2007 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting

HEADLAMPS ON PRIUS KEEP GOING OUT. SAFTEY!!!!!! *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY EXTINGUISH. CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY SWITCHING LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. HAD ONLY BEEN ONE LIGHT AT A TIME FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO TODAY'S DATE, THEN, LAST NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, BOTH LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THOUGH BOTH WENT BACK ON WHEN LIGHT SWITCH TURNED OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE LISTED DATE OF DUAL HEADLIGHT FAILURE IN "INCIDENT DATE" BOX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BECOME ABNORMALLY DIM BEFORE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF BEFORE OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

AUTO MODEL TOYOTA 2007 PRIUS - EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHT FAILURE NO ACCIDENT - NO CONSEQUENCES. SUDDENLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED TO GO OUT AFTER WORKING FINE AT INITIAL TURN ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09019. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNS OFF, IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED - THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON - ONLY TO FAIL SOME TIME LATER. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT AND SPORADIC FAILURE. SOMETIMES WHEN FENDER IS STRUCK, THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER - THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPEAT THIS FAILURE. NO PARTS REPLACED. WILL TAKE PRIUS BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. FINALLY STOPPED WORKING A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING TO AIRPORT. ON DRIVING HOME FROM AIRPORT LAST NIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SIMPLY TURNED OFF WHILE GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR. FOG LAMPS CONTINUE TO BURN BUT NO HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER SIDE. ON READING OF OTHER'S COMPLAINTS TODAY AFTER CALLING MY DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GETTING A QUOTE FOR $400 REPLACEMENT, I DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I THEN WALKED OUT TO MY CAR AND DID WHAT OTHERS SAID, TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. GUESS WHAT, THE LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS IN 2007 PRIUS. THE FIRST ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT ON 07/07/09 WHEN THE CAR WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THIS ONE WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS NOW GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE SAME WAY AS THE PREVIOUS HEADLIGHT. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF OUR BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA, PRIUS PASSENGER SIDE RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. WHEN TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND TURN ON IT STARTS WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING SINCE MID APRIL OF 2010. ON 08/18/2010 BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY. AS SOON AS I TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND TURNED ON, BOTH HEAD LIGHT STARTED WORKING. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER PRIUS OWNER AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HIS HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 WITH HID LIGHTS. ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS OFF, BUT TO THE DRIVER THEY ARE UNAWARE UNLESS BOTH TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED BULB TWICE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. FINALLY THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO IS ALSO A FRIEND OF MINE, TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS IN ONE OF THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AND HE REPLACED IT. THAT WAS 5 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE THEN. TOYOTA, THIS SHOULD BE WIDELY KNOWN BY ALL YOUR DEALERS AND FIXED. *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

WE HAVE A '07 TOYOTA PRIUS. OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF, USUALLY ONLY ONE BUT RECENTLY BOTH HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF. YOU CAN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY WILL LIMIT HOW MUCH THE DEALER CAN CHARGE FOR THE BULB BUT NOTHING ELSE. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER TO SET UP THE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND HE SAID THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES THEY WILL CHECK FIRST. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP OF. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. WE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR AFTER DARK. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS TURNS ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, THEN NEXT DAY AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FOR A DAY, RIGHT HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THEN 2 DAYS LATER LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR A DAY, LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. BULBS ARE NOT BLOWN AS THEY CONTINUE TO WORK BUT TOYOTA RECOMMENDS CHANGING THEM AT A COST OF $400. I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. UPON FURTHER INQUIRIES, IT APPEARS MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS

THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES WOULD BE DRIVING THE PRIUS WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE HIGH DENSITY LIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE HAPPENED MANY DAYS TOGETHER AND THEN THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THERE WAS LONG BREAKS IN THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. ONE OR BOTH HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MOST TIMES TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF WOULD GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS FORTUNATE AS I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I COULD NOT SEE ANN MOST TIMES MY TWO YOUNG BOYS ARE IN THE CAR WITH ME.. I SPENT $500 AT THE TOYOTO DEALER SHIP TO REPLACE THESE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS STILL MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM

2007 PRIUS - HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES. ACTIVATING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF / BACK ON RESTORES LIGHTING, HOWEVER, THEY MAY ONLY LAST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF AGAIN. NO WARNING EXCEPT FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO CONTINUE TO STOP ME AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO INDICATE TO ME THAT I HAVE A LIGHT OUT. HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE I AM TICKETED? REQUEST TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE INDICATES TOYOTA'S POSITION IS TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE OF CLOSE TO $1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUE, OR MUST SOMEONE DIE BEFORE TOYOTA ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY?

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BURNED OUT AT 50000 MILES THEN A MONTH LATER THE DRIVER SIDE BURNED OUT. AFTER PAYING 275.00 FOR EACH NEW HEADLIGHT TO BE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BURNT OUT AGAIN WITH ONLY 30000 MILES USAGE. I PURCHASED THE CAR TO SAVE MONEY ON THE FUEL MILEAGE BUT END UP SAVING NOTHING DUE TO SERVICE WORK ON REPLACING HEADLAMPS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT REPEATEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE AND TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. DEALER WANTS $700-$1,000 TO REPLACE PARTS WITHOUT KNOWING IF THAT WILL FIX PROBLEM. CAR ONLY HAS 46,627 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS, 54,000 MILES. TODAY, (7/26/2010) I HAD THE HEADLIGHT BULBS CHANGED FOR THE 3RD TIME, UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST TIME JAN. '09, 2ND TIME, AUG. '09, AND NOW, JULY '10. FIRST TIME WAS UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY; DEALER SAID REPLACEMENTS HAD 1 YEAR WARRANTY, SO THE LAST 2 TIMES WERE COVERED. THEY GO OUT AT RANDOM. TODAY, ONE OF THE BULBS WAS SHATTERED. MY OWN OBSERVATION: THESE LIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT, THAT WHEN ONE GOES OUT, YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE, (UNTIL YOU GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE). THIS IS AN ONGOING TOYOTA PRIUS PROBLEM, IS NOT SAFE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. THIS IS MY 3RD CONTACT TO NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR WAS USED VERY RARELY AND HEADLIGHTS WERE RARELY TURNED ON. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN AND COULD BE TURNED ON AGAIN BY FLIPPING HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN. IT WOULD THEN TURN OFF SHORTLY AGAIN THEREAFTER. A NIGHT DRIVE IN YOSEMITE PROVED TO BE QUITE FRIGHTENING WITH THIS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DENIED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE COMPANY SENT A LETTER TO ALL PRIUS OWNERS CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT IT YET DENIED IT COMPLETELY. WHEN THE LETTER CAME OUT, MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT'S LIFESPAN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WAS USED. I THINK TO SAY THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS IS INCORRECT-IT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND SPORADICALLY. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY PRIUS IS STARTING TO FLICKER AND GO ON AND OFF. THE BULB IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 10 YEARS BUT IT'S BEEN ONLY 3 YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE BULB OR HEADLIGHT ELECTRONICS IS DEFECTIVE BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD IT COULD COST UP TO $1,000 TO REPAIR. IT SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 PRIUS TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. SOMETIMES A SINGLE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT,SOMETIMES BOTH WILL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHILE DRIVING. I AM ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT OFF/ON LEVER. THE HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS GO OUT WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OR TWO OF STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY GO OFF AS I DRIVE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE REPAIR SHOP AS IS NOTED IN THE INVOICE. BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $345.00. (PART # TOY 90981-20029) IT TOOK 3 LABOR HOURS TO REPLACE THESE BULBS FOR WHICH I WAS CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL $295.00. THE INVOICE STATES: "H.I.D. BALLASTS AND WIRES WITH CONNECTIONS ARE OK AT THIS TIME." THE TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL BULBS AND THEY NOW USE A DIFFERENT BULB, HOWEVER NOTHING WAS COVERED BY A RECALL. WHILE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN OUR VEHICLE DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ; FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY HID HEADLAMPS SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF, AND I NEED TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH TO OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN, FOR THEM TO RE-LIGHT. THIS WEEK IT HAPPENED ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND I SUDDENLY HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO CARS OR PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAY MY LAMPS HAVE BURNED OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT, TO THE TUNE OF $550. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINE 2008. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ACTION? YOU HAVE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND UNSAFE. WILL SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED? *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR, SOMETIMES THE BULB WILL COME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING OR IT MAY BE ON THE NEXT TIME THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. I HAVE NOT HAD BOTH BULBS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME BUT AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AT SOME POINT. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT INDICATES THAT THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL FOR HID HEADLIGHT BULBS BUT DOES NOT ADVISE WHEN THE BULBS SHOULD BE REPLACED. MY TOYOTA DEALER ADVISED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE CONDITION UNTIL THE BULB STOPS WORKING ALTOGETHER? THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BULBS IS VERY EXPENSIVE ($250 PER BULB). I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED BEFORE WINTER WHEN MORE NIGHT DRIVING IS NEEDED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN REPEATED FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GOING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS - LOCAL, HIGHWAY, GOOD WEATHER AND BAD. THERE IS NO APPARENT ACTION THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. SOMETIMES IT IS EITHER HEADLIGHT AND OTHER TIMES BOTH LIGHTS WILL FAIL. IT IS NOT A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THAT THE CAR STILL OPERATES AND THE DASH BOARD STAYS LIT. THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, BUT NO FIRE. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED AND DRIVEN AWAY. *TR

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

MY PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON THEN THE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONS. I ONLY HAVE 46,700 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE HID LIGHTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT. I'VE NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS. *TR