This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Toyota AVALON 2008 exterior lighting. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Toyota AVALON 2008 exterior lighting and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2008 Toyota AVALON Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	927335
Internal NHTSA #	10463654
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	AVALON
Model Year	2008
File date	04/06/12
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on an interstate, both of the avalon's headlights went completely out, leaving me without any headlights. Turning the headlight switch on and off would sometimes reactivate one or both of the headlights but they would eventually fail again. The failure has continued to recur. Toyota dealer states that the headlight assembly for both headlights needs to be replaced. Toyota is aware of the headlight assembly defect in the 2008 avalons, thus extended the original warranty, however, my avalon was already beyond the extended warranty so it was not repaired due to the cost. The failure mileage was 82,000 and the extended warranty covered mileage up to 73,000. Repair cost is estimated at $2550. 00. The failure is due to manufacture defect and not a wear and tear/usage issue. I then called the manufacturer and was told no further assistance would be given since the original warranty was extended and it didn't matter that the headlight failure happened beyond the covered mileage.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	82000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SOUTHPORT, NC
VIN pattern	4T1BK36B08UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	65
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

WMAT32V533M252688 JYARN184000010189 WAUZZZ8P55A112939 WBY42DU030SE50034 MHFBZ3F32N2172497 WVGEP9BP2DD001001 JHMFD36208S213965 LBV41FX00RM959750 SBM11FAA9FW004413 JTDBS182X00020352 ZDCKF19A0FF001251 XTA21043010825764

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2008 Toyota AVALON Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota AVALON Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?