Toyota Avalon Complaints (2008)
349 consumer complaints on file.
- #10490342December 28, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS EXPLODED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS ALL AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10490160December 26, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10489131December 18, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FLICKER THEN TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON IS TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE DEALER SAID I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR EVALUATION WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO DO THIS DURING BUSINESS HOURS WHEN IT IS DARK TO KNOW THAT MY LIGHTS ARE OUT. AND WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT IT ISN'T A GOOD IDEA TO LEAVE THEM OFF SO I CAN DRIVE TO THE DEALER. BOTH BULBS HAVE BURST IN THE PAST AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE NEW BULBS DON'T APPEAR TO BE BURSTING BUT JUST TURNING OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE BURST BULB PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING WHEN I HAD LESS THAN 20K MILES BUT NOW THE DEALER SAID BOTH LIGHT HOUSINGS NEEDS REPLACED AT MY COST OF OVER $5000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10487798December 9, 2012STEERING
THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNLOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT FULL FORWARD. THE LOCK HAD ALSO COME UNLOCKED ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR BUT I HAD NOTICED IT AND CORRECTED IT PRIOR TO THE WHEEL GOING FORWARD. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TODAY AND NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS SITES WITH COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE ABOUT THE AVALON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10487727December 7, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND ALSO FLICKER. STARTED OFF WITH ONE LIGHT TURNING OFF AND NOW BOTH LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE DARK. SWITCHING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL START THEM BACK BUT THEY MAY GO RIGHT BACK OUT. IS MORE FREQUENT NOW. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10487510December 5, 2012STRUCTURE
IT JUST RAINED THE PASS 4-5 DAYS. MY WIFE WENT TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING SHE THOUGHT DROPPED UNDERNEATH MY SEATS. SHE SAID MY CARPET/FLOORBOARDS WERE WET. I WENT TO THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED DOWN ON THE CARPET. WATER INSTANTLY RAISED UP AND FORMED A PUDDLE AROUND MY INTIRE HAND. THIS IS HAPPENING DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK SEATS. NO MOISTER ON HEADLINER DOORS PILLARS DASH SEATS ETC ETC ETC. ONLY CARPET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10481991October 23, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOST BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AT NIGHT, ON A DARK MOUNTAIN ROAD IN OREGON. I HAVE 2002 CHEVY SILVERALDO PICKUP WITH OVER 150,000 MILES AND NO HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS EVER. THE LAST KNOWN HEADLIGHT FAILURE I HAD WAS ON MY 1957 CHEVY AROUND 1970. YOU WOULD THINK HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS IN TODAYS CARS WOULD NOT EXIST, EVER! I CHECKED ALL FOUR FUSES PER TOYOTA'S MAINTANANCE MANUAL, AND THEY ARE GOOD. I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON TOYOTA'S. SEEMS LIKE THEY WOULD FIX OUR PROBLEMS BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. THANKS *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10479550October 10, 2012AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY CAR WAS T-BONE ON THE PAX SIDE AND THEN MY CAR CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 35 MPH WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH CRUSHED THE PAX SIDE OF THE CAR; JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT THE PAX IN MY VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT MY VEHICLE TRAVELED IN A SIDE MANNER AND SPUN AROUND HITTING A GUARD RAIL APPROXIMATELY STRAIGHT ON. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED AND THE DRIVER DOOR WAS BENT ON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS; NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS LEFT ON THE VEHICLE. IN SPITE OF THIS, NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. POLICE REPORT DONE ON SCENE AS WELL AS EMT REPORT STATE THE SAME. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10478749October 5, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10477078September 25, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HIGH BEAMS /DRL EXPLODED INSIDE HOUSING ASSEMBLIES, BOTH SIDES AT SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10476889September 24, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10465809July 16, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS CAR HAS HAD ALL 4 HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE LEFT HID LOW BEAM HAS GONE OUT. I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE THESE ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO TOYOTA OFFERED TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPLACEMENT OF HIGH BEAM HALOGEN BULBS AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 35,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. RECENTLY THOUGH, SINCE THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH A LARGER NUMBER OF CARS, TOYOTA EXPANDED THIS TO A SERVICE BULLETIN. IN THIS BULLETIN THEY WILL REPLACE BOTH COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES SO LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW JUST HAD THIS DONE ON HER AVALON, WHICH FAILED AN INSPECTION BECAUSE BOTH HALOGEN HIGH BEAM BULBS WERE SHATTERED, WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME MY WIFE'S WAS. MY WIFE USES HER AVALON TO COMMUTE 90 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 105,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW DECEMBER 8, 2007. DUE TO THE MILEAGE TOYOTA IS NOT INTERESTED IN REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON HER CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CAMPAIGN TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10465727July 15, 2012STEERING
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ADJUSTMENT LEVER DROPS DOWN ALLOWING THE STEERING COLUMN TO COLLAPSE FORWARD (OR MOVE BACK IF HOLDING ON TO IT DURING VEHICLE ENTRY). LEVER INTERFERES WITH ENTRY AND EXIT OF THE VEHICLE AND HURTS THE LEG. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT LOCKED AND IF IT COLLAPSES DURING A CRASH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO LESS EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIRBAG. THE PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE -- SOMETIMES UNLOCKING DAILY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10465486July 12, 2012STEERING
STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY AS AUTOMOBILE AGE. POTENTIALLY CAUSE FOR AN ACCIDENT. FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS AT WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBLE.COM. AUTOMOTIVE VIBRATION CAUSES LEVER TO LOOSEN AND HANG DOWNWARD. DRIVER ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE KNEE STRIKES LEVER CAUSING PAIN AND IN SOME CASES BRUISING. ASK LOCAL DEALER IF THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL, THEY SAID NO. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10464751July 9, 2012SERVICE BRAKES
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10464583July 8, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. BOTH SEEMED TO HAVE BURNT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10463654June 30, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10462421June 20, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10462308June 19, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10461823June 14, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0