Tail Light Problems of Toyota Corolla

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that when using reverse, the exterior lights would not illuminate far enough for her to see behind the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who inspected the exterior lighting and advised the contact that the exterior lighting was performing as designed. The manufacturer was notified and a complaint was filed. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 200 and the current mileage was 5,000. . . Updated 05/01/13 the consumer stated the dealer replaced the reverse lights with sylvania blue lights. However, the reverse illumination still remained inadequate, in dark locations.

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Same defect as 1996 Toyota camry recall- tail-light assembly melted due to overheated bulb.

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The brake lights of my Toyota Corolla (1996 model) have been having some malfunctions on and off for at least a year. At first, I thought it was the bulb problem, so I checked the assembly myself. The bulbs are all ok. The bulbs will light when I touch the wires connections. The bulbs will be ok for a while (days, hours or days), but it will stop functioning some time afterwards. It seems there is a connection problem in the design of the tail light assembly. Since I am not an expert on it, I would like to report the incident. I have noticed the problem on same model cars on the road. To do a simple test, you may want to locate a 96/97 model with taillight blackouts. If the bulbs are ok, my statement will be valid.