# 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `696851` · 2008-11-18 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 36,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## 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
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