2006 Toyota Prius 4-DR.

In June of 2018 My brake actuator failed on my 2006 Prius. At that time I had 169,689 miles on the vehicle. I had the part replaced at Autonation, a Toyota dealership for $2626 . Recently I had noticed that while sitting at a stoplight I was hearing a tapping noise at the brakes along with what they refer to as a 'seal bark'. The same sounds the car was making just before the actuator failed three years before. A few days later I was driving south on highway 19 in Saint Petersburg during a light rainstorm. Traffic slowed quickly in front of me. I pressed on the brake pedal and the brakes locked up. The ABS was not working. I was barely able to avoid a crash. On September 27th I took the car to the same Toyota dealership that had replaced the actuator three years earlier. I told them about the noises at the brakes and told them these were the same sounds the car was making when the actuator failed the first time. They checked it out and told me that everything was working fine and that the car was not issuing any error codes. They could hear the same noises that I could, but said that I would need to continue to drive the car until the actuator failed to the point that it lit up dash lights or issued error codes. I logged on to PriusChat to search for what other people were seeing. I am not alone in this. Many others have had the same experience with the dealerships saying 'drive it till it fails'. Drive it until you lose your brakes? If I'm in this situation, then how many other Prius owners are driving around with dangerous brakes. I have no choice but to wait until the failure gets worse. If you search results on PriusChat for 'actuator', I think you will see that this probably means that there are thousands of cars just like mine out there on the roads. I got 169,689 miles out of the first actuator and just 22,000 out of the second one. Based on what I've seen on PriusChat, the new part seems to be worse than the original part.

Discovered through failures repeated to dealers that certain items (Brakes, dashboard, et. al.) were recalled by Toyote. Never received recall notices. Contacted Toyota who demanded the vehicle be taken to dealer and now refuses to do anything. Have complete documentation to attach to this communication. Essentially: Dashboard failed, brakes failed when auto in operation. Likely there are UNKNOWN additional recalls, etc. of which we were not noticed

Vehicle, upon turning on ignition/starting and putting in either drive or reverse gear, on level surface with brakes still applied will roll forward or backward. This has happened several times but usually at first start up for the day No warning lights(brake or other) are displayed Brake pedal is firm /no problems with pads/shoes ,brakes work fine any other time. I have called the local toyota dealer and toyota(company) and told them about this safety issue but was told i would have to pay to get it diagnosed . No one other than my wife child and i experienced this problem . Fortunately no one has gotten hurt. Was suprised to learn that this problem is not a part of a recall.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power and immediately regained power. Approximately 24 hours later the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the hybrid water pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 12V536000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Hybrid Propulsion System). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 167,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently failed to shut-off as needed with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on three separate occasions and the mechanic was able to either disconnect the battery or shut-off the vehicle as designed. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and informed him that the vehicle was out of warranty and that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact filed a case with the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000. Consumer stated Toyota is refusing to responsibility even with extended warranty if problem occurred after 2012.

Hi, After being parked for about 1.5 hrs my back seat on the drivers side caught on fire. I understand this is where a battery is and that newer cars of this brand have had recalls for this problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. While receiving an oil change by an independent mechanic, the contact was informed that there was a large crack to the engine cradle located on the undercarriage. The contact was informed by the mechanic that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure and was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000.

THE TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 WAS HIT FROM BEHIND (REAR ENDED) ON 05/13/2021 AND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, CAUSING A HEAD INJURY. THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED AND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BY ANY SAFETY STANDARD. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A CHAIN COLLISION AND THE PRIUS WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT WAS HIT IN A SECONDARY COLLISION AND STILL THIS HAPPENED, WHAT IF OUR CAR WAS HIT IN THE PRIMARY COLLISION OR WHAT IF THERE WAS A CHILD ON THE BACK SEAT?! THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND WAS ALSO STATIONARY BEFORE IT EXPERIENCED THE FIRST ORDER COLLISION. THESE SEATS DESERVE A SAFETY RECALL. ONE CAN FIND MANY OTHER SEAT COLLAPSING EVENTS, EVEN WITH CHILDREN KILLED OR BRAIN DAMAGED ON BACK SEATS. PLACE OF THE ACCIDENT: THE CHESAPEAKE EXPRESSWAY (168). ACCIDENT REPORT ATTACHED.

OWNER BEGAN NOTICING BRAKING PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2017. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WITH MINIMAL BRAKING. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER HOLIDAY PERIOD ON 02/09/18 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. TOYOTA ADVISED OWNER OF FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, $2500.00 REPAIR, AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPAIR PERFORMED. TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS BRAKE DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1 TO CORRECT AT NO COST TO OWNERS. THE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2017. MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EXACT BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM 2 MONTHS LATER ON 09 FEBRUARY, 2018. TOYOTA REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. REQUEST NHTSA TO ISSUE NEW DIRECTION FOR TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE FOR PRIUS VEHICLES BEYOND THE 31 DECEMBER, 2017 DATE.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, AND ALSO UPON BACK ROADS, THE BRAKES IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS SEEMED TO GRAB. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD NOISE UPON BRAKING. THIS ISSUE WORSENED AND THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP. I TOOK TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE OF BRAKES GOING OUT IN THE FUTURE. (NOT IF BUT WHEN). I WAS TOLD WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT, I AM TO PUSH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD COAST TO A STOP. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND COULD HAPPEN WHILE BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT OR BRAKING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. THE COST TO FIX THIS BRAKE ACTUATOR ISSUE WILL BE APPX $3000. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, TOYOTA KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED DEC 2017. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER '06 PRIUS OWNERS OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE AND AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN DEC OF 2017. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH WHEN THE BRAKES DO STOP WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH TOYOTA THAT EXPIRES.

THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING LOTS OF CHIRPING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHILE I AM NOT GETTING ANY VISUAL INDICATORS OF FAILURE AT THIS MOMENT I BELIEVE (DUE TO MY OWN RESEARCH) THAT WHEN I DO THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF ME GETTING INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ON PRIUSCHAT.COM THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THE FAULTY PUMP WHICH CAUSED A CAR WRECK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PREDICAMENT TO BE IN AND TOYOTA SHOULD EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY TO COVER THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIES.

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.

ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE MY CAR MAINTAINED, MY 2006 PRIUS IS IN NEED OF A NEW MOTHERBOARD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PRIOR TO SO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT I HAVE MISSED THIS DEADLINE AS MY CAR DID NOT SHOW THESE SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THE CUTOFF.. MY PRIUS WHEN TURNED ON DOES NOT TURN ON THE DASH BOARD FEATURES SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. ONCE I REACH MY DESTINATION I AM UNABLE TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE POWER BUTTON DOES NOT RESPOND, USUALLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IN THESE CASES I USUALLY LEAVE MY CAR ON IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE I AM AND RETURN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS TO CHECK ON IT. IT TENDS TO TURN OFF AFTER TAKING THE CAR FOR A LONG DRIVE SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THIS OCCURS ABOUT TWICE A MONTH NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 64 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HARTFORD TOYOTA SUPERSTORE LOCATED AT (135 W SERVICE RD, HARTFORD, CT 06120) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND TWO IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ESP FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LYNCH TOYOTA LOCATED AT (179 TOLLAND TURNPIKE, MANCHESTER, CT 06042) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT INVERTER WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 237,000.

ABS WARNING LIGHT ARE NOW ON. FEEL CAR IS LOSING BREAK CAPABILITY. NO ACCIDENT BUT DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE BRAKE CAPACITY. TODAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (CODE C1391) NEED TO BE REPLACE. LOOKING IN THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS A VERY COMMON DEFECT FOR PRIUS. THIS IS A PRIUS 2006 WITH 163.000 MILES. TOYOTA KNOW ABOUT THIS, EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I AM OUT OUT THIS EXTENSION. BUT THIS SYSTEM SHOULD PROPERTY WORK FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH, ALMOST TO DELAWARE, AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, AFTER 4 HOURS ON THE ROAD, EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, I HAD NO BRAKES, AND EVENTUALLY EVEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OUT. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND TO A GAS STATION. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULDN'T EVEN JUMP THE BATTERY ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING IT UP ON THE FLATBED TO TOW IT HOME. I COULDN'T EVEN LOCK THE DOORS. I HAD A NEW KEY MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/17/19 AND I WAS USING THAT KEY FOR HOURS DRIVING TO CT AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I WAS HALF WAY HOME WHEN EVERYTHING IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOWED TO MY HOME IN MD BECAUSE I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO UNPACK MY CAR AND COMPUTER BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE SECOND TOW CAME THE NEXT DAY, I HANDED HIM THE KEY BY THE FRONT DOOR, WHICH WAS MY OLD KEY, AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL RIGHT AWAY, AND AT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WORKED JUST FINE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE NEW KEY. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT "THE IMMOBILIZER ECU HAS AN INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT FAILURE, CAUSING THE KEY TO BE SEEN AS UNAUTHORIZED AND STALL THE ENGINE." FROM JIM COLEMAN TOYOTA. APPARENTLY THERE IS A PART OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT SHUTS OFF ALL SYSTEMS IF IT DETECTS AN "UNAUTHORIZED" KEY--I.E. IF IT BELIEVES THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROGRAM IN THIS CAR. I HAD BEEN USING THAT NEW KEY FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND HAD NO PROBLEM, BUT FOR IT TO DECIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER HOURS ON THE ROAD THAT THE KEY WAS A FAKE, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. I WOULD MUCH PREFER THAT MY CAR BE STOLLEN THAN THAT SOMEONE MIGHT GET KILLED BUT SHUTTING OFF EVERYTHING WHILE IT WAS ON THE ROAD.

HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. RESEARCH ONLINE PROVES PRIUS VEHICLES WITH HID BULB SYSTEMS HAVE BALLAST ISSUES CAUSING CONSTANT BLOWING OF EITHER BULBS OR BALLAST FAILURE. NOT ONLY IS SAFETY CONSTANTLY COMPROMISED, BUT IT IS ILLEGAL WHEN A HEADLIGHT GOES OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON SIDE STREET TRAFFIC AT MAXIMUM 40 MPH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AND I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH WORKING WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE 10 MINUTES EARLIER. THEY WERE BOTH WORKING WHEN I LEFT WORK LATER THAT DAY. THE LIGHTS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREETS, BUT EVERY TIME I CHECK AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR BACK ON BOTH LIGHTS ARE WORKING.

LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS JUST GOING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED SO NO ONE WAS INJURED.*DT*JB

THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE HYBRID BATTERY TO DIE. PRESSING THE BREAK IS SUPPOSED TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS NOW COMPLETELY GONE

BREAKS, IBS AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON DURING A ROAD TRIP. BREAKS SIENGSGED AND I HAD TO PRESS HARDER AND 'PUMP' IN ORDER TO BREAK. TOOK TO MR. TIRE TO CHECK -AND REPLACED BREAKS AND FLUSH. LIGHTS STILL ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER- IBS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. QUOTED REPAIR OVER $2400. APPARENTLY, SOME OWNERS OF THIS MODEL RECEIVED LETTER FOR WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. DEALER DID NOT MENTION THIS OPTION AT ALL. HTTPS://ATTACHMENTS.PRIUSCHAT.COM/ATTACHMENT-FILES/2017/12/136422_PRIUS_2ND_GEN_-_BRAKE_ACTUATOR_WARRANTY_EXTENSION.PDF

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.

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT, AFTER BEING ON MAYBE 5 MINUTES. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ONLINE AND FROM MY MECHANIC, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY MODEL OF CAR, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THE BALLAST IS FAULTY, AND WOULD NEED TO BE TESTED PRIOR TO REPLACING A HID LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS, AND I SIMPLY DO NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT AS A RESULT. WITH THE TIME CHANGE, THIS IS TO DIFFICULT.

HEAD LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURN SWITCH OF THEN ON AND THEY GO BACK ON FOR AWHILE. SOMETIMES ONE HEADLIGHT. SOMETIMES OTHER OR BOTH. NOT SAFE WHEN DRIVING IN DARK AND LIGHTS DISAPPEAR IN MOUNTAINS ON VACATION AT NIGHT!!!

POA93 CODE . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A LOUD CONTINUOUS BEEP AND MY ABS , BRAKE , AND (!) ILLUMINATED. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND I HAD NO BRAKES EXCEPT WHEN THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT FELT AS IS IT WAS JUST PULLING THE REAR DRUMS. IT TOOK A WHILE TO STOP AND I SIDE SWIPED THE MEDIAN BARRIER TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS TRAFFIC WAS BUILDING. I ASSUME IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ALMOST A DECADE LATER BUT NO RECALL. FOR SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THAT ISN'T A RECALL.

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE OTHER DAY NOW THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THEM WENT OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME ALREADY TELLS ME THAT ITS NOT THE BULB,BALLEST OR ANYTHING OTHER THEN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE CHANGED BOTH BALLASTS AND BULBS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS VERY UNSAFE

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IT WORKS WHEN I SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN BUT MOSTLY IT HAS ME DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT NIGHT WITH ONLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT VISIBLE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, KNOWING THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL MOST LIKELY ACT UP AGAIN. I EVEN TOOK EVERYTHING APART TRYING TO GET TO THIS HEADLIGHT TO CHANGE THE BULB BUT FOUND THAT THE CURRENT BULB WAS WORKING FINE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!! I CANNOT STRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE WORKING HEADLIGHTS AND I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO GET PULLED OVER BY A COP AND ISSUED A TICKET!!

ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS GOOD UNTIL 2017 AND 150K MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS 192K MILES. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE THREE ABS LIGTHS CAME ON AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I SCANNED THE COMPUTER USING AN OBD AND IT INDICATED FAILURE.

MY CAR OVERHEATED SUDDENLY, SHOWED MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS, AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP --SYMPTOMS EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN !2V536000. MY CAR DID NOT STALL BUT HAD THE SECONDARY CONDITIONS SHOWN WHEN TOYOTA ENGINEERS TESTED THE LIKELY RESULTS OF FAILURE OF THE FAULTY COIL WIRE.

ON MOVING CAT, I KEEP GETTING INTERMITTENT BREAK ALARM WITH PUSH BACK OF BREAK PEDEL AND INABILITY TO APPLY BREAK. IT'S SCARY. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY ON, AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM.

DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING. VERY DANGERIOUS! THIS HAPPENED TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR AT NIGHT.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 PRIUS I AM UNABLE TO STOP PROPERLY. THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT IT HESITATES TO STOP I GET A LOUD PEEPING AND THE ABS LIGHTS ARE COMING ON. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES ARE GOOD. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE THAT DEALS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND TOYOTA IS PRICE GAUGING TO FIX IT, CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WONT WORK WITH PEOPLE TO FIX IT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING, A WHISTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS REQD, AIR BAG, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.

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.

ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, DESPITE REGULAR TOYOTA MAINTENANCE AND A RECENT PASSED MULTIPOINT BRAKE INSPECTION BY TOYOTA. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC, THE TOYOTA MECHANIC REPORTED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND IT WOULD BE ALMOST $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, LUCKILY MY BRAKES DID NOT GO OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE WARRANTY EXTENDENTION DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE ANYMORE AND DOES NOT RESOLVE THE FACT THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE ANYONE ENDS UP IN A ACCIDENT. IT IS A LIABILITY AND IS UNACCEPTABLE.

WE ARE GOING TO BE INJURED OR DIE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS EXACT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1 WHICH HAS EXPIRED. WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR EXCEEDING $2500. TOYOTA IS NON RESPONSIVE. WE ARE SENIORS WITH NO HOPE OF RESOLUTION. PLEASE INTERVENE. WE DO NOT WANT TO DIE FROM THIS BRAKE FAILURE. THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS US ALL.

TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE COMBINATION METER IN MY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAS 110K MILES ON IT. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE BATCH OF MODELS THAT HAVE THIS KNOWN ISSUE UNDER 2004-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS COMBINATION METER WARRANTY EXTENSION ZTV, BUT WILL NOT COVER. THIS IS NOT RIGHT FOR A CONSUMER TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR TOYOTA'S QUALITY ISSUE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE UNDER A FORMAL RECALL.

FAILURE IF THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AFTER 105,000 MILE IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE ACTUATOR WOULD RUN EVERY FEW SECONDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON CAUSING THE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND TRIMS TO HEAT UP EXCESSIVELY. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH GENERATION 2 PRIUS

I HAVE A 2006 AND 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH SHOW A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR HYDRO BOOST PUMP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS' AS SHOWN ON YOU TUBE AND THE TOYOTA PRIUS FORUM. DASH LIGHTS LIGHTS INCLUDE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, TRAC. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

I HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 YEAR AND IT HAD BEEN MORE IN THE SHOP GETTING FIX AND ON THE ROAD, REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BUT ONE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT I COULD SAY ALMOST GOT ME KILL I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AT 60 WHEN THE CAR WITH NO WARNING STOP, THAT WAS REALLY SCARY, I GOT IT FIX I WOULD SAY A MONTH AFTER THE SAMETHING HAPPEN BUT THANK GOD THIS TIME I WAS IN A FREEWAY. ALTHOUGH MY 3 KIDS WERE WITH ME AND GOT REALLY SCARE.

ABS ACTUATOR FAIL. BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND WILL ENDANGER MY AND FAMILY SAFETY. THE CAR FAIL TO STOP. ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ARE ON. TOYOTA ISSUED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THE BREAK ACTUATOR WARRANTY EXTENSION GZ1 BUT WASN'T A OFFICIAL RECALL.

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON. ACTUATOR MAKING NOISE.

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.

WILL RANDOMLY REFUSE TO STOP ON DEMAND. VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. OVER $1500 TO REPLACE!!

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND TOYOTA WANTS $3000 TO REPAIR IT AND I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE 137000 ON THE VEHICLE.

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PASSED THROUGH RED LIGHT NEAR MISS SITUATION. TOWED TO SHOP AND COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS $2000 FOR THIS INVOLVED REPAIR AS THIS IS A COMPLICATED BRAKING SYSTEM. PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM CALLED THE ACCUMULATOR IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE CARS AND CAN RESULT IN SPONTANIOUS BRAKE FAILURE. YOU ARE ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME BRAKING EVEN IF THE ASSISTED BRAKES MALFUNCTION. SUDDENLY, OUR CAR HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE HAD ZERO BRAKES FROM THE PEDAL AND THE PEDDLE STYLE EMERGENCY-BRAKE HAD LOCKED UP AND OR WASNT ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD NOT GIVE OUT ON A VEHICLE THAT GETS VERY LITTLE WEAR TO THE BRAKES DUE TO THE EXTRA REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. OUR BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAVE LOTS OF LIFE STILL. THIS IS PURELY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND I BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES ARE A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I HAVE LOVED THE CAR UNTIL I EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE.

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR STARTED MAKING FREQUENT NOISE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BEEPS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE CLANKING OR HUMMING NOISE DURING BRAKING

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. *DT *JB

MY HV BATTERY HAS A PROBLEM. THE RED TRIANGLE SHOWED WHEN THE CAR MILLAGE WAS ONLY 118000M. I CHECKED WITH SERVCO AND REPLACED ONE CELL OF THE HV BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE RED TRIANGLE SHOWED AGAIN, AND CODE READER FOUND ANOTHER DAMAGED CELL. THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WHOLE HV BATTERY WAS DAMAGED.

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY QUITS WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS

I HAVE TWO CARS TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FIRST YEAR OF 2006. THE SECOND CAR OF 2010. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS NO. BUT WITH THE FIRST CAR TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. MANY CLAIMS. IN THE FIRST CONTROL. WHEN TURNING THE CAR AT SPEED. THE CAR IS SET ASIDE. I REMIND THE REST OF THE CARS THAT I DRIVING THE CAR. SUCH CASES WERE NOT OBSERVED. THEY ARE PERFECTLY CONTROLLED IN THE CORNERS OF THE ROAD. SECONDLY, IN COLD WEATHER IN AUTUMN OR WINTER. CAR WINDOWS ARE VERY FOGGY. FROM 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. WHILE THE CAR IS WARM AND THE INTERIOR TOO. UNABLE TO ENTER THE CAR, CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING.

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE FAILED! OUR UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS IS THE PART THAT STORES POWER FOR BREAKING WHEN IT'S OPERATING UNDER BATTERY POWER VS. THE ENGINE. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IF YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH YOU WILL FIND ABUNDANT COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAD A "SILENT RECALL" ON THE REPAIR, BUT THAT ENDED 12/31/17. NOW THEY NO LONGER COVER THE $2700 COST OF THE REPAIR. THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERNET REPORTS OF PEOPLE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CAR DRIVES FINE, IT JUST DOESN'T STOP WELL AT ALL, INTERMITTENTLY (WHEN UNDER BATTERY OPERATION VS. POWERED BY ENGINE, AND WE WOULD ESTIMATE THE BREAKING FUNCTION WHEN UNDER BATTERY OPERATION TO CURRENTLY BE AT 20% OF NORMAL. HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/BRAKE-ACTUATOR-WARRANTY-EXTENSION-FROM-TOYOTA.168243/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR NEEDED TO BE HELD IN THE DRIVE POSITION IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

CAR HAS NO BRAKE WHEN FIRST START UP. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AFTER START UP AND WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE. ALMOST HIT PARENTS AND KIDS IN THE MORNING AT SCHOOL OR EVEN IN GROCERY PARKING LOT.

I HAVE MILESTAR MS 932 SPORT TIRES 185/65R15 ON MY PRIUS TOYOTA06 VEHICLE I RECENTLY HAD ONE OF THESE TIRES SEPARATE ON ME ,THE( STEEL BELT). IT HAD A LARGE LUMP IN THE TREAD AREA WHICH MOST DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE EXPLODED IF I DIDNT STOP AND GET IT REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WITH ANOTHER TIRE ONE THE SAME VEHICLE . ALL TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM THE SAME COMPANY AT FIRST THOUGHT I SUSPECTED JUST A BAD TIRE BUT THIS HAPPENING TWICE TO ME SHOWS THAT IT MUST BE A GREATER DEFECT PROBLEM THE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 27000 ON THEM . THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE 60000 TIRES THESE ARE WELL CARED FOR TIRES AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO ABUSE OR ANY REPAIRS. ID NUMBER ON THE FIRST TIRE THAT FAILED IS 04CH514A124

PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION FAILURE, DRIVERS SIDE FAILURE EVEN ON HIGH BEAM WHEN DRIVING, TURNING OFF/BACK ON LIGHT COMES BACK ON BUT MAY FAIL AGAIN. PASSENGER FRONT HEADLIGHT WORKS FINE.

HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALTHOUGH WE HAVE REPLACED THE VERY EXPENSIVE HEADLIGHTS MANY TIMES. IT HAS LEFT US IN A BAD SITUATION MANY TIMES (AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD WITH NO LIGHTS)! WE JUST TRY NOT TO USE IT AT NIGHTTIME. BUT NOW MY SON HAS NIGHT CLASSES AN HOUR AWAY AND WE LIVE SORT OF REMOTE SO I AM SCARED.

ENGINE NOISE IS EXCESSIVE IN LAST FEW MONTHS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED NO DIAGNOSTIC CONCERNS FOUND. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH WILL NOT GO OFF, AND SINCE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE MANDATED INSPECTION WITH INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE CAR IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY VIOLATION BY THE STATE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

AS I WAS REVERSING AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL A LOUD BEEP CAME ON, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHT. I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AND IT WAS NOT. I PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON. MY CAR WORKED I DROVE A FEW MINUTES AND AS I WAS APPROACHING THE FREEWAY I LUCKILY CAME TO A STOP ON A RED LIGHT. SUDDENLY THE SAME LOUD BEEP, WARNING LIGHTS, AND BREAK LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS TIME BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I FELT THE BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD/STIFF. BECAUSE I WAS AT A RED LIGHT I QUICKLY PUT MY CAR ON PARK TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND MADE A RIGHT TURN TO AVOID GOING ON THE FREEWAY. I DECIDED TO CAREFULLY DRIVE TO A FAMILY MEMBER'S HOUSE CLOSE BY GOING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH WITH MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON I DID NOT WANT TO RISK MY BRAKES STIFFENING UP AND FAILING BUT I WAS IN A CONGESTED AREA WITH NO PARKING. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ON OCCASIONS WHERE I WAS EITHER GOING VERY SLOW OR ALREADY STOPPED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF I HAD TO COME TO A STOP AND COULD NOT BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE STIFF. TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THIS MANUFACTURERS ABS ACTUATOR DEFECT THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE THE DEADLINE WAS DEC. 2017. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND EVEN DEATH.

MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ABS ACTUATOR, A PART PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER-TOYOTA. (2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ABS PART, ACTUATOR COMPLETE ASSEMBLY, ID 44510-47050) WARNING LIGHTS: MASTER WARNING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM: CODES: P0571, C1256, C1391. THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKING COMPONENT MAKES MY VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY. THIS ABS ACTUATOR CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY LAUNCHED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS SAME PART ON A PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES, BUT PURPOSEFULLY EXCLUDED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE DRIVERS FROM GETTING NECESSARY REPAIRS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS PART IN THOUSANDS OF UNSAFE VEHICLES EVEN WHILE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH KNOWN DEFECTS. THIS PART IS WORTH NEARLY THE TRADE-IN AMOUNT OF MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA IS DELIBERATELY KEEPING UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, WITH A KNOWN ISSUE.

LUCKILY, I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A CLICK/TSST SOUND. I FELT MY BREAK PEDAL PUSH UPWARDS. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AND REALIZE THAT MY BRAKING POWER WAS VERY MINIMAL. THE CAR WAS ONLY COASTING TO A STOP REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURE APPLYING AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT THIS TIME THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. I THEN CREEPED INTO THE TURN LANE, GIVING MY CAR ABOUT 7-10MPH. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, I THEN SLAMMED MY BREAKS AND MY CAR SPEED UP AND SLAMMED INTO A GAS STATION.

THE ABS ACTUATOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO KEEP THE SYSTEM RUNNING. MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT FAILS, THE COST IS $2900 TO FIX, TOYOTA,S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG-1 EXPIRED DEC 2017 AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR.

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WHEN CAR WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT; CAR MADE JERKING ACTION AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN; ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT; WARNING TO TAKE IT FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY - WHICH WAS DONE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEALER (DRIVEN THERE).

ABS ACTUATOR/ ACCUMULATOR FAILING. UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY A CONTINUOS BEEP WAS THERE,I TRIED TO STOP A NO BRAKES.I WAS ABLE TO STEER MY CAR TO A SAFE PLACE.THEN USED A TOLL SERVICE AND TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER.IN A SHORT TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTERIZED BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE JOB WILL COST ME $2250.00 I CAN NOT AFFORD. I TOLLED THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE .LATER I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FROM TOYOTA.I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ALTHOUGH I TOOK MY CAR THERE FOR REGULAR CHECKUPS. NOTE: MY CAR WAS IN MOTION AND PREVIOUS TO INCIDENT I HAD DESCENDED A STEEP HILL. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY ON THAT DATE,THREE MINUTES EARLIER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN GREAT DISTRESS TRYING TO STOP MY TOYOTA PRIUS.

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED UPON START UP, AND WHILE DRIVING. IT IS USUALLY NOTICED WHEN SITTING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE (SEEING HEADLIGHT REFLECTION IN FRONT VEHICLE'S REAR), SOMEONE TELLS ME, OR, I REMEMBER TO CHECK. WHEN IT'S REALIZED, TURNING THE SWITCH OFF, AND ON AGAIN, MAKES THE LIGHT COME BACK ON. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY PARTICULAR WEATHER, SITUATION, OR LENGTH OF DRIVE THAT CAUSES IT. IT STARTED AT LEAST 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED 12/16/16.

SOMETIMES AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AFTER A WHILE, EITHER ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. I DON'T ALWAYS NOTICE WHEN IT HAPPENS, OTHER THAN WHEN PULLING UP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICE THAT THERE IS ONLY 1 HEADLIGHT REFLECTION COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THEY BOTH WORK NORMALLY IF I TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN.

THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT HAS LONG BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS A REPORTED SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS WIDELY IGNORED WHICH VIOLATES CALIFORNIA LAW. I FINALLY TOOK IT MYSELF TO GET REPLACED AFTER NOT GETTING ANY HELP WITH MY REPORTING. I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A REFUND FOR THE PROBLEM THAT IS A RECALL ISSUE.

THE ABS ACTUATOR IS FAILING TO PRIME CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO SLIP AND THE BRAKES NOT TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND DRIVING. I SEE THAT TOYOTA HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THAT EXPIRED 12/31/2017. MY ISSUE STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2018. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR REFERENCE.

MY BRAKES FAILED 4/3/18 WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED IN TRAFFIC AND I HAD PLENTY OF BRAKE DISTANCE BUT AS MY CAR SLOWED ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP IT SUDDENLY FELT AS IF THE ENGINE REVVED AND PROPELLED THE CAR FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THAT IT RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. I TOLD THE TWO OFFICERS THAT ARRIVED ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES BUT THEY IGNORED ME AND ISSUED A $165 TICKET FOR "FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY". THE ACCIDENT BECAME A LAWSUIT AND A REP FROM MY INSURANCE CONTACTED ME FOR DETAILS. I ALSO TOLD HER ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND ONCE AGAIN WAS IGNORED. THIS PAST SATURDAY (4/14/18 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST BRAKE FAILURE) I DECIDED TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. AFTER SHOPPING I GOT INTO MY CAR, HIT THE POWER BUTTON AND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, MY INTENT BEING TO LEAVE MY PARKING SPACE. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SINCE I SAW A CAR APPROACHING FROM MY RIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, BUT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE, EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. IT JUST DROVE ITSELF, IN REVERSE, OUT INTO ONCOMING PARKING LOT TRAFFIC. THIS TIME I WAS BETTER PREPARED AND SINCE THE CAR WAS MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, IT WASN'T GOING VERY FAST SO I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT SEEMED TO "RESET" IT AND THE BRAKES CAME BACK. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANYONE. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS CAR BUT NOW I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. THE STRESS ALONE IS CAUSING ME TO LOSE SLEEP AND FOCUS THROUGHOUT MY DAY. EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE WORRY THAT I MAY END UP HURTING SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

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.

PRIUS MAKING BUZZING SOUND EVERY 15-20 SECONDS DUES TO FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR PUMP WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. THAT MEANS IT IS LEAKING BREAKING SYSTEM PRESSURE. NOW IT'S GETTING WORSE AS ABS PRESSURE DOES NOT STAY AND CAR ROLLS WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE MODE. HAVE TO KEEP APPLYING BREAKS FOR CAR TO STOP. THE ROLLING OCCURS GOOD 3 TO 4 SECONDS AND THAT'S ENOUGH TO COVER 3 FEET OR SO. IT'S DANGEROUS WHEN REVERSING FROM PARK WITH SLOPE SURFACE.

FAILURE OF ABS ACTUATOR. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A " WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT " PROGRAM THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE EXTENSION PORTION OF THE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2017. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE FAITHFULLY HAD IT SERVICED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 5000 MILES. TOWARD THE END OF 2017 I NOTICED THE CAR MAKING SOME NOISES AFTER I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE NOISE THAT THE CAR OFTEN MADE WHEN FIRST TURNED OFF. I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN OCT AND NOV 2017 AND AGAIN IN JAN 2018 AND NO PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE ACTUATOR. THE NOISE CONTINUED AND BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE SO WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ITS ROUTINE SERVICE IN MARCH 2018 I ASKED THEM TO CHECK WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. WHEN I WENT TO PICKUP THE CAR THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR I IMMEDIATELY HEARD THE NOISE AND ACCOMPANIED THEM BACK TO THE CAR TO HEAR THE NOISE. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND WHEN HE FINISHED I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY GOING BAD AND WAS QUOTED $2700 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD KNOW KNOW WHEN IT FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN SEVERAL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY ALL OF THE RELATED WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY THE BRAKES STILL WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. AFTER EXPLORING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON DANGEROUS FAILURE AND THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT TOYOTA HAS STOPPED PROVIDING REPLACEMENT WHEN THIS PART FAILS ESPECIALLY AS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES JUST QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. A LOT OF LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON VSC, ABS, SKID, ETC... AFTER RESEARCHING, I SEE THIS WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD UP UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2017. TOYOTA IS NOT COVERING FIX AND TOLD ME TO FIX CAR FOR $3000 OR PARK IT, IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE RECALL.

THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN WINTER OF 2016, ONLY WHEN TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW 30 DEGREES. THE TRUNK HATCH RELEASE SWITCH WOULD NOT FULLY RELEASE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO WORK THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND PULL UP HARD ON THE HATCH IN ORDER TO OPEN IT. THE PROBLEM SLOWLY GOT WORSE AND WEATHER NO LONGER PLAYED A ROLE IN AFFECTING IT. IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND NO LONGER WOULD OPEN THE HATCH SO IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE HAD TOO MANY HEADLIGHT ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE TIME I'VE HAD MY PRIUS. I'VE HAD THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ONCE, REPAIRED ONCE, REPLACED COUNTLESS OVERPRICED BULBS, AND STILL CONSISTENTLY IS A PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I REPLACED THE BULB AND NOTHING. NOT EVEN A BUZZ NOISE. BUT WHEN I DISCONNECT THE BULB AND TURN ON THE HEADLIGHT, I CAN HEAR THE BUZZ SOUND ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. I AM BEYOND FED UP WITH THIS PRIUS AND TOYOTA IN GENERAL. IT'S BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE OTHER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS A JOKE, EVERY TIME. I HAD TO FIGHT THEM FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR ABOUT A WARRANTY REPAIR THAT I WAS REPEATEDLY DENIED BY SEVERAL MANAGERS UNTIL I FINALLY WENT TO CORPORATE AND COMPLAINED AND THAT'S WHEN THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX IT. AT THIS POINT, MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK, AND NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT SEVERAL TIMES PER DRIVE, DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M ON A CITY STREET OR A FREEWAY. SOME NIGHTS IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN AND THE LIGHT BLINKS, EVEN IF STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I'M ALMOST AFRAID TO ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE BULB, WHAT IF THAT ONE DECIDES TO STOP WORKING AS WELL EVEN WITH A NEW BULB. TOYOTA WANTS AN ASTRONOMICALLY REDICULOUS AMOUNT TO FIX JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE, AT ALMOST $1200. THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. I WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER PRIUS EVER AGAIN

TAKATA RECALL - THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DURING ROUTING TRIP TO NEARBY GROCERY STORE, THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS CAME "ON," BRAKE, ABS, VSC, CHECK ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME ON A PUBLIC STREET, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR, I RAN IT INTO THE CURB. THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE DROPPED AND IT SEEMS THE BACK BRAKES MAY STILL BE FUNCTIONING BUT FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL.

COMBINATION METER IS GOING OUT ON THE CAR. THIS CONTROLS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, MEANING THAT I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING OR IF THERE ARE ANY GAUGES OR SENSORS LIT UP ALERTING ME TO A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS BUT IT HAS NOW EXPIRED AND THEY WANT $1000 TO FIX IT.

FEB 8, 2018 MY PRIUS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AT A REPAIR COST OF $2900. THIS EXACT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1 UP TO 10 YEARS OLD AND 150,000 MILES. MY 2006 PRIUS IS JUST OVER 11 YEARS OLD WITH 136,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP! IS ANOTHER EXTENSION OF THIS WARRANTY UPCOMING? TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS FAILURE.

HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. IT WILL LATER COME BACK ON AGAIN. SAME WITH A TAIL-LIGHT. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PLEASE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. IT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX AT A DEALERSHIP DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA GULF FREEWAY (12111 GULF FREEWAY, B, HOUSTON, TX) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

SMELL OF FUEL AFTER GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. ALSO SOMETIMES WITH AC OR WINDOWS OPEN. DEALER SAYS DETERIORATION OF CONNECTIONS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COULD POSSIBLY BE FIRE AND INJURY IF THIS GOT WORSE. CONSIDER THIS FOR RECALL. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS PROBABLY WITH SIMILAR SYSTEMS ARE RECALLED. WHY NOT THIS MODEL?

BRAKE ACTUATOR - ZG1 -TOYOTA HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATORS UP TO 150,000 MILES OR DECEMBER 31, 2017 AS PART OF THEIR ZG1 WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR THE 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. MANY CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURES ARE STILL OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART FOR VEHICLES AS YOUNG AS 6 YEARS OLD THAT ARE NOW OUTSIDE THIS WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MAY RESULT IS ACCIDENTAL INJURY OR DEATH. THIS DEFECT NOW EFFECTS MY PERSONNEL VEHICLE.

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT

HEADLIGHT, DRIVERS SIDE, WILL GO OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL COME ON AGAIN IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS SOMETIMES DON'T COME ON OR MAY COME ON AND TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT'S USUALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS DONE IT ONCE. IF I NOTICE IT, I CAN USUALLY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AND THEN THEY BOTH WORK. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE LIGHTS (WHILE STATIONARY) AND ALSO WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. HITTING BUMPS OR PRESSING CONNECTORS HAS NO EFFECT. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A LOOSE CONNECTION. THE BULBS WORK FINE AFTER CYCLING THE SWITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN ARE NOT WORKING. CONCERNED THAT THIS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE WILL ALSO CAUSE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG TO FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH.

COMBINATION METER STOPPED WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. KNOW PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. THEY DID ONE REPAIR AND WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT VEHICLES NOW HITTING HIGHER MILIAGE ARE HAVING ISSUES AND IT IS DOCUMENTED BY TOYOTA IN A WARRANTY BULLENTIN NO. POL12-05 FROM TOYOTA

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.

ALMOST OVERNIGHT MY PRIUS DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED OILY PATCHES. IF YOU TOUCH IT YOUR FINGER STICKS, IF YOU WIPE IT THE CLOTH STICKS. THE DASH CANNOT BE CLEANED. I WORRY ABOUT THE OFF-GASSING AND ANY OTHER HEALTH THREAT FROM THE DASH MATERIAL DECOMPOSING, INCLUDING DECOMPOSITION INSIDE THE AC AND HEATING VENTS. I WORRY ABOUT THE DECOMPOSING DASH AFFECTING OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE CAR'S DASH, LIGHTING, COMPUTER ELECTRICAL, AND OTHER SYSTEMS. THE ONLY KNOWN CURE IS TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS AN UNEXPECTED AND UNWELCOME FINANCIAL BURDEN.

MY CAR (06 TOYOTA PRIUS) HAD HIT A POTHOLE WHILE ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ON 11/16/17. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND THOUGH I WAS FAR BEHIND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, MY BRAKE DID NOT STOP AND MY CAR WENT UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING MAYBE 5-10 MPH AS WE INCHED UP TO THE LIGHT. LOTS OF TRAFFIC, I WAS DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECKING TO SEE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP, IN FACT IT FELT LIKE IT REVVED UP.IT WAS TERRIFYING AS I SAW MY CAR PLOW INTO ANOTHER WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I KNOW THE 2010 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS BUT IT HAPPENED TO ME ON MY 2006 PRIUS. NO RECALL BUT A WARRANT ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO MY RELATIVE WHO HAD A 2007 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED IT. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE BRAKES AND THE NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. TOYOTA ALSO DID A WEIRD BUY BACK THING AND WANTED MY CAR. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HIDE THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF HAVING A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A COMPANY TRY TO BUY BACK MY CAR. TOYOTA IS AT FAULT AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE ELSE IS KILLED OR HURT BY THIS. IT ALSO SHOWS UP IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT AGAIN, NOT A RECALL BUT IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! MY CAR HAD ABOUT 65K ON IT.

WAS GOING TO CHURCH THURS EVENING AND FAST DRIVER AHEAD OF ME IN BUSY INTERSECTION. STAYED FAR AWAY FROM HER BUT WHEN SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, I HIT MINE AS WELL KNOWING I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, EVEN THOUGH I PUMPED THEM AND THEN SLAMMED THEM ON AGAIN. (I HAVE HAD OTHER PEOPLE TELL ME THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR O6 PRIUS'. I ENDED UP HITTING HER CAR AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT GOING FAST (RED LIGHT UP AHEAD). I AM GOING TO SEE IF MY ACCELERATION WAS FIXED BECAUSE TRULY I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. IN FACT A MAN WHO HELPED AT THE SCENE TOLD ME TO 'TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE' BUT I WAS SO SCARED THAT IF I DID THE CAR WOULD MOVE AGAIN.

