2009 Toyota Camry UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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VSC SYSTEM KEEPING APPEARING ON THE DASH BOARD
THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE MELTING. IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH.
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CREATING A GLARE MAKING DRIVING UNSAFE. IT IS HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF THIS GLARE.
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSES A CONSTANT GLARE THAT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOLD TOYOTA ABOUT THIS THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY TOYOTA REGARDING THIS IS A POSSIBILITY OF HAPPENING. SUNSHADES DID NOT PREVENT THE MELTING AS IT GETS WORSE YEARLY AND I USE SHADES DAILY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING BECAUSE THIS PUTS MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS IN DANGER DUE TO THE MAJOR GLARE.
SUN VISOR FLOPPING LOOSE. WILL NOT STAY UP & IS BLOCKING MY DRIVING VISION.THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT & TOYOTA SAID IT IS NOT BROKEN HOWEVER, IT WAS BROKEN. NOW THEY SAID RECALL EXPIRED IN 2015. & WANT $145 TO FIX IT. THE SUNVISOR IS BLINDING MY EYE SITE WHEN I DRIVE.
DASHBOARD HAS MELTED AND CRACKED, MAKING A TERRIBLE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I RECENTLY REALIZED THAT MANY WITH THIS MAKE/MADEL VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE
DASH BOARD MELTING. CAUSES GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. AND IS VERY STICKY
WHILE DRIVING IN THIS 100 DEGREE WEATHER I TURN ON THE A/C THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME ALSO MY ODOMETER AND RPM NEEDLES STOP WORKING
OIL CONSUMPTION - MY 2009 CAMRY IS USING A LOT OF OIL. HAD THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. 2 WEEKS LATER I'M ALREADY A QUART LOW. AT THIS RATE THERE WILL BE NO OIL LEFT BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION USE IS 1.5 QUARTS EVERY 1200 MILES THAT IS CRAZY. THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. I SAW ONLINE THIS HAS EFFECTED CARS FROM 2007 TO 2011. SO IF YOU OWN ONE IN THIS YEAR RANGE YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK OR TWO.
DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY MELTING ,SCRAPING OFF
DASHBOARD IS STICKY, GUMMY AND PEELING OFF. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO AUGUST 30, 2018. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER IN AUGUST 2017 WITH THE PROBLEM EXISTING BUT DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL. TOYOTA INFORMED ME TODAY THAT THEY SENT A NOTICE TO OWNERS IN 2014 BUT I DIDN'T OWN THE CAR IN 2014 SO NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET THIS COVERED? IT'S GROSS. I CAN'T FIND ANY WAY TO FIX IT WITHOUT TEARING THE DASHBOARD OUT AND REPLACING IT MYSELF AND I'M NOT GOOD AT THAT. I CAN SEND YOU PICTURES OF THE NASTINESS. THE FORM ASKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I BOUGHT IT WITH THE PROBLEM AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.
THE FACTORY PROVIDED VEHICLE JACK IS OF POOR QUALITY. IT BENT FROM THE MIDDLE AFTER THE VERY FIRST USE. IF NOT FOR THE TIRE STILL ON THE AXEL, THE CAR WOULD'VE HAD LOTS OF DAMAGE.
SHINY/STICKY/MELTING DASHBOARD RECALL ON TOYOTA CAMRY. MY MOTHER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR THREE YEARS. BEING THAT SHE HAS A LANGUAGE BARRIER SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL. TOYOTA STATES THEY SENT HER TWO NOTICES IN 01/15 AND 10/15, WHICH SHE CANNOT RECALL RECEIVING AND WOULDNT HAVE UNDERSTOOD IF THEY WERE IN ENGLISH. NOW SHE DRIVES AROUND WITH THIS DASHBOARD REFLECTING OFF HER WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT AND SOMETIMES DURING THE SUNNY DAYS SO MUCH THAT ITS HARD FOR HER TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I BELIEVE SHE CAN POTENTIALLY GET INTO AN AUTO ACCIDENT. TOYOTA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD OR RECALL, BUT IT SHOULD BE. THE WARRANTY SHOULD REMAIN OPEN UNTIL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE FIXED!! IF MY MOTHER HAS AN ACCIDENT, TOYOTA SHOULD BE LIABLE!!! TOYOTA SAYS THE EXTENSION FOR THIS WARRANTY ENDED JUST LAST MONTH 07/18, BUT AFTER THE TWO NOTICES IN 2015 THEY NEVER SENT FURTHER NOTICES.
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 77 SOUTH, JUST NORTH OF BOILVAR, OH, 70 MPH, HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION. THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE. CHECKED TO FIND IT WAS MY MOON ROOF. IT SHATTERED TO PIECES. THE HOLE WAS THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL, WITH REMAINING GLASS CRACKED TO THE POINT IT CRUMBLED TO THE TOUCH. NO OTHER CARS, TRUCKS, OR FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE NEAR ME. THE GLASS SIMPLY EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO OVERPASS NEARBY, BOTH SIDES OF ROAD WERE WOODS AND I WAS IN A RURAL AREA. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND I'M THE ONLY OWNER. I WILL CONTACT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND HAVE IT REPAIRED AS I USE MY CAR DAILY. DATE OF INCIDENT 8/26/18, TIME ABOUT 8:40 A.M. NO INJURIES, OTHER THAN MONETARY. THE INTERIOR SLIDE COVER, UNDER MOON ROOF WAS CLOSED. MOON ROOF WAS CLOSED. NO POLICE REPORT FILED. I COVERED THE AREA WITH PLASTIC AND DUCT TAPE WHILE ON THE ROAD. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I REMOVED THE DISTRESSED GLASS, SWEPT THE AREA, AND WILL SEE TOYOTA AND GLASS REPAIR FACILITY TOMORROW (MONDAY 8/27/18).
STICKY DASH 'NOTIFICATION' OR LACK THEREOF, I CALLED TOYOTA TODAY TO ASK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, SINCE THE CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF THE SECONDARY WARRANTY I'M SCREWED AND STUCK WITH A STICKY, STINKING (COSTLY -$1600) MESS. I'VE TRIED CLEANING IN WITH NUMEROUS PRODUCTS SAFE FOR THE MATERIAL TO NO AVAIL, THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING ON IT. I DECIDED TODAY TO GOOGLE AND SEE IF I COULD FIND A CLEANER/RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. I WORK LONG HOURS AND HONESTLY DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE A DEFECTIVE DASH. THE DASH HAS EVEN STARTED TO CRACK. I LIVE IN HOT, HUMID ALABAMA AND PICKING DEAD FLIES ETC FROM THE STICKY MESS ISN'T AN EASY OR ENJOYABLE JOB. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THIS DASH IMMEDIATELY, THIS CAR IS FINALLY PAID FOR AND NOW THIS ... ARGHHH WHAT A PAIN !
MELTING DASH STICKY SHINY GLARE
VERY STICKY DASHBOARD THAT IS SHINY AND BLINDNING
MY MECHANIC IS TOLD ME FOR YEARS THAT I HAVE A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. MY OIL RUNS OUT AFTER ABOUT 1500 MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY CONTINUOUSLY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED TO POST A COMPLAINT ON THIS BOARD SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED OVER TIME AND WAS NOTICED APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS BACK. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW I COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL TODAY WHEN I GOOGLED "HOW TO TREAT TOYOTA SHINY STICKY/MELTED DASH BOARD". I'VE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE SENT OUT A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO ANYONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT AS AN OWNER I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS WARRANTY. I'VE HAD VERY VISUAL DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD IS CONSTANTLY BEING DAMAGED WHEN WIPED WITH A CLEAN/WET CLOTH. TOYOTA NOW STATES I AM OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE I MISSED THE WARRANTY BY 13 BUSINESS DAYS. THIS IS A HORRENDOUS BUSINESS PRACTICE TO NOT REPLACE A KNOWN ISSUE. IT HAS BECOME A HAZARD ON THE ROAD AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.
DASH HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY. IT CAUSES AN UNSAFE GLARE WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN.
I DIDNT RECEIVE A NOTICE ON RECALL OF DASHBOARD. MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND HAS CRACKED. CLEARLY NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE RESPOND SO WE CAN GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED. STARTED FEW YEARS AGO.
MY CAMRY BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY. I TOOK THEIR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME I PASSED YET BEFORE 2500 MILES I HAD LITTLE TO NO OIL IN MY ENGINE. MY SISTER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM YET ON THE 5TH TIME THEY REPLACED HER ENGINE NOW THEY TELL ME MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY STANDARDS
I WAS TRAVEL ON THE BELT AROUND RICHMOND (295) HEADED SOUTH AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND THE BACK WINDOW WAS SLIGHTLY CRACKED OPEN. THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION LIKE SOUND GOING OFF AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY SUN ROOF. THIS OCCURRED ON 19 OCT 2017 @ 1800HRS. I LOOKED FOR A ROCK OR ANY OTHER OBJECT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.
MY DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AND MELTING. THE STICKY DASHBOARD HAS A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I COULD HARDLY SEE WHERE I'M GOING WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING. THE GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD SHINES IN MY FACE AND SOMETIMES BLINDS ME. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE.
STICK DASHBOARD THAT IS DETERIORATING AND CREATES GLARE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO FOCUS ON ROADWAY. TOYOTA DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF RECALL AND I MISSED THE CUTOFF FOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. NO TAKATA AIRBAG NOTICE OR ANY OTHER RECALL ISSUES HAVE BEEN SENT TO ME FROM TOYOTA
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The 2009 Toyota Camry has 125 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 4 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.