2008 Toyota Avalon complaints

OVER THE COURSE OF 1 MONTH BOTH HIGH BEAMS EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BULB CHIPS ARE INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING ON 1 SIDE, LIGHT IS POINTING TO THE GROUND. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR LAST WEEK, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BULB BUT TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHERE THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT THE BULB. IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER BUT SEEMS TO TURN ON AND OFF BUT WITHOUT ANY CONSISTANCY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING ON AND OFF TOGETHER. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE WORKING BUT I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF EVERY FEW MINUTES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CHECKED AGAIN BUT I AM BEING TOLD AGAIN IT IS NOT THE BULBS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO TURN OFF ONE LATE NIGHT AND NOT RETURN ND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURING ME AND MY FAMILY. *TT

THE STARTER BUTTON WILL NOT WORK ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 50 TRIES. THIS IS A NO KEY IGNITION CAR. THIS CONDITION STARTED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. DOESN'T RESPOND TO PROCEDURE IN CAR'S HAND BOOK. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. TOYOTA DEALER IN REDLANDS CALIFORNIA.

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BOTH RIGHT & LEFT GO OFF INTERMITTINGLY, I HAD ORIGINALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH NIGH BEAMS THEY WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE THE 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING. THE HID/LOW BEAM PASSENGER LIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER ADVISED BOTH LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEED REPLACED AT $1088 EACH PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THEY ARE BACKLOGGED 90 DAYS. DEALER JUST RECEIVED ONE THAT WAS ORDERED 90 DAYS AGO. DRIVING WITH ONE LIGHT (MAYBE 2 SOON) IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T PARK IT IN THE GARAGE FOR 90 DAYS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REPLACING FREE AND SUPPLYING A RENTAL CAR WHILE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. *TR

RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT / DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. OCCURS WHETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING WILL RESET LIGHT FOR A FEW MINUTES.

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WOULD WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY KEEPING ME AT BAY AS I COULD NOT DRIVE @ NIGHT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE REPLACED ON TWO APPOINTMENTS AT $192.50 PER BULB ALONG WITH LABOR.. THE TOTAL CAME TO $310.20 X 2= $620.40 THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS USING THE LIGHTS TOO MUCH AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE LIGHTS GOING OUT!! MY CAR HAS LOW MILES AND IT TOLD HIM THAT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. I AM VERY DISCOURAGED WITH THE OUTCOME OF HAVING TO FORK OUT SO MUCH MONEY FOR A FACTORY DEFECT, SHAME ON TOYOTA! *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON MAKES IT WORK AGAIN, BUT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE DURATION THE HEADLIGHT STAYS ON APPEARS TO BE SHORTER AFTER EACH ON/OFF CYCLE. *TR

HID HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. LIGHT WAS REPLACED IN MAY, 2011. HID LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED ON 12/13/11.

HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING... ONE DAY ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT, THE NEXT DAY, THE OTHER LIGHT... ESSENTIALLY TAKING TURNS GOING OFF. THEN BOTH WOULD BE ON. PER SOME RECENT COMPLAINTS, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE REPLACING THE LOW BEAMS WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A CLEAR MANUFACTURING ISSUE CONSIDERING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME MODEL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DUE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE HIGH BEAM ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED WHEN SUDDENLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BOTH HID LIGHTS BUT ISSUE KEEPS COMING BACK. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HOWEVER AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES ONE OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM, BUT SOME TIMES BOTH GO OUT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. TOYOTA FRANKLY TOLD US THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR ISSUE. LOOKING AT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WITHOUT LIGHTS YOU HAVE VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER. P.S. THIS IS NOT THE HIGH BEAM ISSUE BUT RATHER THE NORMAL HEAD LIGHT. *TR

IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ILLUMINATED, WE HEARD WHAT SEEMED LIKE A FIREWORK OR SMALL ARMS FIRE. MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED, DIAGNOSED, & REPAIRED. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS, BUMPER COVER, & COWLING WERE REPLACED DUE TO MELTING AND FIRE DAMAGE, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED(IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED IT HADN'T BEEN DAMAGED OTHER THAN INSPECTION) ALL PARTS WERE RESERVED FOR MY INSPECTION. I HAD BEEN TOLD THE HIGH BEAM HAD WORKED ITSELF LOOSE & CAUSED THE FIRE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN!!! THE BULB HAD EXPLODED IN THE HOUSING, MINUTE PIECES OF GLASS WERE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING, & THE ONLY DAMAGE TO IT WAS EXTERNAL CHARRING. I HAVE STORED THE LENS FOR INSPECTION, PROVING THE EXPLOSION THEORY. I THANK THE LORD WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME OR THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BURNED TO A CRISP. WE RECEIVED A FORM LETTER FROM TOYOTA A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE" CONCERNING CERTAIN 2008- 2010 AVALON'S HIGH BEAM DRL BULBS. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES AS THEY HAVE OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT IF WE HAVE HAD ANY REPAIRS PAID FOR "OUT OF POCKET" THIS BULB EXPLODED.....IT CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ITS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT WE WERE IDLING IN A DRIVEWAY NEAR A WATER SOURCE, AND I HAVE HAD FIRE SAFETY TRAINING. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A LARGE EXTINGUISHER AND CARRY IT IT THE VEHICLE. WE ARE

FAILURE: HIGH BEAM/DRL BULBS HIR1 9011. IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE RIGHT FRONT HID LOW BEAM BULB WAS FLICKERING AND FAILED. AS PART OF THE RIGHT FRONT HID LOW BEAM BULB REPLACEMENT, I DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH OE TOSHIBA HIGH BEAM/DRL BULBS WITH PHILIPS REPLACEMENTS. TOSHIBA NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE HIR1 9011 BULBS. THIS MOVE WAS STRICTLY A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION. KEPT THE TOSHIBA BULBS AS SPARES. WITHIN 6 MONTHS ONE PHILIPS HIR1 BULB FAILED IN THE DRL MODE AND THE OTHER BULB FAILED IN THE HIGH BEAM MODE. REUSED THE TOSHIBA BULBS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE THROTTLE BODY WIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRES, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM WIRES THAT FAILED DUE TO RODENTS WHO CHEWED THE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA AVALON 2008 TOURING GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM AND NOW BOTH GO OUT OCCASIONALLY. VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING IN EARLY A.M. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

HIGH BEAM EXTERIOR LAMP LIGHTING FAILURE. AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT BULBS WERE SHATTERED INSIDE OF HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED THE BULBS. HIGH BEAM BULBS FAILED AGAIN AFTER 9 MONTHS. TOYOTA STATES THAT BOTH HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLIES MUST BE REPLACED AT $1088 EA TO PREVENT HIGH BEAM BULBS FROM SHATTERING IN THE FUTURE. *TR

RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPING WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, TURNED LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND HEADLIGHT WORKED, HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

THE LEVER THAT LOCKS THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE LOOSENS/DISENGAGES, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL 'LURCHING' FORWARD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES NOW. THE LEVER IS UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND ENGAGES/TIGHTENS BY PUSHING IT UP TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL. THE LEVER ENGAGES BY 'COMPRESSION' ONLY - THERE IS NOT CLIP OR SPRING THAT PHYSICALLY 'LOCKS' THE LEVER IN PLACE. OVER TIME, FOR WHATEVER REASON (ROAD BUMPS/VIBRATIONS/ETC. AND WITH THE HELP OF GRAVITY) THE LEVER LOOSENS/DISENGAGES. THIS IS AN INHERENT SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN THE TELESCOPING FUNCTION, AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS/TRAGIC ACCIDENT IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED OR WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN. THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LOGGED BY OTHER TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES WHEN I SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. *TR

