HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 PRIUS KEEP FAILING. FIRST FAILURE AT ABOUT 14K MILES; TWO FAILURES BETWEEN 20K AND 30K MILES. TOTAL OF FIVE HID FAILURES: 2 FOR PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT; 3 FOR DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT. FAILURES ARE INTERMITTENT, OFTEN WHILE DRIVING. HITTING HID LAMP LIGHTLY OFTEN RESTORES LIGHT. INITIALLY BULBS WERE REPLACES (TWICE). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENTIRE UNIT (INCLUDING COMPUTER BOARD) WERE REPLACED. BULBS SHOULD LAST LIFE OF CAR-- NEITHER ORIGINAL HID LIGHT LASTED THE FIRST YEAR. *TR
2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS FLICKERED WENT OUT AND RESTARTED WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING AT 40,000 MILES IN MARCH 2008, HAD BULBS REPLACED BY TOYOTA LOYALTY, NOW IN APRIL 2009 WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MORE MILES SAME THING HAPPENING, UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, TOYOTA LOYALTY REFUSES ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE, REPAIR ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $600.00. OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART OR DESIGN. TOYOTA LOYALTY CLAIMS THAT CONTROLLERS WERE REPLACED IN 2008, BUT DEALER DENIES, STATING ONLY REPLACED BULBS. *TR
