2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED OCTOBER 2010 BUT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE BULBS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE WITHIN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

2006 PRIUS PURCHASE CPO WITH 59,000 MILES. NOTICED HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING OFF THE LOT. AT LEAST THEE OCCURRENCES OF HEADLIGHT FAILURE THAT EVENING, INCLUDING, AT ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER 600+ COMPLAINTS, WHY HAS NO RECALL BEEN COMPELLED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING OF PASSENGER-SIDE HID HEADLAMP ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AFTER <20,000 MILES, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE FAILURE AFTER A FEW MONTHS. BULB REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER IN 2009 AT COST >$200. NOW, DRIVER-SIDE BULB EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE OF INTERMITTENT FUNCTION AT <30K MILES. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS HAS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT TOYOTA WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IN EARLY 2010, THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BUT IF IT WERE TURN OFF THEN ON, IT WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE BEFORE TURN OFF AGAIN. NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALER IN ATLANTA AND IT COST $400 TO FIX. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS SURPRISED TO KNOW THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I RECEIVED A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. IT COST ME $265 FOR THE TICKET. TOYOTA JUST LOST MY CONFIDENCE. *TR

I HAVE AN 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, ONE LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION. IT COULD BE EITHER ONE. AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, BOTH WILL STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT OVER LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OR ("HID") WILL TURN OFF FOR NOT APPARENT REASON WHILE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF PERIODICALLY DURING A DRIVE OVER ALL SURFACE TYPES. CORRECTION: TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. PASSENGER LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A TIME, AND THEN OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW, WITH ALL THE OPTIONS, IN MAY 2006. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE IT'S BEEN MOSTLY WARM AND DRY (I.E., A DROUGHT) SINCE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AT ABOUT 64,000 IN 2-3 DAYS OF MISTY WEATHER, MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AND BACK ON. AT ABOUT 91,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM GOT MUCH WORSE, BUT UNPREDICTABLE. AT 97,000 EVEN WORSE. HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER REASONS, I ASKED THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THIS, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. A LITTLE AFTER 99,000 MILES, THE HEADLIGHT CEASED TO STAY ON FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS. I REPLACED IT WITH A GOOD MAIL-ORDER HID BULB, BUT HAD THE SAME RESULT = IT STAYS ON FOR ONLY SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE TURNING OFF. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT OR WHEN IT MIGHT BE RAINING, AND I WON'T RISK HER DRIVING THIS CAR LIKE THAT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HER, I SUPPOSE THAT I COULD SUE TOYOTA, BUT THAT WOULDN'T UNDO ANY HARM TO MY WIFE. CAN SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?!? THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE INCREDIBLY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THIS, AND NOT AT ALL HELPFUL. THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT, YET. BUT, DRIVING WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT IS NOT SAFE !!! *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP IS FAULTY--GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. (LIGHTBULB IS NOT BURNED OUT, AS LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON.) *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETELY FAILED TO FUNCTION, DESPITE THE PEDAL BEING FULLY ENGAGED, AND I ROLLED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AT LOW SPEED. THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE SECOND WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AGAIN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ON BOTH OCCASIONS MY FRONT BUMPER WAS SERIOUSLY MANGLED - COSTING ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND INCREASING MY INSURANCE RATES CONSIDERABLY - WHILE THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE. MY NECK IS EXTREMELY STIFF AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. *TR