2006 Toyota Prius complaints

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM UNTIL THEY ARE TOTALLY DARK. IF I TURN THEM TO OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON, THEY WILL STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM OCCURRENCE THAT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. IT IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY MANUALLY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON BUT THIS WILL ONLY LAST FOR 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT TURNS OFF AGAIN. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FIRST AND NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE AFFECTED. *TR

2006 PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING. HID GOES OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES. TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF & THEN BACK ON TURNS THE HID ON, BUT IT GOES OFF AGAIN (SOMETIMES AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES & OTHER TIMES AFTER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME). *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASONS, BOTH MY RIGHT AND LEFT HID HEADLIGHTS (2006 PRIUS) INTERMITTENTLY WILL GO OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES WHILE NIGHT DRIVING I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD VERY CLEARLY AT ALL BECAUSE ONLY 1 LIGHT WILL BE ON. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL TEMPORARILY RE-LIGHT THEM, BUT DURING THE 'OFF' TIME I'VE ALMOST NO VISIBILITY FOR A SECOND OR TWO. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHTS WORK. HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BOTH SIDES REPLACED 1/2008 REPLACED BULB PASSENGER SIDE 6/1/2009 AND DRIVER SIDE 7/31/2009. *TR

20-06 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

THE HID HEAD LIGHTS ON MY PRIUS BURNED OUT QUICKLY, AND VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE THE BULB, AND THEN BURN OUT AGAIN! I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING AROUND DANGEROUSLY WITH JUST ONE HEAD LIGHT. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS 58,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT ON LOW BEAM. THE HIGH BEAM WILL NOT WORK. TOYOTA WANTS $150 FOR THE BULB PLUS INSTALLATION COSTS. I HAVE VISITED MANY WEB BASED SITES THAT INDICATE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD REQUIRE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY HEADLAMPS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT BY ITSELF ( SOMETIMES ON THE RIGHT) AND SOMETIMES ON THE LEFT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN IT COMES BACK ON. BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT JUST CUTS OUT BY ITSELF. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FROM TOYOTA WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ACTUALLY HAD THIS HAPPEN MANY MANY MONTHS AGO WHEN MY BROTHER SAID MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AND WENT TO LOOK AT IT WAS FINE. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT, UNTIL NOW WHEN MY UNCLE DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME TOLD ME THAT MY LIGHT WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. *TR

THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE FAILING. TURNING THEM ON AND OFF WILL USUALLY RESULT IN THEM LIGHTING UP, BUT THEY WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. IT STARTED AT APPROX 40,000 MILES WITH THE DRIVER-SIDE, AND THIS SPRING THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO STARTED TO GO OUT. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 53,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 PRIUS SINCE FEBRUARY, 2006. I NOTICED (AND SO DID THE POLICE WHO STOPPED ME ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS!) THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED IN OCT. 2007. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND 2 OF THE HEADLIGHT MODULES AT A COST OF $1589.35 TOTAL. THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILD. THE LIGHTS HAVE ONLY STOPPED ONE AT A TIME, NEVER AT THE SAME TIME, AND I PRAY THAT THEY NEVER DO. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY ARE REVIEWING MY CASE TO SEE IF THEY CAN REFUND SOME OF MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPLACE MY LIGHTS WITH RELIABLE LIGHTS, BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO THAT. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY LIGHTS AND MODULE WITH THE SAME KIND OF PART AS THE ORIGINAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. I AM CURRENTLY ON MY SECOND SET OF HEADLAMPS. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE BULB CONTINUES TO GO OUT AT RANDOM. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. LEFT SIDE WENT OUT AT 35,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY. RIGHT SIDE WENT OUT AT 38,000 AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, REPLACEMENT COST WAS $700. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS OF 2006 PRIUS ARE TURN OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED ALL THE WAY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO HAVE LIGHTS COME ON. (WHICH INDICATES THE BULB IS NOT BURNT OUT). *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE DROPPING OUT AND NEED TO BE TURNED OFF/ON VERY FREQUENTLY TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE DROPPING OUT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN IN THE PAST AT THE SAME TIME WHICH CAUSES A VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION ESPECIALLY FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY AND THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS HID FAILURE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM ON 2006 AND 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE FAILURES. THE MEDIA IS FINALLY COVERING THIS SOMEWHAT BUT IS IT GOING TO TAKE AN INJURY OR WORSE YET A DEATH TO CAUSE SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT? INDIVIDUAL DRIVERS LIKE MYSELF ARE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP OUR CARS SAFE AND ROAD WORTHY BUT AT A COST OF ANYWHERE BETWEEN $500 - $2000 TO HAVE "WORKING HEADLIGHTS" THAT MAY ONLY LAST A FEW MONTHS OR A YEAR AND THEN NEED REPLACED AGAIN WE CAN NOT INCUR THESE COSTS. WITH AN APPROXIMATE 1.5 TO 2 HOURS (TOYOTA SPECIFICATION) TO CHANGE A BULB AND REQUIRING SPECIAL TOOLS (TOYOTA SPECIFICATION) OWNERS ALMOST HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE CAR TO A TOYOTA SPECIFIC DEALERSHIP. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ESCALATE THIS INVESTIGATION AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR TOYOTA PRIUS HID BULBS FOR THE 2006 - 2009 MODEL YEARS. YOU HAVE NOTICED THAT THE NEW "IMPROVED" 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS DOES NOT USE HID BULBS AT ANY TRIM LEVEL CORRECT? TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS WHY THEY STOPPED USING THE HID'S. NOW SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ON THE 2006 - 200

WE HAVE EXPERIENCE FRONT HEADLIGHT BULB FAILURE TWICE ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE FAILURE IN MARCH 2008 AND AGAIN JUNE 2009. IN BOTH CASES, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND COULD ONLY BE RESTORED BY TURNING THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNING THEM BACK ON AGAIN TO FAIL A SHORT TIME LATER. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400 PLUS THE DANGER OF HAVING TO REACTIVATE THE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND MULTIPLE POLICE STOPS DUE TO THE FAILED LIGHT. TWO TIMES IN ONE EVENING ALONE. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY DIES CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BAD. DEALERSHIP COST PROHIBITIVE SO I BOUGHT 4 REPLACEMENT BULBS. REPLACED BOTH BULBS MYSELF, FAIRLY EASY TO DO. PASSENGER SIDE BULB CONTINUED TO GO OFF EVERY NOW AND THEN. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE BALAST. SAID LIGHTS OK. DROVE TO WORK NEXT MORNING, BULBS WORKED GREAT ON 19 JULY 09. STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK ON THE MORNING OF 20 JULY 2009 AND PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT FAILED AND BLEW APART. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT'S THE BULB'S ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB IS JUST FINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OFF. *TR

AFTER OWNING MY USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR A WEEK, I HAD MY 1ST INCIDENT: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT, AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, WHILE LEFT HEADLIGHT REMAINED ON. TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO 'OFF' POSITION, AND THEN TO 'ON' POSITION. THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS. I USED THE SAME METHOD AS ABOVE IN ORDER TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE JUST STARTED THE CAR, OR WHETHER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE... THE BULBS GO OUT WHEN THE CAR IS 'COLD' AND WHEN IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC TO SEE IF IT WAS THE BULB, ETC. ( AS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY USED CAR WARRANTY ). I ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR GOING AROUND A DARK CURVE IN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY, WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR IMPROPER EQUIPMENT... BUT FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT FINED. I EXPECT THAT I WILL EVENTUALLY GET A FINE IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET FIXED... OR WORSE... I COULD HAVE A WRECK AND BE KILLED... AS MOST OF THE DRIVING I DO IS AT NIGHT, AND OFTEN... I DRIVE ON COUNTRY ROADS THAT HAVE NO STREET LIGHTS... NOT TO MENTION... DEER RUNNING OUT IN THE ROAD. *TR

2ND HEADLIGHT PROBLEM TO REPORT. 1. NORMAL DRIVING. 2. RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO LEFT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM REPORTED EARLIER.. HAVE NOTICES SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I DO NOT DRIVE AFTER DARK VERY MUCH AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, PROBLEM BECOMES APPARENT WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE OR WHEN NOTICING REFLECTIONS . 3. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OF AND ON AGAIN INITIATES A RESTART. PROBLEM RECURRENCE IS RANDOM. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I NOTICE ONE GOING OFF, I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. ONLY ONE GOES OFF AT A TIME. MOST OFTEN IT IS THE LEFT LIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. I HAVE RECEIVED ONE TICKET ALREADY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SIX MONTHS. MY FATHER'S 2007 PRIUS HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA REPLACED HIS SMALL BATTERY, BUT HE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE REPAIRED ABOUT 2 YRS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS RELATIVELY NEW. NOW IT'S BACK. LOOKING ON THE WEB, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW WITH THE LIGHTS. THERE ARE LITERAL THOUSANDS OF POINTING ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. IT IS NOT A MAJOR FINANCIAL PROBLEM FOR US AS THE FIRST WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND WE BOUGHT THE EXTEND WARRANTY THAT COVER THIS ALSO, BUT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE LIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY TOTALLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. TO RESTORE THEM, YOU HAVE TO ROTATE THE LIGHT SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF AND BACK ON. MY GUESS IS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT CARD, BUT AREN'T DOING ANYTHING TO DEAL WITH IT. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW IF TOYOTA CHANGED THE CIRCUIT CARD DESIGN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF, ONE AT A TIME WITH OUT RHYME OR REASON. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER HL WILL BE OUT, SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS SIDE, OTHER TIMES BOTH ARE ON. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON MOUNTAIN ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS DOING ABOUT 50MPH AND SWERVED INTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GOING OFF CLIFF. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AFTER DARK AND SOMEBODY IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. I CALLED THEIR CONSUMER HOTLINE AN WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL OF NEARLY $900.00. I WAS THEN TOLD BY TOYOTA TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME. I FOUND A TOYOTA DEALER TO DO REPAIR FOR $502.00 AND NOW TOYOTA TELLS ME THIS WAS NOT A PARTICIPATING DEALER EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN AUTHORIZED FACTORY TOYOTA DEALER. IT TRULY SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA IS TRYING TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. I NOW WANT TO SELL THIS CAR ASAP BUT AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PERSON WHO WILL ULTIMATELY BUY IT FROM ME. I'M WONDERING IF I COULD FACE A LAWSUIT FOR KNOWINGLY SELLING A CAR WITH THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT ? PLEASE HELP US !!! *TR

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT MOST OFTEN ONE OR THE OTHER. OFTEN TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL RECOVER THE HEADLIGHT TEMPORARILY. THIS HAS LED TO BEING STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE OK FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND OTHERS IT WILL GO OUT EVERY DAY. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED DUE TO INTERMITTENT OPERATION WHICH CAN BE TEMPORARILY RECOVERED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON. ALL TOYOTA WANTS TO DO IS REPLACE BULBS WHEN THE BULB OBVIOUSLY IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE THEY ARE BEING DISINGENUOUS WITH CUSTOMERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO POSTPONE THE INEVITABLE. IT IS WAY PAST TIME FOR A RECALL - PLEASE! *TR

MY 06 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS THE HID HEADLAMPS. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES THE LEFT HAND LAMP BEGAN GOING OUT AT ODD TIMES AND COMING BACK ON AGAIN BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN. BEFORE I GOT TOYOTA TO AGREE TO REPLACE THEM (AT $850) I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD WITH NO MOON AT NIGHT AND THEY BOTH WENT OUT ON A TURN. THAT WAS WHEN I INCREASED MY COMPLAINTS AND THEY REPLACED THEM AT TOYOTAS COST. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 76,000 MILES AND THE LEFT LAMP IS ACTING THE SAME WAY. I WILL REPLACE THE LAMP AND COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA, BUT FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE LAMPS SHOULD BE REDESIGNED OR RECALLED EN-MASSE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP SHUTS OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR A SHORT TIME. TURNING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND BACK ON RESTARTS THE HEADLAMP. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 40,000 MILES AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLAMP IS OCCASIONALLY SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 MOS AGO THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN FAIL, INTERMITTENTLY BUT REGULARLY EACH TIME IT WAS TURNED ON. I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING. NOW EVERYTIME I USE THE LIGHTS, ONE, THE OTHER OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WILL FAIL ,FORCING ME TO DO THE OF/ON THING TO RE-ENGAGE THEM. THEY WILL BOTH FAIL AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERED AND WOULD GO OUT. IT WOULD ALWAYS COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS LATER WITH PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. DEALER REPLACED OR REPAIRED BOTH AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT ONCE. AT PRESENT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT, NOW WITH REMARKABLE REGULARITY. FORTUNATELY, TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN CORRECTS THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES, SO I HAVE NEVER BEEN FORCED TO STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT (ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN STOPPED FOR DRIVING WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT AT TIMES). AT THIS TIME, I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON EVERY FIVE MINUTES DAY AND NIGHT. IT HAS BECOME A NERVOUS TIC. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON TOYOTA PRIUS (2006) HEADLIGHTS (HID) WITHOUT WARNING. TEENAGE DRIVER RECEIVED TWO SUMMONSES FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS. TOYOTA (DEALER AND CORPORATE) RECALCITRANT RE:ACKNOWLEDGING PROBLEM (CONFIRMS LIGHTS WORKING NORMALLY) REQUIRING REPLICATION IN SHOP (CHARGING DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO EXAMINE WHETHER LIGHTS ARE OFF OR FLICKERING) DESPITE LAW ENFORCEMENT SUMMONSES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT ON ONE OCCASION ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AS TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON A LITTLE LATER FIXED THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AT THIS TIME WITH THE PRIUS AND WANTED TO LODGE A SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST TOYOTA ON THE ISSUE. *TR

1. HEADLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY 2. OCCURS REGULARLY ON MY CAR. OTHER OWNERS REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND SAY IT IS A $1000 REPAIR THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, OR SHUTOFF ON THEIR OWN. I WILL OFTEN BE DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT OR NO HEADLIGHTS AND NOT BE AWARE OF IT. BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING WHEN I DROVE OFF. DUE TO THE DIMMING FEATURE, I CANNOT EASILY TELL IF THEY ARE OFF OR DIMMED UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS ME. THEN I TURN OFF AND ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND IT WORKS FOR A WHILE. 3. I AM TOLD IT IS A $1000 TOYOTA REPAIR, THAT IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. I THINK IT OCCURRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB MODULES TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS AND THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 08/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/09.*JB

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS ONE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT AT IRREGULAR TIMES. IT CAN BE TURNED ON AGAIN IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, THEN TURNED ON, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE THE HEADLIGHT STAY ON. I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, BUT THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. IT IS MAINLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, BUT AFTER THE SWITCH REPLACEMENT, VERY OCCASIONALLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AS WELL. VERY RARELY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I HAVE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT ABOUT $1000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT GIVE NO GUARANTEES THAT THIS AMOUNT WILL FULLY CORRECT THE DIFFICULTY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF WE DRIVE AT NIGHT. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH RETIRED AND WE NEED ALL THE LIGHTING FROM THESE HEADLIGHTS TO SEE SAFELY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE PROBLEM SHOWS UP ON STATE INSPECTIONS, MY CAR WILL NOT PASS THIS INSPECTION. THE PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW UP FOR THE FIRST YEAR OR SO WE OWNED THE CAR, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT OVER THE PAST YEAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN TO THE FAILURES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS EITHER FAILING TO LIGHT, LIGHTING AND THEN GOING OUT AT SOME POINT WHILE DRIVING, AND SOMETIMES CAN BE RESET. COST TO FIX IS BETWEEN $400-500 AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. PROBLEM COULD LIE IN THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS AND MAY BE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THESE BULBS THAT RUN AROUND $150 OR MORE EACH. IF THAT IS SO, THEN THIS PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR. *TR

I HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FAIL ON MY 2006 PRIUS LONG BEFORE IT SHOULD HAVE FAILED. I HAVE 40,600 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE OWNED IT SINCE APRIL OF 2006. *TR

FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS (HYBRID). A LITTLE CAT GOT UNDERNEATH MY CAR WITHOUT ME NOTICING IT AND SINCE THIS TYPE OF CAR DOES NOT TURN THE ENGINE WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON, IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY NOISE (WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON IT RUNS FROM THE BATTERY AT THE BEGINNING... EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE KICKS IN) SINCE THE CAR MADE NO NOISE THE LITTLE CAT DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN TURNED ON AND THE LITTLE CAT DID NOT MOVE AWAY FROM THE CAR. THE LITTLE CAT DIED WITHIN SECONDS AND I HAD TO WATCH HIM DIE, I HAD TO WATCH HIM TAKE HIS LAST BREATH, I HAT TO WATCH HIM SUFFER TRYING TO GET UP I HAD TO WATCH HIM WAG HIS TAIL FOR THE LAST TIME WITHOUT ME BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS CAR IS FAR TOO QUITE AND DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS, NEITHER ONE OF THEM HEAR THE CAR WHEN YOU DRIVE UP RIGHT BEHIND THEM AND VERY OFTEN I HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR PEOPLE IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE THEY NEVER HEAR THE CAR COMING. THE DEATH OF THIS LITTLE CAT WAS DEVASTATING TO ME, I CRIED FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK AND I DO NOT WISH THAT EXPERIENCE TO ANYONE. I WANT TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO AVOID ANY OTHER DEATHS OF INNOCENT ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE FOR OVER A YEAR - I AM AWARE FROM PRIUS OWNER WEBSITE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT, STRANDED IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AREA OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI, I PAID $963.00 ON 6/26/09 TO HAVE BOTH HID SUB-ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. THEY FAILED AGAIN ON SUNDAY JULY 5, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS ON THE FL TURNPIKE, OVER 150 MILES FROM HOME, MILES FROM A REST STOP OR HELP, ALONE AND IN THE DARK. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE IN THE DARK FOR MILES BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL DAYLIGHT. TOYOTA HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. IT IS NOT A MILEAGE ISSUE - I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE THE BLASTS WERE REPLACED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE BADLY HURT IF TOYOTA DOES NOT STEP UP AND FIND A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE FAULTY HID BALLASTS. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY COME BACK ON (UNTIL THEY FAIL AGAIN). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS BUT WAS INFREQUENT AT FIRST. NOW THE FAILURES OCCUR ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY PRIUS OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE BEEN CHARGED AS MUCH AS $500 PER HEADLIGHT TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY ISSUE OF REPLACING WORN OUT PARTS BUT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY RELATED ENGINEERING DEFECT. I AM TRYING TO GET TOYOTA TO REPAIR THIS WITHOUT CHARGE - BUT FROM WHAT I KNOW THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LIMITED VISIBILITY. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BEFORE THEY BEGAN FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY FIVE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/04/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/09.*JB

I DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. I READ THAT MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PRIUS OWNERS AND THEIR IS AN INVESTIGATION STARTED, SO HERE'S ONE MORE CASE TO ADD TO THE BOOKS. ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT RANDOMLY. IT WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE, BUT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. IT WOULD HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS THAT LED TO THIS PROBLEM STARTING, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES BRAKING HARD CORRELATED WITH THE LIGHT GOING OUT, BUT THEY WENT OUT WITHOUT BRAKING HARD AS WELL. WHENEVER ONE LIGHT WENT OUT, FLIPPING THE LIGHTS OFF AND IMMEDIATELY BACK ON WOULD MAKE BOTH LIGHTS FUNCTION AGAIN. I TOOK IT IN FOR WORK 3 TIMES. THE BALLASTS GOT CHANGED, THEN THE BULBS GOT CHANGED AND THE WIRING HARNESS CHECKED, FINALLY BOTH THE BULBS AND BALLASTS WERE SWITCHED OUT WITH BRAND NEW ONES OF A DIFFERENT BRAND. IT APPEARS TO BE WORKING SO FAR. MY MECHANIC PROBABLY STILL HAS THE OLD PARTS IF YOU WANTED THEM. CONSEQUENCES: I GOT PULLED OVER TWICE FOR LIGHTS BEING OUT THAT I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED, VERY IRRITATING, LUCKILY THEY UNDERSTOOD AND GAVE ME WARNINGS. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH FAILED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF 2 WEEKS. THIS LEFT ME WITH ONLY PARTIAL VIEW AT NIGHT. NOTABLY, TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO CORRECT WHAT IS NOW BECOMING A GLARING DESIGN SAFETY DEFECT. THE COST TO REPAIR THESE LIGHTS IS ASTRONOMICAL AND THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CUSTOMERS CHARGING VERY HIGH PRICES FOR THE BULBS AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM ONLY RETURNS AND I EXPECT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, LEAVING ME AT THE MERCY OF TOYOTA CORPORATE, WHO THUS FAR HAS AGREED TO PAY ONLY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. IN SUMMARY; THE TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. AT FIRST THEY GO ON AND OFF, THEN COMPLETELY OFF. DUE TO THE COST, MANY CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE THESE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA PE09019 - 2006 PRIUS, HAVE HAD 1 PASSENGER AND THREE DRIVER'S SIDE HID BULBS FAIL WITHIN 6 MONTHS. *TR

THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER. OTHER TIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT GOOD WHILE DRIVING IN DARKNESS. FLIPPING HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND OTHER TIMES BOTH LIGHTS REMAIN ON. FOR UNEXPLAINED REASONS, THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE PRIUS AND I, MYSELF, HAVE SEEN OTHER CARS WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT HERE IN THE BURLINGTON, VT AREA. IN FACT, A CO-WORKER TOOK HIS INTO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BULB. WHAT I'M READING IS THAT IT'S NOT THE BULBS.*TR

THE PASSENGERS HEAD LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT GOES OUT, IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT ON THEN OFF, IT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE CAR. *TR

INTERMITTENT ALTERNATING HID FAILURE THAT UNTIL LAST NIGHT HAD NOT INVOLVED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT HE SAME TIME UNTIL LAST NIGHT. SOMETHING FAULTY SINCE REPLACED HID BULBS ALREADY. SAFETY ISSUE WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OUT THE SAME TIME AND YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I WAS IN TOWN SO PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF SWITCH AND TURNED AGAIN AND LIGHTS TURNED ON FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEN BLINKED OUT AGAIN. *TR