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 · Visibility
No one injured. Minor problem, but toyota refuses suggestions "for legal reasons", so i have to report it to you, and hope that you will relay to toyota. Good car, good dash lighting system, nice rheostat to dim the instrument panel lights at night, to assist in night road visibility. The problem is that as you dim the instrument panel lights, the lighted symbol for the emergency flasher light switch goes completely…
ODI 10439668
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Left headlight started just going off completely at nite, now both are going off while driving. Checking online, it seems that many other toyota owners have had same problem, and one of the vendors of headlights for toyotas manufactured defective headlights. Thus not all toyotas have the prob, just the ones with this vendor's headlights. But it still shows many do have the bad headlights. Toyota is not standing…
ODI 10479787
Body · Electrical System
The rear latch of my 2007 toyota prius has degraded to the point that it is inoperable. The rear latch release has melted to the point that it ends up all over my hands when i attempt to open the rear hatch and does not open. I am unable to open the trunk. This is a major safety issue. I have two children under the age of 5 who are strapped into car seats. In the event of an emergency, the rear hatch may be the only…
ODI 10654010
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…
ODI 10441849
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that the upper coating of the rear hatch melted and the hatch was unable to be opened. In addition, the electrical switch for the door hatch malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the electric switch replaced. The contact stated vehicle was unsafe because the rear hatch could not open. The failure mileage was 87,000. Updated…
ODI 10430882
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contacted stated that on two separate occasions, the lights on the instrument panel failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 69,500.
ODI 10436089
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While driving to work one headlight went out and stayed out until i stopped the car turned off the lights and then turned them back on. This went on for a week and we took the car into toyota dealership where the replaced the bulbs at no charge cause we were under warranty. However, this problem has continued to happen over the last 80000 miles. Now we are seeing both headlights go out at the same time and or one or…
ODI 10550154
Electrical System
In 2010 (approximately), the dashboard display of my prius would intermittently not display when the car was first started. This condition makes it impossible to know how fast the car is going, how much fuel there is, etc. I visited dealers and independent mechanics and no one claimed to know anything about this problem. However, i have subsequently learned that toyota issued a service bulletin on this very issue in…
ODI 10479220
Body · Electrical System
The rubber covering on the rear hatch opening mechanism is melting. I have two other model year prius vehicles (2004 and 2006) and this has not occurred on those - only on this 2007 car. It is becoming difficult to open the hatch and it will probably fail completely soon. *tr
ODI 10473653
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
ODI 10490227
Electrical System
The back door opener (hatch back) completely melted starting in july. The back tarry substance gets on my hands when i'm trying to open the door.. In addition, i cannot consistently open the back hatch - another door needs to be open for the back hatch to open.
ODI 10433228
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,…
ODI 10441868
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlamps turn off on their own intermittently. The left light will go off more than the right. I usually correct the situation by turning off the lights then back on. This problem has increased in frequency. I read in an online forum (priuschat) that this is a common problem. *tr
ODI 10456817
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The passengers side hid headlight on my 2007 toyota prius has started to fail intermittently. It will come back on for a while when the lights are turned off and back on. This constitutes a significant safety issue. *tr
ODI 10389757
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlights work intermittently and the passenger side taillight also goes out and comes back on intermittently. Car is not driven often at night and this has been going on for several years. *tr
ODI 10500051
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While driving the left headlight went out i turned off the lights and back on, the headlight came back on. Since this first incident the right headlight done the same while driving. Both headlights have turned off at the same time while driving. It seems like this is a wide spread issue with this year of prius. The dealership will currently only replace the bulbs at a cost to me of $1250.00. The bulbs don't seem to…
ODI 10678284
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Toyota 2007 prius (us model) hid headlights are intermittent. This has been going on for years and replacement bulbs don't fix the issue. Lights may extinguish at any time with no warning creating a dangerous driving condition, particularly at night. Thousands of owners have complained about this issue, but no recall has been provided by toyota. *tr
ODI 10370511
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight in 2007 toyota prius keeps going on and off. This is a known issue with toyota. It is expensive to replace the bulb. I wanted to add my name to the list of people affected by this problem. *tr
ODI 10370698
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights work intermittently and randomly. When it first occurred, i replaced one lamp. It continued to work intermittently. Now both will work randomly. When one goes out, you can turn the headlight switch off and back on and both will work. *tr
ODI 10368282
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my toyota prius failed. Came on some times then after turning on and off. The wire harness to the bulb of the headlight seem burnt, and after reading hundreds of complaint just like this, toyota has a problem-i have a problem -hundreds of dollars to replace headlight bulbs is insane and not the only issue here. *tr
ODI 10364263
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlight and tail light on the passenger side of our 2007 toyota prius goes on and then off. We can't depend on the lights to stay on. *tr
ODI 10365553
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
For some time i have been telling the dealer that i have been informed that one of my headlights is out but when they look at it at a later time they are working. I suspect that they have been doing this for a long time. Now it appears that there is a progression. Both headlights unexpectedly turned off plunging me into total darkness while driving at 70 miles per hour on an interstate highway at 5:00 in the…
ODI 10363317
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The passenger side hid headlight on our 2007 toyota prius goes on and off while driving. Toyota has sent us a letter advising us that they are aware of the problem and are willing to repair the problem by offering us the bulb at half price, approximately $150. However, after doing some research i have read that the bulb may not be the problem and repairs could total $2000. Since the problem occurs without warning i…
ODI 10361639
Electrical System
Headlights go off for no reason. We have a 2007 toyota prius with 58k miles on it. Over the past few weeks, we've noticed the head lamps going off and coming back on. This is happening on both sides intermittently. My wife was driving to work in the dark the other morning and both headlights went out at once. She was able to turn off the light and turn them back on to restore her road vision. They stayed on for a…
ODI 10354728
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The headlights keep going out. This happens at any speed and in any climate. Flickering them off and on alleviates the problem. Been happening for close to 2 years now. *tr
ODI 10451052