2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE (D) INTO NEUTRAL (N). THIS COULD BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY MANUALLY RE-SELECTING D, BUT IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS, IT SHIFTED BACK TO N. WE DROVE BY KEEPING ONE HAND ON THE LEVER TO KEEP IT IN D. AFTER WE STOPPED, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN REVERSE (R) -- THE SELECTOR SHIFTED INTO N AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BY MAINTAINING PRESSURE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE R SELECTION. I'VE FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM ON WEBSITES. IT APPEARS TO BE SOLVED BY INSTALLING A NEW SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT FLICKERS FIRST AND THEN GOES OFF. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN. BUT AFTER A WHILE THEY TURN OFF AGAIN. THEY STAY ON STEADY AFTER I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR IN LONG TRIPS AND AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 12V BATTERY AT ABOUT 30K MILES. AT ABOUT 59K MILES THE 12V WAS DISCHARGING AT RANDOM TIMES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS LEAVING LIGHTS ON, BUT IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT WHEN THE KEY IS IN SMART MODE AND IT IS WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE CAR IT CAN DISCHARGE THE 12V. I TURNED OFF THE SMART KEY BUT THE 12V DISCHARGED AGAIN A FEW MORE TIMES UNTIL I COULD NO LONGER GET A CHARGE WHEN I JUMPED IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED A NEW 12V AND 2 FUSES ($500!!), BUT THERE WERE 4 OR 5 WARNING LIGHTS THAT COULDN'T BE RESET SO I DROVE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. FOR SOME REASON THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP ASKED IF I HAD ALL THE RECALLS SERVICED. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC CONVERTER UNIT ($5800!!!) AND THERE WAS A REAL DANGER THE CAR WOULD DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 62000! I CALLED ANOTHER SHOP THAT IS HYBRID CERTIFIED AND THEIR EXPERT SAID HE SEES THE ECU GOING AT 100,000 BUT NOT AT LOW MILES. ALL HYBRID OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL RISK OF NEEDING TO REPLACE THE HYBRID BATTERY TOWARD THE END OF THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE MAJOR EXPENSE AND POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE ECU FAILING. WHY WAS I NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS? I WONDER WHY TOYOTA'S FIRST QUESTION WAS TO ASK IF I HAD ALL THE SERVICE RECALLS, IS THERE A RECALL COMING ON THE ECU? *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING. SOMRTIMES, ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH GOES OFF. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THEY RE-LIGHT. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING ON FOR FIVE MINUTES AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 03/02/15*JB

WAS DRIVING ON VERY DARK STREET. MY HEADLIGHTS SEEMED VERY DIM SO I SWITCHED THEM TO BRIGHT. BOTH IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF. MY SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THEY BOTH WENT OUT AND WANTED TO CHARGE MORE THAN $300 TO REPLACE. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION REPLACED FOR COST OF LABOR. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF A RECALL OR POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS AND TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE. I SUBMITTED MY INVOICE AND RECEIVED A REFUND. HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON, OTHERS THEY ARE OFF OR ONE WILL BE OUT AND THE OTHER WORKING. CONDENSATION HAS BUILT UP AND CHANGING THE BULB HAS NOT HELPED. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $1000 TO HAVE LIGHTS REPAIRED. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED THIS 2006 PRIUS SINCE NEW. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS MANY TIMES. THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR TO THE REST. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT WOULD GO OUT BUT IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS. THERE WAS AN ABILITY TO GET IT ON AGAIN BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. AFTER A WEEK OF THIS, THE SECOND HEADLIGHT STARTED TO DO THE SAME RESULTING IN TOTAL HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THIS COULD ALSO BE REMEDIED BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON FOR LEFT ONE TO WORK AGAIN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED LAMP FOR $600, BUT NOW I'M NOTICING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS ! DPS THINKS IT'S DANGEROUS, TOO, JUDGING FROM WARNINGS I'M COLLECTING. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS RECALL ON AIRBAGS EXPLODING WENT TO GET REPLACED AND TOYOTA MALL OF GA HAD NO REPLACEMENTS. UPDATED 8/17/2015*JS