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
When i shipped my car over to italy for my permanent change of duty station, my neighbor notice that one of my headlight is off and the other is still on so he thought i have a bad headlight. I check it by turning it off and then turning it on again. It turn on. But a few week later while i was driving home from work my headlight suddenly went off while i was in the middle of the highway. I was driving in the dark.…
ODI 10480045
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
Exterior Lighting
My driver's side headlight has failed on at least three different occasions. It is an hid type light and normally works and is working now. I contacted a dealer- ship and was told there was an extended warranty for this problem and they would cover it but that the condition has to exist at the time i am bringing the car in. This is a problem because the lights are normal when the car is later re-started. I don't…
ODI 10389714
Exterior Lighting
Intermittent hid headlight failure. Driver side headlight will randomly not turn on. Driver side headlight will also randomly turn off while driving after having been lit for some time. Have been experiencing this issue for some time (at least 6 weeks). Replaced hid bulb on 3/5/2011. Same problem with new bulb. Many reports on internet of the same exact problem.
ODI 10388528
Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact was driving at night approximately 45 mph when the headlights began to flash intermittently making it difficulty to see; yet, the contact was able to continue driving . The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer offered a customer support program which provided a remedy for the high intensity discharge…
ODI 10389846
Exterior Lighting · Headlights
I have brought this vehicle to the toyota dealer four times in this past year for intermittently working headlights. One or the other front headlight turn off without warning. When the headlights are (both) turned off then on, they usually, but not always, both come back on. The dealer is clueless even when problem is demonstrated to the head of the service department. Based on a review of internet chat groups, this…
ODI 10429968
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius - repeated hid headlight failure. Parts replaced 1/2010, issue recurs same headlight 2/2011. *tr
ODI 10386715
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2007 toyota prius. Last fall, the hid lamp on the driver's side went on and off and on and off then burned out. It was covered by warranty and replaced. My current mileage: 32, 122. The hid lamp on the passenger side went on and off, on and off and was replaced 2/23/11 at considerable cost to me. I was told by the dealer that this is a common problem with this vehicle. Consumeraffair.com reports the several…
ODI 10384294
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights suddenly go off while driving resulting in no illumination. If light switch is turned off then on lights will come back on for a little while and then shut off again. This is a very serious safety issue and these bulb failures are extremely common with these vehicles even with vehicles that are fairly new and with very low miles. Toyota claims these lights should last much longer than normal bulbs,…
ODI 10383946
Exterior Lighting
2007 prius with 28,000 miles headlights go on and off. Started with the drivers side now both lights go off. Turn them off/on and the lights come back on for a while. Toyota dealer said they didn't know about the class action law suit. Called toyota corporate and they would not commit to repairing the lights. *tr
ODI 10383058
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact was driving 50 mph when both headlights failed. The contact engaged the head light on/off switch several times before the headlights would re-illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the headlights were performing as designed. The contact disagreed and stated that the headlights should not shut off independently without…
ODI 10384468
Exterior Lighting
My 2007 prius headlights keep going off for no reason. When they go off you can turn the lights switch off then back on and they both come back on. The drivers side has done it three times and they both have gone off once while driving at night. *tr
ODI 10383089
Exterior Lighting
Passenger side headlight keeps going out on 2007 toyota prius. Dealership has replaced headlight now wants 1100 for whole assembly but i see this complaint all over the internet and the toyota people say toyota is aware of issue but has done nothing about it. The car is to dangerous to drive i have received two tickets for my light being out even though i show them the service receipts. A cop told me not to drive…
ODI 10384420
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
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight failure on the driver side. The headlight will suddenly not work. Had replaced on 11/08/2008 by toyota for the same problem. Happened again in 2/2/2011. *tr
ODI 10384843
Exterior Lighting
The driver's side headlight on my 2007 toyota prius fails intermittently without warning causing reduced lighting while driving and potentially dangerous unexpected conditions. This has been happening for approximately three weeks prior to the date of this complaint and has not been successfully repaired to date. *ln
ODI 10379569
Exterior Lighting
Headlights turn off while driving. I can turn off the headlight switch and turn it back on and the lights will work for a period of time and than the episode is repeated. *tr
ODI 10499781
Exterior Lighting
Intermittent headlight and brake light failure. If i turn car off and on again, lights work. Was pulled over by a police officer in january. I have headlight failure about once a week, and i likely to continue to get pulled over and cited. I have taken the car into the dealership and they are unable to find a problem.
ODI 10396157
Exterior Lighting
I recently noticed that the headlights on my 2007 toyota prius have been intermittently turning off while driving at night. I was first alerted to this situation when i received a ticket for driving at night with my lights out. I subsequently noticed that the passenger side light would go out and then more recently i noticed both lights turn off by themselves. In all instances turning the lights off and back on…
ODI 10379573
Exterior Lighting
My 2007 prius has began to have intermittent headlight outages. If i turn off the headlight and back on, then sometimes it comes back on .there is also flickering. There is a class action lawsuit related to this problem, yet it has limitations as to who it covers. I want to get my complaint registered so you may give a recall consideration. Toyota need to fix this problem. They are charging $300 to replace this…
ODI 10379554
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
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius with hid headlights. Headlights will continuously go completely off while driving and require that the headlights to be switched off and on to turn them back on. This will occur intermittently anywhere from every few minutes to perhaps a half an hour or more. The bulbs appear to be in good working condition once they are on but then will go completely dark until you cycle the switch on/off.…
ODI 10376840
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the headlights would turn off sporadically. The vehicle was taken to dealer who diagnosed that the headlights were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 93,000 and the current mileage…
ODI 10426669
Exterior Lighting
Hid bulb failure. Bulb on passenger side was sometimes on and sometimes off. Bulb is v. Expensive (~$200) and replacement by dealer costs another $100. *tr
ODI 10377183
Exterior Lighting
While driving home from salt lake city during the evening our second hid headlight went out on us just outside of pocatello. We had fog lights so used those to get home. Our other headlight had been out for a few months. I had contacted toyota about the first headlight since this was the third time that our lights had failed. The first time they replaced the bulb because that is what toyota said to do since the…
ODI 10385108
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