2006 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AFTER MINUTES OF DRIVING, I CAN TURN THEM BACK ON BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN BUT THEY RANDOMLY SHUT OFF CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS (BOTH, BUT SO FAR JUST ONE AT A TIME) TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CAN'T TELL WHEN IT HAPPENS. NOTICE IT IN A REFLECTION FROM THE CAR IN FRONT. CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO MAKE THEM WORK. JUST NEVER KNOW FOR HOW LONG. *TR

APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. RIGHT HEADLAMP GO OF AND AN. FINALLY DIED. *TR

HEADLAMP GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 PRIUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND I NEED TO KEEP SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON TO GET IT WORKING. IT'S A HID HEADLIGHT AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $375 TO CHANGE THE BULB. A BULB THAT EXPENSIVE SHOULD LAST MORE THAT JUST 39,000 MILES. IT'S DANGEROUS. *TR

MY TOYOTA PRIUS 06 HAD ISSUES WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. THEY STARTED TO FLICKER OFF AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNTIL EVENTUALLY, THEY STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. THE WARRANTY COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULBS AND SO I WAS SATISFIED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ISSUE HAS SURFACED AGAIN, THIS TIME I'M AT 57,000 MILES AND ONLY 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS LATER. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE WARRANTY IS UP AND I NEED TO PAY ALMOST $1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. DETAILS OF ISSUE: THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AND DIM, THEN EVENTUALLY PRODUCE NO LIGHT. IT HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES LEFT AND RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. SWITCHING THEM OFF THEN ON WOULD MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN AT FIRST, BUT EVENTUALLY, THAT DID NOT WORK. THE SECOND TIME, IT IS HAPPENING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR

BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2008, BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF -- SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME IF I'M NOT CAREFUL WATCHING THEM. TURNING THE HID HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEY WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN. I'VE ASKED TOYOTA TO INVESTIGATE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE THE HID BULBS, AS IT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER TO REPLACE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THAT SOME OTHER PARTS MIGHT NEED REPLACING AS WELL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THERE ARE NOW OVER 500 COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. IN ADDITION, ONE OF MY REAR POSITIONING LIGHTS IS OUT. I'VE RECEIVED FIX IT TICKETS FOR ONE HEADLIGHT OUT AND ALSO THIS REAR POSITIONING BRAKE LIGHT. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL! AS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE THAT HEADLIGHTS CAN RANDOMLY TURN OFF!! *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON WITH TURN THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON WHEN I SWITCH THEM ON, THEN WILL GO OUT A FEW MINUTES INTO MY TRIP, AND WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN IT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS, ALTHOUGH IT IS MORE COMMON WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT. THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE. BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ, THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT NOW AND THEN AS I AM DRIVING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 MONTHS. NOW THE OTHER LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. WHEN I CHECKED, IT WAS FINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND THAT IT WOULD BE INTERMITTENT. COST IS $421 FOR A BULB! *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE, AND MANY TIMES BOTH, HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WORK AGAIN SO IT IS NOT THE BULB. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BACK RURAL ROADS WHERE I LIVE AND ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS VERY DISTURBING AND DANGEROUS TO ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

PRIUS 2006 - HID HEADLIGHTS - THEY INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. ALWAYS COME ON AT STARTUP, THEN WILL GO OFF, USUALLY IN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. TURNING OFF SWITCH THEN TURNING IT BACK ON WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON, OTHER TIMES THEY GO OFF OVER AND OVER EVERY FEW MINUTES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY, WHEN I SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND PUT THE BACK ON BOTH LIGHTS WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WHEREAS THE PROBLEM RECURS WHERE EITHER ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED MORE OFTEN. OBVIOUSLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT IS DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HID FAILURE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT(HID) STARTED GOING OFF AND WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED OFF AND BACK ON. FAILED AT NIGHT WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING BUT SHE COULDN'T TELL IT WAS OUT. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY JUST SUGGESTED THAT THE BULB BE REPLACED AT 500 DOLLARS PER BULB. SHOULD REPLACE BOTH BULBS AT SAME TIME. TOTAL 1000 DOLLARS FOR HEADLIGHT BULBS. I BOUGHT A BULB FROM DEALER AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. IT WORKS FOR NOW. BUT???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP SPORADICALLY FAILED WHICH REDUCED HER VISIBILITY. AS A CONSEQUENCE HER RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND A CRASH WERE INCREASED. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1800.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

1. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. 2. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. 3. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE BULB WAS REPLACED, AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS 04/21/09. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT BUT ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT. TOYOTA WANTS OVER SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS WHICH THEY SAY ARE THE PROBLEM. LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT, YOU CAN TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON AND THEY BOTH COME BACK ON AND WORK PROPERLY. THEY HAVE GONE OUT THREE TIMES AND THE FORTH TIME THE MORNING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. OCCURRENCE: CONSTANT -- EVERY TIME. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT DESPITE SWITCH BEING "ON." HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES COME BACK ON AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. SOMETIMES NOT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT ONE. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA FORUM HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/34584-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.HTML THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH LITTLE UNIFIED RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE APPARENTLY CHARGED FOR SOME CORRECTIVE EFFORT, BUT THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SOLID CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN IN PLACE FOR ANYONE TO FOLLOW - ON THEIR OWN OR THROUGH TOYOTA. I'M MARKING TODAY AS THE INCIDENT DATE, (BECAUSE IT'S A REQUIRED FIELD) BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I AM GLAD I DECIDED TO CHECK ON LINE BEFORE REPLACING THE BULBS -- TURNS OUT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT DO ANY GOOD. TAKING THE STEP OF FILING HERE SO I CAN KEEP A COPY ON FILE IN THE EVENT OF A TRAFFIC STOP. WHAT DO I TELL THE POLICE? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS. *TR

HID LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER AND GO OUT. SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS LOW OR HIGH BEAM, EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. ON BRIEFLY THEN TURNS OFF. *TR

HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING THEN RESTARTS..NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO WORK..THIS HAPPENS NOW DAILY , STARTED JUST EVERY NOW AND THEN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED CONNECTION 137$ NOW 2 MONTHS LATER..OUT AGAIN. PULLED OVER BY POLICE 3 TIMES. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLAMP GOES OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE THE CAR IS BEEN DRIVEN. PROBLEM CLEARS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE CAR IS POWER CYCLED. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS USES HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHT BULBS. THESE BULBS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST 10 YEARS. THE SAME BULB HAS FAILED TWICE NOW IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND THERE ARE MANY NOTED INSTANCES OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, YET TOYOTA HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED REPAIR PLACE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED WITH THE COST RANGING FROM $350 FOR JUST A NEW BULB TO $1500 IF THE RELAY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR