2007 TOYOTA PRIUS Problems & Recalls

The brake actuator failed. When the car was diagnosed by the Toyota dealership, they identified the problem as an internal leak within the brake actuator. Luckily, nobody has been hurt attempting to drive the car, but it is still being driven to get it from home to the repair shop so anything is pos...

Check engine light came on with codes C 1256 & C 1300. Primary issue is Brake actuator failure. Toyota is ignoring this known and repeated issue and it may lead to a dangerous/ deadly situation if brakes go out while driving.

Failing Brake Actuator Assembly. This is known issue by Toyota and they issued a brief warranty repair program, but have since stopped and refuse to fix the issue or provide assistance.

After an Interstate highway drive and when then discovering my tire had been punctured by a screw or other object, but with still enough air in the tire to drive to a tire repair facility, I drove to have the puncture repaired. On repairing the puncture of the 185/65R15 tire, the repairman observed ...

The drivers seat belt receptacle spit out a spring and plastic part and it cannot buckle anymore.

2007 Toyota Prius Brake Actuator needs replaced. ABS, Parking Brake, VSC light came on 2 weeks ago when driving down a highway.

There is a known, (by Toyota), issue with the ABS brake actuator in many Prius generations including the 2nd generation Prius that I own. My mechanic said it would cost @$3000 to fix. This as I said is and has been a known issue with these cars that affects the ABS braking and puts myself, my fami...

Hatch release has melted, see NHTSA ID’s for example: 10511408, 10533059, 10504366, 10496197, 10448470, etc.

Hatch release has melted, see NHTSA ID’s for example: 10511408, 10533059, 10504366, 10496197, 10448470, etc.

Failing hybrid water pump at around 110,000 miles. This part was part of a recall in 2012 but my VIN is not included for the same issue.

This complaint is about the problematic brake actuator for a Toyota Prius Hybrid. I started to hear frequent whirring noises from the front part of the vehicle a few month ago. Additionally, whenever my foot is on the brake, a mechanic sound appears. Recently, the whirring noise is becoming more f...

I CANT SEE THE ROAD. Who is in charge of allowing these new bright LED headlights? They make it very hard to see where I’m driving when they’re eye level with my car!! So all I see is a bunch of LED lights coming straight at me, which is very unacceptable because now I can’t see the road. Maki...

I keep replacing P1116 and it keeps coming back also I was driving up a hill when I lost power and the car wouldn't accelerate. It would turn on and go into gear but not go anywhere. I know it says my vin doesn't have recalls but why am I experiencing them

I keep replacing P1116 and it keeps coming back also I was driving up a hill when I lost power and the car wouldn't accelerate. It would turn on and go into gear but not go anywhere. I know it says my vin doesn't have recalls but why am I experiencing them

The lights spontaneously turned off while driving on a cloudy night on an unlit section of interstate. While slowing the car down, it went onto gravel, semi-circled around and flipped over onto the lower median. No air bag deployed. No protection from shoulder seat belt. Head hit steering wheel,...

The lights spontaneously turned off while driving on a cloudy night on an unlit section of interstate. While slowing the car down, it went onto gravel, semi-circled around and flipped over onto the lower median. No air bag deployed. No protection from shoulder seat belt. Head hit steering wheel,...

The lights spontaneously turned off while driving on a cloudy night on an unlit section of interstate. While slowing the car down, it went onto gravel, semi-circled around and flipped over onto the lower median. No air bag deployed. No protection from shoulder seat belt. Head hit steering wheel,...

Both headlights failed, one earlier, then the second, on a cloudy night on an unlit, deserted rural stretch of interstate highway. Driver started slowing down from 60 mph, looking for a place to pull over. An accident resulted--only the defective car was involved. No airbag was deployed. The d...

Both headlights failed, one earlier, then the second, on a cloudy night on an unlit, deserted rural stretch of interstate highway. Driver started slowing down from 60 mph, looking for a place to pull over. An accident resulted--only the defective car was involved. No airbag was deployed. The d...

Combination meter often does not turn on when turning the car on. This means you cannot see a speedometer, any warning lights, fuel tank levels, or mileage. Also the trunk gets locked and is unable to open. Sometimes the car will not turn off. This has been happening on and off for over a year but h...

Brake Actuator system (ABS) needs to be replaced with only 133K miles on my 2007 prius. I heard a sound and had a Toyota service center check for any issues. They told me it was the ABS system that needed to be replaced at a cost of $5K. The repair costs are greater than the car value. Toyota knows ...

catalytic converter is easily accessible and there should be a recall to have a safety operation and stop all these cars from being sold in the market because there is a rise in many thefts of the catalytic converter due to it being very easily accusable without any guard in place to prevent thieves...

When the 12-volt battery in this car dies, there is NO warning light to indicate the battery is dead or is running low. The driver is given no warning or indication prior to the car being disabled. Once the battery dies, the vehicle immediately decelerates, there is no acceleration, the braking sy...

When the 12-volt battery in this car dies, there is NO warning light to indicate the battery is dead or is running low. The driver is given no warning or indication prior to the car being disabled. Once the battery dies, the vehicle immediately decelerates, there is no acceleration, the braking sy...

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while at a stop light, she attempted to drive however, the vehicle failed to exceed 25 MPH. The HC battery, ECU, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact ...

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while at a stop light, she attempted to drive however, the vehicle failed to exceed 25 MPH. The HC battery, ECU, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact ...

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while at a stop light, she attempted to drive however, the vehicle failed to exceed 25 MPH. The HC battery, ECU, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact ...

Mileage: 160,000

Unknown I had just financed the vehicle 2-3 days prior.

Unknown I had just financed the vehicle 2-3 days prior.

Unknown I had just financed the vehicle 2-3 days prior.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at 60 MPH, the front windshield became foggy while driving at night. The contact stated that the defogger was operational; however, there was an extended period before the windshield was cleared. The contact stated that the vehic...

Mileage: 90,000

Due to water infiltration from a poorly manufactured hatchback, water is able to get inside the "Supply Assy, Brake Control Power" module in the trunk of the second generation Prius. This part ultimately shorts out and fails causing a loss of regenerative braking and a "brake warning light". Toyot...

Mileage: 172,000

After pressing gas pedal almost all the way - it stuck for few seconds. I was able to stop by heavy braking. Has nothing to do with floor mats!

Toyota North America failed to notify me of the latent defect in the Headlight Operating System. I have had ongoing issues with the flickering of the lights for multiple years. I finally saved up enough money to try and fix the problem and spent $2854.34. After multiple failed attempts to get the pr...

Instrument panel cluster failure. Panel goes black while driving and lose power. Vehicle won’t start or shut off. My vehicle was getting serviced at the dealership and they couldn’t start the vehicle. I was told the instrument panel cluster was the problem. I contacted Toyota Customer Service,...

Instrument panel cluster failure. Panel goes black while driving and lose power. Vehicle won’t start or shut off. My vehicle was getting serviced at the dealership and they couldn’t start the vehicle. I was told the instrument panel cluster was the problem. I contacted Toyota Customer Service,...

Instrument panel cluster failure. Panel goes black while driving and lose power. Vehicle won’t start or shut off. My vehicle was getting serviced at the dealership and they couldn’t start the vehicle. I was told the instrument panel cluster was the problem. I contacted Toyota Customer Service,...

Toyota has admitted that their BRAKE ACTUATOR assembly on their 2007 Prius FAILS and they will fix it for no charge BUT ONLY IF YOU COMPLAIN. The brake actuator on my 2007 Prius is now failing and the braking system has become UNRELIABLE and UNSAFE. Toyota should replace my failing brake actuator ...

Driver side light intermittently shut off until I turn the lights off and then they come back on for a little while and then I have to repeat the process

Driver side light intermittently shut off until I turn the lights off and then they come back on for a little while and then I have to repeat the process

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving the speed was unknown due to the instrument cluster being inoperable. On another occasion while driving approximately 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate properly; however, on that occasion the instru...

Mileage: 203,202

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving the speed was unknown due to the instrument cluster being inoperable. On another occasion while driving approximately 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate properly; however, on that occasion the instru...

Mileage: 203,202

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving the speed was unknown due to the instrument cluster being inoperable. On another occasion while driving approximately 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate properly; however, on that occasion the instru...

Mileage: 203,202

PURCHASED 4 TRAVELSTAR UN99 205/55R16 91V STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. IN LESS THAN 20 MILES OF DRIVING, NOTICED BULGE ON FRONT DRIVER OUTER SIDEWALL, DRIECTLY ABOVE THE VALVE STEM. NO DAMAGE TO RIM, NOTHING WAS RUN OVER OR HIT. SELLER OF TIRES WAS AUTOPLICITY REFUSES TO DO...

PURCHASED 4 TRAVELSTAR UN99 205/55R16 91V STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. IN LESS THAN 20 MILES OF DRIVING, NOTICED BULGE ON FRONT DRIVER OUTER SIDEWALL, DRIECTLY ABOVE THE VALVE STEM. NO DAMAGE TO RIM, NOTHING WAS RUN OVER OR HIT. SELLER OF TIRES WAS AUTOPLICITY REFUSES TO DO...

PURCHASED 4 TRAVELSTAR UN99 205/55R16 91V STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. IN LESS THAN 20 MILES OF DRIVING, NOTICED BULGE ON FRONT DRIVER OUTER SIDEWALL, DRIECTLY ABOVE THE VALVE STEM. NO DAMAGE TO RIM, NOTHING WAS RUN OVER OR HIT. SELLER OF TIRES WAS AUTOPLICITY REFUSES TO DO...

I was driving and all of my dashboard lights disappeared, I couldn't see anything. I was suddenly driving blind. I pulled over but the car would not turn off. I tried again and again, but it would just not turn off. I called Toyota corporate they asked how far I was to a Toyota dealer and told me to...

I was driving and all of my dashboard lights disappeared, I couldn't see anything. I was suddenly driving blind. I pulled over but the car would not turn off. I tried again and again, but it would just not turn off. I called Toyota corporate they asked how far I was to a Toyota dealer and told me to...

I was driving and all of my dashboard lights disappeared, I couldn't see anything. I was suddenly driving blind. I pulled over but the car would not turn off. I tried again and again, but it would just not turn off. I called Toyota corporate they asked how far I was to a Toyota dealer and told me to...

The Dash display (shows the speedometer, warning lights, etc) won't come on, and the rear back up camera doesn't either. They seem to both stop at the same time on start up. The car seems to run fine otherwise.

The contact owned a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 30-35 MPH, the vehicle in front of her slammed on the brakes, causing her vehicle to crash into its rear end. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact sustained a severe ...

Mileage: 180,000

The abs actuator failed which caused the breaks to act up.also casue warning lights.and noise from the pump.it also can casue the hybrid battery to fail because it can't charge right

After I had auxiliary battery replaced at a Toyota dealer 10/13/21, I started noticing that intermittently, when I turned the car on that the lights on my instrument panel would not be lit (can't see speed, odometer, gas gauge). Then noticed other strange things when the instrument panel was dark, ...

instrument cluster panel goes completely out and blank, speedometer lost, and dash lights gone and causing other issues such as not being able to turn off vehicle, loss of cruise control, unable to open trunk, navigation screen unable to turn off, backup camera not functioning, front lights going on...

instrument cluster panel goes completely out and blank, speedometer lost, and dash lights gone and causing other issues such as not being able to turn off vehicle, loss of cruise control, unable to open trunk, navigation screen unable to turn off, backup camera not functioning, front lights going on...

instrument cluster panel goes completely out and blank, speedometer lost, and dash lights gone and causing other issues such as not being able to turn off vehicle, loss of cruise control, unable to open trunk, navigation screen unable to turn off, backup camera not functioning, front lights going on...

Brake Actuator Re. Vin: [XXX] On 4/13/21 my Toyota Prius '07 was diagnosed by Toyota of Hollywood of a bad abs actuator that needs to be replaced. The fact of the matter is that about 28 months before that on 2/14/19 the Actuator assembly was replaced by Toyota of North Miami after being diagnosed ...

The hooks holding the driver's side carpet in place have popped loose, causing the carpet to slide around unpredictably. I'm fairly sure there was a recall a few years ago about this (we did take the car into the dealership at the time) but this is worse. I mentioned this to them circa 6/21, but the...

Front right light keeps going out, if I turn it off and turn it back on it works. Had the bulb replaced, still having issues.

Under hard braking (over 50% of the pedal) the front passenger wheel applies all the force to stop the car to that one tire causing it to lose traction and skid. Brakes are insufficient to properly stop the vehicle and no warning lights are illuminated on the dash. Actually more than half of the t...

Under hard braking (over 50% of the pedal) the front passenger wheel applies all the force to stop the car to that one tire causing it to lose traction and skid. Brakes are insufficient to properly stop the vehicle and no warning lights are illuminated on the dash. Actually more than half of the t...

Under hard braking (over 50% of the pedal) the front passenger wheel applies all the force to stop the car to that one tire causing it to lose traction and skid. Brakes are insufficient to properly stop the vehicle and no warning lights are illuminated on the dash. Actually more than half of the t...

My car when stopped and running lunges forward

Abs vsc brake light on

Abs vsc brake light on

Abs vsc brake light on

When turning car on the car beeps loudly for 10-15 seconds. The brakes will randomly lock up. They do not always work properly on hills.

BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS GENERATION PRIUS AND TOYOTA HAS STOP OFFERING A WARRANTY BEFORE I EVEN GOT THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS GENERATION PRIUS AND TOYOTA HAS STOP OFFERING A WARRANTY BEFORE I EVEN GOT THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 85,000

MY CAR HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. BEFORE GETTING IT REPAIRED, THERE WERE MANY INSTANCES WHEN THE BRAKING POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF, BUT NOT WILLING TO REPAIR. I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. ONE END OF IT SEEMS TO HAVE A CHUNK BROKEN OFF. I HAVE THE COIL SPRING. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE SPRING SO I DO HAVE REPAIR INVOICE. I NOTICED THE CAR SITTING LOW ON DRIVER'S REAR CORNER WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE. I HAVE AN IDENTICAL MODEL, A 2009 PRIUS, SITT...

Mileage: 90,575

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WHEN TURNED ON RANDOMLY GOES OFF I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AGAIN AND THEN IT TURNS BACK ON BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT'LL KEEP TURNING OFF. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. I RARELY DRIVE MY CAR ONLY HAS 35K MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 25,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WHEN TURNED ON RANDOMLY GOES OFF I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AGAIN AND THEN IT TURNS BACK ON BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT'LL KEEP TURNING OFF. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. I RARELY DRIVE MY CAR ONLY HAS 35K MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 25,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WHEN TURNED ON RANDOMLY GOES OFF I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AGAIN AND THEN IT TURNS BACK ON BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT'LL KEEP TURNING OFF. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. I RARELY DRIVE MY CAR ONLY HAS 35K MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH, A GRAYISH SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. HIS GIRLFRIEND THEN IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH HER SON AS THE SMOKE QUICKLY TURNED INTO ...

Mileage: 140,000

ON NOVEMBER 14, 2020, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD A LOSS OF STEERING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE CAR. PARKING ON A CITY STREET ATLANTIC TOYOTA DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL ON MARCH 12,2013 FOR THE COT RECALL THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING. THE CAR WA...

Mileage: 145,000

ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE AT ONLY 64,000 MILES. POTENTIAL FOR COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE IF NOT IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THERE IS A TSB, BUT THEY ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A REPAIR FOR A SAFETY CRITICAL ITEM THAT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE COVER...

Mileage: 64,000

MY WIFE AND I PICKED UP OUR 3 LITTLE BOYS FROM SCHOOL ON OUR WAY HOME AS WE GOT ON THE HIGHWAY WE HEARD THIS LOUD LONG BEEP SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT MY BRAKES WILL NOT WORK SO I BEGAN PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MANY TIMES AND FINALLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP. WE HAD THE CAR T...

Mileage: 131,500

DASH WENT OUT NO VISUAL, TWICE, 1ST TIME I UNHOOKED FRONT CABLE TO BATTERY, IT COME BACK ON, 2ND TIME, I STARTED CAR, CONSOL WENT OUT AGAIN, HAD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA PLACE, TO ORDER NEW CONSOL, BRAKE LIGHT ON, ASB LIGHT ON, AFTER REPLACING BOTH FRONT & BACK BRAKE SHOES, ENJECTOR PUMP WENT OUT

Mileage: 200,300

DASH WENT OUT NO VISUAL, TWICE, 1ST TIME I UNHOOKED FRONT CABLE TO BATTERY, IT COME BACK ON, 2ND TIME, I STARTED CAR, CONSOL WENT OUT AGAIN, HAD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA PLACE, TO ORDER NEW CONSOL, BRAKE LIGHT ON, ASB LIGHT ON, AFTER REPLACING BOTH FRONT & BACK BRAKE SHOES, ENJECTOR PUMP WENT OUT

Mileage: 200,300

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 AND I EXPERIENCING BRAKES NOT ENGAGING AS THEY SHOULD WHEN APPLIED. I NOTICE MY ABS VSC BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A BAD ABS ACTUATOR. I RESEARCHED IT ON THE RECALL LIST AND IT WAS LISTED BUT EXPIRED IN DEC 2017. TOYOTA SHOU...

Mileage: 5

2007 PRIUS 144K MILES WHEN PROBLEM 1ST OCCURRED. CAR SERVICED REGULARLY - OIL CHANGED EVERY 3500 MILES. MASTER WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN TURNING OR GOING UP/DOWN HILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS RUN REPEATEDLY (AT TOYOTA AND AT LOCAL MECHANIC) NOTHING EVER FOUND. ...

Mileage: 193,000

2007 PRIUS 144K MILES WHEN PROBLEM 1ST OCCURRED. CAR SERVICED REGULARLY - OIL CHANGED EVERY 3500 MILES. MASTER WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN TURNING OR GOING UP/DOWN HILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS RUN REPEATEDLY (AT TOYOTA AND AT LOCAL MECHANIC) NOTHING EVER FOUND. ...

Mileage: 193,000

2007 PRIUS 144K MILES WHEN PROBLEM 1ST OCCURRED. CAR SERVICED REGULARLY - OIL CHANGED EVERY 3500 MILES. MASTER WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN TURNING OR GOING UP/DOWN HILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS RUN REPEATEDLY (AT TOYOTA AND AT LOCAL MECHANIC) NOTHING EVER FOUND. ...

Mileage: 193,000

STARTED GETTING BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE NOISES IN MY 2007 PRIUS BACK IN MARCH 2020 AND TOOK IT TO THE WEST COAST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LONG BEACH, CA. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH THE GRINDING NOISE I NOW KNOW IS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM WAS GOING OFF. TH...

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE BREAK LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND TIRE LIGHT ALL CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY A HIGH PITCH BEEPING. AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER THE BREAKS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY LET ME KNOW IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY W...

Mileage: 290,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY IN HOUSTON (INTERSTATE-10) AND MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE CAR STOPPING SUDDENLY WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS ONLY A NARROW SHOULDER AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THE ISSUE IS THE INVERTER PUMP WHICH WAS A ...

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER ON CITY STREETS, BRAKING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. A HIGH-PITCHED ELECTRONIC SQUEAL CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT ALL TURNED ON. THESE AR...

Mileage: 184,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER ON CITY STREETS, BRAKING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. A HIGH-PITCHED ELECTRONIC SQUEAL CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT ALL TURNED ON. THESE AR...

Mileage: 184,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A CODE ILLUMINATED INDICATING TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK FOR SAFETY AND TO PLACE THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT SURFACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO...

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS A CONSTANT BEEPING NOISE. THE BRAKES ALMOST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY; IT ONLY WORKED ABOUT 10%. MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL MOV...

Mileage: 143,000

HATCH IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND GETS STUCK IF YOU DON'T FULLY PULL THE LATCH FREE. REGARDLESS OF THE DIFFICULTY OPENING AT TIMES, THE HANDLE IS MELTED AND LEAVES A STICKY BLACK "TAR" ON YOUR HAND EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE HATCH. THIS WEBSITE ALSO EXPLAINS THE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS: HTT...

Mileage: 103,000

WE NOTICED THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT AND SO WE CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL. THE DIP STICK WAS DRY. I PUT OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THE RED TRIANGLE WENT AWAY. I KEPT AN EYE ON THE OIL LEVEL OCCASIONALLY I NEEDED TO PUT MORE OIL IN THE ENGINE. 3 MONTHS AFTER TAKING THE CAR FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AT THE TOYOTA...

WE NOTICED THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT AND SO WE CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL. THE DIP STICK WAS DRY. I PUT OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THE RED TRIANGLE WENT AWAY. I KEPT AN EYE ON THE OIL LEVEL OCCASIONALLY I NEEDED TO PUT MORE OIL IN THE ENGINE. 3 MONTHS AFTER TAKING THE CAR FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AT THE TOYOTA...

MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS OR ARE 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO SHE HAS ALREADY HAD FOUR OR MORE INSTANCES OF HER CAR DYING AND MAKING HER LOSE ALL CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN...

Mileage: 130,000

MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS OR ARE 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO SHE HAS ALREADY HAD FOUR OR MORE INSTANCES OF HER CAR DYING AND MAKING HER LOSE ALL CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN...

Mileage: 130,000

MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS OR ARE 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO SHE HAS ALREADY HAD FOUR OR MORE INSTANCES OF HER CAR DYING AND MAKING HER LOSE ALL CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN...

Mileage: 130,000

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT AND STOPS WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 120,011

FOR A MONTHS THE CAR IM DRIVING HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS FROM STEERING TO SPEED ,BRAKING AND DRASTIC WOBBLING OF ENTIRE CAR I'VE TAKEN PICTURES AND VIDEO ITS UNBELIEVABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

FOR A MONTHS THE CAR IM DRIVING HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS FROM STEERING TO SPEED ,BRAKING AND DRASTIC WOBBLING OF ENTIRE CAR I'VE TAKEN PICTURES AND VIDEO ITS UNBELIEVABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

FOR A MONTHS THE CAR IM DRIVING HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS FROM STEERING TO SPEED ,BRAKING AND DRASTIC WOBBLING OF ENTIRE CAR I'VE TAKEN PICTURES AND VIDEO ITS UNBELIEVABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE MAIN COMPUTER BOARD SHORTED OUT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT IT WAS RECALLED 2007-2016 BUT SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION OR SOMETHING UNABLE TO FIND INFORMATION THE CAR STAYED RUNNING UNABLE TO TURN OFF DASHBOARD SPEED AND TRANSMISSION WAS DARK UNABLE TO PUSH BUTTON TO TURN OFF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1

I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED UNDER 5MPH AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND A VERY LONG HIGH PITCHED BEEP CAME ON. IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MY DEALER CHECKED AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE FIX IS OVER $2000. THE CAR HA...

Mileage: 118,000

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN MOTION. DEEMED UNSAFE AND NOT TO BE DRIVEN. NO PRESSURE IN BRAKES. BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS GONE BAD. $1700 PART TO FIX PLUS LABOR.

THE MAIN DASH.DISPLAY, SPEEDOMETER, WILL NOT SHOW UP DUE TO ELECTRIC PROBLEM. POWER FROM REAR, AUX, BATTERY IS INTERRUPTED SOME HOW. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BE INOP IN THIS SITUATION. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE CONDITION WILL SHOW UP, BUT WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT...

THE MAIN DASH.DISPLAY, SPEEDOMETER, WILL NOT SHOW UP DUE TO ELECTRIC PROBLEM. POWER FROM REAR, AUX, BATTERY IS INTERRUPTED SOME HOW. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BE INOP IN THIS SITUATION. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE CONDITION WILL SHOW UP, BUT WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT...

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK NAVIGATING THROUGH BUSY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. SO BASICALLY MY WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, AND I WAS HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR TO A STOP WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SINCE I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT FAILED DURING HEAVY TRAFF...

Mileage: 235,000

SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR, THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL LEVEL AND ODOMETER CLUSTER DISPLAY GOES BLANK. I DO HAVE A SPEEDOMETER APP ON MY PHONE. I HAVE USED TIPS FROM PRIUS OWNERS ABOUT HOW TO GET THE DISPLAY BACK ON. I STILL BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM FOR NORMAL DRIVERS. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I ST...

Mileage: 134,000

DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY

Mileage: 105,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY BACK TO HILO FROM KONA DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON MY 2007 PRIUS AND OUT OF NOWHERE I LOST BREAKS FOR A TIME AND IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXP AND I M HAPPY I M STILL ALIVE. BREAKS CAME BACK WITH WARNING SIGNS ON DASHBOARD THAT THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE BREAK SYSTEM, AB...

Mileage: 118,000

WELL KNOWN ABS ACCUMULATOR FAILURE, LOUD BEEPING NOISE, CAN'T DRIVE CAR SAFELY, HIGH MILEAGE CAR AND WILL BE REPAIRING IT, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PART IS SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS $1700 WHICH IS A LOT FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKES AND WITH SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE ON ALL OF TOYOTA'S HYBRIDS...

Mileage: 320,000

WELL KNOWN ABS ACCUMULATOR FAILURE, LOUD BEEPING NOISE, CAN'T DRIVE CAR SAFELY, HIGH MILEAGE CAR AND WILL BE REPAIRING IT, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PART IS SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS $1700 WHICH IS A LOT FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKES AND WITH SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE ON ALL OF TOYOTA'S HYBRIDS...

Mileage: 320,000

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TO WORK IN THE DARK IN RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IN LOS ANGELES, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTANTLY BLACKED OUT, WITH THE CAR COMPLETELY DEAD AND HALTED. IT COULD NOT EVEN BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL! THE CAR STOPPED RI...

Mileage: 162,000

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TO WORK IN THE DARK IN RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IN LOS ANGELES, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTANTLY BLACKED OUT, WITH THE CAR COMPLETELY DEAD AND HALTED. IT COULD NOT EVEN BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL! THE CAR STOPPED RI...

Mileage: 162,000

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TO WORK IN THE DARK IN RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IN LOS ANGELES, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTANTLY BLACKED OUT, WITH THE CAR COMPLETELY DEAD AND HALTED. IT COULD NOT EVEN BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL! THE CAR STOPPED RI...

Mileage: 162,000

ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, THE DASH DOES NOT LIGHT UP(SPEED, GEAR SELECTIONS , GAS LEVEL, ETC) WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF OR REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WHICH ARE BIG SAFETY ITEMS WHEN YOU HAVE TO PARK AS YOU CAN NOT LOCK THE DOORS AND ALL INFORMATION ON THE LARGE DISPLAY DOES NOT ...

Mileage: 78,000

ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, THE DASH DOES NOT LIGHT UP(SPEED, GEAR SELECTIONS , GAS LEVEL, ETC) WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF OR REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WHICH ARE BIG SAFETY ITEMS WHEN YOU HAVE TO PARK AS YOU CAN NOT LOCK THE DOORS AND ALL INFORMATION ON THE LARGE DISPLAY DOES NOT ...

Mileage: 78,000

HID LIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ONE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF. TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TURNS THEM BACK ON. HAVE SEEN ONLINE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBEL

Mileage: 59,767

DASHBOARD TROUBLES SHUT OFF AND DONT SHOW DASHIGHT NOTHING

THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IS FAILING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS BRAKING. IT IS A $3,000 REPLACEMENT THAT, UP UNTIL THE END OF 2017, TOYOTA WAS REPLACING AT NO CHARGE, BUT NO LONGER, UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, ZG1, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS PART IS D...

Mileage: 150,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR TO WORK, AN AUDIO WARNING AND LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. SHE STARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS HAD RESET AND NO SOUND. LATER IN THE DAY SHE STARTED HER CAR AND ...

Mileage: 201,000

THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT LIGHT UP EVEN OF THE CAR IS ON AND CAN BE DRIVEN.IT WON'T STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND I JUST STARTED IT BUT THE DASH BOARD WOULD NOT LIGHT UP THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS LEVEL.

Mileage: 234,000

FOR A FEW MONTHS, THE LEFT HAND SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT, IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, IT COMES BACK ON. HOWEVER LAST NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK NC HIGHWAY BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEY CAME BACK ON WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AN OFF AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIM...

Mileage: 105,700

THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE EXTENSION SHAFT IN THIS CAR WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED IN 2015. THIS PART WAS NOTICED TO BE FAILING AGAIN BY THE MECHANIC WHILE IN FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE. THE MECHANIC DEEMED THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IF THIS PART FAILED WHILE DRIVING I WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT ANY S...

Mileage: 146,000

SOMETIMES THE DASH WON'T LIGHT UP OTHER TIMES THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF PLUS ON THE TAILGATE THE LITTLE ELECTRICAL PIECE FELL OFF WHERE YOU OPEN THE TRUNK

SOMETIMES THE DASH WON'T LIGHT UP OTHER TIMES THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF PLUS ON THE TAILGATE THE LITTLE ELECTRICAL PIECE FELL OFF WHERE YOU OPEN THE TRUNK

SOMETIMES THE DASH WON'T LIGHT UP OTHER TIMES THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF PLUS ON THE TAILGATE THE LITTLE ELECTRICAL PIECE FELL OFF WHERE YOU OPEN THE TRUNK

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. SOMETIMES ONE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT AND OTHER TIMES BOTH. SO FAR, IF I DETECT ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT, TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEPENDING ON STREET LIGHTING, I AM NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO DETECT IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF ...

Mileage: 85,000

STEERING WHEEL DEFROSTER CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING, ALL THE REST OF THE CONTROLS ARE OPERATIONAL EXCEPT THE DEFROSTER PORTION. SEEMS THE CLOCKSPRING IS MALFUNCTIONING. AS THE SAME PART IS PROVIDING SIGNAL FOR ALL THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND POSSIBLY THE AIRBAG, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE CONTACT'S BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE PARAM...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE CONTACT'S BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE PARAM...

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (HEARTLAND TOYOTA) THAT MY ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) PUMP ACTUATOR IS FAILING ON MY 2007 PRIUS WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS $3500-$4000. APPARENTLY TOYOTA CAME OUT WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PROBLEM A WHILE BACK...

Mileage: 87,000

SIMILAR TO THIS COMPLAINT (NHTSA ID NUMBER:11268053) I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO KEEP BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WORKING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE LIGHTBULBS AND THE BALLASTS WITHOUT SUCCESS. BOTH THE REGULAR LIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAMS TURN OFF ABOUT EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES AND SOMETIM...

Mileage: 145,000

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES OF TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHT STAYED ON.IT CUTS OUT AT DIFFICULT TIMES LIKE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WORRIED POLICE MAY STOP ME. HAVE TRIED SEVERAL FIXES LIKE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, ETC.

Mileage: 122,000

THE RUBBER COVER TO THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH HAS MELTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EITHER GOOEY TO THE TOUCH IN WARM WEATHER OR FROZEN SOLID AND IMMOVABLE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE, AT TIMES, DUE TO THE INFLEXIBILITY OF THE RUBBER I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND, THUS, ...

Mileage: 214,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUSTER PANEL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, THE ABS AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA PINELLAS PARK (727-231-1423, LOCATED AT 8501 US HIGH...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUSTER PANEL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, THE ABS AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA PINELLAS PARK (727-231-1423, LOCATED AT 8501 US HIGH...

Mileage: 138,000

CAR ROLLS AWAY WHEN PLACED IN PARK AND IGNITION OFF. NOTICED MULTIPLE TIMES. VIDEO AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION OFF AND KEY ARE OUT. I LOCKED AND CAR, CAME BACK TO LOAD IT AND LEANED AGAINST THE CAR. THE CR JUST STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET. I RECORDED VIDEO. THEN I TURNED ON THE CAR, TH...

Mileage: 130,000

BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER I REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY. I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE-EFFECT WAS STRONGER AND IT RESULTED IN THE CAR PULLING SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TESTED THE CODES AND REPLACED THE ABS RELAY. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HE REC...

Mileage: 145,000

IF I DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR AROUND TOWN AND I'M DRIVING A HALF HOUR SOMETIMES LESS MY CAR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL THE HAZARD LIGHTS GO ON AND I LOSE MY BRAKES. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T GOING TO FAST TOWARD THE LIGHT AND DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. I'M SCARE...

Mileage: 220,000

IF I DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR AROUND TOWN AND I'M DRIVING A HALF HOUR SOMETIMES LESS MY CAR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL THE HAZARD LIGHTS GO ON AND I LOSE MY BRAKES. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T GOING TO FAST TOWARD THE LIGHT AND DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. I'M SCARE...

Mileage: 220,000

IF I DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR AROUND TOWN AND I'M DRIVING A HALF HOUR SOMETIMES LESS MY CAR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL THE HAZARD LIGHTS GO ON AND I LOSE MY BRAKES. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T GOING TO FAST TOWARD THE LIGHT AND DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. I'M SCARE...

Mileage: 220,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY. PLEASE HELP!

Mileage: 215,000

ABS ACCUATOR FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY KNOWN COMMON FAILURE FROM TOYOTA . THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY CAR.

Mileage: 185

WE ARE EXPERIENCING GROSS MALFUNCTIONING WITH THIS PRIUS THAT NOW HAS APPX. 76,000 MILES. IT IS A SERIOUS MATTER OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR LIVES. VERY BRIEFLY, THE FOLLOWING ARE ONLY SOME EXAMPLES: MRS, (OWNER) EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLING CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WHILE DRI...

Mileage: 70,000

ONE HEADLIGHT ON MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF, WHILE THE OTHER IS FINE. I AM ABLE TO "FIX" THE ISSUE BY TURNING MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURNING THEM ON AGAIN. DEALERS INITIALLY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT, BUT I REPLACED BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, AND IT'S ALWAYS THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB TH...

Mileage: 111,300

ONE HEADLIGHT ON MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF, WHILE THE OTHER IS FINE. I AM ABLE TO "FIX" THE ISSUE BY TURNING MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURNING THEM ON AGAIN. DEALERS INITIALLY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT, BUT I REPLACED BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, AND IT'S ALWAYS THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB TH...

Mileage: 111,300

ONE HEADLIGHT ON MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF, WHILE THE OTHER IS FINE. I AM ABLE TO "FIX" THE ISSUE BY TURNING MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURNING THEM ON AGAIN. DEALERS INITIALLY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT, BUT I REPLACED BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, AND IT'S ALWAYS THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB TH...

Mileage: 111,300

THE DASHBOARD DON'T WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THA BREAK LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE BREAKS STOP WORKING IT CHANGE IT SELF TO NEUTRAL AND THE POWER STEERING W. GET REALLY HARD.. ALL THIS HAPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.

Mileage: 164,000

THE DASHBOARD DON'T WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THA BREAK LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE BREAKS STOP WORKING IT CHANGE IT SELF TO NEUTRAL AND THE POWER STEERING W. GET REALLY HARD.. ALL THIS HAPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.

Mileage: 164,000

THE DASHBOARD DON'T WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THA BREAK LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE BREAKS STOP WORKING IT CHANGE IT SELF TO NEUTRAL AND THE POWER STEERING W. GET REALLY HARD.. ALL THIS HAPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.

Mileage: 164,000

TAKA INFLATOR, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT WAS HEAD ON ACCIDENT. ALSO MY CAR JUST STARTED TO SPEED UP. I ENDED UP HITTING A BILLBOARD.

Mileage: 168,000

TAKA INFLATOR, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT WAS HEAD ON ACCIDENT. ALSO MY CAR JUST STARTED TO SPEED UP. I ENDED UP HITTING A BILLBOARD.

Mileage: 168,000

MY CAR HAS 115K MILES AND THE ABS ALARM WENT OFF AND THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE FAILED AND NEED A NEW ONE AND QUOTE ME $3000. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS SO MY MECHANIC INSTALLED A USED PART AND STILL THE ABS ALARM ON! THIS PART HAS A RECALL THAT EXPIRED IN JAN 2018. CAN TOYOTA DO THIS FOR ...

Mileage: 115,000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: THE WATER COOLANT PUMP HASN'T BEEN PROPERLY WORKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. MY AIR AND THE ENGINE POWER ARE BOTH AFFECTED DUE TO A RANDOM ISSUE WITH THIS PART WHILE MY CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. MY AIR CONDITION MOTOR HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED AND ALL MY ENGINE FLUIDS ARE FILL...

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRIM AROUND THE TRUNK LATCH MELTED AND WAS STUCK TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JAY WOLFE TOYOTA OF WEST COUNTY (LOCATED AT 14700 MANCHESTER RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011) WHERE THE TE...

