2018 Toyota Prius Visibility/Wiper Problems

October 29, 2019 · 26,000 miles

Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper

The car is inadequate in the winter. When it snows i can't keep the windows clean. They changed the fittings and i can't even put winter blades on the car. Also, and this applies to almost all new cars as well, the led lights freeze over. It's a safety hazard not to have lights that work. And it's a safety hazard to have to get out of the car in dangerous conditions to try and scrape ice off the windows and lights.…

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ODI 11278866

September 15, 2018 · 22,000 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Last year,june 2017, while the car was parked we noticed there was a hairline crack on the windshield. We received some quotes saying it would be about $900 to fix. So we decided to go with an adhesive injection and paid about $50 for someone to come fix it. However, after a month, it spread. We had no choice but to replace the windshield. Last month, same thing happened. Car was parked, nothing hit it. Same…

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ODI 11138822

August 7, 2018 · 10,000 miles

Visibility/Wiper

I owned a 2008 prius with 273,453 miles when i traded it for a 2018 prius on 3/15/18. My 2008 never had the windshield replaced; meanwhile, the 2018 has been replaced once and the 2nd is now cracked within 2 months of replacement. On 8/7/18 i was driving in a single lane road with no vehicles ahead or in the oncoming direction when i heard a pop. Within 5 minutes a crack began at the base of the windshield and…

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ODI 11202667

July 13, 2018 · 127 miles

Visibility/Wiper

While driving on the highway in the rain at 55mph a very small pebble/bug struck the lower right windshield below the wiper. It was not very loud, but did create a crack in the windshield with a few minutes. Within a few days the crack has spread across the entire windshield.

ODI 11112886