2007 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

THE BRAKING ISSUES THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR THE 2007 PRIUS WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE ARE THE SAME ISSUES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE A PRIUS WITH TRACTION CONTROL. THERE ARE TWO THINGS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS LIVING IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH. ONE IS WHEN I COME OUT OF A PARKING LOT THAT HAS THE STEEP DIP FOR WATER CONTROL THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MISFIRES ON DRY, CLEAN SURFACES AND IN MANY CASES LEAVES ME DEAD ON THE ROAD FOR A FEW SECONDS IN WHICH THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE ON ROADS WHERE THERE IS A DRAINAGE LID IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND I AM ACTUALLY NOT ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE SECOND IS WHEN I BRAKE. IF THERE IS ANY ROUGH OR UNEVEN SURFACES, BUMPS, OR DIRT ROADS, I HAVE TO ANTICIPATE THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL FAIL AND/OR I WILL HAVE TO QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKES AND LEAVE EXTRA BRAKING ROOM. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA BECAUSE HAVING HAD A 1999 TACOMA WHOSE BRAKES WOULD FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS TO THE POINT, FOR WHICH THEY CONTINUALLY REPLACED SENSORS, I SOLD IT AFTER I HAD IT LESS THEN ONE YEAR, I DON'T EXPECT TOYOTA TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST DRIVE DIFFERENTLY. THE SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL, FOR ME, ONLY OCCURS WHEN I HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON. MANY TIMES WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP WITH A JERK OR I WILL LOOK DOWN AT MY SPEED AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL HAVE INCREASED IT BY 10 OR 15 MPH. *JB *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS THE FOLLOWING HAS OCCURRED ANY TIME DRIVING OVER ROUGH PATCHES OF ROAD OR OVER RR TRACKS: THE CAR LOSES TRACTION AND POWER FOR A SORT TIME UNTIL SMOOTH PAVEMENT RETURNS. THE VSC LAMP ON THE DASH SHOWS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD OCCUR ON A ROUGH MOUNTAIN ROAD OR IN WET WEATHER. THIS TYPE OF EVENT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT'S BEING REPORTED BY THE DRIVERS OF THE 2010 PRIUS. IN 47 YEARS OF DRIVING I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR REACT IN THIS WAY. I'VE COMPENSATED BY DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY AND WAIT FOR TRACTION TO RETURN BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENS. *JB

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

I OWN A PRIUS 2007 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE BRAKE PROBLEMS REPORTED IN THE NEWS SINCE BUYING THE CAR USED IN 12/08. SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON UNEVEN SURFACES, A DASHBOARD SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AS THE BRAKES RELEASE/STOP WORKING AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SKIDDING FORWARD FOR ABOUT A SECOND. THEN THEY REENGAGE AND THE CAR CAN BE STOPPED. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT YET. MY DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD ME THAT IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE PRIUS. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ON 2/2/10 AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND WENT OVER THE LIP OF THE ENTRANCE. *TR

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

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE BRAKE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED ON THE 2010 MODELS -- WHEN I GO OVER A POT-HOLE OR BUMP THE BRAKES "SLIP." THIS PROBABLY HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH AND HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE FALL OF 2007. THE BRAKES GRAB AGAIN AS SOON AS I HIT SOLID ROAD. *JB

OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MEDIA COVERAGE OVER THE PAST DAY OR SO OVER THE THIRD GENERATION PRIUS AND BRAKE ISSUES. WHILE I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS (SECOND GENERATION), I CAN SAY THAT MY CAR ALSO SUFFERS FROM THE SAME ISSUE WHILE BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN ROAD, GOING OVER A BUMP, ETC. (THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DOZENS OF OCCASIONS). WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY CARS FEELS AS IF IT MOMENTARILY LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN REACT. MY TRACTION-CONTROL LIGHT MOMENTARILY FLASHES ON MY DASHBOARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS COMMENT FROM A POSTER ON YOUR WEBSITE EXACTLY DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM: "WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND." SINCE MY CAR IS NOT A THIRD GENERATION PRIUS, I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT IT IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY ONLY INVOLVES THE NEWEST MODEL. *TR

WHEN+DRIVING+OVER+BUMPS+OR+POTHOLES+THE+VEHICLE+WILL+SOMETIMES+LOSE+TOTAL+BRAKING+CONTROL+AS+THE+TRACTION+CONTROL+SYSTEM+TAKES+OVER.++THE+BRAKE+WILL+BE+NON-RESPONSIVE+AND+THE+TRACTION+CONTROL+SYSTEM+DASHBOARD+LIGHT+WILL+ILLUMINATE. THIS+HAS+HAPPENED+AT+LEAST+TWICE+A+WEEK+FOR+THE+PAST+2.5+YEARS+ON+MY+2007+TOYOTA+PRIUS.++WHEN+I+HAD+INQUIRED+ABOUT+IT+AT+THE+DEALER+IN+THE+PAST%2C+I+WAS+INFORMED+THAT+THIS+WAS+HOW+THE+TRACTION+CONTROL+SYSTEM+OPERATED+UNDER+NORMAL+CONDITIONS *CN

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING (MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL) WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE. WHILE BRAKING OVER SMALL POT HOLES, RAILROAD TRACKS, ROUGH PATCHES, ETC., THE CAR SEEMS TO LUNGE FORWARD APPARENTLY AS THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR A SPLIT SECOND (APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/2 SECOND). THE ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE WET OR DRY. AT THE SAME TIME, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF UNTIL THE ROAD SMOOTHES OUT. THAT SPLIT SECOND IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IF I DON'T GIVE MYSELF EXTRA ROOM OR SLOW DOWN PRIOR TO THE BUMPY CONDITION (1/2 SECOND AT 20 MPH = 15 FEET OF UNWANTED TRAVEL). I DRIVE OVER THE SAME RAILROAD TRACKS JUST PRIOR TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT EVERY DAY AND I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY DRIVING HABITS TO KEEP THIS DANGEROUS, ADDITIONAL STOPPING DISTANCE FROM RECURRING. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 TIMES IN VARIOUS BUMPY CONDITIONS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR OVER 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS, BUT NO ACCIDENT YET. I HAVE NOT COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, BUT DUE TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE, I ASSUMED THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING EVENTUALLY. *TR

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

HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF (MOSTLY STAYS OFF) AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 60,000+ MILES (I HAVE 127,000 MILES ON IT NOW). I GOT QUOTED A HUGE AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE LIGHT - $100+ FOR THE LIGHT AND ONE HOUR OF LABOR. RIDICULOUS! I SEE THAT MANY MORE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I JUST THINK TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING REGARDING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. SO, DECIDED TO DO THIS OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT BUT WHO IS TO SAY THE PROBLEM WOULD FIX ITSELF EVEN IF I GET THE LIGHT REPLACED. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG! *KB

REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS BEEN LEAKING ALMOST FROM THE TIME WE ACQUIRED IT IN 2011. RUBBER HAS DECAYED, LEAKING GOO OR OTHER BLACK STICKY STUFF EVERY TIME IT'S TOUCHED. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE HATCH, IT'S A PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, WITNESS YOUR OWN INDEX OF COMPLAINTS, APPENDED BELOW. LET'S GET TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. [XXXX] [XXXX] [XXXX] FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 08/01/2013 COMPONENT(S): EQUIPMENT , LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES DATE OF INCIDENT: 07/25/2013 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10533059 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT EXPAND DETAILS CLOSE 0 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS CRASH:NO FIRE:NO NUMBER OF INJURIES:0 NUMBER OF DEATHS:0 MANUFACTURER: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): NOT AVAILABLE SUMMARY: THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EASILY. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. REQUEST RESEARCH HELP DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 05/10/2013 COMPONENT(S): LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES , STRUCTURE DATE OF INCIDENT: 10/05/2012 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10511408 (... AND MANY MORE, BUT YOUR FORM WON'T LET ME INCLUDE MORE THAN THIS TEXT ...) *JS

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE WHEN GOING OVER PUDDLES, BUMPS, GROOVES OR TRAIN TRACKS. THIS CAN HAPPEN REPEATEDLY ON WET OR GRAVEL ROADS... VEHICLE HAS SLID OFF A GRAVEL ROAD AND SIDEWAYS GOING OVER TRAINTRACKS WHEN THE BRAKE SLIPPING OCCURS. THE ANTI-SLIP REGULATOR LIGHT GOES ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE THAT IS BEING REPORTED ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER POT-HOLES, RAILROAD TRACKS, OR VERY BUMPING ROADS I CAN FEEL A SUDDEN AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH ALWAYS TURNS ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

LOSS OF CONTROL OF PRIUS BRIEFLY WHEN BRAKING ON ICY OR UNEVEN CONDITIONS. EVERY TIME I GO OVER A PARTICULAR BRIDGE HERE IN THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA THE PROBLEM OCCURS. MOST RECENTLY BRAKES SHUDDERED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS ON ICY CONDITIONS, NOT LIKE IN ABS WAY BUT IN A WAY IN WHICH I WASN'T SURE IF THEY WERE GOING TO ENGAGE OR NOT. *TR

THIS INVOLVES A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THE BRAKES OF THIS VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED WITH THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS MODEL. WHEN BRAKING SOMEWHAT FORCEFULLY AND DRIVING OVER A SUDDENLY UNEVEN SURFACE, THE BRAKING CEASES FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE TOYOTA DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. THAT DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER IS TOYOTA OF BRAINTREE, BRAINTREE, MA. EACH TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY (THE DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER) AND THE WIDER TOYOTA ORGANIZATION HAD NO KNOWLEDGE AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY OPERATOR RELATED. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT THIS UP WAS SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010. I MENTION THIS DATE DATE BELOW AS THE INCIDENT DATE ALTHOUGH I REPORTED THESE OCCURRENCES BEFORE. *CN

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

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

WHEN BRAKING, IF THE CAR HITS ANY KIND OF POTHOLE, SPEED BUMP, OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, ALL BRAKING POWER IS LOST AND THE CAR GLIDES (AS IF NEITHER THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL ARE DEPRESSED) UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF, AT WHICH POINT BRAKING POWER IS RETURNED. THE TRACTION CONTROL IS VERY SENSITIVE AND MANY SMALL BUMPS OR IMPERFECTIONS CAN SET IT OFF, AND THE LACK OF BRAKING POWER HAS CAUSED ME SOME CLOSE CALLS IN THE PAST. *TR

2007 PRIUS BRAKES APPLIED FOR YELLOW LIGHT ON GOOD ROADBED, BRAKES STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND AND A FEW FEET LATER, AN ADDITIONAL FAILURE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND. CAR STOPPED BUT BRAKING DISTANCE GREATLY EXTENDED. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH STOPPING ON ROUGH SURFACES. THIS IS THE FIRST EXPERIENCE ON GOOD ROAD.

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

I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 PRIUS WITH BRAKING AND TRACTION CONTROL IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS (RAIN, SNOW, ICE), AND ON SLIPPERY OR UNEVEN SURFACES (RAILROAD/TROLLEY TRACKS, MANHOLE COVERS, ETC.). I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES STARTING IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE CAR SEEMS TO LURCH OR SLIDE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WHICH IS ALARMING EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES, AND THERE IS A MOMENTARY INABILITY TO BRAKE OR STOP THE CAR. *TR

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

THE INCIDENT I'M REPORTING TOOK PLACE WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS HOME DURING A FREEZING RAIN AND HAD TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 15MPH ON SUBURBAN ROADS DUE TO THE TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS. SINCE A T INTERSECTION LAY AHEAD (MAYBE 100 FT) I VERY SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY STARTED TO TRY TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES WELL IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY SKIDDING. HOWEVER, *MY BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL* AND NEITHER THE ABS SYSTEM OR THE SKID-WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AS THE CAR REFUSED TO STOP. RATHER, THE CAR SIMPLY KEPT DRIVING. SINCE I HAD GIVEN MYSELF AMPLE TIME PRIOR TO THE STOP I WAS ABLE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND AM VERY SURE THAT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS A PASSENGER, THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING AT ALL. WHEN WE REACHED THE INTERSECTION I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR TO THE RIGHT ON TOP OF GRAVEL AND DIRT, WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND WE CAME TO A HALT. THE CONDITIONS REMAINED ICY AND WE TESTED THE BRAKES A NUMBER OF TIMES ON OUR DRIVE HOME TO SEE IF WE COULD REPLICATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH ICY, THE BRAKES WORKED AS WELL AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. ALSO, ABS AND THE SKID-WARNING LIGHT WENT ON NORMALLY THEREAFTER. I CALLED OUT DEALERSHIP WHO URGED US TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND I PLAN TO DO SO THIS WEEK. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE. WHEN GOING OVER MANHOLE COVER OR APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH GOING ABOUT 20 MPH, I CANNOT BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. IN ADDITION, A YELLOW LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY IN CERTAIN SPOTS. *TR

BRAKE LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH ON NORMAL FLAT ROAD (RAIN). *JB

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

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

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF I AM BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP OR A POTHOLE, THAT THE BRAKING SEEMS TO PAUSE AND I HAVE TO BRAKE HARDER. ALSO THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES FLICKER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEVER IN A POSITION TO ENDANGER MYSELF OR ANOTHER, BUT IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKING PROBLEM ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOT LIMITED TO THE NEW MODEL. I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND IT HAS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE - MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WHEN HITTING BUMPS, POTHOLES, OR GOING OVER A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THE BRAKES DO RE-ENGAGE AFTER A SECOND, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS DEFINITELY AFFECTED THE WAY I DRIVE AND THE CONFIDENCE I HAVE IN BEING ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A SUDDEN NEED TO BRAKE QUICKLY IN A SHORT SPACE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS BREAKS FAIL TO WORK FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WITH THE CAR SLOWING DOWN AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IF I HIT A BUMP, THE BRAKES WILL STOP SLOWING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 0.5 SECONDS AND THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT WILL BLINK. *TR

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

DURING TURNS AT TIMES MY 2007 PRUIS WILL BOG DOWN AND HAVE NO POWER. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY BELIEVE IT MY BE A SENSOR PROBLEM WHERE THE ABS SENSES TO MUCH SPIN AND CUTS POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT TAKES ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS TO GET THE POWER BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR CANNOT MOVE. *TR

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

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

I AM DESCRIBING A REPEATING ISSUE WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPY SURFACES, A LARGE POTHOLE, OR AN AREA WITH A DIP IN THE ROAD. OFTEN, WHEN FACED WITH THESE CONDITIONS, THE CAR STUTTERS AND LURCHES AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT FLASHES. AT TIMES, THE CAR'S SLIP AND STUTTER SEEMS TO LAST SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER HITTING THE ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. WHILE IT SEEMS TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM IF I AM TURNING OR BRAKING, I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT I SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE THIS LURCHING AND STALLING SOMETIMES WHEN I AM SIMPLY DRIVING ALONG AT 35 MPH AND HIT A POTHOLE. IT OFTEN SEEMS TO OCCUR IN A SITUATION WHERE BRAKING OR TURNING IS INVOLVED, BUT IT SEEMS MORE RELATED TO THE VSA PROCESS. I AM REPORTING THIS FAILURE BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN NEWS REPORTS OF AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BRAKE FAILURE REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AS MINE.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN SOMETHING CAUSES THE VEHICLES ANTI-SKID CONTROL TO ACT, THE CAR BRIEFLY ACCELERATES OR LURCHES FORWARD, WHICH SEEMS DANGEROUS WHEN IT'S CAUSED BY SOMETHING LIKE A POTHOLE OR CONSTRUCTION PLATE AT A POINT WHERE I AM SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE TIMES FOR AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH IN THE SNOW THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR AND AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 04/14/10

TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY CONTROL VSC CUTS POWER INSTEAD OF GENTLY BRAKING ONE WHEEL. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH HANDLE FAILURE. RUBBER COVER MELTS INTO ELECTRIC SWITCH MAKING IT INOPERABLE.THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FIRST DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST) OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS/YEARS. IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EASILY. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. THE MALFUNCTIONING HANDLE STARTED TO GET LOOSE UNTIL EVENTUALLY IF JUST FALL OFF AND IT'S JUST HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. I HAD TO TAPE IT UNTIL IT GETS FIXED I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE TRUNK IS THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS THE SPARE, ANY OF MY REPAIR TOOLS, EMERGENCY KIT, FLARES, JUMPERS, ETC. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE INTERNAL METHOD FOR OPENING THE HATCHBACK/TRUNK. TOYOTA NEEDS A RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART AS THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS EXORBITANT, QUOTED TO ME OVER $200 FOR THE PART ALONE. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WON'T FIXED THEIR FAULTY PARTS UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT FORCES THEM TO. IT'S SAD THAT IT MIGHT TAKE SOME INJURIES OR DEATH FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKES FEEL "TACKY" AND/OR THERE IS A JUDDER FEELING, WHICH MAKES THE CAR STOP SUDDENLY OR ABRUPTLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN ONLY APPLYING A VERY LIGHT TOUCH TO THE BRAKE. SECONDLY, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OVER ICY PATCH OR BUMP, CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC SOUND AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE AND ROLL OCCURS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD OR OVER RAIL ROAD CROSSING AND APPLYING BRAKES BRAKES FAIL FOR SPLIT SECOND AND ABS LIGHT FLASHES NOTHING DONE TO FIX ISSUE

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

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

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS ABS. IF THE CAR TRANSVERSES RUFF TERRAIN DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING, THE ABS LIGHT FLASHES, THE BRAKES RELEASE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATES. IT REQUIRES INCREASED PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW. *TR

WHEN I APPLY BRAKE ON A POTHOLE OR A SMALL PATCH CAR DOES NOT STOP AND DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT IS ALWAYS SCARY FOR ME, IN LOS ANGLES YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD ROADS IN MANY PLACES. *TR

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS. WHEN I BRAKE AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CAR DOES MOMENTARILY JERK FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I OWNED THE CAR, BUT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT UNTIL NOW. IT IS A RATHER HELPLESS FEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT'S ONLY MOMENTARY AND I REALLY ONLY NOTICE IT AT SLOWER SPEEDS (LIKE WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN), AND COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOUR NOT EXPECTING IT.*TR

I THINK THAT THE PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2010 MODEL. MY 2007 PRIUS OFTEN HESITATES IN BRAKING OVER BUMPY AND SLIPPERY SURFACES INCLUDING RAIN WET ROADS. I SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION THAT I FEEL ANY OTHER CAR WOULD HAVE STOPPED WITHOUT TROUBLE. *TR

1. FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE EVENT: ICY ROADS, AROUND FREEZING POINT, LASTED ONE OR TWO DAYS. A FEW DAYS AGO RECURRED. 2. FAILURE: CAR BRAKES VERY ABRUPT OPPOSED TO THE GENTILE BRAKE THAT IS APPLIED 3. DONE: NOTHING YET, WAITING FOR RECALL INFO. *TR