2007 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON TYPICALLY RESTORES NORMAL OPERATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

I BEGAN A 70 MILE TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE AT DUSK IN MY 2007 PRIUS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, OR SO I THOUGHT. IT SEEMED THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AS WELL AS USUAL. I TURNED MY BRIGHTS ON TO BETTER SEE THE CURVE ON AN INTERCHANGE AND THE LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I TURNED THE BRIGHTS OFF AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT I HAD DRIFTED NEAR A CONCRETE BARRIER. I AVERTED A CRASH, BUT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BARRIER TO SEE THAT I HAD FOGLAMPS ON, BUT NO HEADLIGHTS. NORMALLY THIS ARRANGEMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE. YOU CAN HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON WITHOUT FOGLAMPS, BUT NOT FOGLAMPS WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON DID NOT HELP. WHEN I STOPPED, LEAVING THE CAR TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE BRIGHT SWITCH TURNING OFF ALL THE LIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED NORMALLY. IN JULY, 2009, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS PRIUS AND WAS STOPPED FOR HAVING ONE HEADLIGHT OUT. IT WORKED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS, ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER WAS OUT INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOT REPRODUCE-ABLY. THEN THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT IN MARCH, 2010. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS HAS HAD INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE 7 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JANUARY 2007. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF DEALER FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY MIGHT NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. SO, I DID NOT LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE SERVICE WRITER. *TR

2007 PRIUS WITH 62K. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON, IT REAPPEARS FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. BUT IT IS YELLOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. SOME TIMES BOTH HID LIGHTS GOES OUT. VERY SCARY!!! *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH XENON HID HEADLIGHTS THAT FLICKER OR GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND OFFERS TO SELL REPLACEMENT LAMPS AT $150 EACH PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND FIND IT IS A CHRONIC KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUTION. REPLACING THE LIGHTS LAST A FEW MONTHS TO A FEW YEARS BUT PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN AND TOYOTA COLLECTS THE PROFITS FROM REPAIRING THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AGAIN AND AGAIN. *TR

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. (AT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES.) THEY HAD BEEN SUDDENLY FAILING WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY SITUATION!!! NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, RIGHT LAMP INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. IT SEEMS TO WORK ON AND OFF WITHOUT ANY CLEAR REASON. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE CLEAR IDEA WHAT CAUSE MAY BE, BUT SAYS FIRST THING TO TRY IS TO REPLACE LAMP (>$400), IF THAT DOES NOT RESOLVE ISSUE, IT MAY BE A "CONTROL" MODULE AT >$1000. *TR

I HAVE BEEN READING EXCESSIVE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB REGARDING ISSUES WITH TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT ISSUES. SOME CONSUMERS HAVE PUT OUT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS, OTHERS HUNDREDS TO GET ISSUES RESOLVED AND IN SOME CASES APPEAR TO BE UNRESOLVED. I INQUIRED AT TOYOTA REGARDING THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BUT IN THE EVENT ONE IS ORDERED, THOSE THAT HAVE PUT OUT HUNDREDS AND A THOUSAND PLUS WOULD PROBABLY BE REIMBURSED. HAS ANY INVESTIGATION BEEN CONDUCTED REGARDING THIS MATTER? IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ISSUE WITH PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOT KNOWING WHEN OR IF THEIR HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING TO FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141000.

HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

THERE IS A HEADLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS. IT IS HARD TO IDENTIFY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE LIGHTS TURN ON, BUT THEY DO NOT STAY ON. SO WHEN YOU START YOUR CAR AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS THEY BOTH START ON. HOWEVER INTERMITTENTLY THERE IS A TRIGGER THAT CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE PASSENGER LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER HEADLIGHTS.SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVER TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND TOOK THIS LONG TO FIGURE OUT. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS ALWAYS "SOME" LIGHT COMING FROM ANOTHER LIGHT SOURCE AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS SO WHEN DRIVING, YOU SEE THAT THERE IS SOME LIGHT ON THE ROAD, TRICKING YOU INTO THINKING YOU HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHEN YOU REALLY DON'T. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY DRIVING IN RURAL MOUNTAIN AREAS. WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING, SINCE I HAD SOME LIGHT ON THE ROAD, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY EYES OR HEALTH AND WENT TO THE EYE DOCTORS, ETC. NOT MY EYES - IT'S THE CAR. IT IS INTERRMITTENT AND BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME LIGHT ON THE ROAD I THOUGHT IT WAS MY VISION NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHTS DO THIS YOU HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING CURVES IN THE DARK ETC. IT IS HARDER TO DETECT IN CITY DRIVING WHICH WE DO MOSTLY. WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER FRM TOYOTA ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS INDICATING SOME PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND TOYOTA ERRONEOUSLY CHARGED THEM FOR THE SWITCH AND THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM THE SAME WAY IT HAPPENS SO WE DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA IS CONSIDERING THIS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WANTS EVERYONE TO PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTICE DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS AND THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX IT. I'M PUTTING THE APPX DATE IT STARTED, BUT I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING THE LIGHT BEHAVIOR IN DETAIL THE LAST FEW DAYS. THERE ARE MORE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD MY 30,000 MILE INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THEY DID NOT MENTION THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A CONTINUOUS LIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME >$500 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.*TR

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. CAN RELIGHT BY TURNING OFF LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON; PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT REMAINS LIT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE GOES OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS. THEY HAVE BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE LAST YEAR. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY ARE WORKING. I KNOW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT YET. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE CYCLING THE HID BULBS ON AND OFF WILL POWER THEM BACK ON, THE PROBLEM IS NOW WORSENING. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BULBS AND OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA RESPONSE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S BECOME APPARENT THERE IS A PATTERN OF DENIAL AND OBFUSCATION FROM THIS MANUFACTURER. THEIR HANDLING OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FLOOR MATS ISSUES TELLS US THEY WILL NOT ACT IN A RESPONSIBLE AND FAIR BUSINESS MANNER UNTIL FORCED TO. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS FLAW AND TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS KEEP GOING OFF. ONE WAS REPLACED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THE OTHER WENT OUT 4 MONTHS LATER, LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OLD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. LIGHTS THAT LAST THAN 18 MONTHS ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY APPROACHED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMPS WILL GO OUT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IF I AM ON AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD AFTER DARK. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THEY ALSO SAY THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY GO OUT. THEY ALSO HAVE PROMISED TO PAY FOR NEW BULBS IF I HAVE THEM INSTALLED BY THEIR TECH, WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY CHARGED $150 TO INSTALL AND I HAVE NOT REC'D A REFUND CHECK FOR THE BULBS. THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THEM SO IT DOES NOT RE-OCCUR. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO HAPPEN. *TR

HID BULB INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS, INTERMITTENT FAILURE. BOTH SIDES. 3 TIMES LAST WEEK. *TR

NO EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE ON 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING MODEL. MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM HOT SPRINGS, AR AROUND 4:00PM AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ON. WE DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES, OR AT LEAST WE USED TO. I CHECKED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR LOOSE WIRES, BUT NONE FOUND. SWITCHED LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. THE SAME EVENING WE WENT TO THE THEATER 2 MILES FROM HOME AND WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE DARK, THE LIGHT WENT OUT 3 TIMES IN THE 2 MILE RIDE. I SWITCHED THE LIGHT ON AND OFF TO RESTART EACH TIME IT WENT OUT. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE LIGHTS-OUT PROBLEM. IT CAN BE ON FOR AN ENTIRE TRIP OR ON AND OFF ANY NUMBER OF TIMES. WE LIVE IN THE QUACITA MTS. OF ARKANSAS AND STREET LIGHTS ARE MINIMAL AT BEST. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OPTIONAL HID LIGHTS WITH THE TOURING PACKAGE (NO CHOICE). ACCORDING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, ONE LIGHTS GOES OUT, THEN THE OTHER ONE USUALLY FOLLOWS AFTER SEVERAL MILES. IF THE SITUATION ARRISES WHERE BOTH LIGHT GO OUT, WE COULD BE IN GRAVE DANGER IN THE MOUNTAINS. YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT W/O HEADLIGHTS, UNLESS THE MOON IS BRIGHT. THE REPAIR IS EXORBITANT FOR THE BULB AND EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS FOR THE CONTROL MODULE AND INSTALLATION. THIS IS CAUSED FROM DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE THE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 3 TIMES LONGER THAN STANDARD HEADLIGHTS. TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD SOME DEFECTIVE BULBS FROM ONE MANUFACTURER. BUT MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE WARRANTEE. I STILL FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT THEY INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE LABOR AND PARTS TO REPLACE ONE LIGHT AND/OR MODULE EXCEEDS $1000. THAT IS NOT EVEN REASONABLE. PURCHASING CUSTOMERS WERE NEVER TOLD THAT THOSE LIGHTS WERE THAT NONSENSICALLY EXPENSIVE. THEREFORE, I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO BE FORCED BY CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS OR CUSTOMER INFLUENCE TO TAKE TESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR IDIOTIC MISTAKE. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS - HEADLIGHTS (1 OR BOTH) MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME, COME BACK ON IF SWITCHED OFF AND BACK ON, LIKELY WILL GO OUT AGAIN. HAVE BEEN WARNED BY POLICE ABOUT FAILED HEADLIGHT. TOYOTA OFFERS NO REMEDY, INSTEAD CHARGES $200 OR MORE EACH TO REPLACE BULB, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON DRIVER SIDE, TURN THE KNOB OFF AND ON, LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HAPPENS THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NITE OR EARLY MORNING. 53,000 MILES ON CAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS'....COST $500. COULD NOT AFFORD. WENT ONLINE AND SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM.......RECALL PRIUS' FROM TOYOTA, THIS IS ANOTHER COVERUP. WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING YET, BUT DID ALMOST DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE COST. SITES POSTED SAY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS REPLACED BULBS ONLY TO HAVE THEM GO BACK OUT ON THEM. AND THIS HAPPENED AFTER WE REPLACED OUR 12 VOLT BATTERY WITH THE DEALERSHIP DEC 19TH, NEXT DAY, PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING TO DO WITH BATTERY OR LOSE WIRING. SERVICE MANAGER SAID AGAIN IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH ALL PRIUS. RECALL PLEASE !!!!!! *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS..HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES IT THE RIGHT LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT THE LEFT LIGHT, BUT NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED (YESTERDAY) WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS 3 TIMES IN A HALF HOUR TRIP TO AND FROM WORK. I TOOK THIS IN TO TOYOTA IN MCMINNVILLE, OREGON AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW! I HAVE ALSO READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 2002. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD OR SOFTWARE RUNNING THE LIGHTS. TOYOTA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOME ONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHENEVER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THEY WERE DIM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54000. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AFTER ONLY 35,000 MILES. UPDATED 08/11/10

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT TOYOTA MECHANICS DO NOT TELL CONSUMERS ABOUT THESE ISSUES WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE LIFESPAN FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS IS SO SHORT. *KB

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH-INTENSITY-DISCHARGE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER OR HAVE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE, BUT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE LABOR WAS $204.00. UPDATED 06/08/10.*JB