2006 Toyota Prius complaints

ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN 2007. I WAS DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE ROAD. A CAR, TWO CARS AHEAD OF ME, SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, AND FORCED EVERYONE ELSE TO QUICKLY BRAKE. I ALSO SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, TO AVOID A COLLISION. MY BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND IN TIME, AND RESULTED IN MY REAR ENDING AN SUV IN FRONT OF ME. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF LIGHTS. CAR HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT WHEN HEADLIGHT STARTING FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR THE OTHER SIDE STARTED FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. I AND OTHERS ON YAHOO PRIUS GROUP HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS AT TIMES THEY BOTH GO OFF. AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY BURN BUT YOU NEVER KNOW IF ONE OR BOTH WILL GO OFF. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE SECOND GENERATION PRIUS BUT HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RECALL OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WE ARE ALL LEFT ON OUR OWN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA DUE TO INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PLEASE CHECK THIS LINK TO SEE IF A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPOSED. THANKS HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAWCLAIMS.COM/TOYOTA_PRIUS_HEADLIGHT_FAILURE.HTM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 40 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED THE SPEED IT WAS TRAVELING. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT THEN IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE SPEED DECREASED SLOWLY AND HE CONTINUED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PEDAL OR THE BRAKES AND THAT HE SHOULD REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. HE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA IN REGARDS TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT AWARE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR NOT. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

HEADLIGHTS TURN OF INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH MY DAUGHTERS 2006 & 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. MOSTLY THE RIGHT ONE SOMETIMES BOTH. IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN YOU HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. ALSO I NOTICE MANY OTHER PRIUSES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH ON A SIDE STREET DURING BROAD DAYLIGHT. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR - RATHER IT JUST REMAINED IN THE NORMAL DEPRESSED CONDITION AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKE AND IT FINALLY ENGAGED ON THE THIRD TRY ALTHOUGH I WAS ALREADY THRU THE STOP SIGN AND INTO THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO CARS AHEAD OF ME NOR WAS THERE ANY CROSS TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO SNOW OR ICE ON THE GROUND. MY CAR IS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 24,400 MILES TRAVELED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. IT WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2006. A FOLLOW UP CHECK OF THE BRAKES ON TUESDAY AT A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ON THE 16TH RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING" "CHECKED FOR DIAGNOSTIC CODES - EVERYTHING FINE." HARDLY CALMING. THE PAD WEAR INDICATOR WAS NOT DISPLAYED. *TR

1) STEERING WHEEL/SHAFT APPEARS TO BE IMPROPERLY SUPPORTED; FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING LOCK TO LOCK SINCE NEW. HAVE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF FOUR (4) TOYOTA DEALERS WHEN SERVICE PERFORMED (HAVE TAKEN TO TOYOTA FOR ALL SERVICE WORK SINCE NEW), ALL HAVE ADVISED THAT THERE IS "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER OWNED THAT HAS THIS SENSE OF DISCONNECT AND POTENTIAL FOR A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ISSUE WERE THERE EVER A STEERING FAILURE. 2) OVER ROUGH ROADS (WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE, WA) WHEN STOPPING, THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO ACTIVATE PREMATURELY AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES. WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES WITH ABS BRAKES WHICH DO NOT ACTIVATE SO READILY AND STOP SO SLOWLY. AS IT RELATES TO INCIDENT DATE(S): SINCE NEW, VEHICLE PURCHASED NOVEMBER 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MORE THAN 5 MPH OVER RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE ROAD, IF THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. AN UNKNOWN WARNING SYMBOL BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR HER BRAKING SYSTEM. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 35,700.

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS - HID HEADLAMPS GO OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND COME BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM. UNSAFE AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS WHERE DEER ROAM THE HIGHWAYS. MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED FOR FREE BY TOYOTA REP AND DEALER AFTER SHOWING THEM THE MYCARSTATS.COM COMPLAINT REPORTS. TOYOTA ALSO REDUCED PRICE OF HID LAMPS BY ONE-HALF IN A LETTER RECEIVED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. MANY HAVE HAD TO PAY $400 TO $1200 FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENTS. PRIUS FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE HEADLAMP. *TR

