2011 Toyota Camry

MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS CAME UNHINGED ON ITS OWN. I AM ABLE TO TEMPORARILY PLACE IT BACK ON THE HOOK BY PULLING THE PLASTIC OPEN THAT SURROUNDS THE BRACKETS SO IT CAN OPERATE AS A SUNVISOR SHOULD. BUT IF I GO OVER A BUMP THEN IT IS LIKELY TO COME UNHOOKED AND OBSTRUCT MY VISION BY LEANING WHILE ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE SMALL CATCH HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. AT TIMES IT COMPLETELY FALLS INTO MY LAP AS I AM DRIVING OR I WILL GET INTO THE CAR AND THE VISOR WILL BE LAYING ON THE SEAT. IT FALLS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STABLE AND IN MOTION. IT ALSO WILL NOT CLOSE UP. SO IF I NEED IT CLOSED (I.E AT NIGHT) THEN I HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF. MY MOTHER HAS DRIVEN MY CAR AND SHE IS SHORTER THAN ME SO SHE SITS CLOSER THERE THE WHEEL. SHE INFORMED ME THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VISOR FELL OFF AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD. BIG ISSUE! IT IS SOMEWHAT EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT THEY SHOULD FIX. IT SEEMS THE "SAFEST" THING TO DO BESIDES REPLACE IT IS TO NOT HAVE THE VISOR UP BUT THAT IT'S THE SOLE REASON FOR HAVING A SUN VISOR... TO BLOCK THE SUN... YET IT DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY SERVE IT'S PURPOSE WITHOUT RISK. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS RARELY USED BUT WILL MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS IN EVERY POSITION IT IS MOVED TO SO I'M SURE IT WILL BREAK SOON ALSO. SO I CHECKED OUT TOYOTA RECALL/WARRANTY AND APPARENTLY ONLY A FEW OF THE 2011 VEHICLES FALL IN THE COVERED RANGE ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN THOSE FEW. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER. THIS IS NOT JUST A COSMETIC CONCERN. OBSTRUCTED VISION IS VERY DANGEROUS. I FALL WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR RANGE BUT NOT THE VIN RANGE FOR REPAIR, WHICH IS CRAZY! ANY OF THE TOYOTA'S WITH THIS ISSUE THAT MEET THE BASIC CRITERIA SHOULD QUALIFY REGARDLESS OF THE PRODUCT SUPPLIER FOR THAT VIN. SEEMS TO BE A WAY TO SPEND LESS FIXING BY COVERING LESS VEHICLES AND NOT CONSIDERING SAFETY.

I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER AFTER MY WIFE'S 2011 SUN VISOR FELL WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AND WON'T STAY UP. FIRST THE SERVICE PERSON COULDN'T FIND THE TOYOTA MEMO. THEN HE FOUND IT BUT SAID ONLY THE INTERIOR PARTS ARE COVERED. I TOLD HIM IT'S ONE UNIT. HE SPOKE TO A SERVICE TECH AND THE TECH CONFIRMED IT'S ONE UNIT. THEN HE CAME BACK WITH WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT THEN ORDER THE PART. I WILL HAVE TO COME BACK IN A FEW DAYS TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. I TOLD HIM I DON'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER. HE PUT ME ON HOLD AND NOW CLAIMS SHE IS OUT OF HER WARRANTY PERIOD.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS THE DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FLOPS DOWN AND MUST BE TAPED UP TO THE HEAD LINER UNTILL ITS REPLACED. THIS IS NOW THE THIRD DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. ALL THE USED AUTO PARTS DEALERS SAY THAT AS SOON AS ONE COMES IN ITS SOLD. THE PRICE HAS GONE UP FROM THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO REPALCE IT UNTILL NOW FROM $135.00 THE FIRST TIME TO NOW $250.00

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS PREMATURELY DETERIORATING. THERE WAS A SOFT AREA CONCERNING THE MATERIAL, WHICH WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND NEAR THE MIDDLE FRONT PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A STICKY RESIDUE THAT PROGRESSED AND CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY A CLOTH OVER THE AREA BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF NORTH MIAMI, 16600 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33169, (305) 974-1103) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A MANUFACTURER RECALL AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING & CRACKING . IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND IT\'S FALLING APART THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASH IS ALSO AN ISSUE . I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE VANITY MIRROR IT IS BROKE AND WON\'T STAY UP . I HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH MY 2007 CAMRY AND TOYOTA FIXED THE DASH BUT THEY TOLD ME TO GO BUY A NEW DASHBOARD AND PAY FOR IT MYSELF FOR MY 2011 THEY WILL NOT EXCEPT BLAME AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE ISSUES THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME TOUGH LUCK . I AM VERY UPSET WITH THE CONDITION OF MY DASHBOARD AND I AM VERY UPSET AT TOYOTAS RESPONSE TO MY ISSUE .