2006 Toyota Prius complaints

ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SOMETIMES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, AND SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMP, BECAUSE,EVEN LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON ALL DAY, THE LIGHT WON'T SHUT OFF. I CAN'T DETERMINE THE PATTERN FOR THE LIGHT SHUTTING OFF, AND I OFTEN ONLY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN SOMEONE ALERTS ME TO A DARK HEADLIGHT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT NATURE, AND INABILITY TO DETECT THE OUTAGE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 1. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING 2. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT KAPUT ; LEFT ONE YESTERDAY AND THE RIGHT ONE TODAY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR POTHOLES, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR SPEEDS UP MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE BRAKING KICKS IN. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS, BUT HE THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR HYBRIDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO A PLACE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MY HOME WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT WAS BLOWN OUT AT THE SIDEWALL AND I SAW TWO HOLES AT THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL ONE ABOVE THE OTHER. THE RIM WAS ALSO DESTROYED. *TR

I HAVE 2006 PRIUS,THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN AS I AM DRIVING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. I CHANGED BOTH HEAD LIGHTS IN CITY TOYOTA COST $560.72 ON DEC.8,2008 AND NOW MAY 27,2010, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING. IT ONLY LAST 1-1/2 YEAR, THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM REPORTED FOR THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. THE LOCAL TOYOTA GARAGE SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH. THE VIN NUMBER FOR THE CAR IS [XXX] *TR

WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE OR GRATE OR SLIPPERY SURFACE WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) AND/OR VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THESE SYSTEMS DO SO, IT FEELS LIKE I LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE CAR ACCELERATES. IT IS MOST APPARENT WHEN IT IS WET OUT, BUT I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN EVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE ABS, BUT THEY SEEM TO BE CORRECTING THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 2010 PRIUSES THROUGH A SOFTWARE CHANGE--BUT NOT ANY OTHER YEAR MODELS. *TR

FREQUENTLY WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE THERE SEEMS TO BE UNEVEN APPLICATION THAT CAUSES A SLIPPAGE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHUDDER AND SHIMMY A BIT MAKING THE BRAKING SEEM LIKE IT IS FAILING AND INCREASING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FROM DAY ONE AND THE DEALER HAS ASSURED ME THAT IT IS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE HAD WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *TR

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME I GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES, THE BRAKES FEELS LIKE THEY DISENGAGE FOR A SHORT TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (PURCHASED NEW IN 2006). SOMETIMES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON MOMENTARILY BUT NOT ALWAYS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. I REPORTED IT TO MY TOYOTA CAR DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD "THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT." NOT IN ANY OF MY OTHER CARS THAT HAVE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. TOO BAD TOYOTA JUST CANT TELL THE TRUTH EVER. THIS IS ABNORMAL BRAKING BEHAVIOR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS AND MY HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS WORKING FINE THE WHOLE TIME. THEY CHECKED IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR LOTS OF PRIUS CARS AND TOLD ME IF IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN, TO HIT IT A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND I JUST WANT TO REPORT THIS ISSUE . *TR

WHILE BRAKING HARDER OR MORE SUDDENLY THAN NORMAL (USUALLY ON DOWNHILL) THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM KICKS IN, BUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THE DISENGAGE AND THEN GO ON AGAIN. FOR A SPLIT SECOND EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS IT MAKES ME HAVE A FLUSH OF PANIC. *TR

WHENEVER BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME I GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SHORT TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED NEW IN 2006.. MY HUSBAND'S SUBURU FORESTER DOES NOT GIVE THIS UNSETTLING FEELING, AS IF LOSING CONTROL, WHEN IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MODE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, ON AN OCCASIONAL BASIS. I REPORTED IT TO MY TOYOTA CAR DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AND WAS TOLD "THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT." I SUSPECT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE REGENERATION OF THE ELECTRIC BATTERY WHILE BRAKING SINCE THIS IS A DIFFERENCE FROM OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

