2007 Toyota Prius complaints

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS ARE INTERMITTENT. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED THE BULB BUT IT'S STILL INTERMITTENT. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HD HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT AND THEN BACK ON. WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, TURNING OFF AND ON WILL RESET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. DRIVING AT NIGHT MAKES THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM DANGEROUS. LIGHTBULBS ARE NEW, PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND OUT REMAIN UNLIT. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. AT ONE POINT IN TIME BOTH LAMPS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. EACH TIME I HAVE GONE IN FOR REPAIR THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER THAT THE BULB IS, LOOSE, BURNT, OR DEFECTIVE. THESE BULBS ARE IN EXCESS OF $150.00 EACH. *TR

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SEVERAL MONTHS. DIFFERENT TIMES NEIGHBORS AND OTHER DRIVERS POINTING OUT HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THINKING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY HEADLIGHTS WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED BUT NOTICED THEY HAD BEEN DIMMING TROUGH TIME. COULD NOT TELL WHICH LIGHTS WERE OUT BECAUSE THEN THEY WOULD WORK. 2 NEAR MISSES WHEN OTHER DRIVER NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT BUT DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS LIGHTING. DRIVING THE OTHER NIGHT WITH FAMILY IN CAR AND LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. PANICKED AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THEY CAME ON BUT STILL DIMMER. COMING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER DAY AND THEN STOPPED BY POLICE IN WHICH I EXPLAINED MY HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND INFORMED THEM THAT MY PLANS WERE TO TAKE PRIUS TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN CAR THIS WAS MY FINAL STEP. TOOK 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 10/20/09 TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT. OF COURSE AT MY COST. THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT NOW AND THEN AS I AM DRIVING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 MONTHS. NOW THE OTHER LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON MY 2007 PRIUS THAT HAS 40K MILES ON IT. I DIDN'T KNOW THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME AT THE TIME OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT. THERE'S NO WARNING SIGNAL IN THE CAR TO ALERT ME TO THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED AND IT IS WORKING NOW, BUT I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS LIKELY TO RECUR SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITANT HEADLAMP ISSUE. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

HID HEADLAMPS FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS GOING OUT RANDOMLY IN AUGUST 2009. VEHICLE IS IN WARRANTY (20K MILES) AND DEALER REPLACED BULB AT NO CHARGE. IN OCTOBER THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AGAIN, THE DEALER REPLACED BULB AT NO CHARGE. THESE BULBS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE AND SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 20K MILES. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE. MOST OF THE TIME JUST ONE WILL GO OUT. I CAN TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT TIME AND GO OUT AGAIN. ONLY A FEW TIMES HAVE THEY GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME, VERY SCARY SITUATIONS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND AM NOT THE ONLY PRIUS OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2007 PRIUS STARTED DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. DROVE FROM A WELL LIT AREA WITH MANY STREET LIGHTS INTO AN WITHOUT ANY OVERHEAD LIGHTING. REALIZED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, LOOKING AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, I VEERED INTO AN ADJOINING LANE, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THAT LANE. EVENTUALLY I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. NOW THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF, PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE, WHILE DRIVING. I CONTINUALLY CHECK THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM OFF AND ON TO RESTART THE LIGHTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE LIGHTS FIXED, I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY CAMPAIGN AND TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS - BOTH GO OUT, INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20K MILES(50-70K). TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO MAKE IT LIGHT UP AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND NOT THE BULB. WHEN SEARCHING FOR A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE, I RAN ACROSS HOW MANY OF THE PRIUS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA WITH CURVY WINDING ROADS GETTING HOME IN THE EVENING. WHEN THAT LIGHT CUTS OUT I CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COULD HAPPEN TO BOTH AS I READ HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHERS. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF WITH NO REASON. IF THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WOULD BURN OUT, I WOULD BE LEFT IN THE DARK. REPLACED HEADLIGHT AND COMPUTER SUB ASSEMBLY $514.00 OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE THE DAY AFTER THIS WAS REPAIRED, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING! SUSPICIOUS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY FAIL. HE HAS TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND THEN OFF FOR OPERATION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

HEAD LIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS WITH 59987 MILES KEEP GOING OUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS GOING TO COST 826.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, AND WILL REMAIN ON FOR A AN UNPREDICTABLE PERIOD OF TIME, SOME TIMES AS LONG TWO WEEKS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. TOYOTA HAS ADVISE ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE FACILITY WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT, BUT THE LIGHT FAILS ON WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, OR LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OPEN. AN INTERNET SEARCH DISCLOSED THAT THIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE IS A FAIRLY COMMON DEFECT IN 2007 PRIUS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ~30,000 MILES. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON, BUT IT WILL ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ON AUGUST 1, 2007. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR UNTIL AUGUST OF 2008 WHEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS (THEY WOULD GO OFF AND THEN WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND FLIPPED BACK ON, THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AGAIN). TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT (HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS)! I BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG BUT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS (TO THE TUNE OF $1200 A PIECE). I DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AFTER THAN UNTIL THIS YEAR (AUGUST OF 2009). MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS GOING OUT AND THEN FLIPPING BACK ON FOR A BIT (ALTHOUGH THE BULB SEEMS DULL) WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THEY WON'T STAY ON AND IT SEEMS INSANE TO PAY $2400 A YEAR FOR WHAT OBVIOUSLY SEEMS TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT; NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUE OF ONLY HAVING 1 HEADLIGHT THAT WORKS OR TAIL LIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT! *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS WITH 36,655 MILES EXPERIENCED THE INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF, BUT WORK FINE OTHER TIMES. EVENTUALLY, IT FAILED COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEIR DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED CIRCUIT CHECK REVEALED AN INTERNAL SHORT IN HEADLAMP ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) CAUSED BULB TO SHORT. REPLACED ECU AND BULB. OPERATIONAL TEST VERIFIED REPAIR. REPAIR AND PARTS COVERED UNDER GOODWILL POLICY. THE INSTALLED PARTS NOTE PART #90981-20015 BULB, HID AND 81107-47150 COMPUTER SUB-ASSY. MY REGULAR MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ECU IS EQUIVALENT TO AN IGNITER, WHICH REGULATES VOLTAGE AND CURRENT GOING TO THE HEADLAMP, SIMILAR TO A FLUORESCENT BALLAST. MY MECHANIC SAID THE ECU IS COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR / 36K WARRANTY. MY REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED AT NO CHARGE UNDER A ?GOODWILL POLICY? BECAUSE I WAS ONLY 655 MILES OVER 36K. (THE INITIAL HEADLAMP FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS OUT OF TOWN & MILEAGE LESS THAN 36K.) THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER STATED OFF THE RECORD THAT SERVICE MANAGERS CAN INTERNALLY APPROVE SUCH REPLACEMENTS UP TO 70K MILES. HOWEVER, THOSE IN THE 80-100K MILE RANGE WILL LIKELY NOT BE APPROVED. I ATTEMPTED TO CONVINCE THEM TO ALSO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, BUT THEY REFUSED. I?M SURE IT?S A TICKING TIME BOMB. WITH 42,554 CURRENT MILES, BOTH HEADLAMPS NOW WORK CORRECTLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED OR SERIO

THE R-H ( RIGHT-HAND, PASSENGER SIDE ) HID HEADLIGHT ON MY PRIUS WAS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT PART IN STOCK ( 1ST TIME IN ). THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ( 2ND TIME IN ). THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE COMPLAINT ( 3RD TIME IN ), DESPITE THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRING WHEN I ARRIVED AT THEIR LOCATION. ( THEY SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS TO PARK THE CAR - CONTRARY TO MY DIRECTION. ) THE "BULB" HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND FOR NOW THE HEADLIGHT IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. NEARLY OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY ( 3YRS/36K MI ). *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND STAYS OUT UNTIL ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

HEADLAMPS GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES ONE BULB SOMETIMES BOTH. TWO TIMES AT NIGHT BOTH BULBS WENT OUT ALONG WITH ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DARK. THE FIRST TIME MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75 MPH THE SECOND WE WERE TRAVELING ON A ROAD WITH NO OVER HEAD LIGHTS. WE COULD NOT SEE THE LINES, WE NEARLY CRASHED. WE HAVE TO QUICKLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM IS $1200. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET SOME PEOPLE HAVE PAID AS MUCH AS $2500. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM OR GO OFF BY THEMSELVES. COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON. DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HID HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING . THE LIGHTS HAVE SHUT ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS. THE DEALER STATED THE THEY WOULD REPAIR THE HID HEADLIGHTS FOR $1500. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE HID LIGHT FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44000.

