190 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2007 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the 2007 Prius.
Combination meter often does not turn on when turning the car on. This means you cannot see a speedometer, any warning lights, fuel tank levels, or mileage. Also the trunk gets locked and is unable to open. Sometimes the car will not turn off. This has been happening on and off for over a year but has gotten increasingly worse. There are no warning signs. This can happen any time you turn on the car but might not always happen. It can also prevent you from turning off the car. When searching online, it seems this is a common problem with high mileage Priuses between 2005-2009 and so Toyota extended a warranty on it but did not tell all of the owners, most likely to get out of a recall.
When the 12-volt battery in this car dies, there is no warning light to indicate the battery is dead or is running low. The driver is given no warning or indication prior to the car being disabled. Once the battery dies, the vehicle immediately decelerates, there is no acceleration, the braking system becomes mostly disabled, and the power steering is not functional. The car becomes disabled, while being driven, without warning. When this event happens, there is a high pitched screaching alarm, and the majority of the dash lights turn on. None of which indicate there is an issue with the 12-volt battery. The large red triangle light with the exclamation mark comes on, as well the lights indicating that there is a problem with the brakes. Additional dash lights also turn on during this dangerous event. The rear view monitor screen states that there is an issue with the transmission. The reality that a minor 12- volt battery is responsible for disabling a vehicle is extremely dangerous, especially since it happens when the car is being driven. This is a serious issue. Toyota must include an indicator light that warns the driver the battery is low prior to the car being being disabled. Please investigate this matter, as it seems to be a common problem, based on online research. My safety was in jeopardy due to the fact that I was driving the car on a main road, with moderate traffic, and lost control of the car as it became disabled. To get my car off of the road required the assistance of several good samaritans who used their bodies to block traffic in order to get the car out of the flow of oncoming traffic. Fourteen days later, after the battery was replaced, and the car serviced/inspected, I drove the car 10 to 15 miles, wherein the car did the same thing. Per the dealership, the issue was not the 12- bolt battery. Thank you for your time and consideration. Kindly, cynthia becker 623-209-4290 cjbecker246@gmail. Com.
Instrument panel cluster failure. Panel goes black while driving and lose power. Vehicle won’t start or shut off. My vehicle was getting serviced at the dealership and they couldn’t start the vehicle. I was told the instrument panel cluster was the problem. I contacted Toyota customer service, and was told they were aware of the issue. They had issued an extended warranty and sent out a letter to all owners this warranty has expired in 2016. If you purchased your vehicle after 2016 you would not have received any notice regarding this. While driving you can’t see you speed, your gear selection, fuel level, lights and no warning lights. The warning is that your vehicle won’t start or shut off.
Driver side light intermittently shut off until I turn the lights off and then they come back on for a little while and then I have to repeat the process.
I was driving and all of my dashboard lights disappeared, I couldn't see anything. I was suddenly driving blind. I pulled over but the car would not turn off. I tried again and again, but it would just not turn off. I called Toyota corporate they asked how far I was to a Toyota dealer and told me to take it there immediately. They gave me a case number 220322000191. When I got to the dealer, they said I would have to pay $150 for a diagnosis. I left it there and am now reporting this. There should be a recall on these vehicles, this is extremely dangerous.
The dash display (shows the speedometer, warning lights, etc) won't come on, and the rear back up camera doesn't either. They seem to both stop at the same time on start up. The car seems to run fine otherwise.
After I had auxiliary battery replaced at a Toyota dealer 10/13/21, I started noticing that intermittently, when I turned the car on that the lights on my instrument panel would not be lit (can't see speed, odometer, gas gauge). Then noticed other strange things when the instrument panel was dark, such as the back-up camera would not work, had a hard time turning the car off, and back trunk hatch would not open. Took it back to dealer on 11/12/21, thinking problem was related to the battery replacement. First service advisor said that it was the combination meter. . . That they see it all of the time with Prius'. While waiting for my car, I googled "combination meter" and saw how ultimately dangerous its malfunction could be over time - e. G. The electrical braking system fails and you have to use your emergency brake to stop the car, which would be exceedingly dangerous at 65 mph. When checking out, my service rep agreed with me that it is a safety and Toyota issue, but there was nothing the dealer could do but replace it (at cost to me of $1100+). I took to a non-dealer who read the code - b1271: "combination meter ecu communication stopped. Called Toyota who told me it had not been recalled for safety, but there was a warranty enhancement program to cover the replacement of combination meters, which had expired for my car in 2016. There was nothing they could do except contact the customer relations rep at dealer where I am taking car to get fixed on 11/22/21. They took no responsibility at all. I also know the combo meter had a safety recall for the 2019 Prius' so still an issue.
Instrument cluster panel goes completely out and blank, speedometer lost, and dash lights gone and causing other issues such as not being able to turn off vehicle, loss of cruise control, unable to open trunk, navigation screen unable to turn off, backup camera not functioning, front lights going on and off while driving at night.
Under hard braking (over 50% of the pedal) the front passenger wheel applies all the force to stop the car to that one tire causing it to lose traction and skid. Brakes are insufficient to properly stop the vehicle and no warning lights are illuminated on the dash. Actually more than half of the time the whole dash does nothing, no mph, no gas gauge, nothing but a blacked out information less panel. Then to top it off the car only has one headlight bc it blows what ever headlight I put into the ballast. 3 of the most common failures for a 2007 and my Prius has a grand slam assortment of serious potential life threatening problems that should have been repaired (never should have been assembled with) by Toyota. Minor wreck when attempting to stop the car under not driving conditions. Thankfully no one was hurt and only had to replace the front hood, bumper and radiator and support but have deemed the car as not road worthy and unfit for any driving conditions.
2007 Prius 144k miles when problem 1st occurred. Car serviced regularly - oil changed every 3500 miles. Master warning light would come on randomly when turning or going up/down hill at highway speeds. Computer diagnostics run repeatedly (at Toyota and at local mechanic) nothing ever found. 12/2016 brought car to Toyota service couldn't find anything initially. 2+ hours later told oil is very low which made no sense; no oil spot in garage, car passed inspection and wasn't due for an oil change . Was told the 'oil warning indicator' was lit despite the fact that the oil warning light never came on. Ever. (oil indicator should come on when car is started and remain on -briefly if the oil is low. It does not. ) told tech that only the master light comes on and the circumstances. Never given an explanation. Problem has gotten progressively worse. Master indicator only comes on when there is almost no oil. Last time this happened I added 4 qts. Of oil, drove 687 miles and had to add another 4 qts. At this point I have to check the oil every time I get into the car.
Tl the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving, a code illuminated indicating transmission would lock for safety and to place the vehicle on a flat surface. The contact stated that when he arrived at his residence and powered off the engine, the vehicle was unable to restart. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor an independent mechanic for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
My husband and I recently purchased a used 2007 Toyota Prius or are 17 year old daughter and since purchasing vehicle a little over a month ago she has already had four or more instances of her car dying and making her lose all control in the middle of the road. The car goes into neutral on its own and will not go back into drive or any other gear the car becomes immobile with no ability even steer off the side of the road or shut the car off or put it in park all dashboard lights come on brakes become glowing red hot and severe issues with lighting and moisture.
The main computer board shorted out called the dealership found out it was recalled 2007-2016 but searched for information or something unable to find information the car stayed running unable to turn off dashboard speed and transmission was dark unable to push button to turn off car.
Sometimes when I start my car, the speedometer, fuel level and odometer cluster display goes blank. I do have a speedometer app on my phone. I have used tips from Prius owners about how to get the display back on. I still believe this may be a problem for normal drivers. It usually happens when I start the car.
Our daughter was driving our 2007 Toyota Prius to work in the dark in rush hour on the highway, driving straight, at highway speed, in los angeles, and the instrument panel instantly blacked out, with the car completely dead and halted. It could not even be shifted into neutral! the car stopped right in the middle of the highway. She called 911, and a wrecker was dispatched to lift the car off the freeway. Thankfully she was not injured or killed! I then researched the likely cause and diagnosed it exactly. It was the "hybrid water pump" also known as the "inverter pump," part #g9020-47031. That part was recalled in 2012, NHTSA recall # 12v536000. I had it towed to a nearby Toyota dealer, north hollywood Toyota, to have it repaired. That dealer looked up the vehicle's records and said the recall had been performed in 2013. Was it really? if so, then a recalled part that causes a complete, instant blackout on a Prius already failed again. The receipt for the repair is attached, including the NHTSA recalled part #. The repair cost $699. 09 + tax, and caused an extremely dangerous instant stoppage of the vehicle on a jam-packed highway. I e-mailed Toyota USA customer service to appeal the situation, and they sent me a reply and asked that I call them. On the call, they claimed there is no recourse for me to pursue. I'm a 51 year old u. S. Army officer veteran and have never experienced or known of anything this suspicious and dangerous in the automobile space. Thank you, barry a. Bounds 916-397-2485.
On an intermittent basis, the dash does not light up(speed, gear selections , gas level, etc) when this happens you can not shut the engine off or remove the ignition key which are big safety items when you have to park as you can not lock the doors and all information on the large display does not work or any of the dash display so you have no indication of speed, engine warnings etc. I purchased my 2007 Prius from my local county and now they have a 2009 Prius with the same problem. All Prius should be recalled by Toyota, regardless of age and fixed a it is a very dangerous problem. I have searched the internet about this problem and it seems be a problem with the Prius. The estimate I have to solve the problem is approximately $1,200 and this should be fixed by Toyota as a definite recall safety problem. It is a start, stop problem when you can not shut off the engine or remove the key and while driving no speed indication.
The dashboard would not light up even of the car is on and can be driven. It won't stop the car. The car was stopped and I just started it but the dash board would not light up the speedometer and gas level.
Dashboard troubles shut off and dont show dashight nothing.
Sometimes the dash won't light up other times the car won't shut off plus on the tailgate the little electrical piece fell off where you open the trunk.
The rubber cover to the external trunk latch has melted to the point where it is either gooey to the touch in warm weather or frozen solid and immovable in colder temperatures. This is a safety hazard because, at times, due to the inflexibility of the rubber I am unable to open the trunk and, thus, access the spare, any of my repair tools, our earthquake kit, flares, jumpers, etc. There is no alternative internal method for opening the hatchback/trunk. Toyota needs a recall of this defective part as the cost to repair it is exorbitant, quoted to me as $352.
One headlight on my car keeps shutting off, while the other is fine. I am able to "fix" the issue by turning my headlights off and then turning them on again. Dealers initially told me it was because the bulb burned out, but I replaced both at the same time, and it's always the driver's side bulb that "burns out. " upon further review on public forums, it appears the bulb is perfectly fine and there's some type of electrical issue/connection problem that causes problems with the bulb. This happens when the vehicle is on and in-motion on any street.
Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the cluster panel went out while driving at any speed. The abs and the check-engine lights illumined when the vehicle was turned on. The vehicle was taken to the autonation Toyota pinellas park dealer (727-231-1423, located at 8501 us highway 19 north, pinellas park, FL 33781) where a diagnostic test was performed and it was diagnosed that the abs actuator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was an unknown recall in 2017. I searched the VIN and advised that there was no such recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000. Fe.
Sporadically, the lights on the dashboard will not light up. When this happen the backup camera will not display as well. This doesn't happen often, but when it happens, it is a while before the they will display.
If I drive on the expressway or around town and I'm driving a half hour sometimes less my car makes a loud buzzing noise and my instrument panel the hazard lights go on and I lose my brakes. This was very scary. Thank goodness I wasn't going to fast toward the light and didn't hit anyone. I'm scared to drive the car because it does this all the time if I'm driving for a period of time 1/2 hour or more. My vehicle was on city street and on highway. I was in motion. On the highway 70mph and on city streets 35/40 mph.
The dashboard don't work sometimes, sometimes tha break light turns on and the breaks stop working it change it self to neutral and the power steering w. Get really hard. . All this hapens when the car is in motion on city streets.
The instrument panel doesn't show when the car in turned on and the car wouldn't shut off without following alternate shut off instructions. This happened in October 26,2018 and again on December 9,2018. Apparently the problem is the combination meter which Toyota did a warranty enhancement for 9 years from purchase date which means they won't fix mine unless I pay $800. 00 plus tax. Since I'm out of their extended warranty. I have less that 100,000. Miles. It's dangerous to drive with no display panel not knowing how fast you are going or gas guage and a lot of seniors own this vehicle and can't afford such a costly expense. This should have been a safety recall not a warranty notice.
Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the combination meter dash board lights had failed and the dashboard information would not display. During the failure the vehicle would not shut off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer bev smith Toyota located at 5655 s. Us hwy 1, stuart FL. Who diagnosed that the combination meter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was also notified. The failure mileage was 106,000. Jft.
Dash board goes black! no instrumentation. Toyota states there was a recall and I did not respond. I did not receive a recall notice. They refuse to fix the problem. I have emails dating back from 2014.
The 2007 Toyota Prius touring with 151k on it started experiencing dashboard going blank when power button pressed. The emergency signal and direction signal works but other navigation or main display including speed, fuel gauge and mileage doesn't work. Dealer said, it's out of warranty to replace even though it's part of safety warning by Toyota before. The vehicle was able to run without dashboard display including break system working but not sure. It's very danger to run this vehicle without dashboard and may run of fuel or go over speed.
The dashboard goes black! no instruments. I have contacted Toyota and they said I missed the recall and won't fix it. It happened again today! 3/02/2018 you have to put the fob in and press the start button for 3 seconds just to get the car to turn off.
Starting may 2015 whole dashboard in my car sporadically goes black, I can't see how fast I was going or how much gas I have left or use my backup camera in my car. For about an hour I couldn't even get my car to turn off. This has been happening ever so often since may of 2015 and is very dangerous driving my car in that condition. The other day my car ran out of gas on the bridge from the 5 freeway to the 91 freeway and I was stranded on the side of the bridge with cars passing at high velocity because I wasnt able o see my gas meter. Toyota has known about this defect as shown below and issued a warranty extension for all models 2004-2009 and my car falls 2 months outside of the warranty program and they refuse to take responsibility. . Read more...
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. While driving approximately 30 mph, the instrument panel lighting stopped working. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and then drove to koons tyson's Toyota in tyson's corner, va where it was diagnosed that the combination meter was faulty and had to be replaced. In 2015, the vehicle was taken to the same dealer because the instrument panel lighting flickered. The contact was advised by the dealer to disregard the symptom. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 1801160899. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Combination meter display failure. This is a known issue in which the instrumentation panel and cruise control cease to function. The car may also not turn off without going through elaborate procedures. It is seriously dangerous in that the speedometer and the fuel gauge do not display. Toyota is aware of this defective omponent and issued an "enhanced warranty" to repair the problem, but only if the problem manifested itself within the defined period of the enhanced warranty. . For those Prius owners who have experienced this life-threatening flaw after the enhanced warranty period elapsed, the only recourse is to drive an unsafe vehicle or to pay four figures for a repair. A component that is know to be defective should be replaced free of charge at any time if it involves safety.
Headlights are unreliable, they can go off (one or both) at any time. This problem is well documented on many internet sites.
The dashboard went black with no visibility to speed, fuel tank gauge, or other instruments in this panel. Also, car would not power off. The instrument panel went dark while I was driving on a city street. The engine power down problem occurred in my driveway upon my return from my city use.