2007 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TEN FEET. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD HAVE A FACTORY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT FAILURES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

1. HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES FAILED IN POURING RAIN AT NIGHT. 2. FIRST PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. 3. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR. 4. TURNED CAR ON AGAIN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT ON. 5. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. 6. BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. ALL IS A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 5 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES, IT'S ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT (CAN OCCUR ON EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE), OTHER TIMES, IT'S BOTH HEADLIGHTS. BEING WITHOUT PROPER HEADLIGHTS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY GO OFF AGAIN. BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0030-08 DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DEALERS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE TSB DID NOT APPLY AND THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS (AT MY EXPENSE), THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. NEXT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HID ECU AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. FINALLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTION AND HARNESS. THE FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION IS JUST WHAT THE TSB RECOMMENDED. SO, I'M OUT THE COST OF NEW HEADLIGHT BULBS ($600) WHICH I DIDN'T NEED. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE AND FEEL THAT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER VIA A FORCED RECALL. THE REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND TOYOTA DID NOT HOLD THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,264. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AT FIRST PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, NOW PASSENGER WILL GO OUT AND MOMENTS LATER BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

PRIUS 2007 HYDRAULIC BRAKING/TRACTION CONTROL. THERE IS A DELAYED INTERACTION BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, THAT OVERRIDES THE ACTIONS OR THE DRIVER'S BRAKING, FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS IF THERE IS ANY MOMENTARY LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO, EVEN A MINOR RIPPLE IN THE ROAD. THE EFFECT IS MOST DANGEROUS AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH, BECAUSE QUITE SOME DISTANCE IS COVERED BEFORE BRAKING RESUMES. THE TRACTION CONTROL RELINQUISHES HYDRAULIC BRAKING FOR 2-3 SECONDS, BEFORE NORMAL BRAKING ACTION IS RESTORED. THE DELAY APPEARS TO BE SOFTWARE RELATED, AND THE TOYOTA DEALER INSISTED THAT THE BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL. I DISAGREED BUT FOUND NO RELIEF. I ADJUSTED MY DRIVING TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. *CN

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES LEFT, SOMETIMES RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH. AFTER READING ONLINE CHAT FORUMS, MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, SPANNING MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE PRIUS. THE DEALER WORKED ON MY CAR YESTERDAY AND 'FIXED IT' BUT LAST NIGHT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK.. IT SEEMS THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE $1,100 PART THAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE, THE HID CIRCUIT BOARD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW, AND SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WILL FUNCTION AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THE DEALER SUGGESTED HITTING THE HEADLIGHT, (NOT EASY TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY) I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO GET PULLED OVER BY POLICE, OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF HEADLIGHTS. *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 2007 PRIUS, ON WHICH WE RUN DUNLOP GRASPICS SNOW TIRES, 185/65R15, IN THE WINTER, ON ALL 4 CORNERS. WE HAVE RUN THE GRASPICS ON A DODGE CARAVAN, FORD MUSTANG, AND ACURA RSX, WITH GOOD RESULTS, ON SNOWY / ICY ROADS. ANYWAY, WE WERE IN CANADA, DECEMBER 6, 2008, BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY, TEMP ABOUT 6 DEG. F. ROADS IN THE CITY HAD 1 - 2 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH ENOUGH SALT TO MAKE A NICE GREASY MIXTURE, (TOO COLD TO MELT THE SNOW). I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEFORE MAKING A LEFT TURN. FROM FULL STOP, AND THERE WERE SOME ON COMING CARS BUT A DISTANCE AWAY, I GENTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS TO MAKE THE TURN - NOTHING - OKAY THE TRAFFIC A LITTLE CLOSER, BUT STILL A LONG WAYS AWAY. I GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE GAS, AND MAYBE WE ARE MOVING. FINALLY IT IS CREEPING ACROSS, AND WE COMPLETE THE LEFT TURN WITH NO BENT SHEET METAL. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, AND WITH NO ONE ELSE IN THE PRIUS, I DID SOME EXPERIMENTING. THE TRACTION CONTROL APPEARS TO WORK TOO WELL. IT SEEMS TO ALLOW NO SLIPPAGE, AND THERE IS NO FEELING OF FORWARD PROGRESS, OR THAT THE TIRES ARE EVEN TRYING. I DID FIND SOME SIMILAR COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT DAMAGE TO THE PRIUS DRIVETRAIN THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW NO SLIPPAGE. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE AT TOYOTA SAID THAT IF THE TIRES SPUN AND THEN GOT TRACTION, THERE MAY BE DAMAGE RESULTING IN A $6000 REPAIR BILL. I SAID, %$#@ THE $6000; I HAD 4 PEOPLE IN A CAR THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AT SNOWY INTERSECTIONS. I ASKED TO TALK TO SOME ONE ELSE AND GOT NO DIFFERENT ANSWER, EXCEPT THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED SIMILAR CALLS, AND THE ONLY ADVICE WAS TO USE SNOW TIRES. NO DEATHS OR INJURIES. NO FIRE NO CRASH. NOT REPORTED TO POLICE. *TR