WHEN FUELING MY CAR THE PUMP CUTS OFF NOT ALLOWING ME TO FILL THE VEHICLE. IF I AM DOWN TO ONE DOT THAT WILL REQUIRE ME TO FILL THE TANK THE PUMP CUTS OFF AFTER ONLY FILLING TO 5 OR 6 GALLONS, NOT ALLOWING ME TO FILL THE TANK AND GET FULL GAS MILEAGE BENEFITS FROM THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS METHODS AND DIFFERENT GAS FACILITIES AND THE RESULTS ARE THE SAME THE PUMP CUTS OFF WHILE FUELING THE CAR AND WILL NOT LET ME FILL THE TANK. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED BY A CAR MAINTENANCE CENTER TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A REPORT. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED NO DASH LIGHTS FOR FUEL GAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY COMBINATION METER. NO RECALL JUST EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE.

I BELIEVE ITS A GLITCH IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. AT UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT INTERVALS THE ELECTRONIC HEADS UP DISPLAY DOES NOT OPERATE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH NO SPEEDOMOETER, NO FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR, NO BRIGHT OR DIM INDICATOR FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. DURING THE INCIDENTS THE CAR ALSO MIGHT NOT RESPOND TO THE POWER OFF BUTTON, SO IT KEEPS RUNNING. THIS PROBLEM MIGHT LAST FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN IT STARTS TO WORK AGAIN.

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 HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY SINCE APPX. 2010. FIRST, ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD GO AND OFF. I ASKED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NEVER CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS STOPPED MORE THAN ONCE BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. USUALLY IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BOTH LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. IN 2014 I HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED BY MY DEALERSHIP, WHICH COST OVER $1,000. IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR (2017), BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTING GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, AND I TOOK IT IN TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO "REPEAT" WHILE THEY HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE AND OFFERED OTHER HELP OR EXPLANATION FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WILL OFTEN GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT.

I USED A UHUAL TOW DOLLY TO MOVE MY CAR ABOUT 30 MILES. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR TO REMOVE IT FROM THE DOLLY THE VSC, BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. I CONFIRMED THAT MY ABS DO NOT CURRENTLY WORK.

PURCHASED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS USED ON AUG 17, 2013 (61,500 MILES). WITHIN A MONTH I WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BUT WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND THE POLICE OFFICER THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY SO HE JUST ISSUED A WARNING. THE HEADLIGHT CONTINUED TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND I REPLACED THE BULBS MYSELF IN NOVEMBER 2013 (PHILIPS HID HEADLIGHT BULBS $95). THE HEADLIGHT STILL WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND I FINALLY REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES IN JULY 2016 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (APPROXIMATELY $1000 AT 143,000 MILES). PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STILL GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA LAUNCHED A PROBE IN APRIL 2009, BUT THEN DROPPED THE INVESTIGATION AFTER TOYOTA SAID IT WOULD INITIATE A "CONSUMER SERVICE CAMPAIGN" TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THEN THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IN 2011, ALL OF WHICH THE PREVIOUS CAR OWNER MISSED. TOYOTA USES "CAMPAIGNS" TO AVOID RECALLS. TOYOTA'S WEBSITE (HTTPS://WWW.TOYOTA.COM/RECALL) DOES NOT LIST PREVIOUS "CAMPAIGNS" RELATED TO THE VIN SO BUYING THE CAR USED I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING OF PREVIOUS "CAMPAIGNS" THAT STILL NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. UPON PURCHASING IN AUGUST 2013 I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SAN MARCOS, TX FOR A STEERING WHEEL RECALL BUT WAS NOT ALERTED TO ANY OTHER RECALLS OR "CAMPAIGNS" AT THAT TIME.

AFTERNOON 07/11/17 WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL @ 50 MPH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNED OFF- NO STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH/COMPUTER LIGHTS, RADIO- EXCEPT FOR FRONT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE (VERY STIFF BRAKES) & PULL OVER. REPLACED 2015 12V BATTERY HOPING FOR QUICK FIX. CAR STILL WOULD NOT TURN ON, COULD NOT BE TOWED ON FLAT BAD FOR FEAR OF DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST MECHANIC. ON 07/12/17 INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID BOTH COOLANT PUMPS FAILED AND THE LEAKING SHORTED A FUSE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. EVERY TIME THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE FUSE IT WOULD POP FUSE AGAIN. MECHANIC REPLACED WATER PUMP (INCLUDING COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE) & INVERTER ELECTRIC PUMP (INCLUDING INVERTER COOLER WATER) & CHANGED AUTO TRANSMISSION FLUID & FILTER ($1,115). EARLY MORNING 07/14/17 DASH DISPLAY WOULD NOT LIGHT UP WHEN CAR WAS TURNED ON- NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, REVERSE CAMERA. (HAPPENED COUPLE OF TIMES IN PAST BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE FOR DEALER.) WHILE DRIVING TO TOYOTA DEALER I NOTICED COMPUTER SCREEN STUCK @ 48 MPG & 61 MILES DRIVEN, BUT NEVER INCREASED MILES AS I DROVE 18 MILES OR UPDATED MPG CALCULATION. REFUSED TO TURN OFF CAR UNTIL SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA DEALER LOOKED @ DASH TO VERIFY CONDITION. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS COMBO METER (COMBINATION METER) FAILURE, WHICH IS NOT RECALL BUT "CAMPAIGN" THAT EXPIRED & REPAIR COSTS $1,111. MOTHERBOARD PART CAN TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS BUT CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN WHILE TOYOTA "BURNS" MY COMPUTER'S INFORMATION INTO NEW COMPUTER PART. TOYOTA DEALER PROVIDED LOANER CAR UNTIL REPAIR IS COMPLETED. ON 07/14/17 CALLED TOYOTA & FILED COMPLAINT ABOUT WATER PUMP & COMBO METER. TOYOTA SAYS HYBRID ELECTRIC WATER PUMP CAMPAIGN DID NOT AFFECT MY VIN, WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE. TOYOTA SAYS COMBINATION METER CAMPAIGN EXPIRED FOR MY VIN. PENDING CALL BACK FROM TOYOTA AT THIS TIME.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF AND ON. THE LIGHTBULB IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. THIS WILL HAPPEN WETHER I'M DRIVING OR STATIONARY.

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND TURN OFF. IT CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I GOT PULLED OVER LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I COULDN'T TELL IT HAD TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT NIGHT. I CAN TELL WHEN IT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY AND GET IT TO TURN BACK ON. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT DEALERSHIPS WILL REPLACE MANY EXPENSIVE THINGS TRYING TO FIX IT BUT IT STILL DOES NOT FIX IT.

CAR WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA FOR A NEW BATTERY. WHEN IT WAS RETURNED NONE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS WORKING: NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR, NO FUEL GAUGE, NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS, NO BACKUP INDICATOR BEEPER. ADDITIONALLY IT TAKES MANY TRIES OVER MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT LOCKS THE REAR HATCH WHICH CANNOT BE OPENED WITH THE INSIDE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHICH I EXPECTED THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, TOYOTA, WOULD TAKE CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WON'T FIX IT. IT SHOULD BE PART OF A VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL.

THE COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE CONTROL ON THE PRIUS CAN GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. A PRIUS WILL NOT REVERSE UP A STEEP DRIVEWAY. NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WILL NOT GO ABOVE ABOUT 1000 RPM, AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. NOW, IF BASED ON SOUND OF THE ENGINE, YOU PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN FORWARD WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WILL ROCKET FORWARD (AND LIKELY CRASH). IT IS QUITE EASY TO DO THIS, AS THE ENGINE IS STUCK AT IDLE, THEN FURIOUSLY REVVING WITH NO CHANGE OF DRIVER INPUT. FATHER-IN-LAW, AND VARIOUS PEDESTRIANS, WERE MIRACULOUSLY UNINJURED, BUT A VERY NEAR THING INDEED.

FOR APROXIMADAMENTELY TWO YEARS THE BRAKES AVE NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY AND WE TOOK IT TO GET EVALUATED AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SECURITY PROBLEM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SELLS THE PART FO A LITTLE OVER $1,700 I WAS ALSO TOLD IT SHOULD BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SINCE IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS BEING A SECURITY PROBLEM. I RUN THE RICK TO RUN OUT OF BRAKES AT ANY MOMENT AND I CAN NOT DEIVE MY VEHICLE LIKE THIS.

CAR I PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER, HAD ITS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT LAST NIGHT IN THE RAIN AS SHE WAS TAKING AN EXIT OFF ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT SHE IS VERY SHAKEN UP. SHE SAID THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT LEAVING HERE IN ALMOST COMPLETE DARKNESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND AN INSURANCE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

TRAVELLING 30-35 MPH. TRIED TO STOP-BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR ACCELERATED. HIT A STEEL SIGN WHICH TOTALLED THE CAR. AIRBAGS FAILED TO ACTVATE EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF HITTING THE SIGN DROVE THE ENGINE BACK TO THE DASHBOARD.CITY STREET.

ENGINE FAILURE; DRIVING ON ROADWAYS, HIGHWAYS THE MAIN WARNING LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTS UP, FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE SECONDS OR MINUTES THERE AFTER. TOYOTA PROFESSIONALS HAVE FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THIS DANGER/MALFUNCTION, OR RECOMMEND A PROPER SOLUTION. I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ON THE INTERSTATE IN VERY DANGEROUS AREAS WITH TOTAL ENGINE LOSS. THIS REPRESENTS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY, ACCIDENTS AND DEATH NATIONWIDE. PLEASE ALERT OTHERS. *TR

FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. NOW THEY ARE GOING OFF OR DIMMING MORE CONSISTENTLY. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED THINKING THAT IT WAS A BULB OR HEADLIGHT ISSUE BUT IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT IT IS A WIRING ISSUE. THE REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT IS MORE THAN $600 EACH AND I KNOW THAT REPLACING ANOTHER ONE WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE PROBLEMS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME OR SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH OR WITHOUT THE MOTOR RUNNING. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL SPONTANEOUSLY AND AT RANDOM TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. OFTEN THE CAR WILL ILLUMINATE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND IT IS ONLY AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MINUTES, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF. VERY DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. COST ESTIMATES FROM RESEARCH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE $400.00 TO $1200.00. TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED ON THIS CAR.

THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN LATE 2015.

THIS WAS THE FIRST OF THREE HEADLIGHT FAILURES IN THE THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT ADJUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I NOTICED IN THE PAST MONTH THAT THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY GO BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AND THE PROBLEM IS UNEXPECTED AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF BY THEMSELVES. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS 2 DAYS AGO AND WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK UNLIT WINDY ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO BE GETTING DIMMER, THEN BOTH SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF. I HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD AND I INSTINCTIVELY SLAMMED THE BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A SHARP TURN WITH A GUARD RAIL AND A STEEP RAVINE INTO A RIVER. THE CAR CAME TO REST ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM THE GUARD RAIL. UPON CYCLING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF, THEY BOTH LIT UP AGAIN. I TURNED IN THE FOG LIGHTS AS A BACK UP AND CONTINUED MY DRIVE, SLOWLY. SINCE THEN, I HAVE OBSERVED THE LIGHTS FADING AND THEN TURNING OFF, USUALLY ONLY ONE LIGHT AT A TIME, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH. *TR

THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 50S HERE IN FL. MY PRIUS WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THE CAR STARTED BUT THE DASH WAS BLACK. THE ONLY INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS FOR "AIRBAGS". I BACKED OUT AND DROVE WITH EXTREME TREPIDATION AND CAUTION TO MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. ONLY TURN SIGNALS/FLASHERS WORKED. THE CENTER COMPUTER SCREEN WAS DIM, BRIGHTNESS CONTROL DID NOT AFFECT THAT OR THE BLACK DASH. I DROVE WITH NO INDICATION OF MY SPEED, FUEL AMOUNT, MILEAGE, OR SYSTEMS FAILURES/WARNINGS! I CALLED MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE SAID I WAS THE 4TH PERSON TO CALL HIM TODAY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM: COMBINATION METER FAILURE! HE SAID A COLD SPELL TRIGGERS THE FAILURE. THEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. HE TALKED ME THROUGH A WAY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR MY FOB WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAD TO USE THE METAL KEY FROM THE FOB TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I PUT THE FOB BACK TOGETHER AND STARTED THE CAR. THE DASH WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT VERY DIM AND HARD TO SEE. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT I COULD TRY TO RESET THE 12 VOLT BATTERY TO RESET THE FAILED METER, BUT THAT IN TRYING TO RESET THE BATTERY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE HATCH DURING A METER FAILURE. HE SAID THE COMBINATION METER WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. HE ADVISED ME THAT TOYOTA COVERED THIS REPAIR FOR 9 YEARS, BUT I AM IN THE YEAR 10 AND NOT COVERED. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE WARRANTY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO INDICATION OF MY SPEED, FUEL AMOUNT, MILEAGE, OR SYSTEMS FAILURES/WARNINGS AND WITHOUT AN ABILITY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF! THIS IS A KNOWN, PREDICTABLE FAILURE THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED WITH AN EXTENSION OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T GO AWAY AFTER 9 YEARS. COMBINATION METER FAILURE RENDERS A CAR UNSAFE AND UNDRIVEABLE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPAIR COMBINATION METERS WHENEVER THEY FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT ARE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THEY DO NOT RETRACT , SO IF YOU USE THEM THEY ARE EXPANDED TO THEIR LARGEST SIZE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT HAVE CARSEATS AND WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE BACK SEAT OF OUR VEHICLE

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF AND THEN TURNS OFF COMPLETELY A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMEN PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBO METER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARRENTY REPAIR HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACKSEAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE DEALER IS TELLING US THAT IT WILL BE $650 TO MAKE THEM FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS , MAKES AND MODELS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ALL MY SEAT BELTS FAIL LIKE THIS. THEY DO NOT RETRACT ANYMORE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY IN FIXING THIS ISSUE,

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS I JUST BOUGHT RECENTLY IS HAVING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS WERE THE HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SO FAR TURNING THEM OFF ON AND ON AGAIN WORKS, BUT IT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?

TL* 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. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR TRUNK LATCH DETERIORATED, WHICH MADE THE HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN HALF OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT COMPLETELY. IT TURNS ON WHEN FIRST ENGAGING THE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNS OFF WHEN IN TRANSIT. IT WILL RELIGHT AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. MY DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND PROVIDED ME AN INSPECTION STICKER FOR THE VEHICLE. I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED.

I OWE A 06 TOYOTA PRIUS BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT KEEP TURNING OFF .....IF I TURN MY SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY WORK BUT THEN IT'LL DO IT AGAIN

PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT NOT WORK SOME TIMES AT NIGHT.

HEAD LIGHTS FAIL , FLICKER MOST WHEN YOU NEED THEM

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF ALL LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENS AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY.

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF AND ON, THEY COME ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. NOW I LEARN THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUSES FROM 2006-2009. WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE.

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2006, WHILE IN PARK/STATIONARY, IT'S NORMAL FOR A PRIUS TO SHUT OFF THEIR GAS ENGINE WHILE IN IDLE.. HOWEVER, WHEN THE GAS ENGINE COMES BACK ON TO HELP CHARGE THE BATTERY WHILE IN IDLE, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD 1-2 INCHES. ONE TIME THIS BUMPED A PERSON CROSSING THE STREET THAT WALKED NEAR MY IDLING CAR. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. SO THE DATE BELOW SHOULD HAVE AN OPTION FOR EVERYDAY.

2006 PRIUS MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY DEFECTS, MANUFACTUER WANTS $8,000.00 TO REPAIR. THE MFD CONTROLS AC DISTRIBUTION. IT AFFECTS MY HEALTH. I HAVE A SKIN CONDITION, THAT REQUIRES COOLING OF MY LEGS. THE AIR WILL COME ON, BUT ONLY FROM DASH AREA, THERE IS NO OTHER CONTROL METHOD, BECAUSE TOUCH SCREEN DOES NOT WORK. ALSO WINDOW DEFROSTER IS INOPPERALBLE, FROM SCREEN. THERE IS A DEFROSTER BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL, IT WORKS ONLY PART OF THE TIME. I HAVE HAD CAR INTO DEALERSHIP 3 SEPRATE TIMES (AT 2 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS) THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL DEFROST BUTTOM. I WAS TOLD, THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE ELECTRICAL ON THIS VEHICLE, THE OTHER DEALERSHIP, JUST SAID " THE TECH FOUND OUT DEFROSTER PROBLEM, IS SOMEWHERE UNDER HERE" AS HE REACHED UNDER THE DASH AREA. THE TOUCH DOESN'T WORK AT ANYTIME, PARKED OR GOING DOWN THE ROAD. $8,000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS REPAIR IS WAY OUT OF MY REACH. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, OR A BAD DESIGN. THE DEFROST COMTROL ON STEERING WHEEL WILL COME ON/OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSING. DRIVING WITHOUT PROPER DEFROSTING IS VERY DANGEROUS.

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE SHIFT LEVER JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AT 65MPH. VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECTIFIED BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TRUNK LATCH RUBBER MELTS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. HAPPENS REPEATEDLY EVERY SUMMER, UNTIL THE TRUNK LATCH IS UNUSABLE. THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL THE GAUGES, METERS, AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

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.*DT*JB 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.

DRY,CLEAR DAY. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.RED LIGHTWITH BUS IN FRONT OF ME AND A CAR NEXT TO ME. SPEED LIMIT WAS 45MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED.. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY.I TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ONE ON THE DASH.AGAIN TO NO EFFECT. I MANAGED TO AVOID THE BUS BY DRIVING ON THE MEDIAN STRIP AND MISSED A LARGE PALM TREE. THE MOTOR STOPPED AND I COASTED ABOUT 150 FEET. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE AT ALL AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. MANAGED TO AVOID ALL VEHICLES. TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PRIUS HAD A LITTLE GLITCH IN ALL OF THEM AND MY CAR IS OK NOW. DID NOT WANT TO CHECK THE COMPUTER OR ANY PART OF MY CAR.OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HIT A HEAVY INFORMATION TRAFFIC SIGN ON A STEEL POLE.

LETTER FROM SENATOR MURPHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WARRANTY COVERAGE (ATTN: KATIE AGATI). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WORK NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED ON THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER THE WORK UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, IT WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,930.

DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN THE SUN, IT IS STICKY AND SHINY CREATING A VERY REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT CREATES GLARE AND MY BE RELEASING TOXIC FUMES.

TRUNK LATCH TO OPEN TRUNK WHILE STATIONARY NOW SERIOUSLY REDUCED FUNCTION. RUBBER HAS MELTED. NOW THE TRUNK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUT, TRUNK CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL.

WITHOUT WARNING THE DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND POWER BUTTON WAS PUSHED AT THE TIME WHEN FACT OCCURRED IN A VERY ISOLATED PLACE WITH NO CELL PHONE SERVICE AN LITTLE CHANCE OF ANY OTHER CAR PASSING BY. THE CAR DOES NOT DISPLAY ANYMORE SPEED, MILEAGE, FUEL LEVEL AND GEARBOX POSITION, ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS OTHERWISE DRIVEABLE. WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING ANYMORE ALSO. BACKUP CAMERA AND LIGHTS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CAR ALSO DOES NOT TURN OFF MOST OF TIME (THE POWER BUTTON MIGHT WORK AT RANDOM WITH SOME INSISTENCE). ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY COMBINATION METER, WHICH TOYOTA WAS SERVICING FOR FREE FOR SOME TIME OWING TO A HIGH FAILURE RATE.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V536000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,082.

WHEN I DRIVING ON A DECLINE AND HIT UNEVEN GROUND OR A POT HOLE, WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND THE BRAKING IS SUSPENDED FOR A SECOND. THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT AND CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED WITH HIGH PROBABILITY. I HAVE LISTED THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS ERROR HAS HAPPENED.

ON VERY COLD MORNINGS THE COMBINATION METER (SPEEDOMETER AND DASH LIGHTS) FAIL TO COME ON. THIS FIRST BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2014 SHORTLY AFTER HAVING THE ICE REPLACED AT THE DEALER, BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY INTERMITTENT. A FEW TRIES AND THE PROBLEM USUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF. IT IS RARELY VERY COLD HERE SO GETTING IT TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM IS DIFFICULT. TOYOTA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE KNOWN DEFECT BUT IT EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR WILL DRIVE BUT THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER OR FUEL GAUGE AND THE ODOMETER CEASES TO WORK. I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER LAST WINTER BECAUSE FOR ONE THING I COULDN'T MAKE IT REPEAT THE PROBLEM AND ALSO BECAUSE I SUFFERED A GRAND MAL SEIZURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR A YEAR. NOW I CAN DRIVE AGAIN AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FINE UNTIL NOW THAT IT IS WINTER AGAIN. TOYOTA CLAIMS THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM. I THINK IT IS A DANGEROUS AND KNOWN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA. I DO NOT LIKE DRIVING WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS!

TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A WIDESPREAD ISSUE REGARDING THE ELECTRIC DASHBOARD GOING OUT. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE MINE DUE TO IT BEING PAST THE "TIME WINDOW". THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. DRIVERS ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY WARNING LIGHTS, WHAT THE FUEL TANK READS, MILEAGE, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION. THIS AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST THE 2006 MODEL, AS WELL.

THE RUBBER COVER TO THE EXTERNAL TRUNK LATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS MELTED AND THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE HATCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I AM UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY OPEN THE TRUNK HATCH TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THERE IS NO SAFE ALTERNATIVE IS TO OPEN THE TRUNK IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF.BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WORKS FOR A VERY SHORT TIME I CON NOT BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE AND THE EXCLAMATION LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS BEEP. THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND I HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH MY FOOT IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT TO DO SOME ERRANDS, LIKE 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED ON THE CAR. THE BRAKE AND EXCLAMATION LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BRAKE NORMALLY. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM COLLEGE, AFTER A 25 MINUTE DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY I WENT THROUGH A SECONDARY ROAD, THE SAME PROBLEM SHOWED AGAIN, LIGHTS AND NO BRAKING POWER WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SYMPTOMS. ONCE I APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE CAR THE WHEELS LOCKED. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF AND THE ON AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I STOPPED USING THE CAR AFTER THIS. PROBABLY A BRAKE ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE BUT THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR THIS PROBLEM, THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY DOES'NT HAVE BRAKE POWER.

WHILE DRIVING 20 M/H VEHICLE SUDDENLY ECCELERATED AND I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WHEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATITION

THE CAR WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT (NIGHTIME). WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA ESPECIALLY ON HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES. THE CAR HAS 217,000 MILES (ORIGINAL OWNER). TOYOTA ISSUED T-SB-0172-09 AS A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM" IN ORDER TO AVOID AN OFFICIAL RECALL OF THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, I MISSED THE DEADLINE BY 3 MONTHS.

THE INSTURMENT CLUSTER ( SPEEDOMETER, BACKUP CAMERA, ETC) FAILED ONE NIGHT. A SYSTEM RESET RESTORED THINGS THE NEXT DAY, BUT NOW IT HAS STARTED TO FAIL ROUTINELY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE Y INCAPACITATING THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE BACKUP COMERA. TOYOTA STATES THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ONCE AND WILL NOT FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THE CAR HAS 60,000 MILES. THE CAR ALSO FAILS TO TURN OFF LEAVING A MAJOR POTENTIAL FOR AN UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT.

THE COMBINATION METER ON MY 2006 PRIUS HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS RESULTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE PRIUS CAN RESULT IN THE BRAKES ON THE CAR FAILING. IN ADDITION THE CAR OFTEN CONTINUES TO STAY ON AFTER WE TURN IT OFF. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED OUR REQUEST TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMBINATION METER, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMBINATION METER THAT DISPLAYS THE VEHICLE SPEED AND OTHER INFORMATION WENT BLANK. AFTER PULLING OVER CAR, I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF USING THE POWER BUTTON BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER A FEW TRIES, I HELD DOWN POWER BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS AND IT FINALLY DID GO TO ACCESSORY MODE, BUT DID NOT TURN OFF ALTOGETHER. IT TOOK SEVERAL PRESSES OF THE BUTTON TO FINALLY GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE COMBINATION METER TO 9 YEARS (T-SB-0172-09). UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS 4 MONTHS PAST THE 9 YEAR MARK, SO IT WOULD COST ME $1500 TO REPLACE THE PART. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE THE SAME MODEL PRIUS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE IN THE PAST YEAR, ONE OF WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AS HE HAD THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE 9 YEAR MARK. THE OTHER WAS IN THE SAME SITUATION AS ME AS IT HAPPENED AFTER THE 9 YEAR MARK. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND HAPPENING TO MANY JUST AFTER THE 9 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRES, RESULTING IN A LOT OF UPSET OWNERS. I DID CHECK MY FILES AND SEE THAT A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT STATES THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A LIMITED NUMBER OF OWNERS AND THAT IF IT DOES HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR, I DID NOT NEED TO TAKE ACTION AT THIS TIME. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD NOT HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTEAD TOOK MY CAR IN AND INSISTED ON A WARRANTY REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL RATHER THAN WITH A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT WITH A LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 34000 MILES ON IT.

HID LIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING , AT NIGHT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHERE DO I GO TO GET THEM REPAIRED / REPLACED WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE MANUFACTURES DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT ? I LIVE IN SAN JOSE, CA. 95111

DASH BOARD DISABLED .CAINT SEE TOTALLY BLACK.

WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED IN 2011 AND AGAIN 2015. MY CAR HAS 160,000 MILES AT THIS TIME IN NOV 2015.

THE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN OFF ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING. RECURRENT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON/OFF

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF RANDOMLY. THE PROBLEM IS USUALLY "FIXED" BY TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN BACK ON, BUT THAT ONE LIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN, SOMETIMES 30 SECONDS LATER, SOMETIMES AN HOUR LATER.

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 SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMBINATION METER FAILED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

THE COMBO METER ON MY CAR WENT DARK THIS MORNING. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE THERE IS NO INDICATION ON WHAT THE VEHICLE IS DOING. ALSO THIS FEATURE CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT SHUT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT 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.

HEADLIGHTS, ONE OR BOTH, RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT A YEAR AGO AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I DISCOVER THAT I AM DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I AM NOW TAKING TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE!

MY WIFE [XXX] HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE VICTORIAN ON MAIN ST IN SANTA MONICA ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2. FROM STANDSTILL, HER 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY NON-RESPONSIVE. IN THIS RELATIVELY CONFINED PARKING AREA, AFTER A FRIGHTENING PERIOD OF TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SHE MADE A SPLIT-SECOND DECISION TO CRASH INTO A TREE AT A RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED IN ORDER TO AVOID STEERING THE CAR ONTO MAIN ST. AND CAUSING A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED MANY PEOPLE, AUTOMOBILES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY AND POSSIBLY RESULTED IN MULTIPLE DEATHS AND MULTIPLE SERIOUS INJURIES. SHE SUSTAINED A BROKEN FOOT. HER PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING. BOTH WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE 2 OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. AS A RESULT, AND ONLY BECAUSE OF [XXX] QUICK THINKING AND POTENTIALLY SACRIFICIAL ACTION, [XXX], HER PASSENGER AND MANY OTHER NON-SUSPECTING PEOPLE ARE ALIVE TODAY. IT IS APPARENTLY WELL-ESTABLISHED THAT THE PRIUS CAN ACCELERATE IN THIS MANNER. IN THIS CASE, THE CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD APPEAR TO BE STRAIGHT FORWARD: A CAR PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND STARTED SUDDENLY ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN AND REFUSES TO ALLOW THE DRIVER CONTROL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING!!!!

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED SPORADICALLY. IT HAPPENED THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS DAYTIME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HID BULB WHICH COSTS $300!!!!! AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY REPLACED ANY ASSOCIATED PARTS OR NOT, SINCE THE INVOICE THEY GAVE ME JUST LISTED "ENGINE ELECRICAL CONCERN" WITHOUT AN ITEMIZED LIST.

ON THE MORNING OF MAY,04,2015 UPON ENTERING THE CAR AND STARTING IT UP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO DISPLAY. NOT CERTAIN WHAT THE ISSUE WAS I PERFORMED VARIOUS CHECK INCLUDING THE THE ACCESSORY BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. I LEFT THE CAR WHERE IT WAS AND A FEW HOURS LATER WHEN I RETURNED EVERYTHING WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS THEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING NOW MORE FREQUENTLY INCLUDING WHEN DRIVING (STOPPED THEN GO). FURTHERMORE, WHENEVER THIS ISSUE OCCURS IT BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO POWER THE ENGINE OFF AND SINCE THEIR IS NO CLUSTER DISPLAY TO LET YOU KNOW VITAL SAFETY INFORMATION, INCLUDING SPEED, GAS, MILEAGE, GEAR (D-R-N) THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR OPERATORS OF THIS VEHICLE. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS HAZARD WHICH RESULTS FROM A MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE COMBINATION METER.

RAN OUT OF GAS WITH INDICATOR LIGHT READING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK REMAINING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION THE NEXT MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS COMPLETELY DARK. TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITH NO EFFECT -- PANEL WAS STILL DARK. IT'S PARTICULARLY WORRISOME THAT I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING, NOR WOULD ANY OF THE OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF A SECOND TIME, IT WOULDN'T POWER DOWN, AND I COULDN'T EXTRACT THE KEY. I COULDN'T EVEN LOCK THE CAR SO I COULD LEAVE IT THERE TO SEEK AID. IN DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FAULT WITH THE COMBINATION METER AND TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION. HOWEVER, THEIR WARRANTY ONLY COVERED CARS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM WHEN THE LETTER WENT OUT AND DURING A SPECIFIED DATE RANGE, IRREGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. THEY WOULD NOT HAVE REPLACED THE PART DURING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION BECAUSE I HAD NOT YET EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE HAPPENED 4 MONTHS AFTER THEIR ARBITRARY CUT-OFF DATE. A FAULTY PART IS A FAULTY PART AND SHOULD BE REPLACED WHEN THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE A TIME LIMIT. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, ETC. AND YOU CAN'T SHUT IT DOWN OR LOCK IT EITHER....UPDATED 08/25/15 *BF UPDATED 12/3/2015 *JS

DRIVING ALONG AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT IN HE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. FAULTY HEADLIGHTS.

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO WORK. SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH, NOT ALWAYS AT THE SAME MOMENT. YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS! NHTSA: I AM GOING TO HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE IF I AM INJURED!! ISSUE A RECALL NOW!! NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE09019

THIS IS MY SECOND PRIUS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS ONE. IT IS A 2006 WITH HID LIGHTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON IN THE MORNING WHEN I LEAVE FOR WORK, BUT IT STARTED GOING OFF AFTER SEVERAL MILES (MAYBE 20-30, OR SO). THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT OCTOBER, 2013. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE UNTIL THE HEADLIGHT NOW GOES OFF IN ONLY A FEW MILES (5 - 10). INTERESTINGLY, THE HEADLIGHT SEEMED TO STAY ON LONGER DURING THE COLDER WEATHER (AROUND ZERO DEGREES) THIS WINTER. OTHER THAN CHECKING FOR A LOOSE CONNECTION, I HAVE NOT TRIED TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. IT CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE DRIVING IN THE WINTER DARKNESS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THANK YOU.

POWER TRAIN OVER-ENGAGEMENT: WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW ENOUGH TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN, AFTER LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE POWER TRAIN CONTINUED TO ENGAGE, EVEN DURING BRAKING, FOR A FEW SECONDS CAUSING EXTRA INERTIA ENTERING CORNER WITH DEFINITE LOSS OF TRACTION.* *THERE IS NO WARNING, VERY DISCONCERTING, CAUSING MILD TO SEVERE ANXIETY. * THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES IN LAST 7 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *HAPPENS IN MANY STOPPING CONDITIONS: SLOW, FAST (USUALLY UNDER 30MPH) *IRRESPECTIVE OF STRAIGHT OR CHANGING DIRECTION *IF OTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN PRESENT, A COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN EMINENT. *IN ICY CONDITION VEHICLE COULD HAVE ENDED OFF ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WARNING WHISTLE AND A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE GENERAL EMERGENCY, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAYS, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND BRAKE ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

PARKED CAR AT NIGHT IN COLORADO IN FEBRUARY, 2015. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX 25 DEGREES FARENHEIT. WE ATE DINNER AT A RESTAURANT, CAME OUT AND STARTED THE 2006 PRIUS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL SHOWEING THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, SHIFT POSITION AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO COME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES - NO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHTS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IN FEBRUARY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN; ONE IS UNABLE TO TELL WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN, THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, OR HOW MUCH FUEL THE VEHICLE HAS. AFTER CONTACTING TOYOTA, THEY TOLD ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 2014. AS A SAFETY DEFECT, TOYOTA SHOULD STILL BE COVERING A KNOWN PROBLEM.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. IT'S NOT THE BULBS, THERE IS SOME COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT IS RECURRING. I THINK THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE 2006 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL SUDDENLY. THIS WILL AFFECT EITHER HEADLIGHT, ALTHOUGH, ON OCCASION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT OFF THEN ON AGAIN. SEVERAL PRIUS OWNERS DESCRIBE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THEY ALSO DESCRIBE THAT REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS THEMSELVES DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I CAN MAKE IT WORK AGAIN BY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT REPLICATE AT THE MECHANICS. THEREFORE, I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. IF IT WAS THE HEADLIGHT, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS HIGH INTENSITY BULBS, SO I AM NOT SURE. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE AND NOW THE FOG LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD TURN ON AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. (EACH AT DIFFERENT TIMES) SEALS HAVE BEEN CHECKED; NO MOISTURE GETTING IN. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONLY NEARLY 20%-30%. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE MAY BE TAKEN FOR A MOTORCYCLE ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOT AS OTHERS MIGHT MISTAKE THE VEHICLE WIDTH AND RESULTING IN COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT IS RESTORED BY FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED. FLICKERING MAYBE BE A HASSLE WHILE DRIVING AT SUCH SPEED. *TR

DURING THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE E SHAFT RECALL IN 2013 THE CLOCKSPRING WAS DAMAGED. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE CERTAIN STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS (INFO, FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTER, AND THE RECIRCULATE AIR) WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST. THEN, ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE RECALL, THEY ONLY FUNCTIONED WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS. NOW THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. I'M CONCERNED THE AIR BAG WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS ERROR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT 1/4 TANK OF FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A FAULTY FUEL BLADDER CAUSED A FALSE FUEL GAUGE READING. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

COMBINATION METER FAILED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INFORMATION. THERE IS A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH DOES NOT COVER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD OVER 9 YEARS. THIS REPRESENTS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC WHICH HAS A DOCUMENTED SOLUTION AND REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE (D) INTO NEUTRAL (N). THIS COULD BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY MANUALLY RE-SELECTING D, BUT IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS, IT SHIFTED BACK TO N. WE DROVE BY KEEPING ONE HAND ON THE LEVER TO KEEP IT IN D. AFTER WE STOPPED, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN REVERSE (R) -- THE SELECTOR SHIFTED INTO N AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BY MAINTAINING PRESSURE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE R SELECTION. I'VE FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM ON WEBSITES. IT APPEARS TO BE SOLVED BY INSTALLING A NEW SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 12V BATTERY AT ABOUT 30K MILES. AT ABOUT 59K MILES THE 12V WAS DISCHARGING AT RANDOM TIMES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS LEAVING LIGHTS ON, BUT IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT WHEN THE KEY IS IN SMART MODE AND IT IS WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE CAR IT CAN DISCHARGE THE 12V. I TURNED OFF THE SMART KEY BUT THE 12V DISCHARGED AGAIN A FEW MORE TIMES UNTIL I COULD NO LONGER GET A CHARGE WHEN I JUMPED IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED A NEW 12V AND 2 FUSES ($500!!), BUT THERE WERE 4 OR 5 WARNING LIGHTS THAT COULDN'T BE RESET SO I DROVE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. FOR SOME REASON THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP ASKED IF I HAD ALL THE RECALLS SERVICED. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC CONVERTER UNIT ($5800!!!) AND THERE WAS A REAL DANGER THE CAR WOULD DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 62000! I CALLED ANOTHER SHOP THAT IS HYBRID CERTIFIED AND THEIR EXPERT SAID HE SEES THE ECU GOING AT 100,000 BUT NOT AT LOW MILES. ALL HYBRID OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL RISK OF NEEDING TO REPLACE THE HYBRID BATTERY TOWARD THE END OF THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE MAJOR EXPENSE AND POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE ECU FAILING. WHY WAS I NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS? I WONDER WHY TOYOTA'S FIRST QUESTION WAS TO ASK IF I HAD ALL THE SERVICE RECALLS, IS THERE A RECALL COMING ON THE ECU? *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT FLICKERS FIRST AND THEN GOES OFF. SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN. BUT AFTER A WHILE THEY TURN OFF AGAIN. THEY STAY ON STEADY AFTER I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR IN LONG TRIPS AND AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT 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. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER BEING ON FOR FIVE MINUTES AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 03/02/15*JB

WAS DRIVING ON VERY DARK STREET. MY HEADLIGHTS SEEMED VERY DIM SO I SWITCHED THEM TO BRIGHT. BOTH IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF. MY SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THEY BOTH WENT OUT AND WANTED TO CHARGE MORE THAN $300 TO REPLACE. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION REPLACED FOR COST OF LABOR. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF A RECALL OR POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS AND TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE. I SUBMITTED MY INVOICE AND RECEIVED A REFUND. HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON, OTHERS THEY ARE OFF OR ONE WILL BE OUT AND THE OTHER WORKING. CONDENSATION HAS BUILT UP AND CHANGING THE BULB HAS NOT HELPED. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $1000 TO HAVE LIGHTS REPAIRED. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON FOR LEFT ONE TO WORK AGAIN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED LAMP FOR $600, BUT NOW I'M NOTICING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS ! DPS THINKS IT'S DANGEROUS, TOO, JUDGING FROM WARNINGS I'M COLLECTING. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED THIS 2006 PRIUS SINCE NEW. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS MANY TIMES. THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR TO THE REST. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT WOULD GO OUT BUT IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS. THERE WAS AN ABILITY TO GET IT ON AGAIN BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. AFTER A WEEK OF THIS, THE SECOND HEADLIGHT STARTED TO DO THE SAME RESULTING IN TOTAL HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THIS COULD ALSO BE REMEDIED BY FLICKING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS RECALL ON AIRBAGS EXPLODING WENT TO GET REPLACED AND TOYOTA MALL OF GA HAD NO REPLACEMENTS. UPDATED 8/17/2015*JS

RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON. ON THE DRIVE TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, LEFT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AGAIN ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON BY TURNING IT OFF AND ON. DEALER CHECKED OVER THE CAR AND ONLY REPLACED THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM BOTH HAD BEEN OUT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT. DROVE AWAY FROM DEALER AND THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AFTER I DROVE LESS THAN 1 MILE. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT DID NOT TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE IT, BUT THE LIGHT WAS OUT. HAD THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT REPLACED. IS THIS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF BOTH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING! *TR

I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH BECAUSE THE RUBBER/PLASTIC COVERING HAD HARDENED TO THE POINT THAT I COULDN'T CAUSE IT TO MAKE CONTACT AND OPEN. SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN IT WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. A DEALER IN TENNESSEE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $300 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PART. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE, FIRST AID KIT, OR TO OPEN THE HATCH IN EMERGENCIES TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO ESCAPE IF OTHER DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. *TR

WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE WHILE GOING LOW SPEED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE CAR ACCELERATED BEFORE BRAKING. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. INSTEAD OF DECELERATING, THE CAR AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATED INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER AT THE HEAD OF THE PARKING SPOT. *TR

WE WERE EXITING 66 AT EXIT 55 (FAIRFAX CO. PARKWAY) NORTHERN VA. WE WERE GOING 3 MPH, A HEAVY DELIVERY TRUCK HIT US GOING 40 MPH PUSHING US WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF US. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES INJURING MY HEAD, NECK AND BACK. MY DOCTORS THINK MY INJURIES WERE MADE WORSE BY THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT PREVENT ME FROM BEING THROWN SO FAR FORWARD. WE CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD BOTH MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I ALMOST WRECKED. I THEN TURNED THEM ON AN OFF AND THEY CAME BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WE HAVE OWNED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL....DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE OVER THIS COMMON ISSUE? *TR

RUBBER COVER TO THE REAR HATCH SWITCH (HANDLE) HAS DETERIORATED OVER TIME (CAR WAS 4 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS FIRST BECAME NOTICEABLE). IT IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD WITH 81,000 MILES AND THE DETERIORATION IS SO DRASTIC TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH, OR VICE-VERSA SOMETIMES THE HATCH WILL NOT LATCH CLOSE. STICKY GOOEY TAR ALWAYS GETS ON THE FINGERS UPON EVERY ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE HATCH. NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY HAND-WASHED THE CAR WITH PLAIN WATER, AND I LIVE IN A VERY MILD CLIMATE (SAN DIEGO). OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECTIVE BATCH OF RUBBER USED BY TOYOTA. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THAT IT COULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND TOOLS TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE IN AN EMERGENCY. THERE IS AN INTERNAL MECHANICAL RELEASE SWITCH, BUT THIS COULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS IF THERE ARE LARGE ITEMS STORED IN THE TRUNK. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO FLIP THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AGAIN AND THEY TURN BACK ON, BUT THIS ONLY WORKS TEMPORARILY AND THEY SOON SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT ALONG A CURVE. THE TOYOTA SPECIALISTS RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE BULBS BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON JULY 20,2014, I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE LIGHT ON, IT CAME ON FINE.. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAY AT NIGHT ALL THE SUDDEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN PASSENGER SIDE. I PULLED IT ON THE SIDE AND INSPECT DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WAS WORKING FINE BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS OUT. I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND ON AGAIN IT CAME BACK ON. AT THIS TIME I AM SCRATCHING MY HEAD THAT WHAT IS GOING ON. I TAKE MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC HE TELLS ME THE BULB IS FUSE. IT COST ME $300. TO CHANGE THE BULB. AFTER FEW DAYS AFTER THE BULB GOES OUT AGAIN. I TAKE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC HE CHECKS EVERY THING IS FINE, TELL ME THE BULB WENT OUT AGAIN. SCRATCHING MY HEAD AGAIN "BULB WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER FEW WEEKS" I WENT TO AMAZON AND BOUGHT ANOTHER BULB.. AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS PULLED OVER SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 BUY COPS TO FIX MY HEADLIGHT. HEADLIGHT ARE STILL GOING OUT AND I HAVE TO KEEP BUYING THE HEADLIGHT BULB. *TR

ON OCCASION, WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR (USUALLY WHEN DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH), IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE TRIES TO ACCELERATE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ELECTRONIC PORTION OF THE VEHICLE IS TRYING TO ENGAGE AND BRIEFLY ACCELERATES WHEN I AM TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS MY PRIUS' PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AND ON INDISCRIMINATELY. I'VE REPLACE BULBS, I'VE REPLACED FUSES, AND EVEN THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT A TOTAL COST OF CLOSE TO $3000. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TO THIS DAY. I GET PULLED OVER ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO FROM POLICE AND FOR MY JOB THE CAR DOES NOT PASS THE INTERNAL INSPECTION OF MY COMPANY. I HAVE READ ON MANY SITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF PRIUS JUSTIFYING A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT. WE COULD CYCLE THE SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHT WOULD WORK AGAIN. AFTER REPLACING THE BULB WITH A ORIGINAL BULB. BOTH HEADLIGHT HAVE GONE OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY QUOTED A REPAIR OF $3800. I BEGAN LOOKING FOR A LEES EXPENSIVE SHOP TO DO THE REPAIRS, WHEN THE OWNER OF A SHOP[ INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA HAD SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THE HID ( HIGH INTENSITY DISPLAY) UNITS. THAT SETTLEMENT HAS NOW PASSED THE DATE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM. ALL CLAIMS HAD TO BE SUBMITTED BY MAY 30TH 2011. WE HAD NOT PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL DONE ON THESE VEHICLES? OBVIOUSLY TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IN THE SYSTEM OR THEY WOULD NOT OF SETTLED THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. WE NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WE PAID $15000 FOR THAT CAN NOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT OR WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT, BECAUSE THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURE. HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT ALLOW A MAJOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURE TO ALLOW THESE CARS TO STAY ON THE ROAD, AND RISK SERIOUS INJURY? *TR

I BEGIN TO NOTICE BLACK MARKS ON MY FINGERS. IT TOOK ME AWHILE TO LEARN THAT THE LATCH COVER WAS DISINTEGRATING. I ASKED OUR LOCAL MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO GETTING IT REPLACED. HE REPORTED BACK THAT HE CALLED TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. ONE DEALER WANTED $500 FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND ANOTHER DEALER SAID THE PART WAS BEING CHANGE TO PLASTIC BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED $230 FOR THE PART. SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL USED, I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE CAR AND PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. CAN YOU ASSIST WITH MY REQUEST? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 05/22/2009, MY HUSBAND AND HIS [XXX] HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND'S CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN HE WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIS FRIEND SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSAGE SEAT. THE BACKS OF THE CHAIRS OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND FRONT PASSAGE SEAT WERE MOVE AND BROKEN.THE SEAT BACK SHAFT DAMAGE FAILURE. MY HUSBAND AND HIS FRIEND BOTH GOT HURT, AND MY HUSBAND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 6 DAYS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AT NIGHT, I NOTICED THE ROAD SEEMED "DIM" ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WAS BRIGHTER. LATER I NOTICED THE SAME THING AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO FIND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ON, BUT IT CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, SOMETIMES AFFECTING THE LEFT HEADLIGHT AS WELL. ONCE, LAST MONTH, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF! FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND DO NOT SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM. HELP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 5 NORTH TO LOS ANGELES LATE EVENING AROUND 9:00PM. THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATING. EACH TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT THE CAR MADE A VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE AND FELT STIFF. THE JARRING WAS FELT IN THE ACCELERATION PAD AND IN THE BRAKE PADS EACH TIME I EITHER ACCELERATED OR BRAKED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I SERVICE MY CAR ON JULY 5TH 2014. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE EXACT COMPLAINT I HAD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME AN INVOICE INFORMING ME THAT THE CHARGES TO FIX THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR INSIDE WOULD COST ME OVER $2000.00. I CALLED TOYOTA ON 14TH JULY TO ASK IF THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED BY TOYOTA ON JULY 18TH, THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THE CAR HAD 148,000 MILES, AND THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE IN 2012 ON THIS VEHICLE. AS A PEACE OFFERING THEY SAID THEY COULD GIVE ME 700$ TO FIX IT OR BUY A NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALER, WHERE I WENT TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE FROM THE RECALL???? I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHICH I AM BEING TOLD IS NOT COVERED BY THE COMPANY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A STEERING COLUMN FAILING. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT MY VEHICLE EVEN HAD A RECALL. I HAD NO INTIMATION FROM ANYONE. AND NO I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IN LATE 2012 THE DEALER HAD DONE SOME WORK ON THE RECALL. WHAT IS THERE TO SHOW THAT THE WORK WAS DONE CORRECTLY AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE PROBLEM IN ALL VEHICLES?? I HAVE HAD VEHICLES THAT I HAVE USED FOR OVER 200,000 MILES WITH NO MISHAPS INCLUDING A SAAB AND AN ACURA. *TR

MY HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I ALERTED THE DEALER WHEN PURCHASING THE CAR. THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM, NOR DID THEY OFFER TO CORRECT IT. I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE. NO NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN TO CONSUMER. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN QC'D. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL. KMJ I HAVE MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2014 I A LOUD BEEPING NOISE FILLED THE CAR. THE SYSTEM HAD MULTIPLE LIGHTS DISPLAYING SHOWING INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ( WHILE I WAS DRIVING), ABS,VSC, A RED TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE MIDDLE, ETC. AS, THIS WAS HAPPENING CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME THREE OTHER TIMES WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR AGAIN STARTED DECELERATING WHILE I HAD MULTIPLE CARS AROUND ME ON THE FREEWAY. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYING, I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND WAS FORCED TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, MULTIPLE TEST DRIVES, BUT AT THAT TIME THEY DIDN'T KNOW. SO THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND COME BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WITHIN THE WEEK I WAS EXITING OFF OF THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN I START HEARING THE LOUD BEEPING NOISE, ALL THE LAMP LIGHTS CAME ON, AND AS I AM WAITING IN LINE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY ONTO A BUSY STREET THE CAR STOPS. I PANICKED, PUT ON THE HAZARDS, THE CAR WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE IT HAD MOVED TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR. THIS TIME I TOOK PICTURES OF THE LAMP DISPLAY TO SHOW THE SERVICE MEMBERS AS WELL. MY CHILDREN, MYSELF, AND OTHER DRIVERS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT! THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TOLD US WE HAVE A BAD COMPUTER, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ECU, AND THE CAR WENT INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE. *TR

BOTH OF MY HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT (TURNED OFF) DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. SINCE THEN, THE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO TURN OFF RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHTS OPERATE FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN GO BACK OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I SEE IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

SUDDEN EXTINGUISHING OF ONE HEADLIGHT, THEN THE OTHER. *TR

I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE EXPANDING/ADDING-TO THE RECALL OF TOYOTA PRIUS COOLANT INVERTER PUMP FAILURES* TO INCLUDE COOLANT STORAGE PUMP FAILURES BLOWING A MAIN FUSE CAUSING DANGEROUS LOSS OF ALL POWER AND CONTROL. *TR ON MAY 31ST, 2014, WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE CAR INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN: NO DRIVE POWER, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO FRONT PANEL DISPLAY. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE TOYOTA DEALER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE CONCLUDED THAT THE "COOLANT STORAGE PUMP" (NOT THE COOLANT INVERTER PUMP AS IN THE RECALL) WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS BLOWN "AM-2" 15-AMP FUSE WHICH SHUT DOWN THE HYBRID SYSTEM, POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. THEY INDICATED THAT THE COOLANT STORAGE PUMP FAULT WAS A KNOWN CAUSE. THIS CAR IS WELL-MAINTAINED, DEALER MAINTAINED. IT HAD ALL THE RECENT RECALL UPDATES INSTALLED. IT WAS A MILD DAY ~75DEG. WE'D BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER A 30 MINUTE STOP. VEHICLE LOAD WAS NOT A FACTOR -- TWO SLIM ADULTS, NO CARGO LOAD. NO ELECTRICAL CHARGING LOADS. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF IMMEDIATELY LOSING ALL POWER, POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, WITHOUT WARNING, BECAUSE OF A SINGLE COOLANT PUMP FAULT. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. I HOPE THEY FIXED MY VEHICLE. AND I HOPE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM ITS NOT DEADLY. THANK YOU, * RECALL OF INVERTER COOLANT PUMP 12V536000: "...OPEN FUSE, CREATING A STALL-LIKE CONDITION OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH." PS I FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT MIGHT BE RELATED (..SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, SIMILAR VIN, NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10567158). THOUGH THIS COMPLAINT SEEMS TO BE FOCUSED ON THE COSTS REPLACING ADDITIONAL PUMPS.

AFTER LONG DRIVE UP MOUNTAINS, VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN GOING UPHILL, PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN JERKY MOVEMENT OF A FEW FEET. VEHICLE STOPPED. CHECKED BATTERY AND IT WAS LOW BUT HAD TWO BLUE BARS. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. MANAGED TO TURN VEHICLE AROUND AND IT COASTED DOWNHILL WITH NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS. THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED ON A ROAD WITH A BLIND CURVE. TURNING BACK WAS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS. DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL IN SOLVING THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM.

THE PRIUS WAS BEING DRIVEN UP A HILL WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE GASOLINE ENGINE DIED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, SINCE THE ELECTRIC MODE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF MOVING THE VEHICLE FORWARD UP THE HILL. THE VEHICLE'S FUEL METER ON THE DASH DISPLAYED 3 BARS REMAINING (INDICATING THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 1/4 TANK OF FUEL REMAINING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER, WHO SAID A SOFTWARE RELOAD AND CLEANING THE THROTTLE BOTTLE FIXED IT. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE, AND THE DRIVER WAS PASSING A SEMI-TRAILER. WHILE IN THE PASSING LANE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, AND CAUSED GREAT DANGER AS IT HAD VERY LITTLE ELECTRIC POWER TO LIMP TO SAFETY. THE GAS ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN OR START AGAIN, WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. AGAIN THE FUEL METER SHOWED 3 BARS REMAINING. HOWEVER, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT TOOK OVER 11 GALLONS OF GASOLINE TO THEN FILL THE TANK, AND THE TOTAL TANK CAPACITY IS IN THE 11 GALLON RANGE. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET RESULTED IN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, WITH ONE ENTRY CITING A TOYOTA TECHNICAL MANUAL THAT INCLUDED THE STATEMENT REGARDING THE FUEL GAUGE, "THE INCLINOMETER MUST BE RESET IF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINS THAT THEY CAN ONLY PUMP A FEW GALLONS OF GAS INTO THEIR TANK OR THAT THEY RUN OUT OF GAS WITH THREE OR FOUR BARS LEFT ON THE FUEL METER." IT IS VERY CONCERNING & FRUSTRATING THAT TOYOTA APPARENTLY IS AWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLES CAN RUN OUT OF GAS UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE, AND IT CAN PLACE THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS IN GREAT DANGER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL ($300) THAT DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE WILLING TO LOOK AT THE CAR AGAIN, NOW THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IT IS LIKELY A BAD FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT TOYOTA HAS APPARENTLY KNOWN ABOUT. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR FAIL WITH NO WARNING, USUALLY JUST ONE BUT SOMETIMES BOTH. IF I FLIP THE SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY USUALLY COME BACK ON BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOME TIME. I RUN THEM DURING THE DAY FOR SAFETY, SO I CANNOT TELL WHEN ONE WILL RANDOMLY CUT OFF. THIS ALSO PUTS ME AT RISK OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT A HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE WHEN A HEADLIGHT WAS OUT THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, JUST MISSED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON RESTARTING ONE OF THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION, IT IS LIFE THREATENING. I HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND THEY SAID I HAD TO COME IN WHEN IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY LATER SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST UNTIL THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BESIDES SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. *TR

THE ASSISTED HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY, THERE'S A PUMP NOISE THAT KEEPS COMING ON IN THE CABIN, LIKE THE BRAKE PUMP CANNOT KEEP PRESSURE. IT'S A RATTLING NOISE THAT IS COMING ON AND IT'S EVERY FEW SECONDS. LIKE IT'S TRYING TO BUILD PRESSURE TO ASSIST BRAKING. *TR

IN 2006 WE BOUGHT A TOYOTA PRIUS CAR $ 28000.ON 05/22/2009, MY HUSBAND AND HIS FRIEND [XXX] HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND'S CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN HE WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HIS FRIEND SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSAGE SEAT. THE BACKS OF THE CHAIRS OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND FRONT PASSAGE SEAT WERE MOVE AND BROKEN. MY HUSBAND AND HIS FRIEND BOTH GOT HURT, AND MY HUSBAND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 6 DAYS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEADLIGHTS, GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE WILL GO OFF, SOMETIMES BOTH. HAPPENS WITH HIGH BEAMS AS WELL. LIGHTS COME BACK ON IF I SWITCH THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. MAY STAY ON FOR 30 MINUTES, MAY ONLY STAY ON FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AT NIGHT TIME CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE DARK AT 6:00AM ON I64E MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I HAD TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY, TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. *TR

WENT TO DEALER FOR 90K SERVICE. WAS TOLD LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. REPLACED. HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NEED TO TURN LIGHTS ON-OFF TO HAVE HEADLIGHT TURN BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BOLTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,600.

I WAS REAR ENDED AT BY A CAR GOIN ALMOST FULL SPEED IN A SPEED LIMIT ZONE OF 45 AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. WHILE APPROACHING THE LINE OF CARS IN FRONT OF ME I STARTED SLOWING DOWN PUMPING MY BRAKES TO LET TO DRIVERS BEHIND KNOW I WAS SLOWING DOWN. I WAS THEN REAR ENDED AND SHOT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, LIFTING UP THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND SMASHING INTO ANOTHER VECHILE. MY FIREWALL WAS COMPLETELY BENT IN AS WELL AS HALF OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND FRAME TORN OFF. I HAD NO AIRBAGS DEPLOY ON EITHER THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE. IT MAKES ME CONCERNED THAT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT, I COULD HAVE OBTAINED SEVERE INJURIES COMPARED TO THE WHIPLASH AND SHOULDER PAINS I CURRENTLY HAVE. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IT WILL START FOR A MOMENT THEN GO INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND ONLY IF THE GEAR SHIFT IS HELD IN REVERSE OR CONSTANTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WILL IT ALLOW YOU TO DO SO. IT WILL THEN ONLY GO INTO PARK WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND IT OCCURRING IN MANY PRIUSES OF VARYING YEARS AND ALSO OCCURS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, AND CAN OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE FOUND THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM TOYOTA THAT SEEMS TO BE REFERRING TO THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER IT IS ONLY COVERED BY THEM IF THE CAR IS UNDER 3 YEARS OR 36K MILES. THE ISSUE DIDN'T EVEN BEGIN FOR ME UNTIL THE CAR WAS 7 YEARS OLD. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. I AM UNABLE TO ATTACH THE FILE SO BELOW IS A LINK TO THE SITE THAT HAS THE ATTACHMENT. HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/SHIFTER-SLIPS-INTO-N-REPLACE-SHIFTER-T-SB-0142-11.98016/. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER SHE NOTICED THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING TIME WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STROKE SENSOR RETENTION LOGIC FAILED AND THE SPEED CONTROL ECU WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,219.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000. *TR

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. *TR

SINCE 2008 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT USUALLY ONE AT A TIME BUT SOMETIMES BOTH. BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WOULD GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. THE FREQUENCY KEPT INCREASING TILL 2013 WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. # AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY . 142000 MILES. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THIS DONE AND GOT A PRICE OF $550.00. WOW. WITH A LOT OF RESEARCH I PURCHASED 2 HEADLIGHTS THAT WERE EXACTLY THE SAME ON LINE FOR $90.00 AND REPLACED THEM MYSELF (NOT AN EASY TASK). AT THIS POINT I'M NOT HAPPY BUT CAN LIVE WITH IT. NOW FOR MY REAL COMPLAINT!!! 2 WEEKS AFTER THE BULB REPLACEMENT MY LIGHTS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES ONE THEN THE OTHER OR THE REAL EXCITEMENT WHEN BOTH GO SAME TIME. TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY ALWAYS COME BACK ON, MAYBE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. TOYOTA ASSURED ME BEFORE I REPLACED THEM THAT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS AT A DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY HAD NO INPUT. TO ME IT SURE SEEMS THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM OTHER THEN THE BULBS THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT ADMIT. WE TRY TO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT BUT AT TIMES WE HAVE TO. I WOULDN'T FEEL RIGHT SELLING THE VEHICLE EITHER, IT'S NOT SAFE!!!! KINDA STUCK WITH NO SOLUTION OR HELP FROM TOYOTA. ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THE DEALER WANTS MORE THAN $1000. TO REPAIR EACH ONE. *TR

THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, A RED TRIANGLE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 02/25/14*LJ

MY WIFE ALMOST HIT A TRIO OF PEDESTRIANS WHO WERE WALKING IN THE ROAD, AND WHO WERE VERY POORLY LIT BY THE 2006 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS. THESE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY DIM AND IN MY OPINION ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH AT NIGHT. HIGH BEAMS SEEM TO LIGHT THE ROAD ADEQUATELY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS (A PROBLEM WE'VE ALSO DEALT WITH), BUT IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD. WE ALSO DRIVE A 2005 ACURA TL AND A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AND BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES PROVIDE GOOD ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND OUR 2006 PRIUS WILL OFTEN CAST A SHADOW OF OUR CAR IN THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE CAR, IN THE AREA THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ILLUMINATED BY THE HEADLIGHTS. I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE'S NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT TOYOTA HASN'T RECTIFIED THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IN MY OPINION MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER BECAME ILL CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD, CONCUSSION, AND MINOR BRUISING AND LACERATIONS TO THE FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. PM

I BECAME ILL WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION AREA, BECOMING NAUSEOUS AND DIZZY. MY HEAD BANGED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE ROAD. I UNDERSTAND FROM REPORTS THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND, FROM LOOKING AT IT AFTER THE FACT, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ACCURATE. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF...THERE WERE FOUR: TWO IN THE FRONT AND ONE ON EACH SIDE. NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO MY FACE (SWELLING AND BRUISING TO MY RIGHT EYE FROM IMPACT WITH STEERING WHEEL AND PROBABLY SHIFT KNOB AS WELL) AND A CONCUSSION. LOCAL POLICE FILED AN ACCIDENT REPORT. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA OF THIS. THEY SAID AT LEAST THE SIDE BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, IF NOT ALL OF THEM. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION CHECKING AT LEAST THE VEHICLE'S RECORDING DEVICE WITHIN 30 DAYS AND GET BACK TO ME. I PROVIDED THEM WITH THE NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE WRECKING SERVICE THAT TOWED MY VEHICLE AND WAS IN CURRENT POSSESSION OF IT. I HAD BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS CAR ONLY SINCE 12 SEPTEMBER 2013, HAVING PURCHASED IT FROM A CARMAX DEALER IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. *TR

