2008 Toyota Avalon Complaint Log

MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON HAS A LIGHT PROBLEM WHERE ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY. WE HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAVE THE CAR SERVICED TO LOOK INTO IT AND ON EVERY OCCASION HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY CAN'T GET THE CAR TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PULLED OVER NOT ONCE BUT TWICE FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT BUT WHEN WE TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN. IT WAS BAD WHEN IT WAS JUST ONE OR THE OTHER BUT RECENTLY BOTH WILL GO OUT. WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE, BOTH OF THE AVALON'S HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT, LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANY HEADLIGHTS. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF WOULD SOMETIMES REACTIVATE ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO RECUR. TOYOTA DEALER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DEFECT IN THE 2008 AVALONS, THUS EXTENDED THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, HOWEVER, MY AVALON WAS ALREADY BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED MILEAGE UP TO 73,000. REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $2550.00. THE FAILURE IS DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND NOT A WEAR AND TEAR/USAGE ISSUE. I THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GIVEN SINCE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED AND IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAPPENED BEYOND THE COVERED MILEAGE. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON LOW BEAMS GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. WILL COME BACK ON IF THE CAR IS TURND OFF AND RESTARTED. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES. REPLACED THAT LIGHT, NOW THE OTHER LIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME. *TR

HIGH BEAMS WORKED SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHER TIMES. NOW THE HIGH BEAMS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. WHILE GETTING SERVICE AT THE DEALER LAST YEAR, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE HIGH BEAMS, BUT THEY JUST SAID THAT THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM AT THE TIME. NOW THAT THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER - I WENT TO A NEW DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T DO A RECALL TO NOTIFY OWNERS, INSTEAD TOYOTA JUST REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AS NEW CUSTOMERS WENT INTO DEALERS WITH HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THEN TOYOTA EXTENDED THE REPLACEMENT TO CARS UP TO 40K MILES. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM, MY CAR WAS WELL UNDER 40K MILES; HOWEVER, NOW I'M TOLD THAT IT WILL COST $2,600 TO FIX SINCE THE CAR IS NOW OVER 40K MILES! WHY DIDN'T TOYOTA PROACTIVELY ALERT OWNERS TO THIS PROBLEM SO THE LIGHTS COULD BE REPLACED? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

TOYOTA SENT OUT A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE ABOUT JUNE 2012 THAT IF YOU HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY MODEL VEHICLE TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER. CAR HAD TO BE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD A UNDER 72,000 MILES. I ASK ABOUT MY CAR AND THEY SAID MY MILEAGE WAS TO HIGH. WITHIN A MONTH I FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE HIGH BEAM BULBS WOULD EXPLODE AS MINE DID. I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA TO ASK FOR A WAVER FOR THE REPAIR TO BE DONE. THEY AGAIN SAID NO. BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPAIR IT FOR $2284.66. THE COST OF NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. IT SEEMS THAT THE ORIGINAL BULB WAS NO LONGER MADE AND THERE WAS NO DIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR IT. SOLUTION WAS THE $2284.66 REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER THE AGE OR MILES OF A VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO MENTION IN THE NOTICE OF BULBS EXPLODING OR THAT THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. VERY MISLEADING ON THE PART OF TOYOTA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE REAR LIP SPOILER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE SPOILER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,700.

STARTED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE ROLLING TO BRING IT TO A STOP. I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEHAVIOR IN THE CAR BEFORE. REPORTED TO TOYOTA AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SENT A THIRD PARTY ENG. OUT TO RUN TESTS ON THE CAR. AFTER HE GOT DONE DOING SOME DISASSEMBLY TO LOOK AT THE CONTROL LINKAGE HE REASSEMBLED THE PARTS REMOVED IMPROPERLY AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOAD TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CALLS TO TOYOTA WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND ME A WRITTEN REPORT OF THEIR FINDINGS. IT NOW JULY 9TH. I WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA THAT A REPORT WAS MAILED JULY 3RD. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF A CALL COULD BE MADE TO TOYOTA TO LET ME KNOW IF THIS CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I'VE WAITING WAY TO LONG FOR AN ANSWER. *TR