Mileage: 8,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR MAKING NOISE ALONG WITH 3 DIFFERENT BRAKE LIGHTS ON. TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE WHICH HAS SINCE ENDED. MANY CARS ARE STILL AT RISK

Mileage: 185,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS !!!

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS!!

Mileage: 80,000

ONE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING 70MPH DOWN A DARK HIGHWAY YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON.

Mileage: 170,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. NOT SAFE TO BE GOING D DOWN ROAD AND HEADLIGHTS GO.OUT COMPLETELY. .IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR.NEARLY 6.MONTHS. HAD HEADLIGHT REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO.

Mileage: 97,000

SPORADICALLY, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT LIGHT UP. WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL NOT DISPLAY AS WELL. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT IS A WHILE BEFORE THE THEY WILL DISPLAY.

Mileage: 160,000

SPORADICALLY, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT LIGHT UP. WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL NOT DISPLAY AS WELL. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT IS A WHILE BEFORE THE THEY WILL DISPLAY.

Mileage: 160,000

THE BRAKE ACCUATOR ON THE GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BECOME FAMOUS FOR FAILING. TOYOTA RAN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALERSHIPS IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND INSTEAD FIXED OTHER ISSUES WITHOUT ACTUALLY GOING AFTER THE ACCUATOR UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW MY CAR'S ACCUATOR FOR T...

Mileage: 105,000

IT HAD RAINED OUTSIDE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE MY CAR SLID AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO PUSH AND SLID AS IF IT WAS ON ICE. WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IT STOPPED SUDDENLY AS IF I HIT A WALL.

Mileage: 225,000

FRONT WHEELS LOOSE ALL TRACTION ON ICY PATCH! TRAVELING NORTH ON AN OLD PAVED COUNTRY ROAD WITH A MODERATE CROWN AND NARROW LANES, I CAME UPON A MODEST BLUFF THAT WAS JUST ABRUPT ENOUGH TO KEEP ME FROM SEEING THE ROAD SURFACE ON THE OTHER SIDE. WITHIN 50' OF THE OTHER SIDE WAS BLOWING SNOW, SOME ST...

Mileage: 106,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 174,000

TAKATA RECALL 1. DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET AT APPROX. 45 MPH ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN INTERSECTION ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY HAD FAILED, EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AFTER THAT INCIDENT THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMAL. APPARENTLY THERE ...

Mileage: 159,634

TAKATA RECALL 1. DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET AT APPROX. 45 MPH ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN INTERSECTION ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY HAD FAILED, EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AFTER THAT INCIDENT THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMAL. APPARENTLY THERE ...

Mileage: 159,634

EVERY DAY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 175,000

FIRST ISSUE IS WITH THE REAR LATCH BEING USELESS SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AS THE MOLDING IS ALL MELTED AND ACCESS TO THE TRUNK BEING IMPOSSIBLE. SECOND AND MOST IMPORTANT I'VE NOTICED THE BRAKING ON THIS CAR IS VERY VERY SUSPECT. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO FROM WESTBURY...

Mileage: 61,000

FIRST ISSUE IS WITH THE REAR LATCH BEING USELESS SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AS THE MOLDING IS ALL MELTED AND ACCESS TO THE TRUNK BEING IMPOSSIBLE. SECOND AND MOST IMPORTANT I'VE NOTICED THE BRAKING ON THIS CAR IS VERY VERY SUSPECT. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO FROM WESTBURY...

Mileage: 61,000

MY HEADLIGHT CONSISTENTLY FLICKERS ON AND OFF. I HAVE CHANGED MY BULB, BUT IT CONTINUES TO TURN OFF AT TIMES. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THE 2007-2009 PRIUS MODELS WERE RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 65

IN FEB 2018 I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR THE VSC, ABS, AND PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT LIT UP. ALSO THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT. I HAD RECENTLY WENT FOR AND INSPECTION ON MY CAR IN JAN AND HAD BRAKES REPLACED AT MY LOCAL MONROE PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING SO I QUESTIONED THEM ON WHAT ALL TH...

Mileage: 155

IN FEB 2018 I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR THE VSC, ABS, AND PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT LIT UP. ALSO THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT. I HAD RECENTLY WENT FOR AND INSPECTION ON MY CAR IN JAN AND HAD BRAKES REPLACED AT MY LOCAL MONROE PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING SO I QUESTIONED THEM ON WHAT ALL TH...

Mileage: 155

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON, HE HAD TO HOLD THE BUTTON FOR 3 TO 10 SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED. OCCASIONALLY, ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION, WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM KNOWING ...

Mileage: 125,000

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT OUT OCTOBER OF 2018. I TOOK THIS CAR TO BE QUOTED FOR A PART AND THE PART AND LABOR ARE $2500. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT STOPPING POWER. THIS IS NOT A RARE PROBLEM FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2007. I KNOW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT RECEIVING THE $2500 OR HI...

Mileage: 183,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, 283950 MILES , SAFETY RECALL ZG1 ENDED ON DEC2017. THE SYMPTOMS ON THIS RECALL IS NOT CONTSTANT BEFORE IN MY CAR, BUT NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME . THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO FAIL ON ME WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST . CAN YOU RECOM...

Mileage: 283,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. DAYTONA TOYOTA (451 N NOVA RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114, (386) 255-7475) STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE THAT EXPIRED IN 2016. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE WAR...

Mileage: 91,998

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE ABS INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT T...

Mileage: 130,000

SQUEALING BRAKE ACTUATOR. OCCURS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, IN GEAR, BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN. THIS IS AN INDICATOR ACTUATOR IS FAILING, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.

Mileage: 84,000

THE REAR HATCH IS EXTREMELY HARD TO OPEN IN THE SUMMER AND NOW IN THE WINTER EVEN HARDER. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR IS PARKED UNDER A CARPORT WINTER AND SUMMER. I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THE REAR HATCH TO CHANGE A TIRE OR GET A FIRE EXTI...

Mileage: 74,500

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS GOING BAD, I HAVE E-BRAKE LIGHT ON ALWAYS, AS WELL AS VSC, ABS, AND ((!)) LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND NOT THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE AND RUNNING.

Mileage: 135,000

THE WARNING LIGHTS IS SHOWING UP ON MY DASHBOARD ABS,VSC,BRAKE LIGHT AND A CIRCLE IS COMING UP ON MY DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 2,000

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS GOING BAD, I HAVE E-BRAKE LIGHT ON ALWAYS, AS WELL AS VSC, ABS, AND ((!)) LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND NOT THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE AND RUNNING. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE FOR AN INSPECTION AT THE...

Mileage: 173,000

TOYOTA SENT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE ON THE COMBINATION METER TO THE WRONG ADDRESS; THEREFORE, I COULD NOT "CONNECT THE DOTS" REGARDING MY DASHBOARD BLACKOUT--MEANING I THOUGHT IT WAS QUIRKY, NOT A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE COMBINATION METER. MY 2007 PRIUS WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT NEEDS A...

Mileage: 35,000

TOYOTA SENT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE ON THE COMBINATION METER TO THE WRONG ADDRESS; THEREFORE, I COULD NOT "CONNECT THE DOTS" REGARDING MY DASHBOARD BLACKOUT--MEANING I THOUGHT IT WAS QUIRKY, NOT A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE COMBINATION METER. MY 2007 PRIUS WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT NEEDS A...

Mileage: 35,000

TOYOTA SENT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE ON THE COMBINATION METER TO THE WRONG ADDRESS; THEREFORE, I COULD NOT "CONNECT THE DOTS" REGARDING MY DASHBOARD BLACKOUT--MEANING I THOUGHT IT WAS QUIRKY, NOT A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE COMBINATION METER. MY 2007 PRIUS WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT NEEDS A...

Mileage: 35,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOESN'T SHOW WHEN THE CAR IN TURNED ON AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF WITHOUT FOLLOWING ALTERNATE SHUT OFF INSTRUCTIONS. THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 26,2018 AND AGAIN ON DECEMBER 9,2018. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS THE COMBINATION METER WHICH TOYOTA DID A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR 9 Y...

Mileage: 98,000

BREAKING NOISE BEHIND DRIVER DASHBOARD SIMILIAR TO WHIRRING OR MOTOR SOUND, COMES ON WETHER THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED OR NOT DRIVING OR STATIONARY... VERY BOTHERSOME, BREAKS ALSO HAVE BARK SOUND AT TIMES WHEN PRESSED DOWN. WENT TO DEALER AND WAS DISMISSED AS IT BEING NORMAL, CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE ...

BRAKE FAILURE IN THE ABS MODULE SYSTEM.

Mileage: 189,000

HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT OPERATE THE LIGHTS IN DAYTIME. IT'S A MAJOR FLAW AND PROBLEM WITH THIS 2006-2009 MODEL AND A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT TO MENTION I AM ALMOST ALWAYS SUBJECT TO POLICE ISSUES TICKETS AND FINES. I HAVE REPLACED MY BULBS COUNTLESS TIMES. THE LIGHTS GO OU...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA ROCKWALL (1250 E. INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID WATER PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 214,000

FRONT HEADLIGHT (BOTH) SOMETIMES ALL LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS ONE OR THE OTHER BUT I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHERE BOTH COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON THE FREEWAY!!! THIS HAPPENS DAILY AND IVE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER MORE THAN 3 TIMES DUE TO ME NOT KNOWING ABOUT A LIGHT OUT! TURNIN...

Mileage: 141,036

WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION), ONE HEADLIGHT (EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT) WILL SUDDENLY GO OFF. IF I TURN BOTH LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WILL BOTH COME BACK ON. BUT ONE OR THE OTHER MIGHT GO OFF AGAIN SOON AFTERWARDS. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS ON SHORT TRIPS (A FEW BLOCKS) AND SOMETIMES ONLY AFTER DRIVING SEVER...

Mileage: 87,100

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK...

Mileage: 161,000

COMBINATION METER DISPLAY FAILURE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN WHICH THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL AND CRUISE CONTROL CEASE TO FUNCTION. THE CAR MAY ALSO NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT GOING THROUGH ELABORATE PROCEDURES. IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS IN THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE DO NOT DISPLAY. TOYOTA IS ...

Mileage: 175,000

BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON FIXES THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY, UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN A SHORT TIME LATER. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER HOUR.

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVING CAR ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. E-BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON WITH THE LOUD ALARM SOUND AS IF I HAD ACTIVATED MY E-BRAKE. I LOST SIGNIFICANT BREAKING POWER AND WAS VERY LUCKY NOBODY STOPPED FAST IN FRONT OF ME WHILE IT HAPPENED. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY ON...

Mileage: 136,000

MY CAR HAD NOT EXHIBITED PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BREAKING. UPON LEAVING SCHOOL, THE ABS, VSC, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG, LOUD, AND CONTINUOUS BEEP. I PULED OVER INTO A PARKING LIGHT AND IT ALL STOPPED. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AS THE CAR SEEME...

Mileage: 147,000

THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR SOMETIMES QUIT WORKING FOR A SECOND WHEN BRAKING OVER BUMPS.

Mileage: 117,000

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT SHUT OFF. IT HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENTAND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS. IT DRIVES FINE, I'M JUST WORRIED THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS.

Mileage: 66,000

IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION ON 08/08/2018, MY '07 TOYOTA PRIUS 2 FAILED TO STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AND PARK INSTEAD IT ACCELERATED. DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF SEAFOOD CITY IN CERRITOS, CA, LOOKING FOR AN OPEN SPOT, I MAINTAINED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP A SAFE SPEED. APP...

Mileage: 140,058

THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LONG SUSTAINED HIGH-PITCHED ELECTRONIC BEEP. THE LIGHTS FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, ABS, AND ANOTHER LIGHT I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH WERE ON. WHEN I PUMPED ON THE BRAKES, THEY FELT UNRESPONSIVE. I TRIED AGAIN ...

Mileage: 116,000

MY BRAKES HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE SEVERAL DIFFERENT NOISES. UPON RESEARCHES I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATORS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF MY BRAKES GO OUT ON THE FREE WAY.

Mileage: 113,000

THE BACK LATCH TO THE TRUNK/HATCH IS DEFECTIVE. THE RUBBER EXTERIOR PART HAS MELTED AND IS ALL GOOEY AND STICKY. IN THE WINTER TIME IT FREEZES. WE ARE UNABLE TO OPEN OR USE THE TRUNK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO CAN NOT ACCESS SPARE OR COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND THERE HAVE BEEN THOUS...

Mileage: 190,000

THE BACK LATCH TO THE TRUNK/HATCH IS DEFECTIVE. THE RUBBER EXTERIOR PART HAS MELTED AND IS ALL GOOEY AND STICKY. IN THE WINTER TIME IT FREEZES. WE ARE UNABLE TO OPEN OR USE THE TRUNK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO CAN NOT ACCESS SPARE OR COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND THERE HAVE BEEN THOUS...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF AND ON TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHA...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ROUGHLY 40-35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BREAKS. I COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MY FACE TO SLAM AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. LEADING TO FACIAL AND TEETH I...

Mileage: 164,000

SINCE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THIS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER COUNTLESS TIMES. IT'S A COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD. IT'S NOT THE BULBS. IT'S THE UNDERLYING BALLASTS. WHICH I'M TOLD CAN COST UPWARDS OF $3K TO FIX. IT'S A LOT OF THEM FROM 2006-2009 MODELS....

Mileage: 111,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING, AND I AM OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND VERY DANGEROUS TO KEEP DRIVING LIKE THIS.

Mileage: 240,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY AND THE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BEV SMITH TOYOTA, 5655 S. US HWY 1, STUART, FL) WHERE IT WAS DI...

Mileage: 106,000

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CONSISTENTLY FLICKERS OUT 5-10 MINUTES AFTER BEING TURNED ON. CAN SOMETIMES BE REIGNITED BY TOGGLING LIGHTS, BUT THEN TURNS OFF AGAIN.

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AND DECIDE TO JUST PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HOPE NOT TO HIT ANYTHING BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I GOT HIT B...

Mileage: 202,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AND DECIDE TO JUST PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HOPE NOT TO HIT ANYTHING BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I GOT HIT B...

Mileage: 202,000

I TOOK THE 2007 PRIUS TO THE MECHANIC AND HE NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS RIGHT AWAY.THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS FAILING AND THAT IT WOULD COST OVER THREE THOUSAND TO FIX.HE SAID THAT YOU MAY LOOSE THE BRAKES IF IT FAILS TOTALLY AND ADVISED ME TO SELL THE CAR .TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THERE 2ND GEN...

ABS ACTUATOR BROKE WHILE MAKING A LOW SPEED TURN (ABOUT 10MPH). THE CAR MADE AN ALARM SOUND, ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. RESTARTING THE CAR MADE IT DRIVABLE AGAIN, BUT I NO LONGER HAVE ABS BRAKES, ONLY STANDARD. THIS PART IS A...

Mileage: 144,600

BRAKE, VCS,ABS AND (!) LIGHTS CAME ON. OTHER PRIUS OWNERS SAID PRIUS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS UNTIL DEC 31 2017. ABS MODULE WENT BAD. LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN STARTED CAR. NEVER GOT NOTICE THAT THIS WAS COVERED, OTHERS SAY NHTSA SHOULD MAKE TOYOTA EXTEND COVERAGE.

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND MY VEHICLE CLIMBED THE CURB, CROSSED THE SIDE WALK, AND CRASH INTO A METAL FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SIDE WALK. THE FENCE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR REPAIRED AND A BODY SHOP, I BROUGH...

Mileage: 79,314

DASH BOARD GOES BLACK! NO INSTRUMENTATION. TOYOTA STATES THERE WAS A RECALL AND I DID NOT RESPOND. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EMAILS DATING BACK FROM 2014.

MY CAR HAS A CLUNKING/RATTLE SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROADS EVEN WITHOUT BRAKES SLIGHTLY ENGAGED. IT ALSO DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH ON SMOOTH ROADS BUT IF I TURN WHEELS SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT THE SOUND STOPS AND WHEN I TURN THEM BACK STRAIGHT IT BEGINS AGAIN. IT IS SO BAD THAT ...

MY CAR HAS A CLUNKING/RATTLE SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROADS EVEN WITHOUT BRAKES SLIGHTLY ENGAGED. IT ALSO DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH ON SMOOTH ROADS BUT IF I TURN WHEELS SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT THE SOUND STOPS AND WHEN I TURN THEM BACK STRAIGHT IT BEGINS AGAIN. IT IS SO BAD THAT ...

MY CAR HAS A CLUNKING/RATTLE SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROADS EVEN WITHOUT BRAKES SLIGHTLY ENGAGED. IT ALSO DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH ON SMOOTH ROADS BUT IF I TURN WHEELS SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT THE SOUND STOPS AND WHEN I TURN THEM BACK STRAIGHT IT BEGINS AGAIN. IT IS SO BAD THAT ...

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES ON THE CAR CEASED WORKING. IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE BRAKES WOULD WORK AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE HAVING TO STOP AND START AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT A 1/2 MILE EACH TIME BEFORE STOPPING TO TURN OFF AND ON. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WIT...

Mileage: 169,000

WHILE DRIVING AND IN MOTION, WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR. TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED HIDDEN WARRANTY ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND DIDN'T TELL THE CONSUMER. THE CAR HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE DEALER NEVER CH...

Mileage: 135,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. GENERALLY ONE AT A TIME, NORMALLY THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON. I DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AT A MINIMUM OF 6 DAYS A WEEK BECAUSE OF WORK OR SCHOOL.

Mileage: 140,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE, THEY CAN GO OFF (ONE OR BOTH) AT ANY TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY INTERNET SITES

HEADLIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE, THEY CAN GO OFF (ONE OR BOTH) AT ANY TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY INTERNET SITES

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER THEN WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELYWHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY.. NO DASH LIGHTS. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON

Mileage: 15

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER THEN WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELYWHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY.. NO DASH LIGHTS. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON

Mileage: 15

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER THEN WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELYWHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY.. NO DASH LIGHTS. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON

Mileage: 15

THE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING WITH 151K ON IT STARTED EXPERIENCING DASHBOARD GOING BLANK WHEN POWER BUTTON PRESSED. THE EMERGENCY SIGNAL AND DIRECTION SIGNAL WORKS BUT OTHER NAVIGATION OR MAIN DISPLAY INCLUDING SPEED, FUEL GAUGE AND MILEAGE DOESN'T WORK. DEALER SAID, IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY TO REPLACE...

Mileage: 151,000

NEVER RECEIVED LETTER REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH I LEARNED EXPIRED DEC. 31 2017. BRAKES HAD BEEN MAKING OCCASIONAL NOISE LAST YEAR, BUT RECENTLY BECOME VERY BAD. ONLY LEARNED 2 DAYS AGO IT IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. TOYOTA REFUSING TO FIX IT. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS IT...

BRAKE, ABS, VSC ! LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE AND BREAKS NOT WORKING WELL.

HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES LEFT, SOMETIMES RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH WILL TURN OFF. SO FAR, TURNING THE THE SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON CURES THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY.

Mileage: 158,000

I AM A DISABLED AMERICAN MILITARY VETERAN. I PURCHASED MY 2007 PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2017. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION REGARDING ABS RECALL. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM (WITH BABY IN CAR) IN FEBRUARY 2018. ATTEMPTED TO HAVE UNIT REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP BUT WAS REFUSED. APPLIED FOR HARDSHIP, WAS...

Mileage: 130,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT ALL. IT WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. I REFUSE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEAL WHERE THEY WILL CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEN REPAIR WHICH COULD TURN OUT TO BE $400.00, I CALLED THEM EARLIER THIS WEEK TO GET A...

Mileage: 105,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 108,800

PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT NOW IT'S A DAILY OCCURRENCE AND HAPPENS IN THE DARK! TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE. SO FAR I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEY WORK, BUT PRETTY SCARY WHEN ON AN EXPRESSWAY. REALLY SURPRISED TOYOTA DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF THI...

Mileage: 122,531

HOOD LATCH WILL NOT OPEN 50, 60% OF THE TIME. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED..

DRIVER SEAT BELT CATCH NON FUNCTION, WILL NOT LOCK WHEN BELT CONNECTOR SLIPPED INTO LOCKING DEVICE. PURCHASED CAR USED HENCE UNSURE WHEN MALFUNCTION BEGAN.

MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN TURNING OFF RANDOMLY EITHER SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER. AS TIME GOES ON THEY ARE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT OF WHERE THEY WON'T STAY ON FOR MORE THAN 2 TO 3 MINUTES UNTIL I HAVE TO MANUALLY SWITCH THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER COUNTLESS TIMES FOR THIS A...

Mileage: 10,000

I PRESSED THE BRAKES WHEN I WAS FORCED TO STOP DUE TO A CAR NOT TURNING THERE BLINKING LIGHT BUT CAR DIDNT STOP AND ENDED HITING ANOTHER CAR AND AND INJURING MY SELF AND OTHERS I TRIED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SO I WOULD HIT THE CAR

Mileage: 213,500

ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR CREATING FAILING NOISES.

VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID DUE TO A FAILED BRAKE ACTUATOR. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PRIOR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION. TOYOTA GAVE ME ADDRESS AND IT WAS MAILED TO MY OLD HOME. VEHICLE IS NOW 2 MONTHS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DAT...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (MIKE JOHNSON'S HICKORY TOYOTA, 435 HWY 70, HICKORY, NC 28602) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR ...

Mileage: 100,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN BACK ON WILL TURN THE LIGHT BACK ON, SOMETIMES. DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP STATED HID LIGHTBULB WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BASED ON OTHER POSTINGS, THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE.

Mileage: 182,000

THE DASHBOARD GOES BLACK! NO INSTRUMENTS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID I MISSED THE RECALL AND WON'T FIX IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY! 3/02/2018 YOU HAVE TO PUT THE FOB IN AND PRESS THE START BUTTON FOR 3 SECONDS JUST TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF.

Mileage: 130,000

THE PRIUS' CHARCOAL CANISTER HAS FAILED, TRIGGERING REPEATED "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WARNINGS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE PROMPTING A RECALL OF OTHER 2007 PRIUSES, LIKE MINE, BUT TOYOTA SAYS MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED. SEE: HTTPS://PAULTAN.ORG/2016/06/29/TOYOTA-CHARCOAL-CANISTER-RECALL/ HTTPS://WWW.JU...

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WITH ITS HEADLAMPS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR STREET IN THE DARK , THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP FLICKERED BETWEEN 1-3 SECONDS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. WE TRIED TURNING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, BUT THIS DID NOT SEEM TO WORK. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY ...

Mileage: 30,000

ON A REGULAR BASIS, ONE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT OR SOMETIMES BOTH WILL SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE I'M DRIVING. THEY WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON BUT IT IS AN EXTREME HAZARD AS THERE ARE MANY DARK ROADS IN TEXAS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2014.

Mileage: 84,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING THE "SNORING" SOUNDS INCREASINGLY OFTEN FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH DURING THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2018. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNNERVING TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, AN...

Mileage: 85,950

THE REAR LIFT GATE LATCH ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE EXTERIOR RUBBER OVER THE LATCH MECHANISM/SWITCH HAS MELTED, TURNED GUMMY AND WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE. IN COLD WEATHER THE LATCH HAS BEEN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND THE TRIM PIECE CONTAINING THE TRUNK ...

Mileage: 160,000

GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR. AT SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR CAUSING ME TO REAR END A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL OF THE BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. 2 SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED RESULTE...

Mileage: 100,000

STARTING MAY 2015 WHOLE DASHBOARD IN MY CAR SPORADICALLY GOES BLACK, I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT OR USE MY BACKUP CAMERA IN MY CAR. FOR ABOUT AN HOUR I COULDN'T EVEN GET MY CAR TO TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SO OFTEN SINCE MAY OF 2015 AND IS VERY DANGEROUS...

STARTING MAY 2015 WHOLE DASHBOARD IN MY CAR SPORADICALLY GOES BLACK, I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT OR USE MY BACKUP CAMERA IN MY CAR. FOR ABOUT AN HOUR I COULDN'T EVEN GET MY CAR TO TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SO OFTEN SINCE MAY OF 2015 AND IS VERY DANGEROUS...

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AS CAR WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION AND SECONDARILY THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OFF. AN ALARM WENT OFF AND BRAKES FAILED AT ABOUT 45 MPHIL.

Mileage: 144,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT

Mileage: 123,000

I BOUGHT THIS 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS USED AND WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE SELLER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS. WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WILL PERIODICALLY FLICKER AND/OR CUT OUT. TURNING OFF THEN ON THE HEADLIGHTS RESETS IT TO BE ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLME ONLINE, I DISCOVER...

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE TO KOONS TYSON'S TOYOTA IN TYSON'S CORNER, VA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBINATION METER WAS ...

Mileage: 120,000

MY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (!) ALL TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME ON JANUARY 6TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. I ONLY JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 30TH, 2017 AT 133K MILES. IT WAS REVEALED THAT MY CAR HAD THE 1256 AND 1391 WARNING CODES, INDICATING THAT ...

Mileage: 134,200

THE REAR HATCH LATCH DETERIORATES AND MAKES IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH. IT IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE BACK HATCH IS INACCESSIBLE ' MAKING IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE IN CASE OF A ROAD-SIDE EMERGENCY.

Mileage: 135,500

FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE ISOLATED. SEVERAL ON-LINE FORUMS SUGGEST THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE HID OR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND HAV...

Mileage: 90,000

FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE ISOLATED. SEVERAL ON-LINE FORUMS SUGGEST THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE HID OR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND HAV...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY ANY WARNING INDICATORS OR THE FUEL AMOUNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CONTACT DID N...

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING IN CITY OR HIGHWAY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT SUDDENLY. TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TURNS HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT OR ON DARK ROADS.

Mileage: 159,500

THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMBINATION METER WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. THIS CLUSTER TENDS TO MALFUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THE DISPLAY WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MALFUNCTION ALLOWS A DRIVER TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE...

Mileage: 126,866

HEADLIGHTS (LOW-BEAM) TURNED OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. FLICKING LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON USUALLY TURNED LIGHTS BACK ON. FLICKING ON BRIGHTS AND THEN BACK TO LOW DIDN'T HELP.

Mileage: 88,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING OFF AND BACK ON WILL RESTART FOR A BIT. SOMETIMES THEY ARE DIM OR FLICKER BEFORE GOING OFF. I HAVE CHANGED THE BALLAST AND BULBS FOR BOTH SIDES MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS WITHOUT A PERMANENT REPAIR. HAD ALL WORK REDONE WITH NEW TOYOTA PARTS ON 1...

Mileage: 65,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PRONE TO TURNING TO OFF RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES ONE SIDE, OTHER TIMES BOTH SIDES. AFTER TURNING THEM ON/OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN THE ISSUE STARTS OVER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE EITHER MOVING OR IN THE STATIONARY MODE. NO HEADLIGHTS...

Mileage: 155,800

WITHOUT WARNING, ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. IT CAN HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR OR AT OTHER RANDOM TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED FOR MONTHS. REPLACING THE BULBS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH SAME FREQUENCY

AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE SUV SUFFICIENTLY AHEAD OF ME IN THE SAME LANE WAS STOPPING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN WITH PLENTY OF SPACE. I GLANCED FOR A SECOND TO MY RIGHT SIDE TO CHECK SAFETY AROUND ANOTHER SET OF HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I FACED FORWARD I COULD SEE THAT I WAS GETTING TOO CL...

Mileage: 146,000

AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE SUV SUFFICIENTLY AHEAD OF ME IN THE SAME LANE WAS STOPPING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN WITH PLENTY OF SPACE. I GLANCED FOR A SECOND TO MY RIGHT SIDE TO CHECK SAFETY AROUND ANOTHER SET OF HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I FACED FORWARD I COULD SEE THAT I WAS GETTING TOO CL...

Mileage: 146,000

AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE SUV SUFFICIENTLY AHEAD OF ME IN THE SAME LANE WAS STOPPING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN WITH PLENTY OF SPACE. I GLANCED FOR A SECOND TO MY RIGHT SIDE TO CHECK SAFETY AROUND ANOTHER SET OF HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I FACED FORWARD I COULD SEE THAT I WAS GETTING TOO CL...

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIPS BELOW 40 F, THE REAR GATE DOES NOT OPEN. THE RUBBER COVERING OF THE SWITCH TO LIFT THE GATE GETS VERY HARD AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO PRESSURE TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE.

Mileage: 180,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB GOES OFF SUDDENLY AND I HAVE TO SWITCH IT OFF AND ON AND IT WILL BACK ON FOR SOME TIME AND GOES OFF AGAIN. I PAID $ TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULB AND AFTER COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEM ARISE AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT'S BALLAST FAILURE WHICH I STILL DIDN'T FIX DUE TO HIG...

6 MONTHS AGO HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. TODAY ONLY THE HIGHBEAMS WORK.

Mileage: 170,000

THE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON WILL GET THE HEADLIGHT TO TURN BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES AND IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON POORLY LIT ROADS IN THE DARK.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DARK AND FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (TOYOTA OF REDLANDS, 921 NEW YORK ST, REDLANDS, CA 92374) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIA...

Mileage: 191,000

CLOCK SPRING WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING WHEEL GOING OUT. STARTED WITH NON-SAFETY ITEMS: A/C, DEFROST. NOW THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. OTHERS REPORT THAT AIR BAGS ARE ALSO CONNECTED TO THIS WIRING HARNESS WHICH IS FAILING. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS HAD RECALL BECAUSE CLOCK SPRING HARNESS CAUSED AIR BAGS TO FAI...

Mileage: 136,192

OUR CAR WAS STATIONARY ALL 3 TIMES THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT, WHERE WE COULD NOT SEE WHAT GEAR WE WERE IN, THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER OR FUEL GAUGE. ONE TIME, EVEN THOUGH WE PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOYOTA ADVISED THEY ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, AFTER A TECHNICA...

Mileage: 85,000

THE HEADLIGHTS MIGHT GO OFF WHEN I HAVE THEM ON. SOMETIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SOMETIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN A 1/2 TRIP SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL. A LOOSE CONNECTION DOES NOT SEEM...

THE HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON, EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM, WHETHER IDLING OR WHILE IN MOTION. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON IF THE LIGHTS ARE SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, HOWEVER IT CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN THE LIGHTS CAN BOTH SHUT OFF W...

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED. TURNING OFF AND THEN ON WILL WORK BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME.

Mileage: 126,000

HEADLIGHT / HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR HAVE COME BACK ON BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND ON

Mileage: 25,000

GOOD YEAR WEATHERHANDLER FUEL MAXX TIRES WITH ONLY 9000 MILES DRY ROTTEN AND LOSS OF AIR AND COMING APART. DOT PJ19KY1R SOLD TO ME BY NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY FEB 9, 2016 MANUFACTURED JULY 16,3013 GOODYEAR WOULD NOT WARRANTY DEFECTS AND NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY WOULD NOT REPLACE. DUE TO DEFECTS I...

Mileage: 174,000

THE HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES SPORADICALLY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS ONLY IF I SEE MY HEADLIGHTS REFLECTED IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DO I KNOW WHETHER ONE OF THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND CLICKING THEM BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A ...

Mileage: 200,000

THE HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES SPORADICALLY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS ONLY IF I SEE MY HEADLIGHTS REFLECTED IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DO I KNOW WHETHER ONE OF THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND CLICKING THEM BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A ...

Mileage: 200,000

DURING BRAKE RATTLING SOUND HEARD. ABS BRAKE LIGHT YELLOW ON THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 276,000

DURING A CAR ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY, AND AFTER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, A PROJECTILE AT HIGH VELOCITY ENTERED MY RIGHT HAND AND FRACTURED THE 5TH METACARPAL BONE. PER THE HAND SURGEON THAT REMOVED THE FOREIGN BODY, IT APPEARED TO BE A BLACK PIECE OF PLASTIC 1 CM LONG.

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA ISSUE: I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF CAELA ERICKSON, MY SEVENTEEN-YEAR OLD GRAND-DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED USED AS HER FIRST-VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME SHE DROVE IT AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND THEN ACTUALLY TURNED OF! THIS WAS WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON A D...

Mileage: 144,000

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN I TURNED ON MY BRIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN FLICKERED BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING RANDOMLY AS WELL.

Mileage: 95,800

THE CAR'S HID HEADLAMP JUST GOES OUT SPORADICALLY. SO FAR, IT IS "SOLVED" BY TURNING HEADLAMPS OFF AND ON AGAIN; BUT IT REPEATS ITSELF. THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT WAS BROKEN SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR (55 DAYS AGO) AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WE REPLACED STRUT.

Mileage: 94,000

THE CAR'S HID HEADLAMP JUST GOES OUT SPORADICALLY. SO FAR, IT IS "SOLVED" BY TURNING HEADLAMPS OFF AND ON AGAIN; BUT IT REPEATS ITSELF. THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT WAS BROKEN SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR (55 DAYS AGO) AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WE REPLACED STRUT.

Mileage: 94,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE, BUT IT KEPT SHIFTING BACK INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS THAT IT DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HELD THE GEARSHIFT IN DRIVE ...

Mileage: 100,600

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE, BUT IT KEPT SHIFTING BACK INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS THAT IT DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HELD THE GEARSHIFT IN DRIVE ...

Mileage: 100,600

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE, BUT IT KEPT SHIFTING BACK INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS THAT IT DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HELD THE GEARSHIFT IN DRIVE ...

Mileage: 100,600

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS...

Mileage: 123,000

THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON BUT AFTER ABOUT TEN SECONDS THE LEFT LIGHT ONLY GOES OFF. IF I FLICK THEM OFF COMPLETELY AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY START THE PROCESS ALL OVER. THE LIGHT BULB WORKS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING TECHNICAL OR ELECTRICAL. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS FOLLOWI...

Mileage: 85,000

ONE HEADLIGHT REPEATEDLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY RELIEVES THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE OFTEN OCCURS WHEN BRAKING, BUT CAN OCCUR RANDOMLY WHILE IN MOTION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE FOR YEARS.

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE DARK AND THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED LEAVING ME DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. WHEN I STOP MY CAR AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING AT THAT MOMENT ON AN CIRCLE EXIT RAMP THAT HAD NO STREET LIGHTS; COMPLETE DARKNESS.

Mileage: 200

THE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK WITH NO VISIBILITY TO SPEED, FUEL TANK GAUGE, OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PANEL. ALSO, CAR WOULD NOT POWER OFF. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. THE ENGINE POWER DOWN PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY UPON MY RETURN FROM MY CITY USE.

THE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK WITH NO VISIBILITY TO SPEED, FUEL TANK GAUGE, OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PANEL. ALSO, CAR WOULD NOT POWER OFF. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. THE ENGINE POWER DOWN PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY UPON MY RETURN FROM MY CITY USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SEVENTEEN DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHI...

Mileage: 138,000

THE RUBBER HANDLE OF THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH HAS "MELTED" INTO THE OPERATING PART OF THE LATCH, MAKING IT TOTALLY INOPERABLE IN THE WINTER, AND COOLER MONTHS. THIS IS NOT DUE TO EXPOSURE TO HEAT EXTREMES - THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED IN A NORTHERN PART OF THE US, WHERE SUMMER TEMPERATURES RARELY...

Mileage: 25,000

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR FAULTY HEADLAMPS BUT AS SOON AS I POWER THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THE BULB IS OPERATIONAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE TELLING ME TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIR...

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURN ON, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE HEADLIGHT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE GOES OFF. WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THEY TURN RIGHT BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE ROAD (FREEWAY TO BE EXACT). HAVE TO KEEP TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON TO BE ABLE TO SEE...

Mileage: 98,585

ON WARMER DAYS THE CAR WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR AND WILL MOVE INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT ALSO DOES NOT GO INTO PARK FROM NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY, AND HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STANDSTILL AND DRIVE OR REVERSE ARE FIRST ENGAGE...

