2007 Toyota Prius complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED; THE PEDAL WAS NON RESPONSIVE. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME OPERABLE. IN ADDITION, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND HE ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETECT ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT WAS 15,500. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. SHE TRIED SHIFTING INTO DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THERE WAS STILL NO RESPONSE. UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, AND OBSERVED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONED ONE AT A TIME INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RESULTED TO LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BULBS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WHICH INVOLVED THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER TO INSTALL THE BULBS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,406. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

CONSTANT PECULIAR NOISES FROM BRAKE SYSTEM, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE RE-INITIALIZED AT 15,000 MILES. BRAKES PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED AT SAME MILEAGE. BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS AN EMERGENCY STOP. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE PERSISTED FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND THE DEALER AND FACTORY REP. SAYS IT IS NORMAL. ARBITRATION IN FAVOR OF TOYOTA. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THESE NOISES IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN IN 62 YEARS. THESE NOISES COULD BE A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I AM WRITING TO EXPLAIN TWO PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS. I WANT TO HAVE A DOCUMENTED OF REPORT OF THESE PROBLEMS IN THE EVENT THAT THEY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS I FEAR THEY MIGHT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURS WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ROUGH OR UNEVEN PAYMENT. WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN, IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS SURGING AND IT IS NECESSARY TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, SOMETIMES WITH BOTH FEET, VERY HARD IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM A COUPLE OF TIMES. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITH TRACTION CONTROL IN THE PAST AND NEVER FELT THE SURGING THAT OCCURS WITH THE PRIUS, WHEN DRIVING OTHER CARS USING OTHER TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE CAR IS THAT OCCASIONALLY, WHEN ACCELERATING, MY NORMALLY SILENT PRIUS MAKES A LOUD REVVING NOISE. WHENEVER I HEAR THIS NOISE, I IMMEDIATELY TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. THANKFULLY, SO FAR, THE NOISE STOPS AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. THE NOISE DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. I AM NOT SURE IF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS, HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE OR NOTICED THE REVVING NOISE PRIOR TO THEIR ACCIDENTS. BUT, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS USEFUL. QUITE HONESTLY, I AM A CONCERNED EACH AND EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR. BUT, WITH A YEAR REMAIN

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT WITH THE HID LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. OFTEN TIMES IT TAKES LESS THAN 10 SECONDS FOR BOTH LIGHTS TO BE OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS, TWICE WITH AFTERMARKET BULBS AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. TOYOTA IS CHARGING $450 TO REPLACE THE BULBS A THIRD TIME, WITH NO WARRANTY IF THEY FAIL. THIS SAME REPAIR CAN BE DONE ONLINE WITH IDENTICAL BULBS FOR $50. ADDING TO THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE BULB HOUSING IS LARGELY INACCESSIBLE FOR A NORMAL USER. MANY OWNERS, BASED ON HUNDREDS OF DESCRIPTIONS ON THE INTERNET, HAVE TAKEN TO REMOVING THE ENTIRE BUMPER JUST TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULB (WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO SINCE MY HANDS AREN'T TINY). THIS DESIGN FLAW EXACERBATES THE REPAIR OF A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE HID LIGHTBULBS IN QUESTION ARE DENSO D4R'S, WHICH ACCORDING TO JD POWER SHOULD HAVE AN AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF 90,000 MILES FOR AN AVERAGE USER. MOST USERS ARE EXPERIENCING HALF OF THIS VALUE. INDICATING THE ECU OR BALLAST IS AT FAULT DESPITE THE INITIAL RESEARCH DONE ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC BY NHTSA, MY HEADLIGHTS DO BOTH FAIL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OF ONE ANOTHER - CONSTITUTING A LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERN. ONE WILL FAIL UPON TURNING THE CAR ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, LEAVING THE 2ND TO EITHER FAIL SHORTLY AFTER, OR AT ANY PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THIS POINT. THIS IS WITH NEW BULBS THAT ARE AT SPEC FOR THE CAR ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. I HAVE NO COURSE OF RESOLUTION FOR THIS MA

