2007 Toyota Prius complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE INTO THE RESIDENCE GARAGE, DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CLOSET IN THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURY TO THE NECK AREA. THE VEHICLE FRONT BUMPER SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH NO INJURIES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AUTOMATIC IGNITION SWITCH, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW MECHANISM. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 PRIUS TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. SOMETIMES A SINGLE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT,SOMETIMES BOTH WILL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHILE DRIVING. I AM ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT OFF/ON LEVER. THE HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS GO OUT WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OR TWO OF STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY GO OFF AS I DRIVE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE REPAIR SHOP AS IS NOTED IN THE INVOICE. BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $345.00. (PART # TOY 90981-20029) IT TOOK 3 LABOR HOURS TO REPLACE THESE BULBS FOR WHICH I WAS CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL $295.00. THE INVOICE STATES: "H.I.D. BALLASTS AND WIRES WITH CONNECTIONS ARE OK AT THIS TIME." THE TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL BULBS AND THEY NOW USE A DIFFERENT BULB, HOWEVER NOTHING WAS COVERED BY A RECALL. WHILE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN OUR VEHICLE DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2007 PRIUS (69K MILES). DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ALL CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A 12-VOLT BATTERY ISSUE. $280 TO REPLACE THE BATTER. THREE WEEKS LATER, SAME CAUTIONS LIGHTS. GOT MOST TO CLEAR WITH A RESTART WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE "MASTER CAUTION" AND THE "ENGINE CHECK" LIGHTS. DEALER SHOWED CODE OF "P0A93" AND STATED INVERTER COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $486. CHECK ONLINE SHOWS TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PRE-2006 ISSUES AND THAT MANY 2007 AND BEYOND OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THE SAME ISSUE AT VARIOUS MILES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINE 2008. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ACTION? YOU HAVE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND UNSAFE. WILL SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED? *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AT TIMES IT WOULD FEEL LIKE EITHER THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY DISENGAGED AND/OR THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGED SLIGHTLY FOR A SECOND. *JB

INTERMITTENT HID DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT OFF WHILE DRIVING. RECOVERS WITH RESTART OF ENGINE AND/OR TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. WHEN ON IT IS DIMMER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN REPEATED FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GOING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS - LOCAL, HIGHWAY, GOOD WEATHER AND BAD. THERE IS NO APPARENT ACTION THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. SOMETIMES IT IS EITHER HEADLIGHT AND OTHER TIMES BOTH LIGHTS WILL FAIL. IT IS NOT A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THAT THE CAR STILL OPERATES AND THE DASH BOARD STAYS LIT. THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, BUT NO FIRE. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED AND DRIVEN AWAY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, TURNS ITSELF OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. COST OF REPLACEMENT BULB IS OBSCENELY HIGH AND THE PROCEDURE OF CHANGING THE BULB IS PROHIBITIVE FOR AN AVERAGE CAR OWNER. THE REPLACEMENT BULB APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE OTHER MAKE OF CAR WITH HID BULBS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AT ALL. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 30,000 MILES. INDIVIDUAL HID HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURNS OFF. WILL COME BACK ON IF WE TURN LIGHTS OFF COMPLETELY AND THEN TURN BACK ON. *TR

WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THEY SEEM TO START TO BRAKE AND THEN THE CAR ACTUALLY GOES FASTER FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THEN IT BRAKES AGAIN. IT HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS AND HAS BEEN DISCONCERTING TO ME. IT JUST FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE FAILING BUT THEN THEY KICK BACK IN. I GUESS AS I UNDERSTAND IT, ITS WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE AN UNNECESSARILY LONG TIME FROM ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN. *TR

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE IT ENGAGED. TO PREVENT RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I VEERED TO THE LEFT WHILE CONTINUING TO STEP DOWN ON THE BRAKE WITH MORE FORCE. WHEN IT ENGAGED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL "FISH TAILING" FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR A DELAY. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR DELAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, NOT ON A HIGHWAY. IT WAS THE SAME SENSATION OF THE BRAKES FAILING. WHEN ONE IS BRAKING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THIS IS TERRIFYING AND NOT ACCEPTABLE AND NOT SAFE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULB, STATING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LIGHT BULB BUT THE OFFER WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,432. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

THE DRIVE SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES A MONTH. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY. *TR

WHEN GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP OR A BUMPY ROAD, THE BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL MOMENTARILY, OR THE BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND. *TR

WHEN CAR GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING, THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE DATE STATED BELOW SIMPLY IS THAT OF ITS LATEST MANIFESTATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT 25 MPH OVER A BUMP OR ROUGH SURFACE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND SURGE. SHE WOULD LOSE CONTROL FOR A BRIEF SECOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BEHAVIOR WAS NORMAL WITH THE BRAKES AND DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER DRIVING DOWN A HILL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE ASSIST LEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD REV. WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED, THE BRAKE ASSIST DOES NOT FUNCTION AND PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING DOWN A HILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

CONDENSATION IN 2007 PRIUS HEADLAMP FOR 6 MONTHS. I HAVE A PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY IN EFFECT. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP UNDER THE WARRANTY & WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURES. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AFTER 3RD YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL GO OUT AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 3 TIMES SO FAR AND STILL NO FIX. TOYOTA HAS RECENTLY REDUCED THE PRICE OF THEIR BULBS FROM $300 A PIECE TO $150 A PIECE WITH A $300 LABOR CHARGE, BUT ONLY WARRANTIES IT FOR 1 YEAR. WHICH IS STILL TOO EXPENSIVE AND NOT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, BUT A STALLING TACTIC. *TR

2007 PRIUS HID HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE OTHER IS NOW GOING OUT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. HEADLAMPS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN THREE YEARS. *TR

I FEEL MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS BRAKING SYSTEM AND HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THE ABS IS WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS: WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT IS BUMPY OR HAS POTHOLES AND I HAVE TO BRAKE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCONNECT OR TOO MUCH OF A LAPSE IN TIME WHEN THE BRAKES FINALLY TAKE. IT IS ESPECIALLY DISCONCERTING WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. I HAVE HAD TIMES WHEN GOING DOWN HILL IF I WASN'T FAR ENOUGH BACK FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME.....NOT A GOOD FEELING. I AM NOW VERY COGNIZANT OF THIS FACT AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO ACCOMMODATE MY BRAKES. I SHOULD ALSO INFORM YOU THAT THE LITTLE YELLOW SLIDING CAR ON MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WHEN ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW AND I MUST SAY THAT IT HAS ALWAYS ACTED THIS WAY WHEN BRAKING. I SHOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I NOTICED IT BUT BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST PRIUS I HAD EVER OWNED, I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOW FEELING LESS AND LESS CONFIDANT ABOUT THIS CAR. WOULD YOU ASK THE TOYOTA COMPANY TO RECALL THE 2007 PRIUS'S AS THEY HAVE THE 2010 PRIUS'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM? I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS ASKING TOO MUCH OF TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM DROPPING OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL, GETTING ON THE FREEWAY, MY GAS PEDAL WAS ABOUT 1/2 WAY DEPRESSED, THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE GAS PEDAL IS LEAVING MY FOOT AS IF IN CRUISE CONTROL AND FLOORING ITSELF, THE CAR ENGINE IS RACING FULL SPEED, FORTUNATELY I HAD RUN THIS THROUGH MY HEAD BEFORE, AND I WAS COMPETENT ENOUGH TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SAFELY PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND TURN OFF THE CAR. SO I WAS TOWED INTO TOYOTA, GIVEN A LOANER CAR AND TOLD THAT SOMEONE FROM THE FACTORY WOULD COME OUT TO RUN SOME TESTS. FIRST LET ME STATE, THAT AFTER THIS WAS OVER I DID LOOK DOWN TO SEE IF MY FLOOR MAT WAS A FACTOR IN THIS, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT THE PEDAL HAD LEFT MY FOOT AND HEADED FOR THE FLOOR, THE FLOOR MAT WAS A GOOD 2 INCHES FROM THE PEDAL. SO THIS MORNING TOYOTA CALLS ME TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT INDEED WAS MY FLOOR MAT, NO DOUBTS IN THEIR MINDS ABOUT THAT, SO THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A NEW FLOOR MAT AND TOLD ME MY CAR IS FINE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, NOT A FLOOR MAT ISSUE. *TR

ONE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY BUT FREQUENTLY FAILS; TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON WILL TEMPORARILY CURE THE PROBLEM. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT INTEGRATED WITH THE HEADLAMP IS PROBABLY AT FAULT. SINCE THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HEADLIGHTS, THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR PROCEDURE. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I ADDRESSED WITH MY DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE BULBS ON BOTH LIGHTS. UNFORTUNATELY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING OUTAGES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS SINCE IT EITHER NEEDS TO BE NIGHTTIME OR I NEED TO SEE MY REFLECTION TO KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT BULB RELATED SINCE WHEN I CYCLE MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. I HAVE READ VIA VARIOUS ARTICLES AND POSTINGS THAT OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS (INCLUDING FRIENDS OF MINE) ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL THIS TREND INDICATES A FAULTY WIRING OR MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH IS NOT SIMPLY RECTIFIED BY REPLACING THE BULB. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE/INJURY WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHTTIME. *TR

WHENEVER I BRAKE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, SUCH AS A MANHOLE COVER, POTHOLE, OR COBBLESTONE ROAD, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AND FOR A MOMENT THE BRAKE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING, THE CAR IS NOT SLOWING. I AM WORRIED IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF ANOTHER CAR WERE CLOSE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN MY HUSBAND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND THE MOMENT WITHOUT BRAKING IS TOO LONG FOR COMFORT. *TR

2007 PRIUS SEEMS TO LOSE BRAKING MOMENTARILY GOING OVER BUMPS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS---REPEATEDLY ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, IF MY WIFE OR I ATTEMPT TO BRAKE THE CAR, IT IS AS IF THE CAR IS RUNNING AWAY WITH US IN IT. I JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL TOYOTA AGENCY (LANDERS TOYOTA), AND WAS TOLD THAT OUR PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. I TELL YOU IT IS NOT NORMAL, AND HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN ANY OTHER CAR I OWN OR HAVE OWNED. *TR

2008 PRIUS-BRAKES RELEASE WHEN ROLLING OVER ROUGH SURFACES. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES. I HAVE LEARNED TO START THE BRAKING EARLY IF I SEE ROUGH PAVEMENT, BUT THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. *TR

2007 PRIUS, ON APPROXIMATELY FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES SLIPPED OR DISENGAGED MOMENTARILY. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS COME AND GO. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE FIX IS MORE THAN $500. FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I LOOK THEY ARE OKAY. THEN SOMEONE TELLS ME MY HEADLIGHT IS OFF AND IT IS BUT WHEN I LOOK AT IT LATER, THEY ARE WORKING. I SUSPECT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME BUT I DID NOT REALIZE IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I WANT A RECALL!! THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PEDAL PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF ONE AT A TIME, AND IN THE PAST MONTH BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON, AND THIS DOESN'T WORK EVERYTIME. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE POLICE FOR A LIGHT OUT, ONLY TO SHOW THEM IT ISN'T OUT. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS THAT HAS A BRAKE ISSUE CONCERNING ME. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND I GO OVER A ROUGH SPOT OR BUMP, THE BRAKES "FAIL" FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS PROPELLED FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS THAT "IT'S JUST THE ABS BRAKES KICKING IN", HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT (YET) BUT HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WHEN I CAN IDENTIFY A SPOT IN THE ROAD THAT MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE. THE LACK OF BRAKES FOR EVEN 1 SECOND MIGHT MEAN THAT I AM UNABLE TO STOP FROM HITTING A CAR AHEAD OF ME IF THAT CAR STOPS QUICKLY AND THE ROAD IF ROUGH. *TR

THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER ONE WHEEL LOOSES TRACTION WITH THE ROAD. INSTEAD OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKING KICKING IN, THE BRAKES ON ALL WHEELS ARE BACKED OFF GIVING THE FEELING THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP OR SNOW. ON SNOW YOU HAVE TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL BRAKING DISTANT. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS, WHICH ARE TOO COSTLY TO REPAIR AND WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT...CLEARLY DANGEROUS. I TRY TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AND TOYOTA DEALER SAYS ITS A 200.00 TO 300.00 DOLLAR JOB TO REPAIR (MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE) WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE LAS VEGAS DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE ( OR I THOUGHT THEY DID) BUT LESS THEN TWO YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR IT CAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WRONG THEY TRIED AND FAILED TO FIX NOW I GUESS I AM NO LONGER A GOOD CUSTOMER. WHY WILL THEY NOT FIX A DANGER SITUATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS, WHICH ARE TOO COSTLY TO REPAIR AND WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT...CLEARLY DANGEROUS. I TRY TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AND TOYOTA DEALER SAYS ITS A 200.00 TO 300.00 DOLLAR JOB TO REPAIR (MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE) WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE LAS VEGAS DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE ( OR I THOUGHT THEY DID) BUT LESS THEN TWO YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR IT CAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WRONG THEY TRIED AND FAILED TO FIX NOW I GUESS I AM NO LONGER A GOOD CUSTOMER. WHY WILL THEY NOT FIX A DANGER SITUATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ANTI LOCK BRAKES TAKE A SECOND OR TWO TO GRAB WHEN TRAVELING ON BUMPY, UNEVEN, BAD ROAD SURFACES. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE DAY ONE THAT I RECEIVED THE CAR AND I HAVE ALLOWED EXTRA SPACE TO STOP BECAUSE OF IT. I DID ASK MY DEALERSHIP 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 4/29/2010 AND I SLID THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS AHEAD OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ONE WITH NO SOLUTION FOR REPAIR. *TR

SUMMARY: MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING WHILE I WAS IN PARK. I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. TWO DAYS AGO, I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION, PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAS EARLY, SO I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON (SO I COULD LISTEN TO THE RADIO WHILE I WAITED). THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND I DID NOT HAVE MY FEET ON ANY PEDALS. THE CAR WAS ON FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE WHEN IT BEGAN TO DRIVE FORWARD. I BOTH HEARD THE SOUND OF THE MOTOR ENGAGING AND VISUALLY PROCESSED THAT THE CAR WAS MOVING. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE HARD AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY CAME TO A STOP. MY 4-YEAR-OLD WAS DISTRESSED BECAUSE THE ROLLING AND HARD STOP MADE A BIG JOLT. THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR STAYED STILL. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT MY CAR HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I TOGGLE THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THEY ALWAYS COME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHERE THE REPAIR GUY TOLD ME THEY FREQUENTLY SEE THIS PROBLEM, AND ALL THEY DO IS REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS (WHICH MADE NO SENSE TO ME, BECAUSE THE BULBS AREN'T BURNED OUT). I WOULD SAY THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 PRIUS IN A CONGESTED AREA, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED QUICKLY CONTRIBUTING OR CAUSING A LOW-SPEED COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ON CNET REVIEWS THAT ACCURATELY MATCHES MY ISSUE. "TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE BRAKING SYSTEMS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. THAT APPEARS TO BE TOYOTA'S RESPONSE TO THE FACT THAT THE U.S. GENERATION 2 PRIUS (2004-2009) HAS HAD LOW-SPEED BRAKE FAILURES REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) AT 31 TIMES THE RATE OF SUCH FAILURES REPORTED FOR THE 2004-2009 COROLLA, WHICH OF COURSE HAS TRADITIONAL BRAKES. MANY OF THE PRIUS LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURES WERE IN LOW-SPEED CITY TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN REAR-END COLLISIONS WITHOUT INJURY. IT APPEARS THAT THE SEVERAL COMPUTERS THAT CONTROL THE COMPLEX BRAKING SYSTEMS WERE TOO BUSY CALCULATING THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND DID NOT GET AROUND TO ACTUALLY APPLYING THEM, UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY TO THE VEHICLE WAS RADIOACTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE HE WORE A PACEMAKER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR CONCERN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS AND WAS INJURED. HE DIDN'T GIVE ANY OTHER SPECIFICS. UPDATED 07/22/10*JB

FOR APPROXIMATELY THE PAST SIX MONTHS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IN OUR CAR HAS GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN THERE IS ANY VIBRATION IN THE ROAD FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CAR ACCELERATES AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR A POTHOLE. *TR

WE HAVE A '07 TOYOTA PRIUS. OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF, USUALLY ONLY ONE BUT RECENTLY BOTH HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF. YOU CAN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY WILL LIMIT HOW MUCH THE DEALER CAN CHARGE FOR THE BULB BUT NOTHING ELSE. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER TO SET UP THE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND HE SAID THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES THEY WILL CHECK FIRST. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP OF. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. WE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR AFTER DARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO KICK THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT; HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT BECAME STUCK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER DID NOT EXPLAIN THE REPAIR IN DETAIL. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,541.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT, ONE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH NHTSA, PE09019, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

MY HEADLIGHTS IN MY PRIUS ARE ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND ARE ALREADY GOING OUT. I RARELY REPLACE HEADLIGHTS IN OTHER CARS AND 2 YEARS FOR A $500 REPAIR IS FRAUD. NOTHING LEADING UP TO IT OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS JUST STARTED FLICKERING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. NOT CORRECTED YET. THE LAMPS WERE REPLACED RIGHT AT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO (THEY WERE DAMAGED THEN). *TR

2007 PRIUS TOURING. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS SINCERE DISAPPOINTMENT OVER AUTOMOBILE TRANSACTION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUME STATED HE WAS ASSURED THE VEHICLE HE WAS ABOUT TO PURCHASE, HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER LATER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD INDEED BEEN IN MULTIPLE COLLISIONS, BOTH FRONT AND REAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BEGAN TO NOTICE THE HOOD WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, THE RUBBER ON THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE RIGHT QUARTER PANEL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY AND THE LOWER FRONT PANEL APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY FLARED OUT. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 48 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND SWAYED TO THE LEFT SIDE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE AXLE AND DRIVER SIDE BODY BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RAIN WAS A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE AS IT CAUSED THE COMPUTER CHIP FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE VEHICLE FAILED PERIODICALLY IN RAINY WEATHER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.