I have a 2006 toyota prius with hid headlights. The right lamp started shutting down without warning when the car was about 18 months old and 16,000 miles. Then in a few weeks, the left lamp started doing the same. Through out a typical week, the right lamp shut down about once very 3 times I drove it. The left lamp would shut down about once every 5 to 6 times I drove it. Both lamps could shut down in any single trip. I took it to the dealer and they would not fix it unless it failed in their shop. I said that it could sit there for a day or two before either one of them shut down. About 3 hours later, the right lamp shut down.....they fixed it no charge (it was under the normal 36/36 warranty....but said it would not be fixed under the extended warranty - which I bought for about $1000 when I bought the car). I asked about the "failing" left lamp and they said it too had to fail. I asked what if it failed the next evening (sunday).....they said that I should pull over and call them.....which was not possible as they are closed after their normal hours and do not take calls. Well, the left lamp did shut down again within the week. I pulled over and took a picture of the left lamp out and the right one on. Since then, the left lamp goes out nearly every time I drive the car and headlights on. This is most of the time, as I always drive with my lights on for conspicuity and safety (have done this for over 35 years in all cars that I drive). I essentially do not drive this car now until I get the left lamp fixed....and I will not pay the $460 that the dealer wants to charge. This is a design defect and a significant safety problem with these cars. Toyota must take accountability and fix this problem at their cost. You cannot have a safety component/sub-system fail without warning.....on this many cars (many, many reports). I solicit the federal safety agency's support in forcing toyota to schedule a safety recall for these vehicles. I want all of us to drive safely.
2006 Toyota Prius lights complaints
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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.
I've got a package 6 2006 prius. The headlights keeps going out. Sometimes its just the passenger side and sometimes both. I can't really tell when or how it goes out . If I turn the bright lights on and off it has no effect, but when I turn them all the way off and back on the light comes back. Sometimes on long trips it will stay on the whole time, sometimes it won't. Sometimes on short trips it will go out, sometimes it won't. The problem with intermittent hid headlight operation appears to be common with the prius.
I own a 2006 prius- the headlights do not function properly. While driving in the dark (and day) either the right or left headlight turns off. This is so unsafe. First the dealer explains there are some issues with other customers; then they admit there are many issues. When searching online I come to release there is a big issue. To date toyota has not recalled this safety issue.
My 2006 toyota prius with hid lights has a serious safety issue in that at any point while I am driving, one or both of the headlights will flicker, dim, and eventually turn off. The only way that I can get the headlights back on is to turn the headlight switch all the way off, then turn it back on again, causing my car to be without headlights for at least two seconds each time I must do this. At times, it is difficult to notice that one light has gone out, and on multiple occasions, I have found myself driving without any headlights as they have both turned off due to this electrical/bulb failure. I am very afraid of driving at night, as at least one headlight, if not both, will turn off about every thirty seconds. It is very dangerous for the headlights to turn off without any warning. I have contacted toyota and they claim that bulbs are not covered under warranty, so they will not pay to fix the problem. The dealership has quoted me at $1,500 to replace the bulbs and computer ecu unit, which is an exorbitant amount to pay for something that is clearly defective and very dangerous.
2006 toyota prius headlights problem. The front passenger headlights shot off by itself and I have to turn the headlight switch on and off several time and the headlight will turn back on again. I feel it was very dangerous when driving at night when the headlight turn off by itself and I got a fixed ticket by policy because of defected headlight.
We purchased our 2006 prius from stafford toyota, stafford, va in aug. 2006. Just short of a year, we started having a problem with the driver's side headlight that we just thought to be a loose bulb and when going down the road it would pop back on and my husband being out of town alot with his job, never took it in. Then a year and a half into owning the car the light would not come back on until you recycled by turning off and back on the switch, which is un-nerving since other motorists don't have a clue as to why you are doing it. Then at 43,000 miles the passenger headlamp began doing the same and by 52000k miles we had loss of both headlamps for periods of time to where the problem became to blatant. We then began looking into the problem and found online that other's were having the same problem and called corporate directly after hearing many people were took by their dealers for several hundreds of dollars, which never fixes the problem. Corporate has agreed to pay for replacement, but cannot tell me my recourse after todays repair and I am afraid we have a lemon and wonder what can be done. Will they also pay for a ticket that may be issued when it starts to happen again? The parts taken off were kept by the dealer, and we have faxed the replacement request for reimbursement to the corporate level for immediate reimbursement.
Toyota prius 2006 with 50k miles was in auto accident, hit from behind; 1 week after car repairs completed, headlights went out while driving at night; tuned them off then on, stayed on that evening; following day headlights went out, again, would need to turn lights off then on to get light; then they were dim or would go out; went to toyota dealer, said it was unusual for lights to be out at 50k mileage, said could be because of accident, I addressed it with insurance company who did not consider the lights related to the accident, toyota dealer told insurance company the accident would not have caused the lights to go out, I was told the cost to replace both headlights would be $537.60. Lights have yet to be replaced so I am unable to drive at night.
Toyota prius 2006 headlight failure on passenger side at 67,000+ bulb fixed and it failed again immediately.
I have a 2006 toyota prius on which both hid headlights intermittently fail. I started observing the problem around with around 40,000 miles on the car. The most frequent occurrence is that only 1 light goes out, though on more than one occasion, both headlights have failed simultaneously. When I approached my toyota dealer with the problem, pointing out that it appears to be a defect and a significant safety concern, they told me the bulbs need to be replaced and this is not covered under my extended warranty. Though I did not get a written quote, the cost was identified at about $350 + labor and taxes per side. I expressed my significant concern at this cost for an issue which appears to be a design or manufacturing defect and I was only directly to contact the toyota customer care center.
I have an intermittent driver's side headlight on my 2006 prius. I have been stopped by the police for safety reasons and I am concerned as it goes out, without warning, at night. The frequencies is every few minutes of so. I must continually switch the lights off and back on to get the headlight working for a few minutes. Toyota knows of this problem but will not acknowledge it or fix it. The dealer knows of the problem but insists that I spend over $600 for a headlamp. (they later agreed to give me the lamp but want a $200 "deductible" to fix it.) I have been trying to get this fixed for over a year now but have had no results.
Toyota prius - 2006 - headlights intermittent operation.
Standard headlight failure in a 2006 toyota prius. I've replaced 4 sets of bulbs since december 2008. The bulbs fail in normal operation, typically the low beam fails first, then the high beam. Generally both bulbs fail within a few hours of each other. I've had he car to the dealer twice for this problem. The first time, they could find no problem. The second time - today - they say the sylvania silverstar bulbs I've been using aren't toyota parts so that's the problem, not the car. I was convinced this is defect in the vehicle that the dealer just can't be bothered to identify, but after a brief google search I found that I am not alone. Most complaints involve hid systems, but there are numerous posted complaints involving the standard headlight system installed on my car. This is a serious safety defect and it will lead to serious injury and/or death if it is not investigated and corrected quickly. Please intervene on my behalf and on the behalf of all the other prius owners who are getting no support from toyota in resolving this defect.
I own a 2006 toyota prius. One or both of the headlights go off while driving. Turning the light off then on will bring the lights back on. Apparently this is a problem shared by many toyota owners with the high intensity discharge bulbs. (deduced by online blog chat) replacing the bulbs seems to require replacing a headlight light control ecu sub-assembly. Working headlights can run close to $900.00. Toyota rationalized this extremely expensive system by estimating that it would last 7 years and provide better light. My vehicle is only 3 yrs and 8 months old so those bulbs didn't live up to their life expectancy. Also, I would say that on my own subjective evaluation the headlights always appeared rather dim. The light seemed just barely acceptable.
I have an intermittent problem with passenger side hid light on my 2006 toyota prius. Several people have informed me that the light was out. When I checked the light it was back on and working. I find from the internet that this is a huge problem with the 2006-2008 prius. I am attempting to get the toyota dealer to solve the problem. It is a highway safety issue that toyota needs to resolve with a recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius which was purchased in december 2008. When the headlights were turned on, the left headlight became dim and shut off within 30 seconds. The headlights remained on after they were turned on and off continuously; however, they would shut off again. The previous owner replaced the headlight assembly at 43,000 miles. The contact is aware of the safety risk while driving at night without headlights. The dealer quoted that the repair would cost $560 to replace the entire headlight assembly again. The current and failure mileages were approximately 82,500.
2006 toyota prius, l headlight has been turning itself off while driving. On 8/13/09 both headlights began turning off while driving. I was able to turn lights off and back on again and lights came on for a few minutes then started turning off again.
Toyota prius headlight problem. For more details go to http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/replacing-headlight-bulb-t910.html.
The passenger side headlamp on my 2006 prius will unexpectedly turn off. If I quickly turn the lights off and on again, then it will usually fix the problem but not all of the time. This headlamp failure happens about 80% of the time that I use my headlamps. The dealer wants $1700 to fix the problem which they say has an unknown cause. The cost is excessive for me at this point.
Hid lights intermittently failed. Sometimes turning them off and then back on would temporarily "fix" the problem. Replaced driver's side light several months ago. Just replaced the passenger side light today at the dealer, costing over $250.
My 2006 toyota prius has a problem with headlights going out intermittently. Toyota says they replaced lights after we insisted there was a problem. They noted problem was caused by a short that they say nothing about fixing. It took 2 visits to get problem resolved due to intermittent nature. I think this is a defect and dangerous. They need to address this problem. There are numerous postings on web of this and all indications are that lights and control modules have problems. I am writing to national center for dispute settlement, but think odi needs to step in. Thanks.
I own a 2006 toyota prius. I am experiencing failure of the headlamps for the second time in 15 months. Last year when the headlights would go out while driving, turning off the headlights and then turn them back on the lights would have the light working again for a short time. I had the lights replace last summer and they then worked. Now the issue is starting again. I have own many different cars and have never had to replace headlights multiple times in 15 months.
Multiple failure of hid headlights which dim or go out. Bulbs and modules have been replaced many times in the past.
I complained to my service dealer about a front headlight in my 2006 prius that kept turning off. I was told that to repair the problem it would require a new part to be installed at a cost of approx. $400.00. I indicated at the time that I was unprepared financially to pay 400.00 to fix the issue. In the meantime I have discovered that this is a known issue with quite a few prius models. In fact currently I consider this problem to be a major safety issue as very often my left, right and sometimes both headlights will shut off while driving the car. This is extremely dangerous at night as I have found myself driving on the road and both headlights shutting off at the same time. The work-around for this safety hazard is currently to turn off and turn back on the headlights but as you can see this is not a permanent solution. I love everything else about this car except for this dangerous problem and feel that as a consumer I should be able to drive a car in which I am confident the headlights will not automatically shut down while driving. There is obviously some fault in the design or performance of the headlights mechanism and toyota should perform a recall on this, or at least pay for the necessary fixes to repair this issue.
Hid headlight on 2006 toyota prius turned off while driving, has happened more than once.
Intermittent hid headlights of toyota prius 2006-2009: the hid headlights tend to fail intermittently after the vehicle is 2 -3 years old. These lights can be restarted by switching the headlights off then back on. It is only a matter of time before both lamps will fail in a serious situation and serious injury or death will occur. I highly recommend that toyota be made to recall these vehicles and either change out these lamps or replace them with some other lamps that have definite failure so that the owner knows they must be replaced. The cost to replace the headlights is very expensive and toyota should also be forced to modify these vehicles to encourage headlight replacement asap.
Headlights fail intermittently while driving. Headlights work again after light switch is turned all the way off and on again. This appears to be a frequent problem with this car based on internet postings.
The headlights on my 2006 toyota prius start going out on their own after about 18 months. I had both replaced in fall of 2007 and they both started to fail again in spring of 2009. They will both go out on their own while I am driving or one at a time will go out. Turning the switch completely off and back on turns the headlights back on.....for awhile.
On my 2006 toyota prius, the hid headlamps frequently flicker and turn off at differing times. I've had the connections checked in case something was loose, but all connections were tight. I'm worried the lights will shut off when I'm in an area with no streetlights to light the road, thus potentially causing harm to myself and my occupants.
Hid headlamps on a 2006 toyota prius will shut off at random times. Turning the lights off then back on will re-engage the headlamps. There have been times where both lamps have shut off at the same time.
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