2007 TOYOTA PRIUS Exterior Lighting Problems

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. Making it a very obvious safety concern which is weird when I thought the government is supposed to be preventing stuff like this from happening. What the heck

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, and I briefly lost consciousness. Tests showed skull and cervical fractures. The car was "totaled." I was planning a move. Now I consider myself to be lucky to be alive. I am rewriting because of previous a NHTSA computer malfunction changing a serious injury to "NO" injury on the questionnaire.

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 driver was injured. (Full recovery--months.) The car was totaled.

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 problem fixed and having both headlights shut off simultaneously, I went to Alexandria Toyota in Virginia on October 20,2022 to get the problem diagnosed. The Automobile Status Report showed that the failed headlights were a direct result of the latent defect in the Headlight Operating System that was repaired free of charge in two separate Support Programs; one that ended in 2012, and the other in 2013. When I contacted Customer Support Service on October 24, 2022, to inquire when Toyota contacted me and where they sent the Support Program Information regarding the headlight issue, none of the three managers could tell me the date this was sent out, nor the address. I didn’t own the car in 2012, and never received the 2017 notice. If I had received this information, I would have brought my vehicle in at that time. I purchased this vehicle back in 2013 as a “Toyota Certified Vehicle” with the understanding that the 160-point quality assurance meant that this was a safe and reliable vehicle, and that any problems or latent defects were fixed. Toyota misrepresented themselves and are in contradiction with their own policy that states: “The TCUV policy prohibits the certification of any vehicle with an outstanding Safety Recall, Special Service Campaign, or Limited Service Campaign. Thus, no affected units are to be designated, sold, or delivered as a TCUV until all applicable Safety Recalls, Special Service Campaigns, and Limited Service Campaigns have been completed on that vehicle.”

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 instrument cluster was operating as designed. The vehicle stability control, ABS, and brake light warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with an actuator and brake booster failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 203,202.

Mileage: 203,202

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 take it there immediately. They gave me a case number 220322000191. When I got to the dealer, they said I would have to pay $150 for a diagnosis. I left it there and am now reporting this. There should be a recall on these vehicles, this is extremely dangerous.

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 and off while driving at night.

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 time the whole dash does nothing, no MPH, no gas gauge, nothing but a blacked out information less panel. Then to top it off the car only has one headlight bc it blows what ever headlight I put into the ballast. 3 of the most common failures for a 2007 and my Prius has a grand slam assortment of serious potential life threatening problems that should have been repaired (never should have been assembled with) by Toyota. Minor wreck when attempting to stop the car under not driving conditions. Thankfully no one was hurt and only had to replace the front hood, bumper and radiator and support but have deemed the car as not road worthy and unfit for any driving conditions.

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

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. 12/2016 BROUGHT CAR TO TOYOTA SERVICE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING INITIALLY. 2+ HOURS LATER TOLD OIL IS VERY LOW WHICH MADE NO SENSE; NO OIL SPOT IN GARAGE, CAR PASSED INSPECTION AND WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE . WAS TOLD THE 'OIL WARNING INDICATOR' WAS LIT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. EVER. (OIL INDICATOR SHOULD COME ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND REMAIN ON -BRIEFLY IF THE OIL IS LOW. IT DOES NOT.) TOLD TECH THAT ONLY THE MASTER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVER GIVEN AN EXPLANATION. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. MASTER INDICATOR ONLY COMES ON WHEN THERE IS ALMOST NO OIL. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ADDED 4 QTS. OF OIL, DROVE 687 MILES AND HAD TO ADD ANOTHER 4 QTS. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR.

Mileage: 193,000

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

Mileage: 120,011

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

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 TIMES. IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I SEE MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS EXPERIENCE. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR SOME TIME, SINCE DRIVING ON DARK COUNTRY HIGHWAYS AT 70 MPH IS NOT SOMETHING I REGULARLY DO.

Mileage: 105,700

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 UNTIL ANOTHER CAR FLASHES TO LET ME KNOW OR I ENTER A DARK ROADWAY WHERE IT BECOMES OBVIOUS.

Mileage: 85,000

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 SOMETIMES FASTER. I DRIVE WITH ONE HAND ON THE SWITCH AND CONSTANTLY TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO GET WHERE I AM GOING. PLEASE HELP! I AM INTENDING TO GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT.

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

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

Mileage: 215,000

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 THAT "BURNS OUT." UPON FURTHER REVIEW ON PUBLIC FORUMS, IT APPEARS THE BULB IS PERFECTLY FINE AND THERE'S SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE/CONNECTION PROBLEM THAT CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE BULB. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND IN-MOTION ON ANY STREET.

Mileage: 111,300

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

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 WAS A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND IT IS NO LONGER VALID, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM (USED) NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF ANY RECALLS. I AM A TOYOTA OWNER WITH A DEFECTED VEHICLE (A KNOWN DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURE). WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? 2. THE HEADLAMPS (LEFT) INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT, I HAVE REPLACED THE LAMP, CHECKED THE FUSES AND IT STILL HAPPENS, OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED LOOSING BOTH LAMPS. BOTH ISSUES ABOVE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SERIOUS INJURY INCIDENTS. THESE SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA.

Mileage: 159,634

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

Mileage: 175,000

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

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 OUT WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. ALWAYS ONE AT A TIME.

Mileage: 40,000

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! TURNING ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX!

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 SEVERAL MILES. IT HAPPENS ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS AFTER A NOTICEABLE BUMP IN THE ROAD, BUT OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ROAD IS SMOOTH. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEED (<30 MPH), MEDIUM, OR HIGHWAY SPEED.

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. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN

Mileage: 161,000

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

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 MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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. THEY WERE SUED OVER IT BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED IT. I BOUGHT MINE AFTER ALL THAT WAS LONG AND DONE SO I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT THAT THEY SHOULD FIX!

Mileage: 111,000

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 BY AN ONCOMING CAR. AFTER I GOT OFF THE ROAD FOR AWHILE I TRIED THE LIGHTS AND THEY BOTH WORKED. I TOOK MY PRIUS TO A STATE COLLEGE, PA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED ME $450.00 BECAUSE THEY SAID BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED MY PRIUS FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I WENT TO A GROCERY STORE AFTER WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE WHOLE DASHBOARD WAS BLACK.. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID THEY MUST HAVE CREATED A SHORT IN MY CAR AND THEY SAID BRING IT BACK IN. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE CLUSTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE DASHBOARD WAS BAD AND THEY WOULD BE CHARGING ANOTHER $680.00.

Mileage: 202,000

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

Mileage: 15

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

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 THIS AS IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT EARLY ON. DEATH OR INJURY IS SURE TO OCCUR. I WILL DEFINITELY BE CONTACTING TOYOTA ON MONDAY KNOWING SO MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS ISSUE, TOO!

Mileage: 122,531

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 AND IT'S ALMOST GETTING TO THE POINT OF DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN TELL WHEN THEY GO OUT. IF SOMEONE DIDN'T SEE ME THEY WOULD HIT ME HEAD ON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY OWN CAR AT NIGHT OUT OF FEAR OF GETTING PULLED OVER OR GETTING HIT BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON AT ALL. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS AND HOPE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I'VE HEARD OF COUNTLESS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON. THEY WILL FLICKER AT ANY TIME ANY PLACE NO MATTER WHAT. I CAN NOT KEEP THEM ON FOR ANYTHING. PLEASE I'M BEGGING FOR ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE FOR THIS MATTER. I LOVE MY CAR AND DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GET ANOTHER ONE FOR THIS. I'VE ALREADY TRIED FIXING IT AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I'D REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP POSSIBLE.

Mileage: 10,000

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

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 WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE RURAL ROADS CLOSERS TO HOME. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS IN WHICH NONE CAN FIND A SOLUTION. WE'VE REPLACED THE COSTLY BULBS IN BOTH LAMPS (BECAUSE WE NOTICED THEY WERE BOTH AFFECTED) AND GOT THE SAME RESULT ON THE SAME DAY OF THE REPLACEMENT. SINCE THEN THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT NIGHT WHEN A DRIVER DID CLAIMED TO NOT HAVE SEEN THE PRIUS AND THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. FOUR YEARS LATER THE LIGHTS STILL GO OUT AND DON'T SEEM TO STAY ON LONGER THAN 2 MINUTES. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED TO TRANSPORT OUR CHILDREN, AS OUR OTHER VEHICLE IS A PICKUP TRUCK AND NOT AS SPACIOUS OR FUEL EFFICIENT. HOWEVER, WE WORK IN THE MORNING, WHEN IT'S STILL DARK AND JUST DON'T WANT TO RISK IT. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN CITED BY POLICE BECAUSE THE ONE OR THE OTHER LIGHTS GOES OUT IN THE DARK OR THOSE RANDOM RAINY DAYS. TRUTHFULLY , WE ONLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR WE PAID FOR, BUT DON'T GET TO USE OTHER THAN ON VERY SPECIFIC OCCASION LIKE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS OR OFF DAYS PRIOR TO RAIN OR SUNSET. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE , WE WOULD BE SWAMPED WITH FINES .

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

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 DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. REPLACING THE BULBS FOR THIS MODEL ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. THANK YOU!

Mileage: 111,000

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 HAVE BEEN CHARGED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING BULBS, LIGHT HOUSINGS, AND CONNECTORS WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND TRAFFIC VIOLATION TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN YOUR HEADLIGHT CAN TURN OF AT ANY MOMENT. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.34584/ HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/PRIUS/2007/LIGHTS/HEADLIGHT_RANDOMLY_TURNS_OFF_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS/ HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=W1F8H7HIMFE HTTP://WWW.KCTV5.COM/STORY/18609018/KCTV5-INVESTIGATES-PRIUS-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEMS

Mileage: 90,000

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

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 11/29 AND THEY ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN ON 12/1. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL AND TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT THAT IS LONG SINCE PAST. THE VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE AFTER DARK AS THEY ARE NOW BOTH GOING OFF WITHOUT WARNING.

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 WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. SO FAR, TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX. THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT ONE AT A TIME IF THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT GOES OUT BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. I GOT A WARNING TICKET FOR HEADLIGHT OUT BY OFFICER WHEN I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY CAME ON. NEXT DAY WENT TO INSPECTION STATION AND THE LIGHTS PASSED. HAVE INSPECTION REPORT AND WARNING TICKET. DATE OF INCIDENT 11/27/2017. REPLACED BULBS SEVERAL TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT DRIVING 70 MPH.

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

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

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 HIGH COST. I NEED HELP IF TOYOTA CAN LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE WHICH DEALS WITH OUR DRIVING SAFETY.

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

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 TO BE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN GO OVER BUMPS AND THE LIGHTS DON'T FLICKER OR GO OFF. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON, I WILL JUST BE DRIVING AND A HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF AND WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THE BACK TO ON.

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 WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD AND THE CONSTANT TURNING OFF AND ON OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING IS DISTRACTING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING BUT IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.

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

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 CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT IS UNSAFE AND SCARY AT TIMES BECAUSE IT CAUSES EXTREME VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ANY TIME, WHILE I'M ON THE STREET, WHILE I'M PARKED AND ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 200,000

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 DARK AND WINDING BACK ROAD HERE IN THE OJAI VALLEY ON A BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ONE THAT COULD HAVE HAD TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT SETTLEMENT YEARS BEFORE AND THAT, ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAD BEEN SOLD USED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER THROUGH ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, THE REPAIR WORK HAD NOT BEEN DONE. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE WORK REQUIRED TO COMPLETELY REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT SYSTEMS...WORK THAT MUST BE DONE TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT WILL COST NEARLY $1000.00...IS NO LONGER COVERED. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE PROBLEM WAS BAD ENOUGH TO BE COVERED IN A CLASS-ACTION SUIT, WHY DIDN'T THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP INSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE PRIOR TO RE-SELLING IT? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AS THE SALES END OF THE TOYOTA CORPORATION, IT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE CORRECTED THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM PRIOR TO PUTTING IT BACK ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE UP-GRADED TO A RECALL! THERE SHOULD NOT BE A TIME LIMIT ON SAFETY ISSUES AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED IN DANGER AND/OR HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR TOYOTA'S DECISION TO PURCHASE SUB-PAR PRODUCTS FROM TAKATA.

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 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 FOLLOWING MY MOTHER AND SHE PULLED OVER TO LET ME KNOW I WAS RUNNING ON JUST ONE HEADLIGHT AND A COP COULD PULL ME OVER FOR IT. I HAVE TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AGAIN FOR LICENSE RENEWAL BUT WE HAVE TO FIX THIS FIRST!

Mileage: 85,000

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

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 WIRING FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN POSTED PUBLICLY SINCE THE 2006 MODELS CAME OUT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL AS IT IS UNSAFE. THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE THE CAR IS STILL OR IN MOTION. NOTE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2010 BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW BASED ON THE WEB FORUMS I HAVE BEEN READING.

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 THE ROAD CLEARLY. TRIED REPLACING LIGHTBULB BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING. SCARED TO DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT WITH MY CHILDREN BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 98,585

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 THE QUICK FIX IS TURNING YOUR LIGHTS ON AND OFF QUICK. THEY COME BACK ON BUT NOT FOR LONG. IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION. I'M SEEING HUNDREDS OF EXACT COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO. THANK YOU.

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 NOT A ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ YOU GUYS ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. MAY I ASK WHY?

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

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

Mileage: 129,768

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 WORK AT THE SAME TIME AND TO AVOID THE $400 COST OF REPLACEMENT BULBS. REDICULOUS. I WAS AFRAID THE HEADLIGHT LEFT ON WOULD SHUT OFF AS WELL. YOU'D THINK TOYOTA WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ISSUE OCCURING ON ALL THEIR SAME TYPE OF CAR, BUT THEY HAVEN'T. VERY DISAPPOINTING. SORRY, EVEN WITH ONE HEADLIGHT HID BLUISH LIGHT, STILL HARD TO SEE. WE REALLY NEED TWO WORKING LIGHTS AND NO STRESS WHEN IT COMES TO REPLACEMENT. THIS SHOULD BE AN EASILY AFFORDABLE EXPERIENCE, BUT ITS NOT. READ ON THE WEB, LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT DOESN'T GO AWAY.

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

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 FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONS BECAUSE ACCIDENTS CAN BE THEIR FAULT FOR SUCH A SAFETY VIOLATION. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THIS HAPPENS EVER TIME I TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS FOR THE LAST YEAR TRYING TO RESOLVE IT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN FOR LONGER AND I NEVER NOTICED BECAUSE THE LIGHTS TURN ON INITIALLY.

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

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 HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I CAN NO LONGER TAKE THE RISK OF DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT WHEN I NEED TO DUE TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD!

Mileage: 114,500

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 LIGHTS WILL FAIL AT THE STARTING OF THE CAR AND REMAIN OFF FOR THE ENTIRE DRIVE DURING EACH OCCURRENCE. WHILE IN THIS DISCONNECT MODE THE CAR WILL FAIL TO SHUT OFF WHEN STOPPED AND THE START/OFF BUTTON IS PUSHED.YOU MUST HOLD BUTTON DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS AS YOU WOULD WITH A COMPUTER THAT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF NORMALLY AND IT WILL SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHILE STILL LEAVING YOU IN ACCESSORY MODE THEN YOU MUST TAP TWICE QUICKLY TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND THAT SOME TIMES WON'T WORK SO I 'LL NEED TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR AS SHORT A PERIOD AS I CAN AND PRAY NOBODY STEALS IT. I KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH SOME PRIUS YEARS AND THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE OF 9 YEARS ESTABLISHED TO HELP SOMEWHAT WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS WAS INITIATED BY TOYOTA TO STAVE OFF A POSSIBLE AND MORE COSTLY RECALL. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS FAULTY PART AS THE COMBINATION METER? THE DANGERS ARE APPARENT : DRIVING WITH NO SPEEDOMETER OR WARNING LIGHTS , AUTOMOBILE FAILING TO TURN OFF CORRECTLY.CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COSTLY REPAIR $800 PLUS. THE 9 YEAR WARRANTEE HELPS SOME AND I BELIEVE A CALCULATED MOVE TO AVOID HELPING OTHERS SUCH AS MYSELF . WHEN I REPORTED MY PROBLEM I HAD OWNED MY CAR 9YRS. AND 5 MOS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE NOT SOMETHING YOU'D EXPECT TO LOSE UNLESS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE A FUSE TO REPAIR IT. IF THIS REPAIR COSTS $800 THEN TOYOTA'S TECHNOLOGY IS FAULTY AND INEFFICIENT .BIG QUESTION : WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM TREATED TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE INSTEAD OF RECTIFIED FOR ALL CONCERNED BY A RECALL ?

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

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

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

Mileage: 54,000

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 THAT THERE WAS A HID RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER NOR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE BY VALIDATING ACTIVE RECALLS AND TAKING CARE OF THIS FOR ME. I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP BOTH FOR THEIR LAXITY IN BEING RESPONSIBLE AS TOYOTA TO TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR A CUSTOMER . AS I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER I NEVER GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE HID ISSUE WITH TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 - 2009 MODELS. *TR

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

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 SAME TIME. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY LATE AT NIGHT AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME TO REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT BALLASTS AND BULBS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!.

Mileage: 104,000

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 THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 90,000

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 PROBLEM. *TR

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

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 THEY WORKED.

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 HAD THREE NEAR-MISSES AS A RESULT. TOYOTA HAD ISSUED AN "ENHANCED WARRANTY" (5 YEAR 50K MILES) BECAUSE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS FILED AROUND THIS SITUATION, BUT I PURCHASED MY PRIUS USED, OLDER THAN 5 YEARS, AND MORE THAN 50K MILES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA, OBTAINED CASE #1609193626, BUT THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS ALSO REFUSE TO DO THE REPAIR WORK UNLESS I PAY FULL COST OUT OF POCKET. AT THIS POINT I SEEM TO HAVE NO OPTIONS BUT TO PAY THE COST MYSELF, WHICH I UNDERSTAND CAN BE AS MUCH AS $1,500!

Mileage: 87,000

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 BACK TO BEING INTERMITTENT - AS THEY ARE NOW. BASICALLY THEY FLICKER OR GO ON AND OFF. RIDICULOUS.

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

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 SWITCH THEM ON AND OFF TO MAKE THEM WORK.

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 INCUR A RECALL.

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

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 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 I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT THERE IS RECALL ON BOTH

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 TO MAKE SURE THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND HAVE HAD MANY DRIVERS FLASH AT US SINCE THE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASON. BOTH HID LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. THE PROBLEM IS UNLIKELY RELATED TO THE BULBS SINCE TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON WOULD TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS GENERATION OF PRIUS. I KNOW THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION FILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND I'D OBVIOUSLY LIKE TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE DRIVING AT 65MPH LAST NIGHT AND HAVING BOTH LIGHTS SIMPLY TURN OFF WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE.

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 THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. I'M NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT WAS AROUND 45,000 MILES AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE WE OWNED IT SINCE NEW AND TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER WHO COULD DO NOTHING FOR US. WE CHANGED THE BULB OURSELF...NUMEROUS TIMES NOW. I LOVE THE CAR OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE.

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 AM JUST ABOUT TO REPLACE THE HID BULBS IN PAIR FIRST TO SEE IF THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM, THEN MAYBE THE BALLAST IS THE NEXT ON LIST AS I FIGURED OUT FROM THE INFO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB.

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 DIE TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF?

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 PURCHASE THIS SAME PART, FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW. LOVE MY PRIUS, BUT HATE HAVING TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE SAME ISSUE 2 TIMES. ALSO, I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPAIRED (FROM A RECALL) ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER REALLY FIXED. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IN DAY TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. USUALLY THEY GO OUT ONE AT A TIME. LIKE THE RIGHT SIDE WILL GO OUT. THEN YOU CAN FLIP THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF, AND IT'LL WORK AGAIN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN THE LEFT SIDE WILL GO OUT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO FLIP THE SWITCH ON AND OFF ABOUT 9 TIMES WHILE DRIVING SHORT AND LONG DISTANCES. I JUST USUALLY FLIP THE SWITCH AND THEY COME BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. REALLY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY 2 SMALL KIDS!! BROUGHT IT BACK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LAKE CHARLES TO BE REPAIRED. BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK I CAN KEEP DRIVING AROUND IN THE DARK WITH MALFUNCTIONING LIGHTS AND KIDS IN THE CAR????????????????? THIS HAPPENS DAILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 ISSUE AND FIX FOR GOOD.

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 CONSTITUTES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MY OPINION. ALSO THE HATCHBACK HANDLE SOMETIMES FAILS TO WORK DUE TO THE RUBBER COVER DETERIORATION.

Mileage: 127,000

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

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 MONTHS WITH NO ISSUE AND IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOW I LEARN THEY GOT OUT OF RECALLING BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS DON'T GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WELL MINE DO.

Mileage: 100,000

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 THEM TO WORK FOR A WHILE, BUT IS IS HAPPENING SO FREQUENTLY THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT ANYMORE. I HAVE SEE MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. WOULD IT TAKE THE DEATH OF MY FAMILY TO GET TOYOTA TO RECALL AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT???

Mileage: 100,228

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 ROAD. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, BUT THE EXPERIENCE WAS TROUBLING. TOYOTA HAS DISCLOSED ISSUES WITH HID HEADLIGHTS IN THEIR "2006 THROUGH 2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM" AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE FULL COST PER CONDITIONS IN OWNERS WARRANTY. AFTER A 30 MINUTE PHONE CALL TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEM 60 MINUTE CALL TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE CENTER THE DISCUSSION RE-ENFORCED THAT THERE WAS 'NO WAY' TO COVER THE COST OUTSIDE OF THE 5 YEAR 50K MILE WARRANTEE AND THUS AM SUPPOSED TO PAY $300 TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP AND ECU THAT IS PROBABLY THE ACTUAL SOURCE OF THE DEFECT (LAMPS GENERALLY WORK A LONG TIME IF THEY GET CORRECT/STABLE SOURCE CURRENT). FOR SEVERAL YEARS I INQUIRED DURING ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION CHECKS TO CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AS I SOMETIMES HAD TROUBLE SEEING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WORKED WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AND HENCE ALWAYS PASSED INSPECTION. THE TOYOTA FIVE-YEAR WARRANTEE SEEMS ARBITRARY AND NOT RELEVANT FOR INTERMITTENT FAILURES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHIN THAT TIME WINDOW. TOYOTA SHOULD BE CULPABLE FOR FIXING THE DEFECT CARS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS UNFAIR FOR TOYOTA TO BELATEDLY ANNOUNCE A KNOWN DEFECT BUT LIMIT RESPONSIBILITY TO TIME OR MILEAGE OF AN OWNER'S WARRANTEE. SHOULDN'T POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DEFECTS BE SERVICED BY TOYOTA REGARDLESS? WHY SHOULD TOYOTA COLLECT SERVICE PAYMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH HEADLIGHTS THAT STAY ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THEY KNOW THEY DON'T WORK AND CRAP OUT?

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 INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH LAST NIGHT!

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 DEALERSHIPS I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO OVER THE YEARS ALL CLAIM THAT THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL PROBLEM AND YET IT APPEARS FROM THIS WEBSITE THAT IT IS MOST CERTAINLY DUE TO SOME SORT OF FAULTY DESIGN/PARTS. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL BE ON AND FLICKER OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IF I QUICKLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AS I DRIVE, IT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE FLICKERING OFF, ONCE AGAIN. MY COUSIN'S 2007 PRIUS AND MY FIANC'S FATHER'S 2004 PRIUS HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH A SINGLE HEADLIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER-RELATED SITUATIONS AND WOULD APPRECIATE THE NHTSA'S ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATING THIS AS A POTENTIAL RECALL FOR US PRIUS DRIVERS.

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.....I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME DAM THING ....DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED ........

Mileage: 132,000

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 OVER BY POLICE OFFICERS FOR HA OK NGUYEN A LIGHT OUT. I FEEL THIS IS A SALT F ETC ISSUE AND IT APPEARS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY TOYOTA CARS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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 TURNED ON OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A KNOWN DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE.

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. ATTENTION NHTSA ADMINISTRATORS ( THIS CERTAINLY COULD BECOME A DEADLY PROBLEM.) WE HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DRIVER MUST IMMEDIATELY TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON TO RESTORE LIGHTING. I HOPE THEY NEVER FAIL TO RE-LIGHT!! OF ALL THE PROBLEMS- ATTENTION SURELY MUST BE GIVEN TO THESE LIGHTS. ALMOST A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HERE..HOW MANY PEOPLE KEEP TAKING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS, ONLY TO HAVE IT REPEAT ITSELF? IMMEDIATE ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE NHTSA.

Mileage: 77,000

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 THE VEHICLE OFF WITHOUT REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

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 WAS EVERY 5 MINUTES.

Mileage: 97,000

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. EARLIER, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB AND POWER SUPPLY MODULES (UNDER WARRANTY). THAT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW IT THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. WE NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PATTERN THAT SUGGESTS IT MAY BE A LOOSE CONNECTION (SUCH AS, OCCURRING ON ROUGH OR BUMPY SURFACES). SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED IN ONE HID HEADLAMP AND NOT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

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 FULL HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT IS OVER $1000. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE, AND EVENTUALLY TRACE THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE BALLAST OF THE HID LAMP, WHICH IS EASILY DAMAGED BY WATER FROM POOR DESIGN (THE BALLAST IS WEATHER-SEALED AGAINST THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NOT AGAINST THE HEADLAMP ITSELF; ANY WATER THAT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE LAMP WILL RUN DOWN AND POOL ON THE BALLAST ELECTRONICS).

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

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.

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

Mileage: 100,000

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 OF A SUDDEN, ALL THE LIGHTING GOES DARK. I HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN RELIGHTING THE HEADLIGHTS BY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE MAIN SWITCH AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BREAKS ARE ALSO A MENACE: ON WET ROADS IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN USING THE BREAKS. IF YOU ARE BREAKING AND A TIRE GOES OVER A MORE SLIPPERY SURFACE THAN THE PAVEMENT, SUCH AS A MANHOLE COVER, THE ABS SYSTEM CUTS BREAKING TO ALL THE WHEELS SUCH THAT THE CAR CONTINUES ON AS IF THE BREAKS ARE NOT BEING APPLIED - THE CAR EFFECTIVELY RELEASES THE BREAKS AND YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL ITS SYSTEMS DECIDE TO RETURN CONTROLS TO THE DRIVER. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. TRY IT ON A ROAD WITH A BIT OF LOOSE GRAVEL ON IT OR THE LEFTOVER COARSE SAND FROM WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE OR GOING THROUGH A MILDE POTHOLE WHERE GRAVEL HAS SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD....BREAKING IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONSISTENTLY CAUSE THE CAR TO DIMINISH BREAKING POWER TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER LOWING DOWN. WE OWN 6 CARS OF VARYING MAKES AND THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SAME ISSUE IS THAT IF YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND A DRIVE WHEEL HITS A SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY PATCH, THE ENGINE POWER IS CUT FOR SO LONG AND SO SEVERELY THAT WE ARE AT RISK OF BEING HIT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME. TOYOTA SERVICE HAS NOT OFFERED A FIX. THOUGH WE HAVE TOLD THEM ABOU THIS ISSUE REPEATEDLY, THEY TYPICALLY DO NOT WRITE IT DOWN AND TELL US IT IS NORMAL. IT IS NOT NORMAL OR SAFE.

Mileage: 45,000

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

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

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 HEADLIGHTS) WILL TURN BACK ON BUT THEN MAY GO OFF RANDOMLY AGAIN LATER WHILE DRIVING. THE BULBS ARE FINE. I'VE READ ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 PRIUS. SO COMMON I DOUBT IT IS A RANDOM MALFUNCTION BUT A ENGINEERING/ELECTRICAL DESIGN OR EQUIPMENT PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT.

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

Mileage: 153,000

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 FAILING TO RECOGNIZE MY VEHICLE PROFILE ACCURATELY WHEN APPROACHING ON NARROW ROADWAYS.

Mileage: 33,500

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

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 THE VEHICLE AND SHE HAS BEEN STOPPED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT. I WILL AGAIN REPLACE THE BULB, BUT THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM TO ME.

Mileage: 140,000

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.

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 63,077

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

Mileage: 143,000

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 WERE REPLACED. NOW, 20K MILES LATER, THE HEADLAMPS ARE FAILING AGAIN. THIS IS NEITHER SAFE NOR CONSUMER FRIENDLY.

Mileage: 140,000

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 TRIP SHORT AND GET EXTRA HOTEL NIGHTS AS WE COULD NO LONGER TRAVEL AT NIGHT.

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 READING MANY FORUMS,I'VE HEARD THAT THE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER, LIGHT BULB AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR AT LEAST 2600$. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR FUNCTIONING LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. PLEASE LOOK IVY THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 60,000

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 SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. GIVEN ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND THE 2011 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA SETTLED WITHOUT ADMITTING GUILT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WELL-KNOWN TO TOYOTA. EVIDENCE SHOWS THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE LIGHT BULBS BUT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) OR OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I HAVE ENQUIRED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND SAY MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES UNDER THE LAWSUIT, BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE BEST THEY OFFER IS FOR ME TO PAY TO GET NEW LIGHT BULBS AND THEN SUBMIT MY RECEIPTS TO THEM FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT. GIVEN THE MANY COMMENTS BY OTHERS THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED EVEN WITH NEW BULBS, THIS "RESOLUTION" BY TOYOTA SEEMS HARDLY ADEQUATE. NHTSA MUST AND SHOULD TAKE ACTION AND DEMAND TOYOTA PROPERLY REPAIR/RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2014 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN THE PHOENIX AREA.

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 AWHILE....I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS SUDDEN DARKNESS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. DOES AN ACCIDENT AND/OR DEATH NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN?... I AM ALSO QUITE CONFUSED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AS THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON.......UPDATED 08/20/15 *BF UPDATED 12/10/15 *JS

Mileage: 75,000

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 THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,642.

Mileage: 75,642

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 SPIRAL COIL WAS BROKEN AND ;THAT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. THIS HAPPENED AT 85,000 MILES. IT COST ME ALMOST $500 TO HAVE THIS COIL REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS SIMPLY DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I ALSO HAVE OUTSIDE HATCH RUBBER OPENER THAT IS GOOIE AND STICKY AND THE HATCHBACK DOOR OFTEN WILL NOT OPEN. UPDATED 10/31/2017*JS

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

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 AN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

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 RELIABLY. THE FACT THAT THE REPAIR COST IS SO EXTREME WILL LEAD TO MANY OF THESE CARS TO NOT BE FIXED. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTS AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

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 MONTHS IT HAPPENED AGAIN - BUT IT WAS HARD TO NOTICE BECAUSE I DID NOT DO MUCH DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN I DID, IT WAS IN WELL-LIT AREAS. WHEN I MOVED FOR A NEW JOB, I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY - THOUGH I SUSPECT I'M JUST MORE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I'M DOING MORE NIGHTTIME DRIVING AND IN MORE RURAL AREAS. THE DISTURBING PART IS THAT NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT - PARTICULARLY AFTER MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. AGAIN, BY FLIPPING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WILL THEN WORK. BUT ON A LEAST A FEW OCCASIONS, THEY WILL GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. NOW, I'M NOTICING THAT ONE HEADLIGHT WILL OFTEN GO OUT - THOUGH NOT THE SAME SIDE. I'VE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT WHO ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN REPLACE THE BULB; BUT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE BULB IS THE ISSUE. MY PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ONLINE HAS SHOWN ME THAT MY MODEL PRIUS HAS A HISTORY OF HEADLIGHT ISSUES THAT SOUND IDENTICAL TO MINE. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED - I AM A TEACHER IN A RURAL AREA WITH LIMITED FUNDS WHO CANNOT AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

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 STILL OCCURRING. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM OCCURRENCE BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

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. *TR

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 YEAR OF PRIUS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CURRENTLY ONLY REPLACE THE BULBS AT A COST TO ME OF $1250.00. THE BULBS DON'T SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM, CONSIDERING THEY WORK MOST OF THE TIME. IF YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT(S) RETURN TO WORKING STATE, ITS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER BOARD PROBLEM. *TR

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 OF THE SECOND GENERATION PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 193,000

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 THIS VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND AM BEYOND THE 50,000 MILES OR 5 YEAR PERIOD OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN STILL HAVE TOYOTA FIX THIS IN MY VEHICLE? *TR

Mileage: 72,333

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

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 RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF. EVEN AFTER I POINTED OUT THE MULTIPLE ARTICLES I READ OF TOYOTA REIMBURSING AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTIES FOR THIS ISSUE. ALONG WITH THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I'VE LONG EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. IT HAD OVER 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS EVEN LESS OF A HELP! GOING DOWN A DARK HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT IS INSANE. NOT TO MENTION BEING PULLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE HEADLIGHT(S) BEING OUT. THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST SAFETY HAZARDS A CAR CAN HAVE AND SHOULD RECALLED AND EVERY PRIUS OWNER SHOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF! *TR

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

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 ITEM HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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 THEN BACK ON RIGHT AS IT GOES OUT. THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE AND IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR LONGER THAN THE STATED DATE ABOVE, BUT THE DATE ABOVE IS THE POINT AT WHICH I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. SEVERAL MECHANICS AND EVEN THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT PROBLEM CAUSING IT. I STILL HAVE NO SOLUTION TO MY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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 EXCESSIVE FOR A HEADLIGHT. REPLACING IT MYSELF REQUIRES REMOVING THE BUMPER AND SKID PLATE, WHICH IS RIDICULOUSLY DIFFICULT JUST TO REPLACE A SIMPLE HEADLIGHT. REGARDLESS, I DON'T THINK THE HEADLIGHT IS BURNING OUT BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE. IT SEEMS LIKE MORE OF AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE TOYOTA SHOULD DEAL WITH. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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 COMBINATION METER/CLUSTER THAT COSTS AROUND $1000 TO REPAIR FROM THE DEALER. PLEASE EVERYONE - PUSH FOR NATIONAL RECALL AS THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

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

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 EXPENSE. *TR

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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 PREMATURELY EXPIRING. THIS REPRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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 RECEIVED A TICKET. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS ($175/EA) AT THE AUTO STORE AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

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 NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

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 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

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

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 *JS

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 TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON TO MAKE IT HOME. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND FEEL THIS IS GOING TO BE A CONSTANT SITUATION TO DEAL WITH. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

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 WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, IN AN AREA WITH NO LIGHTS, LEAVING ME IN THE DARK. I WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE THIS TIME BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, BUT I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND IT SEEMS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH PRIUS' WITHIN THE SAME YEAR (AND SURROUNDING YEARS) AS MINE, AND SOMETHING THE COMPANY PROBABLY NEEDS TO DEAL WITH. *TR

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. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

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 AT 20,000 MILES - BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT IT WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $200 EACH IF IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2007 PRIUS CARS FOR THIS YEAR ALONE, 23 OUT OF THE 60 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE SOUND EXACTLY LIKE MINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS CARS AND THAT TOYOTA SOMEHOW FIXED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY REVAMPED THE CAR IN 2010. MY DEALER SAID TO BRING IT IN TO SEE IF IT WAS A BALLAST PROBLEM OR FAULTY LIGHTS--ALL VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE I WON'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. (SEE TOYOTA CHAT LINE WHERE FOLKS HAVE BEEN CHARGED UP TO $2500 ONLY TO HAVE THEIR LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS) I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY TO THE OWNER OF THIS CAR, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NO WARNING LIGHT GOES ON IN THE CAR TO SAY THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING, AND IT ISN'T ALWAYS EASY TO TELL THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, DEPENDING ON HOW WELL THE ROADS ARE LIT. WHAT IS TOYOTA WAITING FOR? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BECAUSE THEIR HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE? I HOPE NOT. *TR

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 SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING HEADLIGHTS (PARTICULARLY WHEN ONE ASSUMES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING SINCE THEY TURNED ON INITIALLY). IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ISSUE IS BEYOND REPLACING THE HID HEADLIGHT BULBS; ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP I VISITED, THERE MAY BE A DEFECT WITH THE HID ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECUS). I UNDERSTAND AS WELL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT HAS OCCURRED IN NUMEROUS TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES AND THAT TOYOTA IN 2011 AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT PROVIDED SOME REPAIR COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN OWNERS. *TR

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 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 HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT TOO. I MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE IT ONLY IN DAYLIGHT UNLESS I CAN FIND A CHEAPER WAY TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. I WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR THE FIRST HEADLIGHT OUT, BUT GIVEN A WARNING. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO SAVE MONEY BUT HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE WAY TOO MUCH IN MY ESTIMATION. *TR

Mileage: 121,653

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

Mileage: 80,000

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 THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING, THAT IT UNTIL WE GOT ON THE INTERSTATE LAST NIGHT AND BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 70MPH. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME BY THE DIM LIGHT OF OUR FOG LIGHTS, BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! FOG LIGHTS WERE NOT MEANT FOR NIGHTTIME DRIVING. WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE STARTED PLAYING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN, AND LIKE MAGIC, THEY DECIDED THEY WERE GOING TO START WORKING AGAIN. THEY TURNED ON FULL BLAST, NO FLICKERING OR ANYTHING. LOOKING UP OUR ISSUES TODAY, APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS AND IS A COMMON KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE PRIUS. PEOPLE HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OR EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THEIR HEADLIGHTS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE THE GUTS OF THIS CAR ARE FLAWED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED. PRESENTLY I'M STUCK. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS THAT REALLY DON'T NEED REPLACING WHEN PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT DOES NOT GOOD. TOYOTA REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS. CAN'T HAVE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHEN YOU'RE GOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS. *TR

Mileage: 92,703

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. THERE IS NO WAY A HEADLIGHT SHOULD FAIL IN 6 OR 7 MONTHS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY COMPLAINT, AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THESE VERY EXPENSIVE HEADLAMPS. I WENT ONLINE AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CAN YOU GET TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE HID HEADLAMP SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,579

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 I DROVE WITHOUT MY HEADLIGHTS AND SAFELY GOT TO THE BEACH. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT AND DEATH SINCE I WAS IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. WHAT SHOULD I DO ? *TR

Mileage: 27,600

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 ALL WORKED OK, BUT LATER IN THE WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

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 TO NAVIGATE THE PRIUS OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES. ONCE I STOPPED THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT LEFT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. WE STARTED AGAIN, LIGHTS CAME ON, AND I DROVE THE VEHICLE ANOTHER 100 MILES WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT UNTIL WE ENTERED THE CITY. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM DRIVING THE 12 REMAINING MILES HOME, BUT THE FRONT YELLOW LIGHTS WORKED AND I HAD THE HAZARD AND BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING. THE CITY LIGHTS IMPROVED VISIBILITY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE ONLY PROBLEM THEY COULD FIND WAS WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING THIS EXPERIENCE WAS FOR MY FRIEND AND I, STILL UNSURE HOW WE AVOIDED A TRAGEDY. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF WARNING IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

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 LITTLE RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THAT MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO TROUBLESHOOT AND FIX. *TR

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 SERVICE, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT WORKED PERFECTLY. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT HEADLIGHT WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY HOME DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBIA, MO (MACHENS TOYOTA) AND BEEN TOLD THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN STOPPED IN THIS CAR BY LOCAL POLICE TWICE, ADVISING HER THAT THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS SAME THING BY FRIENDS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT SEEMS THAT THE HEADLIGHT WORKS INITIALLY WHEN TURNED ON, THEN IT CEASES TO BE ILLUMINATED AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO. IF I GO AHEAD AND TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON, IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN. I HAVE "GOOGLED" THIS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND SOME CONSUMERS HAVE SPENT UP TO $2600 TRYING TO GET VARIOUS PARTS REPLACED AND STILL, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I CANNOT OR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO REMEDIATE THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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

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 - THIS IS SOMETHING THE BUYER SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD OF BEFORE BUYING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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). ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER ON THE WAY TO WORK BY VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (LOCAL POLICE, SHERIFF, HIGHWAY PATROL) DUE TO MY HEADLIGHTS AND/OR TAILLIGHTS BEING OUT. TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN ON, OR TAPPING THE TAILLIGHT WITH MY HAND (OBVIOUSLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHILE DRIVING) SOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME. EVERY DAY, AT LEAST 5 OF MY COWORKERS INFORM ME THAT I HAVE A HEADLIGHT AND/OR TAILLIGHT BULB WHICH NEEDS REPLACING. I DRIVE THIS CAR AS A COMMUTER TO WORK AND TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN. IT CONCERNS ME GREATLY THAT TOYOTA IGNORES THIS PROBLEM! *TR

