2008 Toyota Prius Visibility/Wiper 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
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
The dashboard lights go out, meaning you can no longer see the mph, the fuel, and everything important to drive with gauges. This can happen at anytime, driving or parked, on any street in any weather. Also note, you can no longer shut the car off, unless you hold the start button for 20 seconds. Sometimes the car will still not shut off, it's also sometimes hard to tell if the car is off, because there is no more…
ODI 11277937
Visibility/Wiper
My 2008 prius hid headlight on the driver's side goes off intermittently after few minutes of driving. Switching the headlight completely off and then back on brings it back sometimes. Reading from other prius owners comments, this seems to be a common issue with some of the prius models. This is definitely a serious safety hazard, and i would like to ask if toyota provides any suggested fix to this problem since…
ODI 11010456
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
When driving home on highway just after dark, both headlights went out simultaneously without driver interaction. Headlight switch was still on, untouched. Visibility outward as well as other vehicles seeing me (black prius at night without lights) severely impaired, could easily have caused an accident. Pulled over and turned headlight switch off, then back on; lights came on bright and immediately dimmed,…
ODI 10819159
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Both of my cars headlights turn off intermittently and for no reason (the bulbs and ballasts have been replaced and are in working order). I will be driving down the road at night (interstate 70mph) and occasionally both headlights will just turn off. I have almost gotten in a wreck multiple times due to the fact i'm driving at night and out of nowhere my lights go out. This is a huge safety issue. When looking this…
ODI 10626183
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
The driver headlamp turns off after approx 5 minutes of use. Can turn lights off then on again to restart headlamp. I first took to dealer after purchasing used because of this problem and they did not mention what i have recently learned is a known defect. This has been occurring for the last two years. Changing bulb fixes problem for a while but problem re-occurs. This issue is a major safety issue, and toyota is…
ODI 10669928
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
While driving at any speed, the hid headlights intermittently cut off. This usually happens one at a time, and mostly on the passengers side. I am unable to tell when they go off until either i get pulled over and warned which has happened once already or i pull up and see reflection off back of another car. The lights will work for short periods then off again then on again. This appears to be a known issue with…
ODI 10482444
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
My headlights turned them self off on any given time either one on a time or both at the same time same thing happens if the highbeams are on day or night to correct this problem temporarily you have to turn the lights on and off quickly and you have no guarantee how long it will stay on i spoke to the toyota corporation and they will not help because my car has 90,000 miles my car is 2008 to fix this problem the…
ODI 10475626
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Toyota Prius.
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