2006 Toyota Prius complaints

BEFORE MY 2006 PRIUS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I NOTICED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DEALER NEVER COULD FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY I AGAIN MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS BAD AND IT WOULD BE OVER $400 TO REPLACE. I SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT WAS NEVER FIXED, THEY REPLACED FOR FREE. I LATER SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS. A HEADLIGHT SHOULD NOT BE OVER $400 TO REPLACE AND IF IT IS GOING TO COST THAT MUCH, IT SHOULDN'T BE GOING OUT AFTER SUCH A SHORT TIME. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE HID LAMP IN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IT STARTS BACK UP. I HAVE 60K MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE A TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AM TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPORTED TO BE OUT BY MY HUSBAND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LIGHT WAS WORKING FOR THEM, THEY TOLD ME AT THAT TIME IT WOULD BE $600 TO REPAIR SO I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL "IT IS A REAL PROBLEM" BEFORE FIXING IT. WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, HE ONLY ISSUED A WARNING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE WOMAN BOOKING ME IN SAID "OH YEAH, WE SEE THAT PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS". I ASKED "WHAT PROBLEM, EXACTLY IS THAT PROBLEM?" SHE SAID "JUST WHAT YOU REPORT, HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT & COMING BACK ON AGAIN". I ASKED IF THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND SHE SAID "YOUR CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU." ULTIMATELY, THEY REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THE COMPUTER THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH HEADLIGHT & THE DEALERSHIP ABSORBED THE COST "AS A GOODWILL GESTURE & BECAUSE OF OWNER LOYALTY". SEEMS TO ME THEY KNOW THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY ARE TRYING TO DUCK A RECALL. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT HAS BEGAN FAILING AFTER ONLY 45,000 MILES. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACE ALREADY AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WANT ALMOST $500 TO REPLACE ONE HID BULB! THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA'S SUPPLY OF HID BULBS! THERE IS NO WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO PAY 500 EVERY 45,000 MILES TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT! THESE THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR MANY YEARS AND I'VE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR JUST OVER TWO YEARS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP WITH THIS? THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT, SPORADIC EVENTS IN WHICH THE HEADLAMPS (BOTH OF THEM BUT NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY) GO OUT. THERE IS NOTHING TO PREDICT WHICH ONE WILL GO OUT, AT WHICH TIME AND THIS MORNING AT 6:35 AM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE, LEAVING ME DRIVING IN THE PITCH DARK. I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP REPLACED AFTER HOURS OF A TOYOTA TECH NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE WIRING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO TURN OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AT WHICH POINT THE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AS I DRIVE APPROX 30000 MILES A YEAR AND CANNOT BE LIMITED TO DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT HOURS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (OR IDENTIFY IT) FOR ME AND I REFUSE TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS, ESPECIALLY AT SUCH A HIGH PRICETAG. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENING TODAY. I AM TIRED OF THIS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RANDOMLY TURN OFF, LUCKILY ONLY ONE AT A TIME SO FAR, THEN TURN BACK ON WHEN I SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, OR AFTER I RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR IS 2.5 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED PREMATURELY ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. MANUFACTURE STATES WOULD LAST LIFE OF VEHICLE OR APPROX 190,000 MILES. DEALER HAS INDICATED IT WILL COST $900 TO REPLACE 2 BULBS (INCL LABOR TO REMOVE BUMPER). I HAVE READ THAT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCED EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH 2006 PRIUS. OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS A MATERIAL FAILURE ISSUE AND THE DEALER WILL NOT BUDGE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE BULBS/CONTROLLERS. SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY - WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN (OF COURSE). THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 1 YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD ONLY DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ACTIVATED. HE STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HID HEADLIGHTS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE HID HEADLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,056 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

'06 PRIUS. HAD IT'S HID HEADLIGHTS CHANGED A YEAR PRIOR DUE TO THE LIGHTS JUST 'TURNING OFF' WHILE DRIVING. FLICKING THEM OFF/ON WOULD TURN THEM BACK ON FOR A BIT. THEY WOULD TURN OFF RANDOMLY AND OFTEN WHILE DRIVING, OFTEN WITH BOTH LIGHTS TURNING OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, CONSIDERING THEY WERE REPLACED AND CONTINUED TO FAIL FOLLOWING THAT REPLACEMENT. *TR

