2007 Toyota Prius complaints

PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. POSSIBLY RELATED TO PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE09-019. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 12 MONTHS, I'VE NOTICED IN REFLECTIONS IN BUMPERS, AND STORE GLASS, ETC... THAT EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT'S MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CAN BARELY SEE WHEN ONE (POSSIBLY BOTH?) OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS OUT AND I'M DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT DOES NOT HAVE STREET LIGHTS. AT FIRST, I WAS GOING TO ORDER A BULB, BUT THEN WHEN I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE WAS OUT, THEY WOULD BOTH WORK. I WAS TOLD BY A POLICE OFFICER ON MY LAST TRIP TO MAINE THAT I HAD A LIGHT OUT (NOT A TRAFFIC STOP), AND I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE, AND HE SUGGESTED I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. I FOUND PE09-019 DURING A WEB SEARCH, AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY COMPLAINT ADDED. THE MORE INVESTIGATION I DO, THE MORE I REALIZE THAT THIS HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE BEGINNING TO GO OUT FOR A MATTER OF SECONDS WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY CAR HAS 37K MILES ON IT, AND I FEEL IT IS ENTIRELY TOO EARLY FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS TO BE GOING OUT, WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN CONVENTIONAL HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES, 2007 PRIUS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT RANDOM. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY UNTIL THEY GO OUT AGAIN. DEALER SAYS ITS THE BULB SHORTING OUT $600 WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I'M WAITING TO GET THE CAR HOME TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON WHILE AT A STAND STILL TO DISPROVE THEORY OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSING SHORT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BLINKING OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED 500+ DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR, SAYING THEY HAD TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT ITS JUST THE BUMPER COVER, NOT THE BUMPER. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUSES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF, THE HEADLAMP TURNS BACK ON. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS EXCESSIVE FOR AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNS OFF AND TURNS BACK ON. AGAIN THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY BUT WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS OFF IT CAN STAY OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE TURNING ITSELF BACK ON. I FIGURED THAT IT WAS A BAD FUSE, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE READ AN ONLINE FORUM OF PRIUS OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS MORE THAN WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED. *TR

APRIL 18, 2009 I WAS PULLED OVER FOR HAVING MY PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THAT MOMENT. APRIL 20, 2009 I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE. JUNE 26, 2009 AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AWAY, A FRIEND STOPPED US TO TELL US OUR HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. HE TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. JULY 4, 2009 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH OUT. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AND FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, BOTH CAME ON. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED HOME (7 MILES) THE DRIVER'S LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE PASSENGER'S LIGHT WAS ON. JULY 6, 2009 I TURNED ON MY CAR AND CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS BEFORE I LEFT. NEITHER TURNED ON. (THIS WAS THE ONLY DAYLIGHT INCIDENT. THE REST WERE AT NIGHT.) THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL CUT OFF AT RANDOM GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS LIGHTED BUT FAILED DURING DRIVING. DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD RE-IGNITE AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS TIME, A POLICE OFFICER ISSUED ME A VERBAL WARNING SINCE HE SAW THE LIGHT GO OUT. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO RESEARCH THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, VIN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF WHEN WE ARE DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF COMPLETELY BUT WHEN YOU ON THE HIGHWAY IT IS HARD TO TELL IF THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. *TR THANKS, ROBERT HARTMAN

2007 PRIUS WITH 45K MILES. HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF . CAN TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. SO FAR, JUST THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND FADES IN INTENSITY AS WELL. *TR

NORMAL USE OF HEADLIGHTS; HOWEVER, AROUND 45K MILES THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON, BUT THEN CUTS OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, AGAIN AND AGAIN, TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO OPERATE CORRECTLY (I.E. STAY ON). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

