Lane Departure Warning Camera

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by CharmmQuark, Jun 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM.

  1. CharmmQuark

    CharmmQuark New Member

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    Hello All,

    Our 2017 Prius C One (87K miles ) one fine day started showing the following warning messages : Lane Departure Warning, Headlight Malfunction and Pre-Collision Warning, See Dealer.

    In about a day or two, it came with a squelching electronic noise hear the driver side dash which died down in a day and was replaced with a crackling noise ( like the one from a badly tuned radio or tv ).

    Not knowing any better, my wife took the car to the dealer who diagnosed the problem to be a bad camera and the cost to replace and calibrate it would be $4K. ( California )

    After we got it home, it took the wire out of the camera and the crackling nose stopped. I was going to take the camera apart to see if I can diagnose the problem is but could not find instructions on how to do remove the camera from the windshield mount. Does anyone know? I've attached a few pictures of the camera in its mount on the windshield.

    Thanks in advance
     

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    #1 CharmmQuark, Jun 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
  2. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

    Leadfoot J. McCoalroller Senior Member

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    I assume you have to use a wire or floss to cut it off the glass, but I've never done it myself.

    You can rent the real official Repair Manual from Toyota which has step-by-step guides. I'd think it is money well spent for a situation like this.
     
    #2 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Jun 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
  3. ChapmanF

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    Depending on where you are, you may also have access to the repair manual thanks to arrangements made by a local public library or other organization. The page Leadfoot linked also discusses those options.
     
    #3 ChapmanF, Jun 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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