Headlights problems of the 2012 Toyota Camry

The two front headlight covers developed a melted area about the size of a tennis ball.

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.

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 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.