2006 Toyota Prius complaints

OBNE OR BOTH HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AT RANDOM AND THEN WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON BOTH ARE AGAIN WORKING NORMALLY. THEN BEGAN TO OCCUR SLIGHTLY AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIIUS BUT WELL INSIDE THE 36 MONTH LIMIT. DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH ECU UNITS BUT NOW WANTS ALMOST $800 TO REPLACE BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS AS THEY ARE NON WARRANTY ITEMS ALTHOUGH HE CANNOT SAY THAT THEY ARE IN FACT THE ISSUE. HAVE SEEN MANY INSTANCES OF THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE REPORTED AT THE SIMILAR MILEAGE LEVEL IN VARIOUS OWNER GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND INTERNET LISTINGS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID-STYLE HEADLIGHTS. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, A HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT SPONTANEOUSLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES, AND USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS AFFECTED. THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED OCCASIONAL FLICKERING OF THE INTENSITY OF A HEADLIGHT. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SAFETY RISK. *TR

I WAS PULLED OVER LAST NIGHT BY OUR LOCAL POLICE AND RECEIVED A CITATION FOR A HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. THE OFFICER INFORMED ME THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND WHEN I TRIED MY HIGHBEAMS, THEY TOO WERE NOT WORKING. THE OFFICER CONTINUED TO INFORM ME THAT I HAD 72 HOURS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE CITATION WOULD BE WIPED CLEAN. SO THE FOLLOWING MORNING I PROCEEDED TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT WHEN TO MY SURPRISE THE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING JUST FINE WHEN I POWERED THE CAR UP. I WANTED TO FIND ANY RECALLS ON THIS MATTER BUT IT SEEMS THAT ALL THERE ARE IS COMPLAINTS. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AS I SEE FROM 43 OTHER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS MODELS, I'M NOT ALONE, AND THAT DOESN'T COUNT THE OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) HEADLIGHTS THAT GO DARK FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN MY CASE, IT'S USUALLY THE LEFT LAMP THAT GOES OUT, WHICH CAN ALWAYS BE RESTORED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS ON CITY STREETS WITH AMPLE AMBIENT LIGHT, THE DRIVER DOESN'T ALWAYS KNOW THE LIGHT HAS SHUT DOWN. SEPARATE FROM THE NUISANCE FACTOR HERE, HOW LONG BEFORE THESE LIGHTS STOP WORKING ALTOGETHER, PERHAPS ON SOME DARK ROAD AT NIGHT, MILES AWAY FROM THE NEAREST SIGN OF HUMANITY? ON THE PRIUS CHAT BLOGS, ONE OWNER SAID HIS HEADLIGHTS WERE FIXED WHEN A DEALER INSTALLED A NEW HID CONTROLLER. MY DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PUT THIS REPAIR IN UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH WILL FORCE ME TO LOSE ABOUT 1100 DOLLARS IN REBATE MONEY AT THE END OF THE WARRANTY TERM. (NO CLAIMS = ALL BUT 50 DOLLARS OF 1150 RETURNED AT END OF COVERED PERIOD). NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M SAVING THAT FOR SOMETHING BIGGER. MORE IMPORTANTLY, TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THESE HEADLIGHTS PROBLEMS FOR ALL OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO'VE ALREADY BEEN TRICKED INTO PAYING FOR THEM -- THEY ARE SAFETY ISSUES, NOT REGULAR MAINTENANCE ISSUES. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON OCCASION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES IT IS 2 OR 3 A NIGHT, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *TR

