2006 Toyota Prius Problems
- 1,398
- Owner complaint records
- Exterior Lighting · 816 records · 58.4% of complaint records in our dataset
- Most mentioned
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Explore reported systems
- Exterior Lighting816 · 58.4%
- Electrical System136 · 9.7%
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic83 · 5.9%
- Vehicle Speed Control79 · 5.7%
- Service Brakes55 · 3.9%
- Service Brakes, Electric45 · 3.2%
- Air Bags23 · 1.6%
- Unknown Or Other23 · 1.6%
- Engine20 · 1.4%
- Steering20 · 1.4%
- Traction Control System19 · 1.4%
- Power Train15 · 1.1%
- Equipment15 · 1.1%
- Electronic Stability Control14 · 1.0%
- Engine And Engine Cooling13 · 0.9%
- Fuel/Propulsion System9 · 0.6%
- Fuel System, Gasoline8 · 0.6%
- Structure8 · 0.6%
- Visibility7 · 0.5%
- Tires7 · 0.5%
Complaint themes
- Headlights · 121 records
- Control Unit/Module · 14 records
- Electrical · 6 records
- Frontal · 5 records
- Body · 5 records
- Automatic Transmission · 5 records
- Tread/Belt · 4 records
- Engine · 4 records
Mileage distribution
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 561 |
| 60–100k mi | 257 |
| 1–30k mi | 241 |
| 100–150k mi | 102 |
| 150–400k mi | 65 |
Reports involving crashes or injuries
Selected from stored records that indicate a crash, fire, injury, or death. Not a ranking.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
If you use the brakes and happen to go over a bump, pothole, slippery spot, etc., the brakes stop functioning for a few seconds. This has happened ever since i bought the car in 2006. Because it is a hybrid, i thought it was just something peculiar to the car (the date given is an estimate only). However, when they mentioned the brake fix for the 2010 prius, the problem seemed to be the same as i was experiencing. I…
1 death
ODI 10377248
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
We own a 2006 toyota prius. The car was purchased new,has been dealer maintained and is our primary vehicle. On january 26, 2010 at 2:05 pm my wife experience uncontrollable acceleration and despite attempting the strategies recommended by toyota was involved in a crash causing her and others injury. The weather was clear, the road was dry and straight and my wife was approaching an intersection with plenty of…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10303303
Service Brakes
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…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11047203
Questions
- What system appears most often in 2006 complaint records?
- Exterior Lighting (816 records).
- How many complaint records are stored for 2006?
- 1,398 records in our dataset.