2006 Toyota Prius complaints

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT INTERMITTANTLY TURNS ON AND OFF

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE NOW AND THEY BURN OUT WITHIN THREE MONTHS. THERE HAS TO BE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ACTUATOR ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED NOISES STARTED TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHEN PARKED AND AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF.

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS IN DECEMBER 2009. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98K. RECEIVED A NOTICE LAST WEEK ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WHICH WOULD PAY FOR PAST HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT COSTS, AND EXTEND THE NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY THROUGH THE EARLIER OF 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. TWO DAYS AGO, AFTER DRIVING 30 MINUTES IN RAIN WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, I FOUND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND TEN MINUTES LATER DROVE ONE MILE AND STOPPED, AND FOUND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. UPON RETURNING HOME, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS FLICKERING; I RECORDED THIS WITH VIDEO ON MY PHONE...AND WITHIN 20 SECONDS THE FLICKERING BULB ALSO WENT OUT. I HAVE TEENAGE DRIVERS - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT JUST A MAINTENANCE ISSUE! BOTH LIGHTS COULD BURN OUT ON A DARK UNLIT ROAD WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DRIVER -- ESPECIALLY AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER -- COULD HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES OR NOT. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS IS AN UNPREDICTABLE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED....AND THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT DOES NOT ENSURE THAT THIS UNSAFE SITUATION WILL BE CORRECTED FOR ALL PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS! NHTSA - WE REQUEST YOUR HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS TELL WHEN THEY ARE OFF BECAUSE, IN GENERAL, THE HEADLIGHTS DO A VERY POOR JOB OF ILLUMINATING THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR BUT HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, JUST THAT MAYBE THE CAR NEEDS TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2006. *TR

SERVICE VISIT FOR OUR 2006 PRIUS WAS COMPLETED ON FEB 5, 2011 AND UPON DRIVING HOME THE CAR STEERED DIFFERENTLY. A SECOND SERVICE VISIT WAS INITIATED AT OUR REQUEST AND THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011 A THIRD SERVICE VISIT WAS INITIATED AT OUR REQUEST AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A WRITTEN ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING A "FAILING STEERING MOTOR ASSEMBLY" FOR AN OUT OF WARRANTY COST OF $1950.00 PLUS TAX AND INSTALLATION. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM AND THEY INDICATED NO AND A CALL TO TOYOTA ON CASE NUMBER 1102251605 ARRIVED AT THE SAME CONCLUSION. OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE RESPONSE TO A QUESTION "IS THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE" TO THE DEALER SERVICE EMPLOYEES WAS RESPONDED TO WITH YES THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT IF THIS UNIT FAILS OR PARTIALLY FAILS, EVEN WORSE, AN UN-COMMANDED VEER OR TURN COULD OCCUR. AN OUT OF LANE EVENT IS LIKELY WITH A CORRECTION FORCE TO OVERCOME THE SERVO TURN, AND ADDITIONAL CORRECTING FORCE TO RETURN CORRECT DIRECTION WILL NEED TO BE APPLIED. NOW I UNDERSTAND THIS, WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR AND SHE WILL DRIVE MINE NOW. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND I AM UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE USE THIS INFORMATION TO HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE. I DROVE THE PRIUS YESTERDAY SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AND THE STEERING PROBLEM MADE ME A NERVOUS PERSON BY THE TIME I HAD RETURNED HOME. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND T

HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. OWNER REPLACED HEADLAMPS THREE TIMES; DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO HEADLAMPS. IN ONE CASE, HEADLIGHT CEASED WORKING THEN LATER WORKED. THIS BEGAN IN AUGUST 2010 AND HAS CONTINUED EVER SINCE WITH LATEST HEADLIGHT OUTAGE OCCURRING 02/12/2011. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE INTERMITTENT. EITHER OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING, AND RE ILLUMINATE BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. SO FAR ONE DEALER REPAIR ATTEMPT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. REPAIRS FOR THIS HEADLIGHT SYSTEM ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL.