DRIVER'S LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. PASSENGER LIGHT FIRST WENT OUT, NOW BOTH! DEFECTIVE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM. REPORTED TO DEALER, ONLY THEY SIMPLY WANT TO CHARGE ME $500 TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS ISSUE AS DEFECT. *TR

IN THE LAST MONTH THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOURING PRIUS HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT OUTAGES. ONE HEADLAMP OR THE OTHER MIGHT FAIL TO COME ON, OR STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. EVERY SO OFTEN, BOTH HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. AND ONCE, IN THE FOG, WHEN I TURNED ON MY FOGLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND BACK ON, BOTH LAMPS MIGHT WORK, OR ONE OR THE OTHER REMAIN OFF... THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA SERVICE OFFERED TO CHANGE THE FAILED HEADLAMP AT $400, BUT SINCE I COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PARTICULAR LAMP, WOULD DO BUT AT DOUBLE THE COST, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WOULD FIX IT. AND FROM THE INFORMATION ON VARIOUS PRIUS FORUMS, CHANGING THE BULBS OUT WILL NOT SOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 52000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES SIMPLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY ARE RE-SET BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT APPARENTLY NUMEROUS PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER EXCEPT PAYING $1100 FOR NEW BULBS THAT SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. AS I AM BECOMING MORE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH ABOUT THE SAME RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AND A SERIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

