2007 Toyota Prius complaints

WIFE BACKED VEHICLE UP THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE .MULTIPAL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IT BACK TO A PARKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUT BACK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE TO A PARKED POSITION. IT WAS LUCKY THAT THIS TOOK PLACE ON OUR PROPERTY IN FRONT OF OUR RESIDENCE AND NOT A BUSY PUBLIC ROADWAY. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ON A FLATBED TO A TOYOTA DEALER APPROX. 50 MILES AWAY. TOYOTA DEALER ADVISED LATER THE TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION FAILED. FOUND A TOYOTA "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" DATED JULY 7,2006 SPECIFICALLY DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE 2004 TO 2007 PRIUS. DOCUMENT TITLE: M.I.L. "ON" DTC P0AA6 OR P3009, INFORMATION CODES 526 & 613 MODELS '04- PRIUS. IN THE DOCUMENT IT STATES "THE TRANSAXEL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION." BOTTOM LINE IS TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT MENTIONED ABOVE AND HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM PROPERLY TO RECALL THE VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

READ HATCH DOOR LATCH SWITCH FAILURE DUE TO RUBBER COVER THAT HAS DETERIORATED AND MELTED INTO STICKY GOO. THE SWITCH NOW IS INTERMITTENT. BLACK TARRY RUBBER GETS ON MY HANDS WHEN I TRY TO USE IT. THE PRICE TO REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS $350

MY LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF. THEY DO EVENTUALLY TURN BACK ON, BUT IT SEEMS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO BE RELYING ON ONE LIGHT FOR THAT TIME. I'VE SPOKEN WITH A FEW OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED FOR $200

THE RIGHT HID HEADLAMP ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT FAULT. IT GOES OUT AND THEN WILL COME BACK ON. THE DURATION THE HID LIGHT GOES OUT VARIES, AND IT MAY WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2007. EARLIER, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB AND POWER SUPPLY MODULES (UNDER WARRANTY). THAT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW IT THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. WE NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PATTERN THAT SUGGESTS IT MAY BE A LOOSE CONNECTION (SUCH AS, OCCURRING ON ROUGH OR BUMPY SURFACES). SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED IN ONE HID HEADLAMP AND NOT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

ONE HID HEADLAMP WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN ITSELF OFF. TURNING HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF FOR 3-5 MINUTES AND THEN BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE. AS ONE COULD IMAGINE, VERY PROBLEMATIC WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. MULTIPLE BULB REPLACEMENTS (OVER $150 EACH) HAVE HAD NO EFFECT. DEALER RECOMMENDED FULL HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT IS OVER $1000. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE, AND EVENTUALLY TRACE THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE BALLAST OF THE HID LAMP, WHICH IS EASILY DAMAGED BY WATER FROM POOR DESIGN (THE BALLAST IS WEATHER-SEALED AGAINST THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NOT AGAINST THE HEADLAMP ITSELF; ANY WATER THAT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE LAMP WILL RUN DOWN AND POOL ON THE BALLAST ELECTRONICS).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DETAILS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THE EXTERIOR HANDLE RUBBER HAS BEEN SOFTENING, ALMOST MELTING, FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT IS NOW CONSISTENTLY AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE LATCH. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A BULLETIN OR RECALL AND HE SAID, NO. HE DID SAY THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS/REPAIRS ON THE 2007 HATCH LATCH.

LIFTGATE HANDLE LATCH MECHANISM DETERIORATED (INSIDE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE, NOT THE ACTUAL CONNECTION DOWN NEAR THE BUMPER). THIS IS A KNOWN 2007 PRIUS PROBLEM BOTH WITHIN THIS DATABASE AND IN ONLINE FORUMS, IF YOU SEARCH. PROBABLY PART OF THE 'RUBBER PARTS / GASKET TURNING INTO GOOP' PROBLEM DISCUSSED ELSEWHERE. SHOULD BE A DEALER WARRANTY REPAIR AS IT IS EXPENSIVE DEFECT TO FIX, $600 OR SO, ENTAILING REMOVING PANELS FROM THE INSIDE ETC AND REPLACING THE SWITCH. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT THAT IS ALL THUS FAR. LEXINGTON TOYOTA DEALER (MASS.) SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT, WHICH SEEMS UNLIKELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKE HAZARD WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,800.

YET ANOTHER 2007 PRIUS WITH THE REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH COVER THAT HAS DECOMPOSED RENDERING THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT IS WIDELY DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND CORRECT THIS DEFECT AT THEIR COST. SAFETY ISSUES: INABILITY TO ACCESS EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO REPAIR A TIRE FAILURE, POTENTIAL TO BE STRANDED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, IN REMOTE AREAS ETC. I AM 69 YEARS OLD, HAVE HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT, A COMMINUTED FRACTURE OF THE PATELLA ON THE SAME LEG RESULTING IN WIRE AND SCREWS HOLDING THE PATELLA TOGETHER. THE OTHER LEG HAS SUSTAINED A TRAUMATIC INJURY THAT RESULTED IN A ROD FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THE TIBIA, AND MUSCLE, VASCULAR, AND SKIN GRAFTS. CRAWLING INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO ACCESS THE MANUAL RELEASE IS NOT THE EASY TASK IT MAY HAVE ONCE BEEN; INABILITY TO ACCESS FIRST AID OR OTHER SAFEY EQUIPMENT IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT; INABILITY OF RESCUERS TO ACCESS THE CABIN VIA THE REAR HATCH IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

MY HEADLIGHT COMES ON BUT GOES OUT INTERMITENTLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT COMES BACK ON. I;VE READ ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND HEARD THAT REPLACING THE EXPENSIVE BULB SOMETIMES DOESN;T FIX THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON IT.

12/17/2013 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALARMS WENT ON. BRAKE PEDALS WERE NON RESPONSIVE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED. MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF FREEWAY AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AT DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE COMPUTER OR BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKE ACTUATOR. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS 128,451. BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WENT ON BRIEFLY. DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILING AGAIN. CURRENT MILEAGE ABOUT 170,000. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES NOBODY WAS HURT, NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE IT THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD SUDDENLY NOT BE ABLE TO BRAKE DUE TO A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION, ESPECIALLY 42,000 MILES APART.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLAMPS WILL RANDOMLY AND SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY JUST GO OUT. IF I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THEY WILL COME BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS THAT THEY HAVE GONE OUT. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

THE RUBBER COVER OVER THE REAR HATCH LATCH GOT SOFT AND WOULD STICK ONTO MY HANDS. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ALSO MY BREAKS GRAB ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS DAMP.

THE HEADLIGHTS GO AT WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES ONE GOES OUT SOMETIMES BOTH WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. BULB REPLACEMENT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUES. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. TOYOTA SERVICE HAS NOT OFFERED A FIX THAT WORKS! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL THE LIGHTING GOES DARK. I HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN RELIGHTING THE HEADLIGHTS BY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE MAIN SWITCH AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BREAKS ARE ALSO A MENACE: ON WET ROADS IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN USING THE BREAKS. IF YOU ARE BREAKING AND A TIRE GOES OVER A MORE SLIPPERY SURFACE THAN THE PAVEMENT, SUCH AS A MANHOLE COVER, THE ABS SYSTEM CUTS BREAKING TO ALL THE WHEELS SUCH THAT THE CAR CONTINUES ON AS IF THE BREAKS ARE NOT BEING APPLIED - THE CAR EFFECTIVELY RELEASES THE BREAKS AND YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL ITS SYSTEMS DECIDE TO RETURN CONTROLS TO THE DRIVER. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. TRY IT ON A ROAD WITH A BIT OF LOOSE GRAVEL ON IT OR THE LEFTOVER COARSE SAND FROM WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE OR GOING THROUGH A MILDE POTHOLE WHERE GRAVEL HAS SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD....BREAKING IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONSISTENTLY CAUSE THE CAR TO DIMINISH BREAKING POWER TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER LOWING DOWN. WE OWN 6 CARS OF VARYING MAKES AND THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SAME ISSUE IS THAT IF YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND A DRIVE WHEEL HITS A SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY PAT