IT STARTED OFF WITH MY LOW BEAM HID LIGHTS ON MY PASSENGER SIDE...IT WOULD BURN VERY DIM AND SOMETIMES GO OUT COMPLETELY. I WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WORKED SOMEWHAT, IT WOULD BURN BUT IT WAS DIM. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING SO I USED MY HIGH BEAMS WHEN POSSIBLE. ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THAT (LATE AUGUST/EARLY SEPTEMBER 2011) MY HIGH BEAM ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS REPLACED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING. SO THAT LEFT ME WITH A LOW-BEAM ON THE DRIVERSIDE AND A HIGH-BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE HIGH-BEAM WENT OUT ON THE DRIVERSIDE THE HIGH-BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH ONLY A LOW-BEAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FOG LIGHTS. AND EVERYTIME A LIGHT WENT OUT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED MY LIGHTS GOT DIM. *TR

THE HIGH BEAM ON THE LEFT SIDE WEN OUT - WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN IT COMES BACK ON - THEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF AT SAME TIME AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DARK. THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED TO ME APPROX. 3 MONTHS AGO & CONTINUES DAILY. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULB UNTIL I HAD IT CHECKED & IT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE THE PROBLEM. RESEARCH INDICATES REPLACEMENT COST BETWEEN $2200 & $3000 IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE AND TOYOTA MUST DEVISE A PLAN TO RECTIFY BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THEY GO OUT IT USUALLY ITS ONE AT A TIME, BUT THE OTHER DAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WAS COMPLETELY DARK. SHE GOT STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND BACK ON USING THE SWITCH AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AS IT DID WHEN WE WOULD LOSE JUST ONE LIGHT. WE TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE BULBS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM FOR $589.00 AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW AND NOT LOOK THE OTHER WAY.

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. I HAVE REPLACED 4 IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THEY HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT QUITS AND WILL ONLY COME BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEY TURNED BACK ON. *TR

HIGH BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. INDICATOR ON THE DASH SHOWS THEY ARE ON BUT THE LIGHT BULBS DO NOT TURN ON. CHECKED EDMUNDS AND OTHER AUTO WEB SITES AND SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2008 MODELS - VERY EXPENSIVE ($131 EACH)LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT WITHIN A YEAR AND DESIGN HAS BEEN MODIFIED ON 2009 MODEL. TOYOTA ADMITS IT HAS A PROBLEM BUT IS NOT REPLACING ANYTHING AFTER 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. SEEMS THE ONES REPORTED ARE GOING OUT AT ABOUT OUR MILEAGE. TSA HAS REPORTED IT AS TSA ODI #TSB-0044-10. COST TO REPLACE HAS BEEN QUOTED AS HIGH AS $3,000. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM COULD GO OUT WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT WITH LOW BEAMS IS DANGEROUS HERE WHERE THERE ARE DEER THAT GET ON THE ROAD. WHY DOES TOYOTA EXPECT CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THEIR DESIGN MISTAKE THAT CREATES THE POTENTIAL DEATH FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS?

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED- ARE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. FUSES CHECKED OK. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AVALON MODELS USING HID HEADLIGHTS. IN MANY CASES, LOW BEAMS WILL ALSO FAIL SOON. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE, AND DOES NOT CORRECT THE DESIGN PROBLEM. *KB

SEVERAL HEADLIGHT FAILURES. FIRST ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND COME BACK ON AGAIN. THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE HIGH BEAMS QUIT WORKING. THEN 2 NIGHTS AGO, ON A DARK 2 LANE ROAD, WITH HEAVY RAIN FALLING, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ALTOGETHER. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE FLASHERS AND CONTINUED DRIVING SLOWLY AS I WAS ALMOST HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME, I FOUND I COULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE LOW BEAMS WORKED FINE. THE HIGH BEAMS STILL DO NOT WORK. HAVE NOT TAKEN CAR TO DEALER. IN MY 5 YEARS OF DRIVING VARIOUS MAKES OF CARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. MAY BE MY LAST TOYOTA. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBABLY FOR EACH PROBLEM REPORTED HERE, THERE ARE MAYBE 20-30 NOT REPORTED. SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE TO ME. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT FUSE HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

UPDATE TO NHTSA REPORT 10361610 CONCERNING TOYOTA AVALON HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. HID BRIGHTS SHATTERED AND THEN HID LOW BEAMS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY EITHER SIDE. SYSTEM WILL RESET BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON. KNOWN TSB BY TOYOTA. DEALT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED A BENEFIT PACKAGE THROUGH TOYOTA CORPORATE AND WHERE CAR IS SERVICED. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. BENEFIT PACKAGE WAS REPLACEMENT OF BOTH SIDES OF HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. VALUE WAS STATE AT $2,300.00, MY COST WAS $500.00 WHICH IS PROBABLY THE ACTUAL COST OF THE UNITS AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE;I.E. TOYOTA WASN'T OUT A DIME. HAVE A DOCUMENT WHICH STATES THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM THAT I WILL RECEIVE BACK THE $500.00. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE LIGHT BULB AND WHEN THE LIGHTS BECAME HOT, THEY WOULD CRACK THE HEAD LAMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA LIMITED AVALON. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCE EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEMS THAT WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLAMPS GO OUT. I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I NOTICED MY HIGHBEAMS WERE OUT. WHEN REPLACING THE LAMPS I WAS TOLD BOTH HIGHBEAMS EXPLODED. NOW MY LOW BEAMS CONTINUE TO GO OUT AND ONLY WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON DO THEY COME BACK. WENT TO TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO RECALL. BASED ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME FAILURE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR STARTED THIS ISSUE WITH APPROX 48K MILES. IN ADDITION, I DO NOT HAVE THE AMOUNT OF DISPOSABLE FUNDS IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE BULBS. IN ADDITION, IT APPEARS CHANGING OF THE BULBS IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND IT IS THE HOUSING BASED ON OTHER CAR OWNERS DOCUMENTATION ON THE INTERNET. WITH THAT SAID, IT IS IMPERATIVE TOYOTA TAKES RESPONSIBILITY AND ACTION. NUMEROUS CAR OWNERS OF THE 2008 AVALON ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE SAFETY IS NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY TOYOTA. ARE THEY WILLING TO LET A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE TAKES THEM TO COURT? THEY MUST HAVE GREAT LAWYERS!! *TR

THE LEVER TO ADJUST THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON DOES NOT STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT DISENGAGES (FALLS DOWN), RELEASING THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENABLES IT TO SLIDE IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL INSTANCES IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE SEEN OTHER INTERNET SITES THAT OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT HAVE TRIED TO OBTAIN A REMEDY WITH NO LUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT BULB WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE HID LIGHT TWICE AND THE LEFT SIDE ONCE; HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,032. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 06/0611 *BF UPDATED 06/10/11

VEHICLE IS 2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. BOTH HID HEADLIGHT BULBS GO OUT AND COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY PATTERN AS TO WHEN THEY WILL GO OUT. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND WITH SOME PRIUS MODELS. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THE DEALER SAID THE BULB HAD BEEN REDUCED TO "ONLY" $140.00 AND THEY COULD PUT ONE BULB IN FOR ABOUT $350.00. ASIDE FROM THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICE FOR A HEADLIGHT BULB, THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED AND ONE THAT RECURS AFTER THE REPAIR. IT IS CLEARLY THE ASSEMBLY THAT IS DEFECTIVE. THE DANGER IN YOUR HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND REGULARLY IS OBVIOUS. THE DEALER SAID IT COULDN'T HELP, BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I WROTE TO TOYOTA. THEY GAVE ME A REPORT OR INCIDENT NUMBER, BUT AFTER MANY MONTHS HAVE OFFERED NO RELIEF. BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I SEE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE,I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

THIS IS MY 2ND POSTING. MY FIRST WAS MARCH 11, 2011 FROM WESTERVILLE, OHIO. ENCLOSED BELOW IS THE REPLY FROM TOYOTA TO THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. "PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES FOR THIS SITUATION AND FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THAT MR. X MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED. PLEASE ADVISE MR. X THAT HIS VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY IN WHICH REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA AND NO ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED". THIS RESPONSE TO THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CLEARLY INDICATES TOYOTA WILL PAY FOR THIS IF YOUR VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SHOULD YOU NEED A COPY OF THIS - EMAIL ME AT: [XXX] I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEND YOUR COMPLAINT TO YOUR STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OR INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE. WE ARE GETTING SCREWED BY TOYOTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED, 40,000 MILES. BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS BROKE. DEALER KNOWS IT'S A MANUFACTURER DESIGN PROBLEM DUE TO OVERHEATING. REPLACEMENT COST FOR BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES IS MORE THAN $2,000. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND WILL NOT COVER COST. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA AVALON TOURING INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. YOU HAVE TO RESET THEM BY TURNING OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS SCARY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED IS DOWNRIGHT RIDICULOUS. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER. IF YOU DO RESEARCH ONLINE YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE TOURING AND THE LIMITED (THE AVALON VERSIONS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS) AND NOT THE XL OR XLS VERSIONS WITH HALOGENS. THIS IS A HEADLIGHT SYSTEM PROBLEM ($2500 AT DEALER) NOT A BULB PROBLEM! EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS OF THE AVALON. NHTSA PLEASE FACTOR THIS IN TO YOUR RESEARCH IF YOU ARE DOING A % OF COMPLAINTS TO CAR MODELS BUILT NOT TO FACTOR IN THE AVALONS BUILT WITH HALOGENS. THIS PROBLEM IS ABUNDANT ONLINE AND SOME SIMPLE RESEARCH WILL LET YOU SEE THAT TOYOTA HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN ON THEIR HANDS. I KNOW THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE PRIUS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. YES I HAVE 2 KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT IN CAR SEATS. PLEASE KEEP THEM SAFE AND MAKE TOYOTA FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE I AM CHECKING THE DEATHS BOX ON THE ABOVE FORM! THANK YOU! *TR

THE HIGH BEAM BULBS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. ONE BULB HAD EXPLODED. TOYOTA STATES THEY HAVE RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA.

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. I WAS ON A VACATION WITH MY WIFE AND 2 MONTH OLD DRIVING AT NIGHT IN A STORM WHEN I DECIDED TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY MARCH 25TH 2010, WHILE DRIVING THE HIGH BEAM BULBS EXPLODED. THERE IS A TSB ON THE HEADLIGHTS BEING DESIGNED DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS EXPLODED IT RUINED THE INTEGRITY OF THE LOW BEAMS. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP BOTH LOW BEAMS SHUT OFF. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THEY CAME BACK ON BUT ANYTIME I SIT FOR A MINUTE OR SO THEY TURN BACK OFF. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME SINCE I WASN'T IN BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY ANY MORE THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1,088.00 A SIDE FOR PARTS PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO FIX THE LOW BEAM PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO BUY NEW BULBS AT $175.00 A PIECE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY DID NOT HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL, AND THAT THERE ISN'T EVEN ANYTHING ON FILE ABOUT THEM LOOKING INTO IT. HOW IS YOUR HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OFF NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO GET HEADLIGHTS THAT AREN'T DEFECTIVE. I UNDERSTAND IF THEY WERE CRACKED OR DAMAGED IN SOME WAY BUT A DESIGN DEFECT??? PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I ONLY HAD 48K MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. I DROVE THE CAR THE 1400 MILES BACK TO MY HOME AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE BUT ON THE DRIVE THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED DIMMED FOR 3 DAYS AND THEN WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. 4,000 MILES LATER (OUT OF WARRANTY) THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMMED FOR 2 DAYS AND NOW IT IS OUT. DURING EACH INSTANCE, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AND EACH TIME THE HEADLIGHT WOULD WORK PROPERLY BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD DIM AND THEN GO OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

LAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING MY 12YR SON TO VISIT HIS GRANDFATHER FOR SPRING BREAK. WE STOPPED TO USE THE RESTROOM AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN WE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD, THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD NO LONGER WORK. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN DARK COUNTRY ROADS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. I NEEDED EXTRA LIGHT, SO I TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS. FORGETTING THE HIGH BEAMS WOULDN'T WORK, I TRIED THEM AGAIN; WHEN I APPLIED THE BEAMS, THE FOG LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN I SHUT THE HIGH BEAMS, THEY CAME BACK ON. I NOW HAVE TO GO PICK UP MY SON FROM HIS VISIT AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I'VE HAD MY LEFT HEADLIGHT GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST SHUT OFF, BUT NOW MY LIGHTS ARE ALL GOING OFF. MY BROTHER TRIED TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND WE FOUND NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. I DRIVE A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING - AND I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I FREQUENTLY DO A LOT OF NIGHT DRIVING, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE APPROX 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IF THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL ON THE PRIUS, THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT!!!!! *TR

THE LEVER TO ADJUST THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON DOES NOT STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT FALLS DOWN, RELEASES THE STREEING WHIEEL AND THEN IT SLIDES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. IN THE LOWERED POSITION I HAVE TORN CLOTHING GETTING IN/OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE PERMANENTLY SCARED MY KNEE AS WELL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. NOT SURE WHAT THEY DID THE 2ND TIME. THE 3RD TIME THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT! YEAH, RIGHT! VERY POOR DESIGN AND DANGEROUS. AND INJURIOUS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 AVALON TOURING IN FEBRUARY 2008 WITHIN TWO YEARS OF OWNING, I NOTICED THAT MY HIGH-BEAM NO LONGER WERE WORKING. I TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED, THEY INDICATED THE HIGH-BEAM BULBS HAD BURNED OUT. WHEN INQUIRING WHY THEY WOULD BOTH BURN-OUT IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE HIGH BEAM BULB ALSO WORKS AS YOUR DAY RUNNING LIGHTS, THEY QUOTED A FIGURE OF OVER $160 FOR THE BULBS AND ANOTHER $180 TO COMPLETE THE WORK. I PURCHASED THE BULBS AND PUT THEM IN MYSELF. UPON INSPECTING THE BULBS ON REMOVAL, BOTH HAD COMPLETED EXPLODED WHEN THE WENT BAD. KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TO TIME TO REPLACE. OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS I NOTICED THAT THE LOW-BEAM LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEEMED TO BE SHUTTING DOWN PERIODICALLY. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT IT APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OTHERS. ALL INDICATIONS WERE THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IS REPLACING THE BULB. ONCE AGAIN OUT OF POCKET FOR OVER A $150. WAS ABLE TO REPLACE MYSELF. READ A FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE INDICATED THEY HAD TO PULL THEIR ENTIRE BUMPER OFF TO REPLACE. NOT THE CASE. THERE IS A SAFETY CLIP THAT HOLDS THE BULB IN PLACE, AND IT TAKES ALITTLE WORK TO GET IT OFF THE FIRST TIME, BUT NOT THAT DIFFICULT ONCE YOU'VE DONE. SCHEDULE TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THIS WEEK, AND I PLAN TO INQUIRE AT THE DEALERSHIP AS TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE NOTICED ON THE WEB WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH

HIGH BEAMS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. FUSES ARE FINE. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND BASED ON THE COST IN OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT MAY BE AWHILE. HAVE EMAILED LOCAL TOYOTA ASKING IT THIS WAS COMMON WITH 2008 AVALON BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. *TR

TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE AVALON. THEY INTENT FOR SOMEONE TO DIED BEFORE CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED TODAY BY TOYOTA DIRECT THAT MY HID COMPUTERS ARE OVERHEATING CAUSING MY RIGHT HEADLAMP TO FAIL FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE LEFT HIGHBEAM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. MY COST TO FIX IS $2788.00. TECHNICIAN APOLOGIZED BUT CLEARLY IT'S NOT A DEALERSHIP PROBLEM - THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM - SAME A PRIUS. IF TANAZIANS CAN OVERTHROWN A GOVERNMENT ON FACEBOOK, SURELY AVALON OWNERS CAN KILL PRODUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NO HEADLIGHTS. OF COURSE WE NEED HEADLIGHTS TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES AT NIGHT!! I AM GOING TO CREATE A FACEBOOK PAGE TODAY TO START THE GLOBAL PROCESS OF TAKING THIS VEHICLE OF THE MARKET. THOSE READING THIS, PLEASE PASS THE MESSAGE TO THOSE LOOKING TO PURCHASE AN AVALON. FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WORKS. I REFUSE TO LEFT TOYOTA CRAP ON THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND YOURS SHOULD WE MEET AT NIGHT--AND I HAVE TO NAVIGATE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. STATES REQUIRE HEADLIGHTS TO BE ON WHEN IT'S RAINING, DAY LAMPS FOR SAFETY AND OF COURSE AT NIGHT. LOOK FOR THE FACEBOOK PAGE. NEVER NEVER BUY A TOYOTA! *TR

HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF. THE LAST INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WAS WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT AT AROUND 70 MPH.. ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF! WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND TURN LIGHTS TO OFF AND THEN BACK TO ON. WERE ABLE TO GET LOW BEAMS BACK ON BUT NOT THE HIGH BEAMS. LATER DISCOVERED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT BOTH HIGH BEAM BULBS HAD EXPLODED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP AND AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH OUR MODEL/YEAR OF CAR WHICH IS A 2008 AVALON. STILL FEARFUL THAT WE COULD HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE LOW BEAMS. THIS IS AN URGENT SAFETY ISSUE! IN ADDITION, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WOULD RUN AROUND $2500.00! WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE ARE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

HEADLIGHT TRANSFORMER IS NOT WORKING, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME 2,096 TO FIX IT. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT WITH 47,000 MILES. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT HAS GONE OUT WITH 75,000 MILES. I HAVEN'T HAD HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT ON MY CARS IN 20 YEARS UNTIL NOW. MY CAR IS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD, THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID HIGH BEAMS BURNED OUT AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2600. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IF THEY WERE REPLACED, THEY MAY BURN OUT AGAIN. UPDATED 02/14/11 *BF

I JUST HEARD ON THE RADIO THIS MORNING THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HEADLAMP'S INTERMITTENTLY WORKING/NOT WORKING ON THE PRIUS. PLEASE ADD THE 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TO THIS RECALL. ON DECEMBER 24,2010, AS MY WIFE AND I WERE LEAVING MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN-LAW'S HOUSE AT APPROX. 8:30 P.M., I USED MY REMOTE START AND STARTED MY CAR. MY SON-IN-LAW LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAID, 'YOU HAVE A HEADLIGHT OUT'. IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP. I GOT IN THE CAR AND TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO 'AUTO' AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME ON ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAD TO TURN THEM OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO GET THEM BOTH WORKING. ON JANUARY 16, 2011, MY WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND MYSELF WERE LEAVING A RESTAURANT. I AGAIN USED MY REMOTE START AND STARTED THE CAR. I WALKED PAST THE FRONT OF THE CAR ON MY WAY TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND WOULD HAVE NOTICED A LIGHT OUT BUT I DID NOT. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE RESTAURANT, WE ENTERED A DARK AREA AND WE NOTICED WE COULD HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. I SAID TO MY WIFE, I THINK I HAVE A HEADLIGHT OUT? I AGAIN TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO THE AUTO POSITION AND THEY BOTH CAME ON ALLOWING US TO SEE THE ROAD AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT HEADLAMP THAT WENT OUT. AGAIN, PLEASE ADD THE 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TO THE RECALL LIST ABOVE. *TR