2006 Toyota Prius complaints

HID LIGHTING GIVING PROBLEMS ON 2006 PRIUS. THEY WILL OCCASIONALLY BLINK OR GO OFF ENTIRELY. LESS THAN 20K MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, AFTER THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF THEY REMAINED ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $300 PER BULB TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND $200 IN LABOR.. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE CONSUMER IT WOULDN'T NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. UPDATED 06/15/10.*JB

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE HI HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WERE INTERMITTENTLY CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY (ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK). VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA. CASE NUMBER WITH THEM IS 1001131933. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. FIRST MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT. I GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALER AND THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES THE SAME THING. ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND AGAIN MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT IS OUT (YES IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON, IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES). THEN AGAIN SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT COMPLETELY. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TWO TIMES... NOW IT'S NOT! YES I GOT THE NOTICE ABOUT THE PRICE CHANGE FOR THE HEADLIGHT.... BUT I THINK THIS IS A DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT ISSUE AND HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE! I KNOW OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME TYPE PROBLEM! *TR

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FIRST JUST ONE, THEN THE OTHER. DO I HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I CAN REPORT THIS ABSURD SAFETY FAILURE. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY WHEN I'M DRIVING IN OR DRIVING HOME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES. FOR THE LAST YEAR, THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY & HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT TURN BACK ON AGAIN. THE SAME THING IS NOW OCCURRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS MORE THAN AWARE ABOUT. *TR

HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT FAILURE THEN FULL FAILURE. *TR

WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN IN AUGUST 2008 FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. THE HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN WORKING EARLIER THAT DAY. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED HOME, THE HEADLIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS AND NOW HAPPENS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, THEREFORE I AM ATTEMPTING TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN I TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN, IT WORKS FOR A MOMENT OR A WHILE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CANNOT GUARANTEE IF REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD COMPLETELY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF SINCE A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT ON MY 2006 PRIUS. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS TERRIFYING AT NIGHT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND AM VERY CONCERNED AND ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE AND ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF I NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT I CAN TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT WILL COME BACK ON. I NOTICED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. *TR UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF UPDATED 02/16/10 UPDATED 03/18/10 *BF UPDATED 09/21/10

ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE AIR BAG FAULTY ALARM CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY IN DECEMBER, 2008 UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED. RECENTLY DECEMBER 2009, THE SAME AIR BAG ALARM CAME ON AGAIN AND REMAINS ON WITH ENGINE ON. WE SUSPECT THERE MAY BE A FAULTY WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DUE TO IT COMING IN AGAIN IN ONE YEAR. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY. THEY CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING THEM ON AND OFF. THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING FROM ABOUT 30K MILES, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE WORKING OKAY. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SINCE THEN. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT(S) WILL COME ON AFTER TURNING OFF THE SWITCH. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONE YEAR OLD. IN ONE INSTANCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHICH REQUIRED AND EMERGENCY STOP. BOTH HEADLIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IN NOW OCCURRING MOST TIMES THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT NIGHT. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A STUDY AND POSSIBLE RECALL ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I THINK EVERY MODEL YEAR OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS LINE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I TOO HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP OR RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN BRAKING. THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND YOU CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SPEED. AN INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, ON THE DASHBOARD LIKE YOU ARE SLIDING. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. THIS EVENT OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU GO OVER A BUMP WHEN BRAKING. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2006. I WOULD HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE ALL TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES IN EVERY YEAR MANUFACTURED. WITH TOTAL SINCERITY - THANK YOU. (PS - THIS FORM REQUIRES ME TO PUT IN AN INCIDENT DATE - THERE ARE MULTIPLE WITH NO SPECIFIC DATE, SO I AM PUTTING TODAY'S DATE). *TR

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 43K MILES WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AT THE TIME THEY SHUT OFF. I PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING LOT, STOPPED THE CAR, GOT OUT TO VERIFY THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF, AND VERIFIED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS ON. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE HEADLIGHTS RE-ILLUMINATED. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO FAIL RANDOMLY. IT RE-ILLUMINATES WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. PRIOR TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILING SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE HEADLIGHTS HAD NOT FLICKERED, TURNED OFF, OR GIVEN ANY OTHER SIGN OF FAILURE. *TR

