Headlights problems of the 2017 Toyota RAV4

Auto-high beam doesn't function normally at times. Auto-high beam icon goes off at random, even though the lever is pushed forward and the headlight stalk is in the �auto� position. This causes the high beams to be inoperable when the headlights are set to �auto. �.

The halogen bulbs in the Rav4 le are substandard and present a safety hazard. After a dealer upgrade to some brighter bulbs, there is still very little spill to the sides of the road. This prevents me from seeing potential hazards like deer while driving at night. I have had several near misses with animals and even one with a pedestrian inside the city limits because I simply couldn't see them. Headlight aim has been verified as correct so that's not the issue either. This is a dangerous situation waiting to happen.

Auto dim headlights work when they want to it has been an ongoing problem for many months.

Toyota's headlights are terrible and make it hard to see at night. They are using the same 9012 bulbs used on the GMC sierra before you guys issued a safety recall for the sierra's headlights. . Read more...

I purchased a 2017 Rav4 le in December 2017. After driving it in the dark, I realized how horrible the headlights are. I had them adjusted on may 5, 2018, but little difference was noticed. Those that buy the high end models of the Rav4 get better headlights. And they cannot be retro fitted into the le model. Driving at night scares the bejezzus out of me. My parents live in montana (lots of wildlife), and hitting a deer is not my idea of fun. I drive high beams as much as possible, but don't want another car to wreck due to my headlights. I can't even see across the street with the headlights on low beam. I can't believe Toyota has not remedied this issue. Driving in the rain on November 23, 2018, was horrible! I couldn't even tell if the headlights were on. I went to the Toyota dealership on November 24, 2018, and gave the salesman a piece of my mind. I will not buy another Toyota as long as these headlights remain an issue. This is extremely dangerous and puts people at risk of their lives if driving at night. I will see what they come back with after my discussion the other night. I wasn't able to drive most of 2017 due to medical issues, so I didn't realize this problem. Toyota is better than this and should be embarassed by the situation. I've spoke with them several times about this problem and they know who I am when in the dealership. The next step is to write to the Toyota corporation about my specific complaint. I had a 2009 Rav4 and did not have this issue. A huge black eye for Toyota.

The car is equipped with auto high beams. Which do not function properly. On Monday, March 26,2017, my wife was driving to work in the early morning. She had the auto high beam setting on and the headlights flashed from low to high and back several times, while she was following a car. The sensors did not recognize there was a car in front of her. At other times, while driving with the auto selection on the indicator on the dash just vanishes and will not reset unless you manually turn on the high beams, then turn them back to auto. This was one of the selling points of the car that Toyota advertises, but it does not work as it should. Unfortunately in this day and age, this may cause a road rage incident, if the driver in front of the vehicle gets agitated. I contacted Toyota corporate, but I feel as if this was a waste of my time. The dealership thinks the setting is too sensitive, but there is no way to adjust the sensitivity. So basically I was told don't use it. It was set when I left the dealership yesterday and the auto indicator just vanished from the dash.

Road visibility at night using low beam headlights. When low beams are used at night there is a define dark portion of the windshield about center (horizonally) the area below the line is lit but the area above is completely black. The distance you can see is less than 300 ft and reduces down to 50 75 ft when going down hill. Every thing above the lit line is completely black. The lighting system is halogen and is completely unsafe to drive at night without using the high beams. . Dealers have refused to address problem with other owners.

Output from the low beam headlights is terrible. Low beams are so dim that it's often times hard to see at night, making it hard to see pedestrians and animals. This is unsafe I believe. . Read more...

This windshield is called the windshield of death online!the headlights of the arc only light up part of the windshield. As you can see from the reflection, the top half of the windshield is black. It is alarnming. The nights were raised a slight amount by the dealer but visibility is still not up to par-- going around corners is dangerous. It seems tat the halogen bulbs do not give enough light.

Headlights on low beam, form a line across the windshield. Unable to see the road ahead unless high beams are activated. You cannot see stop or street signs. Unless you know there is a stop sign or road entrance you cannot see them when using the low beams. 2 other people have driven my vehicle and complained about not being able to see the road ahead. Very dangerous. I am now leery of driving this vehicle at night.

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. While driving various speeds, the headlights malfunctioned. The contact stated that the headlights did not provide enough lighting to illuminate the road ahead. In addition, the auto high beam headlights were intermittent in illuminating the road ahead. Hoselton Toyota of east rochester, new york was contacted on different occasions. On the first occasion, the dealer stated that the vehicle was designed in that manner and informed the contact to get used to the way the headlights operated. The dealer's regional service manager and technician were contacted a second time and the headlights were adjusted slightly. Hoselton Toyota warned that any more adjustments would blind oncoming traffic. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that there were no recalls. The failure mileage was 6,000.

Halogen projection headlights are unsafe. They do not illuminate the sides and upper part of the road and cause a moving line in the center of your field of vision where there is darkness about the line making it impossible to see clearly at night using the low beams. On a downhill, the area of illumination is cut off and unsafe - have to use high beams in order to see the road. This line also bounces around with the bumps on the road and causes me to get nauseous when driving with low beams at night. This was not a one time incident: this happens when driving the car at night since I have owned the car.