2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT ADJUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I NOTICED IN THE PAST MONTH THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY GO BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AND THE PROBLEM IS UNEXPECTED AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF BY THEMSELVES. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS 2 DAYS AGO AND WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK UNLIT WINDY ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO BE GETTING DIMMER, THEN BOTH SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF. I HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD AND I INSTINCTIVELY SLAMMED THE BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A SHARP TURN WITH A GUARD RAIL AND A STEEP RAVINE INTO A RIVER. THE CAR CAME TO REST ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM THE GUARD RAIL. UPON CYCLING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF, THEY BOTH LIT UP AGAIN. I TURNED IN THE FOG LIGHTS AS A BACK UP AND CONTINUED MY DRIVE, SLOWLY. SINCE THEN, I HAVE OBSERVED THE LIGHTS FADING AND THEN TURNING OFF, USUALLY ONLY ONE LIGHT AT A TIME, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH. *TR

THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 50S HERE IN FL. MY PRIUS WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THE CAR STARTED BUT THE DASH WAS BLACK. THE ONLY INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS FOR "AIRBAGS". I BACKED OUT AND DROVE WITH EXTREME TREPIDATION AND CAUTION TO MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. ONLY TURN SIGNALS/FLASHERS WORKED. THE CENTER COMPUTER SCREEN WAS DIM, BRIGHTNESS CONTROL DID NOT AFFECT THAT OR THE BLACK DASH. I DROVE WITH NO INDICATION OF MY SPEED, FUEL AMOUNT, MILEAGE, OR SYSTEMS FAILURES/WARNINGS! I CALLED MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE SAID I WAS THE 4TH PERSON TO CALL HIM TODAY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM: COMBINATION METER FAILURE! HE SAID A COLD SPELL TRIGGERS THE FAILURE. THEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. HE TALKED ME THROUGH A WAY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR MY FOB WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAD TO USE THE METAL KEY FROM THE FOB TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I PUT THE FOB BACK TOGETHER AND STARTED THE CAR. THE DASH WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT VERY DIM AND HARD TO SEE. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT I COULD TRY TO RESET THE 12 VOLT BATTERY TO RESET THE FAILED METER, BUT THAT IN TRYING TO RESET THE BATTERY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE HATCH DURING A METER FAILURE. HE SAID THE COMBINATION METER WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. HE ADVISED ME THAT TOYOTA COVERED THIS REPAIR FOR 9 YEARS, BUT I AM IN THE YEAR 10 AND NOT COVERED. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE WARRANTY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO INDICATION OF MY SPEED, FUEL AMOUNT, MILEAGE, OR SYSTEMS FAILURES/WARNINGS AND WITHOUT AN ABILITY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF! THIS IS A KNOWN, PREDICTABLE FAILURE THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED WITH AN EXTENSION OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T GO AWAY AFTER 9 YEARS. COMBINATION METER FAILURE RENDERS A CAR UNSAFE AND UNDRIVEABLE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPAIR COMBINATION METERS WHENEVER THEY FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT ARE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THEY DO NOT RETRACT , SO IF YOU USE THEM THEY ARE EXPANDED TO THEIR LARGEST SIZE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT HAVE CARSEATS AND WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE BACK SEAT OF OUR VEHICLE

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF AND THEN TURNS OFF COMPLETELY A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMEN PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBO METER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARRENTY REPAIR HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS I JUST BOUGHT RECENTLY IS HAVING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS WERE THE HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SO FAR TURNING THEM OFF ON AND ON AGAIN WORKS, BUT IT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACKSEAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE DEALER IS TELLING US THAT IT WILL BE $650 TO MAKE THEM FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS , MAKES AND MODELS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ALL MY SEAT BELTS FAIL LIKE THIS. THEY DO NOT RETRACT ANYMORE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY IN FIXING THIS ISSUE,