HELLO THERE. I AM ALMOST 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I DRIVE A PRIUS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THE TOYOTA COMPANY TO GET MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DISABLED UNTIL I HAVE MY CHILD. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE BAG WENT OFF IT WOULD POSE HARM TO MY FETUS, ESPECIALLY AS I CARRY HIGH IN MY TORSO. THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO, AS PER REGULATION. I FIND THIS HORRID, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND THE USUAL RISE OF IMPAIRED DRIVERS. I CAN BE AS SAFE AS I CAN BUT IF SOMEONE HITS ME AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, IT HAS A GREAT POTENTIAL OF DOING MORE [POSSIBLY UNNECESSARY] DAMAGE TO MY BABY THAN THE CRASH ALONE. I WAS TOLD THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY PROVIDE SOME RESOLUTION FOR THIS IN ORDER FOR MY DEALER TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG FOR MY REMAINING TWO MONTHS OF PREGNANCY. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM OR GO OUT AT RANDOM. CAN TURN SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED FIRST TIME ABOUT A YEAR AGO - HAD IT REPAIRED (UNDER WARRANTY), BUT NOW IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR AGAIN. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN - I DO A LOT OF NIGHT DRIVING AND HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AN OPTION - THEY ARE A NECESSITY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S NEVER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I NOTICE IT, I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING AGAIN AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL ONE OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF AGAIN. I WILL TAKE IT IN TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER PAY FOR IT MYSELF THAN GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD PUT THIS OUT AS A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I CANNOT FILL UP THE GAS TANK WITHOUT IT HAVING AN OVERFLOW OF 1-2 PINTS OF GAS ONTO THE GROUND. IT SEEMS TO BUILD UP A BACK PRESSURE AND KICK OUT THE GAS I TRY TO PUT INTO IT. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AS I READ IT IS ON THE INTERNET, WE HAVE A SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD OCCURRING FROM THIS GAS TANK DEFECT. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. (UNTIL THE NEXT TIME.) THE DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE HID HEADLAMPS AT A COST OF OVER $400. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (FROM TOYOTA) WILL NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW. AT ABOUT 37,000 MILES, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOON AFTERWARDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT, AN ONCE BOTH WENT OUT. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON IF THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY TOYOTA AND HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB FOR ABOUT $400. NOW, THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB IS STARTING TO GO OFF MORE FREQUENTLY AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SHOCKED THAT THESE HID BULBS DID NOT HAVE A LONGER LIFE, FAILED SO SUDDENLY AND AT THEIR HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT. IT IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS FAIL, PARTICULARLY WHEN REPLACEMENT IS NOT A SIMPLE OR INEXPENSIVE TASK. THE BULBS ARE NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE. PUBLIC FORUMS SHOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS, THE REPLACEMENTS ARE FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER AND HAVE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS, YET NO RECALL WAS MADE. *TR

I HAVE HAD A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND BOUGHT IT NEW. IT NOW HAS 40K MILES AND HID LAMPS WILL GO OUT WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE LIGHTS WILL TYPICALLY GO BACK ON IF YOU TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND THEN TURN IT BACK TO "ON" I HAVE READ OTHER PRIUS AND TOYOTA OWNERS IN THE PRIUS CHAT SITE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HID LAMPS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WORKS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THE LIGHTS WILL JUST CUT OFF FOR NO REASON. IF I NOTICE THIS WHILE DRIVING I JUST TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR

1. AFTER I OPENED THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC GARAGE DOOR AND WAITED FOR MY WIFE TO ENTER FROM OUR HOME AND SEAT HERSELF IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT I STARTED THE VEHICLE, GEARED IT INTO REVERSE TO PREPARE TO BACK OUT OF OUR ATTACHED INDOOR GARAGE. 2. AS I STARTED TO BACK UP, PROCEEDING NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 18 INCHES, WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY A TREMOR AND SHATTERING GLASS AT THE SAME MOMENT. IMMEDIATELY I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND BOTH OF US EXITED THE VEHICLE. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR GAS PRESSURIZED STRUT HAD EXITED WITH SUCH FORCE THROUGH THE REAR HATCHBACH TRUNK LID WINDOW SHATTERING THE GLASS AND THE IMPACT OF THE STRUT HAD DAMAGED THE METAL RAILING OF THE GARAGE DOOR. HAD ANYONE BEEN IN THE PATH OF THE STRUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WAS AT LEAST TWO FEET INSIDE THE OPEN GARAGE DOOR. THE REAR TRUNK LID DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY PART OF THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. 3. UPON MY INSISTENCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OUR DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AND EVENTUALLY REPAIRED. I HAVE MOST OF THE OLD PARTS AT MY HOME. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES ON THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES ON THE LEFT, SOMETIMES BOTH. YOU CAN TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY WILL BE FINE...FOR AWHILE. *TR

