Problems with 2008 Toyota Prius EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The 2008 prius has a digital display. sometimes when the vehicle starts up there is no information displayed on the screen. nothing shows what gear (reverse, neutral, forward) it is in. there is no speedometer display. no odometer display. no fuel level display. at the same time that the dash does not light up, i have noticed there is no backup camera or backup lights when the vehicle is in reverse. in addition to the above, the start button will not fully shut down the car. it will cycle between accessory mode and full start when the button is pressed. i have noticed that when the problem is happening the vehicle is also not keeping track of the miles driven while the dash is not displaying - so when the dash does start working again, the odometer is not showing true mileage. after getting the vehicle to finally shut down, i have sometimes had the issue not present the next day at startup. other times it will last through several starts and stops. i have read online that this ...

For the third time i have had to replace my brake light switch, this is a safety issue as it affect how the brake lights work. the break light switch, when malfunctioning prevent or inhibits the vehicle from starting properly. if the switch fails while driving, it can cause problem with the battery regeneration, this is in addition to causing a driving hazard while driving.

The dim headlight only, not the bright, only on the drivers side front goes out 4 or 5 times a year. the front brights are not affected and have never gone out nor has the dim headlight on the passenger side front ever gone out. the car is driven daily usually and on city streets only.

Headlights turn off or flicker while driving. it happens intermittently. it is a major safety issue when driving at night as it nearly caused an accident. using the high beams helps for a short period but the headlights still turn off on their own. turning them off and on brings them back on most of the time but only for a short period of time.

The headlights will suddenly fail, either one at a time, or more recently both at the same time when night driving. i am able to flip the switch to turn one back on but now the passenger light will not come back on at all. i am driving at night when i notice this happening but it probably also happens in day light.

While driving at night, left headlight goes out intermittently (about every 3 minutes). i have to turn lights completely off then on again to reset. this is ongoing and appears to be happening more frequently with time.

Headlights shut off while driving at night. i received two warning tickets from highway patrol as i was driving back from ft. worth to nacogdoches, but when i stopped, both headlights were working. then as i was driving, both headlights (with bright lights on) turned off. had to pull over and then they started working again.

The passenger side headlight turns off unpredictably, usually within 10 minutes of driving time. turning the lights off and back on sometimes gets the headlight to turn back on, but not always. then within 10 minutes it will turn off again. not only is this a safety issue and driving violation, i also cannot sell the car with non-functioning headlights.

The lighting system has electrical markings on the relay and fuse blocks for daytime running lights, with no daytime running lights installed. headlight and license plate light systems works intermittently. causing bulbs to fail.

For several years our toyota prius has exhibited the following issue: intermittently, and without warning, when you start the car the dashboard does not light. as a consequent, you cannot not see the speed you're driving at, the fuel level of the car, any warnings such as check engine, low tire pressure etc, and you're not able to use a number of other important features such as cruise control. in addition, you are not able to turn off the car when you reach your destination. because you cannot turn off the car, you cannot lock it. undisclosed to customers, there has been for several years an extended warranty being offered by toyota, to the dealerships, to fix this problem (warranty policy bulletin, pol 12-05). this information is provided only to dealerships. as i customer, i never received information about this extended warranty. i only found out about it via other customers. our local toyota dealership (toyota of olympia) has refused to apply the extended warranty and fix the problem. we contacted the dealership several years ago about the issue, which they have a record of. toyota customer service also refuses to help ...

The right headlight intermittently goes out. sometimes it takes repeated attempts turning off and on to get it back on. both ballasts and hid lamps have been replaced, yet this intermittent problem persists. i know of many complaints but do not know if toyota has an open recall on this important safety issue.

Highlights go out intermittently. usually can reset by turning on and off. definitely a hazard. may have caused an accident. regularly getting told light is out. stopped by police for lights out. does not appear to be loose connection or bad bulb.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving at night, the headlights failed to operate. kalispell toyota (2845 u.s. 93 s, kalispell, mt 59901, (406) 755-6060) replaced the bulbs, which cost over $600. the contact found a warranty that expired in september of 2018 after the vehicle was bought used on september 28, 2018. the dealer did not address the main issue of a possible computer board malfunction in the vehicle that may have to be replaced at an additional cost. the failure mileage was 71,000.

One headlight or the other or both go out randomly.

Headlights have been replaced more than once and now are flickering again and have gone out completely. this has been an ongoing problem since it was new. dealer has not resolved the problem nor given us a reason why.this is becoming a very expensive problem, we were told that there was a recall but we were not notified. we love the prius except for this,