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Worst 2005 Toyota Prius Problems

• #1:Headlights Turn Off On Their Own2005 Prius

  Average Cost to Fix:

  $500

  Average Mileage:

  142,000 mi

• #2:Hybrid Battery Died2005 Prius

  Average Cost to Fix:

  $3,500

  Average Mileage:

  109,000 mi

• #3:Headlights Repeatedly Burn Out2005 Prius

  Average Cost to Fix:

  $400

  Average Mileage:

  106,000 mi

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Toyota Prius owners have reported 8 problems related to interior rearview mirror (under the visibility category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the Prius.

The autodim rearview mirror does not reduce glare from headlight of cars behind my car. Autodim functionality is not affected by turning the autodim feature on or off (it is the same either ways). The only option I have to prevent glare hitting my eyes is to turn the mirror away so I do not see anything. Toyota customer service says that I should have it checked by the dealership. The dealership shines a flashlight on the rear view and reports that it is working fine. The problem is that the shape of the car's rear glass and spoiler prevents the headlinghts from hitting the sensor on the auto-dim mirror.
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2010 Toyota Prius. Consumer states major safety issues with the auto-dim feature of the rear view mirrorthe dealer replaced the rear view mirror as they determined it was not working properly. After they replaced the rear view mirror, the consumer noticed the auto-dim worked a little better, but it kept turning off. It there were street lights, building lights, or oncoming car headlights, the auto-dim mechanism turned off and would not turn on again, until there was total darkness. The dealership stated that was how the auto-dim feature was intended to work.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated the rearview mirror was hanging two inches lower than normal rearview mirrors and was obstructing the drivers view of the roadway to the right. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that the rearview mirror design was newer and they were unable to assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 10,000.

I purchased a 2010 Prius level 4. Included in this pakage is an auto dimming rear view mirror with homelink. The auto dimming function does not work properly. It seems to be very distance dependent. There is a narrow focal range that the sensor reacts to. If a vehicle is to close or to far away the auto dimming function does not really dim very much. Considering how low the vehicle is this is incredible annoying and un-safe. Also this vehicle has split rear glass in the hatch back. The center bar I believe also blocks the light from headlights from reaching the sensor. If you tilt the mirror up so that you do not see the center bar (only the top portion of the rear glass), the mirror seems to work better. As a side note, I purchased a manual flip mirror witht the correct part # for a 2010 Prius from my local Toyota dealer and the new mirror has a different mounting style.

When closing the rear hatch on my 2006 Toyota Prius, the inside rear view mirror came crashing down, taking a chunk of the windshield with it. My car now is missing a piece of windshield and the mirror. Contacted Toyota--they said since the car had too many miles on it and was off warranty, they wouldn't fix it, although they agreed it shouldn't have happened. To me, it seems to be a manufacturing/materials defect that Toyota is not willing to admit. The mileage is irrelevant for this type of defect--it can happen at any time.
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Accident in raleigh n. C. On us-1. Heading north on us-1 and making left across 3-lanes of south bound traffic broadsided another vehicle , causing it to turn over. I was driving a 2005 Prius. After much intense thought as to why I did not see the other vehicle after I observed all lanes to be clear I realized that the vehicle that was traveling in the 3rd lane further set from me must have been hidden behind the rear view mirror of the Prius. The windshield was very sloped ,and the rear view mirror set low, especially for a tall person such as myself. Looking toward the right put the mirror at an even lower level that tended s to hide a portion of the lane. This could be a real tragic problem if not known to the driver that this was a possibility in a similar situation.
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Auto-dimming rear view mirror does not dim enough. This left a lot of headlight glare being reflected back to the driver. It resulted in inability of the driver to safely see roadway. The driver slowed and stopped the car, and allowed all traffic to pass. Eventually, through experimentation it was found that the light sensor on the front of the rear viewing autodim mirror appears to be defective. If one covers this light sensor with translucent material and/or all together covers the light sensor, then proper autodimming occurs.

2008 Toyota Prius. Consumer states problem with brakes disengage when braking. In addition, the brakes disengaged when the tires rolled over a tar strip or any other type of bumps. Also, the heating system was not adequate during winter conditions, the automatic dimming rear view mirror did not work because it was blocked by the rear window frame. Consequently, the consumer was blinded by the lights of other vehicles behind him.
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