PRIUS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. FIRST NOTICED WHEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE - RIGHT HEADLIGHT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON WHEN TURNED LIGHTS OFF THEN ON. LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS SINCE PERIODICALLY FAILED TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $425. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,500. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PASSENGER SIDE IS INTERMITTENT,, QUITE OFTEN BOTH LIGHTS WILL FAIL LEAVING NO LIGHTS AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DRIVER HAS NO WARNING THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF , ESPECIALLY DURING POOR WEATHER,, BUT DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS. JUST AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. DEALER SUGGESTS BULBS,, OTHERS SUGGEST CONTROLLER. NEW (EXPENSIVE) BULBS ARE PROBABLY ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX,, LEADING TO CONTINUED FUTURE FAILURES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES OFF AND NEEDS REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR ROAD WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. MY CAR IS A 2007 PRIUS. IN TALKING TO A REPAIRMAN AT THE SHOP I DISCOVERED THAT HIGH INTENSITY (AND HIGH HEAT) BULBS WOULD STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING IF THE BULBS BECAME TOO HOT. IF THEY WERE TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THEY WOULD COOL OFF AND WORK AGAIN. AS A RESULT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE BULBS ARE GOING TO GO OFF. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH BOTH BULBS APPEARED TO BE WORKING, THE FACT THAT THEY HAD BOTH STOPPED WORKING INDICATED THAT THEY MUST HAVE AN INTERNAL SHORT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE SAME TYPE OF BULB, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT A COST OF $807.00. THE ONLY REASON I AM ALIVE TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT IS BECAUSE I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF A FAMILIAR ROAD, AND THERE WERE OTHER CARS AROUND. I TURNED MY LIGHTS FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. AT LEAST ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON SO I COULD CONTINUE HOME. I REQUESTED HEADLIGHTS THAT WOULD NOT GO OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING HOWEVER SO FAR TOYOTA HAS ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS WITH THE SAME UNRELIABLE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - ONLY HAVE 46000 MILES AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN DIES. SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC WITH PRIUS OWNERS. REPLACEMENT BY DEALER WOULD COST $465.00. I'VE TALKED TO MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND ALMOST 80% HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REMAINING 20% HASN'T REACHED THAT PROBLEM YET. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS OF POOR QUALITY THAT (1) GOES THROUGH LIGHT BULBS EVERY 40000 - 45000 MILES, (2) THE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT IS EXTRA FOR A $10 BULB, (3) TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE HEAD LAMP UNIT. IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON, IT WILL LIGHT UP FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN FLICKER BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. CURRENTLY, MANUALLY TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BALLAST AND BOTH BULBS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE ~$1400. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE PRIUS (2004-2008) THAT IS USUALLY NOTICED AT AROUND 40,000-45,000 MILES; MY PRIUS HAS ~40,000 MILES. MY PRIUS IS CURRENTLY NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE REQUIRED PARTS ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYWAY. *TR

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT EVERY 10 MINUTES, BUT NOT ALWAYS NOTICED, AND IF THE DRIVER SIDE THEN CUTS OUT, YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE DARK! NOT GREAT FOR COUNTRY ROADS! THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN CLEARS THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA SERVICE SAYS REPAIR WILL BE $88432 FOR PARTS, AND ABOUT $200 MORE FOR LABOR. PROBLEM REPORTED TO TOYOTA USA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS THAT HAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL SPORADICALLY GO OFF AND ON. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH THE LAST TIME THE DEALER BLAMING IT ON LOW BATTERY CHARGE. WELL THE BATTERY IS CHARGED AND IT STILL REFUSES TO WORK. AT THIS POINT IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL BE WORKING AT ANY SPECIFIC TIME. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - DIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN. FAILURE REPEATS ITSELF. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY PRIUS'S DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE WHEN I DISCOVERED IT. THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN IT OFF THEN ON AGAIN, BUT IT WILL GO OFF AGAIN SOMETIME AFTERWARDS. I PURCHASED TWO NEW BULBS, THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE BULBS; SAME PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS. THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT NOW DOES NOT FUNCTION ANY LONGER, EVEN WITH A NEW BULB. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT/LAMP FAILURE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT HEADLIGHT AFTER WE NOTICED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT (SOMETIMES TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON CAUSES IT TO COME BACK ON, BUT THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY DRIVING). THE NEXT DAY, WE EXPERIENCED THE LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT PE09-019 HAD BEEN OPENED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REGULARLY BURN OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES DRIVING TIME. USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE, AT LEAST ONCE BOTH WENT OUT. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND TURNED ON AGAIN, THEY BOTH COME BACK ON, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT DURING ROAD TRIP AND OUT FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS, BUT THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN SUDDENLY (I DID NOT REALIZE IT--SOMEONE ELSE SAW IT FROM OUTSIDE AND TOLD ME). SOME OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED OF HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GOING OUT AND THEN SOME TIME LATER COMING BACK ON AGAIN AND REPLACING LAMP OR OTHER THINGS DOES NOT HELP. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE DRIVERS CANNOT TELL WHILE DRIVING THAT THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT AND PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS ON POORLY LIT ROADS AT NIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES ON THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES ON THE LEFT, SOMETIMES BOTH. YOU CAN TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY WILL BE FINE...FOR AWHILE. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO A PASSENGER WEIGHING OVER 250 POUNDS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE PASSENGER WIGGLES WHEN GETTING IN OR HAVING A WALLET IN HIS BACK POCKET. AFTER HE GETS IN THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AIRBAG IS THEN DISABLED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL THE DEALER SERVICES THE CAR. THE DEALER?S HAND DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ONCE REPORTED THAT THE CODE WAS ACCIDENT DETECTED, BUT I CHALLENGED THIS AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CODE ACTUALLY MEANS OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FAIL. UNHOOKING THE 12V BATTERY WILL CLEAR THE SYSTEM AND SUPPOSEDLY MAKE THE AIRBAG WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR WHEN THE SAME PASSENGER GETS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING. TURNED HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *TR

HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THEY SEEM TO COME BACK ON ONCE THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

HID HEADLAMPS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP GOING OUT. DEALER REPLACED BOTH BULBS IN AUGUST 2008. PASSENGER SIDE BULB WENT OUT IN JUN 2009, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BOTH INSTANCES WERE FOLLOWING A LONG TRIP OF 1,000 MILES EACH WAY. THERE IS EXTENSIVE ACTIVITY ONLINE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH HID HEADLIGHTS, NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE PRIUS MODEL. GIVEN THAT REPLACEMENT BULBS ARE $300 EACH AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE BULBS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 10 MONTHS AT A TIME UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

07 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION, PASSENGER AND DRIVERS HEADLAMPS CONTINUE TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER A POWER ON AND OFF BUT WILL EXTINGUISH AFTER 3 SECS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 47K MILES. IT LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE, IT RESTARTED. THE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED THERE WAS NO GAS BUT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE SCREEN ALSO SHOWED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALER SAYS THE CAR CHECKS OUT. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS CONTINUES TO FAIL FOR NO REASON BUT WORKS AGAIN IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS I HAVE TO LOSE ALL MY LIGHTS JUST TO GET THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW IN 2007 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES ON IT WHEN DRIVERVSIDE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE HEADLIGHT ALWAYS TURNS ON INITIALLY BUT WILL TURN OFF SOMETIME LATER WITH NO WARNING. IF I FLICK MY LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK ON, ALL HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON, BUT MAY NOT STAY ON. BECAUSE THERE ARE 4 TOTAL LIGHTS (2 HEADLIGHTS AND 2 LOWER ROAD LIGHTS) HAVING JUST ONE THAT OCCASIONALLY TURNED OFF WAS NOT ENOUGH OF AN INCONVENIENCE TO GET IT FIXED. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF LEAVING ME WITH JUST THE 2 LOWER ROAD LIGHTS. I QUICKLY FLIPPED THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON AND BOTH TURNED BACK ON, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR FIXING TOMORROW. CAR NOW HAS 40K+ MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS SEEMING TO INDICATE THE BULB IS NOT THE PROBLEM (OTHERWISE IT SHOULD HAVE DIED COMPLETELY BY NOW...). *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN COLD WEATHER, UNDER 20 MPH. I LIGHTLY ACCELERATED TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP BECAUSE OF A CAR STOPPED IN THE LANE AHEAD. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES SO I RAN INTO CAR IN FRONT. THERE WAS HEAVY DAMAGE TO MY CAR (ESTIMATED AT $4,000 TO $5,000), VERY LITTLE TO CAR IN FRONT (LESS THAN $500). THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE FOR 2 YEARS, AND HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECKING THE BRAKES AND TO GET THE BODYWORK REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED BRAKES, STATED THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG (MECHANICALLY) WITH THE BRAKES. TOYOTA HAD A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE INVESTIGATE, AND TOYOTA LEGAL OFFICIALLY BLAMES IT ON ME NOT APPLYING BRAKES IN TIME. I HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DRIVE ON THE TEST TRACKS AT GM'S MILFORD PROVING GROUNDS, AND HAVE WORKED ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE FOR 14 YEARS, AND HAVE DONE A LOT OF TESTING ON THE TRACK AND ROAD. I KNOW HOW TO APPLY BRAKES, AND I KNOW THEY DID NOT WORK. SINCE THE BRAKES ARE NOT JUST THE MECHANICAL APPARATUS, I SUSPECT A COMPUTER PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES JUST ONE LIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS. CYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH MAKES THEM WORK AGAIN BUT THE PROBLEM HAS ALREADY CAUSED ME TO BE PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TWICE. IN BOTH CASES THE OFFICER WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AFTER HE PULLED ME OVER AND I DEMONSTRATED THAT BY CYCLING THE LIGHTS THEY WOULD WORK. I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. CARS USUALLY MAKE IT 4 YEARS OR MORE BEFORE YOU HAVE A HEADLIGHT GO OUT. THEY ONLY COST A FEW BUCKS TO REPLACE TYPICALLY TOO. I'VE BEEN QUOTED SOME HUGE NUMBERS. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON SEEMS TO REFRESH, TEMPORARILY. *TR

1. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. 2. FREQUENCY OF THE HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF GRADUALLY GOT WORSE OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD. LIGHT WOULD TURN BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. NOW DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL SHUT OFF ON EVERY TRIP, EVEN AFTER LESS THAN A MILE. 3. WENT TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. PROBLEM HAS GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE, AND DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THE PROBLEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

MY HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR TURN THEMSELVES OFF AS I AM DRIVING. IF THE HEADLAMP IS OFF ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON AND THEY RESET SO THAT BOTH ARE ON AGAIN. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS AND IT IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT OCCURS WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND I HAD ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME WHEN IT BEGAN. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED THIS AS BEING A $1200 REPAIR. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER, THEN GO OUT. BUT IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON, ALL HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN THE LEFT ONE WILL GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

PASSENGER FRONT HEAD LAMP INTERMITTENTLY GOES FROM ON TO OFF TO ON... *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - DIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN. FAILURE REPEATS ITSELF. *TR UPDATED 06/01/09.*JB

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. *TR

THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE HEADLAMP FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TWO HID BULBS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME SITUATION, SO THIS IS THE THIRD BULB TO FAIL. IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE BULB WILL COME BACK TO LIFE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 55K+ MILES ON IT. STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 30K+ MILES THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND SEEING THAT ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WAS SHINING ON THE GARAGE WALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED, BUT THE NEXT TIME I OPERATED THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHT WORKED NORMALLY. I CANCELED MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT ACCORDINGLY. OVER THE FOLLOWING 12 MONTHS, THROUGH TO NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL START WORKING AGAIN, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES DIMMER THAN NORMAL. AS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS INCONSISTENTLY AND THERE IS NO PARTICULAR EVENT THAT I CAN DO TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE FOR TOYOTA SERVICE. *TR

GAS TANK WILL NOT FILL UP FULLY. ANY AUTO SHUTOFF GAS PUMP WILL START SHUTTING OFF WITH ABOUT 1.5 GALLONS TO GO. IF I DRIBBLE GAS IN A LOWEST POSSIBLE DELIVERY, WE CAN FILL IT UP, BUT IT TAKES ABOUT TEN MINUTES, AND THEN IT OFTEN WILL REGURGITATE GAS WHEN IT IS FULL. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL DUE TO BLADDER IN GAS TANK. WE THINK THIS IS A DEFECT, THAT IT DOES NOT ALLOW US TO GET FULL RANGE OF TANK ON A TRIP. OUR PREVIOUS PRIUS FROM 2005 DID NOT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FURTHER. *TR