TRUNK RELEASE HATCH BUTTON DEGRADED. TURNED STICKY, FELT LIKE, TAR. TO OPEN THE TRUNK TOOK CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK OR OPENING WITH DIFFICULTY. TRUNK RELEASE HATCH BUTTON "MELTED" THEN THE ENTIRE GARNISH BROKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN IT.

THE RUBBER COVER ON THE REAR HATCH HANDLE IS DEFECTIVE AND MELTING. THIS CAUSES THE REAR HATCH TO STICK, NOT ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE REAR HATCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE REAR HATCH SPACE.

WHILE BACKING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPOT OF AN INNER CITY SUPERMARKET IN A BUSY RESIDENTIAL AREA THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT WENT OVER A 1 FT CONCRETE CURB LIMITER INTO THE STREET AND AFTER A 180 DEGREE LOOP IN REVERSE I FINALLY HIT THE E-BRAKE HARD WHILE AT THE SAME TIME I RAN OVER A PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT A TREE WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TO A FULL STOP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DURING ALL THIS PERIOD OF PROBABLY LESS THAN 10 SECONDS THE FOOT BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONDING ANY MORE. AFTER IMPACT THE ENGINE DID NOT START ANYMORE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.

LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY ONLY ONE SIDE BUT OCCASIONALLY BOTH AT ONCE. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

HATCHBACK LATCH: IN HOT WEATHER THE RUBBER LATCH MELTS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, I ENQUIRED ABOUT REPAIR OF THE LATCH AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF ABOUT $300. THIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I ASKED ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR MANY 2007 PRIUS OWNERS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS GETTING WORSE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF, WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, EVEN WITH A BRAND NEW BULB IN. ALSO, ONE TIME, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, AND TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL. HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM! THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN TURNED ON INITIALLY THEN GO OFF AS I AM DRIVING ON ANY ROAD.

WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS THE HEADLIGHTS ON WHILE I AM DRIVING ONE OR BOTH WILL SPONTANEOUSLY GO OFF. THIS OCCURS MORE WHEN IT IS WET OUT, AND SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE WHEN I HIT A BUMP, BUT IT WILL OCCUR OFTEN WITH NO ANTECEDENT. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT (OR HEADLIGHTS) WILL TURN BACK ON BUT THEN MAY GO OFF RANDOMLY AGAIN LATER WHILE DRIVING. THE BULBS ARE FINE. I'VE READ ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 PRIUS. SO COMMON I DOUBT IT IS A RANDOM MALFUNCTION BUT A ENGINEERING/ELECTRICAL DESIGN OR EQUIPMENT PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT.

I STARTED TO NOTICE THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT BULB SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND READ SOMEWHERE THAT THIS MIGHT BE A PRE WARNING THAT THE BULB WAS AT THE END OF ITS LIFE. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH BULBS (WHICH ARE RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE) WITH BRAND NEW ONES, YET THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE RIGHT BULB DECIDES TO TURN OFF AND SOMETIMES THE LEFT ONE FOR NO APPARENT REASON (NOT TIED TO HITTING BUMPS). THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE BULBS COULD GO OUT. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THIS ISN'T REALLY DEEMED A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ITS USUALLY JUST ONE BULB THAT GOES OUT AND THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO A SERVICE STATION, BUT IF THATS THE CASE, TELL ME HOW I CAN GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING A BULB OUT AND HOW THEY JUSTIFY THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT? ACCORDING TO TRAFFICVIOLATIONSLAWFIRMS.COM: "TRAFFIC LAWS IN EACH STATE CONTAIN STATUTES REGARDING NIGHTTIME DRIVING AND THE APPROPRIATE USE OF HEADLIGHTS. DRIVING WITH POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO CONDITIONS, SUCH AS POOR OR NON-WORKING HEADLIGHTS IS A MAIN CAUSE OF NIGHTTIME ACCIDENTS. ASIDE FROM BEING A MAIN CAUSE OF NIGHTTIME ACCIDENTS, DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AFTER DUSK OR BEFORE DAWN, WILL RESULT IN A DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS TICKET FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT." WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE? THIS REMINDS ME OF THE MOVIE "FIGHT CLUB": YOUR DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN A DARK ROAD AND YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT,

