2005 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

HEADLIGHT ON 2005 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. SPORADIC, BUT SOMETIMES RECURS EVERY FEW MINUTES. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON QUICKLY CORRECTS PROBLEM ESSENTIALLY 100% OF THE TIME. ESTIMATE TO REPLACE BULB EXCEEDED $400, AND NO GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE CORRECTED. ONLINE SEARCHES SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. OTHERS DESCRIBE BOTH LIGHTS GOING OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, AN OBVIOUS HAZARD. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS OF THE BRAKES IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND BRIEF, AND ONLY OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR POTHOLES. IT IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECENT ADVISORIES ISSUED ON THE 2010 MODEL PRIUS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NORMAL 'ANTI-SKID' FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT NOW I BELIEVE OTHERWISE, AFTER READING ABOUT THE 2010 MODEL ISSUES. *CN

LTR FWD FM (CA) RE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. *KB THE CONSUMERS WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE . AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE VEHICLE FLEW FROM THE 3RD STORY SPACE DOWN TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE STARTED UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS WAS GOING ON AND OFF AND THEN WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THE BULB AND LABOR WOULD BE $320 AND THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THAT ONE HEADLIGHT WAS ALSO OUT AND THAT WOULD BE $250 - SO IT WOULD BE ALMOST $600 FOR 1 HEADLIGHT!! I THINK AFTER READING MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNER'S SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND ALSO AN OUTRAGEOUS, UNFAIR CHARGE TO CONSUMERS FOR AN ITEM THAT MUST HAS TO WORK IN ORDER TO USE THE CAR. I FEEL BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE COST TO REPAIR A HEADLIGHT AND THAT SOME PRIUS' HAVE REGULAR HEADLIGHTS ON THEM AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CHOICE. *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE. THE FOURTH TIME. THE LIGHTS CAME ON USING THE HI-BEAM ONLY. NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY WIFE HAS BEEN PULLED OVER FOR THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THESE MYSELF. HOWEVER, THIS LAST TIME IT IS NOT THE BULB. IT IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE FORUM. COSTS HAVE BEEN FROM $300 - 2K. SOME DEALERSHIPS ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND OTHERS DON'T. THIS IS A SAFETY AND EXPENSE ISSUE. DRIVING HOME IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT AND USING THE HI-BEAM IS BLINDING TO ON COMING TRAFFIC AND AGAINST THE LAW IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. SIMILAR "BRAKING" PROBLEM AS IS IN NEWS FOR 2010 PRIUS. AFTER GOING OVER A (EVEN A SMALL) BUMP, CAR ALMOST LURCHES FORWARD; GLAD I WASN'T NEAR ANOTHER CAR, OR MIGHT HAVE HIT IT. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS TOOK TO DEALER-DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. SEEMS LIKE MORE OF AN ACCELERATION. DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM. SECOND POSSIBLE PRIUS ISSUE: A FEW TIMES WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ACCELERATOR TO ENTER HIGHWAY FROM FULL STOP, NOTHING FOR A SECOND-A DELAY THAT COULD BE LETHAL. SEEMS AS BAD AS NADER'S CORVAIR-BASED "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED". WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER PRIUS. *TW

2005 PRIUS- HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM NOTICED AT 90,000 MILES WHILE CAR WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY- DEALER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ALWAYS WORKED IN THE SHOP. AT OVER 100,000 DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA COMPANY WOULD PAY FOR ONLY 1/2 THE COST (COST TO REPLACE BULBS AND LABOR IS $1,000!). NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE OF HEADLAMPS NOT WORKING, BUT THE COST IS ROBBERY. *TR

MY 2005 PRIUS SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD DURING A SNOW STORM. I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED. MY CAR HIT 2 TREES HEAD ON AND WAS TOTALED. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I INFORMED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOYOTA (SENT THEM PICTURES) AND NEITHER SEEMED TO FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S RESPONSE, AND SINCE I WOULD NEVER BUY A SMALL CAR UNLESS I HAD ABSOLUTE FAITH IN ITS AIRBAG SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO PROTECT ME IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, I CHOSE NOT TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE PRIUS WAS MY THIRD TOYOTA, AND I HAD BEEN VERY LOYAL TO THE BRAND FOR YEARS DUE TO THEIR RECORD OF QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. I STILL HAVE PICTURES OF MY WRECKED CAR. PLEASE CONTACT ME, IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THEM. I DID NOT FILE A REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT IN RETROSPECT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE. I AM ONLY WRITING NOW TO ALERT YOUR AGENCY THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEM WITH EARLIER PRIUS MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD LOCK UP, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING OR CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE IN A TUNNEL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE ROAD CREW HAD TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT TOOK TWENTY MINUTES TO RE-ENGAGE THE GEAR SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE AGAIN. USUALLY, IT WOULD TAKE TWENTY TO FORTY MINUTES BEFORE IT RE-ENGAGED ITSELF AND FOR THE GEAR TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED AND SENT LETTERS TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ONE WILL SPEAK WITH HIM. HE HAS NOT TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,700.

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET, CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH CARS COMING UP BEHIND IN A SINGLE LANE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A GATE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT, MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, AND THEN A SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED HER WAS AN ELEVATED MEDIAN BETWEEN PARKING ROWS AND THE FACT THAT SHE WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THE VEHICLE BEING AT THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. *JB

NORMAL DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS OFF. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT, MOST OF THE TIME, WILL RETURN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. HID BULB REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HID BULBS ARE NOT CHEAP. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $2500 TO HOPEFULLY FIX MY HEADLIGHT. PRETTY EXTREME FOR A HEADLIGHT? DEFINITELY A TRAFFIC AND SAFETY HAZARD ONLY OPERATING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT IN PRIUS. TURN OFF THEN BACK ON TO RESET BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ONE NIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK IT RESET ONCE I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT WAS DONE TO MY CAR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR 2 MONTHS AND IT TOOK 2 DEALERSHIPS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION, I'LL BE HAPPY TO COOPERATE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AT WILL. FLIPPING THE ON/OFF SWITCH WILL TURN IT BACK ON TEMPORARILY. HARD TO TELL WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE HID BULB, FOR $458. BUT THE BULB ISN'T BURNED OUT. ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND ACCORDING TO OTHERS IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, EVEN AFTER BULB CHANGE. THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM IN THE DARK, AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR HUNDREDS OF PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

1.) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: NONE (EXCEPT VEHICLE > 43000 MILES?) 2.) HID HEADLAMP ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS TURNING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. TURNING ON/OFF OF HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAPPEN PERHAPS 1 TO 2 TIMES IN A 15 MINUTE DRIVE 3.) NONE YET. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED HID INVERTER FAILURE/ECU FAILURE TO BE CAUSE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A HILL NEXT TO OUR HOME. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME FOR A SHORT PERIOD AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED MORE AGGRESSIVELY TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR (THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THE TEMP. WAS IN THE 60S, THERE WERE NO LEAVES ETC ON THE ROAD) AND THE BRAKES STILL DID NOT RESPOND SUFFICIENTLY TO STOP THE CAR...IT SLOWED US SOME BUT WE WOULD HAVE RUN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US IF WE DID NOT SWERVE SHARPLY TO AVOID IT AND THEN DRIVE INTO AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS TURN OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON AGAIN, THE BRAKES RESPONDED CORRECTLY. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD FOUND AN ERROR CODE (THE ABS SYSTEM) IN THE COMMUTER AND THEY TECH'S AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN WITH A FEW OTHER PRIUS (THIS IS WHAT I FOUND CONCERNING?THERE WERE ALSO SIMILAR INCIDENTS POSTED ON THE WEB). NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE BRAKES. THE MECHANICS SPOKE TO TOYOTA HEAD OFFICE (??) AND THEY WERE TOLD TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND RUN A NUMBER OF TESTS. THE CAR RESPONDED CORRECTLY AFTER THE RESET AND IT WAS GIVEN BACK TO ME NO MECHANIC PROBLEM WAS FOUND.. *TR