NHTSA ID: 193333 I UNDERSTAND THAT THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING A BRAKING ISSUE ON 2010 PRIUSES -- INVOLVING SLIPPING OR SURGING FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE 2010 MODEL; OUR 2006 PRIUS SLIPS IN THE SAME WAY, UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES: WHEN THE DRIVER BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON A WET SURFACE LIKE A LIGHT RAIL TRACK, OR GOES OVER BUMPS OR INTO POTHOLES WHILE BRAKING. IT FEELS AS IF THERE ARE NO BRAKES, AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY ON FLAT STREETS -- NEVER ON HILLS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THE TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME ANY VEHICLE WILL DO THIS, BUT THE ANOMALY IS ONE I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY OTHER CAR I'VE OWNED, INCLUDING 2 TOYOTAS. IN OTHER WORDS, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION, BECAUSE THE DEALERS SAY THERE IS NO DEFECT. "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" QUESTION BELOW MAKES NO SENSE, BECAUSE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. ALSO, "MILEAGE" INFORMATION IS USELESS, SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO I NOTICED THAT ONE OR SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WE LIVE ON A STREET WITHOUT STREETLAMPS AND I HAD SOME SCARY MOMENTS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN I TOLD MY DEALER ABOUT IT, THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING AS THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING WHEN THEY EXAMINED THEM. FINALLY, I GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA (ATTACHED), WHICH SAID THEY WOULD LOWER THE REPLACEMENT PRICE OF THE HEADLIGHTS (BUT NOT WARNING OF THE PROBLEMS I HAD BEEN HAVING). I HAD MY DEALER REPAIR THE LIGHTS AT A COST OF $559.25. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IF I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME. A CASE MANAGER AT TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS (ABOUT $300). I HAVE NOW READ OF HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY MODEL CAR WHO HAVE HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR A DANGEROUS PROBLEM LIKE THIS, OR AT LEAST NOTIFY THE DEALERS SO WHEN OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE PROBLEM IT IS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 M/HR ON I-95 AND NOTICED MY CAR VEERING FIRST TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT. I WAS PUZZLED BY THIS AND LOOKED OVER TO NOTICE THAT TREES WERE NOT MOVING, I.E., IT DID NOT FEEL WINDY OUTSIDE. THIS WAS A VERY PECULIAR INCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR ABOUT 3-4 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. I LATER HEARD ON THE NEWS THE RECALL OF COROLLAS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE. THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED A TEST MODEL SIMULATION AND IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE WHAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS MY IMAGINATION BUT IT CERTAINLY DID NOT FEEL THAT WAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

2006 PRIUS. 62K MILES. ONE HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO (JAN.2010) NOW A MINUTE OR SO AFTER THE FIRST ONE GOES OUT THE SECOND ONE GOES TOO LEAVING ME IN TOTAL DARKNESS. THE FIX IS TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF. A BULLETIN I RECEIVED LAST YEAR SAYS YOU CAN KILL THE HID BY TURNING OFF AND ON WHILE STILL HOT. THIS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE LIGHTS GOING! I GOT A TICKET LAST WEEK FOR A LIGHT OUT AND OF COURSE I MADE IT COME BACK ON FOR THE OFFICER BUT HE WASN'T IMPRESSED. NOW I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED AND I HAVE READ ALL THE BLOGS AND CLEARLY REPLACING THE BULB IS NOT WAY TO CORRECT THIS. *TR

BRAKES SEEM TO FADE OR RELEASE UPON STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE JUST GIVES UP FOR A SECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE ROAD WAS SLICK BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 20 TIMES. I USED THE YESTERDAYS DATE SINCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY PRIUS THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT THEIR OWN WILL. SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, THEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AS I DRIVE MOSTLY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LATE AT NIGHT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED. TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS AS A WARRANTY ITEM . *TR

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD, THE BRAKES HAVE NOT APPLIED PROPERLY ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATING A SKID WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT HANDLE PROPERLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS A COMMON FEATURE OF ABS SYSTEMS. I HAVE COMPENSATED BY NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES SHOULD WORK IN ANY SUCH SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, MOST RECENTLY SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. IN EACH CASE, THE ROAD SURFACES WERE NOT WET, JUST BUMPY. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES BRAKING WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THE DASH WILL LIGHT UP THE ICON WHICH DISPLAYS UNEVEN GROUND AND WHEN I APPLY BRAKES THERE IS A MOMENTARILY LAPSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND. ALSO MY LEFT HEADLIGHT AND LEFT TAILLIGHT GO ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREME ACCELERATION WHEN USING MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE NOT DETERMINED HOW FAST IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GO FOR SAFETY REASONS SO WHEN IT HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE EXTREMELY FAST, I WOULD TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SO AS NOT TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THAT FAST. I WOULD TURN IT OFF AS SOON AS I BEGAN TO FEEL OUT OF CONTROL WITH THE CAR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

2006 PRIUS WAS ARRIVING AT WORK AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM GAS, BUT ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN. THE CAR BOUNCED OVER THE CONCRETE CURB, OVER A SNOW BANK AND OVER A SECOND CURB INTO THE UNIVERSITY DRIVEWAY. CAR SUSTAINED $3800+ IN BODY DAMAGE AND ANOTHER $370 IN SERVICE REPAIRS FOR BRAKES, TIRES, SUSPENSION AND DASH WARNING SYSTEMS THAT ERUPTED. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED. LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. FINAL REPAIR INVOICE STATES THE VEHICLE FLOOR-MATS, ABS AND PEDAL STROKE SENSORS WERE ALL WORKING PROPERLY. CLAIM WAS MADE TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY [ERIE INSURANCE]. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON #5 FWY IN TA HONE PASS ON 2/7/10. NOW HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT. I PAID $837 TO DEALER ON 1/10/08 FOR REPLACEMENT OF HEADLAMPS. DEALER NOW WANTS $1024 TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NO OTHERS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED REGARDING THE ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 4/13/10 *CN UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ODD SKID-LIKE BEHAVIOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON BUMPY ROADS OR LOOSE GRAVEL. MOST NOTABLY THIS HAPPENS AT LOW AND DECELERATING VELOCITIES (MAYBE 15 MPH?) WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BROKEN PAVEMENT OR LOOSE GRAVEL. IT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRIUS' 'SLIPPERY SURFACE' ICON ON THE DASH BEING LIT. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT, BUT THE EXPERIENCE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES OVER THE FOUR MONTHS I'VE OWNED IT. ALSO, THE FRONT HID HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I WILL REPORT THESE PROBLEMS TO TOYOTA AND BASED ON THE HIGH VOLUME OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST OF FIXING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL REPEATEDLY. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN," AND ADDS "WORKING AS DESIGNED." AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER WAS PRECIPITOUSLY CLOSED BEFORE THE COMPANY HAD EVEN FULLY ANSWERED THE COMPLAINT, ON THE GROUNDS THAT ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WAS FAILING WHICH WOULD ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO REACH A SERVICE FACILITY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS REGULARLY FAIL, OFTEN CONCURRENTLY, AND OTHERS OBVIOUSLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. CLEARLY HAD THIS INFORMATION BEEN AVAILABLE TO INVESTIGATORS, THE INVESTIGATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR THIS REASON. TOYOTA HAS LOWERED THE PRICE ON REPLACEMENT, BUT TOOK THE POSITION WITH INVESTIGATORS THAT THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WOULD REQUIRE REGULAR REPLACEMENT. THE LITERATURE ON THE PRODUCT HOWEVER, INDICATES THAT THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CONSIDERING THAT PORTIONS ARE WARRANTIED FOR 100,000 MILES, IS A MILESTONE WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT REACHED. THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUING, SO THE DATE AND MILEAGE ARE TAKEN FROM THE INVOICE WHEN THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO ROYAL PALM TOYOTA, ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL. I PRAY THE NHTSA WILL REOPEN ITS INVESTIGATION IN LIGHT OF NEW EVIDENCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IF I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE I AM BRAKING, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES SLIP FOR A SECOND AND I LOSE MY ABILITY TO BRAKE WHILE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. A SECOND LATER EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL. THE VSA LIGHT FLASHES CONCURRENTLY WITH THE INCIDENT. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAPPENED, IT REALLY SCARED ME, AND I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. NOW I MAKE SURE TO LEAVE MORE THAN THE NORMAL SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN CASE THIS HAPPENS. I JUST ASSUMED THIS WAS SOMETHING THE CAR DID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET USED TO, BUT NOW THAT THE 2010 PRIUS RECALL HAS BEEN PUBLICIZED, THE ISSUE BEING DESCRIBED THERE SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE CURVED, WHEN CHANGING LANES, OR ON STREETS THAT ARE WET, THE CAR FEELS UNBALANCED, AND REQUIRES A QUICK STEERING ADJUSTMENT TO REGAIN NORMAL OPERATION. INCIDENTS LIKE THESE OCCUR TOO FREQUENTLY, AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND WHEN THEY OCCUR, THE VEHICLE'S RED SKID LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED (I SUPPOSE IT IS RELATED TO THIS MODEL'S ANTI-SKID AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE THAT WAS NOT STANDARD EQUIPMENT). TRACTION CONTROL WAS AN OPTIONAL FEATURE THAT THE DEALERSHIPS OFFERED IN MORE EXPENSIVE PACKAGES OF THE 2006 PRIUS BUNDLED TOGETHER WITH OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE NOT RELATED TO DRIVING SAFETY, WHICH MADE THE PACKAGES UNNECESSARILY EXPENSIVE, AND WAS A FACTOR IN MY DECISION TO NOT OPT FOR THIS UPGRADE. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, I FELT THE NEED TO REPORT THIS IN CASE OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. THE DATE I HAVE SELECTED CORRESPONDS TO THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE, NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT, AS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. FYI, TIRES, BRAKES, STEERING, AND ALIGNMENT HAVE ALL BEEN CHECKED AND MAINTAINED AS PER TOYOTA'S SUGGESTED GUIDELINES. *TR

