2007 Toyota Prius complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF DURING DRIVING, SO I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND TURN THEM ON AND OFF AND THEY START AGAIN AND SO ON, I ALREADY CHANGED THE BULB DID NOT HELP, I TOOK IT TWO TIMES TO THE LONGO TOYOTA IN EL MONTE CALIFORNIA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT, I I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT THERE IS RECALL ON BOTH

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - 1 QT PER 1,000 MILES

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, AND SOMETIMES BOTH. ONE WAY OF FIXING THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND IMMEDIATELY ON AGAIN BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR AGAIN RANDOMLY. I KEEP CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND HAVE HAD MANY DRIVERS FLASH AT US SINCE THE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASON. BOTH HID LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. THE PROBLEM IS UNLIKELY RELATED TO THE BULBS SINCE TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON WOULD TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS GENERATION OF PRIUS. I KNOW THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION FILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND I'D OBVIOUSLY LIKE TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE DRIVING AT 65MPH LAST NIGHT AND HAVING BOTH LIGHTS SIMPLY TURN OFF WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE.

AS INDICATED BY NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, THEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, AND THEY COME BACK ON FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME AGAIN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING,SITTING AT A LIGHT, OR ANY TIME WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE AT OR THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. I'M NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT WAS AROUND 45,000 MILES AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE WE OWNED IT SINCE NEW AND TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER WHO COULD DO NOTHING FOR US. WE CHANGED THE BULB OURSELF...NUMEROUS TIMES NOW. I LOVE THE CAR OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THIS IS THE WELL KNOWN HID PROBLEM ON MY 2007 PRIUS. MY CAR DIDN'T REACH THE 90K MILES YET AND SOME CASES THE DRIVER SIDE HID BULD SOMETIMES DOES NOT COME ON AFTER I TURN ON LIGHTS OR SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. ONE RANDOM WAY OF FIXING IS TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND IMMEDIATELY ON AGAIN. I AM JUST ABOUT TO REPLACE THE HID BULBS IN PAIR FIRST TO SEE IF THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM, THEN MAYBE THE BALLAST IS THE NEXT ON LIST AS I FIGURED OUT FROM THE INFO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB.

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF. ONE TIME AFTER IT TURNED OFF THE RIGHT LIGHT ALSO EXTINGUISHED. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED . I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL CITY STREETS WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS NOT TURNING.

TRUNK OPENING SWITCH HAS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO DETERIORATION OF RUBBER COVERING. PROBLEM LEAVES GOOEY RESIDUE ON HANDS AND CLOTHES. UNABLE TO ACCESS SAFETY ITEMS IN TRUNK WHEN LOCK FAILS TO WORK

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE USED A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT (WENT DARK). SINCE I WAS NEAR HOME, WITHIN MY SUBDIVISION, I STOPPED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND SWITCHED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, SO I DROVE HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR AFTER DARK, AGAIN.

56K ON MY 2007 PRIUS. DRIVING LAST NIGHT ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND THE LIGHTS FLICKERED THEN WENT OUT. TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AND THEY CAME BACK ON BUT IT REPEATED ALL THE WAY HOME. NOW I CANT DRIVE AT NIGHT TILL I GET THIS FIXED. COME TO FIND OUT ITS AN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF?

THE TRUNK RELEASE LATCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS HAS DETERIORATED ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED ABOUT 4 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AND NOW, IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. IT'S LIKE THE PLASTIC STUFF IS MELTING AND FALLING APART. WE ARE HAVING TO PURCHASE THIS SAME PART, FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW. LOVE MY PRIUS, BUT HATE HAVING TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE SAME ISSUE 2 TIMES. ALSO, I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPAIRED (FROM A RECALL) ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER REALLY FIXED. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IN DAY TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. USUALLY THEY GO OUT ONE AT A TIME. LIKE THE RIGHT SIDE WILL GO OUT. THEN YOU CAN FLIP THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF, AND IT'LL WORK AGAIN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN THE LEFT SIDE WILL GO OUT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO FLIP THE SWITCH ON AND OFF ABOUT 9 TIMES WHILE DRIVING SHORT AND LONG DISTANCES. I JUST USUALLY FLIP THE SWITCH AND THEY COME BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. REALLY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY 2 SMALL KIDS!! BROUGHT IT BACK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LAKE CHARLES TO BE REPAIRED. BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK I CAN KEEP DRIVING AROUND IN THE DARK WITH MALFUNCTIONING LIGHTS AND KIDS IN THE CAR????????????????? THIS HAPPENS DAILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AFTER A DEALER SERVICE, MY PRIUS' HEADLIGHTS STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OUT. SOMETIMES THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH. IF I TURN OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WILL BOTH WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN WILL AGAIN GO OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND FIX FOR GOOD.

THE HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND HAVE NEEDED BULB REPLACEMENT 3 TIMES SO FAR. ALSO ALL THE TAIL LIGHT AND THE TAG LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME RECENTLY AND REQUIRED BULB REPLACEMENT. WHEN DRIVING WE HAD NO IDEA THE LIGHTS WERE OUT AND ONLY FOUND OUT WHEN WE WERE PULLED OVER BY POLICE. THIS CONSTITUTES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MY OPINION. ALSO THE HATCHBACK HANDLE SOMETIMES FAILS TO WORK DUE TO THE RUBBER COVER DETERIORATION.

FUEL GAUGE NOT READING PROPERLY IN CAR. CAR LABEL STATES 11.9 GALLON CAPACITY IN FUEL TANK. GAS GAUGE SHOWS ONE BAR OF GAS LEFT IN CAR, BUT IT TAKES ONLY SIX GALLONS OF GAS TO FILL UP AUTOMOBILE. THIS MISLEADING GAS GAUGE MEANS DRIVERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE TRUE READING OF GAS IS REMAINING IN THEIR FUEL TANKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE CAR RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING.

THE LIGHTING, I BELIEVE IS BASICALLY LED, HAS, OVER A PERIOD OF ,TIME, BECOME SO DIM THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ WHEN NOT IN THE SHADE(OK AT NIGHT) THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A NOTICE, BUT ONLY IF THE DISPLAY HAD COMPLETELY OUT. I BELIEVE THAT A DIM DISPLAY (THAT CANNOT BE SEEN DURING NORMAL DRIVING)IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM NOT A PARTICULAR DATE AND TIME. THE PHOTO ATTACHED IS THE DRIVER VIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING OPERATION. ALSO A PICTURE OF THE VIN PANEL. ...UPDATED 08/02/17 *BF *CN

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL START TO FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON THEY WILL COME BACK ON BUT THEN GO BACK OUT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES RANDOMLY FLICKERED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V536000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ANOTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE RUBBER COVER OF THE 2007 PRIUS HATCH RELEASE/LATCH. THE RUBBER COVERING HAS DETERIORATED AND DEGRADED IN A WAY THAT CAUSES IT TO MELT AND BECOME STICKY IN WARM OR HOT WEATHER; TOUCHING THE COVER CAUSES THE MATERIAL TO STICK TO FINGERS, AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE, REQUIRING THE USE OF A SOLVENT CLEANER. IN COLD AND FREEZING WEATHER, THE COVER BECOMES VERY STIFF AND NOT FLEXIBLE, AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS, CAUSING THE HATCH TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THIS IS A BASIC OPERATIONAL PROBLEM, RENDERING THE HATCHBACK NON-FUNCTIONAL - IT CAN'T BE OPENED, OR IF IT CAN BE OPENED IT LEAVES A SUBSTANCE ON THE DRIVER'S BODY. ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE, AS WHEN THE HATCH CAN'T BE OPENED THIS IS ESSENTIALLY BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE TRUNK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT ARE LOCATED. DEALER WILL CHARGE APPROXIMATELY $300 FOR PART AND LABOR TO REPAIR THIS. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS: "IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, SO TOYOTA WILL NOT BE COVERING THIS REPAIR." I DID A SEARCH IN THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE AND FOUND 147 OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. VERY DISCOURAGING AND IRRESPONSIBLE THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSIST OWNERS WITH RESOLVING THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED AND THE GAUGES FAILED TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE TIME FRAME HAD EXPIRED FOR THE CONTACT TO RECEIVE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT ON ITS OWN, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WILL GO OUT ON ITS OWN. LEAVING NO LIGHTS, IF I TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN BUT NOT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS IN BOTH AND THEY WILL WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS WITH NO ISSUE AND IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOW I LEARN THEY GOT OUT OF RECALLING BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS DON'T GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WELL MINE DO.

BACK HATCH HANDLE MELTS IN HOT WEATHER AND GETS TAR ON FINGERS AND DRIPS ON CAR BODY. THE ONLY WAY TOYOTA HAS TO FIX THIS IS TO MAKE CONSUMER PAY FOR A NEW REAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY.

AFTER SPEEDING UP TO PASS ANOTHER CAR ON A SLIGHT UPGRADE (2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD), MY PRIUS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I COULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO THE SPEED LIMIT USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES, I KEPT TRYING TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER WHERE I WOULDN'T HIT ANYTHING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK & NO FLOOR MAT WAS TOUCHING EITHER PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THOUGHT THE CAR MIGHT EXPLODE, BUT LATER REALIZED THE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM MY BRAKES. I MANEUVERED TO THE BERM OF A BRIDGE OVER A LAKE, JUST BEFORE THE ROAD WENT DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR CONSTRUCTION. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. TEN MINUTES AFTER THIS ORDEAL (VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY), I RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING AGAIN WITHOUT ANY TOUCH ON THE GAS PEDAL, SO I QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. LUCKILY, I HADN'T COLLIDED WITH ANYTHING.

THE TRACTION-CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE PRIUS IS, I BELIEVE, DANGEROUS. WHEN THE SLIGHTEST DEGREE OF WHEEL SLIP IS DETECTED, IT ESSENTIALLY SHUTS OFF POWER TO THE WHEELS FOR A MOMENT. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE IN WITH TRAFFIC ON A WET ROAD, THE SYSTEM'S REACTION HAS SLOWED ME DOWN TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DANGEROUS EXTENT. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, I HAVE ENDED UP STUCK IN SNOW BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS SO EAGER TO KEEP ME FROM SPINNING WHEELS AT ALL. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND THEIR REPLY WAS TO THE EFFECT THAT THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE DRIVE TRAIN, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY WHAT I SEE AS A DANGEROUS FLAW. THE ONLY CONCEIVABLE WAY SUCH A SYSTEM COULD BE PROTECTING THE DRIVE TRAIN WOULD BE BY LIMITING ENGINE RPM TO A SAFE POINT; HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM GOES FAR BEYOND JUST KEEPING RPM DOWN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RESPONSE TO "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN" IS NOT REALLY ACCURATE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, AND THE DATE LISTED IS MERELY THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. ALSO, THE SPEED IS JUST FROM THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR FLICKER AND GO OUR WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE ALMOST IN A VERY SERIOUS COLLISION WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL GET THEM TO WORK FOR A WHILE, BUT IS IS HAPPENING SO FREQUENTLY THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT ANYMORE. I HAVE SEE MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. WOULD IT TAKE THE DEATH OF MY FAMILY TO GET TOYOTA TO RECALL AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT???

THE REAR HATCH LATCH RUBBER COVER HAS DISSOLVED OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS TO THE POINT YOU CAN NO LONGER OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. IF SOMEONE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT YOU COULD NOT OPEN THE REAR HATCH DOOR AND YOU ARE TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH NO TIME TO GET YOURSELF OUT OR PULL ANYONE ELSE OUT, I HAVE SEEN ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS GOING BACK INTO 2011. THIS IS HAPPENING ON A LOT OF CARS, ESPECIALLY TOYOTA PRIUS'S. AS OF RIGHT NOW I CAN NOT OPEN THE HATCH DOOR ON MY 2007 PRIUS. IT HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE UNTIL NOW WHEN IT WILL NOT OPEN. I USED TO HAVE TO FIGHT BY PUSHING DOWN AND PULLING UP, BUT IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL NOW.

THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 PRIUS SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT, AND IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN IT FIRST STARTED AND HOW FREQUENTLY IT OCCURS. THE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF LAST WEEK AND MADE IT DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO SEE A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, BUT THE EXPERIENCE WAS TROUBLING. TOYOTA HAS DISCLOSED ISSUES WITH HID HEADLIGHTS IN THEIR "2006 THROUGH 2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM" AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE FULL COST PER CONDITIONS IN OWNERS WARRANTY. AFTER A 30 MINUTE PHONE CALL TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEM 60 MINUTE CALL TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE CENTER THE DISCUSSION RE-ENFORCED THAT THERE WAS 'NO WAY' TO COVER THE COST OUTSIDE OF THE 5 YEAR 50K MILE WARRANTEE AND THUS AM SUPPOSED TO PAY $300 TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP AND ECU THAT IS PROBABLY THE ACTUAL SOURCE OF THE DEFECT (LAMPS GENERALLY WORK A LONG TIME IF THEY GET CORRECT/STABLE SOURCE CURRENT). FOR SEVERAL YEARS I INQUIRED DURING ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION CHECKS TO CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AS I SOMETIMES HAD TROUBLE SEEING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WORKED WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AND HENCE ALWAYS PASSED INSPECTION. THE TOYOTA FIVE-YEAR WARRANTEE SEEMS ARBITRARY AND NOT RELEVANT FOR INTERMITTENT FAILURES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHIN THAT TIME WINDOW. TOYOTA SHOULD BE CULPABLE FOR FIXING THE DEFECT CARS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS UNFAIR F

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS RANDOMLY GO DARK. SOMETIMES 1 HEADLIGHT AND OTHER TIMES BOTH. TURNING OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THEN BACK ON IS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE PROBLEM COMES BACK MINUTES LATER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH LAST NIGHT!

I HAVE ENDURED THE SAME HEADLIGHT ISSUE THAT I SEE ENDLESS NUMBERS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED ON HERE ON THE NHTSA SITE. I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON MY 2007 PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING REGULAR OUTAGES OF MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT FOR 80,000 OF THOSE MILES NO MATTER WHAT THE "FIX" HAS BEEN. TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO OVER THE YEARS ALL CLAIM THAT THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL PROBLEM AND YET IT APPEARS FROM THIS WEBSITE THAT IT IS MOST CERTAINLY DUE TO SOME SORT OF FAULTY DESIGN/PARTS. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL BE ON AND FLICKER OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IF I QUICKLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AS I DRIVE, IT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE FLICKERING OFF, ONCE AGAIN. MY COUSIN'S 2007 PRIUS AND MY FIANC'S FATHER'S 2004 PRIUS HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH A SINGLE HEADLIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER-RELATED SITUATIONS AND WOULD APPRECIATE THE NHTSA'S ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATING THIS AS A POTENTIAL RECALL FOR US PRIUS DRIVERS.

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING ..THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN A MONTH THIS HAS HAPPENED.. I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BY THE WAY TWICE NOW.....THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND YOU PEOPLE CLEARLY KNOW THAT IT IS AND STILL AREN'T DOING A DAM THING ABOUT IT IS BS.....I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME DAM THING ....DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED ........

REAR LATCH FOR THE HATCHBACK DOOR IS INOPERABLE IN COLD WEATHER (+/-<40*), THE DOOR LATCHING RELEASE MECHANISM FREEZES AND CANNOT BE OPENED. IN HOT WEATHER (+/->80*) THE COVERING FOR THE MECHANISM MELTS AND IT GETS ALL OVER YOUR HANDS AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OFF. THE FREEZING ASPECT OF THIS DEFECT IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE BACK CANNOT BE OPENED. I HAVE TALKED WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THIS BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER MUCH HELP IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE >$300. I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL I MOVED TO THE MOUNTAINS IN THE WINTER TIME.

THE RUBBER COVER ON THE REAR HATCH LATCH HAS DETERIORATED SO SEVERELY THAT THE LATCH HANDLE WILL NO LONGER WORK. THE RUBBERIZED COVER HAS BECOME GOOEY AND STICKY, AND COMES OFF ON YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. THERE IS NO ALTERNATE TRUNK RELEASE ON THIS VEHICLE, SO WITH THE HANDLE MECHANISM GUMMED UP BY THE DETERIORATING RUBBER COVER, THERE IS NO WAY TO ACCESS THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PIECE HAS BEEN DETERIORATING OVER THE PAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO HOLD OFF FOR A TOYOTA RECALL ON THIS PIECE, BUT NOW WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED.

