2007 Toyota Prius

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS GOING BAD, I HAVE E-BRAKE LIGHT ON ALWAYS, AS WELL AS VSC, ABS, AND ((!)) LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND NOT THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE AND RUNNING.

• 12/31/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AT STARTUP....I HAVE TO TURN SWITCH OFF COMPLETELY AND TURN ON, AND LIGHT FUNCTIONS....MANY PRIUS OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS OVER THE YEARS, AND TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING....SOME THEORIZE THE CIRCUIT BOARD CONTROLLING THE HID LIGHTS IS IN A POOR LOCATION AND OVERHEATS/DEFECTIVE....ANYWAY THIS IS NOT A BULB PROBLEM, BUT A SYSTEM PROBLEM.....PLEASE HELP US...... *TR

• 12/31/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, WITH BOTH LIGHTS, TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND THE NHTSA HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM. I INTEND TO USE YOUR FINDING THAT SAYS THIS IS "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE" BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN I AM PULLED OVER BY A POLICE MAN. I INTEND TO TAKE YOUR FINDINGS TO COURT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, TO INSIST THAT ANY CHARGES BE DROPPED BECAUSE YOU HAVE DEEMED THIS TO NOT BE A PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND A 2000 TUNDRA PICK-UP. MY TUNDRA HAS OVER 200,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS LIGHTS. MY PRIUS IS ANOTHER STORY 60K MILES AND LIGHT ISSUES. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE TO THE NHTSA THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT. I DID JUST RECEIVE A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THEY HAVE REDUCED THE COST OF THE LIGHT BULB FROM $300.00 PER BULB TO $150.00 PER BULB. LABOR IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PRIUS FROM 2006 TO 2009 ACCORDING TO THERE LETTER. I'D ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. *TR

• 12/31/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF I CYCLE THE POWER THE HEADLIGHT USUALLY COMES BACK ON. THE DEALER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER ONCE FOR AN EQUIPMENT VIOLATION ALREADY. LAST NIGHT THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. AS I ROUNDED A CORNER I ALMOST HIT A DEER STANDING ON THE SHOULDER AS I COULDN'T SEE HIM/HER DUE TO THE LIMITED VISIBILITY. *TR

• 12/30/2019· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IS FAILING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS BRAKING. IT IS A $3,000 REPLACEMENT THAT, UP UNTIL THE END OF 2017, TOYOTA WAS REPLACING AT NO CHARGE, BUT NO LONGER, UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, ZG1, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE. I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 TOYOTAS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE JUST A VOLUNTARY "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT," BUT A MANDATORY RECALL TO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. THIS DEVICE RUNS ALMOST CONSTANTLY WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, CREATES A DRAG ON THE CAR THAT HAS CUT MPG IN HALF, IS PROBABLY WEARING OUT THE BRAKES PREMATURELY, AND CAUSES DANGEROUSLY SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A STOP THAT HAS RESULTED IN SOME NEAR ACCIDENTS. I PRESUME THE ABS FUNCTION WOULD NOT WORK WHEN CALLED UPON. THE REPAIR COST IS ABOUT HALF THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE CAR, AND IT SEEMS UNFAIR THAT JUST BECAUSE THIS SHOWED UP AFTER THEIR PROGRAM ENDED, I HAVE TO FOOT THE ENTIRE BILL, OR JUNK A CAR THAT IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT SHAPE. THERE ARE 150K MILES ON THE CAR, LOW FOR A TOYOTA OF THIS AGE. I HAVE ATTACHED THE TOYOTA ZG1 LETTER THAT I FOUND ON LINE. PLEASE CONSIDER AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND MAKE TOYOTA FIX IT FOR EVERYONE.

• 12/30/2013· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE RUBBER HAS "DECOMPOSED" OFF THE LATCH AND HAS MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF MY VEHICLE. THE RUBBER DEGRADATION HAS MADE THE SENSITIVITY OF THE HATCH DOOR LATCH ERRATIC AND NOT WORKING MOSTLY. ITS CAUSE ME TO TRY TO YANK THE HATCH DOOR A COUPLE OF TIMES WHICH HAS CAUSE THE LATCH DOOR HANDLE TO COME LOOSE. TOYOTA PLS ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANKS *TR

• 12/30/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. TODAY (DEC 30, 2011) PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *KB

• 12/30/2010· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL CLUNKS AS IT IS TURNED PAST CERTAIN POSITIONS. OVERALL, IT HAS A LOOSE FEEL. TOYOTA INSPECTED IT, SAID IT IS NOT NORMAL, BUT FAILED TO FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

• 12/30/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT SYSTEM HAS AIR IN IT. SERVICE FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE CAMPAIGN ISSUED FOR OTHER VINS, BUT NOT MINE. *TR

• 12/30/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OFF RANDOMLY. AUTO IS 2007 PRIUS. *TR

• 12/30/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2007 INTERMITTENT LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I SENT IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE I HAVE A "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY" ON 23 DEC 09. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPLACE TWO BULBS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A BULB PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN RE-CYCLE THE SWITCH TO GET IT BACK. ON 29 DEC IT FAILED AGAIN AT NIGHT DURING A SNOW STORM, NEARLY CAUSING A FREEWAY ACCIDENT. *TR

• 12/30/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH HEADLAMPS (INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER) INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. TURNING OFF THE HEADLAMPS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON CLEARS THIS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS IS BECOMING MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/29/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON AN UNLIT MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY. HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN BROUGHT THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. PREVIOUSLY, DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SUDDENLY GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME BOTH HEADLAMPS WENT DIM AT THE SAME TIME. VERY SCARING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WAS NO VISIBILITY AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

• 12/29/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HID LIGHT RANDOMLY GO OUT. SOMETIMES THE DRIVER SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE...SOMETIMES BOTH. THEY USUALLY COME BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AT THE SWITCH. DEALER QUOTED $700 PER LIGHT TO FIX. RIDICULOUS FOR EARLY FAILURE OF A "UPGRADED" LIGHT OPTION THAT WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR. *KB

• 12/29/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. HE WOULD THEN TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE NOTIFIED WHO DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING HAS STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF. IF I SHUT THEM OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON. STOPPED BY STATE COPS FOR ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT BUT WHEN HE HAD ME TURN THEM ON BOTH WERE THERE. $228.00 TO REPLACE ONE BULB. WAITING TO SEE IF IT IS FIXED. 37000+ MILES ON CAR. *TR

• 12/29/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HID BULBS (FRONT HEADLIGHTS) GO OUT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THEY ARE ON SOMETIMES, AND OFF AT OTHER TIMES. REPLACED THE FIRST ONE AT 28K MILES, NOW AT 46K THE OTHER ONE IS DOING THE SAME THING. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY BULBS. *TR

• 12/29/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE HAD A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND BOUGHT IT NEW. IT NOW HAS 40K MILES AND HID LAMPS WILL GO OUT WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE LIGHTS WILL TYPICALLY GO BACK ON IF YOU TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND THEN TURN IT BACK TO "ON" I HAVE READ OTHER PRIUS AND TOYOTA OWNERS IN THE PRIUS CHAT SITE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HID LAMPS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

• 12/29/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE FLEXIBLE GAS TANK ON THE PRIUS OFTEN FAILS TO FILL UP ALL OF THE WAY TO FULL. IN COLD WEATHER THE TANK OFTEN FILLS ONLY 8 GALLONS(WHEN COMPLETELY EMPTY) AND SOMETIMES CLICKS OFF AT 3 GALLONS OR LESS AND KEEPS CLICKING OFF UNTIL MORE GAS IS FORCED INTO THE TANK. THE PRIUS WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED INTO THE TANK ISSUE AND FOUND NOTHING. THERE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO FILL UP ON THE SLOWEST LEVEL AND TO TILT THE GAS NOZZLE TO SIDE OR UPSIDE DOWN TO FORCE MORE GAS INTO THE TANK. THIS DID NOT RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND THE DEALER COULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER REMEDY. THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER TO FIX THE SITUATION. *TR

• 12/28/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE AT ONLY 64,000 MILES. POTENTIAL FOR COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE IF NOT IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THERE IS A TSB, BUT THEY ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A REPAIR FOR A SAFETY CRITICAL ITEM THAT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

• 12/28/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. CYCLING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON USED TO CORRECT PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT NOW HEADLIGHT STAYS ON FOR ONLY A MINUTE OR TWO. HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AND HAD HID BULB REPLACED IN 2012 AT GREAT EXPENSE. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A KNOWN DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE.

• 12/28/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD TO CALL AAA FOR EMERGENCY ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO THE RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE, HE WAS HANDED A REPAIR CHARGE OF OVER $ 5,300. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS INCORRECTLY JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE INCORRECT PROCEDURE IN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE LEAD TO A MAIN FUSE FAILURE AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE INVERTER-CONVERTER.

