I was driving home from working 12 hour graveyard shift. I fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the right hand side of our blacktop road 1 mile from home. My 2002 corolla was traveling around 50mph I awoke and attempted to correct the car's path and hit a tree head on destroying the right grill bumper hood, windshield, right fender, inner upper frame work and headlamp assembly and wiring. My dash light came on that said my airbag deployed. My steering wheel airbag was still intact it failed to deploy or inflate. I was saved by god and my seat belt.
2002 Toyota Corolla: headlights failing or too dim
7 of the 117 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Corolla describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
A beam of light comes from the headlights and shoot upwards, like a spot light . This causes a visibility distraction to the driver, especially when driving in fog or under over head trees. Also, reduces the headlights illumination on the road.
There appear to be a distracting stray of light when I have my headlights on at night. It is even worse when you have the high beams on. Is there anyway toyota dealership can take care of this problem?
Headlights cannot be adjusted, one beam goes up in the air at 70-80 degrees, the other goes straight ahead.
Both headlights have stray beams on high beam that project upward at a 45 degree angle. Very distracting when driving in light mist conditions. Dealer has attempted to adjust headlights with no effect on condition.
Left headlight demonstrates a distinct ray of light emanating up and out approx. 70-80 degrees perpendicular to the front of the vehicle on both high and low beam operation. Dealer attempts to adjust headlights have not rectified problem. The problem is distracting for the driver and may affect oncoming traffic.
Headlights on the 2002 corolla have been redesigned. They reflect a direct beam straight up. This is very distracting because the beams cross over the wind shield as they point up. This happens when the lights are on high beam. Have no idea how this appears to distant drivers. The engineers need to redo this design.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Toyota Corolla headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2002 Toyota Corolla?
7 of 117 owner complaints about the 2002 Toyota Corolla (6%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Toyota Corolla?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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