2006 Toyota Prius Headlights Problems
- 121
- 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.
What owners report
- side headlight · 23 records
- passenger side · 18 records
- headlight switch · 15 records
- both headlights · 14 records
- failure mileage · 14 records
- come back · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 65 |
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 60–100k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with hid bulbs for the headlights which burned out prematurely. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the bulbs were placed on four different occasions since owning the vehicle. The dealer told him to avoid driving with the headlights on unless conditions called for it. The contact called the manufacturer and…
ODI 10329777
Headlights
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. While driving at any given speed, the front headlights dim without warning. The contact has to turn the headlights off and then back on; however, the failure recurs. The headlights have failed intermittently on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the light bulb failed. The light bulb has been replaced. The contact is in the process…
ODI 10273179
Headlights
Periodically the right front xenon headlight goes out on my 2006 prius. This has happened several times over the past 3 months. Had a diagnostic done at the dealership, but could not isolate the problem. *tr
ODI 10219656
Headlights
On our 2006 prius, the headlights will randomly turn off. You must cycle to headlight switch to off and then back again to on to get them to work again. It happens to both headlights. *tr
ODI 10223497
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. While the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to activate the headlights. However, the headlights failed to operate. The contact replaced the driver side headlamp. The failure occurred on three separate occasions which included the replacement of the driver and passenger side headlamps. The vehicle had not been diagnosed at the time of the complaint. The failure…
ODI 10336765
Headlights
Drivers side hid headlamp fails while driving, can be restarted only by shutting off headlamps and restarting. Failure impairs nighttime vision. *tr
ODI 10217124
Equipment · Headlights
I own a 2006 toyota prius. The front headlight on the drivers side, which is an hid lamp, works only intermittently. There is no pattern as to when it works and doesn't, and often i do not know when the problem is occurring because i can't see the headlamp (unless i can see the reflection on the back of another car). Obviously, this is a safety concern. I took the car in for service at my dealer and they said that…
ODI 10224996
Headlights
Headlights that arbitrarily shut off. One at a time or both at same time. Recycling the headlight switch returns the lights to normal. Happens more often in the cold. Dealers repair shop quotes $850 to replace the headlight assemblies. *tr
ODI 10224951
Headlights
While driving the car, locally or long distance, one or the other of the headlights will just go out. Turning the lights off and on gets it to work again but this is dangerous at night while driving over a mountain pass while visibility is low due to precipitation such as rain or snow and it confuses other drivers. *cn
ODI 10216250
Headlights
2006 toyota prius driver side hid headlight will intermittently go out. Manually turning both off and on will sometimes turn it on again, but sometimes not. *tr
ODI 10219789
Exterior Lighting · Headlights · Tail Lights
Hid headlights on 06 toyota prius defective, go on and off intermittently, dealership unable to correct problem on reliable basis. Multiple other lights (parking/tail ect.) also going out. *tr
ODI 10216902
Headlights
Tl* -the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that intermittently the head lamps fail. An impairment of visibility while driving, increases the risk of vehicle crash.the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the frontal bulbs were replaced. After the repairs the failure resurfaced. As of current date the failures have not been properly remedied. The failure mileage was 34,000. The current mileage was…
ODI 10283527
Headlights · High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Hid headlamp bulbs failed within weeks of each other and with less than one year of service on the vehicle. It took almost three weeks to get a replacement bulb after the first failure. During that time the second bulb failed while i was driving at night. After the bulbs were replaced i realized that the hid headlight "shutters" in the headlight assembly system intermittently failed to properly shift back to low…
ODI 10215705
Headlights
I own a 2006 toyota prius with high intensity discharge headlights. After less the a year and a half of ownership both headlights go dim and then go out while driving independent of each other. Many times both will go out one right after the other. They do this often, but on a random basis. When the switch is turned off then on the come back on for a short period. The toyota dealerships i have taken the car to say…
ODI 10214645
Headlights
The head lights on my 2006 toyota prius go out after a period of time driving. If you turn them off and then back on they come back on for a while then go out again. I have had both the bulbs and control module replaced ant the tune of $500 but the problem still persist. *tr
ODI 10214168
Headlights
Failure of both hid headlamps while driving over a two week period, and after only 2 years and 75,000 miles on the car. Needed to stop driving at night due to the safety risk until i could get them fixed. It turned out to be an hid computer malfunction and both the computer and headlamp needed to be replaced. The cost was about $750 for each computer/headlamp combination; ie, $1,500 total. The make of my car is a…
ODI 10212044
Headlights
At approximately 50,000 miles left headlight started to blink out after 10 minutes to one hour operation. Light could be re-lit by turning out and turning on headlights again. Cost of replacement of light, lamp housing and ecu, in excess of $1000.00 at 60,000 miles, right headlight showing same problem. Replacement cost of bulb in excess of $400.00. Loss of headlamps one at a time or both at the same time makes…
ODI 10211471
Headlights · Switch
Head lights and rear lights suddenly went out while driving on the freeway at night. A tractor trailer almost killed me as a result of the light failure. I took the vehicle to the dealer where the vehicle was purchased. They told me to call corporate. " it is not covered under warranty" was the comment made. I called corporate and was given a reference number.200712041057. I was told that someone from the dealer,…
ODI 10210927
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the driver's side headlight intermittently failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the same failure on numerous occasions and on one occasion the driver's side headlight was replaced. The manufacturer…
ODI 10501283
Headlights
Headlights on 2006 toyota prius intermittently shut off. First right side, than left. Once lights shut off, the switch can be turned off and on and thereafter lights will stay on for a short while than shut off again. From my reading on the web, this is not an isolated case, as other owners of the 2006 are having the same identical problem. *tr
ODI 10208101
Headlights
Continual problem with headlights on my 2006 prius going out. I took my car into cabe toyota in long beach a few times and they could not find the problem or recreate it. I have been have trouble with it for 6 months , finally on my las vists toyota tech departments told them to check grounding and if not at fault just to replace the lamp assembly now the other headlight s going out randomly. Replacing the headlight…
ODI 10209050
Headlights
When the lights are first turned on, there is a few seconds of full brightness, then dimming in the right light, and then after a minute or two, it goes out. It comes back on if you turn off the lights and then back on. I first noticed this around 40,000 miles. Many people have complained of similar problems here: http://priuschat.com/forums/care-maintenance-troubleshooting/34584-headlight-problem.html *tr
ODI 10215993
Headlights
I own a 2006 toyota prius. I am having problems as well as many other 2006 prius owners with the headlights turning off while driving. The issue is resolved for a short time by turning the lights off and back on again- until the lights turn off again a few minutes later. I have had it in to 2 toyota dealers and they are stating that it is bad lightbulbs. In order to replace these lightbulbs (2) it is $900!! And…
ODI 10210152
Headlights
Intermittent headlight failure. Can be either headlamp. Typically one headlamp goes out but sometimes both. They come back on if i shut off and turn back on. *tr
ODI 10205912
Headlights
Both headlamps would go out intermittently, turning them off and back on would work for a while, but eventually over a 2 week period would not come back on. Toyota first denied the problem telling me it would cost 750 each bulb plus labor to fix. I found on a toyota web site the problem with 2006 prius headlamps showed the dealer and called an 800 #. I was assigned a case # and in a short time my dealer called and…
ODI 10214691