2008 TOYOTA PRIUS Exterior Lighting Problems

Hello. My 2008 Toyota Prius had a malfunction with the "combination meter" which caused the vehicle dashboard to turn off completely, and we could not turn off the engine at times when stopped and parked. The dealer fixed the problem at a cost of $1580, and both the dealer and Toyota corporate through their brand engagement advocate acknowledged a long term problem with the combination meter. They had extended the warranty coverage for owners for this specific problem for about 10 years but not for owners like me with a vehicle 15 years old. I believe Toyota should cover and reimburse owners for this problem, which is potentially dangerous, no matter the age of the vehicle, especially for long term, loyal owners. There are many of these vehicles still on the road. Thank you. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

On June 1st yesterday this issue happened again but it was the taillights. The uploaded document is from the most recent repair shop bill for the front headlight (under warranty since it stopped working so close to the previous repair) Intermittently without cause the front right head light goes out (seems like every 3-6 months). And every 12-18 months the tail lights go out (the brake lights still work). The mechanics can't tel if it's a circuit board issue (possible lack of cooling/fan), loos connections and or just poor design. No matter what it is dangerous as I I unexpectedly had to drive on hwys in the dark not knowing my lights all of a sudden aren't working. Thank you very much.

I am currently having this issue with Combination Meter, which means the Prius dash board will not show any speed, fuel, P, R, D label and many more important information is not shown on display. I had complained to Toyota, CASE[XXX] on 19Dec2022, I have spoken to Danial N and manager Alex S from Toyota. They both have denied solving this issue from Toyota as the Warranty Extension ZTV has expired. Even I had provided them proof that Toyota knew about this problem, please see [XXX] from Toyota regarding this. My Prius has 258000 miles, and it is 2008, It is high mileage as per their documents this will accrue in high mileage Prius with cold weather. I live in NJ, and it is getting cold and my car as high miles. Toyota refuse to take care of the problem and I as a consumer will have to pay over $1200 to get it fix as this is only done at Toyota dealership. Currently I am thinking of getting it fix at Paul Miller Toyota of West Caldwell, 1155 Bloomfield Ave, West Caldwell, NJ 07006, 973-287-4050. What's sad is Toyota used to rank at the top of best customer service. I'm guessing most of the problems are just after the 9 years, calculated to guarantee fixing the problem to as few people as possible. THERE'S NO EXTENSION AND TOYOTA WON'T HELP. I TRIED AND WAS TOLD ALL DEALS EXPIRED AND TO HELP ONE WOULD MEAN THEY'D HAVE TO HELP ALL. WE'RE ON OUR OWN. Hoping that Toyota has released a solution to the dangerous and consumer related problem related to the failing Combination Meter. The previous ext. Warranty was only good for 9 years from date of first use which did not help many drivers. Super negligent and ripe situation for class action lawsuits not to mention many potentially fatal accidents on the roads. Toyota has denied fixing this problem even Toyota knows this is on going problem. As a government official please try to help me resolve this issue as this is a major concern for many millions of drivers which Toyota need to resolve this. Please INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (

Headlights go out randomly. Have to turn them off and back on to resume normal operation.

I had purchased this 2008 Prius touring model used on 4/8/22. The first time I drove it at night I was on the freeway traveling at 55 mph and suddenly had almost no visibility due to loss of headlights. It was terrifying and pure luck that I made it off and home. The headlights turn off one at a time. I took the car to Atomic Auto in Portland, Oregon and they said the type of bulbs in the car often do this when they are failing and need to be replaced. This shop put new bulbs in yesterday, May 12th. It was raining heavily when I left the shop and I turned the headlights on. They failed again in the same way. I had no idea there was a problem like this with any car. I have searched online and now know that this has been a problem with Toyota Prius.

DASHBOARD SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, HEADLIGHT INDICATORS, TRANSMISSION STATUS, CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT SHOW, ARE NOT LIT UP. BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK NOR DO THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. THIS OCCURED AFTER THE AUXILIARY BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND BACKUP CAMERA WILL OCCASSIONALLY SPONTANEOUSLY RETURN WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WEEK OR LONGER BUT THEN WILL GO OUT NEXT TIME THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR TURNING OFF CONSISTENTLY AND AT TIMES THE START BUTTON NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY DEPRESSED FOR 5+ SECONDS TO SHUT DOWN.

This model car is equipped with HID headlights. The car has had numerous problems with the bulb not lighting on one side. The light could be cycled off/on and this would allow the lamp to stay lit for an unpredictable amount of time. Sometimes this cycling would allow the lamp to stay on for an entire trip and sometimes the headlights would have to be cycled off/on again. Replaced the lamps today with brand new bulbs. Both lit during the initial testing. Later in the day the left lamp does not light even when cycled off then on. The headlights on this car are unreliable. The trouble in changing the lights would have been fixed with traditional halogen lights but now further troubleshooting is required or replacement of the igniter or bulbs. Headlights on cars in the 21st century should be completely reliable especially after replacing both lamps with brand new bulbs. This is a safety concern while driving at night.

RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT A TRACEABLE CAUSE. PEOPLE HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHT OUT WHILE AT MOTION ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT LOW SPEED, ON A HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND AT REST.

Mileage: 198,000

PRIMARY HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE BOTH PARKED AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN MANUALLY RESETS THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE DESIGN FLAW AND MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE IT LEADS TO DRIVING IN THE DARK WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. REPAIR SHOPS WANT $100S PER BULB TO REPLACE HID BULBS THAT SEEM TO NOT ACTUALLY BE BURNED OUT. THE DESIGN CHOICE FOR HID BULBS THAT EXHIBIT THIS TEMPORARY FAILURE MODE SEEMS TO BE A FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED ENGINEERING CHOICE COMPARED TO OTHER, MORE RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS LEDS. NO EXISTING RECALLS WERE FOUND WHEN SEARCHING THE DOT.GOV WEBSITE FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 190,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 PRIUS GOES OUT PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING BUT, TO DATE, NOT WHEN STATIONARY. I RECENTLY DROVE TO TEXAS AND BACK AND THIS DIDN'T OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY OR COUNTRY ROADS. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN IN CITY STOP-AND-GO DRIVING, BUT I CAN'T BE SURE. IF NOTICED, BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON IT COMES BACK ON BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS NOTICEABLE. INFORMATION ONLINE INDICATES THAT COSTLY HID BULB AND BALLAST REPLACEMENTS, AND/OR OTHER COSTLY REPAIRS, DO NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS POSES A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND HAS GOTTEN ME PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH 2006-2009 PRIUS'S WHICH WOULD INDICATE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS AND CORRECT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ADVISE ME ON HOW TO PROCEED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THANK-YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 261,000

08 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING GO OUT FOR UP TO ABOUT 1/2 HOUR AT A TIME. EITHER ONE WILL DO IT ALMOST EVERY TIME THEY ARE USED AND SO FAR, ONLY ONE AT A TIME. UNTRUSTWORTHY AND VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 65,700

HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE CHANGED THE RELAY SWITCH, COMPUTER HID AND HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL ARE NOT WORKING. I'VE ALSO HAD TO PAY A TICKET AS A RESULT.

Mileage: 170,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF UNPREDICTABLY, USUALLY WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SOMETIMES GETS THE HEADLIGHT TO TURN BACK ON, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THEN WITHIN 10 MINUTES IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DRIVING VIOLATION, I ALSO CANNOT SELL THE CAR WITH NON-FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 70,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES ON MY CAR ALONE, AND MY WIFE CAN CONTESTS TO HERS AS WELL. WHAT WE BOTH ARE EXPERIENCING IS ONE OF MANY SITUATIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST NOT WORK: I'M UNABLE TO SEE DRIVING SPEED, IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. EVEN WHILE STATIONARY WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THE MAIN REASONS FOR REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE COINCIDENTALLY IT HAPPENS TO BOTH OF US AT RANDOM TIMES IN 2 DIFFERENT VEHICLES SAME MODEL AND YEAR. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONSTITUTES AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR RECALLS, BUT I FEEL THIS IS ONE. I'M FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS SO FAR. BUT FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CAN ACCIDENTALLY START SPEEDING, OR BECOME STARTLED BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF DASH VISUALS, AND RESULT IN HARM OF OTHER'S OR PROPERTY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I JUST HAD TO SAY SOMETHING SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

Mileage: 175,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES ON MY CAR ALONE, AND MY WIFE CAN CONTESTS TO HERS AS WELL. WHAT WE BOTH ARE EXPERIENCING IS ONE OF MANY SITUATIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST NOT WORK: I'M UNABLE TO SEE DRIVING SPEED, IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. EVEN WHILE STATIONARY WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THE MAIN REASONS FOR REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE COINCIDENTALLY IT HAPPENS TO BOTH OF US AT RANDOM TIMES IN 2 DIFFERENT VEHICLES SAME MODEL AND YEAR. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONSTITUTES AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR RECALLS, BUT I FEEL THIS IS ONE. I'M FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS SO FAR. BUT FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CAN ACCIDENTALLY START SPEEDING, OR BECOME STARTLED BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF DASH VISUALS, AND RESULT IN HARM OF OTHER'S OR PROPERTY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I JUST HAD TO SAY SOMETHING SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

Mileage: 98,000

RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT DURING SHORT OR LONG TRIPS. IT IT'S NOW OCTOBER 2019. THIS SAME LIGHT WAS REPLACED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN JULY 2018 AND I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY BALLAST AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS FINE. IT SHOULD NOT BE BURNED OUT BY NOW. I ONLY USE THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT OR DURING RAIN. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PRIUS OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 90,000

THE 2008 PRIUS HAS A DIGITAL DISPLAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS UP THERE IS NO INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. NOTHING SHOWS WHAT GEAR (REVERSE, NEUTRAL, FORWARD) IT IS IN. THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. NO ODOMETER DISPLAY. NO FUEL LEVEL DISPLAY. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE DASH DOES NOT LIGHT UP, I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS NO BACKUP CAMERA OR BACKUP LIGHTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE START BUTTON WILL NOT FULLY SHUT DOWN THE CAR. IT WILL CYCLE BETWEEN ACCESSORY MODE AND FULL START WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE IS ALSO NOT KEEPING TRACK OF THE MILES DRIVEN WHILE THE DASH IS NOT DISPLAYING - SO WHEN THE DASH DOES START WORKING AGAIN, THE ODOMETER IS NOT SHOWING TRUE MILEAGE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY SHUT DOWN, I HAVE SOMETIMES HAD THE ISSUE NOT PRESENT THE NEXT DAY AT STARTUP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL LAST THROUGH SEVERAL STARTS AND STOPS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH A FAULTY COMBINATION METER. AND I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 196,050

WAS PARKED IN LINE TO PICK UP CHILD FROM SCHOOL. TURNED CAR ON AND PUT IT ON DRIVE, MOVED SLOWLY WHEN PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT LIMP. HAD TO PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING WAS STILL HARD TO DO. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN SUDDENLY ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND BRAKES JERKED TO A SUDDEN STOP. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR AT FASTER SPEED KNOWING MY BRAKES BASICALLY WENT OUT. PRETTY SURE IT'S FAILING BRAKE ACTUATOR AND TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBABLY BUT DIDN'T DO A RECALL ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTIES... I DIDN'T OWN THE CAR WHEN THOSE WARRANTIES WE'RE GOING ON IN 2016. HEADLIGHTS ALSO WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON CONSTANTLY DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 179,000

WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (NON-SEASONAL), BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) FLICKER, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF COMPLETELY AND INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T. WE HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR THIS AND RECEIVED TWO TICKETS FROM POLICE. IT DOESN'T WORK TO EXCHANGE OR REPLACE BULBS. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY 2008 PRIUS OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.

Mileage: 108,000

THE DIM HEADLIGHT ONLY, NOT THE BRIGHT, ONLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT GOES OUT 4 OR 5 TIMES A YEAR. THE FRONT BRIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED AND HAVE NEVER GONE OUT NOR HAS THE DIM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT EVER GONE OUT. THE CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY USUALLY AND ON CITY STREETS ONLY.

Mileage: 192,000

FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECT HOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH, WHEN MALFUNCTIONING PREVENT OR INHIBITS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING PROPERLY. IF THE SWITCH FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY REGENERATION, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY (ABOUT EVERY 3 MINUTES). I HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESET. THIS IS ONGOING AND APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY WITH TIME.

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF OR FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS IT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. USING THE HIGH BEAMS HELPS FOR A SHORT PERIOD BUT THE HEADLIGHTS STILL TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON BRINGS THEM BACK ON MOST OF THE TIME BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

Mileage: 213,529

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY FAIL, EITHER ONE AT A TIME, OR MORE RECENTLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WHEN NIGHT DRIVING. I AM ABLE TO FLIP THE SWITCH TO TURN ONE BACK ON BUT NOW THE PASSENGER LIGHT WILL NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL. I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN I NOTICE THIS HAPPENING BUT IT PROBABLY ALSO HAPPENS IN DAY LIGHT.

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I RECEIVED TWO WARNING TICKETS FROM HIGHWAY PATROL AS I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM FT. WORTH TO NACOGDOCHES, BUT WHEN I STOPPED, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS (WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS ON) TURNED OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND THEN THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN.

Mileage: 156,000

THE LIGHTING SYSTEM HAS ELECTRICAL MARKINGS ON THE RELAY AND FUSE BLOCKS FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, WITH NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INSTALLED. HEADLIGHT AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHT SYSTEMS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING BULBS TO FAIL.

Mileage: 208,360

I BOUGHT MY 2008 PRIUS USED IN 2016, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN THEY STARTED TO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE SAYING THEIR PRIUS' ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 154,000

FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT LIGHT. AS A CONSEQUENT, YOU CANNOT NOT SEE THE SPEED YOU'RE DRIVING AT, THE FUEL LEVEL OF THE CAR, ANY WARNINGS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, LOW TIRE PRESSURE ETC, AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO USE A NUMBER OF OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES SUCH AS CRUISE CONTROL. IN ADDITION, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR WHEN YOU REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TURN OFF THE CAR, YOU CANNOT LOCK IT. UNDISCLOSED TO CUSTOMERS, THERE HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BEING OFFERED BY TOYOTA, TO THE DEALERSHIPS, TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN, POL 12-05). THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ONLY TO DEALERSHIPS. AS I CUSTOMER, I NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT VIA OTHER CUSTOMERS. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA) HAS REFUSED TO APPLY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO ABOUT THE ISSUE, WHICH THEY HAVE A RECORD OF. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ALSO REFUSES TO HELP US GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND APPLY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CASE NUMBER WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE IS 1812072507. BOTH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP STATE THAT THE CUSTOMER MOST REPLICATE THIS INTERMITTENT ISSUE TO A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC BEFORE EITHER ENTITY WILL AUTHORIZE FIXING THE ISSUE. SEVERAL WEEKS OR MONTHS MAY GO BY BEFORE THE ISSUE APPEARS AND IT APPEARS ONLY FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE DURATION BEFORE "GOING AWAY", SO THIS IS AN IMPOSSIBLE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR THE CUSTOMER -- THE CUSTOMER HAS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AT THE MOMENT THE INTERMITTENT ISSUE OCCURS, AND MUST ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND GET THE MECHANIC TO IMMEDIATELY DROP THEIR OTHER WORK IN ORDER TO HOPEFULLY WITNESS THE ISSUE BEFORE IT "GOES AWAY".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. KALISPELL TOYOTA (2845 U.S. 93 S, KALISPELL, MT 59901, (406) 755-6060) REPLACED THE BULBS, WHICH COST OVER $600. THE CONTACT FOUND A WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2018. THE DEALER DID NOT ADDRESS THE MAIN ISSUE OF A POSSIBLE COMPUTER BOARD MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN ADDITIONAL COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES REPEATED ATTEMPTS TURNING OFF AND ON TO GET IT BACK ON. BOTH BALLASTS AND HID LAMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, YET THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM PERSISTS. I KNOW OF MANY COMPLAINTS BUT DO NOT KNOW IF TOYOTA HAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 105,000

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY AS I'M DRIVING. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED (EVEN WHEN I'M STOPPED) AND ON ANY ROAD, IN ANY CONDITION, IN ANY WEATHER. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. IT MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH A HASSLE AND HAZARDOUS.

ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHT - DRIVERS SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF WITHIN 2-3 MINUTES. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB AND THE ISSUE PERSISTS, AND MANY PRIUS OWNERS HAVE FACED A SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL ISSUE. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT TURNS BACK ON BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. SEEMS LIKE A WIRING ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 140,000

THE HID HEADLAMPS FLICKER AND TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE TURNS OFF AND THEN LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH SIDES TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A DARK ROAD. IT HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH WHILE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT AND AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS 30-45MPH ON CITY STREETS. THE HEADLAMPS ALSO FLICKER AND RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON THE HEADLAMPS AND THEN THEY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TURN OFF RANDOMLY AGAIN. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 104,400

HIGHLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY CAN RESET BY TURNING ON AND OFF. DEFINITELY A HAZARD. MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. REGULARLY GETTING TOLD LIGHT IS OUT. STOPPED BY POLICE FOR LIGHTS OUT. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LOOSE CONNECTION OR BAD BULB.

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE AND NOW ARE FLICKERING AGAIN AND HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW. DEALER HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM NOR GIVEN US A REASON WHY.THIS IS BECOMING A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. WE LOVE THE PRIUS EXCEPT FOR THIS,

ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER OR BOTH GO OUT RANDOMLY.

Mileage: 400

STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING CAR. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING, AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HADN'T TURN HEADLIGHTS ON OR I HAD A BURNED OUT BULB. NOW IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. IF I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TENDS TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE ISSUE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES BY.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT ON THEIR OWN, LEFT, RIGHT, OR BOTH AT SAME TIME. HAVE TO TURN LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON TILL THEY COME BACK ON. DRIVING ON ROAD OR HIGHWAY. SMOOTH ROAD. SO NOW I CAN'T DRIVE AFTER DARK.

Mileage: 122,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAVE BURNT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. ONE FIRST WENT OUT IN 2010 WHEN THE CAR HAD 35K MILES ON IT AND EACH LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE THEN EACH TIME COSTING $300-400. MOST RECENTLY THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS HAVE NOT EVEN LASTED SIX MONTHS. THIS IS NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE AND A MAJOR ANNOYANCE BUT ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE A PROPER FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND COMPENSATE ME FOR THE MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.

Mileage: 105,000

COMBINATION METER IS DEFECTIVE, LIGHT PANEL, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER & FUEL LEVELS GO DARK, UNABLE TO TELL SPEED OF VEHICLE OR REMAINING FUEL, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, ALL BEGAN (THUS FAR) WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 142,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESETS THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON, FOR A SHORT TIME, AND THEN GOES OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND TOYOTA SHOULD FESS UP TO THE DESIGN FLAW AND RECALL ALL THE AFFECTED CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 81,105

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAVE REPLACED THE BULB AND FUSES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

Mileage: 126,000

MY MOTHER HAS A 2008 PRIUS THAT HAS TWO SERIOUS ISSUES THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND EVEN OFFERED TO FIX UNDER WHAT THEY CALL A SUPPORT PROGRAM. SOUNDS GREAT RIGHT? HERE'S THE PROBLEM. 1. SHE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFYING HER OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED (AND ONLY NOW THAT THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME HER ISSUES IS SHE AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL AND 2. TOYOTA SET A TIME FRAME TO FIX THESE ISSUES WHICH SHE IS NOW PAST. AGAIN, SOUNDS LIKE THEY TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING? THE FIRST ISSUE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK CAUSING HER BRAKE BOOSTER TO MALFUNCTION (WHICH IS A TOYOTA ISSUE, NOT AN AGE OR WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE) AND THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON HER DASH BOARD(COMBINATION METER) WHICH MEANS THAT FOR A PRIUS, THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL YOUR SPEED OR GAS LEVELS. SO TAKE THAT IN. SHE HAS A CAR, THAT HAS TWO MAJOR ISSUES, ONE OF WHICH TOYOTA FIXED UP UNTIL DEC OF 2017 AND THE OTHER DEC OF 2016 AND ARE CAUSED BY FAULTY PARTS AND LABOR BY TOYOTA, AND THEY WILL NO LONGER FIX THESE. THE BREAK ISSUE COST $2400 AND THE DASH $800. FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS CAUSED BY TOYOTA NOT THE DRIVER OR WEAR AND TEAR AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE KIND OF COMPANY TOYOTA REALLY IS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO MY MOM RECEIVED ABOUT 14 LETTERS STATING SHE NEEDED TO COME IN AND REPLACE HER FLOOR MATTS BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF A RECALL. FLOOR MATS! SHE'S RECEIVED RECALL ISSUES ON HER DOOR LOCK AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT SHE PROMPTLY HAD FIXED. SHE TOOK HER CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND NO ONE EVER MENTIONED THESE ISSUES OR "SUPPORT PROGRAMS". BUT BREAKS AND DASHBOARDS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT AS FLOOR MATS OR DOOR LOCKS. I WOULD LOVE FOR TOYOTA TO EXPLAIN TO ME AND EVERYONE ELSE, HOW SOMETHING THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IS A TOYOTA ISSUE, HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE TO GET FIXED BY THEM.

Mileage: 141,160

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT USUALLY THE DRIVER SIDE BUT I'M REPLACING HEADLIGHTS EVERY SIX MONTHS ABOUT. AFTER THE SECOND TIME REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS I'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ONLY USING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS AT NOT LAST BUT A FRACTION OF THE TIME THEY SHOULD BE LAST I G AND I'VE BEEN BUYING THE BEST ON THE MARKET INSUING I GET A QUALITY PRODUCT WITH THE BEST VISIBILITY. I FEEL THERE'S SOME FAULTY WIRING OR SOMETHING CAUSING A SURGE PROMPTING THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL PREMATURELY. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEADLIGHTS LETTING ME KNOW THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

HEADLIGHT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF, DESPITE WORKING BULB. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN ONE WILL TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE OK. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED AROUND 2014 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES A YEAR SINCE THEN. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR.

Mileage: 120,000

BOTH HEADLAMPS WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. FIRST STARTED WITH THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP TURNING OFF THEN PROGRESSIVELY BOTH ARE NOW TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CREATING AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION.

Mileage: 100,900

HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS SPORADICALLY STOP FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND FAILED TO REMEDIATE PROBLEM OR NOTIFY OWNERS. PROBLEM STEMS FROM A FAULTY BALLAST IN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHILE I AM RIDING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER AND HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GET IT FIXED OR DON'T DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. I CAN'T TELL IF THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF WHILE DRIVING UNLESS I COME UP BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND SEE THE REFLECTION. I ALWAYS CHECK THE LIGHT WHEN I START MY TRIPS AND IT IS ALWAYS ON. I HEARD THAT ONE GENTLEMAN PAID UP TO $2600.00 FOR REPAIRS DO TO THE SAME THING. HE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. CAN SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY AA DEALER TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME. I'M 71 YEARS OLD AND RETIRED ON A FIXED INCOME.

Mileage: 75,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE OR EVEN A 2 WAY HIGHWAY. I AM ABLE TO USE LIGHT SWITCH TO TURN OFF AND TURN ON AGAIN, BUT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. HAVE NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET, BUT HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES OF THIS SORT WITH THIS MODEL. HAVE STOPPED DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. STARTED WITH 1 HEADLIGHT, NOW IT IS BOTH.

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 PRIUS. #1 THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY, WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN PARKING THE CAR. #2 THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT COME ON, AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREETS, IT ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN THE TANK. #3 THE OUTSIDE AIR AND AIR CONDITIONER, ALSO WILL NOT WORK, INTERMITTENTLY.

Mileage: 106,000

THE HEADLIGHTS GO DIM AND /OR SHUT OFF AS I AM DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY STARTS WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHUTTING OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO DIM OR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. BOTH LIGHTS WORK INITIALLY ON STARTUP AND SHINE BRIGHT AT FIRST BUT IMMEDIATELY DIM TO A LOWER LEVEL AND THEN AS I DRIVE THEY WILL DIM OR THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL TURN OFF OR SOMETIMES BOTH TURN OFF ALL TOGETHER. THEY WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. SOUTH DADE TOYOTA IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TWO PROBLEMS 1. IN COLD OR COOLER WEATHER, MY DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY. AFTER SOMETIMES 1 HOUR, IT WILL SUDDENLY TURN ON. ALSO, WHEN THE DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF, UNLESS I HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR A LONG TIME. ALSO THE REAR VIEW CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. ALSO MY SMART KEY DOES NOT START THE CAR, UNLESS INSERTED. 2. SOMETIMES MY HEADLIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS IN AN ALTERNATING MANNER. IF MY FRONT RIGHT HEAD LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, THEN MY REAR LEFT RUNNING LIGHT IS NOT WORKING OR VICE A VERSA. THIS PROBLEM ALSO APPEARS AND GOES AWAY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I HAVE CHECKED AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE COMBINATION METER, BUT WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL AND EVEN WHEN I SEARCHED ON LINE, NO RECALLS SHOW UP. WHAT DO I DO? CAN I STILL HAVE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM? THE LIGHTING ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO A FAULTY HID COMPUTER. AGAIN, NO RECALL SHOWS UP, CAN I GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER ONE TIME BY POLICE, AND AM AFRAID OF DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING, INTERMITTENTLY, SINCE LAST WINTER.

Mileage: 163,000

FOR OVER A YEAR NOW WE HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON FREEWAY, LOCAL STREETS AND SITTING PARKED. YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN. THE LIGHTS AT THIS POINT WILL GO OUT ABOUT EVERY OTHER MINUTE OR TWO. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA.

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AND REFUSED TO GO ON SO I REMOVED IT AND PUT IT BACK. IT WORKED FOR A MONTH LONGER, THEN BLEW UP. I JUST PUT IN A BRAND NEW BULB WHICH TURNS ON, THEN IMMEDIATELY GOES OUT. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA HASN'T ADDRESSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Mileage: 48,000

HAD A BLOWN RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW HEADLIGHT COMES ON AND TURNS OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYS OFF. ONLY ONE DOSE IT.

I HAD THE DEALER CHECK DRIVER SIDE LIGHT, SAID IT WAS GOOD. AFTER VERY RECENTLY PURCHASING MY PRE-OWNED PRIUS I DID A NIGHT TEST DRIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD DIM THEN GO OUT. DURING A NIGHTTIME EMERGENCY, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE TRAVELING A BACK COUNTRY ROAD, I FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON, ONLY TO GO OFF AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY, FLIPPED SWITCH AGAIN TO TURN ON AGAIN. UPON INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL??????? THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY!!!!!!!! THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND IN MOTION!!!!!!!! RECALL NOW!!!!!!!

Mileage: 147,000

REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT, AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE NEW HEADLIGHT SHUTS ITSELF OFF. HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT SHUTS IT'S SELF OFF.

Mileage: 120,000

RIGHT FRONT LIGHT BEGAN FAILING SOMETIMES RECENTLY, APPARENT AT NIGHT, OCCASIONAL. LEFT FRONT LIGHT QUIT FOR AWHILE YESTERDAY, THEN RELIT AND WORKED FOR AWHILE. BOTH ARE UNRELIABLE AND REPLACEMENT IS COMPLICATED, EXPENSIVE, AND DOES NOT WORK OFTEN IT APPEARS. WE WILL TRY REPLACEMENT OF BULBS, IT IS UNRELIABLE AND HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED AT NIGHT TO WORK, ALWAYS! PURE SCAM IT SEEMS, BY TOYOTA AND US GOVERNANCE, BOTH FOR SALE, SO SAD. LET US BUYERS BEWARE.

Mileage: 55,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH NO APPARENT RESAON. TOYOTA FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY DEFECT WITH THIS CAR!! TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT HAS NOT OFFERED TO FIXED THE PROBLEM BEYOND THEIR WARRANTY EXTENSION OF FIVE YEARS AND 60K MILES. I MUST SAY IT'S QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THER HIGHWAY AND OTHER UN-LIT ROADS AND HAVE ONE OF YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. $800.00 TO $2400.00. DEPENDING ON HOW MAY DEFECTIVE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED!! I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. I OPENED A CASE WITH THEM (171-0041862). HOWEVER TOYOTA DID NOT OFFERE TO FIX THE SAFETY DEFECT ON MY CAR.

Mileage: 178,000

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ALL THE TIME - THEN BOTH WILL AUTOMATICALLY, RANDOMLY TURN OFF DURING NIGHT DRIVING...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 145,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO TOYOTA WHO HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. CONSUMERS ARE BEING TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THEY NEED A NEW HID COMPUTER AT THEIR EXPENSE ($1800). IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT! THE ONLY "FIX" BESIDES SPENDING A TON OF MONEY ON THE NEW COMPUTER IS TO REPLACE THE BULBS EVERY 3 MONTHS, WHICH IS CRAZY.

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND THEY STILL WILL GO OUT. THEY SWITCH FROM PASSENGER TO DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THEY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $400 TRYING TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION SO FAR.

Mileage: 108,000

I HAD A HEADLIGHT FAILURE A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW DAYS. NOW THE OTHER ONE IS OUT! THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 72,000

EACH HEADLITE GOES OUT EVERYTIME YOUDRIVE NOW BOTH HEADLITES GO OUT BEEN DOING IT SOMETIME DEALER SAYS 3200.00 TO FIX REALLY THE CAR ONLY WORTH 4,000

THE PASSENGER LIGHT KEEPS FAILING WHEN IT IS ON AT NIGHT WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE. IT IS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN PULLED OVER ONCE FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT.

Mileage: 106,000

I BOUGHT MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM BY BOSS IN JUNE 2016. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD IT REPLACED. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, IT COMES ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND IT MAY STAY ON FOR AN ENTIRE TRIP OR IT MAY JUST STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WILL COME ON AND LIKE I SAID, IT MAY STAY ON THE ENTIRE TRIP OR JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES. I HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY SPECIFIC THING THAT MAKES IT GO OFF SUCH AS ROAD CONDITION, WEATHER, IT WILL EVEN GO OFF WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED FOR LOOSE CONNECTIONS, WIRE DAMAGE AND NONE WAS TO BE FOUND. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE PRIUS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO BE PULLED OVER AND FORTUNATELY THE OFFICER UNDERSTOOD, ONCE I SHOWED HIM THAT IT COMES ON AND I EXPLAINED THAT I CAN'T DETERMINE WHEN OR IF IT WILL GO OUT, AND HE GAVE ME A WARNING. THIS IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS WITH LIMITING LIGHTING FOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

CAR IN MOTION, RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. CITY POLICE PULL ME OVER. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT WORKS UNTIL NEXT TIME IT GOES OUT. MY WIFE DRIVING SAME CAR AND POLICE PULL HER OVER FOR LEFT HEADLIGHT OUT. SHE TURNED LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AND THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. CAR IN MOTION BOTH TIMES AND ALL OTHER TIMES. STREETS & HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 1,500

THE HEADLIGHTS BOTH FLICKER AND GO OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACING WITH BRAND NEW BULBS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS THE HEADLAMPS MAY TURN OFF DURING ADVERSE WEATHER OR DARK CONDITIONS. I HAVE WASTED A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING HEAD LIGHT BULBS WHEN THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE COMPUTERS IN THE HEADLAMP FIXTURES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Mileage: 80

PASDANGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT CAUSE AND AT WILL

Mileage: 150,000

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR/AND TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE AND QUITE OFTEN, REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. REPLACING THE HID BULBS DOESN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 84,000

JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER A FEW TIMES AND THEN GO OUT. THE WHOLE LIGHT IS OFF, BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS WILL NOT WORK. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WILL WORK AGAIN.

