# 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `741249` · 2009-10-26 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS.  IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY AND THEN MOVED TO BOTH LIGHTS AND NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD MY TAIL LIGHT FLICKERS ALSO.  I CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY BY TURNING THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BUT IF I MAKE ANY TURNS THEY FAIL AGAIN.     THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT (10/24/09) AT 10 PM WHILE ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD I WAS VEERING RIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND I HEARD A SMACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE.  I FLIPPED MY LIGHTS BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED AT THE SAME TIME. I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND FOUND A WOMAN STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.  SHE SAID SHE WAS FINE, BUT MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR HIT HER ELBOW/ARM.  SHE SAID SHE WAS NOT REALLY INJURED AND DIDN'T WANT TO CALL AUTHORITIES OR CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY.  SHE ASKED WHY I TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF WHEN I ROUNDED THE CORNER.  I TOLD HER I DIDN'T, I HAD A SHORT IN MY LIGHTING SYSTEM.  SHE SAID I WON'T PRESS CHARGES, BUT YOU NEED TO GET THOSE LIGHTS FIXED. *TR
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