Toyota Camry Solara headlight problems

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

I WANT TO SEE IF THE ARE RECALLS FOR MY CAR ?

NHTSA complaint #11340610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (WILLS TOYOTA LOCATED AT 318 SHOSHONE ST W, TWIN FALLS, ID 83301) WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

NHTSA complaint #11081470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ONE OR THE OTHER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOES OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACE BOTH BULB AND BOTH TRANSFORMERS AT A COST OF $1160.

NHTSA complaint #11056244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

MY 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA HEADLIGHTS ARE REALLY SCARY TO DRIVE WITH AT NIGHT. THE VISIBILITY IS ALMOST NONE. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE LIKE REGULAR BEAMS ON EVERY OTHER CAR. MY LOW BEAMS ARE NONEXISTENT. MY FRIEND HAS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ONLY BE TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT ADJUST AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. TO THE POINT I DO NOT EVEN DRIVE AT NIGHT, AND I AM A 33 YEAR OLD WOMAN. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK ONCE AGAIN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. BUT NOT ONLY ARE THE BEAMS LOW, BUT BOTH ARE NOW NONFUNCTIONAL. THE SHOP CAN NOT FIND ANY DEFECT OR WIRES LOOSE. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAT THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER SITUATION.

NHTSA complaint #11045763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ON MY 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA I HAVE TO USE HIGH BEAMS JUST TO SEE, AND MY CAR WENT 90 MPH BEFORE SLOWING UP,MY HANDICAPPED SON WAS SO SCARED! THEN IT JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. HE HAD TO COAST TO SAFETY AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR !! RECALLS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS PERTAIN TO THE 1999 SOLARA AND ARE CRITICAL. THIS IS TWICE LIFE WAS ENDANGERED AND TOYOTA IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE . I GUESS THEY WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE TOYOTA DOES WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE!!! MY CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE , HOW MUCH DOES TOYOTA CARE WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN REPLACE THE PETAL OR EXCELLERATION PROBLEM?? LET THERE FAMILY MEMBER BE ENDANGERED AND SEE ! BUT TOYOTA IS SLACKING EXTREMELY ON THE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES!!! THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE DANGEROUS CARS THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE ROAD . AND WITH NO HELP FROM TOYOTA WHEN A SERIOUS ISSUES HAPPENS . THEY SHOULD BE DISCRASED BY THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE TO JEPORDIZE THE AMERICAN CITIZENS .. JUST TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET . NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO TAKE MY DISABLED SON TO HIS DR.!!! THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY EFFECT A PERSONS LIFE WHO HAS LIMITED FUNDS AND MANY MEDICAL NEEDS. THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WE WERE PUT THROUGH DRIVING THE TOYOTA CAR SCARES ME BADLY! I USED TO HAVE FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT . BUT IT'S VERY SAD WHEN THEY HAVE LOST THEIR CARING ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT AND MAKING THE AMERICAN FAMILY HAPPY AND MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY!!!! THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES SHOULD BE STOPPED!! JUST ONE VEHICLE COULD HIT A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF PRECIOUS CHILDREN , LEAVING PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND PRECIOUS BROTHERS AND SISTERS LEFT DEVASTATED FOR YEARS TO COME!!! THE PAIN GOES ON AND ON AND EFFECTS MANY GENERATIONS POSSIBLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE OVER THE GREED OF MONEY FROM THE TOYOTA BIG WIGS !!!

NHTSA complaint #11020919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA HAD A FILM THAT HAD BUILT UP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LENSES WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO CLEAN. THE LENSES HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FILM CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE VISIBILITY OF THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM SHORTED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED. THE O2 SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE LENSES WITH A MORE TRANSLUCENT LENSE FOR THE HEAD LAMPS TO PREVENT A FAILURE OF POOR VISIBILITY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. DYD

NHTSA complaint #10947721 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WILL BE ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WILL THEN TURN OFF AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO 2 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED.

