Sitting at a stoplight in the rain the other night, I switched the windshield wipers to "high" and the car starts doing a little dance in time with the "froompa-froompa-froompa!!" beat of the wipers! A little disconcerting! Are the wipers that heavy, or the car that light that the wiper inertia can get the car wiggling??? Kind of a "tail wagging the dog" sort of thing. Now, I'm afraid to put wipers on "high" at freeway speeds, car might spin out! Just me? Anyone else experienced this?
TadMoody, I have detected a little of this but fear not! You will not spin out. I recalled this back from my 2002 Prius as well, I believe it may have to do with the size of the Arms for the wipers, but it will not have any impact..rest assured. I find the 2010 to be better, but as you mentioned you were at a stop and once the car is at highway speeds the aerodynamics make that negligable if even noticeable. My Honda Civic did something similar at a stop but I think they also had a larger mass to the wiper housing and arms, so I never gave it another thought....and didn't notice that when driving the Civic as well. Keep enjoying the car. You should be just fine.
I've never noticed when having them on full speed. I have a V with 17s, not sure if that make a bit of difference. I'll need to pay more attention. You want Swing & Sway with wipers - I had 2 Mercedes - a 200 & 300 with single articulating blade. Even medium speed - at a stoplight, easily felt. Put it on high and the whole car would jiggle. http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/wiper-coverage.gif
ya with the rain here in los angeles i got to use the wipers for the first time ,after having the car for four months. I hear a click,click sound coming from the dash every time the wipers come down and go up.i have never had this in any other car,or may be i dint hear it over the sound of the ICE.
i had the same thing happen in the 2008 subaru outback sport. turn them on high and the car wiggles a little
My wipers shake as well on the lower left handside, and make annoying noises. They are just not smooth. I think the Prius Team would have an easier time in marketing if Toyota would stop slacking on all the small details.
Don't have an issue at all with our wipers. I do like that the driver's side is articulation (as a Lexus) to cover more area. For your folks in snow and ice regions - wonder how satisfied you will be with them over the next 5 months or so?
Be sure to let you know...that's coming soon I have a feeling But will be sure to let you know once it does....I hope they are good. I am not buying winter blades this first winter...I only had the car 1.5 months...so far.