Mileage: 160,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES IT'S ONE AND SOMETIMES IT'S BOTH (WHICH IS A SCARY OCCURRENCE ON A WINDY ROAD AT NIGHT). IT ALSO DOES IT WHILE IT'S IDLE AND STATIONARY. I'VE CHANGED THE BULBS AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A CONNECTION ISSUE BECAUSE...

Mileage: 88,000

HEADLIGHT FAILURE! WELL DRIVING NEAR MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE HID HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF CAUSING ME TO LOSE FOCUS ON THE ROAD FOR A BRIEF MOMENT PUTTING PEDESTRIANS AT RISK. TO GO FROM THE ILLUMINATION OF A HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE TO NOTHING IS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS THIS IS ...

Mileage: 109,450

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT IF THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL BE ON FOR A FEW MINUTES.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE FROM THE DOOR PREMATURELY MELTED FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION, WHICH MELTED INTO THE DOOR LATCH. THE FAILURE MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO USE THE LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE FROM THE DOOR PREMATURELY MELTED FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION, WHICH MELTED INTO THE DOOR LATCH. THE FAILURE MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO USE THE LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING FOR 3-4 DAYS, THEN FAILED ENTIRELY AND WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 129,768

TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD, ~30MPH ON CITY STREET , FRONT TIRE (MICHELIN DT008-35670-MI, 185/65R15) BLEW FOR UNKNOWN REASON. CAR SWERVED TO RIGHT INTO UTILITY POLE, REMOVING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHEEL CONNECTIONS, FENDER, HEADLIGHT. (CAR "TOTALED" BY INSURER.) STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG ACTIVATED. DRIVER (S...

Mileage: 148,000

TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD, ~30MPH ON CITY STREET , FRONT TIRE (MICHELIN DT008-35670-MI, 185/65R15) BLEW FOR UNKNOWN REASON. CAR SWERVED TO RIGHT INTO UTILITY POLE, REMOVING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHEEL CONNECTIONS, FENDER, HEADLIGHT. (CAR "TOTALED" BY INSURER.) STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG ACTIVATED. DRIVER (S...

Mileage: 148,000

TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD, ~30MPH ON CITY STREET , FRONT TIRE (MICHELIN DT008-35670-MI, 185/65R15) BLEW FOR UNKNOWN REASON. CAR SWERVED TO RIGHT INTO UTILITY POLE, REMOVING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHEEL CONNECTIONS, FENDER, HEADLIGHT. (CAR "TOTALED" BY INSURER.) STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG ACTIVATED. DRIVER (S...

Mileage: 148,000

INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. AFFECTING TONS OF PRIUS OWNERS. SHIFT KNOB WAS WORKING AND HAS NOT GONE OUT AS WELL. TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB IN SHIFTER KNOB. NO SOLUTION FOR INTERIOR DIMMED LIGHTING THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. DEALER SAID THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE AND ...

READING ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE, ALSO EXISTS ON MY CAR. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH 148K MILES ON IT. I HAD THE ONE HEADLIGHT DIE THING HAPPEN. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT THAT IT WASN'T PART OF A RECALL. I HAD TO GET LOWER VOLTAGE AFTERMARKET HEADLIGHTS TO GET 2 TO ...

Mileage: 148,000

HEAD LIGHTS TURNOFF WHILE DRIVEN THE CAR ANY MOMENT AT NIGHT UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD.CAR IS BURNING OIL TOO FAST WITH ONLY 70000 MILES.

Mileage: 65,000

HEAD LIGHTS TURNOFF WHILE DRIVEN THE CAR ANY MOMENT AT NIGHT UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD.CAR IS BURNING OIL TOO FAST WITH ONLY 70000 MILES.

Mileage: 65,000

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT BUT THEY WILL GO OUT AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK IN. IT MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 145,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS ON AND THEN AT SOME POINT WHILE DRIVING GOES OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE HEADLIGHT AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS A LOT OF MONEY TO DEAL WITH DIAGNOSTICS, BUT THE PROBLEM ISN'T RESOLVED. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ONLY HAVE ONE HEADLIGHT WORKING. TOYOTA SHOULD BE PAYING ...

Mileage: 60,000

MY RIGHT HEADLAMP HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR A COUPLE YEARS. IT WOULD RESOLVE IF I TURNED HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF, IT HAS BECOME MUCH MORE OF A PROBLEM IN FREQUENCY. I LIVE RURAL WITHOUT STREET LAMPS AND IT IS BECOMING MORE DANGEROUS. I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND HIT A DEER.

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA PRIUS FROM TOYOTA SUNNYVALE, ADDRESS: 898 W EL CAMINO REAL, SUNNYVALE, CA 94087 PHONE: (408) 469-4907. INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVERS DASH DISPLAY DOESN'T TURN ON AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS INDICATOR, WARNING INDICATORS DO NOT LIGHT UP. THE FIRST...

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK I COULD NO LONGER TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD LEFT OR IF ANY OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ( LOW TIRE, LOW OIL, RUNNING HIGH TEMPERATURE, ETC. ) WERE ON. THE DISPLAY ORIGINALLY WENT OUT IN 2010 BUT THE T...

Mileage: 240,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT.

Mileage: 124,976

I WAS DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY EVENING WHEN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF GOING THROUGH A LONG CURVE IN THE ROAD. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THEY DID COME BACK ON BUT I NEARLY DROVE OFF THE ROAD GOING 45MPH! COULD ...

Mileage: 114,500

IN SEPTEMBER 2014 I TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE DASH DID NOT COME ON. THE CAR WOULD DRIVE BUT IT DID NOT INDICATE SPEED, GEAR SELECTOR ETC. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. BY MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND TRYING TO TURN IT OFF REPEATEDLY IT EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF. THIS DID NOT R...

Mileage: 110,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMBINATION METER ON MY 2007 PRIUS CAUSES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN STARTING .THIS HAPPENS HAPHAZARDLY WITH LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING FOR MULTIPLE STARTUPS AND THEN SUDDENLY FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. THE LIGHTS WORK ONE MINUTE THEN THEN THEY DON'T. THE LIG...

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON A ALMOST EMPTY CITY STREET. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, AS I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAKE EFF...

Mileage: 44,000

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 T...

Mileage: 100,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. MUST TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. STATED IT'S THE BULB, ASSEMBLY, AND COMPUTER CAUSING THE ISSUE. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES WITH HID LIGHTING SYSTEMS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

MY DASHBOARD WENT DARKING INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT APPEARS TO ALSO DISABLE THE ODOMETER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENED AFTER STOPPING TO FILL UP FOR GAS. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE DASHBOARD WILL NO LONGER LIGHT UP. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN TEMPORALLY RESET THE FAULTY PART BY DISCONNECTI...

Mileage: 90,000

THE RUBBER EXTERIOR OF THE BACK LATCH HANDLE HAS MELTED COMPLETELY MAKING THE BACK HATCH COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I CAN NO LONGER PRESS THE BUTTON THAT IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE HATCH AS THE RUBBER THAT COATED IT HAS MELTED INTO A GOOEY MASS AND THEN HARDENED. THIS HAS OCCURED OVER THE SUMMER WHILE TH...

THE TRUNK LATCH ON MY '07 PRIUS HAS "MELTED" AND IS NO LONGER WORKING. SINCE THE LATCH IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TRUNK IS UNABLE TO OPEN, AND ALSO UNABLE TO REMAIN IN A FULLY LATCHED, CLOSED POSITION. BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS. SOMETIMES, I CAN GIVE THE TRUNK DOOR AN EXTRA P...

Mileage: 200,000

THE HEADLIGHTS (SINGLE OR BOTH) TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT . I TURN THEM BACK ON AND BOTH SEEM TO WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN, WHEN 1 OR BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF. *TR

Mileage: 10

HATCHBACK WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE RUBBER THAT COVERS THE LATCH HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS STICKY IN THE WARM WEATHER AND ROCK SOLID IN THE COLD WEATHER WHERE YOU CAN NO LONGER PRESS IT TO OPEN THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 145,000

THE HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS BECOME STICKY AND WILL NOT LET ME OPEN THE HATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IF I NEEDED TO GET AT MY SPARE TIRE, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO. TOYOTA WANTS $250.00 TO REPAIR IT. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR IT AT NO CHARGE.

Mileage: 111,000

THE RUBBER COVER OF THE REAR LIFT GATE SWITCH HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SWITCH WON'T WORK ANY MORE. I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 80,000

HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY TURN OFF WHILE IN MOTION. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST ONE HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH!

Mileage: 54,000

HATCHBACK DOOR DOES NOT OPEN IN COLD WEATHER.

REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH FAILURE, STARTING WITH SOFTENING AND THEN COMPLETE MELTING OF THE RUBBER COVER AND FINALLY TO LATCH NOT OPERATING AT ALL, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER.

Mileage: 63,000

THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THIS BLACK GOO EACH TIME, WH...

Mileage: 10,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT. AS OF RECENTLY, BOTH STARTED GOING OUT RANDOMLY. SEEM TO TURN BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN.

Mileage: 130,000

MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE HAVING A RECURRENT PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. INITIALLY IT STARTED WITH RANDOMLY TURNING OFF . I TRIED TO GET THIS INVESTIGATED BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT THESE ARE SOMETIMES DRIVEN BY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND COULD HAPPEN. HOWEVER LATER ON I HAPPEN TO UNDERSTAND TH...

THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON RIGHT AWAY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN WHEN DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 90,700

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A VERY LOUD SOUND, THAT DID NOT GO AWAY. ALONG WITH THAT, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE RED HAZARD EXCLAMATION TRIANGLE LIGHT, THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT. IT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND I WOULD NEED TO PRESS IT DOWN HARD FOR IT TO...

Mileage: 109,092

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A VERY LOUD SOUND, THAT DID NOT GO AWAY. ALONG WITH THAT, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE RED HAZARD EXCLAMATION TRIANGLE LIGHT, THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT. IT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND I WOULD NEED TO PRESS IT DOWN HARD FOR IT TO...

Mileage: 109,092

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A VERY LOUD SOUND, THAT DID NOT GO AWAY. ALONG WITH THAT, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE RED HAZARD EXCLAMATION TRIANGLE LIGHT, THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT. IT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND I WOULD NEED TO PRESS IT DOWN HARD FOR IT TO...

Mileage: 109,092

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS... HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY POSING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. EITHER ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT OR THE OTHER. YOU HAVE TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON TO CORRECT. THERE WERE 2 OCCASIONS WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAM...

Mileage: 104,000

THIS 07 TOYOTA PRIUS DASH INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHETHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION AND OR NOT COME ON AT THE START OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO REFERENCE THE SPEED OR VITAL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. ALSO THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE ...

Mileage: 1

DASHBOARD DISPLAY (INCLUDING BACKUP DISPLAY) INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTIONS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, TURNING, DRIVING STRAIGHT, OR BREAKING. THE FOLLOWING UNSAFE CONDITIONS RESULTED: NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAS GAUGE, NO TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE, NO ODOMETER, NO CRUI...

Mileage: 100,000

PROBLEM WITH LIGHTING TURNING OFF AT NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH LIGHTS TURN OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. UPON TURNING OFF AND BACK ON THEY TURN ON BUT TURN OFF SOON THEREAFTER. APPARENTLY KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE SUBJECT OF LAWSUIT AND SETTLEMENT FOR LOW MILEAGE CAR. NHTSA SHOULD COMPEL MANUFACTURER TO FIX TH...

Mileage: 90,000

AS I WAS COMING BACK FROM LIVERMORE TO SAN JOSE DOWN THE SUNOL GRANDE LAST WEEKEND, MY DASH LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT MEANING I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER OR WAIT TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD AND THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A STEEP HILL.LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOM...

Mileage: 119,000

AS I WAS COMING BACK FROM LIVERMORE TO SAN JOSE DOWN THE SUNOL GRANDE LAST WEEKEND, MY DASH LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT MEANING I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER OR WAIT TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD AND THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A STEEP HILL.LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOM...

Mileage: 119,000

AS I WAS COMING BACK FROM LIVERMORE TO SAN JOSE DOWN THE SUNOL GRANDE LAST WEEKEND, MY DASH LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT MEANING I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER OR WAIT TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD AND THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A STEEP HILL.LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOM...

Mileage: 119,000

SEATBELT TENSIONER RETRACTS SLOWLY ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 07 PRIUS. CALLED TOYOTA 1-800 NUMBER, THE GIRL TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND GET A PRICE AND THEN CALL THEM. SHE SAID IT WAS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. INTERESTING BECAUSE EVERY OTHER TIME I HAVE CALLED ON A TOYOTA SEATBELT O...

DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. MY CAR VIOLENTLY FISHTAILED ALMOST 180 DEGREES, BACK AND FORTH 6 TIMES ON A CURVE GETTING OFF A FREEWAY (ABOUT 45 MPH) NEARLY CRASHED. I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY TO SIDE STREET. CAR SHIMMIED TO RIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN. FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING...

Mileage: 83,000

DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. MY CAR VIOLENTLY FISHTAILED ALMOST 180 DEGREES, BACK AND FORTH 6 TIMES ON A CURVE GETTING OFF A FREEWAY (ABOUT 45 MPH) NEARLY CRASHED. I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY TO SIDE STREET. CAR SHIMMIED TO RIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN. FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING...

Mileage: 83,000

DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. MY CAR VIOLENTLY FISHTAILED ALMOST 180 DEGREES, BACK AND FORTH 6 TIMES ON A CURVE GETTING OFF A FREEWAY (ABOUT 45 MPH) NEARLY CRASHED. I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY TO SIDE STREET. CAR SHIMMIED TO RIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN. FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING...

Mileage: 83,000

DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. MY CAR VIOLENTLY FISHTAILED ALMOST 180 DEGREES, BACK AND FORTH 6 TIMES ON A CURVE GETTING OFF A FREEWAY (ABOUT 45 MPH) NEARLY CRASHED. I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY TO SIDE STREET. CAR SHIMMIED TO RIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN. FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING...

Mileage: 83,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR WON'T SHUT OFF. THEY SAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR 13 DAYS SO MY CAR IS USELESS. I CAN'T DRIVE IT. I PAID EITHER 23,000 OR 28,000 FOR IT AND HAVE KEPT IT MAINTAINED. THE TOYOTA PLACE SAYS THEY HAVE ANOTHER LADY THAT'S BEEN ...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR WON'T SHUT OFF. THEY SAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR 13 DAYS SO MY CAR IS USELESS. I CAN'T DRIVE IT. I PAID EITHER 23,000 OR 28,000 FOR IT AND HAVE KEPT IT MAINTAINED. THE TOYOTA PLACE SAYS THEY HAVE ANOTHER LADY THAT'S BEEN ...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR WON'T SHUT OFF. THEY SAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR 13 DAYS SO MY CAR IS USELESS. I CAN'T DRIVE IT. I PAID EITHER 23,000 OR 28,000 FOR IT AND HAVE KEPT IT MAINTAINED. THE TOYOTA PLACE SAYS THEY HAVE ANOTHER LADY THAT'S BEEN ...

Mileage: 150,000

TOYOTA RECALL 2007 PRIUS' DUE TO FAULTY HIGH-DENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND GO OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. AT TIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR. IT IS THEIR FAULT! NOT MINE. I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS ...

Mileage: 102,000

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE LIGHTS ON THEY RANDOMLY TURN OFF. WE HAVE TRIED TWICE ALREADY TO TRY TO TIGHTEN THIS AND IT STILL TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE BULBS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE KIDS AND FEEL THIS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 107,373

STEERING WHEEL CONTROL ON RIGHT SIDE ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. UNABLE TO CONTROL DEFROSTER OR CONTROL AIR CONDITIONER VENT.

Mileage: 171,000

THE TRUNK OPENER SWITCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS NO LONGER WORKS RELIABLY BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF A DEFECTIVE RUBBER WHICH HAS AT THIS POINT MELTED INTO A GOOPY MESS. THIS MEANS THAT THE OPENER SWITCH CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK UNTIL THE RELEASE MECHANIS...

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRUNK OPENER SWITCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS NO LONGER WORKS RELIABLY BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF A DEFECTIVE RUBBER WHICH HAS AT THIS POINT MELTED INTO A GOOPY MESS. THIS MEANS THAT THE OPENER SWITCH CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK UNTIL THE RELEASE MECHANIS...

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRUNK OPENER SWITCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS NO LONGER WORKS RELIABLY BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF A DEFECTIVE RUBBER WHICH HAS AT THIS POINT MELTED INTO A GOOPY MESS. THIS MEANS THAT THE OPENER SWITCH CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK UNTIL THE RELEASE MECHANIS...

Mileage: 100,000

COMBINATION METER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO VIEW SPEEDOMETER OR DASH LIGHTS. CAR SOMETIMES LOCKS UP, UNABLE TO VIEW ABS SIGNAL BECAUSE DASHLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. UNABLE TO TURN CAR OFF DURING DASHBOARD/COMBINATION METER FAILURE. *TR

COMBINATION METER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO VIEW SPEEDOMETER OR DASH LIGHTS. CAR SOMETIMES LOCKS UP, UNABLE TO VIEW ABS SIGNAL BECAUSE DASHLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. UNABLE TO TURN CAR OFF DURING DASHBOARD/COMBINATION METER FAILURE. *TR

COMBINATION METER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO VIEW SPEEDOMETER OR DASH LIGHTS. CAR SOMETIMES LOCKS UP, UNABLE TO VIEW ABS SIGNAL BECAUSE DASHLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. UNABLE TO TURN CAR OFF DURING DASHBOARD/COMBINATION METER FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A WARNING CHIME WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED TO THE RIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED O...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A WARNING CHIME WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED TO THE RIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED O...

Mileage: 90,000

THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON TOGETHER BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY THEY COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON. ONE TIME THEY BOTH WENT OFF WHILE ON A HIGHWAY AND I COULD NOT GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. I DROVE TO THE HOTEL WITH OUT THE HEADLIGHTS, THE NEXT DAY...

Mileage: 90,000

THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2007 PRIUS GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IF I THEN TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN THEY WILL COME BACK ON, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. THIS HAS OCCURRED AS MANY AS EIGHT TIMES DURING A 45 MINUTE DRIVE. AT NIGHT ON DARK ROADS THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE...

Mileage: 87,000

BRAKE PUMP FAILED JUST ST LIKE 2010 MODEL, KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2007 MODELS.

Mileage: 123,754

MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG BECAUSE THEY WORKED WHEN I WAS THERE. 18 MOS AGO THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT. BOUGHT TWO BULBS BUT BEFORE I COULD REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT. THEN THEY WENT BA...

Mileage: 73,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND COME BACK ON WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE SWITCHED FROM ON TO OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN 1 TIME DURING A TRIP OR MULTIPLE TIMES. DIAG OF ISSUE IS NOT EASY AND USUALLY MULTIPLE PARTS ARE REPLACED TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 135,000

THE ELECTRONIC DASH (HEADS UP INSTRUMENT DISPLAY) ON OUR 2007 PRIUS HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO LIGHT OVER THE LAST YEAR. YESTERDAY, IT FAILED AND ALSO WOULDN'T TURN OFF. WE ALWAYS USE THE REMOTE (KEYLESS) IGNITION SYSTEM. BUT, AFTER THE FAILURES YESTERDAY I PUT THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB INTO THE HOLE...

Mileage: 161,200

THE ELECTRONIC DASH (HEADS UP INSTRUMENT DISPLAY) ON OUR 2007 PRIUS HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO LIGHT OVER THE LAST YEAR. YESTERDAY, IT FAILED AND ALSO WOULDN'T TURN OFF. WE ALWAYS USE THE REMOTE (KEYLESS) IGNITION SYSTEM. BUT, AFTER THE FAILURES YESTERDAY I PUT THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB INTO THE HOLE...

Mileage: 161,200

THE ELECTRONIC DASH (HEADS UP INSTRUMENT DISPLAY) ON OUR 2007 PRIUS HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO LIGHT OVER THE LAST YEAR. YESTERDAY, IT FAILED AND ALSO WOULDN'T TURN OFF. WE ALWAYS USE THE REMOTE (KEYLESS) IGNITION SYSTEM. BUT, AFTER THE FAILURES YESTERDAY I PUT THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB INTO THE HOLE...

Mileage: 161,200

ONE OR BOTH OF THE PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WILL SWITCH OFF ON ITS OWN AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO STAY CONSISTENTLY ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT AND LOSE MY HEADLIGHTS AND THEN HAVE TO ...

Mileage: 170,000

HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT; THEY WANT $ 450 TO FIX. RESEARCHING, WE FIND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE LEGAL ACTIONS, INCLUDING CLASS ACTION. THEIR CURRENT "CUSTOMER SERVICE" SOLUTION? "SUE US!!"

Mileage: 105,000

THE BALLISTS INSIDE THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON/OFF. BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE NIGHT DRIVING, CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES AND BOTH LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF/ON IS NOT SAFE AND TOYOTA SHOULD ...

Mileage: 120,000

BOUGHT 2007 PRIUS USED AND EVERYTHING WORKED. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WONT WORK AFTER SEVERAL NEW LIGHTBULBS AND A BALLAST HAVE BEEN CHANGED. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF TOYOTA WILL FIX THEIR PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE.

Mileage: 120,000

BOUGHT 2007 PRIUS USED AND EVERYTHING WORKED. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WONT WORK AFTER SEVERAL NEW LIGHTBULBS AND A BALLAST HAVE BEEN CHANGED. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF TOYOTA WILL FIX THEIR PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES LOST TRACTION AND THE VEHICLE SLID OFF A MOUNTAIN CURVE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SOME DEEP TISSUE BRUISING....

Mileage: 52,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES LOST TRACTION AND THE VEHICLE SLID OFF A MOUNTAIN CURVE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SOME DEEP TISSUE BRUISING....

Mileage: 52,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES LOST TRACTION AND THE VEHICLE SLID OFF A MOUNTAIN CURVE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SOME DEEP TISSUE BRUISING....

Mileage: 52,800

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM TO FIX. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX THE PROBLEM!

Mileage: 160,000

THE REAR LIFT GATE LATCH ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE EXTERIOR RUBBER OVER THE LATCH MECHANISM/SWITCH HAS MELTED, TURNED GUMMY AND WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE. IN COLD WEATHER THE LATCH HAS BEEN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND THE TRIM PIECE CONTAINING THE TRUNK ...

Mileage: 95,000

THE RIGHT HEADLAMP LOW BEAM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, I TURN IT ON AND OFF AND IT USUALLY WORKS AGAIN, MY ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS HAPPENS TO MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF YET

Mileage: 70,000

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - 1 QT PER 1,000 MILES

Mileage: 130,000

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 ...

Mileage: 156,200

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 ...

Mileage: 45,000

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...

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 STRE...

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 95,000

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 ...

Mileage: 56,000

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 PURCHAS...

Mileage: 200,000

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 PURCHAS...

Mileage: 200,000

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 ISSU...

Mileage: 88,000

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...

Mileage: 127,000

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...

Mileage: 127,000

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 F...

Mileage: 55,700

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 D...

Mileage: 88,000

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 D...

Mileage: 88,000

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.

Mileage: 101,510

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 CAMPAIG...

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 CAMPAIG...

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...

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...

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 ...

Mileage: 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 MONT...

Mileage: 100,000

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.

Mileage: 115,000

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.

Mileage: 115,000

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...

Mileage: 164,420

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 M...

Mileage: 72,000

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 THE...

Mileage: 100,228

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...

Mileage: 180,000

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 ...

Mileage: 10

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 INTERST...

Mileage: 107,500

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 INTERST...

Mileage: 107,500

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 DEALERSH...

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........

Mileage: 132,000

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 ...

Mileage: 75,000

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...

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 115,000

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 RE...

Mileage: 200,200

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 ...

Mileage: 120,000

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 PR...

Mileage: 37,000

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 OPE...

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...

Mileage: 102,000

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...

Mileage: 102,000

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. FI...

Mileage: 40,002

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. FI...

Mileage: 40,002

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. T...

Mileage: 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....

Mileage: 110,000

"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 ...

Mileage: 160,000

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

Mileage: 93,500

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 OV...

Mileage: 65,000

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 TUR...

Mileage: 168,000

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. ATTENTIO...

Mileage: 77,000

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. ATTENTIO...

Mileage: 77,000

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 HIG...

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 200,002

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 TH...

Mileage: 130,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 69,000

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

Mileage: 69,000

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 W...

Mileage: 97,000

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...

Mileage: 1,000,000

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...

Mileage: 1,000,000

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

Mileage: 59,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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. EARL...

Mileage: 100,000

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 FUL...

Mileage: 85,000

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 FUL...

Mileage: 85,000

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 MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 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 COM...

Mileage: 35,000

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 DISCUSSE...

Mileage: 70,000

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 ...

Mileage: 52,800

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 ...

Mileage: 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 ISSUE...

Mileage: 81,000

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 ...

Mileage: 170,000

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...

Mileage: 100,000

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.

Mileage: 86,000

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.

Mileage: 86,000

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 ...

Mileage: 45,000

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 ...

Mileage: 45,000

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 ...

Mileage: 45,000

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.

Mileage: 77,544

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.

Mileage: 120,000

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 PEDESTRIA...

Mileage: 135,000

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.

Mileage: 75,000

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 UNDERSTO...

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 ...

Mileage: 135,000

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 HEADLIG...

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 PROB...

Mileage: 153,000

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 H...

Mileage: 50,000

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 FAILIN...

Mileage: 33,500

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 INIT...

Mileage: 135,000

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 MANUF...

Mileage: 79,626

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 W...

Mileage: 230,500

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 TH...

Mileage: 140,000

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 ...

Mileage: 74,000

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 ...

Mileage: 74,000

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 ...

Mileage: 167,000

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 ...

Mileage: 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.

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...

Mileage: 85,000

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 A...

Mileage: 105,800

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 A...

Mileage: 105,800

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

Mileage: 93,475

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 H...

Mileage: 78,000

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 SU...

Mileage: 47,100

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 SU...

Mileage: 47,100

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 SU...

Mileage: 47,100

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 C...

Mileage: 69,500

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 RO...

Mileage: 163,955

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 T...

Mileage: 66,889

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 ...

Mileage: 63,077

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 BE...

Mileage: 93,251

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 LEV...

Mileage: 94,000

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 A...

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 COM...

Mileage: 143,000

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: 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 FAILU...

Mileage: 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 . THI...

Mileage: 25,000

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...

Mileage: 12,000

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...

Mileage: 12,000

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...

Mileage: 12,000

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 RECA...

FOR ABOUT 3-4 YEARS OFF AND ON IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK DOOR. OVER TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. AT THIS POINT EVEN MY HUSBAND IS HAVING TROUBLE OPENING THE DOOR. NON OF THE OTHER DOORS IS HAVING A PROBLEM. THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH OPENING SWITCH ABOVE THE LICEN...

RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED. I HAD THIS HEADLIGHT REPLACED ABOUT 20K MILES AGO, ALONG WITH THE OTHER ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT WAS DUE TO LIGHTS FLICKERING OFF WHILE DRIVING; A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DEVELOP WHILE NIGHT DRIVING. INTERMITTENT LIGHTING CONTINUED UNTIL THE HEADLAMPS WE...

Mileage: 140,000

ON MAY 16, 2015, WHILE DRIVING MY SECOND-GENERATION 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE FREEWAY, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ALONG WITH THE ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND HYBRID WARNING LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SID...

Mileage: 125,149

ON MAY 16, 2015, WHILE DRIVING MY SECOND-GENERATION 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE FREEWAY, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ALONG WITH THE ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND HYBRID WARNING LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SID...

Mileage: 125,149

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO FAIL, DAY IN AND DAY OUT. NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WON'T STAY ON FOR LONGER THAN A MINUTE.

Mileage: 91,000

ONE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER AND THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO TURN OFF AND BACK ON AND WENT ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THEY WERE DONE. HAD TO DRIVE BACK IN THE DARK. WE WERE OUT OF STATE AND IT HAPPENED DURING THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO WE HAD TO CUT THE ...

Mileage: 91,000

HEAD LAMPS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES IT IS ONE LIGHT AND OTHER TIMES IS IT BOTH LIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY PREGNANT WIFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF!

Mileage: 255,000

THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING SMOOTHLY, FAST OR SLOW. I CAN DRIVE OVER BUMPS AND UNEVEN ROADS AND HAVE THE LIGHT ON THE ENTIRE TIME, OR SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF. MY CAR HAS NEW BULBS AND THE CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION. AFTER RE...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS NOT THE DRIVER, BUT THE PASSENGER WHO WAS ASLEEP UNTIL THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HIT A POT HOLE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NEARLY FATAL. THIS IS AN UPDATE OF AN INITIAL REPORT BASED ON WHAT I NOW BELIEVE. WE WERE EAST ON I-80 AT NEAR MILE 21, WHICH HAS NO EXIT (AS REPORTED BY TOW TRUCK DRIVER). SINCE M...

Mileage: 185

THE GAS TANK DESIGN TOYOTA PRIUS FROM AT LEAST 2007 AND UNTIL 2010, CONTAINS NO ACTUAL FUEL GAUGE. IN THE NORTHERN STATES WITH SEVERE WINTERS THIS RESULTS IN OWNERS FREQUENTLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN THEY THINK THEY STILL HAVE AMPLE FUEL AS SHOWN BY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, AND FO...

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN "FIXES" THE PROBLEM FOR THAT MOMENT. BUT THE PROBLEM CAN REOCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM MOST EVERY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT...

Mileage: 96,000

DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. SINCE THEN, THEY CONTINUALLY GO OUT RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL BEGIN WITH ONE OR THE OTHER GOING OUT AND THEN BOTH. AT THIS POINT, I AM ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEY COME BACK ON FOR AWHIL...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON A CURVED, SHOULDER-LESS ROAD, MY CAR SPONTANEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING IT TO LOSE ALL POWER AS WELL AS POWER BRAKE. I ATTEMPTED TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT IN "DRIVE", BUT THIS DID NOT BRING POWER BACK, NOR DID IT CHANGE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH FROM "NEUTRAL". ...

Mileage: 159

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON A CURVED, SHOULDER-LESS ROAD, MY CAR SPONTANEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING IT TO LOSE ALL POWER AS WELL AS POWER BRAKE. I ATTEMPTED TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT IN "DRIVE", BUT THIS DID NOT BRING POWER BACK, NOR DID IT CHANGE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH FROM "NEUTRAL". ...

Mileage: 159

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON A CURVED, SHOULDER-LESS ROAD, MY CAR SPONTANEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING IT TO LOSE ALL POWER AS WELL AS POWER BRAKE. I ATTEMPTED TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT IN "DRIVE", BUT THIS DID NOT BRING POWER BACK, NOR DID IT CHANGE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH FROM "NEUTRAL". ...

Mileage: 159

INITIALLY I FELT LIKE IT ACCELERATED LITTLEBIT AS I BRAKE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP.

Mileage: 260,760

THE VEHICLE MILEAGE GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE. THE PASSENGER ESTIMATES THE SPEED AT ABOUT CITY STREET SPEEDS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT SINCE THE CAR WAS SLOWED TO GET ON THE SHOULDER. THE ACCIDENT IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE THE DRIVER CAN'T REMEMBER MUCH OF WHAT HAPPENED BEYOND SHE WAS PULLING OVER TO THE RIGHT...

Mileage: 185,000

THE VEHICLE MILEAGE GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE. THE PASSENGER ESTIMATES THE SPEED AT ABOUT CITY STREET SPEEDS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT SINCE THE CAR WAS SLOWED TO GET ON THE SHOULDER. THE ACCIDENT IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE THE DRIVER CAN'T REMEMBER MUCH OF WHAT HAPPENED BEYOND SHE WAS PULLING OVER TO THE RIGHT...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME DIM WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET THEM WORKING AGAIN THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND HAS NOW HAPPENED 7 TIMES SINCE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK THIS NEEDS SOME ATTN.. THANKS BILL

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF TH...

Mileage: 75,642

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF TH...

Mileage: 75,642

ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LOW-SPEED STOP TO AVOID A BICYCLIST RUNNING A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. BICYCLIST TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO FULLY ACTIVATE. PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY HARD, ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE, AND VEHICLE SLOWLY HALTED (NO JERK OR THROWING OCCUPANTS AGAINST...

Mileage: 85,500

THE 2004 - 2009 ABS/BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES HAVE KNOWN ISSUES. THE REPAIR COST IS APPROXIMATELY $2000 OR MORE. THE PART ALONE IS $1500 OR MORE. IT APPEARS WITH THIS BEING A COMMON ISSUE (PER THE SERVICE CENTER ASSOCIATE AND PRIUS FORUMS), THAT EVEN A USED PART WOULD NOT SUSTAIN WITHOUT RECURRIN...

Mileage: 166,551

THE STEERING ON THE CAR FAILED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A POPPING/SNAPPING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE CAR, AND AFTERWARD I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE (MUCH LESS THAN USUAL) AND THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN AT ALL. A LITTLE EARLIER IN THE DRIVE I COULD FEEL THE STEERING ON THE CAR FE...

Mileage: 66,081

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MODULE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIO...

Mileage: 85,000

I BOUGHT A USED AND REGULARLY SERVICED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH 69,000 MILES. THIS WEEK OF APRIL 5TH, THE AIRBAG SYMBOL SHOWED UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ...

I BOUGHT A USED AND REGULARLY SERVICED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH 69,000 MILES. THIS WEEK OF APRIL 5TH, THE AIRBAG SYMBOL SHOWED UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ...

I BOUGHT A USED AND REGULARLY SERVICED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH 69,000 MILES. THIS WEEK OF APRIL 5TH, THE AIRBAG SYMBOL SHOWED UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ...

I BOUGHT A USED AND REGULARLY SERVICED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH 69,000 MILES. THIS WEEK OF APRIL 5TH, THE AIRBAG SYMBOL SHOWED UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ...

THIS CAR LEAKS OIL . I HAVE TO PUT A QUART IN EACH TIME BEFORE OIL CHANGE IS DUE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

MY CAR WAS HIT AT BY AN SUV AT HIGH SPEED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION (THE SUV HAD RUN A RED LIGHT). MY CAR WAS THEN PROPELLED FRONT-FIRST INTO THE POLE HOLDING THE STREET LIGHTS. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ALTHOUGH FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE SAID THAT THE SENSORS HAD BEEN TR...

Mileage: 80,000

THE TRUNK LATCH COVER HAS MELTED AND THE LATCH WILL NOT FUNCTION MOST OF THE TIME. THE PROBLEM STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE LATCH DUE TO THE COST, BUT NOW IT IS WORSE AND I OFTEN CANNOT OPEN THE HATCH. THE RUBBER COVER ON THE LATCH GETS SOFT AND GUMMY IN WARM WEATHER AND...

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO RELEASE THE KEY OR TURN IT IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 60,000

10700946 UPDATE--TOYOTA CHARGED ME $331.61 FOR THE PART AND $182.15 FOR THE LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. BUT, THE LIGHT WILL WORK PROPERLY AGAIN IF IT'S TURNED OFF/ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I TRIED TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK AND THE ENTIRE HANDLE CAME OFF (OVER A FOOT LONG), CONNECTED TO THE CAR ONLY BY WIRES. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO YOU (LAST YEAR?) THAT THE RUBBER GASKET THAT GETS PRESSED TO OPEN THIS HATCHBACK WAS MELTING AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT OPEN THE HATCH. I NOTICED MANY OTH...

Mileage: 98,000

THE TRUNK RUBBER ON THE HATCH LATCH IS DISINTEGRATING. IT'S STICKY AND GOOEY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH. THE SITUATION HAS WORSENED AND SOMETIMES, I CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK AT ALL. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY 2007 PRIUS OWNERS. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE RUBBER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

STARTING IN 2014 OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS USUALLY ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER SIDE WOULD SPORADICALLY GO OFF. AND MOST DANGEROUS THEY BOTH GO OFF. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS. I'VE HAD BOTH LIGHTS CHECKED ON AND THEY ARE WORKING NO BULB ISSUE. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS ...

Mileage: 85,000

MULTI FUNCTIONING DISPLAY FAILURE: TOUCH SCREEN FOR CLIMATE CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK. DEFROST BECAME UNUSABLE (DURING RAIN/COLD CONDITIONS), CAUSING CAR TO VEER OFF ROAD DUE TO DIMINISHED ROAD VISIBILITY. THIS SCREEN SPORADICALLY CEASES TO BE FUNCTIONAL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT 1/2 TANK OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED ...

