Headlights problems of the 2011 Toyota Tacoma

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the driver's and passenger's side headlights were inoperable. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the headlight assemblies were extremely hot and had melted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's and passenger's side headlight assemblies needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 210,000.

I have had to replace my headlights 4 times in two years.

This is a complaint with Toyota. I bought my 2011 Toyota Tacoma pre runner sport brand new. this is a complaint with Toyota. I bought my 2011 Toyota Tacoma prerunner sport brand new. About a year ago, I noticed my amber "daytime running lights" were becoming discolored, it had the appearance of the bulb becoming hot, melting and discoloring my amber lenses. At that time it was just starting to turn colors. Last week a man at the gas station pointed at my drivers side running light and said I should have that looked at before it burns through or causes a fire. Upon his comment I noticed it had become noticeably worse, to the point I do not feel like the vehicle is safe to drive with the running lights on, you can not turn them off during daytime driving, it is a safety matter. I immediately contacted my Toyota dealership service rep in tracy, CA, tracy Toyota, he said there was nothing they could do and gave me the Toyota corporate office 800 number. Today I talked to two employees who were sympathetic but ultimately said nothing can be done by them and I was told by them a letter was mailed out regarding this defect, the letter confirms it as a known defect and the letter shows Toyota has acknowledged it as such. My warranty has since expired. I never received the letter and they refuse to pay to repair for this defect. This problem still exists for 2011 Toyota Tacomas. I have to pay out of pocket to replace both headlight running light assemblies, I am requesting Toyota to reimburse me the cost as I will keep the receipt and ask for the damaged parts. This defect diminishes the safety function of a daytime running light and could cause a fire as well.

The plastic headlight housing over the daytime running lights is melting / bubbling. The truck has only 40,000 miles. Toyota will not replace or repair under warranty enhancement. Possible fire hazard.

My headlight assembly lens were distorted and bubbled on both side of the vehicle. Toyota replaced the headlights twice on the right & 1 on the left. Now the one on the right is distorted and bubbled again and Toyota refused to replace it because it is outside the 5 years/70,000 mi warranty. This is a potential fire hazard and a defect from the design. Please see attached picture for reference.

Headlights are forming cracks in lenses, and they are growing.

~tl the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. While driving with the daytime running lamps illuminated, the condensation on the headlights split and melted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (premier Toyota , 5601 national rd e, richmond, in 47374) where it was diagnosed that the headlight/turn signal assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified and opened case number: 1801113120. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Looks like burn marks from the amber driving lights. Also, there are bubbles and cracks in the headlight covers.

Took vehicle in to dealer for other work. Was told by service advisor that technician found my headlights to be melting. Service advisor showed me problem and said it was daylight running lights. They were cracked and burned as was the assembly. I was quoted a price of $1300 to replace them. I purchased the vehicle new and have had it for 2 1/2 years. This is a hazard and a danger and they should be replaced by Toyota at their cost.

The daytime running lights have burned into the inner areas of my headlight assemblies and it continues to get worse. Seeing as they cannot be turned off and they continue to get worse I fear they may one day cause a fire or further damage. I have talked to the dealer, Toyota corporate and they will do nothing and show no concern for the issue, I drive alot of miles and purchased a Toyota due to dependabilty. When the problem was 1st talked to with Toyota the truck was only 1 1/2 years old but had around 40,000 miles to which their excuse was that it is outside the warranty period. Please note that Toyota knows this is an issue as they have issued a TSB stating the problem exists and the model year 2012 and forward these are re-designed to eliminate this problem. However there are thousands of these trucks on the roads frm 2005 to 2011 that had the dtrl option and the owners can do nothing to stop this issue from occuring or guarantee their and their families safety. When I talked to Toyota they did offer to replace 1 assembly if I paid for the other at a cost of $450? why should I be required to pay to fix their poorly engineered parts that they know are an issue? you can find aftermarket light assemblies for around $80 online and I cannot believe that it costs Toyota $450 to produce this assembly, they were not making me a deal and paying for 1, I was paying for both! Toyota should recall these assemblies and replace as at this point it shows that Toyota has no plans of doing the right thing and correcting the known problem without being told they have to.