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Written by Kate Nyhan on 2025-01-22 at 23:41

Does this puddle suggest that my wiper fluid reservoir broke? Or something worse?

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Written by Diane on 2025-01-22 at 23:45

@kdnyhan

I think the wind shield wiper fluid reservoir on a prius is designed for owners to refill, so the manual should say where it is, and it should be is somewhere reasonably accessible..

It would be much more authoritative to open the hood and look to see if the plastic reservoir cracked.

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Written by Jeremy on 2025-01-22 at 23:47

@kdnyhan does it smell sweet?

If not, it's washer fluid. That's my assessment, based on location and having owned hybrid cars.

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Written by Phil Tanner :tinoflag: on 2025-01-22 at 23:51

@kdnyhan caveat, I know NOTHING about cars:

If I saw that on my car, I would've assumed it was the ice/snow that had been picked up by the tyres and deposited into the wheel well (at the back end, due to tyre rotation), that had then thawed, started melting out, and then refrozen as it dripped off the wheel arch.

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Written by Mark Shane Hayden on 2025-01-22 at 23:55

@kdnyhan the reservoir may have cracked when the fluid inside froze but it might also be the pump or the lines connecting the reservoir, pump and washer nozzles that froze and cracked.

Not a critical thing but still annoying to have no wipers and still some $ to fix

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Written by dr2chase on 2025-01-23 at 00:27

@kdnyhan that is the color of dilute windshield washer fluid, which would account for it freezing there, and also account for it perhaps freezing and cracking open the reservoir.

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