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
I own a 07' toyota prius with hid head lamps. The passenger side light goes off intermittently while driving. Turning the switch on and off gets it going again. The dealership said that it's a hid controller that needs to be replaced for $800.00 plus dollars. My car has exceeded the 36,000 mi warranty, but is within the years (less than two years old). I noticed several other prius while driving with lights out and…
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Exterior Lighting
Headlights go out intermittently and individually. Turning the lights off and back on solves the problem temporarily. Have had an instance where both lights shut off at the same time, but all other instances it has been either the left or right. Had the right side changed (wk. Of 10/6/08) and the left is being changed today (10/20/08). According to online chat this is not an isolated instance. To date, the…
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Exterior Lighting
While driving the front left or the front right headlight goes out, no warning. I don't know if they have ever both been off at the same time. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
We own a 2007 toyota prius with hid headlamps. At around 48,000 miles the headlights started to flicker intermittently on both sides and eventually would go out completely. Sometimes the passenger side goes out, sometimes the driver side goes out, sometimes both. The lights come back on by turning the switch off and on again only to repeat the problem a few minutes later. It's difficult to know whether the lights…
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Exterior Lighting
Headlight on either side will go out while driving. This happens every day. I have to turn them off and back on to get both of them working again. The problem is that i don't always know when they have gone out. One time i noticed that both of them were out. I have found numerous complaints like mine on the internet. This is a very dangerous situation, especially during bad weather in the daylight hours. I have…
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Exterior Lighting
Intermittent failure headlight. Usually goes on next time car starts up. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
Hid bulbs intermittent on my 2007 toyota prius. Problem is known to toyota, according to "priuschat "website forum posts. Toyota is not consistent with resolution of problem. Had passenger-side replaced at no cost, was told we would have to pay for other side if problem occurs. I've been having a problem with the driver's-side light for a few weeks, only 1 month after other side bulb was replaced. The quick fix is…
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Exterior Lighting
My headlights started failing at 30,214 miles and i took my car in for service, they replaced the right headlight. At 32,571 they replaced my left headlight. I now have the same problem with the left headlight which even after replacing the bulb, will not work. I have contacted toyota and they want me to incur the expense of having it diagnosed at their dealership before they will even consider covering it even…
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Exterior Lighting
Headlights on 2007 prius failed intermittently. They will work when the vehicle is first turned on but will sometimes turn off. I brought it in within 30,000 miles and had the entire headlight assembly replaced by the dealer and it seemed to resolve the issue for a while. However it is happening again to the other side at 42000 miles, these are hid headlights and have approximately 1000-1500 hours of use to them. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
The driver side headlight randomly goes out. One time both headlights went out. When i take it to my mechanic, he can't ever make it happen. If i turn the lights off and turn them back on, the light comes back on. It happens regularly, and continues to this day. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius headlamps go out intermittently. This is an ongoing problem. It occurs once every five or ten minutes. Turning the headlamps off and then on again resolves the issue for the next few minutes. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
My one headlamp on my 2007 prius is malfunctioning- not operating properly. It will "dim" or go out altogether and this happens without notice. I got into a small accident the other day as i could not see the right side of the road and called the dealer. Dealer says many prius owners are experiencing the exact same thing , but no recall- the cost is in excess of $1,200 with parts and labor. All of the prius on-line…
Crash reported
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Exterior Lighting
The front headlights on my 2007 prius intermittently go out while driving. The problem occurs with both the driver and passenger side headlights. Once the headlights are turned off and back on, the headlights resume working. The issue has occurred for approximately 6 months, beginning around septmber, 2008. The vehicle has almost 44,000 miles, the issue began at approximately 37,000 miles. Toyota dealerships and the…
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Exterior Lighting
Right front headlight goes out, when i turn lights off and back on, the light comes back. Was told that unless i can reproduce the problem, the dealer can't fix, but then was told i would have to replace the computer that controls the headlights, for over $1000. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
The passenger-side headlight on my toyota prius 2007 has been intermittently going off for about two weeks. I took it to a local mechanic who could not duplicate the problem and therefore couldn't diagnose it. A week ago, driving on highway 287 in ny at night i was stopped by harrison ny police and given a ticket for a "correctable defect" - the headlight was out again. Took it to a different mechanic, couldn't…
ODI 10240365
Exterior Lighting
Left hid headlight on 2007 toyota prius intermittently went out without warning. Turning lights off and on would sometimes turn light back on but it would subsequently go off again. This occurred sporadically and unpredictably. Vehicle taken to toyota dealership but dealer was not initially able to reproduce the defect. Taken to dealership again and left with dealer for one week. Dealer replaced computer under…
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Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight failure on 2007 toyota prius resulting in over $500 worth of repairs. Headlight would come on for a short period of time and then go off and on intermittently. *tr
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Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I bought a 2007 toyota prius on august 1, 2007. I didn't have any issues with my car until august of 2008 when i started having issues with my headlights and tail lights (they would go off and then when i turned the lights off and flipped back on, they would come back on again). Twice while driving at night, all of my lights went out (headlights, tail lights and dash board lights)! I brought car into dealer and they…
ODI 10287120
Exterior Lighting
2007 prius-headlights, single or both will fail during driving, turning off headlight switch and back on restores lights. No warning is given that lights have failed. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
Hid bulbs intermittent on my 2007 toyota prius. Problem is known to toyota, according to "priuschat "website forum posts. Toyota is not consistent with resolution of problem. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
Right headlight sporadically goes out...of course never at the dealers. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
Hid bulbs going bad on 2007 toyota prius it is extremely dangerous because as the bulbs go bad they still go on when a driver turns them on, but as one drives they go off unbeknownst to the driver. I took the vehicle to a toyota dealership and they said this was normal and that it would cost 400 dollars per bulb. I can't believe that one can drive without headlights and not have some warning device to indicate the…
ODI 10236022
Exterior Lighting
Headlights keep going out on relatively new vehicle. Purchased 2007 toyota prius toward end of 2007, beginning of 2008. Passenger headlight went out at 28,000 miles and was replaced under warranty in july, 2008. Five months later, drivers side headlight started to go out and was informed this would need replacement, replacement cost approximately $200/event. Now passenger headlight placed just over 1 year ago has…
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Exterior Lighting
Toyota prius 2007, headlights goes off at various times, on both sides, turning the headlight switch off and on fixes the problem temporarily. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
Headlights suddenly fail, there is no consistency, no way to predict. It may be the right headlight, left or both. Frequently they dim and we are suddenly in the dark. Switching the on/off switch gets them back on, but they often pop off again - without warning. We brought this to the dealers attention three times. Twice they said nothing was wrong. This time the tech said the car needed a new wiring assembly, but…
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