Below you may see the EXTERIOR LIGHTING components and the number of complaints they received.
Several headlight failures. first about 2 months ago, the driver's side headlight would go off intermittently, and come back on again. then about a m...
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota avalon. the contact stated that both the driver and passenger side headlights (high beams) malfunctioned without w...
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota avalon. the contact stated that the passenger side low beam headlights would erroneously shut off. when the headli...
The headlights, when on low beam, in non ambient light conditions (total darkness) do not project far enough to detect persons walking on the side of the road or cars parked on the side of the road, especially if the road is undulating (dips, curves, hills). headlight projection can be reduced to 1 1/2 car lengths on dips on dark night. the low beam cutoff line can be an issue as there is no vision thru the upper half of the window in such conditions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota avalon. while driving the vehicle, the headlights went out several times. the contact researched the failure online and found numerous complaints with the vehicle. the manufacturer stated that they were aware of the headlight failure and issued an extended warranty of up to 75,000 miles. the contact's vehicle exceeded the mileage requirement; therefore, the manufacturer could not assist. the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a dealer to be repaired at his expense. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 93,000.
I had my car inspected in december 2018 and was told that my high beams were out. i had the bulbs replaced and just recently had my lights inspected. changing the bulbs did not correct the problem and my high beams are still not working!
On november 2018 i noticed that my rear deck mounted brake light was out. i thought it was a bulb but the very next day it was back on again. this continued for about a week so i took it to the toyota dealership and they told me it would be about $400 to take off the rear deck just to see what the actual problem was. i have seen multiple avalon's with this same unsafe issue. the vehicle also will not pass state safety inspections with this issue.i think an investigation should be conducted on this highly unsafe issue.
The bright lights do not work due to manufacturer defect. toyota will not honor recall because they added extended warranty but not all owners notified. it is cost progibitive yo repair, so many many people like myself drive without benefit of high beams, a significant safety issue eapecially driving in rural america.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota avalon. the contact stated that the low and high beam headlights and day time running lamps failed to operate. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 82,000. *bf *tr
Our high beams went out at the same time. seems to be a recurring problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota avolon. the contact stated that there was discoloration on the headlight units. as a result, the contact could not see the road clearly at night and his vision was impaired. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to dch toyota of torrance (2909 pacific coast hwy, torrance, ca 90505, (424) 271-2340) to be diagnosed; however, further diagnostic testing was needed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. the failure mileage was 14,000.
While driving straight ahead at night on a highway the high beams suddenly went out and would not go on again. i switched to low beams. i later learned from a mechanic that there is a design flaw or inferior microprocessor controlling the headlights and that the low beams could also suddenly go out while in motion. this is a severe safety issue. the toyota corporation will not stand by their product and have referred me to a toyota dealer that wants over $2,000.00 to fix the safety issue. there should be a recall on this. i believe it only affects the 2008 avalon models. there are even several articles on the internet relating to this problem. i have nothing to download as i did not get a written estimate, only a telephone quote, from the toyota dealer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota avalon. while driving 45 mph in the dark, the headlights and the instrument panel lighting turned off. as a result, the contact was unable to view the road and instrument panel gauges. the contact had to flip the headlight switch on and off a few times in order for the lighting to be restored. the vehicle was taken to hesser toyota (located at 1811 humes rd, janesville, wi 53545, (608) 754-7754) where it was diagnosed that the headlight assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 1809132009. the approximate failure mileage was 111,000.