THIS IS MY 10TH HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERS DID MOST OF THEM OVER THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I AM ALSO AN OWNER OF A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT ONE. *TR

I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH HID HEADLIGHT 1.5 YEAR AGO AND REPLACED IT BASED ON THE DEALER'S SUGGESTING. LATERALLY, IT WENT OUT SO OFTEN BUT NOT COMPLETE OUT BECAUSE I CAN TURN OFF/ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE OUT OR WHERE IT WILL BE OUT. ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE REMOTE COUNTRY ROAD. I AM WORRY ABOUT MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER SAFETY. *TR

THE REAR HATCHBACK LATCH OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DETERIORATED OVER TIME. IT STARTED BACK IN FEBRUARY 2012 WITH A DIFFICULTY OPENING THE HATCHBACK EVEN WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. NOW, WHEN I TOUCH THE LATCH RELEASE IT IS GUMMY AND WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CAN'T ACCESS ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT (SPARE TIRE, EMERGENCY TOOLS ETC) THAT ARE LOCATED UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE HATCH. I FOUND OUT THAT TO FIX IT WILL COST ME OVER $300. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A DOOR HANDLE SHOULD FAIL SO QUICKLY. THE REST OF THE CAR WORKS BEAUTIFULLY. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THIS LATCH RELEASE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE HATCH FROM THE INTERIOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE (UNLIKE A SIDE DOOR). *TR

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE PROBLEM, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER RETURNING FROM SHOPPING, STILL RUNNING, WHEN MY SON NOTICED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. FOR SOME REASON, I REACHED IN AND TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT WAS FINE. I FIGURED IT WAS AN ANOMALY. FROM THEN, ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WOULD DISAPPEAR EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO, BUT ALWAYS REAPPEAR WITH A TOGGLE OF THE LIGHT SWITCHED. I WAS SEVERELY UNDEREMPLOYED, AND SIMPLY COULD/CAN NOT AFFORD THE $500 PARTS & LABOR THE TOYOTA DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS. I JUST KEPT TOGGLING AND HOPING FOR THE BEST. I RECENTLY RETURNED TO FULL-TIME WORK, BUT WITH A COMMUTE OF 1.25 HOURS EACH WAY. IT WAS FINE DURING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, BUT NOW, I AM TOGGLING CONSTANTLY, AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I AM TRAVELING DARK, COUNTRY, ROADS, FROM FRESNO, CA TO COALINGA, CA TO WORK AT THE PLEASANT VALLEY STATE PRISON. I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A HIGHWAY FATALITY STATISTIC SIMPLY BECAUSE NHTSA DOESN'T HAVE THE "[XXX]" TO FORCE TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE DANGEROUS HEADLIGHTS. I WAS UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED FOR 4 YEARS FOLLOWING A LAY OFF IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE $500 OUT OF POCKET, AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY CREDIT LEFT. YOUR INACTION, NHTSA AND TOYOTA, PUTS MY LIFE ON THE LINE TWICE A DAY. YOU BOTH WILL PROBABLY HAVE MY BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS. [XXX] YOU! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CENTER CONSOLE SIMPLY TURNED BLACK. I HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY OF THE CONTROLS. THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM HEATING AND COOLING, TO BACK UP CAMERA, TO GPS MAPPS, TO RADIO CHANNELL SELECTION. THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN TURNED BLACK AND USELESS. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $3,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER 4 YEARS OF UN/DEREMPLOYMENT, I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD SUCH A COSTLY FIX. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 PRIUS IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND EVER SINCE BUYING IT I'VE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES OUT BY ITSELF. I ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE DEALER WITHIN A WEEK AND TOLD THEM MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT BUT WHEN I GOT THERE AND I TURNED THEM ON IT WAS WORKING. I WAS BAFFLED. THEY DIDN'T SAY A THING TO ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA WASN'T GOING TO BE ADDRESSING. ANYWAY, I LEFT AND THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE. I DECIDED TO JUST LIVE WITH IT BECAUSE WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON - AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. I'M VERY WORRIED THAT THE SAME THING MIGHT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER HEADLIGHT AT THE SAME TIME. I'VE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE COST OF REPLACING THE BULB ($330) WHICH IS RIDICULOUS SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MFG FLAW THAT TOYOTA JUST DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!! *TR

I NOTICE OCCASIONALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT REQUIRING ME TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. I CAN GET THEM ON AGAIN BY TURNING THEM OFF THEN BACK ON BUT IT IS UNNERVING AND OCCURS EVERY DAY NOW WHENEVER I USE THE LIGHTS. I CHECKED FOR A LOOSE WIRE AND FOUND NOTHING. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL HID HEADLIGHTS.I CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE HAPPENED TO BE A LITTLE FOG IN THE AIR. MY SPEED WAS 45 MPH ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD. MY PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, FOLLOWED BY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WITHIN 20 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHT CONTROL OFF THEN BACK ON. I DID THIS AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND KEEPING STRAIGHT. I MANAGED TO STAY ON THE ROAD AND DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS THAT NIGHT. ALL IN ALL IT WAS A PRETTY SCARY EXPERIENCE. *TR

I HAVE HID HEADLIGHTS. MY HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIME ONE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT; SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. IF THEY GO OUT, I CAN USUALLY GET THEM TO GO BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK MY CAR'S REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF OTHER CARS TO MAKE SURE BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON. MY MECHANIC MADE ME AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT COMPLAINT FOR THIS MODEL AND REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT HELP. ACCORDINGLY, THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE MODULE THAT CEASES TO WORK WHEN IT HEATS UP. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE FHTSA HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM, AND THAT TOYOTA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION SUIT (FOR WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED) REGARDING THE EXACT PROBLEM. TOYOTA NOW REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR CARS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM EFFECTING THOUSANDS OF CARS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IF YOU DON'T MAKE TOYOTA DO A RECALL, I EXPECT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NOW, WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS BOTH HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT. I NOTICE IT WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT IS NOT SAFE. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER BULB - THEY JUST DON'T WORK. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN FOR BOTH LIGHTS TO WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES OF IT HAPPENING A FIRST TIME. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT TIME I DROVE IT THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. MAYBE A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AGAIN, NEXT TIME I USED THE LIGHTS THEY WERE BOTH ON. THIS WENT ON FOR AWHILE. THE ESCALATION WAS WHEN BOTH LOW BEAMS SHUT OFF LEAVING JUST THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON. HIGH BEAMS SEEMED TO BE UNAFFECTED SO I DROVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. CURRENTLY, ANY OF THE LIGHTS CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN BRINGS THEM BACK. ON A HALF HOUR RIDE HOME TONIGHT, TO KEEP BOTH LIGHTS ON I HAD TO SHUT THEM OFF AND TURN THEM ON 7 TIMES. I GOOGLED THIS AND WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED, REVIEWED AND DISMISSED AS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES NOT FEEL VERY SAFE TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DISCOVER ONESELF SUDDENLY IN THE DARK. IT SEEMS THIS WILL BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR ME AS REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS IS LIKELY TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME (3 M SEEMS TO BE COMMON) BEFORE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE. *TR

R HEADLIGHT CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS AND HAD THEM REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NOW AT 65,000 MILES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND ARE DIM WHEN THEY ARE ON. HIGH BEAMS ARE ANEMIC. IF BOTH LIGHTS EVER GO OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AT NIGHT, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. *TR

ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 AT ABOUT 8:10 A.M., I WAS DRIVING ON HOLCOMBE IN HOUSTON. THERE WAS TRAFFIC. AT ONE POINT, I NEEDED TO STOP FROM A FAIRLY LOW SPEED (PERHAPS 10 MPH), AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. I BRAKE USING THE FLOOR PEDAL. BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL; IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD NOT EVEN TOUCHED THE BRAKE. THE CAR DIDN'T HESITATE OR DIE; IT JUST CONTINUED MOVING UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED AND NEITHER THE DRIVER OF THE CAR I HIT NOR I HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN INJURED. BUT HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DIFFERENT. MY PRIUS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL SAFETY RECALLS, ALL OF WHICH I'VE HAD PERFORMED. AND ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE CAR HAD PASSED ITS ANNUAL STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. FROM THIS AND BECAUSE IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL WHEN I BRAKED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS A FUNCTION OF A BRAKE DEFECT IN THE PRIUS, PERHAPS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM. *TR

CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS FAILURE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT; SPIRAL CABLE/ CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. *TR

GEAR POPS BACK TO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVING OR REVERSING AS I STARTED MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 CAR FROM MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT CAME HALFWAY TO THE ROAD AND THEN STOPPED. I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAD, ON ITS OWN, SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. THE CAR'S GEAR SHIFT LEVER AGAIN MOVED TO NEUTRAL. THE ONLY WAY I COULD MOVE THE CAR BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY WAS BY HOLDING THE LEVER IN THE DRIVE POSITION MANUALLY. I TRIED THE CAR ON MY STREET'S SMALL BLOCK, BUT FOUND THAT THE GEAR KEPT SHIFTING BACK TO NEUTRAL, EVERYTIME I LET GO OF THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. IN OTHER WORDS, I HAD TO KEEP THE GEAR IN D POSITION MANUALLY WITH ONE HAND TO DRIVE AROUND. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE ATTENTION IS DIVERTED FROM THE ROAD TO THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER EVERY FEW SECONDS TO SEE IF THE GEAR IS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I CALLED TOYOTA TODAY AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS SITUATION. *TR

HEADLIGHT GOES OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I TURN OFF LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN AND HEADLIGHT GOES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST THE US GOVERNMENT FOR NOT DOING ITS JOB. *TR

I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY PRIUS AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES ONE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH. THE BULBS THEMSELVES ARE NOT BAD. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON TO RESET THEM APPROXIMATELY EVERY 25 SECONDS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID "WE CAN NOT RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM". I LEFT, IN THE RAIN AND HAD TO RESET THEM 6 TIMES BEFORE I WAS A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. OUR EXTENDED FAMILY OWNS 4 PRIUS VEHICLES, WE WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER SINCE TOYOTA IS NOT STANDING UP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ON THE RIGHT STARTED TO MOVE TO MY LANE WITHOUT TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL, HE PROBABLY DIDN'T NOTICE ME AS HE WAS MOVING ON ME, I STARTED TO BRAKE BUT BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO WORK AT ONCE, IT STARTED TO WORK ONLY AFTER DELAY AND AFTER IT STARTED WORKING I LOST CONTROL OVER THE CAR, ABS SIGNAL TURNED ON AND I STARTED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO PREVENT IT BUT CAR WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND THIS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THE SAME HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN FEBRUARY WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON HIGHWAY. SHE JUST COULDN'T STOP EVEN THOUGH THE DISTANCE TO THE NEXT CAR WAS LONG ENOUGH. BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO WORK WITH THE DELAY AND SHE BUMPED INTO THE NEXT CAR. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAG IS "OFF" WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT HE CHARGED AN $85 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, PLUS TAX BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 35,000 MILES. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SAFETY DEVICES WERE NOT SUBJECT TO WARRANTY LIMITATIONS. *TR

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE ISSUE. WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY COME ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME AND SOMETIMES ONLY ONE WILL TURN OFF. I HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL WEBSITES FOR PRIUS OWNERS AND THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON. AS YOU CANNOT PASS VEHICLE INSPECTION WITH DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS AND YOU CAN BE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING LIGHTS OUT, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED TO THE DEALER THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK UNLIT ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME AS I BRAKED AS FAST AS I COULD WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING. IT WAS THE SAME AS IF I HAD ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST CLOSED MY EYES AND TRIED TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE STOP SOMEWHERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING SOMETHING. I WOULD SAY THAT THIS WAS THE SCARIEST MOMENT I HAVE HAD DRIVING IN 30 YEARS OF DRIVING. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A CONTROL PROBLEM OF SOME SORT. I LOVE MY PRIUS, BUT THIS IS JUST AN UNACCEPTABLE DESIGN PROBLEM. OF COURSE I WOULD MUCH RATHER JUST HAVE STANDARD LIGHT BULBS THAT WERE NOT AT RISK OF FAILING RATHER THAN THIS SUPPOSED UPGRADE. *TR

OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A HEAD LIGHT THAT GOES OFF AND ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHICH WE CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED AND THE ILLUMINATION BECAME DIM. WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD REGAIN ILLUMINATION POWER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

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.

BOTH THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHTS KEEP TURNING OFF DURING DRIVING. THE RIGHT ONE IS MORE COMMON THAN THE LEFT. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ALMOST 1 YEAR AGO AND THOUGHT THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY GLITCH, BUT THE FREQUENCY OF THIS INCREASED OVER TIME. I CONSTANTLY NEED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND TURN THEM ON, BUT AGAIN IN FEW MORE MINUTES ONE OR BOTH OF THEM GETS OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY, WHEN THERE ARE STREET LIGHTS ON OR DURING DAWN OR DUSK, YOU ARE NEVER SURE IF THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING OR NOT. ON TOP OF RISKING AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS ALWAYS A WORRY THAT A COP MIGHT PULL YOU OVER FOR NON WORKING HEAD LIGHT, WHILE IN FACT YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN WORKING WHEN YOU STARTED, BUT TURNS OFF SOME TIME LATER AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO NOTICE IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. TOYOTA CHARGES HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM SOONER THAN LATER. I KNOW THAT MY CAR IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD BUT THAT SHOULDN'T BE A MATTER FOR THEM TO FIX IT. BECAUSE THIS LIGHT SITUATION IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HEADLIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH WAS ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE BRAKES WERE BOGGY. THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT CAME AS WELL AS THE ABS AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER PULLING OVER THE CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE BUT THE RED TRIANGLE REMAINED ON. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORKING FINE. TOYOTA WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT A LOW VOLTAGE WARNING. *TR

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC. I HAVE HAD EITHER LIGHT GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND FLICKING THEM OFF/ON FIXES THEM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE EVEN HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. REPLACING THE BULBS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I AM NOW PREPARING TO REPLACE MY 5TH BULB FOR WHAT IS SURE TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX. TOYOTA'S OFFER TO REPLACE THE BULBS SEVERAL YEARS AGO WAS NOT AN ACTUAL FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 ON A STEEP, CURVY COUNTRY ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! IT IS A MIRACLE SHE'S ALIVE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST NEARLY $500 TO REPLACE THE BULBS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED (AGAIN) IMMEDIATELY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEADLIGHT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

THE COOLING SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE WATER PUMP IS APPARENTLY LEAKING WHEN I HAVE COMMITTED NO PRECURSIVE ACTION TO CAUSE IT. THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE IN MY OTHER SIMILAR TOYOTA PRIUSES, WHERE DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS UNEXPECTEDLY STOP WORKING. THE OTHER CARS ARE CONSEQUENTLY RECALLED AND I BELIEVE MINE SHOULD BE AS WELL. HTTP://NEWS.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/SAFETY/2012/11/TOYOTA-PRIUS-AND-OTHER-VEHICLES-RECALLED-DUE-TO-WATER-PUMP-AND-STEERING-ISSUES.HTML THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES, SIZE: 185/65R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE TO FIND THAT THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN AND BOTH LIGHTS LIT. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY TO BE NON-OPERATIVE OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 1/23/13 AND THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT HEADLAMP ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAD BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE, I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION UNDER THE SETTLEMENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM ON HID EQUIPPED PRIUS MODELS, YET I WAS FORCED TO PAY $288.81 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I HAVE FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, #1301220397. HEADLIGHTS THAT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT HID HEADLIGHT EQUIPPED PRIUS MODELS CONTAIN A DESIGN DEFECT. IT IS FOR THIS REASON I AM REPORTING TO THE NHTSA IN ORDER TO FORCE TOYOTA TO CONDUCT A RECALL ON ALL SUCH EQUIPPED MODELS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY PRIUS NEW IN 2006, AND THE SRS LIGHT HAS TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE FIRST YEAR. I FIRST TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN ANOMALY AND WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED PERIODICALLY OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS EACH TIME. AFTER THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, WITH A CODE TOYOTA INFORMED ME THAT THE WIRING ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON ONE OR BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CODE IS B1821 AND THE PART NUMBER IS 82161-47310. THEY SUGGEST THAT I HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED FIRST, THEN THEY CAN DETERMINE WHETHER THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL. THE COST FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE ALONE IS $2415.34. AFTER I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, THEY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE $737.75 FOR THE PART, IF I HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY $1,612 FOR LABOR (13 HOURS) PLUS SHOP CHARGES AND TAX. IF I HAVE TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED AS WELL, THEY WILL EXTEND THE SAME OFFER. I ARGUED THAT THIS ERROR HAS BEEN HAPPENING PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO ACTION RECOMMENDED UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I ALSO ARGUED THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT I COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN, AND THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT WIRING INSIDE MY VEHICLE THAT IS COVERED, NOT EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT OR WEATHER, SHOULD FAIL AFTER 6 YEARS. I ASKED TOYOTA TO PAY FOR 100% OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR, BUT THEY REFUSED. MEANWHILE, ONE OR BOTH OF MY AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING AND WILL PROVIDE NO PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT-END COLLISION. *TR

CUSTOMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WITH LOW-BEAMS, LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. CUSTOMER SWITCHED TO HI-BEAMS AND ALL THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. CUSTOMER REPORTS THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS DONE THIS. *TR ON FIRST INSPECTION UNABLE TO VERIFY COMPLAINT, ALL LIGHTS FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD. INSPECTED FUSES AND WIRING AND ALL GOOD. WHILE INSPECTING LIGHTS, LIGHTS FAILED AFTER BEING ON ONLY 10 MINUTES, AND TURNED OFF. THIS WAS A DOUBLE LIGHT FAILURE WITH BOTH HI & LOW BEAM FAILURE, ON BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LIGHTS! LOCATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS CONDITION. PERFORMED ALL TESTS OUTLINED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND LOCATED BOTH FRONT HEADLAMPS DEFECTIVE WITH SWOLLEN CENTER FOGGED OVER CAUSING LIGHTS TO OVERHEAT AND ECM FOR HEADLIGHTS GOING INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND SHUTTING HEADLIGHTS OFF. REPLACED BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS AND VERIFIED REPAIRS. AFTER REPAIRS, RAN HEADLIGHTS FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO FURHTER FAILURE. RETURNED VEHICLE TO CUSTOMER.

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL HEAD LIGHTS ON OUR PRUIS STOP WORKING. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO GO BACK ON WHEN THEY TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS APPROX. 4 TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND AGAIN WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE HEADLIGHTS. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITMENT HEADLIGHT ISSUES ON THE DRIVER SIDE GOING OFF AND HAVING TO PULL OVER AND TURNOFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON TO GET LIGHT BACK ON. WE HAVE COMPLAIN MANY TIMES TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. FINALLY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED, THEN WEEKS LATER ON THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME I.E., HEADLIGHT GOING OFF AND HAVING TO TURN OFF AND TURN BACK ON LIGHT CONTROL. TO THIS DAY THIS NOT RESOLVED PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND ON ONE OCCASION THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,580 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,855. *TR

THIS IS 2ND TIME FOR THE HID HEAD LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERING/FAILING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE 1ST WAS IN AUG 2009 AT ABOUT 86K MILES. THANKFULLY THE LOCAL KOONS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WESTMINSTER MD REPLACED BOTH BULBS AT NO EXPENSE THANKS TO THE KOONS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ANNAPOLIS MD WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR ARRANGING APPROVAL THROUGH THE REGIONAL OFFICE. NOW ABOUT ANOTHER 3 YEARS AND 145K MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA U.S.A. ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT IN SOME CASES THE HID HEADLIGHT CONTROL ECU MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT WAS UNNECESSARY, NEEDING ONLY BULB REPLACEMENT AND REDUCING THE PRICING TO $150/BULB. WHILE MOST VEHICLES TODAY OPERATE WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AUTOMATICALLY, I'VE ONLY USED MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO PRESERVE HEADLIGHT LIFE BUT THESE BULBS ARE STILL A PROBLEM. HEADLIGHTS ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND MUST BE RELIABLE. HEADLAMPS THAT FAIL EVERY 3 YEARS DO NOT MEET THE RELIABILITY TEST IN MY VIEW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ONGOING ISSUE. I'M ASKING TOYOTA TO WORK WITH ME ON REPLACEMENT COST AND THE TYPE OF HID BULB THEY'RE USING. I'M TOLD BY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS THAT VISUAL INSPECTION WILL SHOW A SMALL BUBBLE SOMEWHERE IN THE BASE THAT INDICATES IT'S GOING BAD. THAT TELLS ME THAT SOMETHING ABOUT THE BULB IS NOT RIGHT AND THEREFORE NOT RELIABLE/SAFE. THANK YOU. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF. MUST TURN OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. COULD BE EITHER LIGHT THAT TURNS OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

CAR'S ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD (WHICH SHOWS THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAILED COMBINATION METER. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND MY CAR IS STILL AWAITING THE PART. *TR

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. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD 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.

JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF ABOUT 8 TIMES. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKS AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. MORE RECENTLY (TWICE THIS WEEK), BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WORK AGAIN. *TR

HAVE HAD CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH A HEADLIGHT GOING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO REGAIN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. EVENTUALLY THE BULB BURNS OUT. I REPLACED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FOR $300 IN SEPTEMBER 2010. I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FOR $175 IN OCTOBER 2012. THEN, JANUARY 2013, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ONLY CAME ON WHEN I HIT THE LIGHT WITH MY FIST. NOW, STILL JANUARY 2013, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. HEADLIGHTS THAT GO ON AND OFF IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO COMPLETELY OUT. THE BEAM CAN USUALLY BE RESTORED BRIEFLY BY TURNING IT ON AND OFF AGAIN BUT THE LAMP WILL THEN STAY ILLUMINATED FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE LENGTH OF TIME (SECONDS TO MINUTES). THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN "REPAIRED" AT THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. BEFORE THE REPAIRS, THERE WAS AN OCCASION WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE TOLLWAY. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED IN ONLY ONE LIGHT (SO FAR). THESE ARE TOYOTA'S HID LIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE CEILING AREA NEAR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FRO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. .. UPDATED 02-07-13 *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO DROP THE COMPLAINT. IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. UPDATED 02/13/2013 *JS

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO AFFECT ONLY ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS RIGHT NOW. I DO NOT SEE ANY ISSUES WITH THE BULBS AS SUCH SINCE THEY DO COME BACK ON. BUT THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP SOMETIMES. *TR

DRIVING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. VERY SCARY. WENT OFF THE ROAD A BIT AND THE CAR GOT SCRATCHED. RESTARTED CAR AND HEADLIGHTS WENT ON FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN DIM, THEN OFF. THIS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NHTSA HAS FAILED TO DO ITS DUTY WITH. TOYOTA SAYS THOUGHT LUCK, YOU ARE PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. LIGHT SUDDENLY GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IS NHTSA SIMPLY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE ENOUGH FATALITIES TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION. TOYOTA CLEARLY DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS PRODUCT. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN WENT ON. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. NOW THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN WENT ON. WE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA. WILL THERE BE A RECALL? *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ON THERE OWN SOMETIMES JUST ONE OR SOMETIMES ALL LIGHTS GO OUT. PROBLEM IS FIXED WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND ALL THE WAY BACK ON AND THEY STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE OR GO OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR HAVING LIGHTS OUT. HAVE SEEN MANY TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INSIDE MY HUSBAND'S CAR HAS BLACKED OUT TWICE NOW. BOTH TIMES IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM; THE SECOND TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO DISCOVER WHAT WAS WRONG, TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THAT MODEL CAR (APPROX. 2004-2010), THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR IT, AND IT WOULD COST $700 TO REPAIR. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS, WHY ISN'T THERE ARE RECALL? WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE SPEEDOMETER IS GONE. WARNING LIGHTS, FUEL GAUGE, BACK-UP CAMERA, ETC. ARE ALL OUT. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED BY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND CAN BE RESET BY TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS, THE ONLY BULB TO GO OUT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE. THE BULB APPEARS TO HAVE NO BEARING ON THE PROBLEM. I HAVE PUT IN NEW BULBS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I EVEN TRIED SWITCHING THE NON-WORKING BULB WITH THE ONE THAT WAS WORKING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE WORKED FINE LIKE THIS AND THE RIGHT SIDE CONTINUED TO FAIL. NOW, SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE LEFT SIDE APPEARS TO BE FAILING ALSO. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GOTTEN OTHER RECALL NOTICES, TOYOTA NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF A SETTLEMENT IN THIS CASE. AND, BY THE TIME THAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, THE SETTLEMENT HAD EXPIRED. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. LATER LEARNED THAT HEADLAMP SOMETIMES DIMS WITHOUT GOING COMPLETELY OUT AND THAT TURNING THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND ON WILL TEMPORARILY TURN THE LAMP BACK ON. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME IN ABOUT 20 MINUTE DRIVE WHEN DARK. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED NO ACTION. *TR

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. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. IF I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE LIGHTS WOULD BOTH COME ON BUT WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN. I DRIVE 20 MILES TO WORK. WHEN I WOULD FIRST START THE CAR WHEN LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE ON BUT BY THE TIME I WOULD GET HOME THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD BE OUT AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BALLAST THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ALMOST 1000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT DUE TO THE FACT I HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, JUST 2 DAYS AFTER HAVING THIS FIXED THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THE DRIVER?S SIDE HEADLIGHT. I WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW PRIUS OWNERS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 2006 MODEL. IT ALSO SEEMS FROM MY RESEARCH THAT IT HAPPENS TO 2005,2007 AND 2008 MODELS ALSO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND I FIND IT A BIT RIDICULOUS THAT REPLACING HEADLIGHTS SHOULD COST SO MUCH MONEY. IT COST ME 227.00 TO FIX ONE HEADLIGHT AND 2 TAILLIGHTS DUE TO BALLAST ISSUES AND IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO COST ANOTHER 200.00. SO ALL IN ALL TO REPAIR HEADLIGHTS WILL COST ME OVER 425.00 AND WITHOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COST NEAR 2000.00. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MAY CARS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WHICH CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. MY YEAR PRIUS HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS AND OBVIOUSLY HAS ITS FAIR SHARE OF MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS. THE AFFECTED PARTS INVOLVED WERE/ARE THE BALLAST , HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS THANK YOU *TR

I FOUND THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTION ON THE BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY INFO BUTTON AND BUTTONS FOR CLIMATE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND I FOUND THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A BAD CLOCK SPRING. ALSO, I FOUND THE CLOCK SPRING IS RELATED WITH AIR BAG MODULE. THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (SUCH AS PRIUSCHAT.COM). I THINK THAT IT COULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. AND I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF MY CAR WAS REPAIRED BY THE RECALL SERVICE BEFORE. BUT WHEN I RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND TRY TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS DIFFERENCE OF HEIGHT BETWEEN BOTH PEDALS. THE HEIGHT OF BRAKE PEDAL IS HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, EVEN IF I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SO IT IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE BOTH PEDALS. WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, MY RIGHT FEET WAS STUCK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I THINK THE RECALL SERVICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF MY CAR WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. OR THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OF PRIUS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WITH 55,000 MILES IS USED AS A TAXI CAB. ON JULY 11TH, 2012 AND PROGRESSING, THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY AFTER 5-15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON TO RESUME NORMAL SERVICE. HID BULB REPLACEMENT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION TO WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE ISSUE. *TR

THE FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) SIDE FAILURE SPORADICALLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY REAR LIGHT. NOW I'M STARTING TO NOTICE THAT IT IS MY RIGHT SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT TOO. TONIGHT I NOTICED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE OUT. WHEN MY FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILS, I CAN TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. WHEN I TURN IT BACK ON, THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN, BUT I'M NOT SURE FOR HOW LONG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE READ ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS DOES NOT LOOK TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. EACH ONE GOES OUT SEPARATELY, BUT SOMETIMES THEY WILL BOTH HAPPEN TO BE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS CORRECTED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SAME THING HAPPENS WITH THE YELLOW RUNNING LIGHTS, ONE MAY TURN OFF RANDOMLY. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING IN FALL OF 2011, HOWEVER NEW BULBS (HID AND RUNNING LIGHTS) WERE PURCHASED AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED TEMPORARILY, BUT WITHIN 1 YEAR THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING AGAIN. SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS; ONE WILL BE OFF RANDOMLY, BUT SHUTTING THE TRUNK HARD SEEMS TO APPEASE THE PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE A WIRING PROBLEM, BUT THE FRONT LIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED INTO A ROAD BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MOVED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE, STEERING SHAFT, THE CONNECTING YOKE, AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT EXTENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V188000: (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A COMPLAINT AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 10/19/12 *CN UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS UPDATED 11/19/12 *BF UPDATED 11/20/2012 *JS *DT *TP

ICE WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES. 13 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER AND CORPORATE OFFICE WOULD NOT COVER ANY PART OF REPAIR. *TR

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. *TR

WHILE MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS PRACTICING DRIVING MANEUVERABILITY WITH MY WIFE IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING SHAFT COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED OR STEERED. THEY PARKED THE CAR SAFELY AND GOT A RIDE HOME. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPLINES ON ONE OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE UPPER PARTS OF THE STEERING MECHANISM COULD TURN WITHOUT TURNING THE LOWER PARTS. TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON SOME 2004-2006 VEHICLES WITH THIS EXACT DESCRIPTION OF PARTS BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY FAILURE IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED: LOW SPEED WITH THE STEERING TURNED AT THE END OF TRAVEL. SEARCHING THE PRIUS FORUMS ON LINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. EVEN CARS THAT HAVE HAD THEIR STEERING MECHANISMS REPLACED HAVE FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE STEERING SHAFT. FIRST, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PLACES FORCES ON THE STEERING SHAFT THAT WOULD NOT EXIST IN HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. THE SPLINE NOW HAS THE FORCE OF THE DRIVER PLUS THE BOOST OF THE POWER STEERING. AT THE END OF TRAVEL, THE POWER STEERING IS FORCING THE LINKAGE TO TURN EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER IS JUST SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL. THE RACK AND PINION AND THE ASSOCIATED SHAFT AND LINK WERE DESIGNED FOR NON BOOSTED FORCES. THE SECOND DESIGN DEFECT IS THE FACT THAT THIS SAFETY CRITICAL PART DOESN'T INCLUDE SOME TYPE OF REDUNDANCY FOR FAILED SPLINES. IN STATE OF THE ART DESIGNS AVAILABLE SINCE THE 1970S, THE CLAMPING BOLT PROVIDES A SECONDARY FAIL- SAFE FOR LOOSING THE SPLINE INTERFACE. IF THE SPLINES FAIL, THE BOLT INTERFERES WITH THE SHAFT AFTER A FEW DEGREES OF MOVEMENT. THIS GIVES THE DRIVER A SLOPPY BUT SAFE WAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. UNLIKE THE PRIUS FAILURE, THIS SYSTEM CAN KEEP THE DRIVER IN CONTROL. MY TOYOTA DEALER DID NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. TOYOTA CUSTOMER LINE DID NOTHING. *TR..UPDATED 06/28/13 *BF UPDATED 07/1/2013 *JS

ONE OF HEADLIGHTS (PASSENGER SIDE) SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. THEN I COMPLETELY TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. SO FAR WE HAVE CHANGED: HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LIGHTS COMPUTER CONTROLLER, AND NUMEROUS LIGHTS BULBS. SO FAR THIS ISSUE HAS COST US OVER $3000 BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH EVERYONE THAT OWNS A 2006 PRIUS FROM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON LINE WITH OTHER USERS. *TR

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. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PRIUS 2006. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT AND I HAVE NOW RECEIVED A FIX-IT TICKET FROM THE LOCAL POLICE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I ALREADY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. ALSO, I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW THE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I CAN ONLY TELL WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR OR WHEN IN FRONT OF A STORE/WALL ETC. IF I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON COUPLE OF TIMES THEN THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF ORANGE) AND THEY CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN EITHER. I HAVE ALSO COME ACROSS A BLOG WHERE MANY PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.34584/ *TR

PASSANGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMS AND THEN TURNS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES - LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITHIN MINUTES OF TURNING THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY GONE DARK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, EITHER SINGLY OR IN TANDEM. OTHER TIMES THEY FAIL TO COME ON AT THE START OF A TRIP, BUT ONE OR BOTH WILL BE ON AT THE DESTINATION. IT ONLY SEEMS TO AFFECT THE MAIN HEADLAMPS, NOT THE AMBER LIGHTS OR THE SMALL ROUND LIGHTS BELOW THEM. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED WE REPLACED THE BULB IN ONE HEADLAMP, BUT THAT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. IT'S FRIGHTENING WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT MIDNIGHT. *TR

UPON ARRIVING HOME, I WAS INFORMED THE LEFT HAND HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. BY SWITCHING THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THAT TIME, ALTHOUGH NOT JUST THE LEFT LIGHT. THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WILL ALSO FLICKER OFF AND THEN THE HEADLIGHT STALK HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON TO GET THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THIS ISSUE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY ME, AS THE LIGHTS SEEM TO HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN. WHAT FRIGHTENS ME IS THAT THE LIGHTS WILL ALSO GO THROUGH THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, NOT ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. I DID RECEIVE INFO ON GETTING TOYOTA TO ASSIST IN THE COST OF BULB REPLACEMENT, BUT SINCE I WORK CONSTANTLY IN REAL ESTATE SALES, I DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER, AND HAD NOT USED AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC TO MAKE REPAIRS. ALSO I HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO WORK WITH THE RE-SWITCHING PROCESS. BECAUSE THE SITUATION HAS ESCALATED AND I FIND IT OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY, I VISITED THE DEALER THIS MORNING ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY HAD NO LIABILITY AFTER THE EXTENDED 50000 MILE LIMIT, AND MY CAR NOW HAS 85000 MILES! IT SEEMS TO ME TOYOTA KNOWS THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ECU WHICH CONTROLS THIS HEADLIGHT FUNCTION, BUT ARE NOT GOING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION UNTIL THE NHTSA FORCES THEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I DO NOT WANT TO END UP TRYING TO DRIVE WITH NO LIGHTS IN THE DARK!! *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LAST WEEK, AT 86,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT SHOWED UP ON MY DASH WITH THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE MANUAL AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON MANY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. CALLED THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME TO GET TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHICH I DID. AFTER 2 DAYS THEY DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW HYBRID TRANSAXLE FOR $5,000+ PLUS MISCELLANEOUS OTHER REPAIRS TOTALING $7,723. TOYOTA SAYS THE TRANSAXLE IS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (60,000 MILES) NOT THE HYBRID WARRANTY (100,000 MILES). THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS REPAIR, T-SB-0306-08 THAT STATES THAT IT IS COVERED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA EMISSION WARRANTY IN CERTAIN STATES, DEPENDING ON MODEL YEAR, UP TO 150,000 MILES. THERE SEEMS TO BE NEW INFORMATION THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD BE FLUSHED AT 30,000 MILES. MY DEALER HAD ONLY SUGGESTED THIS 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM, WHEN I WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE A TRIP. I PLANNED ON DOING IT AT MY NEXT SERVICE. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS? IS THIS A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT IT COULD BE A ?DEFECT?? I READ SOMEWHERE THAT IF 4% OF CARS HAVE THE PROBLEM THEN IT IS A DEFECT. IS THAT RIGHT? OVER WHAT TIME PERIOD IF SO? IF NOT, HOW DOES THAT GET DETERMINED? HOW CAN I FIND OUT HOW MANY TRANSAXLES HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 100,000 MILES ON 2004-2008 MODEL PRIUS?S? IS THIS REPAIR COVERED IN CARB STATES OR NOT? I BELIEVE THAT MARYLAND IS A CARB STATE NOW. WOULD THIS WARRANTY BE RETROACTIVE TO MY CAR? IS TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT SUGGESTING I GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED PRIOR TO THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED HOWEVER A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED REVERSING. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL ONCE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EVENTUALLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL DURING THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED DURING VERY HOT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR A SERVICE PERSON TO ARRIVE AND OPEN THE DOOR TO THEIR BUSINESS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, WHILE GEAR WAS SET IN PARK OUTSIDE A BUILDING WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND RADIO ON, THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED AHEAD BY SEVERAL INCHES. IT STOPPED JUST AS SUDDENLY. VERY SCARY. I HAVE LEFT THE CAR IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING A FEW MORE TIMES TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. NO REPEAT INCIDENT SO FAR. IT MOVED A SHORT DISTANCE, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO HIT A CURB, PERSON, OR CONTAINER WHO/THAT WAS NEAR THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON SUBURBAN SURFACE STREETS AT DUSK, FOLLOWING A FRIEND TO MY HOME. MY CELL PHONE RANG, AND I ANSWERED USING THE BLUETOOTH FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS MY FRIEND, CALLING TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT HAD BEEN FLICKERING AND HAVING ISSUES OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AND WE THOUGHT THE BULB MIGHT BE LOOSE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC ON JUNE 19TH, 2012 TO HAVE THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED AND THE HEADLIGHT LOOKED AT. HE INDICATED IT WAS THE BULB, AND THAT IT WOULD COST $350 TO REPLACE. COINCIDENTALLY, A RELATIVE SAW A NEWS STORY THE OTHER DAY ABOUT MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS MADE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION AND TO THE TOYOTA COMPANY, SO I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH. I WAS VERY DISHEARTENED TO READ AN INVESTIGATION MADE BY KCTV5 OUT OF KANSAS CITY WHICH EXPLAINED YOUR FAILURE THUS FAR TO DEMAND A RECALL, DESPITE AMPLE EVIDENCE THAT THE SYSTEM FLAW HAS BEEN CORRECTED IN THE 2010 AND NEWER PRIUS MODELS. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED! AS THE DAUGHTER OF A RETIRED HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR ON-THE-ROAD SAFETY. AT THIS POINT, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT, AND IT IS MY FAMILY'S ONLY VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON. FIRST TOYOTA TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED BY A BAD AUXILIARY BATTERY AND CHARGED ME OVER $200 FOR THE BATTERY. BUT THAT VERY NIGHT I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN,TOYOTA TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE BULBS ARE JUST BURNT OUT. I AM NOT AN IDIOT, LIGHT BULBS DO NOT BURNOUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME AND A BURNTOUT LIGHTBULB DOES NOT COME BACK ON. AFTER FIGHTING WITH TOYOTA AND THEM WANTING TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $2000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE (I HAVE A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY) THEY REPAIRED IT FREE. NOW 2 YEARS AND 24,000 MILES LATER THEY ARE GOING OUT AGAIN. I HAVE FIVE DAYS LEFT ON MY WARRANTY THAT I HAD TO FIGHT TO GET TO COVER IT BEFORE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVING BOTH YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON YOU! *JS

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON A RANDOM BASIS WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY OCCUR 30 - 50 TIMES IN 5 MILE TRIP.

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT WITH NO WARNING. I AM DRIVING AND LIGHTS WILL GO OUT -- DASHBOARD SIGNAL INDICATES LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE BY POLICE FOR DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS (SOMETIMES HARD TO DETECT WHEN DRIVING IN WELL LIT AREA). IF I TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY COME BACK ON. I FIRST STARTED SEEING THIS PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO BUT IT HAS BEEN MORE PRONOUNCED IN PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT SEEN A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH NOW I AM READING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE NIH LIGHTS. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNING THAT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT 4 NEW PIRELLI CINTURATO P5 TIRES FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE OF 2009 FROM DISCOUNT TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE TIRES WOULD LAST FOR 85,000 MILES BEFORE HAVING TO REPLACE THEM. SINCE THEN I REGULARLY ROTATED AND BALANCED THEM. WHEN I WENT TO GET MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AGAIN 6/2009, I WAS TOLD THAT TWO OF THE TIRES ARE ALREADY WORN OUT AND I WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO GET TWO NEW TIRES TO KEEP ME SAFE WHILE DRIVING. I INFORMED THE SALES PERSONNEL THAT THESE TIRES ARE JUST 3 YEARS OLD AND WITH 40,400 MILES SINCE PURCHASED. HE MENTIONED TO ME THAT TIRES MANY A TIMES DO NOT GIVE THE MILEAGE THEY ARE RATED FOR. IN MY CASE, I GOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE RATED MILEAGE. WITH MY DRIVING PATTERN (13,000 MILES/YEAR), I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THESE TIRES TO LAST FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS AS I TAKE GOOD CARE (ROTATING, BALANCING, AND ALIGNMENT) OF THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,500.

