Headlight lens get hot melted lens, light bulb plug is also burned ready to crack this is a safety issue
Both headlamp assemblies show inner running light/turnsignal lens have bubbling, burning and now the right one has cracked with the inner lens separating. i have checked both bulbs and they are the proper, listed bulbs, 4157na
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the day time running light system failed which caused the lens to fracture and the bulbs to burn. the turning signals that are connect to the daytime running lights also failed. the contact replaced the daytime running light bulbs several times; however, the failure was not corrected. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the daytime running light system was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 67,000. *tr
The daytime running lights have melted the lens and the high heat has also cracked and distorted the main head light lens on my 2009 toyota tacoma. *tr
The day time running lights that also doubles as turn signals are burning a hole through the plastic lens inside the headlights and cracking the lens as well. these are a known issue with toyota and they put out a t-sb-0129-11 on september 7th, 2011 and called it an "appearance concern". it is also a fire hazard as i don't believe the lenses should be melting. *tr
The air bag sensor came on in my '09 toyota tacoma. the vehicle was brought to a mechanic and a diagnostic test was run. the diagnosis was a faulty air bag spiral cable. this identical issue forced a recall of 481,000 tacomas, including '09 vehicles. however, i was told that my truck did not fall within the vin # database that is covered by the recall. this is resulting in an out of pocket repair costing $500. i find it hardly coincidental the exact same design flaw that affected nearly 500,000 vehicles just popped up in my vehicle. without spending the $500, my barely 4 year old truck will not pass inspection in the state of ma. i bought a tacoma based on it's reputation for reliability. currently i am breaking the bank just to make it legal to drive on the road. *tr
My vehicle daytime running lights (drl), are burning through the lenses. the lens in front of the bulb is discolored and seems to be melting and cracking due to overheating. the plastic is dark and looks burned. because of the defect there is concern for driver safety as there seems to be an obvious fire hazard that has not been addressed by toyota. this problem exists in both of my front headlights. *tr
Both left and right dtrl lenses are melted from heat from the bulb, i am worried about an electrical short, or fire. dealer says it is cosmetic and does not want to replace headlight assemblies since vehicle is out of warranty. i believe this is a safety issue that toyota motor company should address with urgency. *tr
Daytime running lights generated enough heat to melt. the interior colored lens on both headlight assemblies, i noticed discoloration and cracks in the colored lens within 1st 12 months. more recently the colored lens began to melt and run, looks as if they were exposed directly to flames. there is also noticeable heat damage to the clear exterior lens cover near the area of the drl. toyota issued a service bulletin but did not notify owners of the potential fire hazard this may cause. heat damage has clearly become more severe over time. *jb
Daytime running lights (drl) light bulbs along with outside temperatures generated enough heat to cause bubbling and cracked both headlight lenses. this may posed a fire hazard. *tr
My vehicles daytime running lights (drl), which are located in the headlight assembly, are burning through the lenses. the lens in front of the bulb is discolored and seems to be melting due to overheating. the plastic is dark and looks burned. because of the defect there is concern for driver safety as there seems to be an obvious fire hazard that has not been addressed by toyota. this problem exists in both of my front headlights. *tr
Excessive heat from daylight running light bulbs cause my vehicle headlight lenses to slowly burn and crack. *tr
The plastic housing/plastic lens covering the amber daytime running lights and the clear fog lights are burned, melted, cracked and broken. this is not due to any front end collision but due to the extreme heat generated by the original factory-installed light bulbs. the lights are generating so much heat that they are melting, burning and cracking the plastic housing which then breaks under driving stress. compounding the problem is that there is no way to turn off the daytime running lights when the vehicle is in operation. either the daytime running lights must be on or the headlights must be on. therefore, the lights continue to burn the plastic housing. toyota will not completely cover the cost to repair and replace these defective light systems stating that the vehicle is out of the 3 year warranty. although the vehicle is one year out of the 3 years manufacturer's warranty this problem did not occur overnight but is the result of 4 years of use. the lens have been progressively getting worse over time. because the lens are burned, we are concerned that a fire could occur. ...
Inside the front left and right headlight assembly is a combination turn signal indicator/ emergency flash indicator/daytime running light. *tr the lense for this combination indicator inside the headlight assembly has melted and affected the integrity of the component. i contacted my local dealership twice and toyota customer satisfaction by telephone. but they did not offer any additional information for correcting the problem, except for total replacement of the complete assembly at my expense. by the regulations of the federal government with the dot toyota should comply with part 564 of the safety regulation requirements, and by this should notify owners of the optional replacement parts as a service bullitin with a mailed notification letter. because of this oversight toyota has chosen to adapt a stratagy to use an exception to their warranty contract by limiting their responsibility in effect of component exclusions i.e. light bulbs because of toyota's inabillity to recognise and address this issue with a notification. many of the dealers and owners who could have corrected the improper matching of the assemblies, before damage to the ...
Airbag warning light on and horn does not work. after researching, learned this is an airbag clock spring (otherwise known as a spiral cable) issue that has a related recall for 2005-2009 toyota tacomas under campaign number 12v-092. that recall applies only to 7 channel circuit spiral cables and not the 16 channel ones. the 7 channel circuits are steering wheels without the audio controls, where the 16 channel circuits have steering wheel audio controls. toyota dealer wants to charge $400 for part, plus labor. absolutely ridiculous when this is an obvious problem that is occurring regardless of the channel circuit type. my daughter has a 2008 toyota tundra with exact same problem. *tr