Issue ID | 959711 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10493124 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | PRIUS |
Model Year | 2012 |
File date | 10/12/12 |
Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Brand new prius 2012 while driving at night, lights, especially red in color, when viewed from front windshield, appear as three distinct images. One dark image along with two faint image one above and one below the dark one. I got the car in nov end, reported the issue in dec 17 to toyota, then went to dealer before christmas. Technician there acknowledged the issue and ordered a new glass. Windshield was replaced on 11 jan but saw the same issue, technician test drove the car and acknowledged the issue is still there. Toyota rep will come and look into the issue. It is a major safety issue as sometimes there are lots of red tail lights ahead. I see lot of people have reported the issue ...... Below are odi id number for prius 2012. Seems like common problem. Not sure if toyota is waiting for accidents to happen because of this issue before fixing it. Odi id number : 10490622 odi id number : 10485390 odi id number : 10485239 odi id number : 10483605 odi id number : 10483561 odi id number : 10482102 odi id number : 10479684. |
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Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
VIN pattern | JTDKN3DU0C1XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
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