2006 Toyota Prius complaints

HID BULB FLICKERING, WORKS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TOYOTA DEALER ASKS ABOUT 400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ONE BULB. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS THAT INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. WE HAD ONE REPLACED ON 11/28 AT A COST OF $240.00. THE OTHER HAS PROBLEMS ALSO BUT WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME. TOYOTA REPAIR SAYS LIGHT SYSTEM OVERHEATS, MAYBE. THEY AREN'T SURE. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RANDOMLY GOES OFF. SOME TIMES IT COMES BACK ON BY ITSELF WHILE I'M STILL DRIVING SOME TIMES NOT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ANY PARTICULAR TREND LIKE A BUMP, TURN, OR ANYTHING ELSE. IT JUST GOES OFF. NOTHING I DO SEEMS TO MAKE IT COME BACK ON, IT JUST COMES BACK RANDOMLY. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE NOW. WHEN IT GOES OFF MY VISIBILITY AT NIGHT ALONG THE ROADS RIGHTHAND SIDE IS GREATLY REDUCED. IN PARTICULAR, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE REDUCED LIGHT ON THAT SIDE MAY INCREASE MY CHANCE OF NOT SEEING A PEDESTRIAN OR A DEER ALONG SIDE THE ROAD UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG BUT THEY WOULD LIKELY REPLACE SOME HEADLIGHT COMPUTER AND BULB WHICH THEY SAID WOULD COST ABOUT $800! IT SHOULDN'T COST THAT MUCH TO FIX A HEADLIGHT THAT RANDOMLY GOES OFF DUE TO SOME DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF. ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. FLIPPING THE SWITCH GETS THEM BACK ON FOR A WHILE. THE DEALER TELLS ME $420 TO CHANGE THE TWO BULBS. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A TWO YEAR OLD CAR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE THE HEAD-LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD-LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $700.00. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. AFTER THE REPAIR IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS 95,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ISSUE: 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY 1. EVENTS: NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT OTHER THAN REGULAR DRIVING AND USAGE OF THE HEADLIGHTS 2. FAILURE: THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR NOW AND REDUCES NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. 3. CORRECTIVE ACTION: I REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB, BUT THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS THE SAME. FROM RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH PRIUS MODELS BETWEEN THE YEARS 2004-2007 AND IS LINKED TO DEFECTS IN THE CONTROL UNITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENTLY SHE STRUCK A DITCH AT 70 MPH. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN HAND AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43000.

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 PRIUS GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, OFTEN BEING UNDETECTABLE UNTIL A REFLECTIVE SITUATION COMES UP AND THE LIGHT IS NOTICED. *TR

HEAD LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE- INTERMITTENT OPERATION. HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF DURING DRIVING, COME BACK ON LATER. OCCASIONALLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF DRIVERSIDE LIGHT. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR/WIRING PASSENGERSIDE HEADLIGHT. WITH NEW DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT CAR WORKED FINE FOR 8 MONTHS. THEN DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED WITH ABOVE PROBLEM. OLD HEADLIGHT IS STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

