2006 Toyota Prius complaints

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IF I HIT A BUMP, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT "SPEEDS UP" AND LOOSES CONTROL. THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM I'VE HAD SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR PRIUS IN 2006. I'VE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA ITSELF. *TR

LOSE BRAKES MOMENTARILY WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS, POT HOLES ETC. ABS LIGHT FLASHES THEN BRAKING RETURNS AS LONG AS BRAKE PEDAL STAYS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS OCCURRED FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT MY CAR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FUNCTION OF ABS BRAKES UNTIL I SAW THE DESCRIPTION OF THE 2010 PRIUS RECALL. *TR

ON AUGUST 25, 2009 MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS CAR HAD LOW MILEAGE AND A NEW SET OF TIRES. MY DAUGHTER WAS PROBABLY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH WHEN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE BROUGHT TRAFFIC TO A HALT, MY DAUGHTER PUT ON BRAKES BUT STILL ENDING UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER RESULTING IN TOTALING THE PRIUS. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE PEOPLE SHE HIT HAVE A CLAIM IN FOR INJURIES, THOUGH NONE VISIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT ALTHOUGH SHE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT SQUARE ON COMPLETELY DEMOLISHING THE FRONT END NONE OF HER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NONE. ON CALLING JULISSA AT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE DESIGNED NOT TO DEPLOY IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. I WAS DUMBFOUNDED, WHEN WERE THEY SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY IF NOT DURING A FRONT END COLLISION AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AFTER I STOPPED SHAKING MY HEAD FROM DISBELIEF I CALLED BACK AND SPOKE TO A SUPERVISOR WHO IN TURN EXPLAINED THAT THE AIR BAGS REACTED AS DESIGNED, I SUGGESTED AT THAT POINT THAT PERHAPS THERE MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW. I AM NOT A ROCKET SCIENTIST BUT I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHAT AIR BAGS ARE DESIGNED FOR, AFTERALL I DID PAY ALL THAT MONEY FOR THEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS NOT HAPPY AND AM STILL UPSET THAT THEY WOULD THINK THE PUBLIC IS SO STUPID. AS I MENTIONED THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND AT THE TIME WAS VALUED AT $17,000. I RECEIVED A FULL PAY OFF FOR THE CAR BUT FEEL THEY OWE ME SOMETHING FOR THE EQUITY THAT WAS LOST WHEN TH

2006 PRIUS GASOLINE TANKS HAS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, BASED ON TEMPERATURE. FILL UP CAPACITY RANGES FROM 6 TO 10 GALLONS, ON A 10.9 GALLONS TANK. *TR

MY SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUS (2006) HAS ALWAYS EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKE SLIPPAGE THAT IS BEING REPORTED FOR 3RD GENERATION PRIUS'. WHENEVER I GO OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, I TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OVER THE BRAKES AND A WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID AND I WANT TO OFFICIALLY NOTE THAT THE BREAKING PROBLEM BEING DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2010 MODEL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AS I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND EACH TIME THEY SIMPLY NOTED THAT THE BREAKS SHOULD BE WORKING FINE. THE ISSUE IS THAT AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN OR BUMPY SURFACES, THE PRIUS DOES NOT BREAK AS IT SHOULD. INSTEAD, THE CAR SEEMS TO JERK AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

WHEN I DRIVE OVER POT HOLES OR UNEVEN SURFACES AND APPLY MY BRAKES, THEY DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE RE-ENGAGING, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD MOMENTARILY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AND OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. I ASKED THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO FIX IT, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM, SO HAD NO WAY OF FIXING IT (EVEN THOUGH I EXPLAINED IN DETAIL WHAT WAS HAPPENING). AGAIN, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS, AND WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA.

