I'VE NOTICED MY 2007 CAMRY DASHBOARD IS MELTING UNDER THE HOT FLORIDA SUN. IN THE MORNINGS IS NOT AS STICKY BUT WHEN HEAT STARTS GOING UP THE DASHBOARD GET STICKIER AND SHINY MAKING A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THIS IS A PROBLEM I CANNOT HAVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP! *TR
2007 Toyota Camry complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
THE UPPER PART OF THE DASHBOARD (TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD) HAS BECOME SOFT AND STICKY. IT IS ESSENTIALLY MELTING. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN IT BUT THAT ONLY MAKES IT WORSE. IT IS NOW JUST A STICKY GOO. *TR
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT THIS SUMMER. I TYPICALLY WIPE AWAY THE DUST WITH A CLEAN MICROFIBER CLOTH FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO THIS ENTIRE SUMMER BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES THE DASHBOARD STICKS TO IT. IT'S NOW GETTING TO THE POINT THAT IT CREATES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND CAN BE HARD TO SEE ON A SUNNY DAY. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS AND REPLACE IT WITH A DASHBOARD THAT WON'T DO THE SAME THING. I UNDERSTAND WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST SITUATION I'VE COME ACROSS THAT I FELT NEEDED TO BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY, NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS. TOYOTA TOLD ME IT HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS BEING AN ISSUE. CLEARLY FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THEY ARE IN DENIAL. MOST REPORTS I'VE SEEN ONLINE ARE IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA. I'M REPORTING THIS ISSUE FROM ST. LOUIS, MO. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, RPM METER DANCES, AND AIR CONDITION POPS ON AND OFF, ALL OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. BY READING MANY POSTS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO SEVERAL 2007 CAMRY'S TO 2009. APPEARS TO BE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE? *TR
MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. *TR
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS VERY STICKY. GLARE FROM THE SHINY CAUSES DISTRACTION ON THE ROAD. HARD TO SEE THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE SHINE. DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS VERY STICKY. *TR
MELTING DASHBOARD. *TR
DASH BOARD IS MELTING, STICKY, NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND CREATING A GLARE, WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSES A REFLECTION THAT EFFECTS THE DRIVER FROM THE GLARE. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
A FEW INCHES OF THE FRONT DASHBOARD AREA NEAREST THE FRONT WINDOW MELTED AND WOULD GET ON THE SUNSCREEN AND FROM THERE ON TO THE FRONT WINDOW. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE PERSON AT MY DEALERSHIP AND ON THE ADVICE OF HIS MANAGER I SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA. THEY ONLY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. I HAD THE DASHBOARD REPLACED AND HAD TO PAY $688.70. *TR
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DEVELOPED MELTED DASHBOARD. DASHBOARD BECAME SEVERELY STICKY AND GUMMY AND CONTINUALLY WORSENED. MELTED DASHBOARD CREATES A SIGNIFICANT GLARE ON WINDSHIELD WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MELTED DASHBOARD ALSO RAISES A CONCERN FOR PROPER OPERATION OF AIRBAGS. TOYOTA USA AND LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ARTICLES/NEWS STORIES FROM HAWAII TO TEXAS AND FLORIDA HAVE PRESENTED A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND VARIOUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND DISCUSSIONS HIGHLIGHT A SIMILAR CONCERN. *TR
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS MELTING AND CAUSING A HUGE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT LOOKS LIKE I SLATHERED BABY OIL ON THE FIRST 5 INCHES OF THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSES DIFFICULTY SEEING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD ESPECIALLY IN THE FLORIDA SUN. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURE RECALL SINCE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR DRIVERS. *TR
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND CRACKING, LOOKS AWFUL CANNOT BE TOUCHED BECAUSE IT IMMEDIATELY MAKES A MARK. IT IS SHINY AND CAUSES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. CANNOT BELIEVE HOW THE QUALITY OF A CAR AS IS THE TOYOTA CAN HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KEEP YOUR CLIENTS HAPPY!! *TR
A FEW MONTHS AGO, NOTICE THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY AND VERY SOFT, IT LOOKS LIKE MELT RUBBER. I HAD BEEN IN CAR WASHES AND AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS THE MELTING SENSATION COMES BACK. *TR
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AWAY ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR
I PURCHASED THE CAMRY BACK IN 2010. CAR WAS GREAT, LOOKED GREAT. DASH LOOKED GOOD, OR AT LEAST I THOUGHT THE DEALERS DETAILER MADE IT LOOK GOOD. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, NOTICED THE DASH WAS INCREDIBLY STICKY. TOOK IT TO BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE DASHBOARD, AND IT WAS OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER TOO AND THEY SAID TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER EITHER. THE DASH IS INCREDIBLY STICKY, LIKE THE GLUE THAT TOYOTA USED TO GLUE THE TOP MATERIAL DOWN ON THE DASH IS SEEPING THROUGH THE TOP LAYER. THE GLUE CREATES AN INCREDIBLE GLARE WHEN DRIVING, WHICH CAN BE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DURING SUNNY DAYS AS IT MAKES THINGS HARD TO SEE UNLESS YOU'RE WEARING A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES, AND EVEN SO THE GLARE IS STILL THERE. THE GLUE ALSO MAKES THINGS STICK TO THE DASH, MAKING IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO CLEAN AS WELL, WHICH CAN ALSO SHOW UP ON THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I'VE NEVER USED ANY GREASY, OR OILY PRODUCTS TO CLEAN MY DASH AS I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MAKING THE GLUE/GLARE PROBLEM EVEN WORSE. I'M TEMPTED TO EITHER BUY A DASH COVER, WHICH IRONICALLY WILL STICK TO THE DASHBOARD, OR TINT MY WINDSHIELD TO KEEP THE GLARE DOWN. IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TOYOTA CHEAPED OUT ON THE MATERIAL USED IN THE DASH, THAT'S GOING TO HURT RESALE VALUE FOR ALL CAMRYS WITH THE ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD, AND CAN CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IF THE GLARE IS BAD ENOUGH FOR SOME PEOPLE. I MODERATE A TOYOTA FORUM AND I SEE THIS EXACT ISSUE POP UP A LOT. I'VE INCLUDED A FE
IN EARLY 2014 OUR 2007 CAMRY 4-CYLINDER WAS GETTING A GENERAL LOOK OVER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS BARELY ANY OIL TOUCHING THE TIP OF THE DIP STICK. WE IMMEDIATELY HAD THE OIL CHANGED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. I THEN STATED TO HIM THAT THE DIP STICK WAS SHOWING A TINY AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE TIP OF THE STICK AND THAT IT SURELY HAD NO OIL. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT WHEN IT WAS DRAINED IT DID HAVE SOME OIL REMAINING. IT ALMOST SEEMS THAT THE DIPSTICK DOES NOT PROPERLY MEASURE THE OIL. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE MATTER AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A GROWING ISSUE INVOLVING OIL CONSUMPTION ON THESE ENGINES ACROSS NUMEROUS MODELS. IT ALSO SEEMS BIZARRE THAT THEY STATE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL WHAT TOYOTA CONSIDERS NORMAL ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION: 1 QUART PER 1,200 MILES. IF THE CAR ONLY HOLDS SLIGHTLY OVER 4 LITERS AND THE SERVICE INTERVALS ARE 5,000 MILES IT SEEMS PRETTY OFF THAT THEY WOULD CALL THAT NORMAL. SINCE THE DISCOVERY OF THE OIL USAGE WE'VE KEPT A CLOSE EYE ON IT AND ARE ADDING OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LIGHT BLUE TINT TO THE EXHAUST WHEN THE CAR STARTS AND WHEN I DRIVE BEHIND IT GOING UP A HILL. ISSUING A RECALL WOULD CERTAINLY NOT HELP TOYOTAS RECENT RECALL HISTORY AND IT WOULD BE A EXPENSIVE THING TO FIX ON SO MANY EFFECTED VEHICLES BUT AT THIS POINT TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE TOLD TO RECALL THEM. THEY NEED TO ACT WITH INTEGRITY. *TR
I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN NOVEMBER 2006 FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND KEEP IT PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT'S NOT BEING USED. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE HEAT OF THE SUN BEGAN MELTING MY DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO LOOK VERY GLOSSY AND SHINY AND FEEL VERY STICKY, LIKE GLUE. PARTS OF IT BEGAN TO PEEL. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A HOT SUNNY DAY, THE SHINE OF THE DASHBOARD CREATES A GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HOPING THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AS IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $3,000 TO REPLACE THE DASH. THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CAMRY MODELS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2007 AND 2010, YET THEY NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT'S CLEAR FROM THIS THAT IT WAS PERFECTLY FEASIBLE FOR THEM TO USE A DIFFERENT MATERIAL MADE TO WITHSTAND HEAT IN WARMER CLIMATES, BUT THEY DID NOT. THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IS HAZARDOUS AS IT CAN IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION WHEN THE GLARE IS STRONG. I KINDLY REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA TAKE SOME ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT WAS BUBBLING AND DETERIORATING. THE STICKY SUBSTANCE CREATED A GLARE, WHICH IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
DASH BOARD STARTED MELTING CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. DASH BOARD IS EXTREMELY STICKY AND INSECTS, DIRT AND ANYTHING THAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE DASH STICK TO IT. *TR
NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAD AN GLARE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO WIPE IT DOWN, THE TOWEL BEGIN TO STICK. *TR
APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE DASHBOARD STARTED BECOMING STICKY AS IF A PASTE WAS ON IT. EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN BECAUSE IT WILL LITERALLY PEEL OFF. I DETERMINED THAT IT MELTED IN THE FLORIDA HEAT. AFTER HEARING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS AND LEAVING THE SAME DANGEROUS GLARE WHEN DRIVING I TOO AGREE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I THOUGHT PREVIOUSLY. *TR
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS VERY GLOSSY AND STICKY. THE GLOSS CREATES A GLARE WHEN DRIVING. WHEN YOU TOUCH IT YOUR HAND GETS STUCK TO THE DASHBOARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
WHEN DRIVING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0 MPH ALSO AC STOP WORKING. *TR
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS DEVELOPED A VERY SOFT AND VERY STICKY DASHBOARD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS SOME SORT OF RESIDUE BUT THE DASHBOARD JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE. YOU CAN NOT TOUCH IT WITHOUT LEAVING A MARK ON IT, EITHER A FINGER PRINT OR A NICK FROM CATCHING IT WITH YOUR FINGERNAIL. ANY AND ALL DUST PARTICLES STICK TO ITS SURFACE AND BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME STICKINESS IT CAN NOT BE CLEANED OFF. THE GLARE FROM THE SUN IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PART! YOU CAN NOT SEE, EVEN WITH VISOR DOWN AND SUNGLASSES ON! *TR
THE DASHBOARD ON MY CAR IS LITERALLY MELTING. IT NOW HAS A GLARE THAT HAS CREATED BLIND SPOTS IN THE DAYTIME WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THE REP I SPOKE TO FLAT OUT LIED ABOUT THERE BEING AN ISSUE. SHE TOLD ME THAT DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF REPLACING THE DASHBOARD. SHE SAID IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HEARD OF IT WHEN I KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE DUE TO A TV STATION REPORT IN FLORIDA REPORTING ON THE ISSUE AND THE HUNDREDS OF CAMRY OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS DASHBOARD! I DON'T SEE WHY THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE BLIND SPOT IT CREATES AS WELL AS IT COULD BE EMITTING TOXIC FUMES FROM THE MELTING SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS. *TR
DASH GETS STICKY IN THE HOT WEATHER, WHEN IT IS OUT IN THE SUN OR IN THE GARAGE. *TR
