NHTSA Complaint #10983255 — 2015 TOYOTA PRIUS

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS(55-70 MPH, HIGH WIND, 60-70 DEGREES AND RAIN, WIPERS ON CONSTANT HIGH BETWEEN ONE HOUR TO ONE AND QUARTER HOURS OF DRIVING, WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, BLADES POINTING STRAIGHT UP. CHECKED FOR OBSTRUCTION AND TRIED TO MOVE BLADE/ARMS NO CHANGE. AFTER ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN ON THERE OWN, (VERY UPSET HARD TO PINPOINT TIME). USED INTERMITTENT MOSTLY AND LOW AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE FOR NEXT THREE HOURS OF DRIVING WITH NO PROBLEM, (SWITCHED TO HIGH WIPERS ONCE OR TWICE FOR LESS THAN 30 SECONDS EACH TIME). REAR WASHER/WIPER WAS FINE AND FRONT WASHER WORKED WHEN PROBLEM WAS PRESENT. VERY SCARY DRIVING EVEN AFTER THEY STARTED WORKING NOT KNOWING IF THEY WOULD STOP AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWO DAYS LATER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONDITION AND RETURNED VEHICLE.