MY CONCERN IS WITH THE BRAKING CAPACITY IN MY 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER), THAT WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS, ROUGH ROADS (INCLUDING ICE /SNOW), AND MY FOOT IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE, THERE IS A JERKING SENSATION AND THE CAR FAILS TO STOP. IN FACT, IT LURCHES FORWARD. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PHENOMENON WITH OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, BUT NOT UNTIL THE LATEST SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 2010 PRIUS, HAVE I TAKEN ACTION. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NEVER A CAR OR A PEDESTRIAN IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS OCCURED. I AM PUTTING YESTERDAYS DATE AS THE DATE OF INCIDENT, HOWEVER THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS. *CN

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES GENTLY, ON A MODEST DOWNGRADE, BRAKING EFFECTS STOPS FOR A SECOND OR TWO THEN KICKS IN HARD. THE ANTI-SKID BRAKING LIGHT FLICKERS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS HAPPENS TO ME CONSISTENTLY AT THE SAME LOCATION NEAR OUR HOME: NORTHBOUND, RIGHT-LANE, ON 10TH AVE E, APPROACHING E. ROANOKE ST IN SEATTLE. I HAVE COME TO EXPECT IT NOW, AND TAKE MEASURES TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS ETC. IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN IF I HIT A BUMPY PATCH OF PAVEMENT AT THE TIME. *CN

MOVING OFF FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE TOYOTA PRIUS MODEL 2006 BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND BREAK DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IMMEDIATELY; VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FOR SOMETIME BEFORE BREAK BEGAN TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN; FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NOT VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY IN FROM OF MY VEHICLE. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS VERY SCARY. *CN

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WITH THE HIGH-INTENSITY-DISCHARGE (HID) LAMP OPTION AND HAVE MADE AN ONLINE REPORT TO YOU PREVIOUSLY WITH NO REPLY. WHEN I ASKED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE BULLETINS REGARDING THE ISSUE. I HAD A FRIEND ASK ANOTHER FRIEND WHO IS A NORTHEAST TOYOTA DEALER IF HE HAD HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. HE SENT TOYOTA DOCUMENT TITLED "2006 TO 2009 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA HID HEADLIGHT CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM." LAST WEEK TOYOTA SENT ME THE SAME DOCUMENT. THE DOCUMENT PLACES THE BLAME ON THE HID HEAD LAMPS, RECOMMENDS TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF DURING DAY TIME OPERATION, ETC. I AM HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS OF THEIR DOCUMENT AND BELIEVE THERE IS A MORE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM INVOLVING THE HEAD LAMPS, ETC. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THE LIGHTING SYSTEM SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY (BOTH HEAD LAMPS MIND YOU- NOT ONE) IF THE CAR WAS SHUT-OFF AND AGAIN POWERED UP THE SYSTEM RESTARTED AND THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS A LAMP ISSUE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT AND THINK THERE IS MORE SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH MY WIFE AND I AND IN BOTH CASES WE WERE PLACED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME I HEARD A DISTINCT CLICK AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAPPENED TO BE ON THE INTERSTATE AND TOOK THE FIRST EXIT WHICH TO MY DISMAY WAS NOT LIT AND I WAS TOTALLY IN THE DARK. I HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR TO SEE THE WHITE LINE MARKING THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND DRIVE OFF THE SHOULDER. FORTUNA

YOU NEED TO LOOK AT MORE THAN JUST THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN TERMS OF BRAKING PROBLEMS. I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH THE SAME ISSUE - LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OVER UNEVEN SURFACES. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE BUT I HAVE NEVER REPORTED AS I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE ABS/HYBRID BATTERY RELATIONSHIP. *TW

I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH MOMENTARY BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE 2010 PRIUS ON BUMPY ROADS. HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED EARLIER MODEL YEARS? I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. *TW

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THIS IS NOT SO BAD ON THE OPEN HIGHWAYS WITH OTHER CARS STILL LIGHTING UP THE ROAD, BUT IT'S DOWNRIGHT SCARY ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS. AT ALL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS GET PROGRESSIVELY DIMMER TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN ACTUALLY OUTRUN MY FIELD OF VISION.....AGAIN VERY UNNERVING. MY SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO DRIVE ONE OF MY OTHER CARS WHEN POSSIBLE. I GUESS THE GOOD NEWS IS I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE & GAS PEDAL ISSUES THAT ARE ON THE NEWS.........STILL, I THINK THE HID HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS SERIOUS. I'VE NEVER BOTHERED TO COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THEY WILL GIVE ME THE RUNAROUND AND CHARGE OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE BULBS & THE PROBLEM ONLY GOES AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS AT BEST. *CN *TR

I OWN A SECOND GENERATIONPRIUS (2006), AND IT HAS THE SAME BRAKE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED BY THE OWNERS OF THE 3RD GENERATION MODEL. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A QUIRKY CHARACTERISTIC OF THE HYBRID, SO I HAVE LEARNED TO COMPENSATE BY GIVING MYSELF AN UNUSUALLY LARGE DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, AS PEOPLE CUT IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE GAP IS LARGE. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEAR-MISSES WITH ME ALMOST REAR-ENDING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. I HOPE THE NHTSA IS LOOKING AT ALL MODELS OF THE PRIUS FOR THIS DEFECT. IN MY FORM BELOW, I CHECKED AIR AND HYDRAULIC BRAKES BECAUSE THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE DROP DOWN BOX. *CN

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LASTED LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. RESPONDED TO REPEATED BRAKING AND HITTING AND PULLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENED WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.THE PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT. I COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT AFTER IT OCCURRED BY FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN. *CN

OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 YEARS I'VE TAKEN MY PRIUS TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE WITH CONCERN OVER MY BRAKING SYSTEM THREE TIMES. TWICE THE HEAD OF SERVICE MECHANICS HAS DRIVEN WITH ME SEEING NOTHING UNUSUAL, THE THIRD TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK THE CAR OUT WITH ME. THEY ALL VOWED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE REASON I'VE BEEN SO CONCERNED WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T RESPOND FAST ENOUGH AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WITH WET PAVEMENT OR RAINING, PRESSING THE BRAKES WITH AUTHORITY, THE CAR WILL GO INTO A SLIGHT SKID WITH THE DASH SKID LIGHT COMING ON. THIS ENTIRE SENARIO HAS CAUSED ME TO BE OVERLY CAUTIOUS WHEN BRAKING ANYTIME AND IN ANY SITUATION. IF A QUICK ACTION IS NEEDED FOR SPEEDY BRAKING I QUESTION WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. IT APPEARS THE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA HAVE JUST TRIED TO APPEASE ME NOT BELIEVING NOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S BEEN IN ERROR. I DON'T FEEL SO INADEQUATE NOW THAT ALL THE CURRENT INFORMATION HAS COME TO LIGHT. WAS BEGINNING TO THINK I WAS THE COMPLAINER WITHOUT CAUSE. I LOVE MY CAR - BUT AM NOW EVEN MORE HESITANT ABOUT IT'S SAFETY. MUST ADMIT, I'M FAR MORE CAREFUL THAN EVER, BEING ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POSSIBLE BRAKING SITUATIONS IN ADVANCE. *CN

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING OVER POTHOLE OR BUMPS, ANTILOCK BREAKS ARE TRIGGERED, AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK (TEMPORARILY). I HAVE LISTENED TO THE REPORTS ON THE 2010 PRIUS AND WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN MY 2ND GENERATION PRIUS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED TO THE 3RD GENERATION MODEL. *CN

I DRIVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. IT HAS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF ANY OFFICIAL RECALLS OTHER THAN THE MAP RECALL. HOWEVER, I AM WRITING THAT THIS CAR SUFFERS FROM THE SAME BRAKE DEFECT WHICH HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED ON IN THE NEWER PRIUS MODELS. THAT IS, WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE OR A SLIPPERY SURFACE, THE BRAKES DISENGAGE AS A RESULT OF THE STABILIZATION SYSTEM. IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY, BUT I HAVE BECOME RELATIVELY USE TO IT, SUCH THAT IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME ANYMORE, THOUGH I KNOW IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. SO FAR I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL PROBLEM WITH IT DECLARED. I HOPE THIS CHANGES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND DIDN'T MAKE THE CONNECTION UNTIL THE NEWS STORIES CAME OUT. I DROVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LIGHT RIGHT AFTER THE TRACKS. THE LIGHT INDICATING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS CAME ON AND I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE BRAKES TAKING HOLD. IT STARTLED ME, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR - THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HIT ROUGH ROAD AND TRIED TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. MY REACTION WAS TO AVOID THAT SCENARIO BY ADJUSTING MY DRIVING, BUT NOW I'M WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ISN'T JUST LIMITED TO THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO REPEAT THAT SEQUENCE, BUT I DO THINK OTHER PRIUS MODELS SHOULD BE TESTED. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE ABS CABLE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS DAMAGED. THE REPAIR SHOP THOUGHT THE DAMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF DRIVING OFF-ROAD, BUT I'VE NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR OFF-ROAD. ONLY ON PAVEMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE ABS CABLE OR NOT. I STILL HAVE THE DAMAGED CABLE. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETELY LOSES BRAKING WHEN I RUN OVER ROUGH ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS LIGHT AND MY WHEELS WERE ACTUALLY JUMPING OFF THE GROUND, BUT WITH THE SAFETY RECALL OF NEW 2010 PRIUSES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS, I REALIZED THIS IS A SYSTEM PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS, THAT WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR POTHOLE, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, ON THE DASH, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY, IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE. ITS A SIMILAR FEELING AS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED SURFACE. NOT SURE IF ITS JUST A FLAW IN THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (MAY INCLUDE A BRAKING ISSUE AS WELL). I DID CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE, YET IF YOU WERE TO DO A SEARCH ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON AN UNEVEN AND WINDING ROAD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. SHE WAS FORCED TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TOYOTA REPLACED GAVE THE CONTACT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE THE 2006 PRIUS WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. SINCE THE CRASH INVOLVED ONE VEHICLE A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. TOYOTA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

I'M FILING THIS AS IT MAY RELATE TO YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). I'VE NOTICED THAT, AT TIMES WHEN THE ESC IS ACTIVATED BY A BUMPY/SLIPPERY ROAD, THAT ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES (VIA THE PEDAL) AT THAT MOMENT (SHORTLY AFTER THE ESC HAS ACTIVATED, PER THE DASHBOARD LIGHT) WILL SOMETIMES "FAIL". THE "FAILURE" BEING THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR (OFTEN WITH A 'CLUNK' NOISE - MAYBE THE BRAKE PEDAL HITTING THE FLOOR?) WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE BRAKES. I'VE FOUND, EVERY TIME, THAT RELEASING AND RE-DEPRESSING THE PEDAL ACTIVATES THE BRAKES WITHOUT FAIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SO THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" I'VE ENTERED IS A BEST GUESS OF THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FOR 1 OR THREE SECONDS -GENERALLY. A YELLOW LIGHT ALSO COMES ON THE DASH BOARD. IT OFTEN HAPPENS DAILY. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE OR TWO EXPERIENCES WHEN THE POWER DIDN'T RETURN SO QUICKLY AND THEN I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKES AND WAS JUST SKIDDING. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM DISCUSSED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS OF CHAT SITES. IT CAN OCCUR AT ANY MILEAGE SPEED BUT I WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT A MILEAGE NUMBER IN THE BOX CAN IT BE FIXED? *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE - CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND RUNNING OVER A DISCONTINUITY IN THE ROAD OR WET PAVEMENT. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, BRAKING, TURNING CAR OFF AND ON ALARM GOES OFF CONSTANTLY AND TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AROUND 30 MILES PER GALLON. *TR

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. FORTUNATELY IT WAS JUST BEFORE MID-NIGHT, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, AND I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. I TURNED THE LIGHTS AND IGNITION ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHTS COME ON AND I DROVE ABOUT 200 YARDS TO MY APARTMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE TREATED IT AS THOUGH IT WERE FAIRLY COMMON. HE REPLACED BOTH BULBS AT NO CHARGE TO ME UNDER WARRANTY. I NOT AWARE OF ANY SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD; YET, THE BRAKES BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38800.

PURCHASED 2006 PRIUS IN JAN 09 IMMEDIATELY HAD THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GO OUT AND THEN FIX ITSELF. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM OF FLICKERING SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A YEAR. AT NIGHT THIS IS SCARY ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WHERE THERE IS NO LIGHT FROM STREET LIGHTS. I AM NO LONGER DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR AT NIGHT UNTIL TOYOTA ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WANTS $489.38 TO REPLACE THEM BOTH WILL NOT REPLACE ONE ALONE. THE NEWS HAS REPORTED THAT THOUSANDS HAVE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE EVENTHOUGH I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH DOES NOT COVER THIS EVEN THOUGH IT IS BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE COST OF $489.38 IS WAY TOO HIGH FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 32,397 MILES ON IT AND MUCH TO EXPENSIVE FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO IS ON A LIMITED INCOME. *TR

