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
This is the well known hid problem on my 2007 prius. My car didn't reach the 90k miles yet and some cases the driver side hid buld sometimes does not come on after i turn on lights or sometimes it goes out while i am driving. One random way of fixing is to turn lights off and immediately on again. I am just about to replace the hid bulbs in pair first to see if this solves the problem, then maybe the ballast is the…
ODI 10876270
Engine · Exterior Lighting
Head lights turnoff while driven the car any moment at night unable to see the road.car is burning oil too fast with only 70000 miles.
ODI 10968866
Exterior Lighting
56k on my 2007 prius. Driving last night on a dark country road and the lights flickered then went out. Turned them off and on and they came back on but it repeated all the way home. Now i cant drive at night till i get this fixed. Come to find out its an issue with these cars. Does someone have to die to get this taken care of?
ODI 10871354
Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
The trunk release latch on my 2007 prius has deteriorated almost to the point of not being able to open the trunk. The same part was replaced about 4 years after i purchased the vehicle. And now, it's happening again. It's like the plastic stuff is melting and falling apart. We are having to purchase this same part, for the second time now. Love my prius, but hate having to make repairs on the same issue 2 times.…
ODI 10871256
Body · Exterior Lighting
The headlights work intermittently and have needed bulb replacement 3 times so far. Also all the tail light and the tag lights went out at the same time recently and required bulb replacement. When driving we had no idea the lights were out and only found out when we were pulled over by police. This constitutes a very dangerous situation in my opinion. Also the hatchback handle sometimes fails to work due to the…
ODI 10870142
Exterior Lighting
While driving, at night, both headlights went out (went dark). Since i was near home, within my subdivision, i stopped the car immediately and switched the lights off and then back on again. The lights came back on, so i drove home and have not driven the car after dark, again.
ODI 10872334
Exterior Lighting
After a dealer service, my prius' headlights started randomly going out. Sometimes the left, sometimes the right and sometimes both. If i turn off and back on, they will both work for a few minutes, then will again go out. This is dangerous and toyota should recall the vehicles affected by this issue and fix for good.
ODI 10870328
Exterior Lighting
I have endured the same headlight issue that i see endless numbers of people have commented on here on the nhtsa site. I have 110,000 miles on my 2007 prius and have been experiencing regular outages of my right headlight for 80,000 of those miles no matter what the "fix" has been. Toyota dealerships i have taken my car to over the years all claim that this is not a typical problem and yet it appears from this…
ODI 10838205
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my prius randomly go dark. Sometimes 1 headlight and other times both. Turning off the light switch and then back on is a temporary fix. The problem comes back minutes later. This is very unsafe for myself and other drivers on the road. This happened while i was on the interstate going 70 mph last night!
ODI 10838175
Exterior Lighting
Both headlights go out without warning ..this is the 5th time in a month this has happened.. I've replaced the bulbs which are very expensive by the way twice now.....this is clearly a manufacturing problem and you people clearly know that it is and still aren't doing a dam thing about it is bs.....i have read hundreds of complaints on this issue and they all say the same dam thing ....do something about this issue…
ODI 10837266
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
The headlights turn off during driving, so i exit the freeway and turn them on and off and they start again and so on, i already changed the bulb did not help, i took it two times to the longo toyota in el monte california and they refused to repair it stating that they could not duplicate it, i i complained about the noise of the abs system and they refused to repair it there is recall on both
ODI 10882357
Exterior Lighting
While driving the passenger headlight will start to flicker and then go out. If i turn the lights of and then turn them back on they will come back on but then go back out again.
ODI 10863586
Exterior Lighting
The right hid headlight on my 2007 prius shuts off intermittently when the car is in motion. The failure is intermittent, and it is unclear when it first started and how frequently it occurs. The headlight turned off last week and made it dangerously difficult to see a pedestrian on the side of the road. There was no incident, but the experience was troubling. Toyota has disclosed issues with hid headlights in their…
ODI 10838734
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on this car flicker and go our with very little warning while driving in the city and on the highway. We were almost in a very serious collision when the lights went out without warning while driving at night on the highway. Sometimes turning the lights off and on again will get them to work for a while, but is is happening so frequently that we cannot drive the car at night anymore. I have see many…
ODI 10846169
Exterior Lighting
Headlight turns off randomly, and start again when turning the lights off and on again, then goes off again.
ODI 10820334
Exterior Lighting
Head lamp intermittently goes out while driving ( hid type) excessive cost to repair , second time for problem.
ODI 10810667
Exterior Lighting
Head light get turned off while driving. Left side head light goes off more often than right side. Right side headlight goes off while driving too but not often like driver side. I replaced hid light bulb and computer controlled ballast. But the symptom is not changed. The worst case frequency off was every 5 minutes.
ODI 10809821
Exterior Lighting
Right front headlight goes out intermittently. Cycling lights off and back on used to correct problem temporarily, but now headlight stays on for only a minute or two. Had similar problem with left front headlight and had hid bulb replaced in 2012 at great expense. Problem occurs when lights are turned on or while driving. This is a safety concern and a known defect that toyota should correct free of charge.
ODI 10816627
Exterior Lighting
The right hid headlamp on our 2007 toyota prius has an intermittent fault. It goes out and then will come back on. The duration the hid light goes out varies, and it may work for several weeks before failing again. This problem has been occurring since we purchased the car new in 2007. Earlier, the dealership replaced the light bulb and power supply modules (under warranty). That seemed to have fixed the problem,…
ODI 10808331
Exterior Lighting
My left front headlight intermittently turns off. They do eventually turn back on, but it seems incredibly dangerous to be relying on one light for that time. I've spoken with a few other owners who have had the same problem. I had to get it replaced for $200
ODI 10809264
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
One hid headlamp will occasionally turn itself off. Turning headlamp switch off for 3-5 minutes and then back on will correct the issue. As one could imagine, very problematic when driving on the freeway at night. Multiple bulb replacements (over $150 each) have had no effect. Dealer recommended full headlamp replacement is over $1000. Research found that many others have had a similar issue, and eventually trace…
ODI 10807902
Exterior Lighting
While driving at night the headlamps will randomly and somewhat frequently just go out. If i turn the switch off and back on again they will come back on. This is very dangerous because it is not always obvious that they have gone out. I have read that many other people experience this problem and a recall should be issued.
ODI 10789922
Exterior Lighting
My headlight comes on but goes out intermitently. If i turn the light off and turn it back on it comes back on. I;ve read about other people having this issue and heard that replacing the expensive bulb sometimes doesn;t fix the problem and there is a class action suit on it.
ODI 10795216
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
The headlights go at without warning. Sometimes one goes out sometimes both while we are driving. Bulb replacement does not fix the issues. This has continued to be a problem for years. Toyota service has not offered a fix that works! I have been driving on the highway or local roads when, all of a sudden, all the lighting goes dark. I have had success in relighting the headlights by turning off the headlights at…
ODI 10789456
Exterior Lighting
The driver side headlight keeps going off, when driving the car, even with a brand new bulb in. Also, one time, both headlights went out when i was sitting at a stop sign, and turned on the turn signal. Huge safety problem! The lights come on when turned on initially then go off as i am driving on any road.
ODI 10785454
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