2006 Toyota Prius

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. *DT *JB

• 12/31/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLAMP OF PRIUS 2006 INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY IF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PRIUS AND REPLACEMENT OF HEADLIGHT DOES NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR DRIVING, PARTICULARLY DURING RAIN OR SNOW BECAUSE OTHERS CANT SEE THE CAR AND THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY BECOMES GREATLY AFFECTED. *TR

• 12/31/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS FAILED. THE LIGHTS QUALITY IS VERY BAD. WE WERE FORCED TO STOP BY THE POLICEMAN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. TOYOTA IS LOSING ITS REPUTATION. THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY ALL THE PRICE FOR CHANGING THE BULBS. (LABOR + BULBS) OUR 2002 HYUNDAI'S LIGHTS HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

• 12/31/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY, MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, WITH MY 2006 PRIUS'S HID LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I REALIZE THAT ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEY COME BACK ON, ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS! TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS A DEALER-ONLY ITEM AND THE HID BULBS COST $300 A PIECE! THESE BULBS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT AUTO PARTS STORES. THE PRICE IS EXORBITANT AND VERY UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THEIR PRIUSES AND FIX THIS ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL INSTEAD OF RIPPING PEOPLE OFF AND PUTTING THEIR LIVES IN DANGER! PLEASE HELP PUT SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

• 12/31/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS AND WANT TO CONFIRM THAT BOTH BULBS HAVE FAILED. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 47000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DID COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS A YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER DID NOTHING AT THAT TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BY JUST TODAY RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT AN HID HEADLIGHT SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT LOWERS THE PRICE OF THE BULBS TO $150 PER BULB. THIS IS STILL OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

• 12/31/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS. AT 30,000 MILES, IN DECEMBER 2007, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT BEGAN TO TURN OFF BY ITSELF. IT WOULD TURN BACK ON IF WE TURNED THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF, THEN ON AGAIN (DANGEROUS AT NIGHT, OF COURSE). AT 35,000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATED $350 TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT THEN REPLACED BULB UNDER WARRANTY. AT 50,000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT SO HAVE BEEN TURNING OFF AND ON TO REMEDY. LAST WEEK THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD. THERE ARE TIMES WE HAVE ONE HEADLIGHT, AND TIMES WE HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS OTHER THAN THE FOG LIGHTS. WE HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE AND GIVEN A WARNING ABOUT A HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE THINK THAT IT CANNOT BE THE HID LAMPS THEMSELVES, AS THEY COME BACK ON AGAIN WHEN WE RECYCLE THE SWITCH. IT MUST BE A COMPUTER OR RELAY. WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE: SEE THE FORUM AT HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML . *TR

• 12/30/2014· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,ENGINECrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 03/02/15*JB

• 12/30/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 TOYOTA PRIUS LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AT RANDOM. ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO WORK IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF & TURN BACK ON. IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE USED. *TR

• 12/30/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE FACTORY INSTALLED HID HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY TURN OFF. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO, AND I THOUGHT I HAD IMAGINED IT. I NOTICED DIM LIGHTS AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY QUICKLY SWITCHING TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. I WAS LATER TOLD ONE HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT WHILE DRIVING, BUT WHEN I CHECKED BY EXITING THE VEHICLE BOTH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE PROBLEM WAS VERY INTERMITTENT FOR TWO YEARS PRIMARILY BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE FREQUENT NOW OCCURRING MULTIPLE TIMES PER TRIP. I DISCOVERED THAT I CAN TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY CYCLING THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH ? NOT A SAFE TACTIC. AN INTERNET SEARCH TODAY REVEALED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SURPRISINGLY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS FACTORY DEFECT. IF TOYOTA WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL, PLEASE DEMAND THAT THEY AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A NOTICE LISTING THE PARTS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BEFORE THE PROBLEM CAUSES SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

• 12/30/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY FIXES PROBLEM. SINCE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF FRONT LIGHTS ARE WORKING. *TR

• 12/30/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FRONT DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON AND FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM OCCASIONS (DAY, NIGHT, SMOOTH ROADS, DRY, WET CONDITIONS), CHECKED CONNECTION AND ALL CONNECTIONS ARE FINE. *TR

• 12/30/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HID HEADLAMPS, FLICKER, GO-OUT AT WILL, SOMETIMES ITS JUST ONE HEAD LIGHT OTHER TIME ITS BOTH AT THE SAME TIME!!!! TOYOTA HAS FIXED IT BUT AFTER MAYBE A MONTH IT WENT BACK TO DO THE SAME EXACT THING! THIS IS DANGEROUS!! AND APPARENTLY HAPPENS VERY VERY OFTEN TO ALOT OF OTHER 2006 TO 2009 TOYOTA OWNERS. *TR

• 12/30/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PACKAGE 6. HID LEFT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT FAILURE. WILL TURN BACK ON IF YOU CYCLE ON/OFF SWITCH. CAR HAS 57,000 MILES. PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN OCCURRING MUCH SOONER. HARD TO TELL UNLESS LOOKING AT HEADLIGHT REFLECTION IN CAR AHEAD OF YOU. SEVERAL PRIUSCHAT.COM MEMBERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM. DIFFICULTY GETTING DEALER TO SOLVE OR COVER REPAIR. *TR

• 12/29/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL SPONTANEOUSLY AND AT RANDOM TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. OFTEN THE CAR WILL ILLUMINATE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND IT IS ONLY AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MINUTES, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF. VERY DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. COST ESTIMATES FROM RESEARCH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE $400.00 TO $1200.00. TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM

• 12/29/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HID HEAD LAMPS TURN OFF AT RANDOM, ONE OR THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THEY RELIGHT. *TR

• 12/29/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY 2006 PRIUS LEFT DRIVER HEADLIGHT BEGAN GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY AT ABOUT 25,000 MI. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, WHICH OF COURSE IT WASN'T. ON OCCASION IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON TEMPORARILY. THIS WAS DOCUMENTED PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY RUNNING OUT. FINALLY, THE HEADLIGHT WAS COMPLETELY OUT...THE DEALER AND I ARGUED OVER THE WARRANTY AND THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE BULBS AND NOW AGAIN 30,000 MI. LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS RE-OCCURRING. THIS TIME HOWEVER, TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF DOESN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM EVEN TEMPORARILY. AND ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I LIVE ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND HAVE FOUND MYSELF SLOWING TO SPEEDS OF 25MPH JUST TO GET HOME SAFELY. *TR

• 12/28/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  EVERY TWO YEARS, THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGIN TO FAIL AND START TO TURN OFF, UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE I'M DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES, I'VE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES AT NIGHT, COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAD SHUT OFF, AND LATER THEY APPEAR TO BE WORKING FINE. AT 20,000 MILES, I HAD BOTH LIGHTS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARED TO FAIL AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE LIGHT, BUT CHARGED ME $120 FOR THE LABOR. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT BEGAN TO FAIL. AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE BULB BUT CHARGED ME FOR THE LABOR. AFTER THE THIRD REPAIR, I CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER. THEY SAID THAT THEIR NEW CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM WOULD NOT COVER REIMBURSING ME FOR THE LABOR. I'M CONCERNED THAT NOW IN ADDITION TO THE RISK, TIME AND EXPENSE I'VE ALREADY INCURRED, THAT I WILL HAVE TO ADD "PREVENTATIVE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT" TO MY LIST OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE, AND IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER $600 EVERY 2 YEARS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE SAFELY AT NIGHT. BECAUSE THE WAY THE HID LIGHT FAIL DOES NOT GIVE THE DRIVER ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATION. THE LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATE AT START UP, AND ONLY FAIL WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING. I APPRECIATE TOYOTA PAYING FOR SOME PARTS OF THE REPAIRS, BUT I THINK THEY ARE FAILING TO FULLY ADDRESS THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND HAVE SADDLED THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH AN UNREASONABLE EXPENSE. WHEN YOU CAN REPLACE A HEADLIGHT BY YOURSELF EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR A COUPLE BUCKS, IT'S REASONABLE. WHEN IT COSTS $300 PER HEADLIGHT EVERY TWO YEARS, THAT'S NOT REASONABLE. I FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AFTER THE 2ND TIME THE LIGHTS FAILED IN MAY 2009. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR, AND THE 2ND TIME I'M FILING A COMPLAINT HERE. *TR

• 12/27/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT BULB ON MY 2006 PRIUS FAILED. 2. THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT BULB GOES/FLICKERS OFF. THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OVER TIME, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. 3. I HAVE GONE TO 3 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE OVER $400 PARTS & LABOR. RECENTLY, I HAVE FOUND A BULB AT A DEALERSHIP FOR $157 PARTS ONLY. *TR

