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Sun visor will spontaneously fall down blocking visibility. The locking mechanism that allows the visor to stay in one place is defective and it is unable to hold the visor in the up position. This also creates a hazard getting into the car, as a taller individual inevitably will slam his head on the visor as it is always stuck in the down position. This happens both while stationary and especially while driving. This is an accident waiting to happen.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side sun visors indepedently fell down while driving at various speeds. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,898.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. While driving at various speeds, the sun visor fell down without warning and obstructed the contact's view of the road. The contact stated that the sun visor would not remain in the upright position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
During the first half of 2015 my driver's side sun visor would not stay all the way and was about 15% of the way down. While this was in my line-of-sight it really did not impede my vision or ability to drive. Mid-2015 the visor no longer was able to hold itself up and was fully down at all times completely impeded my ability to see the road as I am a taller driver. I had to remove it completely in order to drive the vehicle. There is an existing warranty but does not apply to my particular VIN. In fact there are only two 2011 Camry that would be covered under wmi code 4T4. I know I purchased one of the first 2011 Camry as I purchased in may of 2010 (well ahead of the normal release cycle) when Toyota went through their big (brake pedal / floor mat) recall. I only found out recently that there was a warranty available for at least a certain population of 2011 Camry. I have also found out that it is very common for the 2011 Camry to have issue as many other owners have complained via different forums and have also confirmed that their particular VIN is not covered.
Sun visor unexpectedly sagged down while driving on highway, and now permanently in the dropped down position. Quite a potential safety issue when 1/2 of your visibility suddenly gets blocked, and this issue seems quite commonly reported in online forum complaints.
- Round Rock, TX, USA
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Purchased two rain X wiper blades #5070277-1 and 5079280-1 on 6/29/2015 and after using them for 30 days the rubber inserts where totally gone leaving the plastic to contact the windshield. The plastic contacting the windshield caused thousands of scratches. These scratches makes it hard to see due to the glare caused by the scratches.
Driver side sun visor is not holding its position and has become a hazardous since it blocks normal visibility when dangling. Called Toyota dealer and they said there is no recall and customer has to pay for the replacement. Under normal to light uses the inside mechanism broke. 2007 model had a recall for early breakdown. But 2011 model I believe has same parts but was not recalled or fixed. Toyota is providing cheap quality parts and pushing the burden to the consumer. This condition is subject to hazardous condition and should be recalled by Toyota. I request NHTSA to investigate this matter and make Toyota to recall this parts.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. While the vehicle was parked, the contact observed that the front driver side visor become detached. The failure recurred on one occasion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. While driving at 55 mph, the driver side sun visor detached from the interior roof of the vehicle, obstructing the contacts view. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the driver side sun visor had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 43,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. While driving at 45 mph, the driver side sun visor failed to remain closed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was repaired, but the repairs were unknown. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
The driver side sunvisor instantly broke while placing in the up position. One week later, the passenger side sunvisor broke while placing in the up position. Both sunvisors are currently hanging loose and I am unable to adjust them at all. Both are blocking my vision, especially the passenger side. Toyota has replaced thousands of cars' sunvisors due to manufacturer's defect, but is refusing to replace mine 'because they decided not to fix my car's VIN number'.
The drivers side sun visor is faulty and will not stay up in place. It is blocking my view. They have a recall but my VIN number wasnt included. I contacted the dealership and they said to contact Toyota by phone. I called them and they dont want to replace it.
Sun visor will not stay in place, hangs straight down. There is a recall for this part for other vehicles of my make, model, and year (2007-2011 Toyota Camry). My VIN is not covered by the recall but my vehicle is still affected. Since the visor will not stay up and hangs straight down it impacts visibility.
Driver side sun visor dropped down and will not stay up. It blocks the view of the road. Now, the visor has come completely off, while I was trying to get it to stay back up. Searched online and found that there is a safety recall for 2007-2011 Camry for this issue. Customer support program ztt warranty extension for sun visor assembly and bracket. I contacted the dealer and Toyota, they both said that my VIN is not covered. Obviously, there are other Camry being affected by this issue, that they are not covering.
Defective sunvisor (left) which was a safety warranty enhancement in Toyota Camry produced between Feb 2006 and Feb 2010. My car was produced in May 2010 and therefore not part of safety. Toyota should consider increasing the warrantly enhancement.
Both sun visors broke within one week apart. The hinge of the sun visor stopped working causing visor to hang in the field of vision. There was no warning leading up to the incident.
The inner mechanism of the drivers side sun visor gradually failed. The sun visor would drop down unexpectedly sometimes obstructing the drivers view. After a few days, the visor would not stay up at all. Part # 7432006780E0.
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- Kansas City, KS, USA