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
The headlights of my prius are hid and at 60,000 the right light intermittently began turning off randomly and now both are doing it in the matter of a month. At times both headlights will be completely out and it requires you to turn the lights off and back on to get them to work. A definite safety hazard. Both lights are now turning off several times in a 30 minute period. *tr
ODI 10450001
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
Exterior Lighting
My vehicle seemed to be having a recurrent problems with headlights. Initially it started with randomly turning off . I tried to get this investigated by the dealership but was told that these are sometimes driven by weather conditions and could happen. However later on i happen to understand that there was a hid recall. Unfortunately i never received the letter nor toyota dealership did their due diligence by…
ODI 10928347
Exterior Lighting
Head lights went out at night. Had them replaced at aaa repair shop in san jose,ca. Cost $300. Toyota wanted $600.00. Then they went out at night again on dec 2010 replace again in susanville,ca. Cost$300.00. Then toyota came out with recall notice with a written report to replace lights and power unit all at once. Then they just went out again dec 2011. Do not know cost yet. No accidents from these outages but…
ODI 10442338
Exterior Lighting
My left headlight keeps going off and then back on. Sometimes hitting a bump on the road causes it to turn off/on. Other times i can manually turn the headlights off and it will come back on. Several times, we have tried to get it back on, and no positive results. This happens several times a day. Originally i thought it was a bulb but when i took it in, bulb was fine. Wires are not loose. I see numerous complaints…
ODI 10445756
Exterior Lighting
The headlights turn off while driving. Sometimes one , other times both. If i switch them off-on fast they come back on. So it's not a bulb. Toyota speculates that it could be a computer issue for each bulb and could cost over $700 each to fix. This is a very dangerous situation , we have a lot of joggers & kids on bikes in our area. If one light is out i don't always know & then i am now able to see their…
ODI 10441199
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
Exterior Lighting · Headlights
Passenger headlight went out while driving. When i went to replace it the next day, the light was working. Today (dec 30, 2011) problem occurred again. *kb
ODI 10441919
Exterior Lighting
Front left hid headlight failed completely, resulting in unsafe driving situation. Please urge toyota to recall the headlights on this vehicle. Thank you. *tr
ODI 10434175
Exterior Lighting
One head light would go out when driving. Turing the lights on and off brings both lights back on. Sometimes the left goes out and sometimes the right. *tr
ODI 10440822
Exterior Lighting
Headlights failed. Lights went completely out (both sides) while on high beams while driving on a rural windy road. I could have been killed! I had to pull over when they went out and i was driving on a rural windy road with lots of deer. I called my husband and he had me turn on my fog lamps to get home. My lights then only worked on low beams, but then with in a few days the passenger low beam goes out after about…
ODI 10442202
Exterior Lighting
Left front headlight went out then 4 months later the right front headlight went out. I can make them work again by toggling the on/off switch. There has been many times that both lights went out at the same time. I looked at the bulbs and they are fine its the light module that is defective and needs to be replaced which is about 600 plus for both. Kind of find this hard to get fixed so i have been dealing with…
ODI 10479497
Exterior Lighting
My lheadlights flicker, and go out all the time...i have 2 teen daughters that are of driving age and they cannot drive at night due to the lighting issue...i have been on the freeway going upwards of 75 mile per hour on highway and both headlights have went completely out...i assumed toyota was a good brand it is soo dangerous to drive my car at night!! *tr
ODI 10556593
Exterior Lighting · Headlights
Headlights randomly goes out while driving. When headlights out, interior lights (lighting of dashboard, etc.) continue. If you turn lights off, then on again, headlights work. Does not happen every time. *kb
ODI 10429654
Exterior Lighting
Headlights fail intermittently, without notice. Dealer has replaced one, the opposite side is also failing. *tr
ODI 10439954
Exterior Lighting
It was last friday evening,sep 16,2011,when my car had around 51270 miles,i discovered that the hid bulbs in prius is going off while driving,sometimes first on the passenger side and some times on driver, and after sometime it could go off on both sides.i am less than 5 years in my car.after doing research in the internet,i came to know about toyota hid bulb head light problems,experienced by other prius owners,…
ODI 10426844
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2007 toyota prius that i am having hid headlight issues. The passenger headlamp will go off at anytime and only come back on if you turn the light switch off then back on. I need help on this problem seeing as slot of prius owners are having the same problem. *tr
ODI 10439910
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
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that the headlights failed to operate sporadically. The contact replaced the light bulbs on numerous occasions but the failure persisted. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
ODI 10636996
Exterior Lighting
My 2007 toyota prius headlights keep burning out at random and much faster than any headlight should, and have also done so while i'm driving. My first headlight burned out on the passenger side last october, which to me seemed normal, the car was then 5 years old. I bought and replaced the headlight the next day. Since october 2011 to present day (9 months) i have now had to replace both passenger side and driver…
ODI 10464399
Exterior Lighting
My 2007 toyota prius headlights keep going out. Some light manufacturers tell me that this car is the problem, not the bulbs. I had the first set of bulbs replaced with some other work at about 20k miles. The next set was replaced at about 60k miles 2 yrs later. Now they are out again at 76k and 14 months later. Toyota issued a recall for a refund, but the first one was covered under insurance, these next two…
ODI 10419266
Exterior Lighting
My 2007 toyota prius hid left/right lights goes off intermittently when driving!! Sometimes both of them go out at the same time, it is so dangerous. I contacted the toyota dealer and they want $300 to replace head lamps, but do not guarantee that it will fix the issue. Last night i was stopped by police because my driver side head lamps was out, but i had turn off, then on the lights, and it was back on. I believed…
ODI 10475418
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
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights turn off without warning while driving. Then if you turn them off and turn them on again, they'll come on again (sometimes dimly) and then turn off. Sometimes the left one goes out. Sometimes the right one goes out. Sometimes both go out. *tr
ODI 10480847
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