2007 Toyota Prius ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Driver side light intermittently shut off until I turn the lights off and then they come back on for a little while and then I have to repeat the process

SPORADICALLY, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT LIGHT UP. WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL NOT DISPLAY AS WELL. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT IS A WHILE BEFORE THE THEY WILL DISPLAY.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AND DECIDE TO JUST PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HOPE NOT TO HIT ANYTHING BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I GOT HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. AFTER I GOT OFF THE ROAD FOR AWHILE I TRIED THE LIGHTS AND THEY BOTH WORKED. I TOOK MY PRIUS TO A STATE COLLEGE, PA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED ME $450.00 BECAUSE THEY SAID BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED MY PRIUS FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I WENT TO A GROCERY STORE AFTER WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE WHOLE DASHBOARD WAS BLACK.. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID THEY MUST HAVE CREATED A SHORT IN MY CAR AND THEY SAID BRING IT BACK IN. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE CLUSTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE DASHBOARD WAS BAD AND THEY WOULD BE CHARGING ANOTHER $680.00.

HEADLIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE, THEY CAN GO OFF (ONE OR BOTH) AT ANY TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY INTERNET SITES

FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE ISOLATED. SEVERAL ON-LINE FORUMS SUGGEST THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE HID OR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND HAVE BEEN CHARGED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING BULBS, LIGHT HOUSINGS, AND CONNECTORS WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND TRAFFIC VIOLATION TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN YOUR HEADLIGHT CAN TURN OF AT ANY MOMENT. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.34584/ HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/PRIUS/2007/LIGHTS/HEADLIGHT_RANDOMLY_TURNS_OFF_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS/ HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=W1F8H7HIMFE HTTP://WWW.KCTV5.COM/STORY/18609018/KCTV5-INVESTIGATES-PRIUS-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEMS

THE HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES SPORADICALLY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS ONLY IF I SEE MY HEADLIGHTS REFLECTED IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DO I KNOW WHETHER ONE OF THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND CLICKING THEM BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT IS UNSAFE AND SCARY AT TIMES BECAUSE IT CAUSES EXTREME VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ANY TIME, WHILE I'M ON THE STREET, WHILE I'M PARKED AND ON THE HIGHWAY.

BOUGHT 2007 PRIUS USED AND EVERYTHING WORKED. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WONT WORK AFTER SEVERAL NEW LIGHTBULBS AND A BALLAST HAVE BEEN CHANGED. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF TOYOTA WILL FIX THEIR PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS RANDOMLY GO DARK. SOMETIMES 1 HEADLIGHT AND OTHER TIMES BOTH. TURNING OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THEN BACK ON IS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE PROBLEM COMES BACK MINUTES LATER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH LAST NIGHT!

MY WIFES 2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEN ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WILL GO OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY 2 CERTIFIED MECHANICS NEITHER CAN FIND ANY FAULTS IN THE HEADLIGHTS OR BULBS EVEN APPLYING CONTACT GREASE TO ASSURE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY. ATTENTION NHTSA ADMINISTRATORS ( THIS CERTAINLY COULD BECOME A DEADLY PROBLEM.) WE HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DRIVER MUST IMMEDIATELY TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON TO RESTORE LIGHTING. I HOPE THEY NEVER FAIL TO RE-LIGHT!! OF ALL THE PROBLEMS- ATTENTION SURELY MUST BE GIVEN TO THESE LIGHTS. ALMOST A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HERE..HOW MANY PEOPLE KEEP TAKING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS, ONLY TO HAVE IT REPEAT ITSELF? IMMEDIATE ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE NHTSA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WITHOUT REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

HEADLAMPS GO OUT SUDDENLY AND BACK ON IF SWITCHED TURNED OFF THEN ON. BULBS WEREREPLACED AS PART OF RECALL AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. OVER $500 QUOTE TO REPLACE BULBS BUT NO GUARANTEE IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

ONE HID HEADLAMP WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN ITSELF OFF. TURNING HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF FOR 3-5 MINUTES AND THEN BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE. AS ONE COULD IMAGINE, VERY PROBLEMATIC WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. MULTIPLE BULB REPLACEMENTS (OVER $150 EACH) HAVE HAD NO EFFECT. DEALER RECOMMENDED FULL HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT IS OVER $1000. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE, AND EVENTUALLY TRACE THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE BALLAST OF THE HID LAMP, WHICH IS EASILY DAMAGED BY WATER FROM POOR DESIGN (THE BALLAST IS WEATHER-SEALED AGAINST THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NOT AGAINST THE HEADLAMP ITSELF; ANY WATER THAT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE LAMP WILL RUN DOWN AND POOL ON THE BALLAST ELECTRONICS).