Mileage: 191,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND TURN OFF AND ON. HAVE HAD HEADLIGHTS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND PROBLEM REOCCURS. LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START DRIVING THEN TURN OFF AND SOMETIMES TURN BACK ON.

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER IT SWITCHED TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. NOW WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THEY WILL GO OFF AT LEAST 10 TIMES ON MY 9 MILE FREEWAY DRIVE. IT IS NOT SAFE! *TR

Mileage: 128,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HID HEADLAMPS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AON OF THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, AND THEY REPLACED THE BURNED OUT HEADLAMP AND ALSO REPLACED THE OTHER HEADLAMP, SAYING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMPS, AND THE NEW HEADLAMPS SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER HEADLAMP AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES, AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE HEADLAMP AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. SINCE I REPLACED THE LAST HEADLAMP, THE RIGHT ONE, IT WENT OUT AGAIN, SO I REPLACED IT AGAIN. NOW THAT SAME HEADLAMP KEEPS GOING OUT, AND THEN IT GOES BACK ON, IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE HEAT RELATED, AS SOMETIMES IT IS OFF WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT COMES ON. IF I FLASH THE BRIGHT SWITCH BACK AND FORTH IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THE LOW BEAM. IF I REPEATEDLY FLASH THE HI-LOW SWITCH, EVENTUALLY THE LOW BEAM WILL GO OUT, THEN IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE LOW BEAM RETURNS BACK ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE LAMP WITH ONE THAT I THOUGHT WAS BURNED OUT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE, AND HAVE READ HOW PEOPLE TAKING THEIR PRIUS TO THE DEALER ARE BEING CHARGED FROM $300.00 TO $4000.00 FOR CHANGING VARIOUS PARTS, AND STILL ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEE STOPPED BY THE POLICE TWICE FOR HAVING 1 HEADLIGHT OUT, AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO BE OUT. I HAVE READ OF SOME PEOPLE HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS, AND KNOW THAT IT IS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE EVEN TRIED TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN OPTION AVAILABLE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS FROM HID TO HALOGEN, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY SUCH OPTION AVAILABLE. SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULDN'T TOYOTA STEP UP AND OFFER A SOLUTION? I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THIS PROBLEM COULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

ONE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME.

Mileage: 84,673

MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I WAS OUT IN THE COUNTRY, IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A CURVY ROAD, WHERE THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS. IT WAS PITCH DARK AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, TO SAY THE LEAST. I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T RUN OFF THE ROAD OR GET IN A WRECK. I'M 74 YEARS OLD AND MY VISION IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT USED TO BE AND I HAD TO DRIVE 40 MILES TO MY HOUSE, WITH JUST MY FOG LIGHTS. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHAT CAUSED MY HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A LIGHT BULB PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $120 JUST TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND REPLACING THE LIGHT BULBS COST AROUND $500 AND IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN MANY CASES IT REOCCURS. SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHY WOULD I SPEND $500 ON THE PROBLEM, WHEN IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM?? I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO RECALL ON A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE, AS IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT!

Mileage: 120,100

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF, CAN SOMETIMES BE TURNED BACK ON IF HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON, BUT THEY NEVER STAY ON. VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AMDRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND GO OUT MORE FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES STAY OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. I NEED HELP BECAUSE I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN TICKETS BEHIND THIS PROBLEM. MY THING IS TOYOTA KNOWS ABOT THIS AND REFUSE TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 80,000

THE HEADLAMPS GO DARK AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET AND MORE OFTEN SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING THE DRIVE RATHER THAN LATER IN THE TRIP. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS WILL SHUT OFF. I AM ABLE TO RESTORE THE LIGHTS BY SWITCHING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS SINCE THE CAR HAD 45,000 MILES UNTIL NOW WITH 65,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

EITHER HEADLIGHT, OR BOTH, MAY SUDDENLY GO OUT. TURN OFF SWITCH THEN BACK ON AND LIGHT(S) RESTORED. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (SAY SIX TIMES PER EVENING) AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. FREQUENTLY STOPPED BY POLICE.

Mileage: 130,000

CLUSTER WENT BLANK AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER OFF, KEY FOB STUCK IN IGNITION. TOYOTA SERVICE RECOMMENDED REPLACING COMBO METER BUT I AM ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING TRIED TO PARK BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT WOULD COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 69,359

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING BEFORE GOING COMPLETELY OUT. SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON, SEEMS TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. A VERY SMALL % OF THE TIME WOULD BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY. AGAIN, TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON, FIXES IT TEMPORARILY. THERE IS NO EXACT TIMEFRAME IN WHICH THE LIGHTS START TO FLICKER. AND SOMETIMES I NOTICE IT HAPPENING WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

Mileage: 208,000

MY HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND IT WILL CHANGE WHICH HEADLIGHT (BETWEEN MY TWO WHITE FRONT HEADLIGHT AND GOLD HEADLIGHTS). IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING. I CAN TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF AND IT SOMETIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION ALL MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BLINKS OFF WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION). TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN CORRECTS THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT THEN IT GOES OFF AGAIN. REPLACING THE BULB DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,111

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY.

Mileage: 130,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT (55-65 MPH) ON AN UNLIT WINDING ROAD ABOVE A RESERVOIR. MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GOING OFF THE EDGE AND ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON, WE USED THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET US DOWN THE HILL TO OUR DESTINATION.

Mileage: 170,000

FOR YEARS THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OFF EVERY FEW MINUTES. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN FOR BOTH TO RELIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT THEN STAYS LIT FOR ONLY 2 TO 5 MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS RISK TO ME AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO RESULT IN A FORMAL NHTSA RECALL.

Mileage: 45,000

HID LIGHTING , HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING . NEED TO TURN LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF TO TURN BACK ON. ONGOING PROBLEM UNEXPECTED UNABLE TO PREDICT

Mileage: 242,000

DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A RURAL PAVED ROAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY NEARLY CAUSING MYSELF AND MY SON GO OFF THE ROAD DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHILE TRYING TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON AT NIGHT. THE HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEING PAID. I NEED TO GET THIS REPAIRED AND WANT TOYOTA TO COVER THE RECALL WARRANTY WORK.

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE, 2 CHILDREN, AND I WERE ON A ROD TRIP LAST NIGHT. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE TRIP, I NOTICED THAT I THOUGHT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS APPEARED TO BE FLICKERING (BUT BOTH HAD BEEN FINE ART HE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP). WE STOPPED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER TO REST, AND I SAW THAT THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WE DECIDED THAT THE FLICKERING MUST HAVE BEEN THE HEADLIGHT FAILING, AND THAT WE NEEDED TO GET IT REPAIRED AFTER GETTING TO OUR DESTINATION. OUR REAL PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH AND WE WERE PLUNGED INTO TOTAL DARKNESS. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE APPROACHING AN EXIT OFF RAMP, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND TO A GAS STATION USING THE LIGHT OF OUR HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER GETTING TO THE GAS STATION, WE WERE ABLE TO GET BOTH HEADLIGHTS BACK O BY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL ON AND OFF. WE DECIDED THE SAFE THING TO DOSAS TO GET A HOTEL AND RESUME OUR TRIP IN DAYLIGHT. THE HOTEL WAS ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE ROAD, ONE OF OUR HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AGAIN AND WENT OUT AGAIN IN THE SHORT TIME IT TOOK US TO GET THERE. TOGGLING THE CONTROL AGAIN GOT THE LAMP BACK ON, BUT NEED TO TAKE OUR CAR TO GET SERVICED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DRIVING IT AT NIGHT AGAIN. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES ON LINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS/ THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS NOT ISOLATED TO OUR CASE OR EVEN JUST A FEW CASSIE'S. I URGE THE NHTSA TO REOPEN THEIR INVESTIGATION, AS MANY DRIVERS' AND PASSENGERS' LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS ENGINEERING DEFECT.

Mileage: 62,535

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES THEY ALSO GO VERY DIM. WHEN EITHER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN. I HAVE ALMOST GONE OFF THE ROAD A FEW TIMES ON A WINDY STRETCH OF ROAD WHERE THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS. I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A TICKET OVER THIS, WHEN I WAS ON A WELL-LIT MAIN ROAD AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW A LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR 9 MONTHS. EVERYTHING I READ SAYS THAT BUYING THE EXPENSIVE NEW HEADLIGHTS AGAIN DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT, BUT I CAN'T ALWAYS, AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. NOTHING DRAWS THE ATTENTION OF THE COPS LIKE BLINKING YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAD A FEW REALLY STORMY DAYS AND MY CHOICES WERE TO LEAVE MY HEADLIGHTS OFF, WHICH WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN THAT HEAVY OF A TUCSON MONSOON, OR TO DRIVE KNOWING I'D ONLY HAVE ONE HEADLIGHT ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES, AND I WOULDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE, OR TO DRIVE IN A STORM, CALLING ATTENTION TO MYSELF FOR ONLY HAVING ONE HEADLIGHT, AND INVITING A SECOND TICKET.

Mileage: 60,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON NORMALLY BUT THEN WILL DIM AND GO OUT WHILE IN OPERATION (PARKED OR IN MOTION). HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN BRIEFLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BUT THEN DIMS AND GOES OUT. MECHANIC SAID BULBS ARE FINE, THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE COMPUTER.

Mileage: 77,000

EVER SINCE MY FIANCE AND I HAVE HAD THIS CAR (LATE 2015, BOUGHT USED WITH ABOUT 98,000 MILES ON IT) THERE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE! WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AND THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FIRST OF ALL, THE SPECIFIC HEADLIGHT TYPE FOR THIS VEHICLE (VIN [XXX]) IS VERY EXPENSIVE. ABOUT $100 PER BULB! SECONDLY, THEY ARE SO DIFFICULT TO REPLACE THAT MY TRUSTED, LONG-TIME AUTO SHOP HAD TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER TO REPLACE THEM, COSTING ME $300 IN LABOR. THAT'S A TOTAL OF $500 FOR REPAIRS, JUST FOR HEADLIGHTS! THEN, JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE STARTED AGAIN. IT IS HAPPENING NOW (SEPT 16, 2016) AND IS A THREAT TO MY SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING A "BURNED OUT HEADLIGHT," BUT I SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY WORK FINE FOR ANOTHER 20 MINUTES OR SO. THIS PROBLEM IS ABSOLUTELY A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT ITSELF IS SO OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE THAT IT IS ABSURDLY UNFAIR THAT UNSUSPECTING VEHICLE OWNERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I AM AFRAID THAT IF TOYOTA DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY BE SUED BY SOMEONE WHO IS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, WHILE TURNING, WHILE GOING STRAIGHT FORWARD, AND REVERSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) INDICATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW HID LIGHT. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

HEADLIGHT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING CAR . SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OUT AND BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

Mileage: 63,000

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT FADES OUT AFTER 9-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO SOME "OVERHEATING" ISSUE AND WANTS $600+ TO REPLACE!!

Mileage: 115,000

PROBLEMS STARTED IN 2010 DRIVER HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF, REPLACED THE RELAY WITH NO EFFECT, JUST LIVED WITH IT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND WOULD THEN WORK. NOW AT 72,500 MILES BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AND ALL RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING! YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AND OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T SEE YOU! VERY DANGEROUS! WATER PUMP WENT OUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH A RECALL A YEAR LATER BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE PART.

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF -- SOMETIMES JUST ONE OR THE OTHER, OTHER TIMES BOTH TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME, REQUIRING THAT I TURN THEM ON AGAIN MANUALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK ON THE INTERSTATE, ALONG A RURAL STRETCH WITH A 70MPH SPEED LIMIT IN MAINE.

Mileage: 208,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 11:30 GOING 70MPH WHEN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO FLICK THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY BEEN SHUTTING OFF BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Mileage: 71,322

ONE HEAD LIGHT FADES OUT DURING USE. TURNING THE HEAD LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN FIXES THE ISSUE SHORT TERM.

Mileage: 98,000

SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED HERE HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS/ THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS ISSUES THAT WERE KNOWN TO BE THERE SINCE FACTORY MANUFACTURING. I AM PUZZLED A RECALL WAS NEVER DONE. I FIRST REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS LAST WEEK. THEY ARE NEW! THE HEADLIGHTS WORK BUT THEY TURN OFF WITHIN A MINUTE. IF I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON, THEY TURN ON AND GO OFF WITHIN A MINUTE AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT TIME AND YOU DRIVE FAST ON THE FREEWAY (I LIVE IN LA, SO I AM ALWAYS ON THE FREEWAY). AND IT COSTED ABOUT $800 TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 133,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF. THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY TO KEEP THE HEADLIGHT LIT.

Mileage: 100,000

MY HID HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTING CRAZY. I START MY CAR AND PULL OUT AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL JUST GO OUT. I CAN TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF BY THE SWITCH AND BACK ON AND IT WILL COME BACK ON. IT SCARES ME THOUGH THAT BOTH MIGHT GO OUT ONE NIGHT AND NOT COME BACK ON. I WAS ACTUALLY PULLED OVER TONIGHT BY THE POLICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 69,700

BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHEN TURNED ON, HOWEVER AFTER AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME (THE TIME FRAME VARIES) THE DRIVERS SIDE HID LIGHT TURNS OFF. I AM ABLE TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS, HOWEVER, IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS I AM UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADWAY DURING THE TIME THE LIGHTS ARE OFF (I DRIVE ON COUNTY ROADS WHERE THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS). I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 193,948

DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. HAD TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF FOR THEM TO WORK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, SAID IT MIGHT COST 1,000S OF DOLLARS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL, NOW I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT!!! : (

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH IN A VERY REMOTE AND DARK LOCATION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID WHAT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN A FATAL COLLISION ONLY BECAUSE I WAS ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF THE ROAD AT THE TIME - HAD THIS HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER, I'D HAVE BEEN TAKING A VERY SHARP CURVE AT SPEED AND WOULD LIKELY HAVE DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I COULD REACT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TOGGLE THE SWITCH TO REACTIVATE THE LIGHTS, BUT I WAS IN AN AREA SO REMOTE THAT CALLING FOR A ROAD SERVICE WAS NOT POSSIBLE, SO I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANOTHER 35 MILES TO REACH MY HOME. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS LIKELY A "FLUKE" - BUT... BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED, SIMULTANEOUSLY, A SECOND TIME, A FEW WEEKS LATER. TOYOTA WANTS TO REPLACE THE BULBS BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL NOT FAIL, SIMULTANEOUSLY, AGAIN. I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PRIUS OWNERS AND THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS "NOT SERIOUS" BECAUSE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS IS "RARE" - BUT THIS VERY THING HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN SO MANY MONTHS TO MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS IN FACT SO COMMON THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAFELY OR LEGALLY DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS POTENTIALLY FAILING HEADLIGHTS (THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT GUARANTEE CAN BE FIXED), LEAVING ME WITH A BASICALLY USELESS CAR THAT I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE RESELL TO ANOTHER MOTORIST. REALLY, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS KNOWN ISSUE RESULTS IN A FATALITY.

Mileage: 107,500

ONE LIGHT RANDOMLY WENT OFF. THEN AS WE WERE DRIVING (AT NIGHT) BOTH FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS WENT OFF, BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS. ONLY THE FLASHERS AND FOG LIGHTS WORKED. WE CALLED FOR A TOW ($120) AND AS THEY WERE UNLOADING THE CAR AT HOME, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN. SO IT'S NOT A BULB, NOT A FUSE. I FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING, HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE - EACH SIDE RANDOMLY TURNS OFF. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE.

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 6 HEADLAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO FAILURES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I NOW HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 OTHER LAMPS AT A COST OF ABOUT $330 FOR EACH LAMP. TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

FRONT LEFT LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES IT OCCURS AFTER MAKING A TURN. LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THEM OFF, THEN TURN THEM BACK ON.

Mileage: 100,120

THIS IS THE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ISSUE FOR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS' A FRONT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IF YOU TURN OFF AN ON THE LIGHTS, THEY BOTH COME BACK ON. THIS FIRST HAPPENED TO ME A FEW MONTHS BACK. THE ONLY SUGGESTION TO FIX THIS IS FROM TOYOTA WHICH IS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND FOR $550 THEY TAKE OFF THE BUMPER (DO SOME TRICK), AND PUT IN NEW BULBS. INSTEAD, I SPENT $180 FOR 2 NEW BULBS, AND REPLACED THEM MYSELF (WITHOUT TAKING OFF THE BUMPER AND DOING THE TRICK), AND IT WORKED FOR 2 WEEKS BEFORE 1 OR THE OTHER BULB INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF. AT LEAST THEY ARE BRIGHTER NOW, THOUGH THIS IS 1) A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LIGHTS ACT UNPREDICTABLY, AND 2) REPLACING HEADLIGHTS IS ON THE ORDER OF CHANGING A TIRE OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IT'S LIKE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB, NO?! THE REAL ISSUE IS THE BALLASTS WHICH AS I UNDERSTAND IT REGULATE THE LIGHTS. THESE ARE NOT EASY (FOR ME) TO FIX. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON SOME CARS, AND I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE BALLASTS WHEN THIS COMES UP. ALL THE BACK AND FORTH HAS LEFT ME WITH NOT GREAT HEADLIGHTS (GOING OFF RANDOMLY) FOR 2 MONTHS NOW WHILE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. I HARDLY SEE WHY I SHOULD PAY $550 AT A DEALER, WHEN I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT WILL FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE REQUESTED TOYOTA (NATIONAL) SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE WHATEVER IT IS (NOT HAVE ME KEEP GOING BACK FOR ESTIMATES AND SUBMITTING THEM). THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING WHILE I AM DRIVING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS .. I LIVE IN A CANYON AND DRIVE ALOT AT NIGHT AND HAVE ALMOST HAD SOME EXTREAMLY DEADLY COLLISIONS DUE TO THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY THAT BUT HAVE SPENT A INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN COURT FEES AND FIX IT TICKETS

FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY BUT WILL COME BACK ON ONCE I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY - AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES PER HOUR WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO CONSTANT TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO COME BACK ON. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BULB - IT IS NOT BURNED OUT OR DIM - THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT JUST TURNS OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2015 AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT DURING THE NIGHT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - WHAT IF MY OTHER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, TOO?

Mileage: 150,000

I'VE GOT A 2008 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.

Mileage: 10

HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT OR THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT...BOTH SITUATIONS ARE RANDOMLY OCCURRING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE BEACH LINE HWY. IN FLORIDA, AT NIGHT, ON MY WAY TO THE ORLANDO AIRPIRT, WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THE BEACH LINEIS A 2 LANE HWY. WITH NO CENTER BARRIER OR MEDIAN, NO EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND CARS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION GOING 60+ MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS A "WHITE KNUCKLE" EXPERIENCE. I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS ONLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT WHEN I RECENTLY RESEARCHED THUS PROBLEM, I BECAME AWARE THAT IT EFFECTS 2006-2009 PRIUS'S. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A FORCED RECALL ON TOYOTA TO FIX THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

Mileage: 73,000

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT .WAS VERY DARK AND CREATED A BLIND SPOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. I NOW FIND THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS AND TELLS ME TO JUST TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON, THATS FUN AT 60-70 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 10:30PM AND MY HEADLIGHTS JUST FAILED. BOTH OF THEM OFF! NO WARNING, JUST BLACK. I TURNED OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND BACK ON, THEY LITE UP AGAIN BRIGHT FOR ABOUT 2SECONDS THEN DIMMED A LITTLE AND 30 SECONDS LATER, OFF AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT THEN MINUTES; OFF, BRIGHT, DIM, OFF, ETC...THEN ONLY ONE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY 20 MILE DRIVE HOME. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT ROAD AND NOT VERY BUSY BUT THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS OR BILL BOARDS ON THIS ROAD SO WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT...IT WAS VERY DARK.

Mileage: 160,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF AND ON. ABOUT A WEEK AGO BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2X IN THE PAST WEEK AND HALF. LUCKILY WE TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AND THEY HAVE COME BACK ON EACH TIME. WE HAVE HAD THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FIXED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES ALSO. I JUST HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD WHICH IS WHY I AM JUST NOW PURSUING THIS.

Mileage: 158,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY PRIUS DRIVER'S HAVE HAD SO SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT PROBLEM NOW.

Mileage: 100,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING MODEL HAVE NUMEROUS CRITICAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY AND RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO COMPLETE BLACKNESS ON WINDY COUNTRY ROADS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS I HAVE SWERVED TO AVOID CARS, TREES, CURBS, POLES ETC. FURTHERMORE, THE LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM CAUSING FURTHER DRIVING DIFFICULTY AND DANGER WITH EVEN WORSE PERFORMANCE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. I HAVE BECOME VERY ANXIOUS AND THE LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF DISTRACT AND WORRY OTHER DRIVERS. IT IS SO BAD THAT I RISK MY LIFE BY DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 10

WHEN DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY JUST AFTER DARK, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT DRIVER INTERACTION. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS STILL ON, UNTOUCHED. VISIBILITY OUTWARD AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES SEEING ME (BLACK PRIUS AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS) SEVERELY IMPAIRED, COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PULLED OVER AND TURNED HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON; LIGHTS CAME ON BRIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY DIMMED, APPARENTLY NORMAL. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR (ESCALATING) OCCURRENCES BY OTHERS, WITHOUT A RECALL YET BY TOYOTA. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING

Mileage: 112,000

CONSTANT HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT - SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A HEADLIGHT BULB WILL GO OUT; FIRST ON ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER SIDE. BULB REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURRED EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. WHAT HAPPENS IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME??? I LOOSE TIME FROM WORK TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENTS DONE. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL?

Mileage: 90,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TURN OFF SPORADICALLY SOMETIMES ONE SOMETIMES BOTH VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY BOTH TURNED OFF SO I NEED TO GET AHOLD OF SOMEBODY AND SEE WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED MY NAME IS [XXX] AND THE PHONE NUMBER TO REACH ME AT IS [XXX]. THE LIGHTS TURN OFF IN ALL WEATHER ON COUNTRY ROADS OF THE FREE WAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THIS MONTH, WHEN LEAVING FOR A TRIP, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS OUT. I PLANNED ON REPLACING IT WHEN I RETURNED. UPON RETURNING, THE HEADLAMP HAS MYSTERIOUSLY COME BACK ON. I RESEARCHED INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND FOUND OUT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I'M NOW NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM IS THE HEADLAMP OR SOME CIRCUIT.

Mileage: 118,000

STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON 2008 PRIUS STARTING IN 2013 BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. FINALLY REPLACED THE BULB 10/14 AND SPENT $200 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE BULBS. I'M FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THE SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT JUST NINE MONTHS LATER!

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE TOTALLY UNRELIABLE, HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND NOW I FIND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT - AND THERE SHOULD BE ONE AGAIN. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY DO NOT KNOW IF THE BULBS OR THE HEADLIGHT MECHANISM IS FLAWED. THE LIGHTS FLICKER, GO OUT (BOTH OR EACH) UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WHILE DRIVING - THIS IS TERRIFYING. TURNS OUT IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND NHTSA HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT FULLY. MOST RECENT WAS AT THE DEALER 12/17/2015, FLICKERING, GOING OUT, AND NOT PROPERLY GOING TO BRIGHTS. THE BULBS COST $188/EACH. RIDICULOUS.

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT TURNS ON, THEN FLICKERS AND THEN GOES OUT . I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE. REPLACED RELAY ($75.00) NO DIFFERANCE . .THIS HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE CAR BEFORE EVEN PUTTING IN GEAR

Mileage: 90,000

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, GO OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. BY QUICKLY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY HAVE THUS-FAR TURNED BACK ON. THEY WILL REMAIN ON FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES. THE TURNING OFF HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OT NOT.

Mileage: 200,000

BOUGHT THE CAR IN LATE OCTOBER AND THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT TWICE.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE ENTERED THE HEADLIGHT AND AFFECTED THE HEADLIGHT CONCEALMENT DEVICES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE SETTING STILL AND WHILE DRIVING. ON A TEN MILE TRIP THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT 6 - 10 TIMES. TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON MAKES THE LIGHT TO BURN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR THIS. WHEN I STOP I ,TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF, WHEN THEY TELL ME WHY I WAS PULLED OVER FOR I PLAY DUMB AND THEY INSTRUCT ME TO TURN ON MY LIGHTS AND DIM THEM OR PUT ON HIGH BEAM. THEY ARE LEFT SCRATCHING THERE HEAD AND I'M ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. ALSO HAPPENS SETTING STILL.

Mileage: 50,000

MY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 12 V BATTERY ISSUE AND A COUPLE OF RECALL ITEMS, INCLUDING THE HYBRID COOLING RECALL ISSUE AND THE DEALER THOUGHT THIS MIGHT FIX THE ISSUE BUT IT HAS NOT. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, EACH AND EVERY DAY/NIGHT, WHEN I AM DRIVING ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. OCCASIONALLY BOTH WILL GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY THIS IS REMEDIED IS WHEN I TOGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2-3 TOGGLES TO GET THE PROBLEM TO RESOLVE, THE SUDDENLY AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN THE ONE OR THE OTHER LIGHTS GO OUT. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA PRIUS'S OF MY YEAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON. I HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TESTED IT TO SEE IF HAPPEN OVER BUMPS AND IT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY--IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND SEVERAL TIMES OVER. I AM NOT A MECHANIC THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ONE TO SEE THAT THIS KIND OF ISSUE IS NOT THE BULB, BECAUSE WHEN THE BULBS ARE WORKING THEY SHINE BRIGHTLY. IT HAS TO BE SOME OTHER ISSUE WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS, ON HIGHWAYS AND WHEN STATIONARY. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM GOING STRAIGHT AND TURNING. IT HAPPENS AND ANY AND ALL SPEEDS.

Mileage: 72,152

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. HAVE CHANGED BALLAST AND BULB TWICE, THE PROBLEM RECURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BOTH TIMES.

Mileage: 17,500

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLASH OFF WITH NO WARNING. CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. SOMETIMES BOTH FLIP OFF AT SAME TIME. ONE GOES OUT (OR BOTH) APPR. EVERY 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR WHILE CAR IS STATIONARY WITH LIGHTS ON.

Mileage: 110,000

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. NOW, STARTING 2 MONTHS AGO, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT WARNING, I HAVE HAD 2 NEAR-MISSES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, TOYOTA, MY CAR MANUFACTURER, REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH OVER 200,000 PRIUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE NOT REPORTED ANYTHING?!

Mileage: 95,000

KNOWN FORMALLY AS HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHTS, THEY EITHER WORK INTERMITTENTLY ' MAKING NIGHTTIME DRIVING A LOT MORE EXCITING ' OR FAIL ENTIRELY......UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 11/17/17*JS

HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, THE LEFT HAS GONE OUT, THE RIGHT HAS GONE OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND FLIP THEM BACK ON, THEY OCCASSIONALLY BOTH COME BACK ON, OR ONE COMES BACK ON OR NEITHER COME BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. IT HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL. THERE'S NO WAY IT'S THE BULBS, I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND HAVE BLOWN THROUGH MANY BULBS ALREADY. THIS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE BESIDES DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS ON BUMPY ROADS, SMOOTH ROADS, TURNING, GOING STRAIGHT. I HAVEN'T FOUND A CERTAIN THING THAT MAKES THEM TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I CAN ONLY CHOOSE ONE DATE BELOW.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE EARLY MORNING BEFORE SUNRISE, SEVERAL TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY. FRIGHTENING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES.

Mileage: 79,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, DIM, AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT ALTOGETHER WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY AND IT STILL OCCURS. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

Mileage: 70,000

INITIALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. THEN IT WENT OUT. WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN IT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN COMPLETELY RANDOMLY ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER, BUT MORE COMMONLY THE PASSNEGER SIDE WILL FLICKER AND DIM, AND THEN LATER GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL USUALLY RESTORE THE LIGHT BUT MORE THAN HALF THE TIME ONLY TO A DIMMED OR FLICKERING CONDITION. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.

Mileage: 86,523

VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE MOUNTINS DOWN A WINDY ROAD AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED. BROUGHT CAR INTO TOYOTA OF MANHATTEN NEXT DAY AND HAD TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED FOR $530.$300 FOR THE LIGHT BULBS AND 230 FOR LABOR. LEARNED ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR 2008 PRIUS, AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS SETTLED TOO EARLY AND DOES NOT COVER OLDER VEHICLES WITH COMPLETE LIGHT FAILURE.

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 104,000

AS I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK AT 2:00 A.M., THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP WENT DARK. I'M ON A TWO-LANE ROAD, NOT THAT HEAVILY TRAVELED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WAS RESTORED. FOR THE BALANCE OF MY 60 MILE RIDE, THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE FAILURES HAPPENED MORE OFTEN AND CLOSER TOGETHER. EVENTUALLY, THE LAMP WOULDN'T STAY ON FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE. I WENT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET A REPLACEMENT BULB AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A "DEALER ONLY" ITEM. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME A REPLACEMENT BULB WAS $300.00 AND IT WAS $300 TO INSTALL IT. THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS! I FOUND A "YOUTUBE" VIDEO AND PURCHASED A BULB ON AMAZON FOR $50 AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE'S A DESIGN OR COMPONENT FLAW AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THANKS TOYOTA.

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMING. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND I WAS IN THE DARK. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK ON AT FULL LIGHT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD MY PASSENGER CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS OUTSIDE. THE RIGHT FRONT LIGHT WAS OUT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ON. THIS HAD HAPPENED ONE TIME PREVIOUSLY. I TOOK MY CAR INTO TOYOTA AND THEY RAN A CHECK AND TOLD ME THAT MY RIGHT HID BULB WAS OUT, BUT THAT THE LEFT WAS STILL WORKING. THEY REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND SAID I WAS GOOD TO GO. I WORRY, FROM READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON 2006-2009 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS THAT THIS MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD - LOSING LIGHTS AT NIGHT. I HAVE READ THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST TOYOTA IN 2011, BUT STILL, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE SUIT HAS ENDED AND I AM NOT ABLE TO CLAIM ANYTHING. STILL, I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL LEAD EVENTUALLY TO SOMEONE'S ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND SOLVED. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 82,528

VEHICLE STARTS, RUNS FOR LIMITED TIME -2-3 MINS. SHUTS OFF VEHICLE STARTS NO ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY ON DASH.. BLANK. VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY, RUNS FOR 3-5 MILES, LOOSES ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY. UPDATED 12/4/2017*CN VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY RUNS FOR 3-4 MILES .VEHICLE STOPS, SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. REQUIRES JUMP START,,. AND RUNS ENOUGH TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, REQUIRES JUMP START AND WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE. REQUIRES TOWING TO DEALER. MA 10/8

Mileage: 25,870

I'VE BEEN TOLD A FEW TIMES I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT BUT HALF THE TIME WHEN I CHECK IT, IT WOULD BE WORKING. IT'S NOT JUST THE HEADLIGHT IT'S ALSO THE PARKING AND FRONT SIDE MARKER LIGHT ON THE SAME SIDE. THESE LIGHTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN 90K MILES. SEEING HOW IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND MORE THAN ONE I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MONEY TO REPLACE IT. IF IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN LIKE MOST COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ABOUT. I'VE TRIED WHEN IT WAS OUT TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. IT WOULD WORK. WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING IN AREA WITH STREET LIGHTS YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT'S OUT. THERE'S 1064 COMPLAINTS AT THE TIME I WRITE THIS. WHEN IS TOYOTA GOING TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS FAILURE. IS SOMEONE AT NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 92,146

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONCEALMENT DEVICES ACCUMULATED MOISTURE, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL DIM THEN GO OUT OUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF OPERATION. IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS THEN DIM AND GO OUT. THE BULB HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/21/2015 *JS

Mileage: 135,000

ALMOST WEEKLY MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES VERY DIM OR OUT COMPLETELY. I KNOW IT WHEN I TURN RIGHT AS IT IS DARK AS I ENTER A SIDE STREET UNTIL DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATES AREA. BULBS ARE $ 279 AND NEW ONES DON'T CORRECT IT. I KEEP GETTING DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT TICKETS AS WELL. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 55,781

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS IN THE PITCH BLACK AT 70-75 MPH IN THE BADLANDS STATE PARK. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. NO HEADLIGHTS!! THEY EVENTUALLY TURNED BACK ON.

