2007 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED NOT COMING ON AT ALL, WHEN I WOULD TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD COME ON, NOW IT IS OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

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

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

ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SUDDENLY DROP PART WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD ROLL EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON GRADE, UNTIL I PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

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

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE PRIUS ENGINE FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT MAXIMUM RATE. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT ON SLOWING THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN RUNNING THROUGH A MAJOR INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, COASTING TO A STOP, AND PUSHING THE POWER BUTTON. AFTER WAITING 2 MINUTES, THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AND RAN WITH A PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED ONCE IN SEPTEMBER 2009. TOYOTA'S REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS, HOWEVER, THE FLOOR MAT WAS SECURED TO THE CARPET AND WAS VERIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THAT IT WAS FAR FROM INTERFERING WITH THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HEADLIGHT / HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR HAVE COME BACK ON BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND ON

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

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

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

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - BRAKING ISSUE ON RAINY OR SLICK SURFACE. UPON NORMAL BRAKING ON A SLICK OR WET SURFACE THE CAR BECOMES UNSTABLE, THE ABS BRAKING BECOMES IRREGULAR AND THE CAR GOES INTO A SKID AND DOES NOT STOP IN A NORMAL FASHION OR WITHIN A NORMAL BRAKING DISTANCE. THE SAME BRAKING RESPONSE OCCURS IF I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING. THE TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL. IT IS NOT NORMAL AS I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR UNDER WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKING ISSUES NOTED IN THE 2010 PRIUS MAKE ME WONDER IF A SIMILAR CONDITION EXISTS FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. I SUSPECT THAT IT IS THE ECU WHICH IS FAULTY. *TR

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. I QUICKLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN ON THEN WAS ABLE TO SWERVE THE CAR TO PREVENT GOING OFF THE ROAD. I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ONE LIGHT FAILING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I SPENT OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION CASE AGAINST TOYOTA THAT COVERS PRIUS WITH UNDER 50K MILES. SINCE I HAD OVER 70K MILES ON MY PRIUS, I WAS HESITANT TO MAKE THE REPAIR, BECAUSE OF THE COST UNTIL BOTH LIGHTS FAILED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES BY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

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

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

I WAS PULLED OVER BY COPS FOR DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND FOUND TO HAVE MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. LATER ON IT WAS NOTED BOTH TAIL LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE IS FLICKERING AND SUDDENLY ARE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT AND ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS VERY CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FAILURE COULD REOCCUR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE PEDAL BACK INTO POSITION WHICH STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22000. UPDATED 03/16/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THREE TIMES AFTER THE MATS WERE REMOVED. UPDATED 07/13/10*JB

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ~30,000 MILES. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

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

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

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

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS HAD THE PROBLEM OF HAVING IT'S HID LIGHTS TURN OFF AT RANDOM SINCE APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. EITHER THE PASSENGER OR DRIVERS SIDE CAN TURN OFF AT WILL. AT LEAST ONE LIGHT WILL STAY ON AT ALL TIMES. AS WELL, THERE ARE DIMMING ISSUES WHEN THEY DO STAY ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNABATED. SINCE I AM OUTSIDE 50,000 MILES, TOYOTA STATES THEY CAN DO NOTHING. THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT IN THIS REGARD. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ONE CAN OTHER SECOND GENERATION PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. VISITS TO PRIUSCHAT FORUMS REVEAL THOUSANDS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOST OWNERS ARE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD WHEN THIS PROBLEM SURFACES. DEALERSHIPS QUOTE VERY HIGH AMOUNTS TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY PART OF TOYOTA'S FAULTY DESIGN. BULBS GO OUT ALL THE TIME ON ALL VEHICLES, BUT AN OWNER SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM AFTER 50,000 MILES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

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

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

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON I275 IN TAMPA IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE MOST I WAS DOING DURING THIS TIME WAS 15MPH. I ALWAYS STAY MORE THAN ENOUGH BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS ON ICE SKATES. THE ROAD WAS DRY BUT IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO BRAKES AND NO CONTROL AND JUST SLID INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I TOLD THE OFFICER WHO WROTE ME UP A TICKET THAT MY BRAKES FAILED, I ALSO CONSTANTLY TOLD MY CAR INSURANCE AND THE CAR REPAIR COMPANY TO CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE THEY FAILED. *TR

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

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

THE SWITCH SUB-ASSEMBLY, LUG (PART# 84905-47010) PART FOR THE REAR DOOR HANDLE STARTED TO MELT. BLACK TAR LIKE MATERIAL WOULD GET ON YOUR HANDS AND UNDER THE FINGERNAILS. THE ENTIRE PART WAS DECOMPOSING AND THE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER 2007 PRIUS CARS DOING THE SAME THING. CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID DURING PRODUCTION THEY USED AN ADHESIVE FOR INSULATION. THIS ADHESIVE, WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT (NORMAL SUMMER CONDITIONS), WOULD EMIT CHEMICALS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE RUBBER TO MELT, OR DECOMPOSE. TOYOTA SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING, AND OFFERED TO CLEAN THE RUBBER. I TOLD THEM IT IS LIKE TAR NOT RUBBER! THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC PROBLEM, IT COULD LEAD TO MORE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I PURCHASED A NEW PART FOR $84.31, AND WILL INSTALL IT. ALSO CONTACTING THE BBB. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

DECREASING CAPACITY OF 2007 PRIUS GAS TANK. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

THIS WAS A FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE FOR MY 2007 PRIUS. I WAS STOPPED MIDWAY ON MY MOUNTAIN, LONG & STEEP, DIRT DRIVEWAY TRYING TO PARK ALONG THE ROCK SIDE. IT WAS TOO TIGHT TO PARK SO DECIDED TO CONTINUE DOWN TO THE BOTTOM. I WAS IN REVERSE AND SHIFTED, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, INTO DRIVE. THE CAR SUDDENLY BOLTED FORWARD PROPELLING ME THROUGH THE FENCE AND DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT TO OUR DECK WHERE 12 PEOPLE WERE HAVING A DINNER MEETING. MY BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, NOR DID THE STEERING. THE BOLTING FORCE WAS HEARD BY ALL ON THE DECK. THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD HAVE PRESSED THE GAS BY MISTAKE FOR TWO REASONS: YOUR FOOT MUST BE ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT; AND AS IS TYPICAL ON OUR STEEP GRAVEL ROADS, ONE NEVER PRESSES THE GAS PEDAL WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN. THE CAR PROPELLED 10 OR 12 FEET FORWARD CROSSING THE DRIVE AT A DIAGONAL, CRASHED THROUGH THE FENCE BOARDING THE DROP OFF, AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT STOPPING ONLY WHEN IT HIT THE BIG TREE BY OUR DECK. TO MY RIGHT WERE ALL THE GUESTS AND MY HUSBAND, JUST FEET AWAY FROM THE ONCOMING, OUT OF CONTROL CAR. HAD I MISSED THAT PARTICULAR TREE, I WOULD HAVE ROLLED DOWN AN EVEN STEEPER RAVINE BECAUSE OF ROCKS TO BOUNCE OFF AND VERY SHARP DROP OFF.*TR