NHTSA Complaint #10934822 — 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS

WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK UNLIT WINDY ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO BE GETTING DIMMER, THEN BOTH SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF. I HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD AND I INSTINCTIVELY SLAMMED THE BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A SHARP TURN WITH A GUARD RAIL AND A STEEP RAVINE INTO A RIVER. THE CAR CAME TO REST ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM THE GUARD RAIL. UPON CYCLING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF, THEY BOTH LIT UP AGAIN. I TURNED IN THE FOG LIGHTS AS A BACK UP AND CONTINUED MY DRIVE, SLOWLY. SINCE THEN, I HAVE OBSERVED THE LIGHTS FADING AND THEN TURNING OFF, USUALLY ONLY ONE LIGHT AT A TIME, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH. *TR