I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY CAR, MY FRIEND WAS DRIVING. IT WAS A 4 LANE STREET WITH A TURNING LANE IN THE CENTER. I THINK WE WERE GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WHEN WE HIT (POLICE REPORT ESTIMATED 45 MPH) A F250 DIESEL SUPERCHARGE TURNED INFRONT OF US WITHOUT WARNING. WE T-BONED IT, IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE OF HIS TRUCK, OURS WAS HEAD ON. MY PRIUS'S BUMPER WAS PUSHED BACK TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK SO MUCH THAT IT PUSHED BACK THE DASH INSIDE THE CAR. I COULDN'T GET MY DOOR OPEN. WE HAD SEATBELTS ON, BUT NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF. ON SITE EMERGENCY CREWS SAID THEY SHOULD'VE GONE OFF. I'VE SEEN 2 DOCTORS SINCE, BOTH SIDE MY WHIPLASH AND NECK PAIN WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE IF AN AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. MY CAR IS TOTALED. *TR

ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCE A RANDOM SHUT DOWN OF MY PS HEAD LIGHT. ONLY BE TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON RESTORED IT FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME.. LAST WEEK THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING WITH THE DS HEADLIGHT. NOW ETHER ONE OR BOTH RANDOMLY JUST GOES DARK. WHEN BOTH GO OUR ON A TWO LANE ROAD IT GETS REALLY DARK. I CAN NOT CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN AND CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT LOOKS LOOSE. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING STILL AT AN INTERSECTION. SOME NIGHTS IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIME IN A 2 MILE DRIVE TO THE STORE AND OTHER TIMES (RARELY NOW) IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL. HEAT DOE NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE SINCE IT SOMETIME HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED FROM COLD. WHEN CHECKING THE INTERNET IF FIND THE PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM PRODUCES SEVERAL BLOG AND OTHER SITES THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME THING WITH PEOPLE SAYING THAT THE DEALERSHIPS DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH SOME PEOPLE HAVE SPENT OVER $2500 SWAPPING OUT PARTS.. AS A RESEARCHER, I CONCLUDE THAT THIS IS CLEARLY VEHICLE CLASS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD AT LEAST BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE SERVICE CENTERS. AS A DRIVER, IT IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE I HAVE TO START SPENDING BIG MONEY ON NON-SOLUTIONS OR SELL THE CAR I OTHERWISE LOVE PASSING THE PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

60 K INSPECTION BY STATE LICENSED SERVICE- TOYOTA. AT 62K WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER, WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE PREVIOUS INSPECTION (NOT A DEALER).DEALER FAILED TO BURP ENGINE CAUSING AIR IN SYSTEM. PERSONALLY ADDED ANTIFREEZE. 2) HEADLIGHT ARE NOW LOCKED IN THE LOWER ELEVATION CAUSING THE DIMS TO BE APPROX 30 FEET IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. OUTRUN LIGHTED AREA VERY RAPIDLY. BELIEVE TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION 3)SMART KEY (S) QUIT AT SAME TIME. 4) SECOND SET TIRES NEEDING REPLACEMENT JUST OVER 25K MILES 5) AT TIMES THE ENGINE BATTERY JUST GOES DEAD. ALL HAPPENED JUST OVER 60K MILES. DEALER WILL LOOK AT ITEMS FOR A SERVICE CHARGE AND IF PROBLEMS THE SERVICE CHARGE WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM COST. I WAS INFORMED THAT NONE OF THE ITEMS ARE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS PAST THE 60K. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE WATER PUMP CONDITION HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE 60K BY THE BUILD UP OF ANTIFREEZE ON OLD PUMP WHICH I PLAN ON SENDING TO TOYOTA. *TR

