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
Head lights on 2007 prius with 59987 miles keep going out and you have to turn them off to get them to come back on. Dealership says it is going to cost 826.00 plus tax to fix the problem even though i have the platinum extended warranty. *tr
ODI 10287278
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
My 2007 prius has the hid headlamps, which are too costly to repair and will randomly go out while driving at night...clearly dangerous. I try to have the bulbs replaced and toyota dealer says its a 200.00 to 300.00 dollar job to repair (money that i do not have) while the car was still under warranty the las vegas dealer fixed the issue ( or i thought they did) but less then two years later i am having the same…
ODI 10331069
Exterior Lighting · Headlights
Head lights - symptoms except that some times its the left, sometimes the right. If i turn the switch off and then back on corrects it. *tr
ODI 10242372
Exterior Lighting
I have only had the 2007 prius since 06-22-07 so less then a month old when i pulled into garage after driving with headlights on and noticed the drivers side headlight was out. Passengers works fine. I turned switch off then on and it came back on. Took it to dealers they said they tested it and no problems found. 3 days later i pulled up in front of a reflective window and low and behold my drivers side headlight…
ODI 10198548
Exterior Lighting
I bought a new 2007 prius and from the first 30 days of having the car i have had my headlight on the passenger side keep going out. I have taken it back to the dealer many times and they keep replacing the light bulb. I have been pulled over by the police 2 times because of it. They are now telling me that i will have to replace the light bulbs at $400.00 a shot because it is out of warranty. I will be driving at…
ODI 10256025
Exterior Lighting
Drivers side xenon headlight intermittently fails while driving. Switching the headlights completely off and back on again restores functionality. Unsure of frequency of occurrence as its difficult to know if a headlight fails until driving in a very dark area (i.e no roadlights, other cars, etc). Seem to notice it occurring approximately twice per week. *tr
ODI 10256988
Exterior Lighting
07 toyota prius touring edition, passenger and drivers headlamps continue to go out while driving. Lights will illuminate after a power on and off but will extinguish after 3 secs. *tr
ODI 10273309
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius hid headlight failure. Passenger side is intermittent,, quite often both lights will fail leaving no lights and a very dangerous situation. Driver has no warning that headlights are off , especially during poor weather,, but daylight conditions. Just after warranty period ended. Dealer suggests bulbs,, others suggest controller. New (expensive) bulbs are probably only a temporary fix,, leading to…
ODI 10275462
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Toyota sold me a brand new prius with a headlamp not working. After i signed all the purchase papers, they pointed out that the right headlamp was not working and told me that it was alright to drive home and return the next days for repair. After four or five trips to the toyota service department, they replaced the defective control unit. At a later date when the car had about 50,000 miles, i was driving on a…
ODI 10537027
Exterior Lighting
One headlight intermittently but frequently fails; turning the light switch off and on will temporarily cure the problem. The local toyota service manager states that this is a common occurrence and that the electronic control unit integrated with the headlamp is probably at fault. Since the front bumper has to be removed to gain access to the headlights, this is an expensive repair procedure. *tr
ODI 10332474
Exterior Lighting
Driverside front headlight intermittently went out. Took my automobile to original dealer on march 9, 2010 and it was replaced. During my conversation with the service advisor, he indicated that the passenger side headlight might experience the same problem. He was correct. On march 10, 2007 the passenger side began having the same problem. This is the same problem described in nhtsa -pe09019. I am concerned for my…
ODI 10318825
Exterior Lighting
2007 prius frequent failure of one hid headlight - mostly the left. Have taken it to the dealer and he says he cannot repeat the failure. This happened 2 times a week for about 6 months, and is now becoming dangerous. *tr
ODI 10234046
Exterior Lighting
My 2007 toyota prius with hid headlights has had intermittent headlight failure 7 times since the first occurrence in january 2007. I took my car to the service department of dealer from whom i bought the car new. The service writer told me that since the problem is intermittent and the headlights are currently working it is likely that they might not find the cause of the problem. So, i did not leave my car with…
ODI 10320167
Exterior Lighting
My vehicle is a 2007 toyota prius. The headlights have started to work intermittently. Makes it very dangerous at night. Replacement is very difficult and expensive, due to bad engineering/design. However, many owners report that even replacing does not always solve the problem, which seems to be a toyota prius -wide defect. For safety and consumer protection reasons, these should be recalled and repaired. *tr
ODI 10254661
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Fuel System, Gasoline
The mileage is between 30 and 35 mpg, which is a long ways from the sticker claim. The headlight goes on and off intermittently, even though replaced several times. Second headlight is also failing. The blower works only intermittently, usually after hitting a large bump in the road. *tr
ODI 10442173
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