2005 Toyota Prius complaints

MY PRIUS EXHIBITS REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS DURING ACCELERATION WHEN TURNING SHARPLY RIGHT OR LEFT ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THIS OCCURS AS SOON AS ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL SLIPS. ORDINARILY THIS IS ONLY A MINOR AGGRAVATION, AND EASING ON THE THROTTLE USUALLY RESTORES POWER BUT IN ICING CONDITIONS IT'S DANGEROUS. THERE ARE CONDITIONS WHERE I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WHEN CROSSING A SMALL BERM OF SNOW (3 INCHES HIGH WHERE ONE WHEEL HAD SIGNIFICANTLY LESS TRACTION THAN THE OTHER. I HAD TO BE PUSHED OVER IT. IT APPEARS TO BE A SOFTWARE ISSUE, BUT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. *TR

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE APPROX 32 DEGREES F. GEAR SHIFTER ON DASHBOARD WOULD NOT ELECTRICALLY SEAL-IN OR STAY IN POSITION AFTER GOING INTO REVERSE, THE FIRST TIME. BACKED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK INTO NEUTRAL POSITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE - ELECTRICALLY. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR IN GEAR WAS TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DESIRED POSITION. PHYSICALLY HELD SHIFTER IN DRIVE POSITION AND PULLED BACK INTO DRIVEWAY. ONCE IN DRIVEWAY, TESTED SHIFTER AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND "STAY". AFTER WORK, TEMPERATURE WAS 60 DEGREES F AND SHIFTER THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. DROVE TO TOYOTA DEALER AND LEFT CAR. THEY STATED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA ON THIS ITEM AS DESCRIBED. TICKET # 490621; PART NUMBER 33560-47023 "LEVER ASSY. SHIFT, WAS REPLACED. PART COST 164.93 AND LABOR WAS 416.14 FOR A SUBTOTAL OF 581.07 PLUS TAX OF 34.33 FOR GRAND TOTAL OF 615.40 USD. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COLD WEATHER AND AGE RELATED ISSUE. PLUS, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TOYOTA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW ISSUE I'VE ENCOUNTERED, BUT THE FIRST RELATED TO DRIVABILITY AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN THEM BACK ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 6:35 PM IN PASO ROBLES ON HWY 46 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK. I ROTATED THE LIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS LIT. WITHIN 5 MINUTES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 2 MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEREAFTER IT HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY 2 MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM TO WHICH I WAS TAKING MY WIFE. SHE DIED THERE ABOUT 10PM OF A HEART ATTACK. AT ABOUT 2 A.M. ON MY RETURN HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. WHEN IT HAPPENED NEXT IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I FLIPPED THE LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE HEADLIGHT LIT. DESPITE FLIPPING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY ONE LIGHT (THE LEFT ONE) LIT. HAVE NOT USED THE CAR AT NIGHT SINCE THEN. *TR

FRONT RIGHT LIGHT FLICKERS OFF/ON OCCASIONALLY. TOYOTA SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS AT APPROXIMATELY $540 IN TOTAL COST. *TR

WHILE CRUISING AT 35 MPH, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ONSET OF HIGH PITCH NOISE ALONG WITH THE RED WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED ON CONSOLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY STIFF AND NOT DEPRESS. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT, AND WAS ABLE TO GRADUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THE BRAKING DISTANCE FELT A LOT FURTHER THAN USUAL. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES, STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE HIGH PITCH NOISE STOPPED ONCE THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS BACK ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT NORMAL AGAIN, AND WHILE THE ABS LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, THE RED WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE MY CAR IS NORMALLY SERVICED, AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS A FAULT CODE C1300 AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE SKID CONTROL ECU (PART# 89540-47130). LOOKS LIKE THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER INCIDENT REPORTED ON THIS (ODI ID# 10320472). THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO POTENTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IF THIS COMPONENT GOES OUT. REQUEST INVESTIGATION AND SAFETY RECALL AS APPROPRIATE. *TR

