Problems with 2006 Toyota Prius ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Headlights constantly go out. research online proves prius vehicles with hid bulb systems have ballast issues causing constant blowing of either bulbs or ballast failure. not only is safety constantly compromised, but it is illegal when a headlight goes out driving down the road.

I was driving on a highway 95 south, almost to delaware, at night in the rain, after 4 hours on the road, everything stopped working. i couldn't accelerate, i had no brakes, and eventually even my lights went out. the entire electrical system was out. i was in heavy traffic, and don't even know how i got off the highway, and to a gas station. the tow truck driver couldn't even jump the battery enough to get the car in neutral, and had a difficult time getting it up on the flatbed to tow it home. i couldn't even lock the doors. i had a new key made at the dealership on 10/17/19 and i was using that key for hours driving to ct and a couple of days later i was half way home when everything in the car stopped working. i was towed to my home in md because i needed to be able to unpack my car and computer before taking it to the dealership. when the second tow came the next day, i handed him the key by the front door, which was my ...

Toyota refuses to replace the combination meter in my vehicle although it only has 110k miles on it. they have acknowledged my vehicle was included with the batch of models that have this known issue under 2004-2009 toyota prius combination meter warranty extension ztv, but will not cover. this is not right for a consumer to be on the hook for toyota's quality issue. this is a significant safety issue and should be under a formal recall.

My hv battery has a problem. the red triangle showed when the car millage was only 118000m. i checked with servco and replaced one cell of the hv battery. however, the red triangle showed again, and code reader found another damaged cell. that would be a possibility that the whole hv battery was damaged.

Known problem with combination meter - found it searching online once i realized this was the problem. i bought my car used and since it is no longer covered by toyota, it didn't come up in search. having issues with there being no display on the dash and vehicle not shutting off for the entire time i have had the car. it only happens intermittently. this is a safety issue for sure! can't see speed, gas, gears...anything about car whether car stationary or moving.

I was driving normally and suddenly a continuos beep was there,i tried to stop a no brakes.i was able to steer my car to a safe place.then used a toll service and took it to my toyota dealer.in a short time they told me they told me the computerized brake system was defective and the job will cost me $2250.00 i can not afford. i tolled the car back to my house .later i found that there had been a recall from toyota.i was never notified although i took my car there for regular checkups. note: my car was in motion and previous to incident i had descended a steep hill. i consider myself lucky on that date,three minutes earlier i would have been in great distress trying to stop my toyota prius.

Sometimes as i drive the vehicle, after a while, either one of the headlights turns off randomly. i don't always notice when it happens, other than when pulling up behind another vehicle at a stop light and notice that there is only 1 headlight reflection coming from my vehicle. they both work normally if i turn them off and on again.

Combination meter is going out on the car. this controls the dashboard lights, meaning that i cannot see how fast i am going or if there are any gauges or sensors lit up alerting me to a problem with the vehicle. toyota had an extended warranty on this but it has now expired and they want $1000 to fix it.

Combination meter stopped working in cold weather. know problem for toyota and a very dangerous one. they did one repair and warranty extension but vehicles now hitting higher miliage are having issues and it is documented by toyota in a warranty bullentin no. pol12-05 from toyota

Headlight intermittently shuts off. it will later come back on again. same with a tail-light. there are lots of complaints about this please come up with a solution. it seems to be an extremely expensive fix at a dealership due to defective parts.

When vehicle is started no dash lights for fuel gage, speedometer, odometer inoperable due to faulty combination meter. no recall just extended warranty that toyota will not replace.

I believe its a glitch in the car's computer. at unpredictable and intermittent intervals the electronic heads up display does not operate. this leaves me with no speedomoeter, no fuel level indicator, no bright or dim indicator for the headlights, and the cruise control does not work. during the incidents the car also might not respond to the power off button, so it keeps running. this problem might last for a day or two and then it starts to work again.

As i was reversing and my foot was on the gas pedal a loud beep came on, all of the dashboard warning lights lit up including the brake light. i checked to see if my parking brake was on and it was not. i put the car on park and turned the car off and on. my car worked i drove a few minutes and as i was approaching the freeway i luckily came to a stop on a red light. suddenly the same loud beep, warning lights, and break light came on and this time because my foot was on the brake pedal i felt the brake extremely hard/stiff. because i was at a red light i quickly put my car on park turned the car off and then on again and made a right turn to avoid going on the freeway. i decided to carefully drive to a family member's house close by going no more than 25 mph with my emergency lights on i did not want to risk my brakes stiffening up and failing but i was in a congested area with no parking. i was fortunate enough not to get on the freeway and i ...

Afternoon 07/11/17 while driving downhill @ 50 mph my 2006 toyota prius turned off- no steering, exterior lights, dash/computer lights, radio- except for front interior dome light. no warning lights prior to or after car turned off. i was able to brake (very stiff brakes) & pull over. replaced 2015 12v battery hoping for quick fix. car still would not turn on, could not be towed on flat bad for fear of damaging transmission. car was towed to closest mechanic. on 07/12/17 independent mechanic said both coolant pumps failed and the leaking shorted a fuse and turned off the car. every time they attempted to replace fuse it would pop fuse again. mechanic replaced water pump (including coolant/antifreeze) & inverter electric pump (including inverter cooler water) & changed auto transmission fluid & filter ($1,115). early morning 07/14/17 dash display would not light up when car was turned on- no speedometer, odometer, gas gauge, reverse camera. (happened couple of times in past but could not duplicate for dealer.) while driving to toyota dealer i noticed computer screen stuck @ 48 mpg & 61 miles driven, but never increased miles as i drove 18 miles or updated mpg calculation. refused to ...

The passenger side headlight intermittently turns off and on. the lightbulb is still functional. this will happen wether i'm driving or stationary.