Mileage: 60,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2008 PRIUS ACCORDING TO OTHER INTERNET SITES I HAVE VISITED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.

Mileage: 26,000

I BOUGHT A USED TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 .RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 150,777

I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ALL MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. PITCH BLACK. LUCKILY, THERE WERE VERY FEW CARS ON THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND USE THEIR INTERMITTENT FLASHING TO SLOWLY FIND MY WAY HOME (ABOUT 8 MORE MILES). THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITIES - MY OWN AND OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE CRASHED INTO ME. THIS WAS A TERRIBLE SITUATION AND FROM WHAT I HAVE JUST RESEARCHED, IT HAPPENS WITH THE PRIUS. NOW I HAVE THE INCONVENIENCE (AND EXPENSE?) OD FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET THIS FIXED SO IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!!!! *TR

Mileage: 78,700

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING ITSELF OFF WHEN DRIVING OR NOT. WHEN BUMPED NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHT COVER IT COMES BACK ON. THE BULB AND CONNECTOR ARE FINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, THAT IF THE RIGHT ONE STARTS DOING THE SAME THIN AT NIGHT, IT WOULD PUT ME INTO A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. FLICKING LIGHTS ON AND OFF WILL TEMPORARILY REMEDY ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN DURING THE SAME DRIVE. NEAR ACCIDENT ON PITCH BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN BOTH LIGHTS FAILED. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DEALER AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GIVEN WARNINGS. WE HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE OUR CAR DURING THE NIGHT OR FOR TRAVEL. THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM...WHY IS THERE NO ACCOUNTABILITY? MUST THERE BE DEATHS OR INJURIES TO GET THIS RESOLVED? *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 50,000 MILES, THEN FINALLY FAILED. REPLACING THE BULB DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN LEFT HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY FAILED AROUND 63,000 MILES. IT WAS DEFINITELY ANNOYING TO HAVE ONE FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT, AND NOW IT'S JUST PLAIN UNSAFE NOT TO HAVE ANY AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL - TURN OFF - DURING DRIVING (WITHOUT WARNING). FORTUNATELY, SO FAR ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED AT ONCE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT SO FAR THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ENOUGH PROBLEMS, APPARENTLY, TO JUSTIFY A SAFETY RECALL. SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS THING - AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF GOOD FORTUNE ON TOYOTA'S PART THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN FATALITIES (TO MY KNOWLEDGE). *TR

Mileage: 112,011

THE DRIVER HEADLAMP TURNS OFF AFTER APPROX 5 MINUTES OF USE. CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESTART HEADLAMP. I FIRST TOOK TO DEALER AFTER PURCHASING USED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT MENTION WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED IS A KNOWN DEFECT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. CHANGING BULB FIXES PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND TOYOTA IS CHARGING EXORBITANT RATES TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT OR FOR LONG DISTANCES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS A PERMANENT FIX! *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT RELIABLE. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING UP PROVO CANYON AT 4:30AM AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE I HAD ZERO VISIBILITY. I NOW HAVE TO TOGGLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SHORT, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE REPAIR COSTS CAN BE VERY STEEP--$800-$1800 DOLLARS TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AND THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2008 PRIUS MODEL AND FIX THE OBVIOUS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THAT EARLY MORNING DRIVE AND NOW I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE AWARE THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO!! IT IS MORE THAN ANNOYING--IT IS A VERY SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE CORPORATION!! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

PURCHASED USED IN OCT 2013, FIRST HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT IN DEC 2013. HAVE REPLACED RIGHT HEADLIGHT 6 TIMES AND BALLAST ONCE. PROBLEM ONLY TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. THIS MONTH HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED BALLAST AND BULB WITH NO SUCCESS. HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON LONGER THAN 30 SEC BEFORE GOING BACK OUT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP HAS BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR MANY YEARS. NOW, BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AND I AM DRIVING WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ONLY? VERY DANGEROUS! IF TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FIX! *TR

Mileage: 113,000

HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT LIGHTS WENT OUT. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF SUDDENLY. SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER, SOME TIMES BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH MY BRIGHTS ON AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. 4/5 MINUTES LATER THEY WENT COMPLETELY OFF AGAIN AND I HAD TO SWITCH THEM IN THE DARK. THE BULBS ARE FINE. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN BUT WASN'T A NOTICEABLE SAFETY ISSUE. BOTH LIGHTS GOING OFF RANDOMLY IN THE PITCH DARK ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 67,201

THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF AGAIN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE HEADLIGHT MAY GO OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IT WILL GO OFF BY ITS SELF WITH OUT US KNOWING BUT WE COULD TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN TURN THEM BACK ON AND IT WILL STAY ON FOR AWHILE WE HAD TOYOTA REPLACE LIGHT LAST YEAR AND IT WAS FINE FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS AND THEN STARTED DOIN SAME THING AGAIN FINALLY LAST WEEK IT WENT OUT AND WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I LEAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON ALL OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MY PRIUS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES RESTARTING THE CAR WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHT COME ON. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES IS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. SAME THING, TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON OR RESTART THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. I THOUGHT I MIGHT NEED A NEW HEADLIGHT BUT WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT (8-13-14) AND THE HEADLIGHT WAS DAMAGED. I NOW HAVE A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME TWICE (INCLUDING TODAY) THAT I NEED A NEW HEADLIGHT. I DO NOT THINK THAT IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME AS THIS FREQUENTLY OCCURS WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WILL NOT TURN MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AT 60 MPH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT, WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 NEAR RICHMOND, VA. PRIOR TO THIS, WE THOUGHT THE LIGHTS HAD DIMMED A COUPLE TIMES, BUT WHEN WE CHECKED THEM, THEY WERE FINE. THERE IS NO MISTAKE WHEN YOU LOOSE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHILE ON HIGH BEAM, THERE ARE NO FOG LIGHTS, SO IT GETS VERY DARK. I THINK GOING TO LOW BEAM GAVE US SOME LIGHT (THE FOG LIGHTS) BUT DO NOT REMEMBER, I THEN TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, WHICH TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON. SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT OF THEM BOTH GOING OUT, WE HAVE SEEN BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ALONE, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALONE, AND AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALL BUT ONCE, TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE LAST TIME BOTH WENT OUT, I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. WITH A COST OF OVER $200 PER LIGHT, I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT AND SEE IF THAT LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I FOUND IN THE USER'S MANUAL THAT LOW VOLTAGE COULD CAUSE THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHTS TO GO OUT, SO I HAD AAA CHECK THE ENGINE BATTERY. THE TEST SHOWED THE BATTERY WAS GOOD, BUT IT ONLY HAD 364 COLD CRANKING AMPS SO I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN. WE WERE TOLD BY TWO OTHER SOURCES THAT THE RIGHT BATTERY HAD 450 COLD CRANK AMPS SO I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE HID LIGHT PROBLEM. THAT WAS JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS STILL GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE BULB AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 161,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WAS GOING TO BE HANDLED UNDER RECALL. I ASKED THAT THEY FIX IT NOW, AND THEY ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST AND THEN POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED AS I WAS PAST THE 36,000 MILE LIMIT FOR BUMPER TO BUMPER REPAIRS. ...A COST OF NEARLY $1,100 TO FIX 1 HEADLIGHT ON A 2 YEAR OLD CAR. I REFUSED, AND THE INTERMITTENT OUTAGES CONTINUED, AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THEN THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I AM ROLLING THE DICE EVERY NIGHT I DRIVE THE CAR AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $2,000 OR MORE TO FIX HEADLIGHTS ON A CAR WITH A KNOWN DEFECT THAT DRAMATICALLY PUTS ME, MY FAMILY, AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AT RISK OF CATASTROPHE. TOYOTA HAS STATED THIS WILL NOT BE HANDLED AS A RECALL AS IT DEEMS IT TO NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU STILL HAVE 1 WORKING HEADLIGHT. THAT IS UNTRUE, AS MINE HAVE GONE OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. AT TIMES HOWEVER, BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WILL TYPICALLY COME BACK ON IF I TOGGLE THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. I'VE READ THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I CONTACTED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS, AT CONSIDERABLE COST. BUT IN MY RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH MANY PEOPLE EVEN AFTER THEIR HID BULBS WERE REPLACED. WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BAFFLES ME. I'M WONDERING WHO HAD TO DIE BEFORE IT BECOMES A NATIONAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ON 10/7/14 I ARRIVED HOME AFTER WORK AND NOTICED MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS DARK AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT FAILED. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, I DID NOT NOTICE THE LIGHT FAILING, HOWEVER, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, BASED ON THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED (AND NOT FILED). THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES AND, AS MY CAR IS BLACK AND IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT I AM AT RISK OF BEING HIT IN THIS VERY CONGESTED CITY. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE LEFT IS OUT. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. SOMETIMES NEITHER. IT IS VERY SCARY TO THINK ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN I CANNOT BE CONFIDENT OF THE HEADLIGHTS. IN TRYING TO LEARN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED IT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS I HAVE TO TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE AT NIGHT. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA BECAUSE OF IT'S EXCELLENT REPUTATION. NOW I'M WONDERING IF MY CONFIDENCE WAS MISPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 72,798

STARTING IN JUNE 2013 OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY GO OUT. IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL AT TIMES BUT MOSTLY THIS OCCURRED ON THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. IN JANUARY 2014 THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING REGULARLY RATHER THAN SPORADICALLY SO I HAD BOTH HID LIGHTS REPLACED AT A COST OF $389.30. THIS SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAS STARTED AGAIN THIS TIME WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS IT REQUIRES ME TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES ON A DRIVE OF 10' DURATION. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY PRIUS VEHICLES WITH THE HID LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 41,400

BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND RECOVER WHEN SWITCH IS CYCLED. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEAD LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT, AFTER FLIPPING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, THEY COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS - PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESTORED THE LIGHT, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS WILL AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY FAILED ON A LONGER/SHORTER TRIP, THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING REPEATEDLY AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING DURING NIGHT TIME. IT IS DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AGAIN ASAP. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE PAST FOR SIMILAR REASONS BUT NOT SURE WHAT IS THE STATUS NOW. I BOUGHT THIS CAR PRIVATELY FROM ORIGINAL OWNER (WHO BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM DEALER) AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF TOYOTA DEALER IN DANVERS, MA (IRA TOYOTA) BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. I LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA BUT WONDERING HOW DEALER DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT LINK HTTP://ARTICLES.LATIMES.COM/2011/JAN/19/BUSINESS/LA-FI-0120-TOYOTA-PRIUS-20110120 I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR BACK FROM TOYOTA OR SOMEBODY WHO COULD HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM AND HELP ME DRIVE MY VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS - PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULBS (2X) - THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESTORES THE LIGHT, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS WILL AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. ON A LONGER TRIP, THIS CAN OCCUR REPEATEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WELL DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON 2X WORKED. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES WITHIN 20MIN. I STOPPED DRIVING AND HAVE NOT DROVE AT NIGHT SINCE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A CAR CLOSE BOTH TIMES. IT WAS DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING! I HAVE LEARNED TO QUICKLY TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN RIGHT BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM, SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT WHILE, SOMETIMES LONGER. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND FIDDLE WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH UNTIL I, ONCE AGAIN, HAVE HEADLIGHTS! SINCE I USED TO LEAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON ALL OF THE TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, I DID NOT REALIZE, AT FIRST, THAT I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. I WOULD JUST THINK "WOW, IT'S REALLY DARK OUT HERE!" THE HEADLIGHT ICON ON THE DASHBOARD ALWAYS INDICATED THAT MY LIGHTS WERE ON, SO I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL I GOT HOME TO HAVE MY HUSBAND CHECK THE LIGHTS. SOMETIMES THEY WORKED PROPERLY SO IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT THAT WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER GAVE US THE RUN AROUND AND ACTED AS IS THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A HEADLIGHT PROBLEM, TOLD US TO COME RIGHT IN AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR EITHER $8.00 OR $12.00 EACH WITH NO LABOR COST; AND THEN CHANGED AND SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $526.00! I SAID, "NO, THANKS!" AND WENT TO SEE ANOTHER LOCAL SHOP WHICH SPECIALIZES IN TOYOTAS. THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE LOOK ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM. WHILE NO RECALLS ARE LISTED YET, I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS STATING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US! SUDDENLY HAVING NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING IN A POORLY LIT AREA IS CAUSING ME GRAVE (PUN INTENDED!) CONCERNS! I TRY NOT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN, BUT I AM NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO AVOID DOING SO. I AM VERY FRIGHTENED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS FIXED, BUT NOT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY PRICES! HAVING HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SHORT TIME TO ME, COMPARED TO THE OTHER CARS WE HAVE OWNED! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON IT'S OWN. LIGHT WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

BOTH OF MY CARS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND FOR NO REASON (THE BULBS AND BALLASTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ARE IN WORKING ORDER). I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT (INTERSTATE 70MPH) AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE FACT I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN LOOKING THIS UP ONLINE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS AT 75,000 MILES. LAST NIGHT SPECIFICALLY I ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK GOING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF IT. MANY TIMES I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND ONE OR BOTH WILL WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT HID HEADLIGHT WENT OFF. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON ALLOWED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT TO COME BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OVER A SEVERAL WEEK PERIOD. HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION IS SUDDENLY CUT IN HALF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED . DRIVERS RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILS MOSTLY, BUT LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILS ABOUT 33% OF THE TIME. I HAVE LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS AFTER A WHILE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT! WE HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON PAST 5 MINS. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND AT 60000 MILES I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE SETTLEMENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I HOPE TOYOTA FINDS A REAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, OR THE 1000+ DOLLAR FIX WILL BE FOR NOTHING. AT THIS POINT I HAVE LOST FAITH IN TOYOTA AND I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TWICE ON DRIVER SIDE AND TWICE ON PASSENGER SIDE. WE CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 65,107

ON MAY 25, 2014, I WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, AND THAT FOLLOWING A CLASS ACTION SUIT, TOYOTA AGREED TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPAIR OF THE FAULTY PARTS, BUT ONLY UP TO 5 YRS/50K MILES. MY PRIUS HAD UNDER 35,000 MILES BUT WAS 9 MONTHS OVER THE AGE WARRANTY. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CHARGED $739.19 TO REPLACE TOYOTA'S DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT BULB ALONG WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE MODULE, AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RELIEF FOR THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AFTER THE VEHICLE BEYOND 5 YEARS. TOYOTA FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ISSUE, WHICH OF COURSE IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 34,909

RIGHT HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR NOW AND GOT PULLED OVER LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND GOT A WARNING TICKET FOR HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE NOTICED IT OUT. SHE STOPPED THE ENGINE THEN RESTARTED AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HER FRIENDS HAVE TOLD HER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS THAT SHE HAD A LIGHT OUT, BUT EVERY TIME SHE CHECKED IT WAS WORKING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, I LOOKED IT UP ON INTERNET AND SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US TOYOTA! *TR

Mileage: 103,565

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT SINCE THE CAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DON'T JUST SLOWLY DIM LIKE OTHER HEADLIGHTS. THEY GO COMPLETELY OUT OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS FIVE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2008 PRIUS I HAVE HAD ISSUES W/ 1 HEADLIGHT GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF I PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF & RESTART IT, THE LIGHT USUALLY COMES BACK ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE LIGHT BACK ON.THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS DRIVING ALONE ON A DARK CURVY ROAD AT 10PM GOING 35 & SUDDENLY BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF! I COULDN'T SEE A THING & WAS NOW DRIVING IN THE PITCH DARK ON A CURVY ROAD! I PULLED OVER AS QUICKLY AS I COULD & ACTUALLY HIT A MAILBOX BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. IF SOMEONE WAS WALKING THEIR DOG I WOULD HAVE RUN OVER THEM WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER.AFTER CONTINUOUSLY TURNING THE CAR ON & OFF, TURNING THE LIGHTS ON & OFF, TURNING THE HIGH BEAMS ON & OFF, I FINALLY GOT THE LIGHTS TO GO BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME,1 HEADLIGHT WENT OUT.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.NOT ONLY ARE YOU LEFT DRIVING IN THE DARK & NO ONE ELSE OR OTHER CARS CAN SEE YOU BUT IT CAUSES PANIC AS IT IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED & HOW A DRIVER REACTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT (IF NOT HAVING HEADLIGHTS DOESN'T DO IT). A NEW DRIVER OR OLDER PERSON DRIVING WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WOULD CERTAINLY CAUSE THEM TO PANIC. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR HAVING A LIGHT OUT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD; TOYOTA REPLACED THE BULB UNDER WARRANTY; THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS THE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO GO OUT. HAVING 1 LIGHT OUT IS BAD BUT HAVING BOTH GO OUT WHILE DRIVING IS ASKING FOR AN ACCIDENT & FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. IF I CAN BE TICKETED FOR HAVING A LIGHT OUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS CONSIDERED UNSAFE THAN A SAFETY RECALL S/B ISSUED. THESE CARS ARE GETTING OLDER; PLEASE RE-OPEN THIS INVESTIGATION SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER GM IGNITION ISSUE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED & WE FIND OUT THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 176,037

I WAS LEAVING A STORE PARKING LOT WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND TOLD ME MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS GETTING DARK SO I HAD TO POSTPONE MY PLANS AND GO STRAIGHT HOME. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH ON, BUT THEN ON PARKING IN THE GARAGE I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OFF. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO MY MECHANIC AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH ON WHEN I LEFT, BUT ON ARRIVING THERE THEY WERE BOTH OFF. I AS SHOCKED WHEN MY MECHANIC SAID TO GO TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND TOYOTA WAS SUED FOR IT. HE SAID THE DEALER NEEDED TO REPORT IT TO TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THE DEALER DENIED KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE OR THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT UNTIL I SHOWED IT TO THEM ONLINE AND THEN THEY ADMITTED IT. WHEN I ASKED THEM IF TOYOTA HAS CHANGED ANYTHING ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM THEY SAID "NO!" THE ESTIMATE WAS $485. I CALLED TOYOTA AND COMPLAINED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM SAID REPLACING THE BULBS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT MAY RECUR OR MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS MIGHT BE NECESSARY. THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP BULBS JUST THIS TIME ONLY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR 17 YEARS AND NOT BECAUSE OF ANY NEGLIGENCE ON THEIR PART. AND LIKE THE DEALER, BASICALLY LIED AND REFUSED TO ADMIT THEY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE OR THE LAWSUIT BUT AT THE SAME TIME MENTIONED THE 50,000 MILE/5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM LAWSUIT FOR SAME ISSUE, WHICH EXCLUDES ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. MY HEADLIGHTS COULD GO OFF AGAIN WHILE I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE AND TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO IGNORE DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS AND LIE TO COVER IT UP, NOT ONLY BY TOYOTA BUT ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY PAID BY TAXPAYERS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. *TR

Mileage: 81,600

HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN DRIVING, SOMETIMES ONE ONLY. THEN THE OTHER. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, THEN WILL GO OFF AGAIN. THREE OEM BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ONE AND A HALF YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT IT IS JUST A BAD BULB AND JUST REPLACE THE BULB ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WE CANNOT PREDICT WHEN BULBS WILL GO OUT! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HID LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, I HAD TO TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. WHEN I DID THIS, BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HEAD LIGHT BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 50,000

EVERY FEW WEEKS (EVEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK), THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON THE CAR GO COMPLETELY DARK, WITHOUT WARNING (NO, THE DIMMER SWITCH IS NOT TURNED TO "LOW" OR "OFF"-- THAT IS THE FIRST THING WE TRIED). SIMULTANEOUSLY, OR SOMETIMES AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THE CAR REFUSES TO TURN OFF, EVEN WHEN THE "OFF" SWITCH IS PRESSED CONSTANTLY OR INTERMITTENTLY, FOR UP TO A HALF-HOUR. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LEAVE A CAR RUNNING, SO ONE CANNOT LEAVE THE CAR; WHEN DRIVING, THE LOSS OF ALL THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION IS TERRIFYING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS SO DISTRACTING AS TO BE POTENTIALLY CRASH-CAUSING. THE TOYOTA DEALER FIRST CLAIMED IT WAS THE 12-VOLT BATTERY, SO WE REPLACED IT. THIS DID NOT FIX IT. AT THE DEALER'S REQUEST, WE LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM FOR A LONG WEEKEND, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT SINCE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REENACT THE SITUATION, THEY COULD NOT HELP US. AFTER SOME BACK-AND-FORTH, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE A "COMBINATION METER," WHICH TOYOTA HAD APPARENTLY FOUND TROUBLESOME ENOUGH TO OFFER FREE "OUT-OF-WARRANTY" REPAIRS OF. HOWEVER, THE DEALER FIRST SAID TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT UNLESS THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE TROUBLE, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE DISTRESSING SITUATION. AS IF WE WOULD LIE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A NEW COMBINATION METER! WE JUST WANT TO CAR TO WORK AND BE SAFE. NOW WE ARE WAITING FIVE-PLUS DAYS FOR THE PART TO COME IN, AND NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WILL FIX OUR PROBLEM. THERE'S PLENTY OF DISCUSSION OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE INTERNET. WHY HAS THE COMPANY NOT FIGURED THIS OUT, AND TRAINED ITS MECHANICS ACCORDINGLY? *TR

I PURCHASED MY PRIUS NEW. I HAVE HAD A CHRONIC & CONSTANT ISSUE WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE CHECKED BY MECHANICS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A "TOYOTA ELECTRICAL ISSUE". THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BULBS OR COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE FOUND BY MECHANICS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND OCCURS RANDOMLY WITHOUT NOTICE. MY HEAD LIGHTS OR TAIL LIGHTS JUST "GO OUT"...ANY TIME, ANYWHERE! I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS (OTHER YEARS TOO), AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

PURCHASED CAR USED. I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. IN A FEW DAYS, IT STARTED GOING OUT. CAME BACK ON LATER, THEN WENT OUT AGAIN BACK AND FORTH. AFTER HAVING BULB REPLACED, WITH IN 2 DAYS, IT DID THE SAME THING. LEFT HID LIGHT IS NOW DOING THE SAME FLICKERING, THOUGH NOT GOING OUT TOTALLY YET THAT I HAVE NOTICED. TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THEY RANDOMLY GO OUT. THEY WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT OR ON EVEN IF SITTING STILL. AFTER RESEARCHING, I AM FINDING THAT PEOPLE ARE SPENDING 1000S OF DOLLARS AND STILL NOT GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO ALLEGING THE LAMPS FAILED PREMATURELY. TOYOTA SETTLED THE SUIT BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE BOTH HEADLAMPS REPLACED RIGHT AT 50,000 AS ONE HAD GONE OUT AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE OTHER STARTED GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT CREATED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AT THE TIME. ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2014 I HAD ANOTHER HEADLAMP GO OUT WHILE ON A DARK STRETCH OF RURAL HIGHWAY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET HOME, BUT WAS FORCED TO HAVE THE LAMP REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT COST ($247.38) THE NEXT DAY. THIS HEADLAMP LASTED APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ITEM WHICH I FEEL IS CREATING A VERY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. WHILE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN A DARK AREA AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THAT MADE THE ISSUE QUITE OBVIOUS, DRIVERS IN A MORE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WOULD HAVE EASILY NEVER NOTICED. EVEN FOR THOSE WHO DID NOTICE MOST DRIVERS WOULD BE UNAWARE OF THE PROCLIVITY FOR THESE LAMPS TO FAIL AND THE IMMINENT DANGER THEY ARE IN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A SINGLE LAMP WITH THESE PARTICULAR LAMPS. UNFORTUNATELY HEADLAMPS HAVE BEEN SUCH A RELIABLE PART THAT MOST DRIVERS WILL FEEL IT'S A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON EVENT AND THERE IS NO URGENCY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT WHILE THEY SAID AS PART OF THE SUIT SETTLEMENT THAT THEY HAD RESOLVED THE ISSUE WITH THE LAMPS FAILING PREMATURELY THEY QUITE CLEARLY HAVE NOT. THEY ARE MOST DEFINITELY PUTTING DRIVERS IN DANGER. IT IS MY HOPE THAT NHTSA WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 97,450

WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I HAD THE SAME EXACT HEADLIGHT REPLACED ONLY ONE YEAR AGO. A FEW DAYS LATER, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WOULD FLICKER AND THEN JUST GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING THEY SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON. THIS ISSUE IS NOT SAFE! PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

THE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF SUDDENLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT AND SOME TIME RIGHT HEAD LIGHT.THE HEAD LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AT NIGHT. MECHANIC FIND NO PROBLEM. HWEVER, THE HEAD LIGHT CUTS OFF SUDDENLY. *TR

Mileage: 125,899

THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. THEY TURN OFF RANDOMLY, AND YOU MUCH SWITCH THEM ON AND OFF AGAIN TO GET THEM TO CONTINUE TO WORK. THEY AT TIMES MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BULB IS ASTRONOMICAL AT APPROX. $200 PER BULB. MALFUNCTION CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, EVEN AFTER BULB REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION OF HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2006-09 ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS WAS CLOSED IN 2009, I WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILE. I JUST PAID TO REPLACE MY DRIVERS' SIDE HEADLIGHT FOR THE THIRD TIME. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, COMPED A SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER AND NOW I HAD TO PAY $1,022.24 TO REPLACE IT AFTER THE COMPANY REFUSED TO. THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS HEADLIGHT AND THE COST OF REPLACING IT IS OBSCENE, MAKING IT A SAFETY THREAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I THEN SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT THE HEADLIGHTS OFF MANUALLY AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND WORKED PROPERLY. WITHIN THAT WEEK I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SHOP AND HAD HIM REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT A CRAZY COST. THINKING THAT THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR, I HAVE HAD ONE OTHER TIME THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT BUT HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE ONE HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE AUTHORITIES AT LEAST TWICE BY HAVING THE HEADLIGHT OUT. IN ORDER TO FIX THE LIGHTS I HAVE TO SHUT THEM OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, MY LIFE, MY FAMILY MEMBERS LIFE, AND POSSIBLE OTHER LIVES ARE AT RISK!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY COME BACK ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THEN ON. MAY HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES. ONE WILL GO OUT, THEN THE OTHER. MANY TIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT AT HE SAME TIME IT IS REALLY SCARY. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVING DOWN 4 LANE, UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

MY HEAD LIGHTS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD TO CLICK THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND IS QUITE SCARY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SINCE I WORK UNTIL 10:00PM EVERY NIGHT, I AM CONSTANTLY DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN STOPPED BY OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ISSUED A WARNING FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. I HAVE BEEN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $350.00 PER HEADLIGHT TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN RESEARCHING AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT INVOLVING THIS MODEL, BUT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS ONGOING DEFECT? WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS QUITE SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

PULLING AWAY FROM HOME AFTER STARTING CAR, I NOTICED DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OUT, NO SPEEDOMETER, ETC. ALTHOUGH BLINKER LIGHTS WORKED. LATER, BACKING UP, I NOTICED THE CAMERA IMAGE DID NOT WORK. BIG PROBLEM WAS WHEN I GOT TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED FOR 20 MINUTES INCLUDING THAT I MADE THE MISTAKE OF PUTTING SMART KEY INTO SLOT THINKING THAT WOULD HELP ONLY TO REALIZE THAT KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT CAR BEING OFF. I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO GO TO MY OFFICE; HAD TO LEAVE CAR UNATTENDED IN DOWNTOWN. WHEN RETURNED A FEW HOURS LATER TO GO TO DEALER, I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 56,300

IN JULY OF 2013, WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I BOUGHT A NEW HEADLIGHT HID BULB AND HAD IT INSTALLED A FEW DAYS LATER. IN DECEMBER OF 2013 THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY BY TOGGLING THE ON/OFF SWITCH. THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR 1-2 MINUTES BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. I HAD THE LIGHTBULB REMOVED AND WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER BULB TO BE INSTALLED. EACH BULB COSTS NEARLY $175. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $120 BY A TOYOTA DEALER FOR LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HEAD LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING USUALLY ON PASSENGER SIDE I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WORK THEN IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN SOME TIMES IT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL GETTING WORSE TAKEN IT BY DEALER SHIP THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT YET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR I BELIEVE IT IS A FLAW IN MANUFACTURING AND DESIGNEE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

LEFT HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I CAN TURN HEAD LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW BULB AT THE RATE OF $330.00 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND $50.00 TO INSTALL. I ASKED IF IT WAS GUARANTEED THEY SAID NO ONCE IT IS INSTALLED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE. I WAS BORN AT NIGHT BUT NOT LAST NIGHT!! I THINK THEY HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM AND DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT IT IS! AT $400.00 A LIGHT BULB-GOOD MONEY IF YOU CAN GET IT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE HEADLIGHT GO OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY FILLED ONE COMPLAINT. I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM WHEN I REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS BUT THAT ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, NOW I CANT DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH OUT MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY COMPLETELY WENT OFF FOR NO REASON. I HAD AN ISSUE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE, AND HAD NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD JUST BLINK OFF, AND A FRIEND OF MINE HAD POINTED OUT THAT I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT. BUT WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR THE NEXT TIME BOTH LIGHTS WERE WORKING... SOON I REALIZED THAT IF THE LIGHT BLINKED OFF, AND IF I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THEY WOULD BOTH COME ONE; SOMETIMES FOR A FEW MINUTES OR LONGER, BUT SOMETIMES ONLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN BLINK BACK OFF... I WAS ABOUT TO LOOK INTO GETTING THAT CHECKED OUT WHEN SUDDENLY THIS TIME LAST WEEK BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF, ON MY CURVY STREET IN MALIBU IN THE DARK WHERE THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS AS I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAIN 2 MILES AWAY FROM THE PCH AND IT IS A VERY DARK AND DANGEROUSLY CURVY ROAD... LUCKILY MY REFLEXES KICKED IN AND I QUICKLY FLICKED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AS I HAD DONE BEFORE AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT I COULD HAVE EASILY FLOWN OFF THE CLIFF HERE... IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND NOT KNOWN ABOUT FLICKING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF SHE COULD HAVE DIED. I WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. IT WAS COMPLETELY PITCH BLACK FOR A SECOND THERE AND THE AVERAGE PERSON WHO HAD NOT DISCOVERED THIS YET COULD HAVE HAD A FATAL DEATH IN THAT MOMENT. IMAGINE IF I HAD NOT KNOWN THAT I NEEDED TO FLICK MY LIGHTS BACK ON AND OFF WHICH I HAD LUCKILY JUST FOUND WORKED ONLY WEEKS BEFORE WITH THE SINGLY HEADLIGHT GOING OUT... I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS ON THEIR OWN, AND THAT HAVE TO PAY IN FULL FOR REPLACING THE BULBS. I HAVE NOW DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND FOUND COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE RECALL ISSUE AND THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY... ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS. WHAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WE REPLACED THE BULB, BUT WE ARE STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH ON SEPT. 25, 2013 WHEN I NOTICED MY RT. FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OFF ON A DARK ROAD. LATER IT CAME BACK ON. WHEN I STOPPED TO PULL OVER, IT WAS OUT COMPLETELY. I CONTINUED TRAVELING AND IT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN, I'VE NOTICED BOTH RT. AND LEFT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES AND GO BACK ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. RECENTLY IT'S BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND THE LEFT FRONT FLICKERS OCCASIONALLY. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. MY ADDRESS IS: [XXX]DRIVER LICENSE #:[XXX]/ SS#: [XXX]VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 82,600

HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AT NIGHT! THEY CAME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER HARD TO FIND INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. OF COURSE IT WAS WORKING WHEN AT DEALER. TOLD I NEEDED BOTH HID HEAD LIGHTS @$265. EACH. ALSO POSSIBLE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER. APPROX ANOTHER $2200. MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR A WHILE, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AND LEFT ME BLIND!! MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS I HAVE TALKED TO. SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

MOST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND BOTH LIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AND AGAIN THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. TWO MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK WINDING RODE WITH ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS WORKING, BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IS IT A PROBLEM WITH THE HID LIGHTS OR A CIRCUIT ISSUE? MY TOYOTA DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM DESPITE WHAT APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVING BEEN LOGGED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 66K MILES AND I DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT VERY OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES EACH MORNING DURING MY ONE HOUR COMMUTE. RECOVERY IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON QUICKLY. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR HAS FOG LAMPS WHICH I NOW KEEP ON CONTINUOUSLY TO AVOID BEING COMPLETELY IN THE DARK. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE REPORTS AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALER DOESN'T THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THE LIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN THE CAR IS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA. SEEMS THE CAR MUST BE MOVING TO CAUSE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION THIS HAS BEEN RECURRING OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS. ALWAYS MENTIONED DURING THE MAINTENANCE CHECK-UPS NEVER CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHTS BLINK OUT SINGLY OR AT THE SAME TIME FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. INCREASINGLY BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT OVER LAST YEAR. CAR AT 74000 MILES NOW. CAN BE ONE OR BOTH SO I DOUBT THIS IS A BULB ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

HID HEADLAMP INTERMITTENT, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAS FAILED AGAIN @ 76,000 MI. *TR

Mileage: 46,248

DRIVERS HEADLIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. BULBS WILL NOT FIX IT AND THERE IS NO FACTORY FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME VERY UNSAFE. FOR A FAIRLY NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

2008 PRIUS HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENT HID PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS 2004-2009. NO RECALL FOR IT THAT I AM AWARE OF, HOWEVER THEY LIGHT WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY. THE COST OF REPAIR CAN BEEN EXTREME. TOYOTA WAS SUED FOR THIS, BUT DID NOT MAKE AN OFFICIAL RECALL (HTTP://WWW.GIRARDGIBBS.COM/TOYOTA-PRIUS/). WHEN DRIVING MY LIGHTS WILL GO OUT FOR NO REASON. TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THE ISSUE, BUT OTHERS TIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A BIT AND RETRY. THIS IS A DANGER AND SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ WHERE REPAIRS CAN RUN FROM 300 - 1100 PER SIDE TO REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE REAR LIFT GATE LATCH RUBBER IS BECOMING VERY STICKY. I HAVE AGAIN READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT IT EVENTUALLY MELTS AND AGAIN TOYOTA HAS NOT PUT A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THIS. LASTLY THE MPG IS HORRIBLE. IN THE CITY I GET 27 TO 36 RANDOMLY CHANGES, THERE IS NO STABILITY IN THE MPG. IT IS ALL OVER THE BOARD. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT TUSTIN TOYOTA IN TUSTIN CALIFORNIA. THEY HAVE REFUSED ALL CALLS FROM ME. THEY HAVE NOT CALLED BACK AFTER 4 MESSAGES AND TWO INTERNET CHAT MESSAGES. *TR

Mileage: 56,100

ONE, THE OTHER, OR BOTH HEADLIGHT TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. ROTATING THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL STALK TO OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO ON POSITION WILL RELIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THERE ARE NOW MULTIPLE INCIDENTS EVEN DURING SHORT TRIPS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WE VISITED A FRIEND WHO TOLD US OUR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN WE TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON IT CAME ON. WE HAVE HAD THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND OUR MECHANIC TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE LIGHTS STILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES DRIVER SIDE, AND A FEW TIMES THEY HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. WHEN THE SWITCH IS SHUT OFF AND ON THEY COME BACK ON. I'M AFRAID MY LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. WE, MY HUSBAND AND I, TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO FIX THE SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AND DESCRIBED OUR PROBLEMS TO THEM. THEY FAILED TO CHECK OUR LIGHTS BUT GAVE US A CHECKLIST OF OTHER MAINTENANCE SUGGESTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF. WHEN LIGHT SWITCH WAS TOGGLED HEADLIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN. OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM, SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT (INCLUDING ON A SECLUDED ROAD AT NIGHT) WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE EITHER BULB IS MALFUNCTIONING. CURRENTLY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON MORE THAN 30 SECONDS AT A TIME. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS AT NIGHT, I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS ON. DRIVING AT APPROX 50 - 60 MPH MY HID FRONT LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL BY NOW BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH REGULARITY.

Mileage: 109,000

MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I KNOW ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN RECALL AND IT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL RECENTLY, SO IT DOES NOT FIT IN WITH THE TOYOTA 50,000 MILES AND UNDER RULE. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN STOPPED A COUPLE TIMES AND ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH MY LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND THEN BOTH WENT OUT. THEN AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT STAYED OFF AND MY LEFT HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I CONTINUED ON THE ROAD, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS DOWN THE ROAD THE LEFT WENT OUT AGAIN BUT CAME BACK ON. AND DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN. THEN 3 WEEKS AGO I GOT MY RIGHT BULB REPLACED AND IT WORKED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN AFTER 2 WEEKS MY BULB BLEW AGAIN. THEN LAST NIGHT I WAS COMING HOME ON MY WAY FROM MY BARN AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERED 1 TIME AND THEN I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS AND TOOK MY CAR DOWN INTO A FIELD BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE AFTER I CAME TO A STOP MY LIGHTS CAME BACK ON WITH ME TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE. WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT ABOUT 11:00 P.M. AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE. SUDDENLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I SLOWED THE CAR AND TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AGAIN VERY QUICKLY. NO PROBLEM THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND I WAS NOT SURE IF THEY WERE ON OR NOT AND WOULD SHUT THEM OFF AGAIN AND THEN ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES OTHER DRIVERS WOULD SIGNAL ME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND I WOULD TURN THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WOULD BOTH BE LIT. BUT OFTEN WHEN THERE IS STILL AMBIENT LIGHT AS ON A CITY STREET OR LOTS OF OTHER CARS, I WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THEY WERE OFF UNTIL I HIT A DARK SECTION OF ROAD. I WENT TO TOYOTA YESTERDAY AND THE REPLACED BOTH BULBS. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND I BECAME AWARE OF IT BECAUSE I WAS FOLLOWING MY SON IN LAW IN HIS CAR AND HE SAID THAT I HAD NO LIGHTS. VERY SCARY. I DID THE SAME THING THEN AND TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME, FRIENDS WHO WERE FOLLOWING ME PASSED ME THEN CALLEDTO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR'S RIGHT FRONT LIGHT AND LEFT REAR LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO PEOPLE COMING TOWARDS ME BLINKED THEIR LIGHTS .. I HAVE REGULAR CHECKUPS AT THE TOYOTA PLACE, SO I IGNORED IT. LOOKING BACK ON IT, THEY WERE PROBABLY TRYING TO TELL ME ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT. I TOOK MY 2008 PRIUS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO REPLACE THE BULBS. THE REPAIR REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE FRONT LIGHTS WERE WORKING BUT THE LEFT REAR LIGHT WASN'T . WHEN I TOLD HIM BOTH LIGHTS WERE DEFINITELY NOT WORKING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, HE SAID IF I WANTED, THEY COULD REPLACE THE REAR LIGHT WITH A BULB, BUT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO REMOVING THE BUMPER AND CHANGING THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY (NOT JUST A BULB!). THIS WOULD COST ME ABOUT $300. I THOUGHT THAT A BULB REPLACEMENT WOULD DO IT BUT NOT SO, THIS CAR HAS BLUE LIGHTS THAT REQUIRE BUMPER REMOVAL TO EVEN GET TO THE LIGHT. SINCE THE LIGHT WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME AND $300 IS A LOT FOR A RETIRED SINGLE WOMAN , I TOLD HIM I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT. NOT KNOWING IF THE LIGHT WILL WORK OR NOT, I QUIT DRIVING AFTER DARK. HOWEVER, UNEXPECTED RAIN STORMS FORCED ME TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON A COUPLE DAYS AGO. IT WORKED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WILL COME ON OR NOT. MAYBE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING: GOING OFF AND ON WHEN I HAVE NO INDICATION THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. I BOUGHT THE PRIUS TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS AND CALLED IT MY "LAST" CAR AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT AS PRESCRIBED. NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT OR WHEN IT RAINS. *TR

Mileage: 58,800

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF, THEN TURNS OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A BIT, BUT THEN WILL EVENTUALLY FLICKER OUT AGAIN. ALSO, THE BULB IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AND REPLACE, AND TOYOTA REPORTEDLY CHARGES A LOT TO REPLACE AND INSTALL THESE BULBS. *TR

THERE IS CONDENSATION IN DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. TOYOTA AND ALSO THEIR EXTRA CARE PLATINUM POLICY ARE NOT WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALER SAID "IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PRIUS" , BUT THERE IS NO REPAIR SEALING, THEY SAY THE ENTIRE HOUSING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, MOISTURE IS A DANGER TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM! THEY SAY, TOTAL PRICE AROUND $600. WHY SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND ALSO BE IN DANGER IF LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHEN DRIVING. I AM A 67 YEAR OLD FEMALE KEEP MY CAR IN PERFECT ORDER AND IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME IF ANY LIGHT FAILURE WAS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT,I TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THAN ON AGAIN THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Mileage: 55,000

LIGHT WILL TURN OFF, I WILL TURN THE SWITCH AND THEY COME BACK ON BUT DON'T STAY ON, I HAVE BEEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS BUT NOW THEY WILL NOT WORK. THE REGULAR BEAMS ARE STAYING ON A LITTLE LONGER BUT HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING, TURN THE SWITCH AND ON AGAIN, THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $1100, AND NOW REPLACING THE LIGHT BULBS AT $350 IS A BIT MUCH. I DO A LOT OF DRIVING DURING DAWN HOURS AND NIGHT. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT COVER THE COST OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE PRIUS FROM 2005 TO 2008 IT SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE THE CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ON ALL HID LIGHTS D2R. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FINE, WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. WHEN DOING SO THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON. APPROXIMATELY 7-10 MINUTES LATER THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. AGAIN I FLIPPED THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES OVER A 32 MINUTE DRIVE. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THEY WERE BOTH WORKING. AS I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 64,355

ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT BLACK, FRONT, BACK EVERYTHING. I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD SECTION OUT OF THE CURVES WHEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK. IT WAS NIGHT-TIME AT ABOUT 9:30 PM SO VERY DARK. I WENT INTO SHOCK IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON BRAKES, JUST GLAD NO ONE IN BACK OF ME AND CAREFULLY TRIED TO FEEL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A ROAD WITH ALOT OF 18 WHEELERS AS IT IS A MAJOR ROUTE. ALSO VERY CURVY, AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO GET KILLED!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 101,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE HEAD LIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING , TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND WORKED FOR ABOUT 25 MILES AND DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME I HAD THE FOG LIGHTS ON AND IT WASN'T AS BAD BUT AGAIN TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON WORKED TILL I GOT HOME .. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. USUALLY, IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (3 OR 4) SINCE I HAVE NOTICED THE FAILURE TWO MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 89,966

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LATE NIGHT.. IT WAS EXTREMELY DARK BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT MANY OTHER CARS AROUND AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

MY FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO MECHANICS WHO CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BULB ITSELF AND HAVE TOLD ME IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE HIDS WIRING. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE AND THEY ARE URGING FOR A RECALL. I AM ALSO URGING FOR A RECALL. THERE WAS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN REGARDS TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA HAS CREATED A KNOWINGLY FAULTY LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CAN'T RECALL IT. THOSE WHO SUED TOYOTA HAVE GOTTEN THEIRS FIXED, DOES IT REALLY HAVE TO GO THAT FAR FOR THE REST OF US? *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY PRIUS SUDDENLY WENT OUT AT NIGHT. THEY CAME BACK ON AFTER I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS 10 OR MORE TIMES AN HOUR FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A BIKE RIDER BECAUSE THEY SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND I COULDN'T SEE THE PERSON CROSSING THE STREET. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, RANDOMLY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND JUNE 2012, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND COME BACK ON. HE WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND PAID $ 203.60 TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED. SOON AFTER, THE NEW BULB EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM AND ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2012,THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULB AGAIN AT NO CHARGE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH THE SECOND REPLACEMENT BULB AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THAT TOYOTA WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT REPLACED THE BULB AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BALLAST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE PURCHASING DEALER, TO GET THEIR OPINION ON REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BALLAST, AND HE WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS IN LITIGATION AND AS A RESULT, TOYOTA COULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. ON DECEMBER 27, 2012, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALLAST AT A COST OF $331.24. RECENTLY, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED NOT TO REPLACE ANYTHING ELSE, UNTIL HE HEARD FROM TOYOTA.

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND JUNE 2012, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND COME BACK ON. HE WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND PAID $ 203.60 TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED. SOON AFTER, THE NEW BULB EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM AND ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2012,THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULB AGAIN AT NO CHARGE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH THE SECOND REPLACEMENT BULB AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THAT TOYOTA WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT REPLACED THE BULB AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BALLAST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE PURCHASING DEALER, TO GET THEIR OPINION ON REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BALLAST, AND HE WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS IN LITIGATION AND AS A RESULT, TOYOTA COULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. ON DECEMBER 27, 2012, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALLAST AT A COST OF $331.24. RECENTLY, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED NOT TO REPLACE ANYTHING ELSE, UNTIL HE HEARD FROM TOYOTA.

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE CYCLED OFF, THEN ON TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH DIDN'T COME ON SO I COULD SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S DUE TO COLD WEATHER. AFTER 15 MINUTES, THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. TOYOTA SUGGESTED I COULD GET THE ISSUE FIXED FOR $1500 BUT IT WOULDN'T BE EASY TO GET THE PART. COULD TAKE 30 DAYS OR MORE AND MAY NOT 100% SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 96,615

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENT OPERATION. FUNCTION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE BASED ON TIME, WEATHER, OR SPEED. IT POSES A SAFETY THREAT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPETITIVELY CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

Mileage: 78,217

APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY OF 2012 MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF. IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND THEN ON AGAIN, THEY WOULD TURN BACK ON. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. ONE WILL NO LONGER TURN BACK ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB ($300) AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THE HEADLIGHT COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ($1800). TO DATE, I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES FOR DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE SAFETY OF MY TWO BOYS, ALONG WITH MYSELF IS AT STAKE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. THIS IS NOT O.K. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

AS I WAS DRIVING, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT BULB, BUT THE NEXT TIME I TURNED MY CAR ON, THE BULB WAS NO LONGER OUT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I NOTICED THE LIGHTS WENT OUT MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. MANY TIMES, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN, BOTH LIGHT WORK. HOWEVER, IT IS TEMPORARY AND AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES, ONE OR BOTH OF THE LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN. IT IS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING, I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS YEARS 2006-2009. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? WHEN GETTING AN ESTIMATE TO FIX IS UP TO A $1,000. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR DEAD FROM AN ACCIDENT PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 1,001,001

ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON BY TURNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SINCE THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT HEADLIGHT JUST RANDOMLY GO OUT AND HAVE TO TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AND BACK ON TO RESET IT. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS(MAYBE ABOUT 5 OR 6) I HAVE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND BEEN IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. JUST LAST WEEK IT HAPPENED TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING, ON THE FREEWAY, AND WAS VERY SCARY. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD MY LIGHTS ON DURING A DARK OVERCAST DAY FOR SAFETY AND A DEPUTY PULLED ME OVER BECAUSE ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TEMPORARILY TURNED OFF. TOLD THE OFFICER THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH PRIUS(AND REPORTED BY MANY) AND THAT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO RESPOND. HE SHOOK HIS HEAD AND SAID HE'LL REMEMBER THAT WHEN PULLING OVER OTHER PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I DROVE SEVEN MILES TO TOP OFF THE GAS(I COULD NOT TELL HOW MUCH I HAD BECAUSE OF THE DASH BEING OFF.)I THEN COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DROVE FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND MY DASH LIGHTS JUST CAME ON. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE DASH LIGHTS ARE FINE NOW. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. I SEE ON LINE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 140,121

HIGH DENSITY HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE BURNED OUT QUICKLY, AFTER ONLY 2+ YEARS OF DRIVING. DEALER GARAGE REPLACED AT NO COST - SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY. HIGH DENSITY HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WENT BACK ON LATER THAT DAY, AND HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE, BUT MOSTLY NOT WORKING. JUST STARTED RESEARCHING REPLACEMENT BULB PRICES WHEN I FOUND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. WIGGLING THE BULB, SOCKET AND WIRING GOT THE LIGHT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED USED 2008 PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THEY GO BACK ON BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES ON A DARK ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY EITHER SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER. SOMETIMES WILL COME BACK ON BY TOGGLING THE LIGHT SWITCH. CAN BE EITHER HEADLIGHT WHEN FAILS SINGLY. PROBLEM IS VARIABLE BUT CAN HAPPEN WHEN PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. MOST RECENT EPISODE BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AT 50 MPH THEN AFTER TOGGLING THE SWITCH CAME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 65,929

RIGHT HAND HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR OR DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. TODAY THE LEFT HAND LIGHT START REMAINED OFF WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IT TURNED ON ONCE I CYCLED THE LIGHT SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK EXPERIENCED BOTH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNING OFF INDIVIDUALLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ABOUT TEN TIMES. AFTER CYCLING THE SWITCH THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 327 NORTH OF HIGHWAY US 20 AND TRAVELING ALONG AT 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. IT WAS DARK. I SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT AT TIMES ONE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF OR THE OTHER. PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE HEADLIGHT OUT AND I MIGHT GET A TICKET, BUT WHEN I CHECK THEM AND ONE IS OUT I JUST SIMPLY TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEY USUALLY COME ON. I THOUGHT ABOUT CHANGING THE HEADLIGHTS BUT SAW A VIDEO ONLINE THAT SAYS THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. SO PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 21,234

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. AFTER FLICKING THE ON/OFF SWITCH, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR NEW BULBS, BELIEVING THIS TO BE THE CAUSE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HID BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WHEN WE TURNED ON THE LIGHTS, THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. WE TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY, BOTH LIGHTS STAYED ON. WE PUT THE OLD BULB BACK IN AND IT WORKED AGAIN, ALTHOUGH IT FAILED AGAIN QUICKLY AND HAD TO BE TURNED BACK ON BY FLICKING THE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT MODULE(S). THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE CAR HAD THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO OF OWNERSHIP BECAUSE TOYOTA OF DOWNTOWN OAKLAND OFFERED TO DO IT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE, AS THEY TOLD HER, "ALL OF THE HEADLIGHT COMPONENTS WERE ABOUT TO BE RECALLED." THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HAVE SEVERAL PRIUS OWNER FRIENDS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2ND GENERATION PRIUSES. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY OTHER CAR THAT NEEDS NEW HEADLIGHT MODULES REGULARLY AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

INTERMITTENLY EITHER HEADLAMP MAY GO OUT. TURNING OFF AND ON THE HEADLAMPS TURNS THE DEAD LAMP BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

ONE EVENING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER I WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET WHEN MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I TURNED OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH ( DRIVER AND PASSENGER) HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD; ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.I VERIFIED THE LIGHTS WERE IN THE ON POSITION. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND IMMEDIATELY BACK ON AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRING THIS EVENING ON A BUSY NOT WELL LIT HIGHWAY. I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER LIGHT BULB WITH NO RESOLUTION THEREFORE I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DRIVERSIDE LIGHT AT LEAST EVERY COUPLE DAYS ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ( PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE LIGHT) TURNS OFF WHICH REQUIRE ME TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO BRING BOTH HEADLIGHTS TO OPERATIONAL STATUS. DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2008 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE 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 OR IS SOMEONE TELLS ME. 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. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN. DEALER REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND IT STILL HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 140,100

SOMEONE POINTED OUT THAT MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. HOWEVER, WHEN I GOT HOME AND CHECKED IT, THE HEADLIGHT WAS ON. IT HAS CONTINUED TO GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN AND IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER WEBSITES THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF PRIUS MODELS FROM 2006 TO 2009 HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 PRIUS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THE NEXT MORNING THAT IT WAS BACK ON. I FIGURED OUT THAT IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF THEN ON AGAIN, IT WILL COME BACK ON, FOR A WHILE. I EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF $120 PARTS AND $40 LABOR. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT NOW THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE CHANGING THE BULBS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

SINCE NEW THIS CAR HAS HAD HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. TOYOTA REPLACED 1 HEADLIGHT BULB THAT ACTUALLY DID NOT COME ON AT THE DEALERSHIP .YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A LIGHT WILL GO OUT , OR WHICH ONE. THEY ALWAYS COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH OF AND ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 3 DEALERSHIPS , THE LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS CAME ON FOR THE TECHS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPANY , THEN RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OVER 2000 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. APPARENTLY THIS AGENCY DECIDED THAT YOUR HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THEY WENT OUT ON A FOGGY MOUNTAIN ROAD 11-27-12 EVERYONE AROUND US THOUGHT DIFFERENTLY. MY 65 YEAR OLD WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WAS CRYING BEFORE WE GOT OFF OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE PRIUS HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN HONEST OR RESPONSIBLE. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE CAR FIXED SO SOMEONE ELSE DOES NOT GET OUR PROBLEM. EITHER WAY THIS CAR IS GONE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

THE NON HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. I'VE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AFTER DARK - I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY TIMES IT MIGHT HAPPEN DURING THE DAY. I'VE HAD AT ONE HEADLIGHT GO OUT AS WELL ONCE, PERHAPS TWICE. I'VE SWITCHED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM...UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I'M VERY HESITANT NOW TO DRIVE THIS CAR AFTER DARK FOR FEAR THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT HOURS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BULBS AND THE LIGHT FIXTURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BULBS AND ONE SIDE FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURE. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS THE BULBS FAILED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000. UPDATED 2/19/13 *CN WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLAMP WENT OUT. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3-5 MONTHS, THE ALTERNATE HEADLAMP WOULD GO OUT. THIS HAS GONE ON TO DATE. OCCASIONALLY, A LAMP WOULD COME BACK ON AGAIN FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN GO OUT FOR GOOD. SO, THEY WERE NOT NECESSARILY BURNING OUT, BUT MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER $200 TO REPLACE THE BULB, INSISTING IT COULD NOT BE DONE BY THE HER. AT THE NEXT OCCURRENCE, THEY CHARGED HER $145 AND AT THE THIRD OCCURRENCE, THE CONSUMER DEMANDED THEY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED, THE BULB COULD CHANGED BY HER. THE CONSUMER HAD HER SON CHANGED THE BULB AND TWO WEEKS LATER, THE OTHER BULB WENT OUT. UPDATED 02/05/13

Mileage: 6,000

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS DIM AS WELL AS INTERIOR, NEARLY CAUSING A CRITICAL ACCIDENT AS DRIVER 'S VISION , HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO MAKE TURN AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO-DATE AND AM AFRAID THAT IF TOYOTA IS NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR A RECALL IS NOT CONDUCTED WE ARE DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE AS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY NEW OR DIFFERENT CAR.( OR A REPAIR OF 1700$ THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO US AND OTHERS PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND US.MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VEHICLE, PASSER SAFETY AND THERE FORE OUR SAFETY IS IN YOUR HANDS I ACN BE REACHED AT[XXX] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE PLEASE KEEP US AND OTHERS SAFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 20,000

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS OF HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR AT TIMES BOTH) GOING OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. YOU GO INTO PARTIAL LIGHTING OR TOTAL DARKNESS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES YOU CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON AND THEY MAY STAY LIT FOR FEW MINUTES OR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE HAD DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT THE CAR AND SAY THAT IT IS JUST THE BULBS FAILING (BULBS THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST 10 TIMES LONGER THAN CONVENTIONAL BULBS). THE CAR IS NOW 4 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS YEARLY. DEALERSHIP COSTS THAT WAS ORIGINALLY $350 PLUS INSTALLATION PER BULB. TOYOTA HAS NOW DROPPED THEIR PRICE TO $150 PER BULB. AFTERMARKET BULBS NOW AVAILABLE BUT YOU STILL ONLY GET A LIFE OF 7 MONTHS TO A YEAR PER BULB LOTS OF TALK FROM DEALERS BUT NO SOLUTION. I WENT TO AFTER MARKET BULBS THINKING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TOYOTA BULBS. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE BULBS, THE PROBLEM IS IN THE VEHICLE WIRING. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM THAT MUST BE LOOKED INTO IN THAT IT PUTTING A LOT OF PRIUS OWNERS ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FIRST TURNED ON, BOTH WORK. IN A FEW MINUTES THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT DIMS AND THEN GOES OUT. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENS, BOTH ARE LIT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DIMS AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 124,157

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT LIGHTS UP AGAIN BUT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF A FEW MINUTES LATER. I PAID OVER $500 TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T HELP ME, OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM, PRESUMABLY AT A COST OF A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS ON MY 08 PRIUS. I HAVE REPLACED ONE ECM MODULE IN THE LIGHT DO TO MOISTURE FROM AN IMPROPERLY SEALED HEADLAMP UNIT. SINCE THAT TIME THE SAME HEADLAMP HAS BEGUN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, WORKING ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME IN THE BEGINNING AND NOW ONLY WORKING ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME. I THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE ECM THAT WAS REPLACED BUT JUST THE OTHER DAY THE OTHER HEADLAMP BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF AS WELL. THERE ARE AN ABUNDANCE OF PRIUS OWNERS WHO ARE BLOGGING AND COMMENTING ON FORUMS ABOUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE WEBSITE PROMPTS USERS TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO YOUR SITE SO THAT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT AND OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT SEPARATELY AND SOMETIMES THEY SHUT OFF TOGETHER. IF I TOGGLE THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT TURN BACK ON. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AND IF SHE WOULD TURN THEM OFF COMPLETELY, THEY WOULD RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

IN SEPTEMBER, 2010, I PURCHASED A 2008 PRIUS FROM POWER TOYOTA OF TEMPE, ARIZONA. WHEN I MADE THE PURCHASE, THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 55,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY GO OUT, AND I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO HAVE IT COME BACK ON. A MONTH OR SO INTO MY OWNERSHIP, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, CONCERNING A RECALL THAT PERFECTLY DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. I CALLED POWER TOYOTA, GAVE THEM MY INFORMATION, AND ADVISED I WANTED TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL WORK. THEY MADE THE APPOINTMENT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, I WAS TOLD I WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE WORK, BECAUSE MY CAR HAD MORE THAN 55K MILES ON IT, AND ALL THEY WOULD BE DOING WAS CHANGING THE BULB. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER 300 DOLLARS FOR RECALL WORK, BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO CHEAP OR LAZY TO FIX WHAT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BEFORE SELLING ME THE CAR. I AM WRITING TO FIND OUT WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT TIME HAS PASSED, BUT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IF IT WERE AS SIMPLE AS THE BULB, IT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BURNED OUT BY NOW. I REUSE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO EITHER BE FIXED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, OR ONCE THE I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THE 55,000 MILE REQUIREMENT SEEMS LIKE AN UNFAIRLY ARBITRARY LIMIT, AND I DISAGREE WITH IT. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I CAN GET THE ORIGINAL RECALL HONORED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ONE AT A TIME, AND MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHEN THEY GO OFF UNTIL EITHER I GET PULLED OVER AND WARNED WHICH HAS HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY OR I PULL UP AND SEE REFLECTION OFF BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS THEN OFF AGAIN THEN ON AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER (TOYOTA) IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND CHARGING UPWARDS OF $600 FOR REPAIR. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. I HAVE ALSO READ THIS HAS OCCURRED TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. AFTER A FURTHER LENGTHY RESEARCH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS ACTUALLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS, OF WHICH I WOULD RATHER SEE THE NHTSA TAKE ACTION AND HAVE TOYOTA MAKE GOOD ON THESE DEFECTS, AND RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 56,700

OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY ONE AT A TIME, BUT SEVERAL TIMES THEY HAVE BOTH GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A LIGHT BULB "GOING" OUT, THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO AND THE BULB STILL ISN'T OUT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD TURN OFF. ONCE I DISCOVER MY HEADLIGHT IS OFF, I CAN TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY AND TURN THEM BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WORKING AGAIN. INITIALLY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. AS TIME GOES BY, THE INTERMITTENT ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE OFTEN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED WHEN I CALLED INITIALLY BUT I UNDERSTAND HID HEADLIGHTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 1 YEAR OF USAGE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH THESE ISSUES FOR 3 YEARS AND THE HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK AS LONG AS I MONITOR THEM CONSISTENTLY WHILE I DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVES, BOTH HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, LEAVING US IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. WE COULDN'T TELL IF WE NEEDED TO KEEP TURNING OR STRAIGHTEN OUT. FINALLY FIGURED OUT YOU CAN RESET BY TURNING THEM OFF & THEN BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND/OR GO OFF. HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE POLICE. DEALERSHIP WORK/CHARGES HAVEN'T RESOLVED THIS. I KNOW YOU'VE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PRIUS OWNERS, AND THAT THERE IS A CLASS-ACTION. TIME FOR YOUR TO REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION!! *TR

Mileage: 158,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT OR REPLACED, IT WORKS. WILL GO OUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, BUT WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN I TURN OFF/ON HEADLIGHTS. THEN IT WILL DIM AND GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES. I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS, BUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THE ACCELERATOR RECALL FIXED, THEY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA WOULD COVER IF I HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS OFF AND ON ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE THE LIGHT WORKS PART OF THE TIME AND I ONLY KNOW THAT IT IS OUT WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME THEY SAW ME IN TOWN WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT. TOYOTA QUOTED ME $150 FOR THE BULB AND ADDITIONAL $105 FOR LABOR TO INSTALL BECAUSE I AM OVER THE 50,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTY COVERED BY TOYOTA AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, OTHER TIMES BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 38,800

MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED THEM SELF OFF ON ANY GIVEN TIME EITHER ONE ON A TIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SAME THING HAPPENS IF THE HIGHBEAMS ARE ON DAY OR NIGHT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF QUICKLY AND YOU HAVE NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT WILL STAY ON I SPOKE TO THE TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES MY CAR IS 2008 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING $1200 I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR BUT ELECTRICAL IS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

ON 09JUL2012 4:00 P.M WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS 2008 HYBRID, HEADING HOME ON I15N, THE ELECTRIC POWER ON THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, OR ALERT. I IMMEDIATELY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA FOR A TOWING INTO TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO, LOCATED ON 231 LINCOLN PARKWAY, ESCONDIDO, CA 92026 PH# (760) 746-0674. TODAY 09/01/2012 - CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION: I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2006 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. REQUEST A SAFETY RECALL FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE CARE OF THE ELECTRICAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 172,361

THE HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED ONLY HEAR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR GET A BILL FOR REPLACING THE LIGHTS OR VARIOUS ASSOCIATED PARTS. ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS I'VE BEEN STOPPED AT NIGHT BY PEOPLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS TELLING ME MY LIGHTS ARE OUT. MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED AND CITED BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEING OUT. AT THE TIME MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING FOR BUSINESS AND HAD TO STOP AND SPEND THE NIGHT AT A HOTEL BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SAFELY CONTINUE DRIVING. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THIS ISSUE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT THE LIGHT HAD BEEN OUT BUT IT WAS WORKING WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICEMAN SAID HE WOULD LOOK AT THE ISSUE BUT IF THE LIGHTS WEREN'T ACTING UP THEN THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. WHILE I WAS WAITING I GOOGLED "PROBLEMS WITH PRIUS HEADLIGHTS" AND FOUND THE ISSUE WAS COMMON, AND IN FACT, HAD CAUSED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE ATTENTION TO THE SERVICEMAN HE SAID, "THAT'S WHY I SAID I'D HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT TOYOTA ISN'T TAKING MONETARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE." ESSENTIALLY, I REPEATEDLY ENGAGE IS THE SAME ROUTINE OF GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP, PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEN HAVING MY LIGHTS MALFUNCTION AT NIGHT WHEN I NEED THEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF WHILE TRAVELING HOME AT NIGHTS GOING APPROX. 50 MPH. TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EACH TIME IT'S BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING IN THE EVENING ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THE REFLECTION OF MY HEADLIGHTS IN THE BUMPER OF THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT SEEMED TO BE OFF. I TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN QUICKLY AND THEY BOTH WENT ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. SOMETIMES THEY BOTH STAY ON. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT ONE FADES. MY SPOUSE NOTICED THAT BOTH LIGHTS WERE ALTERNATELY FLICKERING AS I DROVE BEHIND HIM ONE NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT IN NOVEMBER, 2011, TRIED TO REPLACE BULB MYSELF, TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED IT "FREE, UNDER WARRANTY!" NOW DRIVER-SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT, CALLED DEALER, TOLD NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REFERRED TO LAWSUIT WHICH HAD TOYOTA NOT TAKING BLAME OR DOING A RECALL BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS, 50,000 MILES. BUT MY CAR WAS AT 60,000 MILES IN NOVEMBER. CALLED DEALER AGAIN AND TOLD THAT THEY DID IT AS A "COURTESY". HUH? WHY? IF THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED BUT THEY WERE DOING IT AS A COURTESY, I WOULD STILL BE SINGING THEIR PRAISES. BUT INSTEAD, I FEEL I WAS LIED TO. SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, REPAIR COST $211. FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF WORK. FROM THE LAWSUIT, I READ THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MY BF SAYS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I'M FOLLOWING HIM IN MY CAR, MY LIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT! DEFINITELY AN EXPENSIVE & DANGEROUS PROBLEM W/ THESE GREAT CARS!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND REILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 9/26/12 *CN

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE UPON ENGAGING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED BOTH HEAD LAMPS. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE SAME DAY THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT AND SOCKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

Mileage: 65,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON BY ENGAGING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, ONE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON, THE FAILED LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, THE OTHER LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. UPDATED 09/111/12

Mileage: 62,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME, SOMETIMES BOTH. ALWAYS RESET BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 50,000

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT FOR NO REASON WHILE I AM DRIVING OR THEY WILL GO DIM WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS BECAUSE THEY THOUGH I WAS DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT 1 WORKING HEADLIGHT AND EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS WOULD THEN WORK. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THAT THEY ARE BECOMMING AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM MORE OFTEN. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY HAD NO ANSWER OTHER THAN TO REPLACE LIGHTS THAT AT THE TIME WERE WORKING JUST FINE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. NHTSA MUST DO SOMETHING... INVESTIGATE AND/OR RECALL OF THE PRIUS FOR DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

WATER DROPS OBSERVED IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MOST LIKELY DUE TO FAULTY SEALS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. WENT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND I WAS TOLD BY ONE THAT THIS IS "NORMAL". THIS IS MY NIECE'S CAR AND I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER HAD WATER CONDENSATION IN ANY OF MY HEADLIGHTS! I HAVE ALSO CALLED OTHER TOYOTA DEALERS AND GET A MIXTURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A COVERED ITEM UNDER THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY. NOW THAT HER WARRANTY IS COMING CLOSE THE END OF TERM (12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES) THE DEALERSHIP THAT SHE BOUGHT IT FROM IS BALKING AT REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SINCE I WOULD THINK THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD GET REIMBURSED BY TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA (SIMILAR TO WHAT MY BMW DEALERSHIP WOULD). NOT SURE IF SHE HAS THE HALOGENS OR THE HID'S, WHICH HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF RANDOM FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 41,415

THE LIGHTS STARTED BURNING OUT. THEY CONTINUE TO BURN OUT EVERY FEW MONTHS, OR LESS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY WONT COME BACK ON UNTIL I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 68,200

MY PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY ERRATIC AND UNSAFE. WHILE DRIVING, ONE OR THE OTHER AND SOMETIMES BOTH GO OFF. NO BUMPS OR OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. THEY JUST GO OFF. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY ALWAYS CORRECT THEMSELVES, UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE, WHICH MAY BE IN MINUTES, OR DAYS. THIS CONDITION IS ENTIRELY INTOLERABLE AND IS NOT DUE TO LOOSE CONNECTIONS OR BAD BULBS OR ANY OTHER CAUSE. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A DEFECTIVE FIRMWARE OR HARDWARE SENSOR PROBLEM. IT IS VERY UNSAFE, AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE LOOKED AT REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THANKS AND I HOPE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS COME YOUR WAY TO CAUSE A CORRECTIVE ACTION OF SOME SORT! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WE WERE PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT OUR PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT. WE SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON , THEY STAY ON FOR A FEW SECONDS OR MINUTES AND THEN THEY TURN OFF. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS. WE HAVE HAD 3 PRIUSES AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DEALER PUT IN YOUR LIGHT IT CAN BE $300.00 TO $500.00 . ( FOR CHANGING A LIGHT BULB THAT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY). *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL 2 LANE ROAD - APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 65 MPH. FLICKING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON TURNED THE LIGHT BACK ON, BUT IT CONTINUED TO TURN OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. I FIND THIS SITUATION VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN MY RURAL LOCATION WHERE THERE ARE NO OTHER LIGHTS ALONG THE ROAD AND WILDLIFE ABOUNDS. GIVEN THE EXPENSE OF GOING TO A DEALER TO CHANGE OUT A LIGHT BULB (ESTIMATED COST OF $300-500) AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I WILL CHANGE OUT THE BULB MYSELF. I FIND THE COST OF THESE HID BULBS OUTRAGEOUS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LIGHT BULB DYING VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT HAPPENS IF BOTH OF MY LIGHTS DECIDE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING? WHAT DO I TELL THE OFFICER WHEN I EVENTUALLY GET PULLED FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT THAT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF BEFORE I CAN GET THIS REPLACED? WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF THIS TYPE BULB IN MY LOCATION OF RESIDENCE AND THE EXTREME COST TO REPLACE THESE DANGEROUS LIGHTS? THESE BULBS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN VEHICLES UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT A BETTER WAY TO WARN THE DRIVER THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND ALSO REDUCE THE COST OF THE BULB SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE THE BULB. *TR *JS

Mileage: 80,000

JUST LIKE MANY OTHER PRIUS SEEN ON ROAD, MY PRIUS GOT THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM,IT WAS STARTING TWO YEARS BEFORE, SOMETIMES ITS RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON WOULD BE SUDDENLY OFF, IF I TURNED IT OFF AND PUT IT BACK ON AGAIN AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD BE COMING BACK AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, STARTING FROM LAST WEEK, WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE RIGHT ONE JUST ON FOR AROUND 10 SECONDS, IT WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY OFF BUT NOW THE RIGHT LIGHT DIDN'T COME BACK AGAIN. I BELIEVE IT IS NOT ONLY MY CAR PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY PRIUS CAR ON THE ROAD HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO. IT MAY BE CAUSED THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIMINISH SLOWLY AND OVER TIME THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULBS. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. RVK

Mileage: 78,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND THEN TURN OFF. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL ALLOW THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL IMMEDIATELY DIM AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING TURN OFF AGAIN. *KB

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND THEN TURN OFF. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL ALLOW THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL IMMEDIATELY DIM AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING TURN OFF AGAIN. *KB

Mileage: 39,000

I RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN RAIN. WHEN I GOT HOME AFTER LESS THAN 50 MILES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. DURING THE NEXT 3 DAYS BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE ON EVERY TIME I CHECKED. ON MONDAY AT ABOUT 5:30 PM THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN CHECKED SEVERAL HOURS LATER ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. ON TUESDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GATEWAY TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE AT ROUTE 37 EAST AND BATCHELOR STREET IN TOMS RIVER, NJ. THERE I WAS CHARGED $521.56 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. IT TOOK FROM 2 PM TO 5:45 PM. IN ADDITION TO THIS REPAIR THEY WANTED TO DO ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS ADDITIONAL WORK. I PURCHASED MY PRIUS FROM TOWNE TOYOTA IN LEDGEWOOD, NJ AND TAKE IT THERE REGULARLY FOR SERVICE. THE MOST RECENT SERVICE WAS ABOUT JAN. 12TH, 2012. THAT DEALER PERFORMED THE REGULAR 60,000 MILE SERVICE AND SUGGESTED NO MORE. I HAVE FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM ON LINE AND THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR IS BEYOND THE MILEAGE LIMIT OF 50,000 MILES. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY SHOULD BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL AT ONCE AND THAT NO WARNING ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS COMES FROM TOYOTA. AND I DON'T LIKE GETTING TICKETS FOR PROBLEMS THAT COME AND GO. *TR

Mileage: 62,750

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE HEADLIGHT BULB ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS (HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML) WHEN I TURN THEM ON TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF (AS IF THE BULBS HAVE BURNED OUT) BUT IF I TURN OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, BOTH LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON AND WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF AGAIN. IN MOST CASES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF, BOTH LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON SO THAT I HAVE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY WITH THE HEADLIGHTS UNTIL THEY GO OFF AGAIN. FOR EXAMPLE, MY COMMUTE FROM WORK TO HOME IS ROUGHLY 45 MINUTES AND EVERY 5 - 7 MINUTES THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO REGAIN VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. FOR EXAMPLE ON THE FORUM, THE FOLLOWING TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE. 1) [XXX] 2) [XXX] 3)[XXX] 4)[XXX] 5) [XXX] 6) [XXX] 7)[XXX] LIST GOES ON AND THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 3 YRS. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN EARLY 2009 AND A TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS (ONE HAD STOPPED WORKING AND DEALER STATED THE OTHER HAD ISSUES). PROBLEM RECURRED LATE 2011, WITH EITHER LIGHT SOMETIMES NOT WORKING, BUT THEN RE-LIGHTING BY ITSELF. USUALLY, TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON MANUALLY WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A TIME. ALSO, BOTH OF THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES STOP WORKING. USUALLY, IF I TAKE THE COVER OFF FROM THE INSIDE AND TURN THE LIGHT SOCKET (WHERE IT SNAPS INTO THE PLASTIC MOLDING) THE LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON. UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T TELL HOW OFTEN I AM DRIVING WITH ONE OR BOTH TAIL LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING, AS I DON'T LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE CAR OFTEN. I HAVE FOUND THEM NON-FUNCTIONING 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS, AND EACH TIME THE BULB WAS FINE AND BEGAN WORKING WHEN I TURNED THE SOCKET BACK AND FORTH. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

MY HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FAIL AT 30K. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT ONE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT GOING OUT AND WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON. THE LATEST EVENT WAS 30 DEC 2011. I WAS AT THE DEALER TRYING TO PRICE A BULB AND VERIFIED THE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER THE BULB STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I SAW THE LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED BUT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND RESOLVE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ON A DARK WINDING ROAD. *KB

Mileage: 30,150

MY HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FAIL AT 30K. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT ONE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT GOING OUT AND WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON. THE LATEST EVENT WAS 30 DEC 2011. I WAS AT THE DEALER TRYING TO PRICE A BULB AND VERIFIED THE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER THE BULB STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I SAW THE LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED BUT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND RESOLVE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ON A DARK WINDING ROAD. *KB

Mileage: 30,150

HID BULBS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THE COST WAS OVER $700 TO REPLACE. *KB

Mileage: 61,000

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL SPORADICALLY GO OUT. SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON WORKS, BUT THE LIGHT DIMS AND THEN GOES OFF COMPLETELY. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN THIS WAY, BUT IT IS A RECENT OCCURRENCE. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN MOTION- NO CERTAIN SPEED CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

IN AUGUST 2011, A PRINCETON, NJ, POLICE OFFICE STOPPED ME TO REPORT THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, I PAID LAWRENCE TOYOTA $281.84 TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT. LATER THAT MONTH, WHEN I DROVE HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS NOT SHINGING AGAINST THE GARAGE DOOR. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I SAW THE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. EARLY IN OCTOBER, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, INCLUDING BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE BODY SHOP REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS. SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME, I NOTICE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED RANDOMLY. WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICE THE LIGHT WOULD NOT BE UNIFORM ALONG THE PAVEMENT. WHEN TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ONE LIGHT WOULD REFLECT FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE BODY SHOP, THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. THEY REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS AND THE "MODULATOR" THAT GOVERNS THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THEY TOOK THE CAR TO FREEHOLD TOYOTA WHO "ADJUSTED" THE LIGHTS AND MODULATOR. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR AWAY FROM THE BODY SHOP, I LIGHT WAS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED; REFLECTING OFF TREE BRANCHES WELL ABOVE THE CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER, I DROVE THE CAR TO A STORE AND NOTICED THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS NOT SHINING AGAINST THE WALL OF THE BUILDING. A PERSON THE CAR THAT PULLED IN BEFORE ME COMMENTED THAT THE LEFT LEADLIGHT WAS AIMED SO HIGH THAT IT BLINDED HIM, MAKING HIS REARVIEW MIRROR UNUSABLE. *TR

PRIUS 2008 HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ONE CAN NEVER BE SURE WHEN OR HOW IF FAILS. AT TIMES IT WORKS FINE THEN IT DOES NOT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT FLICKER, NOR WAS THERE ANY GRADUAL FLICKERING DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS. ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE, ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL AND NO REPAIR WAS MADE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AND THAT THE HID HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES EXHIBIT AN ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WHEN THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. THE CONSUMER AGREED TO LET THE DEALER REPLACE THE HID BULBS AT A COST OF $ 555.32. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 10,000

HEADLAMP WENT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THING ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT TROUBLE WITH HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR GOING OUT SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY COME BACK ON. I HAVE NOW HAD AN INSTANT WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS QUITE SCARY WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WITH LIMITED STREET LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 56,451

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITENTLY. SOMETIMES ONE SIDE GOES OUT, FLICKERS OR BOTH GO OUT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WORK AGAIN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT REPLACE THE BULBS AT A BIG COST. I LOOKED ON A BLOG AND MANY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

Mileage: 32,000

AROUND OR JUST AFTER 40,000 MILES THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM -- BUT THIS IS ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

HID HEADLIGHT BULBS GO OUT AND COME BACK ON SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I AM TOLD BY MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF - 2008 PRIUS W ONLY 28,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, VIN [XXX], BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GO ON AND OFF WHILE IN THE ON POSITION. STARTED NOV. 2010 WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. THEN FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NO PROBLEMS. NOW SINCE APRIL 2011 THE DRIVES SIDE HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OFF, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE CONSTANTLY GOES OFF. I WILL TURN ON MY LIGHT TO DRIVE AT NIGH AND THE PASSENGER LIGHT WILL BE ON AT FIRST THEN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT WILL GO OUT. I CAN GET IT TO COME BACK ON IF I SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THIS TURNS OFF ALL THE LIGHTS MOMENTARILY AND THEN IT WILL COME ON AGAIN FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES, THEN HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER AND OVER. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND FOUND FORUMS WHERE THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM ALL BUT TO CHARGE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM THAT WILL JUST START ALL OVER. I HAVE GONE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER WHO GAVE US A QUOTE AND SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF. COME ON, THEY ARE SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG AND RIPPING OFF PRUIS OWNERS. I CERTAINLY HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE DYING TO GET TOYOTA OR SOMEONE TO REALIZE WHAT A MAJOR PROBLEM THERE IS AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I DO NOT FEET THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BULB ITSELF, AS THE BULB WORKS, IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS TO ONLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RETURN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 61,000

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE LEFT SIDE OR THE RIGHT SIDE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. A VERY VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION AT NIGHT! I CHECKED THE TOYOTA SITE, BUT NO SIGN OF A RECALL GOING ON. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, AS I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

ONE HEADLIGHT ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING OUT. 3 NEW LAMPS IN JUST 6 MONTHS. IT IS ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, THE BULBS ARE FINE, BUT I HAVE TO TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE LIGHT MANY TIME ON HIGHWAY TO MAKE THEM STAY ON. THAT IS NOT SAFETY WAY EVER. IF I FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, I CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR POLICE OFFICER WILL GIVE PULL ME OVER. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2007 AND HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF DURING OPERATION. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WHEN CONTACTING TOYOTA THEY HAVE NOT HELPED AT ALL SAYING THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 50,000 MILES FOR THIS AND WE ARE OVER THAT MILEAGE MILE STONE WHICH IS VERY CONVENIENT FOR TOYOTA. THE COST TO PUT IN TWO NEW HEADLIGHTS IS OVER $600 WHICH I CANT AFFORD. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M READING ABOUT ITS AMAZING THAT A RECALL IS NOT IN AFFECT OR THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ISN'T ORDERING A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND INSIDE LIGHTS FAILED, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE TRAVELING ON A DARK STRETCH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED SUDDENLY ON OCCASION, BUT IT COULD BE TURNED BACK ON MY SWITCHING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ALL LIGHTS FAILED, AND IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH.

Mileage: 52,000

I WILL START THE CAR AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEN ONE OR THE OTHER WILL JUST TURN OFF, LUCKILY BOTH HAVE NOT TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE ON FOR A LONG TIME AND SOMETIMES A SHORT TIME, THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR IT. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, ENOUGH THAT I WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO YEARS AGO, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE WAS DUE TO PRODUCTION AND THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

HEADLIGHT PASSENGER SIDE GOING WHILE DRIVING COMING BACK ON DO NOT KNOW WHEN BOTH WILL GO OUT. COST TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT $150 FOR BULB $95 TO REPLACE. HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE THEN ONE TIME. HAVE HEARD OF OVERHEATING PROBLEM CAUSING EARLY OUTAGE OF BULBS OVER AND OVER. ALSO PROBLEM WITH COMPUTER CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. PROBLEM SHOW UP FOR FIRST TIME I BELIEVE IN 2010. IT IS GETTING WORST AND I'M NO LONGER DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HID LAMPS. APPROXIMATE COST IS $150 PER REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT THE HID FAILURE IS A HAZARD, BOTH OF THE HID LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT OUT PERIODICALLY OVER TIME BEFORE EVENTUALLY FAILING, FINALLY. THE HIDS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 2 YEARS AND INTERMITTENT OUTAGES SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF A CRITICAL NIGHT TIME OPERATING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

CONDENSATION BUILDS UP INSIDE THE HID HEADLIGHTS DURING HUMID DAYS, AFTER RAIN, AND AFTER CARWASH. INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT IS STREAKED WITH WATER STAINS. *TR

Mileage: 35,457

PURCHASED NEW 2008 PRIUS AUGUST 13, 2008. HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. PRESENT MILEAGE 45000. AROUND JANUARY 15, 2011, FIRST NOTICED HEADLIGHTS APPEARED TO NOT BE ON IN EARLY EVENING. CHECK SWITCH, TURNED IT OFF-ON, HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. 2ND TIME, 2 DAYS LATER, LIGHTS AGAIN SEEMED TO NOT BE ONE, CHECKED SWITCH, WHICH WAS ON. TURNED SWITCH OFF THEN ON, LIGHTS CAME ON. SUBSEQUENT TIMES, PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNING OFF. SOMETIMES TURNS ON WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING, OTHER TIMES MUST TURN SWITCH OFF, THEN ON. NO NOTICED PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. DANGEROUS WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCHES OFF AT NIGHT. NOTICED ON WEBSITES THAT OTHERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER FROM WHOM PURCHASED VEHICLE. TOLD THAT SINCE CAR OUT OF WARRANTY, WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR COSTS (ESTIMATED $300-$500 COST). INDICATED PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY BULB GOING BAD, BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE REPAIR WORK WOULD FIX PROBLEM. ASKED DEALER WHY HID BULB GOES BAD AFTER ONLY 30 MONTHS OF OPERATION (HAVE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS IN 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER AND 1976 GMC PICKUP). WAS TOLD THAT SHOULD ONLY EXPECT 24 MONTHS OF LIFE WITH HID BULBS WHICH CONTRADICTS WHAT WAS TOLD BY DEALER WHEN CAR PURCHASED THAT BULBS SHOULD LAST LIFETIME OF CAR. TOYOTA IMPLIES THAT ISSUE IS MY PROBLEM TO SOLVE.

Mileage: 44,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT AND COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY-HAD TO HOLD HEADLIGHT SWITCH MANUALLY TO HAVE HEADLIGHT STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE I TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD CAME BACK ON. WITH KNOWING THIS I HAVE NOTICED THIS REPEATING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAMETIME. WE WERE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. SO WE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS OF THE PRIUS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

Mileage: 58,000

2008 PRIUS; HEADLIGHTS GO OFF RANDOMLY, AND CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY RECYCLING THE OFF-ON SWITCH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY 15 YEAR OLD SON DRIVING AND HE PANICKED WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BULBS (EVEN THOUGH THEY STILL WORK) FOR $560, AND THAT MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE LIGHTS FOR $1200. SO, POSSIBLY $1,760 FOR HEADLIGHTS! THIS IS A CRIME, AND I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA AND THEIR DEALER HAVE RAPED ME. I AM TOTALLY DISGUSTED. *LN

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHTS FOR 2008 PRIUS KEEP BURNING OUT, TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BOTTOM PAIR OF LIGHTS LAST YEAR AND PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF CERTAIN DAYS. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO FIX IT, THEY WANT ME TO PAY LARGE AMOUNT OF SUM FOR NEW LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD DRIVE 35 MPH OR ABOVE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLUCTUATE ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL THEREFORE, THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPATED 1/4/11 *CN

Mileage: 76,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PASSENGER SIDE HID XENON HEADLAMP GOING ON AN OFF RANDOMLY. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE BULB AND WHEN REPLACING THE BULB THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THE HEADLAMP CONNECTOR WAS CORRODED. I PAID FOR A NEW BULB AND CONNECTOR. MY PROBLEM IS HOW A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES COULD HAVE CORRODED WIRE CONNECTORS ALREADY. THE BILL WAS $353. *TR

Mileage: 41,173

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO COME BACK ON. THE TIME RANGE ON THE LIGHT GOING OFF VARIES FROM TIME TO TIME. IT CAN HAPPEN AS FAST AS EVERY 2-3 MINUTES. THE BALLAST AND BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT PREMATURELY. *TR

Mileage: 54,475

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2008 PRIUS FAILING WITHOUT A KNOWN FIX FROM TOYOTA. EACH BULB COSTS OVER $150.00. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 PRIUS HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL. EITHER ONE MAY NOT TURN ON, OR THEY MAY TURN OFF INDIVIDUALLY BY THEMSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THERE WERE NO DISTINGUISHING EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY (FRONT). THEY BOTH NO LONGER WORKED WITHIN A 1 DAY PERIOD AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. NOTICING 2 OR MORE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THERE FOR LIGHT REPLACEMENT CAUSED ME TO INQUIRE WHAT CAUSED THEIR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS. IN THE MATTER OF MINUTES OF MY CALLING IN, ROUGHLY AN HOUR INTO THE DEALERSHIPS OPENING, I WAS TOLD THE LIGHTS WERE AVAILABLE, BY THE TIME ARRIVED, WITHIN 5 MINUTES, ENOUGH AUTOS HAD ARRIVED ALSO WITH THE "HID" HEADLAMPS OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ENTIRE STOCK OF LIGHTS HAD BEEN USED UP, AND REQUIRED MY HAVING TO RETURN AFTER ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF LIGHTS WERE RECEIVED, AS WELL. I DID NOT REQUEST THE OLD PART. *TR

Mileage: 57,820

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SUDDENLY, FLICKERED BACK, AND THEN WENT OUT PERMANENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 62,571

THE COMPLAINT IS FOR THE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM ON A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INITIALLY FAILED RANDOMLY AND EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING WHERE THE HEADLIGHT WOULD FAIL. THE ONLY WAY THE LIGHT WOULD TURN BACK ON WOULD BE TO CYCLE THE POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS. MORE RECENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS NOW OCCURRING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE CAR NOW HAS 88K MILES AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS BAD. I HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK BUT ONE OR BOTH OF THE REGULAR HIT LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINE APPROX. 30,000 MILES (THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 61000 MILES). *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 TOURING MODEL WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON CAR ISSUE STARTED AFTER AROUND 30,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT SPORADICALLY SHUTS OFF. I AM ABLE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN HOWEVER THIS HAPPENS IN A 30 MIN DRIVE AS OFTEN AS ABOUT 15 TIMES AND SEEMS TO GET MORE FREQUENT THE LONGER THE DRIVE. I RIDE WITH MYSELF MY HUSBAND AND 3 KIDS AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN MY CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS THE LIGHT ITSELF BECAUSE I AM ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. IF IT WAS THE LIGHT IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK. AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO THE FRY. RAMP MY LIGHTS WENT OUT! I COULDN'T TURN AROUND SO I TRIED TO GUESS WHERE I WAS BY THE TAILLIGHTS ON THE FRY. THEN THEY CAME BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED , ON-OFF FOR TEN MILES. TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT THAT DAY. CHG. $556.59. CAR HAS 27,554 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 27,554

HID HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN AT AROUND 34K MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE; ONE OR THE OTHER. PAID FOR AND REPLACED BOTH HID LAMPS, BUT NOT CONTROLLER COMPUTER. AT 42K MILES, PROBLEM RETURNS. ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BLINKED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS OFF, THEN ON AGAIN RESOLVES THE PROBLEM UNTIL PROBLEM RECURS. LIGHTS MAY STAY ON FOR DURATION OF TRIP, OR TURN OFF AGAIN AFTER JUST A FEW MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH APPROX. 60,000 MILES ON IT. RIGHT (PASSENGER) HID HEADLAMP TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. REPLACING WITH A NEW BULB DOES NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT LOOK AT THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A RECORD OF THIS ISSUE HAPPENING BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP IS TURNING ON AND OFF AS WELL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR EVEN DURING THE DAY WHILE IT IS RAINING, ETC... WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN LAST NIGHT AND BOTH HEADLAMPS TURNED OFF. EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND IRRESPONSIBLE FOR TOYOTA TO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

FRONT RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CANNOT OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY AT NIGHT. KNOWN DEFECT BY MANUFACTURER ON 2004-2008 PRIUS.

Mileage: 43,000

LEFT FRONT HID HEADLAMP FLICKERED AND THEN WENT OUT. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON QUICKLY, RESTORING THE HEADLIGHT. IT REPEATED ITSELF REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED AT THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF $469.80. THAT PRICE INCLUDED REPLACING BOTH HEADLIGHTS, AS I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING THE OTHER ONE FAIL IN THE SAME MANNER. IT IS CLEAR FROM RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THAT TOYOTA IS GOUGING THE PUBLIC ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE HEADLIGHTS AND ALSO REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE PUT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY RECALL ITEM.

Mileage: 90,000

AT 39,000 MILES MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FAILED. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND THEY JUST GO OUT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY CAME BACK ON ENOUGH TO DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THE BULBS NEEDED REPLACED FOR 400 DOLLARS. I ASKED THEM WHY AND THEY SAID WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THESE LIGHTS WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL LIGHTS BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY. THEY NEVER WORKED RIGHT AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO SEE ANY DISTANCE AT ALL AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY GO OUT. MAKES ONE AFRAID TO DRIVE AFTER DARK NOT KNOWING NOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 400 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF, THEN AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON, THEY ARE GOOD FOR A WHILE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. I UNDERSTAND THE BULBS ARE $150 EACH PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON MY PRIUS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH HEAD LIGHTS COME ON FOR A SECOND OR 2 THEN TURN OFF. TURNING THEM ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY ON FOR UP TO 1 MINUTE THEN TURN OFF. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD US CAR CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. REPORTED PROBLEM 12/2/2010.

Mileage: 51,300

AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT, WHICH IS AN HID BULB, STARTED TO FLICKER AND TURN OFF. MOST THE TIME IT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR. IF THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES LATER I NOTICED A NEW SYMPTOM WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY, THIS WOULD HAPPEN RARELY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS MY BULBS(WHICH WHEN I WAS SOLD THE VEHICLE WAS TOLD WOULD LAST 100K MILES) AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THEM. I EXPLAINED THAT IF BOTH BULBS ARE TURNING OFF AT THE SAME TIME HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY BE THE BULBS ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE BULBS. I REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM UNTIL FURTHER RESEARCHING AND SINCE THEN I'VE FOUND MANY SIMILAR CASES. MANY OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF VERY EARLY BULB FAILURE AND ISSUES WITH BALLASTS THAT REQUIRE REPLACING. TODAY I HAVE 42K MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AT THE DRIVERS SIDE BULB FAILS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, AND BOTH BULBS FAIL ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. FOR BULBS THAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, 40,000 MILES SEEMS RATHER SHORT LIVED. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

HEADLIGHT GOES ON, THEN GOES OFF. WON'T STAY ON. I WAS INFORMED THE OTHER ONE COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME, SO I SHOULD REPLACE BOTH, AT GREAT EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED UNDER THE REGULAR WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BULBS (ESPECAILLY THOSE COSTING $300) SHOULD NOT BURN OUT OR RANDOMLY FLICKER ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. TO PREVENT FUTURE/ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS, I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WAS WORKING. THIS IS A DEFINITLELY SAFETY ISSUE...I CHECK BULBS REGULARLY, AND ALL ARE WORKING WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON. OBVIOUSLY, I CAN'T CHECK WHILE I'M IN MOTION - WHICH IS WHEN THEY FLASH OFF - AND WAS FORTUNATE THAT BOTH BULBS DIDN'T BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH, INJURY OR ACCIDENT (OR WORSE) THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN LIABLE FOR.

Mileage: 43,000

HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE INTERMITTENT FAILURE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ON 11/15/2010 PASSENGER SIDE ALSO FAILED AT 7:15 PM LEAVING US WITH NO OPERATING HEADLIGHTS ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. HAD TO RETURN BACK TO HOUSE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS, LUCKILLY ONLY 5 MINUTES INTO OUR TRIP.

Mileage: 68,850

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT DEFECT. THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. AT TIMES IT WOULD BEGIN WORKING BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD COME ON WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING AND AT TIMES IT WOULDN'T COME BACK ON AT ALL. *TR

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 33,000 MILES EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITIONS - HOT OR COLD, WET OR DRY, ETC. TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN ON SOMETIMES RESOLVES PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED UPON START-UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST FOR A NEW BULB. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP GOES OUT AFTER TURNING ON AND WARMING UP. ISSUE AND CONCERN IS THAT THE LAMP APPEARS FUNCTIONAL AT FIRST AND THEN GOES OUT AFTER SOME RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TO THE DRIVER. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS HID LAMPS. FIXED BY REPLACING BULB. *TR

Mileage: 32,001

RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT AND TO GET IT BACK ON, THE LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON. THIS MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING A DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT RANDOM TIMES THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 08 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH LIGHTS BUT IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON IF I TURN THE POWER SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH ALOT OF PRIUS MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

ON 12/03/09 WE WERE TICKETED FOR A LEFT HEADLIGHT OUT ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS OUT OR GOING OUT. IT LOOKED ON TO US. TWO MILES FROM HOME IT LOOKED AS BRIGHT AS EVER. THE NEXT MORNING, AS MUCH AS WE TRIED, THE GARAGE COULD NOT FIND A BULB OUT, GOING OUT, WEAK, ON OR OFF, NOTHING WAS WRONG! WE HAD A FUNERAL TO GO TO AND PAID THE FINE. TWO WEEKS LATER, A LETTER WAS MAILED FROM TOYOTA LISTING ISSUES REGARDING THESE HID LIGHTS STATING THAT THESE SUDDENLY GO OUT, AND ON AND OFF, AMONG OTHER THINGS, NEAR THE END OF THEIR LIFE. MY CAR IS A 2008. MY HUSBAND AND I CANNOT REPLACE THESE EXPENSIVE, EXOTIC HID BULBS BECAUSE ACCESS IS IN A VERY TIGHT PLACE AND THE BUMPER MUST BE REMOVED--SERIOUSLY!!!! EVEN IF WE COULD DO IT, THESE HID BULBS CANNOT BE PURCHASED IN A NORMAL AUTOMOTIVE STORE. ANYHOW, AGAIN ON 10/17/10 I WAS SEVERAL HOURS OUT OF TOWN, DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE, AT NIGHT, ON A WEEKEND, AND THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT!!! I COULD NOT PUT IN A NEW BULB MYSELF. I HAD NO ONE TO CALL WITH THIS EXOTIC HID LIGHT AND CERTAINLY NO ONE THAT WOULD TAKE OFF A BUMPER ON THE INTERSTATE. SUDDEN, COMPLETE LIGHT OUTAGE AT NIGHT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ON TOP OF THIS, HID HEADLAMP PROBLEM, ANY LIGHT BULB NEEDS TO BE RELATIVELY EASY TO REPLACE. AT $150. PER BULB, VERY PRICEY LIGHT PLUS BUMPER REMOVAL LABOR EXPENSE AT 1 HOUR ($288), THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CLERK ACTUALLY SAID "YOU CHOSE THIS OPTION." HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ON ONE OF THESE DARK ROADS (CHANCES ARE THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH NO ONE ALIVE TO KNOW THIS WAS THE CAUSE)!!! *TR

Mileage: 43,031

IN JANUARY 2010 I BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE HIGH-INTENSITY-DISCHARGE(HID) HEADLIGHT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, IT SEEMED LIKE MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT EVENLY ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I CHECKED MY HEADLIGHTS BY TURNING ON MY VEHICLE AND HEADLIGHTS, BUT SAW BOTH HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED PROPERLY. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2010, I DISCOVERED THE PASSENGERS-SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS. AS THE WEEKS WENT ON, THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING MORE QUICKLY. AFTER I DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION, I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I LEARNED NHTSA LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AND DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. AS A RESULT, I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL MY 30,000 CHECK-UP TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT MY HEADLIGHT. ON OCT 21, 2010 I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 238 AT NIGHT IN THE POURING RAIN. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED ILLUMINATING. UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME DUE TO THE LACK OF HEADLIGHTS, I COULD NOT PULL OVER. I SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH, TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. THIS CAUSED BOTH HEADLIGHTS TO RE-ILLUMINATE. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS. IT IS A MIRACLE I DID NOT DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TOYOTA IS REPLACING BOTH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 30,104

ONE OF OUR HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A FREQUENT BASIS (25-75% OF THE TIME) BUT COULD NOT BE CAUSED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE BOTH BULBS DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF REMOVING THE BUMPER WHICH IS REQUIRED. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF HID BULB TO FAIL AT THIS TIME IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

BOTH OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT ,SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALTHOUGH QUITE FRIGHTENING, FORTUNATELY, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A WELL LIT STREET AT A SLOW SPEED AND WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUR DESTINATION SAFELY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON A CURVY ROAD, DARKER AREA, ETC. THE RESULTS MAY HAVE BEEN DEADLY. SINCE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, OUR ASSUMPTION WAS THAT THE ISSUE WAS ELECTRICAL OR PERHAPS A BLOWN FUSE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD, WITHOUT INSPECTION, THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. FURTHERMORE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WE ARE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT BULBS, ESTIMATED AT ~$500. IT IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, HAS NOT NOTIFIED ITS CUSTOMERS OF THE HAZARD, AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE PART. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE BULBS IMMEDIATELY AND AT OUR EXPENSE, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT. STARTED TO HAPPEN AROUND 50K MILES. I REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HID TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, IT TURNS OFF. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON WILL BRING THE LIGHT BACK ON, SOMETIMES FOR MINUTES, OFTEN FOR SECONDS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 PRIUS BEGAN FLICKERING AT 70,000 MILES. THE FLICKER WOULD BEGIN AFTER 15 MIN OF DRIVING AND THEN HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FINE. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT BULB FROM INTERNET BECAUSE REPAIR COST THROUGH DEALER WAS OVER $200. I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT LAST THURSDAY AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THERE WAS NEVER ANY FLICKER WITH PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I WAS PLUNGED INTO COMPLETE DARKNESS DRIVING 55 MPH ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD. IT WAS SCARY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. DEALER SHIP ADVISES IT WILL BE NEARLY $500 TO REPAIR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD. I ORDERED ANOTHER BULB THROUGH INTERNET. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT UNTIL BULBS ARE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 70,200

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT TAKES THE VERY EXPENSIVE HID BULBS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE BULB HAS NOT BEEN WORKING AS IT WORKS FOR A MINUTE THEN GOES OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS 38000 MILES ON IT. A DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH BULBS AT THE SAME TIME TO SAVE MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SOLVES THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT GOOD TO DO AT NIGHT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON, BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT. THEY RECOMMEND A $300 REPLACEMENT OF BOTH BULBS. I AM WORRIED THAT IF BOTH BULBS FAIL THERE WILL BE A WRECK. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT ADMIT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IF THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY EVERY TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON SINCE APRIL OF 2008 AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING DIAGNOSTICALLY WRONG WITH MY LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD A PROBLEM AROUND MAY 2009 WITH IT'S HID HEADLAMP - THE HEADLAMP WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR - TOYOTA REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP. SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLAMP - LIGHT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING THE PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, TURN OFF THEN ON LITE COMES ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. NOW RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS GOING OUT, WITH BOTH LIGHTS GOING OFF @ NIGHT I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THESE ARE THE HID HEADLIGHTS WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE,($300 TO $500). CHECKING ON LINE IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM.. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IN FEB. 2008. IT HAS THE XENON HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS. IN OCT. 2009, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BULB AND COMPUTER SUB-ASSY ALL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAID GOOD THING UNDER WARRANTY AS BULB ALONE COST $300 (I WAS SHOCKED). DEALER SAID BULB SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT THAT QUICK (I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE HAVE A BULB GO OUT THAT QUICK. MY MOM HAS A TAHOE THAT IS 10 YRS OLD, LEAVES LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING AND HAS NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB). THEY REPLACED COMPUTER SUB-ASSY AS WELL TO BE SAFE. WEEKEND OF SEPT 17, 2010, PASSENGER LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING AND WOULD BE OUT SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. I TOOK TO DEALER ON 9/27/10 AND HAD TO HAVE THAT BULB REPLACED. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 7,000 MILES SO IT COST ME $216. THANKFULLY THE PRICE OF THE BULBS HAD DROPPED FROM $300 TO $150, THOUGH COST STILL RIDICULOUS. DEALER DID NOT REPLACE COMPUTER PART THIS TIME AS THEY DID IN OCT. 2009. I GOT ON WEB AND NOTICED OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HEADLIGHT BULBS GOING OUT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. I CALLED TOYOTA, AND OF COURSE WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DUE SINCE CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. SAID TO HOLD ONTO PAPERWORK IN CASE THERE WAS A RECALL. DECIDED TO FILE COMPLAINT IN HOPES GOV'T WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH A SIZABLE NUMBER OF PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 43,754

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL. UPON TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON USING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE, THE LIGHT(S) WILL COME BACK ON. THE ISSUE BEGAN IN LATE 2009 AND HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS USED AT NIGHT. IT IS USUALLY LIMITED TO ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER AND FAILURE OF BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME HAS ONLY BEEN SEEN ONCE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT HAS STATED TO MYSELF (AND OTHER OWNERS) THAT THE ISSUE IS "PREMATURE FAILURE" OF THE HID (HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE) HEADLIGHTS INSTALLED ON 2006 - 2008 MODEL PRIUSES. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ARE OFFERING "DISCOUNTED" LIGHTS FOR ONLY $150 EACH, WITH NO DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR THE LABOR-INTENSIVE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE LAMPS, WHICH REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANY OTHER TYPE OF BULB (SUCH AS THE HALOGEN BULBS THAT ARE STANDARD ON THE NEWER PRIUS MODELS), SO OWNERS ARE FORCED TO PAY TOYOTA AN INCREDIBLY HIGH FEE (EVEN AFTER THE DISCOUNT) TO GET THEIR CARS SAFELY BACK ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE RESOLVED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OBSERVED AND DOCUMENTED BY HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ON THE PRIUSCHAT.COM FORUM AND HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS MORE ON OTHER WEBSITES. PREVIOUS NHTSA INVESTIGATION DOCUMENTED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT IN AS MANY AS 100,000 VEHICLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE ISSUE IS APPARENTLY RESOLVED IN 2009 AND LATER MODELS BECAUSE THE HID LAMPS WERE REPLACED WITH HALOGEN, BUT THE DANGER OF HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON EARLIER MODELS WILL REMAIN HIGH UNTIL TOYOTA MAKES THE EARLIER MODELS COMPATIBLE WITH MORE RELIABLE HEADLIGHTS. ALL OF THIS ASSUMES TOYOTA IS BEING FORTHRIGHT IN THEIR CLAIM THAT THE HID BULBS ARE THE CULPRIT. IF THERE IS A BIGGER ISSUE, CONSUMERS SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE MADE AWARE OF THAT, AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2008 PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE LIGHT STILL WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AFTER DARK ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. WE HAD TO TURN ON OUR FOG LIGHT TO GET HOME THIS IS DANGEROUS DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES TO YOUR AGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 42,300

DURING NORMAL DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE (HID) HEADLIGHT BEGIN FAILING AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER INITIALLY TURNING ON. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON RETURNS THEM TO OPERATION, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY FAIL AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HID HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER 21,000 THE LEFT BULB STARTED TO FLICKER AND THEN GOES OUT. CAN BE RESTARTED BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITH NO NOTICE. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD. DEALER WANTS ANYWHERE FROM $350 TO $1000 TO CHANGE THE LAMPS. SAY THE FRONT BUMPER NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. OWNERS MANUAL HAS INSTRUCTIONS BUT TO ME NOT TOTALLY ACCURATE. FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS STILL DOES NOT FIX THE ACCESS PROBLEM. BULBS APPARENTLY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER. PRICE STATS AT $175. BESIDES THE PRICE OF THE BULB AND THE UNNECESSARY LABOR THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION ON THE ROAD SHOULD THEY GO OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN. *TR

Mileage: 21,500

2008 PRIUS PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON GOES OFF FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND THEN COMES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND WARNED BY THE POLICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT WHEN I TRY TO CHECK IT OUT IT SEEMS TO WORK FINE. I HAVE TAPPED THE LIGHT AND WIGGLED THE WIRES BUT TO NO EFFECT. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WHICH NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND RESOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 56,700

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHT FLICKERS AND IS ON INTERMITTENTLY. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT GOES OUT. A CALL TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER INDICATES MINIMUM OF $500 TO REPLACE 2 HEADLIGHT BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON THE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP TURNING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE LEFT ONE, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT ONE, AND SOMETIMES BOTH. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND THEM BACK ON AGAIN TO GET THEM THE WORK. SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES DURING A 15 MIN. TRIP. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WITH 47,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD HEADLAMP FAIL WITHIN 2 YEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THESE LAMPS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST TWICE AS LONG A REGULAR BULBS AND THEY APPEAR TO LAST HALF AS LONG. THEY SEEM TO BE OVER-POWERED. GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT SAID THEY WOULD DO ME A FAVOR AND REDUCE THE COST OF A NEW BULB FROM $300 TO $150 (PLUS LABOR). THE LETTER ALSO SAID "TRY NOT TO USE THE HEADLAMPS". NOW THAT IS THE WAY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. "IF THE HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHEN YOU USE THEM, DON'T USE THEM AND THEY WON'T TURN OFF!" BRILLIANT!!!??? *TR

Mileage: 47,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM. IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL RELIGHT THE HEADLAMP THAT HAS STOPPED WORKING. TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN ON WHILE DRIVING IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO DO AND PRESENTS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE I AM TEMPORARILY NOT VISIBLE TO OTHER DRIVERS. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON AN UNLITE STREET BOTH HEADLAMPS WENT OFF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT VISIBLE. I AM NOT ALWAYS AWARE THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND I MUST HAVE IMAGINED IT. SO, I TOOK VIDEO. NOW THEY SAY I NEED NEW BULBS AT A COST OF JUST UNDER $400.00 EACH. I CANNOT AFFORD IT. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2007. I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAD I KNOWN OR BEEN INFORMED OF A PROBLEM. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL UNDIAGNOSED PROBLEMS. I AM TOLD THAT NONE WILL BE COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BULBS (WHICH ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE) WILL NOT BE COVERED, REGARDLESS OF HOW OFTEN I NEED TO REPLACE THEM. *TR

Mileage: 24,700

I HAVE JUST HAD MY LEFT FRONT HEADLAMP GO OUT ON MY 2008 PRIUS. THERE IS 46,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE COST OF REPLACING ONE HEADLAMP WAS $254 WITH LABOR CHARGE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THIS IS LUDICROUS. I CAN REPLACE A NORMAL HEADLAMP MYSELF FOR ABOUT $15. ACCORDING TO JD POWER, THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF AN HID BULB IS "3,000 HOURS (ABOUT 90,000 MILES FOR THE AVERAGE DRIVER.)" I DON'T SEE HOW OR WHY THE BULB SHOULD COST SO MUCH TO REPLACE AND WHY TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER THE BULBS FOR LONGER. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE EXTENSIONS ARE NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA BUT BY THE INDIVIDUAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

2008 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER 1-3 MINUTES. TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURNING BACK ON RESTORES HEADLIGHT FOR ANOTHER 1-3 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE HEADLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THIS CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. LAST WEEK THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO COME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED IT OUT THOROUGHLY AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS AGAIN OUT, AND TURNING IT OFF AND ON GOT IT TO LIGHT UP, BUT DIMMER THAN THE LEFT. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THESE HID HEADLIGHTS THAT TOYOTA IS NOT RECOGNIZING. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST THE DRIVER SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, BUT AT TIMES IT HAS BEEN BOTH. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. BUT THIS ISN'T A PERMANENT SOLUTION BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR. IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED 2+ TIMES ON THE SAME TRIP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I GENERALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN ONE OR THE OTHER LIGHT HAS TURNED OFF UNLESS I HAPPEN TO SEE IT IN THE BACK BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AND IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A HAZARD IF BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE ON/OFF TRICK DOESN'T GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. THE CAR IS ALMOST 3 YRS OLD AND HAS 45000 MILES. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED TO HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE THEY HAD MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

STARTED DRIVING 2008 PRIUS HOME AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THEN BOTH LIGHTS. TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON 2008 PRIUS FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

WE OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 18 - 20 MONTHS, EITHER HEADLAMP WILL TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON RESTORES NORMAL FUNCTION. WE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING EXCEPT REPLACE HEADLAMPS AT OUR EXPENSE. THE HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WITH ALARMING REGULARITY, TO THE POINT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER DARK. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AFTER BEING TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FOR ANOTHER 20 MINUTES UNTIL ONE WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I DO NOT LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON ALL OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE REPLACEMENT BULBS ARE $150 AT TOYOTA AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I DO NOT THINK THE BULBS SHOULD STOP WORKING SO SOON. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVING TO WORK AGAIN IN THE EARLY A.M., MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL I WAS STOPPED BY POLICE. AFTER THE OFFICER TOLD ME ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT, I TURNED THEM OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE OFFICER TOLD ME THAT BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO STOP NUMEROUS PRIUS VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM, WHICH SUPPORTS MY CONTENTION THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NHTSA OR TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND HAVE FIXED W/O HAVING THE CONSUMER PAY FOR IT, OR BE HURT IF THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE FILED SEVERAL SAFETY COMPLAINTS NOW WITH THE NHTSA AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A RESPONSE. I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING IF THESE REPORTS ARE BEING EVALUATED OR SIMPLY IGNORED, BUT PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND ADDRESS THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 64,885

THE HID LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2008 PRIUS. MY CAR IS BEYOND WARRANTY FOR THIS AND TOYOTA HAS OFFERED "CUSTOMER SUPPORT" FOR THIS PROBLEM AT A REDUCED COST. THE REDUCED COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1000 FOR CONTROL ECU AND BULB REPLACEMENT. PRIUS FORUMS SUGGEST I CONTACT YOU FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS SAFETY MATTER. *TR

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIMS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS BOTH LIGHT TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR NEW PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, I'VE QUESTIONED IN MY MIND WHETHER OUR HID HEADLIGHTS WERE BRIGHT ENOUGH. I WOULD NORMALLY PUT THE THOUGHT OUT OF MY MIND SINCE I WEAR GLASSED TO READ, AND I FIGURED THAT MAYBE I JUST NEED REGULAR GLASSES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THINGS CHANGED WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING FROM ATLANTA, GA., TO PENSACOLA, FLA. TO VISIT FAMILY. ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM OUR DESTINATION, A SHERIFF PULLED US OVER, INFORMED, US THAT ONE OF OUR HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT AND ALMOST GAVE US A TICKET. SINCE WE OBVIOUSLY HAD NO IDEA THAT ONE OF OUR LIGHTS WAS OUT, HE GAVE US A WARNING INSTEAD. THE NEXT MORNING I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON TO TEST THEM, THEY WERE WORKING AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. EVERY TIME THAT I STARTED OUR PRIUS WHILE WE WERE IN FLORIDA I CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND THEY WERE BOTH ON. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES, AFTER WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO THAT I WOULD CHECK THE LIGHTS BEFORE TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I TRIED TURNING THE LIGHT-SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AND SOME TIMES THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STAY OFF. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE CHECKED OUR HEADLIGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FOUND EITHER THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD SOMETIMES CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON BUT OTHER TIMES IT WOULD CAUSE THAT LIGHT TO COME BACK ON AND THE OTHER HEADLIGHT TO TURN OFF. OTHER TIMES, BY TURNING THE LIGHT-SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, BOTH LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. THIS IS FRUSTRATING FOR ME AND WORRIES ME GREATLY SINCE MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF OUR PRIUS. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK STREET OR HIGHWAY. THIS IS A GRAVELY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH AND THEY BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 56000.

Mileage: 56,000

HID HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION - DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT RANDOMLY BUT COMES BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

NOTICED DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS OUT ON FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING CAR, IT WORKED AGAIN. LATER NOTICED THAT IT TURNS ON FOR A SECOND AND TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN AND MUST TURN OFF AND ON AGAIN A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT STAYS ON ... FOR HOW LONG? 42,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THAT IT PERFORMS SPORADICALLY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY A.M., MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TURNED OFF MY HEADLIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR PROBABLY 20 MINUTES WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT, AND DIDN'T KNOW IT, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT HAS ME WORRIED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE ROAD THAT BOTH LIGHTS COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME PRE-DAWN, DUSK OR NIGHT. IT IS LIKELY MAKING ALL PRIUS OWNERS FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS RATHER THAN CONCENTRATING ON THEIR DRIVING, WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 63,320

I HAVE TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 WITH 52000 MILES AND BOTH HID LIGHTS NEED REPLACING COSTING OVER $500.00. WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEM AT DEALER AND YET WAS ABLE TO FIND MANY INCIDENTS THAT INDICATE IS COMMON AND A DEFECT IN THE LIGHTS. TOYOTA GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, BUT WOULD TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK IN THE A.M., AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TURNED OFF MY HEADLIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT NOW HAS ME NERVOUS EVERY TIME I GET ON THE ROAD THAT IT WILL GO OUT AT ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT. IT IS LIKELY MAKING PRIUS OWNERS FOCUS TOO MUCH ON WATCHING FOR SIGNS THEIR HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL ON INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON THEIR DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 62,195

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT (6/19) AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS I WAS CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE. I CLOSELY FOLLOWED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE BRIDGE I TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON MY LIGHTS, AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS A CONTINUING SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! *TR

Mileage: 62,153

HID HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR DESIGN OF THE LIGHTING COMPONENTS OTHER THAN THE BULBS BECAUSE IF I TURN THEM OFF THEY COME BACK ON FINE EVERY TIME LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,890

HID HEADLIGHTS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT COME BACK ON WHEN MANUALLY TURNED OFF, THEN ON. APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, NOT THE LIGHTS, OR A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 61,853

HID HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF, THEN BACK ON, THEY WORK PERFECTLY FINE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE HID HEADLIGHT EQUIPPED PRIUS HAS SOME ELECTRICAL OR DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 62,010

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HID LIGHTBULBS HAVE FLICKERED AND GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE LIGHTBULBS IS IN EXCESS OF $200. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP FLICKERED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEADLAMP FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $250.00. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE OTHER HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

2008 PRIUS DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT FREQUENTLY BUT WILL COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON THEN OFF AGAIN. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA HID LIGHTS AS THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 51,052

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES AND WE ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT IN UNDER 40,000 MILES IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2008 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN SOMETIMES RESTORES THE DEFECTIVE LIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE THAT APPEARS FREQUENTLY ON THE PRIUS CHAT LIST AND IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN NOT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 52,895

THE HID HEADLAMP OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND I GOT A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR IT. SINCE I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LAMP WAS OUT, THE TICKET WAS ONLY A WARNING. I HAD THE LAMP REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AT 36300 MILES AND $300! *TR

Mileage: 36,300

I HAVE A 08 PRIUS. THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE PEOPLE TELL ME I HAVE A LIGHT OUT, BUT WHEN I CHECK ITS WORKING. IT SEEMS THAT I AM DRIVING IN THE DARK SOMETIMES WITH JUST MY FOG LAMPS, I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON THEN THEY SEEM BRIGHTER. HEADLAMPS COST $179. PLUS LABOR. TOYOTA WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT IS THE FIX AND TALKING IT MAY COST UPWARDS OF 4-5 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR DEPENDABLE LIGHTS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A CRIME TOO ME. I HEAR OF A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM NOW, I DON'T HAVE 4-5 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE PROPERLY WORKING HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE KEPT FAILING AND TURNING OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS THE FIRST TIME AT NO EXPENSE TO HIM. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE SECOND PAIR OF HEADLAMPS WOULD BE REPLACED AT A REDUCED RATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO AND FROM WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER AND MY RESIDENCE IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND. APPROXIMATELY, 75 MILES EACH WAY DAILY TO VISIT MY MOTHER IN ICU. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BY THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE FOR A HEADLIGHT OUT. WHILE BEING ISSUED A CITATION, I TURN MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN SO THE OFFICER CAN SEE THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE, NOT NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 38,232

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS - THE CAR ONLY HAS 2 YEARS AND 30K MILES AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FLICKERED UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING. WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT OVER $300 TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB!! SO TRYING TO DO IT MYSELF AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR APART. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS--44,000 MILES, LED HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT--$166 PART + $45 LABOR. I REPLACED ONE IN JANUARY, 2010, NOW ANOTHER APRIL 19, 2010. THESE ARE VERY PRICEY LIGHTBULBS AND NEED TO BE RECALLED AND NOT PRICED TO THE CUSTOMER. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. WHEN THE POLICE STOPPED AND ISSUED ME A WARNING TO TELL ME THAT MY FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, HE ALSO SAID THAT MY REAR TAIL-LIGHT WAS OUT AS WELL. THERE ARE DEFINITE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR PRIUS LIGHTING AND I'M TIRED OF PAYING THE BILL. MY BILL TODAY IS $250. I ALSO BOUGHT A $1100 EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WAS OF NO USE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS ARE INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING. PUBLIC AND PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD! REPLACED HID BULBS WITH THE PROPER TYPE, AND THE INTERMITTENT CONTINUE TO OCCUR. PHILLIPS D4R HID BULBS ARE THE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT BULBS. HID HEADLAMPS WINK OFF AT RANDOM, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I THINK THAT THE INTERNAL MECHANISM OF THE HEADLAMP BEAM ADJUSTER (WHICH CONSISTS OF A WEIGHTED, DAMPED AND MOVABLE SUBREFLECTOR) MAY BE HITTING THE BULBS AND CAUSING THEM TO PREMATURELY FAIL, OR THE BULBS AND BALLAST ARE FAULTY. PHILLIPS D4R HID BULBS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE BECAUSE THE ACCESS TO THE BACK OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS VERY CRAMPED AND CONFINED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THANK GOODNESS NOTHING HAPPENED YET BUT MY TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS HAS HEADLIGHT ISSUES. MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I FIND OUT THAT IT COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 200 TO 300 DOLLARS OR MORE TO REPAIR. AND FIXING IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN! TOYOTA SENT ME A LETTER EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND THAT IF I BRING IT IN TO A DEALER THAT IT WILL ONLY COST ME 150 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR. WELL THANX FOR NOTHING TOYOTA. *TR

HI, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT FLASHED AND THEN STOPPED WORKING. MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IS ABOUT 1.75 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE HEADLIGHT IS $300.00. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE, NONETHELESS HEADLIGHTS IN EVERYOTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED SEEM TO HAVE A LIFE OF 10 OR MORE YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DRIVE TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS DARK AND I SOMETIMES DON'T RETURN HOME UNTIL AFTER DARK. THE BULK OF MY DRIVING HAS BEEN IN THE DAYLIGHT, HOWEVER I NEED MY CAR TO GET TO WORK. ALSO ON 3 OCCASIONS MY CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED BEYOND WHERE I SET IT. FOR EXAMPLE I RESET THE CONTROL AFTER HAVING HIT THE BRAKES. I GOT BACK TO MY SPEED AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 70MPH. I NOTICED A SHORT WHILE LATER THE CAR WAS GOING 95. I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY CAME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND SLOWED DOWN AS IT SHOULD. I NOW TAKE THE CAR ALL THE WAY OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL SHUTTING IT OFF AFTER I HIT THE BRAKES. I NEXT TURN THE CONTROL BACK ON AND RESET THE CRUISE. USING THE CRUISE THIS WAY I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR SPEEDING UP. II FIGURE I WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE CRUISE THIS WAY AND OBSERVE WHETHER THERE IS ANY PROBLEM. HOWEVER,I DON'T BELIEVE TOYOTA INTENDED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE USED THIS WAY. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 28,000

FEB 6, 2010 - PURCHASED 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 40,940 MILES. MARCH 1, 2010 - PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED DURING NIGHT DRIVING. MILEAGE APPROX. 42200. LIGHT WORKED THE NEXT DAY, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THAT DAY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. MARCH3, 2010 - HEADLIGHT REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP FOR COST OF LABOR ONLY. APRIL 3, 2010 - NEW PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AGAIN FAILED DURING NIGHT DRIVING. WORKED THE NEXT EVENING WITHOUT INCIDENT. WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP 4/5 TO ADDRESS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 42,200

I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLINE ON MY 2008 PRIUS START FLICKERING, MY CAR HAS 44K MILES. ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP, THE FIXTURE IS OVERHEATING AND WILL FAIL SOON. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE AND INSTALL NEW BULB WILL BE OVER $400 FOR A LIGHT BULB. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PART OR DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE.

TOYOTA PRIUS - 2.5 YEARS OLD, UNDER FULL PARTS & LABOR FACTORY WARRANTY HEAD LIGHTS HID BULBS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP RESPONSE: PAY $771.43+TAX FOR BULBS - GOT WRITTEN QUOTE *CN

Mileage: 59,541

PRIUS 2008 HEADLAMP: BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMPS, ONE AT A TIME, INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OF FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND STAYS ON, SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT WHILE AND SOMETIMES FOR A LONGER PERIOD. I HAVE NOT HAD BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH.

Mileage: 32,000

I WAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT ONE NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 PRIUS TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON BY RESETING THE LIGHT SWITCH. THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY TRIP TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DUBLIN (CA) TOYOTA BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK TO THEM EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS WERE TURNING ON AND OFF IN THEIR SERVICE BAY. THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING BOTH LIGHTS FOR $600 WHICH THEY SAID WAS A DISCOUNT FROM TOYOTA. HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO ORDER THE BULBS AND CHANGE THEM MYSELF. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS. NEED YOUR HELP TO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.

Mileage: 40,000

HELLO....I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ENTITLED CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM..(NO MENTION OF RECALL). IN IT, THEY SAY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT...AND WHILE THEY'VE BEEN CHARGING FOR THEM AT 300 DOLLARS EACH, THEY NOW REALIZE THAT IT'S SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE....THAT CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO FAIL...NOW, IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING ELSE, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL...NOT A "HIDE THE PROBLEM" KIND OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT LETTER......SOMEONE SHOULD BE MONITORING THIS ONE TOO....IF TOYOTA CAN HIDE SOMETHING THAT IS A RECALL-WARRANTED PROBLEM, WHAT NEXT..? IT WORRIES ME.... *TR

Mileage: 8,500

2008 PRIUS. AT 35,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT, COVERED BY WARRANTY. AT 40,000 MILES THE DRIVER'S SIDE BURNS OUT, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. $200 TO REPLACE. I'VE NEVER BEEN TOLD BY CARSON CITY TOYOTA THAT PRIUS CARS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

LEFT FROM HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED AT 28 MONTHS / 36,000 MILES, AND I'VE BEEN QUOTED >$200 TO REPAIR! *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2008 PRIUS HEAD LIGHT FAILURE. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. NOT UNDER WARRANTY I HAD NEW HEADLIGHT PUT IN (1-2009 & 1 IN 2010). *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TOYOTA PRIUS VIN=[XXX] PASSENGER HID HEADLIGHT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. STOPPED, SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED AND HEADLIGHT REENERGIZED, BUT FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AFTER A FEW MINUTES. MILES ON CAR 35,499. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 35,499

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE...DEALERSHIP IN ASHEVILLE ONLY SAYS ITS PAST THE 36,000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. GOING TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHECK OUT THE LIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG. SAW ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THIS IS A PROBLEM, AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS OR A LEMON LAW PUT ON IT SO TOYOTA WILL HANDLE THE COSTS. I AM JUST WONDERING HOW MUCH IT WILL COST. THE LIGHT ALONE IS ABOUT $150.00 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 36,900

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HID LIGHT BULB ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 49,000 MILES ON IT . THEN BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WILL COST 250.00 TO REPLACE IT.I UNDERSTAND THIS A REALLY COMMON FAILURE ON PRIUS WITH HID LIGHT BULBS AND IT HAPPENS ALOT.. *TR

Mileage: 49,878

I PURCHASED A 2008 PRIUS WITH HID BULBS AND THEY BOTH STARTED GOING OUT A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER OWNING IT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES, I HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL! I WAS IN A URBAN AREA, SO THE STREET LIGHTS WERE THERE SO THAT I COULD SEE. BUT IF I WERE IN THE COUNTRY, AS I USUALLY AM ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN BIG TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THEN NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT PERIODICALLY AND HAD TO FLIP THE SWITCH FOR LIGHT TO GO BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED FOR MONTH OR SO. THEN IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THEN ABOUT MONTH LATER - THE PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ME WITH NO LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BY FLIPPING THE SWITCH, THE LIGHT WOULD GO BACK ON FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN AGAIN SHUT OFF. CAR IS A 2008 PRIUS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A BARELY 2 YEAR OLD CAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF MALFUNCTION WITH THE WIRING, ETC BECAUSE THE LIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT SO SOON... *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RECREATED. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

HEADLIGHTS OFTEN GO OUT. IF I STOP AND MANIPULATE THE CONNECTION, IT WILL COME BACK ON. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON. PRIMARILY HAPPENS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT BUT PASSENGER SIDE HAS ALSO GONE OUT. THEY HAVE NEVER(AS YET) BOTH GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

APPROX. ONE MONTH AGO I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS. THREE TIMES ONLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT, AND ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. I DON'T DO TOO MUCH NIGHT DRIVING SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN, BUT MY BEST ESTIMATE IS ONE MONTH AGO. AGAIN, THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING AS THEY SHOULD. I KNOW OF NO CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM AS THE SITUATION HAS OCCURRED DURING FREEWAY DRIVING DURING CLEAR CONDITIONS AND RAIN CONDITIONS, AS WELL ON WHEN DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS. WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT IT WAS DUSK AND I WAS ONLY A BLOCK FROM HOME. THE 3 OTHER TIMES WHEN JUST THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT I KNEW OF NO WAY TO GET THE LIGHT BACK ON AND JUST CONTINUED MY TRIP WITH ONE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 30,200

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS AT APPROXIMATELY 2 A.M.ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD WITH MANY CURVES AND WILDLIFE THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN BOTH THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS. I WAS STARTLED AND SWERVED, BUT LUCKILY I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WHILE IT WAS STILL DARK. AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY I PULLED OF THE ROAD IN A SAFE PLACE AND SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT IN THE CAR. WHEN IT WAS LIGHT ENOUGH TO CONTINUE I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION AND CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS UTTERLY SHOCKED WHEN I WAS TOLD WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THE BULB. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND THIS POSED A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THE CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THE COST TO REPLACE A BULB (YES A BULB) RIDICULOUS BUT THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AND TOYOTA SHOULD "BE MADE" TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE ("HID") HEADLAMP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTINUES TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THIS AND CONTINUE TO SEND ME BACK ON THE ROAD WITH MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS. THIS COMBINED WITH ISSUES SURROUNDING THE TRACTION CONTROL (SUBMITTED IN A PRIOR COMPLAINT) RENDER THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS AND I AM NOW UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. TOYOTA AND MY DEALERSHIP, WALSER TOYOTA OF BLOOMINGTON (MINNESOTA) HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I HAVE NOW SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE LIGHTS REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE (DESPITE THE FACTORY WARRANTY). *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 08 PRIUS. SEVERAL DAYS AGO SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT ONE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHT WAS OUT. TWO NIGHTS AGO I CHECKED AND BOTH LIGHTS WERE WORKING SO I THOUGHT I WAS OK. LAST NIGHT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER THE RIGHT LIGHT WENT OFF. AFTER ANOTHER HOUR OF DRIVING THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT AND I REPEATED THE TURN ON CYCLE AND IT STAYED ANOTHER COUPLER HOURS. (I DROVE HOME WITH THE FLASHER AS THIS WOULD HAVE ENABLED ME TO SEE THE ROAD A LITTLE IS CASE THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN., ) I MADE IT HOME OK AND AM CONTACTING MY DEALER TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 22,400

INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF HID HEADLIGHT (ONE SIDE) ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. SOMETIMES BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WORK AS INTENDED; SOMETIMES ONE (IN THIS CASE THE LEFT) HEADLIGHT CEASES TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 19,100

PREMATURE HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT 20,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

I HAVE ABOUT 57,000 MILES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. NOT BOTH BUT EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT. THE LEFT MORE THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHTS RE LIGHT. AS MY RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON, ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAN STILL SEE ME COMING, BUT MY VISION IS GREATLY REDUCED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY STOP WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

AFTER OWNING OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID FOR 2 YEARS, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLAMPS ALREADY. THEY BOTH FAILED PREMATURELY. FORTUNATELY FOR US OUR DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEADLAMPS WITH NO CHARGE AS WE ARE WELL UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THAT WARRANTY EXPIRES, AND IT WILL SOON. WILL TOYOTA OR OUR DEALERSHIP KEEP REPLACING THESE HEADLIGHTS BULBS. I THINK NOT! THEY WILL MORE THAN LIKELY MAKE ME PAY FOR THEM! WITH THE 35 COMPLAINTS THAT ARE LISTED HERE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, ONE WOULD EXPECT/DEMAND THAT TOYOTA WOULD VOLUNTARILY COVER THE COSTS INVOLVED WITH REPLACING THESE HEADLIGHT BULBS, THAT KEEP GOING OUT PREMATURELY. SURELY THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE NEED 2 WORKING HEADLIGHTS TO AVOID BEING TICKETED BY THE POLICE. MY WIFE AND I ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA THAT THESE HEADLIGHT BULBS KEEP FAILING PREMATURELY! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ISSUE ABOUT THESE HEADLIGHT BULBS. SURELY THEY SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN 2 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES THAT NEVER HAD THE HEADLIGHT BULBS REPLACED. ONE IN PARTICULAR WAS A 1987 CAMARO WITH 187,000 MILES ON IT. NEITHER HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE EVER REPLACED ON THAT VEHICLE IN THE 12 YEARS WE OWNED IT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS (TOURING MODEL) -- DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FAIL IN SEPT 2009. BECAME MORE FREQUENT AS TIME ELAPSED (WOULD OCCUR 3+ TIMES DURING 30 MINUTE TRIP). TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVED ISSUE, BUT DRIVER BULB WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIAL BLIND SPOT FOR DRIVER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. RESEARCHED ONLINE - SUSPECTED ECU. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AROUND DECEMBER 2009. WAS ADVISED THAT ECU WAS NOT THE PROBLEM - BULB REPAIR SUGGESTED. DEALER DIAGNOSTIC SUGGESTED. DID NOT GO TO DEAL TO SPEND $100 TO TELL ME A LIGHT BULB SHOULD BE REPLACED. RECEIVED NOTICE JAN 2010 THAT SYMPTOMS MATCHING MINE WAS DUE TO HEADLIGHT REACHING END OF LIFE. ORDERED AND ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE BULBS IN JAN 2010. DID NOT BRING TO TOYOTA AS COST TO REPLACE BULBS WAS AT LEAST 6X MORE THAT "DO IT YOURSELF". ATTEMPT TO REPLACE BULBS RESULTED IN MIXED SUCCESS. WAS ABLE TO GET BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AND FUNCTIONING (AFTER PASSENGER SIDE OR DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT REMAIN ON CONSISTENTLY). TESTED HIGH BEAMS - AFTER HIGH BEAMS WERE DISENGAGED BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT HEADLIGHT SWITCH REMAINED ENGAGED. DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED WIRING. ONLY PASSENGER SIDE BULB FUNCTIONED. AFRAID TO USE HIGH BEAMS AND NO FAITH IN HEADLIGHTS. RELUCTANT TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE DEALER CHANGE BULBS, SAME PROBLEM OCCUR, AND SPEND HUNDREDS OR 1,000+ DOLLARS. ORIGINAL BULBS RETAINED AND I WILL BE PUTTING THEM BACK IN ONCE WEATHER IS WARMER. STRONG BELIEF THAT BULBS ARE NOT TO BLAME AND ECU OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS AT FAULT. DOZENS OF SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES CAN BE TURNED ON AGAIN BY TURN OFF HEADLIGHT AND TURNING THE SWITCH BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ONE AT A TIME. *TR

Mileage: 65,500

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. BRAKES SEEMS TO "LOSE HOLD" WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE LOSS OF BRAKING SEEMS TO ONLY LAST FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND BUT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP KEPT MALFUNCTIONING, GOING OFF PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM IN SHOP, SO STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TOOK CAR BACK THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE. FINALLY DEALER SAID THERE'D BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CHANGED OUT THE HEADLAMP AT A COST OF $250.00. ($150 FOR THE HEADLAMP AND $100 FOR LABOR) LATER GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGING THE FAULTY HEADLAMP ISSUE, BUT SAID TOYOTA HAD GIVEN US A DISCOUNT BY ONLY CHARGING $150.00 FOR THE HEADLAMP INSTEAD OF THE REGULAR $300.00 COST. $300.00 FOR A HEADLAMP SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND IF IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WHY IS TOYOTA NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER.*TR

HID BULB WENT OUT ON FRONT LEFT OF CAR WHEN IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

HID GOING ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 PRIUS WILL INTERMITTENLTY FAIL, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE IS DAILY, AND WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DEPENDING UPON THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM WRITING TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SHORT LIFESPAN OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER LESS THAN A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS BOTH HEADLIGHTS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AS THEY HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE/SURFACE STREETS RESULTING IN BEING PULLED OVER BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THE FAILURE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH MYSELF/PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE AND SURROUNDING CARS DRIVING NEXT TO ME ON THE ROAD. FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE (OVER 28K STICKER) - THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD HAVE A LONGER LIFESPAN THAN A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT EACH HEADLIGHT COSTS NEAR $200/EACH AND WOULD REQUIRE AN HOUR AND A HALF LABOR TO REPLACE THEM AS THE FRONT BUMPER NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS BRINGING THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST TO NEAR $600. FOR A COMPANY THAT TOUTS HAVING SUCH HIGH QUALITY AND BEING SO ECO-FRIENDLY - YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD USE PARTS THAT LASTED MUCH LONGER AND WERE NOT SO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE? IT IS NONSENSICAL THAT TOYOTA HAS DESIGNED A CAR WITH HEADLIGHTS THAT REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION AND COST NEAR $600 TO REPLACE. THE SHORT LIFESPAN AND EXPENSE OF THE HID HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TW

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN AT 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK STRETCH OF RT. 15 IN PA AND MY HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE SOMEHOW HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE IT TO TURN OF, I QUICKLY TURNED THE KNOB AND IT WENT ON AGAIN. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND MAY IN FACT HAVE HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY BUT I ONLY NOTICE IT IF I'M ON A UNLITE OR NOT WELL TRAVELED ROAD. I SEE FROM PRIUS OWNERS' MESSAGE BOARDS THAT IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF. I SEE FROM A NYT ARTICLE THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY BUT YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN ACTION. I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD, BECAUSE LOSING A HEADLIGHT IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS DOUBLY UNFAIR THAT A DRIVER CAN BE CITED FOR A VIOLATION THAT IS BEYOND HIS/HER CONTROL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WOULD BE $385 TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB HAVE NOT GONE IN FOR THE REPAIR, IT'S EXPENSIVE AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE PROBLEM MAY BE ELECTRICAL RATHER THAN A BURNED OUT BULB. *TW THESE HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AN OPTION ON THE CAR, IT'S THE ONLY BULB THAT FITS THE PRIUS, BUT IF THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL THEN CHANGING THE BULB FOR $385 WILL NOT STOP THE HEADLIGHT UNIT FROM SHUTTING OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. PLEASE TAKE TOYOTA TO TASK FOR THIS, THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS BUT THEY ARE PASSING THE BUCK TO THE OWNERS WITHOUT GUARANTEEING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED AND WE'LL BE SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY BRAKES, THE STICKING GAS PEDAL AND HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN OFF , WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING FROM CONSUMERS? IT'S TIME FOR NHTSA TO STEP AND FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX OUR HEADLIGHTS BEFORE TRAGIC ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

Mileage: 38,500

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, TOURING EDITION WITH HID HEADLIGHTS: THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AFTER INITIAL IGNITION AT START. TURNING OFF THE HEADLAMPS MOMENTARILY WILL RESTORE ILLUMINATION, BUT IT WILL AGAIN MALFUNCTION AFTER 20 MINUTES OR SO. OTHER EXTERIOR LAMPS WILL ALSO SHUT OFF MOMENTARILY WITHOUT INDICATION OR REASON. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADMIT THEIR DEFECT, WHICH COULD PROVE VERY DANGEROUS. *CN

Mileage: 45,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE 2008 AND HAD SEVERAL MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE AUTO. CURRENTLY, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. THEY FLICKER AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT STAY LIT. INITIALLY, TOYOTA SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR APPROX 19 MONTHS, I HAVE EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. THEY WANTED ALMOST $300 TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB! I COMPLAINED AND WAS TOLD TO CALL THEIR 800 NUMBER BY A REPAIR TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID. MEANWHILE, THE DEALER OFFERED TO DO THE JOB FOR 1/2 PRICE. I SAID THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT IT AND WAS THEN CONTACTED BY TOYOTA OF N.A. CONCERNING MY CALL MADE TO THEM. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE DEALER OFFER AND ASKED IF I WAS HAPPY WITH THAT OFFER. I TOLD THEM THAT I BELIEVED THE REPAIR S/B DONE FOR FREE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE 1/2 PRICE OFFER 'COULD' BE RETRACTED IF I WASN'T HAPPY WITH IT. TOYOTA WASN'T GOING TO WASTE "GOOD WILL" MONEY ON A CUSTOMER THAT STILL WASN'T HAPPY WITH THEIR OFFER. I INDICATED AT THAT TIME THAT I WANTED TO THINK ABOUT IT BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE OFFER HAD BEEN RETRACTED DUE TO A CALL FROM TOYOTA N.A.. I NEVER INDICATED TO THEM THAT I WASN'T GOING TO TAKE THE OFFER BUT I DO BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON 2006 ' 2009 PRIUS CARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT! I ALSO HAVE DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF A PRIUS CAR WITH DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS THAT HAVE FAILED TWICE IN THE 1ST TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITH AS LITTLE AS 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR! THAT PRIUS IS ON IT THIRD SET OF HEADLIGHTS! *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IN OCT. 2007 WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. IT IS CURRENTLY 28 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 51K MILES. THE HID PASSENGER HEADLIGHT JUST PREMATURELY BURNED OUT AND I MUST HAVE IT REPAIRED IN ORDER TO SAFELY (AND LEGALLY) DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN TOYOTA DEFECT THAT NEEDS ACTION TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

THE HID LAMPS IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN FLICKERING ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. AFTER BEING PULLED OVER BY AN OFFICER FOR AN OUT HEADLIGHT, I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS NOW GOES OUT ABOUT EVERY 20 MINUTES; A COUPLE OF TIMES THEY BOTH HAVE SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I KEEP MY LIGHTS OFF DURING THE DAY, BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT GET A TICKET FROM THE OFFICER, AND EVEN LUCKIER TO NOT WRECK ON THE PITCH BLACK ROAD WHEN THEY BOTH SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 36,600

HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 STARTED DIMMING AND GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT 50,000 MILES. LIGHTS WILL GO BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED 3 TIMES BY THE POLICE FOR A HEADLIGHT OUT AND BEEN LET GO WITH A WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON ON DRY ROADS AND BRAKES ARE SLOW TO ENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. GIVEN THE ALREADY MANY COMPLAINTS, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMMENTS ON THIS PRIUS. FIRST THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THIS CAR. SECOND, I HAD THE HEADLIGHT FAILURES THAT THESE CARS HAVE. I HAVE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED IN THIS CAR. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. MANY TIMES I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND MANY, MANY PRIUS'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS BUT NOT WITHOUT A STRUGGLE ON MY PART. LAST POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT THIS 2008 PRIUS HAS THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH BRAKES AND STOPPING THAT THE 2010 DOES ACCORDING THE ACCOUNTS I HAVE READ. FOR EXAMPLE, I WENT OVER A RAILROAD TRACK RECENTLY WHICH WHEN IT HITS AN UNEVEN SURFACE IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP! I ALMOST HIT A CAR THAT WAS TURNING JUST PAST THESE TRACKS BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD "GRIP" TO THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS ALSO WITH EVEN A SMALL CLUSTER OF SMALL POT HOLES. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE IN MY OPINION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE HEADLIGHTS ALONE DID NOT MAKE A RECALL. IT IS AN ONGOING UNSAFE SITUATION. THE CAR NOT STOPPING HOWEVER IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE 2010 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID BULBS DID NOT LAST OVER A YEAR. *TW

Mileage: 36,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS THAT FLICKER AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE. THE COST TO REPLACE IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE. THE OWNERS MANUAL INCORRECTLY DEPICT HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT. GENERALLY THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR AND NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE.*CW

Mileage: 40,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS FAILING AFTER 45K MILES OR 750 HOURS. INIITIALLY IT WAS JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT WOULD JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, NOW IT IS BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF, YOU CAN THEN TURN THEM BOTH BACK ON BUT THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN THEY WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS AND LABOR. I HAVE DONE SOME FURTHER RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. HID LAMPS HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 2000 SERVICE HOURS. THESE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO 50% OF THE AVERAGE SERVICE LIFE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I REPLACE THESE ITEMS OUT OF POCKET THAT I WILL AGAIN HAVE TO REPLACE THEM IN TWO YEARS. *CN

Mileage: 45,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT - MY PRIUS HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. SINCE THEN THE LOW AND HIGH BEAMS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE BULB WAS FINE AND IT WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTIRCAL THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I JUST DRIVE WITH IT AND KEEP TRYING TO SHAKE THE WIRES AND DETERMINE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. NOW (A MONTH LATTER) I GET A LETTER FROM TOYOTA TELLING ME IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE BULB ALL ALONG. THE SOLUTION IS TO AVOID USING MY HEADLIGHTS (THAT WAS THE SUGGESTION IN THE LETTER, ONLY USE THEM WHEN REQUIRED BY LAW) AND IF I HAVE TO USE THEM ALLOW THEM TO COOL BEFORE I TURN THEM ON AGAIN! WHAT A BUNCH OF IDIOTS FOR SUGGESTING NOT USING YOUR HEADLIGHTS! I'M STILL UNDER WARRENTY, BUT WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY ~$200 EACH TIME THIS PROBLEM BULB BURNS OUT - UNLESS I FOLLOW TOYOTA'S ADVICE AND SKIP USING THEM AT ALL :). *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS BUT WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE FRONT FENDER IN ORDER TO REACH THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE TYPE OF FAILURE AS DESCRIBED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE AND HIS SAFETY AT NIGHT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR SPEED DESCRIBED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS AND 36,800 MILES. ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY USUALLY ON WET OR DAMP DAYS. NIGHTTIME DRIVING IS FRIGHTENING JUST WAITING FOR THE LIGHTS TO SUDDENLY GO OFF. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY RELATED DEFECT YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

Mileage: 36,800

I WOULD LIKE MY NAME ADDED TO THE FORMAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MANY CASES ON FILE. I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS AND FIND IT DEPLORABLE THAT THE OWNERS HAVE TO PAY SUCH HIGH PRICES TO HAVE OUR HEADLIGHTS FIXED. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY WARRANTY RECALL. IT IS TRULY UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL. IN THESE HARD TIMES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A VEHICLE. WHEN YOU BUY A CAR, YOU EXPECT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS OF ALL THINGS (ESPECIALLY ON A 2008 VEHICLE) WOULD ACTUALLY WORK. THANK YOU. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF AND ON. DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL STRANGER POINTED IT OUT. I WOULD TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AND THE LIGHT WOULD TURNS ON AGAIN. I TRIED TO USE THE HIGH BEAM BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE ROAD AND THEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF.IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ITS NIGHT AND YOUR FAR FROM HOME. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON CAR TO INDICATE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I AM AT THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THEY HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS AT $150 EACH PLUS $100 EACH FOR INSTALLATION - TOTALING $500+. THE CAR HAS 66K MILES. THIS COST IS RIDICULOUS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT HAVING ANY HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, IT'LL WORK FOR SOME TIME AND THEN TURN OFF AGAIN. DEALER MENTIONS THAT THEY WILL NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WILL CHARGE ABOUT $200 FOR THAT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON WILL SOMETIME SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. DRIVING VISIBILITY IS GREATLY AFFECTED. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, I NEVER ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. AND, TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING IS NOT REALLY A SAFE THING TO DO. *TR

Mileage: 46,400

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT @29,000 MILES. WAS ABLE TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS LATER @44,000 MILES, LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. ITS TERRIBLE THAT A HID LIGHTBULB COSTS $150 AND NOT INCLUDING LABOR! IN THIS ECONOMY, WE DON'T HAVE $200 LAYING AROUND TO REPLACE THE BULB. ON TOP OF THAT, YOU GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND YOU GET A TICKET AND YOU ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE BULB WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. THESE HIGH PRICED BULBS SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR NOT REPLACE THEM EVERY 6 MONTHS OR SO. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA RECALL THESE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER FRONT HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT. BY SWITCHING THE LIGHT CONTROL OFF AND ON, THEN THE HEADLAMPS COME ON FOR 10 - 30 SECONDS AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED ON. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK THE PRIUS INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HID MECHANISM AND THE LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY IS UP, BUT I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. EVEN WITH THAT, THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING $300 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WILL ASK FOR THE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

PRIUS IS 2 YEARS OLD. DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. NOTE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE RE: HID HEADLAMP FAILURE. TOYOTA OFFERED TO INSTALL A NEW BULB WITHOUT CHARGE FOR THE PART (NORMALLY $150 DOLLARS) BUT INSISTED ON CHARGING $93 LABOR. 93 DOLLARS TO CHANGE A BULB? A BULB THAT SHOULD LAST FOR MANY, MANY YEARS? WHEN WILL TOYOTA ADMIT TO A DEFECT? I PAID EXTRA FOR HID HEADLAMPS FOR THIS? *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON; THE HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A 10 MILE STRETCH. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. MY PARKING LIGHTS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IF I TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS AGAIN, THEY WORK FINE FOR FEW MINUTES AND SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THE LIGHTS STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ALONE IN REMOTE ROADS THAT DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE STREET LIGHTING. I REQUEST NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE INTO THIS PROMPTLY. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL FAIL (TURN OFF) FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON WILL RESTORE THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE ONCE FOR THIS, AND HAVE NOTICED IT NOW ON MY OWN MANY TIMES SINCE; ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY TURNS OFF. CAR ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS SECOND HEADLIGHT TO GO THROUGH THIS PROBLEM. FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT COSTS UPWARDS OF $300+. FIRST LIGHT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND, THE DEALER SIMPLY TOLD ME TO "PINCH PENNIES." *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS (NON-TOURING) -- HID HEADLAMP AUTO TURN OFF NOTICED THAT UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME ONE EVENING FROM WORK, THAT ONLY MY PASSENGER HEADLAMP WAS WORKING. HOWEVER I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, THE DRIVER BULB WAS CLEARLY ON AND WORKING PROPERLY. SINCE THEN AND IN SEEMINGLY INCREASING FREQUENCY, I HAVE BEEN KEEPING NOTICE OF THIS MATTER AND IT HAS NOW GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE DRIVER HID HEADLAMP TURNS OFF AT LEAST EVERY OTHER TRIP HOME FROM WORK DURING THE EVENING. TURNING ALL LIGHTS OFF AND IMMEDIATELY BACK ON CORRECTS THE ISSUE UNLESS DONE TOO FAST. AND AFTER DOING SO THE DRIVER SIDE IS NOT AS BRIGHT FOR SOME 5-10 MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, AFTER THE HIDS HAVE BEEN OFF OVER NIGHT AND DURING MOST OF THE DAY (WHILE PARKED) THEY BOTH TURN ON AND APPEAR TO BE AT NEARLY THE SAME BRIGHTNESS UNTIL THE DRIVER HID HEADLAMP JUST UP AND TURNS OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE TURN OFF IS RARELY ASSOCIATED WITH A MAJOR BUMP OR OTHER ROAD OBSTRUCTION BUT THE LAMP RARELY STAYS ON WHEN ENCOUNTERING SUCH THINGS (ROCKS, BUMPS, CHIPPED ROAD SURFACE, ETC), BUT IN GENERAL IT JUST TURNS OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO WITHOUT ANY DETECTABLE REASON. FIRST NOTICED ON OR AROUND NOV 20, 2008 BUT IN THE PAST YEAR THE PROBLEM HAS GROWN IN FREQUENCY TO MAYBE ONCE EVERY 4-5 WEEKS TO NOW ONCE EVERY 2-3 DAYS. I TRAVEL APPROX. 65 MILES EACHDAY ROUND TRIP TO WORK AND IT IS GENERALLY DUSK OR NIGHTFALL WHEN I RETURN HOME. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

LED BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS TOO BRIGHT. BLIND DRIVER BEHIND VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN A VERY RURAL SETTING! I WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON BY TURNING OFF/ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. YET, ONLY ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. AS MY CAR HAS 49,000 MILES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BULBS HAD A SHORT IN THEM. YET I THOUGHT THE BULBS WERE TO BE LONGLASTING? ALSO, IT WAS A SAFETY FACTOR THAT THEY BOTH WENT OUT AT NIGHT! I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS ON BLOGS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. CAN YOU HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! FINALLY, THE REPAIR COST FOR THE LIGHTS WAS ENORMOUS! IT WAS $254 PER LIGHT TO BE FIXED! I AM JUST BLESSED THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OR WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC! *TR

Mileage: 49,100

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY CUT OUT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND FLIPPED THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH BACK AND FORTH. IN DOING THIS, BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND REMAINED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON AFTER I FLIPPED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BACK AND FORTH. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS SAME HEADLIGHT ISSUE ON A DAILY BASIS, THOUGH IT IS TYPICALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT GOES OUT. I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO MERELY CHANGE THE BULB. HOWEVER, I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM FURTHER, AND CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND THAT THE LIGHT WILL ACTUALLY BURN SO HOT, THAT A MECHANISM SHUTS THEM DOWN, SO THAT IT DOESN'T BURN UP A SENSOR. THEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE THE BULBS SHOULD LAST LONGER, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT PLAN TO ISSUE A RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. DID NOT WORK AT ALL AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. I WAS TRAVELING FOR WORK (ABOUT 2000 MILES OF DRIVING OVER 4 DAYS) AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO EITHER REPAIR THE PROBLEM MYSELF OR TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. DURING THE 4 DAYS OF DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILING AS WELL, INTERMITTENTLY, LEAVING ME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. IF I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON, THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKED, BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE STILL DIDN'T. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR HOURS AFTER CYCLING THE POWER, SO IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE A RANDOM INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOT DUE TO OVERHEATING OR BULB LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008, DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 29K MILES <2 YEARS OF USE, DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TELL DIFFERENT STORIES ON WHETHER IT'S A WARRANTY REPAIR; BULB PRICING RANGES FROM $30 TO $350; SANDY SPRINGS TOYOTA SOLD US THE WRONG PART; OWNER'S MANUAL GIVES WRONG INSTRUCTIONS: THE LIGHT BULB CASING LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE DIAGRAM; SOME ONLINE SOURCES CITE A TOTAL COST + LABOR $1700; SOME DON'T RECOMMEND DOWNGRADING TO A NON-HID BULB; SOME SAY THAT THE VOLTAGE IS VERY HIGH AND POSES RISK OF ELECTROCUTION WHEN REPLACING AT HOME; *TR

Mileage: 29,000

OFF AND ON HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS ON 2008 PRIUS WITH NEARLY 23,000 MILES. SINCE OCTOBER 2009 MY RIGHT SIDE HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF. TO GET THE HEADLIGHT WORKING AGAIN I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A MINUTE, THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON. ONCE THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 22,300

I OWN A 2008 PRIUS PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE THE HID HEADLIGHTS. THE CAR HAS 49,000 MILES. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL COME BACK ON SOMETIME ON THEIR OWN OR BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I DO NOT THINK IT IS THE BULBS THAT ARE BAD DUE TO THE COME BACK ON. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PRIUS OWNERS AND THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES THAT DEALERS ARE CHARGING TO REPLACE THE BULBS JUST FOR IT TO RECUR. *TR

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE DRIVER SIDE HID BULB BURNT OUT ON 11/19/2009. I NORMALLY DRIVE MY CAR TO AND FROM WORK. I PROMPTLY CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 11/20/2009 AND I ASKED THE FEMALE CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE IF THE HID WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR BACK IN JANUARY OF 2008. SHE SAID SHE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE COVERED; I WOULD HAVE TO COME IN AND SEE. AT 11/21/2009 7:30 AM, I ROLL INTO TOYOTA'S DEALERSHIP AND ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS REPLIED TO ME THAT THE BULBS WERE ONLY COVERED UP TO 36,000 MILES EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE WAS RUDE AND I PROMPTLY LEFT TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS: THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. THIS OCCURS WITH BOTH LOW- AND HIGH-BEAM OPERATION. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE FOR THEM AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. THEY CHECKED THE CONNECTIONS THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD AN OCCASION DRIVING TO WORK ALONG A VERY DARK RURAL SECTION OF OPEN ROAD WHERE THERE ARE LARGE HERDS OF DEER AND ELK OFTEN JUMPING THE FENCE AND WANDERING CLOSE TO THE ROAD. ON ONE OCCASION MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I HAD TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN WHILE ALSO TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT CAUSING AN INCIDENT. UPON THE LIGHTS COMING BACK ON I IMMEDIATELY SAW SEVERAL DEER THAT HAD WANDERED OUT OF THE GROWTH BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO MY PATH NO MORE THAN A 100FT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO AVOID THEM. WITHOUT ADEQUATE LIGHTING IF I HAD TRIED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A CONTROLLED MANNER I WOULD HAVE LIKELY DRIVEN RIGHT INTO THE DEER. THIS CAUSED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. I AM NOW FURIOUS AT THE QUOTED COST TO REPLACE THE BULBS. BUT, I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO SHELL OUT THE MONEY TO REPLACE THEM. I'M EVEN MORE FURIOUS THAT TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THE PROBLEM IN THE HOPE IT WILL GO AWAY. I REGARD THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS WITH A RECALL TO FIX THE OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE PRIUS LIGHTING SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM DETRACTS FROM AN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CAR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

OFF AND ON HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS 2008 PRIUS 15 MONTHS OLD, 22,800 MILES. RANDOMLY GO OFF MAKING DRIVING AT NIGHT HAZARDOUS. REPLACEMENT PRICE OVER 500 DOLLARS! NO ACCIDENT YET. *TR

Mileage: 21,692

I DRIVE MY CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF. I CAN SWITCH THE LIGHT ON AND OFF AND IT WILL COME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES TO A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN GO BACK OFF. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. REPLACED THE BULB AND CHECK THE FUSES. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMP KEEPS GOING OUT. REPLACED BOTH HID HEADLAMPS AS TOYOTA CORPORATE TOLD ME TO DO AND PROBLEM CONSISTS. SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH CHILDREN IN CAR AND BUSY PEDESTRIANS ON DARK ROADS WITH STROLLERS AND BABIES NOT COUNTING DEER OR OTHER ANIMALS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO RECALL ISSUE. IM TIRED! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

A RECALL IS NECESSARY ON THIS PRIUS HEADLIGHT ISSUE. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO FAIL RIGHT AND LEFT AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF TO THE TUNE OF OVER $300 TO CHANGE A HEADLAMP. THEY FAIL AT LESS THEN 16K MILES EITHER TOTALLY OR BY INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED, BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS, WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH ONLY PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHTS BUT WAS CONCERNED THEY MIGHT FAIL AS WELL. CAR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD; DEALER COVERED REPLACEMENT UNDER STANDARD TOYOTA PRIUS WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 23,210

