2007 Toyota Camry Visibility

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE "UP" POSITION. VISOR HAS BEEN OPENED LESS THAN 100 TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AFTER BEING OPENED, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER OPERATE. IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. A SUN VISOR IS ONE OF THE LAST ITEMS THAT SHOULD EVER BREAK IN A CAR. THE VISOR IS SUBSTANDARD AND CREATES A DANGEROUS VISIBILITY PROBLEM.

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS BROKEN AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. IT JUST HANGS DOWN IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR EXECPECTEDLY FLIPS DOWNWARD DUE TO A PIECE OF BROKEN PLASTIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

IN APRIL 2011, THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY FELL DOWN ALL BY ITSELF. IT WAS TAPED TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR SINCE GETTING INTO THE SHOP WAS NOT AN OPTION AT THAT TIME. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER'S SUN VISOR FELL DOWN ALL BY ITSELF (IT TOO WAS TAPED TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT WE HAVE OUR MECHANIC WORK DONE AT AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT WE SHOULD CALL TOYOTA'S HOME OFFICE. THIS SAFETY ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA HOME OFFICE (CASE # WAS ASSIGNED) BUT THEY SEEMED UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE. I EVEN MENTIONED TO THEM THAT CHECKS ON THE INTERNET REVEALED NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS VISIBILITY PROBLEMS EXIST WHEN THESE VISORS FALL DOWN. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BROKE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FLOPS TOWARD THE DRIVER. I AM AFRAID IN AN ACCIDENT I MIGHT SLAM MY HEAD DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN VISOR, SO I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT $260 TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME VISOR. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I SHOULD EXPECT THE REPLACEMENT TO BREAK AS WELL, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE EVENTUALLY. PLEASE ASK FOR A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! IN THE MEANTIME I INTEND TO REMOVE THE VISOR AND JUST DRIVE WITHOUT ONE AS THERE IS NO SAFE REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. JUST GOOGLE TOYOTA SUN VISOR PROBLEM AND YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL MODELS WITH THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

DRIVER'S SUNVISOR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FELL DOWN HINDERING MY VISION WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TO PUSH IT UP IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VISOR UP AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING IT WITH ONE OF MY HANDS. I REMOVED THE VISOR FOR SAFETY AND HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DETERMINED THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE VISOR COMING DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO BACK UP AND STAY IN PLACE. *TR

DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECIRCULATION CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED INVOLUNTARILY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE TURNED THE SYSTEM OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE FAILURE DISTRACTED HIM WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WILL NOT STAY UP. I TOOK IT OFF SO I WILL NOT HAVE AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ROAD. BUT NOW I NEED SOME SUNGLASSES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE SUN VISOR SLIPPED DOWN INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO "FOLD/ SNAP" IT BACK IN PLACE. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE ARM PIECE, THAT INSERTS INTO THE ACTUAL SUN VISOR WAS BROKEN/ CRACKED. I HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING THE SUN VISOR OUT OF MY VISION WITH ONE HAND AND THE OTHER HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS THE THIRD PERSON IN TWO WEEKS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE SAME MODEL CAR. THE PART COULD NOT BE ORDERED FROM THE "DISTRIBUTION PLACE" BECAUSE THE SUN VISORS WERE ON BACK ORDER. I HAD TO REMOVE MY HANGING SUN VISOR BECAUSE IT WAS A RISK AND I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE BACK ORDER. IN ADDITION, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE WAS NO INCIDENT IN WHICH THE SUN VISOR WAS DAMAGED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM LEITH TOYOTA IN RALEIGH NC, DECEMBER OF 2006. LAST WEEK MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR POPPED OUT OF PLACE AND NOW IT WILL NOT STAY UP. I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAY THAT IT WILL COST $200.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE BOTH. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THAT MANY MORE TOYOTA CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE VISOR CLIPS ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART(S) IN THESE VISORS. EVEN THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPAIR HUNDREDS OF THESE. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT I CAN COUNT ON TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME AT NO CHARGE, BUT I AM GETTING NO WHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR THE PAST 20 OR MORE YEARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT HANGS DOWN ABOUT 1-2 INCHES FROM IT'S ORIGINAL "UP" POSITION. AFTER READING ON LINE ABOUT TOYOTA NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH OTHER PEOPLE, I DID NOT TAKE IT TO MY DEALER THINKING I WOULD BE TOLD IT WAS MY CAR AND MY PROBLEM (NOT NECESSARILY IN THOSE TERMS). *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN. I HAVE HARDLY USED IT AND THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD. IT FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND DOES NOT STAY UP, BLOCKING DRIVER VIABILITY AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO VISIT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

2007 CAMRY SE; BOTH SUNVISORS HAVE FAILED WHICH MEANS THEY ARE FALLING OUT OF THEIR ANCHORS, WHICH ARE HELD IN PLACE BY PLASTIC CONNECTORS. THIS RESULTS IN THE VISORS BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW (AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER'S VIEW), WHICH IMPAIR A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA HAS INSPECTED THE VISORS; THEY REPORT THAT THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR HOWEVER, AFTER CONTACTING THE REGIONAL SERVICE ADVISOR FOR TOYOTA, THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODUCT DEFECT, AND ADVISED THAT THE CUSTOMER SIMPLY PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER OFFERED TO FIX AT COST FOR THE SUM OF $100, PER VISOR, PLUS LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF $300. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE FOLDED UP POSITION AND OBSCURES FORWARD VISION. IT WAS PULLED DOWN TO HOLD UP AN ACCORDION STYLE SUNSHADE IN THE WINDSHIELD AND WOULD NOT FOLD BACK UP. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DROOPS - ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNVISOR DROOPS AND OBSCURES MY VISION WHILE DRIVING; SEEMS LIKE POOR WORKMANSHIP FOR IT TO FAIL. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO MY WIFE'S FIELD OF VISION. NOW IT IS SO LOOSE IT WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. I AM REMOVING IT AND PLAN TO REPLACE IT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE BUT WANTED TO REPORT THIS AS A POSSIBLE SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION AND WOULD FLAP DOWN, DISTRACTING THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE VISOR COMPLETELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VISOR COULD BE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JB

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT WAS UP WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND DOWN THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED FOR THE MATS AND ACC. PEDAL AND REQUESTED THE SERVICE MAN LOOK AT THE SUN VISOR. HE TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE PARTS MYSELF. HE ALSO DID NOT REMOVE THE VISOR WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE EXCEPT BY HOLDING UP THE VISOR. I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR MYSELF TO SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

2007 CAMRY LE, DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT HOLD IN UPRIGHT LOCKED POSITION AND SUBSEQUENTLY FALLS INTO VIEW WHILE DRIVING. REMOVED DUE TO REPEATED HAZARD OF OBSTRUCTING VIEW. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKEN AND OBSTRUCTING VIEW. VISOR WAS REMOVED BY OWNER DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY EXTENDED TO WINDSHIELD. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP IN THE RAISED POSITION OR ALL THE WAY BACK TOWARDS WINDOW IN LOWERED POSITION. CONTINUES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER MOST POSITION, BLOCKING VIEW THROUGH FRONT WINDOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND I NEEDED TO USE ONE HAND TO KEEP IT RAISED OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER/REGIONAL SERVICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEM REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS LISTED BY OTHER OWNERS ON NHTSA SITE AS A DEFECT COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWNWARD AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE SUN VISOR COULD BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE SUN VISOR BUT IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,300.