HID DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP TURNS ON WHEN SWITCHED ON BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT FLICKERS AND TURNS OFF. THE HEADLAMP MUST BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO RE-LIGHT THE WHOLE TIME THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS DEFECTIVE LIGHT IS CLEARLY MORE DIM IN COLOR AS WELL.*TR

MY PRIUS 2006 DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID THE HEADLIGHT 'LEVELER' SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE - WHICH I DIDN'T REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER (JUNE 2008), I GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT (SIDE-SWIPED). IT WAS THE OTHER DRIVER'S FAULT (UNINSURED). HOWEVER, SINCE IT WAS DARK, THE POLICE SUSPECTED THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR REPAIRS ($3,000) AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT LEVELER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING AND I WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE ON 11/16/08 ABOUT MY DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT. MY CAR IS PAST WARRANTY AND RESEARCH ON PRIUS CHAT FORUMS SHOWS THAT IT'S A TOYOTA DEFECT. I'M CONCERNED THAT I WILL GET INTO ANOTHER ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS HTTP://WWW.PRIUSONLINE.COM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=3&T=11141&ST=0&SK=T&SD=A&START=135. *TR

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LETTING UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25 MPH) AND HITTING A BUMP OR SHALLOW HOLE WHEN BRAKING. TYPICALLY, THE ANTI-SKID (VSC) LIGHT COMES ON FULLY OR FLICKERS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE CAR MOMENTARILY STOPS BRAKING (YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR ACCELERATE FORWARD SLIGHTLY AND THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT IS ON THE FLOOR). IT DOES NOT SEEM RELATED TO WET OR DRY CONDITIONS AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN BOTH. BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE RELATED TO GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP OR EVEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE/SEWER PLATE WHILE BRAKING. IF I HAVE THE REACTION TIME & FORETHOUGHT, IMMEDIATELY LETTING GO OF THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY AND PRESSING DOWN HARD WILL GET THE CAR TO STOP. FORTUNATELY, IT HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH TIMES (INCLUDING SEVERAL NEAR MISSES) THAT I ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND BEEN LUCKY TO AVOID COLLISIONS. I ALSO WATCH THE ROAD SURFACE FOR BUMPS/HOLES WHEN BRAKING BUT AM WORRIED THAT I MIGHT NOT BE LUCKY TO AVOID 100% OF THE TIME AND COULD REAR END A CAR OR EVEN WORSE I COULD SERIOUS INJURE A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ACROSS A CROSSWALK AS I'M COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO MY DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY HAVE TRIED TO REPLICATE IT BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SO THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF YOU CHECK OUT THIS FORUM, YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM DEFINITELY NOT ALONE HOWEVER: HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/BRAKE-FAILURE-

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED FROM BEAMAN TOYOTA IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY ?06 (EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA SAYS THE DELIVERY DATE WAS NOVEMBER ?05) AT APPROXIMATELY 25000 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO GO OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I COULDN'T SEE IT. I WOULD SEE THAT IT WAS OUT IN THE REFLECTION OF THE TRUNK LID OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. IF I SIMPLY TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF FOR A WHILE. AT FIRST, IT ONLY HAPPENED SPORADICALLY, BUT OVER SOME MONTHS GOT MUCH WORSE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE BULB. THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE $430 WAS COVERED. $430 FOR A HEADLIGHT BULB??????? THEY SAID THEY HAD TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF THE CAR TO GET TO THE BULB. I LET THAT PASS, BUT THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DID THE SAME THING. AGAIN, IT WAS SPORADIC. IN OCTOBER ?08 IT BEGAN TO CAUSE A REAL PROBLEM. I COULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN A MILE WITHOUT IT GOING OUT. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2008, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. AGAIN IT WAS A BAD BULB. I HAVE WATCHED THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS THE BULB. EVEN THOUGH I HAD PURCHASED THE 100,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, NAIVELY THINKING IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THINGS LIKE THIS, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $535 AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED ?MAINTENANCE? AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. $535 FOR A HEADLIGHT BULB????????MAINTENANCE???????? WHAT IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NI

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE FAILURE, SUGGESTED THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER, AND THEREFORE DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. NOW, AT 35,000 MILES, I AM HAVING INCIDENTS OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS IT'S UNPREDICTABLE. I SUDDENLY FIND MYSELF DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND ASKED AGAIN FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THAT THEY AGAIN HAD FOUND NOTHING WRONG - THE HEADLIGHTS WERE "PERFORMING" AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUPPOSEDLY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FURTHER (EVEN THOUGH I LEFT MY CAR FOR THE DAY AND LEFT MY CELL PHONE FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME). I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, AS I HAVE NOW FOUND NUMEROUS INTERNET POSTING DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM - HEADLIGHTS THAT FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AT VERY LOW MILEAGE WITH NO WARNING. *TR

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING. TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON WILL RESTORE WORKING LIGHTS. PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY (MULTI TIMES IN A DAY) AND DEALER CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, 49,800 MILES HID HEAD LIGHT FAILED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, GOES BACK ON IF I SHUT LIGHTS OFF AND TURN BACK ON. DEALER SAYS BULB IS BAD, NOT COVERED ON REGULAR OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. OCCURS FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING, EITHER LIGHT OR BOTH TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. IN EVERY CASE TO DATE SWITCHING OFF AND ON AGAIN HAS RESTORED THE FAILED BEAM(S). *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GOES OFF EVERY CHANGE OF THE SEASON IN THE FALL WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH AND TEMPERATURE IS LOW. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AS IT IS ONE OF DEFAULT SELECTIONS IN THE ON-LINE REQUEST FOR SERVICE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF, USUALLY ONE AT A TIME, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH AT ONCE. TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH THE PRIUS, BUT IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH OTHER MODELS. I OWN A SIENNA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE HID COMPUTER $1,100, THEN THE BULB $400, AND NOW TELLS ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR ANOTHER $1,100. THIS IS ALL IN THREE MONTHS. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID "IF ITS NOT WORKING, GIVE IT A LITTLE HIT WITH YOUR FIST." NOT EASY TO DO ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POINT IS THAT INOPERABLE HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE, POLICE OFFICERS CAN STOP YOU FOR IT, AND YOU CANNOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT OPERATING HEADLIGHTS. READING THE POSTS ON THIS SITE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WERE ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON TO CONTINUE TO WORK. I TOOK THE PRIUS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER BOARD AND HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR.[RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT SIDES] THIS WAS DONE IN 2007. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006. AND NOW THE RIGHT SIDE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BACK IN 2007. *TR

MY 2006 PRIUS' FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY AND WILL RE-LIGHT ONLY WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE ONLY WAY I CAN TELL WHEN MY LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT IS OUT IS WHEN I SEE MY REFLECTION IN A CAR BEHIND ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS HAPPENING TO NUMEROUS PRIUS OWNERS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE BECAUSE I CAN NOT GET THE LIGHT TO "SHUT OFF ON COMMAND". THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR - BOTH LIGHTS WILL BE OPERABLE FOR APPROX. 5 - 15 MINUTES (NEVER KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT TURNS OFF) THEN THE LEFT BULB WILL GO OUT. I KNOW IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT AND VERY DANGEROUS, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR

HID PASSENGER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON. WILL WORK FOR A DAY, SOMETIMES AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HAS BEEN REPORTED 220+ TIMES AT NHTSA SITE. *TR

MY HEADLAMP WILL TURN OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP, NOW IT IS BOTH HEADLAMPS. IT OCCURS ALMOST DAILY. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HEADLAMPS WILL COST OVER $700. WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY FOUND NO ISSUES, AS SOON AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THEM. AFTER I DID NOT REPLACE THEM, ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE FAULTY. WHERE WAS THIS DIAGNOSTICS THE FIRST TWO TIMES? *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. EACH WILL TURN ON, BUT THEN ONE OR BOTH WILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL GO BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY SWITCHED OFF AND THEN SWITCHED ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL OCCUR WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL HAPPEN TO BOTH. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICES DEPT. TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. IT COST ME ALMOST $900 TO REPAIR. I ALSO GOT WARNING TICKET FROM POLICE WHEN ONE LIGHT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON. ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL THEN GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. I DO NOT KNOW OF A WAY TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR

HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT RANDOM TIMES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. LIGHTS ALWAYS WORK CORRECTLY WHEN FIRST TURNED ON. DURING TRIPS OF 15-30 MINUTES, ONE HEADLIGHT USUALLY FAILS. THE LEFT GOES OUT MORE OFTEN THAN THE RIGHT. WHEN FAILED, NEITHER THE DIM NOR BRIGHT WILL WORK. FUNCTION IS RESTORED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. HAVE HAD SEVERAL DANGEROUS MOMENTS WHEN LEAVING BRIGHTLY-LIT STREETS, MAKING TURNS ONTO DARK ENTRANCE RAMPS. SUDDENLY, THE ABSENCE OF EXPECTED HEADLIGHTING IS OBVIOUS WHILE SCANNING IN THE DARKNESS FOR THE CURBS, EDGE OF THE ROAD, ETC. IT TOOK ME SOME TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS UPON STARTUP, BOTH HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS WORK CORRECTLY. I NOW BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL CIRCUITS, NOT IN THE BULBS, AS MUCH OF THE TIME, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLIGHTS, DIM AND BRIGHT, WORK FINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. ONE WILL GO OFF FOR NO REASON. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON THE LIGHT THEN WORKS. THIS HAPPENS TO BOTH SIDES AND ONLY A FEW TIMES HAVE I LOST BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE THE HID PACKAGE AND SEE THAT THERE ARE OVER 60 OTHER COMPLAINTS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THE DEALER HAS NO INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR

INTERMITTENT HID LIGHT FAILURE ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE SIDE WILL GO OUT AND WILL COME BACK ON AFTER I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND/OR DIM SIGNIFICANTLY. DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT (I AM SURE IT HAPPENS IN THE DAY TIME BUT I CAN NOT SEE IT) AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. *TR

HEADLAMPS GOING OUT ,SOMETIMES THE LEFT HEADLAMP AND SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, ALSO BOTH CAN GO OUT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN THEY WILL WORK FOR A SHORT TIME. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED YET TOYOTA SAYS THEY NEED FOR THEM TO ACT UP BEFORE THEY CAN DIAGNOSE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AT 55000. THEY WOULD FLICKER, FADE AND THEN FAIL. I HAD TO FLICK THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AND THEY WOULD STAY ON A FEW MINUTES BEFORE FADING AWAY. I NOTICED THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON SOME PRIUS DISCUSSION BOARDS. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS MORE THAN $400/LIGHT AS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY HID HEADLAMPS CUT IN AND OUT. MY TAIL LIGHTS CUT IN AND OUT. I'VE GOT A TOYOTA EXTENDED CARE WARRANTY. I'VE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL TAIL LIGHTS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A DEFECT. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTING SYSTEMS IN THEIR HID EQUIPPED CARS. *TR

TO DATE WE HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THE FAILURE OF OUR HEADLIGHT AND THE LACK OF TOYOTA TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE BULB. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS OVER $500.00. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS, THE WIRING OR CONNECTION SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM, NOT THE BULB. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER REPLACED COMPONENT, HOWEVER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. TECHNICIAN STATES IT IS DUE TO THE COMPONENT OVERHEATING. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY WANT ABOUT $500 TO FIX. THEY SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE COMPONENT OVERHEATING DESIGN DEFECT WITH AN UPDATED COMPONENT THE FIRST TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS W/ 59K MILES. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES W/ THE HEADLIGHTS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE'D TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND RANDOMLY WOULD EITHER GET 1 LIGHT, 2 LIGHTS, OR NO LIGHTS. FLICKING THE SWITCH AGAIN WOULD USUALLY RESET THE LIGHTS, BUT NOT FOR LONG. I JUST TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $872 TO FIX. AFTER I HEARD THE QUOTE, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WAS SO MAD THAT I TOLD THEM TO JUST LEAVE THE BULBS IN. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M GOING TO DO YET. I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IN FACT, SO DANGEROUS THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING WITH ONE LIGHT OR WORSE, NONE. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HID HEADLIGHT BULB IN TOYOTA PRIUS. NOT THREE YEARS OLD AND 45K MILES. REPLACEMENT COST IS EXORBITANT AND THERE ARE MANY FAILURES GOING ON. *TR

INTERMITTENT HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) HEADLIGHT ON A 2006 PRIUS. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT, THE DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE XENON HEADLIGHT ($300) AND THE HEADLIGHT COMPUTER ($500) TO CORRECT THIS. BUT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT WORKS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T - SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH HEADLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. MY HEADLAMPS GO OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR NIGHTTIME DRIVING. I AM TOLD THAT, YES, IT IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS THAT A 2 YEAR OLD CAR HAS HEADLAMPS THAT ARE NOT WORKING WELL. THE COST IS $1150.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY,QUITE OFTEN WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN START OFF WITH ALL LIGHTS ON AND THEN WHILE IN LOW BEAM THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF LEAVING YOU WITH FOG LIGHTS AND WHILE IN HIGH BEAM ALL OF THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID "TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM" BUT WE STILL HAVE TO PAY. I HAVE CHILDREN AND WHEN MY LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS ON AN INTERNET BLOG SITE AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER OWNER'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE TOYOTA HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS AND PEOPLE ARE INJURED DUE TO THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR NOW HAS 44,000 MILES. BEGINNING AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES AND EVER SINCE, THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLAMP WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH "OFF", THEN BACK TO "ON", I CAN GET THE BULB TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I REALIZE THAT THIS CAN SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE "REPLACE THE LAMP" SITUATION. HOWEVER, I HAVE FRIENDS WITH PRIUSES, AND ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, ONE, OR SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GOING OUT. THIS CAN BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I DID NOT TAKE MY CAR TO TOYOTA FOR A REPLACEMENT AS IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPLACEMENT COSTS FOR THIS CAN EASILY RUN TO OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME TROUBLE WITH THEIR CARS. MOST OF THESE ARE 2006 OR 2007 MODELS. SOME HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE HID SYSTEM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. IT IS SCARY DRIVING A CAR WHOSE HEADLIGHTS ARE PRONE TO SUDDENLY GOING OUT. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS THE HEADLIGHTS STARTING GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB. THEY HAD SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEN OCCASIONALLY WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT THEY ARE GOING OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY COME ON FOR AWHILE THEN TURN OFF AGAIN. THEY HAVE NEVER NOT COME ON, BUT DRIVERS IN FRONT OF YOU GET A BIT UPSET WHEN YOU START FLASHING YOUR HEADLIGHTS BEHIND THEM! I'VE NOTICED ON LINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE PRIUS. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN FORCE TOYOTA TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS ISSUE. *TR

AUTO HEADLIGHT GOES OUT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH HID-TYPE HEADLIGHTS. THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY EXTINGUISH AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS HID LAMP FAILURE DOES NOT SEEM TO CORRESPOND WITH ANY SPECIFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS, I.E. BUMPY ROAD, EXTREME TEMPERATURES, DRIVING IN A TURN, ETC... IT JUST HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM SINCE I CANNOT ALWAYS DETECT WHEN THE LAMP HAS OR WILL FAIL; AND MY STATE REQUIRES THAT MY CAR HAS TWO WORKING HEADLIGHTS TO BE CONSIDERED "SAFE." TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, WILL GENERALLY FIX THE FAILURE, BUT ONLY IF I IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND ONLY THEN TEMPORARILY. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SIMPLE LOOSE CONNECTION PROBLEM OR A BURNT-OUT BULB. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR HAVE AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PROBLEM - THEY GO "OFF" AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. BLINKING AND THEN COMPLETE FAILURE OF LIGHT AFTER ONLY 40K MILES. DEALERSHIP CHARGES $320+ FOR JUST THE BULB. ONLINE CHAT FORUMS SHOW THAT THIS FAILURE IS VERY FREQUENT AND COSTLY TO CONSUMERS AND THE DEALERSHIPS CONTROL THE ACCESS TO THE BULBS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GO OUT FREQUENTLY, BUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER CHECK THEM AT THE LAST TWO MAINTENANCE CHECKS, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE NO PROBLEM. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING EARLY IN THE MORNING IN THE DARK AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. I SHUT THEM OFF AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AND BOTH CAME BACK ON. *TR