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 · 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
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight on driver side started randomly turning off at about 50,000 miles on my 2006 prius, unbeknownst to driver. If i happen to notice the light has gone out, and i turn the light switch all the way off and back on, the light will usually relight. I am constantly watching the reflection of my headlights in car bumpers on traffic traveling in front of me as well as making notice of my headlights' reflection…
ODI 10293143
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2006 prius and i have been noticing my hid lamps randomly flicker off these past few weeks. The failure occurs everytime i turn on my headlights. I have not done anything to correct the failure yet but am going to go to my dealership to get it looked at. *tr
ODI 10284064
Exterior Lighting
Multiple failure of hid headlights which dim or go out. Bulbs and modules have been replaced many times in the past. *tr
ODI 10280310
Exterior Lighting
Intermittent hid headlights of toyota prius 2006-2009: the hid headlights tend to fail intermittently after the vehicle is 2 -3 years old. These lights can be restarted by switching the headlights off then back on. It is only a matter of time before both lamps will fail in a serious situation and serious injury or death will occur. I highly recommend that toyota be made to recall these vehicles and either change out…
ODI 10279925
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius headlamp failure. Headlights can flicker out and can potentially cost thousands of dollars to replace. *tr
ODI 10310368
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 prius with hid headlights. The car has approximately 60,000 miles on it and the headlights will go off intermittently. If one goes out, i can turn the lights off, then back on and they will both work. My concern is if they both go off at an inopportune time. Also, the driving tail lights react the same way. Sometimes they work, sometimes they do not. I have read this article as…
ODI 10279679
Exterior Lighting
20-06 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR
ODI 10278886
Exterior Lighting
The hid headlamps on my 2006 prius go out intermittently. I have to turn the headlights off and back on. I am currently on my second set of headlamps. The drivers side headlamp was replaced but the bulb continues to go out at random. *tr
ODI 10278729
Exterior Lighting
Passenger side hid headlight goes off after a few minutes of driving. Can turn off and back on and they will stay on for a few minutes. Numerous other complaints on the internet of the same issue. *tr
ODI 10286052
Exterior Lighting
My 2006 toyota prius has 58,000 miles. The passenger side hid headlight intermittently goes out on low beam. The high beam will not work. Toyota wants $150 for the bulb plus installation costs. I have visited many web based sites that indicate this is a wide spread problem. I believe you should require toyota to fix this problem. *tr
ODI 10278953
Exterior Lighting
Headlights are dropping out and need to be turned off/on very frequently to illuminate the roadway at night. Both headlights are dropping out more frequently than in the past at the same time which causes a very hazardous driving condition especially for other drivers on the roadway and those unfamiliar with the toyota prius hid failure problem. This is an extremely common problem on 2006 and 2007 toyota prius with…
ODI 10278167
Exterior Lighting
My 2006 toyota prius headlights go off unexpectedly while driving. When i notice one going off, i turn the lights off then on again and the light comes back on. Only one goes off at a time. Most often it is the left light, but sometimes the right. I have received one ticket already. This has been going on for six months. My father's 2007 prius has the exact same problem. Toyota replaced his small battery, but he…
ODI 10277382
Exterior Lighting
Driver's side hid headlamp shuts off after being on for a short time. Turning the headlamps off and back on restarts the headlamp. This started at around 40,000 miles and now the passenger's side headlamp is occasionally showing the same symptoms. *tr
ODI 10277225
Exterior Lighting
DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. *TR
ODI 10316092
Exterior Lighting
For no apparent reasons, both my right and left hid headlights (2006 prius) intermittently will go off independently and at random times. Sometimes while night driving i cannot see the road very clearly at all because only 1 light will be on. Turning the switch off and back on will temporarily re-light them, but during the 'off' time i've almost no visibility for a second or two. *tr
ODI 10279046
Exterior Lighting
Passenger headlights of 2006 prius are turn off at random times. When this happens, lights must be turned all the way off and on again to have lights come on. (which indicates the bulb is not burnt out). *tr
ODI 10278306
Exterior Lighting
Headlight on 2006 toyota prius intermittently dies causing a safety issue. *tr
ODI 10277617
Exterior Lighting
While driving my 2006 toyota prius the lights flicker and sometimes go off. *tr
ODI 10277482
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius. My headlights failed on mountain road without any warning. I was doing about 50mph and swerved into the shoulder to avoid going off cliff. This vehicle is a death trap after dark and somebody is going to lose their life because toyota doesn't seem to take this seriously. I called their consumer hotline an was told i would have to foot the bill of nearly $900.00. I was then told by toyota to have…
ODI 10277307
Exterior Lighting
I've got a package 6 2006 prius. The headlights keeps going out. Sometimes its just the passenger side and sometimes both. I can't really tell when or how it goes out . If i turn the bright lights on and off it has no effect, but when i turn them all the way off and back on the light comes back. Sometimes on long trips it will stay on the whole time, sometimes it won't. Sometimes on short trips it will go out,…
ODI 10282790
Exterior Lighting
My toyota prius 06 had issues with the hid headlights. They started to flicker off at about 35,000 miles until eventually, they stopped working entirely. The warranty covered the replacement of the bulbs and so i was satisfied. Unfortunately, the issue has surfaced again, this time i'm at 57,000 miles and only 1 year and 6 months later. Now they are saying the warranty is up and i need to pay almost $1,000 dollars…
ODI 10282958
Exterior Lighting
My 06 toyota prius has the hid headlamps. At about 40,000 miles the left hand lamp began going out at odd times and coming back on again by turning the switch off and on again. Before i got toyota to agree to replace them (at $850) i was driving down a dark road with no moon at night and they both went out on a turn. That was when i increased my complaints and they replaced them at toyotas cost. The car now has…
ODI 10277178
Exterior Lighting
Toyota prius 2006 with 50k miles was in auto accident, hit from behind; 1 week after car repairs completed, headlights went out while driving at night; tuned them off then on, stayed on that evening; following day headlights went out, again, would need to turn lights off then on to get light; then they were dim or would go out; went to toyota dealer, said it was unusual for lights to be out at 50k mileage, said…
ODI 10282547
Exterior Lighting
We own a 2006 toyota pruis. The headlights turn off. We had the same issue repaired about 2 yrs ago when the car was relatively new. Now it's back. Looking on the web, there is significant anecdotal evidence that there is a significant design flaw with the lights. There are literal thousands of pointing on this particular issue. It is not a major financial problem for us as the first was fixed under warranty and we…
ODI 10277273
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