I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS AND UNDISCLOSED FLAW IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP SYSTEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE HEADLAMPS WILL EXTINGUISH INDIVIDUALLY AND UNEXPECTED IN AN INTERMITTENT MANNER, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS, AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY WITH THIS OBVIOUSLY FLAWED DESIGN, THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN AND REPAIR THE SYSTEMS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH HID HEADLAMPS, NEVER HAVE THEY BECOME INTERMITTENT, WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF A DESIGN FLAW OR A SERIOUS MATERIALS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITER SYSTEM FOR THE HID HEADLAMPS. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND RECALL THE HID HEADLAMP SYSTEMS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND EVERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT QUITS WORKING THEN YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON THEN IT COMES BACK ON. AFTER A WHILE IT GOES OUT AGAIN THEN SAME PROCEDURE HAS TO BE REPEATED AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHAT IF THE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE DECIDES TO GO OUT ESPECIALLY IN THE DARK WHERE THERE IS NO STREET LIGHTS? I ASK YOU NICELY PLEASE RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE ISSUE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT 35MPH THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND BROKE THE RIGHT THUMB. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUFFERED BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,500. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED12/07/2012 *JS*DT UPDATED 4/21/20*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY BUT WAS ONLY EXHIBITED ON ONE SIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS AT A TIME. THE RECENT FAILURE WAS EXHIBITED ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE CONTROL COULD POSSIBLE BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY 22-YEAR-OLD SON HAD A SCARY INCIDENT IN WHICH OUR 2005 PRIUS STALLED SPONTANEOUSLY ON THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY (VALHALLA, NY) WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNINGS LIGHTING UP. THE HYBRID SHIFTED TO BATTERY MODE IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CAR NEVER HAD PROBLEMS AND BECAUSE, ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, WE SEE THE FAILURE WAS PRECISELY LIKE THE ONE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA REPORT THAT RESULTED IN A TOYOTA ACTION TO SERVICE MANY CARS IN 2005: HTTP://J.MP/NHTSAPRIUS05PROBLEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR RECENTLY PURCHASED PRIUS AND WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. ONE OF HIS HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING. FOLLOWING THAT EVENT, THE OTHER LIGHT HAS GONE OUT AS WELL. BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO ON OFF WHEN IN USE. THIS IS DISTURBING TO US BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE IN 05-08 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN SHE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE MOVED TO ON AND OFF POSITION SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ONE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,754 .

WE HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD OUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING BULBS THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND IF WE SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED AGAIN OR TURN ON/OFF THE LIGHTS, THE HEADLAMP WOULD WORK AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE LIGHTS NEED REPLACING BUT THERE IS NO WAY THESE LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT OFTEN. IT HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST SIX YEARS. I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TWO NIGHTS AGO FOR HAVING A HEADLAMP OUT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR IT WORKED PERFECTLY. *TR

I WAS MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SPLINES WERE WORN. AS A SECONDARY ISSUE, THE FAILURE OF THE SHAFT SPLINES CAUSED UNIMPEDED ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED THE STEERING CLOCK SPRING. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED IN TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL SSC-60C AND MY VEHICLE HAD (ACCORDING TO TOYOTA) THE NECESSARY WORK RECALL WORK DONE IN 2006. APPARENTLY THE RECALL WORK DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA ARGUES THAT THIS PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE, NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I ARGUE THAT (A) IT WAS A RECALLED PART AND THE RECALL CLEARLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND (B) THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING SHAFT IS A MAJOR, AND UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT THAT (A) THE PUBLIC BE NOTIFIED OF THE INEFFICACY OF THE RECALL AND (B) THAT TOYOTA BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THIS PART. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE OPERATOR TURNED THE LIGHTSWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT NO PARTICULAR TIME INTERVAL UP UNTIL SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT AND THE OPERATOR NOW HAS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

