NHTSA Complaint #10970156 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS

EXTERIOR LIGHTING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10970156
Vehicle	2010 TOYOTA PRIUS
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of Incident	April 2, 2017
Date Filed	April 3, 2017
Mileage	56,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

MY TOYOTA PRIUS IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, AS I JUST GOT IT INSPECTED FOR THE NY STATE ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 3/23/2017. LAST NIGHT, 4/2/2017, I DROVE MY CAR TO A RESTAURANT AND PARKED IT THERE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE AFTER MY MEAL, I TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED, BUT BOTH APPEARED TO HAVE BURNED OUT SUDDENLY. ONLY THE RUNNING LIGHTS SWITCHED ON. TO DRIVE HOME, I HAD TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, AND SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, IDLE AND IN MOTION TO SEE IF THEY'D TURN BACK ON, BUT THEY WOULDN'T. WHEN I GOT HOME, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR, AS WELL AS PRIUSES MADE IN THE YEARS PRIOR. PLEASE SEE THE BELOW LINKS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/PRIUS/2010/RECALLS/ HTTPS://WHEELS.BLOGS.NYTIMES.COM/2011/01/21/TOYOTA-PRIUS-HEADLIGHT-FAILURE-SPARKS-CLASS-ACTION-SUIT/?_R=0

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