Toyota Prius Interior Lighting Problems
- 10
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 6
- Years with records
- 2005–2011
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 10 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Instrument Cluster/Panel · Interior Lighting
The lighting, i believe is basically led, has, over a period of ,time, become so dim that it is impossible to read when not in the shade(ok at night) the dealer said that there was a notice, but only if the display had completely out. I believe that a dim display (that cannot be seen during normal driving)is a real safety problem. This is a constant problem not a particular date and time. The photo attached is the…
ODI 10864049
Instrument Cluster/Panel · Interior Lighting
The instrument display is to dim to read in bright sunlight, especially when driving directly toward the afternoon sun on a clear day. My wife, who viewed the display as a front-seat passenger, agrees with me. To see how fast i was going, i had to take my eyes off the road and allow my eyes to adjust to the darkened display for several seconds. As a result, i was unable to maintain a steady speed on the hilly…
ODI 10592093
Electrical System · Interior Lighting
Our 2010 prius is unsafe during the daytime driving when we are required by road sides to turn on our headlights in certain roads, when we comply the headlights go on, but the dash lights go dark and we are unable to read the speedometer etc. I went to a toyoda dealer and they said nothing could be done to fix the problem. Today, aug 6, i personally spoke with toyoda motor sales in torrance ca., on my complaint…
ODI 10417792
Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle was hit from the rear by another vehicle. After the vehicle was hit, it accelerated to a high speed. The contact engaged the brakes but the vehicle continued to accelerate; the contact attempted to turn off the ignition but that did not stop the vehicle. The vehicle changed directions and crossed over a grassy area and crossed…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10369783
Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting
At about 104k miles the hid headlights, along with the dash dashboard lights, went out while my daughter was driving on a country road at night. The sudden darkness resulted in a collision with a guard rail while braking. After putting the car in park, turning off the power button and restarting the car everything came back on. While we were shaken up, no one was hurt. The car sustained $2k damage to the body, but…
Crash reported
ODI 10349278
Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting
For a 2006 prius. Twice this evening my headlights went out on their own. I was driving to a store about a mile and a half away, when a half mile from my house all lights, including headlights, went out. They did not come on until i manually turned them "off" and then on again. On the way home from the store, they went out again. *tr
ODI 10294424
Electrical System · Interior Lighting
Interior instrument failure. Temperature app. 23 deg. F. Car started normally mfd came up fine. Main dash instruments failed to come on. No speedometer, gearshift indicator, fuel gauge, or odometer. All exterior lighting worked fine. Vehicle shifted into reverse and drove normally for about 15-20 min. When i parked and tried to turn off the car by pressing the power button the vehicle failed to shut down. Contacted…
ODI 10255506
Electrical System · Interior Lighting · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Today, i went to work driving my prius (2008 with 11000 miles) without any dash board lights. The dashboard under the windshield is a reflective type with a whole array of operating indicating lights across to the passengers side. Only the airbag indicator light worked for the passenger side. The cruise control did not work. I tried various power on/off brake on/off combinations to get the dashboard lights working.…
ODI 10254348