Headlights Problems of Toyota Camry - part 2

I was traveling between two major intersections on the outskirts of decora, IA on a four lane road with my lights on dim. I was alone in my lane there was no traffic in front nor behind though there was maybe one or two cars in the lanes coming toward me. Suddenly I saw white on the road in front of me. I slammed on the brakes and turned slightly to the left. At this point I realized the white were deer feet, the deer ran off the road to my right. I only saw the feet move, I never saw the deer in full. My complaint is that the Camry headlights do not allow enough light to shine above the pavement to be able to see a threat that is not right on the road. If you bring the Camry against a wall you will see there is a line in the headlight shine, above which there is very little light, it is black. The only light that seems to shine above is that which bounces up from the pavement. The headlights do a good job of putting light on the pavement but do not put enough light above the pavement to see anything that is not flat on the pavement. The brakes and tires worked well, they saved me from hitting the deer. This was a very close call. These headlights are a safety hazard.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when driving on roads without ambient lighting, the headlights would only illuminate a short distances. The vehicle was taken to his dealership for a diagnostic test. The dealer stated they would attempt to make a head light adjustment. The vehicle was repaired however the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1. Az.

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While driving the headlight go out. If I turn them off then back on they come on. Some times this happens every minute or so and sometime they work fine. I have replaced the left low beam thinking I had a bad light. I think this is a safety issue and should be fixed by the manufacture.

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Driving home from work I hit a large deer, approximately 200 pounds, at 45 mph, direct front end contact, causing damage to the whole front hood, grille, both front fenders, radiator, headlights, air conditioning system. Air bags did not deploy, no injury to me. Received my car from the body shop October 25th and everything looked great. After driving approximately 800 miles noticed a little body misalignment and on the 18th of October I drove to the body shop to have them look at the alignment problem and check the air bag warning light. They are working on the body issue, which I could care less about, however, after doing a scan of the car systems, with the hand held scanner, the air bag warning is not a sensor issue due to the collision with the deer, but it is in the passenger seat sensor/wiring which should be a Toyota issue. I have researched this and there are several complaints online, but I have not seen a re-call from Toyota, the fix for this situation is to replace the passenger seat at a cost of about $3400. 00. My biggest concern is why did the air bags not deploy and now is the total air bag system not functioning?.

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This 2008 Toyota Camry solara, ~37k miles, uses the same headlight bulb types as the 2008 Toyota avalon, 9011 for high beams and I had both high beams go out on a winding road in back country of wisconsin with many deer and other moving night creatures. Both high beam bulbs shattered during this trip, leaving glass fragments inside the lens assembly and it also left a white discoloration (tungsten deposition?) on the inside plastic lenses of one headlight, which seems to reduce the low beam visibility. Nhtsa reference # 10037591 TSB reference # sb-0044-10 rev 1 description: Toyota: on some 2008-2010 avalon vehicles, the high beam light bulbs may not work or shatter. This 2008 solara was put into service in April of 2008 and should be covered by the 72k mile, 5 year warranty extension, just like the 2008 avalon recall. How come only the avalon was covered? I believe this should also apply to the 2008 solara model also as it uses a very similar headlight assembly and suffers from the same issue.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when driving on roads without ambient lighting, the headlights would only illuminate a short distance. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 5,500. Kmj.

I purchased my car in July of 2012 and never drove it at night until about a month later. I was shocked to see that when you are driving in an unlighted area there is a very dark shadow that goes across the entire top half of the windshield which inhibits your view greatly. I have complained to the dealership twice about this and they tell me there is nothing they can do. I told them that I can barely see beyond 10 feet of the road unless I have my high beams on and was concerned of having an accident from this. Well I did have an accident the other night and hopefully someone will listen to me now. Someone had left a car illegally parked on an on ramp and when I was driving home the other night I never saw the car parked there do to the poor lighting from my car and as I was trying to merge into the travel lane I slammed into the parked car. Fortunately I was not injured however the next person may not be as fortunate and I cannot ignore this. They have to do something about their headlights on the new Toyota Camry that causes the windshield to have a dark shadow across the top half at night. Both my husband and close friend have seen what happens to the windshield at night and they agreed it greatly inhibits your view of the road.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry solara. The contact stated that the headlights would randomly fail without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the headlights needed to be replaced. The dealer did not provide a reason for the headlights sporadically failing. The headlights were not replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 78,000. Kmj.

Both headlight plastic cover lenses are hazy and unclear creating a diminished headlight distance. I feel this is a defect the manufacturer should address for free.

Hid headlights turn off while driving. Problem is sporadic. May include one or both lights turning off. It is not a bulb issue. Similar to Toyota prius hid light issues.