I BOUGHT A 08 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED FROM CARMAX IN MAY 2012 WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE I WAS TOLD BY MY COWORKER THAT MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I LOOKED AT THE REFLECTION IN THE GLASS BUT WASN'T SURE THAT THE LIGHT WAS OUT. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, GOT OUT OF THE CAR INSPECTED THE LIGHT AND BOTH WERE ILLUMINATED. I RETURNED TO CAR TO CARMAX, REPORTED WHAT I THOUGHT WERE SMALL THINGS, VIBRATION IN THE TIRE, CHIPPED PAINT. I VERBALLY COMPLAINED ABOUT A SHORT IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND THE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT BUT IMPLIED THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN CORRECTED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE HID HEADLIGHT ISSUE. THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I WORKED THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT. I DROVE THE CAR 10 MIN TO WORK. THE REST OF THE TIME WAS MOSTLY DAYLIGHT DRIVING. ON OCT. 1, 12 I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT. DAYS HAD BECOME SHORTER AND IT GOT DARKER EARLIER. DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I NOTICED POOR ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT AND WAS CONSTANTLY SWITCHING MY HEADLIGHTS FROM THE ON POSITION TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. I HAD KNEE SURGERY OCT. 25, 2012 AND DIDN'T DRIVE FOR A WEEK. NOV 19, 12 I VISITED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CATONSVILLE, MD. I ADVISED THAT MY LIGHTS WERE TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW BULBS CLAIMING THAT THE BULBS GOING OUT WAS AN INDICATOR THAT THEY WERE GOING BAD. I'M NO GENIUS BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE THAT BULBS STILL ILLUMINATED WHEN THEY'RE BAD. AFTER INSISTING THAT THE EXPLANATION MADE NO SENSE AND CONTACTING TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. THE DEALERSHIP REEVALUATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS BAD. TMC EVALUATED MY CLAIM AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, $1500. ALTHOUGH I HAD THE CAR 7 MONTHS IT WAS OUT OF THE ALREADY TMC EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 5 YRS. BUT UNDER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE OF 7200 MILES. THE TSB # FOR THIS IS 004410. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK DRASTICALLY WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN TWICE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, A NEW RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT BULB BUT SOMETIMES ITS THE LEFT BULB. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WILL BE ABOUT 1500.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE SOLVED AND MANY OWNERS OF THE CARS ARE SPENDING IN EXCESS OF 2500.00 AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CO AND THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS "THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE BULB HAS AN ENHANCED LIGHT OUTPUT FOR A BETTER FIELD OF VISION AND THUS SAFETY. THE BULBS WILL TURN OFF IF THE BULB IS STARTING TO OVERHEAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THERE ARE TIMES BY SIMPLY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN BACK ON THE HID WILL TURN BACK ON." THE LIGHTS CAN BE ON FOR 5 MINUTES AND THEY WILL TURN OFF. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH I LEARNED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT WIDESPREAD WITH 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. ITS DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY HAZARD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT OR THE UPPER BRAKE LIGHT WORKS VERY INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MOST AVALONS ON THE ROAD IN THIS BODY STYLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH A DEFECTIVE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $500 FOR THE PART ALONE. THE LIGHT WORKS ONCE IN A RARE RARE WHILE. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN TORRANCE, CA., THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOU. THIS OCCURS WHEN SITTING STILL OR DRIVING ON STREETS AND A HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT AND INJURIES TO THE FACE, KNEES, BACK, AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED THAT MY HEAD LIGHTS WEREN'T ON AFTER BEING ON WHEN I LEFT MY JOB, SO I TURN THEM BACK ON AND ABOUT ANOTHER 20 MILES THEY WERE OFF AGAIN I EXPERIENCE THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND WAS WOUNDING THIS CAR ISN'T THAT OLD SO SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD FOR THE LIGHTS TO BE GOING OUT THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH IT. WENT TO A ELECTRICAL SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MOST AVALONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SO I'M WRITING THIS REPORT TO SEE WHAT I NEED TO DO NEXT SO THIS WON'T OCCUR FOR THE NEXT 5YRS OR SO. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT NIGHT WHEN I DRIVE EVENTUALLY THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL IS THIS SUPPOSE TO BE HAPPENING I NEED TO KNOW. THANK YOU, *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED ON MY TOYOTA AVALON AT AROUND 62,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB AT A COST OF $217.99. I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA FOR HIGH BEAM AND DRIVING LIGHT BULBS BUT NOTHING FOR LOW BEAM BULBS. I HAVE SUBMITTED THIS LAST SERVICE VISIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL BE COVERED. NOW, 5 MONTHS AND 3,000 MILES LATER, THE HEADLIGHT (PROBABLY THE LOW BEAM BULB) ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THAT BULB AS A COURTESY FOR A CHARGE OF ONLY $40 INSTEAD OF THE FULL PRICE OF $217.99. THIS IS THE THIRD TOYOTA AVALON I HAVE HAD AND THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD ANY RELIABILITY PROBLEMS WITH ONE. CLEARLY TOYOTA NEEDS TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THESE BULB REPLACEMENTS. *TR