OWNER ENTERED VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO LATCH DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT. UPON PLACING TAB INTO BUCKLE, BUCKLE SHOT A SPRING INTO THE CAR AND WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WERE NO OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS BELT PRIOR TO THIS DATE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND IS ORDERING A NEW SEATBELT LATCH FOR PURCHASE AND REPLACEMENT BY OWNER. *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN JULY 2008, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER - I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WAS COVERED. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IN 2008 IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE WARRANTY IT WAS GOING TO COST ME WELL OVER $1,000. THE FAILURE OF THIS ACTUATOR HAPPENING TWICE IS UNBELIEVABLE. I'VE NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS. *TR

UPON PURCHASE OF VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR LOT, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE WORK AT TIMES BUT AT OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD BE VERY DIM TO NON-EXISTENT. TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF WOULD SEEM TO TEMPORARILY FIX THIS PROBLEM. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE THROUGH THE INTERNET, IT WAS REVILED THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG PRIUS OWNERS IN MODEL YEARS 2006-2009 WHERE TOYOTA CHOOSE TO USE HID LIGHT BULBS. NOT ONLY WAS THIS COMMON, BUT FOR SOME OWNERS, THE ISSUE APPEAR TO RE-OCCUR AND THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF HID BULBS APPEARS TO BE VERY LOW AND INFERIOR TO VIRTUALLY ANY OTHER TYPE OF BULB. FORTUNATELY, THE DEALER EXTENDED A HELPING HAND AND PROVIDED THE LABOR TO INSTALL THESE HARD TO GET TO BULBS. DUE TO POOR DESIGN, THE LIGHTS ARE VERY HARD TO GET TO WITHOUT TAKING THE BUMPER OFF. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY AND DESIGN THAT TOYOTA CHOSE IN THIS MODEL OF PRIUS. *TR

CPSC#I1230059. 2006 TOYOTA PRUIS COMPUTER ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER STATED THE HID HEAD LAMPS AND ASSOCIATED CONTROLLER COMPUTER USED ON THE TOYOTA PRUIS HAVE A DESIGN FLAW THAT MAKES THEM ITERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, QUIT WORKING. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 45F OR SO. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY COOLANT FLOW CONTROL VALVE THAT WAS RESULTING IN CODE P1121. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE COOLANT CAN LEAK OUT, AND RECOMMENDED IT BE FIXED ASAP AT A COST OF NEARLY $1000. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR PRIUS'S AND AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWED THAT TOYOTA DID COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY (EXTENSION) FOR SOME MODEL YEARS UP TO 35K MILES. I WROTE TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES TO ASK IF THEY WOULD COVER OR ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST, AND IF THERE WAS A HIDDEN RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS ISSUE, AND THEY RESPONDED THAT I SHOULD JUST TRY TO NEGOTIATE A BETTER PRICE WITH THE DEALER. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

MULTIPLE HID HEADLIGHT FAILURES STARTED APPEARING AFTER 5.5 YEARS AND 110000 MILES. DEALER WANTED $500 PER BULB (FRONTIER TOYOTA) TO REPLACE THE BULBS WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING BULB CHANGING PROCEDURES I FOUND THE FRONT END DOES NOT REQUIRE REMOVAL IF YOU HAVE SMALL ENOUGH HANDS AND SOME PATIENCE. I PURCHASED 2 NEW AFTERMARKET HID BULBS FOR $55 AND REPLACED THE "OLD" BULBS. THE NEW BULBS LASTED ABOUT 3 COMMUTES BEFORE ONE, THEN THE OTHER STARTED TURNING OFF ON ME. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ACT THE SAME AS BEFORE, HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF AFTER 2-5 MINUTES ON THE DARK ROAD. RE-CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BRINGS THEM BACK TO LIFE FOR ANOTHER 3-5 MINUTES. NOW I AM FACED WITH REPLACING ONE OR BOTH BALLAST UNITS THAT DRIVE THE BULBS. THIS WILL REQUIRED REMOVING BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO ACCESS THE BALLAST BOXES WHICH ARE MOUNTED TO THE SIDES OF THE ASSEMBLIES FACING OUTWARD TOWARDS THE FENDERS ! THIS WILL REQUIRE BUMPER FACIA REMOVAL TO REMOVE THE LIGHT ASSYS. LOVELY & EXPENSIVE. IF AFTER REPLACING BOTH BALLAST ASSEMBLIES DOESN'T WORK, I WILL BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S ECU, OR BRAIN ! ANOTHER EXPENSIVE CHECKLIST ITEM. GOOD THING I AM CAPABLE OF DOING THIS MYSELF AS I CAN SAVE THE GREEDY LABOR CHARGES, BUT ITS NOT RIGHT THAT TOYOTA GETS OFF SCOTT FREE. THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL PRIUS' NO MATTER THE MILEAGE OR AGE. THIS IS A HIGHWAY SAFETY MATTER AND THE LATEST OLIVE BRANCH FROM THE JUDGE WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A WRIST SLAP. *TR

MY PRIUS HAS ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ETC. I HAVE COMPLAINED FROM DAY ONE AND ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. BY 2008 THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WELL AT TIMES AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES AND NOT AT OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THIS AND TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. IN FEB 2008 THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS SINCE WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES AND NOT AT OTHERS. IF I HIT POTHOLES OR AM ON REALLY ROUGH STREETS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH THE INABILITY TO BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPEATABLE SAID THERE ARE NO ISSUES WHEN THEY CHECK THE CAR. THIS WEEK, ON MONDAY, THE BATTERY DIED AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPLACEMENT. AS ALWAYS, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND NOW THEY SAY THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE THE CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY NOW (BUT WAS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED) THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THEY PUT ME IN A RENTAL CAR FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS SINCE THEY SAID MY CAR WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. TODAY THEY DECIDED THEY WEREN'T PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, AFTER TALKING WITH "CORPORATE", AND THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE REPAIR! WHEN I CHECK THE NHTSA SITE I SEE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 PRIUS AND AM EVEN MORE CONCERNED THAN EVER. IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO FORCE AN INVESTIGATION OF YET A NEW ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AND SAFETY ISSUES! *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY & COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER THREE TIMES & RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET. DEALER SERVICE CONVINCED US THAT IT WAS THE BULB & THAT THE COST OF BULB REPLACEMENT WAS ENTIRELY OURS EVEN THOUGH HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED TO 100,000 MILES. THIS OF COURSE, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT CONTINUES. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD ON POORLY LIT ROADS & DURING REDUCED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. DEALER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SECOND GENERATION PRIUS AND THERE IS A LOT OF INTERNET CHATTER FROM AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SHOWING INTERMITTENT ON/OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THEY START WORKING AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON. HOWEVER, THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY FEW MINUTES. *TR

ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AFTER 1-2 MIN OF STAYING ON. SWITCHING IT OFF AND THEN ON BRINGS IT ON. THE CYCLE REPEATS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ANY OPERATION. WHEN HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON, IT WILL GO BACK WORKING FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT TURNS OFF AGAIN. *TR

"!", ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES STOP WORKING - WHILE DRIVING. MUST COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN OFF VEHICLE, AND RESTART. THEN BRAKES WORK FOR A WHILE UNTIL PROBLEM RECURS. REPLACED BRAKE STROKE SENSOR. FIXED PROBLEM FOR 17 MONTHS - 20,000 MILES. AGAIN, BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING. GETTING CODE DTC 1247 - FAULT IN STROKE SENSOR. TOLD PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE SHOULDN'T HAVE A PART THAT FAILS EVERY 20,000 MILES RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, USUALLY ONE AT A TIME, BUT ONCE, BOTH WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME AT NIGHT. IF I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN SAME THING HAPPENS. THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *TT

HEADLIGHT BULBS INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF STARTING AROUND 48,000 MILES AND THEN 52,000 MILES FOR OTHER BULB. I CAN USUALLY GET THE LIGHT TO TURN BACK ON BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS FULLY OFF AND THEN ON. DRIVER SIDE BULB DIED FIRST, PASSENGER BULB SHORTLY THEREAFTER. TOYOTA REPLACED THE 1ST BULB UNDER OUR 5 YEAR WARRANTY BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHER BULB AT 5 YRS 3 MONTHS & 52K MILES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WITH HEAD ON IMPACT WITH CONCRETE MEDIAN. PRIUS WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, SENDING IT INTO THREE, 360 DEGREE SPINS ENDING WITH HEAD FIRST IMPACT INTO MEDIAN. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAGS CHECKED BY INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTOR. INSPECTOR SAID THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE IMPACTED AND SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS IF THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. ..UPDATED 01/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE REPLICATION AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ON A RECENT RAINY DAY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT EACH BRAKE APPLICATION AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT APPLY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. EFFECTIVELY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES. THE ABS RELATED BRAKE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR ON BUMPY ROADS AT LOW SPEEDS WITH DRY PAVEMENT. UPDATED 01/11/12

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY FAILED. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER BUT WAS WORKING THEN AND DEALER REFUSED TO DOCUMENT. THIS SAME THING OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILING AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY POOR VISIBILITY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUING WITH A FAILURE JUST DAYS AGO. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY SAYING THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WHEN MILEAGE WAS CONSIDERABLY UNDER 45000. FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT! AT FIRST I THOUGHT I JUST BLEW A LAMP. BUT MUCH TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. I CHECKED THE CONNECTION BEHIND THE HEADLAMP TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS TIGHT AND THERE WAS NO LOOSE OR DAMAGED WIRES- EVERYTHING WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, I FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY STATING THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM- HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WITHOUT ANY KIND OF RHYME OR REASON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD! WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT- I NEED ALL THE LIGHT I CAN GET! WHAT IF I WAS PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A CITATION BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, AND IT'S NOT EVEN MY FAULT! I SEE THAT TOYOTA RECALLED PRIUS MODELS FROM 06-09 FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT WHY NOT THE 05'S!? WE'RE HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO! WHETHER THIS IS A BALAST ISSUE OR A HID CONTROLLER ISSUE HEADLAMPS SHOULD NOT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR NO REASON. SAFETY! *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN IF TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AGAIN WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. *TR

COMBINATION METER FAILED, THERE WAS NO DASH DISPLAY, NO SPEED DISPLAY, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT OUT OF TOWN SO WE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO OUR REGULAR TOYOTA DEALER,OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA, FAIRFAX, VA, AND LEFT IT THERE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR YEARS. ONE LIGHT WILL JUST GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY, JUST TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT THAT IS OUT TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IN JULY OF 2008, WE FINALLY DECIDED TO FIX THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AFTER BEING STOPPED BY POLICE MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT WAS OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CHARGED US $427.99 TO CHANGE ONE HID BULB!!! I WROTE TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA TO COMPLAIN. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I RECEIVED A "GOODWILL REIMBURSEMENT" FROM THEM FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF $427.99! NOW WE HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OUR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR A WHILE NOW. AFTER BEING STOPPED BY POLICE WHILE OUT OF STATE LAST WEEK, WE DECIDED TO CALL TO SEE IF TOYOTA WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SETTLED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PRICE TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB WOULD NOW BE $254.85! SINCE THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT, WHY HAVEN'T THEY BEEN MADE TO RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM? *TT

I HAVE DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, PACKAGE 7 WITH HID HEADLAMPS. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT MY HEADLAMPS INCONSISTENTLY FAIL. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON AND SWITCH ON MY HEADLAMPS, ONLY ONE OR THE OTHER SIDE WILL ILLUMINATE. OTHER TIMES, BOTH HEADLAMP SIDES WILL TURN ON, BUT AFTER SOME TIME, ONE OR BOTH WILL TURN OFF. ALL OF THIS WITH THE DASH INDICATOR SHOWING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM BY FLIPPING THE ON-OFF SWITCH TO RE-ILLUMINATE THE LIGHTS. HOWEVER, IN THE COURSE OF A DRIVE THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN AND I PERIODICALLY HAVE TO FLIP THE ON-OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO HAVE MY LIGHTS WORK. I DO FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AND AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN DARK PLACES. *KB

BOUGHT THE THE 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW. THE HID HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY NEED REPLACED AGAIN. TOYOTA HELPED WITH THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. EACH BULB STARTED OUT AT $300.00 A PIECE, TOYOTA HAS SINCE LOWERED THE COST TO $150.00 EACH PLUS LABOR. THE DESIGN REQUIRES THE FRONT BUMPER TO BE REMOVED TO INSTALL THE LAMPS. TO DO THIS IS AT LEAST ANOTHER $100.00 LABOR. LOOKING AT THE INTERNET, I AM ONE OF THE THOUSANDS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO HAPPEN. *TR

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 COMMITTED 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 COMMITTED. 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! *TR

THE STANDARD ENGINE WATER PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 10/1/11 AT 32553 MI. THE ELECTRIC HYBRID WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL ON 04/02/11 AT 30222 MI. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LETTER FROM RE ONSTAR FMV DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SYSTEM LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT, EXCEPT WHEN ONE WAS TALKING TO THE ONSTAR ADVISOR. THEN IT FLASHED GREEN ON AND OFF AS ADVERTISED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS ON AND PRESUMABLY READY FOR USE, THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SO FAR, THE CONSUMER WAS TO CONNECT TO THE ONSTAR ADVISOR WHEN THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED SEVERAL ANSWER AS TO WHY THE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING AS ADVERTISED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND MAY NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM ONSTAR STATING THE PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING, WAS DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION, BECAUSE OF AN INTERNAL BATTERY THAT REQUIRED A CONNECTION BEFORE USE. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 10/19/11. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONSTAR DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. UPDATED 08/15/12.*JB UPDATED 09/06/12. *JB UPDATED 09/18/12 *JB UPDATED 02/11/13. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED A DEFECT MANIFESTED ITSELF BY A PARTIAL LOSS OF INFORMATION ON THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY AND THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE DIGITAL INFORMATION DISPLAYED ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THE INFORMATION INCLUDED THE SPEED, ETC. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DEFECT OCCURRED, THE POWER BUTTON BECAME INOPERATIVE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE POWER OFF OR REMOVE THE ELECTRONIC KEY. UPDATED 06/22/15.*JB UPDATED 07/08/15. *JB

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA CASE # PE09019. THE NHTSA CLOSED THIS CASE AS A NON-SAFETY, NON-RECALL CASE, BECAUSE ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WAS FAILING, GIVING THE DRIVER TIME TO GET TO A SERVICE CENTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS DEGENERATIVE...THOUGH NO CASES OF DUAL-HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAD BEEN SEEN BY THE NHTSA AT THE TIME, IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES REPORTED ON PRIUS OWNER WEBSITES. ALL ARE CASES THAT BEGAN WITH ONE INTERMITTENT LIGHT AND PROGRESSED TO BOTH. I WOULD LIKE MY CASE RECORDED BY THE NHTSA AND INCLUDED IN ANY FUTURE CLASS-ACTION SUIT THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THEY BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY IN 2009, WHEN MY CAR HAD APP. 35,000 MILES LOGGED. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE OPEN NHTSA CASE, OR OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT TOYOTA SETTLED BY EXTENDING WARRANTIES AND/OR REIMBURSING REPAIRS. I GOT 1 WARNING TICKET FOR WHICH I ATTEMPTED TO GET THEM FIXED, BUT THIS TIME AND OTHER TIMES I WENT FOR SERVICE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT EVIDENT (NO LOOSE WIRES, BULBS WORKED FINE, ETC.) AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. LAST WEEK BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY, AS DID THE PARKING LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT, AND I QUICKLY TOGGLED THE CONTROL STICK TO RESET THE LIGHTS, AND THOUGHT I'D RECOVERED DIM HEADLIGHTS AND DROVE HOME, WHERE I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD DRIVEN OVER 200 MILES WITH ONLY MY PARKING LIGHTS ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BULB WORKED AGAIN, THE PARKING LIGHTS WORK, BUT THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BULBS CHANGED (THE ONLY RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE QUOTED TO ME BY TOYOTA SERVICE). HOWEVER, I'VE READ REPORTS ONLINE OF OTHERS WHO DID THIS FIX AND EVEN MORE, YET HAD THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL AGAIN SOMETIME LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE STOPPED SUDDENLY AND A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THERE WERE NO PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT AND REAR END HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,900. UPDATED 10/14/11 *BF UPDATED 11/07/11

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. *TR

THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY, RUBBERY, GOOEY SUBSTANCE. IT'S LIKE A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. WHEN OPENING THE HATCH, IT IS SOFT AND GETS UNDER MY FINGERNAILS. I BELIEVE THIS MELTING PROCESS STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S BEEN WORSE THIS YEAR WITH THE TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPS. MY DEALER, LOU FUSZ TOYOTA (IN MISSOURI) SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE, BUT WHEN I RESEARCH IT ON-LINE, I FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL CAR OWNERS. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, AND IS SELLING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS FOR $250 PLUS REPAIR COSTS, AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT RECALLING THIS. FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THIS MEANS YOU CAN EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY OPENING THE REAR HATCH (A LIFE SAFETY ACCESS POINT), AND WILL GET STICKY BLACK TAR ON YOU FROM THE MELTED DOWN RUBBER COVER OF THE EXTERIOR HATCH RELEASE HANDLE. TO ME, THIS IS BOTH A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND A QUALITY DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS OPTING TO IGNORE, AND ONLY FIXING ON VEHICLES WITH EXTENDED WARRANTIES, SINCE THE FAILURE APPEARS TO OCCUR AT AROUND THE 4 YEAR MARK. I AM AWARE OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK DONE BY NHTSA ON OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING THE PROBLEM WITH RUSTY FRAMES ON 02 ISUZU AXIOMS, AND I FIND THIS PROBLEM TO BE SIMILAR IN NATURE, SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR AGENCY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE INSTANCES AND ALSO TO INQUIRE FROM TOYOTA WHY THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THESE HANDLES THAT ARE MELTING IN THE SUN. I THINK A DOOR HANDLE OR HATCH HANDLE SHOULD BE MADE TO LAST MORE THAN 4 YEARS! *TR

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THIS BLACK GOO EACH TIME, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE HATCH RELEASE. WE BELIEVE THIS MELTING PROCESS STARTED AT ABOUT THE 2 YR. MARK. I THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE A SINGULAR ISSUE, BUT HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL CAR OWNERS, PARTICULARLY IN FLORIDA. WE ALSO LIVE IN FLORIDA. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, AND IS SELLING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS FOR $96 PLUS REPAIR COSTS(200.00), AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT RECALLING THIS. FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THIS MEANS YOU CAN EXPERIENCE EXTREME DIFFICULTY OPENING THE REAR HATCH (A LIFE SAFETY ACCESS POINT), AND WILL GET STICKY BLACK TAR ON YOU FROM THE MELTED DOWN RUBBER COVER OF THE EXTERIOR HATCH RELEASE HANDLE. TO ME, THIS IS BOTH A SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND A SERIOUS QUALITY DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS OPTING TO IGNORE AND ONLY FIXING ON VEHICLES WITH EXTENDED WARRANTIES, SINCE THE FAILURE APPEARS TO OCCUR AT AROUND THE 3 YEAR MARK (IE AFTER 3 YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO THE BRIGHT SUN IN FLORIDA FOR EXAMPLE). I AM AWARE OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK DONE BY NHTSA ON OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING THE PROBLEM WITH RUSTY FRAMES ON 02 ISUZU AXIOMS, AND I FIND THIS PROBLEM TO BE SIMILAR IN NATURE, SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR AGENCY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE INSTANCES AND ALSO TO INQUIRE FROM TOYOTA WHY THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THESE HANDLES THAT ARE MELTING IN THE SUN!!! IT'S OUTRAGEOUS. I THINK A DOOR HANDLE OR HATCH HANDLE SHOULD BE MADE TO LAST MORE THAN 3 YEARS. PLEASE REVIEW THESE FORUM COMMENTS OF OTHER INCIDENTS: *TR