2007 Toyota Prius complaints

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT CURRENTLY HAS 50K MILES. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HID HEADLAMPS. THESE LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY HAVE STARTED CYCLING ON AND OFF. ONE NIGHT I SUDDENLY LOST BOTH HEADLAMPS. WHEN YOU FLICK THE SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE LAMPS COME BACK ON AGAIN... A LEAST FOR A WHILE. I FOUND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS DEFECT! TOYOTA HAS DISCONTINUED THESE LIGHTS IN THEIR 2010 VERSIONS. THEY KNOW THEY ARE DEFECTIVE! TOYOTA BLAMES THE BULBS BUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A 25,000 VOLT POWER SUPPLY PROBLEM. THESE BULBS OPERATE JUST LIKE NEON LIGHTED SIGNS! THE BULB IS NOTHING BUT A GAS FILLED TUBE. A SUDDEN VOLTAGE DIP AND THE BULB GOES OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (JOEL CONFER) WANTS $220.00 PER HEADLAMP TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOYOTA WAS CHARGING $300.00 AT ONE TIME FOR EACH BULB! THIS IS ALSO AN ISSUE FOR THE FTC REGARDING THIS PRACTICE WE WERE TOLD THESE LAMPS LAST 2-3X AS LONG AS HALOGENS. THIS ITSELF IS A FRAUD AND A LIE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF AFTER 10 TO 15 SECONDS OF USE AND WILL REMAIN OFF UNTIL THE LIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED FROM ON TO OFF BACK TO ON. THE PROBLEM REMAINS EVEN AFTER TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF. REPLACED BULBS AND PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE PASSENGERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ALSO FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HID HEADLIGHTS. INTERMITTENT SIDE TO SIDE FAILURE. TODAY BOTH AT ONCE, COULD RESET BY TURNING OFF, THEN BACK ON. HOWEVER THEY BOTH FAILED A FEW MINUTES LATER. VERY DANGEROUS @ 65 MPH IN THE DARK. *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. THE CAR HAD 36,500 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN MARCH 2010. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON WOULD MAKE THE LIGHT WORK FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY IN APRIL. THE DEALER GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $685 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER REDUCED THE PRICE TO $150 PLUS $50 FOR LABOR. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. HEADLIGHTS THAT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 2007 PRIUS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORCE TOYOTA TO CONDUCT A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE SAME BRAKING SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DESCRIBED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. IT IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR A SLICK SPOT IN THE ROAD. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AS A RESULT OF A DEAD BATTERY. THE ENGINE FUNCTIONED AFTER A JUMP-STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH AN ESTIMATION OF FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. A SPECIALIST DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 PRIUS. THE CAR HAS 66,000 MILES. THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND OFF. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO (FEB. 2010) MY DRIVER HEADLIGHT WENT OFF A COUPLE TIMES. A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHTTIME AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. CARS WERE HONKING AT ME AND I WAS VERY WORRIED BECAUSE I WAS ON A NON VERY WELL LIT AREA. I STOPPED A BIT LATER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT, BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY I NEED TO CHANGE BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE COST WILL BE MORE THAN 500 DOLLARS. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT PRESENTED AGAIN I DECIDED TO CHECK ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ALREADY FOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS. COULD IT BE SOMETHING ELSE THAN JUST HEADLIGHTS? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM FILING THIS SAME COMPLAINT. HID HEADLAMP FAILURE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLAMPS THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. TOYOTA INITIALLY WANTED $350 JUST FOR THE HEADLAMP, PLUS ADDITIONAL $150 LABOR PER BULB. I ASSUME THAT PRESSURE FROM TOYOTA OWNERS AND POSSIBLY THE NHTSA FORCED TOYOTA TO ISSUE IT'S HID HEADLAMP CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. WHOOPEE! THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN OWNERS ARE STILL DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE HEADLAMPS BECAUSE TOYOTA'S "PROGRAM" DOES NOT ADDRESS ANYTHING BUT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THANKS FOR NOTHING. REDUCING THE COST TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMPS FROM $350/BULB TO $150/BULB, PLUS ANOTHER $150/BULB FOR INSTALLATION IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN INSULT TO OUR INTELLIGENCE. THEIR HID SYSTEM IS STILL DEFECTIVE. THE HEADLAMPS STILL FAIL WITH REGULARITY. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS FOR HAVING A HEADLAMP OUT. MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF THE OFFICER, WHO IS JUST DOING HIS DUTY, ARE BOTH IN JEOPARDY AS WE SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITH CARS AND TRUCKS WHIZZING BY AT 70+ MPH, ALL BECAUSE THE NHTSA IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED DEATH BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING? THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING VIDEO PROOF OF THE HID BULBS BLINKING ON AND OFF ONE SIDE AT A TIME, REGARDING THIS SYSTEM ON MESSAGE BOARDS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST TOYOTA OVER THIS ISSUE. NOT

ON MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010, IN THE MORNING, ON A RAINY DAY IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED. I WAS DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS WITH STEEL PLATES BETWEEN THE TRACKS IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I BRAKED BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I HAD TIME TO ACTUALLY LOOK DOWN AT MY FEET TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY THE BRAKES THAT I WAS APPLYING MAJOR PRESSURE TO. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON INDICATING THAT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE TRACTION. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH WERE, "I HAD NO BRAKES, I'M SO SORRY, BUT I HAD NO BRAKES." THE INITIAL ESTIMATE FOR MY CAR IS OVER $6,000, I HAVE NOT HEARD WHAT THE ESTIMATE IS FOR THE OTHER CAR. I DID EVERYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE, THE CAR FAILED ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL SURGING AND THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED ANY REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,195 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE HID HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO HIS FAILURE. ANY REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, HIS CALL WENT UNANSWERED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

SINCE BUYING MY 2007 PRIUS, I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE DRIVER'S-SIDE OR PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT, USUALLY WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE CAR. ON ONE OCCASION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON A BRIDGE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE HEADLIGHTS USUALLY COME BACK ON AFTER QUICKLY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I TALKED WITH A REPAIRMAN AT MY TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HE INDICATED THAT TOYOTA HAD GOTTEN SOME BAD BULBS. BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVER'S LICENSE CHECK AND THE POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND CHECKED THE LIGHT, IT WAS ON. CLEARLY THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO EPISODES WHERE MY 2007 PRIUS ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. ONE WAS WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY BY MY CLASSROOM ONTO THE STREET. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR LITERALLY TOOK OFF BACKWARDS LIKE A ROCKET. I REMOVED MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES--NOTHING HAPPENED!! I ENDED UP WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE ACROSS THE STREET IN PARKING SPACES BY THE LIBRARY. THIS HAPPENED DEC. 22 AT 2:15, WE WERE DISMISSED EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK, IF IT HAD BEEN ANY OTHER DAY THIS STREET IS USED BY TEACHERS TO TRANSFER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO THE LIBRARY FOR THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THIS, HE WAS TOLD OUR CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS LAST WEEK, APRIL 7 AT 7:35 IN THE MORNING. I PULL INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT DRIVING VERY SLOWLY TO MY PARKING SPACE, I START TO TURN INTO THE SPACE, I REMOVED MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE GAS, AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IT TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND DOES NOT REACT TO BRAKE APPLICATION. IN FRONT OF MY PARKING SPACE IS A DROP OFF AND THEN A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL, I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THESE, DID A PARTIAL DONUT TURN, ENDED UP ONCE AGAIN WITH BOTH FEET PRESSING THE BRAKE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. AFTER I HAD CAUGHT MY BREATH, I LOOKED AROUND, NO ONE WAS COMING INTO THE PARKING LOT SO I SLOWLY RELEASED THE BRAKE, CAREFULLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, THE CAR RESPONDED NORMALLY, AND I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE PRI

1. MY PARTNER LEFT WORK AT @ 4 PM AND STARTED TO DRIVE HOME. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH NO PRECIPITATION. HE WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM WORK PROCEEDING WEST ON NJ STATE ROUTE 561 WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP 1-2 FEET BEHIND A TRUCK AT A STOPLIGHT. HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. 2. HE WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO THE TRUCK AHEAD OF HIM WITHOUT HIS DOING ANYTHING TO THE ACCELERATOR. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE TRUCKS BUMPER AND TO THE PRIUS' BUMPER AND HOOD. WE HAD NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR IN THE CAR AND HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. 3. IN THE SPLIT-SECOND HE HAD TO REACT, HE JAMMED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO DEPLOY THE P BUTTON ON THE DASH, BUT THE P BUTTON DID NOT ENGAGE NOR LIGHT UP AS GREEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE AND THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND SERVICED, WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ASKED US TO CONTACT TOYOTA "EXPERIENCE," AND WE GAVE A FULL REPORT AND RECEIVED A CASE #: 1004081978. WE THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER'S BODY SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND AWAITED OUR INSURANCE CLAIMS ADJUSTER AND THE "EXPERIENCE" TEAM TO COME AND GET THE DATA OFF THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. WE WILL HAVE THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR REPAIRED (DAMAGE TO BUMPER AND HOOD) AS SOON AS THE "EXPERIENCE" TEAM IS ABLE TO GET THE DATA. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. AT SOME TIMES THE LIGHT IS AT FULL INTENSITY, AT OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS A FRACTION OF FULL OUTPUT. HID LIGHTS SHOULD LAST 150K PLUS MILES. TOYOTA DEALER WANTED $400 TO REPLACE BULB AND WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WANTED $190 FOR SAME REPAIR. THIS IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SORT OF CRAZY THAT TOYOTA HAS THIS DEFECT AND HAS NOT DETERMINED THE ROOT CAUSE. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE PARKING LIGHTS WERE STILL OPERABLE AND WHEN ENGAGING THE DIMMER SWITCH, THE PARKING LIGHTS FAILED AS WELL. WHEN TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 51,000.

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OPERATION ON HID HEADLIGHTS 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRAVELING ON I75 LAST NIGHT. AFTER ALMOST WRECKING, WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF FOR A WHILE THEY CAME BACK ON AND STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO BLOGS ON THE INTERNET. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IF THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE UNIT IT WOULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!!!! ($1100 FOR HEADLIGHT COMPUTER, $500- $600+ FOR HEADLIGHT BULBS AND ANOTHER $1100 FOR LIGHT KITS) I THINK THAT IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS TO EXPECT SOMEONE TO PAY THAT MUCH JUST TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THERE CAR SAFELY! NONE OF THIS WAS REVEALED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED! HOW COULD ANYONE EXPECT TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY TO KEEP THERE HEADLIGHTS WORKING? PLEASE HELP, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DRIVE SAFELY NOW! *TR

RAN OUT OF GAS IN AN '07 HONDA PRIUS . EMERGENCY VEHICLE SUPPLIED 2 GALLONS AND WE WENT ON OUR WAY. TWO TANKS OF GAS LATER FOLLOWING A REGULAR SERVICE VISIT TO DEALER, I RAN OUT AGAIN JUST MINUTES AFTER LEAVING SERVICE WHILE THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 3 GALLONS REMAINING. I COASTED INTO A STATION AND PUT 2 GALLONS IN TANK. CAR STARTED BUT ONLY DIED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. TOWED BACK TO DEALER. THEY REPORTED THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS. I TOLD THEM I'D ALREADY ADDED GAS. THEY PUT IN 5 GALLONS AND SAID THE GAUGE INDICATED "FULL." 3+2+5 DOES NOT EQUAL THE 11.9 GALLONS THAT THE TANK IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD. THESE CARS FEATURE A BLADDER TANK WHICH IS MONITORED BY COMPUTER AND IF THE COMPUTER DECIDES THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY, IT WILL SHUT THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DEALER, PICKED UP THE TOWING EXPENSE, THE COST OF A TEMPORARY RENTAL AND THE COST OF THE 5 GALLONS OF GAS. THEY REFUSED TO EXPLORE THE PROBLEM FURTHER AND SAID WE MIGHT NEED A TO REPLACE SOME PART OF THE FUEL MONITOR SYSTEM. COULD IT BE THAT THE BLADDER TANK WILL NOT FULLY RECOVER IF A DRIVER RUNS THE CAR OUT OF GAS? *TR

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF OUR NEW PRIUS, I NOTICED FLICKERING OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT IT ODD BUT HAD NEVER USED HID HEADLAMPS BEFORE. THIS PAST WINTER I NOTICED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD STOP ILLUMINATING ALTOGETHER. I FIGURED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THEN FOUND THAT IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. SINCE THE COST TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP IS RATHER EXPENSIVE AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WATCHING FOR WHEN THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I KEEP MY FOG LAMPS ON ALL THE TIME SO I HAVE FORWARD ILLUMINATION IN CASE BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. ONCE I SEE THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, I WAIT UNTIL I STOP AT A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE OR THERE IS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO QUICKLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN TO ILLUMINATE THE HEADLIGHT. I HAD ONE EXPERIENCE RECENTLY WHERE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD GONE OUT AND BEFORE I HAD OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALSO WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY I HAD THE FOG LAMPS ON AS I HAD MY WIFE AND 7 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. BUT AS BEFORE, ONCE I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE SHIFTED THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE RPM ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 4000, SO HE PUSHED THE POWER OFF BUTTON TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON EVERY DAY; OCCASIONALLY ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN JULY 2009 ONE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING. THE DEALER TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE BUMPER TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AND RECOMMENDED I REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. I DID AND THE TOTAL COST $545. THE VEHICLE HAD 44,000 MILES AT THE TIME AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE BULB SO SOON, THE POOR DESIGN THAT REQUIRED THE BUMPER TO BE REMOVED, AND THE TOTAL COST...I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THIS YEAR I WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE "2006-2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM". I SENT IN ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE $51 FROM THE PROGRAM. THAT IS A FAR CRY FROM THE $545 I SPENT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TO TOYOTA PRIUS FLICKER AND TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ONCE I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, OFF THEN ON AGAIN, LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THIS ONLY OCCURS WITH ONE HEADLIGHT AT A TIME

PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. TURNS ON OKAY, THEN DIMS AND EVENTUALLY GOES OUT.

AN FYI FOR PRIUS OWNERS, I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND HAD THE FOLLOWING HAPPEN TO ME, AS I WAS DRIVING MY NAVIGATION DISPLAY SUDDENLY BEGAN DISPLAYING A VIEW OUT OF MY BACKUP CAMERA, WHICH WAS VERY DISORIENTATING AS MY EYE WAS DRAWN TO THE IMAGE OF THE ROAD DISAPPEARING BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER AND POWERED DOWN AND THEN REBOOTED MY CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. THIS DOES BRING TO MIND THAT IF THE CAR IS ABLE TO THINK ITS IN REVERSE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD THEN ANY NUMBER OF THINGS COULD BE MISINTERPRETED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

MY 2007 PRIUS HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IN MOST CASES ONLY ONE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AT A TIME. BUT THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 3 INSTANCES IN THE LAST WEEK WHERE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. I TURN THE LIGHT KNOB OFF AND ON WHEN I NOTICE THE OUTAGE.

