2006 Toyota Prius complaints

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PERIODIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (PACKAGE #6) WITH ABOUT 42,000 MILES. THE HEADLIGHT THAT FAILS IS USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I CAN GET IT TO TURN BACK ON BY TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, BUT SEEMS TO BEING HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER TIME. THE DEALER ADVISES THE REPAIR IS ON THE ORDER OF $500 AND REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT DISASSEMBLY OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I LOOKED AT A DISCUSSION FORUM FOR THE CAR (HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/) WHICH LISTED MANY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES (SOME IDENTICAL) FOR BOTH THE 2006 AND 2007 MODELS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE FACT SO MANY HEADLIGHTS FAIL THE SAME WAY AND AT THE SAME FREQUENCY INDICATES AC SYSTEM PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LIKE ALL THE OTHER NOTICES FROM 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS, BETWEEN 55,000 AND 60,000 MILES, THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN AN INTERMITTENT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF QUICKLY (A SAFETY ISSUE IN ITSELF!). STARTED WITH THE DRIVE SIDE LIGHT, THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN, WHICH MADE ME FEARFUL OF LOSING MY HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY WHILE DRIVING. WAS TOLD THAT THE "BALAST/COMPUTER" OVERHEATS & SHUTS DOWN. GOOD SOLUTION TO PREVENT A FIRE, I GUESS, BUT NOT GOOD FOR DRIVING SAFETY. REPLACEMENT QUOTE WAS $600 EACH -- DEALER DID GIVE ME A 15% DISCOUNT, SO ENDED UP COSTING $510 EACH ($1,020.00 TOTAL!). CALLED TOYOTA OF AMERICA AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING, BUT, BASED UPON ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE, THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA. I LOVE MY PRIUS RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE, BUT TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS NOW. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID INTERMITTENT FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT MUST TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF FOR THE HEADLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN; HOWEVER, IT FAILS AGAIN WITHOUT NOTICE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY BUT STAYS OFF UNTIL THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE HID BULB WAS REPLACED ABOUT 6K MILES AGO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 41000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS QUICKLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE ENGAGED BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TAKE OFF. HE HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,720.

RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON WITH TURN THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY - ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID TYPE) WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM RECURS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OFF. IT RESTARTS IF I TURN ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIOR TO 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, HEADLIGHT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT OR ABOUT 39,000 MILES LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, DESERT TOYOTA WANTS 399.00 TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT. DID NOT COMPLETE REPAIRS. HEADLIGHT CONSISTENTLY GOES OUT EVERY FEW MINUTES WHEN ON. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE AFTER 20,000 MILES. I WOULD BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, I WOULD SWITCH THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES I WOULD BE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, NOT AWARE THAT THEY HAD GONE OFF, AND OTHER DRIVERS WOULD STOP ME AND TELL ME THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. I WOULD CHECK THE SWITCH, SEE THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON, TOGGLE THE SWITCH AND THEY WOULD COME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I HAVE ALL MY MAINTENANCE DONE. AFTER INVESTIGATING FOR A FEW DAYS, THEY REPLACED BOTH H.I.D. HEADLIGHTS AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. NOW, 20,000 MILES LATER, I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WILL GO OUT AND HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY FEW MINUTES, MOST ALARMINGLY ON CROWDED FREEWAYS AT NIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THE LIGHT BECAUSE OF MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, BUT I DID HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR FEES, SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT IT DID WHEN IT WAS. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT THAT MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, BECAUSE UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM, HEADLIGHT FAILURE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE HAS OCCURRED UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. ALSO, IT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE TH

WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. WHEN I CHECKED, IT WAS FINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND THAT IT WOULD BE INTERMITTENT. COST IS $421 FOR A BULB! *TR

MALFUNCTION IN HID HEADLIGHTS FOR TOYOTA PRIUS IS CHRONIC - ALWAYS FLASHING OFF AND ON - MOSTLY OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE IN 2007 FOR FREE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONSTANTLY FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 5Y/100,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER THE 3 YR/30,000 MILE WARRANTY AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT IS CHRONIC WITH THE PRIUS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE, AND MANY TIMES BOTH, HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN SO IT IS NOT THE BULB. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BACK RURAL ROADS WHERE I LIVE AND ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS VERY DISTURBING AND DANGEROUS TO ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY, WHEN I SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND PUT THE BACK ON BOTH LIGHTS WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WHEREAS THE PROBLEM RECURS WHERE EITHER ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED MORE OFTEN. OBVIOUSLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT IS DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

PRIUS 2006 - HID HEADLIGHTS - THEY INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. ALWAYS COME ON AT STARTUP, THEN WILL GO OFF, USUALLY IN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. TURNING OFF SWITCH THEN TURNING IT BACK ON WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON, OTHER TIMES THEY GO OFF OVER AND OVER EVERY FEW MINUTES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HID FAILURE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT(HID) STARTED GOING OFF AND WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED OFF AND BACK ON. FAILED AT NIGHT WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING BUT SHE COULDN'T TELL IT WAS OUT. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY JUST SUGGESTED THAT THE BULB BE REPLACED AT 500 DOLLARS PER BULB. SHOULD REPLACE BOTH BULBS AT SAME TIME. TOTAL 1000 DOLLARS FOR HEADLIGHT BULBS. I BOUGHT A BULB FROM DEALER AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. IT WORKS FOR NOW. BUT???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP SPORADICALLY FAILED WHICH REDUCED HER VISIBILITY. AS A CONSEQUENCE HER RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND A CRASH WERE INCREASED. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1800.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

1. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. 2. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. 3. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE BULB WAS REPLACED, AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS 04/21/09. *TR

BOUGHT '06 PRIUS 6/06. HAD TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) REPLACED IN NOV. 07 AFTER 57K MILES DUE TO THEM INTERMITTENTLY "GOING OUT" WHICH GOT WORSE WITH TIME. CURRENTLY (APR. 2009) AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT BULBS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT BUT ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT. TOYOTA WANTS OVER SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS WHICH THEY SAY ARE THE PROBLEM. LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT, YOU CAN TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON AND THEY BOTH COME BACK ON AND WORK PROPERLY. THEY HAVE GONE OUT THREE TIMES AND THE FORTH TIME THE MORNING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED ONE HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE BULB HAS NOT BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR TWO YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE ISSUE HAS RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 5/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHT FAILS, IT CAN BE RESTORED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. UPDATED 05/12/09.*JB

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. OCCURRENCE: CONSTANT -- EVERY TIME. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT DESPITE SWITCH BEING "ON." HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES COME BACK ON AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. SOMETIMES NOT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT ONE. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA FORUM HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH LITTLE UNIFIED RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE APPARENTLY CHARGED FOR SOME CORRECTIVE EFFORT, BUT THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SOLID CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN IN PLACE FOR ANYONE TO FOLLOW - ON THEIR OWN OR THROUGH TOYOTA. I'M MARKING TODAY AS THE INCIDENT DATE, (BECAUSE IT'S A REQUIRED FIELD) BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I AM GLAD I DECIDED TO CHECK ON LINE BEFORE REPLACING THE BULBS -- TURNS OUT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT DO ANY GOOD. TAKING THE STEP OF FILING HERE SO I CAN KEEP A COPY ON FILE IN THE EVENT OF A TRAFFIC STOP. WHAT DO I TELL THE POLICE? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS. *TR

HID LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER AND GO OUT. SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS LOW OR HIGH BEAM, EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. ON BRIEFLY THEN TURNS OFF. *TR

HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING THEN RESTARTS..NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO WORK..THIS HAPPENS NOW DAILY , STARTED JUST EVERY NOW AND THEN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED CONNECTION 137$ NOW 2 MONTHS LATER..OUT AGAIN. PULLED OVER BY POLICE 3 TIMES. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLAMP GOES OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE THE CAR IS BEEN DRIVEN. PROBLEM CLEARS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE CAR IS POWER CYCLED. *TR

DRIVER'S-SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS OCCURS DURING BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. SINCE APPROXIMATELY MAY 2008, FRIENDS AND FAMILY DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME DURING GROUP TRIPS WOULD PERIODICALLY MENTION THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OFF. I WOULD LATER CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AND FIND BOTH OPERATIONAL. EVENTUALLY, I STARTED TO NOTICE, THROUGH LOOKING AT THE REFLECTION IN OTHER CARS, THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INDEED BE OFF. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF VERY QUICKLY AND TURNING THEM BACK ON AGAIN WOULD USUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT ON, THE OCCURRENCE BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. NOW, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF SUDDENLY, EVERY TIME I DRIVE, WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF TURNING ON. FLICKING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON DOES TURN BOTH LIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS AGAIN WITHIN 5-15 MINUTES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AND I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS EVENTUALLY FAILING, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY WORRISOME. *TR UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS USES HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHT BULBS. THESE BULBS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST 10 YEARS. THE SAME BULB HAS FAILED TWICE NOW IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND THERE ARE MANY NOTED INSTANCES OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, YET TOYOTA HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED REPAIR PLACE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED WITH THE COST RANGING FROM $350 FOR JUST A NEW BULB TO $1500 IF THE RELAY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING HID HEADLIGHTS AND MY 2006 PRIUS HAS JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

AROUND 40K MILES HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON MAJOR FREEWAY AT NIGHT. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR. WHEN STARTING CAR BACK UP, HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY. BIG SAFETY ISSUE CONSIDERING HEADLIGHTS CAN GO OFF AT NIGHT WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT (DRIVER'S SIDE) FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WILL COME BACK ON I THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE (MORE FREQUENT). I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM SO THEY CAN "WATCH IT UNTIL IT FAILS", WHICH IS IMPRACTICAL SINCE I NEED THE VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

2006 PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS FLICKERED WENT OUT AND RESTARTED WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING AT 40,000 MILES IN MARCH 2008, HAD BULBS REPLACED BY TOYOTA LOYALTY, NOW IN APRIL 2009 WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MORE MILES SAME THING HAPPENING, UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, TOYOTA LOYALTY REFUSES ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE, REPAIR ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $600.00. OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART OR DESIGN. TOYOTA LOYALTY CLAIMS THAT CONTROLLERS WERE REPLACED IN 2008, BUT DEALER DENIES, STATING ONLY REPLACED BULBS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2006 PRIUS. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP AS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. DEALERSHIP REMOVED AND REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AND COMPUTERS. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR BY FRONTIER TOYOTA WAS $1,323.86. I REQUESTED 100% REIMBURSEMENT WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS ONLY. TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS BUT DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE SAFETY ISSUE AND COST IS EXORBITANT. *TR

THERE ARE OVER 800 NHTSA REGISTERED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005-2008 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT DEFECT. YET, THE NHTSA HAS NOT OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. WILL SOMEONE OR SOME FAMILY NEED TO SUFFER THROUGH A DEADLY ACCIDENT BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS OPENED? *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 PRIUS BEGINNING AROUND 30K MILES. TEMPORARILY FIXED BY SWITCHING LIGHTS OFF AND ON. UNABLE TO REPLICATE FOR DEALERSHIP. OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE EACH DRIVE IN CAR, ANY MILEAGE. OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS. COST OF REPAIRS AT DEALERSHIP HAVE RANGED FROM $380 PER LAMP. IN ONE CASE A DEALER CHARGED A PRIUS OWNER $2600 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN UNSAFE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WARRANTING A RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS AND USUALLY HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK OR FROM WORK BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP OR AFTER IT GOES DOWN. I DO NOT KEEP MY HEADLIGHTS PERPETUALLY ON WHILE DRIVING. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES (WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS) MY LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF, BUT I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH QUICKLY OFF AND ON AND THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN FOR A WHILE LONGER, THEN IT GOES OFF AGAIN. I TAKE IT IN AND THE DEALER SAYS $646 TO REPLACE ONE, AND OTHER WILL NEED IT TOO, SO $936 FOR BOTH. DEALER SAYS THE BUMPER HAS TO BE DROPPED DOWN TO GET TO THE LIGHTS, THAT IS THE BIGGEST EXPENSE. WHEN I DRIVE IT HOME RIGHT FROM THE DEALER THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT TOO, WITH THE SAME QUICK OFF/ON TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. SOME DAYS I CAN TURN IT ON ONCE AND DRIVE 52 MILE TO WORK WITHOUT THEM GOING OFF, OTHER DAYS ONE OR THE OTHER CUT OFF 5-10 TIMES OR FLICKER FOR A FEW MINUTES. MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS SAY THEY DRIVE THEIR NEW EXPENSIVE CARS WITH HEADLIGHTS PERPETUALLY ON WITH THE SAME TYPE OF HEADLIGHT, AND HAVE NO PROBLEM OR NO EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS. I FELL THAT THE SHORTLIVED HEADLAMP IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND BIZARRE PROCESS TO DROP THE BUMPER TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING ON 1ST. AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE LEFT(DRIVERS SIDE) HEADLIGHT SIMPLY GOES OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AGAIN, THEY BOTH COME BACK ON, AND THEN AGAIN, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES BACK OFF. PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF, I WOULD TURN BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF, BACK ON AND THEY'D BE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND THE CYCLE OF OFF AND ON, ON AND OFF WOULD CONTINUE! *TR

SAFETY ISSUE: MY 2006 PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OR THE OTHER WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT. CYCLING POWER USUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER OF A 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF THE ABOVE LISTED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RESULTING IN A FRONT-END COLLISION IN-BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED VEHICLE OEM (TOYOTA); WHO REFUSED TO SUPPORT OR INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT AND PROVIDE ANY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT (VIA EDR DOWNLOAD). DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS LIMITED TO THE FRONT-END, AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY... TURNING OFF ALL LIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON TURNS THE LIGHT BACK ON.... DEALER SAID BULB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $300..... INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS OVER SEVERAL YEARS... AND DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM... OTHERS HAVE REPLACED CONTROLLER BOARDS, BULBS, WIRING, ALL TO NO AVAIL... THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEMS.... I HAVE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, SEPARATELY AND INTERMITTENTLY. MUST TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON TO TURN LIGHT(S) BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BLINK ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THE LEFT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH. THE FAILURE OCCURS ALMOST DAILY AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN OFF USUALLY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WILL MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE HEADLIGHT UNIT AND CASING ON BOTH SIDES (COST $350 EACH PLUS LABOR. TOTAL COST ABOUT $800) I FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT SEALED UNITS AS I WAS TOLD AND HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED YET. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. AT FIRST IT IS INTERMITTENT, AND DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURS. OVER TIME THE PERIOD FOR FAILURE GETS SHORTER. DEALER SAYS IT IS MY PROBLEM. COST OF CONTINUAL REPAIR IS OVER $300. PER LIGHT. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE SAY ADD FUEL WHEN TANK PARTIALLY EMPTY. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL DURING OPERATION AND THE DRIVER HAS TO TURN POWER TO THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR LIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. THIS CYCLE HAS TO BE REPEATED EVERY 0-5 MINUTES SINCE THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES GOES OUT, SOMETIMES WORKS. I WOULD SAY IT WORKS 25% OF THE TIME. THIS RESULTS IN LIMITED VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. AT THIS POINT, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND SO FAR THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TOTAL LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE 2006 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW. IT HAS 35,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN READING THIS IS QUITE COMMON IN 2006 PRIUS YET TOYOTA HAS NOT OFFERED RECALL. OBVIOUSLY DRIVING WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A LEGAL ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ACTIVATION SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $600 PER LIGHT, PLUS LABOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,600. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09. *JB

TOYOTA IS FAMILIAR WITH THE HID LIGHTS ON THEIR TOYOTA PRIUS' AND EVEN ISSUED A TSB (T-SB-0030-08) AND IS STILL REQUIRING THE END USER TO PAY UPWARDS TO $800 FOR THE REPAIR. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I AM HAVING TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF IN THE DAY OR DURING THE NIGHT SO THAT I CAN HAVE BOTH LIGHTS ON. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. FOR THE 2010 MODEL PRIUS, TOYOTA HAS EVEN TAKEN OUT THE HID LIGHTS. WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON HERE. I AM NOT A HAPPY CONSUMER. *TR