2006 Toyota Prius fuel system problems
20 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Toyota Prius, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
My wife [xxx] had a serious accident in the parking lot of the victorian on main st in santa monica on wednesday september 2. From standstill, her 2006 prius suddenly accelerated to a very high rate on its own and the car's brakes were completely non-responsive. In this relatively confined parking area, after a frightening period of trying to regain control of the vehicle, she made a split-second decision to crash into a tree at a relatively high speed in order to avoid steering the car onto main st.
Gas tank gauge says its completely full no matter how much fuel is in the tank. As of this writing I have driven approx. 120 miles on this tank of gas and the gauge still shows the tank as full. It has not yet been fixed.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Toyota Prius
- Lighting 948 complaints
- Brakes 222 complaints
- Electrical system 152 complaints
- Cruise control 84 complaints
- Engine 45 complaints
- Air bags 32 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 15 complaints