Headlights Problems of Toyota Highlander Hybrid

My 2006 Highlander Hybrid has burn marks on the headlight lens where the daytime running lights have gotten so hot that they actually melt the plastic on the inside of the headlight lens. This has reduced my visibility when driving at night and I would imagine that if it is getting hot enough to melt the headlight lens it creates a fire hazard as well. When I first noticed the issue, it didn't create a noticeable difference in driving visibility but as the problem gets worse and the spot gets larger there is a noticeable difference. If I am driving in an area without city lighting it is very hard to see with the lo-beams on and driving with the hi-beams on poses a danger to oncoming traffic of blinding them and causing them to crash into me or run off the road. The daytime running lights is something that the consumer cannot turn off and it is obvious from internet forums that this isn't an issue that is limited to my vehicle. It has been a well-documented problem for this model year highlander. I have opened a case with Toyota headquarters and expressed my concerns to them personally but they have refused to rectify the situation. In my opinion, this shows not only a lack of support to their customers who pay hard-earned money for their vehicles but a lack of respect for the safety and lives of not only their customers but all of the individuals who share the roads with these vehicles. I am turning to the NHTSA in the hopes of finally having my voice and the voice of the many other highlander owners in a similar situation heard and something done about this situation. Thank you in advance for any help that you can render!.

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Front headlight on both right and left side burnt out, in doing so the outside lens was burned with a quarter size white spot. Plastic lens was melted.

Both driver and passenger headlights are melted, burned and grey in front of the daytime running light bulbs. Google search indicates that it is a fairly common issue. Called Toyota and was told that there was nothing they would do to correct the issue.

Both front headlight casings melted after using "brights".

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that he driver and passenger side plastic headlight covers were melted. The vehicle was equipped with daytime running lights. The vehicle was taken an authorized dealer who stated there was not a defect found in the vehicle. The regional manager also inspected the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that the headlights lens was melted. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who advised that the 3m plastic could have caused the failure. The plastic was removed from the lens and the vehicle was further inspected where there were no electrical failures found. The investigation concluded that the light bulb was defective. The manufacturer was contacted and they denied the claim. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

The headlight buld on 2006 toyuota Highlander Hybrid is so hot that it has discollored and slightly melted the lens cover. This plastic gets so hot ahat to be a safety hazard that could cause burns to indivuals that might come in contact wiht teh lens and/or the spuer heated lens plastic coul dbecome a fire hazard.

Plastic headlight lenses are melting directly over the daytime running light (drl) halogen bulbs on both sides. The lights are the same as the 'brights' but should be at 50% power when used as drl's. Dealer informs me that they have never had this complaint and cannot find any other instances on-line or in their database, but there are several that I found within a few minutes of searching. At this point, it is only covered under the 36,000 mile warranty, but as this is a significant defect in either the plastic lens covering or in the bulb itself (running too hot) or in the drl relay that should be at 1/2 power, I would like to submit this for your consideration.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota highlander hv. She noticed that there was a round circle around the lens area on both headlights. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where she was informed that the lens on both headlights were melting. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 51,876.