2008 Toyota Avalon

2008 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD USING THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REPLACEMENT COST WAS $1300 PER HIGH BEAM LIGHT. *JB

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. COMING HOME AT DARK, PULLED INTO NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, HEARD A "POP" NOISE. DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT AT THE TIME. THREE OR SO MINUTES LATER, PULLING INTO OUR OWN DRIVEWAY JUST DOWN FROM THE NEIGHBORS, HEARD ANOTHER "POP" AND THIS TIME NOTICED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAD CHANGED. NOW HIGH BEAM/DRL BULB IS INOPERATIVE OR PERHAPS HAS SHATTERED. WE ARE LEFT WITH ONLY LOW BEAM LIGHTS. *TR

OWNER OF 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. TWO WEEKS AGO THE LEFT HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT (SHATTERED), HAD THAT REPLACED AND THIS WEEK BOTH HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE SHATTERED WITHIN THE HOUSING AREA. WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED OF THE $2,000 PLUS COST SINCE VEHICLE IF OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 76,000 MILES. LUCKILY, WE HAVE NOT HAD THE TOTAL LIGHT FAILURE SITUATION. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT TOYOTA EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS RE-ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT LIGHT UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,925.

BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ON 2008 TOYOTA AVALON STOP WORKING. 28,000 MILES ON VEHICLE .TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB ON ALL 2008 TO 2010 AVALONS HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BUT ARE CHARGING $ 2200 TO REPLACE WITH A NEW REDESIGNED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THEY ADMIT TO PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ISSUE RECALL . DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS HAD BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) ARE INOPERATIVE, PER NHTSA ODI # TSB-0044-10. COMPLAINT: TOYOTA AND ODI HAVE KNOWN OF THIS RECURRING LIGHTING SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT ON VARIOUS VEHICLES FOR THREE MODEL YEARS 2008-2010. TOYOTA HAS EVEN DEVELOPED A NEWLY DESIGNED HIGH BEAM/DRL REPLACEMENT HOUSING ASSEMBLY TO REMEDY THE DEFECT, WITH AN APPROXIMATE COST TO EACH VEHICLE OWNER OF $3,000+, UNLESS COVERED BY 3 YEAR/36,000 WARRANTY. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH TOYOTA AND NHTSA TO EXPOSE VEHICLE OWNERS TO HIGH REPAIR EXPENSE FOR KNOWN SERIOUS LIGHTING SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS, IF VEHICLE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. ODI SHOULD RECLASSIFY THIS DEFECT, PLEASE!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOTH HIGH BEAM LAMPS SHATTERED INSTANTANEOUSLY IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR DISTRACTION AND DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE PRIMARY VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL. WHILE TOYOTA FREELY ACKNOWLEDGES DEFECTIVE PARTS USED IN 2008,2009 AND 2010 MODELS, THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR, OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD.(T-SB-0044-10) THE STANDARD CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER RANGES BETWEEN $2400.00 AND $800.00.