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Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Safety Report | Feb 14, 2012



Reported on Feb 14, 2012


WATER DROPS OBSERVED IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MOST LIKELY DUE TO FAULTY SEALS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. WENT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND I WAS TOLD BY ONE THAT THIS IS NORMAL . THIS IS MY NIECE'S CAR AND I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER HAD WATER CONDENSATION IN ANY OF MY HEADLIGHTS! I HAVE ALSO CALLED OTHER TOYOTA DEALERS AND GET A MIXTURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A COVERED ITEM UNDER THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY. NOW THAT HER WARRANTY IS COMING CLOSE THE END OF TERM (12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES) THE DEALERSHIP THAT SHE BOUGHT IT FROM IS BALKING AT REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SINCE I WOULD THINK THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD GET REIMBURSED BY TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA (SIMILAR TO WHAT MY BMW DEALERSHIP WOULD). NOT SURE IF SHE HAS THE HALOGENS OR THE HID'S, WHICH HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF RANDOM FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Make: Toyota
Model: Prius
Manufactured by: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Year: 2008
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: SAN DIEGO CA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): JTDKB20U993
Mileage: 41415 miles.
Speed: 0 MPH
Number of cylinders: 4
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel: HYBRID ELECTRIC
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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