2013 Toyota Prius Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- light source · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
The sunroof spontaneously broke while the vehicle was in motion. The location of incident was in western nevada where terrain is flat and no other vehicles were in sight either in front or behind.
ODI 10851782
Visibility/Wiper
I am seeing multiple light images above and below the original light. For instance, if i see a red light, i see one ghost image above, and one ghost image below. As i get closer to the light source, the images converge. Any light source at night appears to have this ghosting effect at distances 25' +. It can be very blinding when several cars in front hit their brakes. It is also blinding from the headlights of cars…
ODI 10550574
Visibility/Wiper
There is a severe diffraction effect through the laminated windshield. Bright lights are tripled. This is likely caused by defective plastic layer between the glass. It is very distracting, especially at night. *tr
ODI 10537156
Visibility/Wiper
There is a severe diffraction effect through windshield. Bright lights are tripled. For example one below and one above the brake light or traffic signal light. It is very distracting, and very tiring after 20-30mins of driving especially at night. But happens all the time (even for oncoming headlights). *tr
ODI 10562268
Structure · Visibility/Wiper
While driving at night i notice that on-coming lights (both from on-coming cars and traffic lights) are distorted so that there is a triple image, with duplicate images both above and below the actual light source. These duplicate images get closer and closer to the original light source as the vehicle gets closer to the light source. *tr
ODI 10524689
Visibility/Wiper
Purchased 2013 toyota prius new, when driving at night there is a ghost or prism effect through the front windshield. This is especially noticeable with the headlights of other vehicles, they are doubled or tripled stacked on top of the one headlight. Also very noticeable with oncoming traffic headlights and tail lights. Traffic signals, especially the red stop light and the green go light, there will be one light…
ODI 10507269
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2013 Toyota Prius.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.