Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Toyota Prius has 146 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
146
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS | The light up display for the odometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer does not always light up. When it... |
| Dec 2, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | The following describes a near total failure of the brake system that accompanies and is triggered ... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE | One afternoon, in the Summer of 23, I entered my Toyota Prius to run some errands. Once I proceeded ... |
| Jun 3, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I was Driving down the main road at night time in my 2006 prius and the headlights both went out and... |
| Aug 13, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Randomly the instrument panel (dashboard) does not turn on with the vehicle. |
| Jun 3, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | Hi, After being parked for about 1.5 hrs my back seat on the drivers side caught on fire. I underst... |
| May 31, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently failed to s... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Discovered through failures repeated to dealers that certain items (Brakes, dashboard, et. al.) were... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | KNOWN PROBLEM WITH COMBINATION METER - FOUND IT SEARCHING ONLINE ONCE I REALIZED THIS WAS THE PROBLE... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. RESEARCH ONLINE PROVES PRIUS VEHICLES WITH HID BULB SYSTEMS HAVE BALLA... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE MY CAR MAINTAINED, MY 2006 PRIUS IS IN NEED OF A NEW... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE HYBRID BATTERY TO DIE. PRESSING THE BREAK IS SUPPOSED TO RECHARG... |
| Oct 19, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH, ALMOST TO DELAWARE, AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, AFTER 4 HOURS ON THE ... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE OTHER DAY NOW THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THEM WENT OU... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE COMBINATION METER IN MY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAS 110K MILES ON IT.... |
| Nov 23, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY HV BATTERY HAS A PROBLEM. THE RED TRIANGLE SHOWED WHEN THE CAR MILLAGE WAS ONLY 118000M. I CHECKE... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | KNOWN PROBLEM WITH COMBINATION METER - FOUND IT SEARCHING ONLINE ONCE I REALIZED THIS WAS THE PROBLE... |
| May 31, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY A CONTINUOS BEEP WAS THERE,I TRIED TO STOP A NO BRAKES.I WAS ABL... |
| Mar 27, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | SOMETIMES AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AFTER A WHILE, EITHER ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. I ... |
| Feb 13, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | COMBINATION METER IS GOING OUT ON THE CAR. THIS CONTROLS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, MEANING THAT I CANNO... |