2007 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT IS APPROACHING 36,000 MILES SOON. ITS BRAKES STUTTER WHEN I TRY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP. ITS ENGINE ALSO VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AS IF ITS MISFIRING, WHEN IDLING. THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY. AFTER MY MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE BRAKE STUTTER SYMPTOMS AND THAT THE CAR\'S COMPUTER HAD NO RECORD OF IT MISFIRING. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT "2007 PRIUS BRAKE STUTTER PROBLEMS", IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED, OR THE VEHICLE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOR CRASHES NOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT SUCH SYMPTOMS DETRACT FROM THE VALUE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, OR AT WORST MAY RESULT IN AN ACTUAL CRASH AND INJURIES LATER ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A DISTRACTION AND ANNOYANCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 07 PRIUS STOP WORKING WHILE CAR IS OPERATING. NOW WITH 111,000 MILES BOTH LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR HAD 36,000 MILES. VERY CONCERNING ISSUE. *TR

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

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

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONE HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF AND ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THEN, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND SCARY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO COVER ANY REPAIR COSTS. *TR

HID HEAD LAMPS GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CAR HAS 67000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS BULBS ARE ABOUT TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACED. COST IS OVER $500. THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR WEEKS THEN WILL JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE BEEN ON A DARK ROAD AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SEEMS ODD THAT THE BULBS WILL WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN STOP WORKING. ONE OR BOTH WILL STOP WORKING - NO CONSISTENCY. *TR

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

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

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

2007 PRIUS WITH 62K. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON, IT REAPPEARS FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. BUT IT IS YELLOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. SOME TIMES BOTH HID LIGHTS GOES OUT. VERY SCARY!!! *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO REASON. WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 58K MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE NOTICED THE HEAD LAMPS GOING OFF AND COMING BACK ON. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH SIDES INTERMITTENTLY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK THE OTHER MORNING AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO RESTORE HER ROAD VISION. THEY STAYED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE LEFT ONE WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE CAR IS NOW AT COURTESY TOYOTA IN BRANDON, FL AND I'M BEING TOLD THE "BALLASTS" AND THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS NEED REPLACING. THIS REPAIR IS COSTING US OVER 400.00. TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO EXISTING RECALLS. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE CAR WAS HIT AT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. DAMAGE WAS FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS GOING AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, AND I SPENT 3 NIGHTS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LUNG, BROKEN RIB, AND A CONCUSSION. NEITHER THE SIDE OR FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT MY CONCUSSION WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I AM A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR MONTH, AND THE DOCTORS SAY IT COULD BE AT LEAST A FEW MORE WEEKS. IN ADDITION I AM TOLD IT COULD BE 3 MONTHS OR LONGER BEFORE MY SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR. *TR

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF LIGHTS TO GET IT TO TURN ON. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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

AFTER 3 YEARS, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HATCH RELEASE ( A BLACK RUBBER STRIP ) HAS MELTED TO A GOOEY TAR STRIP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THESE HATCH RELEASE BUTTONS. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THEN TAPPED THEM SLOWLY IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION FAILURE THREE TIMES IN ONE WEEKEND AND DURING THE LAST TWO FAILURES THE VEHICLE DID CORRECT ITSELF. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DURING THE FAILURES. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,502.

MY DAUGHTERS WERE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT 27 AUG 10 WERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED BECAUSE OF THIS MY DAUGHTER HIT HER HEAD TWICE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IS IN SEVER PAIN WITH LOTS OF BRUISING AND IS WEARING A NECK BRACE. SHE NEEDS TO GO IN FOR FURTHER SCANS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER BACK. THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR WAS SEVERE. SHE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE TURNED DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND THEN HIT THE CAR AGAIN THE CARS LOCKED ON TO EACH OTHER AND WENT OVER THE CENTER DIVIDER ON THE STREET FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LADY HAD RUN THE RED LIGHT AND WENT THRU THREE LANES. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND IN ANY CLIMATE. FLICKERING THEM OFF AND ON ALLEVIATES THE PROBLEM. BEEN HAPPENING FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS NOW. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT 30MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF FAILURE. 1. CAR TURNED OFF - NOT THE POWER BUT THE ABILITY TO DRIVE OR PUT IN GEAR OR RUN. CAR WAS NON-DRIVABLE OR MOVABLE IN ANY WAY FOR NEXT 3 HOURS. 2. NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, PROBLEM UNKNOWN AS THE CAR WORKS PERFECTLY. 3. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 STALLED AND WOULD NOT START - HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AFTER 12 HOURS. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR HAVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF. USUALLY ONE AT A TIME BUT SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. I READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BULBS GOING BAD BUT I CAN ATTEST THAT IT IS A CLEAR DEFECT. REPLACED THE BULBS AND IT STILL HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. *TR

