Toyota Prius Change Vehicle

“Had to replace headlight assembly for second time”

“One or both lights turn off intermittently. Turn switch off & back on lights work for a short period of time. Time duration not consistent”

“Have had to replace lights almost every year. Expensive for bulb and very expensive for labor”

“The HID headlight on the right is intermittent. Turning the lights off and back on restarts it. I plan to replace myself. The dlr charges over $400”

“Had to replace passenger side headlight for the 2nd time in life of the car. very expensive”

“The headlights are dimmer than they should be, especially in cold weather. If we leave the car parked outside when it is 0 degrees, one light sometimes will not work. I had the covers buffed ($80) which helped some with the brightness. The dealer”

“Had to recently replace the passenger headlamp again after only about 14 months”

“INTERMITTENTLY WOULD GO OFF”

“The headlights would periodically go off while driving at night”

“One headlight cuts out intermittently. Turn lights on and off to fix the problem. Headlight leveling sensor died. Ridiculously expensive to replace!”

“Bulbs do not last long enough and they are very difficult to change. The dealership wants hundreds of dollars to change the bulbs because they claim that the bumper must be dropped in order to reach the bulbs”

“Mechanism that automatically vertically aligns headlights failed. $600 repair price kept me from getting repair”

“Left front headlight-dealer charged $300 to replace”

“Headlights were intermittently turning off. Required replacement of headlight modules on both sides”

“Toyota Prius has issues they are unwilling to address. Headlights go out randomly, at times completely. Toyota will not fix it even thought it is a serious safety issue”

“plastic headlight casing becomes "foggy" even though I've had it fixed before. This cuts down on the strength of the headlights; they appear dim and don't light up the driving area adequately”

“All lights suddenly went out while driving at night, then soon came back. Dealer was unable to diagnose. Also, one headlight has failed, then came back without any action on our part”

“The xenon light section on one headlight burned out”

“One headlight stopped working. Replacing the bulb is a major job because there's no room behind the headlight to reach in and remove it. The fenders have to be loosened, so I had both replaced at once. This is the first time I've had to have a headlight bulb replaced”

“Needed replacement headlight, surprisingly expensive”

“Left headlight went out was 300+ to replace”

“difficult to repair”

“Left front headlight works intermittently. Cost of repair very high due to need to remove large portion of bumper to access headlight”

“The left front headlight went out but it is an over complicated fix that costs $500 to fix, so we haven't fixed it”

“Headlight went out and it's impossible for anyone but the dealer to fix. It also is very expensive”

“$450 to replace headlights w non Toyota parts. Craziness! I watched a YouTube video and it's too complicated to do w/o all the tools”

“Rear brake led lights failed. Had to replace entire cluster/fixture”

“When taillight stoplights failed, in this case, go very dim, they are a set of led's and the whole taillight assembly must be replaced. Costly, $348”

“Right rear stop lights went out, they are encased led lights, had to replace the entire esembly”

“The brake lights are a panel of LEDs. They cannot be replaced, the entire tail light assembly has to be changed. The driver's side failed last year and now the other side is out. I will replace with an aftermarket assembly for about $80 vs $300”

“The brake lights are LED's in a cluster. Some of the LED's stopped working. Unfortunately this is not a simple replacement of a bulb to get the brake lights working but required replacement of both entire rear light assemblies which was very expensiv”

“Tail light "array" (big tail light unit) went out while traveling. Dealer in FL told me part was approx. $750. I think total bill was near $900 to repair”

“The driver's side brake light (composed of LEDs) is not working. To be assessed at dealer in coming weeks”

“Seems to be related, as the headlights failed along with interior dash lights and parking lights simultaneously”

“Light are constantly unplugging in various parts of the car and have to be manually re plugged, running lights and taillights”

“LED taillight on one side quit, then worked again, then quit. This happened a few times until we replaced the light”

“Both taillights are starting to go out. Since the lights are configured as one unit, you cannot just replace faukty bulbs...have to pay for the entire unit”

“Taillight 212 for part alone and replaced myself. Ouch!”

“I had to replace an interior light”

“The Toyota smart key interacts with the car's keyless entry system that is charged by the starter battery. This problem was resolved with the correction to the new starter battery installation which affected the concurrent horn problem”

“Failure of starter battery. Diagnosed after third breakdown”

“The engine light was going on, but nothing appeared wrong. Took to Toyota, and they could find anything”

“Problem was with the replacement starter battery, which was not charging properly, causing the horn (alarm) to not stop blasting when attempting to engage a battery charger. Problem was improper installation of the new battery and the posts causing intermittent open circuits when driving so that the battery charge dissipated”

“The display screen stopped working”

“The screen has completely gone out”

“Display screen for all functions is 'frozen' approximately 99% of the time. Every once in a while, unpredictably,. it works as advertised”

“The display screen only works intermittently, sometimes freezing, sometimes going blank, and sometimes displaying incorrect information”

“Associated with the Technical Bulletin EL002-05 as previously stated. Very expensive to replace”

“Can no longer adjust a/c or change radio stations using screen. Must use controls on steering wheel. This is a 2 week old problem so very new”

“Display is frozen about 95% of the time, but every once in a while it works fine. This makes it impossible to set radio stations, set temperature, etc”

“display that shows radio stations, climate control, mileage does not work unless temperature of car is hot enough. This started in 2012”

“Radio/Display module stopped working and had to be replaced”

“Entire multi-function display became inoperative most of the time. Could still drive car, but missing functionality, especially no climate control. Had to replace at cost of $1100. Research indicated this was common, but no recall”

“instrument cluster(speedometer, fuel gage) go dark intermittently, then becomes difficult to turn motor off”

“Display is intermittent in displaying information, most often displays none, including radio stations, travel information”

“Dash display went black intermittently. Dealership covered main display as warranty, but did not cover cost of middle console display (energy consumption etc)”

“Speedometer/odometer board failed, so no speedometer/odometer. Required ~$800 fix”

“The dash display screen went out. Had to replace at $990”

“display screen works when car is warm or the temp is above 50, otherwise it is inop”

“Numerous Toyota dealers have refused to troubleshoot the central display error messages; they only quote full replacement cost (exceeds vehicle value). Toyota of America also refused assistance. This is very distressing and damages brand confidence”

“There is a known issue with the display screen failing. Enough that Toyota put out a Technical Bulletin (EL002-05) but not enough for a recall evidently. Getting it replaced at a dealership can cost over $6,000”

“This was a serious problem. However, finally the Toyota dealer fixed. Initially the cost was to be $700, but they fixed it FREE! We were happy”

“apparently there is a short with cold weather on the dash board. Computer readout is blank, air conditioner will not work, can't adjust radio especially in cold weather. Took to toyota dealer, they wanted to charge 100/hr to see if they could find the short with an estimate of 4-5 hours to time to find it. I live with the problem waiting for the car to get warm when the short disappears and the air conditioner, radio and computer screen all work”

“System became unreliable-had to be replaced”

“Went out completely too expensive to repair”

“Bluetooth pairing was not functioning properly- would suddenly stop working”

“AM radio has not worked for years. FM is fine”

“Radio sonstantly suffered static and poor reception. Dealer was unable to repair satisfactorily”

“The radio randomly turns itself off”

“Radio/CD player cuts out when central display either cuts off or turns itself on (random occurrence; is not owner controllable)”

“OEM struts needed replacement at 240000miles”

“Worn out struts, one with no fluid left in it”

“needed replacing”

“New England winter and spring potholes helped to destroy the rear rear struts and springs”

“Left front leaked. Both front shocks replaced”

“2nd time fixing a strut and mount”

“Suspension wore out so struts needed replacing”

“shocks wore out and were leaking after 220000 k”

“Independent mechanic identified significant leakage from both rear struts. Replaced on 1/14/2015”

“Replaced”

“Rear struts were leaking and needed replacement; vehicle has been used extensively to carry heavy loads in rear”

“Front struts wore out”

“Front stuts needed to be replace at 150k mainly highway and paved road driving”

“Had car for 13 years and I used to go over speed bumps very fast and eventually my struts needed to get replaced and I got an alignment. I would call this normal maintenance and not a failure”

“Replaced rear springs because one was broken”

“Had steering pull, uneven tire wear, due to bent tie rods and other parts (maybe because of running over a curb). Had to replace multiple items, $1700”

“the car also makes a funny noise when turning. By coincidence, I am taking the car in to have it looked at next week, so watch this space next year!”

“Actually, I did not experience any problem. The shop discovered it while aligning the front wheels”

“Bad shift lever assembly by 20000 miles. Apparently a known defect for several prius models, but car over 36 mo old, so not covered by warranty”

“Rubbing sound when making sharp turns”