| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125226 | Incident Date: Apr, 30 2007 |
| Consumer's City: POTOMAC | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PRIUS | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U363 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 01 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 26 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Hid headlights on this model go out intermittently while driving; turning the lights off and then on again restores the headlight. exact number of failures and date of first failure below is an estimate, as it is nearly impossible under most conditions for the driver of the car to know that one or both headlights are out--increasing the danger of this situation. rainy or dusk conditions are a particular problem. toyota is apparently aware of this situation; the dealer to whom i took it for repair acknowledged this and said that it affects a limited range of vin numbers in 2006 models only. local dealer has replaced both headlamps and says this will fix the problem. this is a serious safety hazard about which drivers may be unaware; drivers should be notified by the manufacturer since toyota and the nhtsa are aware of this problem. i see that there have been at least three previous complaints regarding this problem on the odi website. *tr |