• 12/28/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY REPLACED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TEMECULA, CA THE DIGITAL DISPLAY ON MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING AND NO LONGER DISPLAYED MY SPEED, GAS TANK GAUGE, TRIP MILEAGE OR TOTAL MILEAGE. AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OR SO PASSED, THE DISPLAY, OR CLUSTER DISPLAY, AS IT IS LISTED ON A TOYOTA REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM NOVEMBER 3, 2011, WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY BY AGAIN DISPLAYING MY SPEED, GAS TANK GAUGE, ETC. THE DISPLAY WOULD SOMETIMES WORK FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN STOP WORKING, AND NOT WORK AGAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR A WEEK OR MORE. CURRENTLY, IT THE DISPLAY CONTINUES TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY ONLY, CAUSING ME TO DRIVE FOR DAYS OR A WEEK OR MORE WITH NO VISUAL DISPLAY OF HOW FAST I AM DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE REMAINING IN MY TANK. THIS FAILURE OF THE CLUSTER DISPLAY IS A HAZARD TO ME AND ESPECIALLY TO MY YOUNG TEENAGE DAUGHTER BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE HOW FAST WE ARE DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS WE HAVE REMAINING AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN THE DISPLAY STOPS WORKING. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TEMECULA, CA AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE COMBO METER SINCE THEY BELIEVE THERE IS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE COMBO METER, BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN ADVISED ME THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER DISPLAY, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED AND THEY COULD NOT COVER THE COST OF FIXING THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES AT 800-331-4331AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR, WHO OFFERED ME A 40% DISCOUNT ON THE COST OF REPLACING THE COMBO METER ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS AND SAID IF A RECALL WAS ORDERED I WOULD GET A FULL REFUND. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS OF AN INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTIONING CLUSTER DISPLAY PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE AND WARRANTS A RECALL.

• 12/28/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENT, GO OUT BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TOGGLED. *TR

• 12/28/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SWITCHED ON, THE DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST COUPLE THOUSAND MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE CAR IS 39,750. THE LIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING THEM OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY BEEN WORSE. SAFETY IS A KEY ISSUE HERE IN THAT IF BOTH LIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, COULD SERIOUSLY CAUSE A CRASH OR ACCIDENT. AN ONLINE SEARCH FOR OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE REVEALED SIMILAR INCIDENCES/EXPERIENCES. I PROCEEDED TO FIRST CALL THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY RANGE AND I HAVE NOTICED OTHER DRIVERS ONLINE HAVE RECEIVED REPAIRS AND/OR PARTS AT NO-COST TO THEM FOR THE SAME INCIDENT. THEY WANTED ME TO BRING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND GET A DIAGNOSIS TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT I NEED TWO NEW HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) BULBS AND THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $600. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE MY SAFETY IS AT STAKE. I CALLED BACK THE MANUFACTURER, AS INSTRUCTED, AND WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING REVIEW OF THE FINDINGS OF THE DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED AT ALL. I PROCEEDED TO ASK WHY SOME DRIVERS REPORTED ONLINE THAT THEIR REPAIRS WERE COVERED OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND MINE WOULD NOT BE. I SIMPLY WANTED TO KNOW THE CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING WHO GETS TO HAVE THEM REPLACED FOR FREE AND WHO WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, NOBODY HAS RECEIVED FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THEIR REPAIRS, ONLY A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COST OF THE BULBS (WHICH WAS REDUCED FROM $300 TO $150/EACH). HAD I BEEN TOLD THIS BEFORE, I WOULD NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A "DIAGNOSIS" FOR A PROBLEM I KNEW ALREADY. *TR

• 12/28/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TONIGHT FOR THE THIRD TIME RECENTLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, ONE AT A TIME. NEITHER LOW OR HIGH BEAM WORKED AFTER THEY WERE OUT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO SHOW THE DEALER AT LEAST ONE OCCURRENCE OF BOTH LIGHTS. TONIGHT I WAS ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES SHOWING BOTH LIGHTS OUT IN LOW BEAM WITH FOG LAMPS ON (THE FOG LAMPS ONLY WORK WITH HEADLIGHTS ON IN LOW). I REALIZE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO PENDING RESOLUTION. THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THE ON AGAIN. WITHIN 10 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. AND, AS IN THE PAST, TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON RESTORED THE LIGHT.*TR

• 12/28/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVER'S LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. PASSENGER LIGHT FIRST WENT OUT, NOW BOTH! DEFECTIVE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM. REPORTED TO DEALER, ONLY THEY SIMPLY WANT TO CHARGE ME $500 TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS ISSUE AS DEFECT. *TR

• 12/28/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S NEVER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I NOTICE IT, I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING AGAIN AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL ONE OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF AGAIN. I WILL TAKE IT IN TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER PAY FOR IT MYSELF THAN GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD PUT THIS OUT AS A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/28/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY AND WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, HEADLIGHT WORKS. I READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON PRIUSCHAT.COM AND SO FAR THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FIX FOR THIS. I WAS STOPPED TONIGHT BY A STATE TROOPER AND WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF, THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. *TR