• 12/27/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HID BULB INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. TOYOTA WANTS TO REPLACE BULB ($162.50 EACH). HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE BLOGS, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH PRIUS'S AND MAY BE A "CONTROLLER" PROBLEM, NOT A BULB ISSUE. *TR

• 12/26/2024· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS

  The light up display for the odometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer does not always light up. When it is not lit, the cruise control and any warning and informative alarms/lights also do not work. This is a well-known issue among owners of these cars, related to the capacitors on the circuit board for the display being defective, and there is extensive documentation of it online. It may also have had a technical service bulletin released for the issue, but I'm not entirely sure. The light goes out intermittently and is not always consistently out. I did mention it to the service personnel when I took it in to get recalls repaired recently, and they didn't seem surprised or unaware of the issue. I did not ask them to diagnose or fix it, as I know I can get it done for a better deal elsewhere.

• 12/26/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE CEILING AREA NEAR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FRO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. .. UPDATED 02-07-13 *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO DROP THE COMPLAINT. IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. UPDATED 02/13/2013 *JS

• 12/26/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/24/2017· STEERING

  CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN ARE NOT WORKING. CONCERNED THAT THIS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE WILL ALSO CAUSE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG TO FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH.

• 12/24/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE RIGHT FRONT HID HEADLAMP OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS, BUT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2008, STOPPED AFTER I CHANGED THE BULBS AND STARTED AGAIN NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. *TR

• 12/24/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS STARTED A MONTH OR TWO AGO BUT I'M REPORTING YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT VIA INTERNET FORUMS THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 PRIUS OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN FIXES THE PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM SO FAR WITH PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WHICH HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN USED WITH THE SAME FREQUENCY AND DURATION. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

• 12/24/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. LIGHT BULB DEFECT IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN BROUGHT TO REPAIR FACILITY, BOTH BULBS WORKING FINE. *TR

• 12/23/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. ..UPDATED 01/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE REPLICATION AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ON A RECENT RAINY DAY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT EACH BRAKE APPLICATION AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT APPLY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. EFFECTIVELY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES. THE ABS RELATED BRAKE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR ON BUMPY ROADS AT LOW SPEEDS WITH DRY PAVEMENT. UPDATED 01/11/12

• 12/23/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  EITHER HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT AT TIMES. AM ABLE TO RESTART HEADLIGHT BY TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK TO ON. *TR

• 12/22/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WAS DRIVING ON VERY DARK STREET. MY HEADLIGHTS SEEMED VERY DIM SO I SWITCHED THEM TO BRIGHT. BOTH IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF. MY SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THEY BOTH WENT OUT AND WANTED TO CHARGE MORE THAN $300 TO REPLACE. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION REPLACED FOR COST OF LABOR. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF A RECALL OR POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS AND TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE. I SUBMITTED MY INVOICE AND RECEIVED A REFUND. HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON, OTHERS THEY ARE OFF OR ONE WILL BE OUT AND THE OTHER WORKING. CONDENSATION HAS BUILT UP AND CHANGING THE BULB HAS NOT HELPED. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $1000 TO HAVE LIGHTS REPAIRED. *TR

• 12/22/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/22/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OTHER NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMED SO LOW THAT I COULD NOT SEE WHILE EXITING ON A RAMP AND DROVE SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE I ALMOST WENT OVER INTO THE DITCH. IT WAS VERY CLOSE. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT NOT KNOWING IF MY LIGHTS WILL FAIL. *TR

• 12/22/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  AFTER ABOUT 40,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED BLINKING OFF (I.E., IT WOULD TURN OFF, BUT THEN IF I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, IT WOULD BE ON AGAIN). *TR

• 12/22/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERMITTENT BILATERAL HEADLIGHT FAILURE OF 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON QUICKLY THE FAILING LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS HAS ONLY PROVED TO BE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION SINCE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN AT A LATER TIME. *TR

• 12/21/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THIS WAS THE FIRST OF THREE HEADLIGHT FAILURES IN THE THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR.

• 12/21/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED ON THIS CAR.

• 12/21/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN LATE 2015.

• 12/21/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. TOLD ME THAT YES, IT WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE LEFT SIDE NEEDED REPLACED ALSO SINCE IT WOULD BE GOING OUT SOON. THEY REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE COST OF $614.00. *TR

• 12/21/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP CEASED WORKING AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE LAMP RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE LIGHT SWITCH IS CYCLED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED THREE TIMES. *TR

• 12/20/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY WIFE ALMOST HIT A TRIO OF PEDESTRIANS WHO WERE WALKING IN THE ROAD, AND WHO WERE VERY POORLY LIT BY THE 2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS. THESE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY DIM AND IN MY OPINION ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH AT NIGHT. HIGH BEAMS SEEM TO LIGHT THE ROAD ADEQUATELY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS (A PROBLEM WE'VE ALSO DEALT WITH), BUT IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD. WE ALSO DRIVE A 2005 ACURA TL AND A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AND BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES PROVIDE GOOD ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND OUR 2006 PRIUS WILL OFTEN CAST A SHADOW OF OUR CAR IN THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE CAR, IN THE AREA THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ILLUMINATED BY THE HEADLIGHTS. I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE'S NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT TOYOTA HASN'T RECTIFIED THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IN MY OPINION MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR

• 12/20/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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.

• 12/19/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  COMBINATION METER STOPPED WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. KNOW PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. THEY DID ONE REPAIR AND WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT VEHICLES NOW HITTING HIGHER MILIAGE ARE HAVING ISSUES AND IT IS DOCUMENTED BY TOYOTA IN A WARRANTY BULLENTIN NO. POL12-05 FROM TOYOTA

• 12/19/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT ADJUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/19/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING OFF. IT STARTED IN JUNE OF 2009. JUST GOT TOYOTA TO FIX IT AT THERE COST. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND SAID THAT (SHOULD) FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/18/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I NOTICED IN THE PAST MONTH THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY GO BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AND THE PROBLEM IS UNEXPECTED AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF BY THEMSELVES. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS 2 DAYS AGO AND WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION. *TR

• 12/18/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF.BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WORKS FOR A VERY SHORT TIME I CON NOT BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM

• 12/18/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

• 12/18/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HE HAS TO TURN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH ON AND THEN BACK OFF TO RESUME HEADLIGHT OPERATION. IT COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THE MODULE. HE HAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IS LOCATED TOO FAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

• 12/17/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE AND THE EXCLAMATION LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS BEEP. THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND I HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH MY FOOT IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT TO DO SOME ERRANDS, LIKE 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED ON THE CAR. THE BRAKE AND EXCLAMATION LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BRAKE NORMALLY. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM COLLEGE, AFTER A 25 MINUTE DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY I WENT THROUGH A SECONDARY ROAD, THE SAME PROBLEM SHOWED AGAIN, LIGHTS AND NO BRAKING POWER WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SYMPTOMS. ONCE I APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE CAR THE WHEELS LOCKED. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF AND THE ON AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I STOPPED USING THE CAR AFTER THIS. PROBABLY A BRAKE ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE BUT THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR THIS PROBLEM, THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY DOES'NT HAVE BRAKE POWER.

• 12/17/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  IN SEPT 2006, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT CAN BE RESTORED BY CYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. TOYOTA AT FIRST SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FREQUENCY INCREASED, AND FINALLY, THEY (1) ASKED ME IF I HAD HAD ANY ACCIDENTS (NO), THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE BULB WAS DEFECTIVE. IT COSTS ~$1,000.00 TO REPLACE IT. I DIDN'T AT THE TIME, BUT EVENTUALLY THE SHERIFF CAUGHT ME AND I HAD TO FIX IT. IT WAS OK FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW THE RIGHT SIDE LAMP IS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING, AND OCCASIONALLY, BOTH LAMPS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. . I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER $1000 LIGHT BULB. THIS IS REALLY GETTING TO BE A *)#*. AND, IT'S UNSAFE. (I SPEND 5 HOURS A DAY IN THE COMMUTE, AND EVENTUALLY IT'S GOING TO GET ME KILLED). *TR

• 12/17/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FAILURE OF BOTH HID HEADLAMPS WHILE DRIVING OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD, AND AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS AND 75,000 MILES ON THE CAR. NEEDED TO STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK UNTIL I COULD GET THEM FIXED. IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN HID COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND BOTH THE COMPUTER AND HEADLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS ABOUT $750 FOR EACH COMPUTER/HEADLAMP COMBINATION; IE, $1,500 TOTAL. THE MAKE OF MY CAR IS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED IN LATE '05. *TR