FOR OVER A YEAR I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT ISSUES WITH ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS GOING OUT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TO THE DEALER AND TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN BOTH CASES SHOW NO ERROR CODES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT 3-4 TIMES A MONTH AND CAN BE REMEDIED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE REPLACED AT A COST OF 300 EACH IT MIGHT FIX IT. IF NOT A HID COMPUTER AT $1100 AND A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ANOTHER $1100. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 PRIUS ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SUCH AS GROOVES AND POTHOLES. BRAKING SYSTEM ONLY BECAME EFFECTIVE AFTER THE SURFACE BECAME MORE REGULAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES AND I DID NOT REPORT ISSUE TO TOYOTA AS I BELIEVE THIS WAS A NORMAL VEHICLE "BEHAVIOR" GIVEN THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN VIEW OF TOYOTA'S POTENTIAL RECALL OF 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO ME THAT VEHICLES FROM OTHER YEARS SHOULD ALSO BE EVALUATED. *CN

FIRST TIME THE PRIUS SURGED THE CAR HAD JUST LEFT THE FREEWAY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL ENGAGED. THE PRIUS SURGED AT 55 MILES AN HOUR FOR A HUNDRED FEET TILL WE GAINED CONTROL. THE SECOND TIME SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WE LEFT THE FREEWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL ENGAGED AND COULD NOT SLOW THE CAR. WE RACED THROUGH HOOD RIVER, OR AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR RIDING THE BRAKE THROUGH TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS- OUR BRAKES SMOKING. FINALLY THE DRIVER FOUND A PARALLEL PARKING PLACE TO SLIDE INTO AND WERE ABLE TO PUNCH THE BUTTON AND TURN OFF THE CAR. THE DRIVER HAVING THE CAR IN PARK TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN . THE MOTOR WAS STILL IN FULL THROTTLE. THE DRIVER LEFT THE CAR TO FIND A RESTROOM. I STAYED IN THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE OFF. I REACHED DOWN TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WITH LIGHT PRESSURE PULLED THE PEDAL UP. WHEN THE DRIVER RETURNED AND STARTED THE MOTOR IT WAS AT NORMAL SPEED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO GRIFFITH MOTORS IN THE DALLES ,OR ON THE DEC. 10, 2009. THE FACTORY REP DROVE THE CAR ( W/ 21,690 MILES ON IT AFTER HE DROVE IT) AND ON HIS REPORT WROTE "NO PROBLEM FOUND". *TR

I HAVE A 07 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLAMP FLICKERS ON AND OFF. RECENTLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP IS GOING ON/OFF. I RECENTLY READ ONLINE THAT PRIUS CUSTOMERS OF 2005- 2009 VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I COMMUTE 137 MILES ROUND TRIP EVERYDAY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED. *TR

I'VE GOT A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN. *TR

2007 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OF AND ON RANDOMLY. *TR

I OWN AND OPERATE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. TO DATE I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SATISFIED WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. THE OTHER DAY I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND RECEIVED A REPAIR ORDER. THE COST FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BULB IS $535.00, APPARENTLY THIS IS MAINTENANCE AND A NON WARRANTY ITEM. PERSONALLY I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IF IT REQUIRES A MECHANIC TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB. I AM POSTING A MESSAGE HERE IN HOPES THAT THIS WILL CONVERT INTO A SAFETY RECALL. I AM GOING TO WORK WITH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA TO TRY AND GET THIS REPAIR COVERED. WISH ME LUCK! *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL FREQUENTLY GO OUT, LEAVING ME WITH ONE HEADLAMP. IF I CYCLE THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE, THEN REPEAT. THIS IS TRUE FOR BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS - THE LIGHT GOES OFF ALTOGETHER. I VIEW THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND STILL CONTINUES EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES BUT IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 AND 2006 PRIUS MODELS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THE ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT NOT ALWAYS. WHILE I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO STREETLIGHTS, MY PRIUS' HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ME IN THE DARK WITH NO WAY TO SEE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF ANY REPAIR SINCE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE QUOTE WAS $1,800 WHICH I PLAN ON PAYING TO CORRECT THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE PER THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: T-SB-0030-08 "HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM - DIAGNOSTIC TIPS". *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. NIGHT DRIVING SAFETY IS IMPAIRED BY THIS. CURRENTLY, 1 BULB IS INTERMITTENT, BUT IF BOTH FAIL... THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. HAPPENS MOST TIMES THE CAR IS USED, BUT NOT FOR SURE. WHEN IT FAILS, I CAN USUALLY FIX IT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN. LOCAL DEALER SWAPPED THE LEFT AND RIGHT BULBS, NOW PROBLEM IS ON THE RIGHT. THIS INDICATES THAT THE BULB IS THE PROBLEM, NOT THE 'BALLAST' / COMPUTER. BACKGROUND: HID HEADLAMPS REQUIRE HIGH VOLTAGE TO START, AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE TO OPERATE. A COMPUTER OR BALLAST DOES THIS VOLTAGE CONTROL. PRIUS WITH HID HAVE A HUGE NUMBER OF FAILURES IN THIS AREA. TOYOTA IS STONEWALLING, AND WON'T FIX UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF SOME DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND, IN MY MIND, SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LOYALTY, OR CHANGE IN RESIDENCE, OR ANYTHING. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED [ W/37K MILES ON IT, IN MAY 08 ], AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY [ TOYOTA 'EXTENDED CARE' ]. I'VE SINCE MOVED TO CANADA, ALTHOUGH I DO DRIVE THIS IN THE US. *TR

I OWNED A 2007 PRIUS THAT WAS TOTALED AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED AT A YIELD SIGN IN BILOXI MS, AND I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A CAR IN AN INTERSECTION. (PREVIOUSLY, I HAD ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES AND IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN CHEVY CHASE MD. I HYDROPLANED WHEN USING THE BRAKES IN THE RAIN, AND REAR-ENDED A CAR.) *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT, DEALER SAYS IT MAY BE THE BULBS $322 AND NOT IN STOCK OR THE BALLAST $400 OR BOTH AND CAN BE BOTH SIDES. THE ONLINE FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM AND UNREAL REPAIR BILL QUOTES ON 2006 UP TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS LIGHTED BUT FAILED DURING DRIVING. DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD RE-IGNITE AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON. HAD 36, 724 MILES - AT FIRST DEALER SAID "OUT OF WARRANTY BY 724 MILES", RAISED ISSUES FOUND HERE AND GOT THE COMPUTER AND LIGHT PLUS RENTAL PRIUS FREE...OVER $1,600 OTHERWISE...SEEMS THIS IS A REGULAR ISSUE AS FOUND ON MYCARSTATS.COM. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP MALFUNCTIONS OFTEN. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

STARTED NOTICING MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOING OUT SPORADICALLY. JUST AS THE OTHERS, BY TURNING THEM OFF, THEN ON, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. WAS ACTUALLY STOPPED BY A VA STATE TROOPER, WHO ADVISED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM & THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER ERROR. SO, I TOOK THIS ISSUE TO MY DEALER DUE TO HAVING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY CALLED MY WARRANTY COMPANY BEFORE STARTING WORK TO FIX THIS $500 ISSUE (WHICH, ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE BULB). IT THEN STARTED OCCURRING ON MY DRIVER SIDE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THIS FIXED / LOOKED AT, WAS ADVISED THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAD DENIED THE CHARGE WITH THE DEALER & THE DEALER HAD COMP'D THE CHARGE AS A COURTESY. BASED ON THESE REPORTS, I JUST CALLED THE DEALER TO ADVISE THEM OF THESE ISSUES & AM HOPING FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING WITH THE HEADLAMPS ON, ONE HEADLAMP (USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT IT HAS OCCURRED WHICH THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL) WILL GO OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON THE BOTH LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND I CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN. AT MY LAST SERVICE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS NUTS. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND DO A LOT OF NIGHT DRIVING. I AM BEGINNING TO NOTICE THIS HAPPENING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH HIS FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED, STATED THAT WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY WHENEVER HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NEVER CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT IS HARD TO NOTICE UNLESS YOU SEE THE CAR'S REFLECTION. IF WE TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL SLOWLY COME BACK ON. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON BOTH SHORT AND LONG TRIPS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 21, 2008, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND SAID WE COULD PURCHASE A NEW BULB FOR $300 OR WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND WE NOTICE IT IS OUT AND CAN TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER AT THAT TIME. WE COULD BE IN VIOLATION OF NO HEADLIGHT WITHOUT NOTICING AND THIS IS THE SECOND HEADLIGHT TO DO THIS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IN APRIL 2008. WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILES, NOT MONTHS. WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF MY DRIVERS-SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. IT IS CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING (EVEN AT NIGHT) AND WILL ONLY TURN ON AGAIN IF I TURN OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN THEM BACK ON. I AM CONSTANTLY REQUIRED TO DO THIS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AND IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT AROUND 40,000 MILES .BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT LIGHT WOULD GO OUT INDIVIDUALLY AND THERE WAS NO PATTERN TO EITHER. THERE WERE TIMES IN WHICH BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. IN ORDER TO GET MY HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF NUMEROUS TIMES AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER AND OVER. THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY SPEED WOULD REACH UP TO 70 MPH DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ROAD I WAS DRIVING ON. I TOOK MY PRIUS TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WOULD COST $500.00 FOR TWO BULBS AND LABOR. THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE EXPENSE WAS SO GREAT THAT WE HAD TO SAVE MONEY FOR A LONG WHILE TO AFFORD IT. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED IN A RECALL CATEGORY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT, USUALLY JUST ONE STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, OTHER TIMES WHEN WE START UP THE CAR. RECENTLY BOTH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE SHOULDER, GOT OUT TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OUT AND THEY BOTH WERE. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THEY BEGAN WORKING. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM RETURNS WITHOUT PATTERN, SOMETIMES IT IS JUST ONE, SOMETIMES THE OTHER, AND RECENTLY BOTH WILL STOP WORKING. SO FAR IT IS CORRECTABLE TO TURN LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEN THEY BOTH WORK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE EXTERIOR HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS WOULD FAIL WITH NO INDICATION (NO YELLOW BULB FAILURE INDICATOR) OF FAILURE. TURNING OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNING IT BACK ON WOULD RELIGHT THE HEADLIGHT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITH EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT BUT NOT BOTH. THE OLD BULBS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET RECURRED. *TR

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL CUT OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT LAMP AND SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT LAMP. FORTUNATELY BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE NOT CUT OUT AT THE SAME TIME (SO FAR). STRANGELY, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IF I TURN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND QUICKLY TURN IT BACK ON, THE AFFECTED LAMP WILL COME BACK ON - FOR A WHILE- NOT ALWAYS FOR THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME. IF IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY, THE OFF AND THE ON AGAIN SWITCH ACTION WILL WORK EVERY TIME. THE TOYOTA SERVICE PEOPLE SAY THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS TYPICAL OF AN HID LAMP GOING BAD AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THEM FOR $203+ PER LAMP. UPON REVIEWING MANY DISCUSSIONS ON SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS SUCH AS PRIUSCHAT.COM IS BECOMES CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON PRIUS MODELS WITH HID HEADLAMPS AS FAR BACK AS 2006, AND NO SINGLE FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE PROBLEM. I THEREFORE, HAVE NOT REPLACED THE HEADLAMPS SINCE THIS DOES NOT, IN AND OF ITSELF, ALWAYS CURE THE PROBLEM, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THE $400-$500 EXPERIMENT THAT LIKELY WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THESE HID LAMPS ARE TOUTED AS LASTING AS LONG AS THE CAR, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND REPLACEMENT SITUATION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT AROUND 30,000 TO 35,000 MILES- HARDLY APPROACHING THE CAR'S LIFETIME. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND A MAJOR MANUFACTURING FLAW FOR WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, NEW, OCTOBER 2006; NO PROBLEMS UNTIL SEPT. 2008, APPROX. 26000,MILES; HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT; COMES BACK ON LATER. I DID NOT KNOW THAT I COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT WORK BY TURNING OFF/ON, AS I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ON THIS SITE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALSO HAS GONE OUT A FEW TIMES-UNKNOWN IF THEY WERE BOTH OUT AT SAME TIME. RIGHT SIDE TAILLIGHT ALSO GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY. UNLIKE THE HEADLIGHT, I COULD MAKE THE TAILLIGHT GO BACK ON BY "BANGING" ON IT. AFTER BEING STOPPED BY POLICE, BOTH LIGHTS OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE, I MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, THEN WENT ON LINE TO CHECK FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS: WOW! 25 PAGES ON THIS SITE, AND 50+ PAGES ON TOYOTA CHAT FORUM. DEALER INDICATED "NO PROBLEM", LESS THAN 36,000 MILES, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD REPAIRS MADE TODAY, ALL WORKING FINE AT PRESENT. ONE BIG DIFFERENCE NOTICED: HEADLIGHTS MUCH BRIGHTER TONIGHT THAN THEY WERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE THEY BECAME DIM, SINCE IT PROBABLY WAS GRADUAL. I ASKED DEALER, WITH ALL THESE REPORTS OF FAILURE, HOW LONG IS WARRANTY ON NEW BULBS, AND WAS TOLD 1 YEAR. DEALER PRICE FOR INSTALLING NEW BULBS: ABOUT $400.00 EACH; THEY CAN BE PURCHASED FROM DEALER FOR THE "LOW" SUM OF ONLY $150.00 EA. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH SUCH A LIGHTING SYSTEM, AS IT IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN ONE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, AS THEY BECOME DIMMED. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND SIMPLY PAID HUGE $$$ TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF, NOT KNOWING THAT IT IS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD? *TR

MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NOT AT THE SAME TIME AND NOT DUE TO HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. RAIN, HEAT, COLD DO NOT SEEM TO MATTER. THIS STARTED, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IN OCTOBER 2008. MY CAR HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT. BECAUSE A HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, I RECEIVED A FIX IT TICKET, HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED, THE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND BACK ON A FEW TIMES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRUIS TOURING MODEL...ONGOING PROBLEM...BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT FREQUENT INTERVALS, BUT PRESENTLY IF I TURN THE SWITCH TOTALLY OFF AND BACK ON THEY COME BACK ON. RIGHT SIDE HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE LEFT SIDE ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY AS FAR AS TIMING. CAN HAPPEN AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND NOT AGAIN FOR AN HOUR. AT TIMES AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF (NOT A REAL COMFORTABLE FEELING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD) AND ON THEY DO COME ON BUT SOMETIMES GO BACK OFF WITHIN SECONDS AND IT HAS TO BE REPEATED AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY ON. *TR

THE HEADLAMPS ON MY VEHICLE IS OFTEN DIM AND FLICKERS SOMETIMES. FROM OCTOBER OF 2008, DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS ON BUT WON'T STAY LIT. IT CAN BE FIXED BY TURNING LIGHT ON AGAIN, BUT IT TURNS OFF AGAIN ALMOST ALL THE TIME. I TOOK TO TOYOTA OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD AND ERIC IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I NEED BULBS AND E.C.U.(HEADLIGHT COMPUTER)NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $700. I'M SEARCHING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ALSO GOES OUT. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $492. HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THAT WILL BE NEAR $1,000. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX ALL OF THESE HEADLIGHTS AT NO COST TO OWNERS. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHT BULB. LIGHTS AT STARTUP, BUT TYPICALLY FAILS WITHIN 5 MINUTES. ON AND OFF AGAIN WITH NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN. MORE OFF THAN ON AS TIME GOES ON. *TR