THE BLACK RUBBER ON THE HATCHBACK LATCH HAS MELTED AND MAKES OPENING THE HATCHBACK DIFFICULT. THE BLACK GOO STICKS TO THE HAND AND IS VERY MESSY BECAUSE IT GETS ON ANYTHING TOUCHED INCLUDING CLOTHES, DOOR HANDLES AND CHILDREN. THE MELTED RUBBER INTERFERES WITH THE LATCH SUCH ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE HATCHBACK DOES NOT OPEN.

HEADLAMPS AND TAIL LIGHTS SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF FAILURE TO STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING. NOT REGULAR, NOR CONSISTENT TO ONE LIGHT AND NOT THE OTHER. GENERAL UNRELIABILITY OF ELECTRICAL ROAD ILLUMINATION SYSTEM. CREATES A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS WITH ONCOMING VEHICLES FAILING TO RECOGNIZE MY VEHICLE PROFILE ACCURATELY WHEN APPROACHING ON NARROW ROADWAYS.

OUR PRIUS WAS BURGLARIZED WHILE PARKED. THE SIDE WINDOW WAS SMASHED, PURSE STOLEN ALONG WITH ELECTRONIC KEY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY GIECO'S BODY REPAIR AGENT, BRIGHTON AUTO REPAIR (4 DAYS LATER-UNKNOWN TO US). VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMELBACK TOYOTA WHERE THEY REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED KEY. THEY ALSO INITIATED AND PERFORMED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. CAMELBACK TOY. SAID THE BULB WAS BURNED. WHEN ASKED IF THEY REPLACED IT OR REMOVED THE DASH, THEY SAID NO. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLAM US FORWARD EVERY TIME WE PRESSED THE BRAKES. TOYOTA CAMELBACK RETURNED OUR VEHICLE WITH 14 SENSORS BURNED. TO THIS DAY, WE HAVE TO USE BOTH FEET TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR REPAIR TECHS. THEY SAID RECALLS WERE PERFORMED UNTIL THEY FOUND OUT OUR VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGE TITLE. ALL WORK WAS STOPPED AT THE STEERING COLUMN (WHERE MOST BRAKE SENSORS ARE LOCATED). TO THIS DAY GIECO, BRIGHTON AND CAMELBACK TOYOTA REFUSE TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE. EVERYDAY WE PLACE OUR LIVES IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY REPAIRS AND DAMAGE THEY CAUSED. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE EVEN AFTER I FILED WITH BBB. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR DAILY DRIVER AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR ALL THE SENSORS THEY BURNED AND THE DAMAGE TO OUR BRAKE SYSTEM (OVER 3500.00 IN DAMAGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BURGLARIZED, THE BRAKES WERE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION. NOW WE HAVE TO TOLERATE A CONTINUOUS LOUD BEEPING SOUND AND BRAKES WIT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH IN THE GARAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,626. UPDATED 01/21/16*LJ *AS

I WAS DRIVING AFTER DARK ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER 2 MINUTES THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2 - 3 MINUTES. THIS REPEATED FOR 3 MORE TIMES. AFTER THE 5TH TIME TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES. THIS WHILE MOVING AT MORE THAN 60 MPH ON A DARK FREEWAY. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND THE PRECEDURE REPEATED FROM THE BEGINNING, I.E. LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED MY DESTINATION. MY PRIUS HAS HID LIGHTS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS THESE ARS GET OLDER. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THE NHTSA GETS TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?

