I own a 2006 toyota prius. I purchased the vehicle new. It has approximately 57,000 miles. For the past six months, the front headlights will randomly stop working - sometimes the driver's side, sometimes the passenger side, sometimes both headlights. If I turn the headlight switch off and back on the lights will come back on. It is my understanding that over 1,000 prius owners have reported this same problem to the federal safety agency. Please add my report to this database.
2006 Toyota Prius lights complaints
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Driver side head lamp flickered, then went off causing limited visibility. Has happened several times.
Headlights on 2006 toyota prius keep going on and off for no apparent reason. Complaint has been made to toyota and all they have done is to reduce the price of the hid bulbs.
2006 toyota prius hid headlights intermittently fail. Initially the problem would occur once out of every 5 times when using the headlights... Now the failure occurs every time and switches between passenger & drivers headlight failing -- have not had both fail at the same time. Passenger side is usual culprit. System resets and can last for hours of nighttime driving just by turning lights off then on again. Vehicle has not been involved in any accidents and I have followed the routine toyota service schedule. Toyota expects owners to fork out large sums of cash to replace bulbs but are not addressing the underlying safety issue that intermittent headline failure causes. Safety recall is in order!
2006 prius hid headlights and taillights failed. The lights quality is very bad. We were forced to stop by the policeman. It was very dangerous on highway. Toyota is losing its reputation. The company should pay all the price for changing the bulbs. (labor + bulbs) our 2002 hyundai's lights have never been in this situation.
The headlamp of prius 2006 intermittently goes off while driving. The problem goes away if the car is completely shut off and then restarted. Many others are reporting the same problem with prius and replacement of headlight does not rectify the problem. The problem is creating dangerous situation for driving, particularly during rain or snow because others cant see the car and the drivers visibility becomes greatly affected.
2006 toyota prius left headlight goes off at random. Only way to get it to work is to turn the headlight off & turn back on. It occurs almost everytime the headlights are used.
My front headlights (hid) are unreliable. While driving, they go off spontaneously. By turning the on/off switch "off" and then "on," the lights go back on. Sometimes the lights go out within minutes of turning the headlights on, sometimes it happens after 5-10 minutes of driving, sometimes it doesn't happen at all. It is most frequently the driver side light that goes out, but the passenger light goes out as well, and on at least two occasions, both lights went out at the same time. Often, because the roads are lit with street lamps well enough for me to see the road, I don't even realize my light(s) are out. This is extremely dangerous as my visibility to other, oncoming, cars is seriously reduced. I took the car to the dealer who suggested replacing both headlamps (at a cost of $172/each + $234 labor) but wouldn't guarantee that would solve the problem. The bulbs themselves are fine (and could conceivably continue working for another 5 years), so replacing them does not seem prudent as the problem would likely re-occur with new bulbs. I initially noticed this about 6 months ago, but it is happening more frequently now (several times a week vs. Once or twice a month six months ago).
Purchased brand new fully loaded toyota prius in june 2006, the head lights are hid d4r and they keep turning off multiple times even during short drives, I have tried changing bulbs multiple times but to no avail, got it checked at the koons tysons dealership and they say nothing is wrong with ballast, the car has now crossed 100,000 miles everything else works except for the lights.
2006 toyota prius hid headlamp failure. Lights have been flickering for approximately 4 months and have finally gone out.
Toyota prius 2006: headlamps go off intermittently, creating a very unsafe condition while driving.
I own a toyota prius 2006 touring model. Headlight of this vehicle keeps going out. I have already replaced the headlight of this vehicle twice. And the other bulbs in the car (non headlight) more than 4 times. All of them were replaced at toyota authorized dealer.
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.
We have a toyota prius 2006 after approximately 6 mos the left headlight started to turn off while lights were in use. Since the automobile was under warranty I return to the dealer to report the on going problem. Each time they tested it was working fine, however this not the case it keeps shutting down for no reason. I have repeated complain to the dealer with each service and regular maintenance. I would like to know if I any recourse to have to it repaired?? Or issue a recall I have seen many complaints on the internet on this problem.
