1. Toyota Tacoma
  2. Problems
  3. 2009
  4. Exterior Lighting

2009 Toyota Tacoma Exterior Lighting Problems

102
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 102 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 16 indicate fire

What owners report

  • running lights · 56 records
  • daytime running · 50 records
  • running light · 18 records
  • turn signal · 18 records
  • melted cracked · 16 records
  • fire hazard · 14 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi58
60–100k mi15
1–30k mi12
100–150k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 6, 2010 · 60 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Running lights are melting the head light clear assembly...this is the second time for the running light bulbs to melt the head light assembly..the heat is 233 degrees using a digital heat reader...the yellow bulbs are 24 watts..

    ODI 11306835

  • February 12, 2009 · 25,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the passenger's side headlight housing melted. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who confirmed the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. The vin was not available.

    ODI 10586035

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2009 Toyota Tacoma.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.