One or both headlights go out every minute or two. Most often it is the right headlight, ocassionally it is the left, and then a couple of times both went out at the same time. This occurs when the selector is set or automatic and manual.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 50 mph at night with the low beam headlights activated and noticed that the headlights inadequately illuminated the road. The failure led to reduced visibility. The dealer was notified and they stated that the headlights could possibly be adjusted. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155.

Passenger headlight goes off while driving down the road. You have to turn the lights out and back on so the headlight will come back on.

High-intensity discharge (hid) headlights work intermittently. Turning them off and back on temporarily ¿¿fixes¿� the problem, but one or the other will go out again after driving more than a few minutes. Occasionally both go out during the same trip which can be a bit of a shock when it is dark and the road curves. Online research seems to indicate that this is a common problem on solara & prius. Replacement bulbs are extremely expensive and many customers state they don't always fix the problem.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the plastic covers for the headlights became very dull and the lights were not as bright as they were previously. The front right passenger side lights were so dim it was difficult to see them to determine if they were on or off. The manufacturer stated this was not a safety issue. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 97,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry solara. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the headlights malfunctioned and shut off. The contact pulled over and shut off the vehicle. Once the contact restarted the vehicle, the headlights resumed normal operation. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the dealer advised that the bulb and computer malfunctioned and caused the headlights to fail. The dealer suggested replacing the bulb and the computer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 48,000.

Dangerous headlighs are messed up condensation ,tyhe lens are horrible can't drive my car at night unless the lights are on bright thats not lawful can't see the lines on the pavement the Toyota CO. Should be responsible tried cleaners as seen on tv didn't work and lots of other stuff,headlights cost at least $200. 00 can't afford that I paid a lot of money for that car ,please get the Toyota makers to recall these ,talk about a safety hazard ,see my photos ,on dim lights and brights. Thank you.

Headlights condensation can't drive at night dim lights so messed up can't see the road lines tried cleaning with advertised cleaner never worked ,those lights cost $200. 00 each I can't afford that I paid a lot of money for that car the Toyota CO should pay for that ,there should be a recall on those ,see photos ,please help.

2009 Toyota Camry. Consumer states problems with headlights and unresolved matters regarding vehicle the consumer stated it appeared that the headlight lenses were not capable of accepting heat from the bulbs of the headlights which caused the headlight lenses to melt.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the passenger side headlight had become abnormally hazy. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the repair kit that would be utilized on his vehicle would require repairing both headlights as opposed to just the one faulty headlight. Both headlights were buffed and sanded. The contact stated that the headlights were excessively bright and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer sanded and buffed the headlights a second time and recoated them with plastic but to no avail. The entire headlight was then replaced but the failure persisted. The contact called the manufacturer but no assistance was offered. The vehicle was not further repaired. The contact expressed that he did not feel secure driving the vehicle at night. The contact was awaiting a new set of headlights to arrive for further repairs. The failure mileage was 4,630 and the current mileage was 4,639. Updated 03/02/11.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when driving 45 mph and above or when attempting a turn, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormally loud noise. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic and they advised her to replace the steering knuckle and wheel. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. In addition, she noticed that the headlight cover appeared to be extremely foggy. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic and they advised her that they would have to clean the headlight cover with a special chemical. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

Exterior lighting:headlights. Recall number 09e025000. Can you please let me know can I get recall for my headlights? I am not getting good lighting.

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My headlights are very dim, fortunately I have not crashed at this point but I have swerved and at near accident situations. I cannot see in the dark and I am forced to use my high beams. Around summer of 2010, I crashed m y car on a curve going to san francisco, CA on highway 85. As I was about to curve I slowly went from 65 mph to 25 mph or a bit lower to curve correctly. My steering wheel locked and I was not able to curve appropriately so my car continued straight and hit the side of the curve (luckily it was blocked by a steel highway fence). I replaced the drivers door and front bumper with an awful off color paint job. I did not make a police report and I did not contact my insurance. I fixed my car and now I am afraid it might happen again. Property damage of my car was done. My window no longer works and my key entry is no longer functioning as well due to the crash.

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Hid headlight on passenger side "flickers" on and off. Apparently this is an issue for many Toyota vehicles with this type of headlight, and costs a significant amt of money to repair/replace.

The passenger side hid headlight turns off while driving. I can turn it off and then back on, and it might stay on for 15 seconds to 15 minutes. Now, the driver side hid headlight is starting to do it, too. I didn't realize I had no lights until I got up on the highway where there are no street lights.

Light from headlights is inadequate. It seems to be half cut off at the top of the beam so that when the vehicle goes down hill the light only goes out about 20 feet and is totally impossible to see the road. I have to use the high beams all the time if traveling anyplace where there are hills. This is an ongoing problem every since I got the Toyota Camry. In the Lexus they have made is the headlights move to compensate for this problem so Toyota must be aware of it but isn't acknowledging it when we called the dealer. No fix is offered and the car is unsafe to drive at night in hilly terrain.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota solara. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the headlights unexpectedly failed. The high beam lights were then engaged in order to illuminate the roadway. Moments later, the similar failure occurred with the high beam lights. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where both high beam bulbs and the head lamp assembly were replaced, at different times. The failure continued to recur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to dealer and they informed the contact that all four headlight bulbs would need to be replaced and possibly, the head lamp assembly. The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure was 40,000.

The design of the headlights on the Camry is awful. You cannot see the overhead signs on the highways at night without turning on the bright lights which will blind other oncoming cars. You cannot even see the street signs without turning on the bright lights. Its like the top of the lights are cut off. The dealer said the lights are correct; they checked the aim and said that is the way they are made. This car is unsafe to drive at night.

2010 Camry le when you are driving at night and you go over even a slight drip in the road/hill the front headlights only light up the road for approx 15 feet. Once you get on a level road the light appear to perform properly.

2/5/2010 on August 10, 2009 we purchased a new 2010 Toyota Camry. On the way home 9:00 p. M. We noticed that the headlights while driving down hills gave us 4ft. Of visibility. Also turning right or left, at right angles we had limited visibility. We notified the dealer immediately by phone and a letter on 8/11/09. The next day we drove to the dealership and again we notified the dealer. The salesman told us to take it in to the service department. On 8/13/09 @ 9:00 am, my wife took the Camry to the service department. The mechanic told her that he only had slight adjustment, and that he adjusted the lights. Upon driving it again at night we still had the problem. We immediately called Toyota customer experience center. They gave us a case number, and he told us to contact our dealer again. On August 25, 2009, at 11:30 am we had an appointment to go back to the dealership. We were told that they were going to try and install sylvania brighter bulbs but Toyota would allow them. Eventually the dealership told us the headlights were set to Toyota company specs and there was nothing more that they could do. (mileage in 188 mileage out 247 at kings Toyota on 8/25/09). We have a total of 2,800 miles on our Camry as of today. We are afraid to drive it after it gets dark. Toyota told us there is nothing more that they can do. They told us in is up to company specs.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. While driving at night approximately 25 mph on an incline with the headlights activated, the driver experienced difficulty in visibility as a result of poor illumination from the headlights. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on three separate occasions for the identical failure. The technician stated that the headlights conformed to the manufacturers specifications. The failure mileage was 20. Updated 3/8/10 the consumer stated the headlights were not aligned properly. Updated 07/09/10.

Defective head lights on my 2010 Toyota Camry le plus an unbelievable run-a-round from Toyota. On 8/10/09 at 9:00 p. M. We noticed that the headlights while driving down hills gave us 4ft. Visibility. Going up hills it gave us 4 ft. Of visibility. View through the windshield was cut off by a blackness. We notified the dealer immediately. The next day we drove to the dealership and again we notified our salesman. He told us to take it in to the service department. On 8/13/09 @ 9:00 am, my wife took the 2010 Camry in to adjust and fix the problem. The service mechanic told her that he only had slight adjustment and there was no more adjustment. Toyota responded to my complaint after they received a copy of my letter to the senator. On Tuesday March 2, 2010, I met with the service manager at beechmont Toyota, and a field technical specialist with Toyota motor sales inc. Note: I purchased the vehicle at kings the day was bright and clear and it was daylight when I arrived at the dealership. After driving many miles, the service advisor said something to the effect that no matter how long he drove it, it wasnt going to get any better. ¿ problem unsolved. When you drive at night in pitch-dark conditions it's as if you are driving in a boat with the lumen of the light surrounding all, the dark shroud still exists and visibility is severely restricted. I heard no more from the executive analyst at Toyota. Not enough room to describe the problem. Updated 05/11/10.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 50 mph the vehicle would not accelerate. Also intermittently the vehicle will accelerate without application of the accelerator pedal. The dealer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 47553. The current mileage was 50001. Updated 03/04/10. The consumer also stated the vehicle was very slow when she attempted to accelerate onto the highway. It would hesitate and then kink up to 80 mph. There was condensation in the headlights. Updated 06/14/10.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid. While driving approximately 50 mph at night, the contact noticed that the low beam headlights did not produce enough light. He was unable to see a group of people standing in the road, but managed to avoid a crash. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The current and failure mileages were 16,000. Updated 09/11/09 updated 09/15/09.

Sporadic failure of the headlight(s) turning off either one or the other and at times both light go out at the same time. Turning the lights off and then on again sometimes resets the light, but then go out again. Changing the bulb did not correct this failure. Contacting the dealer resulted in no action/resolution even though the vehicle was still under warranty.