2008 Toyota Prius Interior lighting Problems

“Today, I went to work driving my Prius (2008 with 11000 miles) without any dash board lights. The dashboard under the windshield is a reflective type with a whole array of operating indicating lights across to the passengers side. Only the airbag indicator light worked for the passenger side. The cruise control did not work. I tried various power on/off brake on/off combinations to get the dashboard lights working. I pressed the power button with or without the brakes engaged during startup. …”

“Interior instrument failure. Temperature app. 23 deg. F. Car started normally mfd came up fine. Main dash instruments failed to come on. No speedometer, gearshift indicator, fuel gauge, or odometer. All exterior lighting worked fine. Vehicle shifted into reverse and drove normally for about 15-20 min. When I parked and tried to turn off the car by pressing the power button the vehicle failed to shut down. Contacted Toyota USA and was informed that they rely on their dealerships for tech support. Went through manual drivetrain shutdown by pressing and holding the power button. …”

“Dear NHTSA, I own a 2008 Toyota Prius that I purchased from capistrano Toyota dealership in orange county, california. The design flaw with the vehicle that I am about to report could potentially cause death or bodily injury if it's not corrected right the way. The issue is that if you drive the car at night and the interior dimmer is turned way up, you could see a line of blue light about 6 inches long right in the middle of the windshield, on the driver side. I believe that the light that you see on the windshield is the result of the light reflection from the odometer. …”