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The amber running lights have melted and on the drivers side has had cracked in half. Seems to me tpo much heat from the factory bulbs used. Seems to be a safety hazard could possible case a fire? do to the heat.I asked dealer says no recall. I have looked at other used trucks on lots and they have the same problem.. go on the internet and your site, you will see I am not the only one with this problem.
Daytime running light bulbs on both headlight assemblies have burned straight through the orange plastic covers, causing them both to bubble, and crack in half. This is now causing the entire headlight assembly to fog over! bought truck brand new from dealer so these are the original, factory equipped headlamp assemblies. They have never been changed.
Burning interior lens cover due to bulb placement to close to the lens. Remedy : changing to a shorter bulb with lower voltage ( less heat ) or led, which will be positioned away from the lens. I have been always loving Toyota vehicles but I believe deeply it is a product defect Toyota should replace free of charge for those owners. They should know and avoid bulb ( heat ) / plastic lens ( position ).
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the head light bulbs were overheating and causing the lens to melt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician verified the failure and stated that the headlight assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 77,000.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the plastic fog light cover was fractured and became melted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the fog light cover would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
- Cerritos, CA, USA
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My vehicle daytime running lights (drl), are burning through the lenses. The lens in front of the bulb is discolored and seems to be melting and cracking due to overheating. The plastic is dark and looks burned. Because of the defect there is concern for driver safety as there seems to be an obvious fire hazard that has not been addressed by Toyota. This problem exists in both of my front headlights.
Both front amber daytime running lights (drl) are melting the plastic lens covers and it looks like there is risk of a fire. The original bulbs are in the truck. I am the original owner and have never opened or changed any of the lights on this truck. I don't know how long this has been like this, but I would guess that it has been over-heating for quite some time. The plastic is bubbling and is turning a burnt color.
My 2009 Toyota Tacoma X-runner has approximately 34,000 miles and has dtrl (day time running lights) and the turn signals (which are used for the dtrl) have burned, melted and cracked. I am guessing this is because of the lights are running constantly and this is causing excessive heat on the plastic lenses. I will be showing a local Toyota dealership this week, and if they will not replace the headlights (I am out of warranty) then I will have to bear these costs to ensure safety from possible fire. I will be looking into removing the dtrl option, as well as possibly looking into led bulbs to cut down on the heat.
Upon noticing that the left front turn signal was not working, I inspected the turn signals, noting that both front turn signals/dtrl's are cracked and appear burned. I replaced the turn signal bulb, but the turn signal still does not work.
Daytime amber running lights have melted and cracked the lens. Happen around 30,000 miles but Toyota said they have not heard of problem, but I know better after reading other complaints. To costly for them to fix. Maybe safercar.gov might help.
Daytime running lights generated enough heat to melt. The interior colored lens on both headlight assemblies, I noticed discoloration and cracks in the colored lens within 1st 12 months. More recently the colored lens began to melt and run, looks as if they were exposed directly to flames. There is also noticeable heat damage to the clear exterior lens cover near the area of the drl. Toyota issued a service bulletin but did not notify owners of the potential fire hazard this may cause. Heat damage has clearly become more severe over time.
Daytime running lights (drl) light bulbs along with outside temperatures generated enough heat to cause bubbling and cracked both headlight lenses. This may posed a fire hazard.
My vehicles daytime running lights (drl), which are located in the headlight assembly, are burning through the lenses. The lens in front of the bulb is discolored and seems to be melting due to overheating. The plastic is dark and looks burned. Because of the defect there is concern for driver safety as there seems to be an obvious fire hazard that has not been addressed by Toyota. This problem exists in both of my front headlights.
Toyota technical service bulletin# T-sb-0129-11 Toyota knew there is a melting/safety issue with drl yet I was not informed while vehicle was in warranty back in September 2011, when the tsb above was published by Toyota. Toyota still wants me to pay at 31,000 miles 2009 Tacoma almost $300 to fix it. Major safety issue since melting has dimmed the lighting output & poses a fire hazard as the melting has also reached the back of the bulb socket where the wiring is. Please help.
2009 Toyota Tacoma. Last week I have to change the burnt light bulb for the turn/daytime running light and noticed that the lens inside the headlamp assembly was broken in half. By looking from the front side I can see that the plastic lens has been melted down. After a thorough inspection, I noticed that there is a trace of overheating on the socket. This issue can cause a fire on this vehicle. I hope Toyota will stand for it's reputation and correct this issue. Because, it will create a fire hazard in the future.
The plastic housing/plastic lens covering the amber daytime running lights and the clear fog lights are burned, melted, cracked and broken. This is not due to any front end collision but due to the extreme heat generated by the original factory-installed light bulbs. The lights are generating so much heat that they are melting, burning and cracking the plastic housing which then breaks under driving stress. Compounding the problem is that there is no way to turn off the daytime running lights when the vehicle is in operation. Either the daytime running lights must be on or the headlights must be on. Therefore, the lights continue to burn the plastic housing. Toyota will not completely cover the cost to repair and replace these defective light systems stating that the vehicle is out of the 3 year warranty. Although the vehicle is one year out of the 3 years manufacturer's warranty this problem did not occur overnight but is the result of 4 years of use. The lens have been progressively getting worse over time. Because the lens are burned, we are concerned that a fire could occur.
Headlight housings turn signal/dtrl lens is burned and cracked due to excessive heat from bulb. Apparently from what I have read in forums and other on line sources, Toyota is avoiding this problem by saying no remedy due to factory warranty expired or completely denying it. However, they have made available upgraded replacement parts. I bought this vehicle in March 2011 and noticed this condition right after purchase. It has now worsened to the point they need to be replaced. Vehicle now has 48,381 miles.
The plastic housing/plastic lens covering the amber daytime running lights and the clear fog lights are burned, melted, cracked and broken. This is not due to any front end collision but due to the extreme heat generated by the original factory-installed light bulbs. The lights are generating so much heat that they are melting, burning and cracking the plastic housing which then breaks under driving stress. Compounding the problem is that there is no way to turn off the daytime running lights when the vehicle is in operation. Either the daytime running lights must be on or the headlights must be on. Therefore, the lights continue to burn the plastic housing. Toyota will not completely cover the cost to repair and replace these defective light systems stating that the vehicle is out of the 3 year warranty. Although the vehicle is one year out of the 3 years manufacturer's warranty this problem did not occur overnight but is the result of 4 years of use. The lens have been progressively getting worse over time. Because the lens are burned, we are concerned that a fire could occur.
Day time running light covers burnt from the heat of light bulbs being mounted to close to lens cover. Lens cover cracked, burn and at some times smolders.
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- Alta Loma, CA, USA