JUST COMPLETED A LEFT TURN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE THEN SLOWED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN INTO A GAS STATION ACROSS THE ROAD. I WAS GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO KEEP MY FOLLOWING DISTANCE (10FT, TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH). THE OTHER CAR SUDDENLY APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER TO TURN, WHEN I PRESSED HARDER THERE WAS NO REACTION UNTIL I HIT THE OTHER CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND I STOPPED. *TR

1. WIFE IS LEARY OF DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS BECAUSE OF PROBLEM BRAKES. WE NEED A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE TRY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE GOING 100 MPH. 2. LIGHTS ARE POOR. WE CANNOT SEE VERY FAR AHEAD IN THIS DEER INFESTED ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE BETTER LIGHTS ON MY 1997 HYUNDAI 3. ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT FOR NO UNDERSTANDABLE REASON. WE TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN AND IT WORKS OK. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. 4. SEATING. MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE TOYOTA COMPLAINT SYSTEM CAM ABOUT AS I WAS TRYING TO GET THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED BACK BECAUSE I HAVE LONG LEGS. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO WAY OF FIXING THIS BUT THAT I SHOULD GO TO THE AFTER MARKET. I ASKED IF TOYOTA WOULD ACCEPT AN AFTERMARKET SOLUTION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WILL EVALUATE IT AFTER IT IS INSTALLED TO TELL US IF IT MEETS SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS NO AFTERMARKET SUPPLIER WILL TRY TO FIX THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ASSURANCE THAT IT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY TOYOTA. YET TOYOTA GIVES NO TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE. I COMPLAINED FORMALLY TO THE DEALER AND GOT NOWHERE. I THEN SENT A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO NATIONAL TOYOTA. THEY PASSED THE COMPLAINT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR RESPONSE. FOR ME THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE TOYOTA COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM. THEY HAVE A CLOSED LOOP WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLAINTS. 5. I LIKE THE CAR AND IT GETS THE MILEAGE I EXPECTED. I AM NOT SURE I WILL EVER GET ANOTHER TOYOTA IF THERE ARE REASONABLE ALT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH OVER A ROUGH SURFACE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIAGNOSIS THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 05/14/10. *LJ

THE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THEY PERIODICALLY FLICKER. THE HEADLAMPS OPERATE AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR SOME TIME. NO CRASH YET! DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS AND NOTICED THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS ALREADY. MARCH 7, 2010 WAS A RAINING DAY IN SAN DIEGO. AT ABOUT NOON, I DROVE MY WIFE TO THE MARKET WITH THE PRIUS. I NEEDED TO TURN ON THE WARM AIR TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. WHAT I GOT WAS THE COLD AIR FROM THE A/C. I CHECKED THE A/C INDICATOR AND IT WASN'T ON. I TOUCHED THE INDICATOR TO TURN IT ON THEN OFF BUT NOTHING CHANGED. THE AIR WAS STILL COLD. AFTER SHOPPING AT THE MARKET, WE STARTED THE PRIUS AGAIN TO DRIVE HOME. THE AIR THEN CHANGED TO WARM. WHAT WE LEARNED WAS ONLY A TOTAL TURN OFF COULD CHANGE THE 'STUCK' CONDITION IN THE PRIUS. THIS WAS NOT A DANGEROUS INCIDENT BUT IT COULD RELATE TO THE ELECTRONICS MALFUNCTION IN ANOTHER SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR SEEMS TO LOSE BRAKE POWER FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND WHEN DRIVING OVER POTHOLES, ON BUMPY PAVEMENT, OR ON WET SLIPPERY DIRT ROADS. OCCURS EACH TIME WHEN BRAKING UNDER SAID CONDITIONS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES OTHER DRIVERS ARE REPORTING IN THAT THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE SPEED WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, OR ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. I ALWAYS ASSUMED IT WAS SOME TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND IT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER THE RECENT NEWS STORIES HAVE MADE ME AWARE THAT MY SITUATION WITH MY VEHICLE IS NOT NORMAL. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS MAJOR ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY ADVISED ME THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THAT THEY ARE NOT HELD LIABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT DUE TO NO RECALL BEING ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE, UNLESS I AM WILLING TO PAY TO HAVE THE ISSUE AT HAND RESOLVED. I DO FEEL THAT THE BRAKING ISSUE IS IDENTICAL TO THE 2010 ISSUES. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, AND THEREFORE I AM WRITING TO YOU. THE INCIDENT DATE WOULD BE WHEN EVER I DRIVE MY VEHICLE, NO CRASH HAS HAPPENED YET HOWEVER. [XXX] *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY CAR SUDDENLY WANTED TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE SPEED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT. I ALMOST GOT INTO A REALLY BAD CAR ACCIDENT. NOW I'M HEARING THAT THIS EXACT THING IS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AS ME. I HAVE TRIED CALLING MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY JUST TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT UNTIL I GET A RECALL IN THE MAIL. I HAVE TRIED CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND NO ONE EVER PICKS UP THE PHONE. I HAVE EMAILED TOYOTA EXPRESSING MY VERY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS, AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVED AN EMAIL BACK. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS. I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR, AND I DO A LOT OF DRIVING. I CAN'T PAY TO GET MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE I AM A STUDENT. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA IS JUST TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS, BUT I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TREATED ME WITH THE EXACT OPPOSITE ATTITUDE. I ALSO FEEL LIKE THEY AREN'T GOING TO TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY UNTIL THERE IS A TRAGEDY FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. I REALLY NEED MY CAR FIXED BEFORE I GET INTO A BAD CAR ACCIDENT, BUT TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEAD LIGHTS TURNING OFF. SOMETIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED FOR $275. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT, BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AT SAME TIME. *TR

