general problems of the 2006 Toyota Prius

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.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact noticed that the two front fenders on the vehicle were separated from the body and rocker panel. He also noticed a quarter inch gap on both front sides of the vehicle. The dealer stated that he should be more careful driving over railroad tracks and bumps, which they determined to be the cause of the failures. A case was filed with the manufacturer. The contact is awaiting a return call. The failure and current mileages were less than 43,000.

On our 2006 Toyota Prius, purchased June 27, 2006, night-time driving vision is impaired by the reflection of the dashboard onto the windshield. The image of the dashboard information lights is strongly reflected right into the center of the driver's vision necessitating looking under, over, or around the reflections. Poooooor dashboard design. Very disappointing and scary.