Intermittent headlight failure. Can be either headlamp. Usually the passenger side. They may come back on after turning the headlamps on and off. Lights are sometimes dim. Problem is intermittent, unpredictable. Sometimes the light goes out when I'm driving at any speed. The dealer says the part is $150 and requires removal of the bumper to replace.
The front right headlight turns off occasionally during operation, but will turn back on when the lights are turned off and on again.
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.
2006 prius headlights are intermittent, especially the driver's side. When you turn on the headlights they both go on, but the driver's side lights go out--at first others would tell us, then we would discover it ourselves. We reported this to the toyota dealership at about 35,000 miles and were told the bulbs cost about $300 apiece, that it wasn't covered under the warranty. We've since found out that other prius owners have experienced this same problem, that some have paid a high price to replace the lights and continue to have the same problem, which seems to indicate the problem isn't the bulbs! Also there is controversy about the dealerships saying they have to remove the front bumper assembly to change the bulbs, when they can easily be replaced in about 10 minutes without removing the bumper! This headlight problem constitutes a very dangerous condition for which is seems bulb replacement isn't the answer. Toyota needs to admit there is a manufacturing problem for which they should supply the remedy. There should be an indicator light on the instrument panel that indicates if either headlight fails to operate.
I've had a problem with my 2006 toyota prius, where my right headlight goes out intermittently. It will go out, and if I turn the headlights off and back on, it will come back on. Then, after a period of minutes, it will go back out again. It started about a month ago (at 77,000 miles), and has slowly gotten worse - the amount of time the right headlight stays on has become less and less (averages a couple minutes now). I replaced both headlight bulbs, and the problem persists, so it doesn't seem to be a bulb issue.
I have a 2006 toyota prius and my drivers side headlight just turns off while I am driving. When I turn it completely off and then on, it comes back on for a little while and repeats the whole process again. I am lucky that one headlight is still on. If both headlights start behaving the same way, the driver will not know it and this could be a recipe for accidents and even death. I seriously think toyota should recall affected models and fix the issue before it starts killing people.
Toyota prius 2006 headlight goes on and off intermittently toyota needs to recall these affected vehicles. Major safety issue.
Both passenger and driver side headlights flicker and go out intermittently, creating safety situation. Toyota dealer asking $400+ to fix for a product defect that has been extensively reported. Toyota head office gave short shrift. Problem began ca. 45k miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that the headlights would intermittently turn off. The contact would turn the lights off and turn them on again but they would turn back off suddenly. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the vehicle was repaired (the contact was unsure of the details of the repair). The failure occurred again 30,000 miles after the repair. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 67,000. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
Hid headlight goes out intermittently. When starting the car both headlights are on, but on multiple occasions after returning home I notice from the reflection on a wall/item in front of the parked car that the driver-side headlight is completely out. I've also noticed a couple of times while driving that the driver headlight is out. It can't just be the bulb since the light comes on and goes off.
The hid headlights on my toyota prius intermittently turn off at night.
Faulty hid lightbulb about a year ago, I replaced the driver side hid lightbulb and now I have to replace the passenger side hid lightbulb. Similar symptoms leading up to both replacements: the light sometimes works and sometimes does not. If I notice that the light is not working and switch the lights off and back on, sometimes the faulty light will work and other times it will not. The light never seems fully burned out as it works intermittently. At night, this can pose a safety issue. Toyota has not been able to explain this issue and has only recommended replacing the lightbulb, which is quite expensive.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that the headlights turned off. They were replaced october 2010 but failed again. The dealer stated that the problem was that the bulbs were defective. The contact believed the failure to be within the circuit board. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000 and the current mileage was approximately 52,000.
2006 prius purchase cpo with 59,000 miles. Noticed headlights not functioning within 15 minutes of driving off the lot. At least thee occurrences of headlight failure that evening, including, at one time both headlights went out at the same time. After 600+ complaints, why has no recall been compelled?
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. Whenever the contact was driving at any speed, the headlights turned off suddenly without any warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the headlights needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 29,000.
Intermittent functioning of passenger-side hid headlamp on 2006 toyota prius after $200. Now, driver-side bulb experiencing same issue of intermittent function at <30k miles.
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