THE LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN AN ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2012. THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY ONE AT A TIME. THEY WILL COME ON AGAIN IF YOU NOTICE IT AND FLICK THE SWITCH. REPLACING THE BULBS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM(HAD ONE REPLACED) NOW MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE HAS BEEN STOPPED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT. I WILL AGAIN REPLACE THE BULB, BUT THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM TO ME.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY ROAD WITH A POSTED 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT SURGED FORWARD BRIEFLY AND ACCELERATED FOLLOWED BY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DASHBOARD LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF AND THEN THE BRAKES FINALLY STARTED WORKING TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO REAR-END OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND THE ELECTRONIC WATER PUMP FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V536000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

HEADLAMPS GO OUT SUDDENLY AND BACK ON IF SWITCHED TURNED OFF THEN ON. BULBS WEREREPLACED AS PART OF RECALL AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. OVER $500 QUOTE TO REPLACE BULBS BUT NO GUARANTEE IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

THE ISSUE RELATES TO TSB-0172-09 - COMBINATION METERS FAILS IN SUB ZERO WEATHER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND TWICE LAST WINTER IN SUBZERO TEMPERATURE. LAST WEEK I NEEDED TO HAVE LYNCH TOYOTA IN MANCHESTER, CT REPLACE MY KEY FOB AND I REQUESTED THAT THEY RUN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE COMBO METER PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO SEE THE DISPLAY NOT FUNCTIONING. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY CAN CONFIRM THIS PROBLEM - IF THE PROBLEM EXISTS I AM ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR (ONCE THE CAR WARMS THE PROBLEMS DISAPPEARS ANYWAY) - THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP - IF THEY CAN CONFIRM THE PROBLEM THEY WILL COVER THE TOWING EXPENSE - PROBLEM IS THIS - THE DEALER IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CT - ELEVATION ~270 FEET IN CONTRAST TO MY LOCATION NORTHEAST HILLS AT ELEVATION 780 - COOLER IN NE AND WARMER IN CENTRAL VALLEY. I SENT TOYOTA THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND RECEIVED AN EMAIL RESPONSE (INCIDENT #1509120648) AND JUST CALLED 800-331-4331. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE TO MY SURPRISE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER IN HAND SO WE HAD TO REVISIT THE EMAIL AND I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. BASICALLY WHAT WE CONCLUDED IS THAT TOYOTA CAN NOT FIX MY PROBLEM FOR THEY CANNOT VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. SO HERE WE HAVE A CLASSIC CATCH 22 - AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 9 YEARS IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. THEY ALSO CONTEND THAT PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND DO MY OWN REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE MANUFACTURE SPECIFIED INTERVALS OF 5000 MILES. THIS LAST TIME I NOTICED NOT MUCH OIL COMING OUT OF THE DRAIN PAN, POURED IT BACK INTO AN EMPTY OIL JUG TO MEASURE AND YES ONLY 1.5 QUARTS DRAINED OUT. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY SMOKE OR SMELLED ANY OIL BURNING AND NO OBVIOUS LEAKS. I DON'T RUN THE ENGINE HARD OR AT HIGH SPEEDS (LESS THAN HALF MY DRIVING IS INTERSTATE) BUT CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT'S ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED USING OIL. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE WITH PRIUS OVER 100K MILES. I WANT TO ADD MY OTHER TOYOTA AND HONDA VEHICLES HAVE LASTED WELL OVER 200K AND 180K MILES WITH NO ENGINE TROUBLES AT ALL (I ALSO DO THE MAINTENANCE ON THEM)

I THOUGHT THIS VEHICLE HAD A WATERPUMP RECALL...FOR THIS MODEL PRIUS AND I NEVER GOT ONE... ENGINE OVERHEATED AND WATERPUMP BECAME BROKEN..

WHILE RETURNING HOME THE LIGHTS (BOTH) FLICKERED AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER A STOP FOR GROCERIES AND PREPARING TO LEAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. AS WE NEARED OUR HOME THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. BOTH SITUATIONS HAPPENED AROUND 8:00 AND 8:30 PM. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT WE HAVE HAD THE LEFT, RIGHT AND BOTH LIGHTS FAIL ON AT LEAST A DOZEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WE HAVE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PRIUS'. TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND MUST FIX THESE FAILURES.

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE AND TURN INTO A RUBBERY AND STICKY BLACK MESS. THIS ISSUE INTERFERES WITH THE USE OF THE HATCH AS THE RUBBER NOT ONLY GETS ON YOUR FINGERS BUT APPEARS TO BE BLOCKING THE RELEASE MECHANISM. THE DETERIORATION STARTED DURING THE SUMMER.. THE ISSUE HAS WORSENED AND TODAY I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH WHATSOEVER.

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). I HAVE TO PRESS REPEATEDLY TO OPEN THE TRUNK. EACH TIME I TOUCH IT TO OPEN THE CAR MY HANDS GET COVERED IN MELTED RUBBER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. GIVEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS (EVEN MY CAR DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE), WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED?

WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND TELLS YOU TO PARK THE VEHICLE, ETC. PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU STOP EXITING THE FREEWAY THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AS SOON AS YOU COME TO A STOP AND LEAVES YOU STRANDED IN THE LANE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM AND YOU CAN'T ROLL IT OUT OF THE LANE WHICH LEAVES YOU VULNERABLE TO BEING HIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. VERY TROUBLING. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE. DANGEROUS!

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EASILY. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

DRIVING THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO OUT. 6 MONTHS AGO IT USE TO HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK BUT IS GETTING WORSE AND NOW ON AUGUST 16, 2015 9:30 PM, IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN A 35 MINUTE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD THIS BEEN ON ONE OF THE WINDY BACK ROADS WITHOUT STREETLIGHTS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE DANGEROUS. BY SEARCHING THE WEB WE HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT WE NEED TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. IT HAPPENS AT 25 MPH, 45 MPH OR 55 MPH.

MY BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA EP 422 TIRES WORE OUT AFTER ONLY 32,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ADVERTISED AS WARRANTIED FOR 65,000 MILES. THE BRIDGESTONE DEALER GAVE ME A REFERENCE # 112-95-47 AND SENT ME TO A DEALER. THE DEALER MEASURED THE TIRES AT 4-4-0 AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE THE INSIDE EDGES OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BALD. HE STATED THAT, "IT LOOKS LIKE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM TO ME." DURING THE LIFE OF THE TIRES I RETURNED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR 5,000 MILE SERVICE INTERVALS. EACH TIME THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND INFLATION. IT WAS ALWAYS "WITHIN SPEC" FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I TOLD THIS TO THE DEALER AND THE BRIDGESTONE REPRESENTATIVE. THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE SORRY BUT THEY CANNOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. WHAT GOOD IS A 65,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR TIRES THAT WEAR OUT IN 32,000 MILES IF THE FACT THAT THEY WORE OUT VOIDS THE WARRANTY? I PURCHASED THESE TIRES BECAUSE THEY GOT HIGH RATINGS FOR LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE AND THE BRIDGESTONE BROCHURE RECOMMENDED THEM FOR MY 07 PRIUS. WHILE THE GAS SAVINGS WERE GOOD, THE LOSS OF HALF THE LIFE OF THE TIRE MORE THAN OUTWEIGHS THE GAS SAVINGS. I BELIEVE THAT BRIDGESTONE HAS HAD A WEAR PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES BECAUSE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN THE TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH THE NEW ECOPIA 422 PLUS. IT HAS A 70,000 MILE WARRANTY. BUT THE NEW TIRE HAS A TREAD COMPOUND RATED AT 680 WHILE THE OLD TIRE HAS A TREAD COMPOUND RATED AT 400. WOULDN'T IT BE REASONABLE TO THINK THAT THE MUCH HARDER 680 RATING WOULD

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTION WILL REVERT TO NEUTRAL WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN AFTER TUNING OFF ALL ACCESSORIES AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. IN SOME CASES IT REQUIRES THAT THE TRANSMISSION JOYSTICK SELECTOR LEVER BE HELD MANUALLY IN THE D POSITION TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS AT LOW SPEED, I.E AFTER TURNING ONTO A STREET FROM A STOPPED POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR.

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS WHEN I BOUGHT MY USED PRIUS MARCH 9, 2010. FIRST IT WAS JUST ONE HEADLIGHT ... I FOUND THAT IF I SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. IT WOULD DO IT ONCE IN AWHILE... THEN IT WOULD SWITCH FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND STARTED DOING IT MORE OFTEN...SOON BOTH LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IT WOULD OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. LATELY, IT HAS STARTED SHUTTING THE LIGHTS (EITHER OR BOTH) EVERY COUPLE MINUTES SOME TIMES EVEN EVERY COUPLE SECONDS... I HATE DRIVING AT NIGHT... THIS HAS BECOME A REALLY BAD PROBLEM. I JUST HAD A AUTO SHOP LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS... I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMERS NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS...IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!

MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING AROUND 2-3 MONTHS AGO. I THEN PURCHASED 2 HID BULBS TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES AT 1X. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY RIGHT LIGHT WOULD FLICKER THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. ID IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEN THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS THEN FLICKER AND OFF AGAIN AND ID HAVE TO START THE CYCLE AGAIN. I TRAVEL 120 MILES A DAY AND THIS HAS LIMITED THE ABILITY TO USE THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND WITH PEACE OF MIND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SUN, THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND LEFT A SHINY SUBSTANCE WHICH CAUSED A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR HATCH HANDLE MELTED AND LEFT A MELTED RUBBER RESIDUE ON HER HANDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING WARM WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900.

THE REAR HATCH HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAS MELTED COMPLETELY INTO A GOOEY MESS. THIS HANDLE WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009.. AND THE REPLACEMENT MELTED COMPLETELY AS DID THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. BUT NOW THIS WILL COST APPX. $300 TO REPLACE. THERE IS OTHER WAY TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH . THIS PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND RESULTS IN NO WAY TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND OTHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN THE HATCH. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW *CN

ON TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 AT 5:04 PM WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 57 MPH SOUTH ON HI WAY 101 AT ABOUT THE MILE POST 255.5, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN STEERING BY ME, VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO REACTION TO MY FRANTIC STEERING AND BRAKING IN THE ATTEMPT TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE ROAD. AFTER THE CAR HIT THE GUARDRAIL IT TRAVELED ABOUT 15 FEET SPUN BACK OUT INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE AND WAS HIT ON THE REAR RIGHT SIDE BY A CAR TRAVELING IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BE PROPELLED ACROSS 2 NORTHBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO REST WITH REAR OF MY CAR EMBEDDED INTO THE FAR SIDE GUARDRAIL. MIRACULOUSLY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND MY 61 YEAR PERFECT DRIVING RECORD WAS RUINED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY...UPDATED 08/27/15 *BF UPDATE 9/15/15*CW*DT *CN UPDATED 4/21/20*JB

THE TRUNK HATCH COVER/SWITCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS HAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND LOCKED UP. MYSELF, AND MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, ARE VICTIMS OF A FAULTY COMPONENT AND CAN NO LONGER ACCESS OUR SPARE TIRES IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD BE RECALLED.