Headlight Brightness - it's been degrading for the last 10 yrs to the point that I don't feel safe driving in the dark anymore. I've already had the lenses buffed out, but that only helped about 20%. The brightness looks like I have a dead battery (it's brand new). Not sure if this is a bulb or lens issue but it's not safe.
2014 Toyota RAV4: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 198 complaints about the 2014 Toyota RAV4 describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
2014 Toyota RAV4 perfectly good headlight bulb stops working on low beam selection, severely limiting visibility for night-time driving. Looks like everyone on the internet is having the same problem.
We experienced the classically described sunroof explosion (a.k.a. Spontaneous sunroof breakage) that sounded like a large object crashed into our 2014 toyota rav4, or an or an explosion occurred right over our heads. My girlfriend immediately asked 'was it a blow out', and I responded no because thankfully, I had 100% control of the vehicle and did not swerve or brake or feel any mechanical issues but, apparently let off the gas and was slowing down. Then, the driver of a pick-up truck overpassing us on the right gave us dirty looks and waved to us like we needed to pull over. We exited on the next exit (s. Acadiana throughway). The sunroof visor was thankfully closed, and upon opening it up we noticed the convex crater-like shattered sunroof, and immediately shut it whereupon we too noticed the excessive noise due to wind contacting the opening. The sunroof exploded outward, with a convex, volcano-like crater, and thousands of stress cracks with hundreds of little glass shards everywhere around the opening. This occurred in the center, with about of the total sunroof surface area missing (ejected). This occurred on saturday, september 1, 2018 travelling roughly 65mph along I-10 in baton rouge, left-hand lane, westbound near the merger of I-12, during light rain, no vehicles immediately in front of me, smooth surfaces, no construction in vicinity, with no overhead lamps or overpasses. Wide open divided highway. Temperature was 76f, per car.
Recently I was driving my 2014 rav4 near downtown tampa on adamo drive and was taking a left turn, and suddenly I heard some kind of noise and felt like my vehicle went dead without any electrical power and it started reversing on it's own and spun to right. Fortunately since I was taking a turn I was hardy at a speed of about 10 MPH and hence my front right passenger side door & head light etc. Got damaged and there was a very minimal damage to the front fender on the driver side of the vehicle behind our rav4. For the same reason none of us - either myself, my front co-passenger or the driver of the vehicle behind our rav4 were physically hurt and were very safe after this incident. The driver of the vehicle behind our rav4 informed that he heard a kind of strange sound and saw our rav4 reversing & turning right, and he moved away into the right lane. The police officer, who has come also informed that she has come across this kind of incidents with toyota vehicles recently, and did not give me citation after reviewing my incident free driving record and also she could not find reason for this freak incident which looks more like a mechanical defect of my rav4, and advised to take to toyota dealer for further investigation & resolution. On further research we found that there is a serious recall - "electrical power assist system" (eps) for 2014 rav4 which was identified & documented by toyota on 03/13/2015 but was not notified to the customers. We have contacted toyota company, complained about this incident, informed the recall and we are waiting for a response from toyota after a thorough investigation, computer data analysis from our rav4. I am herewith attaching the documentation for the recall. I am very much worried & concerned about this incident, since it is of very serious safety issue. Please review and reply as soon as possible. Thank you in advance.
Large black area at top of windshield while driving at night. Mainly on dark roads. This is while driving with headlights on.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2014 Toyota RAV4 headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2014 Toyota RAV4?
5 of 198 owner complaints about the 2014 Toyota RAV4 (3%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2017.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2014 Toyota RAV4?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2014 Toyota RAV4
Fire or smoke 22No deployment 8Engine failure 6Loss of power 6Power steering loss 6Steering lock-up 6Sudden acceleration 6Sunroof shattered 6Won't start 6Door locks 5Shudder 5Stalling 5
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