NHTSA Complaint #10779298 — 2008 TOYOTA AVALON

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE COUNTRY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON, I HIT A BUMP AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLYWENT OFF. FORTUNATELY, MY LOW BEAMS THEN CAME ON. I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS INCLUDING FLICKING THE LIGHTS, STOPPING THE CAR AND TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF/ON. THE BRIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. I DID CHECK TO SEE IF THEY EXPLODED AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS IN THIS DATABASE, BUT THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE. THEY JUST DO NOT WORK. LIVING IN A VERY RURAL AREA OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN, BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE A NECESSITY. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SERVICES MY CAR AND THEY PLEADED IGNORANCE WITH REGARD TO KNOW PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY SUGGEST I BRING THE CAR IN TO REPLACE THE BULBS. I WILL ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE BULBS MYSELF BEFORE I WILL PAY FOR THE ASSEMBLY MENTIONED IN THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY WIFE AS CAR/DEER COLLISIONS ARE RAMPANT WHERE WE LIVE. IF THE BULBS HAVE NOT EXPLODED YET, I'M SURE THEY WILL WHEN I HAVE MY FIRST COLLISION WITH A DEER I DID NOT SEE BECAUSE I HAD NO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IF WE WERE TO LOSE LOW BEAMS ALSO, WE WOULD BE STRANDED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE.