Body problems of the 2006 Toyota Prius

Six problems related to body have been reported for the 2006 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 12/09/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph and going over a pot hole, control of the vehicle was lost. The vehicle was airborne and the seat belt disengaged causing the contact to be thrown out the vehicle. Additionally, the front drivers side tire detached from the vehicle and the contact crashed into a ditch. The airbags 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. The VIN was not available. Djr.

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 05/23/2013

I was driving on a highway and the car on the right started to move to my lane without turning on turn signal, he probably didn't notice me as he was moving on me, I started to break but brake pedal started to work at once, it started to work only after delay and after it started working I lost control over the car, abs signal turned on and I started to move to the left. I tried to prevent it but car was totally out of control and this caused the accident. The same happened to my wife in February when she was driving my car on highway. She just couldn't stop even though the distance to the next car was long enough. Brake pedal started to work with the delay and she bumped into the next car.

3 Body problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2013

Trunk latch to open trunk while stationary now seriously reduced function. Rubber has melted. Now the trunk is very difficult to open. Sometimes, especially when it is cold out, trunk cannot be opened at all.

4 Body problem

Failure Date: 12/26/2012

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. Kmj.

5 Body problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2010

Trunk latch rubber melts when the weather is hot. Happens repeatedly every summer, until the trunk latch is unusable. The trunk will not open.

6 Body problem

Failure Date: 05/15/2008

Temperature-stress cracks in windshield of 2006 Prius. Seems to be brought on by heat snap.