2009 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

HATCHBACK RUBBER PART OF LATCH MELTED AND BECAME A STICKY MESS. ELECTRONICS ON LATCH ARE NOW EXPOSED TO MOISTURE AND DIRT. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH THEM ON. IT MAY GO OUT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVE AT MY DESTINATION. I HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT AND I HAVE EVEN BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. AS YOU CAN SEE BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO FILE THIS FORM, IT IS NOT JUST A HEADLIGHT BULB. EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT I'M WORRIED THAT BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AS SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS HAVE RECORDED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO FIND AN ANSWER AND BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. *TR

MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEAD LIGHTS ON AND OFF FOR IT TO COME BACK ON; IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, AND THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT,. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, IT MAKE IF DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ROAD, AND IT BECOMES HAZARDOUS AND FREIGHTING. IT IS ALSO BOTHERSOME TO OTHERS WHEN I HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF. *TR

BEGINNING IN JULY 2013, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT IS ONE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH LIGHTS. WHEN IT IS ONE LIGHT, IT IS NEVER THE SAME LIGHT THAT GOES OUT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE SERVICE ROAD OF I-30 IN DALLAS AROUND 25 MPH AFTER PREVIOUSLY TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, MY VEHICLE'S WARNING LIGHTS ALL TURNED ON AND STARTED TO BEEP AND I COULD NOT BRAKE OR REALLY STEER. MY VEHICLE...I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND SOMEHOW PRESS ON THE BRAKES STRONG IN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CAR STOP. I FEARED FOR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OTHERS AS WELL. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN A CAR THAT WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO BREAK AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. ONCE I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT, I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON AND BEEPING, DID IT AGAIN AND IT STOPPED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE SYSTEM AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT I AM WONDERING HOW CAN TOYOTA NOT BE AT FAULT FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE? I'M GLAD I DIDN'T INJURE MYSELF OR ANOTHER PERSON THIS TIME, BUT I THINK TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR PRIUS VEHICLES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MINE AT ALL NOW.....THEY CAN NOT GET AWAY WITH NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE VEHICLE'S SAFETY MECHANISMS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT(S) GO OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECOMES HAZARDOUS AND FRIGHTENING. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT APPEARED TO BE OUT, SO I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS. WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT CAME ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND WENT OFF. I HAD THE HEADLAMPS CHANGED WITH OEM PART AND THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR A DAY AND NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN, WHICH MIGHT BE BALLAST OR SOMETHING ELSE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE 2006-2009 MODELS HAVE PREMATURE HEADLIGHT FAILURE AND GREAT EXPENSE TO FIX. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND I LIKE TO LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY FOR SAFETY. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT A MINUTE LATER. TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WERE OK FOR A MINUTE. THEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS KEEPS ON RECURRING . *TR

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEGUN TO DECOMPOSE AND TURN INTO A RUBBERY, GOOEY MESS. IT INTERFERES WITH THE USE OF THE HATCH AS THE GOO NOT ONLY GETS ON THE FINGERS BUT APPEARS TO BE BLOCKING THE RELEASE MECHANISM. *TR

THE VEHICLE BRAKING LOST BRAKING MOMENTARILY WHEN I WAS DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS AND VEHICLE SLIP SIGN ILLUMINATED. *TR