ToyotaPrius2008
  1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Visibility

2008 Toyota Prius Visibility Problems

7
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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi2
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 15, 2011 · 80,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Visibility

    Hid headlight bulbs go out and come back on sometimes both at the same time. I am told by many other prius owners that this happens a lot. *tr

    ODI 10410632

  • May 17, 2011 · 25,000 miles

    Visibility

    Green glare on windshield emanating from speedometer projector obscuring visibility at night. Car taken to toyota dealer for inspection. Outcome unknown. *tr

    ODI 10402445

  • January 2, 2010 · 30,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Visibility

    I own a 2008 toyota prius. Given the already many complaints, i would like to add my comments on this prius. First this car is very unsafe due to poor visibility. You can not see out of this car. Second, i had the headlight failures that these cars have. I have had both headlights replaced in this car. The headlights would go out while driving in the dark. Many times i had to turn the switch off and back on while…

    ODI 10304923

  • December 17, 2009 · 43,031 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Visibility

    On 12/03/09 we were ticketed for a left headlight out on our 2008 toyota prius. We didn't know it was out or going out. It looked on to us. Two miles from home it looked as bright as ever. The next morning, as much as we tried, the garage could not find a bulb out, going out, weak, on or off, nothing was wrong! We had a funeral to go to and paid the fine. Two weeks later, a letter was mailed from toyota listing…

    ODI 10362248

  • July 1, 2009 · 35,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Visibility

    We have 2008 prius that first began having left headlamp go out when driving, we would have to pull over safe place along road turn mess with turning headlights on and off... Created unsafe driving remainder of trip, aprox [redacted] to get home with one headlight... Not good on montana roads with wildlife prevalent on roadway... Dealer replaced under warranty... Two weeks later same trouble with right headlight…

    ODI 10282418

  • June 1, 2008

    Visibility

    Failure of car to brake when driving over rough road or pot holes and glare from speedometer across field of vision in windshield when driving at night. *tr

    ODI 10305299

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Visibility

    2008 toyota prius. Consumer states problem with brakes disengage when braking. *tgw in addition, the brakes disengaged when the tires rolled over a tar strip or any other type of bumps. Also, the heating system was not adequate during winter conditions, the automatic dimming rear view mirror did not work because it was blocked by the rear window frame. Consequently, the consumer was blinded by the lights of other…

    ODI 10337008