HEADLIGHT HEIGHT CONTROL SENSOR FAILED ON MY 2005 PRIUS. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN 2008 WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER, BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS ON AGAIN/OFF AGAIN, HE COULDN'T FIND IT. BY THE TIME DEALER FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS - IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. IT IS INTERMITTENT. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON, IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFELY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT, I CHANGED LANES INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, LET UP ON THE BRAKE TO GO OVER A DEPRESSED AREA WHERE A PIPE WAS BEING REPLACED AND THE ROAD REPAIRED. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON WHEN I WENT OVER THE BUMP AND IT TOOK ABOUT 2 SECONDS OF HEADING TOWARDS THE BACK OF A TRUCK FOR THE BREAKS TO ENGAGE AT ALL. WHEN THEY FINALLY ENGAGED, THE CAR STOPPED VERY QUICKLY (AS I WOULD EXPECT) AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE PERSON BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES NOT ENGAGE ON ONE OTHER INCIDENT THAT ALSO INVOLVED SWITCHING LANES AND A BUMP. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS ON THIS PRIUS NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT KILL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE "BRAKING PROBLEM" WAS "LIMITED" TO 2010 PRIUSES. IT IS NOT. THIS ISSUE HAS CLEARLY OCCURRED TWICE FOR ME IN THE PAST 5 YEARS OF MODERATE DRIVING (ABOUT 10K MILES PER YEAR). TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT I WAS MAKING IT UP, IT NEVER HAPPENED, I MUST HAVE NOT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I NEVER RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND THE CAR STOPPED JUST FINE AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY. THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. USUALLY JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT RECENTLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. BEFORE TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WOULD FIX IT BUT NOW IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT CHECKED BY TOYOTA BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS...PURCHASED NEW...HAVE HAD NINE (9) EXTERIOR LIGHTS BURN OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THEM AND THEY SEEM TO BE WORKING BETTER. I BELIEVE THE BULBS USED BY TOYOTA WERE INFERIOR. AFTER 36,000 MILES TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY BULBS. *TR

WE HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD OUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING BULBS THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND IF WE SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED AGAIN OR TURN ON/OFF THE LIGHTS, THE HEADLAMP WOULD WORK AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE LIGHTS NEED REPLACING BUT THERE IS NO WAY THESE LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT OFTEN. IT HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST SIX YEARS. I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TWO NIGHTS AGO FOR HAVING A HEADLAMP OUT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR IT WORKED PERFECTLY. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL AND HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. A REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAD-LAMP FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 189,000.

OUR 2005 PRIUS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC-LEVELING HEADLIGHTS. WARNING SYMBOLS APPEARED ON THE DASH. AS WE WERE DRIVING, WE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE AIMED MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL, SO THAT THE LOW BEAMS APPEARED MORE LIKE HIGH BEAMS. IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRIP, WE STOPPED BRIEFLY AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN WE RESUMED OUR TRIP, WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOW VERY LOW, SO LOW THAT WE DARED NOT GO OVER ABOUT 20 MPH. WE SCHEDULED A VISIT TO OUR TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT; BUT WHILE THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOW AIMED NORMALLY. PRIOR TO THIS SERVICE VISIT, AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT A NUMBER OF 2004-2005 PRIUSES HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE REAR OF THE CAR, IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE WELL, THAT MEASURES THE LOAD ON THE REAR END AND ADJUSTS THE HEADLIGHTS ACCORDINGLY. TOYOTA HAS PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT IN A NUMBER OF PRIUSES, THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND DIFFICULT TO DETECT. I SHARED WITH THE DEALER WHAT I KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, E-MAILED (AT THEIR REQUEST) THE TSB, AND ASKED THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR CAR WAS RECENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY, SINCE IT HAD ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM WAS CLEARLY A SYSTEMATIC MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. DURING MY DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE ADVISER, HE ADMITTED THAT WHILE NO FAULT CODE COULD BE DETECTED, THE ONLY POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD TO BE THE SENSOR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TOYOTA WOULD COVER THE REPAIR; THAT ALREADY IN THE PAST MONTH, 15 OF THESE UNITS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE REGION AND NONE OF THEM HAD BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THE DEALERSHIP ITSELF WOULD COVER THE PART ($470) IF I AGREED TO PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION ($200). I DID SO AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN REMEDIED. *TR

