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Problems with 2008 Toyota Prius EXTERIOR LIGHTING

On average, the 2008 Toyota Prius starts to “feel” problems with the EXTERIOR LIGHTING and its various aspects after 68 862 miles.

Components Affected by EXTERIOR LIGHTING Issues

We have classified the 536 complaints from 2008 Toyota Prius about EXTERIOR LIGHTING into the following categories.

HEADLIGHTS 29

Recently reported EXTERIOR LIGHTING problems on 2008 Toyota Prius

2008 toyota prius. upon driving the vehicle the right headlight dims. after approximately 60 seconds both light turn off. *tr

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving the headlights failed intermittently without warning. the vehicle has not been taken to the dealer for inspection. the current mileage was 40,000.

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 time, anywhere! i have spoken with other toyota prius owners (other years too), and they have the same problems. *tr

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 out as well. there are definite problems with toyota and their prius lighting and i'm tired of paying the bill. my bill today is $250. i also bought a $1100 extended warranty which was of no use. *tr

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

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. the contact stated that the headlights fail to project far enough down the road. the failure is evident while driving at any speed. the current mileage was 450 and failure mileage was 83. updated 05/19/08. *lj updated 05/19/08

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.

Hid headlights have performed poorly, dim - particularly on high beam, since it was new. now left headlight only works intermittently. *tr

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

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

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

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