2006 Toyota Prius complaints

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 MODEL HAS ISSUE WITH HID HEADLIGHT SENSOR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO DIM AND THEN GO OUT WHILE DRIVING INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. MANY TIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. THEY DO THIS OFTEN, BUT ON A RANDOM BASIS. WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON THE COME BACK ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SAY THEY THINK IT IS THE BULBS, HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT GUARANTY IT. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT TOYOTA HAS A LONG BACK ORDER ON THE BULBS. IN READING A FEW HYBRID WEB SITES AND BLOGS, I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING DOWN A DARK HIGHWAY IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS ON A CAR AND THEN TO BE TOLD THAT IT WILL BE OVER $750 TO "MAYBE" FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONE LIGHT A FEW YEARS AGO AND WAS SUFFICIENTLY INTERMITTENT THAT AFTER THE $750 ESTIMATE I DECIDED I COULD LIVE WITH IT. NOW IT HAPPENS OFTEN AND TO BOTH LIGHTS. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WHERE IT WOULD RANDOMLY, WITHOUT WARNING TURN OFF, EITHER AT THE SAME TIME, THE LEFT WILL GO OUT, OR THE RIGHT, SOME TIMES ONE THEN THE OTHER. THERE IS NO REASONING TO IT. I CAN MOST OF THE TIME GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BY SWITCHING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. DEALER ONCE QUOTED ME CLOSE $800 FOR REPLACING THE BULBS BUT DECLINED SINCE IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE AND I FOUND OUT FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE WORK DONE THAN IT DID NOT REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. BULBS ARE BURNING OUT BETWEEN ONE WEEK AND 16 MONTHS OF BEING REPLACED. CRASH WILL OCCUR IF BOTH MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED REPLACED OR REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE THE FIRST 3 TIMES, BUT CHARGED FOR THE FOURTH. OLD PARTS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SAFETY ISSUE. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN DEC 07' AT APPROX 34,000 MILES - DEALER REPLACED. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN APR 08' AT APPROX 39,000 MILES - DEALER REPLACED. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT IN JUN 09' AT APPROX 64,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE INDICATING THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE. TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED, BUT ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH DEALER ON GIVING ME SOME SORT OF GOODWILL GESTURE. THIS IS A VEHICLE DEFECT AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. CAR IS PRESENTLY UNUSABLE AFTER DARK BECAUSE OF ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHT (HID STYLE) FLICKERS AND/OR GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER CYCLING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REPEATS ITSELF UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. I HAD IT REPLACED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. NOW, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. SINCE BOTH DID NOT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE CHANCES NOT REPLACING THIS ONE, EVEN THOUGH THE COST IS ABOUT $300, BECAUSE IF BOTH WENT OUT, I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 AND HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOING OFF AFTER 15 SECONDS FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. AFTER CONTACTING TOYOTA OF AMERICA THEY DIDN'T AGREE WITH ME THAT THERE WAS ANY ISSUE, THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO TELL ME THAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT I READ ON MESSAGE BOARDS. I EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE WITH THE SITUATION AND COMPLAINED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, THEY OF COURSE DIDN'T AGREE. AFTER PAYING NEARLY 200 DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A BAD COMPUTER AND THE COMPUTER HAS NOW CAUSED THE LIGHT TO BE FAULTY AS WELL AND BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A MERE 500+ DOLLARS. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA 500 JUST LAYING AROUND IN THIS CURRENT ECONOMY. THE CAR IS NOT IN WARRANTY AS IT HAS 90,000 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER I HIT 70,000 MILES. WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE MILES FOR WARRANTY OF THE LIGHTS. WE'LL I'M OUT OF STATE AT THE MOMENT AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT IS GOING FAULTY. SO NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A COOL $1,000.00 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS A TOTAL SAFETY HAZARD IN WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. ALSO MY DVD NAV SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK EITHER AND HASN'T NOW FOR SOME 7 MONTHS. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE FOR THE 5TH TIME. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNS ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO GET IT FIXED AND HE TOLD ME THE LIGHT WAS FINE AND THERE WAS NO LOOSE CONNECTION. HE WITNESSED IT TURN OFF AND TOLD ME IT IS PROBABLY SOME ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER AND HE CAN'T FIX IT. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO TOYOTA. ADDITIONALLY, MY RADIO VOLUME GOES UP BY ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. THE LIGHT SEEMS TO TURN OFF MORE WHEN IT IS HOT. IT PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS TURNS OFF AFTER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN THE SUMMER WEATHER. IT IS UNSAFE WHEN IT TURNS OFF. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO TOYOTA TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 PRIUS. FROM THE ONLINE BLOGS I FOUND, I HEARD THE COSTS WILL BE BETWEEN $1500 - $2800 TO FIX. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY CAR FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS THAT I AM AWARE OF. IT IS OFTEN HARD TO TELL IF THE LIGHT GOES OFF. IF IT GOES OUT, I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WILL WORK FOR ANOTHER 20 MINUTES. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP WAS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF. SOON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER HEADLAMPS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO PARTICULAR REPEATABILITY OR CONSISTENCY. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE HID HEADLAMPS SOMETIMES WOULD RETURN IF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, BUT NOT ALWAYS. NO WARNING OF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING WOULD TAKE PLACE, I.E. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, THE HEADLAMPS COMING ON WAS NOT AN INDICATION THAT THEY WOULD STAY ON. *TR

HID LIGHTS REGULARLY FAIL DESPITE BEING REPLACED. LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, THEN FLICKER AND DIE, FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN DRIVERS SIDE. IF THE LIGHTS ARE QUICKLY TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON THEY WILL ILLUMINATE AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN REPEAT THE SAME FAILURE. THE FOG LAMPS ARE UNAFFECTED. *TR

PERIODIC AND UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT. TURNING OFF AND ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. CAR IS JUST PAST 36 MONTHS, WITH 45,000 MILES. HAVE NOTED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN DATABASE AND AM AWARE OF OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS IN LAST YEAR AND HALF. ONCE THEY BOTH WENT OUT ON A DARK HIGHWAY! THE BRAIN, LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULBS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED, SOME MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PRIUS PROBLEM FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE WEB AND MECHANICS HAVE CONFIRMED IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT FAILURES BOTH SIDES WITH INTERMITTENT OUTAGES. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. AT RANDOM, WITH OUT WARNING BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WILL TURN OFF, EITHER AT THE SAME TIME, THE LEFT WILL GO OUT, OR THE RIGHT, SOME TIMES ONE THEN THE OTHER. THERE IS NO REASONING TO IT. I CAN MOST OF THE TIME GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BY SWITCHING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. BULB REPLACEMENT HAS NOT HAD ANY EFFECT. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THANK YOU. *TR

I AM HAVING THE ISSUE REPORTED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09019. ISSUE WITH 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS IS OFF OR IS DIM/FLICKERING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON FIXES THE PROBLEM MOST OF THE TIME. I RARELY USE MY HIGH BEAMS, BUT AROUND CHRISTMAS 2008 I WAS USING MY HIGH BEAMS AND WAS EITHER TURNING THEM OFF OR ON AND ALL MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I ALSO HAD MY FOG LAMPS ON AND CAN'T RECALL IF THEY WENT OUT AS WELL. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON BROUGHT BACK THE HEADLIGHTS. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF SINCE THAT TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WITH APPROX 26,000 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER 10 OR 15 MINUTES. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT GOES BACK ON FOR ANOTHER 10 OR 15 MINUTES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT OR NOT WITHOUT SEEING A REFLECTION IN THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER CAR. CONSEQUENCES ARE DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS, OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE BULB FOR $275. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THIS IS NOT COVERED. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DIM WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE LIGHT BULB FAILED. THE LIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM THAT CONSTANTLY GOES OUT. I AM WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS UNTIL I TURN OFF THE UNIT AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THIS ONLY LAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND I HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THEM FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY RETURN THE CAR TO ME WITHOUT TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT THAT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY. 1. NORMAL DRIVING, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY LEADS TO THE LIGHTS GOING OUT. 2. 10 MINUTE DRIVE... OCCURS ATLEAST HALF THE DRIVING TIME. 3. TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR WITH NO RESOLUTION.*TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) ENGAGES WHEN STARTING ON WET PAVEMENT OR SAND/GRAVEL. THIS ABRUPTLY REDUCES POWER, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO ABILITY FOR THE DRIVER TO DISABLE ITS OPERATION ON ACCELERATION. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING OFF AND BACK ON SEEMS TO CORRECT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

ON MY 2006 PRIUS, THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT (6/1/09), MY RIGHT FONT HID LIGHT WENT OUT ON A 56 MILE TRIP IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA .PREVIOUSLY, IN LATE THIS MARCH, THE DRIVERS SIDE BECAME INTERMITTENT AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $350 (REPLACED BULB & INVERTER) AT A NON-TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP. I CALLED TOYOTA CARE CENTER AND REGISTERED COMPLAINT AND IN 24 HRS. I RECEIVED A CALLBACK WITH APPROVAL TO REIMBURSE MY $350. EXPENSE AND TO COVER MY RIGHT LIGHT EXPENSE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER- THE PRICE OF REPLACEMENT LESS A $50. DEDUCTIBLE. WAS STOPPED BY POLICE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA ON JUNE 1ST AND REC'D A WARNING TICKET FOR AN OUTAGE ON THE HEADLIGHT. *TR

BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2008, BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF -- SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME IF I'M NOT CAREFUL WATCHING THEM. TURNING THE HID HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEY WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN. I'VE ASKED TOYOTA TO INVESTIGATE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE THE HID BULBS, AS IT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER TO REPLACE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THAT SOME OTHER PARTS MIGHT NEED REPLACING AS WELL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THERE ARE NOW OVER 500 COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. IN ADDITION, ONE OF MY REAR POSITIONING LIGHTS IS OUT. I'VE RECEIVED FIX IT TICKETS FOR ONE HEADLIGHT OUT AND ALSO THIS REAR POSITIONING BRAKE LIGHT. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL! AS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE THAT HEADLIGHTS CAN RANDOMLY TURN OFF!! *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS TRACTION CONTROL IN THE MODEL INCLUDING 2006 HAS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DESIGN FLAW. IT SHUTS DOWN ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS WHEN IT DETECTS SLIPPAGE, ESPECIALLY IN FRESH SNOW. IF SOMEONE WERE COMING AT YOU ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, YOU'RE AT RISK OF HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND BEING PARALYZED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A SITTING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO THE TOYOTA CORPORATE PROVED FUTILE. THEIR CORPORATE LINE WAS THAT THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THEY WERE RESISTANT TO ACCEPTING THAT "OPERATING THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO" WAS THE PROBLEM. THE PRIUS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN REDESIGNED ON THE 2010 MODEL WITH A TRACTION CONTROL OVERRIDE SWITCH DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND FROM MECHANICS WHO I SPOKE WITH THAT WORK AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. NONETHELESS, THERE IS NO WARNING GIVEN TO CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASE THIS CAR AND I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS THAT RESULT OF TRACTION CONTROL SHUTTING DOWN ALL POWER AT THE PRECISE MOMENT WHEN YOU NEED THE ABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING CAR TO AVOID A COLLISION. IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT A COSTLY RECALL THAN ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY. MY REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CORPORATION TO RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINTS AND ACT RESPONSIBLY TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM HAVE PROVED FUTILE. AT LEAST IT SEEMS THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WITH THE IMMORALITY AND UNWILLINGNESS TO ACT RESPONSIBLY THAT PLAGUES SO MANY CORPORATION

1) INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS (HID). TYPICALLY, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT BUT NOW AFFECTING DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TOO. SOMETIMES, THEY WILL START WORKING WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED-OFF AND THEN ON. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BOTH PROBLEMS WITH THE ECU AND THE HID BULBS. 2) INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFFECTING ABILITY TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I RECEIVE A MESSAGE WARNING ME THAT THE "P" PARK COULD NOT BE ENGAGED AND TO PARK IT ON A FLAT SURFACE (WHICH I VIRTUALLY ALWAYS DO). SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS FIRST MANIFESTED WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 1,796 MILES AND 2 MONTHS OLD (DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALER WITH A REQUEST TO TOYOTA FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE) BUT THEY WERE UNCERTAIN AS TO THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED WE MONITOR IT. NOW, IT IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS 37 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR AND IT HAS 43K MILES. I HAVE AN (ESSENTIALLY) WORTHLESS TOYOTA, 7-YEAR, PLATINUM, 100K MILE WARRANTY WITH 0 DEDUCTIBLE, WHICH WILL ONLY COVER THE ECU (COST $678.66) BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY $927.02. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT FENDERS ON THE VEHICLE WERE SEPARATED FROM THE BODY AND ROCKER PANEL. HE ALSO NOTICED A QUARTER INCH GAP ON BOTH FRONT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND BUMPS, WHICH THEY DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. A CASE WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT IS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 43,000.

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED OR REPLACED IT MYSELF 7 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS WITH EXTENDED LIFE UNITS. IT HAS BEEN THE ONLY UNIT TO GO OUT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS WITH THE SAME TAIL LIGHT OUT IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS. IN SIX OF THOSE INCIDENCES, I WAS TICKETED BY THE POLICE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE HID HEADLIGHTS IN OUR 2006 PRIUS WILL FAIL AT AN UNPREDICTABLE INTERVAL. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE INDIVIDUALLY, AND AT TIMES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS CAN BE TEMPORARY REMEDIED BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE FULL OFF POSITION, THEN BACK ON. WHEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. ON A TRIP FROM PETERSBURG, VA TO ALEXANDRIA, VA, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED NO LESS THAN 20 TIMES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY VIOLATION BUT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THIS ISSUE MAY RESULT IN A TRAFFIC VIOLATION FINE. *TR

I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE TOYOTA DEALER DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL. HE WARNED ME THAT IT WAS FLICKERING A BIT AFTER BEING TURNED ON, AND THAT THIS IS COMMONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE BULB. I HAD NOTICED THE FLICKERING FOR MANY MONTHS, BUT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE BULB WAS ACTUALLY GOING OUT COMPLETELY. THE HEADLIGHT IS NOW FAILING REGULARLY, AFTER JUST A FEW MOMENTS OF BEING ON. IT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN IF TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I FEAR THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR ME TO GET A MOVING VIOLATION FROM THE POLICE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE FAILURE, AS THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT COVERED. THIS ISSUE FALLS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE09019. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TOYOTA OF MORRISTOWN IN MORRISTOWN, NJ TO INSPECT THE HEADLIGHTS AT MY 60K MILE SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT SEEMS TO ONLY OPERATE AT 50% CAPACITY WHEN IT DOES WORK. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ARRANGED TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED, BUT IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE INCREDIBLY COMMON. I ONLY HAVE 43,000 MILES ON MY CAR, SO THIS IS TOO SOON TO HAVE TO BE REPLACING HEADLIGHTS AT OVER $300 APIECE - PROBABLY OVER $800 WITH LABOR. HAVING HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD RELIGHT THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT FINALLY WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED, WHICH HAS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE SHOWS THERE ARE MANY PRIUS OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING CHARGED $1000 TO $2000 TO REPAIR. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH HAS HAPPENED ON SOME PRIUS'S, THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS AN ODI INVESTIGATION AND A TOYOTA RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITH NO WARNING AT INCREASING FREQUENCIES. NOW ALMOST EVERY NIGHT. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AS SHORT AS FIVE MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. *TR

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE, INITIALLY AFFECTING ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. MOST RECENT INCIDENT AFFECTED BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. PROBLEM IS RESOLVED (TEMPORARILY) BY SWITCHING OFF HEADLIGHTS AND SWITCHING THEM BACK ON, INDICATING THAT THE BULBS AND FUSES ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL. *TR

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU FLIP THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHTS ARE TEMPORARILY RESTORED. BOTH HEADLIGHT DO THE SAME THING. LIGHTS FLICKER THEN GO OUT; SOME TIME BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WHICH I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A LEFT TURN BEHIND A FREIGHT TRUCK. AS I APPROACHED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK I APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IN THE NORMAL FASHION, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE -- IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN SPEED. IMMEDIATELY AWARE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, I QUICKLY AND METHODICALLY 1) VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE PEDAL, 2) CHECKED MY PERIPHERAL VISION TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS INDEED MOVING FORWARD RATHER THAN THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME MOVING BACKWARD AND 3) PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AT FULL FORCE AND HELD FIRM WHILE QUICKLY VISUALLY CHECKING THAT MY FEET WERE IN FACT ON THE BRAKE. I ALSO CHECKED THE DASHBOARD TO CONFIRM THAT THE CAR WAS ON AND IN A NORMAL "DRIVE" GEAR. AT LAST, IT WAS TOO LATE AND I SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, STILL WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK DRIVER EMERGED FROM THE CAB, A BIT SHAKEN BUT NOT HURT. HIS TRUCK WAS NOT HARMED AS I HIT A HEAVY METAL FRAME THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS DENTED AND SCRAPED. IN RESPONSE, I REMOVED THE CAR FROM TRAFFIC, CANCELLED THE MEETING I WAS ON THE WAY TO AND SLOWLY DROVE A VERY SHORT DISTANCE TO MY EMPLOYER'S PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE CAR. I CALLED THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER, EXPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND, AT THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION, CALLED THEIR TOWING SERVICE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERV

2006 PRIUS HID LIGHTS INTERMITTENT. WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK MY LIGHTS WENT OUT, I TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON MY LIGHT SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO BACK ON. LUCKILY THE ROAD AT THE TIME WAS STRAIGHT. IF NOT I COULD HAD EASILY DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD AND POSSIBLY TRAVELED INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD ONE ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY AUTO. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT IS ALSO GOING OUT. THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT AS TOYOTA HAS DEEMED THE ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WOULD RESULT IN AN OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF OVER $400. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LIGHTS ONLY WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THERE IS A 130 PAGE MESSAGE BOARD THREAD ABOUT THE ISSUE HERE: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS FOR ALL OF THE OWNERS OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH REGARD TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I AM EXPERIENCING THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA THAT IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $500.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS BUT HAVE SINCE READ THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND MILEAGE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TOYOTA TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING FROM TIME TO TIME, INCIDENT HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

SEVERAL BATTERY CELLS MALFUNCTIONED IN THE BATTERY. BATTERY WAS UNDER WARRANTY, GOT A FREE NEW BATTERY. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE BATTERY FAILURE. *TR

I OWN AN 06 TOYOTA PRIUS AND AM EXPERIENCING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE STAYS OUT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME NOW. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE I DISCOVERED THERE ARE MANY MANY TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING CHARGED UPWARDS OF $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND ARE BEING TOLD BY TOYOTA TECH'S THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THEY ARE RECEIVING AND TOYOTA OWNERS AND MY SELF INCLUDED ARE BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS TO FILE FORMAL COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTA AND CAUSE THEM TO RECALL THE ITEMS BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTIONS OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE GROWING COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS WHO ARE FURIOUS HAVING TO PAY ON AVERAGE $1000.00 TO $2000.00 TO REPAIR HEADLIGHTS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS (BOTH, BUT SO FAR JUST ONE AT A TIME) TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CAN'T TELL WHEN IT HAPPENS. NOTICE IT IN A REFLECTION FROM THE CAR IN FRONT. CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO MAKE THEM WORK. JUST NEVER KNOW FOR HOW LONG. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AFTER MINUTES OF DRIVING, I CAN TURN THEM BACK ON BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN BUT THEY RANDOMLY SHUT OFF CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN TO HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT HEADLAMP. IT WILL TURN OFF WHILE IN USE. THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED BY TURNING OFF AND TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS. IT ONLY OCCURS AFTER THEY ARE ALREADY IN USE. AS I SAID, IT IS INTERMITTENT. IT ALSO OCCASIONALLY FLICKERS WHILE IN USE. TOYOTA WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP, AND CHARGES AROUND $500 PER HEADLIGHT TO DO IT. THE HEADLAMPS ARE HID, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I ALREADY HAD MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER UNDER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT. WHEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME (MILEAGE AT 39K) NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. HEADLIGHT WENT OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THAT. WHEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER THE 2ND TIME THEY INDICATED THE ECU AND HID BULB NEEDED REPLACING FOR ABOUT $650. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY DUE TO MY MILEAGE BEING AT 45K AND THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 36K. THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS'S SO I BELIEVE THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2007 FOR $522.05. IT FAILED AGAIN ON MAY 8, 2009 AND WAS REPLACED TODAY FOR $274.28. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED ON JANUARY 1, 2008 AND WAS REPLACED FOR $$187.50. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 16, 2009 AND WAS REPLACED FOR $272.64. THERE ARE NEARLY 500 NHTSA REGISTERED COMPLAINTS REGARDING SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2005-2008 HID HEADLIGHT EQUIPPED TOYOTA PRIUS AUTOMOBILES. THESE COMPLAINTS ALL DESCRIBE AN IDENTICAL DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEMS OF THESE CARS: ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE. CLEARLY, HAVING ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THE ALMOST 500 REGISTERED NHTSA COMPLAINTS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INTERNET FORUM POSTS DOCUMENTING THE TOYOTA PRIUS HID LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS ISSUE. THE NHTSA REGISTERED COMPLAINTS AND THE FORUM POSTS PROVIDE A WEALTH OF DATA DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM INCLUDING: ACCOUNTS OF SUDDENLY HAVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN TRAFFIC, TOYOTA'S INABILITY TO PROVIDE A DEFINITIVE OVERALL FIX, TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S FAILED ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON INDIVIDUAL CARS, CONSUMERS PAYING FOR PARTS AND SERVICE THAT DO NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMERS BEING FORCED TO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATE IN ORDER TO GET AT LEAST PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT ON THE UP TO $1,800 REPAIR COSTS, REPAIRS THAT L

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRUIS. I EXPERIENCED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I CAN'T TELL EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME. I HIT THE BRAKE & SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ENGINE RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. I WOULD GUESS IT WOULD PERTAIN TO SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE CRUISE. ANY OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS? *TR