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.
Exterior Lighting
AUTO HEADLIGHT GOES OUT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR
ODI 10245673
Exterior Lighting
Right side headlamp went out on my 2006 toyota prius prior to 36,000 mile warranty, headlight repaired under warranty. At or about 39,000 miles left headlight goes out intermittently, desert toyota wants 399.00 to replace headlight. Did not complete repairs. Headlight consistently goes out every few minutes when on. *tr
ODI 10267415
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 toyota prius and my headlights go out randomly,quite often while driving. While driving you can start off with all lights on and then while in low beam the headlights will go off leaving you with fog lights and while in high beam all of the lights go out. The car was taken to a toyota dealer who said "toyota knows this is a problem" but we still have to pay. I have children and when my lights went…
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Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my 2006 prius go out frequently, but intermittently. I have had the dealer check them at the last two maintenance checks, but they said they could see no problem. Today, i was driving early in the morning in the dark and both lights went out. I shut them off and turned them back on and both came back on. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
After about 7 months, i started having the passenger front light of my car intermittently go off and on. If i restarted the car, it would go on to begin with, and then go off sometime while i was driving. When i would take it in to the shop, usually i had to wait a while and the car would be turned off and when the service agent would come over the light would be on and they couldn't do anything. After three fix it…
ODI 10289437
Exterior Lighting
Hid headlight defects on toyota prius 2006. Replaced both light on 2007 after one year i have to replaced again on 2008. The light did not die just goes out. I have to turn the headlights on/off and the work again for few hours or few day then happen again. *tr
ODI 10255275
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius, hid headlight failure. Blinking and then complete failure of light after only 40k miles. Dealership charges $320+ for just the bulb. Online chat forums show that this failure is very frequent and costly to consumers and the dealerships control the access to the bulbs. *tr
ODI 10245406
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 toyota prius w/ 59k miles. We started experiencing issues w/ the headlights a couple of weeks ago. We'd turn the lights on and randomly would either get 1 light, 2 lights, or no lights. Flicking the switch again would usually reset the lights, but not for long. I just took it to the dealership and was shocked when they told me it would cost $872 to fix. After i heard the quote, which is not covered…
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Equipment · Exterior Lighting
About six months after purchasing my 2006 toyota prius the headlights starting going out while i was driving. I took it in to the dealership and they replaced the bulb. They had said that they had never heard of this before. The lights worked for about two months then occasionally would go out again. Now that my warranty has run out they are going out every time i drive the car. This is a real safety issue. When you…
ODI 10245991
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius both headlights occasionally go out while driving. *tr
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Exterior Lighting
Intermittent failure of driver side hid lamp in 2006 toyota prius. When the headlamps are turned off and then turned back on it starts back up. I have 60k miles on my car and have a toyota extended warranty and am told that even though this is a known issue it is not covered. *tr
ODI 10250216
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my 2006 toyota prius randomly turn off, luckily only one at a time so far, then turn back on when i switch the lights on and off, or after i restart the car. The car is 2.5 years old with about 55,000 miles on it. *tr
ODI 10249933
Exterior Lighting
'06 prius. Had it's hid headlights changed a year prior due to the lights just 'turning off' while driving. Flicking them off/on would turn them back on for a bit. They would turn off randomly and often while driving, often with both lights turning off completely. This is a serious safety concern, considering they were replaced and continued to fail following that replacement. *tr
ODI 10249202
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
To date we have not had an incident, however i believe the failure of our headlight and the lack of toyota to correctly identify and correct this problem is unacceptable. The failure occurs everyday while driving the vehicle. We were told by the dealership to replace the bulb. The cost of the repair is over $500.00. After reading many complaints, the wiring or connection seems to be the problem, not the bulb. *tr
ODI 10247148
Exterior Lighting
One or sometimes both hid headlamps go out without warning, and can be re-lit by turning off and turning on the headlight switch. This affects both low and high beams. I've nearly run off the road when the lights went out abruptly on a narrow mountain road. I have had to turn on my fog/driving lights routinely as a backup. *tr
ODI 10244272
Exterior Lighting
Head lights & tail lights turn off intermittently in 2006 prius. Procedure: start car turn on headlights wait one or both lights go off turn off lights turn on lights lights are back on. Repeat above... *tr
ODI 10243392
Exterior Lighting · Headlights
My 2006 prius headlights have started flicking off while i'm driving, one or the other, or both at the same time. They will come back on if the lights are turned off, then back on, although they may go back out again in 1-2 seconds, or later. This problem has been reported by other people on the internet (see wiki.answers.com). It's dangerous because the lights go off while driving. The dealerships have not been…
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Exterior Lighting
Prius headlights started going off sporadically. Sometimes right sometimes left sometimes both. Hard to tell when it will happen. Sometimes turning light switch off and on solves the problem. First noticed this last weekend (today is sept 24th 08). Do not know yet how to reproduce intentionally, but it has happened at least three times this week. *tr
ODI 10243307
Exterior Lighting
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…
ODI 10428892
Exterior Lighting
My driver's side headlight occasionally turns off. I have a 2006 toyota prius with hid headlights. This is a common problem with the 06 and newer prius and is affecting thousands of people. Some have had both lights fail leaving them with no headlights. If you turn the lights off and then back on the light or lights will turn back for a very short period of time. This is clearly a safety issue and instead of fixing…
ODI 10257711
Exterior Lighting
Headlights go out while driving at night. I bought the car tonight, drove off the lot, thought the headlights seem horrible but didn't think much of it. I went down the road and noticed i saw more from the cars around me. I had the driving lights on, but they only show a very short distance in front of the car. I turned onto the main road (4 lane, divided highway) and hit the high beams - the lights went completely…
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Equipment · Exterior Lighting
My headlights are intermittently failing on my 2006 prius. The dealership has replaced both the left and right (as a pair) headlights at ~20,000 miles and again at ~48,000 miles. And now at 55,000 miles, they are replacing another front headlight hid bulb. There were two additional times that i requested the toyota service department check the lights as i had been told by a police officer that front and/or back…
ODI 10321450
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 and have been dealing with the passenger side light going off after 15 seconds for 6 months now. After contacting toyota of america they didn't agree with me that there was any issue, they even went as far as to tell me that i couldn't believe everything that i read on message boards. I expressed my displeasure with the situation and complained that this is a safety hazard, they of course didn't agree.…
ODI 10274438
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 toyota prius with hid head lights go out while your driving, if you turn them off and back on they come back on. I just spent a hour at the local dealership and they could not tell me the real answer to the problem but were happy to suggest replacing the head lights at the cost of $500.00 a piece. This seams unreasonable to spend this kind of money to provide a safety feature. *tr
ODI 10256433
Exterior Lighting
My 2006 prius' front left headlight has been shutting off randomly and will re-light only when i turn the lights completely off and turn them back on. This is extremely dangerous as the only way i can tell when my left front headlight is out is when i see my reflection in a car behind me. I took the car to the dealership and was informed there was nothing wrong with my car. However, upon further research i have…
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