DASHBOARD OF SUBJECT VEHICLE STARTED DISPLAYING SIGNS OF A VERY STICKY SUBSTANCE IN THE SUMMER OF 2013. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DEC. OF 2010 WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER .. SIGNS OF MELTING DASHBOARD DID NOT APPEAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS PAST THE WARRANTY. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT NUMEROUS TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. AFTER DEALING WITH TOYOTA DIRECTLY, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $624 IN LABOR. MY POSITION IS THAT THIS IS EITHER A PRODUCTS LIABILITY, IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR LATENT DEFECT ISSUE AND HAS NO BEARING ON AN EXPIRED WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THERE MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG DUE TO DETERIORATING DASHBOARD, NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF TOXIC FUMES CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL DUE TO NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (SEE HTTP://TSIKOT.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-CARS-TALK-80/2008-CAMRY-STICKY-DASHBOARD-89916/ ALSO HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/TOYOTA/70NO2-TOYOTA-CAMRY-SE-STICKY-DASHBOARD-2007 CAMRY-HOW.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMAKE.ORG/0PVGKMONEYLS3W74/TOYOTA-CAMRY-STICKY-DASHBOARD.HTML). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING. IT SEEMS THIS IS A CURRENT ISSUE FACED BY MANY OWNERS AND TOYOTA HAS YET TO ADDRESS IT. IT SEEMS AS IF EXTREME HEAT WILL MAKE THE DASHBOARD MALLEABLE AND ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO NICKS AND SCRATCHES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN. ANY RAG, WIPE, ETC. LEAVES STICKY FIBERS IN THE ALREADY TACKY SURFACE. *TR
WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE NO COMPLAINTS UP TO THIS POINT. EACH RECALL OR ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY WAS HANDLED AS EXPECTED. WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS DOWN 2 QUARTS AT AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS SHOCKED AS I HAD NOT SEEN THE CAR LEAVING OIL MARKS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN LEAKING OIL, BURNING OIL RATHER. I HAVE HAD TO CHECK THE OIL WEEKLY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO ADD AT LEAST A QUART A WEEK. THE CAR IS "PUFFING" WHITE SMOKE WHEN TURNED ON AND WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, I WAS TOLD I NEED AN ENGINE REBUILD, NEW PISTONS, RINGS, ETC AND THE COST WOULD BE $2850. AFTER A TOTAL OF 3 MECHANICAL OPINIONS, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS GUARANTEED A ONE YEAR/12000 MILE WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER AND THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN OR OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE NOT FIXED MAY FAIL. I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA IS SUPPOSEDLY AMERICA'S MOST RELIABLE CAR BRAND AND THAT THE ENGINE HAS FAILED AT THIS FEW MILES. AFTER REVIEWING AND RESEARCH, I SEE THAT MANY OTHER OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ARE HAPPENING TO TOYOTA OWNERS. PLEASE HELP! *TR
THE DRIVER`S & PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR DOESN'T STAY WHERE IT SHOULD BE, NOT UP ALL THE WAY OR DOWN ALL THE WAY. VERY BAD VISIBILITY AND NOT COMFORTABLE FEELING . *TR
WE WERE DRIVING AND MY HUSBAND NOTICE THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED. THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP. THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS GONE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS SORT OF THING HAPPENING WITH TOYOTA CAMRYS. THIS IS DANGEROUS THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL TOYOTAS FROM 2007 ON, BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE AT FAULT AS THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM......UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DURING THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN THE SUN. IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND PUTS OUT A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DIVING CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN SUNLIGHT. IN CLEANING THE DASHBOARD TO REMOVE THE STICKINESS DUE TO IT MELTING THE DASHBOARD IS NOW DAMAGE BY MY FINGERNAIL. ANY ASSISTANTS WITH THIS MATTER WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR
THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY MELTING AWAY. THERE IS A HORRIBLE, STICKY, GOOEY SUBSTANCE THAT IS OOZING OUT OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. YOU CANNOT TOUCH OR CLEAN IT, AND WHEN DRIVING IN THE DIRECT SUN, IT CREATES SUCH A REFLECTIONS ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT YOU CAN HARDLY SEE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE SUBSTANCE IS, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT BREATHING IT MAY BE A HEALTH HAZARD. I HAVE APPROACHED TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND THAT THE REASON THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING IS BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA. *TR
DASHBORD MELTING (MATERIAL MELT IN THE SUN LIGHT), THAT LEADS TO REFLECTION ON THE GLASS DURING THE DAY TIME THAT HAZADRDS TO DRIVERS. *TR
NOTICED MY DASH BOARD WAS GETTING TO BE A STICKY MESS I KEEP IT CLEANED AND PARKED UNDER MY CARPORT. NOW IT IS LIKE IT IS MELTING AND MY FINGER NAIL WENT THROUGH IT. ALSO THE DASH GETS SHINY AND MAKES A GLARE WHEN I DRIVE. I CANT BELIEVE A CAR DASH WOULD DO THIS. I THINK TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE IT BEFORE IT GETS WORSE AND AN ACCIDENT IT CAUSED. *TR
WHEN DRIVING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0 MPH ALSO AC STOP WORKING. WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAY IT'S THE BATTERY. TESTED THE BATTERY GOT 12V, TOLD THEM I'M NOT STUPID. TOYOTA FORUM SHOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT TOYOTA WAITING FOR TO PLACE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FATAL ?
MY 2007 CAMRY DASHBOARD IS MELTING ON BOTH SIDES . IT'S STICKY AND I ALWAYS PUT A SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. *TR
THE SUN VISOR SEEMS TO BE DEFECTED AND KEPT FALLING DOWN THEREFORE I HAD TO TAKE IT OUT. AND AM CLAIMING FOR A FIX OR A NEW ONE. *TR
CHANGE MY BRAKES TWICE, MY ABS MAKE NOISE, MY WHEEL SHAKE WHEN I BRAKE HARD,2 SET OF TIRES, 2 NEW SET OF BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. ALSO DIED ON FREEWAY ONCE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, AND ON ROUGH ROAD IT THE WORST. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007. I HAVE THE CAMRY HYBRID VERSION...UPDATED 09-09-14 *BF *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING, WHICH CAUSED THE SURFACE TO BECOME VERY STICKY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
MY 2007 CAMRY'S DASHBOARD SEEMS TO BE "MELTING." IT IS VERY STICKY AND REFLECTS A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD - MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. I AM AFRAID IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I KNOW THERE MUST BE A SOLUTION OR A RECALL SOON. TOYOTA CHANGED DASHBOARD MATERIAL IN 2009 (FROM WHAT I HEARD ON THE NEWS) SO IT MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE... PLEASE HELP! *TR
ABOUT 4 TO 6 YEAR AGO HAPPEN MELTING DASH BOARD. *TR
MELTING, STICKY DASH WHICH CAUSES A GLARE DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING. *TR
DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING, WAS TOLD BY CLEARWATER TOYOTA THAT IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS BEEN FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF SOME CLEANER THAT I USED. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT MANY 2007 CAMRY OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECTED PRODUCT. I AM 62 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE - AND I'VE HAD OTHER TOYOTAS . WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL???????????????? THE DEALERSHIP TRY TO PASS IT OFF AS THE CONSUMERS' FAULT WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY TOYOTA'S. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES. IT DOES CAUSE A GLARE WHEN THE SUN IS BRIGHT MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS, IT ALSO HAS AFFECTED THE AC CONTROL PANEL.
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