general problems of the 2012 Toyota Prius

Headlamp lens issue vehicle manufacturers must correct issue 1. The increase in pedestrian-vehicular accidents and fatalities is, at times, related to the driver not seeing the person in time to stop. Not seeing a person in time may be related to poor street lighting or a decrease in front visibility caused by fogged headlamp lenses. Current nighttime traffic has a variety of vehicles operating with varying front light visibility. 2. For certain vehicles, the lens alone is replaceable. With other vehicle models, the entire front lamp must be replaced. The exorbitant cost of replacing the front lamp is causing some people to opt to drive with densely fogged front headlight lenses risking pedestrian safety. 3. Some car dealership offer a "defogging" cleaning service for greater visibility but does not guarantee to restore the car's front illumination to minimum required safety standards. Recommendation require vehicle manufacturers to make front headlights with detachable lenses, or make the lenses fog proof. A replaceable lens is cost effective for all income individuals. Making lens replacement affordable may decrease the number of pedestrian-vehicular accidents and fatalities. Discussion the headlight lens of my car became increasingly fogged, overtime, decreasing night visibility ahead. The Toyota dealership offered a $300 cleaning service for both lenses or replacing the headlamp at about $300 each; $600. I opted for the cleaning. When completed, the headlight lens of my vehicle looking much less fogged. When I asked, the dealership told me that their cleaning service does not guarantee compliance with minimum front safety illumination for night driving. I was told that my car does not come with removable lenses. To ensure minimum safety front night visibility, I purchase new headlamps total costing about $300 each; I spent $900 because the $300 cleaning service was completed and not deductible. I contacted Toyota management and went up the chain of command.

Purchased 2012 Prius used. Replaced low beams and high beam headlights shortly after. Passenger side low beam is no longer working (bulb was replaced 3 months ago). Upon googling causes saw 2010-2011 Prius had a recall for recurrent headlight issues, the wiring harness was replaced in them. It seem the 2012 is having the same issue in the 8 pages of complaints on exterior lightning that I saw. Toyota should extend the fix to include 2012 Prius.

The headlights are not functioning properly as a result of severe discoloration of the lens material. This creates unsafe driving conditions at night since the road is not properly illuminated, especially in areas with inadequate street lighting.

On the pasenger side front low beam light if the headlight does not sit correctly it melts the headlight housing and or the headlight is dimmer my damage wiring harness in past dealership blames owner feel like this is a part defect the heat from a bulb should not melt or damage housing assemblies damage was found during a new headlight install.

On 12/25/2021, I was driving in the country side under darkness and under heavy rain and I had a hard time seeing the road. There were no road lights so I could not make out where the divider, curve of the road or side of the road was. It was quite a safety hazards because cars were coming from the front, or a few inches off the road would be dirt field. I discovered that the headlamps of my 2012 Prius are full of water bubbles and the water bubbles are blocking and distorting the headlights. I have pictures and videos of the headlights. It is six days already and the water bubbles are still there, and it is not safe to drive out to the field at night or where there is no road lights, with such minimal and distorted lights. I found on the web that a few people experienced water bubbles in their headlamps over the years, but don't know if they reported to NHTSA. My car has no accident and no modification on the front of the car. Toyota representative and dealers said my car is out of warranty. There were no indications or symptoms of water bubbles in advance, until rain leaks into the headlamps. I did not notice if this happened in previous raining seasons, as I didn't drive out much at night.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the passenger's side low-beam headlight failed to provide adequate illumination while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that no issues were found; however, the dealer replaced the headlight bulb. The contact stated that the headlight bulb was replaced several times; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Takata recall I am writing because my vehicle's halogen low beam headlamp bulb lifetime is shorter than expected and Toyota seems unwilling to resolve the issue with me. After searching the internet, I found that the short bulb lifespan is a common problem with 2010- 2012 Toyota Prius vehicles. I am now changing the bulbs every couple of months. Toyota officially states in their �customer support program zhb certain 2010- 2012 model year Prius coverage for halogen low beam headlamp bulbs� that this problem is covered under their warranty: if the owner experiences the condition described above, he/she should contact a local authorized Toyota dealership for diagnosis. If the condition is verified, the dealer will install voltage adjustment wire harnesses and replace the halogen low beam headlamp bulbs with new ones at no charge to the customer. � when I took my car into a Toyota auto nation in hayward for service on Saturday 3/9/19. I was told this warranty expired on February 2019, and if I wanted to fix this problem it would cost between $500- $600. I explained that I had a document from Toyota headquarters that has a different date of October 31, 2019. The service person said, he would check the date and email me back. He emailed me back on with this reply: �unfortunately as per Toyota your VIN doesn't not support that TSB and because your VIN does not apply to the TSB our parts department cannot order parts to support the remedy for your VIN as they are unavailable. � I feel that Toyota does not want to repair this known safety hazard, unless I pay out of pocket for the parts and labor. The link also indicates that there are �approximately 390,000 vehicles covered by this customer support program� and that �this coverage will be offered until October 31, 2019, regardless of mileage. � .

Brake master control system failure with constant issues over 80k miles. Forward running lights control housing has not held a light fixture since day one and dealership wants to charge for light replacement. It’s a faulty part and burnt through the housing. Olathe Toyota refused to repair under warranty saying it was a customer issue but is clearly a safety problem. Irresponsible dealer management.

The low beams have been intermittent and then go out all together. This has happened twice in the past four months each time bulbs last about two months before they blow. It has happened while driving as well as after going somewhere and then getting back in car and trying to return home no lights.

I have to replace both low beam head lamps approximately every three weeks. I have bought and replaced 5 sets since owning the car in June 2015. I currently have 40,000 miles on the car.

My 2012 Prius was hit in back on passenger side at approximately 80-85 miles/hour while my speed was 62 m/h. With impact from hit in the back, my car went flying head on into the median wall (those temporary cement walls used during reconstruction). Two things happened were: 1. After the first impact my Prius had total power loss, not even emergency flasher light would turn on; 2. Non of airbags deployed. I am wondering if all this is normal for this car or there is some sort of malfunction or manufacturing defect?.

I have noticed ghosting of images most obvious while night driving. Particularly noticeable in led lights. It looks like a duplicate image of the lights created. It can be very glaring and hard to judge distance of other vehicles.

While driving at night, all lights, especially red in color, which are viewed from front windshield, appear as three distinct images. The source light, then a distinct shadowed light above and below the source. This safety issue is extremely compounded when driving at night in high traffic situations where there are hundrends of tailights in front of me. All those lights are essentially trippled causing confusion and distraction. Toyota refuses to aknowlege the issue. Through research, I have found that this is a common issue with many frustrated owners just living with it because Toyota wont fix it. It is a huge safety issue. Please help make Toyota rectify this huge safety issue before it causes preventable accidents!!.