BRAKES MOMENTARILY STOP WORKING WHILE BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES SUCH AS HITTING A CRACK OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, BRAKING OVER A MANHOLE COVER, ETC. I WILL LOOSE BREAKING FOR ABOUT 1 FULL SECOND. I HAVE ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT SO FAR HAVE STOPPED JUST IN TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. TOYOTA IGNORES MY COMPLAINTS, AS THEY SAY IT IS PART OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND HOW THEY OPERATE, OR THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE WHEN THEY TEST IT. IT IS NOT NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES!!!! I KNOW HOW ANTILOCK BRAKES WORK AND THEY DON'T LET THE CAR GO WITH OUT BRAKE FOR A FULL SECOND OR MORE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED FOR THE 2010 MODELS, WHEN I APPLY BRAKES ON A BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD. I NOTICE IT MOST AT AN INTERSECTION IN MY TOWN - I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT, THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW, I HIT A PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S ACCELERATING (ITS RATE OF SLOWING IS LESS, SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ACCELERATING), THEN THE BRAKES "KICK IN" AGAIN AND SLOW THE CAR. VERY SURPRISING THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED BUT IN THREE YEARS IT'S HAPPENED SO OFTEN I HARDLY EVEN NOTICE IT. I DIDN'T ASSOCIATE IT WITH BUMPY ROADS UNTIL READING RECENT ARTICLES ON THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT I HESITATE TO LET OTHERS DRIVE MY PRIUS. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO 2010 MODELS! I PUT JAN 1 2009 AS "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" BECAUSE YOU WON'T ACCEPT THIS FORM WITHOUT A SINGLE SPECIFIC DATE, BUT IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE AT LEAST MARCH 2006 THROUGH JANUARY 2010. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE CAR HAS ELECTRIC OR HYDRAULIC BRAKES SO I PICKED "SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC". VERY UNCLEAR CATEGORY NAMES FOR "VEHICLE INFORMATION - DETAILS". *TR

IF I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2006 PRIUS, THE BRAKES GIVE-OUT AND I HAVE RE-BRAKE. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS,AND ONLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POT-HOLE. WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 YEARS AGO, THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND I SHOULD JUST RE-APPLY THE BRAKES. IT STILL HAPPENS TODAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I AM BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD, OR OVER A POTHOLE, THE BRAKE WILL CUT OUT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD, LEADING TO A SENSATION OF SLIDING. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. THE INCIDENT DATE IS JUST AN APPROXIMATION OF THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ONE LIGHT BULB GOING OFF IS COMMON, HOWEVER, BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AT THE SAME TIME REPEATEDLY DURING DRIVING, LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANY LIGHTING. LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ROUGH SURFACES THE BRAKES WON'T ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR I DROVE INTO AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. I ASKED A MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT IS JUST HOW THE CAR IS, SO NOTHING WAS DONE. IT HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006, SO THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS IRRELEVANT. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN SLICK CONDITIONS AT ROUGHLY 15 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TWO STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF ME, AND WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FOR THE BRAKES. I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND STILL NO RESPONSE AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS MY BRAKES RETURNED. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE STOPPED AUDI IN FRONT OF ME I TURNED MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND DROVE UP ON THE SIDEWALK, MY BRAKES RETURNED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TOO FAR ON THE SIDEWALK. THIS WAS NOT A NORMAL SLIDE FROM SLICK CONDITIONS I HAVE NO RESPONSE FROM MY BRAKES AT ALL NOT ABS PUMP AT ALL, NOTHING. *TR

1. BRAKES ON MY 2006 PRIUS MOMENTARILY FAILED TO RESPOND, AFTER A 1 - 2 SEC DELAY THEY ACTIVATED. AT SAME TIME,THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES, BUT THE CAR IS NOT LOSING TRACTION. THIS HAPPENED 4 X, ONE ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER TIMES WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES ON UNEXPECTEDLY, BUT EFFECT ON BRAKES IS UNKNOWN: NOT BRAKING THEN. 3 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT ONE DEALER, I WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH A MECHANIC. DURING THE TEST DRIVE, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TRACTION LIGHT GO ON WHEN THERE WAS NO LOSS OF TRACTION. THE INVOICE STATED "TEST DROVE AND CHECKED OPERATIONS. AT THIS TIME COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERNS." I WROTE ON THE INVOICE "I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TRACTION LIGHT GO ON WHEN THERE WAS NO LOSS OF TRACTION. I AM NOT SATISFIED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND AND REPAIRED." & ON THE SIGNATURE LINE "NOT SATISFIED, (SIGNATURE)" I WANTED THEM TO CHANGE THE COMPUTER, BUT THEY SAID IF THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULDN'T CHANGE THE COMPUTER. I INSISTED THAT THEY REPLACE ONE COMPONENT, AND IF THE PROBLEM DIDN'T REOCCUR, I'D KNOW THEY FOUND THE SOLUTION. THEY BLED THE BRAKES, WHICH WAS UNLIKELY TO BE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY INVOICE UP 2ND TIME, THE COPY ON WHICH I HAD WRITTEN MY COMMENTS WAS RETURNED TO ME, AND A FRESHLY PRINTED COPY- WITHOUT MY COMMENTS - WAS GIVEN TO ME & KEPT FOR THEIR REC

