Toyota Camry Exterior Lighting Problems
- 99
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 99 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- high beams · 8 records
- brake lights · 7 records
- failure mileage · 7 records
- numerous times · 6 records
- passenger side · 6 records
- beam headlights · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The fog light at the bottom of the bumper caught on fire. The fireman stated the have never seen that before. He also stated it was an electrical problem. For me too report it to toyota
Fire reported
ODI 11306778
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the turning signals would malfunctioning periodically. In addition, there was black smoke entering the vehicle from the air vents periodically. The vehicle was taken to family toyota of arlington (1661 wet n wild way, arlington, tx 76011) where they informed the contact that the failures could not be duplicated.…
Fire reported
ODI 11307663
Exterior Lighting
Both front headlamp lenses have film buildup inside the projector housing causing headlight low beam to be dull and not enough output lumens. Unable to clean. Requiring replacement headlights. Driving at night was almost impossible! Very expensive to replace $1318.68. Dealership recommended that i call national customer service but they did not offer any financial help even though this is probably a design flaw.…
ODI 11191684
Exterior Lighting
The condensation on my headlights are horrible. I have had them cleaned numerous times but it keeps coming back. Also, my headlights on low beam are ineffective and i cannot see anything when i'm driving at night. I have to use my high beam to get any kind of lighting to see where i'm going at night
ODI 11160863
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Car in motion on curve in city street. Pushed rear window defrost button. Radio went off. Headlights went off. Steering very hard to use. Electric power steering (eps) dash indicator light came on. Within 2 seconds all returned to normal. This occurred two times.
ODI 11155847
Exterior Lighting
Horrible low-beam lighting. Toyota response is "give me over $1,000 and we will replace fixtures". I have owned many cars in the last 54 years (one for 18 yrs) and never had headlight problems. Toyota ought to be embarrassed into at least replacing them at cost. I'm guessing the coating on the lens is defective because nothing else has corrected the problem.
ODI 11181074
Exterior Lighting
Headlights on low beam have been designed with light/dark zones when focused for the factory specifications. There is little diffusion of light into the upper{dark} zone and objects above three feet or so are not illuminated at 100 feet. I recently passed a pedestrian walking on the road shoulder, and the person was only visible from the waist down. Stop signs are not illuminated, but the poles are. I had the dealer…
ODI 11152927
Exterior Lighting
Rental car, headlights focused too low. Almost went through two stop signs in ca as the headlights never shined on the signs. In motion on a 30mph street with many stop signs.
ODI 11140270