2006 PRIUS HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LAMPS CUT OUT - TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. FIRST PASSENGER SIDE IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AT AROUND 50K MILES, NOW DRIVER SIDE NOVEMBER 2009 AT 60812 MILES - VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW SO I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIN. BOTH TIMES THE DEALER REPLACED AT NO CHARGE (LAWRENCEVILLE TOYOTA, 2871 RT 1, LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08648 609-883-4200). I JUST WANTED IT REPORTED BECAUSE IT SEEMED A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE APPEARS TO BE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 PRIUS FAIL AT RANDOM. AUTO PURCHASED IN MAY 2006. FIRST FAILURE IN NOVEMBER 2007 AT 29,015 MILES; RIGHT HEADLIGHT. BULB REPLACED BY DEALER AT NO CHARGE. SECOND FAILURE IN AUGUST 2008 AT 42,930 MILES; LEFT HEADLIGHT. COMPUTER SUB-ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, BULB REPLACED AT COST OF $375 BY CONSUMER. THIRD FAILURE IN OCTOBER 2009 AT 67,183 MILES; LEFT HEADLIGHT. NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. SUB-ASSEMBLY WILL STILL BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT BULB WILL NOT. THIS IS SAME LIGHT THAT FAILED A YEAR AGO. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HEADLIGHTS FAILING AT NIGHT ARE NOT A GOOD THING. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE STARTED RANDOMLY TURNING OFF AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON MY 2006 PRIUS, UNBEKNOWNST TO DRIVER. IF I HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, AND I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT WILL USUALLY RELIGHT. I AM CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE REFLECTION OF MY HEADLIGHTS IN CAR BUMPERS ON TRAFFIC TRAVELING IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL AS MAKING NOTICE OF MY HEADLIGHTS' REFLECTION IN STORE WINDOWS, ETC. TO SEE IF THEY ARE BOTH ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. TOYOTA DEALER HERE IN N.C. APPEARED TO BE TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS TO THE COMPLAINTS TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED AND SAID HE CAN FIX CONTROL MODULE FOR $450 AND REPLACE LIGHT BULB FOR $135 SINCE IT IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE PRIUS HID HEADLAMP INSTALLATION IS DEFECTIVE. AS MORE 2006 PRIUS OWNERS LIKE ME APPROACH THE 50,000 MILE MARK, THIS DEFECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME FAR MORE DANGEROUS AND DEADLY THAN A LOOSE FLOORMAT. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS CLICK AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON AND WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (LENGTH UNDETERMINED BUT THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION). ONE OR ANOTHER OF THE HEAD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.WITH NO OBVIOUS PATTERN. LAST NIGHT THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT. I BACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED WITH THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT ON OCCASION. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN TO THE ISSUE. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY WEB SEARCH HAS INDICATED OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE IT WOULD SEEM TO BE AN ITEM OF INTEREST THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA VIA A RECALL. THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUE CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE LIGHTS GO TOTALLY OUT FOR NO IDENTIFIABLE REASON IS DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THE HEAD LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE ISSUE AS THE DASH PANEL LIGHT ALSO WENT OUT. .THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE CORRECTED ONE CUSTOMER AT A TIME DEALING WITH TOYOTA. REPLACING THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THE PRIUS IS A $ 450 JOB. $300 FOR THE BULBS AND $150 LABOR. I WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE $'S IF I FIRMLY BELIEVED IT WAS A HIGH LIGHT ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HEARD THE CLICK AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT. I PULLED OF THE INTERSTATE. TURNED THE POWER OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE HEAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE ROADWAYS WERE SLIPPER THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE TRACTION, AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ONLY THE 2010 MODELS HAD A SWITCH THAT WOULD DISENGAGE FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. UPDATED 12/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/21/09

I RECENTLY BOTH A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM A PRIVATE SELLER AND IN MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I'M DRIVING - SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH WOULD GO OUT. I HAD TO CYCLE THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM BACK ON. OUT OF CURIOSITY, I WENT IN THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS CASES OF PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY WITH 2005-2008 MODELS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING ON AVERAGE ANYWHERE FROM $400 TO $1,000 JUST TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS, AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO FALL FOR THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A LIGHTBULB PROBLEM BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER CYCLING THE SWITCH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM COMMON TO '05-'08 MODELS - SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY TOYOTA ASAP. I'M SURPRISED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. IS TOYOTA WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE OR GET BADLY INJURED BEFORE THEY SEND OUT A RECALL? ONE CAN EASILY DRIVE OFF A CLIFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ON. (FYI, THE INCIDENT DATE I HAVE BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.) *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRIEF MOMENTS OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. IT WAS STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT WAS ALSO OVER QUICKLY. I BELIEVE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE. I CAN REMEMBER THINKING I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR IN AGAIN. IT FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATION WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, HOWEVER, I DON'T AND WASN'T USING CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE ONLY THE FLOOR MATS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT 65,000 MILES. TURNING SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN RESTORED LIGHT FOR A VERY SHORT WHILE. THEN IT WENT OFF AGAIN. HAPPENED FIRST WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT 3 MONTHS AGO NOW RECENTLY LAST TWO WEEKS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS. STARTING AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTING GOING OUT ON OCCASION, I FIGURED OUT I COULD TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AND IT WOULD RESET. OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH HID'S ALL HAVE ON AUTO SENSORS ON THE HEADLIGHTS SO ONE CAN'T TURN THEM OFF, NOT SO ON THE PRIUS. I FIND THAT INTERESTING, BECAUSE IF ONE CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO "EASILY" AND QUICKLY REMEDY THE SITUATION OF NOT HAVING HEADLIGHTS. SEEMS TO ME THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE CAR WAS EVEN IN THE MARKET. THE PROBLEM GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER THE NEXT 3000 MILES, AT TIMES MY PASSENGER SIDE WOULD GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME LEAVING ME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS, THAT'S BOTH DANGEROUS FOR ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. I WAS GOING ON A NIGHT DRIVE FROM ST CLOUD MINNESOTA THROUGH MONTANA IN WINTER SO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ST CLOUD MN TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME SINCE THE LIGHT/S WASN'T OUT AT THE TIME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I HAD TO DRIVE I-94 IN THE SNOW, WIND, AND ICE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT! I GOT BACK AFTER THE TRIP WITHOUT THE HEADLIGHT ON FOR ABOUT 50 MILES JUST TO SHOW THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A LOT OF NOISE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE "REPAIRS" (OVER $400). BUT SINCE THE PROBLEM DIDN'T APPEAR WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT THEY COULDN'T FIX THAT. WHEN I WENT BACK THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I GOT PULLED OVER FOR NOT HAVE HEADLIGHTS THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY MANUFACTURES ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS UP I WOULD HA

HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. WHEN YOU TURN IT ON THEN OFF IT WORKS AGAIN. DOES THIS CONTINUOUSLY, I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OUT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKS OFF, AND THEN TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO HAVE THE DEFECTED ONE TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53000. UPDATED 12/22/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER PAID $425 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED. UPDATED 12/29/09. *JB

PRIUS HEADLAMP(S) INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING MUCH BEFORE THE LIFESPAN OF THE BULB. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 PRIUS IN JULY 2006. PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING (ABOUT 30,000 MILES), I NOTICED THAT ONE OR THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. TURNING THE HEAD LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN CAUSED THE LIGHT TO TURN ON AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT NIGHT ON A VERY CURVY ROAD AND BOTH LIGHTS TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF AND ON CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO COME ONE AGAIN. THE TOYOTA DEALER ADMITTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BATCH OF DEFECTIVE BULBS. I HAD THE LIGHTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 59,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM IS STARTING OVER. ONLY ONE LIGHT AT THE MOMENT, BUT I EXPECT THE OTHER ONE TO START DOING THE SAME THING. DRIVING WITH ONE HEAD LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS SUBJECTING YOU TO AN EQUIPMENT VIOLATION TICKET. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEAD LIGHTS ARE SUDDENLY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. BUT THEY WILL FAIL AT LEAST 30 TIMES IN A HOUR, WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, A HEADLIGHT (SOMETIMES DRIVER SIDE, OTHER TIMES PASSENGER SIDE) WILL JUST GO OFF. IF I KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED (VERY DARK AREA OR CAN SEE HEADLIGHT REFLECTIONS IN THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME), I SIMPLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK TO ON. BOTH LIGHTS TYPICALLY COME BACK ON. IT IS GETTING WORSE AS I FIND IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TO BOTH LIGHTS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THE GOV.'T HAD A CASE OPEN ON THIS TOPIC BUT CLOSED IT - FOUND THAT ONLY ONE LIGHT GOING OUT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. HUNDREDS (POSSIBLY THOUSANDS) OF PRIUS OWNERS ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA SEEMS TO KNOW THERE IS SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH THE HID ELECTRONICS CONTROL BOARD BUT IS NOT OFFERING TO FIX IT FOR MOST PEOPLE (READ ON LINE THAT THEY DID FIX IT FOR ONE PERSON FREE OF CHARGE). FAULTY HEADLIGHTS SURE SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE - IS THE US GOV.'T WAITING UNTIL SEVERAL PEOPLE DIE FROM THIS BEFORE ADMITTING IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM? IF ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WORKING IS OK, THEN WHY CAN'T ALL AUTOMAKERS JUST HAVE ONE HEADLIGHT VICE TWO? *TR

AT 42,000 MILES, MY 2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WILL SWITCH OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVERSIDE HID HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF BETWEEN 1:30 - 3:00 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED BY SWITCHING THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURNING THEM ON AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AT ONE POINT, THE DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MEANING I HAD NO RUNNING HEADLIGHTS ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT. TURNING OFF AND TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS CORRECTED THE ISSUE - ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AT ANY SPEED - 10-75 MPH. THE DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS PART OF MY USED CAR PURCHASE. THIS DEFECT WAS FOUND 4 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE; THE CAR IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR HOPEFUL REPAIR. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. COMES BACK ON AGAIN (FOR AWHILE) WHEN LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED ON AND OFF. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, I THINK THIS IS A COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT AFFECTING SAFETY. *TR

PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS IN A 2006 PRIUS - FIRST THE DIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WHEN OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOW GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HID HEADLIGHT DEFECT FAILURE HAPPENED TO US DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THIS IS A HAZARD AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS. SOME ONE WILL DIE IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED AND CORRECTED. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE ADVERTISED TO HAVE TWICE THE LIFETIME OF A REGULAR HEADLIGHT AND GO OUT RANDOMLY. IT IS VERY SCARY AND IS A DANGER TO ANYONE DRIVING THESE CARS. WE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED ON 11/4/09 FOR A TOTAL COST OF $590.32. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF RIGHT HEADLAMP ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLAMP GOES OUT AND VARIOUS TIMES AND VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TURNING OFF HEADLAMPS AND BACK ON RESETS THE HEADLAMP. THE HEADLAMP WILL AGAIN GO OUT AND HAVE TO BE RESET. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED BEFORE 36,000 MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED WITHIN WARRANTY, AND NOW AT 70,000 MILES THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN. THEY WORK FINE WHEN THEY ARE FIRST STARTED, BUT CAN "TURN OFF" AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES RIGHT FRONT HID HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. BY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING BACK ON, IT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD RELIGHT. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN CONSTANTLY UNTIL REPLACEMENT 11/3/09 ($200). ONE WEEK LATER, THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. I DRIVE ON DARK, RURAL ROADS WITH DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS DEFECT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HAVE READ NEWS REPORTS ABOUT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT(S) ARE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON OR IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER 400 TIMES TO NHTSA ALREADY ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA PRIUS CHAT FORUM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. *TR

I HAVE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, ONE TAILLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN YOU TAPPED ON THE LIGHT, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. WHEN IT CAME BACK ON IT STAYED ON UNTIL I WAS TRAVELING TO CHICAGO AT NIGHT AND I NOTICED THAT PEOPLE WERE PASSING ME AND POINTING TO THE BACK OF MY CAR. I PULLED OFF THE NEXT EXIT, AND BOTH OF MY TAILLIGHTS WERE OUT. MY SON REPLACED BOTH OF THEM WHEN I GOT TO CHICAGO AND THEY HAVE NOT GONE OUT TO DATE. THEN, WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD, SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT. THREE MONTHS LATER. I GOT IN MY CAR ONE EVENING IN TOWN AND DID NOT NOTICE (BECAUSE THE STREET LIGHTS WERE BRIGHT) THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY PRIUS AND AVALON MODELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT 2 HOURS OUT OF CHICAGO AT NIGHT THIS TIME! *TR

HEADLAMPS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL ONE OR THE OTHER REMAINS OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THE LIGHTS ON. 11/6/2009 I WAS PULLED OVER BY LOCAL LEO AND PROVIDED A FORMAL WARNING TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. IF I TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND BACK ON, BOTH LIGHTS STAY ON -- FOR A WHILE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2006 PRIUS BUT WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE I'M ~2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY.*TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH PACKAGE #8 WHICH INCLUDES HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLAMPS. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLAMP KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TWICE BEFORE AND THE TECH WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK PHOTOS OF WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT AS PROOF. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TODAY AND THE TECH TELLS ME THAT THE BULB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ITS GOING TO COST $500 FOR ONE LIGHTBULB + INSTALL LABOR!!! I BOUGHT THE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL FEB 2012 OR 100K MILES. OF COURSE, THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE ELECTRICAL/LIGHT ISSUE. THE LIGHT SOMETIMES WORKS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON WHY IT DOES SOME OF THE TIME AND NOT OTHERS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT. IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE AND I CAN'T RELY ON THE LIGHT TO WORK. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT TECH SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE HID COMPUTER FOR ~ $1,000. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. I PRESSED ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ACCELERATE AND GOT STUCK THERE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENS TWICE IN JULY 2009. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR I CHECKED IF THE FLOOR MATS HAVE DONE SO. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE CAUSE. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF.... AND ONLY AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO OF THE CAR STOPPED AND ENGINE OFF DID CAME THE ACCELERATOR BACK. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE MAT. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE DEALER PUT SOME GREASE IN THE ACCELERATOR AND DID A FEW MORE THINGS (CLEANING AROUND AND THE FUEL INJECTION I THINK). SINCE THEN I HAVE AVOIDED PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN EVEN WHEN I NEED THE POWER TO ACCELERATE AT THE ENTRANCE OF HIGHWAYS AND HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH EITHER THE MECHANICS OF THE ACCELERATOR OR THE ELECTRONICS THAT SOMEHOW GETS THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN YOU PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. ONE OF THE LAMPS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER WELL OVER 2 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I DO FIND OUT THAT THE LIGHT IS NOT OPERATING, I SIMPLY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THE LAMP WORKS. NOT SURE FOR HOW LONG, BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE WHETHER OR NOT THE LIGHT IS WORKING UNTIL I AM BEHIND A CAR WHERE I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION. *TR

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (60,000 MILES) HAS A DEFECTIVE FRONT HEAD LIGHT WHICH FLICKERS AND GOES OUT UNTIL I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, WHICH THEN KEEPS IT ON FOR A SHORT TIME. REPAIR COST HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $1000.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THEIR PRIUS YET. THEY DO NOT WARRANTY THE REPLACEMENT PART. THIS CAN CAUSE AN EXTREME HAZARD TO DRIVING ON UN-LIT ROADS. THE BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLICKERS AND GOES OUT WITHIN MINUTES OR WILL STAY ON 15 MINUTES OR SO. AS OF THIS POINT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST TO REPLACE BULB. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEADLIGHT (HID) FAILURE. STARTED WITH LEFT HEADLIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES, THEN RIGHT HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FAIL AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. HEADLIGHTS FLICK OFF WHILE DRIVING. ONE OR BOTH FLICK OFF AT ANY TIME. CAN TURN BACK ON BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF, THEN TURNING BACK ON. BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND FLICK OFF AGAIN. TOYOTA DEALER HAS ADVISED THIS IS "NORMAL", THAT THE LIGHTS HAVE A HEAT SENSOR AND TURN OFF WHEN THEY OVERHEAT, AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY GOES OUT, NECESSARY TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO REACTIVATE. QUITE DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE, ASKED DEALER AND THEY WERE EVASIVE ABOUT PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, BEEN RANDOMLY SINCE 5/07, AND FREQUENT FOR PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

HEADLAMP GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 PRIUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND I NEED TO KEEP SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON TO GET IT WORKING. IT'S A HID HEADLIGHT AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $375 TO CHANGE THE BULB. A BULB THAT EXPENSIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAT JUST 39,000 MILES. IT'S DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2006. WHEN UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AND RACE. ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS CANCELED, THE ACCELERATION WOULD CEASE. HE STATED THE FLOOR MATS DID NOT CAUSE RAPID ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS UTILIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO DISCONTINUE USAGE OF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 15,000. UPDATED 11/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/24/09

REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS. I BOUGHT A 2006 PRIUS EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHAT I HAVE NOTICED PERIODICALLY IS THAT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE IF I HAVE HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD FOR A SECOND. MY HEART ALWAYS SKIPS A BEAT, BUT THEN THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. I'M WONDERING IF THE CRUISE CONTROL MIGHT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS SUPPOSEDLY LOOKING IN TO. *TR

PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2007 AND I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. I FIRST NOTICED THEM GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AND BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM, I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. THREE HEADLIGHTS LATER, NOW NEEDING A 4TH. ONE AND THE CARS WARRANTY IS UP. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WANTS APPROX. $270.00 PLUS SALES TAX TO REPLACE IT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED I AM WONDERING IF THE DEALERSHIP NEW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE ONE OF THERE SHOP PEOPLE HAD OWNED IT PREVIOUSLY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON 8/07-12/07- 3/09 AND NOW AT THIS DATE (11/02 I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER SHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE) AND THEY NEVER MENTIONED THAT THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA. THEY JUST WANTED 270 PLUS TAX TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

HID HEADLIGHT IN 06 PRIUS BEHAVING BADLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 61,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. AT FIRST, BY TURNING THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE DARK HEADLIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS AGO, BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THE TAILLIGHT ALL UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PULLED ME OVER ON THE FREEWAY TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS ON. NOW, THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I START DRIVING AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT, ALL OF THE LIGHTS (BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND BOTH TAILLIGHTS) SUDDENLY & UNEXPECTEDLY GO DARK ALL AT ONCE. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD NIECE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES - I AM AMAZED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT REQUIRED TOYOTA TO RECALL THE VEHICLES FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY SENT ME AWAY WITHOUT ANY REPAIRS. TODAY I CALLED THE TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND THEY OPENED A CASE. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY AND INSISTING ON REPAIRS SINCE IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR