2007 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Problems
- 965
- 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 965 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Headlights · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 455 |
| 60–100k mi | 210 |
| 1–30k mi | 124 |
| 100–150k mi | 66 |
| 150–400k mi | 29 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact noticed that the headlights began to flicker abnormally. The headlights eventually stopped flickering and would completely fail intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
ODI 10487251
Exterior Lighting
Non-hid headlights go out without warning. This happens daily! Very random. Sometimes they blink, sometimes they just go out altogether. These are not hid! We have had new headlights put in by toyota and they also replaced the relays - but the problem has only gotten worse. We called toyota corporate, but because the dealer can't figure out what is wrong - they say that there is nothing they can do and that there is…
ODI 10487830
Exterior Lighting
I am having extreme problems with my 2007 toyota prius with xenon headlights system. They turn on an off randomly. Most of the time only one headlight is on but they come and go. Sometimes they go out altogether when i am driving at night which is extremely dangerous and scary when my toddler is in the car. I can turn the headlights off and back on and they will stay on for a while but inevitably go out again. I…
ODI 10492089
Exterior Lighting
Headlights (left, right and/or both) intermittently go off and on while driving. This has happened before and toyota replaced the bulbs (i think) as a defect. Several blogs report this problem. It is dangerous and could result in an accident at worst and a ticket at best. Toyota should recall and correct the problem permanently and not require owners to pay for what is an obvious design defect. *tr
ODI 10470255
Exterior Lighting
While driving our car, the driver side light has been shutting off. If you turn the light off and on it usual comes back on. Recently we have had both lights shut off on their own while driving. This is extremely dangerous, but fortunately we were able to turn them back on by turning the lights off and on. I contacted toyota and they said they extended the warranty for this problem to 50,000 miles, but our car is…
ODI 10485228
Exterior Lighting
Suffering from the commonly reported hid headlight intermittent outages. It is outrageous that the cost of replacing a single headlight is over $400 at the local toyota dealer. The vehicle age does not exceed the normal mtbf for the bulb. I have already replaced the left headlight and now the right one has gone out. I replaced 1 headlight in 45 years of driving before i bought this prius. Now 2 headights go out.…
ODI 10464376
Exterior Lighting
When driving i noticed my headlight turned off for no apparent reason. I turned the head light switch off and back on again and about 20 mins later my left head light turned off. By turning my headlight switch off and on again will fix the problem but only for a short while. I have had this problem before and took my car to the toyota dealership where i bought the car. They replaced the headlight, one on 12/16/2008…
ODI 10464647
Exterior Lighting
Either one of the two headlights will randomly turn off while driving. They will sometimes come back on by themselves, or i can reset them by switching the headlights off and on again. The first time it happened was probably more than a year, ago, but it has been getting worse. I am no longer driving my car at night, for fear of getting into a wreck, until i can get it fixed. *tr
ODI 10463399
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
Exterior Lighting
Head keeps going out - we've replaced it and now were having the same problem again. *tr
ODI 10468456
Exterior Lighting
I was issued a warning ticket for having one headlight out. When i tried to investigate the failed headlight, i could not replicate the problem... Every time i looked at my headlights they were both on and fully functional. One week later i was driving in the desert on a road with no street lights and both headlights went out while i was driving over 45 mph while heading into a curve. Fortunately i was able to keep…
ODI 10469591
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
Exterior Lighting
The head lights just go off while you are driving and you must turn them off and back on again to get them to work .i already had this repaired and it is happening again and to my knowledge there has not been a recall and obviously its a safety hazard. *tr
ODI 10459611
Exterior Lighting
I was pulled over while driving at night by kansas highway patrol and advised that the passenger side front headlight was out. I exited a few miles up ahead at wichita and spent the night. The next morning i drove to my original destination of enid, ok and took the car to the toyota dealership for service, and they told me they couldn't find anything wrong because the headlight worked perfectly. Since then, i have…
ODI 10575696
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
I have been having problems for about a year now with my prius 2007 when i apply the brakes. The car stutters when it changes from hybrid to gas. Serviced only by toyota. When i brought the car in for a recall i asked them to fix the problem . They could not identify the problem and called in a specialist and subsequently was told that this is typical wear on a car this old (5 years, 59,000 miles). This was from a…
ODI 10503944
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight random failure while driving prius. Unreliable to drive vehicle during the night. *tr
ODI 10450503
Exterior Lighting
About a year ago, the passenger head light started going out. We would select the lights off and then back on and they would come on. This would happen a couple of times in a 30 mile trip. More recently both head lights would start going out. Sometimes it is the left, sometimes it is the right, sometimes it is both headlights. It is getting more and more frequent. Today, at 6:30am (still very dark outside) both head…
ODI 10480911
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights failed, go on and off at random times. It started at 45,000 miles and the dealership replaced them at no cost to me and now the lights are failing again at 109,000. I was told not to turn them on during daylight to help them last longer. I use them during the day, depending on what road i am on for safety reasons. I don't believe that lights should fail so frequently.
ODI 10454340
Exterior Lighting
Drivers side headlight fails intermittently. First failure was at 39k miles. *tr
ODI 10449291
Exterior Lighting
This is a well publicized problem. This problem now occurs multiple times every day> i took possession of this vehicle in march, 2011 at about 40,000 miles. It is not possible for me to verify that the problem was or was not occurring from the first day i had the vehicle.. I first noticed the random and variable headlight failure about four months ago... It occurs on a regular basis now.... And is temporarily…
ODI 10465546
Exterior Lighting
My right headlight intermittently started to flickered off. This issue has not gone away since it started. Had husband check to see if there was a loose connection. No loose connections. Went online to see if there were other prius owners who had the same problem, and there are others with exactly the same issues! There seems to be no remedy for this problem except to turn the light onto the off position then turn…
ODI 10492282
Exterior Lighting
Drivers side hid headlight in my 2007 toyota prius went out twice in 5 minutes while driving. I was able to resolve the issue both times by turning the lights completely off and back on. The first time the light went out, a driver next to me notified me as i was getting on the interstate. I pulled the car over on the interstate, turned the lights off and back on, which resolved the issue. The second time the drivers…
ODI 10448453
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
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that the driver was traveling 40 mph when the headlights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 68,500.
ODI 10453540
Exterior Lighting
One vehicle headlight keeps going out but when you turn the lights off at the switch, then back on the light comes on again. The dealer changed the bulb despite us telling them the light comes on if you turn the switch off and back on. We had the connector checked and cleaned to no avail. I did a little research and it turns out that many other prius owners are experiencing the same problems. This is a safety issue…
ODI 10576185
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