Comments on: Will the $1800 Faulty Prius Headlight Scandal Hurt Toyota?

By: Jen Hagemann

Jen Hagemann — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:56:32 +0000

We have a 2007 Prius, touring, love the car, but thought we were delusional – kept thinking the headlight was out, but when we check, it was working. I’ve just started checking this out online, and am shocked to find that this is a huge problem, complete with a class action suit pending for those who have already paid for the repairs. I’m not sure what to do – going to start with my dealership and see if they’ll do the right thing, and fix this for us. But I’m with you – it never occurred to me that we had high end headlights! I know lots of things need to be ‘special’ in the Prius because of the battery system, but it seems that simpler would be better. At any rate, thanks for the posting _ I appreciate knowing it’s not just me!

By: Terese

Terese — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:44:54 +0000

I have a 2007 Prius – very upset as sometimes both headlights are on, go over a bump or turn the corner and both are off, turn the on/off switch and just the left one comes back on. The dealership wants approx $600.00 to replace the bulbs – I do not think the bulbs are the problem as sometime they are both on. I will be calling every agency that I can link to help solving this problem this week, and writing my state representatives as this seems to be a safety issue that is being swept under the rug by Toyota and the investigating agencies.

By: Suzan McClure

Suzan McClure — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:35:45 +0000

I have a 2007 Prius and the headlights will go off and come on on thier own. I have been stopped by the state police to inform me that my right headlight was out. I turned my car off. When I started it up again my headlight was on. The officer just scratched his head and said that a Prius for you. This would be bad if I was on a dark road a night.

By: Joe Merriman

Joe Merriman — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:48:22 +0000

I can’t beleive somemany high price problems with Toyota. And why haven’t these and other stories hit the press? Does Toyota own them like our poloticians?

By: Bill coberly

Bill coberly — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:22:45 +0000

I am just today experiencing the head lights going out after about 5 minutes…both at once. I called the local toyota service and they said they needed to be replace and it would be $460 for total for both of them. $150 each and the rest labor. they are HID units.
It does not make sense to me that if they are wearing out they would both go out at the same time. I have an apoint ment later today for the replacement but I am now very leary that this may not be the fix and it will lead to something else really costly.
Any thoughts.