NHTSA complaint #10850627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TURN SWITCHOFF AND BACK ON HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN TILL THEY GO OUT AGAIN, SAFETY CONCERN.THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT GO OUT ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE ON FOR " S AFETY" NOT VERY SAFE.AS FOR DATES BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR CALLED TOYOTA THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD.

NHTSA complaint #10837862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHTS WILL BE OPERATING NORMALLY AND WITHOUT REASON, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS PRESENTS A DANGER TO ME IN MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THE LIGHTS WILL GO BACK ON BUT YOU DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG BEFORE THEY GO OUT AGAIN. MINE IS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA WITH APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER SOLARA AND PRIUS OWNERS.

NHTSA complaint #10818881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HEADLIGHTS WILL SPORADICALLY TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10767578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE SPORT V6. UPON DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT (L) WENT OUT AND HAD TO FLIP THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON TO TURN IT ON. AFTER A FEW MILES THE (R) LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OFF AND HAD TO FLIP THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN TO TURN IT ON. I NOTICED AFTER SEEING THE REFLECTION OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY WERE BOTH OFF AND HAD TO SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON ONCE AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE WHEN EXACTLY THIS STARTED BUT IF I HAD NOT LOOKED INTO THE REFLECTION OF THE CAR AHEAD OF ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE LIGHTS OFF. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SOLARA SE V6 (12 YRS) NEVER HAD A LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ISSUE AND THAT CAR HAS OVER 273000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD BE TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT EQUIPMENT AND NOT THE OWNER.

NHTSA complaint #10723965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHORTED OUT. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE TRAVELING AND CAUSED A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #10713518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR IN 2008 THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT STOP WORKING $375.00 TO REPLACE THIS IS WITH ME DOING THE WORK. IN 2014 THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT STOP WORKING I WENT TO TOYOTA AND ASK IF ANY ONE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND WAS THERE A RECALL ON IT WAS TOLD NO. THIS TIME IT WAS $500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THIS WAS ME DOING THE WORK AFTER LOOKING AT THE WEB SITE LOOKS AS IF TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM AND DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS IT I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO GET THEM TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT.

NHTSA complaint #10700915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

MY WIFE NEARLY CRASHED OUR 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA WHEN THE LEFT FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHT FAILED AT NIGHT AND THEN IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES THE RIGHT FRONT LIGHT LOW BEAM FAILED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A RURAL STRETCH OF I-85 IN NORTH CAROLINA. I HAD REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT LIGHT ONLY THREE DAYS EARLIER. THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO WORK BUT THE NEXT DAY IN A TEST IN DAYLIGHT THE LOW BEAMS WORKED AND THEN FAILED AGAIN WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AND THE HIGH BEAMS ALSO FAILED WITHIN TWENTY (20) MINUTES. I HAVE SINCE READ THE ONLINE WEBSITE AUTO RECALLS FOR CONSUMERS (ARFC) THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN 2007 TOYOTA SOLARAS. TOYOTA IS RISKING DEATHS BY NOT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA (800-331-4331) BUT TOYOTA WAS [XXX] AND HAD HEARD NOTHING ABOUT NOTHING. THE REACTION WOULD BE HUMOROUS EXCEPT THAT IT HAPPENS WHILE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED AND IT COULD KILL THEM, ESPECIALLY AT 70 MPH, THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT ON I-85 IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE EVEN IN DAYLIGHT BECAUSE SHE FEARS A HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10692027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OUT AND BACK ON SO THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON.

NHTSA complaint #10682819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT GO OUT. IF I TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON THEY COME ON. SOME TIMES THIS HAPPENS EVERY MINUTE OR SO AND SOMETIME THEY WORK FINE. I HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT LOW BEAM THINKING I HAD A BAD LIGHT. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURE.

NHTSA complaint #10661224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA complaint #10658632 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. MAY INCLUDE ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS TURNING OFF. IT IS NOT A BULB ISSUE. SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PRIUS HID LIGHT ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #10633034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DRIVING AT NIGHT GOT STOPPED BY NJ STATE TROOPER FOR HAVING DRIVERS LIGHT OUT. FLIPPED LIGHT HANDLE ON AND OFF LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TEN MINUTES LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10610863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.