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2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

crash · 696851 · 2008-11-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY PRIUS 2006 DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID THE HEADLIGHT 'LEVELER' SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE - WHICH I DIDN'T REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER (JUNE 2008), I GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT (SIDE-SWIPED). IT WAS THE OTHER DRIVER'S FAULT (UNINSURED). HOWEVER, SINCE IT WAS DARK, THE POLICE SUSPECTED THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR REPAIRS ($3,000) AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT LEVELER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING AND I WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE ON 11/16/08 ABOUT MY DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT. MY CAR IS PAST WARRANTY AND RESEARCH ON PRIUS CHAT FORUMS SHOWS THAT IT'S A TOYOTA DEFECT. I'M CONCERNED THAT I WILL GET INTO ANOTHER ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS HTTP://WWW.PRIUSONLINE.COM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=3&T=11141&ST=0&SK=T&SD=A&START=135. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10249132
Machine
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