2007 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting

THE DRIVER'S-SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHT COME BACK ON. IT STAYS ON FROM 1 TO ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. BOTH WENT OFF AT SAME TIME ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK. STARTED AT 40K MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE BULBS FOR $568.00. THIS IS A RIP OFF AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 PRIUS THAT WE LOVE. HOWEVER, BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNPREDICTABLY, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OFTEN OFF, AGAIN UNPREDICTABLY. ONE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHTS, NOT THE BRAKELIGHT, ALSO TURNS OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP TURNING OFF @ RANDOM TIMES. AT FIRST IT ONLY SEEMED TO BE ONE HEADLAMP, BUT NOW BOTH OF THEM TURN OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING. I CAN ONLY GET THEM TO COME ON BY TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. AT THIS POINT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY FOG LAMPS ON ALL THE TIME AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF SAFETY. *TR

THE HID FRONT HEADLIGHTS IN MY TOYOTA 2007 PRUIS ARE INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ON AND OFF. THE CAR IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I HAD THE BULB REPLACED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. A FEW DAYS LATER THE OTHER HEADLIGHT QUIT, BUT WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE BULB WAS WORKING SO IT WAS NOT REPLACED. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AND THEN BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO STEVE LOW TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LA CROSSE, WI AND THEY REPLACED BOTH BULBS. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AT NIGHT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEAD LIGHTS SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, FLICKERED AND QUIT FUNCTIONING. THE CAR HAS 27,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR IS AROUND $500. IS A RECALL IN PROCESS? *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. JUST HAD IT REPLACED FOR $300 ON MONDAY AND ON TUESDAY GOT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT SOME TIME IN JULY OF 2009, AFTER ABOUT 34,00 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLAMP BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY DIM OR FAIL, BUT WHEN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN IT WOULD TEMPORARILY RESOLVE. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE - EITHER DIMMING OR GOING DARK - WOULD THEN HAPPEN AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES TO 24 HOURS. I FIND THIS DANGEROUS SINCE ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN ONE IS DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLAMP OUT UNLESS ONE KEEPS CHECKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY BUT DO NOT YET KNOW WHETHER IT IS UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. IN ANY EVENT, BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN IN THE NHTSA DATABASE, I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A GENERIC PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS IN PRIUS OF THE 2006 AND 2007 YEARS, SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT MY EXPERIENCE. IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS OR RE-APPEARS AFTER PUTATIVE REPAIR, I WILL FILE ANOTHER COMPLAINT OR WILL AMEND THIS COMPLAINT (NOT SURE WHETHER I CAN DO THE LATTER). *TR

THE TWO HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT WILL TURN ON WHEN DRIVER SWITCHES OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. BUT IT WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF AFTER COUPLE MINUTES, SAY 5 MINUTES. THE PROBLEM REMAINS FOR THE REST OF THE RIDE. FOR THE SAFETY REASON AND TO PREVENT BEING STOPPED BY POLICE, THIS CONDITION FORCES THE DRIVER TO SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF SO OFTEN WHILE DRIVING TO MAKE SURE HIS CAR HAS LIGHTS ON. AS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA DEALER, I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. IT COST $550. I STILL KEEP THE OLD HEADLIGHTS . *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. OVER THE COURSE OF DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE LIGHTS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON; BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE ONE WILL DIM AND GO OUT. THE DOCUMENTATION THAT CAME WITH THE CAR INDICATED NO ACCIDENTS, NO CAR TROUBLE, AND NO MAJOR REPAIR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT RANDOMLY. WHEN TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SHUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THEY SHUTOFF ONE AT A TIME AND A COUPLE OF TIMES (INCLUDING WITHIN THE LAST HOUR) THEY HAVE BOTH SHUTOFF AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY THEY HAVE ONLY SHUTOFF AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THERE HAS BEEN OTHER LIGHTING AVAILABLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT BUT IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN ON A DARK ROAD THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE VERY SERIOUS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS 42,000 MILES. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIME RANDOMLY. EITHER THE BULB IS FAILING,WIRING IS FAILING, OR THE COMPUTER IS FAILING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVER SIDE OR BOTH) RANDOMLY FAILS BUT THEN WORKS WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS BEHAVIOR OCCURS TO EITHER SIDE SEPARATELY AND SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY DISPLAY (HID) HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN FAILING IN SPRING 2009, AND BY WINTER, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS ALSO FAILING. THERE IS A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM, BUT I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE HOTLINE GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME THE COST OF REPLACEMENT (PARTS AND LABOR), BUT THE DEALER SAID THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL ONLY COVER THE LIGHTS (WHICH ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL FAIL AGAIN UNTIL TOYOTA RECALLS THE LIGHTS ON THE MARKET AND REPLACES THEM ALL). ALSO, TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WOULD NOT COMMIT TO REIMBURSING THE COST OF REPAIR UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ALWAYS WORK WHEN THEY ARE INITIALLY TURNED ON AND WHEN THEY ARE RE-STARTED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, OBVIOUSLY. *TR

ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY EXTINGUISH WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA WILL "DIAGNOSE" AND ADVISE OF REPAIR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT MAY ONLY POSSIBLY CHOOSE "GOODWILL" ACTION BE TAKEN. THESE ARE THE TOYOTA HID LAMPS THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN PE09019. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS WITH 36,655 MILES EXPERIENCED THE INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF, BUT WORK FINE OTHER TIMES. EVENTUALLY, IT FAILED COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEIR DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED CIRCUIT CHECK REVEALED AN INTERNAL SHORT IN HEADLAMP ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) CAUSED BULB TO SHORT. REPLACED ECU AND BULB. OPERATIONAL TEST VERIFIED REPAIR. REPAIR AND PARTS COVERED UNDER GOODWILL POLICY. THE INSTALLED PARTS NOTE PART #90981-20015 BULB, HID AND 81107-47150 COMPUTER SUB-ASSY. MY REGULAR MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ECU IS EQUIVALENT TO AN IGNITER, WHICH REGULATES VOLTAGE AND CURRENT GOING TO THE HEADLAMP, SIMILAR TO A FLUORESCENT BALLAST. MY MECHANIC SAID THE ECU IS COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR / 36K WARRANTY. MY REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED AT NO CHARGE UNDER A ?GOODWILL POLICY? BECAUSE I WAS ONLY 655 MILES OVER 36K. (THE INITIAL HEADLAMP FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS OUT OF TOWN & MILEAGE LESS THAN 36K.) THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER STATED OFF THE RECORD THAT SERVICE MANAGERS CAN INTERNALLY APPROVE SUCH REPLACEMENTS UP TO 70K MILES. HOWEVER, THOSE IN THE 80-100K MILE RANGE WILL LIKELY NOT BE APPROVED. I ATTEMPTED TO CONVINCE THEM TO ALSO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, BUT THEY REFUSED. I?M SURE IT?S A TICKING TIME BOMB. WITH 42,554 CURRENT MILES, BOTH HEADLAMPS NOW WORK CORRECTLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH RANDOM HEADLAMP FAILURE AT NIGHT OR IN POOR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. AND EVEN IF IT WEREN'T A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WHICH THEY ARE AWARE OF AND RESPONSIBLE! *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY. I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE THEN GO OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TOYOTA OF MCDONOUGH (GA) AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $750 TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT AND THE COMPUTER? THAT OPERATES IT. I CAN'T PAY THAT AMOUNT TO FIX ONE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE OWNER. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALLED TO FIX IT. WHAT IS THE CONSUMER TO DO? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! HELP *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF, THE HEADLAMP TURNS BACK ON. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS EXCESSIVE FOR AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW IN 2007 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES ON IT WHEN DRIVERVSIDE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE HEADLIGHT ALWAYS TURNS ON INITIALLY BUT WILL TURN OFF SOMETIME LATER WITH NO WARNING. IF I FLICK MY LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK ON, ALL HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON, BUT MAY NOT STAY ON. BECAUSE THERE ARE 4 TOTAL LIGHTS (2 HEADLIGHTS AND 2 LOWER ROAD LIGHTS) HAVING JUST ONE THAT OCCASIONALLY TURNED OFF WAS NOT ENOUGH OF AN INCONVENIENCE TO GET IT FIXED. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF LEAVING ME WITH JUST THE 2 LOWER ROAD LIGHTS. I QUICKLY FLIPPED THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON AND BOTH TURNED BACK ON, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR FIXING TOMORROW. CAR NOW HAS 40K+ MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS SEEMING TO INDICATE THE BULB IS NOT THE PROBLEM (OTHERWISE IT SHOULD HAVE DIED COMPLETELY BY NOW...). *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES JUST ONE LIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS. CYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH MAKES THEM WORK AGAIN BUT THE PROBLEM HAS ALREADY CAUSED ME TO BE PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TWICE. IN BOTH CASES THE OFFICER WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AFTER HE PULLED ME OVER AND I DEMONSTRATED THAT BY CYCLING THE LIGHTS THEY WOULD WORK. I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. CARS USUALLY MAKE IT 4 YEARS OR MORE BEFORE YOU HAVE A HEADLIGHT GO OUT. THEY ONLY COST A FEW BUCKS TO REPLACE TYPICALLY TOO. I'VE BEEN QUOTED SOME HUGE NUMBERS. *TR