2006 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY COME BACK ON (UNTIL THEY FAIL AGAIN). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS BUT WAS INFREQUENT AT FIRST. NOW THE FAILURES OCCUR ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY PRIUS OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE BEEN CHARGED AS MUCH AS $500 PER HEADLIGHT TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY ISSUE OF REPLACING WORN OUT PARTS BUT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY RELATED ENGINEERING DEFECT. I AM TRYING TO GET TOYOTA TO REPAIR THIS WITHOUT CHARGE - BUT FROM WHAT I KNOW THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY LIMITED VISIBILITY. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BEFORE THEY BEGAN FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY FIVE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/04/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/09.*JB

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

ON MY 2006 PRIUS, THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT (6/1/09), MY RIGHT FONT HID LIGHT WENT OUT ON A 56 MILE TRIP IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA .PREVIOUSLY, IN LATE THIS MARCH, THE DRIVERS SIDE BECAME INTERMITTENT AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $350 (REPLACED BULB & INVERTER) AT A NON-TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP. I CALLED TOYOTA CARE CENTER AND REGISTERED COMPLAINT AND IN 24 HRS. I RECEIVED A CALLBACK WITH APPROVAL TO REIMBURSE MY $350. EXPENSE AND TO COVER MY RIGHT LIGHT EXPENSE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER- THE PRICE OF REPLACEMENT LESS A $50. DEDUCTIBLE. WAS STOPPED BY POLICE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA ON JUNE 1ST AND REC'D A WARNING TICKET FOR AN OUTAGE ON THE HEADLIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT MUST TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF FOR THE HEADLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN; HOWEVER, IT FAILS AGAIN WITHOUT NOTICE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY BUT STAYS OFF UNTIL THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE HID BULB WAS REPLACED ABOUT 6K MILES AGO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 41000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS QUICKLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HID (HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS) THAT WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD OPERATE MOMENTARILY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BUT THEN DIM AFTER A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE REPAIR COST TO BE OVER $600. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND IS AWAITING A DECISION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. AFTER 50,000 MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB WILL GO OUT AFTER BEING ON FOR 20 MINUTES OR SO. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE BULB LIGHTS UP RIGHT AWAY AND THEN BLINKS OFF APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER. IF I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, THIS WOULD BE A SAFELY HAZARD. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE. THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DOWN YET. THEY STATED THAT AS OF 1/2008, THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE BULB (APPROXIMATELY $150), AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR. LABOR, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GET THE REPAIR DONE, COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $50 TO $300, JUST FOR ONE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT. SINCE I DIDN'T BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THIS ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED. I AGREED THAT TOYOTA WOULD PAY FOR THE BULB. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED. I PAID FOR THE LABOR AND THEY PAID FOR THE BULB. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE OLD BULBS! *TR

A YEAR AGO, MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS' RIGHT HEADLAMP WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA REPLACED THE BULB AND BULB COMPUTER AT A COST OF JUST UNDER $1000.00. THAT TIME WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD APPROX. 30K MILES ON THE CAR. NOW, IN FEB. 2008, I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT HEADLAMP. SINCE THERE IS NO LONGER WARRANTY COVERAGE, I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS. THEY ADMITTED THAT THE OLDER BULBS WERE NO GOOD AND AGREED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT NOT PAY FOR THE LABOR. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE $280.00 LABOR COST. THERE IS NOW 45K MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

1. NO SPECIAL EVENT LED TO FAILURE. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 35,400 MILES (ODOMETER). 2. TWO HEADLIGHTS GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. EACH HEADLIGHT CAN ALSO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OTHER. 3. POWERING OFF /ON THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN SOLVES THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR SHOP (DEALER) COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND SO DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS AT MY FIRST VISIT. I AM ABOUT TO GO BACK AND TRY AGAIN. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY TURNS OFF. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 06 AND NEWER PRIUS AND IS AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. SOME HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS FAIL LEAVING THEM WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT OR LIGHTS WILL TURN BACK FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR FREE, TOYOTA IS CHARGING AN ABSURD AMOUNT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH COULD BE TEMPORARY. MANY HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AND CAN BE EASILY FOUND ON CHAT ROOMS AND FORUMS ONLINE. *TR

FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AT NIGHT ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT NEVER WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2006 PRIUS. HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $325 AT DEALERSHIP! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE HID HEADLIGHTS IN OUR 2006 PRIUS WILL FAIL AT AN UNPREDICTABLE INTERVAL. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE INDIVIDUALLY, AND AT TIMES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS CAN BE TEMPORARY REMEDIED BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE FULL OFF POSITION, THEN BACK ON. WHEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. ON A TRIP FROM PETERSBURG, VA TO ALEXANDRIA, VA, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED NO LESS THAN 20 TIMES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY VIOLATION BUT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THIS ISSUE MAY RESULT IN A TRAFFIC VIOLATION FINE. *TR

I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE TOYOTA DEALER DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL. HE WARNED ME THAT IT WAS FLICKERING A BIT AFTER BEING TURNED ON, AND THAT THIS IS COMMONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE BULB. I HAD NOTICED THE FLICKERING FOR MANY MONTHS, BUT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE BULB WAS ACTUALLY GOING OUT COMPLETELY. THE HEADLIGHT IS NOW FAILING REGULARLY, AFTER JUST A FEW MOMENTS OF BEING ON. IT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN IF TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I FEAR THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR ME TO GET A MOVING VIOLATION FROM THE POLICE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE FAILURE, AS THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT COVERED. THIS ISSUE FALLS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE09019. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TOYOTA OF MORRISTOWN IN MORRISTOWN, NJ TO INSPECT THE HEADLIGHTS AT MY 60K MILE SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT SEEMS TO ONLY OPERATE AT 50% CAPACITY WHEN IT DOES WORK. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ARRANGED TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED, BUT IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE INCREDIBLY COMMON. I ONLY HAVE 43,000 MILES ON MY CAR, SO THIS IS TOO SOON TO HAVE TO BE REPLACING HEADLIGHTS AT OVER $300 APIECE - PROBABLY OVER $800 WITH LABOR. HAVING HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD RELIGHT THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT FINALLY WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED, WHICH HAS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE SHOWS THERE ARE MANY PRIUS OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING CHARGED $1000 TO $2000 TO REPAIR. IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH HAS HAPPENED ON SOME PRIUS'S, THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS AN ODI INVESTIGATION AND A TOYOTA RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITH NO WARNING AT INCREASING FREQUENCIES. NOW ALMOST EVERY NIGHT. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THEY WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AS SHORT AS FIVE MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. *TR

2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU FLIP THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHTS ARE TEMPORARILY RESTORED. BOTH HEADLIGHT DO THE SAME THING. LIGHTS FLICKER THEN GO OUT; SOME TIME BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE, INITIALLY AFFECTING ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. MOST RECENT INCIDENT AFFECTED BOTH HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. PROBLEM IS RESOLVED (TEMPORARILY) BY SWITCHING OFF HEADLIGHTS AND SWITCHING THEM BACK ON, INDICATING THAT THE BULBS AND FUSES ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL. *TR

2006 PRIUS HID LIGHTS INTERMITTENT. WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK MY LIGHTS WENT OUT, I TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON MY LIGHT SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO BACK ON. LUCKILY THE ROAD AT THE TIME WAS STRAIGHT. IF NOT I COULD HAD EASILY DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD AND POSSIBLY TRAVELED INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD ONE ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY AUTO. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT IS ALSO GOING OUT. THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT AS TOYOTA HAS DEEMED THE ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WOULD RESULT IN AN OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF OVER $400. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LIGHTS ONLY WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THERE IS A 130 PAGE MESSAGE BOARD THREAD ABOUT THE ISSUE HERE: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS FOR ALL OF THE OWNERS OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH REGARD TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I AM EXPERIENCING THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA THAT IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $500.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS BUT HAVE SINCE READ THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND MILEAGE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TOYOTA TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING FROM TIME TO TIME, INCIDENT HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

I OWN AN 06 TOYOTA PRIUS AND AM EXPERIENCING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE STAYS OUT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME NOW. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE I DISCOVERED THERE ARE MANY MANY TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING CHARGED UPWARDS OF $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND ARE BEING TOLD BY TOYOTA TECH'S THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THEY ARE RECEIVING AND TOYOTA OWNERS AND MY SELF INCLUDED ARE BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS TO FILE FORMAL COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTA AND CAUSE THEM TO RECALL THE ITEMS BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTIONS OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE GROWING COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS WHO ARE FURIOUS HAVING TO PAY ON AVERAGE $1000.00 TO $2000.00 TO REPAIR HEADLIGHTS. *TR