Problems with 2010 Toyota Prius EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Toyota prius low beam headlights suddenly go out due to known issue with wire harness. no recall issued and owner is responsible for cost of repair

Low beam headlights turn off/fail. i have replaced 7 low beam headlights in the past year, four in the past 2 months. in the two most recent cases both low beam headlights failed within minutes of each other while driving at night at highway speeds. i had a toyota dealer check the wiring harness per toyota warranty notice after the last outage and they stated nothing was wrong. when i had the lights checked by a different toyota dealer in jan 2019 they indicated the socket for the bulb was melted. bulbs have gone out under, wet, dry, hot, and cold conditions. the most recent outage occurred on march 8, 2019 while driving on the interstate..

Previously had no issues with low-beam lights. used in the morning- working fine. came out after work and both low-beam lights would not turn on. high-beam lights work fine. car was stationary and in park when lights were attempted to turn on. tried turning light switch and car off/on multiple times without success. had to drive home in the dark with high-beam lights.

Abs failed. warning lights do not appear. heard others have similar issue. toyota will fix the abs only if the warning lights appear. warning lights appear only when car is not on completely. brakes went out with no warning at all. brakes went out with no warning while driving. light bulb leaks moisture has since purchase. light bulbs blow frequently.

Headlight would burn out a year after replacement. manufacturer issued a variant of a recall intending to provide a fix for high rate of burnout. i took my car in to a dealership to receive the fix and the dealership caused a problem with the front windshield wiper apparatus. wipers would now work if the headlights were off, but would no longer work once the headlights were turned on. this would occur whether stationary or moving.

There's a voluntary recall that toyota is doing on the prius right now that seems dangerous and poorly executed. the low beam headlight wiring harness has a defect that causes it to burn out headlights or short out in a way that the headlights won't work. sometimes you can get the headlights working again by wiggling the wiring harness, but i've had this occur several times while on back country roads and you just have 1 headlight, which seems super dangerous. toyota won't fix it unless you come in with the headlight busted which means you have to make an appointment and either drive the car around illegally with 1 working headlight or just not drive it for a week while you wait for your appointment. this is a safety defect and they need to replace the wiring harness without hoops to jump through.

I keep having to replace the low beam headlights in my 2010 toyota prius. what is going on? my commute to and from work everyday is 3 hours and with daylight savings time i am usually going to work in the dark or coming home in the dark. my lights went out on my way home in the dark once and i had to use my high beams to get home safe. i am sure this was blinding to oncoming traffic as indicated with all the flashing of high beams i got.

Three headlight bulbs have burned out requiring replacement before the odometer reached 70,000 miles. toyota sent a notice of a warranty enhancement program in 2017 on this issue, describing the proposed repair as the installation of "voltage adjustment wire harnesses." as instructed, i took my 2010 prius to a dealership on january 19, 2018 and was told that it required a repair, but the parts were not in stock and were on back order. in a follow up call to the dealership on april 26, 2016, the representative said the parts were still on back order, and there was no indication of when they might be received. the admittedly defective electrical system in my car can and has caused my headlights to burn out prematurely, which is an obvious safety problem. even though toyota recognizes the problem, they seem to be dragging their feet in correcting it.

The headlights keep going out, making driving at night unsafe until you can get it fixed. it just happened again, march, 29, 2018. it happened 2/11, 6/11, 12/12, 1/13, 6/13, 3/15, 1/16, 7/17 and now. it wasn't raining, nothing interesting at all. local driving.

I find myself changing my headlights more frequently with the prius then any other car ive ever had. this is ridiculous and most definitely a safety issue. front lights are needed, i'd like to assume they put them there for safety, right? driving with hfh beams is just rude to oncoming traffic. double safety issue here.

Every 4 to 6 months headlights are burning out.

Drivers's side headlight and high beam light going out at same time. headlight bulbs on both sides were changed out in november 2016 (a little more than a year ago) and i only have a 10 mile commute to work. in november of 2016 driver's side light was also the one that burned out.

We were driving on the highway at about 70 miles per hour when the reading lights and dashboard flashed on and then off in a matter of about 5 seconds. the dash showed a triangle indicator light with an exclamation point. the dash also seemed to reset and showed the display as is the car had just been turned on. this incident happened twice within a 4 hour period. once on the highway and once on a back road going about 40 mph. the car did not stop either time, but it is still concerning.

Exiting off freeway at s. main in walnut creek california at appx 45mph both headlights went out at the same time. could not be turned on. interior headlight indicator remained on but headlights remained off. highbeams worked.

We have been having problems with the headlights on our 2010 prius for 3-4 years and have never reported the issue. at least twice per year, one of the headlights will go out while driving. sometimes it's the left, sometimes it's the right. we have always had to replace the bulbs after these events. (expensive). tonight, (11/9/2017), while driving in the rain and the dark both headlights went out at the same time. this is a serious safety issue. an online search revealed that prius headlight complaihts are numerous with issues being reported for years. we last replaced the headlight bulbs one month ago