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2013 Prius front defogger doesn't blow air

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by tbone5803, Feb 11, 2018.

  1. tbone5803

    tbone5803 Junior Member

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    I just noticed this problem a few days ago when my window shield kept fogging despite having the defrost on for a long time. I put my hand up to check and no air is coming out in front of the windshield. I checked the in cabin air filter behind the glove box but it seemed pretty clean. I shook it out and replaced it and I still have no air. My other vents seem to be working okay, and the car will heat, just not the defogger. I hear the mechanism when switching modes but nothing comes out from underneath the windshield.

    Any ideas that I can try to fix myself? I'm not looking forward to having to take it in for this. I live in the upper Midwest so this feature is a killer. Thanks.
     
  2. bisco

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    is this when you press the front defrost button, or when you switch the vent to defrost/floor position?
     
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    Yeah, does either of those work?

    Maybe somewhere in the mishmash of the attachment, H/V excerpt from Repair Manual, you can find some clues.
     

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  4. tbone5803

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    I'm not sure the difference. I usually just press the front defrost button to defrost the windshield. But neither option triggers the vents underneath the windshield to blow air.
     
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    Heads-up, I added attachement to my post above.
     
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    Thanks, I'm just trying to make sense of it. It's huge.
     
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    Yeah I know... :(