2006 Toyota Prius complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PACKAGE #8, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THEY CAN EITHER GO OUT ONE AT A TIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON THE CARD. I AM CURRENTLY AT APROX. 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I CAN GET THE LIGHT(S) TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING THEM FULLY OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS WILL USUALLY KEEP THE LIGHTS ON FOR THE REST OF MY TRIP, SHORT OR LONG, IN MOST CASES. BUT THERE ARE TIMES THAT THEY LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AGAIN AND I WILL NEED TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER YET, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING THE TIME TO DO THIS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN AN ISOLATE PROBLEM RELATED TO ONLY MY VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT (HID) ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. ONE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IF I TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WILL COME BACK ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE BULB - FOR ~$725. THE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, THE BULB IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY (I HAVE THE EXTENDED SUPER DUPER DELUXE WARRANTY). SO I HAVE TO PAY THIS OUT OF POCKET. NOW IF THE BULBS WERE REGULAR BULBS - I WOULD JUST REPLACE THEM. IF THIS WAS NOT SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT BE COMPLAINING. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD, AND THUS I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD AT LEAST BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY - IF NOT DESERVING OF A RECALL. *TR

NOTICED PRIUS HEAD LAMP WENT OUT AS WE WERE DRIVING. AFTER STOPPING SOMEWHERE AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE. REPLACED THE BULB EVEN THOUGH HIGHBEAM SHOULD BE AFFECTED AND LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME BACK ON IF BULB IS BLOWN. ASKED DEALER TO LOOK AT THE HEADLIGHT. THEY TOLD US IT WAS A COMMON COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM QUITE A LOT, AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. DUE TO LIMITED FUNDS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM YET. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIX IT IN ORDER TO DRIVE IN THE DARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR $500 PER PIECE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WE STARTED HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2006 PRIUS. IT WOULD GO OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IF WE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD COME BACK ON, BUT NOT ALWAYS. WE ASKED OUR DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT FOR A POSSIBLE "SHORT" DURING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON JULY 11, WE BROUGHT IT TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER AND GOT THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BULB THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CHARGED US $427.99 TO REPLACE IT!!! THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE BUMPER TO REPLACE THE BULB! I IMMEDIATELY GOT ONLINE AND EMAILED TOYOTA. I LET THEM KNOW HOW RIDICULOUS IT WAS TO CHARGE $320 FOR A LIGHT BULB AND THEN BUILD A CAR THAT HAD TO HAVE THE BUMPER REMOVED TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB! I ALSO SAID THAT I WOULD NOT ASSUME THAT A LIGHT BULB IS BURNED OUT IF IT COMES ON MOST OF THE TIME. HOW DID THEY KNOW THAT IT WAS THE BULB AND NOT SOME WIRING OR OTHER PROBLEM? JUST A FEW DAYS LATER, I GOT A CALL FROM TOYOTA SAYING THEY WERE INVESTIGATING AND WANTED ALL OF THE DETAILS FROM ME. THEN YESTERDAY, TOYOTA CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE MAILING ME A CHECK FOR THE FULL COST OF $427.99! *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY GO OFF (BOTH SIDES, BUT INDEPENDENTLY). TOYOTA HAS REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE CONTROL MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN RETURNS BOTH LIGHTS TO BEING ON. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK THAT WE CAN NOTICE. WE ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOYOTA INDICATES WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (PASSENGER SIDE) FAILED JUST AS THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE SO IT WAS HARD TO HAVE IT OCCUR WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP. MY DEALER SPLIT THE PARTS/LABOR WITH ME, WHICH I APPRECIATED. NOW MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT OFF/ON. AFTER READING OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS COMPLAINTS IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEFORE DAWN, THE HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON, AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE SECURITY GUARD AT MY PLACE OF WORK HAD TOLD ME BEFORE THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT WHEN I ENTERED THE PARKING LOT, BUT WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WERE BOTH WORKING. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS INTERMITTENT, BUT SERIOUS DEFECT. HAVING RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE VARIOUS PRIUS CHAT BOARDS ON THE WEB, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2006 PRIUS. I WOULD HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE BEFORE THE NHTSA FORCES TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS FAULTY...NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OPERATION ON RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLES. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT, NOT AN OWNER/OPERATOR PROBLEM. *TR

