2014 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

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Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	2
60–100k mi	1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

November 18, 2019 · 2 miles
Exterior Lighting
The driver side headlight, running high beams and low beams, have stopped working despite changing the bulbs. It seems to be an issue with the ballast going out and/or just not working anymore. This seems like a major safety issue.
ODI 11281512
October 2, 2017 · 61,000 miles
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on prius are not bright enough to see the road ahead of the car. The are on but somewhat dim. Other drivers can see the lights, but the lights are not bright enough to illuminate the road in front of the car. This occurred after i took the car in to the dealer to complain about a series of electrical related problems that all started happening at the same time. The dealer replaced the headlights after…
ODI 11053939
July 8, 2017
Exterior Lighting
The low light beams on the car burnout every few weeks. It makes it very difficult and unsafe to drive at night. I will buy a new bulb and install it and then it burns out in a few days or a week or two later. I have tried various brands of bulbs but i just do not think it is a bulb issue. I have also brought the car to a mechanic to replace the bulbs but the same issue continues.
ODI 11151007
February 23, 2016 · 29,000 miles
Exterior Lighting
When the headlights - not drl - are on and the dash lights are on low the instrument panel lights go dark while crossing under shadows (bridges, trees, etc.) in daylight and at night when going from bright lights on highway exchanges back to dark. Toyota dealership was able to reproduce the day-to-shadow problem in the shop (shop manager) the service manager was able to reproduce the day-to-shadow problem on a 2065…
ODI 10838083