HID HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, SENSOR IS EXPOSED UNDER THE CAR AND APPARENTLY LEAKS ROAD SALT SOLUTION.. HEADLIGHTS POINTING DOWN, INADEQUATE VISIBILITY DRIVING AT NIGHT. EXORBITANT COST TO REPLACE, ~$400 US

FAULTY LIFTGATE HANDLE. THE RUBBER MELTS IN WARM WEATHER, LEAVING A STICKY BLACK TAR ON YOUR FINGERS THAT WILL NOT WASH OFF. THIS RUBBER MELTS INTO THE MECHANISM SUCH THAT THE LIFTGATE IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAULTY BATCH OF RUBBER THAT WAS USED, BUT SO FAR REFUSES TO RECALL THE FAULTY MECHANISM IN THE US. THE LIFTGATE WOULD ONLY OPEN INTERMITTANTLY, WITH A LOT OF EFFORT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW, IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL, SO WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR.

ENGINE OIL DISAPPEARS CONSTANTLY. THERE IS NO APPARENT LEAKAGE OF ENGINE OIL. HAVE TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERS DURING SERVICING MANY TIMES SINCE THAN AND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM. THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS HAPPENING. IN ORDER TO KEEP ENGINE OIL IN RECOMMENDED LEVEL I HAVE BEEN POURING RECOMMENDED GRADE ENGINE OIL (5W30) EVERY OTHER WEEK.

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS CONTROLLED BY AN EXTERNAL RUBBER BUTTON THAT OVER TIME HAS MELTED INTO A STICKY GOO THAT HAS PREVENTED THE LATCH FROM OPERATING WITH NORMAL FINGER OPERATION. MY WIFE IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH EVEN THOUGH HER HANDS ARE STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGE WOMAN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A PROBLEM ACCESSING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR, BUT IT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD UNDER SOME EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED SIMILAR LATCHES ON SOME SCION MODELS BUT TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PRIUS MODEL.

THE REAR HATCH LATCH HAS BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THE EXTERIOR HANDLE RUBBER HAS BEEN SOFTENING, ALMOST MELTING, FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN IT HAS RELEASED IN THE PAST, SOMETIMES IT WAS ONLY A PARTIAL RELEASE, LEAVING THE HATCH LATCHED DOWN. THE HATCH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE LATCH TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER OPEN IT AT ALL. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A BULLETIN OR RECALL AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS AND HE SAID, NO. HE DID SAY THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS/REPAIRS ON THE 2007 HATCH LATCH AND THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET IN AS THEY ARE IN DEMAND. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT CAN INVOLVE SAFETY. MY SPARE TIRE IS BACK THERE AND I CANNOT ACCESS MY TRUNK. HAD TO CRAWL THOUGH THE BACK SEAT TO CHANGE A TAILLIGHT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES.

I HAVE OWNED TWO 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH HAVE BEEN TOTALED DUE TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A FAILURE OF THE HYBRID DRIVETRAIN TO DISENGAGE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. FIRST 2007 PRIUS, PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. ON DEC 9, 2009, TO AVOID A COLLISION, I FULLY PRESSED THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE HOWEVER THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. I SHOULD EASILY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME. AS IT CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD, I COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER CAR. THE SPEED AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT WAS APPROX 25 MPH. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE COST OF REPAIRING THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE POLICE REPORT. SECOND TOYOTA PRIUS: I PURCHASED AN EXACT REPLACEMENT USED 2007 PRIUS IN DEC 2009. ON OCTOBER 17, 2015, A CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH. SHE REPORTED PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE BUT THAT THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE HIT CAR IN FRONT THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE STEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AND THE PRIUS STOPPED. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE REPORT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IN NOV 2015. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED. A TOYOTA 'FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST' INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. I SIGNED AN 'EDR CONSENT FORM' FOR TOYOTA TO READ ANY DATA FROM THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER DUE TO THE FIRE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO READ ANY D

I HAVE OWNED TWO 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH HAVE BEEN TOTALED DUE TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A FAILURE OF THE HYBRID DRIVETRAIN TO DISENGAGE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. THIS REPORT IS REGARDING THE FIRST VEHICLE. I HAVE FILED A SEPARATE REPORT FOR THE SECOND VEHICLE WHICH I STILL HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. FIRST 2007 PRIUS, PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. ON DEC 9, 2009, TO AVOID A COLLISION, I FULLY PRESSED THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE HOWEVER THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. I SHOULD EASILY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME. AS IT CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD, I COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER CAR. THE SPEED AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT WAS APPROX 25 MPH. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE COST OF REPAIRING THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE POLICE REPORT. SECOND TOYOTA PRIUS: I PURCHASED AN EXACT REPLACEMENT USED 2007 PRIUS IN DEC 2009. ON OCTOBER 17, 2015, A CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH. SHE REPORTED PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE BUT THAT THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE HIT CAR IN FRONT THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE STEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AND THE PRIUS STOPPED. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE REPORT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IN NOV 2015. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED. A TOYOTA 'FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST' INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V449000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

