2004 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON A TOYOTA PRUIS (2004). THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY, CHANGING WHAT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES BOTH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CAN TURN ONE OR BOTH BACK ONE BY TURNING ON AND OFF THE HIGH BEAMS (WHICH BOTH WORK NO MATTER WHAT) OR BY TURNING ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON OUR MOUNTAIN ROAD, IN WHICH BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, WITHOUT EVEN HITTING A BUMP. IT IS DANGEROUS, I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A HEADLIGHT OUT AND WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY REPORTED IT AS A $393/EACH REPLACEMENT OF A BULB THAT I HAVE LEARNED WILL GO OUT AGAIN IN 20,000-40,000 MILES. *TR

2004 PRIUS HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTED FLICKERING ABOUT 400 MILES AGO AND HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING. WILL COST $500 TO REPLACE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IN CHATROOMS OF SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE TO RESOLVE? *TR

MY HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS, IF I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT MAY REMAIN ON FOR DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS WITHOUT DOING THE ABOVE PROCEDURE AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT THE LEFT LIGHT OTHER TIMES ITS THE RIGHT LIGHT, SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPEN TO BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

BEGINNING AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. SWITCHING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW AT 100K MILES BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE FAILING, LEAVING ME DRIVING IN THE DARK UNTIL I TURN THE LIGHT KNOB ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE LIGHTS ARE NOW FAILING EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT AND SEVERAL TIMES PER TRIP. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HID HEADLAMPS. THE DRIVERS SIDE LAMP WILL EXTINGUISH, USUALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES. THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT WORKS OK. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS TURNOFF ON THE 2004 PRIUS. FIRST EPISODE STARTED LAST SUMMER. COST $600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AND THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT IS STARTING TO TURN OFF. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

MULTI-FUNCTION MONITOR DISPLAY INTERMITTENT BLANK OUT. NO DISPLAY FOR MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT. IT OCCURS VERY OFTEN SINCE JANUARY 2008. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY WIFE'S 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON, EVENTUALLY BOTH OF THEM WENT OUT AND WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS OWNERS AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE. TOYOTA REPAIR COST HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AROUND $1000. *TR

THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD WHICH INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER/TRIPMETER, SHIFT INDICATOR AND FUEL GAUGE GOES BLANK. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHT OR POOR WEATHER DRIVING, AND WHEN SHIFTING. MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO FIX IT AT NO COST. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE MUST IMPOUND MY CAR UNTIL THE NEW PART IS INSTALLED. HE SAID THAT FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED THIS AS THE NEW ODOMETER MUST BE SET AT THE DISTRIBUTOR BEFORE BEING SHIPPED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. LUCKILY FOR ME THE DISPLAY CAME ON DURING TROUBLESHOOTING AND I REFUSED FURTHER SERVICE AT THAT TIME. NOW, A MONTH OR SO LATER, THE DISPLAY SHUT OFF AGAIN AND I AM ONLY DRIVING THE CAR DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. *TR

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THE OUTAGE OCCURS BUT TURNING THE CIRCUIT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN WILL RE-ILLUMINATE THE HID HEADLIGHT...BUT FOR HOW LONG?? *TR