Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V491000 | Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | from 09/01/2006 to 12/19/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 2519424 | 11/05/2012 | ODI | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 10/10/2012 | 10/10/2012 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 camry, camry hybrid, rav4, corolla, corolla matrix, tundra, sequoia, highlander, highlander hybrid, yaris, scion xb, scion xd and pontiac vibe vehicles. the power window master switch assemblies in some of these vehicles were built using a less precise process for lubricating the internal components of the switch assemblies. irregularities in this lubrication process may cause the power window master switch assemblies to malfunction and overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will notify its owners, and dealers will inspect the switch and apply a special grease that inhibits heat build up or replace any switch damaged by the defect, free of charge. toyota owners that experience a problem with a switch should not attempt to make repairs, but should contact their toyota dealer or the toyota customer experience center at 1-800-331-4331. general motors will contact the pontiac vibe owners affected by this recall and gm dealers will inspect and repair switches as necessary. those owners may contact pontiac customer care at 1-800-762-2737. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| TSB-0141-08 REV2 | 07/29/2008 | 10036931 | Toyota: vehicles would have water leak condition in the headliner. this causes the foot well to be wet. it may result from moon roof drain hoses are loose or disconnected from drain pan nipple. *pe | 04/20/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 38000 | ||
| There is a growing trend on the internet of 2008/2009 camrys with faulty sun visors. they fail without warning, and block the driver's ability to see. this happens on both frequently used, and infrequently used visors. our passenger side visor failed first, just outside the bumper to bumper warranty. this visor was hardly ever used as my wife drives the car, and rarely has front seat passengers. extended warranty refused to cover it (it's considered trim). 6 months later, the driver's side failed. now, my passenger side visor has failed again (march 2012). both original replacements were new, from the dealer. the parts guy at one of the local dealerships told me they see quite a few camrys with broken or missing visors. see this link for other people with this issue. this is only one example of many websites were people complain about the failures. http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/toyota-camry/tckuncmcdb228b3b3/p4 | |||
| 08/03/2010 | 43000 | ||
| The sun visor on both sides have failed. the metal bracket inside the visor that provides friction to hold the visor up when not needed is held in place inside a glued plastic framework. the framework eventually suffers from fatigue and separates, causing the visor to drop down and block the driver's vision. once it fails it will not stay up and is constantly causing a visual distraction for the driver. the same problem has been happening on several of the toyota models for the last ten years. it has happened onmy car twice, once at 43,000 miles and again at 57,000 miles. | |||
| 08/14/2011 | 23200 | ||
| The driver side sun visor on my toyota camry hybrid broke loose and it's just hanging there. i took it to the dealership to have it replaced and they said it would cost $120.00 to get it replaced. i went online and found other people had the same issue and who said that this was a manufactured defect. i would like to get my visor replaced at no cost to me as i see this as a safety issue. | |||
| 08/03/2010 | 43000 | ||
| The sun visor on both sides have failed. the metal bracket inside the visor that provides friction to hold the visor up when not needed is held in place inside a glued plastic framework. the framework eventually suffers from fatigue and separates, causing the visor to drop down and block the driver's vision. once it fails it will not stay up and is constantly causing a visual distraction for the driver. the same problem has been happening on several of the toyota models for the last ten years. it has happened onmy car twice, once at 43,000 miles and again at 57,000 miles. | |||
| 08/14/2011 | 23200 | ||
| The driver side sun visor on my toyota camry hybrid broke loose and it's just hanging there. i took it to the dealership to have it replaced and they said it would cost $120.00 to get it replaced. i went online and found other people had the same issue and who said that this was a manufactured defect. i would like to get my visor replaced at no cost to me as i see this as a safety issue. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 39000 | ||
| I drive a 2008 toyota camry hybrid - bought the car based on toyota's reputation of quality. recently, i had a problem i had not expected to see. the passenger side sun visor broke - the internal mechanism does not function properly and rather than have it dangle all the time (since it wont stand up) i opted to simply remove it. i am frustrated that a relatively simple mechanism turned out to be so unreliable and problematic. | |||
| 08/14/2011 | 23200 | ||
| The driver side sun visor on my toyota camry hybrid broke loose and it's just hanging there. i took it to the dealership to have it replaced and they said it would cost $120.00 to get it replaced. i went online and found other people had the same issue and who said that this was a manufactured defect. i would like to get my visor replaced at no cost to me as i see this as a safety issue. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 39000 | ||
| I drive a 2008 toyota camry hybrid - bought the car based on toyota's reputation of quality. recently, i had a problem i had not expected to see. the passenger side sun visor broke - the internal mechanism does not function properly and rather than have it dangle all the time (since it wont stand up) i opted to simply remove it. i am frustrated that a relatively simple mechanism turned out to be so unreliable and problematic. | |||
| 07/26/2011 | 85100 | ||
| My vehicle, 2008 camry's sun visors on both driver and passenger side are drooping or loose and can not stay up. the driver's side visor blocks the sight to drive safely or effectively. | |||
| 06/28/2011 | 21587 | ||
| The driver side sun visor of my 2008 toyota camry hybrid fell down and blocked my view suddenly this afternoon while i was driving on i-70. the mechanics inside the visor is broken and there was no way to move it back to the position that did not blocking my view. it is extremely dangerous! toyota should issue another recall for their lousy quality!! | |||
| 05/23/2011 | 75000 | ||
| The sun visor was used weekly to block the sun and use the mirror. the failure recently occured and is not resolved. i did go to the dealer, who would repair for about $140, that was declined. at this point, velcro was used to stabilize the visor for vehicle use. | |||
| 02/25/2011 | 54500 | ||
| I put my sunvisor down to block the late afternoon sun. after i put it back up, it dropped in front of my vision causing a dangerous condition. the car is a 2008 toyota camry, purchased new with 54,000 miles on it. i googled my issue and saw dozens of others with the exact same defect. | |||
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 47000 | ||
| I found the passenger side sun visor is broken caused by nothing. the visor does not stay in place. instead it is dangling, flopping around to affect visibility while driving. it looks like the visor part is open so the hinge can not work as designed. i am not sure it is related to texas hot summer but certainly this is a quality issue that toyota should recall or fix the problem. i am reporting this to here since i believe it affects safety on the road. | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 51000 | ||
| My drivers side sun visor broke about six months ago. i went to the toyota dealer and they told me it was not under warranty and i would have to purchase it. it was about $160 to get the part and installed. i bought it on ebay for under $100 and installed it myself. it wasn't difficult and took under 5 minutes to do. now, the passenger side broke in the same spot the other visor did. how can this happen? i had my last car for 10 years and the visors never broke and my husband has a toyota from 2007 and it hasn't broken. this is defective equipment. | |||