2005 Toyota Prius complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN 2015 AND WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. BEFORE IT WENT OUT IT HAD FLICKERED BUT CAME BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN IT WENT OUT AND WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE. FORTUNATELY I ONLY GOT A WARNING. MARCH 2016 THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN (I NOTICED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY) AND WAS REPLACED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 21 MARCH 2016. THAT VERY DAY, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN (NOTICED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY). IT WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY BUT KEPT GOING OUT. 25 MARCH 2016 THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE "COMPUTER SUB-ASSY, H" FOR $458.52. 28 MARCH 2016, THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN (NOTICED IT AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY).

THE HEADLIGHTS (HID) STOP FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, I REPLACED THE BULB AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT TURNS OFF SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WETHER IT IS DRIVING OR SITTING, WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A MOMENT AND TURN OFF AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND BE PULLED OVER FOR NOT HAVING WORKING HEADLIGHTS.

TAKATA RECALL, DASH (SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOSSE) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THEN I TOKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT'S STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM.

DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE IN MOTION AND CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY 280 AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, IT WAS SO BLACK YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. TALK ABOUT SCARY, TRY DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A ROAD THAT CURVES WHEN YOU ALL YO CAN SEE IS BLACK. I WAS ABLE TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME BACK ON. WITH MY HEART POUNDING I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ONLY TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AGAIN GO OUT TOGETHER. THIS HAPPENED 6-7MORE TIMES UNTIL I REACHED HOME. I WAS ACTUALLY SHAKING BY THE TIME I GOT OUT OF MY CAR. WHY WERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING AT THE EXACT SAME TIMES? I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS THE NEXT DAY AND AFTER INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME I SIMPLY NEEDED NEW HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, BUT THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS JUST THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND THAT THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. WHY WOULD THEY BE USING HEADLIGHTS THAT THEY KNOW BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME??THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE COULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK IF NOT AN ACCIDENT! I SPENT $500 TO REPLACE THE TWO HEADLIGHTS. HOWEVER, I JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF BOTH HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERS THIS VERY MOMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE MY 2005 PRIUS GETS RECALLED FOR THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM SO OTHER PEOPLE TO NOT HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TRAMA AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THE PRIUS. OUTSIDE OF THIS DANGEROUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM I LOVE MY PRI

DIGITAL DASHBOARD SOMETIMES IS COMPLETELY BLANK FOR EXTENDED PERIODS SO THAT I CAN'T SEE MY SPEED, FUEL LEVELS, ODOMETER, AND OTHER INFO. WHEN I START UP IT HAPPENS AND CONTINUES THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. IT IS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE HYDROLIC BRAKING SOMETIMES AS WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED TO APPLY COMPLETELY DURING MORNING START UP AND BACK UP FROM PARKING SPACE. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON INCLUDED BRAKE, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION, AND ABS. DURING DRIVE TO DEALER, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOYOTA DEALER FOUND BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. PAID FOR REPAIR AND CONTACTED TOYOTA WITH CONCERN. FOUND INTERNET INFORMATION ON SIMILAR FAILURE WITH LATER 2010 MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGED WITH A GRABBING FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE CLEANED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EVEN MINOR TREPIDATION CAUSED BY ANY UNEVENNESS IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WILL DISENGAGE THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND RISK OF CRASH INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. I OBSERVED THIS PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY IN SEVERAL PRIUS RANGING FROM 2005 TO 2010 SINCE I PURCHASED MINE IN APRIL 2012. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS TOLD "IT IS A DRIVER'S FAULT" ...!! ALL MY FRIENDS OWNERS OF PRIUS HAVE OBSERVED THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR CARS.

LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVE 1.5 HOURS HOME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF, AND IF I NOTICED AND FLIPPED THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. IF I DIDN'T NOTICE, THEN THE PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD ALSO GO OUT LEAVING ME IN DARKNESS. I BEGAN TIMING THE INTERVAL, AND IT CAME OUT TO BE INTERMITTENT BETWEEN ONE AND TWO MINUTES, REGARDLESS OF TERRAIN, SPEED OF VEHICLE, SMOOTH OR BUMPY ROADS, STRAIGHT OR CURVY ROADS, ETC.

ME AND MY FAMILY TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH IN THE DARK WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO CHANGE LANES WHEN WE WERE DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT OF IT. LUCKILY THE LANE TO OUR LEFT WAS OPEN AND WE WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES TO AVOID COLLISION. IT TURNS OUT OUR 2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SEE US. HAD TO TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO WORK. THE REST OF THE WAY HOME ONE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, THEN THE OTHER WOULD GO OUT. HAD TO TURN SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO TURN ON AGAIN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE AND I BELIEVE THE BULB AND SOME OTHER ELECTRONICS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CHARGES A HUGE AMOUNT FOR THIS REPAIR.

HIGH PITCHED, STEADY TONE COMES ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING AT START OF DRIVING DAY AND DOES NOT STOP UNLESS/UNTIL BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED FULLY FOR AT LEAST 10SEC., WHICH CAUSES TONE TO STOP. STARTS UP AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING, SOMETIMES LESS AND RECYCLES. REGULAR BRAKING SEEMS TO WORK, BUT NOT ABS AND ABS LIGHT, VSC ! LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. I COULD TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, BUT MY WHEELS WERE NOT RESPONDING TO THE MOVEMENT. THERE WAS A ROUGH NOISE AS I TRIED TO CORRECT THE STEERING BUT THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING OF THIS (I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN EARLIER THAT DAY JUST FINE - ON BUSY ROADS WITH HIGHER SPEED LIMITS). IT WAS VERY SCARY AND THANKFULLY, I WAS ONLY GOING 5MPH SO I JUST STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT IN PARK. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP IN AUSTIN, TX AND THEY SAID THE SPLINES BROKE WHICH DISABLED THE STEERING (AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND YOLK). I'M GETTING A SECOND OPINION AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY, BUT THIS MAJOR FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY ALARMING. MY PRIUS HAS APPROX 92,000 MILES ON IT, AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HAVE PLENTY OF FRIENDS WITH OLDER CARS WITH MORE MILEAGE AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF STEERING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. ADDITIONALLY, MY FATHER SPOKE TO A FRIEND WHO OWNS A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT HOME AND HAS SOLD MANY PRIUS VEHICLES - HE SAID THIS WAS VERY SERIOUS AND UNCOMMON. ....UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT OTHER INFORMATION YOU NEED TO ADEQUATELY LOOK INTO THIS. *JS

WHILE DRIVING IN ANY DIRECTION IN ALL CONDITIONS, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING IN MAY 2015, SHORTLY AFTER LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING. THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL NOW.

THE CAR KEPT SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN WANTING TO DRIVE. PARKING BUTTON DIDN'T WORK.THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE IT.

I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH WHEREIN I COLLIDED WITH A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE FRONT END CRUMPLED AND MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT FULLY OPEN DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED WITH REGARD TO DETERMINATION OF A LIKELY TOTAL LOSS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND AIRBAGS DON'T ALWAYS DEPLOY, I FELT THAT THIS MIGHT BE A CASE WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY IS MAKING A SOUND EVERY TIME THE CAR IS OPERATIONAL. THERE IS A STRUCTURAL DEFLECT IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSING GAS TO LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING. THE 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. BASED ON RESEARCH SUBSEQUENT PRIUS MODELS (E.G. 2010) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE RECALLED. THEREFORE, THIS IS A URGENT REQUEST TO PLEASE RECALL ALL 2005 PRIUS AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE YEARS. SEE YOU TUBE WEB SITE TITLED "TOYOTA - D0H - BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY": HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QN_A_HALZ1C

WE WERE ON THE OVERPASS GOING FROM HIGHWAY 87 TO US 101 NORTH IN SAN JOSE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH HEADING TO THE SAN FRANSISCO AIRPORT. IT WAS 8PM, AND VERY DARK. THE HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF, WHILE THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. WE TRIED FRANTICALLY TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COME ON, AND THEY DIDN'T. WE TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND STOPPED IN FRONT OF A HOTEL WERE WE COULD SEE THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE WINDOW, AND THEY WERE OFF. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, COUNTED TO 10, THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WE TURNED ON THE FOGLIGHTS IN CASE THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AGAIN. THEY STAYED ON ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT AND ALMOST ALL THE WAY HOME. THEY TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 1 MILE, AND THEN TURNED BACK ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE COMBINATION METER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES TO STOP FUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT COMBINATION METER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON, IT WILL STAY ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN IT GOES OUT ! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ???