I AM SURE THAT YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE. ON OCT 25TH 2012, I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AFTER WORK. I TOOK THE BAG CONTAINED THE KEY AND LEFT IN THE FAMILY ROOM WHICH IS ABOUT 40 FEET AWAY FROM GARAGE. AFTER THE DINNER, I WENT TO GARAGE TO THROW TRASH. I SMELLED GAS AND HEARD MUSIC AND CAR ENGINE WAS ON. SUDDENLY, IT REMINDS ME, IN THE MORNING WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEFT, THE CAR STARTED BY ITSELF AND ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS RE-SET. I SPECIFICALLY PAID ATTENTION TO TURNING OFF THE CAR AND LOCKING THE DOOR IN THE EVENING BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MORNING. THE CAR WAS TURNED ON BY ITSELF AGAIN AND HAD BEEN RUNNING IN THE GARAGE FOR MORE THAN 2.5 HRS BASED ON THE CLOCK RE-SET INFORMATION. I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF AND THE CAR SHOWED ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR. OF COURSE, SINCE THE KEY WAS IN THE FAMILY ROOM AT THAT TIME. I BROUGHT THE KEY IN THE CAR AND STILL COULD NOT TURN IT OFF. I TRIED TO INSERT THE KEY AND STILL NO LUCK. I CALLED AAA AND THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN AND A TOLL TRUCK TO MY HOUSE. HE COULD NOT TURN OFF EITHER INITIALLY AND EVENTUALLY TURNED IT OFF AFTER MOVE THE WHEEL, STEP ON BREAKS REALLY HARD AND SHOOK THE CAR. I SENT THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER RIGHT AWAY. THE SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY ISSUE AND TOYOTA REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS SCARED AND ALSO GLAD THAT I WENT GARAGE TO THROW GARBAGE TODAY. OTHERWISE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN! WE HAVE FURNACE WITH IGNITER LIGHT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLIPS DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE VISOR CAN BE RETURNED TO THE UP (OUT OF THE WAY) POSITION. HOWEVER IT REPEATEDLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY SLIPS DOWN, BOTH BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW AND CREATING A CONSTANT DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A SEVERE DRIVING HAZARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: (1) CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, (2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, (3) PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON, (4) BATTERY WENT RED, (5) CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE/DRIVE ANY FURTHER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK AND THE BATTERY RECHARGED ITSELF TO GREEN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVING THIS PROBLEM "FIXED", THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER AND THEN 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 40 MPH. *TR

FIRST MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WITHIN A MINUTE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS WELL. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, AND THEY BOTH RE-LIT. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE COURSE OF 20 MILES. THE IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE NOW. *TR

SINCE JUNE.. I HAVE HAD ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE TO FLICK THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO GO BACK ON. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE ONLY TO THEN FIND MY HEADLIGHT WAS ON. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY BOTH GO OFF IT WILL TAKES MANY ON OFF OF THE SWITCH TO GET THEM TO FINALLY GO BACK ON, AND I USUALLY HAVE TO MAKE MY WAY OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NOT EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!! I TRULY BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I LOOKED ON LINE AND NOW KNOW IT IS NOT JUST ME, BUT MANY PRIUS ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUE. THERE IS A GUY I SAW INTERVIEWED THAT SAID HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY BOTH GO OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THEY DO, AND IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE BECOME VERY SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I DO NOT DO IT UNLESS I JUST HAVE TO.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A CANYON ROAD AT NIGHT, VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. NEAR COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN ANOTHER CAR TURNING IN FRONT OF AFFECTED VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE DARK. LATER DISCOVERED TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN CAUSED THE HEADLAMPS TO RELIGHT. SINCE THEN, ONE OR BOTH HEAD LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY TURN OFF. RESET RELIGHTS. ON JUNE 22, 2012, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA FOR REPAIR. NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA CHARGED OVER $500 TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS. SOME TIME AFTER REPAIR, THE ISSUE RETURNED WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR

MY PRIUS DASH KEEPS GOING BLACK, THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF . ALSO HAD IT IN PARK ENGINE REVVED AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY. I JUMPED IN AND IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF I HAD TO RIP THE KEY OUT. THE REAR TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. THE DOORS AND HATCH LOCKS WON'T UNLOCK HALF THE TIME. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT A MINUTES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON INITIALLY, BUT AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HID MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TODAY AND THE ACCELERATOR LOCKED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS BRAKING. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MATS. SHE HAD TO PRY THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE FLOOR. *TR

RIGHT HID INTERMIITENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. UNABLE TO SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED END OVER END TWICE AND SLIDE ON ITS RIGHT SIDE BUT LANDED UPRIGHT ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE RIGHT CORNER IN THE FRONT TOOK A BLUNT FORCE WHILE FLIPPING. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A DEATH DUE TO LACK OF DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS WARRANTS COMPENSATION FOR MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAGS. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR BRUISING AND SORENESS BUT NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AROSE FROM THIS INCIDENT. IT IS MY CONCERN FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OF A FATALITY DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNCTIONING AIR BAGS. I FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BECAUSE THE DRIVER COULD HAVE SO EASILY DIED THAT NIGHT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN INTERSTATE I-270 IN COMMERCE CITY CO. WHEN SUDDENLY THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED,SO I TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AND THEY COME BACK ON,?? IT HAS KEPT ON HAPPENING EVER SINCE, THEY ARE THE HID'S AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND RECALL ISSUES. THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT. ON A PERFECTLY FINE WEATHER DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY USUAL ROUTE HOME COMING TO A LINE OF STOPPED CARS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE ON A RELATIVELY FLAT, UNBUMPY SURFACE STREET AND WAS ABOUT 1 CAR LENGTH FROM THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE. TO MY ASTONISHMENT, WITH THE BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED, MY CAR KEPT GOING FORWARD AS IF I HAD NO BRAKES AND REAR ENDED THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. LUCKILY NEITHER OF US WERE HURT AS I HAD ALREADY SLOWED DOWN FOR THE STOP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR (MY LICENSE PLATE HOLDER HIT HER BUMPER AND CAUSED A COUPLE OF PAINT CHIPS ON HERS, WHICH WILL PROBABLY COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR) BUT I CAN TELL YOU I WAS THOROUGHLY SHAKEN UP. NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS OR CODE LIGHTS WENT ON INSIDE THE CAR. FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I SEE THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND TO TOYOTA. *TR

