Driver side headlight when turned on randomly goes off I have to turn the lights off again and then it turns back on but a lot of times it'll keep turning off. It's been doing this for years. I rarely drive my car only has 35k miles on it.
2007 Toyota Prius lights complaints
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2007 prius 144k miles when problem 1st occurred. Car serviced regularly - oil changed every 3500 miles. Master warning light would come on randomly when turning or going up/down hill at highway speeds. Computer diagnostics run repeatedly (at toyota and at local mechanic) nothing ever found. 12/2016 brought car to toyota service couldn't find anything initially. 2+ hours later told oil is very low which made no sense; no oil spot in garage, car passed inspection and wasn't due for an oil change . Was told the 'oil warning indicator' was lit despite the fact that the oil warning light never came on. Ever. (oil indicator should come on when car is started and remain on -briefly if the oil is low. It does not.) told tech that only the master light comes on and the circumstances. Never given an explanation. Problem has gotten progressively worse. Master indicator only comes on when there is almost no oil. Last time this happened I added 4 qts. Of oil, drove 687 miles and had to add another 4 qts. At this point I have to check the oil every time I get into the car.
The headlights keep burning out and stops working without warning.
Hid lights going off while driving. One light intermittently going on and off. Turning light switch off and then on again turns them back on. Have seen online numerous reports of this probel
For a few months, the left hand side front headlight has gone out, if I turn the lights off and then back on again, it comes back on. However last night, while driving on a dark nc highway both lights went out. They came back on when I turned the lights on an off again. This happened two more times. It is clearly a safety issue that I see many other prius owners experience. It is entirely possible both lights have been going out for some time, since driving on dark country highways at 70 MPH is not something I regularly do.
Headlights intermittently fail. Sometimes one headlight will go out and other times both. So far, if I detect one or both headlights are out, turning the headlight switch off and back on will correct the problem. Depending on street lighting, I am not always able to detect if the headlights are off until another car flashes to let me know or I enter a dark roadway where it becomes obvious.
Similar to this complaint (the federal safety agency id number:11268053) I have been struggling to keep both of my headlights working for over a year now. I have tried replacing the lightbulbs and the ballasts without success. Both the regular lights and the high beams turn off about every couple of minutes and sometimes faster. I drive with one hand on the switch and constantly turn them off then back on in order to get where I am going. Please help! I am intending to go to the toyota dealer but it is expensive and I believe this is a flaw in the vehicle. This problem occurs regardless of whether the car is in motion or not.
While driving passenger side headlight went out. After several tries of turning lights on and off, the headlight stayed on.it cuts out at difficult times like driving on highway. Worried police may stop me. Have tried several fixes like new headlight assembly, etc.
While driving at night, the headlights will randomly turn off. This is dangerous and scary. Please help!
One headlight on my car keeps shutting off, while the other is fine. I am able to "fix" the issue by turning my headlights off and then turning them on again. Dealers initially told me it was because the bulb burned out, but I replaced both at the same time, and it's always the driver's side bulb that "burns out." upon further review on public forums, it appears the bulb is perfectly fine and there's some type of electrical issue/connection problem that causes problems with the bulb. This happens when the vehicle is on and in-motion on any street.
Headlights turn off on their own while driving at night. Very dangerous !!!
Headlights go off without warning while driving at night. Very dangerous!!
One headlight turns off randomly. Every now and again turning the lights off and on again will fix the problem, but when you're driving 70mph down a dark highway you don't want to have to keep your fingers crossed that the lights will come back on.
Headlights flicker and go out even after replacing the right headlight that seems to be the problem. Not safe to be going d down road and headlights go.out completely. .it has been happening for.nearly 6.months. Had headlight replaced 3 months ago.
Sporadically, the lights on the dashboard will not light up. When this happen the backup camera will not display as well. This doesn't happen often, but when it happens, it is a while before the they will display.
