general problems of the 2006 Toyota Prius

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph the steering wheel erroneously steered to the left and then to the right causing the contact to loose control of the vehicle and crash into a curb. The vehicle then suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and drove across two lanes and into oncoming traffic and collided head on into a van. During the crash the contact sustained multiple fractures of the spine, pelvis and ribs and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. No police report was available. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the incident. The contact indicated that the vehicle had also experienced a similar failure previously. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 77,000.

Loss of vehicle steering control while driving. Luckily the vehicle was just going down the driveway at low speed so no one was injured.

Baught the car off a private sale. Car is a complete bad condition fron the suspension tonthe motor makes strange noises air conditioner wont work tires fall from allighments seat beats are off burning a pil change in less then a week. No accidents no changes as is and have been using it for work.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. While operating the vehicle, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering ecu was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Also, while driving the vehicle, it suddenly stalled and would not restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body was faulty. The failure was repaired. The contact also indicated that the air conditioner blower stopped operating and the front windshield could not be defrosted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 200,500.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while approaching an exit from the highway at 30 mph the steering wheel could not be turned to the right or left; however, the failure only occurred for a brief moment. The steering wheel began to function normally within a few minutes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a diagnostic test that was unable to locate a failure code. The dealer also test drove the vehicle but the failure did not recur. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 75,000. Rvk.

2006 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to steering recall notice. The consumer stated he received an urgent recall notice in the mail. However, when she called the dealer to schedule an appointment, she was informed the part was not available and they were not sure, when it would arrive.

I was in a 2006 Toyota Prius car accident on the freeway when the steering wheel started jerking (to the point of no control), the brakes stopped working and the car kept accelerating. Car lost control. Car was totaled, two witnesses and a police report. I was sent the emergency room. No responsibility was assumed by Toyota, which completed their "inspection" on March 9th, 2012. Then eight months later on November 14, 2012 they come out with two recalls: a steering recall & an engine and engine cooling, hybrid propulsion system recall, probably as part of what they saw happened to me. I was never notified after about these recalls that my car potentially could've been defective from and part of.

Service visit for our 2006 Prius was completed on Feb 5, 2011 and upon driving home the car steered differently. A second service visit was initiated at our request and the dealer inspected the car and found no problem. On February 25, 2011 a third service visit was initiated at our request and the service department provided a written estimate for replacing a "failing steering motor assembly" for an out of warranty cost of $1950. 00 plus tax and installation. I asked if this was a recall item and they indicated no and a call to Toyota on case number 1102251605 arrived at the same conclusion. Out of warranty and no recall at this time. The response to a question "is this car safe to drive" to the dealer service employees was responded to with yes the car is safe to drive. I have read on the internet that if this unit fails or partially fails, even worse, an un-commanded veer or turn could occur. An out of lane event is likely with a correction force to overcome the servo turn, and additional correcting force to return correct direction will need to be applied. Now I understand this, well enough to know that I will not let my wife drive the car and she will drive mine now. If an accident occurs and I am unable to provide additional information, please use this information to hold Toyota accountable and responsible. I drove the Prius yesterday several hundred miles and the steering problem made me a nervous person by the time I had returned home. Clearly this is not a wear and tear item. Steering is a lifetime critical item and computer controlled systems like this are normally designed with the intent to last the life of the vehicle unless physical damage has altered the system. This needs to be investigated quickly and openly before lives are lost. This is your chance to prevent loss, I call it mitigation because you now know of the hazard and some of the risks. Action is required. I currently have very limited resources.

Driving in good weather on a local road and car skid light went on and wheels locked to the right. Steering was not responsive. The lack of steering caused the accident. However, the airbags did not deploy.

I was driving at about 65 m/hr on I-95 and noticed my car veering first to the left then to the right. I was puzzled by this and looked over to notice that trees were not moving, I. E. , it did not feel windy outside. This was a very peculiar incident that has happened to my car about 3-4 times in the past 3 years. I later heard on the news the recall of corollas for the same type of issue. They actually showed a test model simulation and it looked exactly like what I have been experiencing. I don't know if this is my imagination but it certainly did not feel that way when the incident occurred.

My 2006 Toyota Prius has several issues with acceleration, braking, turning car off and on alarm goes off constantly and terrible gas mileage around 30 miles per gallon.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel suddenly jerked out of his hands and turned sharply to the left. The contact could not maintain control of the vehicle and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The failure has occurred twice since last year. The dealer stated that the steering computer controls the electric power steering system. The computer was sending the wrong or false signals. The dealer is currently repairing the vehicle. The failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 2/17/09 the dealer replaced the torque sensors. Updated 02/19/09.

In 10/06, I had an incident where the brakes and steering of my 2006 Prius ceased to function briefly, as I tried to brake at an intersection. I took the car in to my Toyota dealer shortly after -- they checked it but found nothing wrong, so nothing was done. The day in question was drizzly and the roads wet. It was daytime, and I was driving with my children in boston, approaching the forest hills intersection. There were trolley tracks in the road (since removed), which I try to avoid, since I know they can be slippery. As I approached the intersection, going about 20 mph, I put my foot to the brake. At that point, it seemed to me that both the brakes and the steering ceased to function or froze up, so that I couldn't stop the car or keep it going straight. Thus the car kept going, veering to the right, with one wheel banging into and up onto a curb, before the car stopped. The whole thing took only a few seconds. I turned the car off and sat there in disbelief, since I'd experienced nothing like this in 30 years of driving. Fortunately, there were no other cars close by, so I didn't cause an accident, and I had been going slow enough so that neither I nor my two boys were hurt. I have come to know the car better, and have learned that often when the road is slippery or rough, yellow warning lights will flash, and the brakes will seem briefly less crisp. It is possible that the wet conditions and the trolley tracks on the day of the incident contributed to what happened. However, I want to emphasize the qualitative difference of the 2006 incident. Im not a car expert, but it felt to me like the cars electronic system had seized up, not like there was some mechanical problem. It felt as though there was a brief but complete severing of the connection between my actions with my feet and hands and how the car behaved. It was very frightening.