HEADLAMPS STAY ON FOR 5 MINUTES THEN ONE GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND THE OTHER GOES DIM. CAN'T SEE UNLESS I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN... THEN I GET SOME LIGHT FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. I REPLACED THE LAMPS WHICH WERE VERY EXPENSIVE, HOWEVER, THE LAMPS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE SHUT OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 8500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL (CARSON PASS, HIGHWAY 88). DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH. CLEAR DAY 70 DEGREES. NO WARNING LIGHT FOR OVERHEATING, BUT AUX FAN TURNED ON IN REAR SEAT.. TOWED CAR APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES TO CARSON CITY. INSPECTED BY TOYOTA DEALER IN CONSULTATION WITH TOYOTA SERVICE CONSULTANTS. REPLACED HYBRID CONTROL ECU. NO CHARGE TO ME AND TOYOTA REIMBURSED FOR 2 DAYS EXPENSES. TRIP HOME , AUX FAN TURNED ON AT 8500 FEET REMAINED ON UNTIL APPROX. 7000 FEET ELEVATION. CONSULTED TOYOTA, REFERRED ME TO TOYOTA DEALER NEAR HOME. THEY CONSULTED WITH TOYOTA HQ. HQ RECOMMEND ANOTHER TEST COSTING $500. DEALER COULD FIND NO FAULT. I ASKED TOYOTA FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF $500 AND TO INVESTIGATE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.TOYOTA REFERRED ME BACK TO LOCAL DEALER. MAINTENANCE MANAGER THERE TOLD ME THEY HAD ALREADY PERFORMED TESTS:NOTHING MORE TO BE DONE. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM TOYOTA ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT OR FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL AND TURN-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS LEADS TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS IS RELATED TO A HID HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR FAILURE. TOYOTA REPORTS THIS ISSUE IN THEIR "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" NUMBER EL004-06, DATED 28TH APRIL 2006. TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM IN THE OEM PART AND IS PROVIDING REPLACEMENT ONLY ON FAILED PARTS UNDER 36MONTHS, 36,000 MILES WARRANTY. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THIS "SAFETY ISSUE" PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND HENCE IS NOT REPLACED BY TOYOTA. NEVERTHELESS, TOYOTA HAS GENERATED A CUSTOMER PROGRAM TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE MODULE IN 2006-2009 MODELS EVEN IF NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. MY 2005 MODEL EXPERIENCES THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. FURTHERMORE, THE 2006-2009 MODELS ARE COVERED UNDER THE "CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT" FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MY 2005; HOWEVER MY 2005 MODEL IS NOT COVERED. PLEASE DO THE NEEDFUL TO INCLUDE 2005 MODEL PRIUS (WITH HID HEADLIGHTS) IN THE SAFETY ISSUES ADDRESSED IN 2006-2009 MODELS. THANK YOU. *TR

IN 2009 WAS THE FIRST TIME THE WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED REGARDING THE HEADLIGHT LEVELER SENSOR. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR UNLESS WE PAID IN FULL FOR REPAIRS. ADVISED THE SENSOR ALONE WAS APPROX. $400, PLUS WHATEVER LABOR IS INVOLVED. HAVE LIVED WITH THE INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND GOING OFF EVER SINCE. IN DECEMBER OF 2011, BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSANGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. REPLACED THE BULB AND IT STILL GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. IF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON FROM INSIDE THE CAR, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUES RECENTLY; HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES YEAR 2006 AND NEWER. I'VE GONE ON SEVERAL PRIUS CHAT SITES, AND APPARENTLY OTHER 2005 PRIUS OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY OTHER YEAR PRIUS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, THEY LIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN GO OFF. I HAVE BEEN READING IN FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS EXPERIENCE. THEY SHOULD MAKE A RECALL, SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO WORK AT NIGHT I AM OUT OF LIGHTS AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE I USE EXPRESS WAYS A LOT. *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY FAR RIGHT LANE MOVING ONTO AN INTERCHANGE TO ANOTHER FREEWAY WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY STOPPED AHEAD. I SLOWED IN PREPARATION TO STOP WITH PLENTY ROOM TO DO SO. THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS TOO CLOSE AND REAR ENDED MY CAR. AFTER THE IMPACT, MY BRAKES FAILED AND I RAN INTO THE CAR AHEAD EVEN THOUGH I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN TIME, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR IN ADDITION TO THE REAR DAMAGE. *TR *JS

HID LEFT SIDE WOULD GO OUT THEN BACK ON . WILL WORK GOOD FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN INTERMITTENTLY WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. PRESENTLY ITS IS WORKING, LAST WEEK FRIDAY WAS THE LAST INCIDENT. *TR

FOR QUITE SOME TIME IT LOOKED LIKE MY HEADLIGHTS COULD BARELY SHINE INTO THE DISTANCE BECAUSE THEY POINTED DOWN SO MUCH. MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED A WARNING SIGN SAYING THAT THE "HEADLIGHT AUTO LEVEL" MECHANISM WAS BROKEN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND SPEAKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE PART USED BY TOYOTA. THE PART TOYOTA USES IN ITS OLDER CARS WAS NOT SEALED, MEANING SALT CAN GET IN AND CORRODE THE WIRING. THIS IS SUCH A CLEAR OVERSIGHT THAT I ASKED TOYOTA TO FIX IT AND/OR ISSUE A RECALL, BUT ALL THEY OFFERED TO DO WAS NOTE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD HEARD OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED A REPLACEMENT SPIRAL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,500. UPDATED 03/06/12 *BF

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK BOTH OF MY HEAD LAMPS FAILED AGAIN. I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ONE HEAD LAMP. THE FAILURE IS USUALLY IN THE LEFT LAMP, BUT OCCASIONALLY THE RIGHT AS WELL. BOTH OF HEAD LAMPS FAILED AGAIN SINCE THIS INCIDENT AS WELL. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THURSDAY FEB 16TH 2012 AT 610 PM. I HAVE HAD THIS TROUBLE BEFORE AND REPORTED IT TO SAFECAR.GOV. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT AUBURN TOYOTA IN AUBURN CALIFORNIA AND THE LEFT HEAD LAMP FAILED IMMEDIATELY. THEY REPLACED IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD CONSTANT TROUBLE WITH THE LIGHTS AND HAVE COMPLAINED TO BOTH ROSEVILLE TOYOTA AND AUBURN TOYOTA. THEY HAVE BOTH TOLD ME THAT THE HEAD LAMPS ARE LIKELY BAD. SINCE THEY WORK A GOOD PORTION OF THE TIME, I DOUBT THIS IS THE CASE. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS RESOLVED THROUGH TOYOTA, SO I AM LODGING ANOTHER COMPLAINT. HAVING YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IS SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS,

THE HID HEADLIGHT ARE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS A CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE HID HEADLIGHT EQUIPPED PRIUS INDEED CONTAINS A DESIGN DEFECT. TOYOTA DEALER IS CHARGING ME $750 FOR THE REPAIR. THE PRIUS WAS BOUGHT IN THE USA AND MOVED WITH US WHEN WE MOVED TO CANADA IN 2010. *TR

I ROLLED SLOWLY (<1 MPH) UPHILL TO THE PARKING SLOT (L.A. CODE, 2%GRADE DOWN AWAY FROM BUILDINGS) UP TO THE PARKING CEMENT STOP, AND WAS READY TO SHUT IT DOWN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, ABOUT TO GO OVER THE CEMENT STOP WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED OVER THE CEMENT STOP. I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVE OVER THE SIDEWALK. THEN THE CAR DROVE THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS OF THE STUDIO AND THEN CAME TO A STOP INSIDE. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO TURN THE CAR 'OFF'. THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS STILL ON AFTER SEVERAL TRIES TO TURN IT OFF AND I HAD MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ON THE FLOOR. THEN THE CAR TOOK A TURN TO THE LEFT AND DROVE THROUGH THE WALL (MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE FLOOR). I GOT OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT TAKING IT OUT OF NEUTRAL AND IT WAS STILL "ON". I TOOK THE KEY WITH ME TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM (I USED THE KEYLESS IGNITION) SO THE CAR SHOULD HAVE "CHIMED" BECAUSE; THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN, I WAS OUT OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR WAS STILL LEFT "ON". HOWEVER, THE CAR DID NOT CHIME (INDICATING IT DID NOT DETECT I WAS 12 FEET AWAY). MY TEACHER CAME UP TO THE SHATTERED GLASS WINDOW OF THE STUDIO AT THE SAME TIME THE SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE MINI MALL A FEW MINUTES AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS LOOKING FOR MY INSURANCE CARD IN MY PURSE WHEN THE THREE OF US WITNESSED THE CAR "REV" AGAIN AND THE WALL BEGAN TO SHATTER WITH PLASTER AND WOODEN STUDS FALLING AROUND THE CAR WITH NO ONE DRIVING (THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL). BECAUSE OF

THE RIGHT, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT WILL GO OFF AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE TO PERFORM THE SAME PROCEDURE TO GET IT TO COME ON AGAIN. *KB THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY DURING ANY GIVEN TRIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES AND A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THIS BLACK GOO EACH TIME, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE HATCH RELEASE. WE BELIEVE THIS MELTING PROCESS STARTED AT ABOUT THE 2 YR. MARK. I THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE A SINGULAR ISSUE, BUT HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL CAR OWNERS, . TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, AND IS SELLING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS FOR $96 PLUS REPAIR COSTS, AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT RECALLING THIS. FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THIS MEANS YOU CAN EXPERIENCE EXTREME DIFFICULTY OPENING THE REAR HATCH (A LIFE SAFETY ACCESS POINT), AND WILL GET STICKY BLACK TAR ON YOU FROM THE MELTED DOWN RUBBER COVER OF THE EXTERIOR HATCH RELEASE HANDLE. TO ME, THIS IS BOTH A SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND A SERIOUS QUALITY DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS OPTING TO IGNORE AND ONLY FIXING ON VEHICLES WITH EXTENDED WARRANTIES, SINCE THE FAILURE APPEARS TO OCCUR AT AROUND THE 3 YEAR MARK (IE AFTER 3 YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO THE BRIGHT SUN IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR EXAMPLE). I AM AWARE OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK DONE BY NHTSA ON OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING THE PROBLEM WITH RUSTY FRAMES ON 02 ISUZU AXIOMS, AND I FIND THIS PROBLEM TO BE SIMILAR IN NATURE, SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR AGENCY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE INSTANCES AND ALSO TO INQUI

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, THE CAR DIED, AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING A RED TRIANGLE, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, AND SOME OTHERS. THE PRIUS LOST POWER AND I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WE CALLED THE AAA TOWING SERVICE AND 911 (AS THE SHOULDER WAS VERY NARROW AND WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR). THE OFFICER AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER CHECKED FOR ALL POSSIBLE DRIVER ERRORS, INCLUDING GAS, BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY (THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED 5/8 FULL). THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SUNNYVALE WHO ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. IT HAS LEFT US SHAKEN AND WE WILL BE CONTACTING TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A FIX FOR THIS. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF...WHEN IT GOES OFF, I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE HEADLIGHT COMES BASK ON. AS OF 11.29.11 AFTER MANY INCIDENTS, THE HEADLIGHT IS NOW DIMMING MORE AND MORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT 5 MPH. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THE DAY AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME LOOSE AND THE CONTACT COMPLETELY UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,773 UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SRS AND ALL THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROLS WERE DISABLED. UPDATED 05/31/12 THE CONSUMER CONTACTED AN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS COMPANY, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE STEERING ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS DECOUPLED FROM THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COLUMN OUTPUT SPLINE. A CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE DECOUPLED COMPONENTS REVEALED THAT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED ON THE SPLINE OUTPUT OF THE POWER ASSIST COLUMN, WHICH ALLOWED A METALLURGICAL FAILURE ON THE INTERIOR OF THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY A

PRIOR TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND THE COME BACK ON. ON 11/19/2011, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON ALL FRONT END LIGHTS WENT OUT. I MADE IT SAFELY TO MY DESTINATION. THE NEXT DAY I CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY BOTH WORKED FINE. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND ALL WERE FINE. I USUALLY DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS ON, BUT DECIDED TO LEAVE THEM OFF ALL DAY IN HOPES THAT THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T REPEAT ON MY 6 HOUR DRIVE HOME. FOUR HOURS INTO MY DRIVE HOME, IT WAS GETTING DARK SO I TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY WORKED, BUT WITHIN AN HOUR THEY BOTH WENT OFF. I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THEY CAME ON AGAIN. OVER THE NEXT HOUR THE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON. FOR THE LAST HOUR OF MY DRIVE THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON AND WORKED FINE. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I BELIEVE THAT SINCE NON-WORKING HEADLIGHTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE PRIUS AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. *TR