2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR HID HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF. A QUICK TEMPORARY FIX WILL BE TO FLICK THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN WHICH ACTUALLY DETERIORATE THE HID BULB LEADING TO SHORTENED LIFE SPAN. HOWEVER YOU REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE THEY'RE BOTH OFF. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS OTHER DRIVERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR CAR. REPLACED THE BULBS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE EXISTS A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT GIRARDGIBBS.COM, AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ECU. THEY ONLY ADDRESSED THIS CONCERN TO ME AFTER I BROUGHT THEM INFORMATION ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IN THE PAST THEY'VE ONLY BEEN EITHER SAYING THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BULB. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THESE ARE MY THIRD PAIR OF BULBS AND ITS DEFINITELY NOT THE BULBS AS THE PROBLEM PERSISTS JUST DAYS AFTER THE NEW BULBS ARE INSTALLED. I FOUND OUT THAT THE SETTLEMENT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS AND 50,000 MILES HOWEVER MY CAR FALLS OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE RANGE. THEY WON'T PAY FOR THE ECU BECAUSE THE DEALERS HAVE NEVER SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED THE ECU AS BEING THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RANGE EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NUMEROUS TIMES I WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LIGHTS WITHIN THAT RANGE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE ECU FOR 2006-2009 PRIUS MODELS. IT IS NOT THE BULBS. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PULLED OVER ON 03/01/2010 BY A SHERIFF DEPUTY WITH A WARNING THAT ONE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. FIVE MINUTES LATER AFTER A STOP, HEADLIGHT WORKED FINE. VARIOUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ONLY TO COME BACK ON LATER.

WITHIN 6 MONTHS I HAD A HEADLIGHT FROM MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT FROM BOTH SIDES. COST $300+ TO FIX EACH ONE. *TR

COMBINATION METER OF 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THANKFULLY, PRIUSCHAT MEMBERS HAVE POSTED SIMILAR ISSUES. MY MECHANIC REMOVED THE COMBINATION METER. I SENT BOARD TO COMPANY IN CA TO RE-DO THE SOLDERS AND UPDATE THE TRANSISTOR ON THE CHIP. *TR

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 TEAR ITEM. STEERING IS A LIFETIME CRITICAL ITEM AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED SYSTEMS LIKE THIS ARE NORMALLY DESIGNED WITH THE INTENT TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS PHYSICAL DAMAGE HAS ALTERED THE SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED QUICKLY AND OPENLY BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO PREVENT LOSS, I CALL IT MITIGATION BECAUSE YOU NOW KNOW OF THE HAZARD AND SOME OF THE RISKS. ACTION IS REQUIRED. I CURRENTLY HAVE VERY LIMITED RESOURCES. *TR