FOR MANY MONTHS, LEFT (USUALLY) OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON CAUSES THE FAULTY LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR HOURS, SOMETIMES FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE I HAVE TO REPEAT THE SWITCH OFF/ON MANEUVER. DEALER SAYS ITS THE BULB ($362). HOW CAN IT BE THE BULB IF IT GOES BACK ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS TOGGLED? FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH PRIUS. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE AROUND A CLOVERLEAF AT 5:20 AM. I DID NOT DISCOVER UNTIL LATER THAT I COULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND IT WILL COME BACK ON. AT FIRST IT WAS SO INTERMITTENT THAT WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO GO OUT. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND ON REPEATEDLY AS I TRAVEL TO MY JOB IN THE EARLY AM. I TOOK IT INTO ANOTHER DEALER WHEN THE LIGHT WAS OUT SO THEY COULD DECIDE HOW TO FIX IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAS SURE THAT WITHIN THE HOUR THAT THEY HAD TO LOOK AT IT THAT IT SURELY WOULD GO OUT FOR THEM, BUT THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO GO OUT. I HAVE NOW SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT BACK TO LEAVE IT FOR A DAY SO THEY CAN TROUBLE SHOOT IT. MY CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED BECAUSE I HAVE 57,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

ABOUT 6 MOS. AGO THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. IT WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON PITCH BLACK ROADS FOR NO APPARENT REASON - THE LIGHTS JUST GO OUT. AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND AM TOLD THAT BOTH LIGHTS ALONG WITH THEIR MOTORS AND COMPUTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $800 A PIECE! *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT (HID) GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF RESTARTS THE BULB BUT ONLY FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. WE HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE TWICE BUT SO FAR HAVE ONLY RECEIVED WARNINGS. THE CAR HAS 40,000 MILES AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WE DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE BULBS COST ABOUT $409 TO REPLACE BECAUSE THE BULB COSTS $316 OR SO. WE HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO INCUR THIS EXPENSE AND ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. I CURRENTLY HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH TOYOTA EXPERIENCE AND THEY ARE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM. PRIUSCHAT.COM HAS A LENGTHY THREAD ON "HEADLIGHT PROBLEM." AFTER READING A TOYOTA TSB (SEE BELOW) I WONDER IF MY 2006 PRIUS, (ACCEPTED DELIVERY 1-1-2006) CONTAINED 2004 OR 2005 BULBS. A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0030-08 REV1 APRIL 11, 2008 STATES THE FOLLOWING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND PAGE. NOTE: THE HID BULB AND HID ECU SERVICE PARTS FOR 2004 - 2005 MODEL YEAR ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH 2006 AND LATER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. INSTALLING A 2004 OR 2005 MODEL YEAR HID BULB OR HID ECU ON A 2006 OR LATER MODEL YEAR VEHICLE MAY CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT OPERATION/FLICKERING OF THE HID BULB. *TR

EVENTS: ACCIDENT. SEVERE REAR END AND FRONT END IMPACT. HIT BY LARGE BOX TRUCK, SPUN AROUND, HIT AGAIN BY SAME TRUCK. FAILURE: NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OF ANY SORT. CORRECTION: UNKNOWN. AUTOMOBILE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN TICKETED. THE DEALERSHIP AGREES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2006 PRIUS AND AGREES TO PAY FOR THE PARTS (2 HEADLIGHT BULBS @~$370 EACH) BUT NOT FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS OVER $300 PLUS DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE HEADLIGHT WHICH CAME ON MY PRIUS WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND BECAUSE OF THIS, IS NO LONGER BEING USED. BUT, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, I AM NOT THE ONLY 2006 PRIUS OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM AND MANY HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT SUCCESS. WHY MUST I PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF HEADLAMP. I EVEN HAVE BEEN TICKETED FOR THIS PROBLEM...JUST ICING ON THE CAKE!!!! *TR

