2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT TIRE TRAVELED OVER A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SPUN TOWARD THE FRONT SO THAT THE CONTACT WAS THEN FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED SLIDING AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED COLLISION REPAIR SHOP, WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM WHEN THEY WERE READY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (40K MILES) GO OUT WHENEVER THE CAR ACCELERATES (BRAKING, SPEEDING UP, TURNING, GO OVER A SPEED BUMP). THE LIGHTS TURN BACK ON IF I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS.

HID HEADLIGHT ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 WILL NOT STAY ON!! WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THE HEADLIGHT HAPPENED TO BE ON AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. WHEN IT WENT OFF LAST NIGHT I ALMOST RAN INTO A RETAINING WALL. VERY CLOSE CALL AND IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF US!! IT HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. JUDGING FROM THE PRIUS CHAT SITE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX, BUT EVIDENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH NO APPRECIABLE EFFECT. I'LL TAKE IT IN AGAIN, BUT I AHVEN'T TOO MUCH FAITH IN THEIR ABILITY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY!!

THIS IS ABOUT A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, PERHAPS EVERY DAY, AND IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 4 MONTHS NOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I KNOW FROM THEM THAT REPLACING THE BULB WILL NOT FIX IT.

2006 PRIUS (45,000 MILES) HID FAILURE. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLAMP TURN OFF AFTER RUNNING CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. DEALER QUOTES EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REMEDY PROBLEM, CONSIDERING IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *CN

RETURNING HOME AT 10 P.M I DROVE UP TO MY GARAGE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR. INSTEAD THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, HITTING THE DOOR WITH SOME FORCE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT BACKED RAPIDLY OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE ROADWAY, AND INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S CADILLAC. WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE IT STILL MOVED RAPIDLY, THIS TIME BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO MY GARAGE, CAUSING TERRIBLE DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED 4 DAYS AGO . NEVER BEFORE. I'M NOW WAITING FOR A SETTLEMENT SO I CAN BUY A LESS RISKY CAR. *CN

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY TURN OFF, MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BUT CAN HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN A BULB GOES OUT, SO THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAN MISJUDGE MY CAR'S POSITION WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, NOT TO MENTION REDUCED VISIBILITY FOR MY CAR. WHEN I WENT TO THE CITY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN DALY CITY, CA NEAR MY HOUSE IN 2008, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE TOYOTA PARTS DEPARTMENT WAS CHARGING $300 FOR ONE BULB. I READ ONLINE THAT TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON CAN REVIVE THE BULB, AND I FOUND THIS METHOD TO WORK, BUT OFTEN THE BULB WOULD THEN RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS MAKE-SHIFT TEMPORARY SOLUTION, PLUS THE VERY HIGH PRICE FOR A BULB AS WELL AS UNCLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOYOTA WHETHER IT WAS THE EXPENSIVE ELECTRONICS UNIT OR THE BULB DISCOURAGED ME FROM DOING ANYTHING. THEN I READ THAT EVEN AFTER BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH OEM BULBS SOME PRIUS OWNERS HAD RECURRING ISSUES. WAS I GOING TO SPEND $300 PER BULB ONLY TO FIND OUT IT DIDN'T WORK? NO WAY. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE TO BE A RELIABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECTIFY AT THEIR COST 100%. ALL I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA WAS A LETTER SAYING THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF I HAD PERFORMED HEADLIGHT ISSUE SERVICE WITH THEM. I AM FRUSTRATED THIS ISSUE IS STILL NOT BEING OFFICIALLY DEALT WITH BY TOYOTA IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER. MY POST TO THIS SITE IS IN AN ATTEMPT FOR THE PROPER GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES TO FORCE TOYOTA'S HAND TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND THAT IS TO FACE UP TO AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/QUALITY ISSUE.

THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS BEING DRIVEN UP A HILL (PRIVATE ROAD WHICH WE HAVE ACCESS T)., WHEN THE CAR HIT AAN AEA OF LOOSE DIRT & GRAVEL. THIS CAR, A BASE MODEL PRIUS, HAS ANTI-SKID CONTROL, BUT NOT TRACTION CONTROL. THE BASE MODEL IN 2006 WAS THE ONLY ONE DESIGNED LIKE THIS. WHAT HAPPENS, IS WHEN THE ANTI-SKID KICKS IN, IT CUTS ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. SINCE THE CAR WS HEADING UP A STEEP INCLINE, WHEN ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS CUT, THE CAR ROLLED BACK DOWN AND OFF THE ROAD ITO THE WOODS AND TREES/ROCKS. I JUST FOUND OUT FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY THE THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS FROM ALL THE DAMAGE TO VARIOUS PARTS. THIS PROBLEM NEVER AFFECTED US EXCEPT WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON SNOWY/ICY DAYS. NOW, WHEWN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, IT IS APPARENT THE CAR SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN SOLD OR DESIGNED IN THIS WAY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONED AFTER ENGAGING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE SERVICE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.