2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS (HID) ARE UNRELIABLE. WHILE DRIVING, THEY GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. BY TURNING THE ON/OFF SWITCH "OFF" AND THEN "ON," THE LIGHTS GO BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS GO OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. IT IS MOST FREQUENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT THAT GOES OUT, BUT THE PASSENGER LIGHT GOES OUT AS WELL, AND ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. OFTEN, BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE LIT WITH STREET LAMPS WELL ENOUGH FOR ME TO SEE THE ROAD, I DON'T EVEN REALIZE MY LIGHT(S) ARE OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MY VISIBILITY TO OTHER, ONCOMING, CARS IS SERIOUSLY REDUCED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED REPLACING BOTH HEADLAMPS (AT A COST OF $172/EACH + $234 LABOR) BUT WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE BULBS THEMSELVES ARE FINE (AND COULD CONCEIVABLY CONTINUE WORKING FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS), SO REPLACING THEM DOES NOT SEEM PRUDENT AS THE PROBLEM WOULD LIKELY RE-OCCUR WITH NEW BULBS. I INITIALLY NOTICED THIS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW (SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK VS. ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH SIX MONTHS AGO). *TR

PURCHASED BRAND NEW FULLY LOADED TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE 2006, THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE HID D4R AND THEY KEEP TURNING OFF MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN DURING SHORT DRIVES, I HAVE TRIED CHANGING BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL, GOT IT CHECKED AT THE KOONS TYSONS DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BALLAST, THE CAR HAS NOW CROSSED 100,000 MILES EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS EXCEPT FOR THE LIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TRYING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO STEEL CABLES. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE STEEL CABLES AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP FAILURE. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AND HAVE FINALLY GONE OUT. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006: HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 TOURING MODEL. HEADLIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE TWICE. AND THE OTHER BULBS IN THE CAR (NON HEADLIGHT) MORE THAN 4 TIMES. ALL OF THEM WERE REPLACED AT TOYOTA AUTHORIZED DEALER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM ARIZONA TO TEXAS VIA INTERSTATE 20, THE HEADLAMPS ON MY UNCLE'S TOYOTA PRIUS JUST SHUT OFF. IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS. MY UNCLE KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE PRIUS DOES THIS. I DIDN'T. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAIT FOR SOME TIME BEFORE TURNING THE CAR BACK ON AND GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK. FORTUNATELY, NO CARS CAME FROM EITHER DIRECTION DURING THIS TIME. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DARK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT TURNS OUT THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. MY UNCLE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND NOTICES ABOUT THE PROBLEM FROM CONSUMERS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. PEOPLE COULD GET HURT. *TR

WE HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6 MOS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTED TO TURN OFF WHILE LIGHTS WERE IN USE. SINCE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS UNDER WARRANTY I RETURN TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE ON GOING PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY TESTED IT WAS WORKING FINE, HOWEVER THIS NOT THE CASE IT KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN FOR NO REASON. I HAVE REPEATED COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER WITH EACH SERVICE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I ANY RECOURSE TO HAVE TO IT REPAIRED?? OR ISSUE A RECALL I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CAN BE EITHER HEADLAMP. USUALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY MAY COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE HEADLAMPS ON AND OFF. LIGHTS ARE SOMETIMES DIM. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER SAYS THE PART IS $150 AND REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE BUMPER TO REPLACE. *TR

THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF OCCASIONALLY DURING OPERATION, BUT WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. *TR