2006 Toyota Prius Electrical Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
Headlights went out while driving at night on #5 fwy in ta hone pass on 2/7/10. Now headlights are intermittent. I paid $837 to dealer on 1/10/08 for replacement of headlamps. Dealer now wants $1024 to replace them again. *tr
ODI 10310493
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
I purchased a new 2006 prius in july 2006. Prior to the warranty expiring (about 30,000 miles), i noticed that one or the other head light would turn off. Turning the head lights off and on again caused the light to turn on again. I was driving to work at night on a very curvy road and both lights turned off at the same time. Turning the lights switch off and on caused the lights to come one again. The toyota dealer…
ODI 10292337
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius hid headlights stops working (turns off) will driving. Started out with the right side (passenger side). Now both sides of the cars will turn off randomly. Problem is at night, you must turn off & on headlight switch for the hid headlights to come back on. This has been an on going problem, have replaced the hid headlights bulbs twice and the ecu headlight computer and the problem still persist. *tr
ODI 10344988
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
We purchased a new '06 toyota prius in 2006. While the vehicle was under warranty in nov. '07 the drivers headlight went out and the bulb was replaced by the dealer (texas toyota of grapevine). Around november '08 we noticed that the headlight was cycling on and off without warning. Sometimes turning the lights off and then back on turned the light back on but not always. The light also appears dimmer than the…
ODI 10258186
Electrical · Electrical System
2006 toyota prius hid headlight(s) are unexpectedly shutting off while driving. Lights come back on when lights are turned off and back on or if car is turned off and back on. This problem has been reported over 400 times to nhtsa already according to the toyota prius chat forum. Problem has been occurring for over a year now. *tr
ODI 10291475
Electrical · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Hid headlights on 2006 prius keep failing. First failure at about 14k miles; two failures between 20k and 30k miles. Total of five hid failures: 2 for passenger side light; 3 for driver's side light. Failures are intermittent, often while driving. Hitting hid lamp lightly often restores light. Initially bulbs were replaces (twice). Subsequently, the entire unit (including computer board) were replaced. Bulbs should…
ODI 10244595