2007 Toyota Prius complaints

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 52000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES SIMPLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY ARE RE-SET BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT APPARENTLY NUMEROUS PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER EXCEPT PAYING $1100 FOR NEW BULBS THAT SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. AS I AM BECOMING MORE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH ABOUT THE SAME RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AND A SERIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I CANNOT FILL UP THE GAS TANK WITHOUT IT HAVING AN OVERFLOW OF 1-2 PINTS OF GAS ONTO THE GROUND. IT SEEMS TO BUILD UP A BACK PRESSURE AND KICK OUT THE GAS I TRY TO PUT INTO IT. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AS I READ IT IS ON THE INTERNET, WE HAVE A SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD OCCURRING FROM THIS GAS TANK DEFECT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WORKS. *TR

2007 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OF AND ON RANDOMLY. *TR

I OWN AND OPERATE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. TO DATE I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SATISFIED WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. THE OTHER DAY I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND RECEIVED A REPAIR ORDER. THE COST FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BULB IS $535.00, APPARENTLY THIS IS MAINTENANCE AND A NON WARRANTY ITEM. PERSONALLY I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IF IT REQUIRES A MECHANIC TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB. I AM POSTING A MESSAGE HERE IN HOPES THAT THIS WILL CONVERT INTO A SAFETY RECALL. I AM GOING TO WORK WITH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA TO TRY AND GET THIS REPAIR COVERED. WISH ME LUCK! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE EXTERIOR HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS WOULD FAIL WITH NO INDICATION (NO YELLOW BULB FAILURE INDICATOR) OF FAILURE. TURNING OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNING IT BACK ON WOULD RELIGHT THE HEADLIGHT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITH EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT BUT NOT BOTH. THE OLD BULBS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET RECURRED. *TR

I'VE GOT A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. LEFT HEADLIGHT 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

STARTED NOTICING MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOING OUT SPORADICALLY. JUST AS THE OTHERS, BY TURNING THEM OFF, THEN ON, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. WAS ACTUALLY STOPPED BY A VA STATE TROOPER, WHO ADVISED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM & THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER ERROR. SO, I TOOK THIS ISSUE TO MY DEALER DUE TO HAVING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY CALLED MY WARRANTY COMPANY BEFORE STARTING WORK TO FIX THIS $500 ISSUE (WHICH, ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE BULB). IT THEN STARTED OCCURRING ON MY DRIVER SIDE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THIS FIXED / LOOKED AT, WAS ADVISED THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAD DENIED THE CHARGE WITH THE DEALER & THE DEALER HAD COMP'D THE CHARGE AS A COURTESY. BASED ON THESE REPORTS, I JUST CALLED THE DEALER TO ADVISE THEM OF THESE ISSUES & AM HOPING FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 07 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLAMP FLICKERS ON AND OFF. RECENTLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP IS GOING ON/OFF. I RECENTLY READ ONLINE THAT PRIUS CUSTOMERS OF 2005- 2009 VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I COMMUTE 137 MILES ROUND TRIP EVERYDAY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP STARTED GOING OFF SPORADICALLY ON 2007 PRIUS. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD PERIODICALLY FLICKER AND CHANGE BRIGHTNESS. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE HID COMPUTER 2 TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. NOW I AM PAST MY WARRANTY, AND NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. I LEAVE MY FOG LIGHTS ON SO THAT I AM NOT SUDDENLY IN THE DARK. IF I TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THEY COME BACK ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THIS FIXED TWO TIMES. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2007 PRIUS TURN OFF BY THEM SELF. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WILL BE BACK ON AND TURN OFF AGAIN, THIS IS HOW I KNOW IT IS NOT A LOSE WIRE. I WORKED WITH A FLEET OF PRIUS AND LEXUS HYBRID CARS. THE PRIUS HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE 2006. MULTIPLE CARS WIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CHARGES YOU UP TO $ 1,700 + TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE FORUMS ALL OVER THE NET DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE AND MANY CONCERN DRIVERS ON THE ROAD THAT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO UTILIZE THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. THIS IS NO LONGER A MONEY ISSUE, IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. POLICE HAVE TICKETED ME OVER 5 TIMES AND I HAVE GONE TO TOYOTA AND THEY CHARGE ME THOUSANDS. LAST WEEK I ALMOST RAN OVER A LITTLE GIRL ON A BIKE AT DUSK ...WHEN I STOPPED AND ASKED IF SHE WAS OK SHE REPLIED " I DIDN'T SEE YOUR LIGHTS SIR, I AM SORRY" . *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, 46,000 MILES, LIGHT SHUTS OFF AT ANYTIME, WILL GO BACK ON WHEN YOU TURN HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF QUICKLY, LIGHT SHUTS OFF AGAIN... *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT, DEALER SAYS IT MAY BE THE BULBS $322 AND NOT IN STOCK OR THE BALLAST $400 OR BOTH AND CAN BE BOTH SIDES. THE ONLINE FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM AND UNREAL REPAIR BILL QUOTES ON 2006 UP TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON IS TO TURN OFF THE HEAD LIGHTS BY THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN BACK ON. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORP. AND THEY STATED THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX. $500. HID HEADLIGHT. VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TO INSTALL BECAUSE PART OF FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE BACK OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAR IS A 2007 PRIUS. *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. HAD 36, 724 MILES - AT FIRST DEALER SAID "OUT OF WARRANTY BY 724 MILES", RAISED ISSUES FOUND HERE AND GOT THE COMPUTER AND LIGHT PLUS RENTAL PRIUS FREE...OVER $1,600 OTHERWISE...SEEMS THIS IS A REGULAR ISSUE AS FOUND ON MYCARSTATS.COM. *TR

I OWN A 07' TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEAD LAMPS. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF GETS IT GOING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT'S A HID CONTROLLER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $800.00 PLUS DOLLARS. MY CAR HAS EXCEEDED THE 36,000 MI WARRANTY, BUT IS WITHIN THE YEARS (LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD). I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER PRIUS WHILE DRIVING WITH LIGHTS OUT AND CHECK ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED @ THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA. HAVE YOU RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS? CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU, BEST REGARDS, JEFF RICH *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE CRASHED INTO SOME BUSHES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PROCEEDED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ANOTHER TIME AND CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 11/25/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/25/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. INITIALLY, AFTER ACTIVATING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN. HOWEVER, AFTER TWO MONTHS, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. EVENTUALLY, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAS FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE AND FEELS THAT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED IN HIS WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HOLD THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,790. UPDATED 12/4/08 *CN UPDATED 12/05/08. *JB

RIGHT HEADLIGHT SPORADICALLY GOES OUT...OF COURSE NEVER AT THE DEALERS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT IS HARD TO NOTICE UNLESS YOU SEE THE CAR'S REFLECTION. IF WE TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL SLOWLY COME BACK ON. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON BOTH SHORT AND LONG TRIPS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 21, 2008, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND SAID WE COULD PURCHASE A NEW BULB FOR $300 OR WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND WE NOTICE IT IS OUT AND CAN TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER AT THAT TIME. WE COULD BE IN VIOLATION OF NO HEADLIGHT WITHOUT NOTICING AND THIS IS THE SECOND HEADLIGHT TO DO THIS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IN APRIL 2008. WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILES, NOT MONTHS. WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEPT GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT WAS HARD TO NOTICE UNLESS YOU SAW THE CAR'S REFLECTION. IF WE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WOULD SLOWLY COME BACK ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON BOTH SHORT AND LONG TRIPS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 11, 2008, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE HEADLIGHT. USUALLY GOES ON NEXT TIME CAR STARTS UP. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND INDIVIDUALLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. HAVE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE BOTH LIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT ALL OTHER INSTANCES IT HAS BEEN EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT. HAD THE RIGHT SIDE CHANGED (WK. OF 10/6/08) AND THE LEFT IS BEING CHANGED TODAY (10/20/08). ACCORDING TO ONLINE CHAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE. TO DATE, THE REPLACEMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS WORKED. SEE SITE BELOW: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT, USUALLY JUST ONE STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, OTHER TIMES WHEN WE START UP THE CAR. RECENTLY BOTH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE SHOULDER, GOT OUT TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OUT AND THEY BOTH WERE. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THEY BEGAN WORKING. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM RETURNS WITHOUT PATTERN, SOMETIMES IT IS JUST ONE, SOMETIMES THE OTHER, AND RECENTLY BOTH WILL STOP WORKING. SO FAR IT IS CORRECTABLE TO TURN LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEN THEY BOTH WORK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMPS. WE NOTICED THAT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD DO OUT WITHOUT FADING FIRST. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IF WE TURNED OUR LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE (THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE), AND AM FINALLY HEADED BACK TO THEM AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH MY LIGHTS ON WHETHER FOR SAFETY OR FOR LIGHT. THIS HAS NOT BEEN A CRITICAL PROBLEM YET...LET'S NOT LET IT COME TO THAT BEFORE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS, STARTING AROUND 39,000 MILES, I NOTICED MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, BUT THE NEXT TIME I STARTED MY CAR IT WAS WORKING. AFTER A FEW WEEKS I NOTICED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM EXISTED. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND AT THAT TIME BOTH LIGHTS WERE OUT, AT THE SAME TIME. THE TECH THAT WROTE UP MY TICKET SAW BOTH LIGHTS OUT, THE REACHED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF, THEN BACK ON. BOTH LIGHTS WORKED, THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IN THE CAR AND DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED MY CAR OUT AND SUGGESTED TO CHANGE BOTH HID LIGHTS AND THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS EACH LIGHT, ONE FOR EACH SIDE. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1,500. LATELY THIS FAILURE OCCURS CONSISTENTLY EVERYTIME I START THE CAR. I DRIVE TO WORK AT 5:00AM IN THE MORNING SO THIS PROBLEM POSES A HAZARD AS NOW BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE HAD CARS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS WHEN I HAVE NOT NOTICE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF. THE LIGHTS NOW SEEM TO DIM, THEN GO OUT SO I DO NOT NOTICE WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT. I HAVE READ ON PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS, THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN IN TO COMPLAIN. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ALSO GOES OUT. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $492. HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT WILL BE NEAR $1,000. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX ALL OF THESE HEADLIGHTS AT NO COST TO OWNERS. *TR

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON BUT MAY SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. HEADLIGHTS ALSO WILL STAY ON BUT BECOME SO DIM AS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. *TR

ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY IN MOIST CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG. THE DEALER WANTS $375 PLUS LABOR FOR JUST THE LAMP BUT WON'T GUARANTEE IT. STATES THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. HOWEVER, AFTER CHECKING THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ALL ACROSS THE US WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

HID BULBS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA, ACCORDING TO "PRIUSCHAT "WEBSITE FORUM POSTS. TOYOTA IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ABOUT JUNE MY HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY WOULD GO OUT. WHEN I WOULD STOP TO TRY AND FIX IT OR SEE WHAT WAS WRONG IT WOULD BE WORKING AGAIN. I WOULD BE THINKING IT WAS WORKING UNTIL A POLICE MAN WOULD STOP ME TO TELL ME MY HEADLAMP WAS OUT. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THE BULB WAS BLOWN. I KNOW IT WAS NOT BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AT A COST OF 400 DOLLARS. I THEN HEARD FROM A FRIEND WHO OWNS A PRIUS THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS - SYMPTOMS EXCEPT THAT SOME TIMES ITS THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. IF I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON CORRECTS IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT OR THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, NO WARNING. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE EVER BOTH BEEN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

HID BULBS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA, ACCORDING TO "PRIUSCHAT "WEBSITE FORUM POSTS. TOYOTA IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. HAD PASSENGER-SIDE REPLACED AT NO COST, WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHER SIDE IF PROBLEM OCCURS. I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S-SIDE LIGHT FOR A FEW WEEKS, ONLY 1 MONTH AFTER OTHER SIDE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE QUICK FIX IS TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WILL THEN WORK FOR A WHILE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON THE ROAD! *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES, ON BOTH SIDES, TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FIXES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. *TR

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON WOULD SOMETIMES TURN LIGHT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY GO OFF AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT DEALER WAS NOT INITIALLY ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE DEFECT. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND LEFT WITH DEALER FOR ONE WEEK. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER UNDER EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT AT A COST OF $404 TO OWNER. *TR

HID LAMPS FAILING WITHIN 17 MONTHS AND 20 MONTHS. *TR

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT COMES BACK. WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS I CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER CAN'T FIX, BUT THEN WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS, FOR OVER $1000. *TR

THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT. A WEEK AGO, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 287 IN NY AT NIGHT I WAS STOPPED BY HARRISON NY POLICE AND GIVEN A TICKET FOR A "CORRECTABLE DEFECT" - THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, COULDN'T REPRODUCE EFFECTS. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT EITHER, AND SAID I'D HAVE TO RETURN FOR A MULTI-HOUR PERHAPS MULTI-DAY APPOINTMENT, WHICH I MADE FOR TUESDAY COMING UP. THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T BE A SAFETY ISSUE. LAST NIGHT DRIVING HOME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD, I PUT ON SAFETY FLASHERS WHICH PROVIDED SOME LIGHT, AND THEN FOUND THAT HOLDING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON (PULLING THE STICK TOWARDS ME) GAVE ME LIGHT TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS RESULTING IN OVER $500 WORTH OF REPAIRS. HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND ONLY TURNS BACK ON WHEN I TOGGLE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IT CAUSES DIFFICULTY VISUALIZING TRAFFIC SIGNS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT NIGHT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. I'M HOPING TO SEE A SAFETY RECALL OF THE PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE QUANTITY OF PRIUS OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. *TR

NEW 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING PACKAGE #6 - 11K MILES AT THIS TIME. CAR ALWAYS LEANS TO THE LEFT. STEERING TUGS TO THE LEFT, BUT DEALER SAYS ALIGNMENT IS FINE. DEALER SAID LEFT SIDE IS 1/2" LOWER TO GROUND THAN RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. DEALER SAID THAT IS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE. I COMPLAINED THAT WHEN I TURN RIGHT, CAR SEEMS TO ROLL EXCESSIVELY AND FEELS UNSTABLE. WHEN I TURN LEFT, CAR & SUSPENSION FEEL FINE - MINIMAL LEAN OR BODY ROLL. PURCHASED CAR NEW IN JAN. 2007. HAD FRONT END ALIGNMENT WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO, WHICH IMPROVED PULLING TO THE LEFT. HOWEVER, HANDLING STILL FELT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, SO I HAD DEALER CHECK ALIGNMENT AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT WAS WITHIN SPECS. DEALER ALSO ADVISED ME AT THAT TIME THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF CAR WAS 1/2" LOWER THAN RIGHT SIDE. I'VE MADE SEVERAL RETURN VISITS TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS [POWAY TOYOTA AND BOB BRIDGE TOYOTA IN RENTON, WA]; BOTH DEALERS SAY ALIGNMENT IS OK. *TR

HID HEAD LIGHT ON PRIUS GOES ON AND OFF . DEALER SAID IT WAS BULB, AFTER SEARCHING INTERNET MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM, AND HIGH COST OF FIX. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAIL, THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY, NO WAY TO PREDICT. IT MAY BE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, LEFT OR BOTH. FREQUENTLY THEY DIM AND WE ARE SUDDENLY IN THE DARK. SWITCHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH GETS THEM BACK ON, BUT THEY OFTEN POP OFF AGAIN - WITHOUT WARNING. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION THREE TIMES. TWICE THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS TIME THE TECH SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW WIRING ASSEMBLY, BUT THE SERVICE COUNTER GUY TRIED TO SAY IT NEEDED A BULB. FOLLOWING A STRONG MEETING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE "POSSIBLE PROBLEM". THIS IS LIFE ENDANGERING! HELP US PLEASE. *TR

MY SPOUSE OWNS A 2007 PRIUS. ON OR ABOUT 7/18/08, SHE WAS BACKING DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY. SHE STOPPED THE CAR, BELIEVED THAT SHE HAD PLACED IT IN 'PARK', AND BEGAN TO STEP OUT. THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK, AND TOOK OFF IN REVERSE, RUNNING OVER HER LEG WITH THE FRONT TIRE AND DRAGGING HER ACROSS THE STREET. SHE ESCAPED WITH LARGE SKIN SCRAPES, BRUISES AND A PAINFUL LEG. *TR

HID BULBS GOING BAD ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS THE BULBS GO BAD THEY STILL GO ON WHEN A DRIVER TURNS THEM ON, BUT AS ONE DRIVES THEY GO OFF UNBEKNOWNST TO THE DRIVER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WOULD COST 400 DOLLARS PER BULB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ONE CAN DRIVE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AND NOT HAVE SOME WARNING DEVICE TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM OR AT MINIMAL HAVE SOME WARNING GIVEN WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS (ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 10K MILES ON IT) THROUGH A CURVY ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY, MUCH MORE THAN WAS CALLED FOR ON AN A MOSTLY SMOOTH ROAD. I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM AND THAT IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING, SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS DARK AND I WAS ON A NARROW, WINDY BUSY ROAD SO I QUICKLY DECIDED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AT A SLIGHTLY DECREASED SPEED 20-25MPH. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER I WAS DRIVING INTO A CURVE AND TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE WHEELS DIDN'T REACT. THE STEERING WHEEL OFFERED NO RESISTANCE AS I TURNED IT BACK AND FORTH AND I WAS QUICKLY HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND POINTED TOWARDS A STEEP DROPOFF INTO A CANYON. AT THIS TIME THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE SOMETHING WAS GOING ON, BUT THERE WAS A LOUD WARNING BEEP AT SOME POINT. AFTER ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS THE STEERING RESPONDED AGAIN BUT WHEN IT TURNED BACK ON I WAS TURNING SO HARD ON THE WHEEL THAT MY CAR NOW VEERED SHARPLY TO MY RIGHT TOWARDS A ROCK FACE WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RECOVERED ON TIME AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS TOO SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING

2007 PRIUS FREQUENT FAILURE OF ONE HID HEADLIGHT - MOSTLY THE LEFT. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAYS HE CANNOT REPEAT THE FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES A WEEK FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, AND IS NOW BECOMING DANGEROUS. *TR

THE NEW TIRES WE GOT ON A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE LASTED ONLY ABOUT 10,000 MILES, WHICH WAS MUCH LOWER THAN EXPECTED AND LOWER THAN WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING AND WORKING SOMETIMES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. DEALER IS REPLACING IT AT 28,000 MILES.