2004 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON - NEED TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT COME BACK ON. AT FIRST, THIS ONLY HAPPENED IN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, LATELY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM, LUCKILY IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. WOULD BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENED ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FLOOR-MAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHE NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR-MAT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE LIGHTS FAIL ONE AT ATIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THEY COME BACK ON USUALLY BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, EXCEPT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE FOG, AND THEY DID NOT COME BACK ON. SHE HAD TO PARK AND SPEND THE NIGHT BESIDE THE ROAD, UNTIL DAYLIGHT TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME. SHE HAS CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS FOUND OUT THAT THE BULBS COST $350 A PIECE AND REQUIRES EXTENSIVE DISMANTLING OF THE CAR TO INSTALL THEM. THIS MEANING THAT A $1000 DOLLAR EXPENSE FOR REPLACING THE BULBS, NOT KNOWING IF THERE IS A DEEPER SEATED PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THEIR HAS BEEN ANYTHING DONE ABOUT A RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 50 MPH IN THE DARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING ON BAY BRIDGE, SF, CA AT 10:00 AM GOING 50 MPH. THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS SHOWED ON DASH, CARE LOST ALL BAKING ABILITY. BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, EXCLAMATION LIGHT, AND WHINING SOUND. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP CAR AND HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON '04 AND '05 TOYOTA PRIUSES FAILS. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME (THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EL 005-02). NOT ONLY IS IT NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO FULLY CONTROL THE SOUND SYSTEM AND THE HEATING/COOLING CONTROLS, BUT THE NAV SYSTEM NO LONGER OPERATES. AND MOST IMPORTANT FROM A SAFETY POINT OF VIEW, THE WARNING THAT SOUNDS AND SHOWS WHEN A DOOR IS OPENED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL ENGAGED (SOMETHING EASY TO DO IN A PRIUS) NO LONGER OPERATES. NOR DOES A MESSAGE SHOW WHEN THE SYSTEM DETECTS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. NOR DOES THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE SHOW. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH EARLY 2004 PRIUSES AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST OF A FIX FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS OVER $800! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE HEAD-LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, WITH JUST OVER 70,000 MILES. THIS IS TRULY DANGEROUS--SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD--WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FIRST? *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF SPONTANEOUSLY, MUST BE RESTARTED BY TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND MY LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS TURNED PINK. IT IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY PINK. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP BECAUSE IT IS A XENON HEADLIGHT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT XENON HEADLIGHTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN MINE DID. *TR