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
Purchased new toyota prius aug. 2006; within one year right headlight went out, but didn't burn out completely, but would go on and off at various times. Took in and was replaced under warranty (bulb costs over $300!). August 2008, same thing, right headlight would sporadically work. Took into dealer and asked them to research if a short circuit. They said no, just bad bulb. They told me that the bulbs are delicate…
ODI 10240534
Exterior Lighting
Either headlight will go out at times. Am able to restart headlight by turning headlight switch off and back to on. *tr
ODI 10252607
Exterior Lighting
One of the headlights stopped functioning intermittently at about 30,000 miles. Dealers service department said they could not recreate the failure, suggested that everything was in order, and therefore did nothing to address the problem. Now, at 35,000 miles, i am having incidents of both headlights going out. This is extremely dangerous, as it's unpredictable. I suddenly find myself driving in the dark with only…
ODI 10249057
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius with high intensity discharge (hid) headlights intended to last life of vehicle. Passenger side headlight began intermittently failing after 25000 miles... Initial indication was light was noticeably dimmer than the driver side headlight. After a few weeks light would go out after a period of time driving, cycling power to headlights causes light to come back on, although period of operation is…
ODI 10242071
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 toyota prius with hid headlights. Recently i developed a problem where the drivers side headlight kept going out randomly. I would have to shutoff all lights and turn them back on in order for the light to come back on. Not only is it totally unsafe to be turning off the lights (driving or not at night) but it impairs your vision when only one of the two headlights is working. I took my car to the…
ODI 10238622
Exterior Lighting
Headlight goes off intermittently (no accident caused it ... It just happens). *tr
ODI 10242113
Exterior Lighting
Toyota prius 2006 headlights intermittently shuts off. It is temporarily fixed by manually turning the headlight switch off and on but this will only last for 2 minutes before it turns off again. It started with the driver side first and now both lights are affected. *tr
ODI 10279129
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my 2006 toyota prius blink on and off. Sometimes the left sometimes the right and sometimes both. The failure occurs almost daily and sometimes multiple times a day. When the lights turn off usually turning them off and back on will make them work again. Brought my car to toyota and they told me that i had to replace the complete headlight unit and casing on both sides (cost $350 each plus labor.…
ODI 10262806
Exterior Lighting
Headlights intermittently turn off while driving. Although several people had told me my headlight was out for several months, it seemed to be functioning when i checked it. Then, once i saw that passenger side headlight was off when i was behind a shiny vehicle. I turned the lights off & then on & it immediately illuminated. I noticed from time to time that i had this problem, but it always corrected by turning off…
ODI 10261301
Exterior Lighting
Accident repair front right. Approx 2 wks after repair i noticed that the right headlight wasn't working. Hi beam works. Found other disgruntled owners on priuschat.com. Replacement of light is $350.00 and is under warranty for 33,000 miles - i had about 38,000 at the time of the accident. I have no way of knowing whether the light is ok and a connection is bad or whether the accident had anything to do with the…
Crash reported
ODI 10250401
Exterior Lighting
I own a 2006 toyota prius. Randomly and with out warning the hid head lights on my prius turn off. This has happened at least 25 times and i have almost crashed several times. When this happens, i have to reach and turn off my lights with the switch and turn them back on. Then they stay on from 2 minutes to 2 hours. This is a huge danger to public safety. There are hundreds of prius owners that have documented the…
ODI 10251589
Exterior Lighting
While driving my 2006 prius one head light will go out and then the other and i have no headlights. Some times its the drivers side some times the passenger side and sometimes both. But on the freeway it's scary when they both go out! *tr
ODI 10237504
Exterior Lighting
We purchased our 2006 prius from stafford toyota, stafford, va in aug. 2006. Just short of a year, we started having a problem with the driver's side headlight that we just thought to be a loose bulb and when going down the road it would pop back on and my husband being out of town alot with his job, never took it in. Then a year and a half into owning the car the light would not come back on until you recycled by…
ODI 10282557
Exterior Lighting
There is an intermittent power loss to the headlights. This is a safety issue. The problem is random and the dealer has not been able to see the issue. While the car is running, the headlights turn off. If i turn the headlights off and then back on, they come on for a period of time. This happens with both headlights. Sometimes at the same time and sometimes only one will turn off. I have researched several websites…
ODI 10533347
Exterior Lighting
Both of my headlight go off while i am driving from time to time, incident happening more and more frequently. *tr
ODI 10268911
Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. While driving approximately 35 mph at night, the passenger side headlight intermittently shut off. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle has not been taken to an authorized dealer for repair. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 37,000 and current mileage was 39,000.
ODI 10240840
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 toyota prius with 35,543 miles on it. The driver's side headlight intermittently goes off. I will be bringing it to the dealer today. *tr
ODI 10235591
Exterior Lighting
HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR
ODI 10235482
Exterior Lighting
There is a class action suit against toyota due to intermittent headlight failure. Please check this link to see if a recall should be imposed. Thanks http://www.lemonlawclaims.com/toyota_prius_headlight_failure.htm. *tr
ODI 10311977
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Toyota prius 2006. Rt. Front (passenger side) headlight goes out for no reason. After this is will not come back on, even if i switch from low to high beam. I turn the lights off and on that corrects the problem for about 3 to 15 minutes, then it goes off again. Toyota said it was the bulb and replaced it at about 34,000 miles under warranty, but it did not change anything. Then the next chance i had to bring it in…
ODI 10319491
Exterior Lighting
I have an issue with the headlight (hid) on my 2006 toyota prius. I have discovered that i am not the only one. One headlight will go out, and if i turn it off and then back on it will come back on. The dealer told me i need to replace the bulb - for ~$725. The hid headlights are supposed to last the life of the car. However, the bulb is not under warranty (i have the extended super duper deluxe warranty). So i have…
ODI 10235356
Exterior Lighting
The hid headlights on the vehicle randomly go off (both sides, but independently). Toyota has replaced both headlight assemblies at different times and the control module under warranty. Turning the headlights off and then back on again returns both lights to being on. This occurs at least once a week that we can notice. We are now out of warranty and toyota indicates we will have to pay for all diagnostics and…
ODI 10234822
Exterior Lighting
We started having an intermittent problem with the driver's side headlight on our 2006 prius. It would go out for no apparent reason. If we turned the lights off and back on, most of the time it would come back on, but not always. We asked our dealer to check it out for a possible "short" during a regular oil change. They said that they could find nothing wrong with it. On july 11, we brought it to a different…
ODI 10234957
Exterior Lighting
2006 toyota prius headlight system is faulty...numerous consumers having problem with intermittent headlight operation on relatively new vehicles. This is a manufacturer fault, not an owner/operator problem. *tr
ODI 10233983
Exterior Lighting
When driving my 2006 toyota prius before dawn, the hid headlights failed. I turned the light switch off, then back on, and the lights came back on. The security guard at my place of work had told me before that one of my headlights were out when i entered the parking lot, but when i turned the car back on, the lights were both working. This is an obvious intermittent, but serious defect. Having researched this…
ODI 10233875
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