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HID Headlights

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Baltimore Prius, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. Baltimore Prius

    Baltimore Prius New Member

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    Either one of the headlights on my 2007 Prius would shut off without warning, sometimes both. If I turned them off and back on again, they would resume working.
    I was bound and determined to not have the issue repaired until Toyota (hopefully) announced a recall, but I was cited by the State Police with a Repair Order. I had 10 days to have the situation rectified. The end result was replacement of both HID bulbs at a cost of $503.

    I have a long commute to/from work and passed 36k miles in about a year and a half, so no warranty coverage.

    This is clearly not an isolated incident. Toyota needs to admit to the issue and make the people who have had to correct this problem whole.
     
    #1 Baltimore Prius, Sep 29, 2009
  2. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Search is your friend. This topic has been extensively discussed on PriusChat. In most cases Toyota will pay for this repair if you contact Toyota and send them the receipt from the repair.

    Here is a search showing other posts relating to this problem:

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    Tom
     
    #2 qbee42, Sep 30, 2009
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