in the car or sell it outright. When, it is obvious that something is wrong with the car. And, nobody is going to pay $500-$600 to fix this. So, for major safety issues to try & stop a wreck or fatality from occurring please do something about this. Thanfully, my airbags have not been recalled yet! Toyota is liable for this, & they should be mandated to fix this! the recall was for 2007-2011 Toyota Camry's.

I am getting running out of engine oil, I have talk to Toyota and they say too many people are facing same problem I am running out oil as low in just 1000 mile and I have diagnose and they could not found any problem. Car running out of oil and making big noise and scare to drive vehicle, I need solution as soon as possible.

Replacement sun visors is broken.

My telescoping steering wheel latch will stay locked. And my rear window shade will not go up or down hampering me when I backup at night. And this happens with this when in motion are not moving.

Sun visors for both passenger and driver broke. I can understand the driver side to come off, but the passenger side too came off. I am the only one driving the car. This has to be a serious quality issue. My warranty expired last year but the poor quality of the Camry visors cannot be excused. Its ok for me to spend money to get it repaired, but I do mind but the amount of time I have to spend to get it fixed. This is just very annoying.