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
Driver side hid headlight goes out intermittently while driving and while the switch is turned on. Can relight by turning off lights and turning them back on; passenger side light remains lit when the drivers side goes out. *tr
ODI 10304268
Exterior Lighting
2007 prius - hid headlights intermittently going off by themselves. Activating the headlamp switch off / back on restores lighting, however, they may only last a few minutes before going off again. No warning except for the law enforcement officers who continue to stop me at least once a week to indicate to me that i have a light out. How much longer before i am ticketed? Request to the dealer for assistance…
ODI 10307506
Exterior Lighting
Passenger side headlight randomly turns on and off. *tr
ODI 10328168
Exterior Lighting
Drivers side headlamp goes out and comes back on - gets dimmer and goes out again. 2007 prius. *tr
ODI 10310463
Exterior Lighting
The event leading up to the failures would be driving the prius with the lights on. The high density lights just randomly stopped working. The failure happened many days together and then there were times when there was long breaks in the problem occurring. One or both high intensity head lights would stop working while i was driving down the road. Most times turning the lights on and off would get them to work…
ODI 10307409
Exterior Lighting
My 2007 toyota prius has a safety related defect with the hid lights. These lights will go out sporadically while driving. Often times it takes less than 10 seconds for both lights to be off while driving at night. I have replaced both lights, twice with aftermarket bulbs and the problem remains. Toyota is charging $450 to replace the bulbs a third time, with no warranty if they fail. This same repair can be done…
ODI 10319084
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
2007 intermittent left headlight failure. I sent it to a toyota dealer because i have a "bumper-to-bumper warranty" on 23 dec 09. They told me that it would cost me over $400 to replace two bulbs. I don't believe it's a bulb problem because i can re-cycle the switch to get it back. On 29 dec it failed again at night during a snow storm, nearly causing a freeway accident. *tr
ODI 10297604
Exterior Lighting
Tonight for the third time recently, both headlights went out, one at a time. Neither low or high beam worked after they were out. I have previously reported the intermittent loss of both headlights and was able to show the dealer at least one occurrence of both lights. Tonight i was able to take pictures showing both lights out in low beam with fog lamps on (the fog lamps only work with headlights on in low). I…
ODI 10297267
Exterior Lighting
Right headlight goes off without notice while driving, the failure occurs every time i drive, if i turn the headlight off and then back on it corrects the problem. *tr
ODI 10296978
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius headlights turn off while driving on driver side, turn the knob off and on, lights come back on. Happens three times while driving at nite or early morning. 53,000 miles on car. Took to dealership said it is a common problem with prius'....cost $500. Could not afford. Went online and see alot of complaints about this same problem.......recall prius' from toyota, this is another coverup. We are very…
ODI 10314935
Exterior Lighting
My passenger side hid headlight works intermittently. If i turn the headlights off then back on then the headlight functions. I only have 46,700 miles on the car and the hid lights should last longer than that. I've noticed the problem at least once every 2 weeks. *tr
ODI 10298629
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight on driver side keep going off sporadically while driving. *tr
ODI 10299814
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2007 prius with 38,000 mi. And both headlamps go off while driving at night. If i turn the lights on and off they will come back on, but only for about 30 seconds...this is the 4th prius in our family with this problem, (06, 07). Toyota is requiring that the customer pay for the headlights because they usually are beyond the 35,000 warranty. More importantly, this is a serious safety issue and my wife and i…
ODI 10296574
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight on 2007 prius turns off randomly while driving. Happens almost every day. *tr
ODI 10296365
Exterior Lighting
Drivers side headlight and passenger side headlight will go out randomly at anytime but so far both haven't gone out at once... Have been stopped by the police numerous times for this. When i turn the headlights off and back on again then they come back on. This has happened in the winter and again this summer. Something needs to be done about this problem as it is very annoying and dangerous especially at night. *tr
ODI 10466314
Exterior Lighting
The hid headlights on my 2007 toyota prius touring edition will stop working while driving. Either the left, right or both headlights will turn off without warning. When i turn the lights off and then on again, both bulbs work fine. The lights do not flicker while on or before they are about to turn off. I have been pulled over because of this and have also had the lights turn off while driving in mountain roads.…
ODI 10307905
Exterior Lighting
Drivers' side headlight will go out and then come back on. *tr
ODI 10295755
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2007 toyota prius sport edition. One evening on my way home i got pulled over for having a headlight out. That evening after going home, i got in my car to head back out and my wife followed me into the garage and noticed as i was pulling out that my headlights were both on. That is what alerted me to the problem which is that my headlights go off randomly. Sometimes it is the passenger side headlight,…
ODI 10312748
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight goes on and off. Once it goes off, it could be turned back on by flicking the switch off and back on again. Sometimes it doesn't come on at all or suddenly goes off while the vehicle is in motion. Tw*
ODI 10303097
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius 50,000 miles when noticed the problem. 55,000 now. Probably has been going on longer than that. At first one or the other headlight would go off, usually within a few minutes of starting to drive. Noticed in the reflection on cars ahead that one light was off. Discovered that turning the headlights off and then back on usually fixes the problem at least until i get to work. Luckily it's well lit…
ODI 10301739
Exterior Lighting
Passenger-side headlight intermittently fails. Pulled over by police and issued citation warning for headlamp failure. Headlight resumed working on the drive home, has failed again today. *tr
ODI 10295489
Exterior Lighting
Toyota prius 2007 with hid lights. One or the other headlight randomly turns off, but to the driver they are unaware unless both turn off at the same time. Toyota dealer replaced bulb twice but problem persisted. Finally the service manager who is also a friend of mine, told me the problem is in one of the circuit boards and he replaced it. That was 5 months ago and it has been fine since then. Toyota, this should…
ODI 10349792
Exterior Lighting
Headlights on 2007 prius continue to go out during driving. I have been on the highway and had both lights go out without knowing it. I feel very unsafe in this car. Toyota quotes over $150 for parts to replace each lightbulb. Which, i am told, may not correct the problem, it may be in the controller. *tr
ODI 10303921
Exterior Lighting
Passenger side headlight working intermittently. Lights up, then goes out, may light up again after car has been off for a while. Would replace except now am informed that not only is cost of the bulb $100 or more but $000's for labor may be required. Was persuaded to pay $3000 for option package in part based on claimed superiority of hid lights. Clearly an engineering failure that bulbs are failing and cannot be…
ODI 10296442
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius hid headlamp failure. This manufacturer installed hid lights in my prius that cost much more than the standard light and is supposed to last the life of the vehicle failed without any indicator inside (a policeman alerted me). The expect life of these lamps is clear when one considers the dealer must remove the front bumper to replace them. Dealer denied knowledge that this was a frequent issue yet…
ODI 10295460
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