• 12/28/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2007, ONE OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON ONE TRIP (LESS THAN ONE HOUR). I LOOKED ON PRIUS ONLINE THEN HERE. WHEN I SAW OTHER INCIDENTS I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. LIGHT WAS FIXED. *TR

• 12/27/2019· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR TO WORK, AN AUDIO WARNING AND LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. SHE STARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS HAD RESET AND NO SOUND. LATER IN THE DAY SHE STARTED HER CAR AND THE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MUSHY. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND LOOKED AT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND REPLACED THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT WORK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE, TOYOTA HAD A ITEM CALLED A BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT SEEMS TO FAIL AFTER SOME TIME.AFTER READING SOME FORUMS IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WERE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. TOYOTA WANTS AROUND $6,000 TO REPLACE THIS UNIT AND IT ISN'T AS EASY AS REPLACING A COUPLE OF BRAKE PADS.

• 12/27/2013· STRUCTURE

  LIKE SO MANY OTHERS WITH A 2007 PRIUS, MY HATCH BACK RUBBER LATCH STARTED GETTING STICKY AND THEN SLOWLY STARTED DETERIORATING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T OPEN THE HATCH DOOR. I TOOK IT TO MAITA TOYOTA IN SACRAMENTO AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD FIX IT, BUT THEY CHARGED ME. I'M SEEING THAT SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND GOT THIS PAID FOR. I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS. I'M GLAD PEOPLE PUT THEIR COMPLAINTS HERE TO SEE. *TR

• 12/27/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT ON BOTH SIDES. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. IT ISN'T THE BULB THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

• 12/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,432. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

• 12/27/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

• 12/26/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS (SINGLE OR BOTH) TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT . I TURN THEM BACK ON AND BOTH SEEM TO WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN, WHEN 1 OR BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF. *TR

• 12/26/2014· STRUCTURE

  IN JULY OF 2014, I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM A FAMILY MEMBER IN NEVADA, A WARM STATE; I LIVE IN MINNESOTA, A COLD STATE. THE HATCH RELEASE RUBBER SEAL HAD DETERIORATED, AND IT WAS TACKY TO THE TOUCH, BUT THE HATCH RELEASED AND OPENED. WHEN NOVEMBER CAME, THE HATCH RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK; IT WAS A COOL NOVEMBER. I BELIEVE IT IS A DANGER TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE MAPLEWOOD TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSON INSPECTED THE HATCH RELEASE SEAL AND SAID THAT SOMEONE MUST HAVE PUT A CHEMICAL ON IT TO DAMAGE IT. TOYOTA DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART; I BELIEVE THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE PART FIXED, BUT I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE WITH A DEFECTIVE HATCH RELEASE SEAL TRAVELS TO A COOLER CLIMATE THAN THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST. *TR

• 12/26/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HID HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT 2 DAYS AGO. ALL OF THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE BULB AND COMPUTER ARE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700.00+. VERY EXPENSIVE ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/26/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

• 12/26/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE , OTHER TIMES BOTH. IF I SWITCH THEM OFF-ON FAST THEY COME BACK ON. SO IT'S NOT A BULB. TOYOTA SPECULATES THAT IT COULD BE A COMPUTER ISSUE FOR EACH BULB AND COULD COST OVER $700 EACH TO FIX. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION , WE HAVE A LOT OF JOGGERS & KIDS ON BIKES IN OUR AREA. IF ONE LIGHT IS OUT I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW & THEN I AM NOW ABLE TO SEE THEIR REFLECTIVE MATERIAL. PLEASE ISSUE THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. THANK YOU *TR

• 12/26/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO GO BACK ON IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF USING THE HEAD LAMP SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS STEERING COLUMN BY TURNING IT OFF AND ON QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HEAD LIGHT GOING OUT SAFETY ISSUE WILL OCCUR TO EITHER HEADLIGHT AT ANY MOMENT, BUT SEEMS TO ALTERNATE BETWEEN THEM. HAVE NOT LOST BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME YET. THIS LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVERY 2 -3 MINUTES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DISTRACTION MAKES IT HARD TO WATCH AHEAD ON THE ROAD FOR ANY OBSTACLES OR TO WATCH FOR WILDLIFE AHEAD AND MAKES IT HARD TO SEE ANYTHING AT A SAFE DISTANCE. *TR

