2008 Toyota Avalon

2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING HAD BOTH HIGH BEAMS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE SERVICE WRITER COMMENTED THE BULBS APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED WITHIN THE UNIT PER THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, HOWEVER, NO EXPLANATION. NOW THE LOW BEAM DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON. I AM CONCERNED THAT BOTH LOW BEAMS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WILL STILL COME BACK ON LATER. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS ONLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RESEARCH AND REPLACE AT THEIR COSTS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH LOSING HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING DURING NIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM BY RE-SETTING THE SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN, BUT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SHORT TIME FRAME FOR HAVING LIGHTING ISSUES OF THIS TYPE ON A 2008 VEHICLE. *TR

PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY SHUTTING OFF. INITIALLY JUST THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, THEN THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, AND NOW ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BRIGHT LIGHTS STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER, LEAVING ME WITH NO LIGHTS OR BRIGHTS. IT HAPPENS MOST OF TIME WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE AUTO SWITCH POSITION. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER (BYERS TOYOTA DELAWARE, OH) AND THEY AT FIRST WANTED ME TO PAY TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE REST OF THE ENCLOSURES FOR OVER $2000.00. I HAVE A 100,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE THEY NEED TO REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY SHUTTING OFF. INITIALLY JUST THE LEFT LIGHT, THEN THE RIGHT LIGHT, AND NOW ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY, LEAVING ME WITH NO ILLUMINATION TO DRIVE BY. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER (TOYOTA OF NEWNAN, NEWNAN GA) AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS WILL OCCUR IN EITHER AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. YOU WILL NEED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS THEN TURN THEM BACK TO THE ON POSITION TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON SOMETIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARD FOR ME AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL AS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW, DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS WILL OCCUR IN EITHER AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. YOU WILL NEED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS THEN TURN THEM BACK TO THE ON POSITION TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE WE LIVE. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN RICHMOND, KENTUCKY,40475 STATED THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $343.00 PER HEADLIGHT BULB PLUS LABOR WHICH INCLUDED TAKING OFF THE FRONT BUMPER TO INSTALL THE HEADLIGHTS. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE TWO HEAD LIGHT BULBS, APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING, THE HID HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT SOON AFTER AS I BEGAN TO USE THEM UNTIL I COULD COME IN FOR THE REPAIR, ABOUT 4 DAYS. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE HID HEAD LIGHT WOULD COST $563 TO REPLACE. THIS COST BREAKS DOWN TO $350 FOR THE PART (ONE HID LIGHT), AND $157 FOR THE LABOR AS THEY CLAIMED TO NEED TO DO COMPLEX THINGS TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THIS BULB. TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM LIGHT ALONG WITH TWO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WOULD AMOUNT TO A TOTAL OF $700. WHAT? HOW DOES A 2008 HAVE A FAILED HID HEAD LIGHT BY 2009? ALSO, HOW DO BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS GO OUT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ALIGNED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MOTORIZED HEADLIGHT SELF-LEVELING ADJUSTER FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT MOTOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE OPTICAL EQUIPMENT TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,508.