ON OUR 2006 PRIUS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. YOU MUST CYCLE TO HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN BACK AGAIN TO ON TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT BURN OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND IN THE FALL OF 2007 THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. SOMETIMES THE LEFT WILL GO OUT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT WILL GO OUT AND SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE DEPT. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT I PURCHASE NEW HEADLIGHTS AT $300.00 EACH NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT THE BULBS WERE THE PROBLEM BUT THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH A TRY. I DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HID LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LONG LIFE. I HAVE SEEN WHERE OTHER OWNERS OF THE PRIUS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE DRIVER CAN'T TELL IT IS DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE AROUND. IT IS ALSO A DRIVING VIOLATION AND WILL BE A PROBLEM WITH ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY UNIT AND REPLACE THE FAULTY ONES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SO HARD THAT THEY WERE LEFT SMOKING TO STOP THE CAR. TOWED IT TO MARK MILLER TOYOTA. THEY RAN TESTS, AND CLAIM THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE WERE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME, IMPLYING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS HUMAN CAUSED. WE DISAGREE. HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS PLUS. NO TICKETS IN DECADES. THE IDEA THAT WE WERE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BRAKING HARD IS LUDICROUS. THE COMPUTER REGISTERED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL, BUT THE COMPUTER APPLIED THE PRESSURE. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRING ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, HEADLIGHT FAILURE AFTER 45,000 MILES WITH HID SYSTEM. LIGHT BULBS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL (LEFT BULB, RIGHT BULB, OR BOTH) RANDOMLY. POWER OFF AND ON WOULD RETURN THEM, BUT PERIOD BETWEEN TURNING OFF WOULD VARY. FIRST TIME WAS AT 10PM, COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE ROAD WAS SO DARK ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN REALIZED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT WANT TO PAY FULL ISSUE, TOYOTA SAYS THE HID LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED--LATER THEY SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTROLLERS, BUT STILL DID NOT ADMIT FAULT. CAR WAS 1YR 3MOS OLD, WITH ONLY 45K MILES. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SAYS IS "NORMAL" TO OCCUR. EXTENDED WARRANTY PAID FOR HID CONTROLLER REPLACEMENT, TOYOTA REIMBURSED AS "GOODWILL" FOR $600 HEADLIGHT BULBS. IF THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY, THEY SHOULD FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! I HAVE FOUND MANY PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, MOST OF THEM 2006 MODELS. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HID LIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TO DATE, PERHAPS 20 OR MORE TIMES EACH, ALMOST ALWAYS SEPARATELY, BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY ONCE. FREQUENCY OF FAILURE INCREASING WITH TIME. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON RESOLVES THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF OPERATION. IT WILL BE OPERATIVE AGAIN WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ IN MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE BULB, WHICH ALSO MUST BE REPLACED. THE BULB IS OVER $300! THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED APPROXIMATELY $650-- SO THE TOTAL COST IS NEARLY $1,000! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. ON JUNE 25, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT NO FAILURE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE. ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,001 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 07/10/08.*LJ TOYOTA BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONSUMER. UPDATED

DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. IF YOU TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON IT RE-IGNITES. *TR

IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE DASHBOARD ON A BRIGHT DAY. CANNOT DETERMINE SPEED-- THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS- AFFECTS STOPPING DISTANCE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. MANUALLY TURNING BOTH OFF AND ON WILL SOMETIMES TURN IT ON AGAIN, BUT SOMETIMES NOT. *TR

PERIODICALLY THE RIGHT FRONT XENON HEADLIGHT GOES OUT ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT COULD NOT ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE (LEFT) HEADLIGHT WILL EXTINGUISH ITSELF AFTER BEING TURNED ON AND RUNNING FOR A VARYING AMOUNT OF TIME. IF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND IMMEDIATELY TURN IT BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES ON AS NORMAL. THE AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN THESE FAILURES VARIES AND DOES NOT SEEM TO CONFORM TO A REGULAR PATTERN HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO. *TR

MY VEHICLE, 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HID LIGHTS HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT STARTS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT FIRST, THEN AFTER A FEW MILES OR MINUTES THE PASSENGER LIGHT SHUTS OFF ALSO. ONCE I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER LIGHT RESUMES TO NORMAL. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST TIME (9/24/07), THE DEALER TRIED TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR AGAIN BACK TO THE DEALER (2/25/08) SINCE THE HID HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS NOW BECOMING UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT BOTH BULBS ARE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BUT I HAVE READ ENOUGH OF THESE CASES ONLINE THAT REPLACING THE BULBS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, (HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML). I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER PRIUS ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE OURS, IN FACT, MY WIFE'S SISTER BOUGHT AN 07 PRIUS AND IT ALSO SHOWED THE SAME PROBLEM. PICTURES OF THE HID LIGHTS WHEN INTERMITTENTLY OFF IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. *TR

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER REPLACED BOTH. NOW, LESS THAN ONE YEAR AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS DOING THE SAME THING. INCIDENT DATE REFERS TO THE LATEST FAILURE. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. REPAIR PERFORMED 02/23/2008 WAS TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT ECU ASSEMBLY. *TR

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HI-INTENSITY HEADLAMPS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE PASSENGER-SIDE LAMP HAS GONE OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION (ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT). I HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM THE DEALER, WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BULB AT A COST OF $424.24! I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME WEB SEARCHING AND I HAVE FOUND A 'PATTERN' OF MANY 06 PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, OR MORE SEVERE, WITH BOTH LIGHTS GOING OUT! FROM THE DIALOG THAT I READ ON SITES SUCH AS PRIUSCHAT.COM, IT HAS BEEN TRACED TO SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE PRIUS HID LIGHT SYSTEM. THERE ALSO IS EVIDENCE OF TECHNICAL BULLETINS BEING GENERATED THROUGH TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY AN EMERGING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION OF RECALL PROPORTIONS. I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE AND ACT ON THIS SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

2004 TO EARLY 2006 PRIUS STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FORM TOYOTA WHEN I CALLED BIG ISLAND TOYOTA 329-8517 THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE I CAN GET THE SERVICE... SHOULD I DRIVE THE CAR IN THE MEANWHILE??? IS IT SAVE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS?? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN HEAVY FOG ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD, MY RIGHT HID HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. BY VERY QUICKLY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON, THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON FOR THE REST OF MY TRIP. IF THEY DID NOW COME BACK ON, I WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY HAD A CRASH. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLAMP FAILS WHILE DRIVING, CAN BE RESTARTED ONLY BY SHUTTING OFF HEADLAMPS AND RESTARTING. FAILURE IMPAIRS NIGHTTIME VISION. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 06 TOYOTA PRIUS DEFECTIVE, GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM ON RELIABLE BASIS. MULTIPLE OTHER LIGHTS (PARKING/TAIL ECT.) ALSO GOING OUT. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. FLICKING THE LIGHT OFF AND ON RESTARTED IT. ON ONE OCCASION BOTH WENT OUT AT ONCE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN THE RAIN---VERY SCARY. THE DEALER JUST CHANGED THE BULBS YESTERDAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT WITH IN 10 MINUTES. WHEN I FLICKED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, IT ONLY STAYED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN TODAY, IT WAS DUSK DRIVING HOME, AND THE DIVERS SIDE WENT OUT. I NOW HAVE NO LIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY GO OUT SO FAST, ARE HARD TO REPLACE AND NOT READILY AVAILABLE. I SEE FROM POSTS ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY 2006 PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MY DEALER IS CLUELESS ON THE CAUSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT CONNECT AND SECURE THE CONTACT IN THE VEHICLE. HE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS, BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALL OF THE OTHER SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE ARE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER WILL DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,200.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, LOCALLY OR LONG DISTANCE, ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON GETS IT TO WORK AGAIN BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS WHILE VISIBILITY IS LOW DUE TO PRECIPITATION SUCH AS RAIN OR SNOW AND IT CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS. *CN

WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE FIRST TURNED ON, THERE IS A FEW SECONDS OF FULL BRIGHTNESS, THEN DIMMING IN THE RIGHT LIGHT, AND THEN AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, IT GOES OUT. IT COMES BACK ON IF YOU TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN BACK ON. I FIRST NOTICED THIS AROUND 40,000 MILES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS HERE: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML *TR

HID HEADLAMP BULBS FAILED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND WITH LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK ALMOST THREE WEEKS TO GET A REPLACEMENT BULB AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. DURING THAT TIME THE SECOND BULB FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER THE BULBS WERE REPLACED I REALIZED THAT THE HID HEADLIGHT "SHUTTERS" IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT BACK TO LOW BEAM FROM HIGH BEAM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAN RESULT IN BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND TO AVOID THE PROBLEM I CAN ONLY DRIVE WITH LOW BEAMS. TOYOTA ADVISED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OTHER 2006 PRIUS OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS ALTHOUGH MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE POSTED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURN OFF BY ITSELF OR BOTH WILL TURN OFF TOGETHER WHILE DRIVING. PAID $385 FOR NEW HID LIGHT AS IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT ISSUE STILL OCCURRING. PRIUS IN SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME AND DEALER SAYS MOST LIKELY I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER NEW HID LIGHT TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NOT SIMPLY A HEADLIGHT ISSUE. WE HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND GIVEN A FIX-IT TICKET ONCE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON DARK ROADS. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF WHENEVER. TURN LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON, LAMP LIGHTS BACK UP. VERY RANDOM ANYTIME ANYPLACE ANY SPEED. LEFT SIDE LIGHT GOES OFF THE MOST BUT THE RIGHT ONE GOES OFF SOMETIME. *TR

SINCE AROUND 40,000 MILES I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURES IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER OUT, BEFORE IT ONLY HAPPENED ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT OR MY PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT, BUT NOW IT IS BOTH TIMES. THIS HAPPENED RANDOMLY AND THERE WERE NO CRASHES OR DAMAGES TO THE CAR INVOLVED. I HAVE THE HID HEADLIGHT OPTION INSTALLED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES. THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE RECREATED AND ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PARTS BUT NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER OUT. *TR

BOTH HEADLAMPS WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE, BUT EVENTUALLY OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. TOYOTA FIRST DENIED THE PROBLEM TELLING ME IT WOULD COST 750 EACH BULB PLUS LABOR TO FIX. I FOUND ON A TOYOTA WEB SITE THE PROBLEM WITH 2006 PRIUS HEADLAMPS SHOWED THE DEALER AND CALLED AN 800 #. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE # AND IN A SHORT TIME MY DEALER CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR LABOR COST ONLY ABOUT $198. IF THIS PROBLEM GOES TO A RECALL STATUS THEY WILL REIMBURSE MY LABOR COST. I NOW SEE 16 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME HEADLAMP PROBLEM ON 2006 PRIUS ON THIS SITE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. AFTER LESS THE A YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP 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 AND SCARY TO ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THEN TWO YEARS OLD. AND THEN TO BE TOLD THAT IT WILL BE OVER $750 TO "MAYBE" FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEAD LIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN GO OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE BULBS AND CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ANT THE TUNE OF $500 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH HID HEAD LIGHTS. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HEAD LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT INDIVIDUALLY (NOT AT THE SAME TIME) DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN BY TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE HEAD LIGHTS WORK. ON A DIFFERENT TRIP, EITHER HEAD LIGHT MAY STOP WORKING AGAIN. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ON EVERY TRIP, AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS (I.E., TURN THE LIGHTS "ON" AND BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WORK, AND THEN AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME ONE OF THE HEAD LIGHTS STOPS WORKING). THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE LAST MONTH. *TR

MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT OUTAGES OF PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WHILE DRIVING. SERVICED BY A DEALER TWICE WITH DEALERS NOT ABLE TO REPEAT OUTAGE. PULLED OVER BY POLICE OFFICER FOR OUTAGE. *TR

FAILURE OF BOTH HID HEADLAMPS WHILE DRIVING OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD, AND AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS AND 75,000 MILES ON THE CAR. NEEDED TO STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK UNTIL I COULD GET THEM FIXED. IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN HID COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND BOTH THE COMPUTER AND HEADLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS ABOUT $750 FOR EACH COMPUTER/HEADLAMP COMBINATION; IE, $1,500 TOTAL. THE MAKE OF MY CAR IS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED IN LATE '05. *TR

IN SEPT 2006, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT CAN BE RESTORED BY CYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. TOYOTA AT FIRST SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FREQUENCY INCREASED, AND FINALLY, THEY (1) ASKED ME IF I HAD HAD ANY ACCIDENTS (NO), THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE BULB WAS DEFECTIVE. IT COSTS ~$1,000.00 TO REPLACE IT. I DIDN'T AT THE TIME, BUT EVENTUALLY THE SHERIFF CAUGHT ME AND I HAD TO FIX IT. IT WAS OK FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW THE RIGHT SIDE LAMP IS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING, AND OCCASIONALLY, BOTH LAMPS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. . I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER $1000 LIGHT BULB. THIS IS REALLY GETTING TO BE A *)#*. AND, IT'S UNSAFE. (I SPEND 5 HOURS A DAY IN THE COMMUTE, AND EVENTUALLY IT'S GOING TO GET ME KILLED). *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED TO BLINK OUT AFTER 10 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR OPERATION. LIGHT COULD BE RE-LIT BY TURNING OUT AND TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS AGAIN. COST OF REPLACEMENT OF LIGHT, LAMP HOUSING AND ECU, IN EXCESS OF $1000.00 AT 60,000 MILES, RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHOWING SAME PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT COST OF BULB IN EXCESS OF $400.00. LOSS OF HEADLAMPS ONE AT A TIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME MAKES NIGHT TIME DRIVING HAZARDOUS. UNEXPECTED REPEATED LOSS OF LIGHTS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ALL WEATHER FLOORMAT DISCONNECTED FROM THE HOOK, SLID FORWARD, AND STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE BASIS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,005. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAT HAD BEEN RE-ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR HOOKS.

HEAD LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. A TRACTOR TRAILER ALMOST KILLED ME AS A RESULT OF THE LIGHT FAILURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CORPORATE. " IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY" WAS THE COMMENT MADE. I CALLED CORPORATE AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER.200712041057. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE FROM THE DEALER, ATLANTA TOYOTA WOULD CONTACT ME AND ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS CALLED. THE CORPORATE OFFICE ALSO STATED SOMEONE WOULD CALL. I AM STILL WAITING. I WILL HOLD TOYOTA LIABLE IF I AM INJURED AS A RESULT OF LIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!!!!. THE DEALERSHIP, ATLANTA TOYOTA DOES NOT GIVE A ?!@#$% ABOUT MY SAFETY. THEY DID NOT OFFER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND RANDY PENLAND STATES HE " THOUGHT IT WAS A RELAY PROBLEM. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER CAROLE NEWCOMB. I TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT I AM TELLING YOU. FRANKLY THEIR RESPONSE WAS UNACCEPTABLE. ALL THEY WANTED WAS MY MONEY WHEN I PURCHASED IT. NO CUSTOMER SURVIVE AT ALL. PLEASE LET THEM KNOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO THAT DEALERSHIP. NEVER. *TR

HID HEADLAMPS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. FAILED HEADLAMP CAN BE REIGNITED BY CYCLING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. L/R SIDE FAILURES ARE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. DEALER ADVISED THAT BOTH ECU AND BULBS MUST BE REPLACED AT COST OF $1,000 PER SIDE. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH WIDESPREAD FAILURES AMONG PRIUS OWNERS WITH HID LAMPS INDICATING CATASTROPHIC DESIGN AND/OR PARTS ISSUES. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. SHUTTING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TURNS THEM BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, OTHER TIMES NOT AT ALL OR INFREQUENTLY. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TO DATE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS THOSE WHO HAVE HAD IT CORRECTED ADVISE OF VERY HIGH COSTS (THOUSANDS) AND SOME HAVE HAD SIMILAR FAILURES WITH THE REPLACEMENTS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL AS MANY OTHER 2006 PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED FOR A SHORT TIME BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN- UNTIL THE LIGHTS TURN OFF AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO 2 TOYOTA DEALERS AND THEY ARE STATING THAT IT IS BAD LIGHTBULBS. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THESE LIGHTBULBS (2) IT IS $900!! AND MIGHT I ADD THAT THE TOYOTA DEALERS NO NOT CARRY THESE LIGHTBULBS IN STOCK. THEREFORE, THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THESE LIGHTBULBS ON A 2006 NEW PRIUS SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AND ARE NOT A REGULAR REPLACEMENT ITEM IF TOYOTA DOES NOT EVEN KEEP THE LIGHTBULBS IN STOCK. I CURRENTLY CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY LIGHTS COULD TURN OFF AT ANY SECOND AND I COULD EASILY GET HIT/AND OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILING HEADLIGHTS. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH TOYOTA AND THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR WHICH I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR AND THEY ARE CLAIMING THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM SORRY BUT IF THERE ARE NUMEROUS 2006 PRIUS OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING THIS DEFECT, THEN IT SHOULD BE TURNED INTO A RECALL RATHER THAN HAVE EVERYONE PAY FOR THEIR OWN NEW $900 LIGHTBULBS! I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE SPECIAL LIGHTBULBS EVERY 2 YEARS FOR $900! *TR

CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GOING OUT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO CABE TOYOTA IN LONG BEACH A FEW TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR RECREATE IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVE TROUBLE WITH IT FOR 6 MONTHS , FINALLY ON MY LAS VISTS TOYOTA TECH DEPARTMENTS TOLD THEM TO CHECK GROUNDING AND IF NOT AT FAULT JUST TO REPLACE THE LAMP ASSEMBLY NOW THE OTHER HEADLIGHT S GOING OUT RANDOMLY. REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT I DO NOT BELIEVE WILL SOLVE THIS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. I AM STARTING TO HEAR THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 PRIUS, TOYOTA IS RATHER SILENT ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2007, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-70 RETURNING FROM BLOOMINGTON INDIANA TO WEBSTER GROVES MISSOURI. AS I WAS DRIVING THE ADD FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. BASED ON MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, I KNEW I HAD AT LEAST 40 MILES. ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER. I GOT THE CAR TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER BEFORE IT DIED ON THE RAMP OF THE NEXT EXIT. THE TOTAL MILES TRAVELED FROM THE TIME THE ADD FUEL LIGHT CAME ON UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED WAS 18 MILES. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I RAN OUT OF GAS. THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE 50 MILES OR SO FROM WHEN THE ADD FUEL LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY I ONLY GOT 18 MILES. I TOLD THEM THAT I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL SENSOR AND THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MY CAR DIED WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THEY HAVE NOT HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH, IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY AND I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ABOUT 3 HOURS OR SO. MY GUESS IS THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IS NOT ACCURATE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I ASKED TOYOTA WHY I ONLY GOT 18 MILES AFTER THE ADD FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. THE REPRESENTATIVE COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION. AT NO TIME DID TOYOTA CHECK THE FUEL SENSOR. *TR