Side/rear Glass Problems of Toyota Prius

Toyota Prius owners have reported 5 problems related to side/rear glass (under the visibility category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the Prius.

1 Side/rear Glass problem of the 2012 Toyota Prius

Failure Date: 12/23/2013

2012 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle window exploded. While driving 35-40 mph on a paved road, the consumer heard a loud pop. He thought it was a tire blow out, but he soon realized, the rear window had cracked, for no apparent reason.

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2 Side/rear Glass problem of the 2013 Toyota Prius

Failure Date: 03/01/2013

This Prius has fogginess in the windshield which appears to be a defect caused during the tempering process of the glass.

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3 Side/rear Glass problem of the 2010 Toyota Prius

Failure Date: 08/19/2009

Windshield has been cracked twice in my new 2010 Prius due to design flaw. The edge of the glass on the sides are exposed.

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4 Side/rear Glass problem of the 2005 Toyota Prius

Failure Date: 11/14/2007

"blind spot" on passenger front side window in 2005 Prius.

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5 Side/rear Glass problem of the 2005 Toyota Prius

Failure Date: 03/24/2007

We were driving down a quiet rural road the temperature was 50 degrees, time 11:40pm, weather was clear and dry. There were no tree overhangs. The right front passenger window suddenly shattered in its entirety. My passenger right front was not injured. No foreign object was found within the vehicle, and none was found a day and a half later on the road. Marks on the door exterior showed some moving objects, but they indicate multiple objects falling downwards, and may be marks from the glass falling. While this incident could have resulted from a collision with some object, that certainly wasn't our impression at the time of the incident. I wonder whether this incident was caused by an annelaing defect within the glass.


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