2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMPS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. USUALLY JUST ONE OF THEM TURNS OFF BUT SOMETIMES THEY BOTH GO OUT. THE PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY FLIPPING THEM OFF AND THEN ON BUT THIS SOLUTION ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. *TR

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY BOTH GO ON, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHTS GO OUT--AT FIRST OTHERS WOULD TELL US, THEN WE WOULD DISCOVER IT OURSELVES. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES AND WERE TOLD THE BULBS COST ABOUT $300 APIECE, THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM, THAT SOME HAVE PAID A HIGH PRICE TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM ISN'T THE BULBS! ALSO THERE IS CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE DEALERSHIPS SAYING THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY TO CHANGE THE BULBS, WHEN THEY CAN EASILY BE REPLACED IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUMPER! THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM CONSTITUTES A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR WHICH IS SEEMS BULB REPLACEMENT ISN'T THE ANSWER. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADMIT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY SHOULD SUPPLY THE REMEDY. THERE SHOULD BE AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT INDICATES IF EITHER HEADLIGHT FAILS TO OPERATE. *TR

I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHERE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL GO OUT, AND IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON. THEN, AFTER A PERIOD OF MINUTES, IT WILL GO BACK OUT AGAIN. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO (AT 77,000 MILES), AND HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE - THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STAYS ON HAS BECOME LESS AND LESS (AVERAGES A COUPLE MINUTES NOW). I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A BULB ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT JUST TURNS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN I TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON, IT COMES BACK ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND REPEATS THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN. I AM LUCKY THAT ONE HEADLIGHT IS STILL ON. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS START BEHAVING THE SAME WAY, THE DRIVER WILL NOT KNOW IT AND THIS COULD BE A RECIPE FOR ACCIDENTS AND EVEN DEATH. I SERIOUSLY THINK TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AFFECTED MODELS AND FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE IT STARTS KILLING PEOPLE. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING SAFETY SITUATION. TOYOTA DEALER ASKING $400+ TO FIX FOR A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY REPORTED. TOYOTA HEAD OFFICE GAVE SHORT SHRIFT. PROBLEM BEGAN CA. 45K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN BUT THEY WOULD TURN BACK OFF SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED (THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR). THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN 30,000 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN STARTING THE CAR BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, BUT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER RETURNING HOME I NOTICE FROM THE REFLECTION ON A WALL/ITEM IN FRONT OF THE PARKED CAR THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT IS COMPLETELY OUT. I'VE ALSO NOTICED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING THAT THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT IS OUT. IT CAN'T JUST BE THE BULB SINCE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. HE NOTICED THE SPEED HAD INCREASED FROM 72 MPH TO 74 MPH. HE RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. HE THEN SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE NOTICED THE LCD SCREEN HAD FROZE AND IT WAS GIVING FALSE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

FAULTY HID LIGHTBULB ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HID LIGHTBULB AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HID LIGHTBULB. SIMILAR SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO BOTH REPLACEMENTS: THE LIGHT SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. IF I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING AND SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, SOMETIMES THE FAULTY LIGHT WILL WORK AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. THE LIGHT NEVER SEEMS FULLY BURNED OUT AS IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AT NIGHT, THIS CAN POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THIS ISSUE AND HAS ONLY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE LIGHTBULB, WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. *TR