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
While driving my headlight went out randomly. When turning the headlight switch completely off and then back on the headlight was working again. *tr
ODI 10280736
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights on 2007 toyota prius, go out. 1st happened fall, 2008, both bulbs replaced by dealer, under warranty (@appr. 30,000 mi), jan. 2009. New bulbs only lasted 10,000 miles, 8 months, and needed to be replaced again (warranty). Dealer says new, replacement bulbs, have a 1 year warranty. One bulb had been out, but came back on, other was very dim. Dealer only wanted to replace the dim bulb, but after i had a…
ODI 10284927
Exterior Lighting
We were written a work order ticket by a police officer for having one head light not working. We had checked our headlights when we started out, because a month or so back we had noticed that the light was not working for a while but then was working again so we thought maybe it was just some water in the electrical system. The lights we're always on when we started. When we started out (the evening we got the work…
ODI 10283679
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius with hid headlamps. Light works intermittently, turns itself off and on without any input from the driver. Cost of replacement bulb is obscenely high and the procedure of changing the bulb is prohibitive for an average car owner. The replacement bulb appears to have the same problem. I have other make of car with hid bulbs without any problem at all. *tr
ODI 10341712
Exterior Lighting
Passenger side headlight shuts off after 10 to 15 seconds of use and will remain off until the light switch is cycled from on to off back to on. The problem remains even after turning switch on and off. Replaced bulbs and problem still remains. *tr
ODI 10327255
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2007 toyota prius with hid headlights. The headlights will randomly go out while i am driving, but if i turn them off and then on again they will both work for a while. This doesn't seem to occur in any kind of predictable pattern. I feel that is a safety problem since headlights are necessary to drive at night and working headlights are required by law.*tr
ODI 10285683
Exterior Lighting
Driving at night and my passenger side headlight works intermittently. Works for 10 minutes and then fails. Hid type headlight on 2007 toyota prius.. Only problem on passenger side headlight. *tr
ODI 10284990
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2007 toyota prius. One of the headlights went out and i had the bulb replaced a couple of weeks ago. A few days later the other headlight quit, but when i arrived at the repair shop, the bulb was working so it was not replaced. A couple of days later, at night, both headlights began flickering and then both went out at the same time. I took the car to steve low toyota dealership in la crosse, wi and they…
ODI 10281309
Exterior Lighting
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR
ODI 10280672
Exterior Lighting
I recently bought a 2007 toyota prius. Over the course of driving at night i have noticed that the passenger side headlight will go out. When i first turn on the lights, both headlights come on; but after a few minutes the passenger side one will dim and go out. The documentation that came with the car indicated no accidents, no car trouble, and no major repair. *tr
ODI 10280880
Exterior Lighting
Driver side headlight failure. Had to turn off headlights, very dangerous at night, to get headlight to turn back on. This happens a few times a week, usually comes in spurts. Looked up in your investigations and found pe09019. This describes my problem, except that so far it only happens on driver side headlight. I hope that the investigation and solution is found before i experience problems with both headlights.…
ODI 10282317
Exterior Lighting
The head lights in our 2007 toyota prius turn off for no reason. Sometimes it is just the right headlight but it is changing to both headlights now more and more often. The result is sometimes total darkness at night while driving creating a big safety issue ! *tr
ODI 10282707
Exterior Lighting
HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
ODI 10279296
Exterior Lighting
My hid bulbs are turning off and on intermittently, i would like to replace but will cost about 900 for toyota to do it. Seems like a defect and a danger if they keep turning off and on there own. *tr
ODI 10279289
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2007 toyota prius. I have observed that one of my headlights flickers and dies sporadically, but relights when the headlights are switched off and then back on. After relighting, a single headlight again eventually flickers and dies. According to internet research, this is a common problem with toyota high intensity discharge headlights, and a case by your office has been opened (and closed) under case…
ODI 10291272
Exterior Lighting
2007 prius started driving with headlights on. Drove from a well lit area with many street lights into an without any overhead lighting. Realized that the lights were not operating, while i was trying to determine what the problem was, looking at the headlight switch, i veered into an adjoining lane, luckily there were no vehicles in that lane. Eventually i turned the lights off and then back on again and they…
ODI 10288629
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2007 prius with the "upgraded" headlamps... Before the car reached 50,000 they began to flicker and cut off ( at night on the highway) turning them off and then back on resulting in the lamps working again...however, one continued to flicker and go out and i would turn them off and then back on before the other lamp would go out... I am sooo not happy that i am having to pay for replacement bulbs due to the…
ODI 10285798
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius--front right headlight keeps going off. Will come back on when i switch off the headlights altogether. Bulb seems ok because it works most of the time both hi and lo beam. I contacted my toyota dealer and will have to pay $280 to replace one bulb! I have purchased a pair of specified bulbs for $59 from autozone, but have not been successful following the steps in the manual to remove the old bulb.…
ODI 10284930
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my 2007 toyota prius keep turning off @ random times. At first it only seemed to be one headlamp, but now both of them turn off when i am driving. I can only get them to come on by turning the headlamp switch off and back on. At this point i am forced to drive with my fog lamps on all the time at night because of safety. *tr
ODI 10281804
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius hid headlights randomly go black. As i'm driving either one or both of the headlights go black. The only way to fix this is to manually switch the lights off then turn them back on. I've taken this to my toyota dealership (sloane toyota) and they couldn't find any problems. *tr
ODI 10279205
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius headlight (passenger side, driver side or both) randomly fails but then works when headlight switch is cycled off and back on. This behavior occurs to either side separately and sometimes both at the same time. *tr
ODI 10280344
Exterior Lighting
Driver's hid headlamp intermittently goes off without notice. Turning the headlight switch to the "off" position and the "on" sometimes solves the problem temporarily. Many other complaints from other owners describing the same failure. *tr
ODI 10278996
Exterior Lighting
In early 2008 during normal driving at night both hid headlights on my 2007 toyota prius went out at the same time. I reached for the stalk and rotated it both ways, and they came back on. I figured i did not turn it fully on, but some weeks later both lights failed again while driving at night. The dealer replaced both bulbs, but nothing else. The car had about 21,000 miles on it. Now, august 2009 the passenger…
ODI 10279382
Exterior Lighting
While driving on interstate 405 in portland, or, the hid headlights on my 2007 toyota prius suddenly turned off. Switching them off and then on again caused the lamps to work again temporarily, with the left and the right lights turning off at random. Fortunately, i was in a well lit area of the interstate and no harm resulted from this incident. *tr
ODI 10278742
Exterior Lighting
1. Unable to determine any event or cause of headlight failure 2. Either one of both of the headlights will go out intermittently, sometimes frequently and sometimes not. It is not possible to tell during daylight driving when they go out. Both have gone out at the same time while driving at night. Turning the switch off and back on will cause the lights to come back on. Two toyota dealers have told me that they…
ODI 10279029
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