I AM ATTACHING A LINK TO A STORY IN THE HOUSTON PRESS ABOUT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA PRIUS AUTOMOBILES. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS STORY DESERVES INVESTIGATION, AND AS A TOYOTA PRIUS OWNER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS POTENTIALLY TRAGIC ISSUE AND RESOLVE IT BEFORE A FATALITY RESULTS. HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONPRESS.COM/2009-04-23/NEWS/WILD-RIDES. *TR

I FIRST REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA MARCH 10, 2010. I DID SO AFTER TALKING WITH A COWORKER WHO HAD A 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. WE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THEREFORE, I FIGURED I SHOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUS. THE TOYOTA'S SAFETY INCIDENT NUMBER IS [XXX] . WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND HITTING THE BREAKS I NOTICE THAT INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY SLOWING THE CAR DOWN, THE CAR SEEMS TO EITHER NOT SLOW AT ALL AND SEEMS TO ACCELERATE. KNOWING THAT GOING OVER BUMPS CAN CAUSE A TIRE TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE AND THAT CARS CAN ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFER DRIVE FROM A TIRE THAT LOOSES CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE TO THE OTHER WHEEL, THERE MAY BE MIXED SIGNALS HAPPENING. THE BRAKES TELLING THE CAR TO STOP, THE TRACTION CONTROL TELLING THE ACCELERATION TO TRANSFER. IT SEEMS THE ACCELERATION IS TAKING PRECEDENCE. REGARDLESS, THIS SEEMS THAT IT COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IF ON A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE OR A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING AND A CAR STOPS INFRONT OF ME OR A KID RUNS INTO THE STREET OR FOR SOME OTHER REASON I NEED TO STOP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED DOWN-HILL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR KNEE INJURIES AND LACERATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,810. UPDATED 1/5/10 *CN UPDATED 01/06/10*JB

I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND DROVE IT FOR 12,00 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORE OUT. WHEN I WENT IN TO TOYOTA AND POINTED THIS OUT THEY REPLACED THE TIRES BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR THE SCHEDULED SERVICES RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA. TO DATE MY CAR HAS 25,000 MILES AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. THEREFORE THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 13,000 MILES WEAR. I CALLED TOYOTA AND SPOKE TO THE HEAD MANAGER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PRIUS CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE BATTERY AND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, WHY DO THEY USE THE GOODYEAR TIRES WHICH WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY? I HAVE ALSO READ ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND HAVING BLOW OUTS ON FREEWAYS, ETC. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON TOYOTA PRIUS TIRES SINCE UPON READING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I. THEY SHOULD PUT SAFER TIRES ON THE CAR SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. *TR

I EASED TO A STOP IN A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN I EASED OFF THE BRAKE MY PRIUS SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB, GRAZED A LIGHT POST & STOPPED AGAINST A BUSH. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT CATCH ON THE FLOOR MAT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING VERY SHORT DISTANCE. REPAIR CENTER FOUND FAILED SENSOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT SYSTEM FAILED INTO UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN THE ONBOARD SYSTEMS ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF REMEMBERING THE LAST SAFE CONDITION. *TR

I HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME THOUGHT THAT MY CAR LIGHTS DID NOT LIGHT UP THE ROAD SO WELL, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR, I TURNED ON THE HEAD LIGHTS. THEY WORKED AND SEEM TO BE PRETTY BRIGHT. THEY ARE THE NEW TYPE OF LIGHTS. THIS WENT ON FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, ONE DAY, I DROVE UP TO MY HOUSE AND NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER-SIDE HEAD LIGHT DID NOT SEEM TO REFLECT ON MY MAILBOX POST AS I THOUGHT IT SHOULD. I HAD TURNED THE LIGHTS OUT. BUT I TURNED THEM BACK ON, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THEY WERE ON. THEN ONE DAY, I WAS BEHIND A SUV. I SAW MY CAR'S REFLECTION AND THE PASSENGER LIGHT WAS OUT. I GOT HOME DID NOT TURN OFF THE CAR OR LIGHTS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECK. THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TIME THAT IT TOOK FOR ME TO DISCOVER THIS ACTUALLY TOOK OVER A YEAR. I RECALLED THAT SOMEONE HAD HIT MY CAR ON THAT SIDE (MINOR) BUT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. SO, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE PLACE IT WAS REPAIRED. THROUGH MY INSURANCE, I HAVE A LIFE-TIME GUARANTEE ON ALL REPAIRS. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT. ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER I AM BEHIND A CAR AND I NOTICE THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS AGAIN OUT. I CHECKED THE WEB AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. I CAN NOT SAY HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS SINCE YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE THE CAR. I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MY CAR LIGHTS DO NOT SEEM TO BE LIGHTING UP THE ROAD AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

MY 2005 PRIUS STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY A WARNING TRIANGLE SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD. FINALLY IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM - A SHORT OR SOME SUCH GLITCH. COST TO REPAIR $700. I DECLINED TO REPAIR SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE OTHER PRIUS PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT BROADSIDED ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND RAMMED INTO GUARD RAIL ON FRONT OF VEHICLE, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND PART OF THE DOOR HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GET ME OUT.. THE CAR WAS A 2005 PRIUS WITH SIDE, CURTAIN, AND FRONT AIRBAGS, NONE OF WHICH DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I SUFFERED NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER TRAMA AND HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO WORK FOR A MONTH AND HALF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE ANYWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED TOTALLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES LOCKED HARD, AND THE SMELL OF THE BRAKE BANDS WAS HIGH. I SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WENT TO TONIO DIVION TOYOTA IN RIVERDALE UTAH. THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY HAD NOT EXPIRED, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT A PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE ELECTRONIC BOARD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $985.87. IF THIS QUALIFIES ON A PRIUS RECALL CAN I GET ANY MONEY BACK? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT RECEIVED NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I PURCHASED IT IN MARCH 2005. LAST WEEK, MY MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY (MFD) CEASED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE MFD INITIALIZED TO THE MPG SCREEN BUT HAD UNUSUAL COLORS. I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE DISPLAY SCREEN BY SELECTING THE AUDIO, CLIMATE, DISPLAY, AND INFO BUTTONS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE SCREEN WOULD GO BLANK AND THEN SHOW THE ?PRIUS HYBRID? INITIALIZING SCREEN AND THEN RETURN TO THE MPG SCREEN. AS I WAS NEARING MY 80K SERVICE, I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY DIAGNOSED THE MFD AS BEING UNSERVICEABLE THAT NEXT SATURDAY. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE MADE THE COMMENT THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THE MFD TO GO BAD. TO REPLACE THE MFD WITH A NEW ONE, IT IS $4,000.00 PLUS INSTALLATION. THAT IS 19% OF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW! I BEGAN RESEARCHING AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON 10 JANUARY 2005 TITLE: MULTI-DISPLAY FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERATIVE; TSB# EL002-05 WHICH IDENTIFIED ISSUES WITH THE MFD. ALSO IN BROWSING THE WEB SPECIFICALLY WWW.PRIUSCHAT.COM AND HTTP://AUTOS.GROUPS.YAHOO.COM/GROUP/PRIUS-2G/ AND SAW THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. ONE ELECTRONICALLY GIFTED PERSON DISASSEMBLED HIS MFD AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS IMPROPER SOLDERING ON THE CIRCUIT CARD (SEE HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/COMPARE.HTML ). IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA CORPORATION WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE NOT DISCLOSING IT HOPING THAT THE FAULTY MFD?S WOULD NOT BE DISCOVERED UNTIL THE VEHICLES EXCEEDED THE 3 YEAR 36,000 WARRANTY. I KNOW I AM OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I AM JUST PASSED THE 3 YEAR WINDOW. I PURCHASED AND USE MY CAR AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE DRIVING ALMOST 100 MILES PER DAY. AS A MAINTENANCE OFFICER IN THE US ARMY, I KNOW THERE ARE COMPONENTS THAT ARE MILEAGE DEPENDENT (ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS, DIFFERENTIALS) BUT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE BUILT TO LAST THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES LIFE, NOT JUST UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. *TR

TOYOTA'S HID HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA WOULD LIKE US TO REPLACE THE BULBS. LABOR AND THE BULB RUN ABOUT $500. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF TOYOTA'S VEHICLES AND SEEMS LIKE CONSUMER GOUGING ON A FAULTY PRODUCT/DESIGN TO THE NTH DEGREE! *TR

2005 PRIUS - INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. ON FIVE OCCASIONS, BUT NONE IN THE LAST YEAR, WHEN WANTING TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO STEP ON BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED BRIEFLY, FOR LESS THAN HALF A SECOND. BUT THE BRAKE WORKED NORMALLY AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STOPPING. DATE GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE FOR LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 FAILING BRAKE SYSTEM- FOR THE SECOND TIME (THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 27-JUN-2008) MY BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FIRST TIME THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP "RECALIBRATED THE COMPUTER" AND COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IS FAILED OR THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SECOND OCCASION, YESTERDAY, I ACTUALLY REARENDED ANOTHER CAR. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN A COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE WHIPLASH AND A WARNING THAT I MAY HEAR FROM HIM IN A FEW DAYS. THE DEALER JUST CALLED ME THIS AFTERNOON TO TELL ME THAT NOW THEY ARE "REPLACING THE COMPUTER." DOES THIS HAPPEN TO PRIUS'S. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND REALLY MAKES ME FEEL QUITE UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR WHICH PRESENTED NO MAJOR PROBLEMS UNTIL THE PRESENT BRAKING ISSUE. THE ANTI SKID LIGHT COMES ON A FAIR AMOUNT AND MY TIRES SLIP. I HAVE BEEN ON LINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE AND IN DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIM NOTICED A PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC COVER ON CABLES THAT EXTENDED FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,950. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ THE COSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC COVER BROKE DUE TO REOAD DEBRIS. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SKID ACROSS THE SHOULDER INTO THE GRASS. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE VELOCITY WAS DECREASED BY A BARB WIRE FENCE CATCHING ONTO THE TIRE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LAND ON ITS TIRES. THE PASSENGER SIDE B-BEAM WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NONE OF THE EIGHT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A OFF-SET FRONTAL COLLISION IN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS ON JULY 1, 2008. NONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN THIS VEHICLE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING ~ 30-35 MPH. THE OTHER DRIVER INVOLVED WAS NOT INJURED, BUT I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE LOCAL ER TRAUMA CENTER WHERE I UNDERWENT OVER 11 HOURS IN A NECK COLLAR AND NUMEROUS CT SCANS, MRIS AND SEVERAL X-RAYS. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED BUT STILL HAVE NECK, BACK, AND ABDOMINAL PAIN FROM THE CRASH. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, I HAD SURGERY ON JUNE 24, 2008 AND WAS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE SURGERY. THE AUTO ACCIDENT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THE SPEED OF MY RECOVERY. *TR

2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS LEVELER CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO LOCK INTO ONE POSITION. THIS VEHICLE LOCKED IN LOWER POSITION CREATING VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THINKING THAT IF THIS WAS TO LOCK IN UPPER POSITION IT WOULD BE BLINDING DRIVER IN THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE ALWAYS ON RECALL IF PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS W/ HID HEADLIGHTS. AUTOMATIC AIMING SENSOR HAS SUFFERED PREMATURE FAILURE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS THE UNDER-VEHICLE MOUNTED SENSOR TO CORRODE AND FAIL. SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDE A DRIVER UNKNOWINGLY OVERDRIVING HIS HEADLIGHTS AT SPEED, AND POTENTIAL TEMPORARY BLINDING OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM AIMING FAILURE. FAILED PART # IS 89408-47010. TOYOTA HAS NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR