2001 Toyota Corolla Exterior Lighting

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO SEE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COX TOYOTA OF BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER HAD NOT RENDERED A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER GETTING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND PUT HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM, LIGHTS POINTS UPWARD. THERE IS A GLARE ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE HIGH BEAMS SHOOT UP TOWARDS THE SKY. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN HE APPLY HIS HIGHBEAM THE LAMPS SEAM BEAM THE REFRACTION . CAUSING A PROBLEM SEEING AND A DISTRACTION. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

BRIGHT BEAMS REFLECTED FROM EACH HEADLIGHT FORM AN "X" RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW OR FOG. THE BEAMS ARE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO CREATE A REAL DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER.*AK

HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM SHOOT UP INTO THE SKY IN THE DIRECT VISION OF THE DRIVER, DISTRACTING DRIVER, TOYOTA SAYS IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN THE HIGH-BEAMS ARE ACTIVATED, THEY SHINE A BEAM OF LIGHT VERTICALLY FROM BOTH LENSES. THE BEAMS FORMSAN "X" THAT CROSSES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION- IT IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT IT LIGHTS UP TREES ABOVE THE CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA SERVICE AND ASKED IF IT WAS A LENS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE- THEY SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS BEFORE BUT HAVE NO PLANS TO REDESIGN HEADLIGHT LENSES. THIS SITUATION IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER, AND AFFECTS VISABILITY - ESPECIALLY IN RAIN OR HAZE WHEN LIGHT BEAM BOUNCES OFF AND OBSCURES FORWARD VISION.