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ON MARCH 12TH, 2010 AND SINCE THEN HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY OCCURRING AT INTERVALS OF TYPICALLY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT(S) FLICKER BRIEFLY BEFORE GOING OFF; AT OTHER TIMES THERE IS NO WARNING. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON IS EFFECTIVE IN TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED OVER 45 MPH. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF ONE MINUTE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE SECOND RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER WHICH PROVIDES THE RECALL REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS A LEMON. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, BUT TESTED GOOD, THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE REAR OF THE MULTI DISPLAY/ HATCH AREA. A SHORT WIRE WAS FOUND. THE BATTERY DIED FIVE MORE TIMES DUE TO A SHORT. THE HEADLIGHT BULBS HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THEM GOING OUT AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR. THE HID MODULE HAD AN INTERMITTENT SHORT. *JB

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ISSUE. AS I AM DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT YOU CAN REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB. THIS DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION. THE LIGHTS STILL CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON TYPICALLY RESTORES NORMAL OPERATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

I NOTICED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT THE "SLIPPERY" SIGN ON MY PRIUS 2007 CAME ON MANY TIMES EVEN UNDER VERY SAFE ROAD CONDITIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I DID A RIGHT TURN SLOWLY, THE "SLIPPERY" SIGN WOULD COME ON. ON FEBRUARY 26, 2010. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO SLEET. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR LOST CONTROL AND STARTED TO SPIN UNTIL IT HIT THE SNOW BANK ON THE ROAD SIDE. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE CAR SLIPPED TWICE WHEN I APPROACHED STOP SIGNS SLOWLY AND APPLIED BRAKE LIGHTLY. WE EXAMINED THE REAR TIRES WHICH WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 48,000 MILES ON AND THE MARKINGS WERE MOSTLY WORN OUT. I WOULD ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THESE OLD TIRES PASSED INSPECTION ON THE SAME DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND WE JUST CHANGED THE TIRES HOPING TO IMPROVE THE TRACTION. AFTER THE TIRES WERE CHANGED ON MARCH 6, 2010, IT SLIPPED ONCE IN THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS UNDER THE SAME SITUATION WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN SLOWLY AND APPLIED BRAKE LIGHTLY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE ALL PERFECT WHEN THESE 3 SLIPPAGES HAPPENED AFTER FEB. 26, 2010. I HAVE READ SOME ARTICLES(CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM) AND CHAT ROOMS(PRIUSCHAT.COM) ONLINE AND FOUND QUITE A FEW SIMILAR EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS. *TR

THIS IS AN INCIDENT INVOLVING THE BRAKE STABILITY SYSTEM OF OUR PRIUS (2007). IT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURY. MY WIFE HAD BEEN GOING TO DIFFERENT STORES AND ON LEAVING A STORE, SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM ACTED VERY STRANGE. THE VSC ICON WAS ON AND THE RED PARKING BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. MY WIFE COULD BARELY DRIVE THE CAR HOME. WE READ THE INSTRUCTION BOOK AND LEARNED THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. BUT THIS INFORMATION IS BURIED IN A VERY LARGE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER YESTERDAY (MARCH 18TH). WORKING ON IT TODAY, THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR IS JOE AND HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 540 382 2981 EXT 6326. WE THOUGHT OUR EXPERIENCE MIGHT PROVIDE A CLUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS ARE ENCOUNTERING WITH TOYOTA BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN HER GARAGE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL ONTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE DEALER ADVISED STATED THAT THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FLOOR MATS BUT NOT FOR HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2010 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKE RECALL WORK DONE. PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS LIVING IN BELGIUM, I LEASED A 2007 PRIUS. I COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE LURCHING FORWARD OF THE CAR WHEN I BRAKED IF THERE WAS EVEN MILDLY ROUGH OR DAMP PAVEMENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT IN BELGIUM DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. A STOP LIGHT TURNED RED AND WHEN WE TRIED TO STOP, THE CAR KEPT GOING AND WE RAN INTO A MOTORCYCLIST. THANKFULLY HE WASN'T INJURED BUT WE HAD ABOUT $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF OUR CAR THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR. THE DEALER CONTINUED TO CLAIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

TWO MONTHS AGO, I PURCHASED A USED 2007 PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME ODD INCIDENTS WITH THE BRAKES. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY LAST WEEK, I RAN OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS BRAKING THE WHOLE TIME. ALSO, WHEN I DRIVE AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 60 MPH AND PRESS ON THE BRAKE, IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE THERE IS A SLIGHT DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY TAKE HOLD. IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKE PADS ON THE TIRES ARE MOMENTARILY DISCONNECTED (FOR LESS THAN A SECOND). I ASKED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IF THE 2007 MODEL HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY ALL OF THE RECENT RECALLS, BUT THEY REASSURED ME THAT MY PRIUS IS FINE. NONETHELESS, I WANTED TO REPORT THESE INCIDENTS TO THE NHTSA IN CASE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS HAS HAD INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE 7 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JANUARY 2007. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF DEALER FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY MIGHT NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. SO, I DID NOT LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE SERVICE WRITER. *TR

I BEGAN A 70 MILE TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE AT DUSK IN MY 2007 PRIUS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, OR SO I THOUGHT. IT SEEMED THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AS WELL AS USUAL. I TURNED MY BRIGHTS ON TO BETTER SEE THE CURVE ON AN INTERCHANGE AND THE LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I TURNED THE BRIGHTS OFF AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT I HAD DRIFTED NEAR A CONCRETE BARRIER. I AVERTED A CRASH, BUT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BARRIER TO SEE THAT I HAD FOGLAMPS ON, BUT NO HEADLIGHTS. NORMALLY THIS ARRANGEMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE. YOU CAN HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON WITHOUT FOGLAMPS, BUT NOT FOGLAMPS WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON DID NOT HELP. WHEN I STOPPED, LEAVING THE CAR TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE BRIGHT SWITCH TURNING OFF ALL THE LIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED NORMALLY. IN JULY, 2009, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS PRIUS AND WAS STOPPED FOR HAVING ONE HEADLIGHT OUT. IT WORKED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS, ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER WAS OUT INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOT REPRODUCE-ABLY. THEN THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT IN MARCH, 2010. *TR

I HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES EXPERIENCED A DANGEROUS OVER-SENSITIVITY OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY CAR. IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS IN THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS: A) IF I AM DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, SAY 20 MPH, ON A SMOOTH, DRY PAVED ROAD AND THEN "PANIC BREAK" THE TRAC SYSTEM KICKS IN AND TEMPORARILY CUTS POWER TO MY CAR, RESULTING IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. B) IF I AM WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, AND THERE IS EVEN A MODERATE AMOUNT OF GRAVEL ON THE ROAD OR THE ROAD IS WET, THEN I ACCELERATE TO MAKE MY RIGHT TURN, THE TRAC SYSTEM AGAIN KICKS IN, RESULTING IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN COMPENSATING FOR THESE OCCURRENCES, HOWEVER I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR YET NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY LITERALLY JUST SAID THAT THE CAR WAS "OPERATING AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO." WELL THEN MAYBE IT IS THE DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE RE ASSESSED. *TR

FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS STARTING AFTER OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR FOR APPROX 15 MONTHS, AFTER BRAKING AND WHILE AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS MAKES A LOUD SOUND LIKE A LARGE METAL COIL BEING TIGHTENED. TOYOTA HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR THREE TIMES OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS TO NO AVAIL. TOYOTA HAS REPEATEDLY STATED THAT HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSE BUT ARE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE A "FIX". AFTER THE THIRD REPAIR ATTEMPT, THE DEALER DECLARED MY CAR A "LEMON" AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT THEIR THIRD PART ARBITRATION CENTER WHO HAS NOW TURNED DOWN MY CASE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE DEFECT WAS REPORTED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE CAR NO LONGER IS UNDER WARRANTY. MY STATE'S LEMON LAWS DO NOT SUPPORT CARS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY EITHER. I HAVE A CAR THAT COULD NOT BE SOLD TO ANYONE DUE TO THE LOUD AND FRIGHTENING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE SITUATION WORSENED CONSIDERABLY AFTER THE LAST ATTEMPT AT REPAIR. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 PRIUS. WHILE GOING OVER ROUGH PATCHES, POTHOLES, ETC., MY CAR SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD AND MOMENTARILY LOSE BRAKING CONTROL. THE VSA LIGHT FLASHES AS WELL. IT IS DEFINITELY WORSE IN THE RAIN, AND IF I AM TURNING. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT USUALLY GOES OUT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS THE DRIVER SIDE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT THAT HAD BEEN OUT INITIALLY IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE OTHER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE FIRST 10-20 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I RECENTLY DROVE AT NIGHT FOR NEARLY 5 HOURS AND ONLY HAD THIS PROBLEM DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE JULY 2007. THE HID HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE LEFT HID SWITCHES OFF BUT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHTS STAYS ON. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BUT THE DISPLAY FROM THE INSIDE SAYS THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON THEN BOTH OF THEM ARE WORKING TILL THEY SWITCH OFF AGAIN DURING DRIVING. ALMOST GOT IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT WHEN THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SEE ME. IF I AM DRIVING USING CRUISE-CONTROL, THE CAR SEEM TO SPEED UP A BIT JUST FOR A SEC A OR TWO WHEN YOU INITIALLY APPLY BRAKES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. *TR

THIS EVENT HAS OCCURED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES AND GO OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARS AND THE BRAKES WEAKEN FOR A MOMENT. THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THE BREAKS FEEL LIKE THEY GO BACK TO FULL STRENGTH. I AM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAVE MODIFIED MY DRIVING BECASUE OF IT. RECENTLY WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I HAD TO SLOW VERY QUICKLY AND HIT A POTHOLE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I TRAVELED SEVERAL FEET FURTHER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT REACTING AT FULL STRENGTH WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER 2007 OWNERS COMPLAINING BUT WHEN I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I CONTACTED MY DEALER BECAUSE IT MADE ME SO UPSET. IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT FROM THE MOMENT I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR (WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK) TO CURRENT, IF I AM BREAKING AND HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE OF SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTANCE AT THE SAME TIME - THIS SITUATION REPLAYS ITSELF. THE DATE OF INCIDENT IS AROUND THE FIRST DATE OF THE FIRST OCCURANCE. IT HAS HAPPENED NEARLY 100+ TIMES SINCE THEN.

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS IN PARK, ENGINE RUNNING. I THEN PUSHED ON THE GAS AND THE PEDAL STUCK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. I THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I AM PRESENTLY IN S. CAROLINA AND WILL DRIVE TO CANADA NEXT WEEK WITH MY TWO CHILDREN, SO AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING IN THE CAR. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR

DRIVERSIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT. TOOK MY AUTOMOBILE TO ORIGINAL DEALER ON MARCH 9, 2010 AND IT WAS REPLACED. DURING MY CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR, HE INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT MIGHT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. HE WAS CORRECT. ON MARCH 10, 2007 THE PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA -PE09019. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE AFFECTED. IN ADDITION I HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS REPLACEMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED OVER AND OVER AT A VERY HIGH DOLLAR COST. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

1) TWO TIMES MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, AND I HAD TO FEATHER THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO STOP ACCELERATING, WHICH TOOK UNDER A MINUTE TO CORRECT. 2)WHEN BRAKING THE CAR, IF YOU HIT SAND OR A BUMP WHICH CAUSES THE SLIPPERY LIGHT TO COME ON, THE CAR TRANSISTIONS FROM GENERATING POWER, TO ALL BRAKES, AT WHICH POINT THE CAR ACCELERATES AS THERE IS AN INTERRUPTION AND A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THERE IS NO BREAKS. 3)WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP SUCH AS AT A BANK DRIVE-THRU,WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK WHILE ONLY THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAS RUNNING,IF THE MOTOR TURNS ON WHILE STILL IN PARK, THE ENTIRE CAR LAUNCHES FORWARD 1-2 FEET, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 2 2007 PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN. *TR