FAILURE OF AIRBAG ON 2006 PRIUS TO DEPLOY AFTER REAR ENDING A CAR A 25 MPH. CAR WAS TOTALED AND CHEST AND HEAD SWELLING OCCURRED DUE TO HITTING STEERING WHEEL. CALLS TO TOYOTA FIRST INDICATED THAT AIR BAG WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED DUE TO "INTERNAL COMPARTMENT OF CAR NOT BEING VIOLATED." AFTER AIR BAG ENGINEER EXAMINED PICTURES, SUBSEQUENT CALLS INDICATED THAT AIR BAG COULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED AS SENSORS WERE NOT ACTIVATED AS CAR BUMPERS ON CAR HIT WERE HIGHER THAN PRIUS. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 13 MONTHS THAT BOTH LIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACE AT PREVIOUSLY A COST OF $500 EACH AND NOW AT A REDUCE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $300 EACH. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, BOTH HIGH INTENSITY DISPLAY (HID) HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED AT 35,000, SAME PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AND ONCOMING CARS CANNOT SEE HEADLIGHTS FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. *TR

HEAD LIGHT TURN OFF DURING DRIVING. THIS IS NOW HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. *TR

IN OCT 2009 THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKES CAME ON IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. DEALER SAID THEY RECALIBRATED THE ABS SENSOR. THEN IN DEC 2009, THE CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE PROPERLY AND SEEMED TO SKID FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE. HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN ONE TRIP AND SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THAT DAY. THEY REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY MADE SOME TYPE OF FIX TO THE ABS SYSTEM. ALSO SAID IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD PUT THE MONEY I HAD SPENT THUS FAR (ABOUT $130.00) TOWARDS FUTURE REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN SINCE THEN (A MONTH AGO) BUT I AM AFRAID THIS PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO PROBLEMS OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THEIR TOYOTAS NOT STOPPING. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. AND IT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY THE OTHER NIGHT. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHT ON AND OFF, IT WILL WORK NORMALLY FOR A WHILE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT HID HEADLAMP ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. I CYCLED THE LIGHTS AND THE LAMP CAME ON, BUT IT DID APPEAR TO BE DIMMER THAN THE LEFT HEADLAMP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JAN 2ND, 2010 AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. NOTE THAT I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY LEFT HEADLAMP IN FEB OF 2008. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BULB UNDER WARRANTY, BUT INDICATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE COST $500+ IF NOT FOR THE WARRANTY. I DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ON THE FIRST FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS AND WANT TO CONFIRM THAT BOTH BULBS HAVE FAILED. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 47000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DID COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS A YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER DID NOTHING AT THAT TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BY JUST TODAY RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT AN HID HEADLIGHT SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT LOWERS THE PRICE OF THE BULBS TO $150 PER BULB. THIS IS STILL OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY, MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, WITH MY 2006 PRIUS'S HID LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I REALIZE THAT ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEY COME BACK ON, ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS! TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS A DEALER-ONLY ITEM AND THE HID BULBS COST $300 A PIECE! THESE BULBS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT AUTO PARTS STORES. THE PRICE IS EXORBITANT AND VERY UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THEIR PRIUSES AND FIX THIS ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL INSTEAD OF RIPPING PEOPLE OFF AND PUTTING THEIR LIVES IN DANGER! PLEASE HELP PUT SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

THE FACTORY INSTALLED HID HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY TURN OFF. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO, AND I THOUGHT I HAD IMAGINED IT. I NOTICED DIM LIGHTS AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY QUICKLY SWITCHING TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. I WAS LATER TOLD ONE HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT WHILE DRIVING, BUT WHEN I CHECKED BY EXITING THE VEHICLE BOTH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE PROBLEM WAS VERY INTERMITTENT FOR TWO YEARS PRIMARILY BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE FREQUENT NOW OCCURRING MULTIPLE TIMES PER TRIP. I DISCOVERED THAT I CAN TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY CYCLING THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH ? NOT A SAFE TACTIC. AN INTERNET SEARCH TODAY REVEALED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SURPRISINGLY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS FACTORY DEFECT. IF TOYOTA WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL, PLEASE DEMAND THAT THEY AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A NOTICE LISTING THE PARTS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BEFORE THE PROBLEM CAUSES SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

HID HEAD LAMPS TURN OFF AT RANDOM, ONE OR THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THEY RELIGHT. *TR

EVERY TWO YEARS, THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGIN TO FAIL AND START TO TURN OFF, UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE I'M DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES, I'VE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES AT NIGHT, COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAD SHUT OFF, AND LATER THEY APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE. AT 20,000 MILES, I HAD BOTH LIGHTS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARED TO FAIL AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE LIGHT, BUT CHARGED ME $120 FOR THE LABOR. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT BEGAN TO FAIL. AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE BULB BUT CHARGED ME FOR THE LABOR. AFTER THE THIRD REPAIR, I CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER. THEY SAID THAT THEIR NEW CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM WOULD NOT COVER REIMBURSING ME FOR THE LABOR. I'M CONCERNED THAT NOW IN ADDITION TO THE RISK, TIME AND EXPENSE I'VE ALREADY INCURRED, THAT I WILL HAVE TO ADD "PREVENTATIVE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT" TO MY LIST OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE, AND IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER $600 EVERY 2 YEARS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE SAFELY AT NIGHT. BECAUSE THE WAY THE HID LIGHT FAIL DOES NOT GIVE THE DRIVER ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATION. THE LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATE AT START UP, AND ONLY FAIL WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING. I APPRECIATE TOYOTA PAYING FOR SOME PARTS OF THE REPAIRS, BUT I THINK THEY ARE FAILING TO FULLY ADDRESS THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND HAVE SADDLED THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH AN UNREASONABLE EXPENSE. WHEN YOU CAN REPLACE A HEADLIGHT BY YOURSELF EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR A COUPLE BUCKS

THE RIGHT FRONT HID HEADLAMP OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS, BUT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2008, STOPPED AFTER I CHANGED THE BULBS AND STARTED AGAIN NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. LIGHT BULB DEFECT IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN BROUGHT TO REPAIR FACILITY, BOTH BULBS WORKING FINE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS STARTED A MONTH OR TWO AGO BUT I'M REPORTING YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT VIA INTERNET FORUMS THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 PRIUS OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN FIXES THE PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM SO FAR WITH PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WHICH HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN USED WITH THE SAME FREQUENCY AND DURATION. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OTHER NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMED SO LOW THAT I COULD NOT SEE WHILE EXITING ON A RAMP AND DROVE SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE I ALMOST WENT OVER INTO THE DITCH. IT WAS VERY CLOSE. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT NOT KNOWING IF MY LIGHTS WILL FAIL. *TR

AFTER ABOUT 40,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED BLINKING OFF (I.E., IT WOULD TURN OFF, BUT THEN IF I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, IT WOULD BE ON AGAIN). *TR

I HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. TOLD ME THAT YES, IT WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE LEFT SIDE NEEDED REPLACED ALSO SINCE IT WOULD BE GOING OUT SOON. THEY REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE COST OF $614.00. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING OFF. IT STARTED IN JUNE OF 2009. JUST GOT TOYOTA TO FIX IT AT THERE COST. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND SAID THAT (SHOULD) FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HE HAS TO TURN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH ON AND THEN BACK OFF TO RESUME HEADLIGHT OPERATION. IT COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THE MODULE. HE HAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IS LOCATED TOO FAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WHEN CLOSING THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAME CRASHING DOWN, TAKING A CHUNK OF THE WINDSHIELD WITH IT. MY CAR NOW IS MISSING A PIECE OF WINDSHIELD AND THE MIRROR. CONTACTED TOYOTA--THEY SAID SINCE THE CAR HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT AND WAS OFF WARRANTY, THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY AGREED IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. TO ME, IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING/MATERIALS DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO ADMIT. THE MILEAGE IS IRRELEVANT FOR THIS TYPE OF DEFECT--IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WILL WORK FOR "SOME" PERIOD OF TIME, COULD BE SECONDS OR DAYS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND ALLEGED REPAIRS YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BULBS & REPLACED SOME MODULE WITHIN THE CIRCUITRY. CONTINUES TO FAIL. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. PURCHASED IN JUNE 2006 RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND CONTROL UNIT WERE REPLACED IN JUNE 2007 BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY. RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND CONTROL UNIT FAILED IN DEC. 2009. NOW DRIVING WITH RIGHT HEADLAMP OUT. HID HEADLAMPS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWICE THE LIFETIME OF NORMAL HEADLAMPS. HEADLAMPS SHOULD NOT COST $500 TO REPLACE. TOYOTA HAS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THEIR HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTBULBS HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. ONE BULB HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND NOW I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURES ON ANOTHER BULB. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA HAS DECIDED NOT TO TAKE ANY ACTION UNDER PE09019 BUT HAVE TO SAY I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR STANCE ON THIS. I CAN BE CITED BY POLICE FOR HAVING DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHEN A BULB IS OUT, YET YOU FELT THIS DID NOT WARRANT ACTION. THIS PROBLEM WITH PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS SEEMS TO BE LIMITED ONLY TO THAT VEHICLE MODEL IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. EVER MEET A ONE-LIGHTED CAR OR TRUCK ON A VERY DARK TWO LANE HIGHWAY? HOPE YOU WILL TAKE ACTION TO FORCE TOYOTA TO DO A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. RIGHT HEADLAMP GO OF AND AN. FINALLY DIED. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WILL GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MOST OF THE TIME THIS INVOLVES ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, BUT I HAVE HAD BOTH GO OFF. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ON THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT (ON THE PASSENGER SIDE) INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF FOR A SECOND AND THEN BACK ON AND IT COMES BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR HOURS, SOMETIMES IT WILL ONLY STAY ON FOR MINUTES. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY WITH THE SAME CAR AND TOYOTA REPLACED THE BULB, BALLAST AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BEFORE IT STOPPED HAVING THE ISSUE. NOW ABOUT 20 MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND I AM SEEING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE OTHER STAYS ON. SOMETIMES THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHTS VARY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF. ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE POLICE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FOR A 2006 PRIUS. TWICE THIS EVENING MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON THEIR OWN. I WAS DRIVING TO A STORE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AWAY, WHEN A HALF MILE FROM MY HOUSE ALL LIGHTS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, WENT OUT. THEY DID NOT COME ON UNTIL I MANUALLY TURNED THEM "OFF" AND THEN ON AGAIN. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE STORE, THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 06 PRIUS HAVE STARTED GOING OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH MY CAR NOW. *TR

ABOUT A YEAR A GO MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA OF BERKELEY I-80 JUNCTION SERVICE CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO A FULL DIAGNOSTIC ON MY CAR AT THE COST OF $125 TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT SINCE MY LIGHT WAS ON AT THAT TIME THEY DID NOT THINK THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN RANDOMLY TURNING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IN ORDER TO GET MY LIGHT TO TURN BACK ON I WOULD HAVE TO STOP MY CAR, TURN MY LIGHTS OFF, THEN TURN THEM BACK ON, AND OCCASIONALLY THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA OF DUBLIN SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. I WAS THEN SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT MY CAR HAD HID LIGHTS THAT COST $400 PER BULB PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE. MY FRONT BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET TO THE LIGHTS THEREFORE IT WAS NOT A SIMPLE JOB AND WOULD TAKE A FEW HOURS TO COMPLETE. HEARING THIS APPALLED ME! WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I WAS NEVER TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT REPLACING THE LIGHTS AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS CHARGE FOR LIGHTS THAT DO NOT LAST THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS MORE WRONG WITH THIS CAR THAN JUST A LIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THE FAULTY LIGHTS IN THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RIGHT HEADLIGHT BULB KEEPS BLOWING. I AM GETTING READY TO HAVE IT PROFESSIONALLY REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT MIGHT BE THE CONTROLLER UNIT FOR THE BULB. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND IT COST OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. THIS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. HEADLIGHTS THAT GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING COULD LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. HEADLIGHTS ARE ITEMS LIKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT NEED FREQUENT REPLACEMENT AND SHOULD NOT COST $500.00. *TR