2010 Toyota Camry UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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DASH IS STICKY AND CRUMBLING AND GETTING WORSE
DASHBOARD STICKY AND SURFACE DETERIORATING ESPECIALLY SINCE HOUSED IN 80-90 WESTHER; CUSTOMER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE AND A GROSS DEVALUATION OF ASSET.
THE SAFETY MY FAMILY'S HEALTH IS IN PERIL IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THE CAR IS EMANATING A VERY STRONG MOLD LIKE ODOR CAUSING US HEADACHES AND SORE THROATS EVEN ON TRIPS UNDER 5 MINUTES. ON REVIEWING NUMEROUS INTERNET ARTICLES ABOUT THIS, IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA MAY NOT BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME WHAT MECHANICAL DEFECT IS IN PLAY.
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. MY SISTER BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009 AND HAD THIS ISSUE BUT NO RECALL FOR IT FROM TOYOTA.
ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND REFLECTIVE EFFECTING MY VISION, BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. UNABLE TO CLEAN.
THE SUN VISORS BREAKS AND WILL NOT STAY UP CREATING A FLOPPY SUN VISOR IN THE DOWN POSITION WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. I HAVE READ THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF CAMRIES AND IT IS NOT A RECALL AND TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX UNLESS YOUR ORGANIZATION MAKES IT MANDATORY
MOLD NEGLIGENCE - ISSUE ORIGINATED AROUND 10,000 MILES AS DEALERSHIP RECORDS INDICATE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR FILTER AS THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, SUPPOSEDLY, THE TSBS SUGGESTED THAT A MOLDY MILDEW SMELL MAY DEVELOP FROM THE HVAC COMPONENTS. THE CARPET WAS NOT PULLED BACK AND INSPECTED UNTIL A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS MADE WITH TOYOTA NATIONAL. MOLD WAS PRESENT AND PHOTOGRAPHED. ADDITIONALLY, OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR WERE SUBJECT TO OTHER FORMS OF WATER LEAKS AND SEPARATE MOLD FORMED THERE ALSO. CONSUMER SUGGESTION OF A MOISTURE SENSOR IN THE LOW POINTS OF THE BODY TO NOTIFY THE OWNER OF AN ISSUE VIA A WARNING LIGHT. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS ODORS ARE NOXIOUS AND IRRITATING AND AFFECT BREATHING RESPIRATIONS AND OVERALL HEALTH ISSUES RESULTING IN PERSISTENT COUGH. TOYOTA NATIONAL RECENTLY INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED BUT REJECTED BUYBACK OR COMPENSATION. FILING WITH NHTSA TO DOCUMENT MOLD ISSUES WITH 2010 MODEL FOR LEGAL REFERENCES IF TOYOTA DOES NOT OFFER REPLACEMENT AND BUYBACK.
DASHBOARD MELTING
DASH IS STICKY, MELTING, BREAKING DOWN, AND DETERIORATING SINCE JUNE 2017. NO RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY HAD A LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL I RESEARCHED TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE HEAT UNTIL I WASN'T ABLE TO CLEAN IT OR REMOVE THE STICKINESS AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. FEARFUL TO DRIVE MY CAR,AS THE DASH HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES IT LEAVES AN IMPRINT OR INDENTION. ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES IT STICKS TO IT. WHEN YOUR DIVING THERE IS GLARE FROM THE RESIDUE THAT HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN AND SINCE EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT AND YOU CAN'T CLEAN IT OFF THAT MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE GLARE. TOYOTA HAS REPLACE SEVERAL DASHES, BUT HAT ABOUT THE ONES THAT HAVE BROKEN DOWN AFTER THERE TIME FRAME HAS ELAPSED? MINE DIN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES UNTIL AFTER THEIR TIME FRAME EXPIRED, SO I'M I JUST OUT OF LUCK AND I'M SUPPOSED TO REPAIR THEIR INFERIOR PRODUCT? I'M WORRIED THAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE DASH WOULD JUST CRUMBLE AND NOT PROTECT MY FAMILY OR MYSELF. I NEED HELP, I'M FEARFUL TO DRIVE MY CAR, BUT I HAVE TO SINCE IT'S MY ONLY ONE. SHOULDN'T TOYOTA HAVE SENT OUT A RECALL NOTICE TO EVERYONE THAT WAS AFFECTED?
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IT CREATES A REFLECTION THAT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF DRIVERS.
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF
MY DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS MELTING.
SUN VISOR HAS DROPPED AND CAN FEEL SEPARATION ON SPINE OF VISOR.
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I'M HAVING TO REPLACE THE VISORS IN THE CAR. THE LAST REPLACEMENT ONLY 3 YEARS AGO (JULY 2014). THE SPRINGS KEEP BREAKING, AND THE VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP NOR WILL THEY STAY ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEREFORE, IT IS OBSTRUCTING MY VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN WITH MY VISORS DOWN. THE ONLY REASON I EVER PUT THEM DOWN IS WHEN I PUT A THIN LITTLE SHADE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHILE AT WORK. OF ALL THE VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE VISORS, MUCH LESS 3 TIMES.
DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP BUT FALLS INTO VIEW OF DRIVER OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY. TOYOTA RECALLED BUT IT RECURRED WITH 12 MONTHS. SERIOUS PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT COST $200.00 TO REPAIR AND REPAIR WILL BE DELAYED FOR MANY CAUSING HAZARD ON HIGHWAY. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BY RECALL BUT ADVISES THAT THEY WILL FIX PROBLEM ONLY ONCE.
ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT NOTICE IT AT FIRST, AS THE SUMMER WORE ON THE DASH BECAME MORE OF A PROBLEM. I WAS HEADED FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO OHIO FOR MY GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS MORE THAN JUST A STICKY DASHBOARD. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS ON THE WINDOW CREATING A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. NOT EXACTLY AN IDEAL TIME TO FIND OUT THE CAR YOU HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED WAS BARELY DRIVE-ABLE AT NIGHT!
THE SUNVISOR ON BOTH SIDE FLOPS DOWN WHEN DRIVING ,L CALL MY DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALL
I FEEL LIKE YOUR DEALERSHIP LIED3 SALES MEN HAS BEEN FIRED ON THE COUNT OF THIS SITUATION I DONT LIKE THE DEAL OR WARRANTY THATHAT WAS OFFERED DUE TO THE COLOR OF MY SKIN
THE DASH IS LIFTING IN THE SAME SUCH MANOR FROM OTHER RECALLS FROM OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAD THE RECALL AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE UNDER THAT RECALL AS FROM THE HEAT IT MAKE THE DASH START TO LIFT IN SPOTS
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR (COMPARTMENT) WAS BROKEN AND FELL DOWN UNDER NORMAL USE. SINCE THE VISOR EDGE IS POINTING TO MY FOREHEAD DIRECTLY NOW AS I AM NOT ABLE TO PUT IT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION, THIS IS GOING TO BE LIFE-THREATENING IN CASE OF A CAR CRASH OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS. CHECKED ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE TOO. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT UNDER ANY OF TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL PROGRAMS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS IS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA. I WOULD REQUEST THAT PROPER ACTIONS BE TAKEN BEFORE THE ISSUE MANIFESTS ITSELF IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
MY PHONE DOESN'T RECONNECT TO THE HEAD UNIT AFTER TURNING THE BLUETOOTH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN (FROM STAND STILL AND DRIVING SITUATION). THE ONLY WAY TO RECONNECT THE PHONE IS BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN.
2010 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE HAS A MELTING DASHBOARD DURING SUN EXPOSURE. THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND HAS A VERY SHINY SURFACE, MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO REFLECTIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! *JS
COLD START NOISE
WHEN I OPERATE MY HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY I GET A STRONG SMELL OF SULFUR IN THE CABIN OF MY CAR. I OWNED MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. NO ONE CAN TELL ME THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES ODOMETER MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE ODOMETER READ 15,562 MILES AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IT READ 19,296 MILES.
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Quick Summary
The 2010 Toyota Camry has 61 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.