WHEN I AM GOING SLOW AND BRAKING, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THERE IS UNEVEN PAVEMENT, A POTHOLE,ETC. OFTEN IT WILL HAPPEN AT THE SAME STOP SIGNS AROUND MY HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR IN JULY OF 2014. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 50 TIMES IN THE YEAR AND HALF THAT I HAVE OWNED IT.

HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. I CAN TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. USUALLY THIS HAPPENED ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND LIGHTS ARE SWITCH ON. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. USUALLY IT IS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, BUT OCCASIONALLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE TOYOTA DEALER QUOTES $500.00 TO MAKE REPAIRS! I DID RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY COMMON FOR CERTAIN YEARS OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS AUTOMOBILES, 2005 INCLUDED.

OUR DAUGHTER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS A PART CALLED THE COMBINATION METER. HE ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS RECALLED AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY TOYOTA. HE PROVIDED ME WITH A PHONE NUMBER FOR THE TOYOTA CORPORATIONS RECALL DEPARTMENT. I TELEPHONED TOYOTA AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WAS MISINFORMED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND THAT THE PART WAS NOT RECALLED, BUT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ON THE PART IN 2012. I ASKED WHY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFET MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE IF THIS PART FAILS. BY SURFING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE HOME, PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AS SHE USUALLY DOES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE IS A HYBRID AND WHEN THE BATTERY POWER WAS DEPLETED, THE GASOLINE ENGINE WOULD HAVE KICKED ON. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A DANGER, DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING TO ANY OCCUPANTS WITHIN THE HOUSE. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS WHEN THIS PART FAILS, THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLACK, THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE DRIVER IS

SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THEY HAVE BECOME DIMMER AND DIMMER. THEN DURING THE WEEK OF 8/24/15, I STARTED MY CAR AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT BLACK. I HAD TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, BUT NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING, WHAT GEAR I WAS IN, IF I HAD ENOUGH GAS TO GET HOME, ETC., ETC. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK A 20-MILE DRIVE AND WHEN I STOPPED, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF BY PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ENGINE FINALLY TURNED OFF, BUT THE DISPLAY PANEL WAS STILL DIMLY LIT. I THEN DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE WHATEVER WAS WRONG REPAIRED. AFTER A MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. THIS IS NOT AN ITEM THAT IS NORMALLY SERVICED AND I HAVE NO CLUE IF THE DEALERSHIP CHECKS IT DURING A SERVICING OF THE CAR. SO I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. IN CHECKING ON THIS WEBSITE I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND I WAS GIVEN PAPERWORK STATING IT WAS A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM" FOR "9 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATION FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2013". LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO PRIUS OWNERS OF CARS FROM 2

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. I CHANGED THE BULB AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY BLAMED IT ON THE BULB, I TRIED TO RETURN THE BULB TO THE STORE AND THEY TESTED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK WITH THE BULB SO IT HAD TO BE THE HEADLIGHTS. I'M ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE COMPLETELY FAILED. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS TOLD MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! THIS IS TOO MUCH HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF IT OUT OF POCKET.

1) SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION 2) STEERING SHAFT SEVERED 3) DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE ALONG WITH ALL STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROLS

HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE KEEPS TURNING OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON IS TO FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN IF TYE CAR IS BEYOND THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AS THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, OR IT WON'T GO INTO PARK. BUT IT STARTED TO DRIVES AWAY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, OR AS I WAS GETTING OUT. THIS HAPPEN TWICE, ONCE AT THE DEALER. THE DISPLAY FOR TRANSMISSION POSITION WAS BROKEN. THE SAME DISPLAY THAT SHOWS SPEED, FUEL LEVEL AND OTHER ITEMS WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO, I COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE CAR OR REMOVE THE KEY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WAS 8/19/2015 AT A CAR WASH. THE DISPLAY WENT DEAD DURING THE WASH. WILE TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CAR DROVE AWAY IN REVERSE AND KNOCKED ME OVER. I HAD MINOR INJURIES. I MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF THAT ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY I WANT TO THE DEALER. WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR (NO COMPUTER ANALYSIS), THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THE DISPLAY AND COMPUTER WAS BAD. HE SAID IT HAPPENS A LOT. HE ALSO QUOTED ME A PRICE OF AROUND $700. I WENT BACK TO MY DAUGHTER HOUSE TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER DEALER AND TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. (I WAS VISITING FROM CA). AT HER HOUSE, I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT (THE DEALER REP TOLD ME TO PUT THE KEY IN THE SLOT). SO I JUST WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX IT AND PAY THE PRICE. (IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEALER AND ITS EMPLOYEES NEVER GAVE ME THE SAME INFORMATION AND THEY WANTED ME TO GET SO FRUSTRATED, THAT I WOULD LEAVE WITH THE CAR NOT REPAIRED. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. AT ONE POINT, THEY CLAIMED THAT I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR AWAY WITHOUT THE REPAIR. I NEVER SAID THAT! THEY DID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, BUT THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 174,000.

