We have classified the 103 complaints from 2009 Toyota Prius about EXTERIOR LIGHTING into the following categories.
Headlights go out after a few days.. replaced over 8 bulbs. checked connectors, checked wiring.. no problem found and the problem still exist.
One of the front headlight sometimes work sometimes not.i just get this car today and after purchasing i saw this problem.
The headlights come on and off. bulbs have been replaced, fuses and still they periodically come on and off. when i take the to dealer they say no issues.
Every day one of my headlights are not working. one day it could be the left one, the other day could be the right one. i'm afraid both might go out during night time driving.
2009 toyota prius driver side headlight keeps going out, it works when you turn on the vehicle, and then it goes out, i have changed the bulb, and also change the ballast, but no luck, i got the warning 3 days ago, and now if i get pulled over, i will get the ticket,
Drivers side head light goes out periodically. research on line says that this is a problem with 2006 - 2009 prius. is there a recall? goes out while driving.
Driver side headlight problem. lights turn on when starting to drive but after a while into driving ...13 minuets (is when i noticed) headlight goes out. i drive home afraid to get a ticket. home is 5 minutes away. i pull in driveway and headlights come back on again. this happens every night when using headlights.
Hid headlight turns off shortly after turning on headlights, stays off.
My headlights keep randomly turning off on their own while parked or driving, in the dark or the light. to troubleshoot i have replaced the headlights and tightened the wire connections, but the problem continues. only turning the headlights off and back on seems to temporarily fix the problem...until the next time it turns itself off. i had a similar problem with my honda pilot 2005 a few years ago and there was a safety recall on the headlight wire harness kit that was corroded from humidity and overheating and failing. this has now happened dozens of time on my prius, mostly affecting the left headlight only, but a couple times on both headlights.
At not given moment driver side headlight with go off. if you turn off an on it will go on again. but, will go out again. if you try to put bright lights on all lights go off. all while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. for the past several months, while the vehicle was being driven, the headlamps flickered on and off. the vehicle was taken to tarbox toyota (3671 quaker ln, north kingstown, ri 02852, (401) 884-5438) where it was diagnosed that the hid bulbs needed to be replaced. the hid bulbs were replaced, but the failure recurred. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 129,000.
Right headlight intermittently goes out. sometimes turning headlights off and back on brings the headlight back on. the headlight usually does not turn on when the car is started up.
Last year my headlights started flicking on and then when i turned them off and then back on, they would both work again. sometimes it's just one headlight, either left or right and sometimes its both at the same time or one and then in a mile or two the other making it so both are out. i've had my bulbs replaced and since looked at again and was told the bulbs were both still good. i have been told it is a very expensive process for fixing the problem but it is extremely dangerous to be driving on the freeway at 65 mph with two kids in the car and have both headlights go out on you. it happens when i am driving. it doesn't matter what type of surface we are driving on. i happens every single time i drive my car.
The headlight low beams on my 2009 toyota prius drivers side and the passengers side keep burning out. i have changed the bulbs three times in the last four months. toyota has a recall on the 2010 thru 2011 prius headlight wiring harness for these years but not the 2009 prius. a serious safety issue could happen if both lights burn out before you get the bad one changed. the vehicle is stationary or in motion when the headlights burn out.
My headlight passenger side keeps going out after a few seconds of turning on. this keeps me from driving at night. my computer controls on my dash board that works the ac. and displays the information about the car does not work. my abs break light will not go off. this has affected my breaking system on my car. all of these items i have mentioned all occurred while i was driving the car.