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. AT TIMES, JUST ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

THE PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. THERE IS NO PATTERN AND THEY GO BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THE BULBS WERE REMOVED AND RESET AND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS FIXED, THE LEFT SIDE FAILS LESS FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SURE OF THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPLACE THE BULBS IS OVER $400. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY; REPLACED ORIGINAL TIRES AT 22,209 MILES AND NOW AT 50,287 MILES THE SECOND SET HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT GOES ON CONTINUOUSLY, REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE. *TR

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

HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY - 2007 PRUIS. FOR EVENING HOURS DRIVING, AT THE START OF THE TRIP THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND THERE WERE TIMES THAT THEY REMAIN ON FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. OTHER TIMES, THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON AT THE START OF THE TRIP AND THEN THEY JUST TURN OFF AND DO NOT COME BACK ON. YOU CAN MANUALLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AND THEY WILL COME BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF TOGETHER. I JUST NOTICED THE OCCURRENCE AT THE END OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR IN THE EVENING HOURS. THE CAR HAS 32,000 MILES, I CALLED TOYOTA AND ESTABLISHED A CASE NUMBER. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A DISCUSSION, THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE SINCE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AND IF THEY DID ANY OTHER WORK RELATED TO THE PROBLEM IT DID NOT APPEAR ON THE DOCUMENTATION THAT I RECEIVED. SINCE THE LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF WERE INTERMITTENT AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF RATHER THAN JUST ONE DUE THE BULB BURNING OUT, I BELIEVE THAT THEIR IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS WILL RE-OCCUR. *TR

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

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

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 -- WHILE STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT, WHICH IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE SINCE TRAFFIC WAS AT A STANDSTILL. APPLYING THE BRAKE HARDER DID NOT STOP THE CAR IN TIME TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. THE CAR HAS 19,000 MILES. SPOKE WITH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (SMITHTOWN TOYOTA). THEY DENIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SAID WE HAD A SIMPLE ACCIDENT. TOYOTA SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT AND HAS NEVER EXISTED. *TR

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

HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. *TR

PASSENGER HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY SLIDING TOWARD THE LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TOWARD THE RIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND SPECULATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW PRIOR TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. AN AMBULANCE ALSO APPEARED ON THE SCENE AS THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED TO 93MPH WHEN TRYING TO ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER NEARBY AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INVERTER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE INVERTER AND WATER PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,400.

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

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

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

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

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

2007 PRIUS (69K MILES). DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ALL CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A 12-VOLT BATTERY ISSUE. $280 TO REPLACE THE BATTER. THREE WEEKS LATER, SAME CAUTIONS LIGHTS. GOT MOST TO CLEAR WITH A RESTART WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE "MASTER CAUTION" AND THE "ENGINE CHECK" LIGHTS. DEALER SHOWED CODE OF "P0A93" AND STATED INVERTER COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $486. CHECK ONLINE SHOWS TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PRE-2006 ISSUES AND THAT MANY 2007 AND BEYOND OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THE SAME ISSUE AT VARIOUS MILES. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2007 IN HOUSTON, TX. IN SUMMER OF 2010 THE RUBBERIZED COVER TO THE BACK LATCH BEGAN TO MELT AND HAS BECOME MALFORMED DURING HOT WEATHER. THIS HAS RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY OPENING THE BACK HATCH DOOR, SINCE THE MALFORMED RUBBER HAS MADE IT, AT TIMES, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS WITH ENOUGH FORCE ON THE PORTION OF THE HANDLE REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE LATCH. INABILITY TO OPEN DOORS ON A VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE HANDLE CONTINUES TO MALFORM DURING HOT WEATHER, RESULTING IN AN ONGOING CHANGE IN THE SHAPE OF THE HANDLE COVER THAT SOLIDIFIES INTO THIS SHAPE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR (COOLER WEATHER) - MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR SINCE THE RUBBER IS FAR STIFFER IN ITS NORMAL STATE. AS A SEPARATE ANNOYANCE, WHEN IN THE MELTED STATE, THE HANDLE LEAVES A TAR-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON YOUR HANDS WHENEVER TOUCHING THE HANDLE. *TR

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

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

THE HATCHBACK LATCHING MECHANISM HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN IN WINTER CONDITIONS. IN THE SUMMER THE EXPOSED RUBBER PARTS BECAME STICKY AND BASICALLY MELTED ON YOUR HAND WHEN YOU TRIED TO OPEN IT. THE LATCH ALSO BECAME HARDER TO ACTUATE. NOW IN THE WINTER THE LATCH REQUIRES SO MUCH FORCE TO OPEN IT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AT ALL. *TR

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