2005 Toyota Prius complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. INTERMITTENTLY THE HEAD-LAMPS FAIL WITHOUT WARNINGS. USUALLY THE HEAD LIGHTS RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS NOT THE LABOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES BOTH, SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER. HOWEVER, THEY COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, AND CAN CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC EVENT THAT MAKES THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. ADDING TO THE SAFETY ISSUE...I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THERE OFTEN ARE NO SHOULDERS ON THE HIGHWAYS OR COUNTY ROADS, AND NO STREET LIGHTS. THERE ARE LOTS OF STEEP DITCHES AND CREEKS. WHEN I FIRST STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM AND WOULD COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON, THEY WOULD STAY ON FOR A LONG TIME, SOMETIMES SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE GOING OFF AGAIN. NOW, THEY STAY ON ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. I'VE GOT TWO THEORIES, ONE IS THAT IT COULD BE A SHORT??? -AND THE OTHER THAT THE COOLER TEMPERATURES SEEM TO AFFECT IT SLIGHTLY, THOUGH NEITHER OF THESE SEEM TO MAKE LOGICAL SENSE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AS OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME UNRESOLVED PROBLEM. WE CAN'T ALL JUST GO REPLACING THE COMPUTERS AND LIGHT BULBS AT THE HIGH COST YOU SELL THEM FOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM...UNLESS TOYOTA WANTS TO PAY FOR IT, OF COURSE, AND THEN THAT'S TIME WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SHIFTED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSEQUENTLY SHE COULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FLOOR MAT HOOKS NEEDED TO BE REPOSITIONED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37000.

2005 PRIUS WITH THE SAME HEADLIGHT ISSUES AS STATED IN PE09019. I UNDERSTAND THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED, BUT I WANTED TO REGISTER ANOTHER PRIUS USER WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH, AT NIGHT WHEN THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. A MOMENT LATER, ALL FORWARD LIGHTING FAILED. SHE CYCLED THE HEADLIGHT "ON-OFF" SWITCH AND THE GOOD LEFT HEADLIGHT RELIT. A FEW MINUTES LATER ALL WENT DARK AGAIN. SHE TURNED THE HEADLIGHT "ON-OFF " SWITCH OFF THEN ON, AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT RELIT. THIS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL SHE GOT HOME. ON MONDAY, 10-2-09 WE TOOK THE CAR TO SAN LUIS OBISPO TOYOTA FOR REPAIR. THEY HAD IT TILL 10-5-09,REPLACING THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, AT A COST OF $528.82. ON 10-20-09 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON US101 AT 65 MPH IN THE DARK, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. A MOMENT LATER ALL FORWARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. DUE TO MY WIFE'S PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, I CYCLED THE HEADLIGHT "ON-OFF" SWITCH AND GOT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TO RELIGHT. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF LIGHTING RECURRED 2 MORE TIMES PRIOR TO THE SUN RISING ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT NEED THE HEADLIGHTS. ON 10-28-09, AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP, I HAD THE LEFT HEADLIGHT REPLACED AT MILLER TOYOTA IN ANAHEIM AT A COST OF $362.31. ON BOTH OCCASIONS OF THE LIGHTING FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH, OR APPROX. 100 FEET PER SECOND. IT TOOK APPROX. 5 TO 10 SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE THE DEFECT AND MAKE A CORRECTION THAT RELIT THE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FROM 500 FEET TO 1000 FEET PER INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO COLLISION. AT NEITHER TOYOTA DEALER, WERE WE ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON PRIUS'S, WHICH I FOUND OUT ON-LINE. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS DOESN'T STAY LIT, BUT IT WILL COME BACK ON IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT WILL GOT OUT INTERMITTENTLY, STAYING ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN GOING OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE READ OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ON THIS WEBSITE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 2005 PRIUS THAT REAR ENDED AN SUV AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *TR

LEFT HEADLAMP WILL NOT STAY LIT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN RE-LIGHTS IT. REPLACING BULB HAS NOT HELPED. FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I AM WRITING ABOUT AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON JULY 20, 2009 AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR PRIUS THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A SMALL BUSINESS AND STOPPED THE CAR. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANICS THERE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE INVERTER PUMP THAT SUPPLIES COOLANT TO ALL THE ENGINE PARTS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MECHANICS TOLD US THAT THE TOYOTA COMPANY WAS AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD OCCUR ON OUR 05 PRIUS. IF WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER THE DEFECTIVE INVERTER PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A MORE RECENT MODEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND VERIFIED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE INVERTER PUMP. THEIR CODES AS PRINTED ON THEIR INVOICE NUMBER 524093 [21 JULY 2009] ARE "34352 PULLED CODE POA93, SUB CODE 346-INVERTER COOLING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. FOUND TSB EG001-07 TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN. REPLACED INVERTER WATER PUMP AS PER STB." THIS CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS PER THE SCHEDULE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHILE WE WERE IN TOWN. SINCE WE LIVE IN NEW MEXICO THE MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE OCCURRED OUT IN ONE OF OUR DESERTS OR ON ONE OF OUR MOUNTAINS. WE ARE BOTH 73 YEARS OF AGE AND BOTH CANCER SURVIVORS. THE LAST THING THAT WE NEEDED WAS TO BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE OR TO HAVE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF WE WERE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AT NIGHT THE DRIVER-SIDE HEAD-LIGHT FAILED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE VEHICLE OPERATION. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WITH 3 BARS OF FUEL SHOWING ON THE FUEL GAUGE, THE GAS ENGINE STOPPED AND I CONTINUED TO A SAFE STREET TO PARK WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR (WHICH HAS ABOUT A 1 MILE RANGE). I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. THERE INSPECTION REVEALED MULTIPLE FAILURE CODES BUT THAT IT BASICALLY RAN OUT OF GAS. THEY RESET/RECALIBRATED THE ECMS AND I PICKED UP THE CAR 2 DAYS LATER. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND ADVISED THAT I SHOULD NOT RUN BELOW 25% OF THE TANKS CAPACITY. THE 2010 PRIUS USES A RIGID GAS TANK VERSUS THE FLEXIBLE GAS TANK IN MY VEHICLE (I BELIEVE THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM BUT ARE DOING NOTHING BUT ADVISE PEOPLE TO NOT GO BELOW 25% FUEL CAPACITY. SINCE THE TANK MAY BE FROM 10 TO 11.9 GALLONS THIS IS NOT THAT CLEAR). THE TOYOTA CASE NUMBER IS 0910135219 WHICH IS ALREADY CLOSED (DENIED). *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY 2005 PRIUS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT IN A STORM... THE ONLY MEANS I HAD TO FIND MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS LISTENING TO THE SOUND OF THE BUMPS ON THE SIDE. I PULLED OVER AND SAT IN THE DARKNESS WONDERING IF A CAR WOULD COME AROUND THE CORNER AND HIT ME. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SAFELY. I WENT INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ABOUT $1,000.00. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD FULL CARE ON MY VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TOYOTA COMPANY THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY HEART STILL RACES EVERYTIME I THINK ABOUT HOW THAT FELT TO BE IN THE DARK WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE I WAS ON THE ROAD!!!!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE NEXT VICTIM, WHO MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 255K MILES. I SERVICE MY CAR REGULARLY (ABOUT EVERY 5 WEEKS). WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AFTER WORK, NONE OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR MOVED FORWARD. I DROVE MY CAR ABOUT 60 MILES AND STOPPED BY THE STORE. I BECAME ALARMED WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. I PRESSED THE "POWER" BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE STAFFORD TOYOTA AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30PM AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE SALES MANAGER (SINCE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED). THE SALES MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF THE CAR WAS ON AND WHETHER THE CAR WAS IN PARK, REVERSE OR DRIVE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF HOLDING DOWN THE "POWER" BUTTON, THE CAR FINALLY SHUT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THEN FAILED. ONLY ONE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT I WAS AFRAID BOTH WOULD GO. TOYOTA WANTS $380 FOR THE BULB, WHICH IS ONLY $80 FROM SYLVANIA AND THEY WANT $125 FOR LABOR. TO REPLACE. I FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT THE BULBS KEEP GOING OUT OR BLINKING SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY OVER AND OVER. BULBS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE OR THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 10 YEARS. FOR A WHILE, WHEN I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON, THEY WOULD WORK. HOWEVER, THEY DO GO OUT WHEN I AM ON THE ROAD QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACING A SINGLE LIGHTBULB WILL COST OVER $400 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DRIVE TO WORK IN THE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LATE AT NIGHT, AND MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION RELIABLY. I HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, WHO ARE OTHERWISE HAPPY WITH THEIR VEHICLES. FOR A LIGHTBULB THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 10 YEARS, THIS IS DEFINITELY A FAULTY AND DANGEROUS PART ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON 2005 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. SPORADIC, BUT SOMETIMES RECURS EVERY FEW MINUTES. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON QUICKLY CORRECTS PROBLEM ESSENTIALLY 100% OF THE TIME. ESTIMATE TO REPLACE BULB EXCEEDED $400, AND NO GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE CORRECTED. ONLINE SEARCHES SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. OTHERS DESCRIBE BOTH LIGHTS GOING OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, AN OBVIOUS HAZARD. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THEY EITHER FAIL TO LIGHT UP OR GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY OPERATE NORMALLY, OTHER TIMES THEY FAIL. NO PATTERN TO IT -- IT SEEMS RANDOM. DEALER SAID TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX. THEY ADVISED ME TO SIMPLY TURN SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN UNTIL THEY LIGHT UP. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS I PURCHASED IN 10-2004. MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE 338 PLUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THE PASSENGER LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. IT WAS AT THE TIME EASILY CORRECTED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TELL IF THE HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT WITHOUT LEANING FORWARD OR WATCHING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS REFLECTING OFF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS BEEN MOSTLY ANNOYING UNTIL THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. NOW IT IS DANGEROUS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE AT ANY TIME NOT KNOWING THE RIGHT LIGHT IS OUT THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND I AM DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS RETURNING FROM A LONG TRIP, DRIVING 65 MPH, 12:30 AM. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. LUCKILY THIS HAD NOT OCCURRED 40 MILES EARLIER IN MY TRAVELS. I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, 65 MPH THROUGH TWO WAY ROAD CONSTRUCTION, PERHAPS AROUND A CURVE. I HAD THREE TEENAGE PASSENGERS WITH ME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. AT TIMES IT NOW TAKES TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. THE COST TO REPAIR, PER MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IS $300.00 EACH FOR THE PART THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHT. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON 2005 PRIUS GO OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THEM TWICE AND THEY INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT STILL. TOO MUCH MOISTURE IN THE AIR THEY GO OUT. SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THEM ON AND OFF. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND STAYS OUT FOR WEEKS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY CAR A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A NJ COUNTY ROAD ON A LOW TRAFFIC SUNDAY MORNING IN APRIL 2009. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL, HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND CAUSE PROPERTY AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES STAY OFF UNTIL SWITCHED OFF, AND BACK ON. REPAIR COST INCLUDING LABOR, BULB AND NEW HID DRIVER "CHIP" EXCESSIVE AT $1,200 PER SIDE. DRIVING WITH UNRELIABLE HEADLIGHTS IS DANGEROUS. *TR

05PRIUS: AFTER READING THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS I FEEL COMPELLED TO INFORM EVERYONE OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. OTHERWISE I LOVE MY PRIUS. HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM FIX-WARRANTY, WARNING ON DASH ,STEERING PROBLEM-RECALL, GAS TANK REPLACED-DUE TO OVERFILL BROKE BLADDER-WARRANTY,CD-STEREO REPLACED DUE TO INTERMITTENT UNRESPONSIVENESS-WARRANTY, ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES-ORIGINALS LASTED 21K, HAVE 60K ON ODOMETER. FYI FOR ALL 05 OWNERS. I BOUGHT NEW AND TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR ALL REPAIRS, EXCEPT OIL CHANGES. *TR

LIKE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ TODAY, I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT REASON (IT HAPPENS WHEN JUST SITTING IDLE). WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, AND IT COMES BACK ON. IT WILL THEN REMAIN ON FOR A WHILE (COULD BE 30 MINUTES, OR IT COULD BE 2 MINUTES). I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS UNLIKELY TO BE THE HID BULB OR BALLAST. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIND THE CAUSE, AND RECALL FOR REPAIRS. *TR

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING PINK WHEN I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS. NOW IT DOESN'T TURN PINK ANYMORE BUT IS QUITE DIM -- ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE OTHER HEADLIGHT. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR BUT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $400-$500. *TR

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL GENERALLY GET THESE TO GO BACK ON BUT THAT IS DANGEROUS. ALSO, HID LEVELING SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO CHANGE POSITION DRASTICALLY. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT IS A 2005 PRIUS. GETTING MORE SO THAT IT IS OFF MORE THAN ON. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL AND HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. A REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAD-LAMP FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 189,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE (2005 TOYOTA PRIUS) THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT JUST GOES OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO IT COSTING APPROX $800.00 TO REPLACE BULB. TONIGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALSO WENT OUT. IT WILL GO BACK ON IF WE TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. WE LIVE OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS. IMAGINE DRIVING IN THE DARK AND YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. FINALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING BOTH BULBS 105.00 LABOR 376.00 FOR EACH BULB. TOTAL OF $850.00. THIS IS CRAZY AND UNSAFE. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT OUT, WAITING FOR THE OTHER TO FAIL, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $850.00. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS JUST WRONG. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. HAD A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB PUT IN ABOUT 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MPH THE BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL CAUSE THE CONTACT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ON THE VEHICLE. CONTACT FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE BRAKE FAILURE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,174.

HID FRONT LEFT BULB -- FAILURE TO LIGHT CONSISTENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA PRUIS. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING HOME ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN EIGHT MINUTES THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER . THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: ORDINARY DRIVING. THE FAILURE: RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING. FREQUENCY: HARD TO TELL SINCE I CAN'T SEE THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. CAN ONLY GET INDIRECT EVIDENCE SUCH AS LIGHT REFLECTING FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME-IF IT IS CLOSE. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IT WAS INFREQUENT. THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED AS FAR AS I CAN TELL TO THE POINT THAT I BELIEVE IT IS DAILY NOW, ALTHOUGH STILL NOT CONSTANT. NO CONSEQUENCES SO FAR, BUT POTENTIAL FOR WRECKS AT NIGHT IS OBVIOUS, AND DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS IS A CRIME, I THINK-CERTAINLY UNWISE. OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE WHEN I THOUGHT THE HEADLIGHT WAS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS ON. TODAY WHEN I TOOK IT IN, IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AT THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE LAST YEAR, I HAVE BEEN QUOTED REPAIR PRICES BY THE DEALER, FROM $600 TO $1700 (FOR BOTH LIGHTS), THE LATTER BEING RECOMMENDED. THE REQUEST FOR INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS INAPPROPRIATE SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF INCIDENT DATES. I AM COMPLETING IT SINCE THE FORM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE IF I DON'T SELECT A SINGLE DATE. THE SELECTION OF ONE DATE BELOW IS NOT A WAIVER OF THE MANY OTHER DATES. *TR

THE HID HEADLAMPS IN MY 2005 PRIUS ARE POINTING DOWNWARD. I'VE READ ONLINE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS AND AN INVESTIGATION AND WANTED TO ADD MY INSTANCE OF THE ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 PRIUS STARTED TO GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON. AT FIRST I ASSUMED IT WAS A HEADLIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WHEN I WAS GOING TO BUY THE HEADLIGHTS I WAS TOLD IF IT WAS A DEAD HEADLIGHT...IT WOULD NEVER COME BACK ON. MY WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER IN WISCONSIN AND THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED IT. HOWEVER I COULD SEE UP AGAINST THE WALL THAT IT WAS NOT. I TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT LEAVE TILL THEY FIXED IT. THEY GAVE ME BACK THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS THEN STARTED THE ON OFF THING AGAIN. PROBLEM IS YOU ARE NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENS...IF THE ROAD IS LIT AT ALL IT'S HARDER TO TELL. BUT I WHEN I HAD TO MAKE A TRIP OUT EAST THERE WERE ROADS WITH NO LIGHT SO ALL THAT WAS SEEN WAS THE PARKING LIGHTS. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING BLIND. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY AND I WILL BE JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAW-SUIT. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING AND TOYOTA KNOWS VERY WELL ABOUT IT AND ALL THE DEALERS ARE JUST PRETENDING NOT TO. THERE MUST BE A RECALL RIGHT AWAY!!!! TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING HEATING IS ALL MESSED UP AND MY WINDOWS FOG UP AND I CAN'T GET THEM TO CLEAR. IT'S A MESS! *TR

FAILURE OF HID FRONT LEFT LIGHTBULB IN 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS; $420+ QUOTE TO REPLACE IT AT DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND BURNED. THE BATTERY COULD BE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. THE FIRE BURNED THE GARAGE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. BOTH A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. REPORT NUMBER 0907135396 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

JUST PURCHASED CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA PRIUS, 2005 - DRIVING AT NIGHT LAST WEEK AND DRIVERS HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT DAY THEY BOTH WORKED BUT AFTER A FEW MILES NOTICED IN BACK OF ANOTHER CAR IT WENT OUT AGAIN, NOW IT'S GOT MY ATTENTION AND I NOTICE IT ALL THE TIME RANDOMLY. GOOGLED IT AND FOUND ITS LIKE THAT ON 2005-2008 PRIUS' WITH HID LIGHTS AND THAT I SHOULD FILE A CLAIM. CALLED TOYOTA TODAY THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE CALL ME BACK TOMORROW. *TR

1. TOYOTA PRIUS HID LIGHT FAULTY. - THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON COME BACK UP. 2. CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER QUOTED - $350 PER BULB AND $300 IN LABOR CHARGES = $1000 TO REPLACE 2 HEAD LAMPS. 3. LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PARTS AND OFFERED A 50% REIMBURSEMENT WHICH STILL ENDS UP TO $500 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES JUST TO REPLACE 2 HEAD LAMPS. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT AUTOMATIC LEVELING SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO TO FIXED DOWNWARD POSITION. AS A RESULT, HEADLIGHTS DON'T SAFELY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. *TR

BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE NOT WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME BUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES FROM EACH OTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN FAILING WITHOUT WARNING OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HID BULBS WERE FAILING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $575 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I RECENTLY HAD A MICHELIN TIRE SEPARATE ON THE REAR OF MY 05 TOYOTA PRIUS. TIRE WARE HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. I DISCARDED THE ORIGINAL TIRES AT 40K MILES, THEY WERE TOO CUPPED TO ROTATE AND TOO DANGEROUS TO USE. THERE WAS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE, AT LEAST HALF, BUT CUPPING GAVE INTOLERABLE VIBRATION. I HAD MICHELIN TIRES INSTALLED AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT PERFECT BUT WAS WITHIN SPEC. THE MICHELIN SEPARATED ABOUT 40K MILES LATER AND WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILED. THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF TREAD IN ONE LINE AT A DIAGONAL ACROSS THE TIRE TREAD. LUCKILY I HAD GONE IN FOR ROTATION WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE EXTREME TIRE WARE CAUSES NOISE AND VIBRATION. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALERSHIP THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THE PRIUS WHICH I BOUGH NEW. I HAVE REQUESTED TECHNICAL BULLETINS BUT NONE HAVE EVER BEEN AVAILABLE. THE DEALER HAS NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM BUT IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ONLINE COMPUTER SITES. THE DEALER JUST KEEPS SUGGESTING THAT I ROTATE THE TIRES MORE FREQUENTLY. WITH MY PAST CARS I HAVE NEVER HAD A CUPPING PROBLEM EVEN WITH ROTATION AND WITH THE PRIUS SINCE IT IS WITHIN ALIGNMENT SPEC, IT SHOULD NOT WEAR TIRES LIKE IT DOES. ANYONE WHO DOES NOT ROTATE AND CHANGE TIRES FREQUENTLY ON THE PRIUS IS LOOKING FOR A BLOWOUT. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. CAN TURN LIGHT SWITCH OFF/ON AND IT WILL RELIGHT FOR A WHILE. BEGAN HAVING PROBLEM AT ABOUT 95,000 MILES. DEALER SAID IT'S A BULB FOR $350. I DECLINED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. NOW THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ALSO GOES OUT,. TURNING SWITCH OFF/ON WILL RELIGHT FOR A TIME. MIGHT HAVE TO TURN OFF/ON 4 OR 5 TIMES IN A 6 MILE TRIP. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT A FILAMENT MIGHT BE BROKEN AND MAKING INTERMITTENT CONNECTION. THESE ARE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMPS - I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE FILAMENTS. I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING ON LINE FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX THIS MYSELF. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE HEAD LIGHT COMPLETELY AND WAIT A WHILE AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON, IT COMES BACK. IT REPEATS THIS ISSUE CONSTANTLY. *TR

FIRE AND TOTAL LOSS OF 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, 19,300 MILES AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS USUAL WITH ENGINE POWER CUT IN THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE CAR WITH FLAMES SHOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS FIRST NOTICED. THE MAIN DAMAGE IS IN THE REAR LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) OF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE CARGO COMPARTMENT COMPLETELY DESTROYED, TIRE COMPLETELY MELTED, ALL PLASTIC IN THE AREA MELTED, DOOR BLACKENED, THE REAR BENCH DESTROYED, THE CEILING CARPET DESTROYED AND BIG HEAT MARKS ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MODIFIED AS A "PLUG-IN HYBRID" WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT OF FIRE. THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE WAS MODERATE, AROUND 70-75 DEGREES. *TR UPDATED 06/05/09*JB

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. IT IS INTERMITTENT. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON, IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFELY ISSUE. *TR

I AM ATTACHING A LINK TO A STORY IN THE HOUSTON PRESS ABOUT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA PRIUS AUTOMOBILES. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS STORY DESERVES INVESTIGATION, AND AS A TOYOTA PRIUS OWNER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS POTENTIALLY TRAGIC ISSUE AND RESOLVE IT BEFORE A FATALITY RESULTS. HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONPRESS.COM/2009-04-23/NEWS/WILD-RIDES. *TR

ACTION #PE09019 EXCLUDES MODEL YEAR 2005. THIS YEAR IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE HID HEADLAMP FAILURE PROBLEM, INCLUDING MY VEHICLE. I ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT AND YOU MAY IGNORE THE DATE AND OTHER INFO IN THIS COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO SEE 2005 ADDED TO THE INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL RECALL. *TR