MY HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED BURNING OUT, ONE BY ONE, BEFORE THE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. I WAS TOLD, "PROBABLY BAD LIGHTS." NOW THAT THE CAR (2006 PRIUS) IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM (CONTINUOUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS) IS PROBABLY A "BAD COMPUTER/CONTROLLER". REPLACING THIS WILL COST OVER $900. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM OR MENTION WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY (AND I DID ASK THEM TO CHECK IT, BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T NECESSARY). I HAVE READ ABOUT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE PROBLEM ON PRIUS CHAT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM... PASSENGER LIGHT COMES ON INITIALLY THEN FADES OUT AND TURNS OFF. RESETTING THE SWITCH TURNS THE LIGHT BACK ON ONLY TO REPEAT THE PROCESS!!! BOTTOMLINE, THE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON! *TR

DRIVER HID HEADLAMP WORKS THEN DOES NOT WORK. YOU CAN TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK. THEN SOMETIMES BEHIND A CAR OR IN A REFLECTION I WILL SEE THE HEADLAMP WORKING OR NOT WORKING. PEOPLE ON PRIUSCHAT.COM ARE MENTIONING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A 2006 PRIUS. IF THIS IS A DEFECT THEN I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $500 OR MORE PER HEADLIGHT TO FIX. I AM GOING TO THE DEALER ON WEDNESDAY. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK EVERY OTHER TIME THEY ARE TURNED ON. ALSO SOMETIMES STOP WORKING. *TR

INTERMITTENT OUTAGE OF 2006 PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS. THIS IS A CONTINOUS PROBLEM AND DID NOT OCCUR ON A SINGLE DAY. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THEN THEY WILL GO OUT AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WORK WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. *TR

TEMPERATURE-STRESS CRACKS IN WINDSHIELD OF 2006 PRIUS. SEEMS TO BE BROUGHT ON BY HEAT SNAP. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AT 39,000 MILES. BOTH LIGHTS WILL SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT (SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME). TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON WILL MAKE THEM GO ON AGAIN FOR A WHILE. TALKED TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER; HE STATED HE DOES NOT THINK IT'S THE BULBS BUT BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL TRY TO DIAGNOSE IT AND WILL CHARGE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. ALSO, IT HAS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING AT THE TIME FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED A "CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE" REPRESENTATIVE AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE #. SHE STATED SHE KNEW OF THE HID FAILURES, SHE STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL "WEAR & TEAR" BUT THAT TOYOTA WILL "HELP" ME WITH THE EXPENSE. SHE WOULD NOT SPECIFY WHAT THAT MEANS, EXCEPT THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR A RENTAL CAR. WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN A RELIABLE CAR IS NOW DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. IN FACT, THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! *TR

INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING OF DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON 2006 PRIUS AFTER 37,000 MILES. DEALER/SERVICE SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST $420 FOR THE ONE LIGHT. I EXPECT THAT THE OTHER WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND I'LL BE OUT ANOTHER $420 SOON. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A HEADLIGHT, AND NOT GETTING IT FIXED IS, OBVIOUSLY, ILLEGAL AND A SAFETY HAZARD. SINCE IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE ONESELF, THEY SEEM TO HAVE "CORNERED THE MARKET" AND CAN THUS CHARGE WHATEVER THEY LIKE. *TR

THE PRIUS STALLS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP ON WET OR GRAVELLY SURFACES (ANY LOW TRACTION SURFACE). THIS IS ALMOST ROUTINE WHEN STARTING FORWARD WITH A TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FORWARD MOTION TYPICALLY STOPS, AND THEN SURGES AND STOPS AND SURGES REPEATEDLY UNTIL A MOMENTUM BUILDS TO CONTINUE ROLLING FORWARD. THIS IS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF TURNING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THIS IS THE ESC AND THE BEHAVIOR IS TO BE EXPECTED. *TR

IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ON OUR 2006 PRIUS BEGAN SHUTTING OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF OPERATION. IT WOULD COME BACK ON IF THE SWITCH IS CYCLED BUT WOULD THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A RANDOM INTERVAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LAMP UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THING. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" BUT IT IS NOT BEING COVERED BY TOYOTA NOR UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PRICE TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP IS IN EXCESS OF $700! THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH SIGNIFICANT SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. THE DEALER TELLS US IT AFFECTS 2006+ PRIUS HEADLAMPS. *TR

IT BEGAN WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE... THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T BELIEVE US SINCE WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN, IT WAS WORKING. WE STILL DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THAT BOTH LIGHTS WOULD THEN WORK FOR A PERIOD. IT'S A BIT DAUNTING TO DO THIS IN THE NIGHT WHEN IT IS DARK AND YOU ARE DRIVING AND HAVE TO TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS TO GET THEM TO WORK. AFTER THE POLICE ISSUED US A CITATION FOR THE LIGHT NOT WORKING, WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO 'DIAGNOSE' THE PROBLEM. $1000.00 DOLLARS LATER WE HAVE A NEW ECU AND A NEW DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND IS DOING THE SAME THING. WE ARE BACK TO TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF TO GET THEM BOTH 'ON.' THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WE HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER 400 DOLLARS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG AND VERY DANGEROUS WITH THIS SITUATION. THIS IS A 2006 PRIUS AND THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LONG-LASTING. TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM WILLING TO HELP OUT AND CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING THE PRICE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND DEAL WITH. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2006 PRIUS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY WORKING SINCE JUNE 2007. TAKING IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VA WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, WE WERE TOLD THAT SINCE IT HAPPENED TO BE WORKING AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. SINCE MOVING TO NORTH CAROLINA IN JULY 2007, THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. A DEALERSHIP HERE, TOLD MY HUSBAND AND I THE SAME THING - THAT THE HEADLIGHT WAS ON WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN SO THEY ASSUMED IT WAS FINE. AFTER BEING PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE IN EARLY MAY 2008 BECAUSE OUR HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD BY THE POLICE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND WE NEEDED TO GET IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. THIS TIME, AFTER PAYING NEARLY $100.00 FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE DIAGNOSED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WE SPENT ALMOST $500.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTER (ECU)AND WERE TOLD THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOW WORK. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN AND WERE TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE HEAT CAUSED BY THE ECU THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED, OUR HEADLIGHT HAD NOW FULLY BLOWN OUT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $400.00 FOR A NEW HID LIGHT. WE PAID, GOT A NEW DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT, AND WENT HOME. THE VERY NEXT MORNING (5/30/08), THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES ONLINE OF DISCUSSIONS OF 2006 PRIUS OWNERS WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PRO

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. THIS OCCURRED ALMOST EVERYTIME I TURNED IT ON AND BY THE TIME I GOT TO DESTINATION (IT WOULD BE OFF). TURNING HEADLIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD WORK ONLY TEMPORARILY, UNTIL I DROVE FURTHER AND NOTICE IT OFF AGAIN BASED ON REFLECTION FROM CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE IGNITER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY DEALER YESTERDAY, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AGAIN FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA 2006 PRIUS THAT THE HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL AFTER A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. FAILURE VARIES FROM JUST ONE LIGHT (BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SHOW SYMPTOM) TO BOTH LIGHTS FAILING AT THE SAME TIME. CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO TURN LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT(S) WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT AGAIN. SO FAR I HAVE NOT CRASHED INTO ANYTHING ONCE MY HEADLIGHT(S) FAIL BUT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN I NOW HAVE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. CURRENT REPAIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS AND COST FOR ~$1000. THE CAR IS JUST OVER 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WHICH WILL NOT STAY ON. WHEN I AM DRIVING, ONE, OR BOTH, OF MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. I WILL NOTICE THIS WHEN I'M AT A STOP AND I LOOK FOR THE REFLECTION OF MY LIGHTS IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, OR WHEN I GET HOME AND I LOOK TO SEE IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE SHINING ON MY GARAGE DOOR. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS AND MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID THAT TOYOTA IS NOT EVEN SELLING A HEADLIGHT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COST $1,050 AND IF THE ECUS WHICH CONTROL THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BAD, THEY WILL COST AN ADDITIONAL $650. I SAID THAT I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR. THEY OFFERED ME HALF OFF THE COST OF THE PARTS, BUT WANT ME TO COMMIT TO PAYING ALL THE LABOR. I AM GOING TO GO PICK UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALER AND PLAN ON FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA USA. I THINK A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH A CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR. *TR

HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES AND THE DEALER BEAT ON THE HEADLIGHT UNIT AND ADVISED ME THAT IT NOW WORKED. AS THE MONTHS HAVE GONE BY, BOTH HEADLIGHT HAVE BEEN SHUTTING DOWN AT SEPARATE TIMES AND BY TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS RETURN TO NORMAL. THE DEALER NOW ADVISES ME THAT HE "THINKS" THE BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $400 EACH. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2006 PRIUS AND TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO PROTECT THE OWNERS FROM THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT IS MANDATORY THAT TOYOTA MAKE A RECALL OF ALL 2006 PRIUS MODELS ASAP TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE IS CAUSED BY LOSING THESE LIGHTS DURING BOTH NIGHT DRIVING AND DAY DRIVING WHEN USED AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF LETTING OTHER DRIVERS SEE YOUR POSITION. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ONE OR BOTH OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS, AND BACK ON, WILL USUALLY BRING BOTH OF THE LIGHTS BACK ON... FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE ONE 'NEAR-MISS' ACCIDENT WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE, IN UNFAMILIAR AREAS. BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN A FEW TENTHS OF A SECOND, HELPING ME TO RUN OFF OF THE ROAD. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR, BUT IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, THAT I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT. IT SEEMS APPARENT FROM THE THIS SITE, THAT IT IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO. EVEN MY TOYOTA BRAND PLATINUM WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS, SINCE THEY SAY THAT 'LIGHT' BULBS ARE AN 'EXPENDABLE' ITEM... THEY MEANT 'EXPENSIVE' ITEM... THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR. MY LOCAL DEALER STATES THAT THEY WANT TO 'TROUBLESHOOT' IT FOR A FEW HOURS AT ABOUT $90/HR... THEN 'PROBABLY' CHECK THE BULBS, AT 1.5 HOURS/EACH, SINCE THEY SAY THE FRONT BUMPER MUST BE REMOVED TO REMOVE/REPLACE THE LIGHTS. THEN, ORDER THE BULBS AT $359/EACH, AND A WEEK OR SO LATER (AFTER THEY ORDER THE BULBS/RECEIVE THEM), INSTALL THEM FOR ABOUT 1.5HOURS/EACH. THIS IS TOTALING WELL OVER $1000 FOR A CAR ONLY ABOUT 15.5 MONTHS OLD, AND JUST BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY (AT THE TIME ABOUT 39,000 MILES). WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ESTABLISHED ON THIS SITE, AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP(S) RECORDS OF 'TROUBLESHOOTING' AND /OR REPAIR EFFORTS, TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO A RECALL FOR REPAIRS TO THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM TH

IN JUNE OF 2007 I HAD MY HEAD LIGHT REPLACE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND IT WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF AND ON. WARRANTY COVERED THE COST. IT IS APRIL OF 2008 AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN. AT FIRST THE RIGHT ONE WAS RANDOMLY ON AND OFF AND NOW BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT, AGAIN ARE ON AN OFF AND ON OCCASION I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BOTH GO OFF. THIS IS NOT A LIGHT BULB PROBLEM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING BEHIND THE LIGHT. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS, HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. MECHANICSVILLE TOYOTA FIXED THE FIRST ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH WARRANTY. NOW NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR MY PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HD HEADLIGHTS. EITHER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT ON WHAT SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM BASIS. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE HEADLIGHT WAS ON - COULD BE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT GOES OUT OR A FEW HOURS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN FOR AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME. IT IS NOT PREDICTABLE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. OTHERS WITH THE PROBLEM HAVE HAD VARIOUS REPAIRS - ALL VERY EXPENSIVE - WITH UNEVEN RESULTS. THE DEALERS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE A DEFINITE FIX - JUST TO CHANGE PARTS TO SEE IF THAT HELPS. ALTHOUGH I WILL INDICATE AN APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BELOW, IT IS NOT REALLY ACCURATE SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR AT MULTIPLE RANDOM TIMES WITHIN THE PAST FOUR WEEKS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES IT IS ONLY ONE. SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY (NOT NECESSARILY SIMULTANEOUSLY). BEGAN NOTICING THIS ABOUT 5-6 MONTHS AGO. SHUTTING LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN USUALLY BRINGS THE LIGHT(S) BACK ON, BUT NOT ALWAYS AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS STAY ON. THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I MENTIONED IT TO MY DEALER AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE AND THEY ADVISED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG (BRING IT BACK IN WHEN IT'S HAPPENING) . . . IT HAD JUST HAPPENED ON THE WAY OVER TO THE DEALER, BUT SHUTTING LIGHTS OFF AND ON BROUGHT IT BACK ON. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. I AM ABLE TO TURN MY LIGHTS OFF/ON AND THE LIGHT WILL RESTART. THERE IS NO INITIATION FACTOR SUCH AS BUMP OR MOVEMENT. THERE IS A RANDOM TIME FRAME FOR THIS TO OCCUR. I CAN BE SITTING STILL PRIOR TO MOVING THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. THIS HAS FIRST HAPPENED 4MONTHS AGO AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. SO FAR, ONLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT, HOWEVER, I AM CONCERN THIS MAY HAPPEN TO BOTH. I WILL BE SCHEDULING A SERVICE REPAIR AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ASAP. *TR

HARD TIME GETTING GAS IN THE VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THE GAS GAUGE GET DOWN TO 1/4 TANK OR LESS AND FILL THE TANK SLOWLY AS THERE MAY BE AIR BEHIND THE BLADDER THAT IS IN THE GAS TANK ON THE PRIUS. ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE GAS TANK THE "ADD FUEL" WARNING CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE. UPON PULLING INTO THE GAS STATION AND ADDING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET SLIGHTLY OVER 4 GALLONS INTO THE TANK. THE PRIUS HAD AN 11.9 GALLON GAS TANK. SO IF THE GAS WAS REALLY BELOW 1/4 TANK, WHY AM I ONLY GETTING 4 GALLONS IN THE TANK. EVEN IF THE 1/4 TANK MEANS THERE ARE 3 GALLONS LEFT IN THE TANK, THOSE 3 PLUS THE 4 THAT I GOT IN THE TANK STILL ONLY ADD UP TO 7 GALLONS. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER 4+ GALLONS THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IN THE TANK? THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE. SO FAR THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME ITS BECAUSE ITS COLD OUTSIDE THAT THIS HAPPENS... WELL HOW DO THEY EXPLAIN IT IN SUMMER? IT WAS OVER 60 DEGREES WHEN I GOT GAS LAST THURSDAY. THE HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PUT THE GAS IN SLOWLY, AND THEY HAVE RE-SET THE GAS GAUGE. *TR

HAD A MINOR FRONT END ACCIDENT WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. LOST ALL BRAKES AND COULD NOT TURN OFF THE POWER AND STOP AFTER 10 MINUTES. I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND AN EMPTY SITE IN CIRCLES DURING THIS TIME. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY A POLICE OFFICER, THINKING I WAS CRAZY DRIVING IN CIRCLES. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN CITY BLOCKS, MANY INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. ANY SIMILAR COMPLAIN PREVIOUSLY? *TR

DRIVING NORMALLY, MY HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. RECYCLING THE POWER ON THE LIGHTS CORRECTS THE ISSUE BUT AFTER CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE LIGHT WILL AGAIN GO OUT. THE LIGHT GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5 MINUTES. WITHOUT DEPENDABLY FUNCTIONING LIGHTS, DRIVING VISION IS IMPAIRED AT NIGHT AND I HAVE BEEN ISSUED A FIX-IT TICKET. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LIGHT BULB WILL COST $300+. I WILL FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF WITH A REPLACEMENT PHILIPS D4R HID BULB HOWEVER, SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE GIVE ME REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A RECALL IS NECESSARY. *TR

HEADLIGHT STARTED TO FAIL AROUND 50,000 MILES; RIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. NOT TO LONG AFTER LEFT WOULD TURN OFF BUT RIGHT REMAIN ON. TURNING LIGHTS OFF, THEN BACK ON WOULD TURN LIGHT BACK ON. WAS NOT HAPPENING ENOUGH FOR DEALERSHIP TO TRACK. AROUND 60,000 MILE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. BOTH LIGHTS WOULD ALSO DIM AND SOMETIMES TURN COMPLETELY OFF; TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON MADE LIGHTS RETURN ON. SOMETIMES IF LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND YOU ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON BRIGHTS, BRIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS EITHER A HEADLIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR A 'HEADLIGHT CONTROL' BUT NEEDED TO CHECK IT FURTHER. 70,000 LIGHTS TURNING OFF FREQUENTLY; LEFT AND RIGHT, SOMETIMES SAME TIME, SOMETIMES INDIVIDUALLY. HEADLIGHT CONTROL REPLACED BY DEALER. CONTINUES TO DO SAME THING; NOT RESOLVED. HAVE NOT TAKEN BACK TO DEALER YET. *TR

YESTERDAY (APRIL 27, 2008), I PUT MY PRIUS IN PARK AND STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR, THE CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE AND I WAS HIT BY MY OWN CAR. AT THE SAME TIME AS PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK, MY SHIRT SLEEVE CAUGHT THE SHIFTER KNOB AND PLACED THE CAR INTO REVERSE (MY ONLY THOUGHT AT TO HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN). THIS IS A RACE CONDITION THAT I TESTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THE SHIFTER KNOB (DRIVE, REVERSE, NEUTRAL) HAS PRECEDENCE OVER THE PARK BUTTON. THEREFORE IF THE SHIFTER AND PARK ARE USED AT THE SAME TIME, THE SHIFTER KNOB WINS EVERY TIME. I WOULD THINK THAT THE PARK BUTTON WOULD HAVE PRECEDENCE AND MAYBE LOCK OUT THE SHIFTER FOR 1SEC OR SO TO AVOID THIS. I AM VERY LUCKY, THAT I WAS NOT RUN OVER AND INJURED/KILLED, THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS A BRUISED ARM AND A SORE BACK (I WAS HIT BY THE DOOR). IS THERE A WAY TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN THE CAR TO MAKE THE PARK LOCK OUT THE SHIFTER FOR A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME AND REMOVE THE RACE CONDITION WITH THE PARK AND SHIFTER? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HID HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I GOT PULLED OVER FOR MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT BEING OUT AND BY THE TIME HE GOT MY WARNING WRITTEN, IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I TURNED MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES.. THIS SEEMED TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. I'VE PULLED UP ON CARS AT RED LIGHTS TO SEE MY LIGHT FLICKERING AT TIMES. I ONLY HAVE 55K ON MY CAR, HID LAMPS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK 10 TIMES LONGER THAN HALOGEN...THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I'VE READ STORIES OF SOME WHO SIMPLY REPLACED THE BULB, TO OTHERS WHO HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THIS IS DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY AT PRIUSCHAT.COM. *TR

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. SWITCHING OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE ISSUE. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL AFTER A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. FAILURE VARIES FROM JUST ONE LIGHT (BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SHOW SYMPTOM) TO BOTH LIGHTS FAILING AT THE SAME TIME. CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO TURN LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT(S) WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT AGAIN. SO FAR I HAVE NOT CRASHED INTO ANYTHING ONCE MY HEADLIGHT(S) FAIL BUT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN I NOW HAVE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. CURRENT REPAIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS AND ECUS FOR ~$1000. THE CAR IS JUST OVER 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

AT NIGHT, THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF. SOMETIMES ITS THE LEFT LIGHT, OR THE RIGHT LIGHT, OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL JUST GO OUT. IN ORDER FOR ME TO SEE AGAIN, I HAVE TO TURN MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS WILL TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THEN THEY WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN BOTH THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH IS AN HID LAMP, WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT WORKS AND DOESN'T, AND OFTEN I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THE HEADLAMP (UNLESS I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION ON THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR). OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT AS A DEFECT IN THE HEADLAMP. *TR

HEADLIGHTS THAT ARBITRARILY SHUT OFF. ONE AT A TIME OR BOTH AT SAME TIME. RECYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH RETURNS THE LIGHTS TO NORMAL. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN THE COLD. DEALERS REPAIR SHOP QUOTES $850 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS FOR OVER A YEAR. EACH TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER IS TELLING THAT I NEED A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ASSEMBLY AND THE BULB WERE SOLD AS A UNIT. WHEN I INVESTIGATED THIS FURTHER ON MY OWN AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BULBS ARE SOLD INDEPENDENTLY AND THAT THEY ARE $312 EACH, AND 1.5 HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL. I HAVE AN EXTENDED SERVICE PACKAGE (PLATINUM) THAT DOES NOT COVER LIGHT BULBS. I AM APPALLED THAT HEADLIGHTS THIS EXPENSIVE CAN HAVE CHRONIC ISSUES AFTER 1 AND 1/2 YEARS OF USE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM HERE. *TR