Tail Light Switch problems of the 2017 Toyota Tundra

One problem related to tail light switch has been reported for the 2017 Toyota Tundra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Toyota Tundra based on all problems reported for the 2017 Tundra.

1 Tail Light Switch problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2018

The vehicle's instrument cluster is very dark and hard to read during the day. Especially on cloudy days or when wearing sunglasses. As a result, reading the instrument cluster takes significant effort, which means more time of eyes not on the road and it makes controlling speed hard. Root cause of the problem is that the instrument cluster lighting does not come on unless the head and tail lights are on. With light switch set to "auto", head & taillights and thus instrument cluster lights will be off during the day. With the light switch set to on, instrument cluster lights will be on, but the maximum output is not bright enough to be easily visible in daytime driving. Like most vehicles in texas, my truck came with legal and modest side window tinting from the dealer. This reduces light falling onto the mostly black instrument cluster and reflecting of the thin white lettering. Hence, it takes effort to read. The problem is exacerbated when wearing sunglasses (a must during summer in texas) or when driving on cloudy days.


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