• 12/26/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING, THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE, IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/25/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HID LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER AND TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEN IT WORKED AGAIN. BUT AFTER APPROX. 20 MINS. OF DRIVING, HID LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. ONE TIME I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT IT WENT OUT, BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, UNTIL I GOT PULLED OVER BY AN POLICE OFFICER, WHO TOLD ME ABOUT IT, BUT AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WORKED AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND BUT MORE FREQUENTLY DURING LONG TRIPS. *TR

• 12/24/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS . WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUTT OFF. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. IDENTICAL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28500. UPDATED 01/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/19/10.*JB

• 12/23/2016· STRUCTURE

  HATCHBACK WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE RUBBER THAT COVERS THE LATCH HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS STICKY IN THE WARM WEATHER AND ROCK SOLID IN THE COLD WEATHER WHERE YOU CAN NO LONGER PRESS IT TO OPEN THE TRUCK.

• 12/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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.

• 12/23/2014· POWER TRAIN

  ON SUNDAY MORNING, DEC. 21ST, I LEFT THE HOUSE AROUND 7AM WITH DOG IN BACK SEAT TO DRIVE TO A HIKING TRAIL. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AS I DROVE SOUTH ON OREGON EXPRESSWAY. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 0.5 MI AND DESCENDING THE UNDERPASS AT ALMA ST., AT AROUND 35 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON WITH BEEP AND INDICATORS: BRAKE, ABS, AIRBAG ON AND CHECK ENGINE. I ALSO NOTICED THE WORDS "TRANSMISSION FAILURE "ON THE MAIN DISPLAY. WHILE DRIVING UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE UNDERPASS I REALIZED THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE NEXT TURN-OFF AT ASH ST. BY NOW THE CAR HAD SLOWED TO 20-25 MPH BY THE TIME I APPROACHED ASH ST. AS I INITIATED THE TURN I REALIZED THAT I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING SO I TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED THAT I ALSO DIDN'T HAVE POWER BRAKES. I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKES AND MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP THE WHEELS. BY NOW THE CAR HAD SLOWED ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO COMPLETE THE TURN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON ASH ST. SINCE I ENDED UP MAKING A RATHER WIDE TURN; THE CAR FORTUNATELY REMAINED ON THE PAVEMENT. THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP AT ASH AND SHERIDAN AND I WAS LEFT STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER. I PUSHED THE CAR TO A PARKING SPOT. IF I RECALL THE MAIN DISPLAY HAD GONE COMPLETELY DARK BY THIS TIME; IT MAY HAVE GONE DARK AROUND THE TIME I INITIATED THE TURN ONTO ASH - I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY. WHILE CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS, I EVENTUALLY POWERED THE CAR OFF AND POWERED BACK ON (START BUTTON). AT THIS POINT NO INDICATORS WERE ON AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND RESOLVED TO BRING IT FOR SERVICE FIRST THING MONDAY. FORTUNATELY DRIVING TO THE DEALER DOESN'T REQUIRE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR EXPRESSWAY. I'VE DRIVEN THIS CAR SINCE 2007 AND NEVER HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. LOSING ALL POWER ON THE EXPRESSWAY WAS VERY DISCONCERTING. *TR

• 12/23/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I'VE GOT 2007 PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. *LN

• 12/23/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  OUR LEASED 2007TOYOTA PRIUS SOMETIMES "JUMPS" FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN GOING OVER A STONE OR BUMP ON A DIRT ROAD OR OTHER STREET, BRIEFLY INCREASING ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING A STRAIGHT ROAD AND ALSO WHEN TAKING A CORNER ONTO A DIRT ROAD. BRAKING DOESN'T SLOW DOWN THE ACCELERATION, INCREASING THE CHANCES OF A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE OR OTHER OBSTRUCTION THAT MAY BE IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. *TR

• 12/23/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (SOMETIMES OTHER DRIVERS POINT IT OUT) THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT. THEN, AT OTHER TIMES THE OTHER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. USUALLY, WHEN IT HAPPENS, TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK AND USUALLY IT DOESN'T LAST VERY LONG. I TOOK THE CAR INTO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME. TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING STATING THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK WHEN ONE OR BOTH OF THE LIGHTS FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE (A "BULLETIN" HAS BEEN ISSUED). I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY AGREED WITH THE POLICY. THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD (THE FAILURES OCCUR RANDOMLY. ALSO, I'M AFRAID THAT, LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ, I WILL BE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND TICKETED. IN THAT EVENT, IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING WHEN I AM ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA WILL REFUSE TO FIX THE DESIGN FLAW AND DRIVING WITHOUT YOUR HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS DOESN'T QUALIFY AS A RECALL. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MILEAGE IS ABOUT 33,800. *TR