2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ECU WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER STOPPED OPERATING AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE DEFROSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,500. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR TRUNK LATCH DETERIORATED, WHICH MADE THE HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN HALF OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT COMPLETELY. IT TURNS ON WHEN FIRST ENGAGING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNS OFF WHEN IN TRANSIT. IT WILL RELIGHT AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. MY DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND PROVIDED ME AN INSPECTION STICKER FOR THE VEHICLE. I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED.

I OWE A 06 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT KEEP TURNING OFF .....IF I TURN MY SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY WORK BUT THEN IT'LL DO IT AGAIN

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF ALL LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENS AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY.

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND ON, THEY COME ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. NOW I LEARN THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUSES FROM 2006-2009. WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE.

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2006, WHILE IN PARK/STATIONARY, IT'S NORMAL FOR A PRIUS TO SHUT OFF THEIR GAS ENGINE WHILE IN IDLE.. HOWEVER, WHEN THE GAS ENGINE COMES BACK ON TO HELP CHARGE THE BATTERY WHILE IN IDLE, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD 1-2 INCHES. ONE TIME THIS BUMPED A PERSON CROSSING THE STREET THAT WALKED NEAR MY IDLING CAR. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. SO THE DATE BELOW SHOULD HAVE AN OPTION FOR EVERYDAY.

2006 PRIUS MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY DEFECTS, MANUFACTUER WANTS $8,000.00 TO REPAIR. THE MFD CONTROLS AC DISTRIBUTION. IT AFFECTS MY HEALTH. I HAVE A SKIN CONDITION, THAT REQUIRES COOLING OF MY LEGS. THE AIR WILL COME ON, BUT ONLY FROM DASH AREA, THERE IS NO OTHER CONTROL METHOD, BECAUSE TOUCH SCREEN DOES NOT WORK. ALSO WINDOW DEFROSTER IS INOPPERALBLE, FROM SCREEN. THERE IS A DEFROSTER BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL, IT WORKS ONLY PART OF THE TIME. I HAVE HAD CAR INTO DEALERSHIP 3 SEPRATE TIMES (AT 2 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS) THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL DEFROST BUTTOM. I WAS TOLD, THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE ELECTRICAL ON THIS VEHICLE, THE OTHER DEALERSHIP, JUST SAID " THE TECH FOUND OUT DEFROSTER PROBLEM, IS SOMEWHERE UNDER HERE" AS HE REACHED UNDER THE DASH AREA. THE TOUCH DOESN'T WORK AT ANYTIME, PARKED OR GOING DOWN THE ROAD. $8,000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS REPAIR IS WAY OUT OF MY REACH. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, OR A BAD DESIGN. THE DEFROST COMTROL ON STEERING WHEEL WILL COME ON/OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSING. DRIVING WITHOUT PROPER DEFROSTING IS VERY DANGEROUS.

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE SHIFT LEVER JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AT 65MPH. VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECTIFIED BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.