1. SUMMER, 2011, @ 35,000 MI CAR WAS PARKED @ BOTTOM OF MY STEEP DRIVEWAY, A FEW FEET BACK FROM A RR TIE PINNED TO GROUND BY 3 REBAR IN FRONT OF CAR TO BLOCK WHEELS. I INTENDED TO BACK UP DRIVEWAY, WITH GEAR IN REVERSE, BUT WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE, CAR CATAPULTED FORWARD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT BENT REBAR @ RIGHT ANGLES, LIFTED RR TIE UP IN THE AIR & OVER ON ONE EDGE, & THE CAR JUMPED UP ON TOP OF IT, WHERE IT STUCK. I SAW THAT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD SLIPPED OUT OF (REVERSE) GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. CALLED AAA ROAD SERVICE TO LIFT CAR OFF. NO OTHER DAMAGE. 2. MAY 21, 2015, @ 50,000 MI. BACKING UP MY 82' LONG STEEP DRIVEWAY, I WAS TOO CLOSE TO TREE ON RIGHT 3/4 OF THE WAY UP, SO I TURNED THE WHEELS SLIGHTLY LEFT TO BACK ARC AWAY FROM IT, BUT STILL TOO CLOSE. I INTENDED TO RETURN TO BOTTOM OF DRIVEWAY TO START OVER & ADJUST ANGLE OF CAR AS DONE 100S OF TIMES. WITH BRAKE STILL DEPRESSED, I SHIFTED GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. AS I LIFTED BRAKE, BEFORE MY FOOT COULD MOVE TOWARDS THE ACCELERATOR, SUDDENLY CAR SHOT OFF LIKE A ROCKET DOWN STEEP SLOPE TO LEFT, THROUGH 2 WOOD FENCES, OVER DRIVEWAY NEXT DOOR, INTO SWIMMING POOL FULL OF WATER - WHICH SLOWED CAR TO A STOP & SANK WITH ME IN IT. GEAR SHIFT HAD SLIPPED OUT OF (DRIVE) GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. CALLED 911. CAR TOTALLED. MIRACULOUSLY NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ANYONE ASIDE FROM MY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. NOTE: GEAR SHIFT WAS THE TINY KNOB ON DASHBOARD TYPE, TO MOVE WITH FINGER TIPS IN VERY SMALL RADIUS. I NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM ON THAT STEEP DRIVE W ANY OTH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED 2-3 DROPS OF WATER ENTERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AS A RESULT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FAILED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE OR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED A WARRANTY TO COVER THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMITATION BY 4,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRAVELING ALONG AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY STOPPED SHINING. DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES USING OTHER PEOPLE'S HEADLIGHTS. WINTER CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A RETENTION WALL. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.

CAR STARTED SKIDDING ON THE ROAD, COULDN'T TAKE CONTROL BECAUSE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THEN RAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T ANY CAR RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I MANAGED TO PUSH OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALTHOUGH IT WOULDN'T OPEN COMPLETELY AND OPENED JUST ENOUGH FOR ME TO SQUEEZE THROUGH AND RAN OUT OF THE CAR. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAG OPEN UP AT ALL. I WAS LUCKY THAT I SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURY EXCEPT FOR A BADLY KNOCKING MY LEFT KNEE ON THE DASH. MY QUESTION TO TOYOTA WOULD BE WHY THE AIRBAD DIDN'T OPEN! WHAT IF ANOTHER CAR HAD HIT MINE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG!

JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. THERE IS A PUNGENT ODOR IN CAR RESULTING IN DIZZINESS AND NAUSEOUS AND IT LEAVES A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR ON THE HAIR AND CLOTHING FOR HOURS AFTER BEING IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS A STRONG, PLASTICS ODOR. I GOOGLED THIS AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. THERE WAS ONE POST THAT EXPLAINED VERY CLEARLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS. TOYOTA HAS IGNORED THE PROBLEM BUT IT CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM DUE TO THE TOXINS IN THE AIR AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM.

I LEFT MY HOUSE OFF NOBLE ROAD, CORA, WY AND PULLED ON TO WYOMING HIGHWAY 352 HEADED WEST AT ABOUT 11 AM; MY HUSBAND [XXX] WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AS WERE MY DOGS. THE SLIPPERY ROAD ICON ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE FROM THE DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH, THOUGH THE ROAD IS A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THE DAY WAS SUNNY AND I SLOWED DOWN AS THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON AND THE BEEPING NOISE WAS A NEW SOUND FOR THIS CAR. AFTER 2 MILES I MADE A LEFT TURN AND PULLED INTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE DRIVEWAY AT MILE 2, CORA ROAD. AS I MADE THE LEFT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE WAS NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THEN I HEARD A SERIES OF CLUNKING NOISES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I STOPPED THE CAR IN THE RANCH DRIVEWAY AND READ THE PRIUS MANUAL REGARDING THE ICON AND BEEPING SYMBOLS. THEN I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR AROUND AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT TURNING AND DID NOT TURN THE WHEELS OF THE CAR. [XXX], A RANCHER WHOSE ROAD MY CAR WAS BLOCKING, STOPPED TO HELP ME AND NOTED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT WORKING. HE GAVE MY HUSBAND A RIDE BACK TO OUR HOUSE TO GET OUR OTHER VEHICLE. I CALLED THE LOCAL TOWING COMPANY, T AND L TOWING, AND THEY CAME TO THE SITE. THE CAR WOULD GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. TOM NIXON, TOW GUY, AND I WORKED THE CAR AROUND TO A POSITION WHERE I COULD DRIVE THE CAR FORWARD ON TO HIS TOW TRUCK. THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER WITH PRIUS SERVICE IS IN ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING, ABOUT 107 MILE

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES FAILED ON THIS CAR. THEY REACTED AS IF THERE WAS NO BRAKES UNTIL YOU PRESSED HARDER AND THEN THEY WOULD LOCK UP. THE LIGHTS FOR ABS HAD COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TOYOTA REPAIR AND THEY RESET THE ECM, ECU FOR THE BRAKES. IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE THIRD TIME WE DECIDED THAT THE ECM OR ECU HAD TO BE REPLACED. $1800 AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON AND WE NEARLY HAD A WRECK! WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AFTER A HAIR RAISING DRIVE TO OUR MOTEL AND CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT IN THE CAR AND THE BRAKES WERE BACK TO NORMAL. WE DECIDED TO DRIVE IT AND SEE IF IT WOULD HOLD UP. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SPOKANE TRIP. IT RESET ITSELF AGAIN BUT THIS WON'T DO! IT'S A DANGEROUS CAR WITH THIS CONDITION! WE PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AS SOON AS WE CAN. TOYOTA IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT REALLY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. I REFUSE TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIR ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR INEPTITUDE. EVERY REPORT FROM CONSUMERS THAT I HAVE READ HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE THE PROBLEMS TOYOTA CARS HAVE ARE NOT BEING RESOLVED BY THE DEALERS. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA OF ANY KIND..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TROUBLES WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO (JAN. 2014) WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A CAR DEALER IN TYSONS CORNER VA. I TOOK THE CAR BACK WITHIN DAYS OF NOTICING THE LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT AND ASKED THEM TO REPAIR THE ISSUE SINCE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY DID SO AND SAID THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FAULTY LIGHT AND REPLACED IT. IT IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND THE SAME LIGHT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON AND TURN ON ALL OF THE CAR LIGHTS TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT, THEY TURN ON, BUT ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE RIGHT PASSENGER LIGHT GOES OUT. BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE OF THE CAR, YOU CANNOT TELL THAT IT IS OUT. THE ONLY REASON I KNEW IT WAS OUT AGAIN WAS BECAUSE I GOT PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A TICKET. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ONLINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAVE SAID (AFTER LOOKING ONLINE) THAT THE ISSUE IS THE "HEADLIGHT LIGHT CONTROL ECU SUB-ASSEMBLY". BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RISK THIS POSSES TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE SINGLE ITEM TO REPAIR IT, TOYOTA SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THOSE HAVING THIS TROUBLE. NORMAL WARE AND TARE ON THE VEHICLE IS REASONABLE, SUCH AS BURT OUT LIGHTBULBS BUT SYSTEMS LIKE THIS THAT WORK FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN SUDDENLY DO NOT IS NOT SAFE.

BOUGHT ONE-OWNER 2005 PRIUS 11-26-2014 AFTER PAYING FOR A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION AT A TOYOTA DEALER SHOWING COMPLETE SERVICE RECORD INCLUDING ALL RECALL CAMPAIGNS. 4-19-2015 WITHOUT WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENTIRE 'COMBINATION METER DISPLAY' SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING IN THE BLIND, NO GAUGES/METERS/GUIDANCE OF ANY KIND. THE CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND I DROVE DIRECTLY HOME AND PARKED IT. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS AS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE BY TOYOTA AFFECTING 2004-2009 PRIUS MODELS. TOYOTA ISSUED A 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT-ZTV' AND WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (BULLETIN NO. POL12-05) TO EFFECT THE NECESSARY SAFETY REPAIRS, BUT ONLY APPLIES IF ONE DISCOVERS (MEANING SUFFER THE PANIC OF HAVING THE ENTIRE PANEL GO BLANK) THE ISSUE BEFORE EITHER '9 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATION OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2013', WHICHEVER IS LONGER. IN OUR CASE, IT EXPIRED JUST BEFORE OUR PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION/PURCHASE OF THE PRIUS AND THE DEALER INDICATED/TOYOTA CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH TOYOTA RECORDS. INSTEAD, THE OWNER HAS TO WAIT FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. IN OUR CASE, TOYOTA CORPORATE, WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT, SAID OUR JOINT 'PLAN OF ACTION' WAS (A) IF THE DISPLAY DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DRIVE THE CAR, AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS, OR (B) IF THE DISPLAY ILLUMINATES, IMMEDIATELY DRIVE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGES AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT ON A MUCH TO FREQUENT BASIS. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS LAST TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (NORTHSHORE TOYOTA) TO ASK IF THEY COULD CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A BAD CONNECTION. THEY CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS AND SAID THEY BOTH NEEDED REPLACING, ALTHOUGH ONE WAS WORKING WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THEY DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, AND GLADLY TOOK OUR MONEY FOR REPLACING THE LIGHTS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA PRIUS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT JUST GOES OUT. THEN I TURN OFF MY LIGHTS THEN TURN THEN ON AND IT CHIMES BACK ON. *TR

NOTICED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT APPEARED TO BE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD TURN BACK ON AFTER RESTARTING LIGHTS. CONSISTENTLY WINKS OUT AND WILL RESTART AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. ALSO NOTICED NOW THAT THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WILL ALSO GO OUT AND BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF AT CERTAIN TIMES, NIGHT OR DAY. *TR

I PURCHASED MY PRIUS USED IN JUNE 2014 THIS WAS MY FIRST WINTER WITH IT OBVIOUSLY. ANY TIME IT ABOUT 10 BELOW ZERO IN MN THIS WINTER I HAD TO HOLD MY CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, SOMETIMES AS LONG AS 5 MILES+. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS OFF WHILE THE SWITCH IS STILL IN THE ON POSITION. IT IS TEMPORARILY FIXED WHEN I FLIP THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE NIGHT IT HAS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. *TR

ORIGINALLY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. I WOULD FLICK THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD TURN BACK ON. THEN THIS PAST NEW YEARS EVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I FLICKED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I SHUT OFF THE HEADLIGHTS WITH THE SWITCH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND LUCKILY THEY TURNED ON AGAIN. HOWEVER THE KEPT ON SHUTTING OFF MORE CONSISTENTLY. FIRST THE PASSENGER THEN BOTH. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE BULBS WORKED GREAT FOR 2 DAYS. NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON FOR MORE THAN 45 SECONDS. MY 16 YR OLD SON ALSO DRIVES THIS CAR AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO HIM BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO FIX. THIS IS TERRIBLE! FIX THIS PROBLEM! NEW BULBS IS NOT THE FIX. THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE. *TR