2004 Toyota Prius Electrical Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
Headlight on 2004 pries controller broken. May be due to oxide levels in contacts. Smart key oxidation causes poor use. Alarm goes off intermittently. *tr
ODI 10360432
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
This is an update to the complaint i filed on 2008/10/14, odi 10253642 about prius hid headlight failure. Since that incident i have had the driver and passenger side bulbs replaced four times and swapped left-for-right for diagnosis twice. Even with those new bulbs, which my dublin, ca, toyota dealer swears are the newer, "good" bulbs, the headlights always have failed again within one to four weeks. Actually,…
ODI 10310172
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
Right front headlamp operating intermittently. Dealer repair quote was over $500. Online advice suggested that toyota should/would repair at no cost. Initially dealer service manager wanted owner to pay labor, over $300, and dealer would supply part. Owner stated that since this was a safety and defect matter, toyota should pay full cost. After 24 hours, dealer agreed to replace headlamp at no cost. Both headlamps…
ODI 10277302
Electrical · Electrical System
Multi-function monitor display intermittent blank out. No display for multi-function display unit. It occurs very often since january 2008. *tr
ODI 10258787
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
Driver-side hid headlamp in 2004 toyota prius was noticed to be very, very, dim (effectively off) around 2008/10/14. Turning headlamps off and on restored brightness. But the problem recurred at unpredictable times--frequently enough to be a serious safety problem. Frequently the driver can't tell while driving, whether one headlamp is off, and obviously it's unsafe to fix it by turning it off and on while driving.…
ODI 10253642
Electrical · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While normal conditions i have experienced a major brake malfunction, both the abs and the brake lights come on. The vehicle barely has brakes, this has happened multiple times since i have bought the vehicle 2 years ago. I have taken my vehicle 6 times to have to it fixed, and they have never been able to fix it. Brakes repeatedly fail on a regular bases. They have replaced the brake accumulator, brake computer,…
ODI 10255214