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2008 Toyota AVALON Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1066488
Internal NHTSA #	10588689
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	AVALON
Model Year	2008
File date	14/12/13
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am the owner of a 2008 toyota avalon. Right after we purchased the car, we have had issues with the headlights going out. The headlights are flickering on and off at random times. On december 14, 2013 while driving at night, both headlights went out at the same time nearly causing an accident (luckily the lights came back on when i turned them off/on quickly). I took the car to our local toyota service center and they told me that the only way to fix the problem is to completely replace the whole lighting assembly at the tune of $2570. 04. The service center also explained that the housing for the bulbs was too small and this is causing the bulbs to overheat and go out. It was after 2010 that toyota redesigned the housing and fixed the issue. Apparently, toyota extended the warranty to 5 years/72,000 miles. Ironically, it appears we are just over that. I am unable to drive my car at night due to this safety issue. I also don't agree that we should have to pay $2500 to have new light assemblies installed in our car. This is an issue of a bad design on toyotas part and i refuse to play a victim in this ridiculous solution to such a severe safety issue. I am asking toyota to do the right thing and replace the headlight assembly and take care of their customer. The fact that there is an issue with the headlight design and the fact that toyota is fully aware should be enough to have this fixed. There should be no limittime wise or mileage wise on a safety issue this huge for toyota's customers.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HARRISON, AR
VIN pattern	4T1BK36B28UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	26/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	60
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2008 Toyota AVALON Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota AVALON Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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