Mileage: 100,000

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DETERIORATED 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 OF ...

THE BACK LATCH OF THE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED AND MELTED. IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE USE OF THE REAR DOOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES. THERE ARE A SERIES OF COMPLAINTS REPORTED AND IT IS NOT DUE TO HIGH HEAT OR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HO...

VSC, ABS, BRAKE AND ((!)) LIGHTS CAME ON, BUZZING IN CABIN. ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE STOPPED BUT TOOK A LONG DISTANCE TO DO SO AND DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, HE STATES HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS VEHIC...

Mileage: 150,000

THE RUBBER COVERED LATCH TO THE TRUNK/HATCH HAS DISINTEGRATED SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CANNOT ACCESS NECESSARY SAFETY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING CAR JACK, EMERGENCY SIGN, AND JUMPER CABLES. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PIECE ON THIS MODEL, AND SO BELIEV...

Mileage: 70,000

I STARTED MY CAR AND AS I WAS DRIVING NOTICED NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON DASH. I TRIED TURNING ENGINE OFF (2 STEP PROCEDURE) AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ENGINE, UNABLE TO REMOVE KEYS. I WAS STUCK WITH A CAR THAT WAS RUNNING, AN INABILITY TO LOCK THE CAR BECAUSE IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE COMMANDS. I TRIED ...

Mileage: 190,000

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. IF IT'S COLD OUT IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE ...

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BECOMING STUCK ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS, A TRAIN CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE OWNERS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 180,000

TOYOTA PRIUSES, COVERING MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS, HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAYS IN THE RANGE OF 85000-95000 MILES. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF WITH A DISPLAY THAT WILL START TO GO OUT AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A FUZZY DISPLAY OR LINES THROUGH THE PICTURE, OR WILL JUST FAIL OUTRIGHT. THI...

Mileage: 90,000

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST ONE AT A TIME AND NOW BOTH. IF THEY GO OUT, TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WILL MAKE THEM COME BACK ON. THE REPAIR COST FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE REPLACED IS $350 + IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS THAT DO NOT WORK RELI...

Mileage: 59,000

TRUNK/HATCHBACK OPENER/LATCH MELTED. LATCH IS NOW STICKY AND VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THIS IS A HAZARD AS SOMEONE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, RANDOM MALFUNCTION. WILL COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THEY WORK NORMALLY SOME OF THE TIME AND THEN WILL SHUT OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS. I FIRST NOTICED IT LAST SPRING - I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. I FLIPPED THEM OFF AND THEN TRIED TO TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK ON. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL...

RUBBER HANDLE ON REAR TRUNK OPENER/RELEASE MELTED RESULTING IN FROZEN LATCH (UNABLE TO OPEN TRUCK). VEHICLE HAS NO ALTERNATIVE WAY OF OPENING (NO INSIDE VEHICLE RELEASE). TO ACCESS TRUNK AREA I MUST REMOVE EITHER OF 2 CHILDREN SITTING IN REAR SEAT STRAPPED INTO CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND LEAN OVER BACK...

Mileage: 60,000

THE TRUNK LATCH HAS MELTED MAKING IT VERY STICKY/GOOEY IN HOT WEATHER AND FROZEN SOLID (IMMOVABLE) IN COLD WEATHER MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH. THE SITUATION CONTINUED TO WORSEN TO THE POINT OF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TRUNK YESTERDAY THE ENTIRE BACK PIECE FELL OFF THE CAR. I CAN NO LO...

Mileage: 160,000

GOING AROUND A CORNER AT A REASONABLE SPEED, TRACTION DASH LIGHT LIT UP AND ALARM SOUNDED. BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND SLOWED. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD. CAR MAKES CLICKS AND NOISES OF A SMALL ELECTRICAL MOTOR ENGAGING WHENEVER VEHICLE IS AT REST WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. BRAKE SYSTE...

Mileage: 155,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY) HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND SOMETIMES JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BULBS SO I REPLACED BOTH BULBS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH NEW BULBS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS ST...

Mileage: 142,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY) HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND SOMETIMES JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BULBS SO I REPLACED BOTH BULBS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH NEW BULBS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS ST...

Mileage: 142,000

MY HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY QUIT WORKING, SOMETIMES THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH. I CAN RESTART THE HEADLIGHTS BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS. THE DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM (THEY ALWAYS WORK THERE), AND THERE IS NO SUGGESTED FIX...

Mileage: 144,000

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT DONE THE SAME WHILE DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS ...

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT DONE THE SAME WHILE DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS ...

Mileage: 45,000

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THE AREA I WORK IN IS EXTREMELY FOGGY AND ADEQUATE HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS ARE REQUIRED. DRIVING WITHOUT MY HEADLIGHTS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE FAULTY ELECTRONICS IN THE HEADLIGHTS...

Mileage: 193,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY ONRAMP, MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE LIGHT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 193,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF, SOMETIMES STAYING OFF FOR THE MAJORITY OF A DRIVE. AT TIMES, BOTH FAIL. I SEE THERE WAS A SUCCESSFUL TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT THAT COVERS OWNERS OF PRIUS MADE 2006-2009 WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT I JUST PURCHASED ...

Mileage: 72,333

LIFTGATE LATCH RUBBER HANDLE IS DISINTEGRATING. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I'M IN NJ ON 1/8/15 I WAS SHOPPING AT COSTCO. IT WAS SUB ZERO TEMEPERTURE AND I HAD A FULL CART. I INJURED MY FINGERS AND GOT FROSTBITE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN HATCH. IT WAS STUCK. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND WINDY . I GOT VERY SICK FROM THE INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE STUPID HATCH, THE RUBBER PART IS LIKE S...

Mileage: 110,000

THE REAR HATCH IS POORLY DESIGNED WITH NO INDOOR RELEASE. I KEEP INJURING MY HAND AND NECK TO GET IT OPEN, OFTEN HAVING TO TAKE PAIN PILLS, GET THERAPY THE NEXT DAY AFTER STRAINING MY NECK TRYING TO LIFT UP ON THE TINY LITTLE GRIP AREA WITH MY HAND. THE LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE ON THE FIRST TRY AND ...

Mileage: 8,000

THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS (HID) BULBS (RIGHT AND LEFT) ARE KEEP GOING OUT. I REPLACED 4 TIMES AND KEEPS HAPPENING. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON TOYOTA PRIUS MODEL 2004-2007. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SHARED ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

IN JULY OF 2014, I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM A FAMILY MEMBER IN NEVADA, A WARM STATE; I LIVE IN MINNESOTA, A COLD STATE. THE HATCH RELEASE RUBBER SEAL HAD DETERIORATED, AND IT WAS TACKY TO THE TOUCH, BUT THE HATCH RELEASED AND OPENED. WHEN NOVEMBER CAME, THE HATCH RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK; IT WA...

Mileage: 68,000

ON SUNDAY MORNING, DEC. 21ST, I LEFT THE HOUSE AROUND 7AM WITH DOG IN BACK SEAT TO DRIVE TO A HIKING TRAIL. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AS I DROVE SOUTH ON OREGON EXPRESSWAY. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 0.5 MI AND DESCENDING THE UNDERPASS AT ALMA ST., AT AROUND 35 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT ILLUM...

Mileage: 57,970

THE RUBBER EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH COVER ON A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS MELTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EITHER GOOEY TO THE TOUCH IN WARM WEATHER OR FROZEN SOLID AND IMMOVABLE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE BATTERY IS IN REAR COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE...

Mileage: 106,000

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT ONCE. I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS WHICH DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES, ALL INCIDENTS ENDING UP IN THEM TELLING ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE, IT'S NOT A RECALL AND WILL NOT BE A RECALL AND IT'S MY R...

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT ONCE. I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS WHICH DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES, ALL INCIDENTS ENDING UP IN THEM TELLING ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE, IT'S NOT A RECALL AND WILL NOT BE A RECALL AND IT'S MY R...

DRIVING TO MY JOB AND WENT TO PARK. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOWLY ENTER THE SPACE ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 2 TO 5 MPH AND NEVER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATOR WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE AND I HIT THE WALL DAMAGING THE FRONT END. IS THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE? . *T...

Mileage: 70,000

THE REAR LIFT GATE LATCH ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IN 65 DEGREE WEATHER TODAY THE EXTERIOR RUBBER OVER THE LATCH MECHANISM HAS MELTED AND WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE. IN COLD WEATHER THE LATCH HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND NOW THE MELTED RUBBER MESS HAS CEAS...

Mileage: 111,111

MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHAT'S THE LEGAL ADVICE TO FILE THE COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA?.....UPDATED 12/15/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN

Mileage: 200,000

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, REGARDLESS OF WEIGHT. PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR CONSTANTLY READS "PASSENGER OFF". *TR

Mileage: 248,000

THE LIFT GATE LATCH ON THE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE OF THE MELTING OF THE RUBBERIZED SUBSTANCE THAT COVERS THE LIFTGATE MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT MANY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE DOES NOT PROPERLY START-UP AND ENDS UP IN A STATE WHERE IT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. I PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON, WHICH NORMALLY QUICKLY TURNS GREEN AND NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD START. INSTEAD, THE CAR GOES INTO A STATE WHERE THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES, AN ERROR ICON IS DISPLAYED, AND THE POWE...

Mileage: 148,598

THE RUBBER BACK HATCH RELEASE MECHANISM HAS MELTED AND BECOME MUSHY THIS SUMMER. THIS WINTER THE RUBBER MECHANISM HAS FROZEN MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT GET TO MY SPARE TIRE OR EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS PROV...

Mileage: 109,778

FOR SOME TIME NOW, THE REAR LATCH HAS BEEN STICKING AND HAS BEEN NEEDING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RELEASE. FINALLY, NOW IT HAS STOPPED OPERATING ALTOGETHER. THE DEALER SAYS HE IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WITH THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, I AM SURPRISED AT THE RESPONSE. IT CAN ALSO BE A SAFETY P...

Mileage: 45,000

2007 TOOYOTA PRIUS. OCCASIONALLY AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *MW THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *JB

THE HATCHBACK LATCHING MECHANISM HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN IN WINTER CONDITIONS. IN THE SUMMER THE EXPOSED RUBBER PARTS BECAME STICKY AND BASICALLY MELTED ON YOUR HAND WHEN YOU TRIED TO OPEN IT. THE LATCH ALSO BECAME HARDER TO ACTUATE. NOW IN THE WINTER THE LA...

Mileage: 100,000

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 ISSUE FIRST BEGAN THIS PAST SUMMER ...

Mileage: 130,000

MY FAMILY WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME ON A DARK MOUNTAIN ROAD. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. PEOPLE WILL DIE WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AND THEY ARE NOT AS LUCKY AS WE WERE. I PAID OVER $600 TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE LIGHTS REPLACED. I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS ITE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCHBACK SPRING WAS CORRODED. THE EXTERIOR LATCH WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI...

Mileage: 100,000

AS THE WEATHER GETS COLDER AND COLDER IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA THIS FALL, THE BACK HATCH IS BECOMING HARDER AND HARDER TO OPEN. TODAY IS THE COLDEST DAY AND THE BACK HATCH WON'T OPEN AT ALL. I SAW THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 74,600

THE HATCH OR TRUNK STICKS WHEN I TRY TO OPEN IT. THE DARK RUBBER IN THE LATCH AREA APPEARS TO HAVE MELTED AND SPREAD. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS AN ISSUE WHERE IT WILL GO OUT. GENERALLY, IT WILL STAY OUT UNLESS YOU TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. ENGAGING HIGH BEAMS DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IT OCCURS ANYWHERE FROM 2-3 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF A 15 MINUTE PERIOD IF I AM ON TOP OF TURNING THEM OFF...

Mileage: 130,000

THE REAR LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS INOPERABLE. THE REAR LATCH RELEASE HAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT IT ENDS UP ALL OVER MY HANDS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH AND DOES NOT OPEN. I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ...

THE REAR LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS INOPERABLE. THE REAR LATCH RELEASE HAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT IT ENDS UP ALL OVER MY HANDS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH AND DOES NOT OPEN. I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ...

HEADLIGHT HID LIGHTS GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY REASON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND IN VARIOUS VEHICLES AS PER THE ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

HEADLIGHT HID LIGHTS GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY REASON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND IN VARIOUS VEHICLES AS PER THE ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

FREQUENTLY THE BRAKES WOULD FEEL HARD AND FAIL TO FULLY ENGAGE ONCE PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS WAS MOST APPARENT WHEN PARKED ON A HILL. ONCE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY PRESSED, THE CAR WOULD ROLL FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE STOP...

Mileage: 80,000

HID HEADLAMP ON PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT. FLASHED REPEATEDLY AND IS NOW FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE FOUR TIRES INSTALLED BUT AFTER THE REPAIR THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DURING THE TPMS...

Mileage: 200,000

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND MY CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY BRAKES STOP WORKING AND THE "SKIDDING" ICON LIGHTS UP. IN ORDER TO REENGAGE THE BRAKES, I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES. THIS INCREASES THE DISTANCE I HAVE TO BRAKE BEFORE HITTING SOMETHING OR OVERRUNNING A RED LI...

WATER COLLECTS IN WHEEL WELL WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. *TR

THIS IS THE RESOLUTION TO AN EARLIER COMPLAINT I FILED. MY NHTSA COMPLAINT CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI NUMBER) IS: 10644563. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE A WAY TO AMEND THAT FILING. TO RECAP. ALL THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY PRIUS LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT CAME TO A HALT. IT WOULD...

Mileage: 86,642

THE HATCH RUBBER PANEL HAS BEEN DETERIORATING. IN WINTER THE RUBBER PANEL IS HARD AS A ROCK. IN SUMMER, THE PANEL IS MELTING AND LOSING ITS FORM. IT MAKES THE OPENING OF THE TRUNK CHALLENGING. IN SUMMER MONTHS, THE PANEL IS GOOEY AND MAKES FINGERS DIRTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT I CANNOT OPEN HATCH ...

Mileage: 65,000

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 T...

Mileage: 40,000

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 T...

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WITHIN A SHORT TIME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER (ENTERED A FAILSAFE MODE) AND THE HYBRID SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE RESULT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. I WAS CLOSE TO THE CUR...

Mileage: 86,642

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WITHIN A SHORT TIME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER (ENTERED A FAILSAFE MODE) AND THE HYBRID SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE RESULT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. I WAS CLOSE TO THE CUR...

Mileage: 86,642

THE REAR DOOR LATCH COVER MATERIAL HAS DETERIORATED AND THE LATCH IS NO LONGER OPERATING AS EXPECTED. THE RUBBER MATERIAL IS A SOFT GUMMY CONSISTENCY AND THE LATCH MECHANISM TO THE HATCHBACK FAILS TO RELEASE ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE REAR STORAGE AREA. THIS AREA CONTAINS THE SPARE TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE REAR DOOR LATCH COVER MATERIAL HAS DETERIORATED AND THE LATCH IS NO LONGER OPERATING AS EXPECTED. THE RUBBER MATERIAL IS A SOFT GUMMY CONSISTENCY AND THE LATCH MECHANISM TO THE HATCHBACK FAILS TO RELEASE ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE REAR STORAGE AREA. THIS AREA CONTAINS THE SPARE TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. BRIEFLY FIXED BY TURNING OFF AND ON AGAIN. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. BY TURNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS 'OFF THEN ON' THIS SEEMS TO CURE THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES, HOWEVER, INEVITABLY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALER REPLACEMENT COST FOR THIS IS $400 WHICH IS EXC...

Mileage: 65,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH A RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY A YELLOW CIRCLE. THE PARKING BUTTON WAS FLASHING AND A PINK CARTOON CAR APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE SO I CONTINUED TILL I REACHED MY FREEWAY EXIT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT I HAD TO...

Mileage: 146,429

AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH A RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY A YELLOW CIRCLE. THE PARKING BUTTON WAS FLASHING AND A PINK CARTOON CAR APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE SO I CONTINUED TILL I REACHED MY FREEWAY EXIT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT I HAD TO...

Mileage: 146,429

AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH A RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY A YELLOW CIRCLE. THE PARKING BUTTON WAS FLASHING AND A PINK CARTOON CAR APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE SO I CONTINUED TILL I REACHED MY FREEWAY EXIT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT I HAD TO...

Mileage: 146,429

HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND LEAF SPRINGS BROKE ON REAR OF CAR. CAR BECAME SEVERELY SLANTED TO ONE SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

EXTERIOR REAR HATCH LATCH HANDLE STICKY/MELTING. MUST USE RAG TO AVOID TOUCHING THE MESS WHEN USING THE DOOR. LATCH AND LOCK OPERATION HAS BECOME UNRELIABLE AND HATCH MUST BE SLAMMED TO ENSURE CLOSURE. PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TO COMPLAINT ID 10632829. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 WESTBOUND WHEN THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND READ THE BOOKLET WHICH SAID TO GET IMMEDIATE HELP. I DROVE IT ABOUT 5 MILES AND PULLED INTO WEST COVINA TOYOTA. THEY PERFORMED HEALTH CHECK CODE POA2B AND C23128. SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL OR ASSE...

Mileage: 90,952

EXTERIOR REAR HATCH LATCH HANDLE STICKY/MELTING. COVERED WITH TAPE TO AVOID TOUCHING THE MESS WHEN USING THE DOOR. LATCH AND LOCK OPERATION HAS BECOME UNRELIABLE AND HATCH MUST BE SLAMMED TO ENSURE CLOSURE. PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TO COMPLAINT ID 10632829. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2007 PRIUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTION - COMPLETELY DARK. SEE NHTSA # 10544698 AND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING DASHBOARD LIGHTS/CLUSTER GOING COMPLETELY DARK AND ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REPAIR FOR FREE. THE PART NEEDED IS A...

Mileage: 114,000

2007 PRIUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTION - COMPLETELY DARK. SEE NHTSA # 10544698 AND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING DASHBOARD LIGHTS/CLUSTER GOING COMPLETELY DARK AND ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REPAIR FOR FREE. THE PART NEEDED IS A...

Mileage: 114,000

2007 PRIUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTION - COMPLETELY DARK. SEE NHTSA # 10544698 AND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING DASHBOARD LIGHTS/CLUSTER GOING COMPLETELY DARK AND ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REPAIR FOR FREE. THE PART NEEDED IS A...

Mileage: 114,000

2007 PRIUS REAR HATCH LATCH MELTED OFF. THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET TO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND SPARE TIRE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A NATION RECALL AS THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V536000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED...

Mileage: 121,568

THE COVER TO THE BACK HATCH LATCH HAS MELTED INTO A GOOEY BLACK MASS THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT (AT BEST) TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE INTERNAL METHOD FOR OPENING THE HATCHBACK/TRUNK,. SINCE THE SPARE TIRE AND TIRE CHANGING GEAR (JACK, WRENCH, ETC.) ARE STORED IN THE BACK, THIS IS ...

REAR TAIL LIGHTS DEFECTIVE WIRING. CAUSING INTERMITTENT LIGHTING. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI TRUCK AT NIGHT. BULBS FINE WIRING DEFECT. VERY COMMON ON INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 82,234

BACK HATCH LATCH OR OPENER IS STICKY AND RUBBERY AND FAILING. SEEMS LIKE MELTING. *TR

Mileage: 82,345

THE BACK HATCH DOOR GRIP HANDLE ON THE HATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THE RUBBER GRIP HAS DEGRADED AND IS SOFT AND STICKY DURING WARM WEATHER AND IN COLD WEATHER BECOMES NEARLY IMMOVABLE. THE BACK HATCH DOOR GRIP HANDLE FREQUENTLY JAMS RENDERING THE CAR INACCESSIBLE THRO...

THE BACK HATCH DOOR GRIP HANDLE ON THE HATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THE RUBBER GRIP HAS DEGRADED AND IS SOFT AND STICKY DURING WARM WEATHER AND IN COLD WEATHER BECOMES NEARLY IMMOVABLE. THE BACK HATCH DOOR GRIP HANDLE FREQUENTLY JAMS RENDERING THE CAR INACCESSIBLE THRO...

THE VINYL(?) MATERIAL THAT COVERS THE LATCH TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH IS MELTING AND STICKY. LIKE SO MANY OTHER 2007 PRIUS OWNERS I LOVE MY PRIUS BUT AM DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT SW...

Mileage: 63,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING IN THE HOT SUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON MANY FORUMS SUCH AS HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/62-PRIUS-FORUM/343977-08-PRIUS-WON-T-STAY-GEAR-3.HTML. PEOPLE HAVE EVEN MENTIONED CLAIMS OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ...

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE HIGHWAY. BY RAPIDLY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE BULBS REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENS...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE HIGHWAY. BY RAPIDLY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE BULBS REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENS...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS M...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE AP...

Mileage: 45,000

IN FEBRUARY 2014 MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I HAD IT FIXED. THE VERY NEXT DAY MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. IN SEPTEMBER 2014 THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. HAD IT FIXED AND AGAIN, THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE PREMATUREL...

Mileage: 90,000

THE RUBBER HANDLE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS MELTS IN THE SUMMER AND FREEZES IN THE WINTER. IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE TAILGATE WHICH COULD PRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE REST OF THE DOORS BE UNUSABLE IN AN EMERGENCY. IN THE SUMMER, I'M ABLE TO GET I...

Mileage: 111,180

MY PRIUSES HID HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. INITIALLY, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THEY WILL BOTH WORK, BUT WILL OFTEN TURN OFF OR BE VERY DIM. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD WHEN IT IS DARK AND RAINING. WE HAVE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER ONE OF THEM BEING TURNED OFF AND ...

Mileage: 62,567

FOR THE PAST YEAR, ONE OF MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I'VE HAD TOYOTA LOOK AT IT TWICE AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THEY'VE TRIED REPLICATING IT AND NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT I'VE LEARNED IS COMMON AMONG PRIUS BETWEEN THE YEARS 2006- AND 2009. TOYOTA NEE...

Mileage: 86,000

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 T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE HATCHBACK WAS MELTED AND, WHEN OPENED, WOULD COVER HER IN BLACK TAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HATCH HANDLE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAIL...

Mileage: 38,000

TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTION CANNOT BE DEACTIVATED ON THE 2007 PRIUS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS FUNCTION. IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WHILE MAKING TURNS FROM A FULL STOP (IF SOMEWHAT AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION IS APPLIED) THE TRACTION CONTROL IS ACTIVATED AND THE POWER (ACCELERATION) GOES TO ZERO. IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE TRUNK MELTED AND LEFT A BLACK TAR SUBSTANCE ON HIS HAND WHENEVER THE TRUNK WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE DASH SYMBOLS VSC, ABS AND THE (!) TURNED ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO BEEP INSIDE. ALARMED AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I HIT THE BRAKES TO FIND THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AN...

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE DASH SYMBOLS VSC, ABS AND THE (!) TURNED ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO BEEP INSIDE. ALARMED AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I HIT THE BRAKES TO FIND THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AN...

THE PRIUS WILL SHIFT ITSELF OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE HOT SUN AND THE INTERIOR HEATS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAVE TO MANUALLY HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT INTO DRIVE IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE CAR. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALE...

Mileage: 78,000

THE HEADLAMP ON MY PRIUS PERIODICALLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT WILL STILL PERIODICALLY TURN OFF AFTER THIS RESET. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE RUBBER ON THE HANDLE / LATCH ON THE BACK HATCH OF MY 2007 PRIUS HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT OF MELTING / FALLING OFF. STICKY TACKY RUBBER HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW THE PIECE JUST MELTED ONTO THE BUMPER. IT IS NOT A PARTICULARLY HOT DAY COMPARATIVELY, SO MUST HAVE JUST FINALLY DEGRADE...

Mileage: 115,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A RUBBER HATCH LATCH COVERING THAT HAS MELTED AND HAS TURNED TO A GOOEY SUBSTANCE THAT ATTACHES TO YOUR FINGERS WHEN BEING OPENED. IT APPEARS TO HAVE IMPACTED THE EASE OF OPENING THE HATCH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY TO OPEN THE HATCH. FOR EXAMP...

Mileage: 75,000

THE HEAD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND FOG LIGHTS TURN-OFF RANDOMLY. *VERY DANGEROUS! I'VE REPLACED THE EXPENSIVE HID BULBS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIR TO THE LOCAL, "THURSTON" TOYOTA DEALER, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

COVER OVER HATCH HAS TURNED TO GOO AND HATCH RELEASE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPERATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE SINCE PURCHASE, SO WEATHER WOULD NOT BE A FACTOR. AM WONDERING WHETHER THIS WAS A FACTOR IN...

Mileage: 62,488

THE RUBBER ON THE REAR HATCH LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND DEGENERATED INTO A PILE OF GOO, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH DOOR. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR, BUT TOYOTA HAS SO FAR NOT MADE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER OF TH...

Mileage: 80,000

THE RUBBER COVER OF THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH HAS MELTED. ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE LATCH OPENS ONLY AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS. A WEB SEARCH FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 13,700

THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT BY THEMSELVES. I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON BUT THIS PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES (20+) ON MY WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 146,746

THE COMBINATION METER DISPLAY ( SPEEDOMETER) WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIVER ARE UNABLE TO KNOW THE SPEED OF THEIR VEHICLE. TOYOTA ISSUE A EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IN MOST CASES REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PICKUP TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE O...

Mileage: 133,000

REAR HATCH RELEASE LATCH RUBBER IS DISSOLVING AND WILL ONLY WORK WITH DIFFICULTY OR NOT AT ALL. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS IS A FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND HAD NOT CHECKED WITH THIS WEB SITE. THE DISINTEGRATING RUBBER APPEARS TO BE INTERFERING WITH THE ACTION OF THE SWITCH THAT RELEAS...

Mileage: 53,588

THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO STOP WORKING. ONE BY ONE, EACH BEGAN TO FAIL. I WASN'T TOO WORRIED SINCE THEY'RE SIMPLY THE CLIMATE AND STEREO CONTROLS, HOWEVER, AS I BEGAN RESEARCHING ALL SIGNS POINTED TO THIS BEING THE "CLOCK SPRING" ASSEMBLY. THIS ALSO CONTROLS THE AIRBAG AND IS A HUGE...

Mileage: 120,000

THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO STOP WORKING. ONE BY ONE, EACH BEGAN TO FAIL. I WASN'T TOO WORRIED SINCE THEY'RE SIMPLY THE CLIMATE AND STEREO CONTROLS, HOWEVER, AS I BEGAN RESEARCHING ALL SIGNS POINTED TO THIS BEING THE "CLOCK SPRING" ASSEMBLY. THIS ALSO CONTROLS THE AIRBAG AND IS A HUGE...

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSAXLE FAILURE RESULTING IN REPAIR BILL OF $4948. PLEASE SEE DETAILS UNDER FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM CATEGORY AS I DIDN'T SELECT THE PROPER "AFFECTED PART" CLASSIFICATION WHEN I MADE THE COMPLAINT. ODI # 10616528. WHILE DOING RESEARCH TODAY I FOUND A SIMILAR COMPLAINT MADE 4/27/14 ID # 10586065. ...

Mileage: 56,634

REAR HATCH RELEASE LATCH HAS BEEN GETTING STICK TO THE TOUCH AND INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. TRIED CLEANING THE LATCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER COVERING THE LATCH SEEMS TO BE MELTING. CHECKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND, IF NOT CORRECTED, WILL LIKELY R...

Mileage: 145,000

REAR HATCH RELEASE LATCH HAS BEEN GETTING STICK TO THE TOUCH AND INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. TRIED CLEANING THE LATCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER COVERING THE LATCH SEEMS TO BE MELTING. CHECKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND, IF NOT CORRECTED, WILL LIKELY R...

Mileage: 145,000

DRIVING DOWN DARK MOUNTAIN ROAD AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF. TERRIFYING AS I TRIED TO KEEP CAR FROM DRIVING OFF MOUNTAIN IN DARK. SCREAMED WITH GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR & THOUGHT WE WOULD CRASH. MINUTE LATER PARKING LIGHTS CAME ON & I HAD TO TRY TO GET DOWN STEEP CURVY MOUNTAIN WITH PARKING LIGHTS *J...

Mileage: 55,000

MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I WENT AND PURCHASED A NEW SET TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS AND HAD THEM PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS LATER MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING MY PASSENGER SIDE JUST WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAD NOTHING AT THAT POINT AND HAD...

Mileage: 120,000

MASTER WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW) AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH ONE BEEP WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. PROCEEDED TO FRIEND'S HOUSE (APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES) AND MADE APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA DEALER FOR FOLLOWING MORNING. IN MORNING CAR WOULD START B...

Mileage: 56,634

2007 PRIUS LIFTBACK BLACK RUBBER SWITCH-HANDLE IS MELTING AND BLACK RUBBER TAR IS ALL OVER HANDS WHEN TOUCHING THE SWITCH-HANDLE. REPORTED FOR YEARS BY OTHER OWNERS ON PRIUSCHAT BLOG: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/2007-PRIUS-TRUNK-HATCH-RELEASE-RUBBER-PIECE-MELTED.71647/PAGE-3 SHOULD BE A RECA...

Mileage: 35,000

REAR HATCH RELEASE IS DISSOLVING AND HATCH WILL ONLY OPEN WITH DIFFICULTY OR NOT AT ALL. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR THIS PRIUS MODEL YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

COMPONENTS: EQUIPMENT LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 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. AND THEREFORE ACCESS THE SPARE, ANY OF MY REPAIR TOOLS OR MY EARTHQUAKE KIT, FLARES, JUMPERS, ETC. ...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH TO OPEN THE TRUNK BECAME MELTED AND THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CUR...

LATCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS IS MELTING AND STICKY, LEAVING BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS WHEN I OPEN IT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AT TIMES IN ADDITION. *TR

Mileage: 120,729

ON OUR 2007 PRIUS, THE RUBBER COVER FOR THE REAR TRUNK HATCH HAS MELTED INTO BLACK GOO. THIS DEGRADATION DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE DUE TO HEAT, SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN KEPT IN A COOL GARAGE. THE RUBBER ITSELF EFFECTIVELY TURNED INTO TAR, COMING OFF ON OUR HANDS AND DRIPPING ONTO THE BUMPER AT TIMES. TH...

Mileage: 64,205

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE FOG LIGHTS REMAINED ON. WHEN WE WENT INSIDE A STORE AND CAME BACK OUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING, THEY CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THEY THEN FAILED AGAIN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS, IN A SEPARATE INSTANCE, TURNING THEMSELVES COMPLETELY OFF WHILE I ...

Mileage: 138,000

THE TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FINE. IT IS RELATED TO A PROBLEM WITH POOR QUALITY TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. REPLACEMENT BULBS DO NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE ONLY. *T...

Mileage: 57,000

THE TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FINE. IT IS RELATED TO A PROBLEM WITH POOR QUALITY TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. REPLACEMENT BULBS DO NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE ONLY. *T...

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDED IN THE CAR AND 4 LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD ? THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHT, VSC AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADVISED THE HYBRID WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACING. I THEN ...

Mileage: 95,390

I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDED IN THE CAR AND 4 LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD ? THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHT, VSC AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADVISED THE HYBRID WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACING. I THEN ...

Mileage: 95,390

I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDED IN THE CAR AND 4 LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD ? THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHT, VSC AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADVISED THE HYBRID WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACING. I THEN ...

Mileage: 95,390

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, EITHER ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS CEASE TO FUNCTION. BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THEY WORK FOR AWHILE, BUT THEN MAY OR MAY NOT GO OUT AGAIN DEPENDING ON WHO KNOWS WHAT. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES AND THE LEFT ONE WAS REPLACED...

Mileage: 68,700

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON INITIALLY, THEY BOTH ILLUMINATE, BUT THE LIGHTS DIM PROGRESSIVELY, AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIALLY DARK. THIS OCCURS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND STARTED ONLY THIS MONTH. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT...

Mileage: 48,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON INITIALLY, THEY BOTH ILLUMINATE, BUT THE LIGHTS DIM PROGRESSIVELY, AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIALLY DARK. THIS OCCURS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND STARTED ONLY THIS MONTH. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT...

Mileage: 48,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT CAME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ILLUMINATED. I CONTACTED A-1 TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED LEAK ON REAR WINDOW. HEARD WATER SLOSHING IN THE CAR. WATER LEAKED INTO CARGO AREA. THE WEATHER STRIP WAS REPLACED.

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD TURN OFF AND IF I TURNED THE LEVER ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE. ON A DARK NIGHT IT WAS DANGEROUS. I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND IT COST A TOTAL OF $229.55 WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OUTRAGEOUS. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADL...

Mileage: 121,653

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD TURN OFF AND IF I TURNED THE LEVER ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE. ON A DARK NIGHT IT WAS DANGEROUS. I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND IT COST A TOTAL OF $229.55 WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OUTRAGEOUS. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADL...

Mileage: 121,653

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD TURN OFF AND IF I TURNED THE LEVER ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE. ON A DARK NIGHT IT WAS DANGEROUS. I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND IT COST A TOTAL OF $229.55 WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OUTRAGEOUS. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADL...

Mileage: 121,653

RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF. RECYCLING THE SWITCH WILL USUALLY RELIGHT THE LAMP. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY NOTICED SLIGHT JOLT AND ILLUMINATION OF VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (CHECK ENGINE, LARGE WARNING SIGN, EMERGENCY CAR DANGER SIGN, VSC SIGN). HYBRID SYSTEM CEASED FUNCTIONING, LEADING THE CAR TO DRIVE USING GASOLINE ENGINE ONLY. DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY NOTICED SLIGHT JOLT AND ILLUMINATION OF VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (CHECK ENGINE, LARGE WARNING SIGN, EMERGENCY CAR DANGER SIGN, VSC SIGN). HYBRID SYSTEM CEASED FUNCTIONING, LEADING THE CAR TO DRIVE USING GASOLINE ENGINE ONLY. DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 112,000

ON JUNE 17, 2014 LONGO TOYOTA SERVICE CONSULTANT STATED THE INVERTER WATER PUMP PART #04000-32528 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A PART COST OF $146. THIS SAME INVERTER WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AT LONGO ON MARCH 6, 2011. *TR

Mileage: 124,989

I HAVE BEEN TOLD A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW THAT WE HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT IN OUR PRIUS. I WOULD LATER GO BACK AND INVESTIGATE, FLIPPING THE LIGHTS BACK ON TO CHECK. BUT THE LIGHTS WERE ON FULL BLAST, NO PROBLEMS. I DISMISSED THIS AS PEOPLE NOT SEEING THINGS CORRECTLY. OBVIOUSLY...

Mileage: 92,703

OVER TIME THE BLACK RUBBER ON OUR HATCH HAS MELTED. IT HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO OPEN THE TRUNK. FINALLY WE POPPED THE PLASTIC PART OFF DUE TO THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO OPEN THE TRUNK. IT NO LONGER OPENS. MY HUSBAND HAD A FLAT TIRE ON 6/13/2014. HE COULD NOT GET IN TO THE TRUNK AND HAD TO DR...

Mileage: 120,000

OVER TIME THE BLACK RUBBER ON OUR HATCH HAS MELTED. IT HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO OPEN THE TRUNK. FINALLY WE POPPED THE PLASTIC PART OFF DUE TO THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO OPEN THE TRUNK. IT NO LONGER OPENS. MY HUSBAND HAD A FLAT TIRE ON 6/13/2014. HE COULD NOT GET IN TO THE TRUNK AND HAD TO DR...

Mileage: 120,000

WITHIN APPROX. 5 MINUTES OF STARTING MY CAR WITH THE HEADLIGHTS THEY AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF. YOU ARE ABLE TO KEEP CLICKING THEM BACK ON, BUT THEN THEY TURN OFF AGAIN. THUS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. *JS

Mileage: 100,000

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT. ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN I TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE CAN'T EVER MAKE IT HAPPEN. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT HAPPENS REGULARLY, AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOURING PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS AND 1 OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY STARTED LEAKING WATER AND TOYOTA OF KINGSPORT, TN. REPLACED IT ON OCT. 28TH 2013 AND CHARGED ME $342.30 AFTER DISCOUNT. NOW THE NEW HEADLIGHT AND THE OTHER ONE IS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 29TH 2014....

Mileage: 55,579

I HAVE A 2007 TOURING PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS AND 1 OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY STARTED LEAKING WATER AND TOYOTA OF KINGSPORT, TN. REPLACED IT ON OCT. 28TH 2013 AND CHARGED ME $342.30 AFTER DISCOUNT. NOW THE NEW HEADLIGHT AND THE OTHER ONE IS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 29TH 2014....

Mileage: 55,579

I HAVE SEEN THE RECENT RECALL RELATED TO MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF TOYOTA'S FOR THE CLOCK-SPRINGS OR SPIRAL CABLES IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR WHICH PROVIDES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR MANY COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, HORN, AND AIR BAGS. I ...

Mileage: 90,352

I HAVE SEEN THE RECENT RECALL RELATED TO MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF TOYOTA'S FOR THE CLOCK-SPRINGS OR SPIRAL CABLES IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR WHICH PROVIDES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR MANY COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, HORN, AND AIR BAGS. I ...

Mileage: 90,352

THE RUBBER PART TO MY TRUNK LATCH HAS MELTED ALMOST COMPLETELY! IN WARM WEATHER IT TRANSFERS TO MY HANDS. IN WINTER IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW 50 DEGREES) I CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK AT ALL. NOW THE SURROUNDING PART AROUND MY LATCH HAS LOOSEN. I'M SO FRUSTRATED THAT WHEN I CAN ACTUALLY GET INTO MY TRUNK MY F...

I WAS DRIVING AT 5:00 AM ON 5-3-14 TO THE BEACH AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND AND I WAS SCARED TO PROCEED ON MY TRIP. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I PROCEEDED ON MY TRIP WITH CAUTION AND WHEN IT GOT LIGHT ...

Mileage: 27,600

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR 110,000 MILE SERVICE ON APRIL 25. THEY CHANGED THE OIL, ROTATED THE TIRES, INSTALLED A NEW AIR FILTER AND SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BACK BRAKES. YESTERDAY AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE AB...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR 110,000 MILE SERVICE ON APRIL 25. THEY CHANGED THE OIL, ROTATED THE TIRES, INSTALLED A NEW AIR FILTER AND SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BACK BRAKES. YESTERDAY AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE AB...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR 110,000 MILE SERVICE ON APRIL 25. THEY CHANGED THE OIL, ROTATED THE TIRES, INSTALLED A NEW AIR FILTER AND SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BACK BRAKES. YESTERDAY AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE AB...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR 110,000 MILE SERVICE ON APRIL 25. THEY CHANGED THE OIL, ROTATED THE TIRES, INSTALLED A NEW AIR FILTER AND SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BACK BRAKES. YESTERDAY AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE AB...

Mileage: 110,000

LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN OUR CAR LOST POWER, BEGAN MAKING UNUSUAL NOISES, AND MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SHE STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE POWER, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE; AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL DEALER...

Mileage: 127,800

WITHOUT WARNING, AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, MY PRIUS ENGINE WOULDN'T START AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER.. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT IN AN INTERSECTION OR ON A ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE TOYOTA DEALER I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO, TOLD ME I HAD ...

Mileage: 69,434

THE BACK DOOR 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. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I CANNOT OPEN IT ANYMORE AS THE LATCH BROKE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE...

Mileage: 110,000

THE BACK DOOR 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. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I CANNOT OPEN IT ANYMORE AS THE LATCH BROKE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE...

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 70 AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHT INTENSITY SUDDENLY DROPPED. STOPPED IN A SAFE PLACE ON THE NEXT EXIT RAMP AND DETERMINED THAT BOTH HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM OF THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD GONE OUT. RESUMED THE REST OF THE TRIP AT A SAFER SPEED. NEXT MORNING, TESTED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY...

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 60MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST BRAKES. BRAKE, ABS AND VSC IDIOT LIGHT WENT ON. INSIDE VEHICLE BUZZER SOUNDED. VERY LITTLE HYDRAULIC BRAKING. WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS GOING UP HILL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 60MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST BRAKES. BRAKE, ABS AND VSC IDIOT LIGHT WENT ON. INSIDE VEHICLE BUZZER SOUNDED. VERY LITTLE HYDRAULIC BRAKING. WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS GOING UP HILL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 60MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST BRAKES. BRAKE, ABS AND VSC IDIOT LIGHT WENT ON. INSIDE VEHICLE BUZZER SOUNDED. VERY LITTLE HYDRAULIC BRAKING. WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS GOING UP HILL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS DRIVING WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT ON I-40 EAST TOWARD KNOXVILLE ON A FRIDAY EVENING. SUDDENLY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND BUZZERS WENT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PREPARE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OR TAKE THE NEAREST EXIT. TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY WITH LOTS OF TRUCKS. I SAW A...

Mileage: 62,257

PARKING MY PRIUS, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I HIT A VERY SMALL PATCH OF BLACK ICE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE CAR SLANTED BRIEFLY TO THE LEFT--THEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN SURGE OF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR RUSHED OVER A MOUND OF ICE AND SNOW, JUMPED THE CURB, RUSHED FORWARD BETWEEN A WALL AND A TREE,...

Mileage: 41,604

PARKING MY PRIUS, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I HIT A VERY SMALL PATCH OF BLACK ICE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE CAR SLANTED BRIEFLY TO THE LEFT--THEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN SURGE OF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR RUSHED OVER A MOUND OF ICE AND SNOW, JUMPED THE CURB, RUSHED FORWARD BETWEEN A WALL AND A TREE,...

Mileage: 41,604

PARKING MY PRIUS, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I HIT A VERY SMALL PATCH OF BLACK ICE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE CAR SLANTED BRIEFLY TO THE LEFT--THEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN SURGE OF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR RUSHED OVER A MOUND OF ICE AND SNOW, JUMPED THE CURB, RUSHED FORWARD BETWEEN A WALL AND A TREE,...

Mileage: 41,604

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP WITH A FRIEND AND DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY LATE AT NIGHT, VERY DARK WITH LITTLE VISIBILITY IN A RURAL, UNLIT AREA. .ALL LIGHTS IN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH. WE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING EVEN THE ROAD, WAS LIKE DRIVING BLIND AND VERY FRIGHTENING TRYING ...

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP WITH A FRIEND AND DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY LATE AT NIGHT, VERY DARK WITH LITTLE VISIBILITY IN A RURAL, UNLIT AREA. .ALL LIGHTS IN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH. WE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING EVEN THE ROAD, WAS LIKE DRIVING BLIND AND VERY FRIGHTENING TRYING ...

Mileage: 96,000

ONE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT BUT WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AT THE SWITCH, THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BULB DESPITE US TELLING THEM THE LIGHT COMES ON IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. WE HAD THE CONNECTOR CHECKED AND CLEANED TO NO AVAIL. I DID A ...

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS PULLED OVER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BY KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL AND ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I EXITED A FEW MILES UP AHEAD AT WICHITA AND SPENT THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO MY ORIGINAL DESTINATION OF ENID, OK AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR...

Mileage: 45,000

STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, ACCELERATING WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED PICKING UP BUT VEHICLES IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOP AND AS I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE BUMPING FREEWAY THE VEHICLE DOES A BRIEF LURCH FORWARD AS ESP LIGHT BLINKS. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP UNDER THIS BRAKING CONDITION AND FEELS MOMENTARILY...

Mileage: 90,000

STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, ACCELERATING WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED PICKING UP BUT VEHICLES IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOP AND AS I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE BUMPING FREEWAY THE VEHICLE DOES A BRIEF LURCH FORWARD AS ESP LIGHT BLINKS. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP UNDER THIS BRAKING CONDITION AND FEELS MOMENTARILY...

Mileage: 90,000

MY VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A FAULT DRIVER AND MY VEHICLE AIR BAGS NEVER EXPLODED. I HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY NECK, WRIST AND BACK AFTER THIS ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS GAS PEDAL ACCELERATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WHEN I PUT THE BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE MY VEHICLE JUMPS UP AND INCREASES...

Mileage: 80,000

MY VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A FAULT DRIVER AND MY VEHICLE AIR BAGS NEVER EXPLODED. I HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY NECK, WRIST AND BACK AFTER THIS ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS GAS PEDAL ACCELERATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WHEN I PUT THE BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE MY VEHICLE JUMPS UP AND INCREASES...

Mileage: 80,000

12/18/13 IS THE FIRST OF MANY INCIDENTS WHEN THE HEADLAMPS SUDDENLY GO DARK. THE PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH GO DARK AT ONCE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. REPLACING THE HEADLAMP DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 37,325

BRAKE (RED COLOR) WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH; YELLOW COLOR INDICATOR ON ABS, VSC. ONCE THESE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR, I SOMEHOW LOSE 25-50% OF MY BRAKING POWER. NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG DESPITE GETTING BRAND NEW WHEELS, REPLACED ALL-NEW ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THIS ...

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKE (RED COLOR) WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH; YELLOW COLOR INDICATOR ON ABS, VSC. ONCE THESE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR, I SOMEHOW LOSE 25-50% OF MY BRAKING POWER. NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG DESPITE GETTING BRAND NEW WHEELS, REPLACED ALL-NEW ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THIS ...

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKE (RED COLOR) WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH; YELLOW COLOR INDICATOR ON ABS, VSC. ONCE THESE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR, I SOMEHOW LOSE 25-50% OF MY BRAKING POWER. NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG DESPITE GETTING BRAND NEW WHEELS, REPLACED ALL-NEW ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THIS ...

Mileage: 105,000

THE TRUNK HANDLE HAS MELTED - TURNING THE RUBBER INTO A STICKY GOO - AND ONE IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE REAR HATCH SWITCH AT THE COST OF $310.22..THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS REPAIR WAS NOT UNEXPECTED IN THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE SC...

Mileage: 46,626

THE HEADLIGHT WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I FOUND OUT THAT HEADLIGHTS CAN ONLY BE CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB IS THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY (MORE THEN A WEEK LATER), AND THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE CHANGE IS OVER $500. THIS CAUSES INCREDIBLE HARDSHIP - THI...

Mileage: 80,000

HYBRID BATTERY FAILED. THE BATTERY IS HYPED AS LASTING THE LIFETIME OF YOUR CAR. 7 YEARS AND 131K IS NOT A LIFETIME IN MY OPINION. IF I LIVED OR BOUGHT MY CAR IN CA, IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BECAUSE I LIVE IN ALABAMA, IT IS NOT. WARRANTY SHOULD BE STANDARDIZED. *TR

Mileage: 131,514

HYBRID BATTERY FAILED. THE BATTERY IS HYPED AS LASTING THE LIFETIME OF YOUR CAR. 7 YEARS AND 131K IS NOT A LIFETIME IN MY OPINION. IF I LIVED OR BOUGHT MY CAR IN CA, IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BECAUSE I LIVE IN ALABAMA, IT IS NOT. WARRANTY SHOULD BE STANDARDIZED. *TR

Mileage: 131,514

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR, THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY PANEL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS GONE COMPLETELY DARK I.E, INOPERATIVE WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS PANEL DISPLAYS THE VEHICLE SPEED, GAS GAUGE AND VARIOUS STATUS & WARNING LIGHTS. THE CAR STILL IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN EVEN THOUGH THE DISPLAY ...

Mileage: 68,000

THE DISPLAY SCREEN IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH IN COMPLETELY BLACK. IT WON'T TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

THE DISPLAY SCREEN IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH IN COMPLETELY BLACK. IT WON'T TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

FAILED COMPONENT IS THE RUBBER COVER ON THE TRUNK/HATCH SWITCH. HEAT HAS SPLIT THE COVER COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH. HEAT HAS MADE THE RUBBER A STICKY MESS. THIS HAS MADE THE TRUNK/HATCH DIFFICULT TO OPEN, IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY WIFE. REPAIRS FOR THIS MISTAKE MADE BY TOYOTA WILL ...

Mileage: 118,000

DURING THE SUMMER OF 2011, WE NOTICED THE TRUNK LATCH MECHANISM TO BE STICKY AND MELTING, LEAVING BLACK STUFF ON OUR HANDS. WE LIVE IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, SO TEMPERATURES ARE USUALLY IN THE 80S-90S IN THE PEAK OF SUMMER. AT TIMES, THIS WOULD CAUSE THE TRUNK LATCH NOT TO WORK, AND WE COULDN'T OPEN THE ...

Mileage: 83,000

TODAY (AND MANY OTHER DAYS) ONE OR BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS AND/OR TAILLIGHTS HAVE EXTINGUISHED COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY FRIGHTENING WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS EXTINGUISH WHERE WE LIVE (OUT IN THE COUNTRY WHERE STREETLIGHTS DO NOT EXIST)...

Mileage: 70,000

HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT OR FAIL TO STAY LITE---TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON SEEMS TO CORRECT ISSUE FOR MY 2007 PRIUS,SO FAR. THERE IS A SERVICE NOTICE ISSUED BUT WE NEED A REQUIRED RECALL TO MAKE DEALERS CORRECT ISSUE FOR FREE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING. SOME PANIC,BUT, TURNED LIGHT SWITCH OFF/ON (PURE LUCK ON MY PART) AND LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON -- PROBABLY WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT OR GOING OFF THE ROAD. NO EMERGENCY PULL-OFF LANE, OR AREA WAS AVAILABL...

Mileage: 95,437

THE BULBS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON. I ALREADY REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I MADE MY RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 PRIUS. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

THE BULBS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON. I ALREADY REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I MADE MY RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 PRIUS. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

THE BULBS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON. I ALREADY REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I MADE MY RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 PRIUS. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

WE OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WE SIMPLY GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN WE TURNED IT ON WE REALIZED IT WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER WE HAD IT FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER WE GOT PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A WARNING TO GET IT FIXED. WE DID SO AGAIN AND ...

Mileage: 100,023

WE OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WE SIMPLY GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN WE TURNED IT ON WE REALIZED IT WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER WE HAD IT FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER WE GOT PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A WARNING TO GET IT FIXED. WE DID SO AGAIN AND ...

Mileage: 100,023

WE OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WE SIMPLY GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN WE TURNED IT ON WE REALIZED IT WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER WE HAD IT FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER WE GOT PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A WARNING TO GET IT FIXED. WE DID SO AGAIN AND ...

Mileage: 100,023

THE RIGHT FRONT HEAD LAMP GOES OFF OUT AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF BEING ON. ONCE I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ALLOW IT TO REST IT WILL BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE RUBBER TRUNK LATCH HAS MELTED INCREASINGLY OVER TIME. WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM, OPENING THE TRUNK LEAVES MY HAND COVERED IN TAR-LIKE GOO AND THE SENSOR IS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. IN WINTER, THE LATCH DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE TRUNK CANNOT BE OPENED WHATSOEVER. IN ADDITION TO BEING INCREDIBLY ANN...

Mileage: 80,000

FOR A LONG TIME MY PRIUS HAS HAD PAUSES IN ACCELERATION OCCASIONALLY WHEN LEAVING A STOPPED POSITION. YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND THERE IS A COUPLE OF SECOND PAUSE BEFORE IT ACCELERATES. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE TIME TO GO, WITH THE PAUSE ...

FOR A LONG TIME MY PRIUS HAS HAD PAUSES IN ACCELERATION OCCASIONALLY WHEN LEAVING A STOPPED POSITION. YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND THERE IS A COUPLE OF SECOND PAUSE BEFORE IT ACCELERATES. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE TIME TO GO, WITH THE PAUSE ...

I CANNOT OPEN MY HATCHBACK IN COLD WEATHER. THE RUBBER PIECE IS VERY HARD IN COLD WEATHER NOT ALLOWING ME TO ENGAGE MECHANISM FOR OPENING HATCHBACK. IF IT WAS MADE OF A PLIABLE MATERIAL IN COLD WEATHER I THINK IT WOULD OPEN. PLEASE GET TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,600

I AM UNABLE TO OPEN MY REAR HOOD LATCH. THERE IS A COVERING ON THE LATCH THAT IS STICKY, GOOEY AND IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN MANIPULATE AND USE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB (SEE, FOR EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.MEYERSONSTRATEGY.COM/2013/09/TOYOTAS-STICKY-2007-PRIUS-HATCH-PROBLEM.HTML). IT...

Mileage: 64,500

SINCE 2008, THE HEADLAMPS ON MY CAR HAVE BEEN GOING IN AND OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ONE OF THE LIGHTS IN 2008, BUT IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OUT, WHILE OTHER TIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT AND IT CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. THEY WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON WHEN TURNED ON AND O...

Mileage: 30,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH HANDLE FAILURE. RUBBER COVER MELTS INTO ELECTRIC SWITCH MAKING IT INOPERABLE.THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FIRST DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST) OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS/YEARS. IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EA...

Mileage: 54,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH HANDLE FAILURE. RUBBER COVER MELTS INTO ELECTRIC SWITCH MAKING IT INOPERABLE.THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FIRST DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST) OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS/YEARS. IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EA...

Mileage: 54,000

MY CRUISE CONTROL LEVER BROKE OFF RIGHT AT THE BASE. THERE'S NOTHING BUT THE WIRES KEEPING IT ON. I HAD TO TAPE IT TO THE STEERING WHEEL SO IT WOULDN'T MAKE NOISES FROM FLOPPING AROUND WHEN I MADE TURNS.I HAVE NEVER USED EXCESSIVE FORCE, AND MY HANDS AREN'T ALL THAT STRONG. THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER ...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED DURING THE WINTER, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE IT FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIE...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HIGH PITCH SCREECHING SOUND AS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NO BRAKES. THE FAILURE LATER RECUR...

Mileage: 160,000

THE BACK LATCH OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 HAS DEGRADED. IN THE PAST I HAVE RARELY USED THE TRUNK OF MY CAR AND THEREFORE DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW ALMOST 9 MONTHS PREGNANT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO (AROUND NOVEMBER 2013) I TRIED TO OPEN THE TRUNK. WHILE IT WAS DIFFICUL...

Mileage: 58,000

THE BACK LATCH OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 HAS DEGRADED. IN THE PAST I HAVE RARELY USED THE TRUNK OF MY CAR AND THEREFORE DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW ALMOST 9 MONTHS PREGNANT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO (AROUND NOVEMBER 2013) I TRIED TO OPEN THE TRUNK. WHILE IT WAS DIFFICUL...

Mileage: 58,000

HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHTS GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON. ALSO, WHEN ON THEY SEEM TO BE VERY WEAK. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHTS GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON. ALSO, WHEN ON THEY SEEM TO BE VERY WEAK. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

REAR HATCH HANDLE LIQUEFIED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE HATCHBACK HANDLE/LOCK HAS MELTED. NOW WHEN IT'S VERY COLD YOU CANNOT OPEN IT WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE FORCE. MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THE CAR AND SHE CAN'T GET IT OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

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 T...

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 T...

RIGHT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT, LEAVING ONLY LEFT HEADLIGHT ON. TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON CAUSES BOTH HEADLIGHTS TO WORK AGAIN. PROBLEM REPEATS RANDOMLY IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I ALSO NOTED THAT ONCE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 93,500

REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS MELTED AND MAKING ACCESSIBILITY TO THE REAR HATCH LIFT GATE IS VERY STICKY AND SOFT. SOMETIMES THE HATCH DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. THE PIECE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009 AND IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. *TR

I TOO AM A VICTIM OF THE MELTING REAR HATCH COVER. THE RUBBER COVER TO THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EITHER GOOEY TO THE TOUCH IN WARM WEATHER OR FROZEN SOLID TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS IMMOVABLE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I AM UNABLE TO...

Mileage: 97,500

I TOO AM A VICTIM OF THE MELTING REAR HATCH COVER. THE RUBBER COVER TO THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EITHER GOOEY TO THE TOUCH IN WARM WEATHER OR FROZEN SOLID TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS IMMOVABLE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I AM UNABLE TO...

Mileage: 97,500

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 (FROZEN SOLID AND IMMOVABLE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES). SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED TH...

Mileage: 83,650

THE HANDLE TO THE REAR DOOR IS BARELY FUNCTIONING. IT HAS BEEN STICKING FOR A LONG TIME BUT NOW IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR ALTOGETHER. THE RUBBER OF THE HANDLE LOOKS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE RUBBER HAS "DECOMPOSED" OFF THE LATCH AND HAS MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF MY VEHICLE. THE RUBBER DEGRADATION HAS MADE THE SENSITIVITY OF THE HATCH DOOR LATCH ERRATIC AND NOT WORKING MOSTLY. ITS CAUSE ME TO TRY TO YANK THE HAT...

Mileage: 72,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON AN UNLIT MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY. HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN BROUGHT THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. PREVIOUSLY, DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SUDDENLY GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS T...

Mileage: 44,000

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS WITH A 2007 PRIUS, MY HATCH BACK RUBBER LATCH STARTED GETTING STICKY AND THEN SLOWLY STARTED DETERIORATING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T OPEN THE HATCH DOOR. I TOOK IT TO MAITA TOYOTA IN SACRAMENTO AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD FIX IT, BUT THEY CHARGED ME. I'M SEEING THAT SOME PEOPLE...

HID HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT 2 DAYS AGO. ALL OF THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE BULB AND COMPUTER ARE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700.00+. VERY EXPENSIVE ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE RUBBER HAS "MELTED" OFF IF THE LATCH AND HAS MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF MY VEHICLE. IT BEGAN WITH NUMEROUS BLACK AND STICKY FINGERS THEN PROGRESSED TO CHUNKS OF GOOEY OF WHAT I THINK WAS PLASTIC COMING OFF INTO MY HANDS AND ...

Mileage: 111,201

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE RUBBER HAS "MELTED" OFF IF THE LATCH AND HAS MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF MY VEHICLE. IT BEGAN WITH NUMEROUS BLACK AND STICKY FINGERS THEN PROGRESSED TO CHUNKS OF GOOEY OF WHAT I THINK WAS PLASTIC COMING OFF INTO MY HANDS AND ...

Mileage: 111,201

MY LHEADLIGHTS FLICKER, AND GO OUT ALL THE TIME...I HAVE 2 TEEN DAUGHTERS THAT ARE OF DRIVING AGE AND THEY CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE LIGHTING ISSUE...I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY GOING UPWARDS OF 75 MILE PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT COMPLETELY OUT...I ASSUMED TOYOTA WAS A G...

Mileage: 91,000

I NOTICED OVER THE SUMMER THAT THE HATCHBACK BUTTON BECAME EXTREMELY SOFT AND FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, GOOEY. ONCE THE WEATHER COOLED DOWN THE BUTTON SEEMED TO HAVE RESHAPED/MELTED SO THAT I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH OF MY CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA WITH THIS CONCERN BUT WAS TOLD THA...

Mileage: 89,000

REAR HATCH LATCH IS INOPERABLE AND PREVENTS ACCESS TO SPARE TIRE. RUBBER COVERING OF LATCH MECHANISM DEGRADED 'MELTED,' EVEN THOUGH CAR IS GARAGE STORED IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER, M-F. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THE RUBBER COVERING THE EXTERNAL HATCH LATCH AT THE REAR OF MY 2007 PRIUS HAS DEGRADED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LATCH NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW FOR THE 2007 PRIUS AND VERY DANGEROUS AS IT WILL NOT ALLOW ACCESS INTO THE TRUNK AREA IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. BECAUSE OF THE MELTED/DE...

Mileage: 80,200

THE RUBBER COVERING THE EXTERNAL HATCH LATCH AT THE REAR OF MY 2007 PRIUS HAS DEGRADED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LATCH NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW FOR THE 2007 PRIUS AND VERY DANGEROUS AS IT WILL NOT ALLOW ACCESS INTO THE TRUNK AREA IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. BECAUSE OF THE MELTED/DE...

Mileage: 80,200

THE REAR HATCH BECAME STICKY AND LEFT BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS. THE HATCH TOOK SEVERAL TRIES UNTIL IT UNLOCKED. NOW THAT IT IS COLD IN PENNSYLVANIA THE HATCH WILL EITHER NOT OPEN AT ALL OR IT TAKES NUMEROUS TRIES UNTIL IT UNLOCKS. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AS ACCESS TO THE REAR IS NOT GAINED SOME...

Mileage: 70,000

THE HATCH HANDLE MADE OF RUBBER IS DETERIORATING AND NOW MOISTURE GETS IN THE SWITCH AND WHEN IT GETS BELOW FREEZING YOU CAN OPEN THE HATCH. THIS RUBBER PIECE SHOULD NOT BE COMING APART LIKE THIS . MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE SURFACED CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. IF YOU NEEDED TO CHANGE A TIRE YOU COULD NOT GET ...

Mileage: 76,360

ALMOST EVERY TIME I USE THE HEADLIGHTS, ONE OR BOTH WILL EXTINGUISH AT SOME POINT. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WILL COME BACK ON AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. THE OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM, BUT HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME I USE THEM. SOMETIMES I CAN SEE WHEN ONE GOES OUT, BUT FREQUENTLY, I DON'T K...

Mileage: 75,000

TRUNK LATCH HAS BECOME MELTED/STICKY LEAVING A RESIDUE ON HANDS DURING SUMMER AND FROZEN AND NON-WORKING DURING COLDER MONTHS. THIS CAUSES ISSUES DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCESS TRUNK FOR SPARE TIRE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

RUBBER HATCH LATCH COVER HAS DETERIORATED AND IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH, AND VERY DIFFICULT IN COLD WEATHER (MY WIFE CANNOT OPEN IT AND IT IS HER CAR). I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

IN THE BEGINNING WE WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT THEN THE RIGHT SIDE STARTING GOING OUT. IF WE TURNED THEM OFF AND RIGHT BACK ON THE WOULD COME ON AND SOMETIMES STAY ON AND SOMETIMES NOT. THEN OCCASIONALLY THE Y WILL BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME LEAVING TOTALLY IN T...

Mileage: 100,000

THE RUBBER ON THE REAR HATCH RELEASE HAS DETERIORATED CAUSING DIFFICULTY OR IMPOSSIBILITY OF OPENING THE REAR HATCH. THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE RUBBER ON THE REAR HATCH RELEASE HAS DETERIORATED CAUSING DIFFICULTY OR IMPOSSIBILITY OF OPENING THE REAR HATCH. THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. YOU THEN HAVE TO SWITCH THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND IT COMES BACK ON. A PARTICULAR PROBLEM BECAUSE OUR LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN WE HAD TO DEPEND ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ONLY UNTIL THE LEFT ONE COULD BE FIXED. WE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS SEVERAL...

Mileage: 86,342

REAR LATCH ASSEMBLY ON MY PRIUS HAS STARTED TO MELT AND BLOCK THE OPENING OF THE REAR LATCH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE 2007 PRIUS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHERE THE PLASTIC MELTED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE RUBBER SURFACE OF THE REAR HATCH RELEASE HAS BEEN GOOEY, LEAVING BLACK MARKS ON MY HANDS. THE FUNCTION OF THE RELEASE HAS BEEN ERRATIC. OFTEN, I CAN'T RELEASE IT AT ALL. IT SEEMS PARTICULARLY BAD IN COOLER WEATHER. I'VE READ THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND FIND ...

Mileage: 52,000

I'VE ALSO BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS FOR SOME TIME. THE RUBBER HAS SOFTENED AND PARTIALLY MELTED IN WARM WEATHER, MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO GRIP AND DEPRESS THE RELEASE BUTTON, PARTICULARLY FOR A WOMAN WITH WEAK FINGER JOINTS. SEVERAL TIMES IT HURT MY HANDS TO GRIP A...

Mileage: 135,000

HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT. IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON, IT COMES BACK ON. LIGHT GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5-10 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. I'VE READ OTHER REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO DEVELOP A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THE RUBBER TRUNK RELEASE MELTED THIS SUMMER, CREATING A STICKY MESS AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE TRUNK. HAD TO TRY NUMEROUS TIMES WITH GREAT FORCE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. NOW THAT THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED, THE RUBBER BAR IS FROZEN HARD AND I CANNOT DEPRESS IT TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THIS IS A SERIOU...

Mileage: 58,000

I AM REPORTING A DEFECTIVE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TRUNK HATCH RELEASE. THE MATERIAL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE A GENERAL ISSUE DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL AND FAULTY DESIGN BY TOYOTA. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS CRUCIAL FUNCTION IS OBSCENELY HIGH (AROUND $500). *TR

HATCHBACK LATCH DOES NOT RESPOND TO SMART KEY AND WILL NOT OPEN TO TOUCH AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT TEN MONTHS. ALSO, THE RUBBER LATCH COVERING HAS DETERIORATED INTO A SOFT, STICKY BLACK SUBSTANCE THAT STAINS MY FINGERS WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE LATCH...

Mileage: 72,000

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DETERIORATED AND HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH. TONIGHT IT IS VERY COLD OUT AND THE MECHANISM STUCK AGAIN AND WOULD NOT OPEN. I TRIED UNLOCKING TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T RE-LOCK THE DOORS AND PULLED AGAIN ON THE LATCH AND THE W...

Mileage: 133,000

I AM ONE OF THE MANY VICTIMS OF THE DEFECTIVE PRIUS 2007 HATCH OPENING SWITCH. AFTER 4 YEARS THE RUBBER COVER TURNED TO TAR FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. ESSENTIALLY THE RUBBER COVER MELTS INTO THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH MAKING IT INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE MATERIAL THAT LATCHED THE DOOR WITH THE TRUNK WAS MELTED AND THE TRUNK COULD NOT BE ACCESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...

Mileage: 69,000

AT AN INTERSECTION, THE PRIUS WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE FRONT AIRBAGS IN THE DODGE DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PRIUS' CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PRIUS DRIVER SUFFERED HEAD AND BRAIN INJURY, INJURIES TO NECK, UPPER TORSO AND EXTRE...

Mileage: 100,667

THE RUBBER LATCH THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE TRUNK AREA OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS ESSENTIALLY MELTED. WHEN I TOUCH IT MY HAND COMES AWAY WITH A BLACK GOOEY SUBSTANCE. IN THE SUMMERTIME THIS IS MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE THAN ANYTHING (I HAVE TO CARRY AROUND WET-WIPES, AND I OFTEN PUT GROCERIES ETC. IN...

Mileage: 43,000

THE RUBBER LATCH THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE TRUNK AREA OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS ESSENTIALLY MELTED. WHEN I TOUCH IT MY HAND COMES AWAY WITH A BLACK GOOEY SUBSTANCE. IN THE SUMMERTIME THIS IS MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE THAN ANYTHING (I HAVE TO CARRY AROUND WET-WIPES, AND I OFTEN PUT GROCERIES ETC. IN...

Mileage: 43,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH HANDLE FAILURE. RUBBER COVER MELTS INTO ELECTRIC SWITCH MAKING IT INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH HANDLE FAILURE. RUBBER COVER MELTS INTO ELECTRIC SWITCH MAKING IT INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT, NOTICED THAT PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON THE CURB AND TRIED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON OFF AGAIN, BUT COULD NOT TURN ON ONE HEAD LIGHT. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH ONE LAMP, SINCE LOCAL TOWNSHIP POLICE CAN GIVE ME A VIOL...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT, NOTICED THAT PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON THE CURB AND TRIED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON OFF AGAIN, BUT COULD NOT TURN ON ONE HEAD LIGHT. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH ONE LAMP, SINCE LOCAL TOWNSHIP POLICE CAN GIVE ME A VIOL...

LEFT HEADLIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN GOES TO. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB AND BALLAST AND LIGHT STILL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH CAR BUT W/ 100 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE BUT THEY SAY HEADLIGHT ISN'T COVERED.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORM...

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLAMPS WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL WORK AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY ARE OFF. YOU CAN USUALLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. HAS DONE THIS OVER THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT. IT GOES OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BULB AND IT STILL GOES OUT. THE COST OF BULBS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AND HAVE ALL 2007 PRIUS RECALLED. ONE ACCIDENT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CATASTROPHE ON THE ROADS BECAUSE LIGHTS TURN...

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT. IT GOES OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BULB AND IT STILL GOES OUT. THE COST OF BULBS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AND HAVE ALL 2007 PRIUS RECALLED. ONE ACCIDENT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CATASTROPHE ON THE ROADS BECAUSE LIGHTS TURN...

I LOVE MY PRIUS BUT MY HEADLIGHT SITUATION IS TERRIBLE. I DRIVE 56 MILE ONE WAY TO WORK. I LEAVE AT 5:00 SO I DO A GOOD BIT OF NIGHT DRIVING. MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AVERAGING 10 TIMES PER TRIP. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON. BUT WHEN YOU ARE GOING 70MPH IT MAKES YOU NERVOUS. WORSE...

Mileage: 209,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. THIS WENT ON FOR A WEEK AND WE TOOK THE CAR INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPLACED THE BULBS AT NO CHARGE CAUSE WE WERE UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM H...

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. THIS WENT ON FOR A WEEK AND WE TOOK THE CAR INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPLACED THE BULBS AT NO CHARGE CAUSE WE WERE UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM H...

Mileage: 45,000

TOYOTA PRIUS DASHBOARD FAILED IN IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING POSING A DEATH RISK DUE TO MILEAGE PER HOUR NOT DISPLAYING AND THE INABILITY TO SHUT OFF YOUR CAR WHEN STOPPED THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE WHOLE TOYOTA PRIUS AND GIVE EVERYONE THERE MONEY BACK FOR OVER PAYING FOR THI...

Mileage: 123,000

TOYOTA PRIUS DASHBOARD FAILED IN IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING POSING A DEATH RISK DUE TO MILEAGE PER HOUR NOT DISPLAYING AND THE INABILITY TO SHUT OFF YOUR CAR WHEN STOPPED THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE WHOLE TOYOTA PRIUS AND GIVE EVERYONE THERE MONEY BACK FOR OVER PAYING FOR THI...

Mileage: 123,000

THE HATCHBACK HANDLE/RELEASE IS SOFT AND GOOEY, AND AT TIMES THE RELEASE TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT WORK. GOOEY BLACK SUBSTANCE GETS ALL OVER HANDS AND FINGERS WHEN YOU TRY TO "POP" THE HATCHBACK. UNABLE TO GET THE TRUNK TO OPEN ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. THERE IS NO INTERNAL RELEASE SWITCH INSID...

Mileage: 80,000

AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE, THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. THE CAR POWERED ON, BUT THERE WAS NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL DISPLAY, AND NO ODOMETER. THE CAR WILL DRIVE AND GAS ENGINE AND HYBRID SYSTEM WORKS AS USUAL, BUT THERE ARE NO POWER STEERING, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, AND TH...

Mileage: 147,000

AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE, THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. THE CAR POWERED ON, BUT THERE WAS NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL DISPLAY, AND NO ODOMETER. THE CAR WILL DRIVE AND GAS ENGINE AND HYBRID SYSTEM WORKS AS USUAL, BUT THERE ARE NO POWER STEERING, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, AND TH...

Mileage: 147,000

AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE, THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. THE CAR POWERED ON, BUT THERE WAS NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL DISPLAY, AND NO ODOMETER. THE CAR WILL DRIVE AND GAS ENGINE AND HYBRID SYSTEM WORKS AS USUAL, BUT THERE ARE NO POWER STEERING, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, AND TH...

Mileage: 147,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A REAR HATCH RELEASE THAT HAS STOPPED WORKING AS IT HAS GOTTEN VERY SOFT AFTER ABOUT THREE YEARS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS I SEARCH THE MANY FORUMS AND REPLACEMENT IS NOT INEXPENSIVE. THIS IS VERY AGGRAVATING AND I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE DEVICE. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 43,000

DURING COLD WEATHER I LOSE ALL ODOMETER SPEEDOMETER BACKUP LIGHT GAS GAUGE . BACK UP LIGHTS HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF CLOSE CALL WHEN I'M BACKING UP ONE TIME I GOT CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW I WAS BAKING UP I HAVE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE FREEWAY AND I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I'M G...

DURING COLD WEATHER I LOSE ALL ODOMETER SPEEDOMETER BACKUP LIGHT GAS GAUGE . BACK UP LIGHTS HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF CLOSE CALL WHEN I'M BACKING UP ONE TIME I GOT CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW I WAS BAKING UP I HAVE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE FREEWAY AND I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I'M G...

