Toyota Prius Complaints (2007)

2,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10355039September 12, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 PRIUS W 95,000 MILES. LEFT HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING TURNED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. CYCLING THE SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON RETURNS LIGHT FUNCTION, ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. REPLACEMENT OF HID BULBS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, SO THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR, BUT AN ELECTRICAL DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355118September 12, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS...PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN FLICKERING AND TURNING ITSELF OFF FOR PAST MONTH..WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON, THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO WORK NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING LAST NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON...BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354686September 9, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FAULTY HEAD LIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA PRUIS 2007. HEAD LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF ... MOSTLY OFF ON ONE SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354728September 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO REASON. WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 58K MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE NOTICED THE HEAD LAMPS GOING OFF AND COMING BACK ON. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH SIDES INTERMITTENTLY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK THE OTHER MORNING AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO RESTORE HER ROAD VISION. THEY STAYED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE LEFT ONE WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE CAR IS NOW AT COURTESY TOYOTA IN BRANDON, FL AND I'M BEING TOLD THE "BALLASTS" AND THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS NEED REPLACING. THIS REPAIR IS COSTING US OVER 400.00. TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO EXISTING RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354206September 7, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR, SOMETIMES THE BULB WILL COME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING OR IT MAY BE ON THE NEXT TIME THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. I HAVE NOT HAD BOTH BULBS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME BUT AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AT SOME POINT. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT INDICATES THAT THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL FOR HID HEADLIGHT BULBS BUT DOES NOT ADVISE WHEN THE BULBS SHOULD BE REPLACED. MY TOYOTA DEALER ADVISED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE CONDITION UNTIL THE BULB STOPS WORKING ALTOGETHER? THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BULBS IS VERY EXPENSIVE ($250 PER BULB). I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED BEFORE WINTER WHEN MORE NIGHT DRIVING IS NEEDED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353915September 5, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER HASN'T BEEN CONTACTED YET SINCE IT'S A WEEKEND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353957September 5, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS (INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, AND NOT USUALLY AT SAME TIME). TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON WILL USUALLY REMEDY THE SITUATION TEMPORARILY. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS, POSSIBLY MORE. STARTED WHEN VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES. ONE TIME ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DRIVING AT NIGHT, OTHER DRIVER SAID THAT SHE DID NOT SEE ME APPROACHING DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353861September 4, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TOYOTA PRIUS 2007. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENLTY GO OUT. BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT ON THEIR OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353760September 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353764September 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352703August 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THEN TAPPED THEM SLOWLY IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION FAILURE THREE TIMES IN ONE WEEKEND AND DURING THE LAST TWO FAILURES THE VEHICLE DID CORRECT ITSELF. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DURING THE FAILURES. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,502.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352776August 30, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEAT BELTS
MY DAUGHTERS WERE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT 27 AUG 10 WERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED BECAUSE OF THIS MY DAUGHTER HIT HER HEAD TWICE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IS IN SEVER PAIN WITH LOTS OF BRUISING AND IS WEARING A NECK BRACE. SHE NEEDS TO GO IN FOR FURTHER SCANS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER BACK. THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR WAS SEVERE. SHE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE TURNED DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND THEN HIT THE CAR AGAIN THE CARS LOCKED ON TO EACH OTHER AND WENT OVER THE CENTER DIVIDER ON THE STREET FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LADY HAD RUN THE RED LIGHT AND WENT THRU THREE LANES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10351990August 26, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HID HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY EXTINGUISH. CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY SWITCHING LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. HAD ONLY BEEN ONE LIGHT AT A TIME FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO TODAY'S DATE, THEN, LAST NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, BOTH LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THOUGH BOTH WENT BACK ON WHEN LIGHT SWITCH TURNED OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE LISTED DATE OF DUAL HEADLIGHT FAILURE IN "INCIDENT DATE" BOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352016August 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING AT 30MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF FAILURE. 1. CAR TURNED OFF - NOT THE POWER BUT THE ABILITY TO DRIVE OR PUT IN GEAR OR RUN. CAR WAS NON-DRIVABLE OR MOVABLE IN ANY WAY FOR NEXT 3 HOURS. 2. NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, PROBLEM UNKNOWN AS THE CAR WORKS PERFECTLY. 3. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 STALLED AND WOULD NOT START - HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AFTER 12 HOURS. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351737August 25, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BECOME ABNORMALLY DIM BEFORE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF BEFORE OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351596August 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AUTO MODEL TOYOTA 2007 PRIUS - EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHT FAILURE NO ACCIDENT - NO CONSEQUENCES. SUDDENLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED TO GO OUT AFTER WORKING FINE AT INITIAL TURN ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09019. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNS OFF, IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED - THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON - ONLY TO FAIL SOME TIME LATER. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT AND SPORADIC FAILURE. SOMETIMES WHEN FENDER IS STRUCK, THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER - THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPEAT THIS FAILURE. NO PARTS REPLACED. WILL TAKE PRIUS BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351617August 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. FINALLY STOPPED WORKING A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING TO AIRPORT. ON DRIVING HOME FROM AIRPORT LAST NIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SIMPLY TURNED OFF WHILE GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR. FOG LAMPS CONTINUE TO BURN BUT NO HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER SIDE. ON READING OF OTHER'S COMPLAINTS TODAY AFTER CALLING MY DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GETTING A QUOTE FOR $400 REPLACEMENT, I DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I THEN WALKED OUT TO MY CAR AND DID WHAT OTHERS SAID, TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. GUESS WHAT, THE LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351237August 23, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 PRIUS STARTED HAVING RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN I WOULD DRIVE ON A ROUGH ROAD IT WOULD TURN OFF THEN BACK ON SOME 6 MONTHS AGO. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE WIRING AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE CAR HAD 45000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO BOTH OF THEM STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF AND 2 NIGHTS AGO WHILE DRIVING HOME I HAD TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF 22 TIMES AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AND THEN GET DIM AND THEN TURN OFF. I TOOK IT TO THEM AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE LEFT LIGHT WAS BAD AND THE LIGHT AND BALLAST WERE REPLACED FOR THE TUNE OF 614 DOLLARS. THEY DID NOTHING FOR THE RIGHT LIGHT. I CALLED AND OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA WHO WILL NOT PAY FOR AY OF IT. THIS SHOULD BE IN A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351348August 23, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS IN 2007 PRIUS. THE FIRST ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT ON 07/07/09 WHEN THE CAR WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THIS ONE WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS NOW GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE SAME WAY AS THE PREVIOUS HEADLIGHT. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF OUR BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351107August 22, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2007 TOYOTA, PRIUS PASSENGER SIDE RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. WHEN TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND TURN ON IT STARTS WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING SINCE MID APRIL OF 2010. ON 08/18/2010 BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY. AS SOON AS I TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND TURNED ON, BOTH HEAD LIGHT STARTED WORKING. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER PRIUS OWNER AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HIS HEADLIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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