IN 2006 I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PACKAGE 6 WHICH INCLUDES HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) HEADLAMPS. STARTING APPROX. 1 YEAR AGO, I NOTICED A HEADLAMP OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $400+ TO REPAIR 1 HEADLAMP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON, THEY WOULD WORK AGAIN TEMPORARILY, SO I DECIDED TO TOLERATE A HEADLAMP THAT IS PERIODICALLY OUT AND WOULD WORK AGAIN IF I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WOULD BE OUT AND SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WOULD BE OUT. APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO, I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH HEADLAMPS WOULD BE PERIODICALLY OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING, A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. I STOPPED DRIVING AT NIGHT. APPROX. 2 WEEKS AGO, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND WILL DISCOUNT THE HEADLAMP BULBS FROM $300 EACH TO $150 EACH PLUS LABOR. EVEN $150 IS TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BUT I NEEDED TO DRIVE THAT VEHICLE AT NIGHT SO I HAD BOTH LIGHTS REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $504.87. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FROM TOYOTA AND THEY SHOULD FIX THAT SAFETY PROBLEM FOR FREE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND FOR YEARS I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS. AT TIMES WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPY TERRAIN, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. I CAN RE-GAIN CONTROL BY HITTING THE BRAKES HARD AND/OR PUMPING THE BRAKES DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN JANUARY 2006. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I'M NOT SURE IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED OR NOT, BUT IF THEY WERE, THEY WERE APPLIED LIGHTLY. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMP FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS CAN FLICKER OUT AND CAN POTENTIALLY COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. LATER IT CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE, A 2006 PRIUS, ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. TOYOTA SENT US A LETTER STATING THE COST OF A NEW BULB WAS REDUCED FROM $300 TO $150 PLUS LABOR/TAX. ALSO, THE LETTER STATED THAT HID BULBS ARE PRONE TO DETERIORATION DUE TO USE AND ADVISES THAT WE USE OUR HEADLAMPS ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS SAFETY RELATED AND THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. TOYOTA'S ADVICE TO CONSIDER USING THE LIGHTS LESS IS ALSO MISGUIDED AND NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF SAFELY. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT MAY BE CAUSING THIS FAILURE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING THEN COME BACK ON. INTERMITTENT AND TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT IN MY 2006 PRIUS HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS NOW. WHEN I DRIVE, THE LEFT HEADLAMP WILL TURN OFF AND STOP WORKING AFTER A SHORT WHILE, AND IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A WHILE. I'VE HAD IT FIXED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME, IT WORKED NORMALLY FOR A WHILE, BUT IT STARTED FAILING AGAIN AFTER A FEW MONTHS. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS FIXED, IT ACTUALLY WORSENED. AT THIS POINT, I'LL HAVE TO CYCLE MY HEADLIGHTS EVERY TEN MINUTES OR SO. IMPAIRED VISION AT NIGHT DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY FRIENDS IN THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT'S A "KNOWN ISSUE" WITH THE PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (XENON) HEADLAMPS. IF IT'S "KNOWN", WHY ISN'T IT RECALLED? IT'S HAZARDOUS TO DRIVERS. *TR

I EXPERIENCE SURGING WHEN BRAKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING PROBLEM THAT IS REPORTED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD THIS CAR (SINCE 2006). OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKES WILL FAIL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND WHEN BRAKING OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE (TRAIN TRACKS ETC). BY NOW I AM USED TO THE PROBLEM THOUGH IT DOES SEEM TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY OVER TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY NOT CONFINED TO THE 2010 MODEL. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW, BUT THIS IS A FREQUENTLY RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. THE HID LIGHTS FLICKER AND TURN OFF ABOUT TWO TIMES A DAY WHILE I AM DRIVING. THESE LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST TEN TIMES LONGER THAN REGULAR LIGHTS. THE LIGHT FAILURE IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS CAN SUDDENLY TURN OFF. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE RECALL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. "THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE AN "INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL" DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE ABS IS OPERATING AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO." I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE IT HAS CAUSED OR ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ONE TIME. PLEASE LOOK INTO ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOSS OF BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE MODEL YEAR 2010 RECALL. ON FEBRUARY 8TH, MY WIFE (WITH OUR INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT) WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A BUMPY INTERSECTION AND FOR A SPLIT SECOND LOST BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS SCARY. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION MORE THAN ONCE LAST YEAR DURING SNOWY/SLUSHY CONDITIONS. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT THE 2006 PRIUS. IF I AM BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP, THE CAR MOMENTARILY LOSING BRAKING POWER AND DOES NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE BRAKES KICK IN AGAIN. I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM TO TWO OTHER GENERATION II PRIUS OWNERS AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING, ONE AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN YESTERDAY. I WILL PUT TODAY'S DATE BECAUSE I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN EVERY DAY COMING DOWN A HILL WITH SOME OLD ROADWORK ON IT. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER FIRST IN 2007. NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. WHEN I DRIVE OVER A WET/ICY SPOT OR A ROAD GRATE (LIKE A METAL DRAIN) MY CAR SEEMS TO SKID AND THE ROUGH ROAD LIGHT COMES ON. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM BRAKING, BUT WHILE I AM ACCELERATING OR DRIVING NORMALLY. I HAVE PURCHASED BETTER TIRES, WHICH HELPS A LITTLE, BUT I STILL EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND I TRY NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR IN ANY BAD WEATHER. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED MANY RECALLS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE COVERED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS ALL OF THE TIME; FIRST ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, THEN THE SECOND ONE... IN ORDER TO REMEDY FOR SHORT TIME YOU NEED TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHT AND TURN BACK ON. TOYOTA DENIES ANY WRONG DOING AND IT WILL COST $1000 TO FIX WHICH IS NOT FAIR AS I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE REPAIRED AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT TELL IF THEIR HEADLAMPS GOES OUT. ACCIDENTS. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT THE DRIVER KNOWING AND THEN KEEPS ON DRIVING UNTIL THEY ARE STRUCK OR HIT SOMETHING. OTHER CARS MAY NOT SEE THIS. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 5000 TIMES... *TR

1. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. 2. WE COULD NOT GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. NEITHER TAPPING THE BRAKE OR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. WE HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE. 3. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE. THE TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LEFT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. *TR

WHEN I GENTLY APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. IN SURPRISE, I APPLY GREATER FORCE AND THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONICS IN THE HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN THAT DOES NOT FULLY DISCONNECT THE DRIVE WHEN STOPPING. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ANY PROBLEM. THEY WOULD NOT REPORT OR ESCALATE IT FURTHER, JUST DISMISSED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, SHUT OFF AND SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY WHICH SHE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH A CODE PRODUCED CITED THAT A BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURRED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HER. ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF THEN THE HORN WOULD HONK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

THE ABS HAS CAUSED THE BRAKES ON MY CAR TO DISENGAGE WHEN THEY SHOULD BE ENGAGED. I NOTIFIED THE TOYOTA DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. IN LIGHT OF RECENT INFORMATION THAT HAS COME TO THE PUBLIC AWARENESS, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO LOOK FURTHER BACK INTO THE ORIGIN OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ODD SKID-LIKE BEHAVIOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON BUMPY ROADS OR LOOSE GRAVEL. MOST NOTABLY THIS HAPPENS AT LOW AND DECELERATING VELOCITIES (MAYBE 15 MPH?) WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BROKEN PAVEMENT OR LOOSE GRAVEL. IT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRIUS' 'SLIPPERY SURFACE' ICON ON THE DASH BEING LIT. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT, BUT THE EXPERIENCE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES OVER THE YEAR I'VE OWNED IT. MOST OF THE TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED HAVE BEEN AT THE SAME INTERSECTION. *TR

IF I HIT A POT HOLE OR BUMP WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS SLIDING. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EXHIBITS THE SAME LOSS OF BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACES THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY OCCASIONS, WHEN BRAKING A LOW, CITY-DRIVING SPEEDS. WHEN I HIT A BUMP, THERE IS A LOSS OF BRAKING. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR "SLIPS" FORWARD FOR A MOMENT. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, NOR HAS IT RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION, SO I HAVE NOT THOUGHT TO REPORT IT PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2010 PRIUS RECALL, I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO MENTION OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM IN PRIOR YEAR MODELS. I AM SURE THAT THERE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 PRIUS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME LACK OF BRAKING. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARS TO FAIL MOMENTARILY WHEN SLOWING AND BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THIS OCCURS ROUTINELY (WEEKLY) WHEN TURNING A SPECIFIC CORNER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE THE ROAD IS UNEVEN. THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT DATE. *TR