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 AVAILABLE. *TR

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

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 AGAIN WITH NO SOLUTION. SINCE OUR LAST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED US TO GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT THERE TELLING US THAT IS SIMPLY A BAD HEADLIGHT AND IT WILL COST ABOUT 200 TO FIX IT. I SHOWED THEM WHERE IN 8 MONTHS IT WAS CHANGED 3 TIMES AND THEY SIMPLY SAID IT MUST BE HUMAN ERROR BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS FINE. *TR

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

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 OFF, BUT IT'S STILL DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 70MPH AT NIGHT IF BOTH LIGHTS FLICKER OFF. A QUOTE OF APPROXIMATELY $500 WAS GIVEN TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA HASN'T BEEN VERY FORTHCOMING WITH SUPPORT, KNOWING THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE HID LIGHT AND IT'S THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT ON WEBSITES REGARDING THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

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

Mileage: 38,000

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

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 THE FIRST TIME BOTH HEADLAMPS WENT DIM AT THE SAME TIME. VERY SCARING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WAS NO VISIBILITY AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

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

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 GOOD BRAND IT IS SOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT!! *TR

Mileage: 91,000

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 KNOW UNTIL I EITHER GET ON A VERY DARK ROAD OR AM STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEE THE REFLECTION IN THEIR CAR. I THINK THIS IS DANGEROUS ON AT LEAST TWO LEVELS - THEY WILL GO OUT WHEN I REALLY NEED THEM OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC WON'T SEE ME PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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 THE DARK. WE REPLACED THE BULBS AND THAT HELPED FOR A WHILE BUT THEY STARTED AGAIN. I THEN REPLACED THE BALLASTS. THAT DID NO GOOD. THIS IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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 TIMES DURING THIS TIME. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT JUST GOES OFF WHENEVER AND YOU HAVE TO CLICK IT BACK ON. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. I'VE TALKED TO DOZENS OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE FIX. *TR

Mileage: 86,342

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

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 VIOLATION TICKET. THE HIGH BEAM WORKS BUT NOT THE LOW BEAM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE VIA PRODUCT RECALL. *TR

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 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A DRIVE IS UNNERVING AND DANGEROUS. *TR

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 IS ON COUNTRY ROADS WITH NO STREETLIGHTS, WHEN THEY BOTH GO OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY IT SCARES THE DODO OUT OF ME AND THE WIFE. USUALLY ONE GOES OUT AT A TIME BUT OCCASIONALLY BOTH AT ONCE. TOYOTA REPLACED BOTH BULBS TWICE AND THE COMPUTER BOARD THAT CONTROLS EACH LIGHT INDEPENDENTLY ONCE, WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE OLDER THE CAR GETS THE MORE THIS HAPPENS. *TR

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 HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN OVER THE LAST 80000 MILES. NOW WE ARE SEEING BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND OR ONE OR THE OTHER. WE ARE TIRED OF PURCHASING NEW HEADLIGHTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. . *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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 GOING. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND TOYOTA KNOWS A BOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

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 FOR THE REST OF THE WAY. DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED AGAIN AFTER 10 MINUTES. I ORDERED REPLACEMENT BULBS ONLINE AND REPLACED BOTH LIGHTBULBS. PASSENGER SIDE SEEMS TO WORK FINE. DRIVER'S SIDE HOWEVER TURNS ITSELF OF ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR. I AM TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE BALLAST MAY BE DEFECTIVE. BALLAST REPLACEMENT IS ABOUT $250 PARTS AND $100 LABOR. MY HEADLIGHTS WERE ALREADY CHANGED UNDER "WARRANTY" AT AROUND 35,000 MILES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GOING BY THE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE INTERNET, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? TOYOTA IS CLEARLY CREATING A SECURITY RISK THAT MAY COST LIVES. IS THE NHTSA GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE ACTUALLY GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF FAILING HEADLIGHTS BEFORE MANDATING A RECALL FOR TOYOTA? *TR

Mileage: 170,000

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 LITTLE WHILE, BUT THAT ULTIMATELY FAILED. BECAUSE THESE ARE MONODIRECTIONAL HDL LAMPS, THEY RETAIL AROUND $125 --- TO REPLACE ONE AT THE DEALER HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT AROUND $550. I REPLACED THE FIRST ONE MYSELF, AND HAD THE SECOND ONE REPLACED AT A LOCAL GARAGE. NOW ON THE THIRD BULB WHICH IS FAILING. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT TO MENTION IT MAKES MY VEHICLE ILLEGAL AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO GO OUT; I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BUT NOT CITED BY LOCAL POLICE FOR HAVING THE LIGHT OUT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR PRIUS VEHICLES IN '05 THROUGH '07 - THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED AS MUCH. HOWEVER, BECAUSE I AM OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE ONUS TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT FALLS TO ME. IRONICALLY I PURCHASED THE CAR TO SAVE MONEY AND GAS AND NOW AM HAVING TO SHELL OUT $500 EVERY 18 MONTHS OR SO BECAUSE OF THIS CONTINUALLY FAILING RIGHT HEAD LAMP. I HAVE READ IT MAY BE A HOUSING IN THE LAMP ASSEMBLY; THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO COST AROUND $2000 TO REPLACE. SERIOUSLY. TOYOTA DOES NOTHING - NO RECALL, NO WARNING, NOTHING. IT'S WRONG AND IT'S NEGLIGENT NOT TO ADDRESS THIS. *JS

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 BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATING WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. ONCE THE CAR HAS STARTED TO "READY" AND CAN DRIVE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE DURING DRIVING. *JS

Mileage: 70,000

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 THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR WAS SO EXPENSIVE I WOULDN'T OF BOUGHT IT! *TR

Mileage: 93,000

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 RESPONSE!! THEY TOLD ME THE HID HEADLAMPS ARE DESIGNED TO TURN OFF TO PREVENT OVERHEATING! SEE BELOW. FROM: "ASK TOYOTA" <[email protected]> TO:[XXX] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 6:09:08 PM SUBJECT: HEADLAMP/BALLAST PROBLEM [INCIDENT: 130913-000071] THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE ISSUES YOU ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON YOUR 2007 PRIUS. BY DESIGN, HID BULBS WILL TURN OFF IF THE BULB IS STARTING TO OVERHEAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THERE ARE TIMES BY SIMPLY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN BACK ON; THE HID BULBS WILL TURN BACK ON. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PART UPDATES REGARDING THE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FOR THE PRIUS. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT A DESIGN CHANGE WOULD BE MADE, BUT YOUR HONEST FEEDBACK MAY HELP US TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES. YOUR EMAIL HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AT OUR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER FILE #1309140862. IF WE CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE, PLEASE UTILIZE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO FIND A VARIETY OF AVENUES TO CONTACT OUR OFFICES, HTTP://WWW.TOYOTA.COM/SUPPORT/CONTACT.HTML. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 80,150

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 AT ONE THIRD THE PRICE AND REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. ONE WEEK LATE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT PERMANENTLY THIRTY DAYS AFTER BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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 REPLACED, BUT THEN AFTER HAVING A NEW BULB FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE PROBLEM CAME BACK, BUT THIS TIME TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WOULD NOT TURN THE RH HEADLIGHT BACK ON. THE RH (PASSENGER) HEADLIGHT WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL NOW.

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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

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 DEPARTMENT, THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE CONTROL UNIT. AT A LATER DATE WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES, I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY FROM LOS ANGELES TO MENIFEE, CA, AT NIGHT IN THE HOV LANE. I SEEMED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING THE ROAD AND THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY EYES. SO I SWITCHED LANES TO THE SLOW LANE WHERE, WITH LESS GLARE FROM THE ONCOMING CARS, I REALIZED THAT BOTH HEADLAMPS WERE NOT WORKING. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGH SPEED CROWDED FREEWAY, SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AT THE NEXT EXIT. TOYOTA REPLACED THE HEADLAMPS, AND I WAS COMPENSATED FOR THE COST OF REPAIR UPON THE OUTCOME OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WERE FAILING AGAIN AT AROUND 115,000 MILES. IMMEDIATELY I HAD TOYOTA REPAIR BOTH HEADLAMPS, AS I DIDN'T WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE HAZARD OF BOTH HEADLAMPS FAILING AGAIN. FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, THERE IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW IN THE PRIUS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED ESPECIALLY BEFORE BOTH HEADLAMPS FAIL AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THE NEXT TIME THE HEADLAMPS FAIL I WILL HAVE NO ADVANCED SYMPTOMS AND BOTH MIGHT FAIL AGAIN SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE I'M ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

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 PURCHASING MY CAR. I NOTICED MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR, I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON SO I DIDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT IT. AFTERWARDS, ALMOST EVERY MONTH I NOTICED MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF, WHICH STARTED TO CONCERN ME, BUT AFTER GETTING QUOTES ON HOW MUCH THE REPAIRS WOULD BE I KNEW IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME FOR ME TO BUDGET THE COSTS INTO MY MONTHLY EXPENSES. AFTER ANOTHER MONTH OR SO, I FOUND MYSELF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 55 WESTBOUND (CARY, NC) AT AROUND 9PM AT NIGHT & BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. HIGHWAY 55 DOES NOT HAVE MUCH LIGHTING IN THE FIRST PLACE & I AM VERY LUCKY THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS NOT WITH ME. I PANICKED BUT QUICKLY TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS OFF & ON AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THEY TURNED BACK ON. NOW ALMOST EVERY MONTH, & ASIDE FROM ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS FAILING NEARLY EVERY 2 DAYS, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. IN FACT, MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AGAIN THIS MORNING AT AROUND 5:45AM DURING MY COMMUTE TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 55. I DID SOME RESEARCH BUT FOUND TOYOTA HAS ONLY AGREED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR '04-'09 MODELS (WITH THE SAME HID HEADLIGHT ISSUE) THROUGH THE EARLIER OF 5 YEARS WARRANTY AND 50,000 MILES OR REIMBURSE DRIVERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. I'VE ALREADY CONTACTED TOYOTA AT 1800-331-4331 AND FILED A COMPLAINT BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR (AT 102K MILES) WAS NOW INELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE AN OFFICIAL RECALL TO AVOID ANY SEVERE ACCIDENTS IT CAN CAUSE FOR OWNERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD UPFRONT REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

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

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

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 THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

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

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

Mileage: 137,186

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 DRIVE IT AFTER SUNSET. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 79,000

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 WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

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

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 STREET LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 62,461

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 WANT TO CHARGE US 450 DOLLARS FOR REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB, WHICH ACCORDING TO RESEARCH WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA RECALL THIS LIGHT SYSTEM AND REPLACE IT WITH A BETTER SYSTEM. ITS A GREAT HAZARD WHEN YOUR LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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

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 IF I TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF, HOWEVER I DO NOT ALWAYS REALIZE THE LIGHT IS OUT. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED NUMEROUS TIMES AND GIVEN WORK ORDERS TO GET MY LIGHT FIXED. I AM TIRED OF THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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. WHEN THESE EXTERIOR LENSES BEGIN TO FAIL THEY ALLOW WATER INTRUSION FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWS MOISTURE TO PENETRATE INTO AREAS OF THE LENSE ASSEMBLY WHICH SUPPORT ALL OF THE LIGHT BULBS USED TO WARN OR SIGNAL OTHER DRIVERS OR PEDESTRIANS. AT A VERY MINIMUM THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN PREMATURE BULB FAILURE FOR ALL OF THE SIGNALING SYSTEMS SPECIFIED ABOVE. RESEARCHING YOUR SITE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU MANY TIMES AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. IS ALSO AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHAT YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE AWARE OF IS THE MOST SERIOUS CONCERN RESULTING FROM THIS PROBLEM; IF THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) REAR LENSE SUFFERS THIS PROBLEM AND BEGINS LEAKING, THE WATER RUNS OR DRAINS DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERIOR 12VDC STARTER BATTERY WELL. THIS BATTERY WELL IS AS DEEP, OR DEEPER THAN THE FACTORY INSTALLED 12VDC STARTER BATTERY IS TALL AND CAN RESULT IN WATER OVERTOPPING THE BATTERY. THIS CAUSES SHORTING/GROUNDING ACROSS THE POSITIVE/NEGATIVE 12VDC STARTER BATTERY TERMINALS. THIS PREVENTS THE OPERATOR FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE AND CUTS OFF POWER TO ALL 12VDC ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING EMERGENCY FLASHERS. IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE 12VDC STARTER BATTERY AND MANY EXPENSIVE 12VDC ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OR SYSTEMS. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE SERIOUS IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE HIGH AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. I CALLED A TOYOTA AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, LUM'S AUTO CENTER, AND REPORTED MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THEY SUGGESTED I BRING IT IN. AFTER 4 DAYS THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE LOGGED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM NEEDING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION! *TR

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 "BALLAST" NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. OF COURSE THE SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT IS PRIMARY, BUT TOYOTA WAS DERELICT IN THEIR DUTY NOT TO ADVISE CUSTOMERS OF THIS HIGHLY UNUSUAL, POTENTIAL COST WHEN SELLING ME THE CAR. I'VE NEVER PAID MORE THAN $15 FOR A HEADLIGHT AND HAVE ALWAYS REPLACED THEM MYSELF. ALSO, THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTS AN EASY REPLACEMENT. MY MECHANIC HAD TO PARTIALLY REMOVE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THAT WAS ANOTHER MISREPRESENTATION. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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 SPECIALIST AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS TYPICAL WEAR ON A CAR THIS OLD (5 YEARS, 59,000 MILES). THIS WAS FROM A REPAIR SPECIALIST SENT FROM TOYOTA WHEN THE REGULAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I DRIVE ON HIGHWAY S EVERYDAY TO WORK AND HOME AND I AM A NERVOUS WRECK, WORRYING THAT THE CAR WILL JUST COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS WHEN I GO THRU A CAR WASH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GETS MOISTURE INSIDE. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPT AT TOYOTA I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $600 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. THIS WAS WAY BEFORE IT HAD FALLEN OUT OF WARRANTY (36,000) BUT OF COURSE THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT IT WAS COVERED, IN FACT THEY TOLD ME WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE! NOW THE BULB IS ALSO FLICKERING ON AND OFF IN THIS SAME HEADLIGHT. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA QUOTED ME $270.00 TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB. THE REASON I WAS GIVEN WAS THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER TO CHANGE AN $11.00 BULB AT AUTOZONE. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF MY HAND WAS SMALL ENOUGH I COULD TRY TO DO IT MYSELF. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, AND WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WAS DISCOUNTING THE BULB, IT NORMALLY SHOULD COST $420.00. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 50,000 MILES BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE EITHER. I ONLY FOUND OUT BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS DRAGGING ITS FEET IN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM SO I CALLED CORPORATE AND MENTIONED THE MOISTURE PROBLEM AND THAT WAS HOW I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT ONLY MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

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 DEALERSHIP. PASSENGER BULB WENT OUT DURING INSPECTION AND HIGH BEAMS WERE BOTH WORKING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED WITH A COST OF $500! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST TIME WAS IN 2009.

Mileage: 110,000

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 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 TAKEN UP TO 10 MIN.. THEN FOR WHATEVER REASONS AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE MENTIONED MALFUNCTIONS STOP AND EVERYTHING WORKS CORRECTLY.I AM VERY CONCERNED THE DASH DISPLAY SHOWING SPEED AND OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL MALFUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IMMEDIATELY IS ALSO IMPORTANT.THIS VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY TOYOTA WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE READ BUT NOT CONFIRMED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH THE PRIUS. THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HOPE NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

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 TOLD THAT I WAS A DEFECT BUT NOT A RECALL AND TOYOTA WOULD PAY FOR IT UP TO 50000 MILES WHICH MY CAR HAD ALREADY SURPASSED. TO REPLACE THE BULB WAS OVER 300 DOLLARS AND HAVING JUST BOUGHT A CERTIFIED VEHICLE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SHE'LL OUT THE KIND OF MONEY,I STILL HAVE NOT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BUT NOW IT'S COMPLETELY OUT, AND WILL NEED REPLACED BEFORE INSPECTION. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR A NEW BULB SINCE THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *TR

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 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 PER HEADLIGHT TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT WE KNOW THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEY WOULDN'T COME BACK ON IF IT WAS THE LIGHT.. PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! ITS TERRIFYING AND VERY DANGEROUS. THE LIABILITY FOR YOU AND TOYOTA WILL BE GREAT SHOULD FATALITIES OCCUR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 12,000

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, AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULB. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPLACE A PRIUS HEADLIGHT BULB? ANYWHERE FROM $600 TO $1000 AT A DEALER, ACCORDING TO INTERNET SOURCES. LUCKILY I CAN GO TO A PARTS PLACE AND PICK ONE UP FOR ABOUT $17.00 AND DO IT MYSELF, BUT THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL PRIUS'. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

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 ROAD IS HIT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF/ON. I COMMUTE 2 HOURS DAILY (MON-FRI). THERE IS A RURAL AREA THAT I DRIVE WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. NO HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

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 THE SAME ISSUES! THERE SEEMS TO BE NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT TO TURN THE LIGHT ONTO THE OFF POSITION THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN. THEY DO GO BACK ON BUT CAN SHUT OFF OR WINK OFF AT ANY TIME. THIS IS A HAZARD FOR NIGHTTIME DRIVING, AND MY CONCERN IS THAT MY TWIN TEENAGERS WILL BE USING THE CAR AT NIGHT FOR WORK, ERRANDS, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

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 IN THE CAR. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE BUT INEVITABLY GO OUT AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS AS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL YET. I READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT MIND PAYING TO REPLACE THE BULBS IF THEY WERE BURNT OUT BUT THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR

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 CONTACTING TOYOTA SINCE I APPEAR TO NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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 APPROACHING 85000 MILES. BASED ON MY READING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AS IT SEEMS CHRONIC AND PREVALENT IN THE PRIUS. *TR

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

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 MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

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 PREVALENT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THIS POSES AN EXTREME DANGER TO BOTH MYSELF AND OTHERS AROUND ME. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

LIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS, INCONVENIENT, AND ILLEGAL. *TR

Mileage: 118,500

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 CORPORATE, BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG - THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THAT THERE IS NO DIAGNOSIS, SO THEREFORE NO ISSUE THEY CAN ADDRESS. WE NEED HELP. THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE. NOW TOYOTA WANTS TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER - BUT IT WILL COST US OVER $1,000 AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT WILL WORK. IF IT DOESN'T WORK, THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE A SECOND AND THEN THIRD COMPUTER IN THE CAR, BUT THAT MIGHT NOT WORK EITHER. FROM WHAT WE'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE, OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS DONE AND THE HEADLIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK. TO THOSE OUT THERE CONSIDERING A PRIUS FROM THIS YEAR, PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THE PURCHASE! WE WISH WE HAD KNOWN. NHTSA NEEDS TO REOPEN THE CLASS ACTION CASE AND INCLUDE THOSE WITHOUT HID HEADLIGHTS. WE ARE BEGGING YOU FOR OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

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 BAD BUT I CAN ATTEST THAT IT IS A CLEAR DEFECT. REPLACED THE BULBS AND IT STILL HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. *TR

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 TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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 FLATLY REFUSED TO DO SO ,NOW I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT THAT IS GOING IN AND OUT SPORADICALLY. I HAVE READ IN THE FORUM THAT SO MANY TOYOTAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA WANT TO CHARGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF A RECALL....I AM WRITING TO YOU SO I CAN GET HELP WITH THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

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. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT, IN THE MEAN TIME, IS PERFECTLY FINE AND NEVER HAS PROBLEMS, WHICH ALSO SUGGESTS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL/CONNECTOR ISSUE. *TR

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 THE PROBLEM. THIS IS CAUSING US SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON NOT CLEAR DAYS DUE TO THE EARLY MORNING FOG. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH MY BROTHER'S BODY SHOP TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS OR DEFECTS ON THE LIGHTS, NOTHING. I AM TAKING IT AGAIN THIS WEEK TO THE TOYOTA SHOP IN MANNHEIM GERMANY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED SINCE FEB 2012. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE LIGHTS CAUSE US AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS REPLACED WHICH ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE. THANK YOU IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME DO IT VIA EMAIL, THIS IS MY PARENTS PHONE NUMBER IN PA, I CANNOT TYPE IN MY NUMBER IN GERMANY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 AND ON. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO 50,000 MILES, BUT OUR CAR IS 4,000 MILES PAST. THEY ADMITTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT OFFERED NO REMEDY OTHER THAN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. NOT ONLY IS THIS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND I WAS ESSENTIALLY DRIVING BLIND FOR A SHORT TIME. AT THE VERY LEAST I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TELL ALL OF IT'S PRIUS OWNERS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM IS OUT THERE. SOME QUICK INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM. I AM WRITING IN HOPES THAT TOYOTA CAN BE PERSUADED INTO DOING THE RIGHT THING TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, BECAUSE THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO SO ON THEIR OWN IMITATIVE. THANK YOU! *TR

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 DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND HOW CAN OUR GOVERNMENT NOT FORCE TOYATA TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE PAID A BOUNDLE FOR THIS CAR EVEN IT IS USED, NOW WE ARE STUCK AND WILL BE WORRIED TO DEATH WHEN MY DAUGHTER DRIVES IS IN THE DARK. PLEASE TAKE ACTION, IT IS SERIOUS. *TR

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

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 SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

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 LAWSUIT IN CALIF ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS'S. AGAIN IN 2012 WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE TWICE AND INFORMED THAT MY FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND LIGHT COMES BACK ON. HAPPENED RANDOMLY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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, SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH HEADLIGHTS. IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. TODAY, AT 6:30AM (STILL VERY DARK OUTSIDE) BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT APPROX 6 TIMES IN A 30 MILE TRIP DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE TALKED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THE ONE HEADLIGHT BEFORE AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY CARS OVER 70,000 MILES. THEY SAY THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NEVER GO OUT. FOR ONE LIGHT, IT IS $400. READING FORUMS THEY SAY IT CAN BE A COMPUTER MODULE WHICH RUNS APPROX $3500. I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE IF BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING OUT WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS (OR EVEN ANYTIME WHILE IT IS DARK OUTSIDE). *TR

Mileage: 96,000

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 DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OFF WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK. I TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN AND IT TURNED ON. AFTER THAT IT TURN OFF MORE OFTEN AS TIME GOES ON. ABOUT JULY, 2011 I DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE AND IT APPEAR TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MOST TOYOTA PRIUS OWNER THAT HAVE HID HEADLIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACED. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO I TRIED TO CONTACT THE TOYOTA DEALER TO SET UP SOME TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT SO THAT I CAN GET IT FIX OVER HERE. MY TOYOTA DEALER DID NOT REPLY ABOUT THE ISSUE. I ALSO CONTACT THE TOYOTA MAIN COMPANY ONLINE BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THEY REFUSE TO SEND ME A NEW PART OR PROVIDE ME WITH ANY REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD. MY HEADLIGHT WAS DEFECTED BEFORE THEIR 5 YEARS 50K WARRANTY END. *TR

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 THE ONES WITH THIS VENDOR'S HEADLIGHTS. BUT IT STILL SHOWS MANY DO HAVE THE BAD HEADLIGHTS. TOYOTA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS ISSUE AND REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE ONES AS THEY SHOULD. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE...ALMOST 2000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER CONTROLLERS AND HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS ABOUT 600 PLUS FOR BOTH. KIND OF FIND THIS HARD TO GET FIXED SO I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS LIGHT ISSUE FOR SOME TIME NOW. THEY SHOULD JUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POORLY DESIGNED MODULE AND REPLACE THEM! SINCE THEY DID NOT STAND BY THERE PRODUCT I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A FORD EDGE INSTEAD OF A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. *TR

Mileage: 94,587

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 WHEN PROBLEM STARTS TO OCCUR. EACH TIME HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE RESULT OF WHAT IS WORKING OR NOT WORKING IS DIFFERENT. AT TIMES TURNING ON HIGH BEAMS RESULTS IN ALL LIGHTS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION MAKING IT UNSAFE TO BE CAUGHT AWAY FROM HOME WITH THE CAR AT DUSK. MY 19 YEAR OLD SON SPENT HIS HARD EARNED MONEY TO BUY THIS TOYOTA FOR TRANSPORTATION WHILE AWAY FROM HOME AT COLLEGE. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR COSTLY REPAIRS IN A HIT AND MISS GAME OF LETS THROW MONEY AT THE PROBLEM REPLACING PARTS TRYING TO RESOLVE IT UNTIL THEY "FIX IT". I HAVE NO COMFORT THAT THE PROBLEM IS EVER FIXED REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH MONEY IS SPENT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND MAY NOT BE SEEN FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. HOW CAN TOYOTA GET AWAY WITH NOT ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY HAZARD? *TR

Mileage: 91,000

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

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 POLICE BECAUSE MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMPS WAS OUT, BUT I HAD TURN OFF, THEN ON THE LIGHTS, AND IT WAS BACK ON. I BELIEVED THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS AND TOYOTA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIXED IT. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WAIT FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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 TICKET FOR "DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS" WHEN IN FACT THEY JUST TURNED OFF WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR INTO TOYOTA WITH THIS BEING A POPULAR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AMONGST OTHER 2006-07 PRIUS MODELS, BUT TO MY SURPRISE, THE COST FOR BULB REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $660. EVEN AFTER SUCH PAYMENT WAS GIVEN AND REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THAT WOULD NOT FULLY GUARANTEE A FULL FIX ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 600,200

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 CORRECT THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY AND NOT REQUIRE OWNERS TO PAY FOR WHAT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

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 LIGHTS AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER 45 MPH WHILE HEADING INTO A CURVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND ARRIVE SAFELY AT A STOP, AS IT WAS PITCH BLACK OUTSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO RESTORE LIGHTING, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN 5 MINUTES LATER. WEATHER CONDITION WAS MID-70'S AND A CLEAR DRY NIGHT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY SAW ONE HEADLIGHT GOING BAD AFTER LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON FOR TEN MINUTES, BUT WOULDN'T DEAL WITH THE OTHER HEADLIGHT OR INVESTIGATE ANY PROBLEM THAT MAY HAVE LED TO THE INCIDENT. THEY INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD TEST IT IS IF I PURCHASED AND PAID FOR INSTALLATION OF 2 NEW HID LAMPS... OVER $800. THEY SAID TOYOTA'S OFFICIAL POSITION WAS TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND THAT BOTH LAMPS MUST BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO TESTING THE BALLAST, NOR WOULD THEY ADDRESS WHY BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN LESS THAN A WEEK OF ONE ANOTHER. ULTIMATELY, THE DEALER'S SOLUTION WAS TO TELL ME TO JUST TURN MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF REAL QUICKLY. *TR

Mileage: 45

HEAD KEEPS GOING OUT - WE'VE REPLACED IT AND NOW WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 42,540

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 AGAIN THIS SUMMER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *TR

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 RANDOM AND VARIABLE HEADLIGHT FAILURE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO... IT OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS NOW.... AND IS TEMPORARILY "FIXED" BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.... IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME HEADLIGHT THAT FAILS, WHICH SHOULD TELL YOU IT IS NOT THE BULB... WHICH SO MANY DEALERS ARE HAPPILY CHARGING TO REPLACE. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 84000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.... SO WHOEVER DECIDED THAT 50,000 MILES IS A REASONABLE CUT-OFF FOR TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM.... I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING... THOUSANDS OF CARS DO NOT FAIL OVER 5 MODEL YEARS STARTING AT AS LOW AS 20,000 MILES FROM "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AGING AND FAILURE".... THIS IS A SERIOUS AND INEXCUSABLE DESIGN FLAW WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LONG LIST OF RECALLS WHICH TODAY'S TOYOTA IS COMING TO BE KNOWN FOR.... THEY RESISTED A RECALL BECAUSE EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT ALMOST $2,000 FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THIS ISSUE HAVE REPORTED THAT IT RECURS AFTER THE SO-CALLED "FIX". TOYOTA MUST KNOW THAT THERE IS NO EASY FIX, AND IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE HIT FOR CORRECTING THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WRONGFUL DEATHS DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE BEFORE THIS ISSUE CAN BE RAISED TO A NEW LEVEL OF INTERVENTION.... THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS AN EXERCISE IN MORONIC IRRESPONSIBILITY... MOSTLY BY THE COURTS FOR ALLOWING SUCH A PITIFUL AND INEFFECTIVE RULING. ONE MORE EXHIBIT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT CORPORATIONS RUN THE WORLD TODAY.... NOT GOVERNMENTS..... PATHETIC...... *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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 BEFORE AND TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT, ONE ON 12/16/2008 AND THE OPPOSITE HEADLIGHT ON 6/13/2009. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. BACK IN 2008 I LOGGED MY COMPLAINT HERE ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND JUST WANTED TO LET ALL THE PRIUS OWNERS THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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 RIGHT ONE HAS GONE OUT. I REPLACED 1 HEADLIGHT IN 45 YEARS OF DRIVING BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS PRIUS. NOW 2 HEADIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. AND CAN GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MODE IS INTERMITTENT BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. *TR

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 HEADLIGHT THE NEXT DAY. SINCE OCTOBER 2011 TO PRESENT DAY (9 MONTHS) I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHTS 7 TIMES COMBINED. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS DIFFERENT BRANDS OF LIGHTS, AND ALSO HAD A DEALERSHIP CHECK OUT MY WIRING TO BE SURE THERE WERE NO SHORTS OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SETUP, AND THEY CONCLUDED THERE WAS NONE. THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT COMPLETELY RANDOM INTERVALS, ON 2 OCCASIONS THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AS BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHILE THEY HAVE NOT YET GONE OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TIMINGS ARE SO OFTEN AND RANDOM THAT I FEAR THEY WILL BOTH GO OUT BEFORE I AM ABLE TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT IS OUT. AS I HAVE USED EVERY BRAND OF LIGHT THAT IS AVAILABLE, AND HAD A TOYOTA DEALER CONFIRM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HOW I INSTALLED THE LIGHTS OR THE WIRING, ITS VERY CLEAR THERE IS SOME KIND OF ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS LIGHTING SYSTEM ITSELF CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. *TR

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 ON AND OFF MY LIGHTS. THE DEFECTIVE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON USING THIS METHOD. NOW, BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE FAILING, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I USE THE SAME METHOD TO RESTART THEM, ONLY NOW, THEY ARE NOLONGER FUNCTIONAL SO I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT, OR ON ROADS DURING THE DAY THAT REQUIRE HEADLIGHTS ON. DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY THEM AT FIRST FAILURE BECAUSE I WAS 300 MILES OVER WARRANTY PERIOD. 2) TAILLIGHTS: HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AS THEY BURNED OUT PRIOR TO 36,000 MILES. 3) FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS: ALSO FROM ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON, I HAVE REPLACED THEM EACH, 5 TIMES AS THEY BURNED OUT. NOW THE FUSE BLOWS ANYTIME I INSTALL A NEW FRONT RUNNING LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 36,330

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 DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT, FOR FEAR OF GETTING INTO A WRECK, UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 42,500

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 BEEN ADVISED BY A TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM IS BULB BURNOUT. HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN THEY COME ON INITIALLY AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY??? THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS IS $527! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. CAN'T AFFORD A FIX. WHAT TO DO?? *TR

Mileage: 104,000

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

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 EXTREMLY COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. REPAIR COST WAS QUOTED AT APPROX $600 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS AND THAT POSSIBLY THIS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND COULD NEED FURTHER REPAIRS BUT THIS IS WHERE THEY START WITH THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 95,000

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 45,000 MILES. *TR

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 ROAD I AM ON FOR SAFETY REASONS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT LIGHTS SHOULD FAIL SO FREQUENTLY.

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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

Mileage: 68,000

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 PROBLEM, GIVEN THE VERY POOR VISIBILITY THE MIRRORS HAVE BEHIND THIS CAR. *TR

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 PROBLEM AND I JUST THINK TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING REGARDING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. SO, DECIDED TO DO THIS OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT BUT WHO IS TO SAY THE PROBLEM WOULD FIX ITSELF EVEN IF I GET THE LIGHT REPLACED. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG! *KB

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 PROBLEM AND I JUST THINK TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING REGARDING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. SO, DECIDED TO DO THIS OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT BUT WHO IS TO SAY THE PROBLEM WOULD FIX ITSELF EVEN IF I GET THE LIGHT REPLACED. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG! *KB

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

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 SAFETY HAZARD. BOTH LIGHTS ARE NOW TURNING OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN A 30 MINUTE PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 36,732

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 39K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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 PULLED THE CAR OVER ON THE INTERSTATE, TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, WHICH RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE SECOND TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE DARK INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AT APPROX. 60 MPH. THIS WAS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

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 LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

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 DAY. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A BULB BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN, BULB WAS FINE. WIRES ARE NOT LOOSE. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND SEE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND IT MAKES ME EXTREMELY NERVOUS BECAUSE I FEAR THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO THE OTHER HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT. *TT

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 WANT ME TO INCUR THE EXPENSE OF HAVING IT DIAGNOSED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY WILL EVEN CONSIDER COVERING IT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OF WHICH I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE. AS AGREEMENT, TOYOTA AGREED THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE BULBS AND IF YOU WERE OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WOULD STILL FIX THE LIGHTS IF YOU HAD DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRING. I HAVE THE EVIDENCE YET THEY WANT ME TO INCUR AN EXPENSE SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I FEEL THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 30,214

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 UNIT ALL AT ONCE. THEN THEY JUST WENT OUT AGAIN DEC 2011. DO NOT KNOW COST YET. NO ACCIDENTS FROM THESE OUTAGES BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN. THEY WENT OUT AT NIGHT NOT AT THE SAME TIME BUT COULD HAVE. THIS TIME ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT. IT COMES ON THEN GOES OUT THEN COMES ON AGAIN ONLY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I THINK THERE IS TROUBLE WITH THE POWER UNIT OR BAD DESIGN. *TR

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

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 GET HOME. MY LIGHTS THEN ONLY WORKED ON LOW BEAMS, BUT THEN WITH IN A FEW DAYS THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 5-10 OF OPERATION. NOW BOTH, ON LOW BEAMS ARE GOING OUT AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF OPERATION - HIGH BEAMS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD ME IT IS THE HID LIGHTS AND WOULD COST OVER $300 TO CHANGE BOTH. THIS IS INSANE!!!!! YOUR AGENCY KNOWS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND HAS DECIDED TO LET BIG CORP GET AWAY WITH ROBBING US. YOU ARE JUST AS BAD AS TOYOTA FOR LETTING THEM KNOWINGLY GET AWAY WITH THIS AND NOT EVEN WARNING US OWNERS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. IN ADDITION, MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS NOW OUT AND I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A FIX IT TICKET. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE PRIUS AND YOU ARE COVERING IT UP. *TR

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 TURN BACK ON AFTER SWITCHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN AGAIN. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT BUT AT TIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING ON RURAL ROADS. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS AND THE FACT THAT TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED, I WAS NOT A PART OF THAT AS I WAS UNAWARE IT WAS EVEN OCCURRING. *TR

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 FOR WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR. *KB

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 FOR WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR. *KB

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 IS LISTED ON A TOYOTA REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM NOVEMBER 3, 2011, WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY BY AGAIN DISPLAYING MY SPEED, GAS TANK GAUGE, ETC. THE DISPLAY WOULD SOMETIMES WORK FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN STOP WORKING, AND NOT WORK AGAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR A WEEK OR MORE. CURRENTLY, IT THE DISPLAY CONTINUES TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY ONLY, CAUSING ME TO DRIVE FOR DAYS OR A WEEK OR MORE WITH NO VISUAL DISPLAY OF HOW FAST I AM DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE REMAINING IN MY TANK. THIS FAILURE OF THE CLUSTER DISPLAY IS A HAZARD TO ME AND ESPECIALLY TO MY YOUNG TEENAGE DAUGHTER BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE HOW FAST WE ARE DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS WE HAVE REMAINING AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN THE DISPLAY STOPS WORKING. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TEMECULA, CA AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE COMBO METER SINCE THEY BELIEVE THERE IS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE COMBO METER, BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN ADVISED ME THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER DISPLAY, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED AND THEY COULD NOT COVER THE COST OF FIXING THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES AT 800-331-4331AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR, WHO OFFERED ME A 40% DISCOUNT ON THE COST OF REPLACING THE COMBO METER ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS AND SAID IF A RECALL WAS ORDERED I WOULD GET A FULL REFUND. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS OF AN INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTIONING CLUSTER DISPLAY PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE AND WARRANTS A RECALL.

Mileage: 135,980

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 SAFETY ISSUE WILL OCCUR TO EITHER HEADLIGHT AT ANY MOMENT, BUT SEEMS TO ALTERNATE BETWEEN THEM. HAVE NOT LOST BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME YET. THIS LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVERY 2 -3 MINUTES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DISTRACTION MAKES IT HARD TO WATCH AHEAD ON THE ROAD FOR ANY OBSTACLES OR TO WATCH FOR WILDLIFE AHEAD AND MAKES IT HARD TO SEE ANYTHING AT A SAFE DISTANCE. *TR

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 LOT OF JOGGERS & KIDS ON BIKES IN OUR AREA. IF ONE LIGHT IS OUT I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW & THEN I AM NOW ABLE TO SEE THEIR REFLECTIVE MATERIAL. PLEASE ISSUE THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. THANK YOU *TR

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

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 IS THAT AS YOU DIM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, THE LIGHTED SYMBOL FOR THE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHT SWITCH GOES COMPLETELY DARK BEFORE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO. SO, ON A DARK NIGHT, YOU DIM THE LIGHTS TO MAKE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS JUST BRIGHT ENOUGH TO READ, WITHOUT EXCESS REFLECTION OR DISTRACTION, AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH BECOMES INVISIBLE BECAUSE ITS LIGHT WENT COMPLETELY OUT BEFORE THE OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DID. THIS INCREASES DISTRACTION AND REDUCES REACTION TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO FIND AND TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHT SWITCH. I DOUBT THIS PROBLEM IS LIMITED TO JUST MY CAR. THE SIMPLE SOLUTION (EVERYTHING SEEMS SIMPLE TO THE GUY NOT DOING THE WORK) WOULD BE TO DESIGN AND WIRE THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS SO THAT THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH LIGHT STAYS A LITTLE BRIGHTER THAN ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS, AS THEY ALL DIM. THAT WAY, THE SWITCH YOU MIGHT MOST NEED IN A HURRY WILL BE VISIBLE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE DIMMED YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. QUICKER TURN-ON OF THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ALERTS FOLLOWING DRIVERS SOONER, INCREASING THEIR SAFETY, AND MINE. THANKS FOR WORKING TO KEEP US ALL SAFER ON THE ROAD, AND TO IMPROVE THE VEHICLES WE DRIVE. *TR

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 HEADLAMPS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *JB

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 BULBS, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNABATED. SINCE I AM OUTSIDE 50,000 MILES, TOYOTA STATES THEY CAN DO NOTHING. THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT IN THIS REGARD. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ONE CAN OTHER SECOND GENERATION PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. VISITS TO PRIUSCHAT FORUMS REVEAL THOUSANDS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOST OWNERS ARE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD WHEN THIS PROBLEM SURFACES. DEALERSHIPS QUOTE VERY HIGH AMOUNTS TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY PART OF TOYOTA'S FAULTY DESIGN. BULBS GO OUT ALL THE TIME ON ALL VEHICLES, BUT AN OWNER SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM AFTER 50,000 MILES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

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

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

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 EVEN WHEN PROBLEM IS DEMONSTRATED TO THE HEAD OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. BASED ON A REVIEW OF INTERNET CHAT GROUPS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, INCLUDING A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FILED EARLIER THIS YEAR (COLLADO ET AL V. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES). *KB

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 EVEN WHEN PROBLEM IS DEMONSTRATED TO THE HEAD OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. BASED ON A REVIEW OF INTERNET CHAT GROUPS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, INCLUDING A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FILED EARLIER THIS YEAR (COLLADO ET AL V. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES). *KB

Mileage: 31,214

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 APPROXIMATELY $550.00. I AM SHOCKED WHEN I GOOGLE MY PROBLEM TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED AND MORE SO THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS THAT ARE THERE. THIS IS FAR MORE THAN A BURNT LIGHT BULB,IT HAS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I AM A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER OF 31 YEARS. PLEASE HELP! I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY FOR MY WIFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

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 DOING RESEARCH IN THE INTERNET,I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT TOYOTA HID BULB HEAD LIGHT PROBLEMS,EXPERIENCED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, AND THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT REGARDING THIS,AND THE FACT THAT THE TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TILL 5 YR/50K MILES. I MOSTLY USE THE CAR DURING THE DAY TIME TO WORK(8 MILES ONE WAY),AND SINCE ALL MY FRIENDS/AMENITIES/SHOPPING ARE WITH IN 5 MILE RADIUS,I DONT GET MUCH CHANCE TO DRIVE FOR A LONGER TIME DURING THE NIGHT.ALL MY NIGHT DRIVES ARE RARE AND IS MOSTLY LESS THAN 10-15 MINS.I ALSO HAVE FOG LIGHTS IN MY CAR WHICH GIVES SOME DECENT LIGHT,AND WHEN THERE ARE OTHER CARS IN THE ROAD,OR WHEN THE ROAD IS WELL LIT,IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM,WHEN THE FIRST HEADLIGHT GOES OFF.EVEN WHEN THE SECOND HEADLIGHT GOES OFF,UNDER GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS,IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. IT APPEARS AS SOME LIGHT DIMMING GOING ON FROM INSIDE THE CAR,WHEN ONLY ONE HEAD LIGHT GOES OFF.FURTHER I DID MY 50K MILES SERVICE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. I CALLED TOYOTA,OPENED A CASE(NUMBER:1109191158)AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER.THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO HID BULBS,COVERED BY THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.HE ALSO UPDATED MY CASE WITH TOYOTA.THE TOYOTA AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF THE BULB BUT NOT THE LABOR.I TRIED TO ESCALATE THE SITUATION WITH TOYOTA, BUT THEY WERE FIRM ON THEIR DECISION.THEY WERE MORE TALKING BY THE RULE BOOK, ABOUT THE EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, THAN TRYING TO HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM.CLEARLY THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE PART,AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO COVER THE COMPLETE COST. IT WOULD ONLY BE FAIR,IF THEY REFUND THE $112 LABOR COST. *TR

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 TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORARY FIXES THE PROBLEM, YET THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING DAILY. IN JAN. 2010 TOYOTA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WHICH ONLY HELPED THOSE PERSONNEL WHOSE MILEAGE WAS FEWER THAN 50,000. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE OWNERS OUT THERE THAT ARE STILL LEFT WITH THIS ENORMOUS SAFETY ISSUE. A SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT ALL OWNERS SAFETY, NOT JUST THOSE WHOSE VEHICLE MILEAGE IS UNDER 50,000. *TR

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 WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 93,000

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 TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION CASE AGAINST TOYOTA THAT COVERS PRIUS WITH UNDER 50K MILES. SINCE I HAD OVER 70K MILES ON MY PRIUS, I WAS HESITANT TO MAKE THE REPAIR, BECAUSE OF THE COST UNTIL BOTH LIGHTS FAILED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES BY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT STARTED TO FAIL. UPDATED 10/07/11

Mileage: 10,000

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'T HELP THE PROBLEM. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AT LEAST THAT TOYOTA IS JUST BRUSHING ASIDE. I AM NOT A SATISFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER BY ALL MEANS. *TT

Mileage: 27,000

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 MONTHS LATER. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL FOR A REFUND, BUT THE FIRST ONE WAS COVERED UNDER INSURANCE, THESE NEXT TWO AREN'T, YET IT APPEARS THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THESE BULBS EVERY 1 - 2 YEARS, WHICH IS ABSURD. THEY JUST GO OUT, NO FLICKERING OR DIMMING, BUT JUST GO OUT WITH NO NOTICE. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THIS ISSUE, MAKE THESE CARS SAFE, AND MAKE IT SO THE BULBS DON'T HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR OR TWO. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

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

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 SEASONAL SNOW, EARLY NIGHT FALL. *TR

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. MANUFACTURER SAYS COST OF REPAIR IS $300. *TR

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. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

HEADLAMP BULBS BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY LEADING TO REPEATED CHANGE OF THE BULBS AT $250 A PIECE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

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

FAILURE OF TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS,LEFT ME "DRIVING IN THE DARK." *TR

Mileage: 37,120

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 ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 38,000

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. EVERYTHING WENT TOTALLY BLACK. I MANAGED TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN AND SWERVE JUST IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAD BOTH LIGHTS REPLACED BY TOYOTA AT MY OWN EXPENSE SINCE I HAD MORE THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND THAT IT SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 69,985

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 INTERMITTENT AT FIRST (STARTING AT 41000 MILES) BUT BECAME A REAL NUISANCE AT 49000 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT AROUND 52000 MILES. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE BULBS. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *TR

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 DARK OUT YOU COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD OR ANYTHING ELSE TO STOP SAFELY. HAD TO PULL OVER FOR THE NIGHT AND STAYED AT A HOTEL. REPLACED THE LIGHTS AT THE DEALERSHIP. TO AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SO DON'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. SO DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF IT WAS THE HEADLIGHTS OR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

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

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. ROSE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 7,100 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AFTER THE RECEPTION WAS OVER WE LEFT TO RETURN TO OUR HOTEL. WHEN WE LEFT THE LODGE IT WAS EARLY EVENING AND THE SUN HAD SET, SO WE DROVE WITH OUR HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT, PLUNGING US INTO COMPLETE DARKNESS. SINCE WE COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD, WHICH HAD NO SHOULDER, A HILLSIDE ON THE RIGHT AND A STEEP DROP-OFF ON THE LEFT WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AT THIS POINT WE FEARED THAT WE MIGHT FALL VICTIM TO A VEHICLE RAMMING US FROM BEHIND SINCE WE HAD NO LIGHTS ON OUR CAR. I DESPERATELY TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF TRYING BOTH THE REGULAR AND HIGH-BEAM SETTINGS AND, FINALLY, TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON. THIS SEEMED TO WORK AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. BUT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT ANOTHER MILE THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN WENT OUT. AGAIN, BY MANIPULATING THE SWITCH AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN ON, WE MANAGED TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. WE THEN PROCEEDED SAFELY TO OUR HOTEL WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. WE EXPERIENCED NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS UNTIL DECEMBER, 2010, WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO BE DIMMER THAN THEY SHOULD BE. THEN IN JANUARY, 2011, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT PERMANENTLY AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WISH TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAD NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMING OR OTHERWISE MALFUNCTIONING. NEITHER HAD WE RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM TOYOTA THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OR WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. OUR EXPERIENCE ON OCTOBER 16, 2010, WAS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR TRAGEDY. *TR

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 TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AND THEY STARTED WORKING. SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS 59,000 MILES, IT DOES NOT APPLY FOR THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TOYOTA NEGOTIATED A FEW MONTHS AGO. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE MANY 07 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES THAT HAVE MORE MILES THAN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ALLOWS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REVIEWED THE DATABASE AND NOTICED SEVERAL RECENT COMPLAINTS THAT STATE BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE HID VEHICLE ISSUES IN THE PE09019. BECAUSE OF THAT, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DEFECT AND ODI SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

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 TO FIND A PROBLEM.

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 TOYOTA, COSTING $2,000 AND SEEMS TO LAST LESS THAN 30,000 MILES BEFORE SYSTEM FAILS AGAIN. SYMPTOMS INVOLVE INTERMITTENT FLICKERING OR FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS. LIGHT RETURNS BRIEFLY IF LIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. IF TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO SOLVE THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, THEN THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS INDEFINITELY AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

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 FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

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 TIME I AM BRINGING THE CAR IN. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE NORMAL WHEN THE CAR IS LATER RE-STARTED. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DOCUMENT THE FACT IM HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR AFTER 50,000 MILES. *TR

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

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 PROBLEM WITH NEW BULB. MANY REPORTS ON INTERNET OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

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 BOUGHT THE PRIUS. THEY TOLD ME IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX ( AROUND $250.00) AND SAID TO TRY TURNING THE POWER ON AND OFF SWITCH A COUPLE OF TIMES. THAT WORKED. THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE LAST FALL. I HAVE ASKED STRANGERS WHILE LEAVING WORK IF BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK BEFORE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AS WELL AS CHECK TO SEE IF BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS ARE REFLECTED ON THE BACK OF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT. I AM AWARE OF 3 OTHER TIMES THAT THE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT YET. *TR

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 LESS FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SURE OF THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPLACE THE BULBS IS OVER $400. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY; REPLACED ORIGINAL TIRES AT 22,209 MILES AND NOW AT 50,287 MILES THE SECOND SET HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT GOES ON CONTINUOUSLY, REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE. *TR

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 PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT DISAGREED AND STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

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 TO ME. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMERAFFAIR.COM REPORTS THE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, AS DOES THE PRIUS CHAT LINE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S MAIN OFFICE, FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD BY THE CSR THAT HE'S HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED. THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR NIGHT DRIVING WITH THESE HID LAMPS. SO MANY FOLKS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE - WHAT SEEM TO BE - DEFECTIVE HID LAMPS. PART OF THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THEY GO OFF AND ON SO THE DRIVER MAY HAVE NO IDEA THAT ONE OR BOTH LAMPS ARE DARK UNLESS REFLECTED IN THE REAR OF A CAR IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. AT WHAT POINT WILL TOYOTA COMMENCE A RECALL FOR THESE HID LAMPS -. *TR

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 THAT OUR LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE BULB BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT TOYOTA SAID TO DO SINCE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE PART AND THEY COULD NOT TELL IF IT WAS A BULB ISSUE OR ASSEMBLY ISSUE. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE THIRD TIME THE SAID IT WAS THE BULB AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT FOR FREE. THEY WANTED $160.00 FOR THE BULB PLUS 2 HOURS OF LABOR. ABOUT A $400.00 DOLLAR REPAIR. I REMINDED THEM OF THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED & SAID HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S THE BULB THIS TIME. THEY SAID THE ASSEMBLY IS NOT THE ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECT AND COMPLAINED. I THEN RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP CALL FROM TOYOTA GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION ONCE AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH OUR LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER FOLLOWED UP AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO CHECK WITH HIS "PARTS" GUY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD GIVE USE THE $160.00 BULB AND ONLY CHARGE US FOR LABOR. TO THIS DATE THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP. AFTER LOSING MY LIGHTING ON THE INTERSTATE I DID A TON OF ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND HOW TO CHANGE THE BULBS MYSELF WITHOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER, AS TOYOTA STATES THIS IS HOW IT NEEDS TO BE DONE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS FOR A PART THAT OBVIOUSLY MUST BE EASILY REPLACED. THE BULB REPLACEMENT IS STILL NOT AN EASY PROCESS. I ORDERED REPLACEMENT BULBS ONLINE, 2 BULBS FOR $39.00. MY COMPLAINT IS THE LACK OF SERVICE AND FOLLOW-UP FROM TOYOTA AND THE DIFFICULTY OF REPLACING THESE BULBS. TOYOTA SHOULD MAKE THESE BULBS REPLACEABLE BY THE AVERAGE CONSUMER AND THE BULBS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE AUTO PARTS STORE.

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 HAVE RECEIVED TWO TICKETS FOR MY LIGHT BEING OUT EVEN THOUGH I SHOW THEM THE SERVICE RECEIPTS. A COP TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE LIGHT WORKS AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT TO BE TURNING YOUR LIGHTS ON AND OFF. VERY UPSET TOYOTA OWNER AT THE LACK OF REACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

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 VEHICLES THAT ARE FAIRLY NEW AND WITH VERY LOW MILES. TOYOTA CLAIMS THESE LIGHTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL BULBS, BUT THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. ADDITIONALLY THESE BULBS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE POOR QUALITY IN RECENT TOYOTA VEHICLES WHICH HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. *TR

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 THE LIGHTS. *TR

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 CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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

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 SITTING AT A LIGHT OR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ONCE ONE LIGHT GOES OUT IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE OTHER TO FOLLOW. THE FOG AND BREAK AND BACK LIGHTS ALL WORK FINE. ITS JUST THE HEAD LIGHTS. IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT THEN NOT EVEN THE BRIGHTS WILL TURN ON OR FIX THE PROBLEM. IF IM DRIVING WITH JUST THE BRIGHTS, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. ONE WILL GO OUT FOLLOWED LATER BY THE OTHER. AND I CAN'T JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE BRIGHTS SETTING. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF. *LN

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 REGISTERED SO YOU MAY GIVE A RECALL CONSIDERATION. TOYOTA NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE CHARGING $300 TO REPLACE THIS BULB, AND UPWARDS OF $1100 IF IT IS A FAULTY CONTROLLER. *LN

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 REPAIRED TO DATE. *LN

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 THEN MORE RECENTLY I NOTICED BOTH LIGHTS TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES. IN ALL INSTANCES TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WOULD RE-SET THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON (FOR A WHILE). I ALSO WAS ALERTED BY OTHER MOTORISTS THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT - MY DAUGHTER VERIFIED WHEN WE GOT HOME THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE TAIL LIGHTS ALSO CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS BUT DID NOT INDICATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS MAY STILL NOT BE FUNCTIONING AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS IS ALSO OUT AND BOTH MAY GO OUT AT ANY TIME. IN ALL PREVIOUS CASES OF THE LIGHTS GOING OUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION INSIDE THE CAR (WARNING LIGHT ETC...) THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE OUT AND DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS IT IS NOT OBVIOUS THAT ONE, OR EVEN BOTH, HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT. *LN

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 HAVE BEEN DRIVING LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT 15K TO 20K MILES.IF THE PROBLEM WAS THE LIGHT BULB,AS THE DEALER TOLD ME,I THINK IT WOULD HAVE GONE COMPLETELY OUT BY NOW. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IS FAULTY IN SOME WAY.HOWEVER,TOYOTA CORP IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. WHEN MY LIGHTS FIRST WENT OUT, I KNEW IMMEDIATELY I NEEDED TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION, AND THEN BACK TO THE "ON" POSITION TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. I KNEW THIS BECAUSE WHEN TOYOTA SENT OUT INFORMATION ON THE FLOOR MAT AND ACCELERATOR DEFECT (WITCH LED TO A RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL) THEY ALSO SENT OUT INFORMATION ON THE HEADLIGHT DEFECT. WHERE IS THE HEADLIGHT RECALL?! IN THESE INFORMATION SHEETS TOYOTA LAID OUT DIRECTIONS ON WHAT TO DO IF YOUR ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, AS WELL AS WHAT TO DO IF YOU LIGHTS "HAPPENED" TO JUST SHUT OFF. SO WHEN A NOTICE LIKE THAT COMES OUT,I ASSUMED THIS MEANT TOYOTA WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM ON THE HOUSE. SO,WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM,AND WENT IN TO THE DEALER FOR MY OIL CHANGE,I MENTIONED IT,AND SAID I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. I DID NOT EXPECT TO GET A QUOTE AND BE CHARGED TO FIX TOYOTA'S QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE. *TR

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 AN ACCIDENT. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE.

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 FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,500. UPDATED 3/1/11 *CN UPDATED 12/19/11 *CN

Mileage: 31,000

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 ACCEPT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION PRIUS.

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

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 IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION ONCE THEY ARE ON BUT THEN WILL GO COMPLETELY DARK UNTIL YOU CYCLE THE SWITCH ON/OFF. LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THESE LAMPS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST MUCH LONGER THAT REGULAR HEADLAMPS, BUT IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS AGAIN FAILED TO ADEQUATELY TEST THESE SYSTEMS TO ASSURE THAT THEY ARE RELIABLE. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO VISIBILITY AT ALL, A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AT LEAST 2006 WITH NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE NHTSA. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS DO YOUR JOB AND REQUIRE THAT THESE COMPANIES FIX THESE OBVIOUS SAFETY RELATED ISSUES CAUSED BY FAULTY PARTS OR ENGINEERING! *LN

Mileage: 80,000

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 IN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA AND NHTSA ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

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 CONNECTION AS TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL OCCASIONALLY FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

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 DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO REPLACE BOTH HID LIGHTBULBS FOR $300. I AM NOT SURE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE SOMETIMES IT DOES WORK AND STAYS ON FOR A LONG PERIOD. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS START HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

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 OTHER OWNERS AND ALL OF HAVE TRAFFIC TICKETS THAT TOYOTA COULD PAY FOR ALSO. *TR

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 WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

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 THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, IF HE WOULD SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND ON, IT WOULD WORK SO HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BULB ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 05/04/11

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 LOCATION AND OVERHEATS/DEFECTIVE....ANYWAY THIS IS NOT A BULB PROBLEM, BUT A SYSTEM PROBLEM.....PLEASE HELP US...... *TR

Mileage: 72,000

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 WERE NOTIFIED WHO DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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 AFTER SWITCHING THEM OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY BEEN WORSE. SAFETY IS A KEY ISSUE HERE IN THAT IF BOTH LIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, COULD SERIOUSLY CAUSE A CRASH OR ACCIDENT. AN ONLINE SEARCH FOR OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE REVEALED SIMILAR INCIDENCES/EXPERIENCES. I PROCEEDED TO FIRST CALL THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY RANGE AND I HAVE NOTICED OTHER DRIVERS ONLINE HAVE RECEIVED REPAIRS AND/OR PARTS AT NO-COST TO THEM FOR THE SAME INCIDENT. THEY WANTED ME TO BRING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND GET A DIAGNOSIS TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT I NEED TWO NEW HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) BULBS AND THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $600. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE MY SAFETY IS AT STAKE. I CALLED BACK THE MANUFACTURER, AS INSTRUCTED, AND WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING REVIEW OF THE FINDINGS OF THE DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED AT ALL. I PROCEEDED TO ASK WHY SOME DRIVERS REPORTED ONLINE THAT THEIR REPAIRS WERE COVERED OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND MINE WOULD NOT BE. I SIMPLY WANTED TO KNOW THE CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING WHO GETS TO HAVE THEM REPLACED FOR FREE AND WHO WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, NOBODY HAS RECEIVED FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THEIR REPAIRS, ONLY A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COST OF THE BULBS (WHICH WAS REDUCED FROM $300 TO $150/EACH). HAD I BEEN TOLD THIS BEFORE, I WOULD NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A "DIAGNOSIS" FOR A PROBLEM I KNEW ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 37,750

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 THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. *LN

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 ESTABLISHMENTS CHECK THE WIRING AND HEADLIGHTS AND THEY HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING OR THE HEADLIGHTS BEING BURNED OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS CAN'T BE BURNED OUT BECAUSE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

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

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 ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY TOYOTA. *TR

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 BULBS ON THE PRIUS DO NOT LAST, THEY SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR BEFORE SOMEONE BUYS THE VEHICLE. KEEP IN MIND MOST PEOPLE WHO BUY THE PRIUS ARE DOING SO TO SAVE COSTS. WELL IF I HAVE TO SPEND600 BUCKS TO REPLACE BULBS IT NEGATES THE REASON I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

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 ON AT RANDOM. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. ON 12/2, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD BOTH HEADLAMPS WERE BURNED OUT. AT FIRST THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500 AND AFTER I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS HIGH CHARGE, THEY REDUCED THE BILL TO $289, NOTING I WOULD ONLY BE CHARGED FOR LABOR. IN MY OPINION, THE HID HEADLAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE, BURNED OUT PREMATURELY, AND THE FACT THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM POSED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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 OF THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AS CONSUMERS ARE BEING CHARGED FOR REPAIRS AS WELL AS COSTS FOR FIX-IT TICKETS.

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 PERMANENT SOLUTION. REPLACING THE LIGHTS LAST A FEW MONTHS TO A FEW YEARS BUT PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN AND TOYOTA COLLECTS THE PROFITS FROM REPAIRING THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AGAIN AND AGAIN. *TR

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 DIFFICULTY SEEING. *TR

Mileage: 22,150

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

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. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

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 SOMETHING CAN BE DONAE ABOUT THIS. *TR

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 TIMES ON THIS NIGHT, UNTIL I NOTED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LIGHT FAILURE WITH LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM BUT NOT LOW BEAM. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO TOYOTA DEALER, WHOSE PRICE FOR PARTS AND LABOR WAS OVER $400. CURRENTLY, I HAVE ORDERED THE BULBS FROM SECONDARY MARKET AND WILL HAVE THEM INSTALLED BY A NON-DEALER MECHANIC. *TR

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 TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD TEMPORARILY RESOLVE ITSELF ONLY TO HAPPENED AGAIN AT A LATER TIME. *JB

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 REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO ONLY USE THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REDUCED THE COST OF THE LIGHT BULB AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

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 BACK OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE I DRIVE OFTEN AT NIGHT. AFTER TAKING IT TO A DEALER, AND READING ALL OF THE POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, I AM CONVINCED IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS. THERE ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THANK YOU! *TR

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 FOR ANOTHER 40,000 MILES. RECENTLY THE OTHER ONE HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING LEAVING US WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. THEY (ONE, OCCASIONALLY BOTH) USUALLY COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WILL ALWAYS WORK SO WE COULD END UP DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. *TR

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, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS' SIDE HEADLIGHT WITH A NEW HID LIGHT. THIS WAS EXPENSIVE AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT NIGHT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED: BRAND NEW DRIVERS' SIDE LIGHT WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY CAME BACK ON AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THE CAR IS GOING BACK TO SERVICE NEXT WEEK. THIS OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. REPORTED INCIDENT DATE REPRESENTS TODAY'S DATE- PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT 15,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

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 BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. THE PROBLEM MAY BE DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITER OR CONTROL CIRCUIT. A NUMBER OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

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 IN 2009 UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

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 INSANE AND NOT THE ONLY ISSUE HERE. *TR

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 EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY DURING A RAIN FILED DAY, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AS REQUIRED BY MARYLAND LAW. WE WERE LEAVING TO DRIVE TO PA WHEN MY WIFE GOT IN THE CAR SHE NOTICED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. OFF AND ON DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AFTER ARRIVING IN PA, I HAD TO DRIVE ON A DARK AND RAIN FILLED ROAD AND I BELIEVE THAT THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS WORKING BUT THE LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) WAS NOT. I WAS TAKING MY SON TO THE ER AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. TODAY, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO ON A NIGHT TRIP. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE OR FOUR TIMES OVER THE TIME PERIOD. I KNOW I WILL GET A HUGE BILL FROM TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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 PROBLEM AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT COST WAS $300. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11

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 WAS TOLD THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BUT IN THE EVENT ONE IS ORDERED, THOSE THAT HAVE PUT OUT HUNDREDS AND A THOUSAND PLUS WOULD PROBABLY BE REIMBURSED. HAS ANY INVESTIGATION BEEN CONDUCTED REGARDING THIS MATTER? IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ISSUE WITH PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOT KNOWING WHEN OR IF THEIR HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING TO FAIL. *TR

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 SEEMS TO WORK ON AND OFF WITHOUT ANY CLEAR REASON. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE CLEAR IDEA WHAT CAUSE MAY BE, BUT SAYS FIRST THING TO TRY IS TO REPLACE LAMP (>$400), IF THAT DOES NOT RESOLVE ISSUE, IT MAY BE A "CONTROL" MODULE AT >$1000. *TR

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. TEMPORARY REMEDY IS TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

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 $500.00! *TR

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. DEALERS WILL NOT REPLACE BALLAST UNTIL THEY HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED $500 FOR BULB REPLACEMENT. THEN WANT ANOTHER $500 FOR BALAST REPLACEMENT. TRUE SYSTEM CAUSE HS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. *TR

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 TURNED OFF PLUNGING ME INTO TOTAL DARKNESS WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING. I FOUND MYSELF HURTLING ALONG IN TOTAL DARKNESS. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN BUT THEY WENT OFF AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER AND I WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS TO GET THEM TO COME ON. THE SITUATION HAPPENED AT LEAST 5-6 MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED MY DESTINATION.

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 THIS A HAZARD IS THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE BULBS. I WAS QUOTED $400 FOR A SINGLE BULB REPLACEMENT. CLEARLY UNREASONABLE, BUT THEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB INDICATES MY DEAL WAS OFFERING ME A GOOD DEAL. THUS FAR I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT WILL HAVE TO DO SO SOON. IN MY MIND TOYOTA HAS A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE PRIUS, AS THESE LAMPS SHOULD OUTLAST THE CAR... CONSUMERS EVERYWHERE REPORT OTHERWISE. *TR

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 HAVE READ THAT THE BULB MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRS COULD TOTAL $2000. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT THE OTHER HEADLIGHT COULD FAIL AND CAUSE TOTAL LOSS OF VISION AT NIGHT RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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 OUT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SEEMS ODD THAT THE BULBS WILL WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN STOP WORKING. ONE OR BOTH WILL STOP WORKING - NO CONSISTENCY. *TR

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 PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS MODELS AROUND YEAR 2007. *TR

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 SAFETY HAZARD TO SAY THE LEAST AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO AT BEST NOTIFY THEIR CONSUMERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND AT LEAST ASSIST WITH THE COST TO REPAIR IT. *TR

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 SOUND BE COVERED BECAUSE THEY SAID FIRST ONE WAS A FAULTY BULB AND NOW THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER ONE. I HAVE VEHICLES 10 YRS OLD AND NOT CHANGED ANY OF THE HEADLAMPS. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

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 A NEW HID LAMP AT $280 FOR REPLACEMENT! *TR

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 CONCERNED THAT THE LIGHT BULB FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT; THEREFORE, HE SHOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE HEADLIGHT WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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 COST TO REPLACE IT. BUT AT THAT TIME I COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AND IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET REIMBURSED. I TOOK MY CAR IN LAST WEEK, THE LIGHT NOW IS OUT MORE THAN IT'S ON AND I WAS TOLD TOYOTA NO LONGER REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT. I FEEL THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD, IT'S DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. TOYOTA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THERE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

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

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 COME BACK ON. YOU CAN MANUALLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AND THEY WILL COME BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF TOGETHER. I JUST NOTICED THE OCCURRENCE AT THE END OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR IN THE EVENING HOURS. THE CAR HAS 32,000 MILES, I CALLED TOYOTA AND ESTABLISHED A CASE NUMBER. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A DISCUSSION, THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE SINCE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AND IF THEY DID ANY OTHER WORK RELATED TO THE PROBLEM IT DID NOT APPEAR ON THE DOCUMENTATION THAT I RECEIVED. SINCE THE LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF WERE INTERMITTENT AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF RATHER THAN JUST ONE DUE THE BULB BURNING OUT, I BELIEVE THAT THEIR IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS WILL RE-OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 32,100

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 BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT BULB BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

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 SIDE PROBLEM REMAINED ON PASSENGER SIDE. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT IS VERY UNSAFE AT NIGHT. *TR

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 LIGHTING SYSTEM. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO COVER ANY REPAIR COSTS. *TR

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 THEM WORK, SOMETIMES FOR A LONG TIME, SOMETIMES ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS TO BE GOING DOWN A DARK ROAD AND HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT! MOST RECENTLY THIS HAPPENED TONIGHT ON I-215 SOUTH IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WILL GO BACK ON IF LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF AND ON AGAIN. RECEIVED TRAFFIC CITATION FOR NON-WORKING HEADLIGHT. KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND THE LEFT LIGHT KEEP GOING OUT. IT WILL START FLICKERING AND GET DIM..... THEN GO OUT. WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL BE FINE AGAIN. 15-20 MIN LATER SAME THING WILL HAPPEN, FLICKER THEN DIM AND OFF. ITS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, IMAGINE YOU DRIVE A LONG TRIP AT NIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS PROCESS?? I AM NOT THE ONLY THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, THOUSANDS OF OWNER ONLINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE SPEND SOME TIME AND INVESTIGATE. TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE OLD BULBS BUT DEFINITELY NOT. *TR

Mileage: 36,225

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 37000 MILES MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SUDDENLY GO OUT. I COULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, THEN BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AND THE LIGHT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES FOR A FEW SECONDS, SOMETIMES FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE. I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE LIGHT BULB AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OVER $300 PLUS LABOR. I THEN BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT, SOMETIMES THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TOYOTAS PRICE, OR LABOR COSTS I THEN ORDERED OEM REPLACEMENT BULBS MYSELF AND INSTALLED THEM THINKING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT IT AND THE FACT THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY ANY CHARGES AND THEN TURN IT INTO THE WARRANTY COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR AFTER THE FACT. I WAS TOLD THE COST COULD BE AS MUCH AS $1800 DOLLARS. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS TWICE NOW, BUT THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THE COST FOR THE DEALER I HAVE HAD TO JUST CONTINUE TO DROVE THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON TO GET THEM GOING WHEN THEY GO OUT. THIS SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A DESIGN FLAW, OR QUANTITY ISSUE CONCERNING A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OF MY VEHICLE THAT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVING, BUT I AM TO AFRAID FOR HER SAFETY TO LET HER DRIVE IT AFTER DARK. IF THE PROBLEM IS AS SIMPLE AS A LIGHT BULB, WHY DID MY REPLACING THEM NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT AROUND 40,000 MILES .BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT LIGHT WOULD GO OUT INDIVIDUALLY AND THERE WAS NO PATTERN TO EITHER. THERE WERE TIMES IN WHICH BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. IN ORDER TO GET MY HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF NUMEROUS TIMES AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER AND OVER. THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY SPEED WOULD REACH UP TO 70 MPH DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ROAD I WAS DRIVING ON. I TOOK MY PRIUS TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WOULD COST $500.00 FOR TWO BULBS AND LABOR. THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE EXPENSE WAS SO GREAT THAT WE HAD TO SAVE MONEY FOR A LONG WHILE TO AFFORD IT. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED IN A RECALL CATEGORY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TEMPORARILY FAILED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE JUST READ YOUR INCIDENT REPORT PE09019, AND I CAN VERIFY THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT DID FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. BOTH RETURNED AFTER TOGGLING THE LIGHTS. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE OBSERVED INDIVIDUAL FAILURES ON EACH LIGHT OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW HOURS. I'LL BE HAVING THE LIGHTS REPLACED, BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT YOUR PREVIOUS RESEARCH IMPLIES. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN USE. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT NOT AS FREQUENTLY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB AND THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM ABLE TO QUICKLY TURN MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO TURN THEM REACTIVATE THE LIGHT BULB. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AROUND 50,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS "KNOWN ISSUE WITH PRIUS VEHICLE". *TR

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, (VARIES GREATLY), ONE HEADLIGHT WILL OFTEN GO OUT. USUALLY IT IS THE LEFT, BUT NOT ALWAYS. SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT. THE CAR HAS HID HEADLIGHTS, AND I USUALLY RUN THEM AT ALL TIMES FOR SAFETY. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER SUBTLY BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO UNTIL ONE GOES OUT. GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAMS CHANGES NOTHING, BUT QUICKLY TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL RE-SET THE CONDITION, THAT IS, THE HEADLIGHTS BOTH COME ON. TAPPING ON ALL KNOWN CONNECTIONS HAS NO EFFECT, AND EITHER DRIVING OR TRYING TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION PARKED SEEMS TO GIVE THE SAME RESULTS, THAT IS, THE CONDITION IS EASILY DUPLICATED WHILE PARKED. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

PASSENGER HEADLAMP FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN IT WILL RE-LIGHT BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AND THE COMPUTER AND EACH COSTS OVER $250. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER REPLACING BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WORKS 20% OF THE TIME AND FAILS 80%. CAN OCCASIONALLY GET THE LIGHT TO WORK AGAIN BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON AGAIN. TOYOTA SUGGESTED REPAIR IS $1,000+ AND NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2007 PRIUS FRONT HID HEADLAMPS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE CA 14 FREEWAY! I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON TO GET IT BACK WORKING AGAIN AND BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. DRIVING AT 70MPH AND HAVE THE ROAD GO COMPLETELY DARK IS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE!!! *TR

Mileage: 81,000

2007 PRIUS W 95,000 MILES. LEFT HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING TURNED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. CYCLING THE SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON RETURNS LIGHT FUNCTION, ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. REPLACEMENT OF HID BULBS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, SO THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR, BUT AN ELECTRICAL DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 95,158

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS...PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN FLICKERING AND TURNING ITSELF OFF FOR PAST MONTH..WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON, THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO WORK NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING LAST NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON...BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

FAULTY HEAD LIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA PRUIS 2007. HEAD LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF ... MOSTLY OFF ON ONE SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR, SOMETIMES THE BULB WILL COME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING OR IT MAY BE ON THE NEXT TIME THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. I HAVE NOT HAD BOTH BULBS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME BUT AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AT SOME POINT. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT INDICATES THAT THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL FOR HID HEADLIGHT BULBS BUT DOES NOT ADVISE WHEN THE BULBS SHOULD BE REPLACED. MY TOYOTA DEALER ADVISED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE CONDITION UNTIL THE BULB STOPS WORKING ALTOGETHER? THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BULBS IS VERY EXPENSIVE ($250 PER BULB). I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED BEFORE WINTER WHEN MORE NIGHT DRIVING IS NEEDED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 54,750

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER HASN'T BEEN CONTACTED YET SINCE IT'S A WEEKEND. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS (INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, AND NOT USUALLY AT SAME TIME). TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON WILL USUALLY REMEDY THE SITUATION TEMPORARILY. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS, POSSIBLY MORE. STARTED WHEN VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES. ONE TIME ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DRIVING AT NIGHT, OTHER DRIVER SAID THAT SHE DID NOT SEE ME APPROACHING DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENLTY GO OUT. BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT ON THEIR OWN. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141000.

Mileage: 30,000

HID HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY EXTINGUISH. CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY SWITCHING LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. HAD ONLY BEEN ONE LIGHT AT A TIME FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO TODAY'S DATE, THEN, LAST NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, BOTH LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THOUGH BOTH WENT BACK ON WHEN LIGHT SWITCH TURNED OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE LISTED DATE OF DUAL HEADLIGHT FAILURE IN "INCIDENT DATE" BOX. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BECOME ABNORMALLY DIM BEFORE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF BEFORE OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 70,000

AUTO MODEL TOYOTA 2007 PRIUS - EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHT FAILURE NO ACCIDENT - NO CONSEQUENCES. SUDDENLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED TO GO OUT AFTER WORKING FINE AT INITIAL TURN ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09019. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNS OFF, IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED - THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON - ONLY TO FAIL SOME TIME LATER. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT AND SPORADIC FAILURE. SOMETIMES WHEN FENDER IS STRUCK, THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER - THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPEAT THIS FAILURE. NO PARTS REPLACED. WILL TAKE PRIUS BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. FINALLY STOPPED WORKING A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING TO AIRPORT. ON DRIVING HOME FROM AIRPORT LAST NIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SIMPLY TURNED OFF WHILE GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR. FOG LAMPS CONTINUE TO BURN BUT NO HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER SIDE. ON READING OF OTHER'S COMPLAINTS TODAY AFTER CALLING MY DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GETTING A QUOTE FOR $400 REPLACEMENT, I DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I THEN WALKED OUT TO MY CAR AND DID WHAT OTHERS SAID, TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. GUESS WHAT, THE LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 23,200

MY 2007 PRIUS STARTED HAVING RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN I WOULD DRIVE ON A ROUGH ROAD IT WOULD TURN OFF THEN BACK ON SOME 6 MONTHS AGO. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE WIRING AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE CAR HAD 45000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO BOTH OF THEM STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF AND 2 NIGHTS AGO WHILE DRIVING HOME I HAD TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF 22 TIMES AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AND THEN GET DIM AND THEN TURN OFF. I TOOK IT TO THEM AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE LEFT LIGHT WAS BAD AND THE LIGHT AND BALLAST WERE REPLACED FOR THE TUNE OF 614 DOLLARS. THEY DID NOTHING FOR THE RIGHT LIGHT. I CALLED AND OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA WHO WILL NOT PAY FOR AY OF IT. THIS SHOULD BE IN A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 450,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS IN 2007 PRIUS. THE FIRST ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT ON 07/07/09 WHEN THE CAR WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THIS ONE WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS NOW GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE SAME WAY AS THE PREVIOUS HEADLIGHT. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF OUR BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 47,331

MY 2007 TOYOTA, PRIUS PASSENGER SIDE RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. WHEN TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND TURN ON IT STARTS WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING SINCE MID APRIL OF 2010. ON 08/18/2010 BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY. AS SOON AS I TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND TURNED ON, BOTH HEAD LIGHT STARTED WORKING. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER PRIUS OWNER AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HIS HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE LEFT HID HEADLIGHT ON MY TOYOTA 2007 PRIUS WENT OUT AT 63,000 MILES. TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT NOT ONLY WOULD THE BULB HAVE TO BE CHANGED BUT THE CHIP IN BACK OF THE BULB WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. PRICE TO REPLACE THE BULB/CHIP WAS $490.00. NEITHER WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY USUALLY SEE THIS HAPPENING IN PAIRS AND COULD EXPECT TO SEE MY RIGHT LIGHT GO OUT AS WELL. THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $490 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH HID LIGHTS. ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS OFF, BUT TO THE DRIVER THEY ARE UNAWARE UNLESS BOTH TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED BULB TWICE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. FINALLY THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO IS ALSO A FRIEND OF MINE, TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS IN ONE OF THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AND HE REPLACED IT. THAT WAS 5 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE THEN. TOYOTA, THIS SHOULD BE WIDELY KNOWN BY ALL YOUR DEALERS AND FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN TURNS THE OFFENDING LIGHT BACK ON - THIS ON/OFF PROCEDURE IS REQUIRED 1 TIME EVERY 5-10 MINUTES. SOMETIMES BOTH BULBS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER GOES OUT ONLY ONCE DURING A 20 MINUTE TRIP. SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT 10 TIMES DURING A 20 MINUTE TRIP. CHANGING THE LIGHT BULBS DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE SECOND HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 PRIUS AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $600. THE HEADLIGHT, WHICH COSTS APPROXIMATELY $175, HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED WHICH FAILURE IS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEADLIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE IMMEDIATELY. IN ADDITION THE CAR IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT (A LABOR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400). THE COST ALONE IS SOMEWHAT OF A DETERRENT TO REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE THIRD HEADLIGHT BULB HAS JUST FAILED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS...I'VE HAD IT! UNDER 60,000 MILES! 3 BULBS? RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU POWER THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, SOMETIMES THEY'LL WORK. SINCE THEY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND IRREGULARLY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF THEY ARE ACTUALLY ON OR OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA TECHNICIANS REFUSE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT IF IT IS WORKING WHEN THEY TEST, LEADING TO FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY ON THE PART OF THE DRIVER. *TR

THERE IS A HEADLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS. IT IS HARD TO IDENTIFY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE LIGHTS TURN ON, BUT THEY DO NOT STAY ON. SO WHEN YOU START YOUR CAR AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS THEY BOTH START ON. HOWEVER INTERMITTENTLY THERE IS A TRIGGER THAT CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE PASSENGER LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER HEADLIGHTS.SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVER TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND TOOK THIS LONG TO FIGURE OUT. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS ALWAYS "SOME" LIGHT COMING FROM ANOTHER LIGHT SOURCE AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS SO WHEN DRIVING, YOU SEE THAT THERE IS SOME LIGHT ON THE ROAD, TRICKING YOU INTO THINKING YOU HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHEN YOU REALLY DON'T. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY DRIVING IN RURAL MOUNTAIN AREAS. WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING, SINCE I HAD SOME LIGHT ON THE ROAD, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY EYES OR HEALTH AND WENT TO THE EYE DOCTORS, ETC. NOT MY EYES - IT'S THE CAR. IT IS INTERRMITTENT AND BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME LIGHT ON THE ROAD I THOUGHT IT WAS MY VISION NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHTS DO THIS YOU HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING CURVES IN THE DARK ETC. IT IS HARDER TO DETECT IN CITY DRIVING WHICH WE DO MOSTLY. WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER FRM TOYOTA ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS INDICATING SOME PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND TOYOTA ERRONEOUSLY CHARGED THEM FOR THE SWITCH AND THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM THE SAME WAY IT HAPPENS SO WE DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA IS CONSIDERING THIS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WANTS EVERYONE TO PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTICE DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS AND THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX IT. I'M PUTTING THE APPX DATE IT STARTED, BUT I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING THE LIGHT BEHAVIOR IN DETAIL THE LAST FEW DAYS. THERE ARE MORE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BURNED OUT AT 50000 MILES THEN A MONTH LATER THE DRIVER SIDE BURNED OUT. AFTER PAYING 275.00 FOR EACH NEW HEADLIGHT TO BE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BURNT OUT AGAIN WITH ONLY 30000 MILES USAGE. I PURCHASED THE CAR TO SAVE MONEY ON THE FUEL MILEAGE BUT END UP SAVING NOTHING DUE TO SERVICE WORK ON REPLACING HEADLAMPS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS, 54,000 MILES. TODAY, (7/26/2010) I HAD THE HEADLIGHT BULBS CHANGED FOR THE 3RD TIME, UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST TIME JAN. '09, 2ND TIME, AUG. '09, AND NOW, JULY '10. FIRST TIME WAS UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY; DEALER SAID REPLACEMENTS HAD 1 YEAR WARRANTY, SO THE LAST 2 TIMES WERE COVERED. THEY GO OUT AT RANDOM. TODAY, ONE OF THE BULBS WAS SHATTERED. MY OWN OBSERVATION: THESE LIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT, THAT WHEN ONE GOES OUT, YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE, (UNTIL YOU GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE). THIS IS AN ONGOING TOYOTA PRIUS PROBLEM, IS NOT SAFE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. THIS IS MY 3RD CONTACT TO NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT REPEATEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE AND TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. DEALER WANTS $700-$1,000 TO REPLACE PARTS WITHOUT KNOWING IF THAT WILL FIX PROBLEM. CAR ONLY HAS 46,627 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 46,627

THE CAR WAS USED VERY RARELY AND HEADLIGHTS WERE RARELY TURNED ON. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN AND COULD BE TURNED ON AGAIN BY FLIPPING HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN. IT WOULD THEN TURN OFF SHORTLY AGAIN THEREAFTER. A NIGHT DRIVE IN YOSEMITE PROVED TO BE QUITE FRIGHTENING WITH THIS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DENIED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE COMPANY SENT A LETTER TO ALL PRIUS OWNERS CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT IT YET DENIED IT COMPLETELY. WHEN THE LETTER CAME OUT, MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT'S LIFESPAN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WAS USED. I THINK TO SAY THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS IS INCORRECT-IT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND SPORADICALLY. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

THE HID HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY PRIUS IS STARTING TO FLICKER AND GO ON AND OFF. THE BULB IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 10 YEARS BUT IT'S BEEN ONLY 3 YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE BULB OR HEADLIGHT ELECTRONICS IS DEFECTIVE BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD IT COULD COST UP TO $1,000 TO REPAIR. IT SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 75,321

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD OFTEN FLICKER FROM ON TO OFF REPEATEDLY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED BY THE CONTACT YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND DISREGARDED THE FAILURE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. UPDATED 10/21/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BRAKE AND TAILLIGHTS FAILED AS WELL. UPDATED 10/25/10 UPDATED 11/15/10 * BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WILL BE CONTACTING TOYOTA AGAIN, AS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT PERFORMING AS THEY SHOULD. WHILE ON HER WAY HOME, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF, UNTIL FINALLY THEY WENT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. UPDATED 11/26/10. *JB UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF UPDATED 03/02/11

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ; FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY HID HEADLAMPS SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF, AND I NEED TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH TO OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN, FOR THEM TO RE-LIGHT. THIS WEEK IT HAPPENED ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND I SUDDENLY HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO CARS OR PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAY MY LAMPS HAVE BURNED OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT, TO THE TUNE OF $550. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 PRIUS TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. SOMETIMES A SINGLE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT,SOMETIMES BOTH WILL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHILE DRIVING. I AM ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT OFF/ON LEVER. THE HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS GO OUT WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OR TWO OF STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY GO OFF AS I DRIVE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE REPAIR SHOP AS IS NOTED IN THE INVOICE. BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $345.00. (PART # TOY 90981-20029) IT TOOK 3 LABOR HOURS TO REPLACE THESE BULBS FOR WHICH I WAS CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL $295.00. THE INVOICE STATES: "H.I.D. BALLASTS AND WIRES WITH CONNECTIONS ARE OK AT THIS TIME." THE TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL BULBS AND THEY NOW USE A DIFFERENT BULB, HOWEVER NOTHING WAS COVERED BY A RECALL. WHILE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN OUR VEHICLE DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,100

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINE 2008. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ACTION? YOU HAVE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND UNSAFE. WILL SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED? *TR

Mileage: 75,000

INTERMITTENT HID DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT OFF WHILE DRIVING. RECOVERS WITH RESTART OF ENGINE AND/OR TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. WHEN ON IT IS DIMMER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 40,134

THERE HAS BEEN REPEATED FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GOING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS - LOCAL, HIGHWAY, GOOD WEATHER AND BAD. THERE IS NO APPARENT ACTION THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. SOMETIMES IT IS EITHER HEADLIGHT AND OTHER TIMES BOTH LIGHTS WILL FAIL. IT IS NOT A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THAT THE CAR STILL OPERATES AND THE DASH BOARD STAYS LIT. THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, BUT NO FIRE. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED AND DRIVEN AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 73,600

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, TURNS ITSELF OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. COST OF REPLACEMENT BULB IS OBSCENELY HIGH AND THE PROCEDURE OF CHANGING THE BULB IS PROHIBITIVE FOR AN AVERAGE CAR OWNER. THE REPLACEMENT BULB APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE OTHER MAKE OF CAR WITH HID BULBS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 30,000 MILES. INDIVIDUAL HID HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURNS OFF. WILL COME BACK ON IF WE TURN LIGHTS OFF COMPLETELY AND THEN TURN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULB, STATING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LIGHT BULB BUT THE OFFER WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,432. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

Mileage: 37,432

THE DRIVE SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES A MONTH. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

CONDENSATION IN 2007 PRIUS HEADLAMP FOR 6 MONTHS. I HAVE A PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY IN EFFECT. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP UNDER THE WARRANTY & WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURES. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AFTER 3RD YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL GO OUT AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 3 TIMES SO FAR AND STILL NO FIX. TOYOTA HAS RECENTLY REDUCED THE PRICE OF THEIR BULBS FROM $300 A PIECE TO $150 A PIECE WITH A $300 LABOR CHARGE, BUT ONLY WARRANTIES IT FOR 1 YEAR. WHICH IS STILL TOO EXPENSIVE AND NOT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, BUT A STALLING TACTIC. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 PRIUS HID HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE OTHER IS NOW GOING OUT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. HEADLAMPS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN THREE YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ONE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY BUT FREQUENTLY FAILS; TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON WILL TEMPORARILY CURE THE PROBLEM. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT INTEGRATED WITH THE HEADLAMP IS PROBABLY AT FAULT. SINCE THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HEADLIGHTS, THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR PROCEDURE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I ADDRESSED WITH MY DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE BULBS ON BOTH LIGHTS. UNFORTUNATELY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING OUTAGES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS SINCE IT EITHER NEEDS TO BE NIGHTTIME OR I NEED TO SEE MY REFLECTION TO KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT BULB RELATED SINCE WHEN I CYCLE MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. I HAVE READ VIA VARIOUS ARTICLES AND POSTINGS THAT OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS (INCLUDING FRIENDS OF MINE) ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL THIS TREND INDICATES A FAULTY WIRING OR MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH IS NOT SIMPLY RECTIFIED BY REPLACING THE BULB. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE/INJURY WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHTTIME. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS COME AND GO. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE FIX IS MORE THAN $500. FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I LOOK THEY ARE OKAY. THEN SOMEONE TELLS ME MY HEADLIGHT IS OFF AND IT IS BUT WHEN I LOOK AT IT LATER, THEY ARE WORKING. I SUSPECT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME BUT I DID NOT REALIZE IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I WANT A RECALL!! THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PEDAL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF ONE AT A TIME, AND IN THE PAST MONTH BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON, AND THIS DOESN'T WORK EVERYTIME. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE POLICE FOR A LIGHT OUT, ONLY TO SHOW THEM IT ISN'T OUT. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS, WHICH ARE TOO COSTLY TO REPAIR AND WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT...CLEARLY DANGEROUS. I TRY TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AND TOYOTA DEALER SAYS ITS A 200.00 TO 300.00 DOLLAR JOB TO REPAIR (MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE) WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE LAS VEGAS DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE ( OR I THOUGHT THEY DID) BUT LESS THEN TWO YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR IT CAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WRONG THEY TRIED AND FAILED TO FIX NOW I GUESS I AM NO LONGER A GOOD CUSTOMER. WHY WILL THEY NOT FIX A DANGER SITUATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS, WHICH ARE TOO COSTLY TO REPAIR AND WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT...CLEARLY DANGEROUS. I TRY TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AND TOYOTA DEALER SAYS ITS A 200.00 TO 300.00 DOLLAR JOB TO REPAIR (MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE) WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE LAS VEGAS DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE ( OR I THOUGHT THEY DID) BUT LESS THEN TWO YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR IT CAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WRONG THEY TRIED AND FAILED TO FIX NOW I GUESS I AM NO LONGER A GOOD CUSTOMER. WHY WILL THEY NOT FIX A DANGER SITUATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ONE WITH NO SOLUTION FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

SUMMARY: MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING WHILE I WAS IN PARK. I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. TWO DAYS AGO, I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION, PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAS EARLY, SO I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON (SO I COULD LISTEN TO THE RADIO WHILE I WAITED). THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND I DID NOT HAVE MY FEET ON ANY PEDALS. THE CAR WAS ON FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE WHEN IT BEGAN TO DRIVE FORWARD. I BOTH HEARD THE SOUND OF THE MOTOR ENGAGING AND VISUALLY PROCESSED THAT THE CAR WAS MOVING. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE HARD AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY CAME TO A STOP. MY 4-YEAR-OLD WAS DISTRESSED BECAUSE THE ROLLING AND HARD STOP MADE A BIG JOLT. THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR STAYED STILL. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT MY CAR HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I TOGGLE THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THEY ALWAYS COME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHERE THE REPAIR GUY TOLD ME THEY FREQUENTLY SEE THIS PROBLEM, AND ALL THEY DO IS REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS (WHICH MADE NO SENSE TO ME, BECAUSE THE BULBS AREN'T BURNED OUT). I WOULD SAY THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 84,320

FOR APPROXIMATELY THE PAST SIX MONTHS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IN OUR CAR HAS GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN THERE IS ANY VIBRATION IN THE ROAD FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CAR ACCELERATES AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR A POTHOLE. *TR

Mileage: 35,500

WE HAVE A '07 TOYOTA PRIUS. OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF, USUALLY ONLY ONE BUT RECENTLY BOTH HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF. YOU CAN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY WILL LIMIT HOW MUCH THE DEALER CAN CHARGE FOR THE BULB BUT NOTHING ELSE. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER TO SET UP THE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND HE SAID THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES THEY WILL CHECK FIRST. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP OF. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. WE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR AFTER DARK. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT, ONE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH NHTSA, PE09019, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

MY HEADLIGHTS IN MY PRIUS ARE ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND ARE ALREADY GOING OUT. I RARELY REPLACE HEADLIGHTS IN OTHER CARS AND 2 YEARS FOR A $500 REPAIR IS FRAUD. NOTHING LEADING UP TO IT OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS JUST STARTED FLICKERING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. NOT CORRECTED YET. THE LAMPS WERE REPLACED RIGHT AT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO (THEY WERE DAMAGED THEN). *TR

Mileage: 40,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT CURRENTLY HAS 50K MILES. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HID HEADLAMPS. THESE LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY HAVE STARTED CYCLING ON AND OFF. ONE NIGHT I SUDDENLY LOST BOTH HEADLAMPS. WHEN YOU FLICK THE SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE LAMPS COME BACK ON AGAIN... A LEAST FOR A WHILE. I FOUND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS DEFECT! TOYOTA HAS DISCONTINUED THESE LIGHTS IN THEIR 2010 VERSIONS. THEY KNOW THEY ARE DEFECTIVE! TOYOTA BLAMES THE BULBS BUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A 25,000 VOLT POWER SUPPLY PROBLEM. THESE BULBS OPERATE JUST LIKE NEON LIGHTED SIGNS! THE BULB IS NOTHING BUT A GAS FILLED TUBE. A SUDDEN VOLTAGE DIP AND THE BULB GOES OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (JOEL CONFER) WANTS $220.00 PER HEADLAMP TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOYOTA WAS CHARGING $300.00 AT ONE TIME FOR EACH BULB! THIS IS ALSO AN ISSUE FOR THE FTC REGARDING THIS PRACTICE WE WERE TOLD THESE LAMPS LAST 2-3X AS LONG AS HALOGENS. THIS ITSELF IS A FRAUD AND A LIE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF AFTER 10 TO 15 SECONDS OF USE AND WILL REMAIN OFF UNTIL THE LIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED FROM ON TO OFF BACK TO ON. THE PROBLEM REMAINS EVEN AFTER TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF. REPLACED BULBS AND PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE PASSENGERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ALSO FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 90,000

HID HEADLIGHTS. INTERMITTENT SIDE TO SIDE FAILURE. TODAY BOTH AT ONCE, COULD RESET BY TURNING OFF, THEN BACK ON. HOWEVER THEY BOTH FAILED A FEW MINUTES LATER. VERY DANGEROUS @ 65 MPH IN THE DARK. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. THE CAR HAD 36,500 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN MARCH 2010. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON WOULD MAKE THE LIGHT WORK FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY IN APRIL. THE DEALER GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $685 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER REDUCED THE PRICE TO $150 PLUS $50 FOR LABOR. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. HEADLIGHTS THAT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 2007 PRIUS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORCE TOYOTA TO CONDUCT A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 PRIUS. THE CAR HAS 66,000 MILES. THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND OFF. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO (FEB. 2010) MY DRIVER HEADLIGHT WENT OFF A COUPLE TIMES. A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHTTIME AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. CARS WERE HONKING AT ME AND I WAS VERY WORRIED BECAUSE I WAS ON A NON VERY WELL LIT AREA. I STOPPED A BIT LATER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT, BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY I NEED TO CHANGE BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE COST WILL BE MORE THAN 500 DOLLARS. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT PRESENTED AGAIN I DECIDED TO CHECK ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ALREADY FOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS. COULD IT BE SOMETHING ELSE THAN JUST HEADLIGHTS? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM FILING THIS SAME COMPLAINT. HID HEADLAMP FAILURE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLAMPS THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. TOYOTA INITIALLY WANTED $350 JUST FOR THE HEADLAMP, PLUS ADDITIONAL $150 LABOR PER BULB. I ASSUME THAT PRESSURE FROM TOYOTA OWNERS AND POSSIBLY THE NHTSA FORCED TOYOTA TO ISSUE IT'S HID HEADLAMP CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. WHOOPEE! THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN OWNERS ARE STILL DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE HEADLAMPS BECAUSE TOYOTA'S "PROGRAM" DOES NOT ADDRESS ANYTHING BUT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THANKS FOR NOTHING. REDUCING THE COST TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMPS FROM $350/BULB TO $150/BULB, PLUS ANOTHER $150/BULB FOR INSTALLATION IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN INSULT TO OUR INTELLIGENCE. THEIR HID SYSTEM IS STILL DEFECTIVE. THE HEADLAMPS STILL FAIL WITH REGULARITY. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS FOR HAVING A HEADLAMP OUT. MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF THE OFFICER, WHO IS JUST DOING HIS DUTY, ARE BOTH IN JEOPARDY AS WE SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITH CARS AND TRUCKS WHIZZING BY AT 70+ MPH, ALL BECAUSE THE NHTSA IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED DEATH BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING? THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING VIDEO PROOF OF THE HID BULBS BLINKING ON AND OFF ONE SIDE AT A TIME, REGARDING THIS SYSTEM ON MESSAGE BOARDS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST TOYOTA OVER THIS ISSUE. NOT EVERY OWNER IS SAVVY ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THEIR'S ALONE. THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. PLEASE ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL SURGING AND THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED ANY REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,195 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200.

Mileage: 18,195

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE HID HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO HIS FAILURE. ANY REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, HIS CALL WENT UNANSWERED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 40,000

SINCE BUYING MY 2007 PRIUS, I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE DRIVER'S-SIDE OR PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT, USUALLY WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE CAR. ON ONE OCCASION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON A BRIDGE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE HEADLIGHTS USUALLY COME BACK ON AFTER QUICKLY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I TALKED WITH A REPAIRMAN AT MY TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HE INDICATED THAT TOYOTA HAD GOTTEN SOME BAD BULBS. BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVER'S LICENSE CHECK AND THE POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND CHECKED THE LIGHT, IT WAS ON. CLEARLY THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. AT SOME TIMES THE LIGHT IS AT FULL INTENSITY, AT OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS A FRACTION OF FULL OUTPUT. HID LIGHTS SHOULD LAST 150K PLUS MILES. TOYOTA DEALER WANTED $400 TO REPLACE BULB AND WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WANTED $190 FOR SAME REPAIR. THIS IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SORT OF CRAZY THAT TOYOTA HAS THIS DEFECT AND HAS NOT DETERMINED THE ROOT CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE PARKING LIGHTS WERE STILL OPERABLE AND WHEN ENGAGING THE DIMMER SWITCH, THE PARKING LIGHTS FAILED AS WELL. WHEN TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OPERATION ON HID HEADLIGHTS 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRAVELING ON I75 LAST NIGHT. AFTER ALMOST WRECKING, WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF FOR A WHILE THEY CAME BACK ON AND STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO BLOGS ON THE INTERNET. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IF THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE UNIT IT WOULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!!!! ($1100 FOR HEADLIGHT COMPUTER, $500- $600+ FOR HEADLIGHT BULBS AND ANOTHER $1100 FOR LIGHT KITS) I THINK THAT IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS TO EXPECT SOMEONE TO PAY THAT MUCH JUST TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THERE CAR SAFELY! NONE OF THIS WAS REVEALED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED! HOW COULD ANYONE EXPECT TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY TO KEEP THERE HEADLIGHTS WORKING? PLEASE HELP, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DRIVE SAFELY NOW! *TR

Mileage: 67,535

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF OUR NEW PRIUS, I NOTICED FLICKERING OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT IT ODD BUT HAD NEVER USED HID HEADLAMPS BEFORE. THIS PAST WINTER I NOTICED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD STOP ILLUMINATING ALTOGETHER. I FIGURED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THEN FOUND THAT IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. SINCE THE COST TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP IS RATHER EXPENSIVE AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WATCHING FOR WHEN THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I KEEP MY FOG LAMPS ON ALL THE TIME SO I HAVE FORWARD ILLUMINATION IN CASE BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. ONCE I SEE THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, I WAIT UNTIL I STOP AT A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE OR THERE IS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO QUICKLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN TO ILLUMINATE THE HEADLIGHT. I HAD ONE EXPERIENCE RECENTLY WHERE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD GONE OUT AND BEFORE I HAD OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALSO WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY I HAD THE FOG LAMPS ON AS I HAD MY WIFE AND 7 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. BUT AS BEFORE, ONCE I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON EVERY DAY; OCCASIONALLY ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN JULY 2009 ONE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING. THE DEALER TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE BUMPER TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AND RECOMMENDED I REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. I DID AND THE TOTAL COST $545. THE VEHICLE HAD 44,000 MILES AT THE TIME AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE BULB SO SOON, THE POOR DESIGN THAT REQUIRED THE BUMPER TO BE REMOVED, AND THE TOTAL COST...I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THIS YEAR I WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE "2006-2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM". I SENT IN ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE $51 FROM THE PROGRAM. THAT IS A FAR CRY FROM THE $545 I SPENT. *TR

Mileage: 44,639

HEADLIGHTS TO TOYOTA PRIUS FLICKER AND TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ONCE I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, OFF THEN ON AGAIN, LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THIS ONLY OCCURS WITH ONE HEADLIGHT AT A TIME

PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. TURNS ON OKAY, THEN DIMS AND EVENTUALLY GOES OUT.

Mileage: 77,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IN MOST CASES ONLY ONE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AT A TIME. BUT THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 3 INSTANCES IN THE LAST WEEK WHERE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. I TURN THE LIGHT KNOB OFF AND ON WHEN I NOTICE THE OUTAGE.

Mileage: 32,500

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ON MARCH 12TH, 2010 AND SINCE THEN HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY OCCURRING AT INTERVALS OF TYPICALLY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT(S) FLICKER BRIEFLY BEFORE GOING OFF; AT OTHER TIMES THERE IS NO WARNING. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON IS EFFECTIVE IN TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. *CN

Mileage: 50,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ISSUE. AS I AM DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT YOU CAN REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB. THIS DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION. THE LIGHTS STILL CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF.

Mileage: 50,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON TYPICALLY RESTORES NORMAL OPERATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 39,400

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS HAS HAD INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE 7 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JANUARY 2007. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF DEALER FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY MIGHT NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. SO, I DID NOT LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE SERVICE WRITER. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

I BEGAN A 70 MILE TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE AT DUSK IN MY 2007 PRIUS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, OR SO I THOUGHT. IT SEEMED THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AS WELL AS USUAL. I TURNED MY BRIGHTS ON TO BETTER SEE THE CURVE ON AN INTERCHANGE AND THE LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I TURNED THE BRIGHTS OFF AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT I HAD DRIFTED NEAR A CONCRETE BARRIER. I AVERTED A CRASH, BUT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BARRIER TO SEE THAT I HAD FOGLAMPS ON, BUT NO HEADLIGHTS. NORMALLY THIS ARRANGEMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE. YOU CAN HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON WITHOUT FOGLAMPS, BUT NOT FOGLAMPS WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON DID NOT HELP. WHEN I STOPPED, LEAVING THE CAR TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE BRIGHT SWITCH TURNING OFF ALL THE LIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED NORMALLY. IN JULY, 2009, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS PRIUS AND WAS STOPPED FOR HAVING ONE HEADLIGHT OUT. IT WORKED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS, ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER WAS OUT INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOT REPRODUCE-ABLY. THEN THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT IN MARCH, 2010. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT USUALLY GOES OUT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS THE DRIVER SIDE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT THAT HAD BEEN OUT INITIALLY IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE OTHER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE FIRST 10-20 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I RECENTLY DROVE AT NIGHT FOR NEARLY 5 HOURS AND ONLY HAD THIS PROBLEM DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE JULY 2007. THE HID HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE LEFT HID SWITCHES OFF BUT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHTS STAYS ON. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BUT THE DISPLAY FROM THE INSIDE SAYS THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON THEN BOTH OF THEM ARE WORKING TILL THEY SWITCH OFF AGAIN DURING DRIVING. ALMOST GOT IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT WHEN THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SEE ME. IF I AM DRIVING USING CRUISE-CONTROL, THE CAR SEEM TO SPEED UP A BIT JUST FOR A SEC A OR TWO WHEN YOU INITIALLY APPLY BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

DRIVERSIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT. TOOK MY AUTOMOBILE TO ORIGINAL DEALER ON MARCH 9, 2010 AND IT WAS REPLACED. DURING MY CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR, HE INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT MIGHT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. HE WAS CORRECT. ON MARCH 10, 2007 THE PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA -PE09019. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE AFFECTED. IN ADDITION I HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS REPLACEMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED OVER AND OVER AT A VERY HIGH DOLLAR COST. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 2 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 THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 77,090

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, AND OBSERVED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONED ONE AT A TIME INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RESULTED TO LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BULBS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WHICH INVOLVED THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER TO INSTALL THE BULBS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT WITH THE HID LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. OFTEN TIMES IT TAKES LESS THAN 10 SECONDS FOR BOTH LIGHTS TO BE OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS, TWICE WITH AFTERMARKET BULBS AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. TOYOTA IS CHARGING $450 TO REPLACE THE BULBS A THIRD TIME, WITH NO WARRANTY IF THEY FAIL. THIS SAME REPAIR CAN BE DONE ONLINE WITH IDENTICAL BULBS FOR $50. ADDING TO THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE BULB HOUSING IS LARGELY INACCESSIBLE FOR A NORMAL USER. MANY OWNERS, BASED ON HUNDREDS OF DESCRIPTIONS ON THE INTERNET, HAVE TAKEN TO REMOVING THE ENTIRE BUMPER JUST TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULB (WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO SINCE MY HANDS AREN'T TINY). THIS DESIGN FLAW EXACERBATES THE REPAIR OF A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE HID LIGHTBULBS IN QUESTION ARE DENSO D4R'S, WHICH ACCORDING TO JD POWER SHOULD HAVE AN AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF 90,000 MILES FOR AN AVERAGE USER. MOST USERS ARE EXPERIENCING HALF OF THIS VALUE. INDICATING THE ECU OR BALLAST IS AT FAULT DESPITE THE INITIAL RESEARCH DONE ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC BY NHTSA, MY HEADLIGHTS DO BOTH FAIL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OF ONE ANOTHER - CONSTITUTING A LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERN. ONE WILL FAIL UPON TURNING THE CAR ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, LEAVING THE 2ND TO EITHER FAIL SHORTLY AFTER, OR AT ANY PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THIS POINT. THIS IS WITH NEW BULBS THAT ARE AT SPEC FOR THE CAR ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. I HAVE NO COURSE OF RESOLUTION FOR THIS MATTER, AND TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO HELP. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN, OR AT NIGHT. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE NHTSA TAKES LIGHT FAILURES AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY DO BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR FAILURES, AS THEY'RE ALSO LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

1. WIFE IS LEARY OF DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS BECAUSE OF PROBLEM BRAKES. WE NEED A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE TRY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE GOING 100 MPH. 2. LIGHTS ARE POOR. WE CANNOT SEE VERY FAR AHEAD IN THIS DEER INFESTED ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE BETTER LIGHTS ON MY 1997 HYUNDAI 3. ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT FOR NO UNDERSTANDABLE REASON. WE TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN AND IT WORKS OK. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. 4. SEATING. MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE TOYOTA COMPLAINT SYSTEM CAM ABOUT AS I WAS TRYING TO GET THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED BACK BECAUSE I HAVE LONG LEGS. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO WAY OF FIXING THIS BUT THAT I SHOULD GO TO THE AFTER MARKET. I ASKED IF TOYOTA WOULD ACCEPT AN AFTERMARKET SOLUTION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WILL EVALUATE IT AFTER IT IS INSTALLED TO TELL US IF IT MEETS SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS NO AFTERMARKET SUPPLIER WILL TRY TO FIX THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ASSURANCE THAT IT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY TOYOTA. YET TOYOTA GIVES NO TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE. I COMPLAINED FORMALLY TO THE DEALER AND GOT NOWHERE. I THEN SENT A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO NATIONAL TOYOTA. THEY PASSED THE COMPLAINT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR RESPONSE. FOR ME THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE TOYOTA COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM. THEY HAVE A CLOSED LOOP WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLAINTS. 5. I LIKE THE CAR AND IT GETS THE MILEAGE I EXPECTED. I AM NOT SURE I WILL EVER GET ANOTHER TOYOTA IF THERE ARE REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE THAT GET GOOD MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

THE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THEY PERIODICALLY FLICKER. THE HEADLAMPS OPERATE AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR SOME TIME. NO CRASH YET! DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEAD LIGHTS TURNING OFF. SOMETIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED FOR $275. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT, BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AT SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB ON MY WIFE'S 2007 PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER IT'S BEEN TURNED ON AT DUSK. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN MAKES THE LIGHT WORK FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL IT GOES OUT AGAIN. NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALER TOLD HER TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES COMPLETELY OUT BEFORE BRINGING IT IN TO BE REPLACED. I TRIED TO REPLACE IT FOR HER BUT FOUND IT REQUIRED QUITE A BIT OF SKILL AND QUITE A BIT OF TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM, SINCE CHRISTMAS, 2009. *TR

SINCE EARLY DECEMBER 2009, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY ONLY ONE SIDE AT A TIME, BUT SEVERAL TIMES BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I LIVE JUST OFF A DARK, WINDING ROAD, AND TWICE BOTH OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING ME TOTALLY IN THE DARK. I WAS ABLE TO FLIP THEN OFF AND BACK ON TO NARROWLY AVOID A POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE GA HIGHWAY PATROL AND GIVEN A WARNING DUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING AT DUSK ONCE. HAD IT BEEN DARK ALREADY, THE OFFICER WOULD HAVE TICKETED ME HE SAID. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY WITH PRIUS OWNERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOGS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXORBITANT COST THAT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS CHARGE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM (FROM $800 TO $1800), ONLY TO FIND THAT THE PROBLEM IS REPEATED WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY "REPAIR" WOULD BE ABOUT $1,100, BUT I DECLINED BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHTS THEMSELVES, THE WIRING HARNESS, OR THE COMPUTER MODULE (OR POSSIBLY ALL OF THEM) THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE FIXED BY THROWING MONEY AT IT NOW. I BEG YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND CONSIDER MAKING TOYOTA ISSUE A GENERAL RECALL DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED ONE DAY, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. IT PROBABLY ALREADY HAS. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, NOT DRIVEN HARD OR OVER BAD ROADS, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP, AND IT HAS LESS THAN 39,000 MILES ON IT (ABOUT 37,000 AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM BEGAN). I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING TOYOTA MOTORS NOW TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECTIVE PARTS TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO TO HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO SAVE LIVES BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHUT ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL THE REPAIR WILL BE AT $400.00. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS MOMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47000.

Mileage: 47,000

EARLY 2009 A FRIEND TOLD ME AFTER I GOT OUT OF MY WIFE'S 2007 PRIUS THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE SO I TURNED ON THE CAR & THE HEAD LIGHTS AGAIN - THIS TIME IT WORKED. AFTER THAT OCCASION I HAVE HAD THE LIGHT GO OUT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT, BUT IT CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF/ON. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

FOR OVER A YEAR I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT ISSUES WITH ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS GOING OUT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TO THE DEALER AND TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN BOTH CASES SHOW NO ERROR CODES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT 3-4 TIMES A MONTH AND CAN BE REMEDIED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE REPLACED AT A COST OF 300 EACH IT MIGHT FIX IT. IF NOT A HID COMPUTER AT $1100 AND A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ANOTHER $1100. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD MY 30,000 MILE INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THEY DID NOT MENTION THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A CONTINUOUS LIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME >$500 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.*TR

Mileage: 30,100

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH TIRE FAILURE AND BRAKES GRABBING. *KB THE BATTERY AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA HAS SINCE REMOVED THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF BULB AND ASSEMBLY FROM PRODUCTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 1 YEAR OLD THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND GIVEN A WARNING FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THEY ALONG WITH THE POLICE OFFICER FOUND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING AND HE LET THEM GO WITHOUT A CITATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE DISCOVERED THAT ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER WILL JUST GO OUT ON OCCASION DURING EVERY DRIVE. THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD. TOYOTA RECOMMENDED USING THE HEADLIGHTS LESS AND THEY FURTHER RECOMMENDED NOT USING THE HIGHLY TOUTED FEATURE THAT ALLOWS THE LIGHTS TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. LAST MONTH, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING INFORMATION ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. THE LETTER STATED THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM WOULD REIMBURSE FOR SOME COST RELATIVE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. HOWEVER THE LOCAL DEALER DID NOT AGREE AND THE COST FAR EXCEEDED ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE LETTER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE COST OF INSTALLATION FOR NEW BULBS WOULD BE $245 IN LABOR FOR EACH HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT, THAT WAS IN ADDITION TO THE EXORBITANT COST OF THE BULBS THEMSELVES. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ON WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SUDDENLY. MY WIFE AND I BOTH EXPERIENCED SINGLE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN EARLY 2009. THEN ONE NIGHT WHEN WE WERE RETURNING HOME ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS. WE WERE ON A HILLY ROAD IN THE FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND WERE FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK AND WE MADE IT HOME. WE TOOK OUR PRIUS IN TO JIM BARKLEY TOYOTA IN ASHEVILLE, NC WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE, FOUND NOTHING WRONG, AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. WHEN WE TOLD THEM THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WERE STILL WORRIED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE 1,000 MILES OF WIRE IN THE CAR AND THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT ALL. WE WERE NOT HAPPY, BUT THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER HELP. THEN, AT ONE OF OUR SUBSEQUENT 5,000 MILE SERVICE CHECKS AT JIM BARKLEY TOYOTA, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD REPLACED OUR HEADLAMPS AT NO CHARGE TO US. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THIS WE RECEIVED A NOTICE (NOT A SERVICE RECALL BULLETIN) THAT HID HEADLAMP BULBS "MAY FLICKER OR INTERMITTENTLY BE INOPERABLE." THE NOTICE DIDN'T SAY THAT HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT IN THE DARK COULD BE DANGEROUS, BUT IT WOULD SEEM OBVIOUS THAT THIS WAS TRUE. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA HAD KNOWN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS AND SIMPLY STONEWALLED US WHEN WE FIRST REPORTED IT. I AM NOT SEEKING COMPENSATION OR REDRESS, BUT I WANT TO REPORT WHAT SEEMS TO BE ARROGANCE AND DENIAL ON THE PART OF TOYOTA. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NOT INJURED OR KILLED, AND SO IS TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON DRIVER SIDE, TURN THE KNOB OFF AND ON, LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HAPPENS THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NITE OR EARLY MORNING. 53,000 MILES ON CAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS'....COST $500. COULD NOT AFFORD. WENT ONLINE AND SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM.......RECALL PRIUS' FROM TOYOTA, THIS IS ANOTHER COVERUP. WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING YET, BUT DID ALMOST DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE COST. SITES POSTED SAY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS REPLACED BULBS ONLY TO HAVE THEM GO BACK OUT ON THEM. AND THIS HAPPENED AFTER WE REPLACED OUR 12 VOLT BATTERY WITH THE DEALERSHIP DEC 19TH, NEXT DAY, PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING TO DO WITH BATTERY OR LOSE WIRING. SERVICE MANAGER SAID AGAIN IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH ALL PRIUS. RECALL PLEASE !!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS..HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES IT THE RIGHT LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT THE LEFT LIGHT, BUT NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED (YESTERDAY) WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS 3 TIMES IN A HALF HOUR TRIP TO AND FROM WORK. I TOOK THIS IN TO TOYOTA IN MCMINNVILLE, OREGON AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW! I HAVE ALSO READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 2002. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD OR SOFTWARE RUNNING THE LIGHTS. TOYOTA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOME ONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. [XXX] *TR

Mileage: 34,500

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT TOYOTA MECHANICS DO NOT TELL CONSUMERS ABOUT THESE ISSUES WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE LIFESPAN FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS IS SO SHORT. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHENEVER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THEY WERE DIM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54000. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AFTER ONLY 35,000 MILES. UPDATED 08/11/10

Mileage: 51,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OFF AND ON. DUE TO MY MILEAGE THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED REPAIR. FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA 7/2009, AGAIN REPAIR REFUSED. BY FLIPPING THE SWITCH THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AND WORK SPORADICALLY. THE FLICKERING CAUSES THE BULBS TO BLOW. AS OF TODAY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO STOP DRIVING. REPLACING THE BULB DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP IN JOHNSON CITY, TN ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT BUT ONLY OFFERED TO PAY $400 TOWARDS REPAIR. SEEMS THIS ISSUE WON'T BE ADDRESSED UNTIL A DEATH OR ACCIDENT OCCURS. CAR IS VERY UNSAFE AT NIGHT WITHOUT WORKING LIGHTS! *TR

Mileage: 102,725

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH-INTENSITY-DISCHARGE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER OR HAVE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE, BUT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE LABOR WAS $204.00. UPDATED 06/08/10.*JB

HEADLIGHT(S) GO OFF AND PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED TO TELL US THAT ONE OF LIGHTS MUST BE BURNED OUT. PREVIOUSLY WE HAD NOTICED OTHERS BLINKING THEIR LIGHTS AT US BUT WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OUR LIGHTS WERE ON, NOT THAT ONE OR BOTH WEREN'T ON. THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME, USUALLY 1 OR TWO WEEKS, AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF WE TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON THAT THE LIGHT(S) WORK..............BUT FOR HOW LONG? IT'S IS VERY SCARY AT NIGHT BUT SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND WE VERY SELDOM DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SPORT EDITION. ONE EVENING ON MY WAY HOME I GOT PULLED OVER FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. THAT EVENING AFTER GOING HOME, I GOT IN MY CAR TO HEAD BACK OUT AND MY WIFE FOLLOWED ME INTO THE GARAGE AND NOTICED AS I WAS PULLING OUT THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH ON. THAT IS WHAT ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEM WHICH IS THAT MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN ONE GOES OUT I CAN USUALLY GET IT TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE WORST CASE OF THIS IS THAT ONE EVENING AFTER LEAVING MY IN-LAWS HOUSE I HAD TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE STREETLIGHTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AS SOON AS I TURNED ON MY BRIGHTS, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. IT WAS INSTANTLY DARK AND I HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS. IT TOOK ME A SECOND TO REALIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WORKED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET HOME. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR ONE OF MY LIGHTS TO GO OUT ON A DAILY BASIS. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS (HTTP://TINYURL.COM/YECDLAE) I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE GUY THERE BASICALLY TOLD ME ASIDE THAT I COULD GET THE BULB REPLACED BUT JUST BETWEEN US THAT WASN'T GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID MY BEST BET WAS TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HOPE FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 59,685

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS. THE LAST 3 MONTHS MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERED, AND GONE OUT. I REC'D A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006-2009 PRIUS'. REPLACING THEM WILL COST $300 +, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE, AND THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT! IF THIS IS A TOYOTA DEFECT, WHY ARE WE PAYING FOR THESE BULBS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 PRIUS TO SONOMA FOR THE WEEKEND BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY!! THIS LEFT ME DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS AT 60MPH AND MY 5 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT! IT WAS TERRIFYING FOR THAT SECOND IN WHICH I HAD NO LIGHT SOURCE WHATSOEVER. NO STREETLIGHTS, NO HEADLIGHTS, NOT EVEN ANY MOONLIGHT! THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH AS I WAS ON UNFAMILIAR ROADS AND I HAD TO TURN MY LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO GET ANY SOURCE OF LIGHT! I HOPE SOMEONE AT THIS AGENCY IS PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM OUT THERE! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES AND NOW FAILING ON DRIVER SIDE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT 54,000 MILES. I TURN THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN; IT WOULD WORK FOR AWHILE BUT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I USE THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE FAILURE FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. THESE EXPANSIVE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT RELIABLE AND PUT OCCUPANTS AT EXTREME RISK WHILE DRIVING ON DARK ROADWAYS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS THAT WILL FAIL AGAIN SHORTLY. STANDARD, INEXPENSIVE HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS ARE MORE RELIABLE AND HAVE LONGER LIFE. THESE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA AND REPLACED WITH DEPENDABLE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. IT IS RANDOM. IT IS A GREAT DANGER WHEN IT IS DARK AND THE LIGHTS JUST GO OFF. WE ARE IN A RURAL AREA SO THERE ARE NO LIGHTS NEAR THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENS. AT THIS POINT IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THEY COME BACK. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS AND WANTS TO SPEND OVER $1000.00 IN TRIAL FIXES.*TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS -- IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE BALLAST CONTROLLING THE LIGHTS. THE FAILURE HAPPENS CONSTANTLY -- PROBABLY AT LEAST EVERY FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH. IT CAN BE "FIXED" TEMPORARILY BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, ONLY TO REPEAT ITSELF SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF THE SYSTEM ARE EXTREMELY PROHIBITIVE ($1,000), AND OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY ON A DARKENED HIGHWAY, WHICH IS TERRIFYING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY POTHOLES IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OF OVER 10 MPH, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY WERE "LOCKING." THE MANUFACTURER AND A LOCAL DEALER WERE CONTACTED, BOTH OF WHICH WERE NOT WILLING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,400. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/10/10

Mileage: 1,000

THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. AT ONE POINT ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. FOG LAMPS WERE STILL WORKING. REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. 2 MONTHS LATER PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DIDN'T WAIT FOR A COMPLETE FAILURE TO HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007: WE OWN THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAS LESS THEN 80K MILES ON IT AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN IN USE. THEY DO NOT BOTH GO OUT, IT IS USUALLY FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN I WILL HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. THEN, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT TURNS OFF. WHO HAS EVER HEARD OF HEADLIGHTS DYING OUT SO EARLY? I READ THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE 2005 MODEL SO I CALLED MY LOCAL LANSING, MI TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID THAT IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY ARE JUST GOING OUT. I INFORMED HIM OF THE MILEAGE AND HIS RESPONSE WAS "WELL, THEY ARE UP TO FOUR YEARS OLD." AGAIN, I ASKED WHO HAS EVER HEARD OF BUYING A NEW VEHICLE SUCH AS WE DID WITH THIS ONE, AND THEN THE HEADLIGHTS LASTING ONLY A FEW YEARS, WELL UNDER 100K, NOT TO MENTION THE PRIOR RECALL? THEY SAID WELL IF IT IS A COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF JUST REPLACING THE BULBS YOU ARE LOOKING AT A THOUSAND PLUS DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST A WAY FOR THEM TO NOT LOSE MONEY AS THERE ARE OTHER DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE MODELS. I HAVE CHILDREN AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE EVENING AND THEN I SUDDENLY LOSE THE ABILITY TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS ALTOGETHER! IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR A RECALL TO HAPPEN? I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *TR

Mileage: 75,314

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON - GETS DIMMER AND GOES OUT AGAIN. 2007 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007. I HAVE 2 SAFETY ISSUES THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX SO THEY IGNORED MY CONCERNS AFTER REALIZING THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FIRST PROBLEM IS THE HEAD LIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HIGH BEAMS DO NOT SHINE ON THE ROAD BUT SHINE INTO THE TREES. THEY SAY THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENTS FOR IT. ALSO PEOPLE THINK I AM SHINING MY HIGH BEAMS AT THEM WHEN I AM NOT. THEY ARE JUST TOO HIGH....ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS DO NO ILLUMINATE THE SIDES OF THE CAR AND ROAD SO WHEN MAKING TURNS AT NIGHT YOU CANNOT SEE WHERE YOU ARE TURNING. I HAVE TO APPROACH TURNS VERY VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE THE ROADS WHEN TURNING. EVERYONE THAT DRIVES MY CAR COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS NOTICEABLE PROBLEM HOWEVER TOYOTA WONT ADDRESS IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. 2ND PROBLEM THEIR SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. WHETHER THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND OR NOT WHEN THE TIRES START TO SLIP THEY LOOSE ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. I HAVE BEEN IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED AND WAS ALMOST HIT. EVEN WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE OVER THE STOP IN THE CAR WASH...SOMETIMES I AM UNABLE TO POWER OVER THE BUMP. I GET STUCK OFTEN. AGAIN TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE CAR. NOT SOMETHING I WOULD EXPECT FROM A $24,000 CAR. OUR VALUES HAVE PLUMMETED AND THERE IS NO RECOURSE FOR IT. *TR

2007 PRIUS, WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING YOU IN TOTAL DARKNESS. WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN THE HIGH-BEAMS ON IN THIS CONDITION THE ENTIRE DASH LIGHTING SYSTEM BLACKS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD THEY PROBLEM. IT WAS VERY INFREQUENT AT FIRST, STARTING ON THANKSGIVING 2009. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS PAST WEEKEND. I HAVE CALLED A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TELL ME WE NEED TO REPLACE THE HEAD LAMPS. I FIND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENTIRE LIGHTING FAILS, BECAUSE OF A BAD HEADLIGHT, LET ALONE ADD IN THE ATTEMPT TO SWITCH ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THE ENTIRE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP YET DUE TO SCHEDULING. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 PASSENGER HID (HEADLAMP) GOES OFF AND ON. LAMP OR CONTROLLER? NO KNOWN EVENT HAS CAUSED THIS. BECAUSE IT CORRECTS FOR NO APPARENT REASON WE ARE CONFUSED. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT TWICE THIS WEEK ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION WILL STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. EITHER THE LEFT, RIGHT OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BOTH BULBS WORK FINE. THE LIGHTS DO NOT FLICKER WHILE ON OR BEFORE THEY ARE ABOUT TO TURN OFF. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING IN MOUNTAIN ROADS. THE ARE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMPS. HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LIGHTS DO NOT HAVE A FILAMENT. INSTEAD LIGHT IS CREATED FROM AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE BETWEEN TWO ELECTRODES IN A MICRO-ENVIRONMENT OF XENON GAS AND METAL HALIDE SALTS. TOYOTA SENT ME A LETTER TALKING ABOUT THE HID HEADLIGHT PRIUS PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY WRONG DOING OR NECESSITY OF A RECALL. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BALLAST THAT CREATES THE ENERGY AND THE BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

IN THE SPRING OF 2009 THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2007 PRIUS STARTED TO GO OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IF I FLICKED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON THEY WOULD COME BACK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. HOWEVER, THIS CAUSED ME TO GET PULLED OVER ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR A MISSING HEADLIGHT. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES THAT I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE (BECAUSE OF A LACK OF ILLUMINATION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT) AND WAS CITED BY THE POLICE TWICE BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE LIGHT BULBS. HOWEVER, TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BULBS BECAUSE BOTH RARELY WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. HOWEVER, I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAD TO PAY $150 PER LIGHT, PLUS LABOR TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES WOULD BE DRIVING THE PRIUS WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE HIGH DENSITY LIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE HAPPENED MANY DAYS TOGETHER AND THEN THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THERE WAS LONG BREAKS IN THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. ONE OR BOTH HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MOST TIMES TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF WOULD GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS FORTUNATE AS I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I COULD NOT SEE ANN MOST TIMES MY TWO YOUNG BOYS ARE IN THE CAR WITH ME.. I SPENT $500 AT THE TOYOTO DEALER SHIP TO REPLACE THESE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS STILL MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM

Mileage: 61,000

2007 PRIUS - HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES. ACTIVATING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF / BACK ON RESTORES LIGHTING, HOWEVER, THEY MAY ONLY LAST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF AGAIN. NO WARNING EXCEPT FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO CONTINUE TO STOP ME AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO INDICATE TO ME THAT I HAVE A LIGHT OUT. HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE I AM TICKETED? REQUEST TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE INDICATES TOYOTA'S POSITION IS TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE OF CLOSE TO $1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUE, OR MUST SOMEONE DIE BEFORE TOYOTA ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY?

Mileage: 70,129

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS TURNS ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, THEN NEXT DAY AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FOR A DAY, RIGHT HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THEN 2 DAYS LATER LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR A DAY, LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. BULBS ARE NOT BLOWN AS THEY CONTINUE TO WORK BUT TOYOTA RECOMMENDS CHANGING THEM AT A COST OF $400. I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. UPON FURTHER INQUIRIES, IT APPEARS MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS

Mileage: 42,000

HID HEADLAMPS GOING OUT, BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT *TW

Mileage: 65,000

THERE ARE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND BOTH TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. MY PRIUS INCLUDES THE HID HEADLAMP PACKAGE. HEADLIGHTS WILL APPEAR TO WORK WHEN TURNED ON INITIALLY, THEN ONE OR BOTH WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. FAILURE CAN BE TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. TIME TO FAILURE IS NOT CONSISTENT; FAILURE MAY OCCUR WITHIN 60 SECONDS OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING AN HOUR LONG DRIVE. THE TAIL LIGHTS APPEAR TO WORK RANDOMLY. I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING, BUT LATER FOUND IT WORKING AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING INSTEAD. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN ONE POLICE TRAFFIC STOP. *TR

Mileage: 49,519

1. INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT 57K MILES IN 2007 PRIUS. 2. RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS TWICE GONE OUT, ONLY TO RECOVER AT NEXT USE OF CAR. 3. CHECKED WEB AND FOUND PREMATURE HEADLIGHT FAILURES LIKE THIS ARE WIDESPREAD AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. RECEIVED TOYOTA LETTER ABOUT PROBLEM. DEALER WILL REPLACE MINE AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

HID HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY TURNING OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ALMOST RANDOMLY IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE NOV 2009. THE LIGHTS GO OUT SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS ALMOST ALWAYS RESOLVED BY FLIPPING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN - HOWEVER THAT IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION AS THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A MINUTE. THE OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAPPENING ARE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN AS ONE CANNOT ALWAYS TELL IF JUST ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM DOES APPEAR TO BE RANDOM - DAYTIME, NIGHTTIME, RAIN, SNOW, BUMPY OR SMOOTH ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 45,624

BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT IN 50MPH ZONE! TURNED OFF/ON HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 45,556

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS, ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. THIS BEGAN TO OCCUR ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME AFTER ABOUT A YEAR. IT USUALLY OCCURRED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER AT MY ROUTINE SERVICING BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM THE FIRST TWO TIMES I MENTIONED IT, THEN LAST SUMMER THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT 850$ TO FIX IT. I SAID NO THANKS. THEN LAST MONTH THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO IT FOR 250$ SO I SAID OK. AS SOON AS I DROVE HOME THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED ON THE LEFT. I WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND SAID WHAT IS GOING ON? THEY TOLD ME AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE AND THAT THE LEFT LIGHT WAS OLD AND IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH REPLACING THE RIGHT. AT THAT I GOT UPSET SO THEY CONFERRED AND CAME UP THE EXPLANATION THAT NEW LIGHT ON THE RIGHT WAS SUCKING ENERGY FROM THE LEFT, AND SINCE THE LEFT LIGHT WAS OLD, IT WAS NOW FAILING. THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BUNCH OF BOLOGNA TO ME SO I SAID JUST GIVE ME MY CAR. SO NOW I HAVE A FLICKERING LEFT HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

PRIUS 07. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. DEPENDS ON HOW BUMPY THE ROAD IS. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR THEM TO COME ON AGAIN, ONLY TO GO RIGHT OUT. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AROUND $400.00 A LIGHT BULB, AND AS LONG AS IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS, THEY WERE NOT PLANNING ON DOING A RECALL. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURES HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT WILL THEY SAY IT IS A BULB PROBLEM BUT IT KEEPS RECURRING YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES IN AND OUT RANDOMLY. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT IT'S A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST MORE THAN $1000 TO REPLACE IT. I HAD MY CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS BEFORE IT STARTED HAPPENING BUT IT'S OVER 36,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OFF. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WELL. I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND INVOLVED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. NOW, THE SAME INCIDENT IS HAPPENING WITH THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. *JB

Mileage: 23,320

HID BULB INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HID HEADLIGHTS, INTERMITTENT FAILURE. BOTH SIDES. 3 TIMES LAST WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. CAN RELIGHT BY TURNING OFF LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON; PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT REMAINS LIT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMPS WILL GO OUT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IF I AM ON AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD AFTER DARK. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THEY ALSO SAY THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY GO OUT. THEY ALSO HAVE PROMISED TO PAY FOR NEW BULBS IF I HAVE THEM INSTALLED BY THEIR TECH, WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY CHARGED $150 TO INSTALL AND I HAVE NOT REC'D A REFUND CHECK FOR THE BULBS. THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THEM SO IT DOES NOT RE-OCCUR. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS KEEP GOING OFF. ONE WAS REPLACED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THE OTHER WENT OUT 4 MONTHS LATER, LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OLD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. LIGHTS THAT LAST THAN 18 MONTHS ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY APPROACHED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE CYCLING THE HID BULBS ON AND OFF WILL POWER THEM BACK ON, THE PROBLEM IS NOW WORSENING. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BULBS AND OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA RESPONSE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S BECOME APPARENT THERE IS A PATTERN OF DENIAL AND OBFUSCATION FROM THIS MANUFACTURER. THEIR HANDLING OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FLOOR MATS ISSUES TELLS US THEY WILL NOT ACT IN A RESPONSIBLE AND FAIR BUSINESS MANNER UNTIL FORCED TO. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS FLAW AND TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS. THEY HAVE BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE LAST YEAR. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY ARE WORKING. I KNOW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT YET. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS CONTINUE TO GO OUT DURING DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT KNOWING IT. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. TOYOTA QUOTES OVER $150 FOR PARTS TO REPLACE EACH LIGHTBULB. WHICH, I AM TOLD, MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT MAY BE IN THE CONTROLLER. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES. THE HEADLIGHT WORKS RANDOMLY. IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH OTHER PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 20,988

AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. BOTH LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THEN LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT GOES RIGHT OUT AGAIN. CAR HAS THE OPTIONAL HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,556

BEFORE THE 36K MILES THE DRIVER SIDE HID WENT OUT THEN IT WOULD COME BACK UP, I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED IT. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEIR IS A CLASS ACTION RELATING TO THE PRIUS HIDS. AT 40K THE PASSENGER SIDE HID STARTING ACTING UP ALSO THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL PRIUS' AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TW*

Mileage: 32,000

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER NIGHT AND SOMETIMES MANY TIMES. OFTEN I CAN PULL OVER AND TURN THEM ON AND OFF UNTIL THE PROBLEM CORRECTS. AT FIRST TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS STILL INTERMITTANT. TOYOTA THEN REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TOYOTA WARRANTY MANAGER WOULDN'T LET THEM REPLACE BOTH. LATER THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY CAR HAD PASSED THE 36,000 MILE MARK. TW*

Mileage: 33,705

HID HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. ONCE IT GOES OFF, IT COULD BE TURNED BACK ON BY FLICKING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL OR SUDDENLY GOES OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. TW*

Mileage: 6,850

WITHIN 15000 MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP BEGAN FLICKERING AND WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF. THIS WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, THE DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLAMP BEGAN RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF. THIS HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD.*CW

Mileage: 30,000

MY DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BECOMING MUCH MORE FREQUENT NOW. THE LIGHT SUDDENLY GOES OFF AND THEN IF I QUICKLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON IT WORKS BUT LATELY HAS BEEN GOING OUT AGAIN AFTER A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE BULB, AS TOYOTA IS CHARGING $150 FOR A SINGLE BULB. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 50,000 MILES WHEN NOTICED THE PROBLEM. 55,000 NOW. PROBABLY HAS BEEN GOING ON LONGER THAN THAT. AT FIRST ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF, USUALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING TO DRIVE. NOTICED IN THE REFLECTION ON CARS AHEAD THAT ONE LIGHT WAS OFF. DISCOVERED THAT TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON USUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM AT LEAST UNTIL I GET TO WORK. LUCKILY IT'S WELL LIT MOST OF THE WAY. NOW I HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF AT THE SAME TIME. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FOG LIGHTS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. GOT THE NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT THEY ARE REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THEM FOR ANY COST OVER $150 PER LAMP. THEY WERE CHARGING PEOPLE $300 PER LAMP AND SOME DEALERS WERE REPLACING THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THEM ALSO. THEY WILL REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THAT UNNECESSARY EXPENSE TOO. I AM TRYING TO CONVINCE TOYOTA THAT SINCE IT WAS THE BULBS THAT WERE THE PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THE TOTAL COST OF REPLACING THE LAMPS. MY PLATINUM PROTECTION DOES NO GOOD FOR LAMPS. MY TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH LAMPS NOW IS ABBOT $450 INCLUDING LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP HAS BEGUN TO GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. IT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, 69,000 MILES. IT HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN 9 DAYS. NOT REPAIRED YET, STILL HAVE THE HEADLAMP. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

2007 TOYOTA PRUIS TOURING MODEL...ONGOING PROBLEM...BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT FREQUENT INTERVALS, BUT PRESENTLY IF I TURN THE SWITCH TOTALLY OFF AND BACK ON THEY COME BACK ON. RIGHT SIDE HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE LEFT SIDE ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY AS FAR AS TIMING. CAN HAPPEN AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND NOT AGAIN FOR AN HOUR. AT TIMES AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF (NOT A REAL COMFORTABLE FEELING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD) AND ON THEY DO COME ON BUT SOMETIMES GO BACK OFF WITHIN SECONDS AND IT HAS TO BE REPEATED AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

HID HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE KEEP GOING OFF SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK MOUNTAIN ROAD. VERY SCARY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD QUOTES ANYWHERE FROM $300.00 TO $500.00. AFTER GETTING OVER THE INITIAL SHOCK, I FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH PRIUS OWNERS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I FIND IT RATHER UNBELIEVABLE THAT TOYOTA COULD CHARGE SOMEONE AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2007 PRIUS FRONT HEADLAMPS OVERHEAT AND WITHOUT WARNING GO OUT AND THEN WILL WORK AGAIN ONCE IT COOLS OFF. TOYOTA REPLACED ONE WHILE IN WARRANTY BUT REFUSES TO DO THE OTHER SINCE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SAY "USE HEADLAMPS ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY". THIS IS A $300. ITEM TO REPLACE. TOYOTA KNOWS OF PROBLEM AND NOW SAYS THEY WILL CHARGE ONLY $150 FOR PARTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

HEADLAMPS ON PRIUS KEEP GOING OUT. SAFTEY!!!!!! *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT FREQUENT INTERVALS, BUT PRESENTLY IF I TURN THE SWITCH TOTALLY OFF AND BACK ON THEY COME BACK ON. RIGHT SIDE HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE LEFT SIDE ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY AS FAR AS TIMING. CAN HAPPEN AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND NOT AGAIN FOR AN HOUR. AT TIMES AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF (NOT A REAL COMFORTABLE FEELING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD) AND ON THEY DO COME ON BUT GO BACK OFF WITHIN SECONDS AND IT HAS TO BE REPEATED. I PULL IN TO CHECK AND ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON, SO THE BULBS ARE GOOD. IT ALSO IS AFFECTING THE HIGH BEAMS. THEY DO NOT WORK IF THE LIGHT HAS BLINKED OFF ONCE AND I HAVE TURNED IT BACK ON AND THEN TRY TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS. THEY WILL NOT WORK AT THAT POINT. IF I TURN THE HIGH BEAMS ON BEFORE THE HEADLIGHT HAS BLINKED OFF THEY WORK AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SO THOSE BULBS ARE ALSO NOT BURNT OUT. THIS BLINKING OF LIGHTS NOW OCCURS DAILY. STARTED OUT HAPPENING EVERY SO MANY DAYS (I DRIVE 50 MILES TO WORK 4 DAYS A WEEK) AND NOW HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EACH DAY. I NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL STAY ON AFTER RETURNING. DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON THEN THE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONS. I ONLY HAVE 46,700 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE HID LIGHTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT. I'VE NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 46,699

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BLOWN OUT ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER THE WARRANTY AND NOW THE MANUFACTURER IS PAYING HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500.

Mileage: 35,500

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH BOTH FRONT HEADLAMPS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL AS THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT AT 50000 MILES. THANKFULLY, DUBLIN TOYOTA REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP AT NO COST, STATING IT WAS UNUSUAL TO ALREADY BE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HOWEVER WAS GOING TO COST $425. THE DEALERSHIP CUT ME A BRAKE AND CHARGED "ONLY" $325. $150 FOR THE LIGHT, THE REST FOR LABOR. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT REPLACING A HEADLIGHT SHOULD NOT COST MORE THAN REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES! ALSO, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED BY TOYOTA DIRECTLY. I DRIVE AT NIGHT, AND I LIVE NEAR THE COAST WHERE THERE IS PLENTY OF FOG. LIGHTS THAT RANDOMLY CHOOSE TO STOP WORKING ARE NOT SAFE WHATSOEVER. *TR

Mileage: 49,248

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID FAILURE PASSENGER SIDE AS OF 04/21/09 @ 39,163 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 39,121

2007 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE - DRIVERS SIDE HID BULB (PART # 90981-20015 AND COMPUTER SUB-ASSY 81107-47150 WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA SANTA MONICA ON MARCH 26, 2009 @ 33,929 MILEAGE. & PASSENGER SIDE. FIRST INCIDENT (DRIVERS SIDE). *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS - HEADLIGHTS (1 OR BOTH) MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME, COME BACK ON IF SWITCHED OFF AND BACK ON, LIKELY WILL GO OUT AGAIN. HAVE BEEN WARNED BY POLICE ABOUT FAILED HEADLIGHT. TOYOTA OFFERS NO REMEDY, INSTEAD CHARGES $200 OR MORE EACH TO REPLACE BULB, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NO EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING MODEL. MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM HOT SPRINGS, AR AROUND 4:00PM AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ON. WE DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES, OR AT LEAST WE USED TO. I CHECKED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR LOOSE WIRES, BUT NONE FOUND. SWITCHED LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. THE SAME EVENING WE WENT TO THE THEATER 2 MILES FROM HOME AND WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE DARK, THE LIGHT WENT OUT 3 TIMES IN THE 2 MILE RIDE. I SWITCHED THE LIGHT ON AND OFF TO RESTART EACH TIME IT WENT OUT. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE LIGHTS-OUT PROBLEM. IT CAN BE ON FOR AN ENTIRE TRIP OR ON AND OFF ANY NUMBER OF TIMES. WE LIVE IN THE QUACITA MTS. OF ARKANSAS AND STREET LIGHTS ARE MINIMAL AT BEST. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OPTIONAL HID LIGHTS WITH THE TOURING PACKAGE (NO CHOICE). ACCORDING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, ONE LIGHTS GOES OUT, THEN THE OTHER ONE USUALLY FOLLOWS AFTER SEVERAL MILES. IF THE SITUATION ARRISES WHERE BOTH LIGHT GO OUT, WE COULD BE IN GRAVE DANGER IN THE MOUNTAINS. YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT W/O HEADLIGHTS, UNLESS THE MOON IS BRIGHT. THE REPAIR IS EXORBITANT FOR THE BULB AND EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS FOR THE CONTROL MODULE AND INSTALLATION. THIS IS CAUSED FROM DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE THE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 3 TIMES LONGER THAN STANDARD HEADLIGHTS. TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD SOME DEFECTIVE BULBS FROM ONE MANUFACTURER. BUT MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE WARRANTEE. I STILL FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT THEY INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE LABOR AND PARTS TO REPLACE ONE LIGHT AND/OR MODULE EXCEEDS $1000. THAT IS NOT EVEN REASONABLE. PURCHASING CUSTOMERS WERE NEVER TOLD THAT THOSE LIGHTS WERE THAT NONSENSICALLY EXPENSIVE. THEREFORE, I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO BE FORCED BY CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS OR CUSTOMER INFLUENCE TO TAKE TESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR IDIOTIC MISTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, WITH BOTH LIGHTS, TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND THE NHTSA HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM. I INTEND TO USE YOUR FINDING THAT SAYS THIS IS "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE" BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN I AM PULLED OVER BY A POLICE MAN. I INTEND TO TAKE YOUR FINDINGS TO COURT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, TO INSIST THAT ANY CHARGES BE DROPPED BECAUSE YOU HAVE DEEMED THIS TO NOT BE A PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND A 2000 TUNDRA PICK-UP. MY TUNDRA HAS OVER 200,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS LIGHTS. MY PRIUS IS ANOTHER STORY 60K MILES AND LIGHT ISSUES. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE TO THE NHTSA THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT. I DID JUST RECEIVE A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THEY HAVE REDUCED THE COST OF THE LIGHT BULB FROM $300.00 PER BULB TO $150.00 PER BULB. LABOR IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PRIUS FROM 2006 TO 2009 ACCORDING TO THERE LETTER. I'D ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2007 INTERMITTENT LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I SENT IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE I HAVE A "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY" ON 23 DEC 09. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPLACE TWO BULBS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A BULB PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN RE-CYCLE THE SWITCH TO GET IT BACK. ON 29 DEC IT FAILED AGAIN AT NIGHT DURING A SNOW STORM, NEARLY CAUSING A FREEWAY ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OFF RANDOMLY. AUTO IS 2007 PRIUS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING HAS STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF. IF I SHUT THEM OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON. STOPPED BY STATE COPS FOR ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT BUT WHEN HE HAD ME TURN THEM ON BOTH WERE THERE. $228.00 TO REPLACE ONE BULB. WAITING TO SEE IF IT IS FIXED. 37000+ MILES ON CAR. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

HID BULBS (FRONT HEADLIGHTS) GO OUT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THEY ARE ON SOMETIMES, AND OFF AT OTHER TIMES. REPLACED THE FIRST ONE AT 28K MILES, NOW AT 46K THE OTHER ONE IS DOING THE SAME THING. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

DRIVER'S LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. PASSENGER LIGHT FIRST WENT OUT, NOW BOTH! DEFECTIVE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM. REPORTED TO DEALER, ONLY THEY SIMPLY WANT TO CHARGE ME $500 TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS ISSUE AS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TONIGHT FOR THE THIRD TIME RECENTLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, ONE AT A TIME. NEITHER LOW OR HIGH BEAM WORKED AFTER THEY WERE OUT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO SHOW THE DEALER AT LEAST ONE OCCURRENCE OF BOTH LIGHTS. TONIGHT I WAS ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES SHOWING BOTH LIGHTS OUT IN LOW BEAM WITH FOG LAMPS ON (THE FOG LAMPS ONLY WORK WITH HEADLIGHTS ON IN LOW). I REALIZE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO PENDING RESOLUTION. THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THE ON AGAIN. WITHIN 10 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. AND, AS IN THE PAST, TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON RESTORED THE LIGHT.*TR

Mileage: 67,920

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING, THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE, IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS . WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUTT OFF. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. IDENTICAL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28500. UPDATED 01/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/19/10.*JB

Mileage: 28,000

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS WITH 38,000 MI. AND BOTH HEADLAMPS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY WILL COME BACK ON, BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS...THIS IS THE 4TH PRIUS IN OUR FAMILY WITH THIS PROBLEM, (06, 07). TOYOTA IS REQUIRING THAT THE CUSTOMER PAY FOR THE HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY USUALLY ARE BEYOND THE 35,000 WARRANTY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MY WIFE AND I ARE IN OUR 80'S AND I'M HOPING W DON'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS PURCHASED NEW, AND WITHIN A YEAR, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY HID HEADLIGHTS. MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER, THEN GO OUT -- ONLY TO TURN BACK ON IF I COMPLETELY TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF & BACK ON AGAIN. TOYOTA REPLACED THAT ONE AFTER I COMPLAINED THAT I HAD ONLY HAD MY CAR A YEAR, AND THESE BULBS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE "LONG-LASTING." NOW, MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS TIME, TOYOTA SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO REPLACE THE SECOND HEADLIGHT, AND IT WOULD COST ALMOST $500 -- FOR ONE LIGHT! ONE MONTH LATER, AFTER THE 2ND HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, NOW MY DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY LIGHTS GO OUT ON A CAR THAT I HAVE DRIVEN EVER -- ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS JUST NOW 2 YEARS OLD!! I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED, AND FEEL THAT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE AUTO IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. LIGHTS UP, THEN GOES OUT, MAY LIGHT UP AGAIN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR A WHILE. WOULD REPLACE EXCEPT NOW AM INFORMED THAT NOT ONLY IS COST OF THE BULB $100 OR MORE BUT $000'S FOR LABOR MAY BE REQUIRED. WAS PERSUADED TO PAY $3000 FOR OPTION PACKAGE IN PART BASED ON CLAIMED SUPERIORITY OF HID LIGHTS. CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING FAILURE THAT BULBS ARE FAILING AND CANNOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT MAJOR REPAIR EXPENSE. IT IS DARK TIME OF YEAR AND NEED CONFIDENCE IN HEADLIGHTS TO DRIVE SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 54,876

HID HEADLIGHT ON 2007 PRIUS TURNS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP TURNS OFF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF OPERATION. IT WILL COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND IT REQUIRES THAT BOTH BE TURNED OFF TO COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVERS' SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 51,289

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING. LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK WITH RIGHT HID LIGHT WORKING AND FOG LIGHTS. CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. ON WAY HOME FROM WORK, I TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE. FRIEND AT HOME NOTIFIED ME OF THIS WEB SITE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. PULLED OVER BY POLICE AND ISSUED CITATION WARNING FOR HEADLAMP FAILURE. HEADLIGHT RESUMED WORKING ON THE DRIVE HOME, HAS FAILED AGAIN TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP FAILURE. THIS MANUFACTURER INSTALLED HID LIGHTS IN MY PRIUS THAT COST MUCH MORE THAN THE STANDARD LIGHT AND IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE FAILED WITHOUT ANY INDICATOR INSIDE (A POLICEMAN ALERTED ME). THE EXPECT LIFE OF THESE LAMPS IS CLEAR WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE DEALER MUST REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER TO REPLACE THEM. DEALER DENIED KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT ISSUE YET PRIUSCHAT FORUM ON THE INTERNET HAS OVER 60 PAGES DESCRIBING THIS AND I ALSO FOUND THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.AUTOWEEK.COM/ARTICLE/20090701/CARNEWS/907019991#IXZZ0ZUZARHGK DEALER ENDED UP CHARGING ME $480 TO REPLACE TWO LIGHT BULBS! I HAVE REGISTERED A CASE WITH TOYOTA. ALSO THE DEALER LIED AS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SERVICE VISIT HE SAID IT WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HE WAS A AWARE OF YET WHEN I WAS LEAVING I ASKED HIM WHY HE REPLACED JUST THE BULBS AND NOT ANY ELECTRONICS AND HE SAID "BECAUSE THEY HAVE LEARNED FROM EXPERIENCE WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO JUST REPLACE THE BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST ONE LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT'S ALL OF THEM. I LIVE ON A WINDY COUNTY ROAD WITH NO LIGHTING. LAST NIGHT I COMPLETED MY DRIVE HOME AT 25 MPH, WITH THE TURN INDICATOR LIGHTING MY WAY. THIS WAS ONE MY WAY HOME FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT, BUT IS HAPPENING TO PRIUS RATHER COMMONLY. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. YET. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY EXTINGUISH WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA WILL "DIAGNOSE" AND ADVISE OF REPAIR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT MAY ONLY POSSIBLY CHOOSE "GOODWILL" ACTION BE TAKEN. THESE ARE THE TOYOTA HID LAMPS THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN PE09019. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2007 PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY DISPLAY (HID) HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN FAILING IN SPRING 2009, AND BY WINTER, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS ALSO FAILING. THERE IS A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM, BUT I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE HOTLINE GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME THE COST OF REPLACEMENT (PARTS AND LABOR), BUT THE DEALER SAID THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL ONLY COVER THE LIGHTS (WHICH ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL FAIL AGAIN UNTIL TOYOTA RECALLS THE LIGHTS ON THE MARKET AND REPLACES THEM ALL). ALSO, TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WOULD NOT COMMIT TO REIMBURSING THE COST OF REPAIR UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ALWAYS WORK WHEN THEY ARE INITIALLY TURNED ON AND WHEN THEY ARE RE-STARTED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, OBVIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 35,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON, IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PATTERN TO IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WE CAN NOT HAVE OUR HEADLIGHTS DECIDING WHEN AND WHERE THEY CHOOSE TO FUNCTION. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS. A FEW NIGHTS AGO, I WAS DRIVING UP THE PCH HERE IN LOS ANGELES ONLY TO HAVE MY RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) HEADLIGHT GO OUT AND MY LEFT ONE START BLINKING ON AND OFF. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON. THE LEFT LIGHT CAME ON, THE RIGHT LIGHT STAYED OUT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD FIXING EITHER LIGHT WOULD BE $350 A PIECE BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL HID LIGHTS AND I'M 2,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY, SO TOO BAD. I NEVER ASKED FOR THESE LIGHTS, DIDN'T KNOW I HAD THEM AND NOW FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING WITH THEM. AND THEN TO CHARGE A LUDICROUS AMOUNT TO KEEP THEM WORKING IS JUST ROBBERY. IT'S A PRIUS, NOT A PORSCHE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED NO ONE TOLD ME THE PRECARIOUS COST AND CARE OF THESE LIGHTS AND THEIR UNRELIABLE NATURE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEAD LAMPS AND HAVE A MORE ADVANTAGES REPLACEMENT STRATEGY. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE WAS DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THEY SHUT OFF. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO BEGAN STICKING TO THE FLOOR; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT FOR $400 THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BULBS IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,850.

Mileage: 75,850

1. HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IS MALFUNCTIONING. 2. THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON/STAY ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE POWERED. OCCURS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS. HAS PROVEN UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM CAN BE ALLEVIATED BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT. BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE MAY STOP OPERATING AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD BOTH INOPERABLE AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. TOYOTA WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE BULBS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MILEAGE EXCEEDS THE FACTORY WARRANTY, THOUGH IT IS STILL WELL WITHIN THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD. REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH THE SERVICE AND PARTS DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT THE 'NEW BULBS' DON'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE ORIGINAL BULBS DID. SO FAR, THAT HAS PROVEN CORRECT. I HAVE READ THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM (PE09019) INTO THIS PROBLEM AND I AM FRANKLY SHOCKED THAT TOYOTA AND PARTICULARLY THE NHTSA DON'T CONSIDER HAVING TO TURN YOUR HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT WORTHY OF RECALL. THE NHTSA SUMMARY STATES THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT:: "TOYOTA CONFIRMED THAT A HEADLAMP COULD EXTINGUISH WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A BULB FAILURE, AND THAT IT COULD BE TEMPORARILY RESTORED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, AND THAT SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLAMPS WAS RARE AND UNLIKELY." THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION SUMMARY ALSO MENTIONED THE FOLLOWING: "TOYOTA ALSO BRIEFLY DISCUSSED THEIR INTENTION TO CONDUCT A CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS CONSUMER DISSATISFACTION WITH HID BULB FAILURES. " I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF A RECALL OR ANY OTHER ACTION AT THIS TIME THAT WILL ADDRESS CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WILL REQUIRE OUTSIDE INTERVENTION BY THE NHTSA TO PUSH FOR A RESOLUTION THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OUT ON THE ROADS EVERY NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS FAILURE ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND BACK ON RESTORES HEADLIGHT OPERATION. GOT FIXER TICKET FROM CHP ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER (FAIRFIELD TOYOTA) DURING A REGULAR SERVICE VISIT, AND THEY SAID THEY TIGHTENED A CONNECTION. IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ALMOST DAILY. *TR

HID HEADLAMPS FAIL REPEATEDLY. RIGHT FRONT REPLACED LAST YEAR AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES. LEFT FRONT IS FAILING NOW AT 80,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

PERIODIC HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE IN 2007 PRIUS. REQUESTED THE PROBLEM BE FIXED WITH IN THE INITIAL WARRANTY AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

1. NOT SURE 2. HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2007 PRIUS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, SOMETIMES AT NIGHT BOTH ARE OUT, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION 3. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER; LIGHTS WORKED FINE THEN; THEY SAID IT WOULD BE MY EXPENSE TO REPLACE BULBS; DECIDED TO WAIT TO SEE IF PROBLEM HAPPENED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS TO TAKE IT TO THEM TO VERIFY IT IS A BULB PROBLEM; THEN DISCOVERED BULB FAILURE IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS; TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT PROBLEM AND REPLACE BULBS AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT FOR PAST THREE WEEKS. TURNING OFF/ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH CORRECTS. *TR

Mileage: 42,142

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPLACED TWICE. HE FILED REPORT NUMBER 091011805 WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT OF VEHICLE WAS OUT COMPLETELY. STOPPED AND RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. IN OCTOBER 2009 BOTH SETS OF HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A TOWNSHIP BLACKTOP ROAD AT NIGHT. THIS REQUIRED STOPPING CAR AND REPEATEDLY TURNED LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND RESTARTED CAR. LIGHTS FINALLY RETURNED. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

2007 PRIUS, TOURING MODEL-RIGHT HEADLAMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING-ONLY 26,000 MILES ON CAR SO FAR. NEXT OPERATION, LIGHT WORKING AGAIN. POSES VERY BIG SAFETY HAZARD. TOLD THAT MY PLATINUM CERTIFIED WARRANTY AND EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS $400 + REPAIR--AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 26,800

HID LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS "WINKING" ON AND OR OFF AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT MODULES NEED TO BE REPLACED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND THE SWITCH MUST BE TOGGLED TO REMEDY. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT TOYOTA SAYS THE LIGHTS ARE NOT COVERED. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A CHRONIC DEFECT. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS DUE TO THE COST OF LABOR. THE COST FOR TWO BULBS + LABOR; $650! THE CAR IS JUST ABOUT TO HIT 2 YEARS AND I'M HAVING TO SHELL OUT OVER $600 FOR HEADLIGHTS! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS LOOKS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE PRIUS. IF IT'S A COMMON DEFECT, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE CAR? I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE THE HID'S, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE FROM THE INITIAL PURCHASE OF THE CAR. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON ON MY PRIUS. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AGAIN, THEN ON, THEY WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 44,890

BOTH HEADLAMPS WENT OUT IN THE THE MIDDLE OF A ROADTRIP AT NIGHT. HAD TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY. TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT AND SOMETIME BOTH WHICH IS REAL SCARY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS FAILURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP WITH A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. *TR THANK YOU,

Mileage: 45,780

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF; OCCASIONALLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, NO INDICATION IN CAR. RESTARTING HEADLIGHTS BRINGS IT BACK. MAY HAPPEN EVERY FIVE MINUTES OR NOT AT ALL DURING A TRIP. REPLACED BOTH BULBS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. RESEARCHED WEB AND THIS IS A COMMON BUT EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN. ONE SIDE WILL GO OUT WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. LATER THE OTHER LIGHT WILL FAIL. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOME DIES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

EITHER ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. LAST WEEK, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ONE STOPPED WORKING AND SUDDENLY THE SECOND ONE STOPPED WORKING. THAT IS THE FIRST TIME BOTH HAVE STOPPED. IN TOTAL DARKNESS I PANICKED AND HAD TO SWERVE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ONE OR BOTH GO OUT IN DURING DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ONE MONTH. BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON DARK COUNTRY ROAD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. THE LIGHTS RESUMED WORKING AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 37,189

OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHT CIRCUITRY. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL SHUT DOWN SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME AND MORE FRIGHTENED BOTH WILL CUT OFF 2 TO 3 TIMES DURING MY COMMUTE HOME. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY 3 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY STAY ON FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES BUT WILL THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN AT SOME POINT . WE DRIVE A VERY DANGEROUS FREEWAY ( CALIFORNIA 60 BETWEEN MORENO VALLEY, CA AND THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE 10) AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE LIGHTS HAVE CUT OUT TOTALLY CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS I WAS DRIVING A VERY WINDY ROAD, IN THE DARK AND SEARCHING FOR THE LIGHT SWITCH TO FLICK IT OFF AND ON. I NOW DRIVE WITH MY HAND ON THE LIGHT SWITCH THROUGH THE BADLANDS SECTION OF CALIFORNIA 60 WHEN MY HAND SHOULD BE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WE WERE PULLED OVER BY A RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICER AFTER SHE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ERRATICALLY BLINKING ON AND OFF. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT CREATE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS A COMPUTER CIRCUIT THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS AND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS OTHER THAN A BURNED OUT BULB. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND THERE ARE OTHER DRIVERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE ASSIST ME BY ADVOCATING ON MY BEHALF WITH TOYOTA TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR THANKS

Mileage: 63,487

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS SUDDENLY, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FUNCTION WHEN THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE "OFF" AND "ON" POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

HID HEADLAMPS GO IN AND OUT WITH NO WARNING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. RESEARCH ON LINE SHOWS SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR OLD, THE TOYOTA PRIUS HID DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER OCCASIONALLY. IT WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER IT NEVER SEEMED TO BE FAILING WHEN AT THE DEALER. THEN AT ABOUT TWO YEARS OF AGE, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD BLINK COMPLETELY OUT OCCASIONALLY, AGAIN MENTIONED TO THE DEALER BUT WOULD NOT DUPLICATE AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT JUST CYCLING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WOULD RESTORE THE HEADLIGHT. IT IS NOW FAILING ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS BUT NOT WHEN AT THE DEALER. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NOW DOING THIS AS WELL AND I HAVE A REAL FEAR OF BOTH LIGHTS FAILING AT THE SAME TIME AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AS OF TODAY, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE BUT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER BUT REMAINS FIRM THAT AN EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. I WILL BE GETTING IT REPAIRED AND THIS HEADLIGHT ISSUE COULD AMOUNT TO $1000 OR MORE. THIS IS A BADLY DESIGNED BULB AND ASSEMBLY. CONSIDERATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THIS BULB WITH EASE CONSIDERING THE FAILURE RATE IT IS EXPERIENCING. THE MOST RECENT DATE IS THE ONE LISTED BELOW. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2007 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO OBSERVABLE PATTERN. WHILE DRIVING, ONE CANNOT TELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS THUS DRIVING WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. ONLY TIME I CAN TELL IS WHEN I COME UP BEHIND A VEHICLE AND MY LIGHTS SHINE ON IT. UPON OBSERVING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRIUS'. (DON'T WANT TO GET A TICKET OR IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT! IT IS REPORTED THAT $1100 TO $2600 TO GET THIS REPAIRED, HOPEFULLY. *TR

Mileage: 84,060

THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUTS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO BE WORKING WHEN IT IS THERE. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN DEFECT AMONG 2007 PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL FREQUENTLY GO OUT, LEAVING ME WITH ONE HEADLAMP. IF I CYCLE THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE, AND THEN REPEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DRIVING WITH ONE (OR NO) HEADLIGHT. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES, THOUGH IT IS ONLY 2 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 AND 2006 PRIUS MODELS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF/ON SOMETIMES MAKES LIGHT(S) COME BACK ON. DRIVING COUNTRY ROADS AFTER DARK WITH NO HEADLIGHTS IS VERY DANGEROUS. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL WANTS AN ARM AND LEG TO REPAIR PROBLEM. APPARENTLY HEADLIGHTS, AND COMPUTER BOARD WITH BALLASTS NEED REPLACED TO COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

HID LAMP INTERMITTENT OUTAGE IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. QUOTED FROM 150 TO 800 TO REPLACE. I THINK THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING. THIS STARTED OCCURRING DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TWICE FOR HAVING A LIGHT OUT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER QUOTED $700 REPAIR AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER ACTED AS THOUGH HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE ALTHOUGH EVERY PRIUS OWNER WHO OWNS A COMPUTER, CAN READ AND HAD THIS PROBLEM IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND TOYOTA'S UNWILLINGNESS TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS FOR THE PAST MONTH. THEY ALTERNATELY GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES SOMETIMES BOTH TOGETHER. ONE INCIDENT INVOLVED THEM BOTH TURNING OFF ONE NIGHT ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD WITHOUT ANY ILLUMINATION. THIS THREW ME INTO IMMEDIATE PANIC AS EVERYTHING WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. IT WAS ONLY BY LUCK THAT I WAS ALERT ENOUGH TO HAVE A MENTAL PICTURE OF THE ROAD THAT I WAS ON AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN WHILE NAVIGATING AWAY FROM KNOWN OBSTACLES. ONCE STOPPED I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED AND REMAINED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. QUITE A DANGEROUS EVENT. LAST NIGHT I WAS TRAVELING ON AN ILLUMINATED HIGHWAY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED BY A STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. WHEN ASKED IF I KNEW WHY I WAS STOPPED AND I REPLIED NO, HE STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. WHEN I INQUIRED TOYOTA FOR A PRICE TO HAVE THIS SITUATION CORRECTED I WAS TOLD $1000+ FOR THE COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SITUATION TRULY IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER UNDER AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I HAVE TO THINK THAT THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 64,341

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT MY WIFE TOLD ME HER RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. WHEN I CHECK THE CAR IT WAS WORKING!! SO AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF THIS OF HER TELLING ME THIS STORY WE STARTED LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY AND CHECKING TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. FINALLY WE NOTICED THAT NOT ONLY DOES THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT GO OUT BUT THEY BOTH GO OUT.SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH THE LIGHTS ON AND BY THE TIME I GOT THERE BOTH HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. MY CAR HAS 34,890 MILES ON IT AND IT IS 2YEARS INTO THE BASIC 3 YEAR WARRANTY. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEY WILL REPLACE SOME OTHER ELECTRONIC PART. THEY SEEM TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM OR DEFECT IN LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING, RHYME OR REASON. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT NOT COMPLETELY. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THE BULBS ARE BURNED OUT AND WANTS $1000 TO REPLACE THEM. IF THE BULBS WERE BURNED OUT, WHY DO THEY COME BACK ON? *TR

Mileage: 45,000

HID LIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM AND FINALLY WITHOUT WARMING SHUT OFF AND BECOME DARK. I WOULD NEED TO SHUT OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS "WINKING" OF HEADLIGHTS WOULD OCCUR CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 24,323

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE OBSERVED THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERS AND DIES SPORADICALLY, BUT RELIGHTS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. AFTER RELIGHTING, A SINGLE HEADLIGHT AGAIN EVENTUALLY FLICKERS AND DIES. ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS, AND A CASE BY YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN OPENED (AND CLOSED) UNDER CASE NUMBER: PE09019. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS CASE SHOULD BE REOPENED. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - PASSENGER SIDE HEAD-LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FIND THAT THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE ISSUE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OTHERS WITH THE SAME CONCERN. THIS IS THE THIRD TOYOTA I HAVE OWNED AND I'VE NEVER HAD A COMPLAINT ABOUT ANY OF MY PREVIOUS AUTOMOBILES. *TR

2007 PRIUS WITH 36K MILES, HID HEADLIGHTS. STOPPED BY POLICE WHO TOLD US THAT WE HAD BOTH A HEADLIGHT AND A TAIL-LIGHT OUT. THIS WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE CAR PASSED STATE INSPECTION. UPON RETURNING HOME, FOUND THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING BUT THAT TAILLIGHT WAS OUT. MY WIFE MENTIONED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD BEEN TELLING HER FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT THERE WAS A TAILLIGHT OUT ON THE CAR, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS WORKING WHEN WE CHECKED. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE POLICE STOPPED US, I NOTED THAT ALL LIGHTS ON THE CAR WERE WORKING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, WHERE THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A BULB ISSUE AND COULD REPLACE IF I WANTED. I COUNTERED THAT A BULB SHOULD EITHER WORK OR NOT, AND THAT THIS INTERMITTENT OPERATION SEEMED TO INDICATE AN ELECTRICAL OR WIRING PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T AGREE. THE DEALER CHECKED ALL THE LIGHTS, AND FOUND THEM ALL TO BE WORKING. JUST AFTER RETURNING FROM THE DEALER, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

I HAVE OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE NEW (3 YEARS). I NOTICED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THAT, WHEN I TURNED ON MY HEADLIGHTS, THE RIGHT LAMP WAS STARTING OUT AT FULL BRIGHTNESS BUT GRADUALLY DIMMING UNTIL IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT ALTOGETHER. SWITCHING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN WOULD RESTORE THE LIGHT TO FULL BRIGHTNESS, BUT THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DIM AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS I DO NOT KNOW THAT THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING (AS I SAID, IT IS VERY GRADUAL AND OBVIOUSLY CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT). THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS CHANGING BOTH HID BULBS, WITH A QUOTED COST OF $553 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. APPARENTLY LIGHTBULBS ARE NOT COVERED, EVEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE FURTHER, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 PRIUS. IN LIGHT OF THAT FACT, TOYOTA SHOULD ABSOLUTELY CONDUCT A RECALL OF WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT, AND A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. IT IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO SELL US A FAULTY PRODUCT AND THEN ASK US TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, OR ELSE ENDANGER OUR SAFETY BY DRIVING WITH FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 55,260

RANDOM FAILURE OF EITHER OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, BUT LIKELY WILL GO OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT ON THE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, TOYOTA WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, INSTEAD CHOOSING TO CHARGE 200 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT RECUR. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/16/09*JB

Mileage: 23,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS (TOURING EDITION) WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER AS IF THEY ARE GOING OUT, AND QUITE OFTEN I NOTICE THAT ONE OR THE OTHER BULBS ISN'T WORKING. ONCE I EVEN HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE ON THE DASH BOARD, AND ONLY NOTICED THEY WERE BOTH OFF WHEN ENTERING AN UNLIT STREET. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

HEADLIGHTS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FAIL. CAN BE CORRECTED TEMPORARILY BY TURNING OFF AND THEN TURNING BACK ON. ALREADY STOPPED BY POLICE WITH A WARNING. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A MONTH OR MORE. HAPPENS IN ALL CONDITIONS, SUN, RAIN, CLOUDY, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS TOURING VEHICLE. THE HID HEADLAMPS FREQUENTLY FAIL. TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT I AM DRIVING AND NOTICE ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER QUICKLY THEN TURN OFF. OFTEN TIMES THE REMEDY IS TO SIMPLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON. TYPICALLY, THE HEADLIGHT WILL STAY ON A FEW MINUTES TO MANY HOURS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER ON THE ISSUE, BUT THE TOTAL FIX COSTS NEARLY $1000. AFTER READING ABOUT COMPLAINTS, MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE MONTHS OR YEARS AFTER THE FIX. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE THAT MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES WITH HID HEADLAMPS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT IS NOT DUE TO OVERUSE, NEGLECT, OR ABUSE ON MY PART. IT IS A DEFECT MY PRIUS WAS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE MOMENT THEY SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEGUN EITHER TO FLICKER AND DIM, OR ELSE FAIL COMPLETELY, AND APPARENTLY AT RANDOM, WHILST THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE PASSENGER-SIDE HAS SUFFERED THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AGAIN SPORADICALLY, BUT ONLY RECENTLY HAS THE DRIVER-SIDE BEGUN TO SHOW SIMILAR TROUBLES. IT HAS PROVED VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, WHEN THE LAMPS CAN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL, AND LEAVE THE DRIVER ENTIRELY AT THE MERCY OF HIS OWN, UNILLUMINATED, SIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED A REPLACEMENT COST OF OVER $800 FOR BOTH LIGHTS, AND CLAIMS THEM NOT COVERED UNDER THE COMPANY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE HID BULBS ON MY 2007 PRIUS HAVE BEEN FAILING SINCE LAST FALL AND CONTINUE TO DO SO AT SOME POINT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF, THEN BACK ON, THIS SEEMS TO "REBOOT" THE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

A SECOND INCIDENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. SEE ODI NUMBER 10285154. ON THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP ON A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS INTERMITTENT.(DATE OF INCIDENCE WAS 9/16/09). THE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED. ON 10/27/09, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP. THE LAMP GOES OFF. TO REACTIVATE, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. HEADLAMP IS TO BE REPLACED ON 10/30/09. NHTSA CLOSED ACTION WITH TOYOTA A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS STATED THAT BOTH BULBS WOULD NOT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. AS A FORMER AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL, I SAY THAT THIS SECOND OCCURRENCE INDICATES THAT BOTH BULBS COULD GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THAT THIS CASE WITH TOYOTA SHOULD BE REOPENED. SINCE I DO NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED ON THE REPLACEMENT LAMPS. *TR

Mileage: 42,591

THE HEADLIGHT IS PHYSICALLY GOING OUT. I NOTICED IT WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT AND HAD ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SHINING AGAINST THE GARAGE DOOR. I DID THE SAME THING I HAVE DONE BEFORE, I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND IT AGAIN CAME ON. THIS IS TYPICALLY HOW I HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, WITH WHAT SHOULD BE TWO LIGHTS SHINING AGAINST THE BACK OF AN SUV, VAN, TRUCK, GARAGE DOOR ETC.. LIKE LAST NIGHT, LAST WEEK IT WAS DOING IT FREQUENTLY ENOUGH THAT I WOULD SEE THE LIGHT POP OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. OTHERWISE IT HASN'T BEEN VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. ALWAYS WHEN I PULL UP TO SOMETHING. *TR

Mileage: 24,700

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW RECENTLY BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADLAMPS CUT OFF. TURNING LIGHT OFF THEN BACK ON MAKES HEADLAMPS WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. CUTS OFF ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES INTO RUNNING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. HER PASSENGER SIDE HD HEADLIGHTS FAILED, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED HER VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BOTH HEAD-LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $400.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57000. UPDATED12/11/09 *BF UPDATED 12/11/09. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

FOR SOME TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEEN BEHAVING STRANGELY, WITH ONE OR THE OTHER GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THEN LATER COMING BACK ON. LAST WEEKEND WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON DARK, NARROW, TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROADS, THEY BOTH SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT DUE TO THE RISK OF HEADLAMP FAILURE AND CRASH. TOYOTA DEALERS QUOTE $1000-PLUS COST TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE TAKEN MY 2007 BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING! ONE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, OR BOTH WOULD GO TO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CREATING A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THEN ON OCTOBER 23 2009, THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID I NEEDED TWO NEW HEADLIGHT UNITS AT THE COST OF $400 EACH (PARTS AND LABOR). I DECIDED TO DOCUMENT THIS POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA, SO YOU COULD ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED IN ORDER TO PRESSURE TOYOTA MOTORS TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE ISSUE IS NOT THE BULB AS THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON IF YOU FLICK THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT'S JUST THE BULB, WANTS $800 TO REPAIR. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT SINCE HID BULBS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN REGULAR BULBS AND SINCE THE BULBS CAN FAIL AT RANDOM TIMES, YET WORK FINE AT RANDOM TIMES AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN DRIVING WITH THE HEADLAMPS ON, ONE HEADLAMP (USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT IT HAS OCCURRED WHICH THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL) WILL GO OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON THE BOTH LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND I CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN. AT MY LAST SERVICE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS NUTS. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND DO A LOT OF NIGHT DRIVING. I AM BEGINNING TO NOTICE THIS HAPPENING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS ARE INTERMITTENT. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED THE BULB BUT IT'S STILL INTERMITTENT. *TR

Mileage: 32,643

TOYOTA PRIUS HD HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT AND THEN BACK ON. WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, TURNING OFF AND ON WILL RESET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. DRIVING AT NIGHT MAKES THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM DANGEROUS. LIGHTBULBS ARE NEW, PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND OUT REMAIN UNLIT. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. AT ONE POINT IN TIME BOTH LAMPS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. EACH TIME I HAVE GONE IN FOR REPAIR THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER THAT THE BULB IS, LOOSE, BURNT, OR DEFECTIVE. THESE BULBS ARE IN EXCESS OF $150.00 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SEVERAL MONTHS. DIFFERENT TIMES NEIGHBORS AND OTHER DRIVERS POINTING OUT HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THINKING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY HEADLIGHTS WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED BUT NOTICED THEY HAD BEEN DIMMING TROUGH TIME. COULD NOT TELL WHICH LIGHTS WERE OUT BECAUSE THEN THEY WOULD WORK. 2 NEAR MISSES WHEN OTHER DRIVER NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT BUT DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS LIGHTING. DRIVING THE OTHER NIGHT WITH FAMILY IN CAR AND LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. PANICKED AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THEY CAME ON BUT STILL DIMMER. COMING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER DAY AND THEN STOPPED BY POLICE IN WHICH I EXPLAINED MY HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND INFORMED THEM THAT MY PLANS WERE TO TAKE PRIUS TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN CAR THIS WAS MY FINAL STEP. TOOK 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 10/20/09 TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT. OF COURSE AT MY COST. THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT NOW AND THEN AS I AM DRIVING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 MONTHS. NOW THE OTHER LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 39,800

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON MY 2007 PRIUS THAT HAS 40K MILES ON IT. I DIDN'T KNOW THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME AT THE TIME OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT. THERE'S NO WARNING SIGNAL IN THE CAR TO ALERT ME TO THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED AND IT IS WORKING NOW, BUT I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS LIKELY TO RECUR SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 40,717

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITANT HEADLAMP ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

HID HEADLAMPS FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS GOING OUT RANDOMLY IN AUGUST 2009. VEHICLE IS IN WARRANTY (20K MILES) AND DEALER REPLACED BULB AT NO CHARGE. IN OCTOBER THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AGAIN, THE DEALER REPLACED BULB AT NO CHARGE. THESE BULBS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE AND SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 20K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 19,800

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE. MOST OF THE TIME JUST ONE WILL GO OUT. I CAN TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT TIME AND GO OUT AGAIN. ONLY A FEW TIMES HAVE THEY GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME, VERY SCARY SITUATIONS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND AM NOT THE ONLY PRIUS OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2007 PRIUS STARTED DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. DROVE FROM A WELL LIT AREA WITH MANY STREET LIGHTS INTO AN WITHOUT ANY OVERHEAD LIGHTING. REALIZED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, LOOKING AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, I VEERED INTO AN ADJOINING LANE, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THAT LANE. EVENTUALLY I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. NOW THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF, PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE, WHILE DRIVING. I CONTINUALLY CHECK THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM OFF AND ON TO RESTART THE LIGHTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE LIGHTS FIXED, I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY CAMPAIGN AND TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS - BOTH GO OUT, INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 56,767

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20K MILES(50-70K). TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO MAKE IT LIGHT UP AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND NOT THE BULB. WHEN SEARCHING FOR A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE, I RAN ACROSS HOW MANY OF THE PRIUS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA WITH CURVY WINDING ROADS GETTING HOME IN THE EVENING. WHEN THAT LIGHT CUTS OUT I CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COULD HAPPEN TO BOTH AS I READ HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF WITH NO REASON. IF THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WOULD BURN OUT, I WOULD BE LEFT IN THE DARK. REPLACED HEADLIGHT AND COMPUTER SUB ASSEMBLY $514.00 OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE THE DAY AFTER THIS WAS REPAIRED, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING! SUSPICIOUS? *TR

Mileage: 50,962

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY FAIL. HE HAS TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND THEN OFF FOR OPERATION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

HEAD LIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS WITH 59987 MILES KEEP GOING OUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS GOING TO COST 826.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, AND WILL REMAIN ON FOR A AN UNPREDICTABLE PERIOD OF TIME, SOME TIMES AS LONG TWO WEEKS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. TOYOTA HAS ADVISE ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE FACILITY WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT, BUT THE LIGHT FAILS ON WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, OR LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OPEN. AN INTERNET SEARCH DISCLOSED THAT THIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE IS A FAIRLY COMMON DEFECT IN 2007 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,644

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON, BUT IT WILL ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 43,500

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ON AUGUST 1, 2007. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR UNTIL AUGUST OF 2008 WHEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS (THEY WOULD GO OFF AND THEN WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND FLIPPED BACK ON, THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AGAIN). TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT (HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS)! I BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG BUT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS (TO THE TUNE OF $1200 A PIECE). I DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AFTER THAN UNTIL THIS YEAR (AUGUST OF 2009). MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS GOING OUT AND THEN FLIPPING BACK ON FOR A BIT (ALTHOUGH THE BULB SEEMS DULL) WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THEY WON'T STAY ON AND IT SEEMS INSANE TO PAY $2400 A YEAR FOR WHAT OBVIOUSLY SEEMS TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT; NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUE OF ONLY HAVING 1 HEADLIGHT THAT WORKS OR TAIL LIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT! *TR

Mileage: 41,000

MY 2007 PRIUS WITH 36,655 MILES EXPERIENCED THE INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF, BUT WORK FINE OTHER TIMES. EVENTUALLY, IT FAILED COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEIR DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED CIRCUIT CHECK REVEALED AN INTERNAL SHORT IN HEADLAMP ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) CAUSED BULB TO SHORT. REPLACED ECU AND BULB. OPERATIONAL TEST VERIFIED REPAIR. REPAIR AND PARTS COVERED UNDER GOODWILL POLICY. THE INSTALLED PARTS NOTE PART #90981-20015 BULB, HID AND 81107-47150 COMPUTER SUB-ASSY. MY REGULAR MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ECU IS EQUIVALENT TO AN IGNITER, WHICH REGULATES VOLTAGE AND CURRENT GOING TO THE HEADLAMP, SIMILAR TO A FLUORESCENT BALLAST. MY MECHANIC SAID THE ECU IS COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR / 36K WARRANTY. MY REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED AT NO CHARGE UNDER A ?GOODWILL POLICY? BECAUSE I WAS ONLY 655 MILES OVER 36K. (THE INITIAL HEADLAMP FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS OUT OF TOWN & MILEAGE LESS THAN 36K.) THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER STATED OFF THE RECORD THAT SERVICE MANAGERS CAN INTERNALLY APPROVE SUCH REPLACEMENTS UP TO 70K MILES. HOWEVER, THOSE IN THE 80-100K MILE RANGE WILL LIKELY NOT BE APPROVED. I ATTEMPTED TO CONVINCE THEM TO ALSO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, BUT THEY REFUSED. I?M SURE IT?S A TICKING TIME BOMB. WITH 42,554 CURRENT MILES, BOTH HEADLAMPS NOW WORK CORRECTLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH RANDOM HEADLAMP FAILURE AT NIGHT OR IN POOR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. AND EVEN IF IT WEREN'T A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WHICH THEY ARE AWARE OF AND RESPONSIBLE! *TR

Mileage: 35,999

THE R-H ( RIGHT-HAND, PASSENGER SIDE ) HID HEADLIGHT ON MY PRIUS WAS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT PART IN STOCK ( 1ST TIME IN ). THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ( 2ND TIME IN ). THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE COMPLAINT ( 3RD TIME IN ), DESPITE THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRING WHEN I ARRIVED AT THEIR LOCATION. ( THEY SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS TO PARK THE CAR - CONTRARY TO MY DIRECTION. ) THE "BULB" HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND FOR NOW THE HEADLIGHT IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. NEARLY OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY ( 3YRS/36K MI ). *TR

Mileage: 24,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND STAYS OUT UNTIL ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

HEADLAMPS GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES ONE BULB SOMETIMES BOTH. TWO TIMES AT NIGHT BOTH BULBS WENT OUT ALONG WITH ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DARK. THE FIRST TIME MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75 MPH THE SECOND WE WERE TRAVELING ON A ROAD WITH NO OVER HEAD LIGHTS. WE COULD NOT SEE THE LINES, WE NEARLY CRASHED. WE HAVE TO QUICKLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM IS $1200. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET SOME PEOPLE HAVE PAID AS MUCH AS $2500. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

HEADLIGHTS DIM OR GO OFF BY THEMSELVES. COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON. DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HID HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING . THE LIGHTS HAVE SHUT ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS. THE DEALER STATED THE THEY WOULD REPAIR THE HID HEADLIGHTS FOR $1500. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE HID LIGHT FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44000.

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FREQUENTLY WITH (OF COURSE) NO NOTICE. I RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET IN MAY 2009, AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, AS I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA WILL COVER THE COST OF REPAIR SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I PURCHASED A NEW '07 TOYOTA PRIUS IN MAY, 2007. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, WE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WAS WORKING, SOMETIMES NOT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR AN ESTIMATE ON REPLACING THE BULB. GENERALLY, MY HUSBAND PERFORMS ALL MAINTENANCE, ETC, ON OUR AUTOMOBILES. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLED, EVEN WHILE USING THE OWNER'S MANUAL AS A GUIDE. INITIALLY, WE THOUGHT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE IF IT WORKS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS, THEN MAYBE IT WAS A SHORT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD THE HID HEADLAMPS (INTERPRETED, THIS MEANS EXPENSIVE) AND TO REPLACE IT WOULD MEAN REMOVING THE BUMPER, ETC, ETC. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, MY CAR'S ODOMETER WAS AT 36,900. THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND BRING IT IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $150 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. FOR THE RECORD, I PAID $1,499 FOR THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY OFFERED, AND STILL THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. WHEN MY HUSBAND CALLED FOR THE APPOINTMENT, THEY QUOTED HIM IN EXCESS OF $300 TO REPLACE THE BULB. IN MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS TYPE OF BULB SHOULD LAST THE LIFE TIME OF THE VEHICLE, HENCE THE REASON THAT IT IS SO HARD TO GET TO THAT A REGULAR PERSON CANNOT REPLACE THE BULB. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT TOYOTA HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP OR REPAIR THE "SHORT" IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGHT IT IS SLIGHTLY PAST THE WARRANTY MILES, AND SEVEN MONTHS UNDER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WELL BEFORE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND MY ONLY FAULT WAS THAT I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM SOON ENOUGH. TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS CONTENT TO ALLOW THE DEALERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PRIUS OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE 2007, THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY DIMMING; HOWEVER, A POLICE OFFICER NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE DRIVER THOUGHT THAT THE BULB CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CHIP IN THE COMPUTER. THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON RAPIDLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FIND INSTRUCTIONS ON REPLACING THE BULBS AND FOUND VIA THE INTERNET THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP CAUSED THE FAILURE INSTEAD OF THE BULBS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE FOR $90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DO NOT NEED THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND HAS REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

Mileage: 20

PRIUS HEAD LIGHT KEEP GOING OFF. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON BRINGS THE HEAD LIGHTS BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES EACH TIME WE START A TRIP. I CANNOT AFFORD A $300 LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS WITH THE "UPGRADED" HEADLAMPS... BEFORE THE CAR REACHED 50,000 THEY BEGAN TO FLICKER AND CUT OFF ( AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY) TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON RESULTING IN THE LAMPS WORKING AGAIN...HOWEVER, ONE CONTINUED TO FLICKER AND GO OUT AND I WOULD TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON BEFORE THE OTHER LAMP WOULD GO OUT... I AM SOOO NOT HAPPY THAT I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT BULBS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COMPUTER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIGHT SOURCE IS FRIED... THEY SHOULD BE GLAD THAT #1 THEY CAME BACK ON AND #2 THAT NO ONE WAS INURED OR KILLED WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHEN THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT WENT OUT. I AM HOPING THESE WILL BE RECALLED AT SOME POINT....BY THE WAY I AM ALSO PREGNANT AND WAS TRAVELING WITH MY OTHER 2 CHILDREN AT THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING, BUT IF I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY WILL BOTH WORK FOR A WHILE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO OCCUR IN ANY KIND OF PREDICTABLE PATTERN. I FEEL THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE HEADLIGHTS ARE NECESSARY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND WORKING HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW.*TR

Mileage: 45,000

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 30,000 MILES. HEADLIGHT BURN OUT AND AT ABOUT 25-30000 MILE INTERVALS THERE AFTER(WE CURRENTLY HAVE 81,000 MI). THE HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT MAY COME BACK ON. SO FAR, WE ARE GETTING OUR 3RD HEAD LIGHT REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE LIGHTS MAY LAST LONGER IF WE DIDN'T DRIVE WITH THEM ON DURING THE DAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DRIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO SO, BUT AT A COST OF OVER $200 PER HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT WE HAVE TURNED THEM OFF IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. OUR DEALER HAS TOLD US THE NEW HID BULBS DON'T LAST AS LONG AS A HALOGEN. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT CONTROL COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WILL THEN WORK FOR AWHILE BEFORE TURNING OFF AGAIN. THERE IS NO ALARM OR NOTICE THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 45,650

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. THE LIGHT WILL GO DIM OR COMPLETELY OUT ON OCCASION. ONCE TURNED OFF AND ON IT RETURNS TO NORMAL. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS WITH THIS CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS (IT APPARENTLY DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR). THEY SAID THAT THEY DID REPLACE A BULB UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SINCE I TOOK IT IN BUT I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT INTERMITTENT. I HATE TO CONSIDER WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF I AM NEGOTIATING A DARK, SINUOUS ROAD SOME NIGHT AND BOTH OF MY HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT SUDDENLY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT NUMBER ODI 10281115 ON 3 CONSECUTIVE EVENINGS 092209, 092309, 092409, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER AND ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY TOGETHER RESULTING IN NO LIGHTING. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY EVENING AND IS NOW ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DUE TO MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES IN DARKNESS. WHEN WILL THE NHTSA FORCE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 67,800

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP PERIODICALLY GOES OUT AND THEN WILL COME BACK ON AFTER I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. THE HEADLAMP WILL THEN WORK FOR SEVERAL MORE TRIPS AND SEVERAL MORE MILES. BUT THEN, AT RANDOM, IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. THE CONNECTION IS NOT LOOSE AND THE BULB IS NOT BURNED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OFF BUT COMES BACK ON IF YOU TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON THIS IS MY 2ND LIGHT FIRST PASSENGER NOW DRIVER SIDE LIGHT COST 393.00. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS AGO. WENT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. LIGHTS WOULD WORK WHEN THEY TURNED THEM ON AND SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. A NIGHT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THEY WILL JUST GO OFF. TURNING SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. NOW OUR DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED. CLOSEST DEALER IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY. THAT DEALER STATES THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY QUOTED ME A COST OF $90 PER HOUR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH THE SAID COULD TAKE MOST OF A DAY. IF I WANT THEM TO REPLACE THE BULBS IT WOULD BE ALMOST $1000 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOME TIMES WHEN IT IS TURNED ON, IT WORKS, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS THE HID LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT WHEN DRIVING, EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAD STARTED ONCE THE CAR ROLLED OVER 36000 MILES (AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED) I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SAYS IT WILL BE AROUND A $1300 REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE LIGHT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF BUT THEN WORKS LATER. I DID NOT CARE IF THE CAR I BOUGHT HAD THE HID LIGHTS OR NOT. THE CAR ON THE LOT HAD THE HID LIGHTS AND IT WAS GOING TO COST MORE TO DOWNGRADE THE LIGHTS AND HAVE ANOTHER CAR BROUGHT IN. HAD I KNOWN I WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE STANDARD LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP IS INTERMITTENT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. NEITHER DEALER NOR TOYOTA HAS GIVEN A DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. ONE TIME THEY SAY IT IS THE ECU; THE NEXT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE HEADLAMP. FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER SO THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. CALLS TO TOYOTA DO NOT PROVIDE ANY DEFINITIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION OTHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON NEGATES THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE. POLICE HAVE STOPPED MY WIFE FOR THE PROBLEM ONCE. *TR

Mileage: 39,426

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL USUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, THEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN. IMPAIRED NIGHTTIME DRIVING RESULTS, AND TURNING THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN CAN BE FRIGHTENING AND DISORIENTING BOTH TO THE DRIVER AND TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH A STANDARD RUN-AROUND FROM TOYOTA. REPLACING THE BULB COSTS AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND OFTEN RESULTS IN THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT RANDOMLY. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AND NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN TICKETED BY LOCAL POLICE AND PLACED IN DANGER OF CRASHING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THEY BOTH DECIDE TO GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WORKS FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN FAILS. HID TYPE HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS.. ONLY PROBLEM ON PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 35,500

BOTH 07 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE GOING OUT. FOR LIFETIME BULBS TO LAST JUST 2 YEARS ISN'T NEAR A LIFETIME BULB. DEALER STATES THE COST PER BULB WAS $175. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE LAST 2 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LIGHTS FAIL; WHICH REDUCES VISIBILITY. AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE HEAD LIGHTS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $800.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 10/20/09*JB

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT ONE OF THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS IS A ROUTINE THING WITH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA SAID IT WOULD COST ME OVER $800.00. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILURE 2007 PRIUS. WE ARE NOT GETTING SATISFACTION FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER TELLS US IT WILL COST $220 DOLLARS PER LIGHT. HE SAID IT USED TO BE $350 PER LIGHT. OUR HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON A WET AND GLOOMY NIGHT TRIP FROM NEW ULM MN TO MINNEAPOLIS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS--FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. WILL COME BACK ON WHEN I SWITCH OFF THE HEADLIGHTS ALTOGETHER. BULB SEEMS OK BECAUSE IT WORKS MOST OF THE TIME BOTH HI AND LO BEAM. I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER AND WILL HAVE TO PAY $280 TO REPLACE ONE BULB! I HAVE PURCHASED A PAIR OF SPECIFIED BULBS FOR $59 FROM AUTOZONE, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOLLOWING THE STEPS IN THE MANUAL TO REMOVE THE OLD BULB. CAR HAS 45,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, GO OUT. 1ST HAPPENED FALL, 2008, BOTH BULBS REPLACED BY DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY (@APPR. 30,000 MI), JAN. 2009. NEW BULBS ONLY LASTED 10,000 MILES, 8 MONTHS, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN (WARRANTY). DEALER SAYS NEW, REPLACEMENT BULBS, HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. ONE BULB HAD BEEN OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON, OTHER WAS VERY DIM. DEALER ONLY WANTED TO REPLACE THE DIM BULB, BUT AFTER I HAD A VERY HEATED "DISCUSSION" THEY AGREED TO REPLACE BOTH OF THEM. THIS IS VERY DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH BY THE ODI!!!!!!!! I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH ODI:CONFIRMATION #10255785, FOR THE PREVIOUS (SAME) PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEAD LIGHT ON /OFF PROBLEM WITH 2007 PRIUS 63000 MILES. INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF.... TURN SWITCH ON/OFF /OFF AND LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. NOT RELATED TO BUMPS, JUST HAPPENS . SAFETY ISSUE...LOOSE HALF OF NIGHT VISION. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I CAN TURN THEM OFF AND ON...THEN THEY WORK. ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS WAS REPLACED...THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $300 PER LAMP TO REPLACE. THIS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE HAD BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REPLACE WITH THE COMPUTERS FOR A TOTAL COST OF $600.00. I ALREADY HAVE THE SECOND BULB IN THE PASSENGER GOING BAD AND THEY WANT ANOTHER $300.00 FOR BULB AND LABOR. THIS IS A CAR THAT ISN'T EVEN THREE YEARS OLD YET. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

31,000 MILES ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLAMPS WOULD COME ON AND OFF. IT ALTERNATED BETWEEN LAMPS. BULBS WERE BOTH REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

HEADLAMPS 2007 PRIUS BEGAN TO "WINK" INTERMITTENTLY. I REPORTED IT TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTHING WAS DONE. (DATE ?? 2008) A POLICEMAN ON MILITARY BASE CAUTIONED ME THAT A HEADLAMP WAS OUT. I REPORTED IT TO SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LAMPS . THIRD TIME SERVICE (JUNE 2009) I WAS CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT OF A RUNNING LIGHT BULB. FOLLOWING THAT ENCOUNTER, I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF HEAD LAMP ILLUMINATION IN INTERSTATE 65 TRAFFIC IN THE DARK (JULY 27, 09). I QUICKLY SLOWED AND FLICKED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF AND LIGHT WAS RESTORED. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO "WINK" AND AGAIN ON 9-14-09 LOST TOTAL HEADLAMP ILLUMINATION IN TRAFFIC ON KY NATCHER PARKWAY, AGAIN FLICKING THE SWITCH RESTORED LIGHTS. TOOK IT TO SERVICE 9-15-09 THEY ASKED FOR $440 TO REPLACE BOTH LAMPS SAYING IT "MIGHT" FIX IT AND IF NOT, I WOULD NEED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $335 FOR A SWITCH BOX OR COMPUTER COMPONENT BUT THEY COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THESE EXPENSIVE MEASURES WOULD ACTUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DECLINED AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO A SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE. I WAS CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL BY TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND WAS TOLD AND I QUOTE "WE HAVE REPLACED A FEW OF THESE BULBS WITH SUCCESS 85-90% OF THE TIME. ON OCCASION WE HAVE REPLACED A CONTROL UNIT FOR HEADLIGHTS" . WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST OBSERVED AND REPORTED THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED, MY ASSERTION IS THAT THE CONDITION THEN AND NOW ARE RELATED AND SHOULD BE FIXED AS IF WARRANTY WAS IN FORCE. THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO TOYOTA SERVICE AND THE ISSUE LIES UNRESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY ONE HEADLAMP ON MY 2007 PRIUS IS MALFUNCTIONING- NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT WILL "DIM" OR GO OUT ALTOGETHER AND THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE. I GOT INTO A SMALL ACCIDENT THE OTHER DAY AS I COULD NOT SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS MANY PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING , BUT NO RECALL- THE COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1,200 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. ALL OF THE PRIUS ON-LINE FORUMS DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS- THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGER TO ANYONE WITH A PRIUS AND VIRTUALLY EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,987

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER-SIDE HEADLAMP RANDOMLY TURNS ITSELF OFF ONLY TO MIRACULOUSLY HEAL ITSELF AFTER BEING TURNED OFF . WELL, SOME TIMES THIS WORKS BUT IT IS ALL QUITE RANDOM. HAS MADE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT DARK AND DURING RAIN. *TR

Mileage: 465,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HIGH OR LOW BEAM, LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 MODEL. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE, AT TIMES, TO GET THE LIGHTS TO RE-START. I'VE BEEN STUCK WITH HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH NO LIGHTS AT NIGHT! SOONER OR LATER, THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NET; THIS NEEDS A SAFETY RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING - THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE CAR. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, IT WAS COMPLETELY DARK AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THERE ARE ONLY 48,000 MILES ON MY CAR, HOWEVER A FEW THOUSAND MILES AGO MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BEGAN TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURN OFF AND ON MY LIGHTS THE PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY SOLVED. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT EVENTUALLY TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AND I FEAR DRIVING AT NIGHT NOW. THIS PROBLEM ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. ANY GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "PRIUS HEADLIGHT ISSUES" WILL POP UP THOUSANDS OF RESULTS. THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD, AND THERE MUST BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING HOME AND NOTICE ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS OUT. IT IS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION WITH HID HEADLAMPS. MY CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES AND NOTICE THAT OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. MY HEADLAMP PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND NOW I HAVE A FEELING THAT THERE WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 41,568

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS PERIODICALLY GO OUT. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. IF I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THEY COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WE WERE WRITTEN A WORK ORDER TICKET BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR HAVING ONE HEAD LIGHT NOT WORKING. WE HAD CHECKED OUR HEADLIGHTS WHEN WE STARTED OUT, BECAUSE A MONTH OR SO BACK WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING FOR A WHILE BUT THEN WAS WORKING AGAIN SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST SOME WATER IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS WE'RE ALWAYS ON WHEN WE STARTED. WHEN WE STARTED OUT (THE EVENING WE GOT THE WORK ORDER TICKET) THE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT 5 MILES AWAY WE GOT PULLED OVER AND WE WERE SHOCKED BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT WE HAD NOT VIOLATED ANY TRAFFIC LAWS. WHILE THE OFFICER WAS WRITING US A TICKET THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON BUT WE STILL GOT THE TICKET. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE OFFICER EXPLAINED BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT PROTECTS YOU FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE BEST WE COULD DO ON OUR RIDE HOME WAS TO RESET OUR LIGHTS ABOUT EVERY 3 MINUTES BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM STARTED GRADUALLY AT 36,000 MILES AND WE HAD DRIVEN FOUR THOUSAND MILES BEFORE WE KNEW FOR SURE THAT WE HAD A HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM AND NOT A SPORADIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. WE ARE GLAD THAT DURING THAT TIME OPPOSING TRAFFIC DID NOT GET DRAWN OFF BY OUR SINGLE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT WE WERE UNAWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES IT IS ONE LIGHT SOMETIMES BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THEM OUT COMPLETELY AFTER ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THESE LIGHT COST 4-500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. I AM ON SECOND SET AND NOW GOING OUT AGAIN. TOYOTA REPLACE FIRST SET BUT DEALER NOW SAYS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. THIS COST OF 800 DOLLARS EVERY 30,000 M IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 30

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50000.

Mileage: 50,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. WILL COME BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, BUT WILL KEEP GOING OUT SHORTLY AFTER TURNED BACK ON. -THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. TOYOTA KEEPS TELLING US THE BULB IS BURNED OUT AND TO REPLACE THE BULB AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND ON. WHEN THEY GO OUT, YOU CAN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (WITH INTERIOR SWITCH) AND THEN BACK ON AND THEY WILL WORK. THE LIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY. WHEN IT DOES, IT GOES OFF/ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW, THEN IT WILL REMAIN ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 83,609

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY. I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE THEN GO OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TOYOTA OF MCDONOUGH (GA) AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $750 TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT AND THE COMPUTER? THAT OPERATES IT. I CAN'T PAY THAT AMOUNT TO FIX ONE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE OWNER. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALLED TO FIX IT. WHAT IS THE CONSUMER TO DO? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! HELP *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF, CYCLING POWER TURNS THEM BACK ON BUT WILL GO OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

HID HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AND SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DURING DARKNESS. I ANTICIPATED THAT THE LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT, EVEN THOUGH HIDS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST MUCH LONGER THAN TRADITIONAL BULBS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO GET A QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT NEARLY $325 FOR THE HID, NO LABOR. I PULLED THE OLD HID LIGHT OUT, BUT BEFORE REPLACING, I PUT IT IN AGAIN AND FOUND IT WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN HID CONTROLLER PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT IT CAN BE "RESET" BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER CONTROLLER. *TR

Mileage: 59,900

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT AFTER 1 MINUTE OF DRIVING. WILL RELIGHT MOMENTARILY AFTER POWER SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THEN ON. ISSUE BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER EXPIRATION OF 36K MILE WARRANTY. REPAIR QUOTATION: $950. ISSUE IMPAIRS DRIVING VISIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT IS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. CAR HAS LOW MILES AND I HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM UNABLE TO SHELL OUT THE $400 PLUS FOR THE SIMPLE HID LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS ON AUGUST 23 2009. CONTRARY TO THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION THAT WAS POSTED ON YOUR SITE, BOTH OF MY LIGHTS WENT OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF MY PURCHASING THE CAR. MY DEALER SERVICED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING BOTH HID LIGHT BULBS. I BELIEVE IT IS DANGEROUS, WHETHER ONE OR BOTH BULBS GO OFF, AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ALSO, THE CUSTOMER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TOYOTA PRIUS, 2007 LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF DURING LONG DRIVES THEN TURNS BACK ON AFTER LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 45,500

THE HEAD LIGHTS IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT BUT IT IS CHANGING TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS NOW MORE AND MORE OFTEN. THE RESULT IS SOMETIMES TOTAL DARKNESS AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING CREATING A BIG SAFETY ISSUE ! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 PRUIS IN JUNE OF 2007. IN DEC., 07, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY GOT WATER IN IT. THE DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN MAR. 08, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AUG.13, 09, DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE 1 YR WARRANTY AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ALMOST $400 COST. NOT BEING HAPPY ABOUT THAT ...... DEALER DID AGREED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. 1 WEEK LATER, AUG. 22, 09, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT .... OUT AGAIN. AS WELL AS THE MARKER BULB ON SAME SIDE. DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE BULB IF I PAY A $48 CHARGE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT IS A GREAT DISCOUNT AND APPRECIATE THEM WORKING WITH ME, I AM BOGGLED THAT I HAVE HAD 4 HEADLIGHTS REPLACED ON A CAR THAT IS 2 YEARS OLD AND NO ONE SEEMS TO FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM. I AM TIRED OF BEING TOLD "HEADLIGHTS GO OUT" , I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. IT ONLY TAKES TYPING IN "PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS" ON GOOGLE TO SEE THE SEVERAL HUNDRED IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IN THE FORUMS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT IS NOT THE BULB THAT IS THE REAL ISSUE, BUT RATHER SOMETHING BIGGER? PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 8,082

2007 PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS, SINGLE OR BOTH WILL FAIL DURING DRIVING, TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND BACK ON RESTORES LIGHTS. NO WARNING IS GIVEN THAT LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, 34000 MILES: INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HID TYPE HEADLIGHTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AND CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND ON AGAIN. IT HAPPENS OFTEN. THE BRIGHTS ON THAT SIDE ALSO GO OUT. I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER AND TOYOTA TOMORROW FOR A REPAIR. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST PRIUS OWNERS WITH THIS TYPE OF HEADLIGHTS, AS NOTED WITH A INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING ALTHOUGH BULB IS NOT "BURNED OUT" LIGHT RELIGHTS AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS JUST REPLACING A BULB. THEREFORE THE PROBLEM MAY PERSIST FOR DAYS AND LONGER ESPECIALLY AT THE PRICES QUOTED BY DEALERS TO "MAYBE FIX THE PROBLEM" YOU BETTER TAKE ACTION AND FORCE THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HAD TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS, VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT, TO GET HEADLIGHT TO TURN BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK, USUALLY COMES IN SPURTS. LOOKED UP IN YOUR INVESTIGATIONS AND FOUND PE09019. THIS DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM, EXCEPT THAT SO FAR IT ONLY HAPPENS ON DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HOPE THAT THE INVESTIGATION AND SOLUTION IS FOUND BEFORE I EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 70,524

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. BLINKS OUT AFTER 5 - 10 MINUTES DRIVE TIME. STOP CAR ON SIDE OF DARK ROADWAY TO CHECK. LIGHT IS OUT. RETURN TO CABIN TO POWER OFF CAR TO CHECK FOR LOOSE CONNECTIONS ALMOST HIT BY CAR THAT DIDN'T SEE ME. RETURNED TO CABIN TO GET OFF ROADWAY LIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 78,219

I HAD NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE INVOLVES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE STARTED IN JULY 2009 AND CONTINUES WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THE RESULT IS TOTAL DARKNESS AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON AN UNLIT ROAD WITH MANY CURVES NEARLY CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT CRASHING AND TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN; THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON, I CONTINUED DRIVING AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IN HAS NOW BECOME A PROCESS OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE DRIVE THE CAR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE AFTER DARK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THE HEADLIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST PER LIGHT BULB WAS OVER $350 EACH PLUS LABOR WHICH IS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE NEED TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE BULBS. I AM LOOKING AT LEAST $1000 JUST TO REPLACE TWO LIGHT BULBS!!!! I WAS GIVEN NO OTHER OPTIONS AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME I WOULD STILL HAVE TO REPLACE THESE EVERY ONE OR TWO YEARS. I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TO ASK ABOUT REPLACING THE HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS WITH THE CONVENTIONAL HEADLIGHTS USED ON MODELS WITHOUT HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS. ALTHOUGH THE CONVENTIONAL LIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PRIUS THEY WILL NOT INTERCHANGE WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY BULBS WITHOUT MAJOR WIRING HARNESS CHANGES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT EVEN THE PRIUS WITH THE CONVENTIONAL BULBS NEEDED FRONT BUMPER REMOVAL TO CHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS HAD HEADLIGHT WORK DONE ON IT (BULBS REPLACED) BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE CONTINUED WITH MY OWNERSHIP. THEY WORK, THEN ONE GOES OUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM ON/OFF BEFORE THEY WORK AGAIN. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA, BUT DON'T BELIEVE THEY COVER HEADLAMP PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 25,513

THE DRIVER'S-SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHT COME BACK ON. IT STAYS ON FROM 1 TO ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 50,500

WE HAVE A 2007 PRIUS THAT WE LOVE. HOWEVER, BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNPREDICTABLY, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OFTEN OFF, AGAIN UNPREDICTABLY. ONE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHTS, NOT THE BRAKELIGHT, ALSO TURNS OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP TURNING OFF @ RANDOM TIMES. AT FIRST IT ONLY SEEMED TO BE ONE HEADLAMP, BUT NOW BOTH OF THEM TURN OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING. I CAN ONLY GET THEM TO COME ON BY TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. AT THIS POINT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY FOG LAMPS ON ALL THE TIME AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. BOTH WENT OFF AT SAME TIME ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK. STARTED AT 40K MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE BULBS FOR $568.00. THIS IS A RIP OFF AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,152

THE HID FRONT HEADLIGHTS IN MY TOYOTA 2007 PRUIS ARE INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ON AND OFF. THE CAR IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I HAD THE BULB REPLACED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. A FEW DAYS LATER THE OTHER HEADLIGHT QUIT, BUT WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE BULB WAS WORKING SO IT WAS NOT REPLACED. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AND THEN BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO STEVE LOW TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LA CROSSE, WI AND THEY REPLACED BOTH BULBS. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. JUST HAD IT REPLACED FOR $300 ON MONDAY AND ON TUESDAY GOT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 40,102

THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, FLICKERED AND QUIT FUNCTIONING. THE CAR HAS 27,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR IS AROUND $500. IS A RECALL IN PROCESS? *TR

Mileage: 27,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEAD LIGHTS SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT SOME TIME IN JULY OF 2009, AFTER ABOUT 34,00 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLAMP BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY DIM OR FAIL, BUT WHEN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN IT WOULD TEMPORARILY RESOLVE. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE - EITHER DIMMING OR GOING DARK - WOULD THEN HAPPEN AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES TO 24 HOURS. I FIND THIS DANGEROUS SINCE ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN ONE IS DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLAMP OUT UNLESS ONE KEEPS CHECKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY BUT DO NOT YET KNOW WHETHER IT IS UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. IN ANY EVENT, BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN IN THE NHTSA DATABASE, I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A GENERIC PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS IN PRIUS OF THE 2006 AND 2007 YEARS, SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT MY EXPERIENCE. IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS OR RE-APPEARS AFTER PUTATIVE REPAIR, I WILL FILE ANOTHER COMPLAINT OR WILL AMEND THIS COMPLAINT (NOT SURE WHETHER I CAN DO THE LATTER). *TR

Mileage: 34,000

THE HID, HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT NOTICE, USUALLY RIGHT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES LEFT, SOMETIMES BOTH. STARTED WITH RIGHT HEADLIGHT AT APPROX 18 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLE AT APPROX 45000 MILES. THIS WEEK BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT NOTICE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. LAST MONTH THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHO KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE, WANTED $800 TO REPAIR/REPLACE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. NOW THAT BOTH ARE BAD, MUCH MORE MONEY TO REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, CONSIDERING THE PREMIUM COST OF THIS OPTIONAL ITEM, THE SHORT LIFE SPAN, AND ESPECIALLY THE EXTREME DANGER OF A POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT. IF THIS WERE BRAKES, FIRE, OR SEATBELTS, THERE WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN A RECALL UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS AND TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA HAVE NOT YET ACTED! ARE WE WAITING TO START COUNTED ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES? PLEASE GET TOYOTA CORP. TO ISSUE RECALL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 450,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. OVER THE COURSE OF DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE LIGHTS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON; BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE ONE WILL DIM AND GO OUT. THE DOCUMENTATION THAT CAME WITH THE CAR INDICATED NO ACCIDENTS, NO CAR TROUBLE, AND NO MAJOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THE TWO HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT WILL TURN ON WHEN DRIVER SWITCHES OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. BUT IT WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF AFTER COUPLE MINUTES, SAY 5 MINUTES. THE PROBLEM REMAINS FOR THE REST OF THE RIDE. FOR THE SAFETY REASON AND TO PREVENT BEING STOPPED BY POLICE, THIS CONDITION FORCES THE DRIVER TO SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF SO OFTEN WHILE DRIVING TO MAKE SURE HIS CAR HAS LIGHTS ON. AS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA DEALER, I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. IT COST $550. I STILL KEEP THE OLD HEADLIGHTS . *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 59,500

WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT RANDOMLY. WHEN TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 42,000 MILES. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIME RANDOMLY. EITHER THE BULB IS FAILING,WIRING IS FAILING, OR THE COMPUTER IS FAILING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SHUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THEY SHUTOFF ONE AT A TIME AND A COUPLE OF TIMES (INCLUDING WITHIN THE LAST HOUR) THEY HAVE BOTH SHUTOFF AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY THEY HAVE ONLY SHUTOFF AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THERE HAS BEEN OTHER LIGHTING AVAILABLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT BUT IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN ON A DARK ROAD THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE VERY SERIOUS. *TR

Mileage: 30,408

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVER SIDE OR BOTH) RANDOMLY FAILS BUT THEN WORKS WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS BEHAVIOR OCCURS TO EITHER SIDE SEPARATELY AND SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLIGHTS (HID) BOTH WORK INTERMITTENTLY EVERYDAY SINCE CAR WAS ONE YEAR OLD. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. AT AROUND 48,000 MILES THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH SIDES AND EVENTUALLY WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT, SOMETIMES THE DRIVER SIDE GOES OUT, SOMETIMES BOTH. THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN ONLY TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM A FEW MINUTES LATER. IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHETHER THE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN DRIVING AT DUSK AND AT NIGHT WHEN ONE LIGHT IS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT ON RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOWARD END OF 2007, BEGINNING OF 2008. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 28,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JULY, 2008. FIVE MONTHS LATER, DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO GO OUT AND WAS INFORMED THIS WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT, REPLACEMENT COST APPROXIMATELY $200/EVENT. NOW PASSENGER HEADLIGHT PLACED JUST OVER 1 YEAR AGO HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. DEALER OFFERS NO RECOURSE EXCEPT REPLACEMENT EACH TIME. DO NOT FEEL REPLACING HEADLIGHTS EVERY YEAR IS SAFE OR FAIR, ESPECIALLY AT EXCESSIVE CHARGES FOR SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2007 PRIUS - STARTED DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROX.9PM. BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED LUCKILY STILL IN TOWN WHERE IT WAS WELL LIT. TYPE OF HEADLIGHT WAS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID). THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER MY 36K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER SAYS THAT PARTS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AS IS LABOR (GO FIGURE). *TR

Mileage: 365,800

MY HID BULBS ARE TURNING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE BUT WILL COST ABOUT 900 FOR TOYOTA TO DO IT. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT AND A DANGER IF THEY KEEP TURNING OFF AND ON THERE OWN. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 35,646

IN EARLY 2008 DURING NORMAL DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I REACHED FOR THE STALK AND ROTATED IT BOTH WAYS, AND THEY CAME BACK ON. I FIGURED I DID NOT TURN IT FULLY ON, BUT SOME WEEKS LATER BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH BULBS, BUT NOTHING ELSE. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 21,000 MILES ON IT. NOW, AUGUST 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB HAS FAILED TWICE AT NIGHT THAT I HAVE NOTICED. BOTH TIMES IT CAME BACK ON AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, AS BOTH TIMES BEFORE. CURRENT MILEAGE 52,433. I WORRY THAT BOTH SIDES WILL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS NOT AT ALL SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO BLACK. AS I'M DRIVING EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS GO BLACK. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO MANUALLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. I'VE TAKEN THIS TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (SLOANE TOYOTA) AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

SUBJ: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS. BODY: AFTER SPEAKING WITH TOYOTA CORP. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. THESE LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA IS CHARGING BETWEEN 750.00 TO 1000.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY CONCERN FROM THE FORUMS I'VE BEEN TO. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD AND THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I WAS SCARED BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE THEM COME BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS MUST BE THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 36,000 MILES. I'LL END UP SPENDING ALMOST 1000.00 DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR LIGHT BULBS? THESE BULBS AREN'T DO IT YOURSELF EITHER. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF TO GET TO THEM AND THE BULBS CAN COST 700.00 DOLLARS A PAIR BEFORE LABOR. I ALSO PAID EXTRA TO HAVE THIS CAR CERTIFIED FOR THE 10YR BUMPER TO BUMPER BUT DOESN'T COVER BULBS THEY CLAIM. I DON'T EVEN KNOW FOR SURE IF IT'S BULBS SO THIS COULD BE EVEN MORE COSTLY. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THEIR LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL YET? VERY SCARY. JUST GO TO SOME ONLINE FORUMS AND YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA'S HID'S FOR PRIUS AND THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO IT. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. THIS CAR IS GOING TO GET SOMEBODY KILLED ONE DAY AND NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL THAT DAY COMES. VERY VERY SAD. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

1. UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY EVENT OR CAUSE OF HEADLIGHT FAILURE 2. EITHER ONE OF BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TELL DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING WHEN THEY GO OUT. BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. TWO TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY AREN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AT AROUND $500 BEFORE THEY WILL TRY ANYTHING THAT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 50,400

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 24,000 MILES ON THE CLOCK. MY DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMP HAS FAILED PREMATURELY. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED ME $193 FOR A REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP AND OVER $350 TO HAVE THEM REPLACE IT. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ON VARIOUS ONLINE BULLETIN BOARDS THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH PRIUS AND THAT TOYOTA IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 24,500

VEHICLE: PRIUS 2007. MILEAGE: 33,285 PROBLEM: UNPREDICTABLE INTERMITTENT AND SPONTANEOUS TURNING OFF OF LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSFORMER CONTROL LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE HEADLIGHT. FROM THE INTERNET DISCUSSION GROUPS RE THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE IT IS WIDESPREAD, POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE NOT RECOGNIZED AS SUCH BY TOYOTA. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 33,285

DRIVER'S HID HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE "ON" SOMETIMES SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS DESCRIBING THE SAME FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 40,970

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 405 IN PORTLAND, OR, THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. SWITCHING THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN CAUSED THE LAMPS TO WORK AGAIN TEMPORARILY, WITH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT LIGHTS TURNING OFF AT RANDOM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A WELL LIT AREA OF THE INTERSTATE AND NO HARM RESULTED FROM THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 34,900

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - 33000 MILES - DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS NIGHT TIME DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON BUT GOES OFF AGAIN A SHORT TIME LATER. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE INCIDENT RECURS OFTEN AND IT IMPACTS ON OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE A 2007 PACKAGE 5 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING IN AND OUT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND ALTERNATES HEADLIGHTS. USUALLY IF I SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN IT BACK THEY BOTH COME ON. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A FRIEND WHO NOTICED I HAD ONE HEADLIGHT OUT. OTHERWISE I'LL RANDOMLY NOTICE IT IN THE REFLECTION OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LAST NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE AS DRIVERS MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE. IT PUTS ME AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. I LOOKED ONLINE AT FORUMS AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE PRIUS' AND IT COSTS $2000+ TO REPAIR. I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THEY SOLD A FAULTY PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 28,050

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LEFT HEADLAMP REPEATEDLY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. RECENTLY, BOTH HEADLAMPS BLINK AND GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. RECENTLY THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT FOR A SHORT TIME (10-20 MIN) THEN COME BACK ON. IT WILL DO THIS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LAST FEW WEEKS MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING. SOMETIMES ONLY 1 LIGHT GOES OUT BUT USUALLY THEY BOTH DO GIVEN THE TIME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU ARE ON A CURVE ROAD AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SEE NOTHING. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS MY WARRANTY GOLD PLUS 6 YEARS 100K MILES DOES NOT COVER THIS. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

NOTICED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS OUT. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY CAME ON. NOW IT FREQUENTLY GOES OFF, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND ON. WE PRICED A NEW BULB, WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF $150. BUT NOW WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WILL BE A WASTE OF MONEY. IF WE REPLACE THE BULB AND THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING ELSE LIKE WIRING, ETC...THEN WHAT?!? *TR

Mileage: 39,500

2007 PRIUS HID LAMP FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE (LEFT). INITIALLY TURNS ON AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DIMS TO NO LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

THE HID HEADLIGHT IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ISN'T WORKING QUITE RIGHT! AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF RUNNING THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE JUST TURNS OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, IT WORKS JUST FINE. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM SO I WANTED TO HAVE MY PROBLEM PUT ON RECORD. *TR

Mileage: 42,500

2007 PRIUS. ~43K MILES NOTICED INTERMITTENT OUTAGES ON PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT. MENTIONED THIS TO DEALER, WHO SAID HE COULD CHANGE THE BULB, BUT IT COULD BE THE COMPUTER, AND THAT WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, NOW AT 53K MILES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. COULD TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND THEY WOULD WORK FOR ABOUT 90 SECONDS BEFORE ONE OR BOTH OF THEM WOULD FAIL AGAIN. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND BEING CAUGHT IN PITCH BLACK FOR THE FEW SECONDS NECESSARY TO TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN WAS NOT SUSTAINABLE. I WAS 2 HOURS FROM HOME AT 9:30 PM. HAD TO FIND ALTERNATIVE LODGING, AND CONTINUE TRIP IN DAYLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 62,000 MILES. AT 45,000 MILES I NOTICED THE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT A SHORT TIME AFTER THEY WERE TURNED ON. IF THE LIGHT WERE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN. TOYOTA SAID I COULD TRY CHANGING THE BULBS. I HAD BULBS REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES WITH THE APPROPRIATE HID BULBS. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE STILL GOES OUT A MINUTE OR TWO AFTER TUNING THE LIGHTS ON AND WILL LIGHT UP AGAIN IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND OFF; HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. THROUGH THE INTERNET I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT FRONT HEADLIGHT (HID) FAILURE. I HAVE LESS THAN 30K MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HID WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T WORK, THEN COMES BACK ON. I HAVE NOT GONE INTO THE DEALERSHIP YET, BUT I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF FORUM POSTINGS AT HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML THAT ALL HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!! *TR

Mileage: 26,850

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED NEW, NOW 46K MILES, HID HEADLAMP FAILURE, STOPPED BY POLICE, HARD TO TROUBLESHOOT, OEM PART TOO EXPENSIVE, LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE REPLACEMENT, UNSAFE / ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH ONE HEADLAMP. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITHOUT ANY REGULAR PATTERN WHICH CAN CAUSE ME TO GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. THE SAME THING OCCURRED WITH THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING EARLY ONE MORNING, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I LEFT WORK THAT NIGHT, I NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND THEN COME BACK ON IF I CYCLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. DEALER COULD NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM BUT GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE BULB. THIS NOW OCCURS REPEATEDLY EVERY TIME I USE THE HEADLIGHTS ' THE LIGHT GOES OUT, I CYCLE THE SWITCH, AND THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON FOR A WHILE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT ABOUT 37,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 41,000 MILES. SO FAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT IF IT DOES, I COULD SUDDENLY FIND MYSELF DRIVING WITHOUT ANY HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN THE USA AND MADE NO MODIFICATIONS. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON MANUALLY RESETS THEM AND THEY WORK FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL THEY GO OUT AGAIN. THESE ARE HID LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE DONE ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS HEADLIGHT, AND IT WAS OVER $800. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY GO SWITCH OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PRIUS OWNERS JUST DOING A SEARCH OVER GOOGLE. TOYOTA SHOULD POST A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. POSSIBLY RELATED TO PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE09-019. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 12 MONTHS, I'VE NOTICED IN REFLECTIONS IN BUMPERS, AND STORE GLASS, ETC... THAT EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT'S MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CAN BARELY SEE WHEN ONE (POSSIBLY BOTH?) OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS OUT AND I'M DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT DOES NOT HAVE STREET LIGHTS. AT FIRST, I WAS GOING TO ORDER A BULB, BUT THEN WHEN I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE WAS OUT, THEY WOULD BOTH WORK. I WAS TOLD BY A POLICE OFFICER ON MY LAST TRIP TO MAINE THAT I HAD A LIGHT OUT (NOT A TRAFFIC STOP), AND I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE, AND HE SUGGESTED I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. I FOUND PE09-019 DURING A WEB SEARCH, AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY COMPLAINT ADDED. THE MORE INVESTIGATION I DO, THE MORE I REALIZE THAT THIS HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE BEGINNING TO GO OUT FOR A MATTER OF SECONDS WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY CAR HAS 37K MILES ON IT, AND I FEEL IT IS ENTIRELY TOO EARLY FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS TO BE GOING OUT, WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN CONVENTIONAL HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 37,716

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES, 2007 PRIUS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT RANDOM. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY UNTIL THEY GO OUT AGAIN. DEALER SAYS ITS THE BULB SHORTING OUT $600 WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I'M WAITING TO GET THE CAR HOME TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON WHILE AT A STAND STILL TO DISPROVE THEORY OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSING SHORT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BLINKING OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED 500+ DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR, SAYING THEY HAD TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT ITS JUST THE BUMPER COVER, NOT THE BUMPER. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUSES. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF, THE HEADLAMP TURNS BACK ON. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS EXCESSIVE FOR AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNS OFF AND TURNS BACK ON. AGAIN THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY BUT WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS OFF IT CAN STAY OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE TURNING ITSELF BACK ON. I FIGURED THAT IT WAS A BAD FUSE, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE READ AN ONLINE FORUM OF PRIUS OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS MORE THAN WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

APRIL 18, 2009 I WAS PULLED OVER FOR HAVING MY PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THAT MOMENT. APRIL 20, 2009 I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE. JUNE 26, 2009 AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AWAY, A FRIEND STOPPED US TO TELL US OUR HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. HE TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. JULY 4, 2009 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH OUT. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AND FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, BOTH CAME ON. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED HOME (7 MILES) THE DRIVER'S LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE PASSENGER'S LIGHT WAS ON. JULY 6, 2009 I TURNED ON MY CAR AND CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS BEFORE I LEFT. NEITHER TURNED ON. (THIS WAS THE ONLY DAYLIGHT INCIDENT. THE REST WERE AT NIGHT.) THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL CUT OFF AT RANDOM GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS LIGHTED BUT FAILED DURING DRIVING. DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD RE-IGNITE AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS TIME, A POLICE OFFICER ISSUED ME A VERBAL WARNING SINCE HE SAW THE LIGHT GO OUT. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO RESEARCH THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 59,152

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, VIN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF WHEN WE ARE DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF COMPLETELY BUT WHEN YOU ON THE HIGHWAY IT IS HARD TO TELL IF THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. *TR THANKS, ROBERT HARTMAN

Mileage: 24,000

2007 PRIUS WITH 45K MILES. HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF . CAN TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. SO FAR, JUST THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND FADES IN INTENSITY AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

NORMAL USE OF HEADLIGHTS; HOWEVER, AROUND 45K MILES THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON, BUT THEN CUTS OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, AGAIN AND AGAIN, TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO OPERATE CORRECTLY (I.E. STAY ON). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

PRIUS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 37,084

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. FIRST NOTICED WHEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE - RIGHT HEADLIGHT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON WHEN TURNED LIGHTS OFF THEN ON. LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS SINCE PERIODICALLY FAILED TOO. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $425. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,500. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF

Mileage: 36,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PASSENGER SIDE IS INTERMITTENT,, QUITE OFTEN BOTH LIGHTS WILL FAIL LEAVING NO LIGHTS AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DRIVER HAS NO WARNING THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF , ESPECIALLY DURING POOR WEATHER,, BUT DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS. JUST AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. DEALER SUGGESTS BULBS,, OTHERS SUGGEST CONTROLLER. NEW (EXPENSIVE) BULBS ARE PROBABLY ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX,, LEADING TO CONTINUED FUTURE FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES OFF AND NEEDS REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - ONLY HAVE 46000 MILES AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN DIES. SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC WITH PRIUS OWNERS. REPLACEMENT BY DEALER WOULD COST $465.00. I'VE TALKED TO MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND ALMOST 80% HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REMAINING 20% HASN'T REACHED THAT PROBLEM YET. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS OF POOR QUALITY THAT (1) GOES THROUGH LIGHT BULBS EVERY 40000 - 45000 MILES, (2) THE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT IS EXTRA FOR A $10 BULB, (3) TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE HEAD LAMP UNIT. IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON, IT WILL LIGHT UP FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN FLICKER BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 42,670

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. CURRENTLY, MANUALLY TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BALLAST AND BOTH BULBS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE ~$1400. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE PRIUS (2004-2008) THAT IS USUALLY NOTICED AT AROUND 40,000-45,000 MILES; MY PRIUS HAS ~40,000 MILES. MY PRIUS IS CURRENTLY NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE REQUIRED PARTS ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYWAY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT EVERY 10 MINUTES, BUT NOT ALWAYS NOTICED, AND IF THE DRIVER SIDE THEN CUTS OUT, YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE DARK! NOT GREAT FOR COUNTRY ROADS! THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN CLEARS THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA SERVICE SAYS REPAIR WILL BE $88432 FOR PARTS, AND ABOUT $200 MORE FOR LABOR. PROBLEM REPORTED TO TOYOTA USA. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS THAT HAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL SPORADICALLY GO OFF AND ON. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH THE LAST TIME THE DEALER BLAMING IT ON LOW BATTERY CHARGE. WELL THE BATTERY IS CHARGED AND IT STILL REFUSES TO WORK. AT THIS POINT IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL BE WORKING AT ANY SPECIFIC TIME. *TR

Mileage: 40,566

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - DIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN. FAILURE REPEATS ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY PRIUS'S DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE WHEN I DISCOVERED IT. THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN IT OFF THEN ON AGAIN, BUT IT WILL GO OFF AGAIN SOMETIME AFTERWARDS. I PURCHASED TWO NEW BULBS, THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE BULBS; SAME PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS. THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT NOW DOES NOT FUNCTION ANY LONGER, EVEN WITH A NEW BULB. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT/LAMP FAILURE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT HEADLIGHT AFTER WE NOTICED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT (SOMETIMES TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON CAUSES IT TO COME BACK ON, BUT THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY DRIVING). THE NEXT DAY, WE EXPERIENCED THE LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT PE09-019 HAD BEEN OPENED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REGULARLY BURN OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES DRIVING TIME. USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE, AT LEAST ONCE BOTH WENT OUT. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND TURNED ON AGAIN, THEY BOTH COME BACK ON, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT DURING ROAD TRIP AND OUT FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS, BUT THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN SUDDENLY (I DID NOT REALIZE IT--SOMEONE ELSE SAW IT FROM OUTSIDE AND TOLD ME). SOME OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED OF HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GOING OUT AND THEN SOME TIME LATER COMING BACK ON AGAIN AND REPLACING LAMP OR OTHER THINGS DOES NOT HELP. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE DRIVERS CANNOT TELL WHILE DRIVING THAT THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT AND PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS ON POORLY LIT ROADS AT NIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES ON THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES ON THE LEFT, SOMETIMES BOTH. YOU CAN TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY WILL BE FINE...FOR AWHILE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING. TURNED HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THEY SEEM TO COME BACK ON ONCE THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

HID HEADLAMPS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP GOING OUT. DEALER REPLACED BOTH BULBS IN AUGUST 2008. PASSENGER SIDE BULB WENT OUT IN JUN 2009, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BOTH INSTANCES WERE FOLLOWING A LONG TRIP OF 1,000 MILES EACH WAY. THERE IS EXTENSIVE ACTIVITY ONLINE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH HID HEADLIGHTS, NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE PRIUS MODEL. GIVEN THAT REPLACEMENT BULBS ARE $300 EACH AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE BULBS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 10 MONTHS AT A TIME UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

07 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION, PASSENGER AND DRIVERS HEADLAMPS CONTINUE TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER A POWER ON AND OFF BUT WILL EXTINGUISH AFTER 3 SECS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS CONTINUES TO FAIL FOR NO REASON BUT WORKS AGAIN IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS I HAVE TO LOSE ALL MY LIGHTS JUST TO GET THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

BOUGHT 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW IN 2007 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES ON IT WHEN DRIVERVSIDE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE HEADLIGHT ALWAYS TURNS ON INITIALLY BUT WILL TURN OFF SOMETIME LATER WITH NO WARNING. IF I FLICK MY LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK ON, ALL HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON, BUT MAY NOT STAY ON. BECAUSE THERE ARE 4 TOTAL LIGHTS (2 HEADLIGHTS AND 2 LOWER ROAD LIGHTS) HAVING JUST ONE THAT OCCASIONALLY TURNED OFF WAS NOT ENOUGH OF AN INCONVENIENCE TO GET IT FIXED. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF LEAVING ME WITH JUST THE 2 LOWER ROAD LIGHTS. I QUICKLY FLIPPED THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON AND BOTH TURNED BACK ON, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR FIXING TOMORROW. CAR NOW HAS 40K+ MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS SEEMING TO INDICATE THE BULB IS NOT THE PROBLEM (OTHERWISE IT SHOULD HAVE DIED COMPLETELY BY NOW...). *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES JUST ONE LIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS. CYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH MAKES THEM WORK AGAIN BUT THE PROBLEM HAS ALREADY CAUSED ME TO BE PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TWICE. IN BOTH CASES THE OFFICER WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AFTER HE PULLED ME OVER AND I DEMONSTRATED THAT BY CYCLING THE LIGHTS THEY WOULD WORK. I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. CARS USUALLY MAKE IT 4 YEARS OR MORE BEFORE YOU HAVE A HEADLIGHT GO OUT. THEY ONLY COST A FEW BUCKS TO REPLACE TYPICALLY TOO. I'VE BEEN QUOTED SOME HUGE NUMBERS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON SEEMS TO REFRESH, TEMPORARILY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

1. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. 2. FREQUENCY OF THE HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF GRADUALLY GOT WORSE OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD. LIGHT WOULD TURN BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. NOW DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL SHUT OFF ON EVERY TRIP, EVEN AFTER LESS THAN A MILE. 3. WENT TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. PROBLEM HAS GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE, AND DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THE PROBLEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 23,453

MY HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR TURN THEMSELVES OFF AS I AM DRIVING. IF THE HEADLAMP IS OFF ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON AND THEY RESET SO THAT BOTH ARE ON AGAIN. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS AND IT IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT OCCURS WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND I HAD ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME WHEN IT BEGAN. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED THIS AS BEING A $1200 REPAIR. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER, THEN GO OUT. BUT IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON, ALL HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN THE LEFT ONE WILL GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

PASSENGER FRONT HEAD LAMP INTERMITTENTLY GOES FROM ON TO OFF TO ON... *TR

Mileage: 41,500

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - DIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN. FAILURE REPEATS ITSELF. *TR UPDATED 06/01/09.*JB

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE HEADLAMP FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TWO HID BULBS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME SITUATION, SO THIS IS THE THIRD BULB TO FAIL. IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE BULB WILL COME BACK TO LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 65,328

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 55K+ MILES ON IT. STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 30K+ MILES THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND SEEING THAT ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WAS SHINING ON THE GARAGE WALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED, BUT THE NEXT TIME I OPERATED THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHT WORKED NORMALLY. I CANCELED MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT ACCORDINGLY. OVER THE FOLLOWING 12 MONTHS, THROUGH TO NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL START WORKING AGAIN, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES DIMMER THAN NORMAL. AS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS INCONSISTENTLY AND THERE IS NO PARTICULAR EVENT THAT I CAN DO TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE FOR TOYOTA SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP SHOWING INTERMITTENT FLICKER/FAILURE AFTER ONLY 2.5 YEARS AND 30K MILES. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. TWO CONFIRMED OCCURRENCES, POSSIBLY MORE UNKNOWN. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS- THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE LIGHTS AND CARS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE AND GIVEN 2 VERBAL WARNINGS. WHEN I NOTICE THE LIGHT IS OUT I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AND THE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AGAIN. I AM NOW NOTICING THAT THE HEADLIGHT WILL "TURN OFF" ANYWHERE FROM 15 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR AFTER TURNING ON. MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY (6 MONTHS AGO @ APPROX 33,000 MILES). I NOW WONDER IF BOTH HEADLIGHT WERE GOING OUT WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE? (I HAVE FOG LIGHTS AND DRIVE IN THE CITY). I AM NOW AT 42,000 MILES. (I DRIVE APPROX 2,000/ MONTH). SO WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD BOTH LIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM NOW OUT OF THE STANDARD WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $400+ OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHT BULB. LIGHTS AT STARTUP, BUT TYPICALLY FAILS WITHIN 5 MINUTES. ON AND OFF AGAIN WITH NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN. MORE OFF THAN ON AS TIME GOES ON. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF I NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT I CAN TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT WILL COME BACK ON. I NOTICED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DIM SOON AFTER THEY ARE ACTIVATED. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WOULD DIM. CURRENTLY, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

FAILURE OF TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTANT AND LEAVES ME "DRIVING IN THE DARK." *TR

Mileage: 62,500

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT CONTROL COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WILL THEN WORK FOR AWHILE BEFORE TURNING OFF AGAIN. THERE IS NO ALARM OR NOTICE THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA (800-331-4331) TWO WEEKS AGO. WHEN AND IF THEY RETURN MY CALLS, IT'S TYPICALLY RIGHT BEFORE THE PERSON CALLS GOES HOME FOR THE DAY. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I HAVE CALLED AND THERE HAVE BEEN "COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS" ON THE TOYOTA END. THEY TELL ME SOMEONE WILL CALL WITHIN 24-72 HOURS AND WE START ALL OVER AGAIN. IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE AVOIDING ME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND IT USUALLY CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ORDERED NEW BULBS SAYING THEY WERE GOING OUT. THE BULBS ARE HID BULBS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID HID BULBS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY JUST BEFORE THEY GO OUT. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE IT IS REASONABLE. ALSO, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON MANY DIFFERENT SITES AND LOCATED HUNDREDS OF THREADS THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOST REFER TO THE COMPUTER BEING THE PROBLEM AND HAVING THE BULBS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE COMPUTER REPLACED DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 34,249

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE - I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND UNDER 40,000 MILES, AND BOTH HEADLIGHT HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MY HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING OFF AT A NUMBER OF POINTS WHILE DRIVING ON DARK ROADS, WHICH RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION; LUCKILY NO ONE WAS EVER HURT. THE COST OF REPLACING THE BULB IS ASTRONOMICAL - MY DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $300 FOR REPLACING ONE BULB. *TR

Mileage: 36,600

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ON A CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING ALL OF THE TIME. *TR

HEADLIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE HAS SAME PROBLEM AS PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD (NOVEMBER 2008) WHICH IS IT WINKS OUT ON OCCASION. HEADLIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN BUT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. STARTED TO OCCUR AT 45,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. NIGHT DRIVING SAFETY IS IMPAIRED BY THIS. CURRENTLY, 1 BULB IS INTERMITTENT, BUT IF BOTH FAIL... THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. HAPPENS MOST TIMES THE CAR IS USED, BUT NOT FOR SURE. WHEN IT FAILS, I CAN USUALLY FIX IT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN. LOCAL DEALER SWAPPED THE LEFT AND RIGHT BULBS, NOW PROBLEM IS ON THE RIGHT. THIS INDICATES THAT THE BULB IS THE PROBLEM, NOT THE 'BALLAST' / COMPUTER. BACKGROUND: HID HEADLAMPS REQUIRE HIGH VOLTAGE TO START, AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE TO OPERATE. A COMPUTER OR BALLAST DOES THIS VOLTAGE CONTROL. PRIUS WITH HID HAVE A HUGE NUMBER OF FAILURES IN THIS AREA. TOYOTA IS STONEWALLING, AND WON'T FIX UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF SOME DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND, IN MY MIND, SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LOYALTY, OR CHANGE IN RESIDENCE, OR ANYTHING. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED [ W/37K MILES ON IT, IN MAY 08 ], AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY [ TOYOTA 'EXTENDED CARE' ]. I'VE SINCE MOVED TO CANADA, ALTHOUGH I DO DRIVE THIS IN THE US. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

NO REAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT PASSENGER HID HEADLAMP ON MY 2007 PRIUS (67,000 MILES OR SO) HAS STARTED FLICKERING AND NOW NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. I UNDERSTAND THESE FAILURES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY THIS SOON, AND THE REPLACEMENT COST IS EXORBITANT. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT. COMES ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY, EVEN WHEN ON A FLAT SURFACE OR SITTING STILL. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK, WINDING ROAD AND IT WENT OUT PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. ACCORDING TO THE DISCUSSION BOARDS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON INDICATION AND VERY EXPENSIVE REMEDIATION ITEM WHICH WILL PREVENT MANY FROM FIXING DURING OUT CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY WIFE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THIS CAR DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN IN IT AT NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IN THAT THE DRIVER COULD HIT SOMETHING RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS, OR ANOTHER CAR COULD BECOME CONFUSED BY THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE RESULTING IN AN INCIDENT. AGAIN, THE MESSAGE BOARDS ARE LOADED WITH DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THIS HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE VEHICLE AND A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THIS AT NO COST. NOW IT IS HAPPENING WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THIS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP. THE WARRANTY WAS UP ON THE FIRST HEADLIGHT BUT ISSUE WAS FIXED AT NO CHARGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF RANDOMLY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 TO 30 MINUTES. SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT SOMETIMES THE LEFT SOMETIMES BOTH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE BULBS WERE $186.00 EACH, THE COMPUTER SENSORS WERE $360 EACH. I READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN PRIUS AND SOME SIENNAS AND THAT IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 44,000 MILES. LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WORKS AGAIN IF I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY OTHER TIMES LESS FREQUENTLY. WHEN I TURN HEADLIGHTS ON, THE LEFT OR DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS. TOYOTA DEALER CONFIRMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY HID HEADLIGHTS THEY SAY IT IS MY PROBLEM TO WORK OUT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF & IF MANUALLY TURNED OFF & ON AGAIN SOMETIMES WOULD TURN ON AGAIN. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME BUT WHEN I DID, I BROUGHT TO DEALER ON 4/30/08 & THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER ON 5/7/08 & THEY KEPT GUESSING (THEY CLAIM BALLAST$269, BULB$323.95 & LABOR$85) AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ON 5/9/08, I BROUGHT TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC WHO CHANGED HID MODULE FOR $$200 + $250 LABOR. NOW ON 3/02/09 I HARDLY REALIZED LIGHT WAS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. BROUGHT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC ON 4/2/09 CHANGED LIGHT BULB FOR $166.95 + $48.74 LABOR AFTER HAVING TO CUSTOM FABRICATE LIGHT BECAUSE BULB ORDERED ACCORDING TO VIN# FROM DEALER HAD A DIFFERENT CONNECTION. I HAVE A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT I'M NOT SURE HAS BEEN CORRECTED YET AFTER INCURRING BIG EXPENSES. I ALMOST GOT A TICKET BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE LIGHT BEING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY BURNOUT WITHIN 3 MONTHS. AFTER READING MANY-MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY BURNING OUT, I CAN NOW ADD MYSELF TO THIS LIST. MY 2ND LIGHT BULB ON THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE HAS BURNED OUT. TOYOTA IS OBVIOUSLY HAVING THESE BULBS MADE FROM AN INFERIOR SUPPLIER! PLEASE READ ALL THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THE PRIUS ON NHTSA WEBSITE ALONG WITH PRIUS CHAT WEBSITES. 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE HEADLIGHTS! I WANT NEW HEADLIGHTS INSTALLED AT NO COST FROM TOYOTA OR FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2 I'VE ALREADY PUT IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS! *TR

Mileage: 42,500

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FAILURE. LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING. SOMETIMES GO OFF AND STAY OFF, SOMETIMES DON'T GO OFF FOR DAYS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE A FEW NIGHTS AGO AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER AND AT THE SAME TIME TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME GAVE ME ENOUGH LIGHT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS NOT A VEHICLE BEHIND ME? THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP STATES BULBS ARE BLOWN AND QUOTE ME A PRICE OF $525.00 AND THEY TELL ME THAT BLOWN HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BLOWN, WHY DO THEY WORK SOMETIMES. AND WHAT IF SOMEONE'S LIGHTS FAIL AND THEY CAN'T SEE HOW TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT? *TR

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT,MY HEADLIGHT( DRIVER SIDE),WILL SOMETIMES GO OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 37,705

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO ON AND OFF. CAR MILEAGE IS NOW 18,000. DEALER WANTS OVER $400 PER HEADLIGHT! *TR

Mileage: 15,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS HAVE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED WHEN I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ON A RANDOM BASIS AND IS CONTINUING. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON, IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. AT FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEM VEHICLE ONLY HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT, SECOND SIGN OG PROBLEM VEHICLE HAD 46,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH INTENSITY (HID) HEADLIGHTS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A WIRE DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE SHORTAGE IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED FOR $400 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED FOR $350 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 48,000. UPDATED 04-17-09 UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB

Mileage: 30,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS. ONCE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS RESUME WORKING. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS, BEGINNING AROUND SEPTMBER, 2008. THE VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 44,000 MILES, THE ISSUE BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THE CORPORATE CASE MANAGER HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THE ESTIMATED $400.00 REPAIR UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I MUST REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AFTER WARRANTY REVIEW FOR "ASSISTANCE" WITH THE REPAIR. AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT, THIS WILL REQUIRE ME TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS OUT, WHICH CREATES AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY RISK. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THIS IS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I MAINTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO NEW AND LOW IN MILEAGE TO EXPERIENCE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS OF THE 2007 PRIUS (AND FROM RESEARCH EVERY MODEL YEAR OF THE PRIUS) TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. FLICKING THE ON/OFF SWITCH MAKES THEM TURN BACK ON, BUT THEN THEY TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM NOT SOLVED BY BULB REPLACEMENT, HEADLIGHT UNIT REPLACEMENT OR FUSE REPLACEMENT. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT MAY LEAVE YOU DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND THE UNITS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THE ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT NOT ALWAYS. WHILE I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO STREETLIGHTS, MY PRIUS' HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ME IN THE DARK WITH NO WAY TO SEE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF ANY REPAIR SINCE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE QUOTE WAS $1,800 WHICH I PLAN ON PAYING TO CORRECT THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE PER THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: T-SB-0030-08 "HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM - DIAGNOSTIC TIPS". *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE HEADLIGHT ON MINE TOYOTA PRIUS IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND DECREASED VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NONFUNCTIONAL. THE FAILURES OCCUR SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 03-27-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT. HE HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN. UPDATED 03/31/09. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. FIRST ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER AND THEN BOTH ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS IN MY CASE BUT THERE HAS BEEN ONE NEAR MISS AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THEY BOTH SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR LONGER THEN A YEAR ON SEVERAL ON-LINE FORUMS/ BOARDS AND YET TOYOTA HAS YET TO RESPOND. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN AND CAN'T AFFORD THE $2000.00 TOYOTA IS WANTING TO REPLACE FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT IS LESS THEN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS A COMMON FAILURE RATE. *TR

Mileage: 59,750

HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES - DEALER CHARGES $100 TO CHANGE THE BULBS. CAR IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

IN MID-FEBRUARY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) LIGHT BULB ON MY 2007 PRIUS BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. IT WOULD BE ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED THEN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES IT WOULD TURN OFF. WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE BULB WOULD COME BACK ON, AGAIN FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MINUTES. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING THE BULB ON MARCH 2 THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HEADLIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN YOU FIRST START UP THE CAR BUT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING - WHICH COULD SUDDENLY LEAVE YOU WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2007, SO IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. WARRANTY REPLACEMENT WAS DENIED AS THE CAR HAS >36,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN AND FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/PRIUS-TECHNICAL-DISCUSSION/26884-HEADLIGHT-OUT.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 45000 MILES. RIGHT HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON IT WILL WORK. THE DEALER WANTS $300 TO REPLACE THE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 PRIUS PROBLEMS - HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY AND RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. I CAN GET THE TAIL LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BY MILDLY SMACKING THE SIDE PANEL NEAR THE LIGHT. I'VE CHECKED THE BULB CONNECTIONS AND THEY ARE CLEAN AND TIGHT WITH NO EXPOSED OR LOOSE WIRES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON IS TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THEY CAN\'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I ARE GOING TO TAKE VIDEO ON THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHER PRIUS ON THE ROAD. QUITE A FEW ARE DRIVING WITH ONE OR BOTH TAIL LIGHTS OUT! I ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON-LINE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND STOP MESSING AROUND WITH OWNERS! *TR

Mileage: 26,000

MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NOT AT THE SAME TIME AND NOT DUE TO HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. RAIN, HEAT, COLD DO NOT SEEM TO MATTER. THIS STARTED, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IN OCTOBER 2008. MY CAR HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT. BECAUSE A HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, I RECEIVED A FIX IT TICKET, HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED, THE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND BACK ON A FEW TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I OWN 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED GOING OUT STARTING ABOUT 40K MILES. SOMETIMES 1 LIGHTS, SOMETIMES BOTH. DEALER WANTS $300 PER LIGHT PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE. SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. SEVERAL WEB SITES LIST SAME COMPLAINT FROM OWNERS OF 2006 & 2007 (IN THE HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE). OTHERS STATE THEY'VE HAD LIGHTS REPLACED & ISSUE CONTINUES. HAVE ALSO READ THIS IS A COMPUTER CHIP ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN FIXED IN NEWER MODELS BUT TOYOTA DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE. I DRIVE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING & HAVE A 2ND JOB DOING DELIVERIES IN THE EVENINGS. MANY TIMES I'M DRIVING & THE LIGHTS WILL DIM OR 1 LIGHT WILL GO OUT (RANDOM AS TO WHICH LIGHT) OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS. I NOW HAVE A SPOT LIGHT IN MY CAR THAT'S PLUGGED IN SO I CAN GET SOME LIGHTING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PRIUS OWNERS HAVE FOUND THAT TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF & BACK ON WILL SOMETIMES GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. WITH MINE, SOMETIMES THEY WORK AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES, SOMETIMES LONGER. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I ALSO LIVE IN MD WHERE BY LAW WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE LIGHTS ON IN THE RAIN. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE AS CONSUMERS TO GET TOYOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON 2006/2007 PRIUS MODELS? I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AT THE COST BY THE DEALER. I'VE TRIED TO REPLACE ON MY OWN FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, BUT YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY GET TO THE LIGHTS WITHOUT REMOVING PART OF THE CAR. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE THE OWNER'S CAN'T CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS THEMSELVES. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS OR DAMAGES YET. YET! PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS PACKAGE 6 WHICH HAS A FAULTY HEADLIGHT. I HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL FORUMS, MOST NOTABLY (HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM-2.HTML) WHERE THERE ARE OVER 100 ENTRIES OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HID HEADLIGHTS FAILING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH IS ABSURD. I JUST GOT A TRAFFIC TICKET BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

RIGHT HID HEADLAMP GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN ON BRINGS IT BACK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. LAST NIGHT, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT ON A DARK MOUNTAIN ROAD IN THE RAIN. TOYOTA SAYS "BULBS" ARE NOT COVERED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS ON THE PRIUS AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPAIR THEM. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON....SOMETIME DRIVES SIDE, SOME TIME PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES BOTH...IF TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT COME BACK ON........SOMETIMES FOR LONG TIME SOMETIMES FOR MINUTES THEN GO THROUGH AGAIN...2007 TOYOTA PRUIS 45,000 MILES...........VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. COST TO REPLACE IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AT $300 TO $500 PER HID BULB. DON'T KNOW WHEN THERE ON OR OFF AT 39,500 MILES. VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TO GET AT BULBS, NEED TO REMOVE BUMPER. NO DIY OPTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL FREQUENTLY GO OUT, LEAVING ME WITH ONE HEADLAMP. IF I CYCLE THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE, THEN REPEAT. THIS IS TRUE FOR BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS - THE LIGHT GOES OFF ALTOGETHER. I VIEW THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND STILL CONTINUES EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES BUT IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 AND 2006 PRIUS MODELS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYTOA PRIUS WITH HID HEAD LIGHTS THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THAN ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HID HEADLIGH GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY BEGINNING WHEN CAR WAS NEW, BUT ONLY A FEW TIMES. LATER, HID HEADLIGHT BEGINS TO GO OUT MORE FREQUENTLY, BUT THEN RESUMES NORMAL OPPERATION LATER. IS A DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIVE MAY NOT ALWAYS REALIZE ONE HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OPERATION. LOW BEAM GOES OUT, THEM COME BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE CYCLED ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THEN STANDARD HALOGEN BULBS. BUT L;ATEY ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT TURNING ON AND I HAD TO TURN OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHTS TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TOYOTA PRIUS HID BULBS IN THE 2004-2009 YEAR AND I WOULD LIKE A RECALL. I WORRY THAT EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, I AS A CONSUMER MIGHT BE OUT 300-1200 BECAUSE THE BULBS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AND I ONLY HAVE 50K MILES ON THE CAR AND ITS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, AND I OWE 3 MORE YEARS OF PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT, BULBS GOES OUT, THEN RELIGHTS WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THE BACK ON. THESE ARE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, HID LIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT AT LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LEFT HID HEADLIGHT FAILS APPROX. EVERY TWO-THREE WEEKS. I NEED TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURN ON AGAIN WHICH SOMETIMES WORKS TO GET THE LIGHT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 33,132

DRIVERS SIDE XENON HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WHILE DRIVING. SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN RESTORES FUNCTIONALITY. UNSURE OF FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE AS ITS DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF A HEADLIGHT FAILS UNTIL DRIVING IN A VERY DARK AREA (I.E NO ROADLIGHTS, OTHER CARS, ETC). SEEM TO NOTICE IT OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY TWICE PER WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES, IT'S ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT (CAN OCCUR ON EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE), OTHER TIMES, IT'S BOTH HEADLIGHTS. BEING WITHOUT PROPER HEADLIGHTS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY GO OFF AGAIN. BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0030-08 DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DEALERS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE TSB DID NOT APPLY AND THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS (AT MY EXPENSE), THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. NEXT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HID ECU AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. FINALLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTION AND HARNESS. THE FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION IS JUST WHAT THE TSB RECOMMENDED. SO, I'M OUT THE COST OF NEW HEADLIGHT BULBS ($600) WHICH I DIDN'T NEED. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE AND FEEL THAT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER VIA A FORCED RECALL. THE REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND TOYOTA DID NOT HOLD THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,264. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT QUITS OPERATING AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THERE IS NO CONSISTENT REASON. IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEN THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. AFTER A RANDOM AMOUNT OF TIME (FROM A FEW MINUTES TO HOURS) THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AGAIN. THE TOYOTA SERVICE PEOPLE SAY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. REPLACING THE HEADLAMP DOES NOT SEEM TO SOLVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 41K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

HEADLIGHTS FAILING. HEADLIGHT WILL BE OUT, BUT TURN BACK ON AFTER SHUTTING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF/ON AGAIN. I'VE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED, WILL SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR A FAILURE TO OCCUR AGAIN. TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 40,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 PRIUS AND FROM THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR I HAVE HAD MY HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KEEP GOING OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY KEEP REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULBS AT $400.00 A SHOT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WILL BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHT GOES OFF. IT ISN'T ALWAYS THE SAME SIDE IT GOES BACK AND FORTH. SINCE I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND FIXING THE PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR LIGHTS DON'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, NEW, OCTOBER 2006; NO PROBLEMS UNTIL SEPT. 2008, APPROX. 26000,MILES; HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT; COMES BACK ON LATER. I DID NOT KNOW THAT I COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT WORK BY TURNING OFF/ON, AS I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ON THIS SITE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALSO HAS GONE OUT A FEW TIMES-UNKNOWN IF THEY WERE BOTH OUT AT SAME TIME. RIGHT SIDE TAILLIGHT ALSO GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY. UNLIKE THE HEADLIGHT, I COULD MAKE THE TAILLIGHT GO BACK ON BY "BANGING" ON IT. AFTER BEING STOPPED BY POLICE, BOTH LIGHTS OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE, I MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, THEN WENT ON LINE TO CHECK FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS: WOW! 25 PAGES ON THIS SITE, AND 50+ PAGES ON TOYOTA CHAT FORUM. DEALER INDICATED "NO PROBLEM", LESS THAN 36,000 MILES, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD REPAIRS MADE TODAY, ALL WORKING FINE AT PRESENT. ONE BIG DIFFERENCE NOTICED: HEADLIGHTS MUCH BRIGHTER TONIGHT THAN THEY WERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE THEY BECAME DIM, SINCE IT PROBABLY WAS GRADUAL. I ASKED DEALER, WITH ALL THESE REPORTS OF FAILURE, HOW LONG IS WARRANTY ON NEW BULBS, AND WAS TOLD 1 YEAR. DEALER PRICE FOR INSTALLING NEW BULBS: ABOUT $400.00 EACH; THEY CAN BE PURCHASED FROM DEALER FOR THE "LOW" SUM OF ONLY $150.00 EA. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH SUCH A LIGHTING SYSTEM, AS IT IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN ONE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, AS THEY BECOME DIMMED. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND SIMPLY PAID HUGE $$$ TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF, NOT KNOWING THAT IT IS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD? *TR

Mileage: 26,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP MALFUNCTIONS OFTEN. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH PRIUS, BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MY CAR 5 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH THAT I AM AWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

1. DRIVERSIDE FRONT HEAD LIGHT SHUTS-OFF BY ITSELF WHEN IN THE ON MODE, PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT STAYS ON. 2. OCCURS AT RANDOM, THERE IS ONLY HALF AMOUNT OF LIGHT BEING EMITTED FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. 3. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE TWO TECH'S TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ONLY TO BE GIVEN THE TEXT BOOK ANSWER OF THE ISSUE IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". NO REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AT FIRST PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, NOW PASSENGER WILL GO OUT AND MOMENTS LATER BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. REPLACEMENT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE, DUE TO BAD ENGINEERING/DESIGN. HOWEVER, MANY OWNERS REPORT THAT EVEN REPLACING DOES NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A TOYOTA PRIUS -WIDE DEFECT. FOR SAFETY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION REASONS, THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 30,725

IN THE LAST MONTH THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOURING PRIUS HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT OUTAGES. ONE HEADLAMP OR THE OTHER MIGHT FAIL TO COME ON, OR STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. EVERY SO OFTEN, BOTH HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. AND ONCE, IN THE FOG, WHEN I TURNED ON MY FOGLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND BACK ON, BOTH LAMPS MIGHT WORK, OR ONE OR THE OTHER REMAIN OFF... THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA SERVICE OFFERED TO CHANGE THE FAILED HEADLAMP AT $400, BUT SINCE I COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PARTICULAR LAMP, WOULD DO BUT AT DOUBLE THE COST, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WOULD FIX IT. AND FROM THE INFORMATION ON VARIOUS PRIUS FORUMS, CHANGING THE BULBS OUT WILL NOT SOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY HID BULBS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING AND SHUTTING OFF OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM W/ THE 2007. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED. I HAVE LESS THANK 50K MILES ON MY CAR AND THE HIDS ARE RATED TO LAST 150K. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A CONSISTENT PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA ISN'T ACKNOWLEDGING. *TR

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL CUT OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT LAMP AND SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT LAMP. FORTUNATELY BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE NOT CUT OUT AT THE SAME TIME (SO FAR). STRANGELY, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IF I TURN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND QUICKLY TURN IT BACK ON, THE AFFECTED LAMP WILL COME BACK ON - FOR A WHILE- NOT ALWAYS FOR THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME. IF IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY, THE OFF AND THE ON AGAIN SWITCH ACTION WILL WORK EVERY TIME. THE TOYOTA SERVICE PEOPLE SAY THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS TYPICAL OF AN HID LAMP GOING BAD AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THEM FOR $203+ PER LAMP. UPON REVIEWING MANY DISCUSSIONS ON SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS SUCH AS PRIUSCHAT.COM IS BECOMES CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON PRIUS MODELS WITH HID HEADLAMPS AS FAR BACK AS 2006, AND NO SINGLE FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE PROBLEM. I THEREFORE, HAVE NOT REPLACED THE HEADLAMPS SINCE THIS DOES NOT, IN AND OF ITSELF, ALWAYS CURE THE PROBLEM, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THE $400-$500 EXPERIMENT THAT LIKELY WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THESE HID LAMPS ARE TOUTED AS LASTING AS LONG AS THE CAR, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND REPLACEMENT SITUATION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT AROUND 30,000 TO 35,000 MILES- HARDLY APPROACHING THE CAR'S LIFETIME. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND A MAJOR MANUFACTURING FLAW FOR WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO BE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR A FAULTY HEADLIGHT. WHEN I TURN THE POWER OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT USUALLY COMES BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NOT A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA OR THE DEALERSHIP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BECAUSE IT ISN'T A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

HEADLIGHT ON EITHER SIDE WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TO GET BOTH OF THEM WORKING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE GONE OUT. ONE TIME I NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THEM WERE OUT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY DURING BAD WEATHER IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. I HAVE ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON THE PRIUS. THE DEALER IS GOING TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AGAIN. INITIALLY THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT THEY SUSPECT IT TO BE BAD BULBS. THEY SAID THE BULBS COST $300.00 NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID HEADLIGHT BULBS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 45 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULBS UNDER WARRANTY AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT PERSIST. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WOULD BE $300 PER BULB. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

1. HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES FAILED IN POURING RAIN AT NIGHT. 2. FIRST PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. 3. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR. 4. TURNED CAR ON AGAIN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT ON. 5. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. 6. BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. ALL IS A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 5 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I START DRIVING AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS, AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE LIGHTS DIM OUT. WHEN I TURN OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH, THE LIGHTS COME ON BRIGHT AND DIM OUT AGAIN AND RETURN TO FULL BRIGHTNESS AFTER I TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS PATTERN CONTINUES UNTIL AFTER THE CAR HAS RUN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF I CYCLE THE POWER THE HEADLIGHT USUALLY COMES BACK ON. THE DEALER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER ONCE FOR AN EQUIPMENT VIOLATION ALREADY. LAST NIGHT THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. AS I ROUNDED A CORNER I ALMOST HIT A DEER STANDING ON THE SHOULDER AS I COULDN'T SEE HIM/HER DUE TO THE LIMITED VISIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

BOTH HEADLAMPS (INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER) INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. TURNING OFF THE HEADLAMPS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON CLEARS THIS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS IS BECOMING MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND BOUGHT IT NEW. IT NOW HAS 40K MILES AND HID LAMPS WILL GO OUT WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE LIGHTS WILL TYPICALLY GO BACK ON IF YOU TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND THEN TURN IT BACK TO "ON" I HAVE READ OTHER PRIUS AND TOYOTA OWNERS IN THE PRIUS CHAT SITE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HID LAMPS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S NEVER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I NOTICE IT, I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING AGAIN AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL ONE OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF AGAIN. I WILL TAKE IT IN TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER PAY FOR IT MYSELF THAN GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD PUT THIS OUT AS A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 45,551

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY AND WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, HEADLIGHT WORKS. I READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON PRIUSCHAT.COM AND SO FAR THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FIX FOR THIS. I WAS STOPPED TONIGHT BY A STATE TROOPER AND WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF, THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 35,850

HID LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER AND TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEN IT WORKED AGAIN. BUT AFTER APPROX. 20 MINS. OF DRIVING, HID LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. ONE TIME I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT IT WENT OUT, BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, UNTIL I GOT PULLED OVER BY AN POLICE OFFICER, WHO TOLD ME ABOUT IT, BUT AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WORKED AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND BUT MORE FREQUENTLY DURING LONG TRIPS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (SOMETIMES OTHER DRIVERS POINT IT OUT) THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT. THEN, AT OTHER TIMES THE OTHER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. USUALLY, WHEN IT HAPPENS, TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK AND USUALLY IT DOESN'T LAST VERY LONG. I TOOK THE CAR INTO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME. TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING STATING THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK WHEN ONE OR BOTH OF THE LIGHTS FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE (A "BULLETIN" HAS BEEN ISSUED). I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY AGREED WITH THE POLICY. THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD (THE FAILURES OCCUR RANDOMLY. ALSO, I'M AFRAID THAT, LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ, I WILL BE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND TICKETED. IN THAT EVENT, IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING WHEN I AM ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA WILL REFUSE TO FIX THE DESIGN FLAW AND DRIVING WITHOUT YOUR HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS DOESN'T QUALIFY AS A RECALL. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MILEAGE IS ABOUT 33,800. *TR

Mileage: 33,800

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THE LIGHTS WILL JUST CUT OFF FOR NO REASON. IF I NOTICE THIS WHILE DRIVING I JUST TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE HEADLAMPS ON MY VEHICLE IS OFTEN DIM AND FLICKERS SOMETIMES. FROM OCTOBER OF 2008, DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS ON BUT WON'T STAY LIT. IT CAN BE FIXED BY TURNING LIGHT ON AGAIN, BUT IT TURNS OFF AGAIN ALMOST ALL THE TIME. I TOOK TO TOYOTA OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD AND ERIC IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I NEED BULBS AND E.C.U.(HEADLIGHT COMPUTER)NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $700. I'M SEARCHING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY, BOTH LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. IF I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT(S) WOULD COME BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT I NEEDED NEW BULBS ($250 PER BULB AND $200 TO CHANGE THE BULBS). I HAD 49,000 MILES ON A CAR I PURCHASED NEW IN AUG 2007. SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY (3YRS/36K MILES), THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE DEALER DID "COMP" ONE OF THE BULBS SO IT ENDED UP COSTING ME $400. SUBSEQUENTLY, I ACCESSED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LARGE NUMBER OF PRIUS'. THESE ARE THE HID BULBS. I AM WORKING WITH THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF MY DRIVERS-SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. IT IS CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING (EVEN AT NIGHT) AND WILL ONLY TURN ON AGAIN IF I TURN OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN THEM BACK ON. I AM CONSTANTLY REQUIRED TO DO THIS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AND IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST TURNED ON BUT WILL SOMETIMES TURN OFF. I BROUGHT IT IN WITHIN 30,000 MILES AND HAD THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND IT SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN TO THE OTHER SIDE AT 42000 MILES, THESE ARE HID HEADLIGHTS AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1000-1500 HOURS OF USE TO THEM. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH WOULD COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE DEALER BANGED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT IF SHE BANGED ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THEY WOULD FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE TWO BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR FOR SOME TIME. IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING AND ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AGAIN. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND GIVEN A WARNING ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE FAILURE AND, IF THE BANGING WORKED, THIS WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE UNLESS THE CONTACT CHOSE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. SHE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, BUT HAD TO CANCEL. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT FAILED. AS A RESULT, NEITHER HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. WHILE READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, THEY WORKED PROPERLY. THIS REMEDY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ALLEVIATING THE CONTACT'S FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES LEFT, SOMETIMES RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH. AFTER READING ONLINE CHAT FORUMS, MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, SPANNING MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE PRIUS. THE DEALER WORKED ON MY CAR YESTERDAY AND 'FIXED IT' BUT LAST NIGHT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK.. IT SEEMS THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE $1,100 PART THAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE, THE HID CIRCUIT BOARD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW, AND SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WILL FUNCTION AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THE DEALER SUGGESTED HITTING THE HEADLIGHT, (NOT EASY TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY) I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO GET PULLED OVER BY POLICE, OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. (UNTIL THE NEXT TIME.) THE DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE HID HEADLAMPS AT A COST OF OVER $400. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (FROM TOYOTA) WILL NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT OCCURS ONCE EVERY FIVE OR TEN MINUTES. TURNING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESOLVES THE ISSUE FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

HEADLIGHTS DIM OR GO OUT AT RANDOM. CAN TURN SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED FIRST TIME ABOUT A YEAR AGO - HAD IT REPAIRED (UNDER WARRANTY), BUT NOW IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR AGAIN. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN - I DO A LOT OF NIGHT DRIVING AND HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AN OPTION - THEY ARE A NECESSITY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 52000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES SIMPLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY ARE RE-SET BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT APPARENTLY NUMEROUS PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER EXCEPT PAYING $1100 FOR NEW BULBS THAT SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. AS I AM BECOMING MORE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH ABOUT THE SAME RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AND A SERIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 52,000

DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WORKS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

2007 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OF AND ON RANDOMLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,645

WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE EXTERIOR HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS WOULD FAIL WITH NO INDICATION (NO YELLOW BULB FAILURE INDICATOR) OF FAILURE. TURNING OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNING IT BACK ON WOULD RELIGHT THE HEADLIGHT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITH EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT BUT NOT BOTH. THE OLD BULBS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET RECURRED. *TR

Mileage: 16,245

I'VE GOT A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. LEFT HEADLIGHT 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. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

STARTED NOTICING MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOING OUT SPORADICALLY. JUST AS THE OTHERS, BY TURNING THEM OFF, THEN ON, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. WAS ACTUALLY STOPPED BY A VA STATE TROOPER, WHO ADVISED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM & THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER ERROR. SO, I TOOK THIS ISSUE TO MY DEALER DUE TO HAVING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY CALLED MY WARRANTY COMPANY BEFORE STARTING WORK TO FIX THIS $500 ISSUE (WHICH, ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE BULB). IT THEN STARTED OCCURRING ON MY DRIVER SIDE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THIS FIXED / LOOKED AT, WAS ADVISED THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAD DENIED THE CHARGE WITH THE DEALER & THE DEALER HAD COMP'D THE CHARGE AS A COURTESY. BASED ON THESE REPORTS, I JUST CALLED THE DEALER TO ADVISE THEM OF THESE ISSUES & AM HOPING FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 07 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLAMP FLICKERS ON AND OFF. RECENTLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP IS GOING ON/OFF. I RECENTLY READ ONLINE THAT PRIUS CUSTOMERS OF 2005- 2009 VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I COMMUTE 137 MILES ROUND TRIP EVERYDAY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP STARTED GOING OFF SPORADICALLY ON 2007 PRIUS. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD PERIODICALLY FLICKER AND CHANGE BRIGHTNESS. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE HID COMPUTER 2 TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. NOW I AM PAST MY WARRANTY, AND NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. I LEAVE MY FOG LIGHTS ON SO THAT I AM NOT SUDDENLY IN THE DARK. IF I TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THEY COME BACK ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THIS FIXED TWO TIMES. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. *TR

Mileage: 34,511

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2007 PRIUS TURN OFF BY THEM SELF. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WILL BE BACK ON AND TURN OFF AGAIN, THIS IS HOW I KNOW IT IS NOT A LOSE WIRE. I WORKED WITH A FLEET OF PRIUS AND LEXUS HYBRID CARS. THE PRIUS HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE 2006. MULTIPLE CARS WIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CHARGES YOU UP TO $ 1,700 + TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE FORUMS ALL OVER THE NET DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE AND MANY CONCERN DRIVERS ON THE ROAD THAT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO UTILIZE THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. THIS IS NO LONGER A MONEY ISSUE, IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. POLICE HAVE TICKETED ME OVER 5 TIMES AND I HAVE GONE TO TOYOTA AND THEY CHARGE ME THOUSANDS. LAST WEEK I ALMOST RAN OVER A LITTLE GIRL ON A BIKE AT DUSK ...WHEN I STOPPED AND ASKED IF SHE WAS OK SHE REPLIED " I DIDN'T SEE YOUR LIGHTS SIR, I AM SORRY" . *TR

Mileage: 40,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, 46,000 MILES, LIGHT SHUTS OFF AT ANYTIME, WILL GO BACK ON WHEN YOU TURN HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF QUICKLY, LIGHT SHUTS OFF AGAIN... *TR

Mileage: 46,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT, DEALER SAYS IT MAY BE THE BULBS $322 AND NOT IN STOCK OR THE BALLAST $400 OR BOTH AND CAN BE BOTH SIDES. THE ONLINE FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM AND UNREAL REPAIR BILL QUOTES ON 2006 UP TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON IS TO TURN OFF THE HEAD LIGHTS BY THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN BACK ON. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORP. AND THEY STATED THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX. $500. HID HEADLIGHT. VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TO INSTALL BECAUSE PART OF FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE BACK OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAR IS A 2007 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 37,800

I OWN A 07' TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEAD LAMPS. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF GETS IT GOING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT'S A HID CONTROLLER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $800.00 PLUS DOLLARS. MY CAR HAS EXCEEDED THE 36,000 MI WARRANTY, BUT IS WITHIN THE YEARS (LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD). I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER PRIUS WHILE DRIVING WITH LIGHTS OUT AND CHECK ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED @ THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA. HAVE YOU RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS? CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU, BEST REGARDS, JEFF RICH *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. INITIALLY, AFTER ACTIVATING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN. HOWEVER, AFTER TWO MONTHS, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. EVENTUALLY, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAS FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE AND FEELS THAT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED IN HIS WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HOLD THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,790. UPDATED 12/4/08 *CN UPDATED 12/05/08. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT SPORADICALLY GOES OUT...OF COURSE NEVER AT THE DEALERS. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT IS HARD TO NOTICE UNLESS YOU SEE THE CAR'S REFLECTION. IF WE TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL SLOWLY COME BACK ON. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON BOTH SHORT AND LONG TRIPS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 21, 2008, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND SAID WE COULD PURCHASE A NEW BULB FOR $300 OR WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND WE NOTICE IT IS OUT AND CAN TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER AT THAT TIME. WE COULD BE IN VIOLATION OF NO HEADLIGHT WITHOUT NOTICING AND THIS IS THE SECOND HEADLIGHT TO DO THIS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IN APRIL 2008. WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILES, NOT MONTHS. WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

Mileage: 37,661

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEPT GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT WAS HARD TO NOTICE UNLESS YOU SAW THE CAR'S REFLECTION. IF WE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WOULD SLOWLY COME BACK ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON BOTH SHORT AND LONG TRIPS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 11, 2008, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 30,359

INTERMITTENT FAILURE HEADLIGHT. USUALLY GOES ON NEXT TIME CAR STARTS UP. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND INDIVIDUALLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. HAVE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE BOTH LIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT ALL OTHER INSTANCES IT HAS BEEN EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT. HAD THE RIGHT SIDE CHANGED (WK. OF 10/6/08) AND THE LEFT IS BEING CHANGED TODAY (10/20/08). ACCORDING TO ONLINE CHAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE. TO DATE, THE REPLACEMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS WORKED. SEE SITE BELOW: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE HEADLIGHTS OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT, USUALLY JUST ONE STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, OTHER TIMES WHEN WE START UP THE CAR. RECENTLY BOTH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE SHOULDER, GOT OUT TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OUT AND THEY BOTH WERE. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THEY BEGAN WORKING. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM RETURNS WITHOUT PATTERN, SOMETIMES IT IS JUST ONE, SOMETIMES THE OTHER, AND RECENTLY BOTH WILL STOP WORKING. SO FAR IT IS CORRECTABLE TO TURN LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEN THEY BOTH WORK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMPS. WE NOTICED THAT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD DO OUT WITHOUT FADING FIRST. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IF WE TURNED OUR LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE (THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE), AND AM FINALLY HEADED BACK TO THEM AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH MY LIGHTS ON WHETHER FOR SAFETY OR FOR LIGHT. THIS HAS NOT BEEN A CRITICAL PROBLEM YET...LET'S NOT LET IT COME TO THAT BEFORE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ALSO GOES OUT. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $492. HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT WILL BE NEAR $1,000. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX ALL OF THESE HEADLIGHTS AT NO COST TO OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 46,707

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON BUT MAY SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. HEADLIGHTS ALSO WILL STAY ON BUT BECOME SO DIM AS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY IN MOIST CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG. THE DEALER WANTS $375 PLUS LABOR FOR JUST THE LAMP BUT WON'T GUARANTEE IT. STATES THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. HOWEVER, AFTER CHECKING THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ALL ACROSS THE US WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

HID BULBS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA, ACCORDING TO "PRIUSCHAT "WEBSITE FORUM POSTS. TOYOTA IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ABOUT JUNE MY HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY WOULD GO OUT. WHEN I WOULD STOP TO TRY AND FIX IT OR SEE WHAT WAS WRONG IT WOULD BE WORKING AGAIN. I WOULD BE THINKING IT WAS WORKING UNTIL A POLICE MAN WOULD STOP ME TO TELL ME MY HEADLAMP WAS OUT. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THE BULB WAS BLOWN. I KNOW IT WAS NOT BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AT A COST OF 400 DOLLARS. I THEN HEARD FROM A FRIEND WHO OWNS A PRIUS THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HEAD LIGHTS - SYMPTOMS EXCEPT THAT SOME TIMES ITS THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. IF I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON CORRECTS IT. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS - SYMPTOMS EXCEPT THAT SOME TIMES ITS THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. IF I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON CORRECTS IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT OR THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, NO WARNING. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE EVER BOTH BEEN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 30,140

HID BULBS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA, ACCORDING TO "PRIUSCHAT "WEBSITE FORUM POSTS. TOYOTA IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. HAD PASSENGER-SIDE REPLACED AT NO COST, WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHER SIDE IF PROBLEM OCCURS. I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S-SIDE LIGHT FOR A FEW WEEKS, ONLY 1 MONTH AFTER OTHER SIDE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE QUICK FIX IS TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WILL THEN WORK FOR A WHILE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON THE ROAD! *TR

Mileage: 38,200

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES, ON BOTH SIDES, TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FIXES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON WOULD SOMETIMES TURN LIGHT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY GO OFF AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT DEALER WAS NOT INITIALLY ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE DEFECT. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND LEFT WITH DEALER FOR ONE WEEK. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER UNDER EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT AT A COST OF $404 TO OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 41,059

HID LAMPS FAILING WITHIN 17 MONTHS AND 20 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT COMES BACK. WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS I CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER CAN'T FIX, BUT THEN WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS, FOR OVER $1000. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT. A WEEK AGO, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 287 IN NY AT NIGHT I WAS STOPPED BY HARRISON NY POLICE AND GIVEN A TICKET FOR A "CORRECTABLE DEFECT" - THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, COULDN'T REPRODUCE EFFECTS. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT EITHER, AND SAID I'D HAVE TO RETURN FOR A MULTI-HOUR PERHAPS MULTI-DAY APPOINTMENT, WHICH I MADE FOR TUESDAY COMING UP. THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T BE A SAFETY ISSUE. LAST NIGHT DRIVING HOME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD, I PUT ON SAFETY FLASHERS WHICH PROVIDED SOME LIGHT, AND THEN FOUND THAT HOLDING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON (PULLING THE STICK TOWARDS ME) GAVE ME LIGHT TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

Mileage: 23,700

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS RESULTING IN OVER $500 WORTH OF REPAIRS. HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 41,586

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND ONLY TURNS BACK ON WHEN I TOGGLE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IT CAUSES DIFFICULTY VISUALIZING TRAFFIC SIGNS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT NIGHT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. I'M HOPING TO SEE A SAFETY RECALL OF THE PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE QUANTITY OF PRIUS OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 22,484

HID HEAD LIGHT ON PRIUS GOES ON AND OFF . DEALER SAID IT WAS BULB, AFTER SEARCHING INTERNET MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM, AND HIGH COST OF FIX. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAIL, THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY, NO WAY TO PREDICT. IT MAY BE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, LEFT OR BOTH. FREQUENTLY THEY DIM AND WE ARE SUDDENLY IN THE DARK. SWITCHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH GETS THEM BACK ON, BUT THEY OFTEN POP OFF AGAIN - WITHOUT WARNING. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION THREE TIMES. TWICE THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS TIME THE TECH SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW WIRING ASSEMBLY, BUT THE SERVICE COUNTER GUY TRIED TO SAY IT NEEDED A BULB. FOLLOWING A STRONG MEETING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE "POSSIBLE PROBLEM". THIS IS LIFE ENDANGERING! HELP US PLEASE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HID BULBS GOING BAD ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS THE BULBS GO BAD THEY STILL GO ON WHEN A DRIVER TURNS THEM ON, BUT AS ONE DRIVES THEY GO OFF UNBEKNOWNST TO THE DRIVER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WOULD COST 400 DOLLARS PER BULB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ONE CAN DRIVE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AND NOT HAVE SOME WARNING DEVICE TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM OR AT MINIMAL HAVE SOME WARNING GIVEN WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2007 PRIUS FREQUENT FAILURE OF ONE HID HEADLIGHT - MOSTLY THE LEFT. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAYS HE CANNOT REPEAT THE FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES A WEEK FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, AND IS NOW BECOMING DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING AND WORKING SOMETIMES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. DEALER IS REPLACING IT AT 28,000 MILES.

Mileage: 28,000

2007 HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I START THE CAR AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL GO ON. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE LIGHT AT A COST OF #300. PLUS. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

2007 PRIUS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT, NOT AT THE SAME TIME BUT ONE AT A TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO GO BACK ON IS TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON. THIS KEEPS THEM GOING FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE SITUATION REPEATS ITSELF. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I CAN'T TELL WHEN IT'S HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. I WAS TOLD LAST NIGHT BY A FRIEND OF MINE ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. THE OTHER TIME I NOTICED IT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM AN ERRAND. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CAR AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, CID HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY GO OUT FOR NO REASON. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF THE LIGHT IS OFF WHILE DRIVING. NUMEROUS INTERNET FORUMS SHOW THIS AS BEING A WIDESPREAD AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 4-D HYBRID HATCHBACK. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR TURN OFF RANDOMLY AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. SOMETIMES IT IS ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER AND SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER ON DIM OR BRIGHT. THE CORRECTION IS TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, WHICH RESOLVES THE ISSUE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. ON A ONE AND HALF HOUR DRIVE (DAILY COMMUTE) THIS TAKES PLACE 3-4 TIMES. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE LIGHT FAILURE IS EITHER LIMITED VISIBILITY ON THE SIDE THAT IS OUT OR LOSS OF VISIBILITY IF BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE TOYOTA DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE THEM IF I PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THEIR DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS LEFT AND RIGHT, LOW AND HIGH BEAMS WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER DAY. HEADLIGHT BULBS, CONTROL UNITS REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 25,132

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE NEWER MODEL PRIUS HAVE PROBLEMS WHERE THEY COME OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES NEITHER WILL COME ON. I KNOW THE BULBS ARE OK BECAUSE THEY COME ON AND THEN FADE OUT. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU NEED THE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

I HAVE HAD TWO TAILLIGHTS FAIL AND TWO HID HEADLAMPS FAIL IN THE FIRST 17 MONTHS OF OWNING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE HAD TWO TAILLIGHTS FAIL AND TWO HID HEADLAMPS FAIL IN THE FIRST 17 MONTHS OF OWNING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS - THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL GO DIM AND EVENTUALLY TURN OFF COMPLETELY. THE LEFT SIDE WILL NOTICEABLY DIM AS WELL. I WILL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, THEN TURN THEM BACK ON - AND THE RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT SIDE WILL RETURN TO "NORMAL" BRIGHTNESS FOR A TIME - AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON A MAJOR VACATION I JUST HAD AND DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2007 PRIUS - HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM, BOTH COME ON WHEN TURNED ON THEN AS I'M DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE GOES OUT. IF YOU TURN OFF AND BACK ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS RELIGHT, ONLY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPEATED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES WHICH NEED TO BE RECTIFIED. THIS IS A REPORTED PROBLEM BY MANY PRIUS OWNERS AND MANY ARE BEING CHARGED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR WHAT IS AN APPARENT DEFECT OFTEN NOT GETTING THE PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

RANDOM, INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF EITHER HID HEADLAMP. STARTED AROUND 48,000 MILES. TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN REIGNITES THE FAILED LIGHT, UNTIL THE NEXT RANDOM FAILURE. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE COMPUTER(S) THAT CONTROL THE LIGHTS. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE LAMPS, BUT THEY COST $400, AND ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, EITHER THE LEFT, RIGHT, OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, BUT NOT THE LABOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2007, ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON ONE TRIP (LESS THAN ONE HOUR). I LOOKED ON PRIUS ONLINE THEN HERE. WHEN I SAW OTHER INCIDENTS I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. LIGHT WAS FIXED. *TR

STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2007, ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT. I THINK IT CAN BE EITHER ONE. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BUT I DID NOT STOP TO FIND OUT. THE LAST TIME IT WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR CERTAIN. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON ONE TRIP (LESS THAN ONE HOUR). I LOOKED ON PRIUS ONLINE THEN HERE. WHEN I SAW OTHER INCIDENTS I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN THE NEXT MONTH FOR SERVICE. *TR THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED TOYOTA BEFORE DOING ANY WORK ON MY VEHICLE. THE TOLD HIM TO REPLACE BOTH HID BULBS, WHICH HE DID. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BULBS OVERHEAT AND CUT OUT. THE PROBLEM NOLONGER OCCURS, BUT AS OF THIS WRITING IT HAS ONLY BEEN A MONTH.

Mileage: 32,000

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS LIGHTED BUT FAILED DURING DRIVING. DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD RE-IGNITE AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON. *JB

Mileage: 809

I HAVE ONLY HAD THE 2007 PRIUS SINCE 06-22-07 SO LESS THEN A MONTH OLD WHEN I PULLED INTO GARAGE AFTER DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. PASSENGERS WORKS FINE. I TURNED SWITCH OFF THEN ON AND IT CAME BACK ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERS THEY SAID THEY TESTED IT AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND. 3 DAYS LATER I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF A REFLECTIVE WINDOW AND LOW AND BEHOLD MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. I GO IN WED, TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, I TOLD THEM I WANT THE WHOLE SOCKET REPLACED. NO INJURY OR TICKET FROM POLICE YET... BUT I LIVE IN DEAR COUNTRY AND I NEED GOOD ILLUMINATION TO SEE WHERE I AM GOING SO PLEASE POST THERE MAY NEED A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 2,500