NHTSA Complaint #11013986 — 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY SINCE APPX. 2010. FIRST, ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD GO AND OFF. I ASKED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NEVER CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS STOPPED MORE THAN ONCE BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. USUALLY IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BOTH LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. IN 2014 I HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED BY MY DEALERSHIP, WHICH COST OVER $1,000. IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR (2017), BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTING GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, AND I TOOK IT IN TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO "REPEAT" WHILE THEY HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE AND OFFERED OTHER HELP OR EXPLANATION FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WILL OFTEN GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT.