general problems of the 2006 Toyota Prius - part 1

The right or left headlight will rabdomly turn off, and tyrn back there 8s no ryme or readon to it,and while driving at night it is cery dangerous, aparebtly its not just this car, this is a common issue and it needs to be fixed.

One afternoon, in the summer of 23, I entered my Toyota Prius to run some errands. Once I proceeded to power on the car, none of the dashboard lights illuminated. This included the gas gauge, speedometer & transmission indicator. Fortunately, I was only driving a few blocks down the road from my residence as I live in a small rural town with little congestion, little traffic and mostly two-lane roads. I can't imagine this occurring in a much larger metropolitan city. When I arrived at my destination, I discovered that my Prius wouldn't shut off. This dashboard malfunction was preventing the Toyota from powering off. I quickly completed my errands with my vehicle running during this entire ordeal. Finally, when I returned home, I frantically researched on youtube regarding this issue and discovered many others who also were having these no-illuminating-dashboard problems. Some youtubers offered workarounds but the solutions will be temporary as the problem will eventually worsen until the Prius owners have no working dashboard lights. From the way I understand it, this problem is nothing more than a small computer board that's behind the speedometer and this computer board has a small diode that tends to burn out on all kinds of Toyota Priuses when it reaches around 150,000 miles.

I was driving down the main road at night time in my 2006 Prius and the headlights both went out and all most caused a crash. I pulled over turned my car off then back on and the headlights came back on so I started driving home. After driving a couple blocks I was pulled over by the police because my drivers side headlight was off. Luckily he let me go with a warning, but I work at night and am losing money daily because of this problem. I sent Toyota a email and no answer. There has been many electrical problems with this car and the speedometer still says I am deiving 34 to 35 mph while I am actually only going 30mph. I think that Toyota should fully fix the problems in thos car. Its amazing there can be so much wrong with a vehicle and they not have to replace the vehicle with a vehicle that works or fix all the problems and give me a loaner vehicle. I will upload a picture of what the Toyota dealership nearest to me wanted just to replace 1 bulb ans the balast wires going to the light for one loght they want $211. 34 and that is just for the bulb and wire. For there time they said each bulb and wire would be around $500 worth of repair time to pay for them to put the new light and wire in so for one lightbulb with rhe wire would be about $800-$1000 for the dealership to replace the parts, so basically $2000 to replace both light bulbs and the wires and pay the Toyota company to put them in. If you look at the estimate it is for 1 bulb and 1wire and that would be the price if I put them in and if I only wanted the parts. So $211. 34 then I would have to double it because I would need 2 bulbs and 2 wires. Then I would have to add another $1000. That is $500 for labor for them to put the bulbs in per each bulb and wire and they said its not guaranteed it will fix the problem. So that is $422. 68 for parts and they said somewere around $500 for them to install each bulb and wire and after it might not even fix the problem. So that is $2422. 68 to maybe fix the problem.

Headlights malfunctioning. Red triangle light has been present since the week after purchase. 2006 Prius was inspected by Toyota and a private technician. Headlights and 2 relay fuses have been replaced and is still malfunctioning. This is a safety risk having headlights not working properly can cause accidents on dark roads at night. This should not be at owners expense when it is clearly a manufacturing issue. This causes owners to be ticketed as it is deemed to be a road hazard and it can not pass inspection due to faulty headlights.

Known problem with combination meter - found it searching online once I realized this was the problem. I bought my car used and since it is no longer covered by Toyota, it didn't come up in search. Having issues with there being no display on the dash and vehicle not shutting off for the entire time I have had the car. It only happens intermittently. This is a safety issue for sure! can't see speed, gas, gears. . . Anything about car whether car stationary or moving.

The right side head light on my 2006 Toyota Prius will turn off on its own. It will work again if I shut all the lights off and turn it on again. It doesn't seem to happen while the car is stationary, but will turn off soon after the car starts moving. It doesn't matter if it is on a bumpy road, moving slowly, or on a highway. It will turn off within seconds to several minutes. I took it into the dealership around July 8th, 2019 when I first noticed the problem. They said there was no signs of any damage and said there wasn't anything that needed to be done. Since then I have just been switching the lights off and back on when it happens. But then last night on November 7, 2019 both lights went out while I was driving on a public road. It happened as I accelerated after a full break. Thankfully turning the lights off and on again worked. The right side turned back off again that night, but both did not shut off again after the incident.

Driving at night all lights go out and the driver cannot see anything. Very dangerious! this happened traveling 60 miles per hour at night.

The operation of my hid lights are malfunctioning and the current right head light will occasionally turn off on it's own. After turning them on and off a few times, they then work again. Obviously dangerous for night time driving or resulting in potential tickets.

When in motion the left front hid light goes out. Turning the light switch off and back on (dangerous on the road at night) brings the light back on. May happen several times in one trip or maybe not at all. Weather irrelevant. Has been happening past several months.

The headlamps on my Prius go out intermittently while driving. Sometimes one goes out and sometimes both. It is very dangerous when they both go out while driving at night. I can usually turn the switch off and on to get it back on, but that is uncomfortable when driving down a dark road and have to get the lights back on. This is an ongoing problem and happens regularly.

Passenger head light not work some times at night.

Head lights fail , flicker most when you need them.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and turning on the vehicles head lights, the contact noticed that the passenger side low beam head light would not illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the diagnosis could not be provided because the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000. Wh.

My 2006 Toyota Prius headligh goes out when driving. Somrtimes, one light goes off and sometimes both goes off. When I turn the light off and turn it back on they re-light.

When driving at night, the dashboard displays some of the dashboard on the front windshield, which causes you to avoid that area of your windshield. This is a defect in all 2006-2009 Toyota Prius cars. What happens is that you start looking at this reflection and it creates a safety concern. You also do not have a clear view through the reflection. It is extremely distracting. When you are on a country rode late at night, where there may not be any street lights, it is even worse. This problem was fixed in the 2010 models and beyond with a longer edge on the dashboard at the top. I have talked to Toyota about this, but have gotten nowhere. I feel this is a big safety concern that must be addressed and I am turning to you for help. I could have gotten lawyers involved in a class action lawsuit, but I wanted to try and resolve this professionally. I am not looking to get rich or make money off this problem. I just want my car and everyone else's Prius fixed. This issue has always been around. I have noticed it more lately with cloud cover and driving on back country roads at night. It is scary.

Our 2006 Toyota Prius has a head light that goes off and on at random intervals which we consider to be a safety hazard.

The driver side hid headlamp went out while driving. This was out for about a day then turned back on while driving again. I have now noticed this happens every few days and only while in motion.

Both exterior lights and all interior lights went out late at night while driving on an old country road. Very scary and dangerous! by turning the light switch completely off and back on we got our lights back. We had already spent over $250 for headlamps before this so it was not the bulbs. It's continuing to have a problem however we usually get some flickering of the lights just before one or both lights go out so we drive with one hand on the light switch to be ready to turn off and on the lights. We have been told by Toyota that we have to bring it while it is having a problem which is a problem since the shop is not open at night and while happening fairly frequently now is not predictable enough to show the repairman. Please recall this vehicle. We are not alone and still love our Prius.

Driver headlamp turned off. After realizing something was wrong. I pulled over to the shoulder of the road, and turned the vehicle and headlamps off. I turned the vehicle back on and the headlamps as well. Both headlamps worked again. The driver headlamp continued with this behavior and the passenger headlamp started to exhibit the same behavior about a month later. I found out that this type of behavior is common among my model and the 2006-2009 years with the hid headlamp package. Many others have also experienced this same occurrence with the headlamps ballast. It is not the hid bulbs themselves, but a design flaw in the vehicles electrical system. I have been in some situations where both of the headlamps have turned off by themselves at night and almost was involved in an accident due to the flaw of this known problem. If I can not see when driving at night and other drivers can not see me, the vehicle is not safe.

I was driving at night when oncoming traffic started honking me. I was curious why, until I realized that my front lamps were turned off even though the dashboard indicator showed them on. As it was a serious safety issue, I took them to nearest autozone and they told me that the lights are absolutely fine. I was baffled by it, so I called the dealership and they said it is a known issue just turn them off and back on when you notice them go out and have it checked during your next service. During the service, they told me that they are going to charge me for diagnostics (even though it is a known issue) and asked me that it is going to cost me over $500 to fix it. When I did some more research I found out that there was an extended warranty (5 years or 50, 000 miles) but no one at the dealership mentioned that to me back in January when I called them and now I was over 50,000 approx at 53, 000 miles and ineligible for free replacement. My whole point is that this is a serious enough issue to qualify for a recall and not just extended warranty as someone could get killed because of Toyota's negligence. Before registering this complaint I called the Toyota customer service explaining them everything but got no help from them.

While driving to work at 4 a. M. On a back road, both hid headlamps failed. Trying to use high beams didn't work. Only turning lights off and back on would get them to work again. This happened several times. There needs to be a safety recall on these headlamps, no exceptions or limits on time/mileage. This is dangerous and if you check the web, Toyota knows all about it. Talking to Toyota they told me it was my problem. Really? basic safety on a vehicle should be the responsibility of the manufacturer. This wasn't a one light failed and then months later another failed. They both quit at the exact same time. I guess someone needs to be killed before Toyota takes responsibility. Their website spews how comitted they are to safety. Sure, as long as the consumer has to pay thousands for it (the cost of this repair can be over a thousand dollars), they are comitted. If they have to pay for their design flaw. . . Well. . . Then they aren't so helpful. Apparently this is a recurring theme with Toyota and they need to be fined heavily and forced to fix this. Take action now before someone dies, please!.

Drivers side head light intermittantly turns on and off.

One of our hid headlamps turns off intermittently. Sometimes it is off, and sometimes it is on, no way to predict. We had the light bulb replaced by our local mechanic with an after-market product, but the problem persisted. So we went to the dealer, who also replaced the light bulb (much more expensively), but it still turned off whenever. Now the intermittent turn-off has started to occur on the other side. So far they have not both been out at the same time, but if that happened, it would be a real safety issue. The dealer service department doesn't seem to know why it is doing this, and can only suggest that we replace the lightbulb again. It is not an acceptable solution to us to keep replacing $150-$300 lightbulbs. We need to know the underlying cause of the problem, whether it is in the headlamp assembly, or some other part that controls the light. In summary, a product that fails intermittently, even after being replaced has a defect that needs to be investigated. And also, the dealer/maker should know why this is happening and do something about it.

Driver side head lamp flickered, then went off causing limited visibility. Has happened several times.

Hid headlamps go out without warning. Sometimes just one, more recently both, so driver loses ability to see at night. Turning light switch off and then on again restores the lights, but they go out again after a while. The one-light failure has been happening intermittently over the last several weeks; in last two weeks both lights have gone out at once, and the problem has become frequent and hazardous.

While driving from arizona to texas via interstate 20, the headlamps on my uncle's Toyota Prius just shut off. It was nighttime and I was driving at about 60 mph. This is dangerous. My uncle knew immediately that the Prius does this. I didn't. I had to pull over to the side of the road, shut the engine off and wait for some time before turning the car back on and getting the lights back. Fortunately, no cars came from either direction during this time. We could have been hit because it was very dark when this happened. It turns out that Toyota is aware of this problem. My uncle found several complaints online and notices about the problem from consumers. This problem needs to be fixed. People could get hurt.

2006 Toyota Prius headlamps go out randomly while driving at night. Usually just one of them turns off but sometimes they both go out. The problem can be temporarily fixed by flipping them off and then on but this solution only lasts for about 10 min.

Headlamps needed replacement a total of 4 times- 2 each side. Passenger side replaced 9/2008, 8/2010; driver's side replaced just under 1 year apart: 1/2009, 1/2010.

2006 Toyota Prius hid headlamp failure. Lights have been flickering for approximately 4 months and have finally gone out.

Intermittent functioning of passenger-side hid headlamp on 2006 Toyota Prius after <20,000 miles, followed by complete failure after a few months. Bulb replaced by Toyota dealer in 2009 at cost >$200. Now, driver-side bulb experiencing same issue of intermittent function at <30k miles.

The headlamp in the 2006 Toyota Prius worked intermittently. I am unsure of the duration of this but suspect it lasted for approximately six months before taking it to a dealer. The headlamp appeared to dim while driving but stopping and checking revealed that the headlamp was working properly. When the vehicle was turned off and immediately back on, the headlamp worked. It went out while driving and, just as suddenly, came back on. I took it to the dealer and was told that the hid needed to be replaced. Because of the high labor cost to remove the bumper (approximately $300) for headlamp replacement, both lamps were replaced at a cost of about $700. I did not ask for the replaced part and the dealer did not offer it. (the trip to the dealer was delayed until all other possibilities had been explored because the cost involved. ) the unsafe condition of driving with one functional headlamp and one intermittently function headlamp was necessary until the money for repairs could be obtained.

This happens on a 2006 Toyota Prius. The head lamps fail, this failure takes place every 3-4 months. This has happened 20 times since the car was purchased 2006 March. The failure does not happen simultaneously, but the driver's side lamp will fail and then the passenger side lamp will fail. It is always the low beam filament that fails. This was reported to the dealership and at 90k mile check up, the dealership was asked to check the resistance, the voltage and the amps in each circuit for each head lamp. The stated there was no problem in this area. There is another electrical issue, but is seems to be not related. The horn will sound softly when stopped with the engine electrical or gas or both running. Thanks.

My hid light on my 2006 Prius burnt out on driver's left side. Took it in for a replacement and they told me that I have to replace both for a price of $500 and will only warranty for 1 year. I was told the average span for a bulb is 2. 5-4 years. This is a ridiculous price for a light bulb. You should put pressure on the company to bring the cost for this safety repair down to a reasonable level.

Reference your case pe09019, closed in August 2009. I also own a 2006 Toyota Prius on which the headlamps fail daily. As stated in the report it usually starts with only one lamp failing but it often ends with both lamps out. I will not drive without my fog lamps on for fear I will be in total darkness at a crucial time such as a sharp curve or turn in the road. I have been waiting for someone to take action and force a recall as it is extremely expensive to replace these headlamps. In light of the current findings against Toyota, you should reopen the investigation. I am not certain by any means but I had heard your organization had over 500 complaints regarding this issue. Why did you only interview 40 owners? do we have to wait for someone's death, perhaps mine or one of my family members, before we take this situation serious enough to force action on Toyota's part? how could something as serious as headlamp failure be dismissed so casually?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the reverse light, the indicator light and the odometer and speed odometer lights does not come on. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the combination meter needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000. Ak.