Headlights problems of the 2009 Toyota Avalon

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the low and high beam headlights and day time running lamps failed to operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. While driving, both the driver and passenger side headlights suddenly shut off. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that both light bulbs had shattered inside the head lamp housing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to a defective head lamp housing. The bulbs were replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the headlights go on and off intermittently. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 165,000. Ad.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the high beam headlights failed to operate and caused the low beams to malfunction. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the headlight assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 31,000.

January 14th 2015 while driving during the night, all of the headlights except for low beams quit working. This caused a dangerous condition while driving in the country on unlighted roads because of requiring to drive substantially below the speed limit. These headlights had been replaced because one of them burned out on Dec 7, 2011 when the car had 38,640 miles on it. We were told the original bulbs were defective and the new bulbs would resolve the issue. After the work was completed we found out that there was a recall and we eventually were reimbursed. When these bulbs burned out we were told by two dealers (sebring, FL and cleveland, TN) that the real problem was the modules and that they would need replaced at a cost of well over $2,000. Total time for replacements lasted 3 years 1 month and ~62,000 miles. 3 sets of headlights required in slightly over 5 1/2 years of ownership. Toyota USA has refused to stand behind their car.

No high beam headlights just low beam. Hard to see. We got this used car 1 1/2 yrs ago without highbeams. Toyota wants to chg me 500$ to fix the problem and I have the extended warranty for and extra 2000$. I found a letter to the previous owner that these headlamps may have a short life and they wiil be replaced with new assembly and new bulb. I called Toyota customer service and got only aggrevation. No satisfaction on helping me to replace this expensive bulb problem which occurred. I think Toyota should have rectified this before selling it to us. It is their problem to replace this assembly and new bulbs not mine. They sold us a malfunctioning headlamp unit.

Turned on engine and turned on high beams. Bulbs shattered. Took to the bobby rahal dealer. Told that the extended warranty of five years had lapsed. Was under the 72000 mileage limit, however. . Had to pay $166 to just replace the bulbs. To replace the entire housing would cost $900. This is a factory design defect and the warranty was extended to take care of the problem with the installation of a redesigned housing. If the design was faulty from the onset, why aren't all headlight assemblies being replaced at no cost to the owner? the internet contains hundreds of similar complaints. There have been no reported fatalities so I guess this expensive repair is the owner's responsibility. . . .

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the driver's side headlight failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was advised that the high intensity discharge (hid) lamp bulb needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure and current mileage was 62,842.

The headlights go out when operating the car without warning. This happens when driving on residential, highways and interstate roads. Cannot drive the car at night for fear that they will go out when I am driving. Dealer wanted $2,900 to replace the headlights. This is a safety issue which the manufacturer should address and be responsible for. The limited TSB which they issued would not have helped me. Was not covered under extended warranty.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. While driving at various speeds, the driver and passenger side headlights failed to illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the head lamps needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,920.

High beam headlight bulbs shattered because of faulty design which utilizes them as drl, build up on filament causes high heat to shatter bulbs prematurely. I called and spoke to Toyota but they declined to stand behind their product saying they only cover for 5 years or 72,000 miles. This seems to me to be very disingenuous since how are miles related to this safety concern. I can understand a time cut off but I do not understand the mileage cutoff. This is a safety problem and it is their design that causes it so why aren't they standing behind their product?.

2009 Toyota Avalon xls VIN 4t1bk36b39u333923 in service 10/31/2008; mileage at failure unknown, but less than 42,000. Both high beam bulbs exploded on the vehicle. Based on internet research, this seems to be a known problem. Toyota issued a TSB 0044-10 on this failure 1/27/2010, yet they refuse to take ownership of the issue. The bulbs failed despite a cumulative use of less than 2 hours on the high beams in the life of the vehicle (I live in a metropolitan area). If the bulbs are replaced, they will fail again due to the design of the housing. Is this purely a safety issue, likely not because the driver still has low beam headlights. However it further illustrates Toyota's reluctance to address a known failure.