The rear window shattered on the passenger side of our vehicle. i cannot see out of it. the vehicle was stationary. we did not see anything happen to it (person) via our security cameras. i am worried it will shatter. this seems to be a common problem as i have conducted research on the internet.
Turned on rear power slider window defrost but defrost light would not come on. however, shortly after a loud sound like a gunshot was heard and the rear window on the passenger side was found to be shattered. temperatures were in the 30s fahrenheit at the time. called local dealer and they responded they do not replace rear windshields so it was replaced by local auto glass vendor.
Rear window shattered while using defroster . defroster turned on with remote start and rear window shattered with no contact. vehicle was in park when this happened.
While driving rear window defogger was on and the rear passenger side glass just shattered.
Rear back sliding glass 'exploded/shattered' while rear defroster was on. the external temperature was near 30f
Turned on rear defrost which i rarely ever do. driving down road a minute later and back glass shattered on passenger side. right behind where my daughters head would be if i had been taking her to school that morning. 78,000 miles on vehicle
2011 ford f-150. turned on rear window defrost couple minutes later window shattered.
I was driving home on may 17, 2019 from work. i was stopped at a stop light and heard a loud pop. the back window shattered on the passenger side of the vehicle.i had the defroster on clearing the dew and nothing else hit or struck the glass it just burst out of no where.
Rear window passenger side shattered. rear defrost would sometimes come on and sometime not. suspect the window overheated and shatteres. many of these incidents reported in us and canada.
After parking the truck for several hours at a secure police department parking lot, on my approach to the car i used the remote start and when i entered the vehicle i immediately noticed that the rear window, behind the passenger seat was shattered. inspection of the window i clear observed the bottom left of the window was a burnt mark on the outside. it's clear that the rear defrost when in remote start status malfunctioned and caused the window to crack. researched on the internet, many ford customers had the same problem
I started my truck and turned in the rear defrost. approximately 2-3 minutes after starting the vehicle and activating the rear defrost i was on the roadway when i heard a loud sound and noticed my rear passenger side window was shattered but otherwise in tact. the window fractures covered the entire window. i inspected the damage and smelled what i believe was wires overheated/burning. the temperature outside was 9 degrees at the time. i believe the rear defrost likely malfunctioned and overheated the window too quickly causing it to shatter. at the time the damage occurred i was stopped at a red light.
Heater blend door actuator commonly fails preventing defroster to operate, very common well known problem.
At approximately 8 in the morning on 12/2/2018 i was at a stop getting ready to make a left turn, i had the window defroster/heat on, as well as the rear window defroster. over the last year the rear window defroster light has illuminated intermittently but the defroster has always worked. as i started to move the vehicle, i heard a loud pop and thought someone had thrown something at my truck, but didn't see anything out of the ordinary. when i got to my destination less than 5 minutes and about a mile later, i got out and looked at the roof for any sign of something hitting the roof, when i noticed a steady trail of smoke coming from the rear window area, noticed that the rubber had melted and the passenger side rear window had shattered completely. i believe this is due to an electrical short in the rear window defroster circuit, i have since removed the fuse for the rear window defroster which disables my mirror heaters. i request that nhtsa investigates this further as there have been thousands of cases of this issue and it is a known issue and ford is aware of it. ...
Early one morning when it was around 27 degrees out i started my 2011 f-150 and let it run about 10 minutes to warm up. i used my remote start, which turns on the window defrosters. within 3 min of leaving for work i heard a sound similar to a breaking light bulb. once i got to work i happened to move my rear view mirror and noticed my driver side rear window ( 3 part, double pane motorized rear window with defrost) was shattered on both sides (panes) i am 1 of thousands of people who apparently have had the same issue. ford does not cover the glass on there vehicles in any way shape or form, even on there newest models, and apparently refuses to fix or rather, replace these windows when damaged by there inappropriately adjusted defroster. i believe this is a serious safety hazard. i frequently take my nephews and 2 year old niece places in this vehicle. placed in the back seat for obvious safety reason. now i dont even feel safe putting them in the truck at all. what do you think a 2 year old is going to do with ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving various speeds, a loud thumping noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle and the rear sliding windshield fractured. jacky jones ford lincoln, inc. (714 new highway 68, sweetwater, tennessee, (423) 337-5066) was made aware of the failure, but an independent mechanic repaired the vehicle. the cause of the failure was not disclosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 157,882.