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR HAD UNEXPECTED, SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL. DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PERSON WAS UNINJURED EXCEPT FOR CHEST BRUISES. THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN IN WHEN IT WAS RECALLED AND WAS " FIXED" IN RESPONSE TO 2 RECALL NOTICES BY THE DEALER ON MARCH 4, 2010. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS BASHED IN, HOOD IS BENT UPWARD, RADIATOR DAMAGED AND THE FRONT DOORS JAMMED. MEN HAD TO FORCE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN TO GET THE DRIVER FROM THE CAR. TOYOTA AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT NEITHER HAVE HAD TIME TO EXAMINE THE CAR. *KB

THE STARTER BUTTON WILL NOT WORK ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 50 TRIES. THIS IS A NO KEY IGNITION CAR. THIS CONDITION STARTED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. DOESN'T RESPOND TO PROCEDURE IN CAR'S HAND BOOK. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. TOYOTA DEALER IN REDLANDS CALIFORNIA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE THE 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING. THE HID/LOW BEAM PASSENGER LIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER ADVISED BOTH LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEED REPLACED AT $1088 EACH PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THEY ARE BACKLOGGED 90 DAYS. DEALER JUST RECEIVED ONE THAT WAS ORDERED 90 DAYS AGO. DRIVING WITH ONE LIGHT (MAYBE 2 SOON) IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T PARK IT IN THE GARAGE FOR 90 DAYS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REPLACING FREE AND SUPPLYING A RENTAL CAR WHILE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR LAST WEEK, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BULB BUT TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHERE THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT THE BULB. IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER BUT SEEMS TO TURN ON AND OFF BUT WITHOUT ANY CONSISTANCY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING ON AND OFF TOGETHER. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE WORKING BUT I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF EVERY FEW MINUTES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CHECKED AGAIN BUT I AM BEING TOLD AGAIN IT IS NOT THE BULBS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO TURN OFF ONE LATE NIGHT AND NOT RETURN ND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURING ME AND MY FAMILY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WOULD WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY KEEPING ME AT BAY AS I COULD NOT DRIVE @ NIGHT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE REPLACED ON TWO APPOINTMENTS AT $192.50 PER BULB ALONG WITH LABOR.. THE TOTAL CAME TO $310.20 X 2= $620.40 THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS USING THE LIGHTS TOO MUCH AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE LIGHTS GOING OUT!! MY CAR HAS LOW MILES AND IT TOLD HIM THAT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. I AM VERY DISCOURAGED WITH THE OUTCOME OF HAVING TO FORK OUT SO MUCH MONEY FOR A FACTORY DEFECT, SHAME ON TOYOTA! *TR

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON SPORADICALLY GO OUT, AND I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY OUT, AS WELL AS BOTH FOG LIGHTS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF 2008 TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR LIGHTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERYONE WHO IS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. ORIGINALLY, THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER A 5 YEAR/36K MILES WARRANTY, BUT DUE TO OVERWHELMING COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEAR/72K MILES. THE REPAIR INVOLVES REPLACING THE HID HEADLIGHT CONTROL UNIT (BALLAST), WHICH CAME DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS, AND IN SOME CASES BOTH HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS. THE TOTAL COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS ABOUT $2,500 TO $2,800. IN MY CASE, AS IS THE CASE OF MANY OTHER 2008 TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS, MY BEAMS BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AT ABOUT 75K MILES, AND THEREFORE I AM REQUIRED TO COVER THIS COST AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 TOYOTA AVALONS, WHICH TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT IT IS A WARRANTY BASED ISSUE, AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT IT IS A RECALL BASED ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL 2008 TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS. *TR

THE HIGH BEAMS BOTH BLEW OUT IN DECEMBER OF 2011. ONE LOW BEAM ALSO GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY, EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT. I CAN USUALLY TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND GET THE LOW BEAMS WORKING. THE TOYOTA GARAGE SAID I NEEDED NEW HIGH BEAM BULBS. I REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT STILL HAD ISSUES WITH THE LOW BEAMS GOING ON AND OFF. ON JUNE 12, 2012 THE HIGH BEAMS BLEW AGAIN. THE TOYOTA GARAGE SAID I NEEDED NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2500.00. I HAVE A 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT COVERED. I AM GOING TO TAKE THIS DECISION TO ARBITRATION WITH TOYOTA. *JB

HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING... ONE DAY ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT, THE NEXT DAY, THE OTHER LIGHT... ESSENTIALLY TAKING TURNS GOING OFF. THEN BOTH WOULD BE ON. PER SOME RECENT COMPLAINTS, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE REPLACING THE LOW BEAMS WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A CLEAR MANUFACTURING ISSUE CONSIDERING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME MODEL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DUE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE HIGH BEAM ISSUE. *TR

HID HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. LIGHT WAS REPLACED IN MAY, 2011. HID LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED ON 12/13/11.

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON MAKES IT WORK AGAIN, BUT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE DURATION THE HEADLIGHT STAYS ON APPEARS TO BE SHORTER AFTER EACH ON/OFF CYCLE. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (HID BULBS) GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HID BULBS AND THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR EVALUATION. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAY DEFINITIVELY WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE BULBS (TOTAL COST OF $800) IN ORDER TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BULBS OR NOT. SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED THE VEHICLE CAN'T BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT NIGHT FOR LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE NOR RESOLVE. *JS

IN NOVEMBER 2011 A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED GULF STATES TOYOTA IN HOUSTON WHO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD. TWO YEARS LATER ANOTHER FOUR CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE AGAIN I APPROACHED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO THEN CONTACTED GULF STATES TOYOTA, AND ONCE AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CRACKED DASHBOARD UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CAR IS GARAGED AND WHEN IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE A SUN SHADE IS ALWAYS PLACED IN THE WINDSHIELD. I PAID FOR A PLATINUM TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING 72 MONTHS OR 100,000 MILES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED DASHBOARDS ON 2008 TOYOTA AVALONS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. *TR

IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ILLUMINATED, WE HEARD WHAT SEEMED LIKE A FIREWORK OR SMALL ARMS FIRE. MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED, DIAGNOSED, & REPAIRED. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS, BUMPER COVER, & COWLING WERE REPLACED DUE TO MELTING AND FIRE DAMAGE, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED(IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED IT HADN'T BEEN DAMAGED OTHER THAN INSPECTION) ALL PARTS WERE RESERVED FOR MY INSPECTION. I HAD BEEN TOLD THE HIGH BEAM HAD WORKED ITSELF LOOSE & CAUSED THE FIRE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN!!! THE BULB HAD EXPLODED IN THE HOUSING, MINUTE PIECES OF GLASS WERE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING, & THE ONLY DAMAGE TO IT WAS EXTERNAL CHARRING. I HAVE STORED THE LENS FOR INSPECTION, PROVING THE EXPLOSION THEORY. I THANK THE LORD WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME OR THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BURNED TO A CRISP. WE RECEIVED A FORM LETTER FROM TOYOTA A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE" CONCERNING CERTAIN 2008- 2010 AVALON'S HIGH BEAM DRL BULBS. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES AS THEY HAVE OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT IF WE HAVE HAD ANY REPAIRS PAID FOR "OUT OF POCKET" THIS BULB EXPLODED.....IT CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ITS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT WE WERE IDLING IN A DRIVEWAY NEAR A WATER SOURCE, AND I HAVE HAD FIRE SAFETY TRAINING. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A LARGE EXTINGUISHER AND CARRY IT IT THE VEHICLE. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS & CAUTIOUS DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW. *TR

RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT / DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. OCCURS WHETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING WILL RESET LIGHT FOR A FEW MINUTES.

OVER THE COURSE OF 1 MONTH BOTH HIGH BEAMS EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BULB CHIPS ARE INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING ON 1 SIDE, LIGHT IS POINTING TO THE GROUND. *TR

NOTICED MY LIGHTS BEING DIMMER THAN NORMAL ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, THEN REALIZED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING OFF ALTERNATELY. BUT ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS THEY BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE RUNNING OR FOG LIGHTS WERE ON SO I HAD SOME LIGHTING, BUT ON AT LEAST 1 OCCASION I HAD TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS AS I WAS DRIVING ON A SECTION OF ROAD WHERE THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA AVALON 2008 TOURING GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM AND NOW BOTH GO OUT OCCASIONALLY. VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING IN EARLY A.M. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE THROTTLE BODY WIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRES, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM WIRES THAT FAILED DUE TO RODENTS WHO CHEWED THE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

SEPT. 11, 2011, WHILE PARKED, AT NIGHT, AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON, BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT LAMPS EXPLODED. THE VERY NEXT DAY, I TOOK MY AVALON TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS ABOVE 36,000 MILES, THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,700. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH LAMPS AND ASSEMBLIES MUST BE REPLACED. I WAS PRESENTED A TOYOTO SERVICE BULLETING STATING THAT BOTH ASSEMBLIES MUST BE REPLACED. GOT NO OPTIONS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NOV. 9, 2011, I RECEIVED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE STATING THAT MY WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 75,00 MILES AND THE IT COVERED THE HEAD LAMPS AND ASSEMBLIES. IT TOOK UNTIL JAN. 10, 2012, TO SETTLE THIS ISSUE. THE LAMPS AND ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED BY THE COMPANY AND I RECEIVED A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

RUNNING/BRIGHT BEAMS BOTH WENT OUT ON LEFT AND RIGHT AROUND SEPT 2011. LITES USE THE SAME LAMP. HAD REPAIRED AT FREEMAN TOYOTA IN HURST TX. WAS NOT TOLD IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. TOYOTA ISSUED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE SOMETIME AFTER THAT REPAIR. RIGHT LAMP OUT AGAIN NOW APRIL 2012. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPAIR/REPLACE AND TO DEAL WITH TOYOTA DIRECT FOR REFUND, ETC. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THEY GO OUT IT USUALLY ITS ONE AT A TIME, BUT THE OTHER DAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WAS COMPLETELY DARK. SHE GOT STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND BACK ON USING THE SWITCH AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AS IT DID WHEN WE WOULD LOSE JUST ONE LIGHT. WE TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE BULBS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM FOR $589.00 AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW AND NOT LOOK THE OTHER WAY.

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. I HAVE REPLACED 4 IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THEY HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT QUITS AND WILL ONLY COME BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEY TURNED BACK ON. *TR

HIGH BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. INDICATOR ON THE DASH SHOWS THEY ARE ON BUT THE LIGHT BULBS DO NOT TURN ON. CHECKED EDMUNDS AND OTHER AUTO WEB SITES AND SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2008 MODELS - VERY EXPENSIVE ($131 EACH)LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT WITHIN A YEAR AND DESIGN HAS BEEN MODIFIED ON 2009 MODEL. TOYOTA ADMITS IT HAS A PROBLEM BUT IS NOT REPLACING ANYTHING AFTER 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. SEEMS THE ONES REPORTED ARE GOING OUT AT ABOUT OUR MILEAGE. TSA HAS REPORTED IT AS TSA ODI #TSB-0044-10. COST TO REPLACE HAS BEEN QUOTED AS HIGH AS $3,000. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM COULD GO OUT WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT WITH LOW BEAMS IS DANGEROUS HERE WHERE THERE ARE DEER THAT GET ON THE ROAD. WHY DOES TOYOTA EXPECT CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THEIR DESIGN MISTAKE THAT CREATES THE POTENTIAL DEATH FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS?

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BOTH HID LIGHTS BUT ISSUE KEEPS COMING BACK. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HOWEVER AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES ONE OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM, BUT SOME TIMES BOTH GO OUT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. TOYOTA FRANKLY TOLD US THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR ISSUE. LOOKING AT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WITHOUT LIGHTS YOU HAVE VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER. P.S. THIS IS NOT THE HIGH BEAM ISSUE BUT RATHER THE NORMAL HEAD LIGHT. *TR

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED- ARE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. FUSES CHECKED OK. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AVALON MODELS USING HID HEADLIGHTS. IN MANY CASES, LOW BEAMS WILL ALSO FAIL SOON. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE, AND DOES NOT CORRECT THE DESIGN PROBLEM. *KB

IT STARTED OFF WITH MY LOW BEAM HID LIGHTS ON MY PASSENGER SIDE...IT WOULD BURN VERY DIM AND SOMETIMES GO OUT COMPLETELY. I WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WORKED SOMEWHAT, IT WOULD BURN BUT IT WAS DIM. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING SO I USED MY HIGH BEAMS WHEN POSSIBLE. ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THAT (LATE AUGUST/EARLY SEPTEMBER 2011) MY HIGH BEAM ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS REPLACED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING. SO THAT LEFT ME WITH A LOW-BEAM ON THE DRIVERSIDE AND A HIGH-BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE HIGH-BEAM WENT OUT ON THE DRIVERSIDE THE HIGH-BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH ONLY A LOW-BEAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FOG LIGHTS. AND EVERYTIME A LIGHT WENT OUT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED MY LIGHTS GOT DIM. *TR

ON JUNE 24, 2011 WE TOOK A TRIP TO ARKANSAS. AS WE WERE GOING IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE FOUND THAT WE HAD NO HIGH BEAMS ON OUR HEADLIGHTS. ON RETURNING TO FRESNO WE TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HE INFORMED US THAT THE HEADLIGHT HAD EXPLODED AND WOULD COST $2500 TO REPLACE. AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA, THE DEALER FIXED THEM. THEN IN SEPTEMBER 2012 THE DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HE INFORMED US THAT THEY HAVE EXPLODED AGAIN. THEY WANT $2500 TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WANT TO CHARGE THE CUSTOMER WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. CAN YOU IMAGINE DRIVING ON BACK ROADS AT NIGHT (WHICH WE DO) AND HAVE THE LIGHTS GO OUT? I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAKES IT A VERY EXPENSIVE CAR TO OPERATE YEARLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2008-2010 MODELS WITH HD HEADLIGHTS. *TR

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BOTH RIGHT & LEFT GO OFF INTERMITTINGLY, I HAD ORIGINALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH NIGH BEAMS THEY WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE LOW BEAM/HIGH BEAM BULBS TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE LEFT SIDE AND SOMETIMES THE RIGHT SIDE. IF I TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON THEY BOTH TURN ON FINE BUT LATER TURN OFF AGAIN AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I REPLACED ALL BULBS WITH NEW ONES AND AFTER INSTALLING THEM, THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 50K MILES AND HAD NO ELECTRIC WORK DONE TO IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT SO I AM ALMOST POSITIVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

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 MONTH LATER THE HIGH BEAMS QUIT WORKING. THEN 2 NIGHTS AGO, ON A DARK 2 LANE ROAD, WITH HEAVY RAIN FALLING, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ALTOGETHER. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE FLASHERS AND CONTINUED DRIVING SLOWLY AS I WAS ALMOST HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME, I FOUND I COULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE LOW BEAMS WORKED FINE. THE HIGH BEAMS STILL DO NOT WORK. HAVE NOT TAKEN CAR TO DEALER. IN MY 5 YEARS OF DRIVING VARIOUS MAKES OF CARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. MAY BE MY LAST TOYOTA. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBABLY FOR EACH PROBLEM REPORTED HERE, THERE ARE MAYBE 20-30 NOT REPORTED. SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE TO ME. *KB

LOW BEAM / DRIVING LIGHTS ON PASSENGER SIDE TURN OFF AFTER APPROX 3 - 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION. IF LIGHT SWITCH OR ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, LIGHT RESETS AND OPERATES FOR APPROX 3-5 MINUTES AND THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN. ALSO, BOTH HIGH BEAM BULBS ARE INOPERATIVE. BULBS HAVE SHATTERED LEAVING GLASS SHARDS INSIDE THE HIGHBEAM LIGHT HOUSING. ONLY THE LEFT FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHT IS WORKING WHICH TOYOTA REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMP AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER FOUR YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.