2006 Toyota Prius complaints

2006 PRIUS PURCHASE CPO WITH 59,000 MILES. NOTICED HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING OFF THE LOT. AT LEAST THEE OCCURRENCES OF HEADLIGHT FAILURE THAT EVENING, INCLUDING, AT ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER 600+ COMPLAINTS, WHY HAS NO RECALL BEEN COMPELLED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING OF PASSENGER-SIDE HID HEADLAMP ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AFTER <20,000 MILES, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE FAILURE AFTER A FEW MONTHS. BULB REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER IN 2009 AT COST >$200. NOW, DRIVER-SIDE BULB EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE OF INTERMITTENT FUNCTION AT <30K MILES. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS HAS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT TOYOTA WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IN EARLY 2010, THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BUT IF IT WERE TURN OFF THEN ON, IT WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE BEFORE TURN OFF AGAIN. NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALER IN ATLANTA AND IT COST $400 TO FIX. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS SURPRISED TO KNOW THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I RECEIVED A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. IT COST ME $265 FOR THE TICKET. TOYOTA JUST LOST MY CONFIDENCE. *TR

I HAVE AN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, ONE LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION. IT COULD BE EITHER ONE. AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, BOTH WILL STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT OVER LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OR ("HID") WILL TURN OFF FOR NOT APPARENT REASON WHILE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF PERIODICALLY DURING A DRIVE OVER ALL SURFACE TYPES. CORRECTION: TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. PASSENGER LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A TIME, AND THEN OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW, WITH ALL THE OPTIONS, IN MAY 2006. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE IT'S BEEN MOSTLY WARM AND DRY (I.E., A DROUGHT) SINCE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AT ABOUT 64,000 IN 2-3 DAYS OF MISTY WEATHER, MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AND BACK ON. AT ABOUT 91,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM GOT MUCH WORSE, BUT UNPREDICTABLE. AT 97,000 EVEN WORSE. HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER REASONS, I ASKED THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THIS, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. A LITTLE AFTER 99,000 MILES, THE HEADLIGHT CEASED TO STAY ON FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS. I REPLACED IT WITH A GOOD MAIL-ORDER HID BULB, BUT HAD THE SAME RESULT = IT STAYS ON FOR ONLY SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE TURNING OFF. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT OR WHEN IT MIGHT BE RAINING, AND I WON'T RISK HER DRIVING THIS CAR LIKE THAT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HER, I SUPPOSE THAT I COULD SUE TOYOTA, BUT THAT WOULDN'T UNDO ANY HARM TO MY WIFE. CAN SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?!? THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE INCREDIBLY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THIS, AND NOT AT ALL HELPFUL. THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT, YET. BUT, DRIVING WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT IS NOT SAFE !!! *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP IS FAULTY--GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. (LIGHTBULB IS NOT BURNED OUT, AS LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON.) *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETELY FAILED TO FUNCTION, DESPITE THE PEDAL BEING FULLY ENGAGED, AND I ROLLED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AT LOW SPEED. THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE SECOND WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AGAIN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ON BOTH OCCASIONS MY FRONT BUMPER WAS SERIOUSLY MANGLED - COSTING ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND INCREASING MY INSURANCE RATES CONSIDERABLY - WHILE THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE. MY NECK IS EXTREMELY STIFF AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WHEREBY ONE WOULD GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO APPARENT PATTERN AS TO WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN, ALTHOUGH IT SEEMED TO OCCUR AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.; *TR

MY 2006 PRIUS HAS A "WINKING" RIGHT HEADLIGHT --- SOMETIMES ON, SOMETIMES NOT. IT IS A HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE TYPE. THE CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT BUT THIS BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR. I BASE THAT ON THE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR SOMEONE HAS TOLD ME THE LIGHT WAS OUT BUT, WHEN I WENT TO LOOK AT THE LIGHT, IT WAS ON! RECENTLY, I HAVE WITNESSED IT MYSELF. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY, REPLACING THE BULB WILL FIX IT BUT EVEN THAT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION AND THE BULB MAY NOT BE THE CULPRIT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR THE PAST MONTH, MORE THAN ONCE A DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED HIGH RESOLUTION HID LIGHTS THAT WOULD COST OVER $500. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WERE IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. WHEN THEY GO OFF, YOU CAN TURN OFF AND ON AND THEY WILL COME ON. 2 YEARS TOYOTA REPLACED LEFT HEADLIGHT FOR $300. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THAT, BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE RIGHT AT THE TIME, WHICH I WANTED THEM TO DO. NOW RIGHT DOES IT. I CAN'T AFFORD $300.00 TO REPLACE BULB. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOING IT YOURSELF DOES NOT HELP. UNABLE TO DO ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS, TOYOTA SAID THEY HAD TO TAKE OFF FRONT END TO IT THAT IS WHY SO EXPENSIVE. *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TO TAKE THE FAMILY TO LUNCH. I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, I WAS ON THE CEL PHONE, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AND I CRASHED INTO A TRUCK WHO WAS OUT IN THE INTERSECTION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS. MY WIFE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING FOR MONTHS THAT THE PRIUS HAD BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENTS ONCE A MONTH. I WOULD TEST DRIVE THE CAR, AND COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THAT IS UNTIL THE INCIDENT MENTIONED ABOVE HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. I INFORMED THEM THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. I INFORMED THEM THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A MONTH, BUT DID NOT TEST IT AS I RECOMMENDED......AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM, FORCING ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE CAR $1,566.57....AS WELL AS FOR THE $1,440.38 RENTAL CAR BILL. I IMMEDIATELY PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURERS DEALERSHIP AND TRADED IT IN ON HONDA ACCORD. THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO RISK MY FAMILIES LIVES, DRIVING THAT CAR ANOTHER DAY. STATE FARM CLAIM NUMBER #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE BULB FAILURE WAS RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

1. NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS IN HOT WEATHER. 2. ENGINE STALLS (QUITS). ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER 15 MINUTES "REST". HAS HAPPENED TWICE - ONLY ON LONG TRIP. 3. TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. IF I SHUT OFF AND RESTART FROM THE SWITCH THEY START UP AGAIN. *TR

THE HID HEADLAMPS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, SIMULTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF. TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESTORES THEM. TOYOTA'S ANSWER WAS TO REPLACE THE BULBS AS THEY WILL REPORTEDLY DO THIS WHEN THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF EXPIRING. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, IN FACT IT WORSE THAN EVER, RENDERING MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE AFTER DAYLIGHT HOURS. I REPLACED BOTH BULBS WITH HIGH QUALITY OEM BULBS, AND THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THE CAR AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF MORE THAN 10 TIMES DURING A 13 MILE TRIP. PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR FINDING FROM THIS CASE: PE09019 AS THESE CARS AGE, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING BOTH HEADLAMPS SHUTTING OFF - WITH THE ONLY SOLUTION BEING TURNING THEM OFF/ON. *TR

I HAVE A HEADLIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON A 2006 PRIUS. IT COST ME $273.13 TO FIX AT THE DEALER. $273.13 FOR A LIGHT BULB!!!!!! *TR

MY 4 YEAR OLD TOYOTA PRIUS LOST ENGINE POWER ON THE FREEWAY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY I HEARD ONE BEEP AS THE CAR LOST ENGINE POWER SLOWED DOWN AND WENT TO BATTERY. A LONG ROW OF WARNING SYMBOLS, STARTING WITH THE TRIANGLE, LIT UP. I SLOWLY EXITED FREEWAY ON BATTERY POWER THEN TURNED CAR OFF. I RESTARTED CAR ABOUT 15 MIN. LATER AND ENGINE STARTED, ONLY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WERE RED TRIANGLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DEALER REPLACED INVERTER PUMP ASSEMBLY AND FLUSHED THE INVERTER SYSTEM. 5 DAYS AFTER REPAIR, WHILE EXITING FREEWAY DURING NORMAL TRAFFIC, BEEP SOUNDED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE ABOVE ORDER OF EVENTS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED INVERTER ASSY (ASSEMBLY?). *TR

VEHICLE: 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS (USUALLY PASSENGER SIDE) INTERMITTENT. *TR

AS A FOLLOW UP TO ODI 10354506 - TOYOTA PULLED THE INFORMATION OFF THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AND IT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE AND THE BRAKE WERE BOTH ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME. THAT IS TRUE, BUT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. I ONLY USE MY RIGHT FOOT TO ACCELERATE AND TO BRAKE. AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING, I MOVED MY FOOT OVER TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER WOULD SHOW THE THROTTLE AND BRAKE ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME, BUT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. SOMETHING ELSE WAS ENGAGING THE THROTTLE, AND APPARENTLY TOYOTA HAS NO WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT COULD BE. THE DEALER, WHILE SYMPATHETIC, HAD NO FIX THAT HE COULD APPLY. *TR

AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I ACCELERATED WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 200 FEET, AS I APPROACHED A MERGE POINT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR SLOWED. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, AND FELT THE CAR CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BRIEFLY, AND THEN ON THE BRAKE AGAIN, AND THEN IT SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AGAIN. REMEMBERING ABOUT THE FLOOR MAT RECALL, I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS CLEAR OF THE MAT. IT WAS. AFTER I HAD PARKED THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE MAT WAS STILL SECURED IN ITS PROPER PLACE. THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE PEDAL. LATER THAT SAME DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY 13YR OLD DAUGHTER HOME FROM SCHOOL. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. I MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. AFTER ACCELERATING THROUGH THE TURN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS AHEAD OF ME STOPPED FOR ANOTHER LIGHT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH WAS STIFFER THAN USUAL, AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE CONTINUING TO REV IN THE BACKGROUND. THE CAR SLOWED. I HAD A LITTLE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME, SO I EASED UP OFF THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AGAIN, ALL THE WHILE FEELING THE CONTINUED ACCELERATION, AND MOVED OFF TO

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 5 MPH) AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR RESPONDED AS EXPECTED - IT STOPPED. I TURNED OFF THE POWER. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT - I HAD REMOVED IT MONTHS AGO. MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, EASING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND I DIDN'T FEEL THE ACCELERATOR MOVE AT ALL. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW, AND I'M AFRAID TO TAKE MY CHILDREN ANYWHERE IN IT. *TR

VEHICLE: 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS (PASSENGER) INTERMITTENT OR SOMETIMES COMPLETELY OUT FOR OVER AN HOUR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT EXTINGUISHES INTERMITTENTLY SINCE ABOUT 40K MILES. DEALERS WANT UPWARD OF $700 TO REPLACE ONE LIGHT. AT PURCHASE THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPRESENTED TO LAST TWICE AS LONG AS STANDARD HEADLIGHTS. TOYOTA ENGINEERING MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A LAYMAN TO REPLACE THE BULB. IF/WHEN THE OTHER HEADLIGHT DIES AT NIGHT IT COULD BE TRAGIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES, THE HEADLAMP RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION BEFORE REPEATING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE HEADLAMP WIRING OVERHEATING AND BLOWING OUT THE BULB. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/09/10*JB

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. AFTER 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP BOTH HID LAMPS HAVE FAILED AT 72,000 MILES. THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING WHEN I LEAVE THE GARAGE HOWEVER WHEN I RETURNED HOME THEY WERE DARK. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THEY WERE OFF OR HOW OFTEN THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE BOTH HID LAMPS TO HAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. THIS STYLE LAMP SHOULD LAST YEARS AND YEARS. COST TO REPLACE LAMPS AT DEALER OVER $1,000. *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING MAKING HUGE NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL. *TR

HEADLAMPS NEEDED REPLACEMENT A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES- 2 EACH SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED 9/2008, 8/2010; DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED JUST UNDER 1 YEAR APART: 1/2009, 1/2010. *TR

I'M AMONG THE MANY WHO HAVE DEFECTIVE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2006 PRIUS. AROUND 20K MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FLICKERING AND INTERMITTENT OUTAGE. THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM FOR FREE AND I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $1000 IT WOULD HAVE COST TO REPLACE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A TREACHEROUS COUNTRY ROAD I ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE BRIGHTS. *TR

FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS STOPS WORKING (TURNS OFF) WILL DRIVING. STARTED OUT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE). NOW BOTH SIDES OF THE CARS WILL TURN OFF RANDOMLY. PROBLEM IS AT NIGHT, YOU MUST TURN OFF & ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HID HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM, HAVE REPLACED THE HID HEADLIGHTS BULBS TWICE AND THE ECU HEADLIGHT COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF, SOMETIMES SECONDS AFTER TURNING THEM ON. SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT AND OTHERS THE PASSENGERS HEADLIGHT. I'VE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER BY AN OFFICER , TOLD HIM ABOUT THE ONGOING ISSUE WITH TRYING TO GET TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO IT, AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD RUN ACROSS THIS BEFORE. HE LET ME GO WITHOUT AS MUCH AS A WARNING. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES DARK. LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES DARK. NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 85 IN SAN JOSE. I SLOWED AND THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF THE LIGHT SWITCH WORKED. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER LESS THAN A MINUTE, THE LIGHTS REPEATED THEIR FAILURE PROCESS AGAIN. I REPEATED THE SWITCH OFF/ON, MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. I CANNOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS DARK. *TR

ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SWITCH OFF, SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME, SOMETIMES BOTH. THE LIGHTS WILL BOTH TURN BACK ON IF I SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF AGAIN ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS 'RESET.' THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ONLY 20,000 MILES WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

THE HEADLAMP IN THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. I AM UNSURE OF THE DURATION OF THIS BUT SUSPECT IT LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS BEFORE TAKING IT TO A DEALER. THE HEADLAMP APPEARED TO DIM WHILE DRIVING BUT STOPPING AND CHECKING REVEALED THAT THE HEADLAMP WAS WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY BACK ON, THE HEADLAMP WORKED. IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND, JUST AS SUDDENLY, CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH LABOR COST TO REMOVE THE BUMPER (APPROXIMATELY $300) FOR HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT, BOTH LAMPS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $700. I DID NOT ASK FOR THE REPLACED PART AND THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER IT. (THE TRIP TO THE DEALER WAS DELAYED UNTIL ALL OTHER POSSIBILITIES HAD BEEN EXPLORED BECAUSE THE COST INVOLVED.) THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF DRIVING WITH ONE FUNCTIONAL HEADLAMP AND ONE INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTION HEADLAMP WAS NECESSARY UNTIL THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS COULD BE OBTAINED. *TR

TWICE IN ONE WEEK, ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH ONE LED SEGMENT REMAINING ON THE FUEL GAUGE, THE CAR QUIT DEAD AND ROLLED OUT LUCKILY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OUT OF FUEL. LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON EACH TIME. GENUINE HASSLES GETTING TO A GAS STATION ON FOOT ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET A CONTAINER OF GAS TO GET RUNNING AGAIN. TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGERS INSISTED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE MEASURING SYSTEM AND THAT ONE SHOULD NEVER TRUST A GAUGE OR ALLOW THE LEVEL TO GET NEAR ZERO. NOT EVEN ONE SEGMENT LOW! NEVER, IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING HAVE I HAD A CAR RUN OUT OF GAS WITH FUEL INDICATED ON THE GAUGE. WE ADDITIONALLY OWN ANOTHER PRIUS (2005) WHICH CAN RUN SAFELY AND NOT QUIT SHORTLY AFTER THE LOW FUEL WARNING COMES ON OR ALL SEGMENTS VANISH. THIS IS UNSAFE AS ONE IS FORCED TO DO EMERGENCY EVASIVE ACTION TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN RISK LIFE WALKING ON THE INTERSTATE. OUR SOLUTION THE LAST FEW YEAR IS NEVER DO WE LET FUEL LEVEL GET BELOW 2 LED SEGMENTS SINCE. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2006 PRIUS WILL FLICKER OR COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY,, ONE SIDE WILL GO OUT THE OTHER WILL STAY ON AND VISA VERSA OR BOTH WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY CONDITION THAT CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN, SOMETIMES SECONDS OR MINUTES WILL PASS AND THE LIGHTS WILL FAIL AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS SLIGHTLY DIMMER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT THEN FAILED. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMPS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE SYSTEM REJECTED THE VIN WHICH WILL BE UPDATE UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

OUR FAMILY MET WITH AN ACCIDENT N TOYOTA PRIUS. THE OTHER CAR CAME AND HIT THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR DOOR IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND THE WINDOWS SHATTERED. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 06-WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY OVER ROUGH ROADS, THEY SEEM TO MOMENTARILY FAIL BEFORE SLOWING THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-25 IN COLORADO AND BOTH OF OUR HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, FORTUNATELY I HAVE READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO I TURNED THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TO THREE TOYOTA DEALERS WITH NO HELP IN SIGHT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. TURNING THE LIGHT ON TO HIGH OR LOW BEAM DOES NOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF THE LIGHT AT ALL, BUT USUALLY IT COMES ON AGAIN WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ON. WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS DONE IT TWICE. I WAS FIRST AWARE OF THE LEFT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM DURING THE SPRING OF 2008 LIKELY AT THAT TIME WITH ABOUT 25,000 ? 27,000 MILES. I DO NOT LEAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON DURING DAYTIME DRIVING SO THERE HAS NOT BEEN HIGH USAGE THE DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND IT MIGHT BE A LIGHT GOING BAD WHICH WILL COST $300 PER LIGHT BULB PLUS INSTALLATION. BUT IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR OVER TWO YEARS OFF AND ON A LONG TIME FOR A BAD LIGHTBULB TO LAST. TOTALLY FRUSTRATED AFTER I ONCE AGAIN GAVE THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD A DIFFERENT SERVICE REP COME OUT AND TELL ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS, I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND I SEE REPEATED REFERENCES TO EXACTLY THE SAME HEADLIGHT ISSUES BY OTHER 2006 PRIES OWNERS. NOW THAT I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST MY PRIES, BUT MANY PRIUSES I AM DOUBLY CONCERNED. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I AM ABLE TO REPRODUCE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IF THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING AND CAN?T REPRODUCE IT. I SAID I WOULD GLADLY BRING THE CAR IN AT ANY TIME AT NIGHT WHEN IT WAS DOING IT SO THEY COULD DIAG

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LEFT FRONT HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING IT ONLINE. NHTSA NEEDS TO CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION IT STARTED ON THIS MATTER AND REQUIRE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE RECURRING HEADLIGHT ISSUES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM ON MY THIRD HEADLIGHT AND I HAVE REPLACED TWO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. ON EACH OCCASION, WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT BY ANOTHER PARTY AS WE WERE DRIVING. IT LEADS TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT REDUCES THE LIGHTED PATH AT NIGHT AND COULD POTENTIALLY IMPAIR ANOTHER DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED DID NOT COVER "BURNT BULBS". THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN INHERENT ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED. EACH REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $200. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. OCCURRED TWICE. DEALER STATES IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $600.00 TO CORRECT. *TR