2009 Toyota Tacoma: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Jan 19, 2024 · Lights · LA

Headlight shows visible signs of over heating of the amber lenses on both driver and passenger side. Amber lenses are melted, obscured, burned through and causing additional discoloration to the clear lens of the headlight itself. This creates a safety issue for both driver and passenger side headlights and amber lights not illuminating properly but also reducing the reliability and longevity of the lighting systems themselves.

Filed Dec 6, 2021 · Body · MA

I own a '09 Toyota Tacoma (VIN: [XXX]) that I purchased 5/15/18 from Long Subaru, Webster Ma. On 9/1/21 we noticed a rot hole in the frame. We then learned there was a recall/warranty extension on rotted '09 Tacoma frames. On 9/2/21 we brought the truck to Toyota of Nashua, NH. We were told the warranty extension expired in May and the frame would not be covered. We were sent on our way as if this vehicle is safe to drive. I brought the vehicle to a mechanic to see if he could weld a plate over the hole. He said the frame was so rotted and nothing to weld it to. He also detected movement in the frame due to all the rot. He said it was unsafe to drive. On 9/23 I called Toyota corporate customer service to understand why I was never notified. They said they sent notification to the previous owner, then tried to backtrack and say they also sent it to me. Several days later we learned from a Toyota dealership employee (off the record) that the notification was never sent to us and only sent to the previous owner . Their failure to notify us of a safety recall (which some articles state was masked as a warranty extension) has put us at risk. This rot didn't happen over the summer! They need another recall to save lives before someone gets injured! 10/19/21 I called Toyota customer service again. I tried to get this issue escalated to a supervisor. They put me on hold. After 1 hour I hung up. 10/19/21 I filed a claim with the Massachusetts AG. They pointed me in your direction I am so baffled how this vehicle passed yearly inspections. During Mass inspections we don’t pass vehicles with dark tinted windows, lift kits that are too high, aftermarket headlights/brake light, yet, we pass a vehicle with a rotted frame that had a recall on it and a class action lawsuit. There are so many failure points here. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Filed Jun 2, 2021 · Lights · MO

The daytime driving lights are too hot causing the plastic housing to melt, crack and, in some cases, break. My research has found that this is a common problem in Toyota Tacoma trucks from 2005-11. In April 2015, Toyota replaced the headlight assemblies with a supposed "redesigned" assembly to address this issue. However, now in April 2021, the "redesigned" assemblies have again melted, cracked and broken due to the daytime driving lights being too hot and too close to the light assembly. Nothing was redesigned in 2015. Whatever safety or fire hazard in the owner or operator that caused Toyota to replace the headlight assemblies in 2015 still exists today. I have contacted Toyota and my dealer and they have offered no assistance or remedy.

Filed Jan 21, 2021 · Lights · NM

There is an issue on driving amber signal lights located on front of vehicle. Bulbs are too hot, and have melted and cracked the lense cover on the inside of the head light assembly. It is hampering light out put, and could form a hole in the future which will provide a high beam of light to on coming traffic. Also, it could ignite due to heat and plastic melting. Reports of this occuring on toyota vehicles have been numerous with no resolve. Mind you, this is a engineer or manufacturing mishap and error as they failed to consider at the moment of designing /manufacturing, and now the results are more than evident. Other toyota vehicles are not having this issue which means that someone figured out a resolve on their future production in order to avoid bad publicity. It is fair to say, that toyota should replace such a defect, or reimburse its customers who decide to replace them due to such a defect. Thank you for considering the validity of this manner!

Filed Feb 3, 2020 · Lights · 60 miles · MS

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..

Filed Aug 30, 2019 · Lights · 120,000 miles · WA

Burnt headlight len. The running light lens is burnt and cracked due to overheating. When I tried to contact toyota's recall phone number, after over a dozen attempts, the number was always busy.

Filed Mar 17, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · CA

Headlight lens get hot melted lens, light bulb plug is also burned ready to crack this is a safety issue

Filed Mar 4, 2019 · Lights · CA · fire

Front headlights have yellow signal and daytime running lights that are always on and the light bulb heat up causing the plastic to heat and melt and still feel hot when using on a long drive. I worry about my car catching on fire

Filed Jan 4, 2018 · Lights · 70,000 miles · TX

The running lights melt the plastic headlamp covers and literally melt the plastic, this is a picture of my second set that are also melting

Filed Sep 20, 2017 · Lights · TX

Headlamps drl bulbs burned through lens. Toyota will not cover even though this was recalled previously. The design of these headlights is flawed!

Filed Jun 4, 2017 · Lights · CA

Day time running lights melted headlights

Filed Feb 17, 2016 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · WA

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