Toyota Prius Complaints (2017)

133 consumer complaints on file.

#11067092February 5, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
NOTICED TWO SMALL CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD, CENTER AREA CLOSE TO BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. DID NOT NOTICE SOUND OR SIGHT OF AN IMPACT, BUT TWO DAYS LATER, CRACKS HAD SPREAD LEFT AND RIGHT ABOUT 14 INCHES EITHER SIDE OF ORIGINAL SITE OF CRACKS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065908January 30, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2018, DROVE VEHICLE 3.5 HOURS ON HIGHWAY DURING PERIOD OF DECLINING TEMPERATURES- 34 TO 29 FAHRENHEIT, WITH SNOW BEGINNING HOUR 2.5. OPERATED FRONT DEFROST CONTINUOUSLY FOR ENTIRE 3.5 HOUR TRIP WITH CABIN TEMP BETWEEN 72 AND 75F. MADE 2 STOPS, 10 MINUTES EACH- ONE AT 1.5 HOURS AND ONE AT 3 HOURS. PARKED OVERNIGHT IN HOME GARAGE AT END OF TRIP. AIR TEMP DECLINED TO 19F OVERNIGHT. BACKED CAR OUT OF GARAGE IN MORNING AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT CENTERLINE OF FRONT DEFROST VENT. CRACK HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND TO POINTS ALMOST EXACTLY 5 INCHES BEYOND EACH END OF DEFROST VENT, THEN STOPPED EXPANDING. PASSENGER SIDE (RIGHT SIDE) CRACK IS ALIGNED EXACTLY WITH CENTERLINE OF DEFROST VENT. AT POINT 5" OUTBOARD OF VENT, PASSENGER SIDE CRACK TURNS DOWN AND EXTENDS TO BOTTOM EDGE OF WINDSHIELD. DRIVER (LEFT SIDE) CRACK IS PARALLEL TO VENT ON LINE 3" BELOW VENT, THEN TURNS UP, CROSSES VENT, AND PARALLELS VENT 3" ABOVE VENT TO TERMINATION OF CRACK AT 5" OUTBOARD OF VENT. NOTHING IMPACTED WINDSHIELD DURING TRIP AND WINDSHIELD WAS NOT CRACKED AT END OF TRIP. ENGINEERING DEFECT- INADEQUATE GLASS STRENGTH- UNABLE TO USE DEFROSTER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. CRACK CREATED BY STRESS FROM LOCALIZED THERMAL EXPANSION- ALIGNED WITH HEAT SOURCE OF DEFROSTER VENT AT LOWER MIDDLE REGION OF WINDSHIELD. THIS IS FIRST EXTENDED USE OF DEFROSTER IN CAR- PURCHASED MAY 2018. CURRENTLY HAS 21,800 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057402December 29, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TOPIC: 2017 PRIUS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I HAVE 2017 PRIUS PURCHASED NEW ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH 1500 MILES DRIVEN. 2 DAYS AGO, WHEN I PUMPED GAS, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE ALONG THE EDGE. I DON'T REMEMBER GETTING HIT BY AN OBJECT WHILE DRIVING. YESTERDAY THE CRACKS GOTTEN LONGER. CHECKED THICKNESS BETWEEN MY FINGER, IT LOOKS THE SAME AS THAT OF A DRINKING GLASS. A QUICK SEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2016 OR NEWER MODEL. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE OWED OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY TOYOTA AND HONDA THAT WERE HIT WITH FLYING OBJECT WITH NO PROBLEM. EVEN WITH CRACK, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE SPIRALED OUT THAT FAST AND LARGE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF IT IS DESIGN MISTAKE IN PURSUE OF WEIGHT REDUCTION. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057423December 29, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TOPIC: PRIUS CRACKED WINDSHIELD I HAVE A 2017 PRIUS PURCHASED NEW ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH ABOUT 1500 MILES DRIVEN. 2 DAYS AGO, WHEN I PULLED TO A GAS STATION TO PUMP GAS, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACKS ON UPPER RIGHT HAND ALONG THE EDGE OF WINDSHIELD. YESTERDAY, THE CRACKS DEVELOPED INTO 12 IN. LONG. CHECKED THICKNESS BETWEEN FINGERS, IT IS ABOUT SAME AS THAT OF A DRINKING GLASS, VERY THIN FOR A CAR. QUICK CHECK ON INTERNET REVEALED THIS IS VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH PRIUS 2016 OR NEWER. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I'VE OWN SEVERAL CARS FROM TOYOTA AND HONDA WITH NO ISSUE WITH ROCK HITTING. PLEASE CHECK INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF IT IS A DESIGN MISTAKE IN PURSUE OF WEIGHT REDUCTION. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057015December 28, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC USING CRUISE CONTROL MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED QUICKLY. WEATHER WAS ALIGHT RAIN. IT WAS LIKE THE RADAR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF OR STOPPED BEING PROCESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054723December 14, 2017
STEERING
TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2017 LANE DEPARTURE WARNING WITH STEERING ASSIST. THIS STEERING ASSIST FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK AS IT DOES IN ANY OTHER TOYOTA MODEL. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TOYOTA ENGINEERING AND MET WITH A TOYOTA TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY ADMIT THAT THE STEERING ASSIST FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK AS IT DOES IN ANY OTHER TOYOTA MODEL. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM MY ATTACHED DOCUMENT THIS FUNCTION REALLY DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS A REGULATED SAFETY FEATURE OR NOT BUT IT WAS SUGGESTED BY A TOYOTA EMPLOYEE THAT I MAKE THE NHTSA AWARE OF THIS FAILURE AS IT COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. I HAVE DRIVEN AT LEAST 5 PRIUS PRIME ADVANCED AND ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THAT THE STEERING ASSIST FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK IN ANY OF THEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS ADVERTISED AND SOLD TO THE CONSUMER AS A INTEGRAL PART OF THE TOYOTA SAFETY SUITE THAT IS ON ALL TOYOTA VEHICLES. THIS STEERING ASSIST FUNCTION DOES WORK ON ALL OF THE OTHER TOYOTA MODELS AS ADVERTISED AND AS A CONSUMER WOULD EXPECT. PLEASE REVIEW MY ATTACHED DOCUMENT THAT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AND MY ATTEMPTS TO GET TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE STOCK ANSWER I HAVE RECEIVED FROM MOST TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES IS THAT THE STEERING ASSIST "WORKS AS IT IS ENGINEERED TO DO" MY STOCK ANSWER TO THIS IS WHY DOES IT FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY THAN EVERY OTHER VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE TOYOTA SAFETY SUITE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A COHERENT REPLY TO THAT QUESTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052555December 5, 2017
WHEELS
MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH A DESIGN "FEATURE" OF MY NEW VEHICLE. HAVING OWNED IT LESS THAN A WEEK, NO RELATED INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. HOWEVER, I SEE AN UNNECESSARY RISK DUE TO THIS DESIGN. MY NEW CAR, A 2017 PRIUS 4 TOURING, COMES WITH NO SPARE TIRE. THERE ARE THREE PRIUS MODELS LIKE THAT, EVEN FOR THE 2018 MODEL YEAR. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE RELATED SAFETY ASPECTS OF THAT TOYOTA DECISION? IN THE WESTERN US, ESPECIALLY, THERE ARE MANY PAVED ROADS WITH LITTLE OR NO TRAFFIC AND SPOTTY, IF ANY, CELL PHONE SERVICE. TYPICALLY, THEY ARE IN DESERT AREAS, SCORCHING IN THE SUMMER, FRIGID IN WINTER, WITH TOWNS FAR APART. IF A DRIVER OF A CAR LIKE MINE HAS A TIRE BLOWOUT IN SUCH A REMOTE AREA, HE/SHE IS LITERALLY STRANDED. THE SUPPLIED TIRE REPAIR KIT WILL NOT HELP IN CASE OF A BLOWOUT. AVERAGE OWNERS WILL NOT EVEN KNOW THEY ARE WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE UNTIL THEY NEED ONE. MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE, THIS COULD BE FATAL TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN EXTREME HEAT OR COLD. THE DRIVER'S ONLY HOPE IS THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE WILL HAPPEN ALONG TO HELP. A RISK LIKE THAT DOES NOT JUSTIFY A MANUFACTURER'S CUTTING COSTS TO BOOST PROFITS. IMHO, THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1 - ANY CAR SOLD NEW WITHOUT A USABLE SPARE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND RETROFITTED. 2 - MANUFACTURERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS IN THE USA WITHOUT A USABLE SPARE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VOICE MY OPINION. I HOPE YOU WILL AGREE THAT ABSENCE OF A SPARE TIRE IS AN UNNECESSARY RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047256November 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DEFECT IN MOLDING AROUND WINDOW FRAMES THAT ALLOW AIR TO PASS WITH WINDOWS ROLLED UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045390November 11, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WANT TO CHECK IF THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE PRE COLLISION AND THE BRAKING ASSISTANCE FEATURES. MY PRIUS PRIME ROLL FORWARD DURING A IDLED STOP AND I DID NOT RECEIVE WARNING AND THE CAR DID NOT ASSIST STOP FEATURE DID NOT ENGAGE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034557October 19, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIR CONDITIONER EMITS A FOUL SMELL WHEN STARTING AND WHILE DRIVING. HAVE MANY NEW CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA. TRADED IN 2015 PRIUS WITH 36000 MILES FOR THE PRIUS PRIME AND NEVER HAD A AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM WITH THAT PRIUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032971October 11, 2017
