2007 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN TURNS THE OFFENDING LIGHT BACK ON - THIS ON/OFF PROCEDURE IS REQUIRED 1 TIME EVERY 5-10 MINUTES. SOMETIMES BOTH BULBS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER GOES OUT ONLY ONCE DURING A 20 MINUTE TRIP. SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT 10 TIMES DURING A 20 MINUTE TRIP. CHANGING THE LIGHT BULBS DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY IN MOIST CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG. THE DEALER WANTS $375 PLUS LABOR FOR JUST THE LAMP BUT WON'T GUARANTEE IT. STATES THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. HOWEVER, AFTER CHECKING THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ALL ACROSS THE US WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND INDIVIDUALLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. HAVE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE BOTH LIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT ALL OTHER INSTANCES IT HAS BEEN EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT. HAD THE RIGHT SIDE CHANGED (WK. OF 10/6/08) AND THE LEFT IS BEING CHANGED TODAY (10/20/08). ACCORDING TO ONLINE CHAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE. TO DATE, THE REPLACEMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS WORKED. SEE SITE BELOW: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML. *TR

I OWN A 07' TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEAD LAMPS. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF GETS IT GOING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT'S A HID CONTROLLER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $800.00 PLUS DOLLARS. MY CAR HAS EXCEEDED THE 36,000 MI WARRANTY, BUT IS WITHIN THE YEARS (LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD). I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER PRIUS WHILE DRIVING WITH LIGHTS OUT AND CHECK ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED @ THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA. HAVE YOU RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS? CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU, BEST REGARDS, JEFF RICH *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON IS TO TURN OFF THE HEAD LIGHTS BY THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN BACK ON. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORP. AND THEY STATED THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX. $500. HID HEADLIGHT. VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TO INSTALL BECAUSE PART OF FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE BACK OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAR IS A 2007 PRIUS. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, 46,000 MILES, LIGHT SHUTS OFF AT ANYTIME, WILL GO BACK ON WHEN YOU TURN HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF QUICKLY, LIGHT SHUTS OFF AGAIN... *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I START DRIVING AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS, AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE LIGHTS DIM OUT. WHEN I TURN OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH, THE LIGHTS COME ON BRIGHT AND DIM OUT AGAIN AND RETURN TO FULL BRIGHTNESS AFTER I TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS PATTERN CONTINUES UNTIL AFTER THE CAR HAS RUN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

1. DRIVERSIDE FRONT HEAD LIGHT SHUTS-OFF BY ITSELF WHEN IN THE ON MODE, PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT STAYS ON. 2. OCCURS AT RANDOM, THERE IS ONLY HALF AMOUNT OF LIGHT BEING EMITTED FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. 3. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE TWO TECH'S TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ONLY TO BE GIVEN THE TEXT BOOK ANSWER OF THE ISSUE IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". NO REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE HID BULBS ON MY 2007 PRIUS HAVE BEEN FAILING SINCE LAST FALL AND CONTINUE TO DO SO AT SOME POINT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF, THEN BACK ON, THIS SEEMS TO "REBOOT" THE LIGHTS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE PROBLEM NOW BEING INVESTIGATED ON THE 2010 MODELS WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL MOMENTARILY WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMPY ROAD IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR ME, AND HAS BEEN SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT OR THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, NO WARNING. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE EVER BOTH BEEN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

HID BULBS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA, ACCORDING TO "PRIUSCHAT "WEBSITE FORUM POSTS. TOYOTA IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. HAD PASSENGER-SIDE REPLACED AT NO COST, WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHER SIDE IF PROBLEM OCCURS. I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S-SIDE LIGHT FOR A FEW WEEKS, ONLY 1 MONTH AFTER OTHER SIDE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE QUICK FIX IS TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WILL THEN WORK FOR A WHILE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON THE ROAD! *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE HEADLIGHT. USUALLY GOES ON NEXT TIME CAR STARTS UP. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON EITHER SIDE WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TO GET BOTH OF THEM WORKING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE GONE OUT. ONE TIME I NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THEM WERE OUT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY DURING BAD WEATHER IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. I HAVE ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON THE PRIUS. THE DEALER IS GOING TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AGAIN. INITIALLY THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT THEY SUSPECT IT TO BE BAD BULBS. THEY SAID THE BULBS COST $300.00 NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. AT AROUND 48,000 MILES THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH SIDES AND EVENTUALLY WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT, SOMETIMES THE DRIVER SIDE GOES OUT, SOMETIMES BOTH. THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN ONLY TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM A FEW MINUTES LATER. IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHETHER THE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN DRIVING AT DUSK AND AT NIGHT WHEN ONE LIGHT IS OUT. *TR

