Problems with PiP glass

welcome and congrats! i have not seen this or heard of it, but there are some threads on other windshield anomalies. i would definitely try their other pips on the lot. all the best!

 

I don't have this problem. But my window triples light sources and it can make it hard to see at night if there are a bunch of lights in your path.

Surprisingly enough, cleaning the interior surface of the glass fixes 60-70% of the issue for me. Maybe try picking up a bottle of stoners glass cleaner, and see if a sparkling clean windshield feels safer.

 

All Prius come with HSEA (High Solar Energy Absorbing) glass, to keep out the heat and reduce the greenhouse effect in the cabin.

Perhaps what you are seeing is due to that. I also noticed something when I have my polarized sunglasses on.

 

So why do folks put after-market tinting on their Prius, as discussed at length in this forum?

 

To cut down more heat and to look cool.

 

Mike-

Please file a complaint with NHTSA - Toyota is brushing off these windshield issues and none of us are getting anywhere. The issue is being called a characteristic (seems someone programmed them to say it) and they are refusing to take action. Only if enough of us complain (like we did with the braking issue on the first 2010s) will Toyota take action.

 

I've not noticed this at all.

Mike

 

i will say this – i have not noticed it. i meant to look for it last night, since i was driving after dark, but completely forgot. perhaps sometime later this week.

 

I'm coming upon 20K in my own PHEV and I haven't noticed anything either. I'm dark tinted all the way around but my windshield isn't...

 

could it be tree sap?

 

It's not tree sap. Toyota tried to pull that explanation on one of my repair attempts. The windshield was cleaned by the dealer with clay to ensure sap was not the cause. In addition, if the issue is there, its there from delivery... I can't stress this enough - Toyota has verified there is something here and its being called a "characteristic" of the car... The funny thing is that characteristics are usually present in all copies of the car, yet that isn't the case here.

 

Mike,

You said that after the Rain-X treatment, it seemed to be better until the Rain-X wore off.
Can you run a slow stream of water from a hose down the windshield and does it affect the speckles?
Then you would know that it's surface flaws and not glass laminations.

Then you could go to a company that does windshield repairs and get their opinion.

 

I'll have to check my PIP when the sun comes out again, dono when that will be (tisk, Michigan weather!)

 

I had the "tree sap" like issue on my 8 mile Prius pip when I got it in September. It was only on my windshield. It felt bumpy and the windshield wipers were making a rough sound when they were on. In some light situations, I saw all the little dots. It was uniform and clearly on the windshield. I took a razor blade at an angle and scraped a small spot, then felt it, it was smooth compared to the rest of the windshield, so I scraped the whole windshield, lubricating with windex as I scraped. Windshield wipers don't sound like they are traveling over sandpaper and I have not noticed the dots since. I was thinking it might be some covering material they put on the car for import?

 

wow! I was an early adopter (April 23, 2012) Didn't notice any imperfections in my windshield. (knok on wood)

 

I only had two problems with the glass. The first was where the dealer scratched the heck out of the left rear glass, taking off a sticker. I had them change it. The other was a build-up of wax right where the right wiper blade stops in front of the driver. I used Eastwood's Rhodite and lightly hand polished the wax off and it's nice and clear when it rains now.