2006 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Problems
- 816
- 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.
Among these 816 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Headlights · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 399 |
| 60–100k mi | 172 |
| 1–30k mi | 112 |
| 100–150k mi | 46 |
| 150–400k mi | 17 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger side head light goes out randomly. When the lights are turned off and then back on it will work for "some" period of time, could be seconds or days. Car has been taken to the dealership multiple times for diagnostics and alleged repairs yet the problem continues. Dealer has replaced bulbs & replaced some module within the circuitry. Continues to fail. *tr
ODI 10295211
Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting
For a 2006 prius. Twice this evening my headlights went out on their own. I was driving to a store about a mile and a half away, when a half mile from my house all lights, including headlights, went out. They did not come on until i manually turned them "off" and then on again. On the way home from the store, they went out again. *tr
ODI 10294424
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2006 toyota prius and the drivers side headlight will go on and off without warning. I took it into the dealer and it cost over $500.00 to replace the headlight. This a clear safety issue. Headlights that go off without warning could lead to a very dangerous circumstance. Headlights are items like windshield wipers that need frequent replacement and should not cost $500.00. *tr
ODI 10294289
Exterior Lighting
2006 prius headlights are intermittent, especially the driver's side. When you turn on the headlights they both go on, but the driver's side lights go out--at first others would tell us, then we would discover it ourselves. We reported this to the toyota dealership at about 35,000 miles and were told the bulbs cost about $300 apiece, that it wasn't covered under the warranty. We've since found out that other prius…
ODI 10368028
Exterior Lighting
I have the same problem as many, many other prius owners, with my 2006 prius's hid lights going out while driving. When i realize that one or both lights have gone out, i flip the headlight switch and they come back on, only to go out again within seconds! Toyota says this is a dealer-only item and the hid bulbs cost $300 a piece! These bulbs are not available at auto parts stores. The price is exorbitant and very…
ODI 10297712
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 prius and the headlights keep going off. One or the other or both go off while driving. Flipping the switch gets them back on for a while. The dealer tells me $420 to change the two bulbs. How can this happen in a two year old car? *tr
ODI 10294211
Exterior Lighting
2007 toyota prius with hid headlights that intermittently go off. This is a problem with many prius with the hid headlights. We had one replaced on 11/28 at a cost of $240.00. The other has problems also but we could not afford to get it replaced at this time. Toyota repair says light system overheats, maybe. They aren't sure. *tr
ODI 10294137
Exterior Lighting
Approx. 50,000 miles on odometer. 2006 toyota prius. Right headlamp go of and an. Finally died. *tr
ODI 10294589
Exterior Lighting
Hid bulb flickering, works on and off all the time on my 2006 toyota prius toyota dealer asks about 400 dollars to replace one bulb. *tr
ODI 10294103
Exterior Lighting
The hid headlight on the passenger side of my 2006 toyota prius randomly goes off. Some times it comes back on by itself while i'm still driving some times not. It doesn't happen by any particular trend like a bump, turn, or anything else. It just goes off. Nothing i do seems to make it come back on, it just comes back randomly. It's been doing this for a while now. When it goes off my visibility at night along the…
ODI 10294144
Exterior Lighting
2006 prius high-intensity discharge (hid) lamps cut out - turning the lights off and on will temporarily fix the problem. First passenger side in september 2008 at around 50k miles, now driver side november 2009 at 60812 miles - vehicle is at dealership right now so i do not have access to the vin. Both times the dealer replaced at no charge (lawrenceville toyota, 2871 rt 1, lawrenceville, new jersey 08648…
ODI 10293373
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my 06 prius have started going off at different times. I really have to be careful with my car now. *tr
ODI 10294442
Exterior Lighting
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…
ODI 10423236
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius headlight problem. While driving at night there was an obvious click and the headlights shut off. Turned the car off and restarted it and the headlights come back on and work for a period of time (length undetermined but this happened on more than one occasion). One or another of the head lights work intermittently.with no obvious pattern. Last night the left head light was out. I backed up the…
ODI 10293095
Exterior Lighting
I recently both a used 2006 toyota prius from a private seller and in more than one occasion, the headlights would go out intermittently while i'm driving - sometimes one at a time, but sometimes both would go out. I had to cycle the switch to turn them back on. Out of curiosity, i went in the internet to find out how i can fix this problem, and that's when i found out that there had been numerous cases of prius…
ODI 10293050
Exterior Lighting
Both headlights on my 2006 toyota prius shut off while i was driving at night. *tr
ODI 10293164
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius headlights went out without warning about 65,000 miles. Turning switch off then on again restored light for a very short while. Then it went off again. Happened first with the right headlight 3 months ago now recently last two weeks the left headlight same problem. *tr
ODI 10292962
Exterior Lighting
Headlight stops working all of a sudden. When you turn it on then off it works again. Does this continuously, i never know when they are out. *tr
ODI 10292736
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
Exterior Lighting
Headlight intermittent failure then full failure. *tr
ODI 10300150
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius hid head lights turn off on their own while driving at night. Light bulb defect is intermittent. When brought to repair facility, both bulbs working fine. *tr
ODI 10296884
Exterior Lighting
At 42,000 miles, my 2006 prius headlights will switch off while driving. The driverside hid headlight will turn off between 1:30 - 3:00 minutes of driving. The issue can be corrected by switching the lights off and turning them on again; however, the headlight will turn off again after a few minutes. At one point, the driverside headlight went out and then a few seconds later the passenger headlight went out meaning…
ODI 10292142
Exterior Lighting
Intermittent failure of hid headlight in my 2006 toyota prius. *tr
ODI 10313445
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 toyota prius with package #8 which includes high intensity discharge (hid) headlamps. The passenger side front headlamp keeps going out. I have taken it to the toyota dealer twice before and the tech was not able to duplicate the problem. I took photos of when the light is out as proof. I took it in again today and the tech tells me that the bulb needs to be replaced and its going to cost $500 for one…
ODI 10291569
Exterior Lighting
Intermittent failure of right headlamp on 2006 toyota prius. Headlamp goes out and various times and various driving conditions. Turning off headlamps and back on resets the headlamp. The headlamp will again go out and have to be reset. *tr
ODI 10291807
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