2005 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Problems
- 315
- 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.
Among these 315 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Headlights · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 90 |
| 60–100k mi | 89 |
| 150–400k mi | 50 |
| 30–60k mi | 35 |
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Toyota's hid headlights seem to only work intermittently. Toyota would like us to replace the bulbs. Labor and the bulb run about $500. This seems to be a problem with many of toyota's vehicles and seems like consumer gouging on a faulty product/design to the nth degree! *tr
ODI 10236673
Exterior Lighting
2005 toyota prius w/ hid headlights. Automatic aiming sensor has suffered premature failure because of a design flaw that allows the under-vehicle mounted sensor to corrode and fail. Safety issues include a driver unknowingly overdriving his headlights at speed, and potential temporary blinding of oncoming traffic from aiming failure. Failed part # is 89408-47010. Toyota has not notified owners of this safety issue.…
ODI 10359968
Exterior Lighting
We noticed shortly after we bought our 2005 toyota prius that the headlights did not shine far enough in advance of the car to properly illuminate the road. When we complained to the dealer, they checked it and said that the lights were set properly so as not to shine in the face of approaching car. Now the automatic sensor warning light warning of a problem illuminates and indicates headlight problems any time we…
ODI 10240237
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2005 toyota prius. One of my hid headlights burned out after only 35,000 miles, just 3 months after my warranty expired. Toyota claims on their website that hid headlights last longer than halogen bulbs, but by e-mail said that they had not determined life expectancy of parts in my vehicle. Looking at the many prius chat rooms on the web, this is not an unusual problem. As the replacement part alone (a…
ODI 10228772
Exterior Lighting
2005 toyota prius hid driver's headlight continues to intermittently fail to illuminate. Dealer wants >$600 to replace headlight. Problem well documented as recurrent issue for prius with hid headlamps. This should be addressed by toyota asap. It is very dangerous to lose headlights while driving. It is also outrageous to expect consumers to pay $600 to replace a light bulb and not even be able to guarantee that…
ODI 10227121
Exterior Lighting
Driver's side headlight began going out intermittently, first rarely, then gradually more frequently. Switching them off and on would restore it temporarily. The first time i took it to the dealer they couldn't reproduce the problem. By the time it became very bad, they diagnosed that the headlamp was overheating, and replaced it ($360). Now, less than two months later it has started going out again, at infrequent…
ODI 10242729
Exterior Lighting
RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. *TR
ODI 10268279
Exterior Lighting
Toyota sienna ...at approx 36k miles my headlights would intermittently go off. Bulbs were replaced and the problem persisted. The ecu unit to the headlight was replaced and worked fine for a year. Now at 59k the headlights are doing the same. I am told again to replace the bulbs(300$) each. The bulbs come on but just go out on there own without hitting a bump . It varies which light i will have and i have lost both…
ODI 10215624
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Exterior Lighting
I had been pulled over on several occassions for faulty tail lights. This has been ongoing since i bought the car. Then my children told me of the front head lights going out for no reason. I did not believe them till the went out on me. After taking it to several toyota dealers and said that there is nothing wrong, on 09/10/2009 i filed a complaint with a "monica" from the nhtsa in dc. I have yet to hear anything…
ODI 10329123
Exterior Lighting
My 2005 prius has xenon high intensity discharge(hid) headlamps that go out and stay out until the next time i turn on the lights. I have had to change the bulbs very frequently and they don't last for more than a year. *tr
ODI 10252482
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. While being serviced at the dealer, they noticed that the headlights were distorted. The plating on the internal part of the headlights were overheating. There is no way to release this heat and the contact is concerned that a possible fire may occur. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they did not want to be responsible because it was no longer under warranty. The…
ODI 10207429
Exterior Lighting
Driving on i-405 when the left headlight began acting intermittently. Brought to the attention of the dealer when stopped by to inquire about the problem. Was told that the dealer was unaware what the problem could be and that their only suggestion was to replace the bulb, but that would cost $500 and would not guarantee fixing the problem. Brought car back to dealer several times during 2007 and over the following…
ODI 10509624
Exterior Lighting
Action #pe09019 excludes model year 2005. This year is also experiencing the hid headlamp failure problem, including my vehicle. I already filed a complaint and you may ignore the date and other info in this comment. I just want to see 2005 added to the investigation and potential recall. *tr
ODI 10268829
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights fail intermittently. They either fail to light up or go out while driving. Sometimes they operate normally, other times they fail. No pattern to it -- it seems random. Dealer said toyota is aware of the problem but has no fix. They advised me to simply turn switch off, then on again until they light up. This does not always work. *tr
ODI 10286775
Exterior Lighting
05prius: after reading the list of complaints i feel compelled to inform everyone of the problems i have had. Otherwise i love my prius. Headlight leveling system fix-warranty, warning on dash ,steering problem-recall, gas tank replaced-due to overfill broke bladder-warranty,cd-stereo replaced due to intermittent unresponsiveness-warranty, on my 3rd set of tires-originals lasted 21k, have 60k on odometer. Fyi for…
ODI 10285705
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