Takata recall 1. Driving on surface street at approx. 45 MPH attempting to slow down for an intersection all the brake warning lights came on, while I was applying the brakes they had failed, eventually the vehicle came to a stop. After that incident the brakes are working normal. Apparently there was a recall to address the issue and it is no longer valid, I was never notified of the recall and the dealership that I purchased the vehicle from (used) never notified me of any recalls. I am a toyota owner with a defected vehicle (a known defect by the manufacture). What are my options? 2. The headlamps (left) intermittently goes out, I have replaced the lamp, checked the fuses and it still happens, others have described loosing both lamps. Both issues above are safety issues that can contribute to serious injury incidents. These safety issue needs to be addressed by toyota.
Every day the headlights go out randomly at night. Very dangerous.
My headlight consistently flickers on and off. I have changed my bulb, but it continues to turn off at times. From my research online, it looks like the 2007-2009 prius models were recalled due to faulty headlights.
Headlights constantly going out while driving. I do not operate the lights in daytime. It's a major flaw and problem with this 2006-2009 model and a safety hazard. Not to mention I am almost always subject to police issues tickets and fines. I have replaced my bulbs countless times. The lights go out while stationary and in motion. Always one at a time.
Front headlight (both) sometimes all lights will go off. Most of the time it is one or the other but I have had it happen where both completely turn off while driving. On the freeway!!! This happens daily and ive even been pulled over more than 3 times due to me not knowing about a light out! Turning on and off the lights is only a temporary fix!
While driving (in motion), one headlight (either right or left) will suddenly go off. If I turn both lights off and back on, they will both come back on. But one or the other might go off again soon afterwards. It sometimes happens on short trips (a few blocks) and sometimes only after driving several miles. It happens on neighborhood streets and on the highway, while going straight. Sometimes it happens after a noticeable bump in the road, but other times it happens when the road is smooth. It happens at slow speed (<30 MPH), medium, or highway speed.
One of the headlights keeps going out. I can't really tell when or how it goes out since I can't see it. I'll notice it when I see the reflection in the back of another car. If I turn the bright lights on and off it has no effect, but when I turn them all the way off and back on the light comes back. Sometimes on long trips it will stay on the whole time, sometimes it won't. Sometimes on short trips it will go out, sometimes it won't. It is not an event I can make happen
Both front headlights frequently turn off at the same time while driving. Turning the lights off then on fixes the issue temporarily, until it happens again a short time later. This happens multiple times per hour.
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.
Since about 3 months after buying this, the headlights will randomly go out all the time. I have been pulled over countless times. It's a complete safety hazard. It's not the bulbs. It's the underlying ballasts. Which I'm told can cost upwards of $3k to fix. It's a lot of them from 2006-2009 models. They were sued over it but they never recalled it. I bought mine after all that was long and done so I can't do anything about it. It's a manufacturer default that they should fix!
I was driving my 2007 toyota prius in the middle of the night and all of the sudden all of my lights went out. I was in the middle of a busy road and could not see anything and decide to just pull off the road and hope not to hit anything because I just wanted to get off the road before I got hit by an oncoming car. After I got off the road for awhile I tried the lights and they both worked. I took my prius to a state college, pa dealership and they charged me $450.00 because they said both headlights were out. The next day after I picked my prius from the toyota dealership I went to a grocery store after work and the car would not turn off and the whole dashboard was black.. I called the dealership and said they must have created a short in my car and they said bring it back in. The next day they told me the whole cluster system that controls the dashboard was bad and they would be charging another $680.00.
Left front headlight consistently flickers out 5-10 minutes after being turned on. Can sometimes be reignited by toggling lights, but then turns off again.
Headlights turn off. Generally one at a time, normally the drivers side but sometimes it is both headlights. This happens each time I drive with my headlights on. I drive at night with the headlights on at a minimum of 6 days a week because of work or school.
Headlights are unreliable, they can go off (one or both) at any time. This problem is well documented on many internet sites
Headlights flicker then will shut off completelywhile driving down highway.. No dash lights. Have to turn car off and on
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