2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

WHENEVER BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME I GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SHORT TIME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED NEW IN 2006.. MY HUSBAND'S SUBURU FORESTER DOES NOT GIVE THIS UNSETTLING FEELING, AS IF LOSING CONTROL, WHEN IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MODE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, ON AN OCCASIONAL BASIS. I REPORTED IT TO MY TOYOTA CAR DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AND WAS TOLD "THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT." I SUSPECT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE REGENERATION OF THE ELECTRIC BATTERY WHILE BRAKING SINCE THIS IS A DIFFERENCE FROM OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE BRAKING HARDER OR MORE SUDDENLY THAN NORMAL (USUALLY ON DOWNHILL) THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM KICKS IN, BUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THE DISENGAGE AND THEN GO ON AGAIN. FOR A SPLIT SECOND EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS IT MAKES ME HAVE A FLUSH OF PANIC. *TR

2006 PRIUS HID LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF , YOU NEED TO TURN THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WILL COME ON . IT MIGHT STAY ON OR MIGHT GO OFF AGAIN . I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE AND GIVING A WARNING . I LIVE IN THE WHITE MTNS OF NH AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT BOTH LIGHTS WORKING BECAUSE OF MOOSE AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS DASHING INTO THE ROAD . PLEASE HELP ME DEAL WITH [XXX] TOYOTA . MY DEALER IRWIN TOYOTA IS A ONLY INTERESTED IN SELLING CARS NOT CUSTOMER HAPPINESS . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT CUTS OUT WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS CAUSES THE HEAD LIGHT TO BEGIN FUNCTIONING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE WHEN EXITING FREEWAY (101) ONTO OFF RAMP AT RENGSDORFF AVE., IN MOUNTAIN VIEW. ROADWAY WAS SLIGHTLY MOIST FROM LIGHT MORNING DRIZZLE AND ACCUMULATED OILS ON ROAD BUT OTHERWISE NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ROAD CONDITIONS... EXITED FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND APPLIED BRAKES BUT BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND CAR SKIDDED OFF THE OFF RAMP INTO A SWALE... CAR BECAME STUCK IN SWALE AND SUFFERED BODY DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF CAR...A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED TO DRAG IT OUT OF THE SWALE...THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHO DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND STONEWALLED ME...ALSO REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS (CARLOS A. GARCIA) IN TORRANCE, CA AND HE WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM IN THE 2006 PRIUS. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR, RENTAL CAR, TOWING , ETC. WAS APPROXIMATELY $5,400.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HID BULBS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH BURNED OUT PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BULBS WERE PLACED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOLD HIM TO AVOID DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON UNLESS CONDITIONS CALLED FOR IT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER ALSO PAID SOME OF THE COSTS TO REPLACE THE BULBS. AS OF MAY 9, 2010, ANOTHER BULB HAD BLOWN OUT AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SINCE THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW, GOING BACK A FEW MONTHS. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE THE STEERING, BRAKES ALL INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS INCLUDING NO HAZARD LIGHTS. DEAD STICK DRIVING. INCIDENT OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED HIGHWAY 5 NORTH 1 HOUR FROM DOWNTOWN LA. I'M LUCKY TO LIVE THROUGH THIS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SINCE THE TOYOTA RECALL OF THEIR PRIUS CARS MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN OUR PRIUS 2006. WE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. WE WOULD RATHER TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS BUT WE CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE TOYOTA DEALERS ARE NOT DOING ANY REPAIRS TO MY 2006 PRIUS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES LIED TO ME AND MAYBE TO ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS. ON 03/29/2010 I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TO MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA LOCATED AT 2333 S. LOOP WEST HOUSTON TX 77054 FOR REGULAR SERVICE. THEY FINISHED SERVICING MY PRIUS ABOUT 12:24:20 PM. I ASKED THE CASHIER HOW WAS TOYOTA TAKEING CARE OF THE PRIUS RECALLS. SHE ANSWERED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS TO ASK MY SERVICE MEN. MY SERVICE MEN, NOEL BUTLER WAS PRESENT AND HE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON PRIUS 2010. MY SERVICE MEN KEPT ON TALKING TO THE CASHIER WHILE HE WAS EXITING THE DOOR AND SAYING "HE JUST WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THE RECALL BECAUSE HIS CAR HAS OVER 82000 MILES AND IS A PRIUS 2006. THE CASHIER AND NOEL BUTLER LIED TO ME BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLS. THE RECALL HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS ALL OVER THE WORLD. ON MONDAY, MAY 03 2010 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT "TOYOTA HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004 THROUGH 2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES." THEREFORE, NEITHER TOYOTA DEALERS NOR EMPLOYEES ARE BEING HONEST WITH THE CONSUMERS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HONORING ANY PROMISED REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LIARS. [XXX] *TR

RE: TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 HID HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM - INTERMITTENT ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES SOLUTION: DEALER WANTS $600 LABOR TO REPLACE A BULB. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW IF BULB IS THE PROBLEM, OR STARTER, OR OTHER. PROBLEM COULD COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO TROUBLESHOOT! POOR DESIGN MEANS I CANNOT CHANGE IT MYSELF. OTHER PRIUS OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. *TR