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND MY CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY BRAKES STOP WORKING AND THE "SKIDDING" ICON LIGHTS UP. IN ORDER TO REENGAGE THE BRAKES, I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES. THIS INCREASES THE DISTANCE I HAVE TO BRAKE BEFORE HITTING SOMETHING OR OVERRUNNING A RED LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR. I HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT, BUT I HAVE OVERSHOT RED LIGHTS AND NEARLY HIT OTHER CARS MANY TIMES. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS MATTER AND WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK OUT THE COMPLAINT. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED FAILING AT 30,214 MILES AND I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. AT 32,571 THEY REPLACED MY LEFT HEADLIGHT. I NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WHICH EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB, WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WANT ME TO INCUR THE EXPENSE OF HAVING IT DIAGNOSED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY WILL EVEN CONSIDER COVERING IT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OF WHICH I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE. AS AGREEMENT, TOYOTA AGREED THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE BULBS AND IF YOU WERE OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WOULD STILL FIX THE LIGHTS IF YOU HAD DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRING. I HAVE THE EVIDENCE YET THEY WANT ME TO INCUR AN EXPENSE SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I FEEL THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 PRIUS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST TURNED ON BUT WILL SOMETIMES TURN OFF. I BROUGHT IT IN WITHIN 30,000 MILES AND HAD THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND IT SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN TO THE OTHER SIDE AT 42000 MILES, THESE ARE HID HEADLIGHTS AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1000-1500 HOURS OF USE TO THEM. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT. ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN I TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE CAN'T EVER MAKE IT HAPPEN. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT HAPPENS REGULARLY, AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT OCCURS ONCE EVERY FIVE OR TEN MINUTES. TURNING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESOLVES THE ISSUE FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I TURNED IT OFF AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. WHEN I CAME OUT IT HAD GONE INTO MY GARAGE DOOR AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END AND THE GARAGE DOOR. OBVIOUSLY ACCELERATED AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN. *TR

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS. ONCE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS RESUME WORKING. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS, BEGINNING AROUND SEPTMBER, 2008. THE VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 44,000 MILES, THE ISSUE BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THE CORPORATE CASE MANAGER HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THE ESTIMATED $400.00 REPAIR UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I MUST REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AFTER WARRANTY REVIEW FOR "ASSISTANCE" WITH THE REPAIR. AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT, THIS WILL REQUIRE ME TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS OUT, WHICH CREATES AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY RISK. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THIS IS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I MAINTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO NEW AND LOW IN MILEAGE TO EXPERIENCE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY ONE HEADLAMP ON MY 2007 PRIUS IS MALFUNCTIONING- NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT WILL "DIM" OR GO OUT ALTOGETHER AND THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE. I GOT INTO A SMALL ACCIDENT THE OTHER DAY AS I COULD NOT SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS MANY PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING , BUT NO RECALL- THE COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1,200 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. ALL OF THE PRIUS ON-LINE FORUMS DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS- THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGER TO ANYONE WITH A PRIUS AND VIRTUALLY EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT. A WEEK AGO, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 287 IN NY AT NIGHT I WAS STOPPED BY HARRISON NY POLICE AND GIVEN A TICKET FOR A "CORRECTABLE DEFECT" - THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, COULDN'T REPRODUCE EFFECTS. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT EITHER, AND SAID I'D HAVE TO RETURN FOR A MULTI-HOUR PERHAPS MULTI-DAY APPOINTMENT, WHICH I MADE FOR TUESDAY COMING UP. THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T BE A SAFETY ISSUE. LAST NIGHT DRIVING HOME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD, I PUT ON SAFETY FLASHERS WHICH PROVIDED SOME LIGHT, AND THEN FOUND THAT HOLDING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON (PULLING THE STICK TOWARDS ME) GAVE ME LIGHT TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT COMES BACK. WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS I CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER CAN'T FIX, BUT THEN WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS, FOR OVER $1000. *TR

