2007 Toyota Prius Visibility & Wipers Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at 60 MPH, the front windshield became foggy while driving at night. The contact stated that the defogger was operational; however, there was an extended period before the windshield was cleared. The contact stated that the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that a dealer informed him that the windshields were made of cheap material. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF. ONE TIME AFTER IT TURNED OFF THE RIGHT LIGHT ALSO EXTINGUISHED. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED . I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL CITY STREETS WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS NOT TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER STRIPS ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS WERE PEELING FROM THE BOTTOM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH ANOTHER MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT WATER COULD POSSIBLY ENTER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE DAMAGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. WHEN YOU TURN THEM BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON JUST FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND IS VERY UNSAFE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY AFTERMARKET SUNROOF REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE GLASS WAS POORLY BONDED TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER IS WEBASTO. AFTER FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET REGISTERED WITH WEBASTO TO HAVE THE REPAIR TAKE PLACE, I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 4-7 WEEKS. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, AND I'VE HAD NO UPDATES OR CALLS ABOUT MY CAR. I THINK THAT 4-7 WEEKS IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR PARTS WHEN YOU'RE IN DANGER OF HAVING YOUR SUNROOF FALL ON TOP OF YOU. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON. HAPPENS ANYTIME AND ANYPLACE. *LN

WE OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN WE TURN ON THE HEATER AND TURN IT TO THE FEET, WARM AIR STARTS BLOWING FROM THE VENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE FACE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER "CAPITOL TOYOTA", CAPITAL AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE BIG TIME TO FIX IT SINCE WE WERE JUST OVER 36,000 MILES IN 30 MONTHS. WE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS SOMEHOW RELATED TO ITS ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ISSUE. WE ALSO NOTICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN WE WERE PARKED IN THE LINE FOR GAS, THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WAS ROARING AS IF WE WERE REVVING IT TO VERY HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT EVEN THE HEATER OR A/C BEING ON. WE ALSO THINK IT HAS RELATED FRONT DEFROSTING ISSUES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WAS TOLD THAT THE BULB WAS READY TO FAIL. IT WOULD COST $150 FOR THE BULB PLUS 1 HOUR OF LABOR. I HAVE A TOYOTA SERVICE PLAN BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED. A LITTLE RESEARCH REVEALED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLAMPS ON BOTH SIDES GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAID TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. THIS DOESN'T SOLVE THE LONG TERM PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

I WAS PULLED OVER BY COPS FOR DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND FOUND TO HAVE MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. LATER ON IT WAS NOTED BOTH TAIL LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE IS FLICKERING AND SUDDENLY ARE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS ~30,000 MILES. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT WILL LIGHT UP AGAIN. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT HAZARDOUS SINCE VISIBILITY IS VERY LIMITED AT THAT POINT. MY TOYOTA PRIUS IS A 2007 AND HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE BULB AND REPLACED IT. THE BULB WAS $150 AND LABOR WAS $133.50. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS LIGHTED BUT FAILED DURING DRIVING. DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD RE-IGNITE AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON. HAD 36, 724 MILES - AT FIRST DEALER SAID "OUT OF WARRANTY BY 724 MILES", RAISED ISSUES FOUND HERE AND GOT THE COMPUTER AND LIGHT PLUS RENTAL PRIUS FREE...OVER $1,600 OTHERWISE...SEEMS THIS IS A REGULAR ISSUE AS FOUND ON MYCARSTATS.COM. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OUT. IT COMES BACK ON IF I FLICK THE HEADLIGHTS POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE, HAPPENING EVERYTIME I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS UPSETTING BECAUSE I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS, AND I GET MY VEHICLE REGULARLY MAINTAINENCED EVERY 5,000MI AS RECOMMENDED WITH MY EXTRA CARE WARRANTY. *TR