2007 Toyota Prius Electrical System Problems
- 216
- 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 216 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- instrument panel · 16 records
- combination meter · 11 records
- safety issue · 11 records
- rear hatch · 10 records
- both headlights · 10 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 63 |
| 60–100k mi | 51 |
| 100–150k mi | 39 |
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 150–400k mi | 14 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Both front head lamps shutoff at the same time while moving at about 25 mph. Turning off the head lamp switch and turning the switch back on restored the lights. *tr
ODI 10512932
Air Bags · Electrical System
After taking the vehicle in for a recall for a steering column issue, 3 of the buttons on the steering column fail to operate once the recall repair was complete. The dealer says it's an issue with the clockspring cable and are not willing to repair it at no cost. *tr
ODI 10534437
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
We own a toyota prius and have had the dealer replace the headlight 4 times. The first time we simply got in the vehicle and when we turned it on we realized it was not working. After we had it fixed about 2 months later we got pulled over and given a warning to get it fixed. We did so again and again with no solution. Since our last time the dealership has advised us to go to the toyota dealership but there telling…
ODI 10565439
Electrical System · Steering
After short period of servicing a recall on steering extension shaft #c0t, some of steering wheel buttons stopped functioning due to damages to clock-spring cable. The dealership don't want to admit their technician fault failing to realign the steering wheel to center position. Many of prius second generation hybrid owners been recalled have this issue after fixing the shaft. Is the damaged spring cables already…
ODI 10533071
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
My car will not turn off. After my dash went black my key will not release and my car will not turn off . This is a big safety issue and needs to be resolved asap! *tr
ODI 10499619
Electrical System
The dash board did not display when i turned on my car. Only the blinkers, and air bag lights work on the dash. The gas gauge and the speedodometer do not show, it is black. And my car will not turn off. It seams to me that this issue is a major safety issue. *tr
ODI 10499618
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The plastic weld process or other type of gluing process used to make the vehicles exterior front and rear turn signal, brake and back up light lense assemblies or housings fails. All four, two front and two rear, exterior combination light lense assemblies suffer this premature and serious failure. When these exterior lenses begin to fail they allow water intrusion from the exterior of the vehicle. This allows…
ODI 10506066
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Both headlights went out without warning. This has recurred numerous times since then, also with taillights. I've been pulled over 4 times by police for lights out. Next day, they're fine, or a different light is out.very dangerous and scary, as we live in a rural area with windy roads and no street lights. *tr
ODI 10515573
Electrical System · Structure
The back hatch door grip handle on the hatch of my 2007 toyota prius no longer functions properly. The rubber grip has degraded and is soft and sticky during warm weather and in cold weather becomes nearly immovable. The back hatch door grip handle frequently jams rendering the car inaccessible through the rear compartment. This is a major cause for concern and is a serious safety hazard. There have been multiple…
ODI 10638594
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
My headlights keep going out. Both headlights will go out at once. I've replaced the bulbs which did not change anything. I also contacted toyota multiple times, all incidents ending up in them telling me they would do nothing about the issue, it's not a recall and will not be a recall and it's my responsibility to take care of. Even after i pointed out the multiple articles i read of toyota reimbursing and…
ODI 10667690
Electrical System
Approx 12/19/12 i went outside to start my 2007 prius. When i hit the power button the car started up, however the dashboard lites did not work (speedometer, gas gauge, heat, a/c, etc). I turned the manual control wheel on the dashboard back & forth, thinking that would solve the problem but the lites still did not work. I backed out of my driveway and drove forward, thinking once i put the car in drive the lites…
ODI 10493548
Electrical System
Total dash board failure.....design is composite so all instruments go dark except check engine light which is the least of a safety issue...instrument panel should have separate circuits so safety isn't dependent on any single point of failure. *tr
ODI 10486171
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
When i turned my car on to go home my dash lights did not work or backup cam or seat belt alarm nothing was showing i could not tell if i was going forward or backwards etc i parked it turned off 2 times then 5 mins later it can back on automatically fixxx this. *tr
ODI 10485083
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the gauges all failed. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for diagnosis and was told that the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10497871
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I purchased my 07 prius from a dealership in september of 2012. There was only 1 previous owner & at that time my car's mileage was around 55k. I commute 1 hr and 20 minutes to work (one way) & my first incident occurred after dropping my son off at daycare early in the morning, almost a month after purchasing my car. I noticed my right headlight was out. When i got into my car, i turned the headlights off and back…
ODI 10536685
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Toyota prius dashboard failed in idle and while driving posing a death risk due to mileage per hour not displaying and the inability to shut off your car when stopped this is a serious matter and toyota needs to recall the whole toyota prius and give everyone there money back for over paying for this car in 2007. *tr
ODI 10549605
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
During cold weather i lose all odometer speedometer backup light gas gauge . Back up lights have caused a lot of close call when i'm backing up one time i got close to hitting a pedestrian because they did not know i was baking up i have ran out of fuel on the freeway and i never know how fast i'm going. This problem is well documented and toyota knows a bout the problem but will not issue a recall. *tr
ODI 10547820
Electrical System · Structure
We have had some unseasonably hot weather here recently; on the day in question the car thermometer said it was 91 degrees in full shade. The rubber gasket covering the hatch opening switch was attached when i parked. When i came back, it looked like the gasket had literally melted off one of the screws; the covering was just hanging on to screw on the driver's side by a few gooey threads. That left a melted,…
ODI 10476932
Electrical System
I was driving on freeway (us 101 southbound in marin county caat 8:30 am), dry weather 60 deg f. Entire dashboard went black (speedometer, fuel gauge and other indicator lights all quit providing readings) and the energy monitor screen panel, while still lit, quit providing data (the miles shown on this panel were stuck at 107). Therefore, no speedometer readings were available. More importantly, i had extreme…
ODI 10463321
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
The following described incidents have taken place at least three times with no warning. Upon starting the vehicle there is no instrument panel display which is digital. The vehicle could still be driven. The vehicle's engine would not turn off without making numerous attempts.this has sometimes taken up to 10 min.. Then for whatever reasons after several hours the mentioned malfunctions stop and everything works…
ODI 10497910
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The passenger side headlight frequently fails to turn on. Sometimes it turns on, then shuts off within the course of a drive. Sometimes it doesn't turn on at all. It seems like it must be a problem with the electrical system, as the bulb itself continues to light, it just doesn't light all the time. The driver's side headlight, in the mean time, is perfectly fine and never has problems, which also suggests some kind…
ODI 10485412
Electrical System
When i started my prius and the dash lights did not come on (fuel gauge, mileage, speedometer etc). I put the car in reverse and the backup camera picture did not appear on the screen. The screen was on but continued to show the consumption screen. I then put the car in park and hit the power button and the car would not turn power off. I put the car in drive then park and reverse then park several times hitting the…
ODI 10457932
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight random failure while driving prius. Unreliable to drive vehicle during the night. *tr
ODI 10450503
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The front headlight started going on and off periodically while driving, we went on a trip to hungary and the light started acting up. We have taken it to two toyota dealerships within germany with no resolution but expensive bills due to the mechanics hooking it up to computer systems to diagnose the problem. This is causing us safety issues while driving especially on not clear days due to the early morning fog. I…
ODI 10485170
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
1. The right-front headlight often goes out after the car has been driven for a while. (fortunately, both headlights don't haven't out yet!) this really should be considered a safety issue - why isn't there a recall? 2. The back-up camera often stops working for a few days at a time. This is a problem, given the very poor visibility the mirrors have behind this car. *tr
ODI 10452883