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON WOULD SOMETIMES TURN LIGHT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY GO OFF AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT DEALER WAS NOT INITIALLY ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE DEFECT. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND LEFT WITH DEALER FOR ONE WEEK. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER UNDER EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT AT A COST OF $404 TO OWNER. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS RESULTING IN OVER $500 WORTH OF REPAIRS. HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2010 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKE RECALL WORK DONE. PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS LIVING IN BELGIUM, I LEASED A 2007 PRIUS. I COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE LURCHING FORWARD OF THE CAR WHEN I BRAKED IF THERE WAS EVEN MILDLY ROUGH OR DAMP PAVEMENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT IN BELGIUM DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. A STOP LIGHT TURNED RED AND WHEN WE TRIED TO STOP, THE CAR KEPT GOING AND WE RAN INTO A MOTORCYCLIST. THANKFULLY HE WASN'T INJURED BUT WE HAD ABOUT $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF OUR CAR THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR. THE DEALER CONTINUED TO CLAIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ON AUGUST 1, 2007. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR UNTIL AUGUST OF 2008 WHEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS (THEY WOULD GO OFF AND THEN WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND FLIPPED BACK ON, THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AGAIN). TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT (HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS)! I BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG BUT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS (TO THE TUNE OF $1200 A PIECE). I DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AFTER THAN UNTIL THIS YEAR (AUGUST OF 2009). MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS GOING OUT AND THEN FLIPPING BACK ON FOR A BIT (ALTHOUGH THE BULB SEEMS DULL) WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THEY WON'T STAY ON AND IT SEEMS INSANE TO PAY $2400 A YEAR FOR WHAT OBVIOUSLY SEEMS TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT; NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUE OF ONLY HAVING 1 HEADLIGHT THAT WORKS OR TAIL LIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 16TH, 2008 WHEN MY 2007 PRIUS BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. I STRUCK THE LEFT GUARDRAIL , SPUN RIGHT AND THEN THE CAR CATAPULTED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. I HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER AND THE CAR THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT DRIVER SIDE AND SKIDDED MAYBE 100'. I CHALKED IT UP TO THE ROADS BEING WET BUT THE ODD THING WAS THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED ONCE I HIT THE LEFT GUARD RAIL AND STARTED TO CROSS OVER THE INTERSTATE. AT THIS POINT, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. MY STORY SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE SOME OF THE POSTS I HAVE READ. IT IS FRIGHTENING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ORDEAL AND THAT TOYOTA CONTINUES TO DENY IT AND BLAME IT ON THE FLOOR MATS! *TR

2007 PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS, SINGLE OR BOTH WILL FAIL DURING DRIVING, TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND BACK ON RESTORES LIGHTS. NO WARNING IS GIVEN THAT LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. *TR

JUST COMPLETED A LEFT TURN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE THEN SLOWED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN INTO A GAS STATION ACROSS THE ROAD. I WAS GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO KEEP MY FOLLOWING DISTANCE (10FT, TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH). THE OTHER CAR SUDDENLY APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER TO TURN, WHEN I PRESSED HARDER THERE WAS NO REACTION UNTIL I HIT THE OTHER CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND I STOPPED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH OVER A ROUGH SURFACE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIAGNOSIS THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 05/14/10. *LJ

HID BULBS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA, ACCORDING TO "PRIUSCHAT "WEBSITE FORUM POSTS. TOYOTA IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OUT. IT COMES BACK ON IF I FLICK THE HEADLIGHTS POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE, HAPPENING EVERYTIME I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS UPSETTING BECAUSE I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS, AND I GET MY VEHICLE REGULARLY MAINTAINENCED EVERY 5,000MI AS RECOMMENDED WITH MY EXTRA CARE WARRANTY. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT SPORADICALLY GOES OUT...OF COURSE NEVER AT THE DEALERS. *TR

CONSTANT PECULIAR NOISES FROM BRAKE SYSTEM, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE RE-INITIALIZED AT 15,000 MILES. BRAKES PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED AT SAME MILEAGE. BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS AN EMERGENCY STOP. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE PERSISTED FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND THE DEALER AND FACTORY REP. SAYS IT IS NORMAL. ARBITRATION IN FAVOR OF TOYOTA. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THESE NOISES IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN IN 62 YEARS. THESE NOISES COULD BE A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

HID BULBS GOING BAD ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS THE BULBS GO BAD THEY STILL GO ON WHEN A DRIVER TURNS THEM ON, BUT AS ONE DRIVES THEY GO OFF UNBEKNOWNST TO THE DRIVER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WOULD COST 400 DOLLARS PER BULB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ONE CAN DRIVE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AND NOT HAVE SOME WARNING DEVICE TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM OR AT MINIMAL HAVE SOME WARNING GIVEN WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND BACK ON RESTORES HEADLIGHT OPERATION. GOT FIXER TICKET FROM CHP ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER (FAIRFIELD TOYOTA) DURING A REGULAR SERVICE VISIT, AND THEY SAID THEY TIGHTENED A CONNECTION. IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ALMOST DAILY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS (ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 10K MILES ON IT) THROUGH A CURVY ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY, MUCH MORE THAN WAS CALLED FOR ON AN A MOSTLY SMOOTH ROAD. I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM AND THAT IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING, SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS DARK AND I WAS ON A NARROW, WINDY BUSY ROAD SO I QUICKLY DECIDED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AT A SLIGHTLY DECREASED SPEED 20-25MPH. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER I WAS DRIVING INTO A CURVE AND TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE WHEELS DIDN'T REACT. THE STEERING WHEEL OFFERED NO RESISTANCE AS I TURNED IT BACK AND FORTH AND I WAS QUICKLY HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND POINTED TOWARDS A STEEP DROPOFF INTO A CANYON. AT THIS TIME THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE SOMETHING WAS GOING ON, BUT THERE WAS A LOUD WARNING BEEP AT SOME POINT. AFTER ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS THE STEERING RESPONDED AGAIN BUT WHEN IT TURNED BACK ON I WAS TURNING SO HARD ON THE WHEEL THAT MY CAR NOW VEERED SHARPLY TO MY RIGHT TOWARDS A ROCK FACE WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RECOVERED ON TIME AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS TOO SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I COULD HAVE DIED THAT NIGHT AND ALMOST HIT MANY CARS. I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR EVER AGAIN AND WORRIED THIS COULD HAPPEN TO MORE PEOPLE, SO I WANTED TO WARN YOUR AGENCY. I PLAN ON CONTACTING TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AS WELL TO COMPLAIN AND INSIST THEY CHECK MY CAR BECAUSE EVEN IF THIS ONLY HAPPENS ONE MORE TIME, IT COULD BE FATAL. *TR

MY SPOUSE OWNS A 2007 PRIUS. ON OR ABOUT 7/18/08, SHE WAS BACKING DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY. SHE STOPPED THE CAR, BELIEVED THAT SHE HAD PLACED IT IN 'PARK', AND BEGAN TO STEP OUT. THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK, AND TOOK OFF IN REVERSE, RUNNING OVER HER LEG WITH THE FRONT TIRE AND DRAGGING HER ACROSS THE STREET. SHE ESCAPED WITH LARGE SKIN SCRAPES, BRUISES AND A PAINFUL LEG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT ON RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOWARD END OF 2007, BEGINNING OF 2008. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 28,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JULY, 2008. FIVE MONTHS LATER, DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO GO OUT AND WAS INFORMED THIS WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT, REPLACEMENT COST APPROXIMATELY $200/EVENT. NOW PASSENGER HEADLIGHT PLACED JUST OVER 1 YEAR AGO HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. DEALER OFFERS NO RECOURSE EXCEPT REPLACEMENT EACH TIME. DO NOT FEEL REPLACING HEADLIGHTS EVERY YEAR IS SAFE OR FAIR, ESPECIALLY AT EXCESSIVE CHARGES FOR SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAIL, THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY, NO WAY TO PREDICT. IT MAY BE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, LEFT OR BOTH. FREQUENTLY THEY DIM AND WE ARE SUDDENLY IN THE DARK. SWITCHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH GETS THEM BACK ON, BUT THEY OFTEN POP OFF AGAIN - WITHOUT WARNING. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION THREE TIMES. TWICE THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS TIME THE TECH SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW WIRING ASSEMBLY, BUT THE SERVICE COUNTER GUY TRIED TO SAY IT NEEDED A BULB. FOLLOWING A STRONG MEETING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE "POSSIBLE PROBLEM". THIS IS LIFE ENDANGERING! HELP US PLEASE. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES, ON BOTH SIDES, TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FIXES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 ALSO HAS THE BRAKE PROBLEM AS THE 2010 MODEL. WE WERE SCARED MANY TIMES WHEN BRAKING AND INSTEAD SLOWING DOWN THE CAR MOMENTARILY LURCHED FORWARD. WE HAVE NEVER REPORTED IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS, AND EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY CAR ACCELERATES,AND I GET A RUN AWAY FEELING THAT LASTS ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS. IN ADDITION, WHEN I AM AT REST, AND THE MOTOR IS ON AND MY FOOT IN ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR MAKES A NOISE AS IF THE HORN IS LOWLY HONKING. I HAVE DESCRIBED BOTH OF THESE THINGS TO MY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT OUT. IT STILL REMAINS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.