MY 2008 PRIUS HAS A TRANSMISSION-RELATED PROBLEM RECENTLY, AND I BELIEVE IT MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATOR ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING PROPERLY ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED ABOUT TEN MPG, AND THE TRANSMISSIONS VACILLATES BETWEEN BEING SLUGGISH (BARLEY GOING UP NORMAL HILLS, ) OR THE ENGINE SOMETIMES RACING. I WONDER IF THE CAR IS SAFE, AND IF THE COMPUTER RUNNING THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES, THE ONES WHOSE "ACCELERATORS STICK" MAYBE IT THIS THE ELECTRONIC PROGRAM ON THE TRANSMISSION, NOT THE ACCELERATOR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MINE NOW - AM USING MY TEN YEAR OLD FARM TRUCK INSTEAD ON MANY OCCASIONS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB ON MY WIFE'S 2007 PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER IT'S BEEN TURNED ON AT DUSK. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN MAKES THE LIGHT WORK FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL IT GOES OUT AGAIN. NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALER TOLD HER TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES COMPLETELY OUT BEFORE BRINGING IT IN TO BE REPLACED. I TRIED TO REPLACE IT FOR HER BUT FOUND IT REQUIRED QUITE A BIT OF SKILL AND QUITE A BIT OF TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM, SINCE CHRISTMAS, 2009. *TR

SINCE EARLY DECEMBER 2009, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY ONLY ONE SIDE AT A TIME, BUT SEVERAL TIMES BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I LIVE JUST OFF A DARK, WINDING ROAD, AND TWICE BOTH OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING ME TOTALLY IN THE DARK. I WAS ABLE TO FLIP THEN OFF AND BACK ON TO NARROWLY AVOID A POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE GA HIGHWAY PATROL AND GIVEN A WARNING DUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING AT DUSK ONCE. HAD IT BEEN DARK ALREADY, THE OFFICER WOULD HAVE TICKETED ME HE SAID. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY WITH PRIUS OWNERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOGS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXORBITANT COST THAT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS CHARGE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM (FROM $800 TO $1800), ONLY TO FIND THAT THE PROBLEM IS REPEATED WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY "REPAIR" WOULD BE ABOUT $1,100, BUT I DECLINED BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHTS THEMSELVES, THE WIRING HARNESS, OR THE COMPUTER MODULE (OR POSSIBLY ALL OF THEM) THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE FIXED BY THROWING MONEY AT IT NOW. I BEG YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND CONSIDER MAKING TOYOTA ISSUE A GENERAL RECALL DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED ONE DAY, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. IT PROBABLY ALREADY HAS. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, NOT DRIVEN H

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY DURING A LANE CHANGE. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THIS REMEDIED. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT INVOLVED. I MIGHT HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER FOR SURE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS SB IN LANE 2 OF 2 WHEN IT IS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL STRUCK A GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT THEN TRAVELED ACROSS TWO LANES CROSSING ONTO A SHOULDER WHERE IT EVENTUALLY STRUCK A TREE. EYE WITNESSES SAW NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ANY POINT. AUTOPSY CONCLUDED THAT THE DRIVER DIED FROM TRAUMA CAUSED BY IMPACT WITH THE TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS A 07 PRIUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHUT ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL THE REPAIR WILL BE AT $400.00. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS MOMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47000.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE LOCAL FEDERAL EXPRESS HUB AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT JUMPED THE CURB AND WENT INTO THE TREES THEN STOPPED. I WAS BRAKING THE WHOLE TIME. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS MINOR COSMETIC SCRATCHES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ONE WHEEL OF THE CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR A SHORT TIME. *TGW

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHEN TIRES LOSE TRACTION (2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - VIN: [XXX] ). *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS (VIN: [XXX] ) - CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. SET CRUISE CONTROL FOR SPEED LIMITS BETWEEN 55 MPH AND 75 MPH; WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING SWITCHED ON, CAR AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATES TO AN UNCONTROLLED HIGHER SPEED UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED (USUALLY IN PANIC OF PLOWING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE'S REAR END). *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND WHEN DECELERATING ON A BUMPY ROAD, I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FELT AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHICH LASTS ONLY FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, BUT ITS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME TO FEEL ALARMED. I HAVE ASKED MY DEALER IF THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY RECALLS AS HE INFORMED ME IT HAS NOT. *TR

EARLY 2009 A FRIEND TOLD ME AFTER I GOT OUT OF MY WIFE'S 2007 PRIUS THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE SO I TURNED ON THE CAR & THE HEAD LIGHTS AGAIN - THIS TIME IT WORKED. AFTER THAT OCCASION I HAVE HAD THE LIGHT GO OUT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT, BUT IT CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF/ON. *TR

FOR OVER A YEAR I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT ISSUES WITH ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS GOING OUT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TO THE DEALER AND TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN BOTH CASES SHOW NO ERROR CODES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT 3-4 TIMES A MONTH AND CAN BE REMEDIED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE REPLACED AT A COST OF 300 EACH IT MIGHT FIX IT. IF NOT A HID COMPUTER AT $1100 AND A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ANOTHER $1100. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER, 1357 RICHMOND RD., CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911, FOR A 50,000 MILE ROUTINE SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR OUR 2007 PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR IN TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 29 THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE BRAKE, STEERING AND DISPLAY PANEL CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. WE ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CUTTING THROUGH ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER. WE STOPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED BACK ON THE POWER RETURNED TO THE ACCELERATOR AND WE CONTINUED TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE DESCRIBED OUR PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA TECHNICIAN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR AT THE END OF THE DAY THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM SO NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS CAR LOST POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL NOW. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. IT COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY.

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT, I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT GAS PEDAL PRESSURE. AFTER JUMPING A CURB, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ACTIVE AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD MY 30,000 MILE INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THEY DID NOT MENTION THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A CONTINUOUS LIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME >$500 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-30 MPH ON A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. WHILE BRAKING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WITH A SLIGHT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING AN UNEVEN OR SNOW COVERED ROAD CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES DELAYED BRAKE REACTION. MUST PRESS FIRMLY FOR BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHEN SHE FIRST DROVE DOWN A HILL. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR IT TO HOLD INSTEAD OF HOLDING AT THE FIRST PRESSING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED HARDER. *JB

I DRIVE A 2007 PRIUS. RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER POT HOLES, THE STABILITY CONTROL KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD ( UNINTENDED ACCELERATION). THIS BEHAVIOR IS PRONOUNCED ON BIGGER POT HOLES AND LESS IN SEVERITY ON UNEVEN ROADS OR SMALLER POT HOLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE APPROACHING ANY TYPE OF STOP SIGN AND DECELERATING, IF THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS OR ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE AND IMMEDIATELY FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT SIMILAR TO HAVING DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REMOVING HIS FOOT MIDWAY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS IT WAS INTENDED. THEY ALSO ADVISED FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH HE DID. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RESPOND. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND EXITING A HIGHWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SPED UP AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND PUSHED IT INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH TIRE FAILURE AND BRAKES GRABBING. *KB THE BATTERY AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA HAS SINCE REMOVED THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF BULB AND ASSEMBLY FROM PRODUCTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 1 YEAR OLD THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND GIVEN A WARNING FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THEY ALONG WITH THE POLICE OFFICER FOUND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING AND HE LET THEM GO WITHOUT A CITATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE DISCOVERED THAT ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER WILL JUST GO OUT ON OCCASION DURING EVERY DRIVE. THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD. TOYOTA RECOMMENDED USING THE HEADLIGHTS LESS AND THEY FURTHER RECOMMENDED NOT USING THE HIGHLY TOUTED FEATURE THAT ALLOWS THE LIGHTS TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. LAST MONTH, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING INFORMATION ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. THE LETTER STATED THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM WOULD REIMBURSE FOR SOME COST RELATIVE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. HOWEVER THE LOCAL DEALER DID NOT AGREE AND THE COST FAR EXCEEDED ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE LETTER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE COST OF INSTALLATION FOR NEW BULBS WOULD BE $245 IN LABOR FOR EACH HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT, THAT WAS IN ADDITION TO THE EXORBITANT COST OF THE BULBS THEMSELVES. *JB

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS, AND HAVE ENJOYED THE CAR ...HOWEVER, SOMETIME IN OCTOBER,2009, I WAS DRIVING TO A WEDDING SHOWER AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN I WAS ENTERING A MULTI-LANE EXPRESSWAY.. IT WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR..AND I HAD TO VEER ACROSS LANES TO AVOID HITTING A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. SIMPLE BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION, ONLY VERY HARD AND CONTINUED AND PANICKED BRAKING. ON THE WAY BACK, ON AN AREA OF INTERSTATE THAT WAS FREE OF VEHICLES, I WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE ACCELERATION BY 'STOMPING" ON THE ACCELERATOR. AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR..AND ONLY AFTER STOMPING THE BRAKE A LOT DID IT RETURN TO REGULAR RESPONSIVENESS. I HAVE NOT "TRIED" THAT AGAIN, AND MY HUSBAND DID TRY, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (GREENTREE IN CLARKSVILLE, IN) AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIVE. LATER IN THE FALL, AFTER THE RECALL ABOUT FLOOR MATS, WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE FLOOR MAT AWAY ON DRIVERS SIDE, AND A "FIX" WOULD BE DEVELOPED. I AM NOW FEARFUL OF THE CAR. I AM REPORTING NOW BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PRIUS PROBLEM IS A SIMPLE FLOOR MAT ISSUE (NEVER DID, BUT AM A WOMAN AND CERTAINLY NOT "KNOWLEDGEABLE" SO AS TO REFUTE TOYOTA'S ENGINEERS..). *TR

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ON WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SUDDENLY. MY WIFE AND I BOTH EXPERIENCED SINGLE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN EARLY 2009. THEN ONE NIGHT WHEN WE WERE RETURNING HOME ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS. WE WERE ON A HILLY ROAD IN THE FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND WERE FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK AND WE MADE IT HOME. WE TOOK OUR PRIUS IN TO JIM BARKLEY TOYOTA IN ASHEVILLE, NC WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE, FOUND NOTHING WRONG, AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. WHEN WE TOLD THEM THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WERE STILL WORRIED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE 1,000 MILES OF WIRE IN THE CAR AND THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT ALL. WE WERE NOT HAPPY, BUT THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER HELP. THEN, AT ONE OF OUR SUBSEQUENT 5,000 MILE SERVICE CHECKS AT JIM BARKLEY TOYOTA, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD REPLACED OUR HEADLAMPS AT NO CHARGE TO US. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THIS WE RECEIVED A NOTICE (NOT A SERVICE RECALL BULLETIN) THAT HID HEADLAMP BULBS "MAY FLICKER OR INTERMITTENTLY BE INOPERABLE." THE NOTICE DIDN'T SAY THAT HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT IN THE DARK COULD BE DANGEROUS, BUT IT WOULD SEEM OBVIOUS THAT THIS WAS TRUE. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA HAD KNOWN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS AND SIMPLY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING 18 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT A STOP LIGHT. AS THE CONTACTS FOOT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATING. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,279.

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON DRIVER SIDE, TURN THE KNOB OFF AND ON, LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HAPPENS THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NITE OR EARLY MORNING. 53,000 MILES ON CAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS'....COST $500. COULD NOT AFFORD. WENT ONLINE AND SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM.......RECALL PRIUS' FROM TOYOTA, THIS IS ANOTHER COVERUP. WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING YET, BUT DID ALMOST DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE COST. SITES POSTED SAY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS REPLACED BULBS ONLY TO HAVE THEM GO BACK OUT ON THEM. AND THIS HAPPENED AFTER WE REPLACED OUR 12 VOLT BATTERY WITH THE DEALERSHIP DEC 19TH, NEXT DAY, PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING TO DO WITH BATTERY OR LOSE WIRING. SERVICE MANAGER SAID AGAIN IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH ALL PRIUS. RECALL PLEASE !!!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS, AND EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY CAR ACCELERATES,AND I GET A RUN AWAY FEELING THAT LASTS ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS. IN ADDITION, WHEN I AM AT REST, AND THE MOTOR IS ON AND MY FOOT IN ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR MAKES A NOISE AS IF THE HORN IS LOWLY HONKING. I HAVE DESCRIBED BOTH OF THESE THINGS TO MY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT OUT. IT STILL REMAINS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS..HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES IT THE RIGHT LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT THE LEFT LIGHT, BUT NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED (YESTERDAY) WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS 3 TIMES IN A HALF HOUR TRIP TO AND FROM WORK. I TOOK THIS IN TO TOYOTA IN MCMINNVILLE, OREGON AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW! I HAVE ALSO READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 2002. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD OR SOFTWARE RUNNING THE LIGHTS. TOYOTA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOME ONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. [XXX] *TR

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT WHEN YOU GO OVER A POTHOLE, OR THERE IS GRAVEL ON THE ROAD, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND FOR A MOMENT, THE CAR LOSES ITS BRAKING ABILITY. YOU ACCELERATE FOR A BIT BEFORE THE BRAKES COME ON AGAIN. IT IS VERY SCARY. THANK GOD NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, BUT HOW MANY INJURIES HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE TOYOTA DOES SOMETHING?! *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT TOYOTA MECHANICS DO NOT TELL CONSUMERS ABOUT THESE ISSUES WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE LIFESPAN FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS IS SO SHORT. *KB

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, FOR TWO YEARS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT GARAGED THE ELECTRONICS ACTS UP BY NOT DISPLAYING ANYTHING! NO DISPLAYS WILL ILLUMINATE. IF YOU DRIVE IT A WHILE, THE NEXT TIME YOU TURN IT OFF IT MIGHT CORRECT ITSELF. THIS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY THE MAIN FACTOR WAS I WASN'T AT HOME TO HAVE IT GARAGED. NOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IS BESIDES JUST THE DISPLAY, IT ALSO WILL NOT SHUT OFF! I HAD TO LEAVE IT RUNNING AND GO TO WORK, MY HUSBAND CAME AND KEPT PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON UNTIL IT WOULD RESPOND. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER 2007 PRIUS OWNER AND THIS HAS HAPPEN TO THEM ALSO. NOW I HEAR THAT THE CAUSE OF TOYOTA WOES MAYBE THE MAIN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHAT THE TOYOTA DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACE TO STOP MY PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHENEVER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THEY WERE DIM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54000. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AFTER ONLY 35,000 MILES. UPDATED 08/11/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH HIS FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED, STATED THAT WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY WHENEVER HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NEVER CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

SINCE OWNING OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, WE HAVE CALLED AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITH A PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN HAVING. CRAZY ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN WE RESUME CRUISE CONTROL. SOMETIMES IT EXTREMELY SPEEDS UP AND KEEPS GOING BEYOND THE SPEED SET. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP ACCELERATING IS TO BRAKE OR RESET THE SPEED CONTROL. *TR