DRIVING 2006 PRIUS 6/27/07 ON RURAL 2 LANE HIGHWAY, CROSSED ROUGH RAIL ROAD CROSSING. WITHIN 1/4 MILE MOVED OUT TO PASS CYCLISTS AND AS I CUT BACK INTO MY LANE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 40 TO 60 MPH IN 3 SECONDS. BURNED UP BRAKES AND STARTED CAR FIRE GETTING CAR STOPPED. TOWED TO TOYOTA IN WASAU WISC. BRAKES REPLACED BUT TOYOTA SAID IT(SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION) HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. TOYOTA WOULDN'T PAY EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. INSURANCE PAID. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WE FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED BACK TO 05. WE STILL HAVE OLD BRAKE PARTS. *TR

2006 PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHT. HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN FAILING OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO WHAT I READ IN THE NYTIMES: "IN THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS LOGGED AT LEAST 136 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE 2010 PRIUS. MANY ARE FROM DRIVERS WHO SAY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD OR TEMPORARILY LOST BRAKING AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACE, AND MANY SAY IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM." UNTIL I READ THIS, I THOUGHT THAT IT HAD BEEN MY IMAGINATION, BECAUSE IT WAS TEMPORARY, MILDLY DISTURBING, BUT DIDN'T RESULT IN ANY DAMAGE. I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SPORADICALLY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR MARCH 15, 2006, PROBABLY NO MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES IN MORE THAN 100,000 MILES LOGGED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I READ TODAY'S NEWS ABOUT PRIUS BRAKE ISSUES AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE SAME HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A DEFECT, AND DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT. WHEN I BRAKE, AND THERE IS A BUMP OR POTHOLE ON THE ROAD, THE CARS TIRES SEEM TO SKID FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE VEHICLE SKID INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON A WHILE THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS INCLUDING 10 MPH OVER POTHOLES AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKES LOST TRACTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING WHEN MAKING A TURN AT A SLOW SPEED OR DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

BRAKE FAILURE IN PRIUS 2006 MODEL. CAR DID NOT STOP NEAR A SIGNAL LIGHT, AND WOULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR INFRONT OF MINE. FINALLY ENDED UP DRIVING INTO ANOTHER LANE FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION TRAFFIC. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT CAR DID NOT STOP FOR 15 FT NEAR A STOP SIGN, WHERE THERE WAS A LITTLE SNOW UNTIL ABS ACTED. IN BOTH CASES WE GOT LUCKY. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED NOT ONLY FOR 2010 MODEL PRIUS BUT ALSO FOR PREVIOUS MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF, IT RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. A TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE CAR INDICATES A WHEEL SLIDE WARNING IN BEST OF CONDITIONS AT RANDOM TIMES. LOSS OF POWER TO CAR AND DIFFICULTY IN RETAINING CONTROL. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE, MY CAR SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL CAUSING OVER $8,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND HURTING MY NECK. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM, SO I REMOVED THE MAT. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AGAIN. I WAS GOING SLOW AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKE HARD AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE I HIT ANYTHING. THE CAR ACTUALLY FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING. ALSO, ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE PRIUS IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I INFORMED THE TOYOTA DEALER AT 5727 S 27TH ST. MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN, THAT THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SKIDDING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD. THE SKID LIGHT IN THE DASH ACTUALLY COMES ON. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET FROM THIS PROBLEM BUT I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ALSO SINCE I SEE THAT THEY ARE SAYING THAT ONLY THE 2010 PRIUSES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO INCREASE BRAKING PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14000.