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FREQUENTLY WITH (OF COURSE) NO NOTICE. I RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET IN MAY 2009, AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, AS I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA WILL COVER THE COST OF REPAIR SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW '07 TOYOTA PRIUS IN MAY, 2007. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, WE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WAS WORKING, SOMETIMES NOT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR AN ESTIMATE ON REPLACING THE BULB. GENERALLY, MY HUSBAND PERFORMS ALL MAINTENANCE, ETC, ON OUR AUTOMOBILES. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLED, EVEN WHILE USING THE OWNER'S MANUAL AS A GUIDE. INITIALLY, WE THOUGHT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE IF IT WORKS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS, THEN MAYBE IT WAS A SHORT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD THE HID HEADLAMPS (INTERPRETED, THIS MEANS EXPENSIVE) AND TO REPLACE IT WOULD MEAN REMOVING THE BUMPER, ETC, ETC. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, MY CAR'S ODOMETER WAS AT 36,900. THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND BRING IT IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $150 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. FOR THE RECORD, I PAID $1,499 FOR THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY OFFERED, AND STILL THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. WHEN MY HUSBAND CALLED FOR THE APPOINTMENT, THEY QUOTED HIM IN EXCESS OF $300 TO REPLACE THE BULB. IN MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS TYPE OF BULB SHOULD LAST THE LIFE TIME OF THE VEHICLE, HENCE THE REASON THAT IT IS SO HARD TO GET TO THAT A REGULAR PERSON CANNOT REPLACE THE BULB. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT TOYOTA HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REPLACE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE 2007, THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY DIMMING; HOWEVER, A POLICE OFFICER NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE DRIVER THOUGHT THAT THE BULB CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CHIP IN THE COMPUTER. THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON RAPIDLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FIND INSTRUCTIONS ON REPLACING THE BULBS AND FOUND VIA THE INTERNET THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP CAUSED THE FAILURE INSTEAD OF THE BULBS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE FOR $90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DO NOT NEED THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND HAS REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT WILL LIGHT UP AGAIN. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT HAZARDOUS SINCE VISIBILITY IS VERY LIMITED AT THAT POINT. MY TOYOTA PRIUS IS A 2007 AND HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE BULB AND REPLACED IT. THE BULB WAS $150 AND LABOR WAS $133.50. *TR

PRIUS HEAD LIGHT KEEP GOING OFF. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON BRINGS THE HEAD LIGHTS BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES EACH TIME WE START A TRIP. I CANNOT AFFORD A $300 LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I SUSPECT THE CURRENT TOYOTA RECALL IS MORE THAN A FLOOR MAT MALFUNCTION. I OWN AN '07 PRIUS. NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE CAR SHUTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY UPON "FIRMLY & BRIEFLY" DEPRESSING THE POWER BUTTON, PRECISELY AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. HOWEVER, ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME IT DOES NOT SHUT DOWN ON THE FIRST PUSH, AND WILL MOVE FORWARD WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I HAVE TO PUSH THE POWER BUTTON A SECOND TIME TO STOP THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ACTUALLY TOLD ME I SHOULD PUSH THE "PARK" BUTTON BEFORE PUSHING THE POWER BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR OFF. IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT DOING THAT IN THE MANUAL. NOW THEY'RE SAYING YOU SHOULD HOLD THE POWER BUTTON 3 SECONDS TO TURN OFF THE CAR? THE MANUAL SAYS (P. 141 AND ELSEWHERE) "THE HYBRID SYSTEM WILL START AND STOP BY FIRMLY PRESSING THE "POWER" SWITCH BRIEFLY WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED." THREE SECONDS IS CERTAINLY MORE THAN "BRIEFLY," AND MORE THAN IT TAKES TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE 90% OF THE TIME. FORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING, I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT, AND I'M CAREFUL TO BE SURE THE ENGINE HAS ACTUALLY STOPPED BEFORE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. ONCE IN A WHILE, I HAVE TO PUSH THE POWER BUTTON A SECOND TIME, AN INCONVENIENCE HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING. HOWEVER, I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT THE MINOR PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING COULD PROGRESS INTO SOMETHING MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. LOOK AT THE MAT: SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO DELIBERATELY INSTALL IT SO IT WAS OVER (RATHER THAN UNDER) THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO CAUSE A PROBLEM. I DON'T THI

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS WITH THE "UPGRADED" HEADLAMPS... BEFORE THE CAR REACHED 50,000 THEY BEGAN TO FLICKER AND CUT OFF ( AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY) TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON RESULTING IN THE LAMPS WORKING AGAIN...HOWEVER, ONE CONTINUED TO FLICKER AND GO OUT AND I WOULD TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON BEFORE THE OTHER LAMP WOULD GO OUT... I AM SOOO NOT HAPPY THAT I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT BULBS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COMPUTER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIGHT SOURCE IS FRIED... THEY SHOULD BE GLAD THAT #1 THEY CAME BACK ON AND #2 THAT NO ONE WAS INURED OR KILLED WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHEN THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT WENT OUT. I AM HOPING THESE WILL BE RECALLED AT SOME POINT....BY THE WAY I AM ALSO PREGNANT AND WAS TRAVELING WITH MY OTHER 2 CHILDREN AT THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING, BUT IF I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY WILL BOTH WORK FOR A WHILE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO OCCUR IN ANY KIND OF PREDICTABLE PATTERN. I FEEL THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE HEADLIGHTS ARE NECESSARY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND WORKING HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW.*TR

DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE ACCELERATOR HAS BECOME STUCK CAUSING THE AUTO TO CONTINUE AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE SITUATION WAS SOLVED WHEN THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT WAS PULLED BACK TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR - TWICE TO MY WIFE AN TWICE TO MYSELF. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 30,000 MILES. HEADLIGHT BURN OUT AND AT ABOUT 25-30000 MILE INTERVALS THERE AFTER(WE CURRENTLY HAVE 81,000 MI). THE HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT MAY COME BACK ON. SO FAR, WE ARE GETTING OUR 3RD HEAD LIGHT REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE LIGHTS MAY LAST LONGER IF WE DIDN'T DRIVE WITH THEM ON DURING THE DAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DRIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO SO, BUT AT A COST OF OVER $200 PER HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT WE HAVE TURNED THEM OFF IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. OUR DEALER HAS TOLD US THE NEW HID BULBS DON'T LAST AS LONG AS A HALOGEN. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT CONTROL COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WILL THEN WORK FOR AWHILE BEFORE TURNING OFF AGAIN. THERE IS NO ALARM OR NOTICE THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. THE LIGHT WILL GO DIM OR COMPLETELY OUT ON OCCASION. ONCE TURNED OFF AND ON IT RETURNS TO NORMAL. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS WITH THIS CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS (IT APPARENTLY DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR). THEY SAID THAT THEY DID REPLACE A BULB UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SINCE I TOOK IT IN BUT I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT INTERMITTENT. I HATE TO CONSIDER WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF I AM NEGOTIATING A DARK, SINUOUS ROAD SOME NIGHT AND BOTH OF MY HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT SUDDENLY. *TR

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT NUMBER ODI 10281115 ON 3 CONSECUTIVE EVENINGS 092209, 092309, 092409, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER AND ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY TOGETHER RESULTING IN NO LIGHTING. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY EVENING AND IS NOW ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DUE TO MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES IN DARKNESS. WHEN WILL THE NHTSA FORCE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL? *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP PERIODICALLY GOES OUT AND THEN WILL COME BACK ON AFTER I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. THE HEADLAMP WILL THEN WORK FOR SEVERAL MORE TRIPS AND SEVERAL MORE MILES. BUT THEN, AT RANDOM, IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. THE CONNECTION IS NOT LOOSE AND THE BULB IS NOT BURNED OUT. *TR

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OFF BUT COMES BACK ON IF YOU TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON THIS IS MY 2ND LIGHT FIRST PASSENGER NOW DRIVER SIDE LIGHT COST 393.00. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS AGO. WENT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. LIGHTS WOULD WORK WHEN THEY TURNED THEM ON AND SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. A NIGHT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THEY WILL JUST GO OFF. TURNING SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. NOW OUR DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED. CLOSEST DEALER IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY. THAT DEALER STATES THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY QUOTED ME A COST OF $90 PER HOUR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH THE SAID COULD TAKE MOST OF A DAY. IF I WANT THEM TO REPLACE THE BULBS IT WOULD BE ALMOST $1000 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. *TR

MY CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOME TIMES WHEN IT IS TURNED ON, IT WORKS, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS THE HID LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT WHEN DRIVING, EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAD STARTED ONCE THE CAR ROLLED OVER 36000 MILES (AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED) I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SAYS IT WILL BE AROUND A $1300 REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE LIGHT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF BUT THEN WORKS LATER. I DID NOT CARE IF THE CAR I BOUGHT HAD THE HID LIGHTS OR NOT. THE CAR ON THE LOT HAD THE HID LIGHTS AND IT WAS GOING TO COST MORE TO DOWNGRADE THE LIGHTS AND HAVE ANOTHER CAR BROUGHT IN. HAD I KNOWN I WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE STANDARD LIGHTS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP IS INTERMITTENT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. NEITHER DEALER NOR TOYOTA HAS GIVEN A DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. ONE TIME THEY SAY IT IS THE ECU; THE NEXT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE HEADLAMP. FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER SO THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. CALLS TO TOYOTA DO NOT PROVIDE ANY DEFINITIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION OTHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON NEGATES THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE. POLICE HAVE STOPPED MY WIFE FOR THE PROBLEM ONCE. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL USUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, THEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN. IMPAIRED NIGHTTIME DRIVING RESULTS, AND TURNING THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN CAN BE FRIGHTENING AND DISORIENTING BOTH TO THE DRIVER AND TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH A STANDARD RUN-AROUND FROM TOYOTA. REPLACING THE BULB COSTS AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND OFTEN RESULTS IN THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT RANDOMLY. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AND NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN TICKETED BY LOCAL POLICE AND PLACED IN DANGER OF CRASHING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THEY BOTH DECIDE TO GO OUT. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WORKS FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN FAILS. HID TYPE HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS.. ONLY PROBLEM ON PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. *TR

BOTH 07 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE GOING OUT. FOR LIFETIME BULBS TO LAST JUST 2 YEARS ISN'T NEAR A LIFETIME BULB. DEALER STATES THE COST PER BULB WAS $175. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE LAST 2 MONTHS. *TR