2007 Toyota Prius complaints

I AM DOCUMENTING THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE: TOYOTA RECALL CAMPAIGN #10V039000 THOUGH THIS RECALL IS TECHNICALLY FOR 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES ONLY, MY 2007 PRIUS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM: "INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL AFTER ABS ACTUATION DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION..." HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED EVEN DURING DRY WEATHER ON SMOOTH ROAD (UNLIKE THE CAMPAIGN STATES "UNDER SLIPPERY/WET/ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS"). THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TOTAL OVER THE PAST MONTH SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MID-OCTOBER 2010. ADDITIONALLY - THE SAFETY COMPLAINT PORTABLE FORM DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY (I HAVE A MACBOOK RUNNING OS 10.6.5). IF YOUR "QUICK" VERSION DOESN'T WORK ON APPLE COMPUTERS, YOU SHOULD SAY SO BEFORE PEOPLE WASTE THEIR TIME TRYING TO USE YOUR ALLEGED "QUICK" FORM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT PREMATURELY. THEN, IT TURNED BACK ON. I WAS UNAWARE IT WAS OUT UNTIL I GOT STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. AT TIMES, JUST ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TWENTY MILES FROM MY DESTINATION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, LEAVING ONLY FOG LIGHTS. THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED BOTH LIGHTS WERE BURNT OUT AND CHARGED IN EXCESS OF $400.00 TO REPLACE THE BULBS. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

MY HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. ONE NIGHT, I WAS DRIVING AND I TRIED TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER READING POSTS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA'S. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONAE ABOUT THIS. *TR

FAILURE OF TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND LEAVES ME "DRIVING IN THE DARK." FAILED AT 35,321 MILES LEAVING MY FAMILY IN DANGER OF CRASH. CYCLING HEAD LIGHTS RETURN LIGHTS, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

HID HEAD LAMP LIGHT BULB FAILED, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT BULBS AT SAME TIME ,WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO LOW BEAMS RETURNED LIGHT, BUT LEFT ME WITH A FANATIC SECOND OR TWO WHILE BRAKING, STEERING AND CHANGING LIGHT CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES ON THIS NIGHT, UNTIL I NOTED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LIGHT FAILURE WITH LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM BUT NOT LOW BEAM. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO TOYOTA DEALER, WHOSE PRICE FOR PARTS AND LABOR WAS OVER $400. CURRENTLY, I HAVE ORDERED THE BULBS FROM SECONDARY MARKET AND WILL HAVE THEM INSTALLED BY A NON-DEALER MECHANIC. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED QUITE FREQUENTLY AND FOR A LONG TIME, ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD BE THE DRIVER SIDE AND SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED IF HE TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD TEMPORARILY RESOLVE ITSELF ONLY TO HAPPENED AGAIN AT A LATER TIME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGHT BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BULB WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO ONLY USE THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REDUCED THE COST OF THE LIGHT BULB AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE ESPECIALLY WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST TURN OFF. IT WILL FLICKER AND THEN JUST QUIT. WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON, THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON, BUT THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER, IT WILL GO BACK OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE I DRIVE OFTEN AT NIGHT. AFTER TAKING IT TO A DEALER, AND READING ALL OF THE POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, I AM CONVINCED IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS. THERE ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THANK YOU! *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS ONE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. IT TENDS TO WORK WHEN HAVING THE DEALER INVESTIGATE, SO THEY CAN'T TELL US WHY IT ISN'T WORKING OR WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX IT. THIS STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND HAS CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 40,000 MILES. RECENTLY THE OTHER ONE HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING LEAVING US WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. THEY (ONE, OCCASIONALLY BOTH) USUALLY COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WILL ALWAYS WORK SO WE COULD END UP DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 36,000 MILES. DRIVERS' SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IF THE LIGHTS ARE THEN TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON AGAIN AND WORK FOR A RANDOM AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS' SIDE HEADLIGHT WITH A NEW HID LIGHT. THIS WAS EXPENSIVE AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT NIGHT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED: BRAND NEW DRIVERS' SIDE LIGHT WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY CAME BACK ON AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THE CAR IS GOING BACK TO SERVICE NEXT WEEK. THIS OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. REPORTED INCIDENT DATE REPRESENTS TODAY'S DATE- PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT 15,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED OVER A SLAB OF CONCRETE BARRIERS AND CRASHED INTO THE BRICK WALL OF A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES ON AND THEN OFF. WE CAN'T DEPEND ON THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. *TR

FAULTY HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. TO RE-ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURN IT BACK TO ON POSITION TO RE-ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS MAY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR ONLY A FEW SECONDS BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. THE PROBLEM MAY BE DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITER OR CONTROL CIRCUIT. A NUMBER OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OF THE HEAD LIGHT IS BAD AND GOES OFF, WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND ON, IT WILL WORK AND AFTER 1 -2 MINUTES IT GOES OFF AGAIN. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY DIMINISHED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. SHE TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURNED THEM BACK ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED IN 2009 UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

PASSENGER HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED. CAME ON SOME TIMES THEN AFTER TURNING ON AND OFF. THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE BULB OF THE HEADLIGHT SEEM BURNT, AND AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT JUST LIKE THIS, TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM-I HAVE A PROBLEM -HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS IS INSANE AND NOT THE ONLY ISSUE HERE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE OR WILL STOP OPERATING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF WITH THE SWITCH ON THE STALK WILL RESTORE OPERATION. NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE TO DO ON A DARK TWO LANE RURAL ROAD ON A DARK NIGHT. AS AN EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY DURING A RAIN FILED DAY, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AS REQUIRED BY MARYLAND LAW. WE WERE LEAVING TO DRIVE TO PA WHEN MY WIFE GOT IN THE CAR SHE NOTICED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. OFF AND ON DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AFTER ARRIVING IN PA, I HAD TO DRIVE ON A DARK AND RAIN FILLED ROAD AND I BELIEVE THAT THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS WORKING BUT THE LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) WAS NOT. I WAS TAKING MY SON TO THE ER AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. TODAY, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO ON A NIGHT TRIP. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE OR FOUR TIMES OVER THE TIME PERIOD. I KNOW I WILL GET A HUGE BILL FROM TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND SUDDENLY THEY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT COST WAS $300. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11

I HAVE BEEN READING EXCESSIVE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB REGARDING ISSUES WITH TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT ISSUES. SOME CONSUMERS HAVE PUT OUT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS, OTHERS HUNDREDS TO GET ISSUES RESOLVED AND IN SOME CASES APPEAR TO BE UNRESOLVED. I INQUIRED AT TOYOTA REGARDING THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BUT IN THE EVENT ONE IS ORDERED, THOSE THAT HAVE PUT OUT HUNDREDS AND A THOUSAND PLUS WOULD PROBABLY BE REIMBURSED. HAS ANY INVESTIGATION BEEN CONDUCTED REGARDING THIS MATTER? IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ISSUE WITH PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOT KNOWING WHEN OR IF THEIR HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING TO FAIL. *TR

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. (AT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES.) THEY HAD BEEN SUDDENLY FAILING WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY SITUATION!!! NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, RIGHT LAMP INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. IT SEEMS TO WORK ON AND OFF WITHOUT ANY CLEAR REASON. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE CLEAR IDEA WHAT CAUSE MAY BE, BUT SAYS FIRST THING TO TRY IS TO REPLACE LAMP (>$400), IF THAT DOES NOT RESOLVE ISSUE, IT MAY BE A "CONTROL" MODULE AT >$1000. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF RIGHT AFTER YOU TURN LIGHTS ON, CAN HARDLY DRIVE AT NIGHT, COSTS $400 TO FIX ONE HEADLIGHT AT DEALERSHIP $250 FOR LABOR AND $150 FOR LIGHT ITSELF. *TR

PREMATURE AND SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS. FIRST EXPERIENCED IN FALL OF 2009 (LOW MILEAGE), BUT NOW DANGEROUSLY FREQUENT. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A DEFECT, BUT HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE SIMULTANEITY OF FAILURE AND IS ONLY REPLACING THE BULBS WITHOUT SHARING ANY COSTS. TEMPORARY REMEDY IS TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

NOTICE HID HEADLINE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED TO TURNOFF AUTOMATICALLY. LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON AT ALL. THEY TURN OFF AFTER A MINUTE OR SO. I HAD TO ORDER NEW HEADLIGHT. NOT SURE IF PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE. I'M NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $500.00! *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FAILURE. LIGHTS FLICKER ON / OFF. NO APPARENT CAUSE. VERY DANGEROUS. FREQUENCY IS DAILY AND MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. MANY OTHER OWNERS REPORT THAT REPLACING THE HID BULB AT $500 - $1,000 IS NOT THE SOLUTION. PROBLEM RETURNS. APPEARS PROBLEM IS IN BALLAST OR COMPUTER. DEALERS WILL NOT REPLACE BALLAST UNTIL THEY HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED $500 FOR BULB REPLACEMENT. THEN WANT ANOTHER $500 FOR BALAST REPLACEMENT. TRUE SYSTEM CAUSE HS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. *TR

FOR SOME TIME I HAVE BEEN TELLING THE DEALER THAT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS IS OUT BUT WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT AT A LATER TIME THEY ARE WORKING. I SUSPECT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A PROGRESSION. BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF PLUNGING ME INTO TOTAL DARKNESS WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING. I FOUND MYSELF HURTLING ALONG IN TOTAL DARKNESS. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN BUT THEY WENT OFF AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER AND I WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS TO GET THEM TO COME ON. THE SITUATION HAPPENED AT LEAST 5-6 MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED MY DESTINATION.

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2007 PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL JUST AFTER 36K MILES ON THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT CAM BACK ONCE THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF BRIEFLY. THE LIGHT WOULD ALSO FLICKER ON A REGULAR BASIS. NOW AT 50K MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT DOES THE SAME BEHAVIOR. WHAT MAKES THIS A HAZARD IS THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE BULBS. I WAS QUOTED $400 FOR A SINGLE BULB REPLACEMENT. CLEARLY UNREASONABLE, BUT THEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB INDICATES MY DEAL WAS OFFERING ME A GOOD DEAL. THUS FAR I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT WILL HAVE TO DO SO SOON. IN MY MIND TOYOTA HAS A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE PRIUS, AS THESE LAMPS SHOULD OUTLAST THE CAR... CONSUMERS EVERYWHERE REPORT OTHERWISE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS SENT US A LETTER ADVISING US THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WILLING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY OFFERING US THE BULB AT HALF PRICE, APPROXIMATELY $150. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE READ THAT THE BULB MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRS COULD TOTAL $2000. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT THE OTHER HEADLIGHT COULD FAIL AND CAUSE TOTAL LOSS OF VISION AT NIGHT RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

HID HEAD LAMPS GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CAR HAS 67000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS BULBS ARE ABOUT TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACED. COST IS OVER $500. THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR WEEKS THEN WILL JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE BEEN ON A DARK ROAD AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SEEMS ODD THAT THE BULBS WILL WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN STOP WORKING. ONE OR BOTH WILL STOP WORKING - NO CONSISTENCY. *TR

RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILS TO COME ON CONSISTENTLY. IT STARTS AND STOPS. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON, AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING, IT WILL FLICKER OFF. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF WILL OCCASIONALLY REMEDY THE SITUATION, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS MODELS AROUND YEAR 2007. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND THAN GOING COMPLETELY OFF IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THAN BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAN WENT TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND THAN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT TOGETHER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO SAY THE LEAST AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO AT BEST NOTIFY THEIR CONSUMERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND AT LEAST ASSIST WITH THE COST TO REPAIR IT. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLAMP, TURNS OFF AND HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. THE DRIVER ONE DID THE SAME THING WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF WARRANTY BUT NOW MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT BUT THEY WANT $300. TO REPLACE BULB. RIDICULOUS PRICE SOUND BE COVERED BECAUSE THEY SAID FIRST ONE WAS A FAULTY BULB AND NOW THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER ONE. I HAVE VEHICLES 10 YRS OLD AND NOT CHANGED ANY OF THE HEADLAMPS. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT. HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT. TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND IT COMES BACK ON AND WORKS FINE FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN, GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO CYCLE ON AND OF THE HEADLIGHTS TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. NO IN DEALER AND THEY CLAIM I NEED A NEW HID LAMP AT $280 FOR REPLACEMENT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE JANUARY OF 2008 THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE LIGHT BULB FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT; THEREFORE, HE SHOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE HEADLIGHT WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. AT MY LAST 5,000 CHECK UP, I WAS TOLD THE LIGHT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY, AND THAT TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE $350+ THAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT. BUT AT THAT TIME I COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AND IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET REIMBURSED. I TOOK MY CAR IN LAST WEEK, THE LIGHT NOW IS OUT MORE THAN IT'S ON AND I WAS TOLD TOYOTA NO LONGER REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT. I FEEL THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD, IT'S DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. TOYOTA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THERE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 98,000 MILES AND THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BULB IS NOT BURNT. IT APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT IS APPROACHING 36,000 MILES SOON. ITS BRAKES STUTTER WHEN I TRY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP. ITS ENGINE ALSO VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AS IF ITS MISFIRING, WHEN IDLING. THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY. AFTER MY MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE BRAKE STUTTER SYMPTOMS AND THAT THE CAR\'S COMPUTER HAD NO RECORD OF IT MISFIRING. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT "2007 PRIUS BRAKE STUTTER PROBLEMS", IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED, OR THE VEHICLE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOR CRASHES NOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT SUCH SYMPTOMS DETRACT FROM THE VALUE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, OR AT WORST MAY RESULT IN AN ACTUAL CRASH AND INJURIES LATER ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A DISTRACTION AND ANNOYANCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY - 2007 PRUIS. FOR EVENING HOURS DRIVING, AT THE START OF THE TRIP THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND THERE WERE TIMES THAT THEY REMAIN ON FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. OTHER TIMES, THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON AT THE START OF THE TRIP AND THEN THEY JUST TURN OFF AND DO NOT COME BACK ON. YOU CAN MANUALLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AND THEY WILL COME BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF TOGETHER. I JUST NOTICED THE OCCURRENCE AT THE END OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR IN THE EVENING HOURS. THE CAR HAS 32,000 MILES, I CALLED TOYOTA AND ESTABLISHED A CASE NUMBER. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A DISCUSSION, THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE SINCE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AND IF THEY DID ANY OTHER WORK RELATED TO THE PROBLEM IT DID NOT APPEAR ON THE DOCUMENTATION THAT I RECEIVED. SINCE THE LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF WERE INTERMITTENT AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF RATHER THAN JUST ONE DUE THE BULB BURNING OUT, I BELIEVE THAT THEIR IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS WILL RE-OCCUR. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE CAR WAS HIT AT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. DAMAGE WAS FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS GOING AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, AND I SPENT 3 NIGHTS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LUNG, BROKEN RIB, AND A CONCUSSION. NEITHER THE SIDE OR FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT MY CONCUSSION WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I AM A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR MONTH, AND THE DOCTORS SAY IT COULD BE AT LEAST A FEW MORE WEEKS. IN ADDITION I AM TOLD IT COULD BE 3 MONTHS OR LONGER BEFORE MY SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ADVISED HIMT HAT THE REAR LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN HE INSPECTED, HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING ALONG WITH THE REAR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT BULB BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

1. ONLY NOTICEABLE DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. 2. THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF LIGHTING FOR PEDESTRIANS AND ROAD SIGNS ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD AND HEADLAMP OUT WHILE DRIVING IS ILLEGAL. 3. REPLACED HEADLAMP BUT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. SWAPPED BULBS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE PROBLEM REMAINED ON PASSENGER SIDE. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT IS VERY UNSAFE AT NIGHT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF LIGHTS TO GET IT TO TURN ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONE HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF AND ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THEN, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND SCARY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO COVER ANY REPAIR COSTS. *TR

ONE HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND COMES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

OVER THE LAST APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS, THE HIGH-INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT (BOUGHT NEW, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE) BEGAN RANDOMLY GOING OUT. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, SOMETIMES THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH AT ONCE. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON MAKES THEM WORK, SOMETIMES FOR A LONG TIME, SOMETIMES ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS TO BE GOING DOWN A DARK ROAD AND HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT! MOST RECENTLY THIS HAPPENED TONIGHT ON I-215 SOUTH IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. *TR

PULLING INTO PARKING LOT STOPPED HAD BRAKES ON (WITNESS TO BRAKES ON). REMOVED SEATBELT REACHED TO TURN CAR OFF. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN COULD NOT STOP BY APPLYING BRAKES. HIT TWO PARKED PICKUPS WHICH STOPPED MY CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WILL GO BACK ON IF LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF AND ON AGAIN. RECEIVED TRAFFIC CITATION FOR NON-WORKING HEADLIGHT. KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA. *TR