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Unusual side mirror issue - help please

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by KKtrips, Jul 6, 2024.

  1. KKtrips

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    I have a very unusual side mirror issue, my LH side mirror has started power folding out when I turn on the rear screen demister. That on its own is weird, but what makes it weirder is I don't have the option of power folding mirrors. I have not replaced the mirror (have owned the car since early 2019)

    Anyone seen this issue, suspect a BCM fault? Any help appreciated
     
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    So when you're messing with the demister for the back window or whatever it is you're doing is there some way your hand can hit some button that folds the mirror I don't have any of this kind of nonsense on my car so I'm not sure if that's just automatic when you park or is there a button you can push in to make the mirror fold in ?
     
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    Sounds like somebody did at some point, else there wouldn't be a mirror there capable of power folding out.

    I assume before it can power fold out, it must have been folded in. How does that happen? Have you a habit of folding the mirror inward by hand when leaving the car?
     
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    No, there is no power folding button that I know of and I don't believe Gen 3 Prius have the option of power folding mirrors, that's the weird thing.
     
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    By fold out, I mean it folds backwards, so the reflective part of the mirror is facing to the footpath/sidewalk on the left (the complete opposite to folding in - if that makes sense)

    I have to get out of the car and manually twist it back to its regular driving position so I can see out of the mirror when I am driving. It's very unusual.

    Also, I have owned and driven the vehicle for 5+ years and never replaced the mirror and it has never done this before, it just started doing it with no changes made to the vehicle. LoL
     
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    The entire housing of the mirror rotates outward? or just the reflective glass part within it?
     
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    The entire housing. I know, it's weird.
     
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    The original housing would not have contained a motor that could make it do that.
     
    #8 ChapmanF, Jul 9, 2024
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