Headlight Switch problems of the 2007 Toyota Camry

Driving at normal speed my headlights would go out by themselves. To get them on again I would have to turn the switch on and off. I was stopped twic by state trooper and given a warning.

The low beam headlights have a near 0% effectiveness. I leave the headlight switch in the "always on" position, but at night I often have to switch the headlights off and then back on to verify they are on. When they are on at night, the headlights are at near 0% effectiveness.

Headlights went out while traveling at night at highway speed. Lights alternately flickered on and off while switching between auto mode and on mode of headlight switch. One headlight finally went out again completely and both acting sporadically. Vehicle is the sport model with the hid headlight system.

Driver side low beam (hid) headlight turns off by itself in manual and auto modes. Turning the light switch off and back on brings the headlight back on but only for a short period, then it goes out again. The problem was intermittent at first but is becoming more frequent and at times both headlights will flicker intermittently.

High beam headlights came on and would not turn off. Fuses had to be pulled due to the battery being drained. Online research shows there is an apparent problem with the headlight relay or switch but there is no information online where they are located. Also there is a severe knocking noise in the front end. The rack and pinion had to be changed as well as the struts and the car doesn't even have 50k miles on it. Toyota is junk!.

I was notified my right front headlight was out early in July, 2011. I took it to be repaired and was informed that a "module" needed to be replaced because these were 'high intensity" lights. On July 12,2011 the module was ordered by my mechanic and installed on July 13, 2012. In Feb, 2012 my left front headlight went out. My mechanic ordered a new module on Feb 15, 2012 and was installed on March 1, 2012. In June, 2012 I was stopped by police for having only one headlight. At that time my left headlight was out again (only 3 months later). Within the next few days I noticed that intermittently my headlights would turn off while driving, sometimes the right, sometimes the left, and sometime both at the same time. If I switched from auto to on, both headlights would turn back on for about 5 mins then either one or both would shut off. If I switched from on to auto, the same would happen for a couple minutes. I returned to my mechanic, but upon driving and keeping the lights on he could not get the same thing to happen. That was on July 20, 2012. Since that time, I have had to refrain from using my car after dark, because for no apparent reason, the lights willl shut off. There are times I have all lights and then another driver will inform me that I have no headlightsat all. I am aware that the Toyota prius had an issue with this happening and am concerned that this is a problem with this car as well. These lights and modules are expensive to replace and having to replace them every 6 months or on a car that is less than 5 years old seems ridiculous while after replacing, the problem continues. The lack of headlights and not knowing when they go out is extremely dangerous and puts me and my family at risk for injury as well as others. I would like to know if this is a general problem with Toyota cars with these type of lights or an isolated case.

I was driving in city in the evening and noticed that the street appeared to darken. The passenger in my car told me to pull over so we could check the headlight. The driver headlights out. I went to the Toyota dealership. They told me it might be the bulb but couldn't guarantee it. I could try it out for 160. 00. And if it didn't fix the problem to come back and they'd check electrical. I was not foolish enough to do that. I tried the lights again for the next year and now both lights go on and off at will. At times I have had both go off. If I turn the headlight switch off and then back on again they lights return on sometimes. Other times I change the setting and use the other setting to get both lights. I've been stopped by the local police for headlight out. I will be furious if I get a ticket or have to pay 2 k to get this fixed when it's a defect from the factory. Toyota owns this!.