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN TO DIM SUDDENLY AND STAY DIM. FLASHING LIGHTS ON AND OFF TEMPORARILY BRIGHTEN THE LIGHTS BUT THEY BECOME DIM AGAIN. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 PRIUS BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF, AND ULTIMATELY WOULD FLICKER OFF AT NIGHT LEAVING US WITH NO LIGHTS. IF WE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TURN OFF AGAIN. THE CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS AT A COST TO US OF OVER 600 DOLLARS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS, THE NEXT DAY THE PASSENGER HID HEADLIGHT WAS ALREADY OUT AGAIN, SO WE TOOK THE CAR BACK, AND THEY SAID THE BRAND NEW BULB MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM, IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE HID LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING OFF. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 PRIUS BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF, AND ULTIMATELY WOULD FLICKER OFF AT NIGHT LEAVING US WITH NO LIGHTS. IF WE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TURN OFF AGAIN. THE CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS AT A COST TO US OF OVER 600 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I HAD A HEADLIGHT GO OUT. BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD COME ON WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AND THEN FADE OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AT NIGHT. I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ONE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ONE BULB. IT LASTED A WEEK AND THEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. I AGAIN TURNED THE LGITHTS OFF AND ON AND THE CAME BACK ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE. HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?SOURCEID=NAVCLIENT&AQ=2H&OQ=&IE=UTF-8&RLZ=1T4GGIK_ENUS283US283&Q=PRIUS+HEADLIGHT+PROBLEMS. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHO IS TO SAY THAT SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN KILLED ALREADY. ARE THERE ANY UNEXPLAINED PRIUS ACCIDENTS RUNNING OFF THE ROAD FOR NO REASON? *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON OCTOBER 28, 2009 BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THE HEAD-LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. HE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AND SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON WITH ME TURNING OFF THE ON THE HEADLIGHT. MY WIFE TODAY HAD THE LIGHT TURN OFF AND THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THEN ON BUT THE LIGHT STAYED OFF. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED 55 MILES TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN REDDING CA. UPON READING THE PRIUS CHAT SITE I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS'S WITH HID LIGHTS. THIS I FEEL IS A FACTORY PROBLEM AND SHOULD NOT COST ME ANYTHING TO FIX. THANKS DENNIS SWOPE *TR

Mileage: 41,000

THE HID BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ONLY 40K MILES ON IT, GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURN MY SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE BULB WILL COME BACK ON, FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $300 TO REPLACE THE BULB. THE HAZARD OF POSSIBLY LOSING THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT BEFORE I CAN GET THE PASSENGER SIDE REPAIRED IS OF GREAT CONCERN. THIS IS A CONTINUING, CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 41,500

I WORK IN THE FIELD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. I GOT OFF DUTY AND WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WHEN ANOTHER OFFICER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP WAS NOT OPERABLE. AS A PEACE OFFICER I CAN TESTIFY THAT I'VE HAD NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH THE OWNERS OF LATE MODEL PRIUS' PERTAINING TO HEADLAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS BEING INOPERABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. I CAN SAY THAT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I TOLD THEM I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY THE $300.00 PLUS TO FIX THE ISSUE CONSIDERING IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LATE MODEL VEHICLES. THE DEALER IS VERY REPUTABLE AND FIXED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE. NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER HEAD LAMP AND HAVING IT REPLACED BEFORE IT GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE HD HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF AT TIMES. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, I TRIED THE BRIGHTS BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THIS TIME ONLY ONE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRIGHTS WORKED ONLY ON ONE SIDE. THIS HAPPENED IN AUGUST TOO BUT THEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. HOWEVER IN THE PAST 3 DAYS THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNT. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS SO IT WAS VERY SCARY WHEN THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF ON THE WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AT NIGHT THE DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE HEADLIGHTS' COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR BOTH EXTERIOR HEAD LAMPS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND BOTH COMPUTER CHIPS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILBLE. UPDATED 10/29/09. *LJ BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/29/09*JB

Mileage: 24,000

I HAVE A HID HEADLIGHT ON A 2008 PRIUS THAT APPEARS TO FLICKER AND THEN GOES OUT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT AND WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A POLICEMAN. WHEN I START THE CAR AT HOME THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON BRIGHTLY. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE PROBLEM STARTS. REPAIR COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

Mileage: 36,600

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THEY BOTH GO OUT RANDOMLY, I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO WORK AS MANY AS 5 TIMES AN HOUR OF DRIVING (COMMUTER), THIS PROBLEM REALLY STARTED TO BE AN ISSUE BACK IN MARCH WHEN THE LEFT HEADLAMP CONSISTENTLY KEPT GOING OUT. NOW I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND TOYOTA WILL COVER IT THIS TIME BUT ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS 1 YEAR AND 11 MONTHS OLD I HAVE ALMOST REACHED THE 36,000 MILE LIMITATION. AFTER WHICH THIS REPAIR WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. I DO HAVE TOYOTA EXTRA CARE WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS OR 125,000 MILES AND THE WILL NOT COVER SUCH ISSUES EVEN IF THEY ARE DUE TO DEFECTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS BECOMES A CONSISTENT PROBLEM IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COMMUTE DAILY APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AND I ALWAYS RETURN FROM WORK AT NIGHT. I WILL GET THE OLD SET OF LAMPS BACK FROM THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS IF NEEDED. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS CONCERN SHOULD BE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF IT IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

SAFETY ISSUES WITH TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. AFTER LIVING WITH POOR HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION AND OTHER HEADLIGHT ISSUES FOR ABOUT 19 MONTHS, I AM REGISTERING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES. HEADLIGHTS: 1. NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. 2. CANNOT BE AIMED TO GIVE DISTANCE ILLUMINATION 3. BLINK OFF DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS, MOSTLY UNRESOLVED, TRIPS TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. 1. IT TOOK TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER, TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR RAISING AND LOWERING THE HEADLIGHTS. I WAS TOLD THE ASSEMBLY HAS NO SHIELDING OR SEALS TO PROTECT IT FROM PHYSICAL OR CORROSION DAMAGE 2. AFTER ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS, THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO BE AIMED TOO LOW. WITH LOW BEAM THEY ARE SO LOW THAT A PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, ANIMAL, MORE THAN ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE HIGH BEAM SETTING IS SOMEWHAT BETTER. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH DEER STANDING ON THE ROAD AND SEEING THEM BARELY IN TIME TO AVOID THEM. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE NOT SEEN BICYCLES OR PEOPLE WALKING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARK AGAIN, AVOIDING THEM AT THE LAST SECOND. THE HIGH BEAM THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANYONE TO FLASH BACK AT ME WHEN THEY APPROACH FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HAVE THE (EXPENSIVE) HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS. THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED AUXILIARY HEADLIGHTS FOR ME BUT HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER, SUGGESTING I GO TO AN AFTERMARKET PERSON TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTS. (I AM RELUCTANT TO DO THIS, FOR REASONS OF COMPLEXITY, AND POTENTIAL LEGALITY.) 3. I HAVE MADE THREE ADDITIONAL ROUND TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM OF HEADLIGHTS (HIGH AND/OR LOW BEAM) THAT TURN OFF FOR NO REASON AFTER DRIVING A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. LUCKILY IT IS JUST ONE'.USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS THE RIGHT SIDE. ONE 'COMPUTER' HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER'S SERVICE SHOP PERSONNEL INDICATE ALL THESE ARE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE SEEN PREVIOUSLY AND ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF (ONE AT A TIME, USUALLY NOT TOGETHER) WHILE DRIVING AT DAWN, NIGHT OR DUSK. NO REPAIRS DONE AT THIS TIME UNTIL TOYOTA OR THE VENDOR WHO SUPPLIES TOYOTA HID HEADLIGHTS, COMPUTER CHIP, ELECTRONICS, SOFTWARE, SENSORS, ETC. EVALUATE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THE WORKAROUND IS DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP, AND TO UNSAFELY TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON. IT IS UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS, LABOR WHEN THE MANUFACTURER(S) DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING (BASED ON TALKING TO SERVICE REP IN JULY 2009, NO SERVICE BULLETINS FROM TOYOTA, AT AIRPORT TOYOTA IN VANDALIA, OH). *TR

Mileage: 44,000

BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WILL GO OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT. IT CAN BE ONE AT A TIME OR SIMULTANEOUSLY. ADDITIONALLY BOTH TAIL LIGHT BULBS STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK PRIOR. WHEN THE REAR BULBS WERE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM SEEMED TO WORSEN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT, THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. I QUICKLY FLIP THE SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THEY REMAIN ON FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, THEN FAIL AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON COUNTRY ROADS. I KEEP THE FOG LIGHTS ON AS BACK UP. JUST GOT BACK FROM DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME $400 TO REPLACE. OUCH! I DECIDED TO TAKE THE RISK AND KEEP ON DRIVING DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST AND NO DECENT GUARANTEE AFTER THE INSTALL. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

PASSENGER-SIDE HID HEADLAMP FAILED ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AT ~36,400 MILEAGE. TOOK IT TO DEALER 2 DAYS LATER AND THEY SAID PROBLEM COULD BE LAMP OR COMPUTER AND THAT BOTH WERE EXPENSIVE ($300), BUT SINCE LAMP WAS ON THEY COULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK CAR BACK AND ONCE AGAIN LIGHT DIMMED THEN FLICKERED OFF WHILE DRIVING. I DID SOME READING AND FOUND THAT THIS HID FAILURE IS A WELL-KNOWN DEFECT ON SECOND GENERATION PRIUS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,900 SO NOT UNDER WARRANTY. PLACED CALL TO MANUFACTURER TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANY REMEDY FOR THIS DEFECT AND THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME W/IN 24 HOURS. I WILL HAVE TO GET A REPLACEMENT SINCE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT IN SEMI-RURAL AREA WITH ON-AGAIN/OFF-AGAIN HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FATALITY, LIKE WITH THE FLOORMATS, TO GET SOME ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 39,400

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE--HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT ANYTIME. DRIVER SWITCHES LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON TO REGAIN HEADLIGHT. DEALER SAID IT IS A FAILURE OF THE HIGH DENSITY LAMP ASSEMBLY. ENTIRE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY REPAIR. COST OF ASSEMBLY IS 250 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLARS TO REMOVE & INSTALL. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS - HID HEADLIGHTS. LIGHTS TURN OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. RESTARTING VEHICLE WILL RESOLVE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT THEY USUALLY FAIL AGAIN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA EXPERIENCE HOTLINE. A CASE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS WHEN THEY ARE STARTING TO NEED REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE HAD 38000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. IF THE BEHAVIOR WERE NORMAL, WOULDN'T IT BE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL? A NORMAL BEHAVIOR WOULDN'T CREATE SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD WITHOUT SOME KIND OF WARNING LIGHT. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE IS LOW, A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. WE WERE ONLY TOLD TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THE RIGHT HID HEADLAMP ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS FAILED. THE HEADLAMP NOW GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I LOOKED INTO REPLACING THE BULB, BUT UPON BEING TOLD THE COST WOULD BE UP TO SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I DECIDED TO FIND A BULB AND REPLACE ON MY OWN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHTS ON CAR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON TO GET THEM BACK ON. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I WILL BE DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD WITH NO STREETLAMPS AND MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO COMPLETELY OUT. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FIND THAT I'M DRIVING BLIND. . I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER PRIUS CARS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS: HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML#COMM... *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH HIS HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND HE COULD NOT SEE WHICH RESULTED IN HIM HITTING A DOG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD RETURN HIS CALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,160.

Mileage: 60,160

HID HEAD LIGHT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOYOTA PRIUS 08. *TR

Mileage: 25,600

MY 2008 PRIUS FREQUENTLY HAD FAILURE OF ONE AND BOTH HEADLAMPS AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS UNABLE TO BRING THEM BACK ON BY TURNING THEM ON AND OFF. THEY WOULD RESET AFTER VEHICLE SAT FOR A TIME. *TR

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PKG 6...LOST POWER AT 65MPH...ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I LOST CONTROL OF CAR...PULLED OVER...LIGHTS SAID THERE WAS NO FUEL BUT I HAD REFUELED EARLIER THAT MORNING. TOOK TO DEALER...COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ALSO, HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK...VERY UNSAFE...HAS CAUSED TROUBLE WITH POLICE...I AM BEYOND IRRITATED WITH TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 42,088

WE HAVE 2008 PRIUS THAT FIRST BEGAN HAVING LEFT HEADLAMP GO OUT WHEN DRIVING, WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER SAFE PLACE ALONG ROAD TURN MESS WITH TURNING HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF... CREATED UNSAFE DRIVING REMAINDER OF TRIP, APROX 200 MILES NIGHT DRIVE TO GET HOME WITH ONE HEADLIGHT... NOT GOOD ON MONTANA ROADS WITH WILDLIFE PREVALENT ON ROADWAY... DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY... TWO WEEKS LATER SAME TROUBLE WITH RIGHT HEADLIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT FROM SPOKANE WA. TO BIGFORK, MT AGAIN DANGEROUS 5 HR DRIVE AT NIGHT ON FREEWAY WITH POOR VISIBILITY... THIS TIME DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND A COMPUTER SUB ASSY... HELP.. BOTH INSTANCES CAUSED UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS, NIGHT WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WITH LOTS OF WILDLIFE CROSSING THE HWY... AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE CAN NOT SIMPLY PULL INTO SERVICE STATION AND REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT, IT IS A DEALER ONLY ITEM THAT WE ARE TOLD INVOLVES REMOVING THE FRONT BUMPER TO REPLACE... *TR

Mileage: 35,000

HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HAD TO HAVE REPLACED. THE PART WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT LABOR FOR $700 WAS NOT. *TR

BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLAMPS IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, CREATING A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED HAZARDOUS LIMITED VISIBILITY CONDITION. THERE IS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR, WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2007. TOYOTA'S WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE EXORBITANT REPAIR COST OF THE PREMATURELY EXPIRED HID BULBS, THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 400 COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS DEFECT. THEREFORE I AM FILING AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT, AND A SUGGESTION FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL OF THE HID LAMPS. *TR

Mileage: 36,020

HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE PERFORMED POORLY, DIM - PARTICULARLY ON HIGH BEAM, SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW LEFT HEADLIGHT ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

IN THE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS "TOURING EDITION", THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) LAMPS FAIL AT A MORE RAPID PACE THAN THEIR STANDARD HALOGEN COUNTERPARTS. WHEN THEY DO FAIL, THEY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN BE TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY, GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF A LOOSE BULB OR WIRE AND DELAYING REPAIR. IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR EXTREMELY SHORT WARRANTY PERIOD (ONLY 36,000 MILES), TOYOTA ALSO WANTS OVER $500 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THESE NIGH-IMPOSSIBLE-TO-REPLACE LIGHT BULBS, PER BULB, EVEN THOUGH THE BULBS ONLY COST ABOUT $123 EACH FROM A THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIER ($215 THROUGH TOYOTA). BECAUSE OF THE FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY CAUSED BY THE APPEARANCE OF A LOOSE WIRE OR BULB, AND THE RELUCTANCE TO SHELL OUT $500 FOR REPAIR, MANY DRIVERS WILL CHOOSE TO WAIT ON REPAIRS. SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST BULB FAILS, LESS THAN 2000 MILES IN MY CASE, THE OTHER BULB WILL FAIL, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE OF AN IMBALANCE IN THE HIGH-VOLTAGE HID SYSTEM.SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AT NIGHT, IT COULD POSE AN EXTREME SAFETY RISK TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I RECOMMEND THAT A RECALL, OR POSSIBLY A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE HEADLIGHTS, BE ISSUED WITH ALL HASTE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

HEAD LAMPS WENT OUT WITH ONLY 30K MILE AND BOTH WENT OUT WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER COSTING ME 1K TO REPAIR. *TR

ABOUT 33K ON MY NEW BELOVED '08 PRIUS MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING IT CAME ON JUST FINE. I NOTICED A DECLINE FROM THERE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT AND ON A SUNDAY TRIP ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER BOTH HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. I FOUND THAT IN THE INTERIM TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN HELPED SOMETIMES. NOW THE LIGHTS ARE OUT AND I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN! THE FIRST DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT, BUT AT MY COST. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE LIGHT ITSELF IS THE PROBLEM (WHY WOULD IT THEN COME ON AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN?) *TR

Mileage: 33,000

PRIUS 2008 HEADLIGHT GO OFF AND BACK ON. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. NEW LIGHT WILL BE $500 PLUS LABOR TO PUT IT IN. ASKED IF THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER SIDE AND DEALER SAYS YES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND FORMERLY OWNED A 2003 PRIUS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, I WAS MADE AWARE BY OTHERS THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I LEARNED THE LAMP WOULD TURN ON IF I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE BEEN PULLED OVER THREE TIMES DUE TO A HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. THE FUNCTION OF THE LIGHT HAS BECOME VERY INCONSISTENT- I CONDUCTED A ROAD TEST OF OVER 30 MILES (AUTO MILEAGE 47000) RESULTING IN THE DRIVERS SIDE LAMP BURNING OUT SEVEN TIMES WITHOUT RELATIONSHIP TO DRIVING CONDITIONS (SPEED, BUMPS ETC). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE PAID ALMOST $200 TO TOYOTA DEALERS WHO COULD NOT ISOLATE A PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, I CARRY THE DEALER INFO WITH ME SO WHEN I GET PULLED OVER AGAIN, I CAN SHOW THE OFFICER I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SINCE THEN I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL. I HAVE EVEN SEEN OTHER PRIUS' WITH THE DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO CHANGE COLOR AND INTENSITY AND THEN BEGAN TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTES $655 FOR THIS REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AMONG MANY PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS MOSTLY IN DARK CONDITIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS AND BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF UNTIL THEY REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 52,000

HEADLIGHT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY AND TURN THEM BACK ON THEY WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THEMSELVES AND STAY ON FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DEFECTIVE HID HEADLIGHTS OF PRIUS BY TOYOTA. MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN FADING, INTERMITTENTLY CEASING AND EVENTUALLY CEASED COMPLETELY AROUND 2ND WEEK OF JULY, 2009. THE 100K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPLACEMENT. SO, I HAD TO PAY $325 DOLLARS ON JULY 24TH TO REPLACE IT. THAT EVENING, THE RIGHT SIDE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN HAVING THE SAME GRADUAL FAILURE AND IT'S NOW WORKING WEAKLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. ANOTHER $325 DOLLARS WILL BE NEEDED TO PAY FOR IT AND I DON'T HAVE IT. FOR MONTHS, I HAVE OBSERVED OTHER PRIUS WITH 1 HEADLIGHT OUT AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, PUNISH AND MANDATE A RECALL FROM TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2008 PRIUS TOURING MODEL. THE LIGHT FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT FLICKERS WHEN TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN BUT DOES NOT REILLUMINATE. MILEAGE IS 30. *TR

Mileage: 30,400

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT(S) TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF ANYTIME FROM 2-30 MINUTES AFTER BEING TURNED ON. SOMETIMES THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF. ON ONE OCCASION, THE REMAINING LIGHT TURNED OFF, LEAVING ME IN THE DARK! LUCKILY, I WAS IN A 30MPH ZONE WITH STREET LIGHTS. THAT'S WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON SOMEHOW RESETS THEM. INTERNET REPORTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE PRIUS. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, AS MY LOCAL POLICE HAVE TWICE INFORMED ME. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS (LIGHT GOES OUT) APPROXIMATELY 30-60 SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE STARTUP. THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FAILED (REPLACED) NINE MONTHS AGO. *TR

BOTH FRONT HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF FIXES IT FOR A SHORT WHILE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT KNOWING IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING NEARLY DAILY SINCE MAY 2009. PROBLEM OCCURS ON BOTH SMOOTH AND BUMPY ROADS AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS DIM, BUT THE OTHER HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATED PROPERLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING NORMALLY AT THE TIME. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND THIS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

Mileage: 23,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. HID HEADLIGHT DIMS OR GOES OUT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON RESTORES HEADLIGHT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON PRIUSCHAT.COM AS WELL AS OTHER PLACES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW 2ND WEEK OF APRIL 2008 AND HAS LESS THAN 7,500 MI ON ODOMETER. DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FAILED ON THE EVENING BELOW WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON HIGHWAY. WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BUT DIM, BETWEEN JUNE 22ND TILL REPLACED ON 6/29 UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 7,420

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH. I WILL TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THEY WILL BOTH WORK FOR VARYING PERIODS OF TIME BEFORE ONE OR BOTH GO OUT AGAIN. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE FOR THE SERVICE PERSONNEL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND DIES. CAN CYCLE POWER AND COMES ON FOR 5 SEC AND DIES. *TR

Mileage: 28,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS BLOW OUT EACH MONTH IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES EACH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Mileage: 3,000

MY 2008 PRUIS HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF AT NIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING AT ALL. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT CONTROL ON AND OFF THEY WILL COME BACK ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW BULBS AT 259.00 EACH. I TOLD THEM THE BULBS WERE WORKING AND ON AND WILL COME BACK ON. AFTER I TOLD HIM READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA. HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE AS OF YET. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON OUR 2008 PRIUS IN MARCH 2009. SINCE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT IF WE SEE EVEN A "FLICKER" TO COME BACK IN AND HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN BEFORE OUR WARRANTY RUNS OUT. ON MAY 26, 2009, THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT. WE WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO HAVE IT REPLACED AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 21,500

LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, USUALLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN ON FOR A MINUTE. USUALLY IT STAYS OUT FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS ON. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALSO WENT OUT ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO DRIVE WITH JUST THE DIM FLOOD LIGHTS, BUT IT CAME BACK ON A DAY LATER AND HAS STAYED ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN EVEN ONE LIGHT GOES OUT, AND IS INTERMITTENT, BUT TO HAVE BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS. SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THIS IS A DEFECT AND NOT JUST THE BULB BURNING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB BLEW OUT. THE BULB WAS REPLACED. IN APRIL OF 2009, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB BLEW OUT AND WAS ALSO REPLACED. CURRENTLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURES COULD RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 06/09/09 *BF UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2008 PRIUS PASSENGER HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO LIGHT. IT IS USUALLY NOT WORKING, BUT SOMETIMES AFTER TURNING THE ON/OFF SWITCH A FEW TIMES, IT WORKS FOR A PERIOD. WHEN IT FAILS, MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD CORRECTLY, CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. I HAVE RECEIVED A WARNING FROM LOCAL POLICE. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS YET, BUT AFTER READING THROUGH THIS, HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML , FORUM, I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE EVENT OF THE FAILURE OF THE HEADLAMPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WILL BE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AND THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF; BOTH HEADLAMPS, AND WHILE I CAN TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN TO MAKE THEM OPERATIONAL AGAIN, THEY JUST TURN RIGHT BACK OFF AT RANDOM. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I USE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND MANUFACTURE DOES NOT WARRANTY WHAT THE DEALER CLAIMS IS A FAULTY COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AS I AM IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA TO COVER EXPENSES AS I CANNOT AFFORD $1000.00 IN REPLACEMENT REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 29,500

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY GO OUT, THEN TURN BACK ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. *TR

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE, WITHIN THE PAST TWO DAYS, EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PRIUS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HID LIGHTS. MY CAR IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT, NOT STAYING ON, OR FAILING PREMATURELY IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I DRIVE HOME FROM WORK EACH NIGHT IN THE DARK AND HAVE DECIDE THE PRIUS IS NOW A 'DAYTIME' ONLY VEHICLE SINCE IT CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO KEEP HEADLIGHTS ON A DARK, WOODED HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO HAVE TOYOTA OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEM WITH THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THESE BULBS. HID ARE EXPECTED TO LAST SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF 3000-5000 HOURS, EVEN WITH MY HIGH MILEAGE, MY HID HAVE LESS THAN 1000 HOURS ON THEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING MORE TO THIS THAN JUST BULB FAILURE AND IT IS PLAINLY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED! *TR

Mileage: 44,270

PREMATURE HEADLAMP FAILURE ON TOYOTA PRIUS AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 24,183

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, PACKAGE 6 MODEL THAT I BOUGHT DECEMBER 27, 2008. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 23,000 MILES ON IT. BEGINNING IN MID-FEBRUARY 2009, THE LEFT HEADLAMP STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE RIGHT HEADLAMP BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. WHEN I START THE CAR, BOTH HEADLAMPS WILL BE ON AND ON MOST DRIVES, ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS WILL GO OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLAMP WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON FOR A BIT (THOUGH SOMETIMES IT LOOKS VERY WEAK) BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE HEADLAMP WILL COME BACK ON BY ITSELF WHEN I AM DRIVING. ON SOME DRIVES (USUALLY SHORT ONES) NEITHER HEADLAMP WILL GO OUT. THE LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) HEADLAMP DOES THIS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE RIGHT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT BEING STOPPED FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT AND THAT BOTH LIGHTS MAY GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME (THEY HAVEN'T YET). SINCE THE HEADLAMP KEEPS COMING BACK ON, I DON'T THINK THAT REPLACING IT WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

RECURRING HID HEADLIGHT /COMPUTER FAILURE ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY HID HEADLIGHT/COMPUTER HAS FAILED ON MY 2008 PRIUS COSTING $600 TO REPLACE. I FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTER OTHER PRIUS VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH ONE HEADLIGHT OUT WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, PACKAGE 6, WITH 40600 MILES ON IT. THE HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE, THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS AFFECTED. I COULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND THEY WOULD WORK AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. TWICE, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THEY BOTH WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STAYED ON. THIS PROBLEM SHOULDN'T OCCUR ON A NEW VEHICLE WITH 40K MILES. I WAS CITED BY A POLICE OFFICER ON 18MAR09 FOR DRIVING WITH 1 OPERATING HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 40,600

2008 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. BOTH INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. CAN BE CORRECTED BY SWITCHING LIGHTS OFF/ON. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE NEVER CAN TELL WHEN THEY WILL FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT THIS MORNING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TOTAL WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I DRIVE 70 MILES ON FREEWAY EACH WAY IN THE DARK. DRIVER SIDE BRIGHT LIGHT WOULD COME ON BRIEFLY THEN GO OUT AGAIN. PASSENGER SIDE BRIGHT LIGHT DID NOT. I DROVE TO WORK WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON ONLY. *TR

Mileage: 31,330

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID BULBS HAVE FAILED INTERMITTENT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ECU FOR THE HID'S 2X BUT WILL NOT WARRANTY BULB, THEY WANT $349.99 FOR BULB AND 1 HR LABOR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS BOTH CAN GO OFF TOGETHER IF I TURN HEADLIGHTS ON THEN OFF THEY WORK I HAVE BEEN GIVEN WARNINGS BY THE POLICE 3X ALREADY AND TRY TO EXPLAIN SO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME RUN AROUND I PURCHASED 2 BULBS FROM MY LOCAL PARTS STORE FOR A FRACTION AT $149EA BUT STILL THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS...NHTSA SHOULD FORCE TOYOTA INTO A SAFETY RECALL WHICH THIS IS ONE. YOU NEED LIGHTS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT? I DO THINK SO. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH PRIUS FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAS BILKED ALOT OF MONEY FROM OWNERS UNFAIRLY. WHO IS OUR ADVOCATE. EXORBITANT PRICES ARE BEING CHARGED FOR PARTS AND LABOR. PLEASE HELP US. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I BURN MY HEADLIGHTS IN THE DAYTIME. A FRIEND SAW ME DRIVING, PHONED ME AND SAID THAT I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT (LEFT). AFTER I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS, THEN BACK ON, AND THE HEADLIGHT WORKED AGAIN. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT NIGHT, IT WOULD OF COURSE, BE MORE OF A HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF 1 AT A TIME THEN BOTH SOMETIMES,THEY COME ON WHEN I FLIP ON OFF SWITCH; THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST 10 TIMES PER WEEK DEALER TELLS ME BULBS FOR $509 PLUS TAX DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SINCE BULBS WORK FINE MOST OF THE TIME OTHER PEOPLE INDICATE THAT CHANGING BULBS DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

PREMATURE HID HEADLAMP FAILURE. MY CAR IS BARELY 40K MILES. HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. IT WOULD COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND THEN ON. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS STOPPED WORKING SO I WHEN I HAD IT REPLACED THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $350.00 FOR THE BULB. AFTER I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB, THE SERVICE MANAGER GAME ME A CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO CALL AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRICE OF THE BULB. NO ONE ANSWERED. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED THE VARIOUS BLOGS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. EXCLUDING THE INFLATED COST OF A LIGHT BULB, THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR TOYOTA. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I PAID JUST OVER $401.00 TO REPLACE A $10.00 LIGHT BULB. THAT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG AND SOMEONE SHOULD HOLD TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. DENNIS BENNETT *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS AND THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT IN THE FIRST 5 MILES AFTER STARTING UP, BOTH SIDES WILL GO OUT, BUT IF I CLICK THE SWITCH THEY COME BACK ONE. I' M A LINE HAUL COURIER AND DRIVE 423 MILES A NIGHT SO I HAVE THE PATTERN OF THE LIGHTS GOING OUT ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINS. HITTING THE SWITCH TO PRIME THEM BACK ON THEN THEY STAY ONE FOR AN HOUR OR EVEN TWO. IF I STOP AT 7-11 OR GAS, THEY'LL ACT UP FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 10 MINS, THEN THEY STAY ON. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE ONE OF THEM WILL GO OFF, BUT I DRIVE WITH MY RUNNING LIGHTS ON SO I'LL HAVE LIGHT TO CATCH WHEN THEY GO OFF. I STARTED TO COMPLAIN AFTER A MONTH OR SO, BUT THE GAL SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $800.00 OR MORE, (I'VE HEARD IT'S HIGHER. I 'VE ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS TOLD 'IT'S ELECTRICAL! I CAN'T AFFORD THAT KIND OF SCRATCH FOR SOMETHING THAT'S SHOULD BE ALL WORKING, FOR $26,000! I JUST FIGURE THAT IT SHOULD WORK AND IF IT DON'T, WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD COME WITH THIS HIGH TECH VEHICLE!! ANY WAY I LOVE IT EXCEPT FROM THE INTERMITTENT HIGH LIGHT FAILURE...I HOPE MY CHP DOESN'T BLOW A FUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEY TEST IT AND TOYOTA WAS AT FAULT AS IT SHOULD PROVIDE A SAFE CAR FOR CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS... *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSE REAL SAFETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) AND THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS TRIED REPAIRING THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THIS RECURRING PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED BY MANY OWNERS BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER THE PROBLEM IF IT IS OUT OF THEIR 3YR / 36KMILE WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY TOYOTA REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. THEY PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AS THE BULB COSTS ~$300 (~$400 INSTALLED). *TR

Mileage: 21,644

HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON THE PRIUS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING ISSUE FROM YEAR TO YEAR FOR THE MODELS THAT HAVE THE HID TYPE. I LOST THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT ABOUT THE FIRST OF SEPT. 08 AND THE PASSENGER SIDE THIS MORNING. DOING A SEARCH AND READING OF THE PROBLEM IS WHY I AM FILING A COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO PROJECT FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE IS EVIDENT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 450 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/19/08

Mileage: 83

WHEN I TURN MY HEAD LIGHTS ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES LEFT LIGHT GOES OFF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON AGAIN THE BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN AGAIN LEFT LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR

Mileage: 32,105

WHEN I TURN MY HEAD LIGHTS ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES LEFT LIGHT GOES OFF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON AGAIN THE BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN AGAIN LEFT LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR

Mileage: 32,105