2006 PRIUS HID LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF , YOU NEED TO TURN THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WILL COME ON . IT MIGHT STAY ON OR MIGHT GO OFF AGAIN . I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE AND GIVING A WARNING . I LIVE IN THE WHITE MTNS OF NH AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT BOTH LIGHTS WORKING BECAUSE OF MOOSE AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS DASHING INTO THE ROAD . PLEASE HELP ME DEAL WITH [XXX] TOYOTA . MY DEALER IRWIN TOYOTA IS A ONLY INTERESTED IN SELLING CARS NOT CUSTOMER HAPPINESS . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT CUTS OUT WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS CAUSES THE HEAD LIGHT TO BEGIN FUNCTIONING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE WHEN EXITING FREEWAY (101) ONTO OFF RAMP AT RENGSDORFF AVE., IN MOUNTAIN VIEW. ROADWAY WAS SLIGHTLY MOIST FROM LIGHT MORNING DRIZZLE AND ACCUMULATED OILS ON ROAD BUT OTHERWISE NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ROAD CONDITIONS... EXITED FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND APPLIED BRAKES BUT BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND CAR SKIDDED OFF THE OFF RAMP INTO A SWALE... CAR BECAME STUCK IN SWALE AND SUFFERED BODY DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF CAR...A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED TO DRAG IT OUT OF THE SWALE...THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHO DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND STONEWALLED ME...ALSO REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS (CARLOS A. GARCIA) IN TORRANCE, CA AND HE WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM IN THE 2006 PRIUS. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR, RENTAL CAR, TOWING , ETC. WAS APPROXIMATELY $5,400.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HID BULBS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH BURNED OUT PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BULBS WERE PLACED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOLD HIM TO AVOID DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON UNLESS CONDITIONS CALLED FOR IT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER ALSO PAID SOME OF THE COSTS TO REPLACE THE BULBS. AS OF MAY 9, 2010, ANOTHER BULB HAD BLOWN OUT AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SINCE THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW, GOING BACK A FEW MONTHS. *TR

DRIVING IN GOOD WEATHER ON A LOCAL ROAD AND CAR SKID LIGHT WENT ON AND WHEELS LOCKED TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. THE LACK OF STEERING CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

RE: TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HID HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM - INTERMITTENT ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES SOLUTION: DEALER WANTS $600 LABOR TO REPLACE A BULB. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW IF BULB IS THE PROBLEM, OR STARTER, OR OTHER. PROBLEM COULD COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO TROUBLESHOOT! POOR DESIGN MEANS I CANNOT CHANGE IT MYSELF. OTHER PRIUS OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SINCE THE TOYOTA RECALL OF THEIR PRIUS CARS MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN OUR PRIUS 2006. WE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. WE WOULD RATHER TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS BUT WE CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE TOYOTA DEALERS ARE NOT DOING ANY REPAIRS TO MY 2006 PRIUS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES LIED TO ME AND MAYBE TO ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS. ON 03/29/2010 I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TO MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA LOCATED AT 2333 S. LOOP WEST HOUSTON TX 77054 FOR REGULAR SERVICE. THEY FINISHED SERVICING MY PRIUS ABOUT 12:24:20 PM. I ASKED THE CASHIER HOW WAS TOYOTA TAKEING CARE OF THE PRIUS RECALLS. SHE ANSWERED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS TO ASK MY SERVICE MEN. MY SERVICE MEN, NOEL BUTLER WAS PRESENT AND HE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON PRIUS 2010. MY SERVICE MEN KEPT ON TALKING TO THE CASHIER WHILE HE WAS EXITING THE DOOR AND SAYING "HE JUST WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THE RECALL BECAUSE HIS CAR HAS OVER 82000 MILES AND IS A PRIUS 2006. THE CASHIER AND NOEL BUTLER LIED TO ME BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLS. THE RECALL HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS ALL OVER THE WORLD. ON MONDAY, MAY 03 2010 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT "TOYOTA HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004 THROUGH 2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES." THEREFORE, NEITHER TOYOTA DEALERS NOR EMPLOYEES ARE BEING H

TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE THE STEERING, BRAKES ALL INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS INCLUDING NO HAZARD LIGHTS. DEAD STICK DRIVING. INCIDENT OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED HIGHWAY 5 NORTH 1 HOUR FROM DOWNTOWN LA. I'M LUCKY TO LIVE THROUGH THIS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES ALL TRACTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING CONDITIONS WHERE ONLY ONE WHEEL LOSES TRACTION. THIS FAILURE OCCURS ON ROADS WITH SAND ON THEM. MOST COMMONLY IT OCCURS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, FROM THE RIGHT OR TURN LANE. WHEN TO ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THE CAR STARTS TO MOVE, USUALLY A LITTLE WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION, AND THEN STALLS BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STARTS TO SLIP IN THE SAND ALONG THE CURB. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN EXECUTING A "RIGHT ON RED" TURN. THE CAR HAS MOVED PART WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION AND IS STALLED BY THE LACK OF ANY TRACTION. TOYOTA CALLS THIS "TRACTION CONTROL". I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. IT'S REALLY COMPUTER CONTROLLED TRACTION LOSS. THE OCCURRENCE REPORTED IS ONLY THE LATEST. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS. COMPLAINTS TO TOYOTA HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS, BECAUSE THEY SAY THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING WITHIN DESIGN LIMITS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT OVER-REVVING OF ENGINE COMPONENTS AND STRESSING THEM. *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT AN UNRESOLVED PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN MAY 2008, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED, ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ACTUATOR. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WOULD TOTAL $1,300. I INDICATED THAT IN VIEW OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH REPAIR COST AND THE PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE ACTUATOR, TOYOTA SHOULD ASSUME A SHARE OF THE REPAIR COST, AND THE DEALERSHIP SUBMITTED THE MATTER TO THEIR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME THAT THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WAS OFFERING TO ASSUME $300 OF THE REPAIR COST AS A CUSTOMER GOODWILL GESTURE. I INDICATED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ASSUME A GREATER PORTION OF THE OVERALL EXPENSE FOR THE CURRENT REPAIR, AND THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN AGREED TO CONVEY THAT POINT TO THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME THAT, RATHER THAN OFFERING ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENT, THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE'S RESPONSE WAS TO WITHDRAW ITS PREVIOUS OFFER ALTOGETHER, LEAVING ME WITH THE ENTIRE FINANCIAL LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIR! I THEN CONTACTED THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE'S SUMMARY RETRACTION OF THE ADJUSTMENT THAT IT HAD ALREADY OFFERED. A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE CENTER SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME THAT HE CONCURRED WITH THE R

BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED 3 TIMES LAST NIGHT. TURNING OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHTS ( AT HIGHWAY SPEED!!!) CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS PREVIOUSLY SENT OUT A LETTER NOTING THE "PAYBACK OF REPLACEMENT HID" COST BUT FOR BOTH TO FAIL OUT OF THE BLUE IS VERY SUSPICIOUS. *TR

THIS HAPPENS ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEAD LAMPS FAIL, THIS FAILURE TAKES PLACE EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 20 TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED 2006 MARCH. THE FAILURE DOES NOT HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAMP WILL FAIL AND THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WILL FAIL. IT IS ALWAYS THE LOW BEAM FILAMENT THAT FAILS. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AT 90K MILE CHECK UP, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ASKED TO CHECK THE RESISTANCE, THE VOLTAGE AND THE AMPS IN EACH CIRCUIT FOR EACH HEAD LAMP. THE STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IN THIS AREA. THERE IS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT IS SEEMS TO BE NOT RELATED. THE HORN WILL SOUND SOFTLY WHEN STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL OR GAS OR BOTH RUNNING. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO LUNGE INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE UNTIL THE ENGINE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT 50,000 MILES, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA USED A POOR QUALITY LIGHT BULB FOR THEIR HID LIGHTING. THE COAST IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE BULB. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE HID LIGHT BULB. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS I THAT HAS HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM I HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER ONCE AND AT LEAST 2 BULBS WHICH GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD ONE GO OUT AGAIN AND IF THE OTHER SIDE GOES OUT BEFORE I CAN GET IT SERVICED I WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT AT ALL. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE OCCASIONALLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HID HEADLAMP GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AFTER IT BECOMES HOT. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ON MARCH 29, 2010, WITH 50,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT AT NIGHT, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. I TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE 25 MILES TO MY HOME. I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THEY BOTH WORKED. THIS TIME THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, AND I TURNED OFF MY FOG LIGHTS AND TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS, THEN ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I TURNED THE FOG LIGHTS BACK ON. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY MADE IT HOME ON ONE HEADLIGHT. DEALER REPLACED THE BULBS. TOYOTA SAID THEY WERE HIGH INTENSITY BULBS THAT HEATED UP AND BURNED OUT, AND SUGGESTED NOT USING THEM EXCEPT AT NIGHT. THE BULBS COST $150 OR $350 AND COST AN ADDITIONAL $150 TO INSTALL. WAS TOLD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY'LL SWAP THE BULBS TO SEE IF IT'S THE HEADLIGHT COMPUTER THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. NO IDEA WHAT THAT WOULD COST TO REPLACE. WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE SITUATION, TRADED UP TO A 2008 PRIUS WITH 25,000 MILES AND TONIGHT, APRIL 6, 2010, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS SCENARIO. ONE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS SHOULDN'T CONSISTENTLY BLOW, AND, TWO, NO HEADLIGHT BULB SHOULD COST $150 OR MORE. BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY TO SEE WHAT THEY'LL DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT TIRE TRAVELED OVER A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SPUN TOWARD THE FRONT SO THAT THE CONTACT WAS THEN FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED SLIDING AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED COLLISION REPAIR SHOP, WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM WHEN THEY WERE READY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

HID HEADLIGHT ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 WILL NOT STAY ON!! WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THE HEADLIGHT HAPPENED TO BE ON AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. WHEN IT WENT OFF LAST NIGHT I ALMOST RAN INTO A RETAINING WALL. VERY CLOSE CALL AND IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF US!! IT HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. JUDGING FROM THE PRIUS CHAT SITE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX, BUT EVIDENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH NO APPRECIABLE EFFECT. I'LL TAKE IT IN AGAIN, BUT I AHVEN'T TOO MUCH FAITH IN THEIR ABILITY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY!!

TOYOTA PRIUS FLOOR MAT AND SUSTAINED ACCELERATION

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (40K MILES) GO OUT WHENEVER THE CAR ACCELERATES (BRAKING, SPEEDING UP, TURNING, GO OVER A SPEED BUMP). THE LIGHTS TURN BACK ON IF I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS.

THIS IS ABOUT A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, PERHAPS EVERY DAY, AND IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 4 MONTHS NOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I KNOW FROM THEM THAT REPLACING THE BULB WILL NOT FIX IT.

RETURNING HOME AT 10 P.M I DROVE UP TO MY GARAGE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR. INSTEAD THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, HITTING THE DOOR WITH SOME FORCE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT BACKED RAPIDLY OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE ROADWAY, AND INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S CADILLAC. WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE IT STILL MOVED RAPIDLY, THIS TIME BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO MY GARAGE, CAUSING TERRIBLE DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED 4 DAYS AGO . NEVER BEFORE. I'M NOW WAITING FOR A SETTLEMENT SO I CAN BUY A LESS RISKY CAR. *CN

2006 PRIUS (45,000 MILES) HID FAILURE. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP TURN OFF AFTER RUNNING CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. DEALER QUOTES EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REMEDY PROBLEM, CONSIDERING IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *CN

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY TURN OFF, MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BUT CAN HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN A BULB GOES OUT, SO THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAN MISJUDGE MY CAR'S POSITION WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, NOT TO MENTION REDUCED VISIBILITY FOR MY CAR. WHEN I WENT TO THE CITY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN DALY CITY, CA NEAR MY HOUSE IN 2008, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE TOYOTA PARTS DEPARTMENT WAS CHARGING $300 FOR ONE BULB. I READ ONLINE THAT TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON CAN REVIVE THE BULB, AND I FOUND THIS METHOD TO WORK, BUT OFTEN THE BULB WOULD THEN RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS MAKE-SHIFT TEMPORARY SOLUTION, PLUS THE VERY HIGH PRICE FOR A BULB AS WELL AS UNCLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOYOTA WHETHER IT WAS THE EXPENSIVE ELECTRONICS UNIT OR THE BULB DISCOURAGED ME FROM DOING ANYTHING. THEN I READ THAT EVEN AFTER BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH OEM BULBS SOME PRIUS OWNERS HAD RECURRING ISSUES. WAS I GOING TO SPEND $300 PER BULB ONLY TO FIND OUT IT DIDN'T WORK? NO WAY. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE TO BE A RELIABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECTIFY AT THEIR COST 100%. ALL I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA WAS A LETTER SAYING THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF I HAD PERFORMED HEADLIGHT ISSUE SERVICE WITH THEM. I AM FRUSTRATED THIS ISSUE IS STILL NOT BEING OFFICIALLY DEALT WITH BY TOYOTA IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER. MY POST TO THIS SITE IS IN AN ATTEMPT FOR THE PROPER GOVERNMENT AUTHOR

THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS BEING DRIVEN UP A HILL (PRIVATE ROAD WHICH WE HAVE ACCESS T)., WHEN THE CAR HIT AAN AEA OF LOOSE DIRT & GRAVEL. THIS CAR, A BASE MODEL PRIUS, HAS ANTI-SKID CONTROL, BUT NOT TRACTION CONTROL. THE BASE MODEL IN 2006 WAS THE ONLY ONE DESIGNED LIKE THIS. WHAT HAPPENS, IS WHEN THE ANTI-SKID KICKS IN, IT CUTS ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. SINCE THE CAR WS HEADING UP A STEEP INCLINE, WHEN ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS CUT, THE CAR ROLLED BACK DOWN AND OFF THE ROAD ITO THE WOODS AND TREES/ROCKS. I JUST FOUND OUT FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY THE THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS FROM ALL THE DAMAGE TO VARIOUS PARTS. THIS PROBLEM NEVER AFFECTED US EXCEPT WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON SNOWY/ICY DAYS. NOW, WHEWN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, IT IS APPARENT THE CAR SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN SOLD OR DESIGNED IN THIS WAY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONED AFTER ENGAGING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE SERVICE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT (AS A PAIR) HEADLIGHTS AT ~20,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT ~48,000 MILES. AND NOW AT 55,000 MILES, THEY ARE REPLACING ANOTHER FRONT HEADLIGHT HID BULB. THERE WERE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT I REQUESTED THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK THE LIGHTS AS I HAD BEEN TOLD BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT FRONT AND/OR BACK LIGHTS WERE OUT, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID ALL OF THE LIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING. MY LIGHTS APPEAR TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I MAY HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WORKING FOR A WEEK OR A MONTH OR MORE, THEN ONE OF BOTH MAY GO OUT, AND THEN ONE OR BOTH MAY START FUNCTIONING AGAIN. IT'S COMPLETELY VARIABLE. I NEVER KNOW IF ONE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT'S FRUSTRATING AND SCARY- AS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FUNDAMENTALLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND ENSURE THAT I HAVE FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS! APPROXIMATE DATES: JAN 2008 - POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME A LIGHT WAS OUT, DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE APRIL 2008 - BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2009- BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED FEBRUARY 2009- POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME LIGHTS WERE OUT (1 FRONT, 1 BACK) MARCH 2010- HEADLIGHT REPLACED *DT

MY PRIUS HAS 60, 000 MILES AND HAS HI DEFINITION HEADLIGHTS. LAST WEEK ONE OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT SO I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHANGES. WHEN THEY TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS TO CHECK THE PROBLEM THE LIGHT WORKED. THE TECH SAID TOYOTA HAD A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GETTING OVERHEATED AND GOING OUT AND COMING BACK ON. THE PROBLEMS WAS NOT RESOLVED. *DT

I FLOORED MY '06 PRIUS ON THE ON-RAMP TO THE PARKWAY. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE. I COULD SLOW THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE, BUT FELT I COULD NOT STOP IT WITHOUT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE OR THE DRIVE TRAIN. INSTEAD, I SLIPPED MY THE SOLE OF MY SHOE UNDER THE EDGE OF THE ACCELERATOR AND LIFTED IT UP. THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED, ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN CAREFUL NOT TO FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL I HAVE THE TOYOTA SHOP LOOK AT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR WET ROADS THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

1996 TOYOTA PRIUS - (3) THINGS I HAVE NOTICED WHEN OPERATING CAR. (1) WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT, CAR WILL BEHAVE AS THOUGH IT IS HYDROPLANEING - THE BRAKES NOT SLOWING THE CAR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD UNTIL CAR SETTLES DOWN. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN GOING AS SLOW AS 5 MPH. THE FASTER ONE IS GOING WHEN HITTING THE ROUGH PAVEMENT, THE FARTHER THE CAR WILL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKING SENSATION RE-APPEARS. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME I TRAVEL ROUGH PAVEMENT (LA CITY STREETS, NOT BACK COUNTRY OR 4 WHEELING). NOTE THAT WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD DOES LIGHT SUGGESTING LOSS OF CONTROL. I CALLED DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND DESCRIBED PROBLEM, THEY ASSURED ME THAT NO SAFETY WARNINGS OR RECALLS HAD BEEN MADE. 2) WHEN TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL, CAR WILL ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN TRYING TO EXIT CARPOOL LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SPACING IS LIMITED. AGAIN CALLED DEALERSHIP AND ASSURED NO SAFETY NOTICES OR RECALLS. I NOW COVER BRAKE WHEN TURNING OFF SPEED CONTROL. 3) CAR JUST EATS UP HID HEADLIGHT (9 IN 80K MILES + 2 ORIGINAL INSTALLED) AND TAILLIGHT BULBS (11 + 2 ORIGINALLY INSTALLED). AGAIN NO SAFETY NOTICES OR RECALLS. I REPLACE THEM AS I NOTICE THEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT ONCE AS DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEBSITE. NOTE THAT OTHER THAN THE ABOVE ISSUES/CONCERNS, THIS CAR HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR WITH NO SERVICE EXCEPT FOR GAS, OIL CHANGES, AND REPLACE THE BULBS WHEN THEY GO OUT. *TR

MY HID LIGHT ON MY 2006 PRIUS BURNT OUT ON DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE. TOOK IT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FOR A PRICE OF $500 AND WILL ONLY WARRANTY FOR 1 YEAR. I WAS TOLD THE AVERAGE SPAN FOR A BULB IS 2.5-4 YEARS. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PRICE FOR A LIGHT BULB. YOU SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON THE COMPANY TO BRING THE COST FOR THIS SAFETY REPAIR DOWN TO A REASONABLE LEVEL. *TR