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Issues with Toyota Prius HEADLIGHTS by Years

The Toyota Prius had plenty of problems with various aspects of HEADLIGHTS as 286 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH. Models of 2006, 2007, 2008 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with HEADLIGHTS.

Browse Toyota Prius HEADLIGHTS problems by years

2017 1 2010 2 2009 2 2008 30 2007 86 2006 121 2005 28 2004 17 2002 1

Do Toyota Prius models have HEADLIGHTS problems?

Below you may see the HEADLIGHTS components and the number of complaints they received.

HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH 2 SWITCH 1 CONCEALMENT DEVICES 1

Worst Toyota Prius Problems

HEADLIGHTS
2006 Toyota Prius November 30, 2007 Mileage: 47298 miles

Head lights and rear lights suddenly went out while driving on the freeway at night. a tractor trailer almost killed me as a result of the light failu...

HEADLIGHTS
2006 Toyota Prius December 15, 2007 Mileage: 43000 miles

Hid headlamp bulbs failed within weeks of each other and with less than one year of service on the vehicle. it took almost three weeks to get a repla...

HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
2005 Toyota Prius May 1, 2005 Mileage: 4000 miles

Dt: the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. he states that while driving every warning light in the vehicle began to flash, then the car died. he turned...

Recently reported HEADLIGHTS problems on Toyota Prius

The HEADLIGHTS
2010 Toyota Prius

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.

The HEADLIGHTS
2007 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. while driving 35 mph, the driver's side headlight flickered. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact also mentioned that the headlights had to be manually turned off and on to function normally. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the headlights needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. the manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

The HEADLIGHTS
2005 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. while driving 25 mph at night, the headlights failed to work without warning. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted at 800-331-4331 and stated that the vin was not included in a recall. the approximate failure mileage was 181,308.

The HEADLIGHTS
2017 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota prius. the contact stated that the vehicle started on its own without warning. the contact stated that he had an auto power start fob, but it was not around the key fob. in addition, a headlight warning sensor illuminated that advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer (brunswick auto mart, 3031 center rd, brunswick, oh, 44212). the dealer replaced the passenger side headlight system and sensor. the headlight was repaired. the contact mentioned the vehicle engaging independently to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and they stated that they would document the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 2,000. ...updated 09/21/17 *bf updated 9/22/2017*js updated 09/25/2017*js ***updated 09/26/17*lj *js

The HEADLIGHTS
2007 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. while driving unknown speeds, the headlights failed. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 117,000.

The HEADLIGHTS
2006 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. while driving 45 mph, the driver side low beam headlamp failed to illuminate without warning. the failure was rectified by turning the light switch off and on. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. the vehicle was not repaired. in addition, both the driver and passenger side headlamps failed to illuminate without warning. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 110,000.

The HEADLIGHTS
2005 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated that the headlights failed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 204,000. updated 10/24/14*lj updated 4/16/2015 *js

The HEADLIGHTS
2005 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated that the headlights failed to activate. in addition, the headlights powered off independently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

The HEADLIGHTS
2009 Toyota Prius

Driving and my left headlight spontaneously turned off. if is not burned out, as it was working when i left, and stopping and restarting the car turned it back on. very dangerous as the road was dark, not to mention i don't want a traffic ticket. please stop ignoring this problem. *tt

The HEADLIGHTS
2008 Toyota Prius

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving at night with the headlights activated, the headlights flickered before shutting off. the failure occurred intermittently. the dealer stated that the high intensity discharge head lamps needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 87,000.