Toyota Prius Complaints (2007)

2,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10303634February 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE FIRST RECALL REMEDY. THERE WAS CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD; HOWEVER, NO FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE PEDAL MODIFICATIONS, BUT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PERFORM THE RECALL AND THEY WERE WAITING FOR A PERMANENT FIX. UPDATED 04/06/10.*JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10303643February 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN A 2007 PRIUS. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN; BUT IT READJUSTED AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF ME TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL TO REGAIN CONTROL AND ALTERNATIVELY HITTING THE BRAKE. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD THE DATA POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10303724February 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FROM THE BEGINNING, MY 2007 PRIUS (PURCHASED 5/19/07) HAS CONSISTENTLY LOST BRAKING POWER BRIEFLY IF I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AS I AM BRAKING, AT LOW SPEED, FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSITION FROM REGENERATIVE TO HYDRAULIC BRAKING. MY TOYOTA DEALER, IN MAY 2008, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303132January 29, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES. THE HEADLIGHT WORKS RANDOMLY. IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH OTHER PRIUS. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10303238January 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THEN INTO REVERSE AND HE HAD SHIFT INTO DRIVE. HE STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE UNTIL HE WAS BACKING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303270January 29, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. BOTH LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THEN LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT GOES RIGHT OUT AGAIN. CAR HAS THE OPTIONAL HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303050January 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BEFORE THE 36K MILES THE DRIVER SIDE HID WENT OUT THEN IT WOULD COME BACK UP, I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED IT. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEIR IS A CLASS ACTION RELATING TO THE PRIUS HIDS. AT 40K THE PASSENGER SIDE HID STARTING ACTING UP ALSO THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL PRIUS' AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303071January 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER NIGHT AND SOMETIMES MANY TIMES. OFTEN I CAN PULL OVER AND TURN THEM ON AND OFF UNTIL THE PROBLEM CORRECTS. AT FIRST TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS STILL INTERMITTANT. TOYOTA THEN REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TOYOTA WARRANTY MANAGER WOULDN'T LET THEM REPLACE BOTH. LATER THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY CAR HAD PASSED THE 36,000 MILE MARK. TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303097January 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HID HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. ONCE IT GOES OFF, IT COULD BE TURNED BACK ON BY FLICKING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL OR SUDDENLY GOES OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302499January 27, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHIN 15000 MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP BEGAN FLICKERING AND WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF. THIS WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, THE DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLAMP BEGAN RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF. THIS HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD.*CW
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302380January 26, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BECOMING MUCH MORE FREQUENT NOW. THE LIGHT SUDDENLY GOES OFF AND THEN IF I QUICKLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON IT WORKS BUT LATELY HAS BEEN GOING OUT AGAIN AFTER A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE BULB, AS TOYOTA IS CHARGING $150 FOR A SINGLE BULB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301850January 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WAS TOLD THAT THE BULB WAS READY TO FAIL. IT WOULD COST $150 FOR THE BULB PLUS 1 HOUR OF LABOR. I HAVE A TOYOTA SERVICE PLAN BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED. A LITTLE RESEARCH REVEALED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301739January 21, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 50,000 MILES WHEN NOTICED THE PROBLEM. 55,000 NOW. PROBABLY HAS BEEN GOING ON LONGER THAN THAT. AT FIRST ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF, USUALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING TO DRIVE. NOTICED IN THE REFLECTION ON CARS AHEAD THAT ONE LIGHT WAS OFF. DISCOVERED THAT TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON USUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM AT LEAST UNTIL I GET TO WORK. LUCKILY IT'S WELL LIT MOST OF THE WAY. NOW I HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF AT THE SAME TIME. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FOG LIGHTS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. GOT THE NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT THEY ARE REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THEM FOR ANY COST OVER $150 PER LAMP. THEY WERE CHARGING PEOPLE $300 PER LAMP AND SOME DEALERS WERE REPLACING THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THEM ALSO. THEY WILL REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THAT UNNECESSARY EXPENSE TOO. I AM TRYING TO CONVINCE TOYOTA THAT SINCE IT WAS THE BULBS THAT WERE THE PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THE TOTAL COST OF REPLACING THE LAMPS. MY PLATINUM PROTECTION DOES NO GOOD FOR LAMPS. MY TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH LAMPS NOW IS ABBOT $450 INCLUDING LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301808January 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EXPERIENCED BLACK OUT ON FREEWAY, LIGHTS BOTH SHUT OFF. AT TIMES DRIVER SIDE WILL TURN ON OFF, FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER SIDE, YOU HAVE TO FLICKER ON THE LIGHTS TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300232January 19, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP HAS BEGUN TO GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. IT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, 69,000 MILES. IT HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN 9 DAYS. NOT REPAIRED YET, STILL HAVE THE HEADLAMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300360January 19, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS BREAKS FAIL TO WORK FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WITH THE CAR SLOWING DOWN AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IF I HIT A BUMP, THE BRAKES WILL STOP SLOWING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 0.5 SECONDS AND THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT WILL BLINK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300017January 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 TOYOTA PRUIS TOURING MODEL...ONGOING PROBLEM...BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT FREQUENT INTERVALS, BUT PRESENTLY IF I TURN THE SWITCH TOTALLY OFF AND BACK ON THEY COME BACK ON. RIGHT SIDE HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE LEFT SIDE ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY AS FAR AS TIMING. CAN HAPPEN AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND NOT AGAIN FOR AN HOUR. AT TIMES AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF (NOT A REAL COMFORTABLE FEELING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD) AND ON THEY DO COME ON BUT SOMETIMES GO BACK OFF WITHIN SECONDS AND IT HAS TO BE REPEATED AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY ON. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299814January 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HID HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE KEEP GOING OFF SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299810January 14, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK MOUNTAIN ROAD. VERY SCARY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299702January 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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