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
1) THE EVENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 4, 2017. 2) 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 19,980 MILES. 3) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVED ON SCHEDULE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. 4) AT THE PRIOR INSPECTION NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL WEAR WAS REPORTED. 5) FROM THE TIME OF THE 15,000 MILE INSPECTION NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TIRE. 6) AT NO TIME DID THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, DID THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATE. 7) WHILE TRAVELING ON A STATE HIGHWAY (SIMILAR TO A INTERSTATE) WHICH IS IN VERY GOOD AND SMOOTH CONDITION, DRY AT THE TIME, FREE OF DEBRIS, STRAIGHT AT THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT, AT APPROXIMATELY THE POST SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITH ENTIRE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE SIDEWALL STRUCTURE. THE CAR REMAINED UNDER CONTROL AND I WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD AND REMAINING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF MY LANE, TO A SPEED WHERE I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE TRAFFIC LANE AND CAME TO STOP ON THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. 8) OTHER THAN TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TIRE, NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS SUSTAINED AND NO INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT OR OTHER PARTIES OCCURRED. 9) I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAILED TIRE WHILE STILL MOUNTED TO THE WHEEL, INCLUDING THE TREAD OF THE TIRE AND THE OUTER SIDE, WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025256September 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT STRUCK A POLICE VEHICLE. THE OFFICER GAVE THE CONTACT A WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE LOCAL DEALER (ELMORE TOYOTA, 15300 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINISTER, CA, 92683) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V741000 (SERVICE BRAKES), AND RECOMMENDED HE SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1709193209. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022509September 10, 2017
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE BLUETOOTH PHONE SYSTEM CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS DISTRACTED DRIVING CONDITION BECAUSE BLUETOOTH PHONE CALLS DO NOT REPEAT DO NOT OVERRIDE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO AND LIKE THEY DO IN MY 2006 PRIUS (VIN#: [XXX]). THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IN THE 2017 MODEL YEAR BUT TOYOTA STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED IT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN NOTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH TOYOTA AND WITH THE NHTSA. MY WIFE'S 2013 LEXUS RX 450H (VIN#[XXX]) HAS BEEN REGISTERED BEFORE AND WE RARELY USE THE BUILT IN NAVIGATION NOW FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. MY COMPANY'S 2016 PRIUS (VIN# [XXX]) WAS TOTALED IN LATE 2016 AND THIS ISSUE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO MY EMPLOYEE REAR ENDING HIS PARENTS AND TOTALING THE CAR. THE REPLACEMENT 2016 PRIUS (VIN# [XXX]) WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH NOT TOTALED AND AGAIN THIS DISTRACTED DRIVING ISSUE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, I BELIEVE. I PURCHASED MY NEW PRIUS PRIME (VIN# [XXX]) EXPECTING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA IT WAS NOW "SELECTABLE" BUT IT IS NOT!!!! WITH ALL THE DISTRACTED DRIVING ISSUES PREVALENT ON THE ROADS TO WHY TOYOTA WOULD INTENTIONALLY DESIGN A SYSTEM TO CAUSE DISTRACTED DRIVING IS BEYOND ME. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECT IMMEDIATELY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PURE SOFTWARE ISSUE AND THAT IS WHY I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE FIXED FOR THE 2017 MODEL YEAR. IT NEEDS TO BE!!!! THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022173September 7, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
JUST BOUGHT MY 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS NOT OVER 4 MONTHS AND MY WINDSHIELD HAVE 1 LARGE CRACKED AND A TINNY CHIPPED ON IT. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CRACKED WHEN A TINY ROCK HIT THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE I COULD SEE THE CRACK GETTING LONGER UNTIL IT NEARLY REACHED THE MIDDLE. I AM VERY WORRY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD BY THE 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021391September 5, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
A SMALL PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD BELOW THE INSPECTION STICKER. WITHIN SECONDS A CRACK STARTING DEVELOPING. WITHIN TWO MINUTES IT REACHED ALMOST HALFWAY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FRAGILE AND VULNERABLE PRIUS WINDSHIELDS. I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT, REPAIR MY WINDSHIELD AND PERFORM ANY NECESSARY RE-CALIBRATION. I HAVE UPLOADED TWO PICTURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021222September 2, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE P (TSS-P) ON MY NEW VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED BY ROCK ON FREEWAY SO TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MANHATTAN BEACH TOYOTA ON JULY 28, 2017 TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO NEW WINDSHIELD, THE TSS-P SYSTEM HAD TO BE RECALIBRATE (TOYOTA'S ACTIVE SAFETY SYSTEM THAT IS ON ALL PRIUS PRIMES') RECEIVED CALL ON AUG. 10, 2017 THAT DEALERSHIP COULDN'T REPAIR SYSTEM AND WE NEEDED TO PICK CAR UP. CALL THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE TO GET ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MANHATTAN BEACH TOYOTA TO GET THEM TO FIX CAR. AS OF TODAY, SEPT. 2, 2017 STILL NO CAR. I HAVE HAD ONE CALL FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND THEY REPORTED THEY HAVE HAD LIMITED TRAINING ON HOW TO RESET THE TSS-P SYSTEM. MANUFACTURE IS SELLING CARS TO THE PUBLIC WITH A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR? I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD OUR CAR FOR 35 DAYS AND STILL CANNOT REPROGRAM THE SYSTEM. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY SYSTEM AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE IT IS RELIABLE TO THE PUBLIC?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015195August 14, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN AUTO POWER START FOB, BUT IT WAS NOT AROUND THE KEY FOB. IN ADDITION, A HEADLIGHT WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED THAT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BRUNSWICK AUTO MART, 3031 CENTER RD, BRUNSWICK, OH, 44212). THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND SENSOR. THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE ENGAGING INDEPENDENTLY TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD DOCUMENT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. ...UPDATED 09/21/17 *BF UPDATED 9/22/2017*JS UPDATED 09/25/2017*JS ***UPDATED 09/26/17*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014500August 10, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING HITTING IT, BUT THERE ARE CRACKS ON THE CENTER HIGH POSITION DISCOVERED WHEN I STOPPED. I HAVE CONTACTED GLASS REPAIR SHOP BUT THERE IS NO PARTS TO MAKE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON WINDSHIELD FOR THIS MODEL AND 2016 -17 PRIUS. ALL THE MODELS SEEMS TO HAVE MUCH HIGHER INCIDENTS OF GLASS BREAKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011972August 1, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE HAD THE PRIUS PRIME FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY AND A SMALL ROCK HIT THE EDGE OF MY WINDSHIELD AND IMMEDIATELY LEFT A ONE FOOT CRACK. THERE WERE NO BIG TRUCKS OR BIG RIGS NEAR ME SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE ROCK CAME FROM. I READ THE PRIUS FORUMS AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN TO PRIUS OWNERS AND TYPICALLY COSTS $1500 TOTAL TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND RECALIBRATE THE FORWARD-FACING CAMERA AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE REQUESTED A QUOTE FROM SAFELITE AUTOGLASS AND WILL CALL MY AAA INSURANCE. I SURE HOPE THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIRS AS I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS IN ANY WAY MY FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012149August 1, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND A SMALL ROCK HIT THE OUTER EDGE OF MY WINDSHIELD AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES HAD AN 8 INCH CRACK AND BY THE END OF THE DAY IT HAS EXPANDED TO OVER 12 INCHES. CALLED TO HAVE FIXED AND WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR OVER A MONTH. CAR IS ONKY 1 WEEK OLD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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