2016 Toyota Prius

I HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY PRIUS WHERE I RECEIVED 2 CRACKS ON MY WINDSHIELD WITHIN A WEEK OF OWNING THE CAR. I NEVER HEARD A ROCK HIT MY CAR. I REPORTED IT HERE AND TOYOTA CALLED ME TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD SO THEY COULD KEEP MY OLD ONE FOR QUALITY CONTROL. I WAS FINE WITH THIS BUT JUST TODAY I GO OUT TO MY CAR AND SEE A 6 INCH CRACK THAT STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT WASN'T THERE BEFORE AND I DIDN'T HEAR A ROCK HIT IT EITHER. I FEEL LIKE MY PRIUS WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS WILL NEVER EVER END

UPON START UP THIS TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLE EMITS FOUL SMELLING CHEMICAL AIR INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW TOXIC THESE SMELLS ARE BUT AGGRAVATE RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS AND ASTHMATIC CONDITIONS. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN WITH "THOUSANDS" OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS REPORTING NOXIOUS AIR BEING EMITTED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THEY ARE REQUIRING CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR FIXES, EVEN IF THE CONSUMER HAS A FULL WARRANTY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 9.2K MILES ON IT (2016) AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENS ON VEHICLE START UP WHEN AT REST, ESPECIALLY IN WARM AMBIENT CONDITIONS. THE AC WILL BE FOUL AND NOXIOUS. IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF HEATING WILL ALSO EMIT FOUL AND NOXIOUS ODORS. SERVICE LINE AT DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGE THESE COMPLAINTS ARE HERE BUT WILL NOT EFFECT REPAIRS UNDER DIRECTION OF TOYOTA CORPORATE. ALL REPAIRS FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR TOXIC AIR HAVE TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CUSTOMER. S

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. FIRST CRACK STARTED AND CONTINUES TO SPREAD. SECOND CRACK STARTED 3 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST. WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT SUPPOSEDLY ON BACKORDER. THE CAR IS TYPICALLY PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE DURING THE WORKWEEK AND EITHER IN MY DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD. TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD ALSO MEANS HAVING TO RECALIBRATE FOR SIDE AND BACK UP MIRRORS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH IS JUST AS COSTLY AS HAVING TO PAY FOR THE WINDSHIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA BLUEARTH S34 TIRES, SIZE: P215/45R/17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNSTABLE AND A THUMPING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR END. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTING IT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT INSIDE THE TIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED ALONG WITH THE LOCAL TIRE DEALER (LES SWAUB AND GOODYEAR). THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,900.

WHEN DRIVING WITH A HEAVY LOAD IN THE BACK OR WITH LARGE ADULTS IN THE BACK SEAT IT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO POINT UPWARD BLINDING ON COMING CARS. YES YOU CAN MANUALLY LOWER THE LIGHTS VIA THE SCREW UNDER THE HOOD BUT THAT'S AN INCONVENIENCE AS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT BLINDS ONCOMING CARS EVEN WITHOUT A HEAVY LOAD CAUSING ONCOMING CARS TO FLASH ME AND I HAVE TO FLASH THEM BACK TO PROVE TO THEM I HAVE MY LOWS ON. AT TIMES WHEN I GET TOO MANY FLASHES I END UP DRIVING WITH JUST THE DIM DAY RUNNING LIGHTS TO MAKE SURE I DON'T BLIND ONCOMING CARS CAUSING ME TO COMPROMISE MY NIGHT DRIVING SAFETY. TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE AUTO LEVELING HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS OR A FIRMER SUSPENSION TO ENSURE THE LEVEL OF THE HEAD LIGHT IS POINTING WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

I HAD VERY SMALL WINDSHIELD CRACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 10 FRWY COVINA CA , I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING HIT MY WINDSHIELD WAS VERY HOT DAY JUST HEARD TING AND I SHAW CRACK BUT WITHIN A DAY WAS VERY LONG ABOUT 2FT CRACK .I TOOK LONGO TOYOTA AT EL-MONTE THEY SAID IT DON'T COVER BY DEALER OR TOYOTA COMPANY SO THEY GIVE ME $1265 EST. COST TO FIX IT.IT WAS MY 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS MILES 17K ONLY AND UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH 2016 PRIUS IS BODY COLOR POPUP SO EASY IT JUST COMEUP SO SO EASY LOOK LIKE THEY JUST PAINT SO EASY ... I HAVE SO BAD EXPERIENCE WITH PRIUS CAR FEEL LIKE I JUST WAST MY 30K FOR JUST PIECE OF [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I HAD A VERY SMALL PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE INITIAL IMPACT CAUSED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT CRACKS RUNNING LENGTHWISE AND WIDTHWISE ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD INSTEAD OF JUST STARING OR PITTING AS TRADITIONALLY OCCURS. THIS IS MY THIRD PRIUS AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A WINDSHIELD RESPONDING THIS WAY. IT APPEARS ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS EXTREMELY COSTLY SINCE THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE AN AFTERMARKET AVAILABLE. AS WELL AS REQUIRING $600+ RECALIBRATION. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. I AM CONCERNED THAT I AM GOING TO PAY $1500 TO GET THIS FIXED (SINCE MY INSURANCE USES MY DEDUCTABLE) ONLY FOR IT TO BREAK AGAIN DUE TO A MINOR INSTANCE (AS MANY HAVE COMPLAINED ONLINE). MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE NEW WINDSHIELD IS THINNER/ LIGHTER FOR MPG. IS THIS NOT COVERED ON SOME SORT OF WARRANTY OR RECALL? I'M VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY LOYAL TO TOYOTA, IM AT A POINT WHERE I JUST WANT TO DRIVE WITH IT CRACKED TO AVID HAVING TO FIX FUTURE CRACKED WINDSHIELDS.