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TAILGATE LATCH RUBBER HAS DEGRADED AND EFFECTIVELY MELTED TO WHERE THE LATCH FAILS TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME, AND DEPOSITS RUBBER GOO RESIDUE WHEN CONTACTING THE LATCH. THE PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AS INDICATIONS OF THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 3 YEARS OF PURCHASE. CLEARLY SHOULD B...

WHILE DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT, THE HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED FAILING. FIRST, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OFF, THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OFF. AFTER DRIVING TO THE SHOULDER IN THE DARK, I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND SWITCHED THEM BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WORKING FO...

Mileage: 170,000

HATCH LATCHES SHOULD NOT MELT DOWN IN 2-3 YEARS, AND ACCESS TO THE HATCH IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. AS WITH MANY OTHER 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES THE RUBBER MATERIAL ON THE HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH HAS BEEN DETERIORATING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND IS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO USE. WITHOUT AN EXPEN...

HATCH LATCHES SHOULD NOT MELT DOWN IN 2-3 YEARS, AND ACCESS TO THE HATCH IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. AS WITH MANY OTHER 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES THE RUBBER MATERIAL ON THE HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH HAS BEEN DETERIORATING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND IS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO USE. WITHOUT AN EXPEN...

HATCH LATCHES SHOULD NOT MELT DOWN IN 2-3 YEARS, AND ACCESS TO THE HATCH IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. AS WITH MANY OTHER 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES THE RUBBER MATERIAL ON THE HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH HAS BEEN DETERIORATING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND IS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO USE. WITHOUT AN EXPEN...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. IN 6 YEARS, 88K MILES WITH REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I AM ON RIGHT HEADLAMP NUMBER THREE. IT TURNS OFF OF IT'S OWN ACCORD, WITH NO WARNING LIGHT OR DIMMING. IT JUST GOES COMPLETELY DARK. AT FIRST, YOU COULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK AGAIN FOR A L...

Mileage: 88,000

IN ORDER TO START, THE BRAKES MUST BE DEPRESSED. THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED ALSO CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS. THIS SWITCH HAS STARTED TO FAIL, OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE SYMPTOMS ARE INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE TO "READY" MODE FOR DRIVING AND THE...

Mileage: 70,000

DEAR GENTLEPERSONS: TOYOTA MUST HAVE PURCHASED A BATCH OF DEFECTIVE RUBBER FROM A VENDOR BACK IN 2007 AND 2008 BECAUSE THE RUBBER THAT YOU PUSH AGAINST TO RELEASE THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE TRUNK/HATCHBACK HAS TURNED TO PLAY DOUGH OR SLUDGE ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AN...

WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. WHEN YOU TURN THEM BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON JUST FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND IS VERY UNSAFE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 90,000

MY HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN BUT NOW THE LIGHT IS ALMOST BURNED OUT. I WAS TOLD I NEED ABOUT 350 FOR THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THAT'S TO MUCH! NO NORMAL PERSON HAS THAT JUST LAYING AROUND AND I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR IT TWICE NOW. IF I WOULD OF KNOW TH...

Mileage: 93,000

WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON IN THE MORNING AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. THE CAR POWERED ON, BUT THERE WAS NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL DISPLAY, NO ODOMETER, AND NO BACK-UP CAMERA WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES DRIVE TIME, I WAS...

Mileage: 91,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FLICKERED. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON...BUT CONTINUED TO ACT UP. I SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA BELOW IS THE EMAIL THREAD OF THEIR RESPONSE. I AM SHOCKED BY THE RESPONS...

Mileage: 80,150

THE HATCHBACK RELEASE 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 TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GE...

Mileage: 75,000

THE HATCHBACK RELEASE 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 TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GE...

Mileage: 75,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT PERMANENTLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHERE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. THREE DAYS LATER PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. BOUGHT AN HID HEADLIGHT FROM AMAZON A...

Mileage: 75,000

THE TRAFFIC REPORT SAID I LOST CONTROL ON A CURVE. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND DO NOT KNOW. SIX DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP FOR THE THIRD TIME. HE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING PART ?? AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE IT. THEY GAVE...

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL OFF AND THEN ON AND THEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. THE CAR HAS A LONG HISTORY OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT WAS JUST ONE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT, I HAD REP...

Mileage: 65,000

THE HATCHBACK HANDLE/RELEASE IS SOFT AND GOOEY AND AT TIMES THE RELEASE TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT WORK. GOOEY BLACK SUBSTANCE GETS ALL OVER HANDS AND FINGERS WHEN YOU TRY TO "POP" THE HATCHBACK. UNABLE TO GET THE TRUNK TO OPEN ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. THERE IS NO INTERNAL RELEASE SWITCH INSI...

Mileage: 30,993

BRAKE SYSTEM: ABS WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE IS TAPPED, BUT THERE IS NO MALFUNCTION OR ISSUE. HAVE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE TO RESET IT. HANDLE ON REAR DOOR/HATCHBACK DOOR: HANDLE MELTED INTO A BLACK GOOEY MESS, HATCHBACK COULD NOT BE OPENED. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT ...

BRAKE SYSTEM: ABS WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE IS TAPPED, BUT THERE IS NO MALFUNCTION OR ISSUE. HAVE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE TO RESET IT. HANDLE ON REAR DOOR/HATCHBACK DOOR: HANDLE MELTED INTO A BLACK GOOEY MESS, HATCHBACK COULD NOT BE OPENED. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT ...

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS. THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 30, 2013 BECAUSE "NO BRAKE". IT WAS IN A STOP AND GO SITUATION TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR IN FRONT STOPPED, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. MY 16 YEARS OLD SON SITTING IN THE CAR OBSERVED THE "NO ...

Mileage: 117,000

REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS BEEN LEAKING ALMOST FROM THE TIME WE ACQUIRED IT IN 2011. RUBBER HAS DECAYED, LEAKING GOO OR OTHER BLACK STICKY STUFF EVERY TIME IT'S TOUCHED. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE HATCH, IT'S A PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, WITNESS YOUR OWN INDEX O...

THE RH (PASSENGER) HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF. THIS WAS NOT A BURNT OUT BULB, BECAUSE AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES UNTIL THE HID BULB WAS REPLACE...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE AP...

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVERS SIDE OPTIONAL ALL-RUBBER FLOOR MATTES HAVE DEFECT OF WORKMANSHIP OR DESIGN WHICH CAUSES EYELET FOR LEFT HAND FLOOR MATTE HOOK TO BECOME TORN STRETCHING THE HOLE OUT/BREAKING THE HOLE AND SHIFTING THE FRONT EDGE OF FLOOR MATTE TOWARDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Mileage: 140,000

TOYOTA SOLD ME A BRAND NEW PRIUS WITH A HEADLAMP NOT WORKING. AFTER I SIGNED ALL THE PURCHASE PAPERS, THEY POINTED OUT THAT THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WAS NOT WORKING AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALRIGHT TO DRIVE HOME AND RETURN THE NEXT DAYS FOR REPAIR. AFTER FOUR OR FIVE TRIPS TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMEN...

TOYOTA SOLD ME A BRAND NEW PRIUS WITH A HEADLAMP NOT WORKING. AFTER I SIGNED ALL THE PURCHASE PAPERS, THEY POINTED OUT THAT THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WAS NOT WORKING AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALRIGHT TO DRIVE HOME AND RETURN THE NEXT DAYS FOR REPAIR. AFTER FOUR OR FIVE TRIPS TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMEN...

I PURCHASED MY 07 PRIUS FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. THERE WAS ONLY 1 PREVIOUS OWNER & AT THAT TIME MY CAR'S MILEAGE WAS AROUND 55K. I COMMUTE 1 HR AND 20 MINUTES TO WORK (ONE WAY) & MY FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER DROPPING MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE EARLY IN THE MORNING, ALMOST A MONTH AFTER...

Mileage: 57,000

I PURCHASED MY 07 PRIUS FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. THERE WAS ONLY 1 PREVIOUS OWNER & AT THAT TIME MY CAR'S MILEAGE WAS AROUND 55K. I COMMUTE 1 HR AND 20 MINUTES TO WORK (ONE WAY) & MY FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER DROPPING MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE EARLY IN THE MORNING, ALMOST A MONTH AFTER...

Mileage: 57,000

RUBBERIZED FLOOR MATS FOR CAR DRIVERS SIDE HAVE FLAWS IN WORKMANSHIP SO THAT THEY TEAR WHERE THE RETENTION HOOK IS ON LEFT SIDE. THE EFFECT IS THE MATTE COMES LOOSE AND JAMS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FLOOR MATTE RECALLS ON THIS MODEL, THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HO...

REAR HATCH LATCH RELEASE BUTTON IS RUBBER. IT HAS DETERIORATED RELEASING BLACK SUBSTANCE ONTO FINGERS, IT IS STICKY AND BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE AS WELL AS BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

PASSENGER-SIDE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. THE LIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. TURNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TEMPORARILY FIXES THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

PASSENGER-SIDE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. THE LIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. TURNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TEMPORARILY FIXES THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE, 3 OF THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN FAIL TO OPERATE ONCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETE. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING CABLE AND ARE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR IT AT NO COST. *TR

Mileage: 138,528

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE, 3 OF THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN FAIL TO OPERATE ONCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETE. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING CABLE AND ARE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR IT AT NO COST. *TR

Mileage: 138,528

I CANNOT OPEN THE HATCH OF MY PRIUS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IN ALL PRIUS BASE MODELS THAT I KNOW OF THE HANDLE LITERALLY MELTS OFF OF THE CAR MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE HATCH. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES UP TO $300.00 TO FIX THIS ISS...

Mileage: 60,000

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AFTER REPLACING IT 6 MONTHS PRIOR. I AM AWARE NOW THAT OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

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 ...

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 ...

AFTER SHORT PERIOD OF SERVICING A RECALL ON STEERING EXTENSION SHAFT #C0T, SOME OF STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS STOPPED FUNCTIONING DUE TO DAMAGES TO CLOCK-SPRING CABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THEIR TECHNICIAN FAULT FAILING TO REALIGN THE STEERING WHEEL TO CENTER POSITION. MANY OF PRIUS SECOND...

Mileage: 77,858

AFTER SHORT PERIOD OF SERVICING A RECALL ON STEERING EXTENSION SHAFT #C0T, SOME OF STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS STOPPED FUNCTIONING DUE TO DAMAGES TO CLOCK-SPRING CABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THEIR TECHNICIAN FAULT FAILING TO REALIGN THE STEERING WHEEL TO CENTER POSITION. MANY OF PRIUS SECOND...

Mileage: 77,858

THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS MELTED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. THE VEHICLE'S SMART KEY LOCKING SYSTEM HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED BY ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED ...

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT, KEEPS GOING OUT.SWITCH OFF THE LIGHTS THEN BACK ON IT WORKS FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT STILLS GO OUT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, THE POWER WAS LOST AND THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND TO BEING DEPRESSED. THE CAR WAS STEERED FROM THE MIDDLE LANE ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY TO GRADUALLY COAST INTO THE SAFETY LANE OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE POWER BUTTON...

Mileage: 63,145

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, THE POWER WAS LOST AND THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND TO BEING DEPRESSED. THE CAR WAS STEERED FROM THE MIDDLE LANE ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY TO GRADUALLY COAST INTO THE SAFETY LANE OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE POWER BUTTON...

Mileage: 63,145

RIGHT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS WHEN STARTING CAR, THEN GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2005-2007 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 137,186

RIGHT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS WHEN STARTING CAR, THEN GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2005-2007 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 137,186

THE RUBBER ON MY TRUNK RELEASE HAS TURNED TO A TARRY MESS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND LEAVING BLACK TAR ALL OVER MY FINGERS. WHEN THE RELEASE DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE PULL OUT MY KEYS TO PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON OR OPEN THE CAR TO PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON WHICH SOMETIMES RELEASES IT BUT NOT ALW...

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE # 10520690. NOW THIS VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT AS BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND SCARY. IF THIS WERE THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAD TO DRIVE I WOULD HAVE A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN NOT TRUST TO...

Mileage: 79,000

THE MATERIAL IN THE TRUNK DOOR HANDLE IS DISSOLVING AND OR DISINTEGRATING. I RECENTLY RESEARCHED THE DEFECT ON THE INTERNET AND OBSERVED WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. IN A RECENT VISIT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I PRESENTED WHAT ...

Mileage: 45,000

PRIUS SHIFTED ITSELF OUT OF GEAR. I PUT THE CAR INTO 'DRIVE', IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. I PUT THE CAR IN 'REVERSE', IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO 'NEUTRAL'. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY GOT IT TO STAY IN 'REVERSE', BUT EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GET THE CAR INTO 'DRIVE', IT SHI...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES SEIZED WHENEVER IT RAINED. WHEN THE BRAKES SEIZED EXCESSIVELY IT CAUSED THEM TO LEAN FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR....

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON ONCE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 83,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF YOU SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, A BRIGHT RED EXCLAMATION POINT ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 56,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN, ALSO WITH TAILLIGHTS. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER 4 TIMES BY POLICE FOR LIGHTS OUT. NEXT DAY, THEY'RE FINE, OR A DIFFERENT LIGHT IS OUT.VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY, AS WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH WINDY ROADS AND NO STR...

Mileage: 62,461

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN, ALSO WITH TAILLIGHTS. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER 4 TIMES BY POLICE FOR LIGHTS OUT. NEXT DAY, THEY'RE FINE, OR A DIFFERENT LIGHT IS OUT.VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY, AS WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH WINDY ROADS AND NO STR...

Mileage: 62,461

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE PROPER LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LOSS REMAINED AT ALL SPEEDS INCLUDING STANDING STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED THE STEERING AND "RESET" THE STEERING COMPUTER AND TORQUE SENS...

Mileage: 32,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:20 AM, I WAS WAITING TO HAVE MY CAR WASHED AT A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH. A CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK HAD COMPLETED BEING WASHED AND WAS STOPPED AT THE EXIT. THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON AT THE START OF THE CAR WASH FOR ME TO PROCEED. I MOVED FORWARD WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHED FORWA...

Mileage: 125,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:20 AM, I WAS WAITING TO HAVE MY CAR WASHED AT A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH. A CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK HAD COMPLETED BEING WASHED AND WAS STOPPED AT THE EXIT. THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON AT THE START OF THE CAR WASH FOR ME TO PROCEED. I MOVED FORWARD WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHED FORWA...

Mileage: 125,000

WITHIN THE HANDLE FOR THE REAR HATCH OF THE 2007 PRIUS THERE IS A STRIP OF RUBBER WHICH I ASSUME IS TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM PENETRATING INTO THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND IT MAY ALSO SHIELD SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING. THIS PIECE OF RUBBER IS BECOMING SOFT AND MELTING. WHENEVER WE OPEN THE HATCH, OUR F...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF A FRACTURED CLAVICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE S...

Mileage: 56,000

BOTH FRONT HEAD LAMPS SHUTOFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE MOVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. TURNING OFF THE HEAD LAMP SWITCH AND TURNING THE SWITCH BACK ON RESTORED THE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 101,614

BOTH FRONT HEAD LAMPS SHUTOFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE MOVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. TURNING OFF THE HEAD LAMP SWITCH AND TURNING THE SWITCH BACK ON RESTORED THE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 101,614

THE HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF, WHILE DRIVING, WHEN TURNED OFF, AND ON AGAIN IT COMES BACK ON. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE LIGHTS BECAUSE WE ARE OVER 50000 MILES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LIGHTS, AND THE WHOLE COMPONENT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A BETTER VERSION. THEY WA...

Mileage: 65,000

THE RUBBER COVER TO THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH HAS MELTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EITHER GOOEY TO THE TOUCH IN WARM WEATHER OR FROZEN SOLID AND IMMOVABLE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE, AT TIMES, DUE TO THE INFLEXIBILITY OF THE RUBBER I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND, THUS,...

Mileage: 45,000

THE RUBBER COVER TO THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH HAS MELTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EITHER GOOEY TO THE TOUCH IN WARM WEATHER OR FROZEN SOLID AND IMMOVABLE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE, AT TIMES, DUE TO THE INFLEXIBILITY OF THE RUBBER I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND, THUS,...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 2 MPH AND MADE A STOP AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPANYING BEEP THAT SOUNDED AS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT A LOCAL DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ...

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL BEGIN TO FLICKER AND THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RELIGHTS THE HEADLIGHT ONLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN ANOTHER 10 TO 15MIN LATER ON AVERAGE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD, WENT OVER A DIVIDER, AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES....

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD, WENT OVER A DIVIDER, AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES....

Mileage: 112,000

MY HEADLIGHT PROBLEM HAS GONE ON FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE LIGHTS ON NUMEROUS SERVICE CALLS AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE BULB WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $300 BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE RIGHT LIGHT GOES OUT . IT COMES BACK ON ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REAR HATCH DOOR SEAL FAILED AND ALLOWED WATER TO PENETRATE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I TRIED THE BRIGHTS WITH NO EFFECT. I HAD TO TURN THEM OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

THE PLASTIC WELD PROCESS OR OTHER TYPE OF GLUING PROCESS USED TO MAKE THE VEHICLES EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE AND BACK UP LIGHT LENSE ASSEMBLIES OR HOUSINGS FAILS. ALL FOUR, TWO FRONT AND TWO REAR, EXTERIOR COMBINATION LIGHT LENSE ASSEMBLIES SUFFER THIS PREMATURE AND SERIOUS FAILURE....

Mileage: 14,000

THE PLASTIC WELD PROCESS OR OTHER TYPE OF GLUING PROCESS USED TO MAKE THE VEHICLES EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE AND BACK UP LIGHT LENSE ASSEMBLIES OR HOUSINGS FAILS. ALL FOUR, TWO FRONT AND TWO REAR, EXTERIOR COMBINATION LIGHT LENSE ASSEMBLIES SUFFER THIS PREMATURE AND SERIOUS FAILURE....

Mileage: 14,000

THE PLASTIC WELD PROCESS OR OTHER TYPE OF GLUING PROCESS USED TO MAKE THE VEHICLES EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE AND BACK UP LIGHT LENSE ASSEMBLIES OR HOUSINGS FAILS. ALL FOUR, TWO FRONT AND TWO REAR, EXTERIOR COMBINATION LIGHT LENSE ASSEMBLIES SUFFER THIS PREMATURE AND SERIOUS FAILURE....

Mileage: 14,000

SINCE TWO YEARS OLD THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE OCCASIONALLY FLICKERED, AND THE PASS. SIDE HAS GONE OUT. TURNING THEM OFF MOMENTARILY AND BACK ON SOLVED THE PROBLEM. LATELY IT'S GOTTEN WORSE, AND I FINALLY HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE PASS. SIDE BULB. THE NEW BULB ($85) WAS WORSE AND NOW I'M TOLD THE "BALLAS...

Mileage: 50,000

SINCE TWO YEARS OLD THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE OCCASIONALLY FLICKERED, AND THE PASS. SIDE HAS GONE OUT. TURNING THEM OFF MOMENTARILY AND BACK ON SOLVED THE PROBLEM. LATELY IT'S GOTTEN WORSE, AND I FINALLY HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE PASS. SIDE BULB. THE NEW BULB ($85) WAS WORSE AND NOW I'M TOLD THE "BALLAS...

Mileage: 50,000

I EXPERIENCED A SCARY SITUATION WITH MY 2007 PRIUS TODAY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND DSC LIGHT AND (!) LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CAR ALSO MADE A LOUD BUZZING NOISE IN THE CABIN. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY NOBODY...

Mileage: 86,000

I EXPERIENCED A SCARY SITUATION WITH MY 2007 PRIUS TODAY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND DSC LIGHT AND (!) LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CAR ALSO MADE A LOUD BUZZING NOISE IN THE CABIN. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY NOBODY...

Mileage: 86,000

REAR DOOR OPENER !! RUBBER MELTED AND BLOCK DOOR OPENER (LOCK UNLOCK SYSTEM) . *TR

Mileage: 67,953

REAR DOOR OPENER !! RUBBER MELTED AND BLOCK DOOR OPENER (LOCK UNLOCK SYSTEM) . *TR

Mileage: 67,953

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW WITH MY PRIUS 2007 WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CAR STUTTERS WHEN IT CHANGES FROM HYBRID TO GAS. SERVICED ONLY BY TOYOTA. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL I ASKED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM . THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND CALLED IN A ...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW WITH MY PRIUS 2007 WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CAR STUTTERS WHEN IT CHANGES FROM HYBRID TO GAS. SERVICED ONLY BY TOYOTA. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL I ASKED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM . THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND CALLED IN A ...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW WITH MY PRIUS 2007 WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CAR STUTTERS WHEN IT CHANGES FROM HYBRID TO GAS. SERVICED ONLY BY TOYOTA. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL I ASKED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM . THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND CALLED IN A ...

Mileage: 30,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

PASSENGER (RIGHT) HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING. IT COULD BE "TURNED ON" BY SWITCHING LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON, EVEN WITH TURNING SWITCH OFF, THEN ON. LOW BEAMS DID WORK AND FAILED LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE TURNED BACK ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERS...

Mileage: 110,000

TAIL GATE LIFTERS FAILED TO COMPLETELY LIFT THE TAIL GATE. NOT NOTICING THE TAIL GATE WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN NORMAL, THE DRIVER, WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND TO REMOVE GROCERIES FROM THE BACK, LEANED INTO BACK OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HER HEAD ON THE TAIL GATE, SUSTAINING A CONCUSSION. SYM...

Mileage: 123,109

THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHENEVER THE DONUT TIRE IS BEING USED ON THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR A FLAT TIRE - THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH THE TWO OCCASIONS THAT IN WHICH I HAVE HAD TO USED THEM BOTH TIMES ON THE FRONT TIRES, ONCE ON THE LEFT TIRE AND THE SECOND OCCASION, MOST RECENT ON TH...

Mileage: 87,000

THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHENEVER THE DONUT TIRE IS BEING USED ON THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR A FLAT TIRE - THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH THE TWO OCCASIONS THAT IN WHICH I HAVE HAD TO USED THEM BOTH TIMES ON THE FRONT TIRES, ONCE ON THE LEFT TIRE AND THE SECOND OCCASION, MOST RECENT ON TH...

Mileage: 87,000

THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHENEVER THE DONUT TIRE IS BEING USED ON THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR A FLAT TIRE - THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH THE TWO OCCASIONS THAT IN WHICH I HAVE HAD TO USED THEM BOTH TIMES ON THE FRONT TIRES, ONCE ON THE LEFT TIRE AND THE SECOND OCCASION, MOST RECENT ON TH...

Mileage: 87,000

THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHENEVER THE DONUT TIRE IS BEING USED ON THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR A FLAT TIRE - THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH THE TWO OCCASIONS THAT IN WHICH I HAVE HAD TO USED THEM BOTH TIMES ON THE FRONT TIRES, ONCE ON THE LEFT TIRE AND THE SECOND OCCASION, MOST RECENT ON TH...

Mileage: 87,000

MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, BRAKE & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER (RICE TOYOTA, GREENSBORO, NC). I WORK 79 MILES FROM HOME. I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER, A SERVICE REP SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE AS LONG AS THE WARNING LIGHTS WEREN'T FLASHING.DIAGNO...

Mileage: 102,200

MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, BRAKE & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER (RICE TOYOTA, GREENSBORO, NC). I WORK 79 MILES FROM HOME. I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER, A SERVICE REP SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE AS LONG AS THE WARNING LIGHTS WEREN'T FLASHING.DIAGNO...

Mileage: 102,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED; THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED; THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...

Mileage: 5,000

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT ALSO GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAR IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN AT NIGHT AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT ALSO GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAR IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN AT NIGHT AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. I CAN TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THAN THE EPISODE IS REPEATED. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THE STEERING FAILED ON MY PRIUS ABOUT 45 DEGREES INTO A RIGHT TURN ON SATURDAY, 9 FEB 2013. I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND MY CAR LOST STEERING COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE DRIVER SIDE OF A CAR THAT WAS WAITING AT THE STOP SIGN TO MY RIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR "FEE...

Mileage: 12,000

MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. AFTER MY DASH WENT BLACK MY KEY WILL NOT RELEASE AND MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF . THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP! *TR

MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. AFTER MY DASH WENT BLACK MY KEY WILL NOT RELEASE AND MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF . THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP! *TR

THE DASH BOARD DID NOT DISPLAY WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR. ONLY THE BLINKERS, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS WORK ON THE DASH. THE GAS GAUGE AND THE SPEEDODOMETER DO NOT SHOW, IT IS BLACK. AND MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. IT SEAMS TO ME THAT THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE GAUGES ALL FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED ...

Mileage: 80,000

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH NO WARNING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS NO INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WHICH IS DIGITAL. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT MAKING NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS.THIS HAS SOMETIMES TAK...

Mileage: 40,000

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH NO WARNING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS NO INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WHICH IS DIGITAL. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT MAKING NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS.THIS HAS SOMETIMES TAK...

Mileage: 40,000

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH NO WARNING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS NO INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WHICH IS DIGITAL. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT MAKING NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS.THIS HAS SOMETIMES TAK...

Mileage: 40,000

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH AROUND 51000 MILES ON IT AND THE HEADLIGHT KEPT GOING OFF , I COULD TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD JUST SHUT OFF AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I ASKED ABOUT A RECALL AND THEY KNEW NOTHING SO I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND WAS ...

Mileage: 51,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 07 PRIUS STOP WORKING WHILE CAR IS OPERATING. NOW WITH 111,000 MILES BOTH LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR HAD 36,000 MILES. VERY CONCERNING ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THE BACK LATCH COVERING HAS A VINYL(?) COVERING WHICH HAS BECOME STICKY AND THE LATCH ITSELF IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN, RESULTING IN CONTINUED ATTEMPTS. IT IS A HINDRANCE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE TRUNK AREA AND THUS ACCESS TO THE SPARE TIRE IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 PRIUS TRUNK HATCH RELEASE RUBBER PIECE MELTED AND I HAD TO REPLACED IT WITH MY OWN MONEY IN TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GOES OUT CONSTANTLY ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TIME THERE WHICH CAUSES TOTAL DARKNESS AND BLINDNESS. WHEN I FLIP THE SWITCH THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE. I KNOW YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL YOU SHOULD MAKE TOYOTA RECALL THESE CARS. THE DEALER WILL CHARGE 300.00...

Mileage: 12,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GOES OUT CONSTANTLY ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TIME THERE WHICH CAUSES TOTAL DARKNESS AND BLINDNESS. WHEN I FLIP THE SWITCH THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE. I KNOW YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL YOU SHOULD MAKE TOYOTA RECALL THESE CARS. THE DEALER WILL CHARGE 300.00...

Mileage: 12,000

THE RUBBER REAR HATCH RELEASE BUTTON (WIDE RUBBER PIECE WHICH ACTIVATES AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH) FIRST BECAME STICKY AND BLACK RUBBER WOULD STICK YOU YOUR HAND. THEN THE RUBBER PIECE HARDENED AND BECAME SO HARD (AND CRACKED) THAT THE REAR HATCH RELEASE DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN ADDITION ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ONE OF THE REAR TIRES SEIZED. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TIRE RETUNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THA...

Mileage: 40,000

RECEIVED ANOTHER INSPECTION TICKET FOR NO HEADLIGHT. THIS HAPPENS ON THIS CAR APPROXIMATELY EVERY OTHER MONTH OR SO, WHERE ONE HEADLIGHT JUST STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 30 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. SOMETIMES YOU CAN JUST GO OUT AND BANG ON THE HEADLIGHT AREA AND IT COMES ON,...

Mileage: 12,000

APPROX 12/19/12 I WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY 2007 PRIUS. WHEN I HIT THE POWER BUTTON THE CAR STARTED UP, HOWEVER THE DASHBOARD LITES DID NOT WORK (SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, HEAT, A/C, ETC). I TURNED THE MANUAL CONTROL WHEEL ON THE DASHBOARD BACK & FORTH, THINKING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE LIT...

Mileage: 95,000

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AT NIGHT ON 01/14/12. PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT, GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME INFORMED ME MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF; HOWEVER WERE TURNED ON PER INSIDE PANEL. IN PREVIOUS REPORTS, I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT ONE HEAD LIGHT WAS OFF, NEVER BOTH. IT APPEARS THAT IF A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ...

Mileage: 192,370

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THEN DEACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STARTED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BULB NEED...

Mileage: 46,000

MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STARTED TO FLICKERED OFF. THIS ISSUE HAS NOT GONE AWAY SINCE IT STARTED. HAD HUSBAND CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. NO LOOSE CONNECTIONS. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE OTHERS WITH EXACTLY...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK, ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE WHILE OCCUPIED WITH THE CONTACT'S CHILD. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK, ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE WHILE OCCUPIED WITH THE CONTACT'S CHILD. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS...

Mileage: 86,000

I AM HAVING EXTREME PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH XENON HEADLIGHTS SYSTEM. THEY TURN ON AN OFF RANDOMLY. MOST OF THE TIME ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT IS ON BUT THEY COME AND GO. SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT ALTOGETHER WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN MY TODDLER IS ...

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE EVENING, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FLICKERED AND WENT OUT. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON THEN THEY WENT BACK ON. EVER SINCE THIS THE LIGHTS(DRIVER SIDE) GO OFF AND USUALLY COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. NO RESOLUTION TO THIS AFTER CONTACTI...

WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE EVENING, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FLICKERED AND WENT OUT. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON THEN THEY WENT BACK ON. EVER SINCE THIS THE LIGHTS(DRIVER SIDE) GO OFF AND USUALLY COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. NO RESOLUTION TO THIS AFTER CONTACTI...

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT, CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF & THEN BACK ON, AND HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. THIS PARTICULAR LIGHT HAD SAME PROBLEM ORIGINALLY UNDER WARRANTY (APPROX 32000 MILES) AND WAS REPLACED AT DEALER, BUT HAS BEEN GOING OUT AGAIN OVER THE PAST YEAR PLUS. RIGHT NOW I AM APP...

Mileage: 32,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT ON BOTH SIDES. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. IT ISN'T THE BULB THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT ON BOTH SIDES. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. IT ISN'T THE BULB THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 46,000

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN THE FOD AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT REILLUMINATED. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES SINCE THEN AND HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE LOCAL POLICE BECAUSE OF IT. BECAUSE OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT I AM IN AND THE FOD IS PRE...

Mileage: 102,000

LIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS, INCONVENIENT, AND ILLEGAL. *TR

Mileage: 118,500

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK OPEN, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ...

Mileage: 11,923

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK OPEN, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ...

Mileage: 11,923

NON-HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS DAILY! VERY RANDOM. SOMETIMES THEY BLINK, SOMETIMES THEY JUST GO OUT ALTOGETHER. THESE ARE NOT HID! WE HAVE HAD NEW HEADLIGHTS PUT IN BY TOYOTA AND THEY ALSO REPLACED THE RELAYS - BUT THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WE CALLED TOYOTA CO...

Mileage: 100,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR HAVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF. USUALLY ONE AT A TIME BUT SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. I READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BULBS GOING...

Mileage: 30,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR HAVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF. USUALLY ONE AT A TIME BUT SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. I READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BULBS GOING...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER ABNORMALLY. THE HEADLIGHTS EVENTUALLY STOPPED FLICKERING AND WOULD COMPLETELY FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TE...

Mileage: 90,000

TOTAL DASH BOARD FAILURE.....DESIGN IS COMPOSITE SO ALL INSTRUMENTS GO DARK EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH IS THE LEAST OF A SAFETY ISSUE...INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOULD HAVE SEPARATE CIRCUITS SO SAFETY ISN'T DEPENDENT ON ANY SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO... AND I DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST IN CASE A MECHANICAL FAILURE WOULD HAPPEN..I HAVE VISITED THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE REGULAR BATTERY NOT THE CELL BECAUSE THE BATTERY SHOULD AT LEAST LAST ME 4 YEARS,NOTHING HAPPENED,THEY HAVE FLA...

Mileage: 69,871

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FREQUENTLY FAILS TO TURN ON. SOMETIMES IT TURNS ON, THEN SHUTS OFF WITHIN THE COURSE OF A DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T TURN ON AT ALL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AS THE BULB ITSELF CONTINUES TO LIGHT, IT JUST DOESN'T LIGHT ALL THE TIME....

Mileage: 55,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FREQUENTLY FAILS TO TURN ON. SOMETIMES IT TURNS ON, THEN SHUTS OFF WITHIN THE COURSE OF A DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T TURN ON AT ALL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AS THE BULB ITSELF CONTINUES TO LIGHT, IT JUST DOESN'T LIGHT ALL THE TIME....

Mileage: 55,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, WE WENT ON A TRIP TO HUNGARY AND THE LIGHT STARTED ACTING UP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WITHIN GERMANY WITH NO RESOLUTION BUT EXPENSIVE BILLS DUE TO THE MECHANICS HOOKING IT UP TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO DIAGNOSE T...

Mileage: 61,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, WE WENT ON A TRIP TO HUNGARY AND THE LIGHT STARTED ACTING UP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WITHIN GERMANY WITH NO RESOLUTION BUT EXPENSIVE BILLS DUE TO THE MECHANICS HOOKING IT UP TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO DIAGNOSE T...

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND ON IT USUAL COMES BACK ON. RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS SHUT OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BUT FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHT WAS ON, THEN TURNED OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP (DEALER PRICE IS WAY TOO HIGH), REPLACED THE BULB AND BOARD, PROBLEM PERSISTS. SEARCH INTERNET, FOUND A LOT OF POSTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A CAR WE BOUGHT FOR MY 16 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. NOW WE ARE HORRIFIED. WE...

Mileage: 28,800

WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON TO GO HOME MY DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK OR BACKUP CAM OR SEAT BELT ALARM NOTHING WAS SHOWING I COULD NOT TELL IF I WAS GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS ETC I PARKED IT TURNED OFF 2 TIMES THEN 5 MINS LATER IT CAN BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY FIXXX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON TO GO HOME MY DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK OR BACKUP CAM OR SEAT BELT ALARM NOTHING WAS SHOWING I COULD NOT TELL IF I WAS GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS ETC I PARKED IT TURNED OFF 2 TIMES THEN 5 MINS LATER IT CAN BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY FIXXX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON DRY AND WET ROADS HAVE ADVERSELY EFFECTED BRAKING ON MY 2007 PRIUS FOR AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED IT (SINCE 10/2010). WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE WITH YOUR FOOT THE CAR SLIGHTLY ACCELERATES (OR JUMPS/LUNGES) FORWARD FOR A FRACTION OF A SECON...

Mileage: 71,300

THE RUBBER TRUNK RELEASE IS CRACKED, MELTED AND DOES NOT FUNCTION IN COLD WEATHER. IT IS A STICKY GOOEY MESS IN HOT WEATHER. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE IT IS $187. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK THAT IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR TO YO...

Mileage: 44,000

RELEASE BUTTON FOR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HATCHBACK HAS DEFECTIVE RUBBER, WHICH DETERIORATES PREMATURELY AND LEAKS HYDRAULIC FLUID USED TO ACTUATE THE DOOR RELEASE. AFTER A WHILE, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF RELEASE MECHANISM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE REAR TRUNK RELEASE HAS MELTED AND THE TRUNK CANNOT OPEN OR IF IT DOES REQUIRES MUCH EFFORT. POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE RESET AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADI...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WAS INFORMED BY PEOPLE AND MECHANIC THAT MY FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, THIS STARTED IN 2010. IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. GOES OFF RANDOMLY. ASKED TOYOTA TO REPLACE IT AFTER I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWS...

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY EVENING TRAFFIC THE RIGHT REAR STRUT FAILED WHEN THE RETAINER NUT AND SPACER CAME OFF AND THE STRUT/SHOCK ABSORBER CAME OFF THE MOUNT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE PRIUS BUT MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER WITHOUT A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 110,430

HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THEN IF YOU TURN THEM OFF AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THEY'LL COME ON AGAIN (SOMETIMES DIMLY) AND THEN TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE LEFT ONE GOES OUT. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT ONE GOES OUT. SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT. WE WOULD SELECT THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THEY WOULD COME ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN A 30 MILE TRIP. MORE RECENTLY BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WOULD START GOING OUT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT, SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT, ...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER STRIPS ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS WERE PEELING FROM THE BOTTOM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS ...

Mileage: 104,000

WHEN I SHIPPED MY CAR OVER TO ITALY FOR MY PERMANENT CHANGE OF DUTY STATION, MY NEIGHBOR NOTICE THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHT IS OFF AND THE OTHER IS STILL ON SO HE THOUGHT I HAVE A BAD HEADLIGHT. I CHECK IT BY TURNING IT OFF AND THEN TURNING IT ON AGAIN. IT TURN ON. BUT A FEW WEEK LATER WHILE I WAS DRIV...

Mileage: 35,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED JUST GOING OFF COMPLETELY AT NITE, NOW BOTH ARE GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. CHECKING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM, AND ONE OF THE VENDORS OF HEADLIGHTS FOR TOYOTAS MANUFACTURED DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. THUS NOT ALL TOYOTAS HAVE THE PROB, JUST ...

Mileage: 60,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED JUST GOING OFF COMPLETELY AT NITE, NOW BOTH ARE GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. CHECKING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM, AND ONE OF THE VENDORS OF HEADLIGHTS FOR TOYOTAS MANUFACTURED DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. THUS NOT ALL TOYOTAS HAVE THE PROB, JUST ...

Mileage: 60,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 1 YEAR OF OWNING MY PRE-OWNED 2007 PRIUS, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO T...

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 1 YEAR OF OWNING MY PRE-OWNED 2007 PRIUS, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO T...

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 1 YEAR OF OWNING MY PRE-OWNED 2007 PRIUS, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO T...

THE RUBBER ON THE HATCH ENTRY DETERIORATED SO SEVERELY THAT IT COATED MY FINGERS WITH A HOT TARRY MESS THAT BURNED MY FINGERS AND STUCK THERE, CONTINUING TO BURN. THE HATCH ALSO BECAME VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN AND SEVERAL TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. THIS IS ALSO ...

Mileage: 120,070

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THEN 4 MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I CAN MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN BY TOGGLING THE ON/OFF SWITCH. THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES THAT BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I LOOKED AT THE BULBS AND THEY ARE FINE ITS THE LIGHT MODULE THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEE...

Mileage: 94,587

IN 2010 (APPROXIMATELY), THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY OF MY PRIUS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT DISPLAY WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST STARTED. THIS CONDITION MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR IS GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL THERE IS, ETC. I VISITED DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CLAIMED TO KNOW ANYT...

Mileage: 38,000

REAR HATCH LOCK HAS SOFT PLASTIC COVER WHICH MELTED IN MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO OPEN CAR. PLASTIC COVER TURNED BLACK AND SOFT AND STICKS TO SKIN WHEN YOU TOUCH TO OPEN THE CAR. LOCK ALSO NOW DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY NOW DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE PART. SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 49,500

RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO. HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND AT TIMES WILL NOT STAY ON. THEY MAY WORK FOR DAYS AND THEN SUDDENLY WILL START GOING OUT. ONE HEADLIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS, HI BEAMS, LO BEAMS, NO PATTERN TO WHAT GOES OUT OR WORKS...

Mileage: 91,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. PRIUS SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0142-11. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING - IT WAS ONCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND YESTERDAY IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE - BUT THEY COMEBACK NEXT TIME I TURN THEM ON - *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WE HAVE HAD SOME UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER HERE RECENTLY; ON THE DAY IN QUESTION THE CAR THERMOMETER SAID IT WAS 91 DEGREES IN FULL SHADE. THE RUBBER GASKET COVERING THE HATCH OPENING SWITCH WAS ATTACHED WHEN I PARKED. WHEN I CAME BACK, IT LOOKED LIKE THE GASKET HAD LITERALLY MELTED OFF ONE OF THE SC...

WE HAVE HAD SOME UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER HERE RECENTLY; ON THE DAY IN QUESTION THE CAR THERMOMETER SAID IT WAS 91 DEGREES IN FULL SHADE. THE RUBBER GASKET COVERING THE HATCH OPENING SWITCH WAS ATTACHED WHEN I PARKED. WHEN I CAME BACK, IT LOOKED LIKE THE GASKET HAD LITERALLY MELTED OFF ONE OF THE SC...

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID LEFT/RIGHT LIGHTS GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING!! SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS SO DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY WANT $300 TO REPLACE HEAD LAMPS, BUT DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE. LAST NIGHT I WAS STOPPED BY P...

Mileage: 70,000

THE RUBBER COVERING ON THE REAR HATCH OPENING MECHANISM IS MELTING. I HAVE TWO OTHER MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES (2004 AND 2006) AND THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED ON THOSE - ONLY ON THIS 2007 CAR. IT IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND IT WILL PROBABLY FAIL COMPLETELY SOON. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE RUBBER COVERING ON THE REAR HATCH OPENING MECHANISM IS MELTING. I HAVE TWO OTHER MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES (2004 AND 2006) AND THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED ON THOSE - ONLY ON THIS 2007 CAR. IT IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND IT WILL PROBABLY FAIL COMPLETELY SOON. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE COLLISION ENDED UP BEING A TOTAL LOSE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FRAME BEING SPLIT, FIREWALL BENT AND A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. MY CONCERN IS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WITH AN IMPACT OF THIS NATURE COULD IN...

Mileage: 55,170

THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE COLLISION ENDED UP BEING A TOTAL LOSE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FRAME BEING SPLIT, FIREWALL BENT AND A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. MY CONCERN IS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WITH AN IMPACT OF THIS NATURE COULD IN...

Mileage: 55,170

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VE...

Mileage: 75,000

THE HATCH RELEASE ON THE HATCHBACK MELTED MAKING THE HATCHBACK NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. AS SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS FLARES, SPARE TIRES, AND FLAGS ARE KEPT IN THE HATCH UNDER THE FLOORING, NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THEM IN AN EMERGENCY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR'S HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN OFF WHETHER IT BE THE RIGHT OR LEFT LIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE LIGHT TURN ON AGAIN IS TO FLIP YOUR HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. AND EVEN THEN, THE LIGHTS WOULD SEEM TO DO THE SAME THING BUT IN SHORTER INTERVALS OF TIME. I HAPPENED TO RECEIVE A ...

Mileage: 600,200

THE TRUNK HANDLE HAD MELTED OFF, MAKING ACCESS TO THE SPARE TIRE IMPOSSIBLE IN THE HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 56,817

THE SWITCH SUB-ASSEMBLY, LUG (PART# 84905-47010) PART FOR THE REAR DOOR HANDLE STARTED TO MELT. BLACK TAR LIKE MATERIAL WOULD GET ON YOUR HANDS AND UNDER THE FINGERNAILS. THE ENTIRE PART WAS DECOMPOSING AND THE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER 200...

Mileage: 25,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT CONSISTENTLY AFTER A VERY SHORT TIME. LAST ONE ONLY LASTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

HEADLIGHTS (LEFT, RIGHT AND/OR BOTH) INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND TOYOTA REPLACED THE BULBS (I THINK) AS A DEFECT. SEVERAL BLOGS REPORT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AT WORST AND A TICKET AT BEST. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND...

Mileage: 103,046

I WAS ISSUED A WARNING TICKET FOR HAVING ONE HEADLIGHT OUT. WHEN I TRIED TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILED HEADLIGHT, I COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM... EVERY TIME I LOOKED AT MY HEADLIGHTS THEY WERE BOTH ON AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ONE WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING IN THE DESERT ON A ROAD WITH NO STREET LI...

Mileage: 45

HEAD KEEPS GOING OUT - WE'VE REPLACED IT AND NOW WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 42,540

THE TAILGATE SWITCH HAD A RUBBER COVER THAT IS MELTING AND BECOME NONFUNCTIONAL AT TIMES. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY PRIUS. THE BREAKDOWN STARTS AFTER WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN MANY CARS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY AT ANYTIME BUT SO FAR BOTH HAVEN'T GONE OUT AT ONCE... HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THEN THEY COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE WINTER AND AGA...

Mileage: 45,000

THIS IS A WELL PUBLICIZED PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM NOW OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY> I TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH, 2011 AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR WAS NOT OCCURRING FROM THE FIRST DAY I HAD THE VEHICLE.. I FIRST NOTICED THE R...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ABOUT 20 OR 25 MPH THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE NOTHING HAPPENED, MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TIME WAS ABOUT 2:30PM JULY 10/2012 THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED BY A TOYOTA DEALER ON JUNE 28TH/2012 FOR THE 30,...

Mileage: 32,000

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ABOUT 20 OR 25 MPH THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE NOTHING HAPPENED, MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TIME WAS ABOUT 2:30PM JULY 10/2012 THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED BY A TOYOTA DEALER ON JUNE 28TH/2012 FOR THE 30,...

Mileage: 32,000

THE 2007 PRIUS ENGINE AND SAFETY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TO 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT, KEPT IT OVERNIGHT, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME,...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG FAILED AS A RESULT AND THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFE...

Mileage: 33,623

ON THE TRUNK IS A DOOR LATCH WITH A PLASTIC COVER. THE PLASTIC COVER HAS MELTED OR IS DISINTEGRATING. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ON GOOGLE IF YOU SEARCH FOR THE TERMS "PRIUS TRUNK LATCH MELT". CONSIDERING I DON'T DRIVE VERY OFTEN MY CAR IS ALMOST ALWAYS COVERED IN THE GARAGE. PLUS I LIVE IN HAWAII S...

Mileage: 23,320

WHEN DRIVING I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TURNED THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND ABOUT 20 MINS LATER MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT TURNED OFF. BY TURNING MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 138,000

SUFFERING FROM THE COMMONLY REPORTED HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT OUTAGES. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THE COST OF REPLACING A SINGLE HEADLIGHT IS OVER $400 AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE AGE DOES NOT EXCEED THE NORMAL MTBF FOR THE BULB. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT AND NOW THE R...

Mileage: 72,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT AT RANDOM AND MUCH FASTER THAN ANY HEADLIGHT SHOULD, AND HAVE ALSO DONE SO WHILE I'M DRIVING. MY FIRST HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LAST OCTOBER, WHICH TO ME SEEMED NORMAL, THE CAR WAS THEN 5 YEARS OLD. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGH...

Mileage: 71,000

LIGHTING: 1) HEADLIGHTS: THIS IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST TIME FAILURE OF MY HIGH-INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS. DRIVING UP A REMOTE CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD ONE HEADLIGHT, MY DRIVERS HEADLIGHT, FAILED AS I WAS NEGOTIATING A HAIRPIN CORNER AND I ALMOST CRA SHED AS I INSTINCTIVELY TOOK MY HAND OFF THE WHEEL TO TURN ...

Mileage: 36,330

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A DISTRACTION THAT CAUSED THE CONTRACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 85,000

EITHER ONE OF THE TWO HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES, OR I CAN RESET THEM BY SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS PROBABLY MORE THAN A YEAR, AGO, BUT IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. I AM NO LONGER...

Mileage: 42,500

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY (US 101 SOUTHBOUND IN MARIN COUNTY CAAT 8:30 AM), DRY WEATHER 60 DEG F. ENTIRE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL QUIT PROVIDING READINGS) AND THE ENERGY MONITOR SCREEN PANEL, WHILE STILL LIT, QUIT PROVIDING DATA (THE MILES SHOWN ON ...

Mileage: 93,000

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD ALONG I-5. MY TIRES HIT THE GRAVEL AND I LOST CONTROL. I WENT THROUGH THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DOWN A DIP AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I BEGAN TO ROLL AND ROLLED THE CAR FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT LEAST 15 TIM...

Mileage: 48,000

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD ALONG I-5. MY TIRES HIT THE GRAVEL AND I LOST CONTROL. I WENT THROUGH THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DOWN A DIP AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I BEGAN TO ROLL AND ROLLED THE CAR FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT LEAST 15 TIM...

Mileage: 48,000

PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING OR APPARENT REASON. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WOULD BRING BOTH LIGHTS BACK ON. NOW - A YEAR LATER - THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS. VERY SCARY. HAVE...

Mileage: 104,000

MY SON WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN AND WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING THE SAME DIRECTION. HIS HEAD BROKE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG IN THE OTHER CAR DID OPEN.

Mileage: 26,228

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS' REAR HATCHBACK LATCH RUBBER COVERING HAS MELTED INTO BLACK GOO. EVERY TIME I OPEN THE HATCH IT GETS ALL OVER MY FINGERS. I ASKED MY DEALER IF TOYOTA HAD RECALLED THE LATCH AND WAS TOLD NO. I DIDN'T HAVE IT REPLACED THEN BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. HOWEVER I CAN'T TAKE IT ...

Mileage: 27,000

THE HEAD LIGHTS JUST GO OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU MUST TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO WORK .I ALREADY HAD THIS REPAIRED AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AND OBVIOUSLY ITS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 166,000

THE TRUNK HINGE HAS MELTED, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC ON THE HINGE HAS COME APART THUS NOT ALLOWING THE TRUNK TO CLOSE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 92,635

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS SIDE WOULD GO OUT. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD GO OUT. SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. IF YOU TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON THEY WILL WORK FOR VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIME. DEALER MECHANIC STATES THIS IS AN EX...

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN I STARTED MY PRIUS AND THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON (FUEL GAUGE, MILEAGE, SPEEDOMETER ETC). I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE BACKUP CAMERA PICTURE DID NOT APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. THE SCREEN WAS ON BUT CONTINUED TO SHOW THE CONSUMPTION SCREEN. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HIT THE POWER BUTTO...

Mileage: 81,670

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - TAILGATE SWITCH MELTED AND MAKES OPENING THE TAILGATE DIFFICULT AND MESSY. *TR

HEADLAMPS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE LEFT LIGHT WILL GO OFF MORE THAN THE RIGHT. I USUALLY CORRECT THE SITUATION BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS THEN BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. I READ IN AN ONLINE FORUM (PRIUSCHAT) THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

HEADLAMPS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE LEFT LIGHT WILL GO OFF MORE THAN THE RIGHT. I USUALLY CORRECT THE SITUATION BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS THEN BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. I READ IN AN ONLINE FORUM (PRIUSCHAT) THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

PASSENGER HEADLAMP WENT OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. REPLACED IT ALONG WITH DRIVER SIDE BULB. NOW BOTH SIDES ARE OUT (LOW BEAMS ONLY) AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT. ALL OTHER LIGHTS ARE WORKING FINE. THE FUSES ARE INTACT. TURNING OFF AND ON HASN'T HELPED. CAR STILL HAS JUST OVER 45,00...

Mileage: 30,000

HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED, GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. IT STARTED AT 45,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM AT NO COST TO ME AND NOW THE LIGHTS ARE FAILING AGAIN AT 109,000. I WAS TOLD NOT TO TURN THEM ON DURING DAYLIGHT TO HELP THEM LAST LONGER. I USE THEM DURING THE DAY, DEPENDING ON WHAT...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CU...

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SUDDENLY CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF ASSISTED STEERING. WHICH CAUSED AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN STEERING ABILITY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT A CAR WHILE TURNING. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE ECM AND NEEDED A NEW ONE AT AN ASTRONOMICAL COST OF OVER $1000 TO FIX. *JS

Mileage: 100,000

1. THE RIGHT-FRONT HEADLIGHT OFTEN GOES OUT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. (FORTUNATELY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS DON'T HAVEN'T OUT YET!) THIS REALLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE - WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? 2. THE BACK-UP CAMERA OFTEN STOPS WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. THIS IS A PR...

Mileage: 45,000

1. THE RIGHT-FRONT HEADLIGHT OFTEN GOES OUT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. (FORTUNATELY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS DON'T HAVEN'T OUT YET!) THIS REALLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE - WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? 2. THE BACK-UP CAMERA OFTEN STOPS WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. THIS IS A PR...

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF (MOSTLY STAYS OFF) AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 60,000+ MILES (I HAVE 127,000 MILES ON IT NOW). I GOT QUOTED A HUGE AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE LIGHT - $100+ FOR THE LIGHT AND ONE HOUR OF LABOR. RIDICULOUS! I SEE THAT MANY MORE HAVE HAD THIS SAME P...

Mileage: 60,000

HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF (MOSTLY STAYS OFF) AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 60,000+ MILES (I HAVE 127,000 MILES ON IT NOW). I GOT QUOTED A HUGE AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE LIGHT - $100+ FOR THE LIGHT AND ONE HOUR OF LABOR. RIDICULOUS! I SEE THAT MANY MORE HAVE HAD THIS SAME P...

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND IN ANY CLIMATE. FLICKERING THEM OFF AND ON ALLEVIATES THE PROBLEM. BEEN HAPPENING FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND IN ANY CLIMATE. FLICKERING THEM OFF AND ON ALLEVIATES THE PROBLEM. BEEN HAPPENING FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

HID HEADLIGHT RANDOM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING PRIUS. UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE DURING THE NIGHT. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT RANDOM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING PRIUS. UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE DURING THE NIGHT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY PRIUS ARE HID AND AT 60,000 THE RIGHT LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY BEGAN TURNING OFF RANDOMLY AND NOW BOTH ARE DOING IT IN THE MATTER OF A MONTH. AT TIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL BE COMPLETELY OUT AND IT REQUIRES YOU TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. A DEFINITE SAFE...

Mileage: 60,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ENTERING ONE OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN EMISSION TESTING CENTERS FOR ANNUAL REQUIRED TEST. I HAD 10 TO 15 SECONDS TO RESPOND AFTER THE CAR TOOK OFF. I PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AS THERE WAS NO TIME TO TRY ANYTHING ELSE. I HAD TO CHOOSE TO HIT ...

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 36,732

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 39K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2007 IN HOUSTON, TX. IN SUMMER OF 2010 THE RUBBERIZED COVER TO THE BACK LATCH BEGAN TO MELT AND HAS BECOME MALFORMED DURING HOT WEATHER. THIS HAS RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY OPENING THE BACK HATCH DOOR, SINCE THE MALFORMED RUBBER HAS MADE IT, AT TIMES, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PR...

DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT TWICE IN 5 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BOTH TIMES BY TURNING THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON. THE FIRST TIME THE LIGHT WENT OUT, A DRIVER NEXT TO ME NOTIFIED ME AS I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. I PULL...

Mileage: 74,000

REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH FAILURE, STARTING WITH SOFTENING AND DEFORMATION OF THE RUBBER-LIKE COVER AND PROGRESSING TO LATCH NOT OPENING, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH FAILURE, STARTING WITH SOFTENING AND DEFORMATION OF THE RUBBER-LIKE COVER AND PROGRESSING TO LATCH NOT OPENING, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HID LIGHTS TURN OFF ANYTIME THEY WANT FOR NO REASON. TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF TURN BACK ON POSSIBLY STAY ON FOR SECONDS OR FOR AWHILE. THIS IS COMPLETE CRAP AND VERY FRUSTRATING. I SEE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND NO FIXES. IF TOYOTA WANTS TO FALL TO THE WAYSIDE THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE PRODUCTS ...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE LATCH WAS MELTED AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE HATCH RELE...

Mileage: 55,000

MY LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SOMETIMES HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD CAUSES IT TO TURN OFF/ON. OTHER TIMES I CAN MANUALLY TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND IT WILL COME BACK ON. SEVERAL TIMES, WE HAVE TRIED TO GET IT BACK ON, AND NO POSITIVE RESULTS. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DA...

Mileage: 67,455

MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED FAILING AT 30,214 MILES AND I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. AT 32,571 THEY REPLACED MY LEFT HEADLIGHT. I NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WHICH EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB, WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WA...

Mileage: 30,214

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 SU...

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 SU...

HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT. HAD THEM REPLACED AT AAA REPAIR SHOP IN SAN JOSE,CA. COST $300. TOYOTA WANTED $600.00. THEN THEY WENT OUT AT NIGHT AGAIN ON DEC 2010 REPLACE AGAIN IN SUSANVILLE,CA. COST$300.00. THEN TOYOTA CAME OUT WITH RECALL NOTICE WITH A WRITTEN REPORT TO REPLACE LIGHTS AND POWER U...

Mileage: 72,000

THE MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPG, WHICH IS A LONG WAYS FROM THE STICKER CLAIM. THE HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN THOUGH REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. SECOND HEADLIGHT IS ALSO FAILING. THE BLOWER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER HITTING A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

THE MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPG, WHICH IS A LONG WAYS FROM THE STICKER CLAIM. THE HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN THOUGH REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. SECOND HEADLIGHT IS ALSO FAILING. THE BLOWER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER HITTING A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

THE MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPG, WHICH IS A LONG WAYS FROM THE STICKER CLAIM. THE HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN THOUGH REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. SECOND HEADLIGHT IS ALSO FAILING. THE BLOWER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER HITTING A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

HEADLIGHTS FAILED. LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT (BOTH SIDES) WHILE ON HIGH BEAMS WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL WINDY ROAD. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I HAD TO PULL OVER WHEN THEY WENT OUT AND I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL WINDY ROAD WITH LOTS OF DEER. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE HAD ME TURN ON MY FOG LAMPS TO ...

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2007 PRIUS TURN OFF. IT BEGAN HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT VERY INTERMITTENTLY, IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN TO THE POINT NOW WHERE MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT WILL ...

Mileage: 70,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. TODAY (DEC 30, 2011) PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *KB

Mileage: 50,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. TODAY (DEC 30, 2011) PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *KB

Mileage: 50,000

HID LIGHT RANDOMLY GO OUT. SOMETIMES THE DRIVER SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE...SOMETIMES BOTH. THEY USUALLY COME BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AT THE SWITCH. DEALER QUOTED $700 PER LIGHT TO FIX. RIDICULOUS FOR EARLY FAILURE OF A "UPGRADED" LIGHT OPTION THAT WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA FO...

Mileage: 35,000

HID LIGHT RANDOMLY GO OUT. SOMETIMES THE DRIVER SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE...SOMETIMES BOTH. THEY USUALLY COME BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AT THE SWITCH. DEALER QUOTED $700 PER LIGHT TO FIX. RIDICULOUS FOR EARLY FAILURE OF A "UPGRADED" LIGHT OPTION THAT WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA FO...

Mileage: 35,000

APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY REPLACED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TEMECULA, CA THE DIGITAL DISPLAY ON MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING AND NO LONGER DISPLAYED MY SPEED, GAS TANK GAUGE, TRIP MILEAGE OR TOTAL MILEAGE. AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OR SO PASSED, THE DISPLAY, OR CLUSTER DISPLAY, AS IT...

Mileage: 135,980

APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY REPLACED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TEMECULA, CA THE DIGITAL DISPLAY ON MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING AND NO LONGER DISPLAYED MY SPEED, GAS TANK GAUGE, TRIP MILEAGE OR TOTAL MILEAGE. AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OR SO PASSED, THE DISPLAY, OR CLUSTER DISPLAY, AS IT...

Mileage: 135,980

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD TO CALL AAA FOR EMERGENCY ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO THE RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE, HE WAS HANDED A REPAIR CHARGE OF OVER $ 5,300. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE ...

ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO GO BACK ON IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF USING THE HEAD LAMP SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS STEERING COLUMN BY TURNING IT OFF AND ON QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HEAD LIGHT GOING OUT SA...

Mileage: 100,000

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE , OTHER TIMES BOTH. IF I SWITCH THEM OFF-ON FAST THEY COME BACK ON. SO IT'S NOT A BULB. TOYOTA SPECULATES THAT IT COULD BE A COMPUTER ISSUE FOR EACH BULB AND COULD COST OVER $700 EACH TO FIX. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION , WE HAVE A L...

Mileage: 57,000

ONE HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. TURING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF BRINGS BOTH LIGHTS BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE LEFT GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 88,345

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I AM HAVING HID HEADLIGHT ISSUES. THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP WILL GO OFF AT ANYTIME AND ONLY COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON. I NEED HELP ON THIS PROBLEM SEEING AS SLOT OF PRIUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT NOTICE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ONE, THE OPPOSITE SIDE IS ALSO FAILING. *TR

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE HAS BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO A DETERIORATED RUBBER COVER. FIXING THE PROBLEM REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE RELEASE ASSEMBLY. THE AREA FOR THE SPARE TIRE AND HYBRID BATTERY ARE INACCESSIBLE UNTIL THE LATCH IS REPLACED. *TR

NO ONE INJURED. MINOR PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES SUGGESTIONS "FOR LEGAL REASONS", SO I HAVE TO REPORT IT TO YOU, AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL RELAY TO TOYOTA. GOOD CAR, GOOD DASH LIGHTING SYSTEM, NICE RHEOSTAT TO DIM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AT NIGHT, TO ASSIST IN NIGHT ROAD VISIBILITY. THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 57,900

NO ONE INJURED. MINOR PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES SUGGESTIONS "FOR LEGAL REASONS", SO I HAVE TO REPORT IT TO YOU, AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL RELAY TO TOYOTA. GOOD CAR, GOOD DASH LIGHTING SYSTEM, NICE RHEOSTAT TO DIM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AT NIGHT, TO ASSIST IN NIGHT ROAD VISIBILITY. THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 57,900

NO ONE INJURED. MINOR PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES SUGGESTIONS "FOR LEGAL REASONS", SO I HAVE TO REPORT IT TO YOU, AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL RELAY TO TOYOTA. GOOD CAR, GOOD DASH LIGHTING SYSTEM, NICE RHEOSTAT TO DIM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AT NIGHT, TO ASSIST IN NIGHT ROAD VISIBILITY. THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 57,900

CARLOS COLLADO, ET. AL. ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED VS. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A.. INC..A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION: CASE# CV10-3113-R & #CV-10-3124-R. *TGW THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CASE INVOLVED 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLE OWNERS LOSING ONE OR BOTH...

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS HAD THE PROBLEM OF HAVING IT'S HID LIGHTS TURN OFF AT RANDOM SINCE APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. EITHER THE PASSENGER OR DRIVERS SIDE CAN TURN OFF AT WILL. AT LEAST ONE LIGHT WILL STAY ON AT ALL TIMES. AS WELL, THERE ARE DIMMING ISSUES WHEN THEY DO STAY ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BU...

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. T...

Mileage: 67,000

RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURN OFF AND BACK ON. REPLACED LIGHT WITH NEW BULB BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

I STARTED TO NOTICE THE BACK HATCH HANDLE GETTING STICKY NEAR THE 3 YEAR MARK, WHICH WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHERE THE BLACK STICKY TAR WILL GET HOT & MARK MY HANDS SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND $330 TO FIX. AFTER SEARC...

Mileage: 36,000

FRONT LEFT HID HEADLIGHT FAILED COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION. PLEASE URGE TOYOTA TO RECALL THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 42,386

THE BACK DOOR OPENER (HATCH BACK) COMPLETELY MELTED STARTING IN JULY. THE BACK TARRY SUBSTANCE GETS ON MY HANDS WHEN I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR.. IN ADDITION, I CANNOT CONSISTENTLY OPEN THE BACK HATCH - ANOTHER DOOR NEEDS TO BE OPEN FOR THE BACK HATCH TO OPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER COATING OF THE REAR HATCH MELTED AND THE HATCH WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR THE DOOR HATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ELECTRIC SWITCH REPLACED....

Mileage: 87,000

2007 PRIUS TOURING WAS STEERING AT LOW SPEED TO PARK WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT CONNECTION TO THE GEARBOX STEERING RACK FAILED AND THE CAR STEERING WHEEL TURNED FREELY BUT NO LONGER CONTROLLED THE FRONT WHEELS. CAR COULD NOT BE STEERED. ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING STEERING SLIDE THEN VE...

Mileage: 59,980

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN HEADLIGHTS OUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS (LIGHTING OF DASHBOARD, ETC.) CONTINUE. IF YOU TURN LIGHTS OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, HEADLIGHTS WORK. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *KB

Mileage: 66,500

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN HEADLIGHTS OUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS (LIGHTING OF DASHBOARD, ETC.) CONTINUE. IF YOU TURN LIGHTS OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, HEADLIGHTS WORK. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *KB

Mileage: 66,500

I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUR TIMES IN THIS PAST YEAR FOR INTERMITTENTLY WORKING HEADLIGHTS. ONE OR THE OTHER FRONT HEADLIGHT TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE (BOTH) TURNED OFF THEN ON, THEY USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, BOTH COME BACK ON. THE DEALER IS CLUELESS E...

Mileage: 31,214

I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUR TIMES IN THIS PAST YEAR FOR INTERMITTENTLY WORKING HEADLIGHTS. ONE OR THE OTHER FRONT HEADLIGHT TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE (BOTH) TURNED OFF THEN ON, THEY USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, BOTH COME BACK ON. THE DEALER IS CLUELESS E...

Mileage: 31,214

THE REAR DOOR LATCH RUBBER COVER HAS TURNED TO A GOO, AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH DOOR. *KB

Mileage: 47,447

THE REAR DOOR LATCH RUBBER COVER HAS TURNED TO A GOO, AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH DOOR. *KB

Mileage: 47,447

HATCHDOOR HANDLE RELEASE PLATE MELTING. JUST LIKE THE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALREADY REPORTED AT THIS WEBSITE. MAJORITY OF MY CAR MILES WERE ACCUMULATED IN MICHIGAN; MELTING OCCURRED JUST RECENTLY IN TEXAS. WHEN CALLING THE DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPT THEY IMMEDIATELY GUESSED THE PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 128,000

THE HATCHBACK HANDLE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS MELTED OVER TIME. THIS CAUSES THE LATCHING MECHANISM TO FAIL, WHICH IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IT LEAVES THIS DOOR VIRTUALLY INACCESSIBLE DURING AN EMERGENCY. EACH TIME I TRY TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR, MELTED RUBBER STICKS TO MY HAND. THIS CAR H...

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS FIRST TO START ,NOW THE DRIVER SIDE AS WELL AS BOTH GO OFF. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN YOU SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS FROM OFF TO ON THEY TURN ON. THE VEHICLE HAS 100K MILES. NO WARRANTY,DEALERS REPAIR COST IS APPROXIMATE...

THE RUBBER COVER ON THE REAR EXTERIOR HATCH LATCH MELTED AND IS LIKE TAR. BIG STICKY MESS EVERY TIME I USE THE HATCH WHICH IS OFTEN.THE LATCH NOW ALSO STICKS SOMETIMES. DEALER WANTS $260 TO FIX IT. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA COVERING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT? *TR

Mileage: 44,000

IT WAS LAST FRIDAY EVENING,SEP 16,2011,WHEN MY CAR HAD AROUND 51270 MILES,I DISCOVERED THAT THE HID BULBS IN PRIUS IS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING,SOMETIMES FIRST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SOME TIMES ON DRIVER, AND AFTER SOMETIME IT COULD GO OFF ON BOTH SIDES.I AM LESS THAN 5 YEARS IN MY CAR.AFTER DOIN...

Mileage: 51,270

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MOST WITH THE PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING IN DARK OR LOW LIGHT TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. USUALLY IT IS ONE HEADLIGHT, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED (SERIOUS ISSUE). BY TURN...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WH...

Mileage: 93,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. *TR

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. I QUICKLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN ON THEN WAS ABLE TO SWERVE THE CAR TO PREVENT GOING OFF THE ROAD. I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ONE LIGHT FAILING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I SPENT OVER $400 T...

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. I QUICKLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN ON THEN WAS ABLE TO SWERVE THE CAR TO PREVENT GOING OFF THE ROAD. I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ONE LIGHT FAILING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I SPENT OVER $400 T...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL OR ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BULBS YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE VEH...

Mileage: 10,000

DRIVING PASSENGER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A TOLLROAD. NORMAL CLEAR DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 80 DEGREES. THERE WAS A LOAD NOISE, THEN SMOKE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE STABILITY. PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF OF THE TIRE IN THE SIDE WALL AREA WAS TORN APART....

Mileage: 62,280

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE - PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT FREQUENTLY. BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON IT STAYS ON FOR A WHILE. I CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN I WANT TO. LOOKING AT CONSUMER COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE BULB WHICH DOESN'...

Mileage: 27,000

EVERYTHING ABOUT MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IS GREAT EXCEPT FOR THE LATCH FOR THE BACK HATCH. THERE IS A RUBBER COVER FOR THE LATCH THAT YOU HAVE TO PUSH TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. THIS RUBBER HAS MELTED. IT MAKES IF DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH IN ANY KIND OF AN EMERGENCY. RIGHT NOW, IF YOU TOUCH TH...

Mileage: 40,000

2007 PRIUS HATCH HANDLE MELT DOWN. *TR

THE LATCH HANDLE ON MY 2007 PRIUS HAS BEGUN TO MELT AND IS WORSENING OVER TIME. I HAVE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH WITH A TOWEL. IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND IF I USE MY HANDS THEY BECOME ALL BLACKENED AND MY FINGERS STICK IMPEDING THE OPENING ESP IN AN EMERGENCY. BOTH PROBLEMS INTERFERE WITH A QUICK RELE...

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

Mileage: 58,000

2007 PRIUS REAR HATCH SWITCH COVERED BY A RUBBER STRIP. RUBBER STRIP HAS MELTED AND IS NOW MORE LIKE TAR THAN RUBBER. *TR

Mileage: 58,988

AT ONLY 4 YEARS OF USE AND UNDER 34,000 MILES, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS MELTED INTO A STICKY, BLACK TAR SUBSTANCE. IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO PUSH A BUTTON WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE BLACK TAR SUBSTANCE, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OPER...

Mileage: 32,500

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. SOME LIGHT MANUFACTURERS TELL ME THAT THIS CAR IS THE PROBLEM, NOT THE BULBS. I HAD THE FIRST SET OF BULBS REPLACED WITH SOME OTHER WORK AT ABOUT 20K MILES. THE NEXT SET WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 60K MILES 2 YRS LATER. NOW THEY ARE OUT AGAIN AT 76K AND 14 ...

Mileage: 76,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH HANDLE MELTED. NOTICED ABOUT A 3 MONTHS AGO JUST THOUGH THAT IT WAS REALLY HOT OUT. THEN THOUGH THIS HANDLE SHOULD NOT MELT TO HIGH HEAT THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM. WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION, HAD SERVICE MGR. OPEN HATCH AND HE STATED THERE IS A PRO...

Mileage: 59,181

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS MELTED LIKE HOT TAR. HARD TO OPEN HATCH AND TOYOTA WANTS CLOSE TO $250.00 TO REPAIR. I REALIZE THERE IS WEAR AND TEAR ON VEHICLES BUT THIS IS NOT ONE OD THEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I LIKE MY PRIUS BUT THIS HAS BEEN THE ONLY TOYOTA I HA...

THE RUBBER TAILGATE RELEASE HANDLE ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE HAS STARTED TO MELT AND HAS BECOME A STICKY, GOOEY MESS. THIS BLACK GOO COMES OFF ON YOUR HANDS WHENEVER YOU OPEN THE TAILGATE. I FEAR THIS SUBSTANCE COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO A PERSONS HEALTH, SUCH AS CAUSING CANCER. I ALSO FEAR THAT BECAUSE OF...

Mileage: 37,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. *TT

Mileage: 63,000

AFTER 20K MILES THE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $600.00. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS DIM THEN COME BACK UP. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF SEEMS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *KB

Mileage: 20,000

AFTER 20K MILES THE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $600.00. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS DIM THEN COME BACK UP. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF SEEMS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *KB

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR OFF AN ON. IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN POP INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND ALWAYS ON A HOT DAY AFTER BEING PARKED AT WORK. I HAVE TO DRIVE HOME WHILE HOLDING THE SHIFT LEVER IN GEAR. SOMETIMES ...

Mileage: 48,000

HEADLIGHTS FOR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID 4DR KEEP GOING OUT; THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING UP TO $800 TO CHANGE THE BAD HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE REPLACED THREE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE GO OUT. THIS IS SAFETY CONCERNS AS WASHINGTON STATE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH RAIN AND SEAS...

Mileage: 37,000

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. MY HEADLIGHTS FAIL RANDOMLY LEFT, RIGHT, OR BOTH. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH THEN TURN IT BACK ON THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS CAN CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLAMPS FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FAIL AT NIGHT. BULBS ARE NOT BURNT OUT, BUT THE POWER TO THEM WILL JUST SHUT OFF. THEY WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME IF YOU SHUT THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. HAPPENS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. VERY DANGEROUS, BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT TEH SAME TIME...

Mileage: 38,283

BOTH 2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FAIL AT ONCE LEAVING ME IN DARK WHILE DRIVING. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PRIUS OWNERS. GO BACK ON WHEN SWITCHED OFF THEN ON. INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL DEFECT. NOT QUALIFY FOR. CLASS ACTION. 60,000 MI. REQUESTING REOPEN INVESTIGATION. FOR RECALL. URGENT SAFETY MATTER. ...

Mileage: 64,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, BACK HATCH RELEASE, RUBBER PIECE. THIS PIECE HAS DETERIORATED AND IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN BACK HATCH. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE 2007 TOYOTA VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HAZARD AND WOULD THINK TOYOT...

HEADLAMP BULBS BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY LEADING TO REPEATED CHANGE OF THE BULBS AT $250 A PIECE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

HEADLAMP BULBS BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY LEADING TO REPEATED CHANGE OF THE BULBS AT $250 A PIECE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

Mileage: 35,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THIS BLACK GOO EACH TIME, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE HA...

Mileage: 35,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THEY COME BACK ON FOR A VARIABLE TIME BEFORE GOING OFF AGAIN. *TT

Mileage: 71,000

I USE MY CRUISE CONTROL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, SO I BELIEVE THAT IF THE LEVER IS FLEXED EVEN A LITTLE BIT 20-30 TIMES A DAY THE STRESS WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK IT. MINE DIDN'T JUST SNAP, IT REFUSED TO FUNCTION FOR A DAY OR TWO WHEN THE AMOUNT OF FLEX IN THE NEARLY BROKEN LEVER DIDN'T MAKE THE CANCEL SWI...

Mileage: 40,000

I AM OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. LESS THAN 3 YEARS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW FROM TOYOTA, A RUBBER WEATHER SEAL COMPONENT IN THE REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS PROGRESSIVELY MELTED. WITH THE SEAL NOW COMPROMISED, I FEAR THE HATCH HANDLE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL OR MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN CORROSION OR W...

Mileage: 51,000

THE TRUNK LATCH FOR OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED MELTING INTO A GOOEY MESS ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2007 PRIUS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE IT AS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT; HOWEVER, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DOOR HANDLES ARE NOT SU...

Mileage: 20,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 2 3/4 YEARS OF USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, STARTED TO MELT INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. BY THE TIME I WAS TRYING TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY THE CAR JUST PASSED ...

FAILURE OF TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS,LEFT ME "DRIVING IN THE DARK." *TR

Mileage: 37,120

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEGUN TO DECOMPOSE AND TURN INTO A RUBBERY, GOOEY MESS. IT INTERFERES WITH THE USE OF THE HATCH AS THE GOO NOT ONLY GETS ON THE FINGERS BUT APPEARS TO BE BLOCKING THE RELEASE MECHANISM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEGUN TO DECOMPOSE AND TURN INTO A RUBBERY, GOOEY MESS. IT INTERFERES WITH THE USE OF THE HATCH AS THE GOO NOT ONLY GETS ON THE FINGERS BUT APPEARS TO BE BLOCKING THE RELEASE MECHANISM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE LATCH ON THE HATCH OF MY 2007 PRIUS HAS MELTED INTO A GOOEY MESS. IT INTERFERES WITH THE OPERATION OF THE LATCH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH. I STARTED NOTICING THIS AT THE 3-3.5 YEAR MARK, NOW IT IS A BLACK GLOB THAT COMES OFF ON MY HAND WHENEVER I ACCESS THE LATCH. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

Mileage: 56,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR LID RELEASE BUTTON. THIS BUTTON RELEASE HAS BEGUN 'MELTING' INTO A GOOEY PLASTIC THAT BINDS THE RELEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BOTH HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED THEY WOULD SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSIST...

Mileage: 38,000

TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP IN THE SECOND GENERATION PRIUS. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THE FIRST GENERATION PRIUS FOR A FAULTY ELECTRICAL WATER PUMP, WHICH IS THE SAME PUMP FOUND IN THE SECOND GENERATION. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I HAD TO G...

Mileage: 76,000

TWO YEARS AGO THE HID HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT ONLY. I FOUND THAT IF I TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND ON AGAIN THE LIGHT WOULD WORK. MORE RECENTLY, BOTH LIGHTS BEGAN FAILING. RECENTLY I WAS ON A CURVY BACK ROAD. BOTH LIGHTS FAILED. E...

Mileage: 69,985

I BOUGHT A SCION IN '06, MY FIRST CAR I'VE EVER BOUGHT. IT WAS WONDERFUL, EXCEPT THAT I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND THE RUBBER PIECE ON MY TRUNK HANDLE MELTED. IT MELTED SO MUCH THAT, TO THIS DAY, THERE IS A HUGE GLOB OF RUBBER ON MY LICENSE PLATE. WELL, YESTERDAY I TRADED IN MY SCION FOR A PRIUS. I AM HAVI...

I BOUGHT A SCION IN '06, MY FIRST CAR I'VE EVER BOUGHT. IT WAS WONDERFUL, EXCEPT THAT I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND THE RUBBER PIECE ON MY TRUNK HANDLE MELTED. IT MELTED SO MUCH THAT, TO THIS DAY, THERE IS A HUGE GLOB OF RUBBER ON MY LICENSE PLATE. WELL, YESTERDAY I TRADED IN MY SCION FOR A PRIUS. I AM HAVI...

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TAKE TURNS GOING OUT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. FIRST, THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN THE DRIVER SIDE, AND SOMETIMES BOTH. IF I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF & BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. THE PROBLEM WAS VERY...

DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. QUICKLY TURNED HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. FAILED AGAIN EVERY FEW MINUTES. IF FLIPPING THE SWITCH ON/OFF DIDN'T WORK WE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN DEAD AS IT WAS SO ...

Mileage: 53,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

Mileage: 27,400

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN DECELERATION AND THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR A SECOND, THEN GRAB AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH FOOT PRESSURE HAS NOT CHANGED.

Mileage: 500

THE HID HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING, BUT IF THE SWITCH IS TURNED FROM ON TO OFF THE LIGHT WORK AGAIN MOMENTARILY UNTIL THEY GO OUT AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS, COULD LEAD TO INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATES WHILE BRAKING AFTER HITTING BUMPS ON THE ROAD. I WAS BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP, THE CAR PROPELLED FORWARD 2-3 TIMES, THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHED TWICE ALL WHY I HAD FULL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD NOT STOPPED COMPLETELY OTH...

Mileage: 58,800

ON 10/16/2010 MY HUSBAND AND I ATTENDED A WEDDING RECEPTION AT A LODGE IN THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS NORTHEAST OF LAKE TAHOE. THE LODGE WAS REACHED BY DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM OUR HOTEL AT LAKE TAHOE NORTHEAST ON NEVADA STATE HIGHWAY 431, A STEEP, WINDING TWO-LANE ROAD OVER THE SUMMIT OF MT. ROS...

Mileage: 49,199

DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT BULB TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TURNS BACK ON WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, BUT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMMER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. ON MY WAY TO AN EVENT, I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT SEE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I TURNED ON AND OFF THE HIGH BEAMS, WHICH CAUSED THE NORMAL BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO WORK. AS I DROPPED OFF MY CAR AT VALET PARKING, THE VALET TOLD ME THAT BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. I TUR...

Mileage: 59,000

STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN OF 2007 PRIUS SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, ESPECIALLY AFTER ENGINE IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY. DEALERSHIP FOUND "C1554 POWER SUPPLY RELAY FAILURE." AFTER CONTACTING TOYOTA ABOUT PROBLEM THEY LEARNED IT HAS BEEN REPORTED AT LEAST 10 TIMES BEFORE. TOYOT...

Mileage: 38,337

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND 2-3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, THE RUBBER PIECE UNDER THE HATCHBACK MELTED, MAKING SO THAT IT WAS A STICKY BLACK MESS AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN. IT NOW DOESN'T OPEN AT ALL AND I CAN NOT GET INTO MY TRUNK, RECENTLY HAD A BATTERY REPLACED AND MY CAR WAS STRANDED, THE AAA GUY HAD TO CRAWL...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND 2-3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, THE RUBBER PIECE UNDER THE HATCHBACK MELTED, MAKING SO THAT IT WAS A STICKY BLACK MESS AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN. IT NOW DOESN'T OPEN AT ALL AND I CAN NOT GET INTO MY TRUNK, RECENTLY HAD A BATTERY REPLACED AND MY CAR WAS STRANDED, THE AAA GUY HAD TO CRAWL...

Mileage: 45,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. IF I TURN CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, LIGHTS WORK. WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER IN JANUARY. I HAVE HEADLIGHT FAILURE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, AND I LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO GET PULLED OVER AND CITED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE...

Mileage: 45,000

COMPLAINT INVOLVES FAILURE OF THE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE HAD BOTH HID HEADLIGHT BULBS AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS REPLACED BEFORE 36,000 MILES AND THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM HAS FAILED AGAIN BEFORE 60,000 MILES. FIXING THE PROBLEM REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM BY...

Mileage: 58,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCE OF DIFFICULTIES WITH A LOW BATTERY, RESULTING IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING-UP WITH RED FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS; BRAKES, ABS AND VSC, SOUNDING OF A BUZZING INDICATOR AND THE CAR SHUTTING OFF *TGW A DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED MULTIPLE LOW VOLTAGE CODES FOR THE AUX...

Mileage: 34,000

TRUNK LATCH RUBBER HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF STICKINESS AND BLACK COMING OFF ON YOUR FINGERS WHEN OPENING. SOMETIMES, IT TAKES A FEW TRIES BEFORE IT WILL OPEN. IN THE WINTER DURING COLD WEATHER, THE RUBBER IS VERY HARD AND YOU CANNOT OPEN THE TRUNK (HATCH) AT ALL. THE ONLY WAY WE WERE ABLE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY MAKING IT DIFFICULTY TO SEE; YET, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ...

Mileage: 80,500

MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED ON AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT IS AN HID TYPE LIGHT AND NORMALLY WORKS AND IS WORKING NOW. I CONTACTED A DEALER- SHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD COVER IT BUT THAT THE CONDITION HAS TO EXIST AT THE ...

Mileage: 49,418

THE PASSENGERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS STARTED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,789

THE PASSENGERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS STARTED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,789

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - REPEATED HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PARTS REPLACED 1/2010, ISSUE RECURS SAME HEADLIGHT 2/2011. *TR

Mileage: 44,500

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL RANDOMLY NOT TURN ON. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL ALSO RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING BEEN LIT FOR SOME TIME. HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME (AT LEAST 6 WEEKS). REPLACED HID BULB ON 3/5/2011. SAME PROBL...

Mileage: 57,510

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 PRIUS IN MARCH 2010 FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK SOMETIMES. MY FIRST HEADLIGHT FAILURE OCCURRED LAST FALL. MY RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING WHILE DRIVING HOME (1 HOUR) AT NIGHT FROM WORK. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY WHERE I BOUG...

Mileage: 48,000

HID HEADLIGHTS DEFECTIVE, GOING ON AND OFF WITH BRAKING, ACCELERATION AND BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HEADLIGHTS ARE SAFETY EQUIPMENT, IT'S DARK WITHOUT THEM!!! *TR

Mileage: 47,000

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE HEADLIGHT WILL SUDDENLY NOT WORK. HAD REPLACED ON 11/08/2008 BY TOYOTA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2/2/2011. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. THERE IS NO PATTERN AND THEY GO BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THE BULBS WERE REMOVED AND RESET AND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS FIXED, THE LEFT SIDE FAILS LE...

Mileage: 40,000

THE PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. THERE IS NO PATTERN AND THEY GO BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THE BULBS WERE REMOVED AND RESET AND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS FIXED, THE LEFT SIDE FAILS LE...

Mileage: 40,000

THE PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. THERE IS NO PATTERN AND THEY GO BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THE BULBS WERE REMOVED AND RESET AND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS FIXED, THE LEFT SIDE FAILS LE...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HEAD LIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD RE-ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE P...

Mileage: 36,500

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. LAST FALL, THE HID LAMP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT ON AND OFF AND ON AND OFF THEN BURNED OUT. IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REPLACED. MY CURRENT MILEAGE: 32, 122. THE HID LAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT ON AND OFF, ON AND OFF AND WAS REPLACED 2/23/11 AT CONSIDERABLE COST ...

Mileage: 32,122

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SALT LAKE CITY DURING THE EVENING OUR SECOND HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON US JUST OUTSIDE OF POCATELLO. WE HAD FOG LIGHTS SO USED THOSE TO GET HOME. OUR OTHER HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN OUT FOR A FEW MONTHS. I HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE FIRST HEADLIGHT SINCE THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME ...

Mileage: 57,100

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED HEADLIGHT NOW WANTS 1100 FOR WHOLE ASSEMBLY BUT I SEE THIS COMPLAINT ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THE TOYOTA PEOPLE SAY TOYOTA IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE I HAV...

Mileage: 127,000

HID HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN NO ILLUMINATION. IF LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE BULB FAILURES ARE EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES EVEN WITH VEHICLE...

2007 PRIUS WITH 28,000 MILES HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE NOW BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF. TURN THEM OFF/ON AND THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY WOULD NOT COMMIT TO REPAIRING T...

Mileage: 28,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. WHEN THEY GO OFF YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AND THEY BOTH COME BACK ON. THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS DONE IT THREE TIMES AND THEY BOTH HAVE GONE OFF ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON WHEN THEY SUDDENLY FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMP BULBS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULBS. THE...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND IT USUALLY TURNS LIGHT BACK ON FOR AWHILE. THE DEALER COST FOR THE HEADLIGHT WAS $300.00 PLUS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND IT USUALLY TURNS LIGHT BACK ON FOR AWHILE. THE DEALER COST FOR THE HEADLIGHT WAS $300.00 PLUS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A 4-LANE BOULEVARD. THE VEHICLE AHEAD IN THE LANE TO MY LEFT SLOWED FOR A CAR IN FRONT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THEN SUDDENLY VEERED INTO MY LANE. I HIT THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT FOR THE FIRST 2-3 SECONDS, MY CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. IT ALSO DIDN'T MAK...

Mileage: 53,950

AFTER 3 YEARS, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HATCH RELEASE ( A BLACK RUBBER STRIP ) HAS MELTED TO A GOOEY TAR STRIP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THESE HATCH RELEASE BUTTONS. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER NEARBY AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY NEEDED TO REP...

Mileage: 96,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A GATE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO...

Mileage: 9,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEGUN MELTING. IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND IT DOES MAKE THE TRUNK RELEASE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. I JUST DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE SERVCO HAWAII DEALE...

Mileage: 25,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TO...

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TO...

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON. HAPPENS ANYTIME AND ANYPLACE. *LN

THE LIGHTS ON MY 07 PRIUS KEEP TURING OFF AS I DRIVE. I CAN'T TURN ON AND OFF THE BRIGHTS TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON MAKING IT A REAL HAZARD AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS. THERE IS NO TIME OR FUNCTION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THEM TO GO OUT. I COULD JUST BE S...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OUTAGES. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHT AND BACK ON, THEN SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON .THERE IS ALSO FLICKERING. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, YET IT HAS LIMITATIONS AS TO WHO IT COVERS. I WANT TO GET MY COMPLAINT REGIS...

Mileage: 56,200

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING REDUCED LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS UNEXPECTED CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT AND HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RE...

Mileage: 56,652

I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I WAS FIRST ALERTED TO THIS SITUATION WHEN I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH MY LIGHTS OUT. I SUBSEQUENTLY NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND TH...

Mileage: 116,600

HID HEADLAMPS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON USUALLY CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH SIDES INDEPENDENTLY. BULBS STILL WORK FINE, BUT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS TO MY 2007 PRIUS GO OUT. AT FIRST THIS HAPPENED ONLY TO THE LEFT HEADLIGHT,THEN A FEW MONTHS AND MANY MILES LATER,BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SO,AS I AM DRIVING EITHER THE LEFT HEADLIGHT,RIGHT HEADLIGHT,OR BOTH WILL GO OFF UNPREDICTABLY AND SPORADICALLY. I HAV...

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD GO OFF, BUT IF YOU TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD SHINE AGAIN. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND I'M AFRAID THAT MY WIFE, SINCE SHE DRIVES THE PRIUS, MAY END UP IN ...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS SHUT OFF. HE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ...

Mileage: 31,000

I HAVE RECENTLY MOVED TO PENNSYLVANIA, A STATE WITH MANY HILLS, AND HAVE FOUND THAT ON ICY HILLS, THE TRACTION CONTROL CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY WHEN THE WHEELS SLIP. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THERE IS NO POWER AT ALL TO THE WHEELS, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIP BACKWARD...

THE HID HEAD LAMPS ON MY VEHICLE FLICKER AND GO OUT. IF I SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN THEY LIGHT BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 70MPH AT NIGHT AND I FEEL UNSAFE. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO ACC...

Mileage: 60,000

HID BULB FAILURE. BULB ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS SOMETIMES ON AND SOMETIMES OFF. BULB IS V. EXPENSIVE (~$200) AND REPLACEMENT BY DEALER COSTS ANOTHER $100. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

HID HEADLAMPS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS DIM AND THEN GO OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE LIGHTS ARE USED. ONE HEADLAMP HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $200 AND NOW THE OTHER HEADLAMP EXHIBITS THE SAME BEHAVIOR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE PARKED WITH THE CAR TURNED ON, THE ENGINE ENGAGES TO RUN THE A/C OR HEATER AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THE DISPLAY SCREEN WILL SOMETIMES DISPLAY A WARNING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARK MECHANISM AND THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE SHUT OFF AND PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ...

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS WILL CONTINUOUSLY GO COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING AND REQUIRE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE SWITCHED OFF AND ON TO TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS WILL OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY ANYWHERE FROM EVERY FEW MINUTES TO PERHAPS A HALF AN HOUR OR MORE. THE BULBS APPEAR TO BE...

Mileage: 80,000

THE GAS GAUGE OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE TANK WAS EMPTY, I PUT A FEW GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK AND IT DID NOT REGISTER AT ALL. THE GAUGE STILL SAID EMPTY. THE NEXT TIME I FILLED THE TANK, IT SEEMED TO ...

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY A LARGE PICKUP TRUCK IN A CITY INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK IMPACT CENTERED ON THE DRIVER DOOR.TRUCK GOING AROUND 30 MPH, MY CAR GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. DRIVER'S DOOR WAS CRUSHED IN, SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, DOOR REQUIRED REMOVAL BY RESCUE SQUAD. I, THE DRIVER, WAS WEARING SE...

Mileage: 50,000

INTERMITTENT RIGHT HID HEADLAMP. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 40K MILES. THE LIGHT DIMS, FLICKERS AND GOES OUT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF TO ON WILL FIX ISSUE TEMPORARILY. SAME PROBLEM REPORTED BY THOUSANDS. REPAIR COSTS VARY FROM $300 TO $2000. THE PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY. EACH TIME THERE IS A RISK OF BEING ...

Mileage: 40,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND OCCASIONALLY COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH ONE HEADLIGHT WORKING AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF DRIVING AND BOTH WENT OUT. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A LOOSE CONN...

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ABOUT 85,000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ONLY WORKS PERIODICALLY. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT IS WORKING AND NOT SINCE THERE IS NO ALARM OR LIGHT INDICATING THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM. THE DEA...

Mileage: 85,000

TOYOTA MOTORS SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THEY INSTALLED FAULTY HEADLIGHT BULBS IN THE 2007 PRIUS AND THEY WOULD ONLY CHARGE ME 389.65 TO REPLACE THEM AND YOU CAN'T REPLACE 1 BULB, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT THEY ADMIT WAS THEIR PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT? TALKING TO O...

Mileage: 20,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON.

Mileage: 50,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED IN 2009 AND NOW LEFT HEADLIGHT IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM WITH LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND NOW LIGHT STAYS OFF FOR MUCH LONGER AND IS QUICKER TO OCCUR. CAR IS AT 52K SO WARRA...

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BUMPED INTO IT CAUSING THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER AN 18 INCH SNOW BANK AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES....

Mileage: 44,000

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY AFTERMARKET SUNROOF REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE GLASS WAS POORLY BONDED TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER IS WEBASTO. AFTER FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET REGISTERED WITH WEBASTO TO HAVE THE REPAIR TAKE PLACE, I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THA...

Mileage: 79,000

VEHICLE HID HEADLIGHTS JUST STOPPED FUNCTIONING, THEY ARE STILL INTERMITTENT AT THIS TIME, WITH THE PROBLEM GETTING WORSE BY THE WEEK. BY SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, THEY MAY BE TURNED ON AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR A (VARIABLY) SHORT TIME, SOMETIMES LESS THAN 2 MINUTES, SOMETIMES MORE THAN 15...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS BEFORE BECOMING INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHANGE THE BULB. THE CONTACT DID NOT ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE T...

Mileage: 28,000

DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AT STARTUP....I HAVE TO TURN SWITCH OFF COMPLETELY AND TURN ON, AND LIGHT FUNCTIONS....MANY PRIUS OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS OVER THE YEARS, AND TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING....SOME THEORIZE THE CIRCUIT BOARD CONTROLLING THE HID LIGHTS IS IN A POOR LO...

Mileage: 72,000

STEERING WHEEL CLUNKS AS IT IS TURNED PAST CERTAIN POSITIONS. OVERALL, IT HAS A LOOSE FEEL. TOYOTA INSPECTED IT, SAID IT IS NOT NORMAL, BUT FAILED TO FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

COOLANT SYSTEM HAS AIR IN IT. SERVICE FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE CAMPAIGN ISSUED FOR OTHER VINS, BUT NOT MINE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. HE WOULD THEN TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WE...

Mileage: 30,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENT, GO OUT BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TOGGLED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SWITCHED ON, THE DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST COUPLE THOUSAND MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE CAR IS 39,750. THE LIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION AGAIN AFT...

Mileage: 37,750

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A T...

Mileage: 25,432

I'VE GOT 2007 PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON...

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN ON FOR A LITTLE BIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT ES...

Mileage: 65,406

HID HEADLIGHT IN 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE BULB. I WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HID HEADLIGHT IN 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE BULB. I WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER A CONCRETE CURB AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 41,100

TOYOTA 2007 PRIUS (US MODEL) HID HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND REPLACEMENT BULBS DON'T FIX THE ISSUE. LIGHTS MAY EXTINGUISH AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION, PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT. THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS...

Mileage: 16,000

TOYOTA 2007 PRIUS (US MODEL) HID HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND REPLACEMENT BULBS DON'T FIX THE ISSUE. LIGHTS MAY EXTINGUISH AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION, PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT. THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS...

Mileage: 16,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. AT FIRST IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE. YESTERDAY BOTH WENT OUT. BELIEVE ME I KNOW THINGS BREAK, BUT FOR THE PRICE THEY WANT FOR THESE BULBS, THEY SHOULD OF USED A DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY FOR THERE LIGHT BULBS . MY 2001 CHEVY TRUCK HAS HAD THE SAME BULBS SINCE NEW. IF THE B...

Mileage: 70,000

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF TO LET THEM COOL, IT WILL COME BACK ON FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES.

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS WITH 51,000 MILES. FOR AT LEAST THE PAST MONTH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. SOMETIMES IT HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WILL TURN ON AGAIN WHEN I TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND ON. RECENTLY BOTH HEADLAMPS HAD BEEN GOING OFF AND ...

Mileage: 50,000

DASHBOARD RED LIGHTS WHEN VEHICLE STARTS WITH: BRAKE FAILURE , ABS WARNING AND STABILITY WARNING. FIRST TIME IT WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DEALER WHO COULD FIND NO PROBLEM AND RESET CODES. FOUR DAYS LATER SAME WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN. WERE TOLD HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM WAS O...

Mileage: 32,500

DASHBOARD RED LIGHTS WHEN VEHICLE STARTS WITH: BRAKE FAILURE , ABS WARNING AND STABILITY WARNING. FIRST TIME IT WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DEALER WHO COULD FIND NO PROBLEM AND RESET CODES. FOUR DAYS LATER SAME WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN. WERE TOLD HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM WAS O...

Mileage: 32,500

HEADLIGHT(S) INADVERTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. EITHER PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT(S) TURN OFF. THE HEADLIGHT(S) WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF THEN SWITCHED ON AGAIN. HAVING GOOGLED THIS ISSUE, I WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC COMPLAINT AND TOYOTA IS AWARE ...

Mileage: 98,037

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH XENON HID HEADLIGHTS THAT FLICKER OR GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND OFFERS TO SELL REPLACEMENT LAMPS AT $150 EACH PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND FIND IT IS A CHRONIC KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NO PERMANEN...

Mileage: 63,000

2007 PRIUS WITH 62K. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON, IT REAPPEARS FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. BUT IT IS YELLOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. SOME TIMES BOTH HID LIGHTS GOES OUT. VERY SCARY!!! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST IT BECOMES DIM, THEN COMPLETELY GOES OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON IT WILL GO BACK ON FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT THEN GOES OFF AGAIN. FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT DURING A RAIN STORM AND HAD DI...

Mileage: 22,150

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE IN ON MODE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE IN ON MODE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

HID HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED, I REPLACED ONE LAMP. IT CONTINUED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. NOW BOTH WILL WORK RANDOMLY. WHEN ONE GOES OUT, YOU CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND BOTH WILL WORK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HID HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED, I REPLACED ONE LAMP. IT CONTINUED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. NOW BOTH WILL WORK RANDOMLY. WHEN ONE GOES OUT, YOU CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND BOTH WILL WORK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I AM DOCUMENTING THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE: TOYOTA RECALL CAMPAIGN #10V039000 THOUGH THIS RECALL IS TECHNICALLY FOR 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES ONLY, MY 2007 PRIUS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM: "INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL AFTER ABS ACTUATION DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION..." HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE ...

Mileage: 39,500

I AM DOCUMENTING THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE: TOYOTA RECALL CAMPAIGN #10V039000 THOUGH THIS RECALL IS TECHNICALLY FOR 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES ONLY, MY 2007 PRIUS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM: "INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL AFTER ABS ACTUATION DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION..." HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE ...

Mileage: 39,500

HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT PREMATURELY. THEN, IT TURNED BACK ON. I WAS UNAWARE IT WAS OUT UNTIL I GOT STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. AT TIMES, JUST ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED...

TWENTY MILES FROM MY DESTINATION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, LEAVING ONLY FOG LIGHTS. THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED BOTH LIGHTS WERE BURNT OUT AND CHARGED IN EXCESS OF $400.00 TO REPLACE THE BULBS. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

Mileage: 27,823

MY HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. ONE NIGHT, I WAS DRIVING AND I TRIED TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER READING POSTS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA'S. I HOPE THAT SOMETHIN...

Mileage: 65,000

FAILURE OF TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND LEAVES ME "DRIVING IN THE DARK." FAILED AT 35,321 MILES LEAVING MY FAMILY IN DANGER OF CRASH. CYCLING HEAD LIGHTS RETURN LIGHTS, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

HID HEAD LAMP LIGHT BULB FAILED, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT BULBS AT SAME TIME ,WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO LOW BEAMS RETURNED LIGHT, BUT LEFT ME WITH A FANATIC SECOND OR TWO WHILE BRAKING, STEERING AND CHANGING LIGHT CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIME...

Mileage: 32,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED QUITE FREQUENTLY AND FOR A LONG TIME, ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD BE THE DRIVER SIDE AND SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED IF HE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGHT BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BULB WAS NOT REPL...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE ESPECIALLY WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST TURN OFF. IT WILL FLICKER AND THEN JUST QUIT. WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON, THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON, BUT THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER, IT WILL GO BA...

Mileage: 87,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS ONE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. IT TENDS TO WORK WHEN HAVING THE DEALER INVESTIGATE, SO THEY CAN'T TELL US WHY IT ISN'T WORKING OR WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX IT. THIS STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND HAS CONTINUED ...

Mileage: 30,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 36,000 MILES. DRIVERS' SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IF THE LIGHTS ARE THEN TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON AGAIN AND WORK FOR A RANDOM AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP, W...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED OVER A SLAB OF CONCRETE BARRIERS AND CRASHED INTO THE BRICK WALL OF A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS ...

Mileage: 17,000

HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES ON AND THEN OFF. WE CAN'T DEPEND ON THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES ON AND THEN OFF. WE CAN'T DEPEND ON THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

FAULTY HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. TO RE-ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURN IT BACK TO ON POSITION TO RE-ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS MAY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR ONLY A FEW SECONDS B...

Mileage: 33,000

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OF THE HEAD LIGHT IS BAD AND GOES OFF, WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND ON, IT WILL WORK AND AFTER 1 -2 MINUTES IT GOES OFF AGAIN. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THAT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY DIMINISHED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. SHE TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURNED THEM BACK ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED I...

Mileage: 80,000

PASSENGER HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED. CAME ON SOME TIMES THEN AFTER TURNING ON AND OFF. THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE BULB OF THE HEADLIGHT SEEM BURNT, AND AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT JUST LIKE THIS, TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM-I HAVE A PROBLEM -HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS IS INSAN...

Mileage: 62,289

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED. CAME ON SOME TIMES THEN AFTER TURNING ON AND OFF. THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE BULB OF THE HEADLIGHT SEEM BURNT, AND AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT JUST LIKE THIS, TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM-I HAVE A PROBLEM -HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS IS INSAN...

Mileage: 62,289

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE OR WILL STOP OPERATING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF WITH THE SWITCH ON THE STALK WILL RESTORE OPERATION. NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE TO DO ON A DARK TWO LANE RURAL ROAD ON A DARK NIGHT. AS AN EXAMPL...

Mileage: 62,515

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND SUDDENLY THEY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE BEEN READING EXCESSIVE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB REGARDING ISSUES WITH TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT ISSUES. SOME CONSUMERS HAVE PUT OUT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS, OTHERS HUNDREDS TO GET ISSUES RESOLVED AND IN SOME CASES APPEAR TO BE UNRESOLVED. I INQUIRED AT TOYOTA REGARDING THE ISSUE AND I ...

Mileage: 65,000

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. (AT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES.) THEY HAD BEEN SUDDENLY FAILING WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY SITUATION!!! NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, RIGHT LAMP INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. IT...

Mileage: 20,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF RIGHT AFTER YOU TURN LIGHTS ON, CAN HARDLY DRIVE AT NIGHT, COSTS $400 TO FIX ONE HEADLIGHT AT DEALERSHIP $250 FOR LABOR AND $150 FOR LIGHT ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

PREMATURE AND SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS. FIRST EXPERIENCED IN FALL OF 2009 (LOW MILEAGE), BUT NOW DANGEROUSLY FREQUENT. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A DEFECT, BUT HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE SIMULTANEITY OF FAILURE AND IS ONLY REPLACING THE BULBS WITHOUT SHARING ANY COSTS. TEM...

Mileage: 32,000

NOTICE HID HEADLINE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED TO TURNOFF AUTOMATICALLY. LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON AT ALL. THEY TURN OFF AFTER A MINUTE OR SO. I HAD TO ORDER NEW HEADLIGHT. NOT SURE IF PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE. I'M NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $500...

Mileage: 50,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FAILURE. LIGHTS FLICKER ON / OFF. NO APPARENT CAUSE. VERY DANGEROUS. FREQUENCY IS DAILY AND MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. MANY OTHER OWNERS REPORT THAT REPLACING THE HID BULB AT $500 - $1,000 IS NOT THE SOLUTION. PROBLEM RETURNS. APPEARS PROBLEM IS IN BALLAST OR COMPUTER. DEA...

Mileage: 48,100

FOR SOME TIME I HAVE BEEN TELLING THE DEALER THAT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS IS OUT BUT WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT AT A LATER TIME THEY ARE WORKING. I SUSPECT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A PROGRESSION. BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TUR...

Mileage: 75,000

FOR SOME TIME I HAVE BEEN TELLING THE DEALER THAT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS IS OUT BUT WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT AT A LATER TIME THEY ARE WORKING. I SUSPECT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A PROGRESSION. BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TUR...

Mileage: 75,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2007 PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL JUST AFTER 36K MILES ON THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT CAM BACK ONCE THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF BRIEFLY. THE LIGHT WOULD ALSO FLICKER ON A REGULAR BASIS. NOW AT 50K MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT DOES THE SAME BEHAVIOR. WHAT MAKES T...

Mileage: 36,100

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS SENT US A LETTER ADVISING US THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WILLING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY OFFERING US THE BULB AT HALF PRICE, APPROXIMATELY $150. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I ...

Mileage: 55,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS SENT US A LETTER ADVISING US THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WILLING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY OFFERING US THE BULB AT HALF PRICE, APPROXIMATELY $150. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I ...

Mileage: 55,000

HID HEAD LAMPS GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CAR HAS 67000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS BULBS ARE ABOUT TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACED. COST IS OVER $500. THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR WEEKS THEN WILL JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE BEEN ON A DARK ROAD AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OU...

Mileage: 67,000

RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILS TO COME ON CONSISTENTLY. IT STARTS AND STOPS. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON, AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING, IT WILL FLICKER OFF. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF WILL OCCASIONALLY REMEDY THE SITUATION, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBL...

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND THAN GOING COMPLETELY OFF IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THAN BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAN WENT TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND THAN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT TOGETHER. THIS IS A SA...

Mileage: 48,125

PASSENGER HEADLAMP, TURNS OFF AND HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. THE DRIVER ONE DID THE SAME THING WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF WARRANTY BUT NOW MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT BUT THEY WANT $300. TO REPLACE BULB. RIDICULOUS PRICE SO...

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT. HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT. TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND IT COMES BACK ON AND WORKS FINE FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN, GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO CYCLE ON AND OF THE HEADLIGHTS TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. NO IN DEALER AND THEY CLAIM I NEED...

Mileage: 42,890

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE JANUARY OF 2008 THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS...

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. AT MY LAST 5,000 CHECK UP, I WAS TOLD THE LIGHT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY, AND THAT TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE $350+ THAT IT WOULD C...

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 98,000 MILES AND THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BULB IS NOT BURNT. IT APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 98,180

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT IS APPROACHING 36,000 MILES SOON. ITS BRAKES STUTTER WHEN I TRY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP. ITS ENGINE ALSO VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AS IF ITS MISFIRING, WHEN IDLING. THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL ...

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT IS APPROACHING 36,000 MILES SOON. ITS BRAKES STUTTER WHEN I TRY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP. ITS ENGINE ALSO VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AS IF ITS MISFIRING, WHEN IDLING. THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL ...

HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY - 2007 PRUIS. FOR EVENING HOURS DRIVING, AT THE START OF THE TRIP THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND THERE WERE TIMES THAT THEY REMAIN ON FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. OTHER TIMES, THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON AT THE START OF THE TRIP AND THEN THEY JUST TURN OFF AND DO NOT ...

Mileage: 32,100

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE CAR WAS HIT AT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. DAMAGE WAS FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS GOING AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, AND I SPENT 3 NIGHTS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A PA...

Mileage: 53,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE CAR WAS HIT AT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. DAMAGE WAS FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS GOING AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, AND I SPENT 3 NIGHTS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A PA...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ADVISED HIMT HAT THE REAR LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN HE INSPECTED, HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING ALONG WITH THE REAR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES B...

Mileage: 18,000

1. ONLY NOTICEABLE DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. 2. THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF LIGHTING FOR PEDESTRIANS AND ROAD SIGNS ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD AND HEADLAMP OUT WHILE DRIVING IS ILLEGAL. 3. REPLACED HEADLAMP BUT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. SWAPPED BULBS WITH THE DRIVER'S...

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF LIGHTS TO GET IT TO TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 37,123

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONE HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF AND ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THEN, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND SCARY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE HID LIGHTIN...

Mileage: 89,000

ONE HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND COMES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

OVER THE LAST APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS, THE HIGH-INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT (BOUGHT NEW, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE) BEGAN RANDOMLY GOING OUT. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, SOMETIMES THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH AT ONCE. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON MAKES T...