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2006 Toyota Rav4 Lights Problems

2 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
Feb 2019Dec 2006
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (2)

mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Feb 2019

PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF HIGHLIGHTS ON ALL NEWER CARS. THEY ARE MUCH TOO BRIGHT. I CAN'T SEE A THING WHEN THESE CARS ARE DRIVING TOWARD ME BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS BLINDING. I HAVE HIT ANIMALS IN THE ROAD AND IN 2 INSTANCES HAVE ALMOST STRUCK PEOPLE. PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL THESE LIGHTS, AND PLEASE REQUIRE ALL STATES TO TEST THE BEAM DIRECTION ANNUALLY, PARTICULARLY ON TRUCKS AND LARGE SUVS WHICH TIP UPWARD IN THE FRONT END WHEN THEY ARE TOWING OR CARRYING A LOAD IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THESE LIGHTS ARE A HAZARD AND I FEEL IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I STRIKE A BICYCLIST OR PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE I SIMPLY CAN'T SEE BEYOND THE VEHICLE WITH THAT MUCH LIGHT IN MY EYES. (I HAVE HAD MY EYES EXAMINED FOR PHOTOSENSITIVITY AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM.) PLEASE ACT ON THIS.

NHTSA #: 11182872
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Dec 2006

MY 2006 RAV4 HAS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) ALONG WITH THE OPTITRON DASH (LCD DASH THAT IS LIT WHENEVER THE CAR IS RUNNING - AS OPPOSED TO THE DASHBOARD BEING LIT ONLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON). ON THE RAV4 TOYOTA ONLY PROVIDES A SMALL ICON TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. WITH THE OPTITRON DASH AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS I AM ABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR AT NIGHT, SEE THE LIGHTED DASH AND LIGHT COMING FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVE THAT MY FULL NIGHTTIME HEADLIGHTS ARE ON (INSTEAD OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS). THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SETUP IS MY TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT ON. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS RUNNING W/O TAIL LIGHTS AT NIGHT COULD CAUSE REAR-END COLLISIONS. RATHER THAN PROVIDE RAV4 OWNERS WITH A SMALL DASHBOARD INDICATOR SHOWING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LIT, TOYOTA SHOULD INCLUDE; EITHER AN INDICATOR THAT SHOWS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT ON, OR INCLUDE AUTO-ON HEADLIGHTS FOR VEHICLES WITH DRL AND OPTITRON DASHBOARDS. *NM

NHTSA #: 10176542

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