VEHICLE ONLY HAS 110K MILES ON IT. CHECK ENGINE STARTING GOING ON WHEN ACCELERATING ON UPHILL. FULL UP GAS TANK & LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. THEN CHECK ENGINE WOULD GO ON WHEN LOW GAS LEVEL. TOLD TO CHANGE GASCAP. DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. FILLING PULLED CODES IT WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PART COST $1700.00 FOR PART ALONE FOR A PART THAT IS SUPPOSE TO LAST LIFETIME OF CAR.

"TAKATA RECALL" IN AUG 2014 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ONE OF THE INJURIES SUSTAINED WAS A FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT FIFTH METACARPAL BONE CAUSED BY PROJECTILE SHRAPNEL, MOST LIKELY FROM THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. THE SHRAPNEL WAS 2MM X 10MM, BLACK AND APPEARED TO BE PLASTIC PER THE OPERATIVE REPORT BY THE SURGEON WHO REMOVED IT. FOR SUCH A LIGHT PIECE OF PLASTIC TO CAUSE THIS EXTENSIVE A COMMINUTED FRACTURE, THE PROJECTILE MUST HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A VERY HIGH VELOCITY MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG'S EXPLOSIVE FOR [XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF RANDOMLY, AND START AGAIN WHEN TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THEN GOES OFF AGAIN.

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON FOR IT TO LIGHT AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR + 1 YEAR AGO. THE SERVICE WAS PAID FOR, TO NO AVAIL. THOUGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. WE HA E BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE OFFICERS FOR HA OK NGUYEN A LIGHT OUT. I FEEL THIS IS A SALT F ETC ISSUE AND IT APPEARS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY TOYOTA CARS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. CYCLING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON USED TO CORRECT PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT NOW HEADLIGHT STAYS ON FOR ONLY A MINUTE OR TWO. HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AND HAD HID BULB REPLACED IN 2012 AT GREAT EXPENSE. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A KNOWN DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE.

MY WIFES 2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEN ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WILL GO OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY 2 CERTIFIED MECHANICS NEITHER CAN FIND ANY FAULTS IN THE HEADLIGHTS OR BULBS EVEN APPLYING CONTACT GREASE TO ASSURE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY. ATTENTION NHTSA ADMINISTRATORS ( THIS CERTAINLY COULD BECOME A DEADLY PROBLEM.) WE HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DRIVER MUST IMMEDIATELY TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON TO RESTORE LIGHTING. I HOPE THEY NEVER FAIL TO RE-LIGHT!! OF ALL THE PROBLEMS- ATTENTION SURELY MUST BE GIVEN TO THESE LIGHTS. ALMOST A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HERE..HOW MANY PEOPLE KEEP TAKING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS, ONLY TO HAVE IT REPEAT ITSELF? IMMEDIATE ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE NHTSA.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE BARELY RESPONDED TO THE TOUCH, AS THOUGH ALL THE POWER WAS GONE TO THEM. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ENTERING MY SON'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF BRAKING ABILITY I COULD STOP IN TIME. HOWEVER, IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON A MAJOR ROAD OR HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES NOW THAT I HAVE READ THROUGH OTHER REPORTS. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE?? TO SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, HAVE A MAJOR LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS!!!

HEAD LAMP INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ( HID TYPE) EXCESSIVE COST TO REPAIR , SECOND TIME FOR PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WITHOUT REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I GOT UNINTENDED HIGH SPEED AND I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. IT STOPPED BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS HIT BY THE CURBE

HEAD LIGHT GET TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. LEFT SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OFF MORE OFTEN THAN RIGHT SIDE. RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING TOO BUT NOT OFTEN LIKE DRIVER SIDE. I REPLACED HID LIGHT BULB AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED BALLAST. BUT THE SYMPTOM IS NOT CHANGED. THE WORST CASE FREQUENCY OFF WAS EVERY 5 MINUTES.