2008 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Problems
- 536
- 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 536 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Headlights · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 191 |
| 60–100k mi | 132 |
| 1–30k mi | 71 |
| 100–150k mi | 61 |
| 150–400k mi | 25 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Headlight failure on the prius seems to be an on going issue from year to year for the models that have the hid type. I lost the drivers side light about the first of sept. 08 and the passenger side this morning. Doing a search and reading of the problem is why i am filing a complaint. *tr
ODI 10243433
Exterior Lighting
2008 toyota prius. Upon driving the vehicle the right headlight dims. After approximately 60 seconds both light turn off. *tr
ODI 10345221
Exterior Lighting
Car in motion, right headlight goes out. City police pull me over. I turn the lights off then back on. The light works until next time it goes out. My wife driving same car and police pull her over for left headlight out. She turned lights off then on and the light works again. Car in motion both times and all other times. Streets & highways.
ODI 10991293
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I purchased my prius new. I have had a chronic & constant issue with my head lights & tail lights not working properly. I have had this issue checked by mechanics and have been told this is a "toyota electrical issue". There is no problem with the bulbs or components that can be found by mechanics. This is a dangerous problem, and occurs randomly without notice. My head lights or tail lights just "go out"...any…
ODI 10573487
Exterior Lighting
2008 toyota prius--44,000 miles, led headlights keep going out--$166 part + $45 labor. I replaced one in january, 2010, now another april 19, 2010. These are very pricey lightbulbs and need to be recalled and not priced to the customer. The incident date below is the second occurrence. When the police stopped and issued me a warning to tell me that my front headlight was out, he also said that my rear tail-light was…
ODI 10326654
Exterior Lighting
Toyota prius headlights flicker and go out intermittently every time the headlights are on since april of 2008 and when taken to the dealership for a repair, dealer informed me that there was nothing diagnostically wrong with my lights. *tr
ODI 10359207
Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. The contact stated that the bulbs blow out each month in the headlights and tail lights. The bulbs were replaced three times each. The current mileage was 91,000 and failure mileage was 3,000.
ODI 10273984
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights have performed poorly, dim - particularly on high beam, since it was new. Now left headlight only works intermittently. *tr
ODI 10281914
Exterior Lighting · Headlights
When i turn my head lights on after a few minutes left light goes off i turn off the lights and turn back on again the both lights are on for few minutes and then again left light goes off. *tr
ODI 10215277
Exterior Lighting
My passenger side headlight blinks off while driving (in motion). Turning the lights off then on again corrects the problem for a short time, but then it goes off again. Replacing the bulb did not correct the problem. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10918668
Exterior Lighting
Off and on high intensity discharge headlights 2008 prius 15 months old, 22,800 miles. Randomly go off making driving at night hazardous. Replacement price over 500 dollars! No accident yet. *tr
ODI 10292446
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Toyota Prius.
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