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ORIGINAL HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE KEEPS FLICKERING AND GOING OUT. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON TO MAKE THE LIGHT COME BACK ON. *TR

PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION

TOYOTA IS CHARGING OVER $250 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ONE HID LIGHT BULD. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE A PIECE OF REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THE 2006 PRIUS. *LN

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2006 PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. 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. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL. *TR

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR ROLLED OVER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ENDED UP ON THE ROOF. THE CAR HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS, NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, BOTH THE FRONT AND PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TICKET BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER BUT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION, BRUISED RIBS, AND A BLOODY NOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED IT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WANTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. I POWERED IT ON THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE SHIFT KEPT BOUNCING OUT OF DRIVE WITHOUT MY MOVING IT, INTO N, R AND FINALLY BACK INTO DRIVE AT WHICH POINT I RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE, THEN EASED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DID NOT PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO TURN ONTO THE ROAD SLOWLY. BUT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED REALLY FAST. AS IT DID SO THE RED TRIANGLE 'PROBLEM - CHECK ENGINE' SYMBOL CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO A NEIGHBOR'S FRONT YARD WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF SNOW AND A SNOWDRIFT BY THE ROAD, AND RAN STRAIGHT INTO THE SNOWDRIFT WHICH STOPPED IT. I WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN OFF THE POWER. THE FOOT BRAKE HAD NO EFFECT. THE CAR WAS HEADING ON A LINE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE HOUSE AND HAD THERE NOT BEEN THAT SNOWDRIFT THERE, WOULD HAVE HIT THE HOUSE HEAD-ON. THIS WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR, BUT 'UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION'. THERE MAY BE A CONNECTION TO THE FOLLOWING BATTERY FAILURE: ON 1/11/11 A RECENTLY INSTALLED START-MOTOR BATTERY (INSTALLED 1/3/11) WENT DEAD, AFTER 1636 MILES, AND HAD ITSELF TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS NOW BEING CHECKED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP. *TR

IF YOU USE THE BRAKES AND HAPPEN TO GO OVER A BUMP, POTHOLE, SLIPPERY SPOT, ETC., THE BRAKES STOP FUNCTIONING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. BECAUSE IT IS A HYBRID, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING PECULIAR TO THE CAR (THE DATE GIVEN IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY). HOWEVER, WHEN THEY MENTIONED THE BRAKE FIX FOR THE 2010 PRIUS, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE THE SAME AS I WAS EXPERIENCING. I TOLD THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE FIX WOULD BE DIFFERENT FOR MY MODEL BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS ARE DIFFERENT AND THEY HAD GOTTEN NO INFORMATION REGARDING EARLIER CARS, ONLY 2010S. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE WHEEL GOING OVER THE PROBLEM SPOT IN THE ROAD NOT FUNCTIONING, BUT THE OTHER THREE SHOULD NOT STOP WORKING, AND THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT FEELS. I HAVE SINCE HEARD OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WITH AN EARLIER MODEL THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

HID HEADLAMPS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, MORE RECENTLY BOTH, SO DRIVER LOSES ABILITY TO SEE AT NIGHT. TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESTORES THE LIGHTS, BUT THEY GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A WHILE. THE ONE-LIGHT FAILURE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS; IN LAST TWO WEEKS BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME FREQUENT AND HAZARDOUS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN AUG 2010 ONLY TO HAVE ONE FAIL JAN. 3 AND THE OTHER FAILED JAN 8 2011. ADDED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BY DEALER IN 2007 SO DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON. DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ONE CAN HAVE BOTH LIGHTS FAIL AS STATED IN SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING - SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OVER 1,000 PRIUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM TO NHTSA. PLEASE ADD MY REPORT TO THIS DATABASE. *LN

WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL, DRY STRAIGHT ROADS, THE SKID CONTROL ACTIVATES AND THE BRAKES ENGAGE. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING 1 WEEK AGO AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT THE DEALER. CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD. DEALER STATES THAT ECU MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP FLICKERED, THEN WENT OFF CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ONCE OUT OF EVERY 5 TIMES WHEN USING THE HEADLIGHTS... NOW THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME AND SWITCHES BETWEEN PASSENGER & DRIVERS HEADLIGHT FAILING -- HAVE NOT HAD BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. PASSENGER SIDE IS USUAL CULPRIT. SYSTEM RESETS AND CAN LAST FOR HOURS OF NIGHTTIME DRIVING JUST BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I HAVE FOLLOWED THE ROUTINE TOYOTA SERVICE SCHEDULE. TOYOTA EXPECTS OWNERS TO FORK OUT LARGE SUMS OF CASH TO REPLACE BULBS BUT ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING SAFETY ISSUE THAT INTERMITTENT HEADLINE FAILURE CAUSES. SAFETY RECALL IS IN ORDER! *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE TO TOYOTA AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF THE HID BULBS. *TR

THE HEADLAMP OF PRIUS 2006 INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY IF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PRIUS AND REPLACEMENT OF HEADLIGHT DOES NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR DRIVING, PARTICULARLY DURING RAIN OR SNOW BECAUSE OTHERS CANT SEE THE CAR AND THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY BECOMES GREATLY AFFECTED. *TR

2006 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS FAILED. THE LIGHTS QUALITY IS VERY BAD. WE WERE FORCED TO STOP BY THE POLICEMAN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. TOYOTA IS LOSING ITS REPUTATION. THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY ALL THE PRICE FOR CHANGING THE BULBS. (LABOR + BULBS) OUR 2002 HYUNDAI'S LIGHTS HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AT RANDOM. ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO WORK IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF & TURN BACK ON. IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE USED. *TR

MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS (HID) ARE UNRELIABLE. WHILE DRIVING, THEY GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. BY TURNING THE ON/OFF SWITCH "OFF" AND THEN "ON," THE LIGHTS GO BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS GO OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. IT IS MOST FREQUENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT THAT GOES OUT, BUT THE PASSENGER LIGHT GOES OUT AS WELL, AND ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. OFTEN, BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE LIT WITH STREET LAMPS WELL ENOUGH FOR ME TO SEE THE ROAD, I DON'T EVEN REALIZE MY LIGHT(S) ARE OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MY VISIBILITY TO OTHER, ONCOMING, CARS IS SERIOUSLY REDUCED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED REPLACING BOTH HEADLAMPS (AT A COST OF $172/EACH + $234 LABOR) BUT WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE BULBS THEMSELVES ARE FINE (AND COULD CONCEIVABLY CONTINUE WORKING FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS), SO REPLACING THEM DOES NOT SEEM PRUDENT AS THE PROBLEM WOULD LIKELY RE-OCCUR WITH NEW BULBS. I INITIALLY NOTICED THIS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW (SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK VS. ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH SIX MONTHS AGO). *TR

PURCHASED BRAND NEW FULLY LOADED TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE 2006, THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE HID D4R AND THEY KEEP TURNING OFF MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN DURING SHORT DRIVES, I HAVE TRIED CHANGING BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL, GOT IT CHECKED AT THE KOONS TYSONS DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BALLAST, THE CAR HAS NOW CROSSED 100,000 MILES EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS EXCEPT FOR THE LIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TRYING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO STEEL CABLES. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE STEEL CABLES AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP FAILURE. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AND HAVE FINALLY GONE OUT. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006: HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 TOURING MODEL. HEADLIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE TWICE. AND THE OTHER BULBS IN THE CAR (NON HEADLIGHT) MORE THAN 4 TIMES. ALL OF THEM WERE REPLACED AT TOYOTA AUTHORIZED DEALER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM ARIZONA TO TEXAS VIA INTERSTATE 20, THE HEADLAMPS ON MY UNCLE'S TOYOTA PRIUS JUST SHUT OFF. IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS. MY UNCLE KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE PRIUS DOES THIS. I DIDN'T. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAIT FOR SOME TIME BEFORE TURNING THE CAR BACK ON AND GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK. FORTUNATELY, NO CARS CAME FROM EITHER DIRECTION DURING THIS TIME. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DARK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT TURNS OUT THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. MY UNCLE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND NOTICES ABOUT THE PROBLEM FROM CONSUMERS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. PEOPLE COULD GET HURT. *TR

WE HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6 MOS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED TO TURN OFF WHILE LIGHTS WERE IN USE. SINCE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS UNDER WARRANTY I RETURN TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE ON GOING PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY TESTED IT WAS WORKING FINE, HOWEVER THIS NOT THE CASE IT KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN FOR NO REASON. I HAVE REPEATED COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER WITH EACH SERVICE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I ANY RECOURSE TO HAVE TO IT REPAIRED?? OR ISSUE A RECALL I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CAN BE EITHER HEADLAMP. USUALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY MAY COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE HEADLAMPS ON AND OFF. LIGHTS ARE SOMETIMES DIM. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER SAYS THE PART IS $150 AND REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE BUMPER TO REPLACE. *TR

THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF OCCASIONALLY DURING OPERATION, BUT WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. USUALLY JUST ONE OF THEM TURNS OFF BUT SOMETIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT. THE PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY FLIPPING THEM OFF AND THEN ON BUT THIS SOLUTION ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. *TR

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY BOTH GO ON, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHTS GO OUT--AT FIRST OTHERS WOULD TELL US, THEN WE WOULD DISCOVER IT OURSELVES. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES AND WERE TOLD THE BULBS COST ABOUT $300 APIECE, THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM, THAT SOME HAVE PAID A HIGH PRICE TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM ISN'T THE BULBS! ALSO THERE IS CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE DEALERSHIPS SAYING THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY TO CHANGE THE BULBS, WHEN THEY CAN EASILY BE REPLACED IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUMPER! THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM CONSTITUTES A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR WHICH IS SEEMS BULB REPLACEMENT ISN'T THE ANSWER. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADMIT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY SHOULD SUPPLY THE REMEDY. THERE SHOULD BE AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT INDICATES IF EITHER HEADLIGHT FAILS TO OPERATE. *TR

I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHERE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL GO OUT, AND IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON. THEN, AFTER A PERIOD OF MINUTES, IT WILL GO BACK OUT AGAIN. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO (AT 77,000 MILES), AND HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE - THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STAYS ON HAS BECOME LESS AND LESS (AVERAGES A COUPLE MINUTES NOW). I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A BULB ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT JUST TURNS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN I TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON, IT COMES BACK ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND REPEATS THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN. I AM LUCKY THAT ONE HEADLIGHT IS STILL ON. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS START BEHAVING THE SAME WAY, THE DRIVER WILL NOT KNOW IT AND THIS COULD BE A RECIPE FOR ACCIDENTS AND EVEN DEATH. I SERIOUSLY THINK TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AFFECTED MODELS AND FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE IT STARTS KILLING PEOPLE. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING SAFETY SITUATION. TOYOTA DEALER ASKING $400+ TO FIX FOR A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY REPORTED. TOYOTA HEAD OFFICE GAVE SHORT SHRIFT. PROBLEM BEGAN CA. 45K MILES. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN STARTING THE CAR BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, BUT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER RETURNING HOME I NOTICE FROM THE REFLECTION ON A WALL/ITEM IN FRONT OF THE PARKED CAR THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT IS COMPLETELY OUT. I'VE ALSO NOTICED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING THAT THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT IS OUT. IT CAN'T JUST BE THE BULB SINCE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN BUT THEY WOULD TURN BACK OFF SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED (THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR). THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN 30,000 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AT NIGHT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. HE NOTICED THE SPEED HAD INCREASED FROM 72 MPH TO 74 MPH. HE RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. HE THEN SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE NOTICED THE LCD SCREEN HAD FROZE AND IT WAS GIVING FALSE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED OCTOBER 2010 BUT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE BULBS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE WITHIN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

FAULTY HID LIGHTBULB ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HID LIGHTBULB AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HID LIGHTBULB. SIMILAR SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO BOTH REPLACEMENTS: THE LIGHT SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. IF I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING AND SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, SOMETIMES THE FAULTY LIGHT WILL WORK AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. THE LIGHT NEVER SEEMS FULLY BURNED OUT AS IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AT NIGHT, THIS CAN POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THIS ISSUE AND HAS ONLY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE LIGHTBULB, WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. *TR