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY) HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND SOMETIMES JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BULBS SO I REPLACED BOTH BULBS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH NEW BULBS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM OCCURRENCE BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT DONE THE SAME WHILE DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR OF PRIUS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CURRENTLY ONLY REPLACE THE BULBS AT A COST TO ME OF $1250.00. THE BULBS DON'T SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM, CONSIDERING THEY WORK MOST OF THE TIME. IF YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT(S) RETURN TO WORKING STATE, ITS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER BOARD PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,642.

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT ONCE. I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS WHICH DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES, ALL INCIDENTS ENDING UP IN THEM TELLING ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE, IT'S NOT A RECALL AND WILL NOT BE A RECALL AND IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF. EVEN AFTER I POINTED OUT THE MULTIPLE ARTICLES I READ OF TOYOTA REIMBURSING AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTIES FOR THIS ISSUE. ALONG WITH THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I'VE LONG EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. IT HAD OVER 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS EVEN LESS OF A HELP! GOING DOWN A DARK HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT IS INSANE. NOT TO MENTION BEING PULLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE HEADLIGHT(S) BEING OUT. THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST SAFETY HAZARDS A CAR CAN HAVE AND SHOULD RECALLED AND EVERY PRIUS OWNER SHOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE HIGHWAY. BY RAPIDLY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE BULBS REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENSE. *TR

THE TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FINE. IT IS RELATED TO A PROBLEM WITH POOR QUALITY TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. REPLACEMENT BULBS DO NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE ONLY. *TR

HEADLIGHT HID LIGHTS GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY REASON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND IN VARIOUS VEHICLES AS PER THE ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON INITIALLY, THEY BOTH ILLUMINATE, BUT THE LIGHTS DIM PROGRESSIVELY, AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIALLY DARK. THIS OCCURS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND STARTED ONLY THIS MONTH. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING HEADLIGHTS (PARTICULARLY WHEN ONE ASSUMES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING SINCE THEY TURNED ON INITIALLY). IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ISSUE IS BEYOND REPLACING THE HID HEADLIGHT BULBS; ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP I VISITED, THERE MAY BE A DEFECT WITH THE HID ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECUS). I UNDERSTAND AS WELL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT HAS OCCURRED IN NUMEROUS TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES AND THAT TOYOTA IN 2011 AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT PROVIDED SOME REPAIR COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN OWNERS. *TR

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP WITH A FRIEND AND DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY LATE AT NIGHT, VERY DARK WITH LITTLE VISIBILITY IN A RURAL, UNLIT AREA. .ALL LIGHTS IN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH. WE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING EVEN THE ROAD, WAS LIKE DRIVING BLIND AND VERY FRIGHTENING TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE PRIUS OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES. ONCE I STOPPED THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT LEFT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. WE STARTED AGAIN, LIGHTS CAME ON, AND I DROVE THE VEHICLE ANOTHER 100 MILES WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT UNTIL WE ENTERED THE CITY. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM DRIVING THE 12 REMAINING MILES HOME, BUT THE FRONT YELLOW LIGHTS WORKED AND I HAD THE HAZARD AND BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING. THE CITY LIGHTS IMPROVED VISIBILITY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE ONLY PROBLEM THEY COULD FIND WAS WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING THIS EXPERIENCE WAS FOR MY FRIEND AND I, STILL UNSURE HOW WE AVOIDED A TRAGEDY. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF WARNING IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHTS GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON. ALSO, WHEN ON THEY SEEM TO BE VERY WEAK. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOURING PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS AND 1 OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY STARTED LEAKING WATER AND TOYOTA OF KINGSPORT, TN. REPLACED IT ON OCT. 28TH 2013 AND CHARGED ME $342.30 AFTER DISCOUNT. NOW THE NEW HEADLIGHT AND THE OTHER ONE IS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 29TH 2014. THERE IS NO WAY A HEADLIGHT SHOULD FAIL IN 6 OR 7 MONTHS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY COMPLAINT, AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THESE VERY EXPENSIVE HEADLAMPS. I WENT ONLINE AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND CAN YOU GET TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE HID HEADLAMP SYSTEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. THIS WENT ON FOR A WEEK AND WE TOOK THE CAR INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPLACED THE BULBS AT NO CHARGE CAUSE WE WERE UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN OVER THE LAST 80000 MILES. NOW WE ARE SEEING BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND OR ONE OR THE OTHER. WE ARE TIRED OF PURCHASING NEW HEADLIGHTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. . *TR

DURING COLD WEATHER I LOSE ALL ODOMETER SPEEDOMETER BACKUP LIGHT GAS GAUGE . BACK UP LIGHTS HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF CLOSE CALL WHEN I'M BACKING UP ONE TIME I GOT CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW I WAS BAKING UP I HAVE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE FREEWAY AND I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND TOYOTA KNOWS A BOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR