Major Problems with 2006 Toyota Prius Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Toyota Prius

2006 Toyota Prius VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 3 Mileage: 44000 miles

2006 Toyota Prius SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 103000 miles

2006 Toyota Prius STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 45000 miles

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Problems with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and HEADLIGHTS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Prius owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
EXTERIOR LIGHTING hid headlights on 06 toyota prius defective go on and off intermittently dealership unable to correct problem on reliable basis.	816 ~ 53961 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated that there were on going problems with the vehicle stalling. also the gas and mileage gauge...	136 ~ 74155 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING on 8/16/06 i was driving to work in the morning and after about 15 minutes on the road i got...	121 ~ 47211 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when coming to a stop the brakes stutter or grab. it is explained in detail at this thread: http://priuschat.com/-t11858.html and	83 ~ 33486 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i've a 2006 toyota prius. traffic stopped for a red light and i was behind a cement truck. i slowed...	79 ~ 50372 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i needed to wait for a service person to arrive and open the door to their business. after several minutes...	55 ~ 124225 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC had a minor front end accident with my toyota prius hybrid. lost all brakes and could not turn off the...	45 ~ 35305 miles
AIR BAGS hit from the side spun then crashed head on into a power pole. no airbags deployed. even though equipped with...	23 ~ 88858 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER dt*: the contact stated a piece of the dashboard sticks out causing a glare on the windshield. the manufacturer was	23 ~ 76189 miles
ENGINE ice water pump failure at 51 000 miles. 13 months out of warranty. dealer and corporate office would not cover	20 ~ 130754 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. while driving various speeds the steering wheel suddenly jerked out of his hands...	20 ~ 82623 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM toyota prius traction control in the model including 2006 has a potentially life threatening design flaw. it shuts down all...	19 ~ 18358 miles
POWER TRAIN we own a 2006 toyota prius. the car was purchased new has been dealer maintained and is our primary vehicle....	15 ~ 101556 miles
EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. while driving 30 mph the all weather floormat disconnected from the hook slid...	15 ~ 31880 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. while driving approximately 65 mph with the cruise control activated the steering failed...	14 ~ 36857 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. while driving at slow speeds including 10 mph over potholes and making a...	14 ~ 29204 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt*: the contact stated that there were on going problems with the vehicle stalling. also the gas and mileage gauge...	13 ~ 50155 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the prius was being driven up a hill when it suddenly stalled and the gasoline engine died. it was very...	9 ~ 89221 miles
STRUCTURE on our 2006 toyota prius purchased june 27 2006 night-time driving vision is impaired by the reflection of the dashboard...	8 ~ 198568 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE gas tank gauge says its completely full no matter how much fuel is in the tank. as of this writing...	8 ~ 15471 miles
TIRES on our 2006 toyota prius we have had 3 catastrophic tire failures involving the goodyear integrity tire which came on...	7 ~ 36457 miles
VISIBILITY on our 2006 toyota prius purchased june 27 2006 night-time driving vision is impaired by the reflection of the dashboard...	7 ~ 36362 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT hid headlights on 2006 prius keep failing. first failure at about 14k miles two failures between 20k and 30k miles....	6 ~ 48567 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS events: accident. severe rear end and front end impact. hit by large box truck spun around hit again by same	5 ~ 48180 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE temperature-stress cracks in windshield of 2006 prius. seems to be brought on by heat snap. *tr...	5 ~ 46410 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. the contact was driving approximately 30 mph on normal road conditions. there...	5 ~ 39274 miles
SEAT BELTS owner entered vehicle and attempted to latch driver side seatbelt. upon placing tab into buckle buckle shot a spring into...	4 ~ 130989 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER headlight goes off spontaneously while driving. i turn off lights and turn them back on again and headlight goes back...	4 ~ 95500 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i am writing to you about an unresolved problem with my 2006 toyota prius. in may 2008 the driver's side...	4 ~ 67745 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES utqg rating on goodyear integrity tires p185-65r15 is inaccurate. tires have 17 500 miles and are worn out. treadwear rating	4 ~ 35250 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2006 toyota prius gasoline engine shut off. the following light illuminated on the dash: master warning light hybrid system warning...	4 ~ 10825 miles
SUSPENSION i was driving at about 65 m/hr on i-95 and noticed my car veering first to the left then to...	3 ~ 93350 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM all toyota prius vehicles since 2004-- cannot see the dash board during all bright sunny days. cannot see speedometer- do...	3 ~ 60667 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. the current and failure mileage were 2908. while driving 35 mph the...	3 ~ 33136 miles
WHEELS front wheel bearing making huge noise when steering wheel. *tr...	2 ~ 150000 miles
SEATS in 2006 we bought a toyota prius car $ 28000.on 05/22/2009 my husband and his friend [xxx] had a car...	2 ~ 45000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY while driving my prius i have experienced brief moments of unexplained acceleration. it was startling when it happened but was...	2 ~ 12500 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. the seat belt latch would not connect and secure the contact in the...	2 ~ 64500 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i've a 2006 toyota prius. traffic stopped for a red light and i was behind a cement truck. i slowed...	2 ~ 10750 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY i have purchased a 2006 toyota prius and believe it has a serious window design problem. other automobiles and trucks...	2 ~ 24961 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt*: the contact stated while traveling at 50 mph merging with highway traffic the accelerator was depressed and the vehicle...	2 ~ 1050 miles
TRACTION BATTERY > PROPULSION SYSTEM > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM letter from senator murphy on behalf of constituent regarding his 2006 toyota prius warranty coverage (attn: katie agati). *smd the...	1
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. the contact stated that the exterior trunk latch deteriorated which made the...	1 ~ 110000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE after only about 4 years use the rubber cover on the hatch release handle (the exterior handle of the rear...	1 ~ 72000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY tailgate struts are rusting and will fail soon. *tr...	1 ~ 40000 miles
PARKING BRAKE information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) to:[email protected] from:[xxx] subject:2006 prius brakes comments: i...	1 ~ 57300 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i own a second generationprius (2006) and it has the same brake symptoms that are being described by the owners...	1 ~ 45 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING for a 2006 prius. twice this evening my headlights went out on their own. i was driving to a store...	1 ~ 59750 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES low tire pressure sensor goes off every change of the season in the fall when humidity is high and temperature	1 ~ 5000 miles
GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN yesterday (april 27 2008) i put my prius in park and stepped out of the car the car was put...	1 ~ 55000 miles
LINKAGES > STEERING 2004 to early 2006 prius steering shaft replacement safety recall notice form toyota when i called big island toyota 329-8517...	1
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING hid headlights on 06 toyota prius defective go on and off intermittently dealership unable to correct problem on reliable basis.	1 ~ 32000 miles
HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING hid headlamp bulbs failed within weeks of each other and with less than one year of service on the vehicle....	1 ~ 43000 miles
SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING head lights and rear lights suddenly went out while driving on the freeway at night. a tractor trailer almost killed...	1 ~ 47298 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER no incident to report: just being precautionary: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/09/prius_accelerate. html *tr ...	1
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. while driving 70 mph all of the warning lights illuminated and the vehicle...	1 ~ 24001 miles
LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES lift gate is defective and repeatedly stops when lifting and/or falls when lifting. multiple incidents.. has been reported to dealer.	1 ~ 21000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*- the contact has a 2006 toyota prius with a current odometer reading of 25 000 miles. the contact stated...	1 ~ 25000 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS the "center" seat belt buckle that the lap belt would buckle into is not installed in the proper location -...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES with only 12k miles on this car the side wall of the goodyear integrity tire bubbled way out. tire had...	1 ~ 12406 miles
GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* - the contact called regarding a 2006 toyota prius. the contact stated that the recirculation gas valve had a...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION 1. april 1 2006 i purchased a new 2006 toyota prius 4 door sedan. 2. the tires showed cupping and...	1 ~ 14068 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT dt*: the contact stated the gps navigational system does not accept addresses rendering it inoperable. the manufacturer was alerted. although	1 ~ 1500 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING a gasoline and or oil smell in the car that permeates everything in the car. my clothes computer bag papers...	1 ~ 1000 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT a gasoline and or oil smell in the car that permeates everything in the car. my clothes computer bag papers...	1 ~ 1000 miles

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