The headlight bulbs keep going out. I have replaced the bulbs at least 2-3 times a year for the past few years. I have asked dealers about this and they tell me there is no recall or tsb. This is a hazard to night driving because of decreased illumination, especially in dark roads with not enough lighting. Please recall/fix this issue!!
2015 Toyota Prius: headlights failing or too dim
7 of the 167 complaints about the 2015 Toyota Prius describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
My vehicle has an ongoing issue with the headlights not being bright enough to drive at night with. I have replaced the headlights more than 5 times now over the course of a year, each time with different brands including Toyota OEM headlights. Each time, they are still not sufficiently bright enough to see with at night. This has led to 3 collisions with curbs and objects which caused damage to my vehicle, because I could not see the objects while having to drive at night. I have brought the issue up to Toyota and they said they would not do anything about it. I brought it in for service to Toyota and they tried to charge me $200 to even look at it, money which I do not have. I am forced to continue driving at night for work and fear I will get into a more serious crash or hit a pedestrian as the headlights aren't bright enough to see safely at night. The photo I have included shows a gash in the tire and dent in the rim where it hit the curb. The issue seems to be the headlight wiring or connectors. When I replace the headlight bulbs, they are a bit brighter initially. Thus initial brightness only lasts about a week, and it's still not sufficiently bright to drive safely. They then dim even further to the point where it's like driving without headlights at all. Again this has led to 3 collisions at this point since I'm required to drive at night and don't have the money to fix it. Toyota refused a good faith repair and did not acknowledge there was an issue, however if you do a web search for "Prius headlights too dim" it seems to be a major issue with many other Prius owners. It should be noted that even the high beam headlights are not bright enough to sufficiently see with at night.
As stated from 5 months after we bought it, and the first prius, the car won't start. No matter if parked flat, keys in or out over night, or the temp, when the break is pushed it is squishy and makes draining noise and won't start. As a dr on call i have LOST patients because I could not leave my house. i carry and use the charger daily ever since. Taken in lots. they say, "you don't drive enough..or some other bogus excuse, like don't leave keys in car, which is how priuses start and run!. the car is driven in all ways a lot. also we buy headlights and headlamps on both about every 2 months. also it looses power and has shut off while driving. the worst is when it would start on its own in the locked garage. at that point my wife just quit driving all together. nothing but nightmares. She almsot crashed on fw when power went out.
Headlamp has gone out 3 times, marker light 2 times. Existing recall on previous year prius should be extended to 2015 models
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota prius. The contact stated that on occasions the headlights failed to illuminate. Additionally, the failure was experienced while driving at night. The contact stated that while driving at night the low beam headlamps became inoperable. The contact would then have to use to the high beam headlamps for safe nighttime driving. The contact stated that turning off the headlamp switch and turning back on temporarily remedied the failure. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to molle toyota located at 601 west 103rd street 64114 phone (866)-577-9913. The contact was informed that the headlamps operated as intended while being inspected by the technician. The contact was asked to have the vehicle taken back to the dealer while the failure was present. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,300.
Auto adjusting low beams not working. Low beam is fixed down as if there was a heavy weight load, with no load in the auto the low beam light patern is only 25 feet, this distance puts the driver at risk being unable clearly see the road and drive at a reduce speed or over driving the light. Driver eyes are strained as they try to navigate. There is no problem with the high beams. Affects only at night on highways and. Poorly light wiedy country roads.
Front headlights have now burnt out for the second time. My car only has 75,000 miles. This is ridiculous.
Related recalls
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Questions about the 2015 Toyota Prius headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2015 Toyota Prius?
7 of 167 owner complaints about the 2015 Toyota Prius (4%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2015 Toyota Prius?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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