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JTDKB20U267••••••2006 Toyota PRIUS
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2006 Toyota PRIUS build (46 vs 19).
46on this build
1221on the model
65builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedExterior Lighting 31Service Brakes 9Hydraulic 5Vehicle Speed Control 4
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashNov 2011
I was in a 2006 toyota prius car accident on the freeway when the steering wheel started jerking (to the point of no control), the brakes stopped working and the car kept accelerating. Car lost control.*dt*jb car was totaled, two witnesses and a police report. I was sent the…
Electrical SystemDec 2024
The light up display for the odometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer does not always light up. When it is not lit, the cruise control and any warning and informative alarms/lights also do not work. This is a well-known issue among owners of these cars, related to the capacitors on…
Service BrakesJan 2019
Total loss of brakes while driving on highway. Passed through red light near miss situation. Towed to shop and cost of repair exceeds $2000 for this involved repair as this is a complicated braking system. Part of the ABS system called the accumulator is defective in these cars…
Exterior LightingDec 2018
The operation of my hid lights are malfunctioning and the current right head light will occasionally turn off on it's own. After turning them on and off a few times, they then work again. Obviously dangerous for night time driving or resulting in potential tickets
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Mar 2015
For aproximadamentely two years the brakes ave not been working properly and we took it to get evaluated and we were told it was the brake actuator. Now I was told that this is a security problem toyota dealership sells the part fo a little over $1,700 I was also told it should…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTDKB20U267533341 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.