Toyota Prius Complaints (2007)

2,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10289329October 22, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS ARE INTERMITTENT. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED THE BULB BUT IT'S STILL INTERMITTENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289399October 22, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TOYOTA PRIUS HD HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT AND THEN BACK ON. WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, TURNING OFF AND ON WILL RESET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. DRIVING AT NIGHT MAKES THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM DANGEROUS. LIGHTBULBS ARE NEW, PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289395October 22, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND OUT REMAIN UNLIT. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. AT ONE POINT IN TIME BOTH LAMPS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. EACH TIME I HAVE GONE IN FOR REPAIR THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER THAT THE BULB IS, LOOSE, BURNT, OR DEFECTIVE. THESE BULBS ARE IN EXCESS OF $150.00 EACH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289205October 21, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SEVERAL MONTHS. DIFFERENT TIMES NEIGHBORS AND OTHER DRIVERS POINTING OUT HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THINKING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY HEADLIGHTS WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED BUT NOTICED THEY HAD BEEN DIMMING TROUGH TIME. COULD NOT TELL WHICH LIGHTS WERE OUT BECAUSE THEN THEY WOULD WORK. 2 NEAR MISSES WHEN OTHER DRIVER NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT BUT DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS LIGHTING. DRIVING THE OTHER NIGHT WITH FAMILY IN CAR AND LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. PANICKED AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THEY CAME ON BUT STILL DIMMER. COMING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER DAY AND THEN STOPPED BY POLICE IN WHICH I EXPLAINED MY HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND INFORMED THEM THAT MY PLANS WERE TO TAKE PRIUS TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN CAR THIS WAS MY FINAL STEP. TOOK 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 10/20/09 TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT. OF COURSE AT MY COST. THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289172October 20, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HID HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289191October 20, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT NOW AND THEN AS I AM DRIVING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 MONTHS. NOW THE OTHER LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289018October 19, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON MY 2007 PRIUS THAT HAS 40K MILES ON IT. I DIDN'T KNOW THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME AT THE TIME OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT. THERE'S NO WARNING SIGNAL IN THE CAR TO ALERT ME TO THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED AND IT IS WORKING NOW, BUT I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS LIKELY TO RECUR SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288870October 18, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITANT HEADLAMP ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288742October 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288765October 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HID HEADLAMPS FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS GOING OUT RANDOMLY IN AUGUST 2009. VEHICLE IS IN WARRANTY (20K MILES) AND DEALER REPLACED BULB AT NO CHARGE. IN OCTOBER THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AGAIN, THE DEALER REPLACED BULB AT NO CHARGE. THESE BULBS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE AND SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 20K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288803October 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE. MOST OF THE TIME JUST ONE WILL GO OUT. I CAN TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT TIME AND GO OUT AGAIN. ONLY A FEW TIMES HAVE THEY GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME, VERY SCARY SITUATIONS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND AM NOT THE ONLY PRIUS OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288629October 16, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 PRIUS STARTED DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. DROVE FROM A WELL LIT AREA WITH MANY STREET LIGHTS INTO AN WITHOUT ANY OVERHEAD LIGHTING. REALIZED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, LOOKING AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, I VEERED INTO AN ADJOINING LANE, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THAT LANE. EVENTUALLY I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. NOW THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF, PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE, WHILE DRIVING. I CONTINUALLY CHECK THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM OFF AND ON TO RESTART THE LIGHTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE LIGHTS FIXED, I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY CAMPAIGN AND TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288682October 16, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS - BOTH GO OUT, INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287379October 14, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20K MILES(50-70K). TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO MAKE IT LIGHT UP AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND NOT THE BULB. WHEN SEARCHING FOR A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE, I RAN ACROSS HOW MANY OF THE PRIUS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA WITH CURVY WINDING ROADS GETTING HOME IN THE EVENING. WHEN THAT LIGHT CUTS OUT I CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COULD HAPPEN TO BOTH AS I READ HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287303October 13, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, AND WILL REMAIN ON FOR A AN UNPREDICTABLE PERIOD OF TIME, SOME TIMES AS LONG TWO WEEKS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. TOYOTA HAS ADVISE ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE FACILITY WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT, BUT THE LIGHT FAILS ON WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, OR LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OPEN. AN INTERNET SEARCH DISCLOSED THAT THIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE IS A FAIRLY COMMON DEFECT IN 2007 PRIUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287176October 13, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF WITH NO REASON. IF THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WOULD BURN OUT, I WOULD BE LEFT IN THE DARK. REPLACED HEADLIGHT AND COMPUTER SUB ASSEMBLY $514.00 OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE THE DAY AFTER THIS WAS REPAIRED, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING! SUSPICIOUS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287218October 13, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY FAIL. HE HAS TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND THEN OFF FOR OPERATION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287278October 13, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS WITH 59987 MILES KEEP GOING OUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS GOING TO COST 826.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287063October 12, 2009
VISIBILITY
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ~30,000 MILES. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287095October 12, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON, BUT IT WILL ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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