general problems of the 2009 Toyota Prius

Apparently a known issue with the hid lights coming on or off intermittently.

The front lights and break lights sometimes turn off while I am driving. Both of the lights or one of them.

My 2017 Prius is having headlight failure. I was told by my neighbor that my headlight was out. I bought a new one and went to replace it but they were both working. Thought it was a defective bulb so waited to replace it. I check both headlights when I come to a stop behind a car so I can check the reflection of the headlights. Sometimes they are both on sometimes only one is on, occasionally both are out. What I have noticed is when I turn on the car, immediately the headlights are bright,(not high beam) and immediately go dim. This acts like a bad contact or high resistance somewhere in the circuit. The headlights going on and off seems to be a circuit breaker of some kind. Fortunately I don't drive much at night, however I am having to drive more at night and the possibly of the headlights both failing is terrifying. I started to research the problem and it seams I am not the only person having the problem. The internet is full of other people having the same problem. It seems that nothing is being done about it. I am hoping that Toyota is not deciding to just let the people kill themselves because it will be nearly impossible to prove that the headlights were out at the time of the accident so they will not have to pay a lawsuit and not have to fix a recall problems. I am 74 years old and been an auto mechanic all my life so I know about automobiles and wiring. I doubt that anything will be done, and wonder how many people have been killed because no one will dig deep enough into the problem to find the problem and fix it.

Headlights intermittently go off, and I wound have to switch it off and on for light to come back on, but for few minutes until it does it again, and I drive uber at night. I have searched the problem online, it seems to be a common problem on the second generation Prius from 04-09, I called few repair shops and they acknowledged the problem but did not have an answer to solve it.

In December of 2018, I pulled my car up to a redbox station to return a movie. I pushed the park button on my 2009 Toyota Prius and got out of my car to put the movie into the slot. The car apparently was not in park and continued to move forward (I tried to catch it, but was unsuccessful, and hurt myself in doing so) until it slammed into a parked car in the same parking lot. My insurance listed it as an at-fault accident and fixed my car and the one that my vehicle had hit. (I told the adjuster I knew that I had put the car in park) I also had a 700. 00 deductible to pay for fixing my damaged car. As time went by, this started happening more and more frequently. I would push the button for my car to go into park mode and it would not go into park. I would have to put the car into another gear and then it would go into park. Other weird things with the car were happening as well. Sometimes the car would not turn off and more and more when I would start the car, the dashboard would be completely black. I mentioned to my mechanic that this was happening, however, I could not make it happen whenever I took it to him. I did manage to get it on video though that it was happening. I just recently learned from my mechanic that this has been a safety issue with this car and that it's a bad combination meter. He also informed me that Toyota only allowed for 9 years from the date the car was manufactured for this problem to be fixed. How come I did not receive any notification that this could happen and how do you put a time limit on a safety issue such as this one. My car did not go into park mode and ended up slamming into another vehicle. I could have easily fallen under the wheels of the vehicle as it kept on moving or it could have easily hit another person. I am hoping someone can investigate this for me and get back to me with information on how I can get this fixed.

Tl- the contact owns a 20019 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle the driver side low beam head light did not illuminate. The vehicle taken to the local dealer moor automotive located at 1246 hartford turnpike vernon CT. 06066. Who replaced both the driver side and passenger side head light bulbs but approximate 8 months later the passenger side light bulb failed. Both bulbs were replaced at daytona beach Toyota located at 451 n nova rd, daytona beach FL. The failure reoccurred for a 3rd time and repaired by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 75,667. Jft.

Drivers side head light goes out periodically. Research on line says that this is a problem with 2006 - 2009 Prius. Is there a recall? goes out while driving.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Prius. For the past several months, while the vehicle was being driven, the headlamps flickered on and off. The vehicle was taken to tarbox Toyota (3671 quaker ln, north kingstown, ri 02852, (401) 884-5438) where it was diagnosed that the hid bulbs needed to be replaced. The hid bulbs were replaced, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

Lights flickering going out.

There is a warranty enhancement program for my 2009 Prius which expires in March of 2018 for the combination meter known as csp ztv. I text manufacturer and they said its warranted. The first dealer I took it to refused to replace it 2 days ago saying it expired. I called Toyota and they said it didn't after I read the date it started being in service and she said it is in place until March. The 2nd dealer refuses to repair unless they can duplicate conditions. I can not tell the weather to freeze I am not god but they are playing god with my money and my life to save their money and their jobs. I wanted repair done before it happens again but they are refusing. I could run out of gas and be killed because of faulty meter because you can't read display or get a speeding ticket. The dealer I bought it from can verify this is the problem but they are not a Toyota dealer. What if we have a mild winter and it doesn't happen this year but happens fall of 2019 then I have to pay for it and its their fault not mine this is lawlessness because someone is trying to keep from paying for their error. This is stealing. How can I get a remedy to this? they should have been forced to do a recall instead of what they are doing it is not right to do to consumer. It is stationary for display lights but you don' t know when they will turn on and restarting car does not resolve problem. Also when you can't leave car there because lights aren't on if car doesn't shut off this a dilemma and tow trucks don't carry these meters. Also when car doesn't quit running it is stationary. The recall is csp ztv.

While driving, my headlamps will flicker and then go out. Sometimes this could take 5 minutes, sometimes this could take 20. When flick the lights off and back on, they reset for a little while. The Toyota dealership told me that they could not do anything, because they've seen this happen before. My vehicle began doing this at 98,000 miles and continue to do this at 130,000 miles. I've read on forums that other drivers have experienced this same things.

During the winter months when it gets below 30 the lights on the vehicle dashboard go out when the vehicle is turned on and remain off while driving and you can't see how fast you are driving or any of the instrument panel or warning lights to know if you need gas, tires are low, etc. I took into a dealership and they said there had been a recall on it but I do not see it listed.

The ballasts for the hid lights in the 2009 Prius are famously unreliable. Mine demonstrated this last evening in a very unnerving way. The headlamps would simply turn off without warning, sometimes one, and many times, both, leaving me to the mercy of street lights! this is incredibly dangerous. I checked on it and found that this happens to hundreds of Prius drivers. Isn't Toyota concerned that its $1,200 charge for fixing its own defective equipment (for the ballasts are known for this) will lead to death of poor persons who cannot afford the fix? shouldn't there be a general recall for such a consumer-safety issue? (sure, cycling the lights turns them back on, but when you are driving in the dark, it isn't easy to think well. ).

The passenger side head light works intermittently. When illuminated a faint flicker can be seen. Don't know what precisely causes it to come back on but it does. Changing the head lamp did not resolve the problem. This seems to be a recurring problem with the Prius.

Driving at night, the drivers side hid would flicker and then shut off completely. Last night for the first time while driving a dark road, both hid shut off leaving me in total darkness.

The hid lights have become intermittent. First the left one would randomly go off and then later come back on, on more than one occasion. More recently the right one is showing the same behavior.

Passenge head light started flickering on and off, I pulled over turned car off then back on, head light came on but was dim. I don't do much night driving and this was very concerning. I still have this issue, and have now found on line that this should be a safety recall. Up to $400 to fix, just for a head light. You got to be kidding. As soon as the other head light starts acting up as well I won't be able to drive at night. I don't have $800-$1000 to replace head light. This is a real safety issue. There needs to be a recall.

Both low beams have gone out without any warning, but replacing bulbs and fuses doesn't fix the issue.

Headlamp failure on 2006 hid Toyota Prius.