status on 09 taco daytime run lights

does anyone know if toyota is gona own up and repair/replace the drl on the tacomas or will they worm their way out. what a dam shame in Texas we call this bull shit.

 

i had my headlights replaced at about 80,000.the lenses cracked in front of the DRL's.they gave me a little crap even though i had the platinum service plan.cost me a 50 dollar deductable.mention safety issues and a recall,and you'll probably be ok.

 

re; tx colt 45 i did not buy any type of extra warranty i guess im stuck out like a bunch of others.

 

its a safety issue,bitch and complain to anyone that will listen.NTSB and stuff.

 

Lucky for me mine were replaced under warranty, and no problems since. But Toyota did not inform me of the issue, the forums did. I believe there is a TSB for the problem, but most do not know what a TSB is! I think Toyota should replace these lenses regardless of the warranty period expiration.

 

My '09 DTRL lenses are fine

 

I disabled mine on my 2006 cause it was starting to fade the rear reflectors.

 

Take a look here:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...se-who-have-dtrl-its-melting-your-lights.html (I posted the TSB concerning the DTRL issue.)

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/238564-09-tacoma-running-lights-problem.html

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...-complaint-nhtsa-force-toyota-recall-fix.html

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...refused-all-responsibility-melting-dtrls.html

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/112057-problem-drl.html

Ray

 

I called Toyota corporate and filed a complaint just to get it on the record.
(They offered to pay half, pffft.) 800-331-4331

Also filed w/ the DOT here: https://www.oig.dot.gov/dot-oig-hotline-complaint-form

And another here: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ (Safecar.gov)

I would recommend that you fill out the DOT forms and explain that this is a safety issue and not just a cosmetic one.

Here was my comment:

"Daytime Running Lights are too hot causing the plastic lenses to crack, melt, and burn.
Toyota is treating this as purely cosmetic in T-SB # 0129-11 (for 6 model years they were aware of it).
This listing should be changed to a safety recall, that amount of heat could start a vehicle fire."

 

This shows how clueless I am.. I have a 2009 TRD Sport LB and have noticed many many other Tacomas on the road have what I calll "the blinker lights" lit up and I liked the way it looked.

My truck does not have this feature and I wanted to try to get these to light up while I drive but no such luck.

How can some 2009 trucks have DRL and some not? I do not have DRL setting on the "light stock" adjacent to steering wheel.