2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAG IS "OFF" WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT HE CHARGED AN $85 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, PLUS TAX BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 35,000 MILES. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SAFETY DEVICES WERE NOT SUBJECT TO WARRANTY LIMITATIONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK UNLIT ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME AS I BRAKED AS FAST AS I COULD WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING. IT WAS THE SAME AS IF I HAD ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST CLOSED MY EYES AND TRIED TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE STOP SOMEWHERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING SOMETHING. I WOULD SAY THAT THIS WAS THE SCARIEST MOMENT I HAVE HAD DRIVING IN 30 YEARS OF DRIVING. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A CONTROL PROBLEM OF SOME SORT. I LOVE MY PRIUS, BUT THIS IS JUST AN UNACCEPTABLE DESIGN PROBLEM. OF COURSE I WOULD MUCH RATHER JUST HAVE STANDARD LIGHT BULBS THAT WERE NOT AT RISK OF FAILING RATHER THAN THIS SUPPOSED UPGRADE. *TR

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A HEAD LIGHT THAT GOES OFF AND ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHICH WE CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED AND THE ILLUMINATION BECAME DIM. WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD REGAIN ILLUMINATION POWER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING AN EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

BOTH THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHTS KEEP TURNING OFF DURING DRIVING. THE RIGHT ONE IS MORE COMMON THAN THE LEFT. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ALMOST 1 YEAR AGO AND THOUGHT THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY GLITCH, BUT THE FREQUENCY OF THIS INCREASED OVER TIME. I CONSTANTLY NEED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND TURN THEM ON, BUT AGAIN IN FEW MORE MINUTES ONE OR BOTH OF THEM GETS OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY, WHEN THERE ARE STREET LIGHTS ON OR DURING DAWN OR DUSK, YOU ARE NEVER SURE IF THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING OR NOT. ON TOP OF RISKING AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS ALWAYS A WORRY THAT A COP MIGHT PULL YOU OVER FOR NON WORKING HEAD LIGHT, WHILE IN FACT YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN WORKING WHEN YOU STARTED, BUT TURNS OFF SOME TIME LATER AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO NOTICE IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. TOYOTA CHARGES HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM SOONER THAN LATER. I KNOW THAT MY CAR IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD BUT THAT SHOULDN'T BE A MATTER FOR THEM TO FIX IT. BECAUSE THIS LIGHT SITUATION IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HEADLIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH WAS ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE BRAKES WERE BOGGY. THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT CAME AS WELL AS THE ABS AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER PULLING OVER THE CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE BUT THE RED TRIANGLE REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORKING FINE. TOYOTA WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT A LOW VOLTAGE WARNING. *TR

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC. I HAVE HAD EITHER LIGHT GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND FLICKING THEM OFF/ON FIXES THEM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE EVEN HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. REPLACING THE BULBS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I AM NOW PREPARING TO REPLACE MY 5TH BULB FOR WHAT IS SURE TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX. TOYOTA'S OFFER TO REPLACE THE BULBS SEVERAL YEARS AGO WAS NOT AN ACTUAL FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 ON A STEEP, CURVY COUNTRY ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! IT IS A MIRACLE SHE'S ALIVE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST NEARLY $500 TO REPLACE THE BULBS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED (AGAIN) IMMEDIATELY! *TR