Driving down the road early this morning when i hear a sudden *pop* and my rear glass shattered. car was going approximately 45 mph and in a straight line, with no other vehicles or objects near. the car was sitting in the shade in front of my house over night. frost had been on the windows, so naturally the heat and defrosters were on. no impact. no other signs of concern whatsoever. the only thing holding it together is the window tint film.
The right rear glass in the rear window of my 2012 ford f150 suddenly shattered as i was pulling into my driveway after a trip to the store. nothing appeared to hit it; it just made a loud pop and shattered. this is a safety concern for me.
I remote started my truck in the morning to take the kids to school, and noticed my driver's side back windshield shattered. there was no impact to the window what so ever. the back defrost was on because it is 4 degrees outside and there was frost on the windows. my vehicle was stationary in my driveway. when looking it up via the internet it seems there are multiple f150 owners in the same situation as i am in.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. the contact stated that the rear passenger window fractured. the contact stated that the window was not struck by a foreign object. there were no injuries. the contact stated that the rear window defroster was previously being used prior to the fracture. pundmann ford (2727 w clay st, st charles, mo 63301, (636) 946-6611) was contacted by phone and informed of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 105,000. *ln*jb
The windshield wipers will come on without being activated by the switch. (this is on the non-rain sensing model). they seem to be stuck on the lowest intermittent setting. i've come across forums online that state this is a common problem with the multifunction switch needing replaced. t
I was driving home from work on 5/3/19 on on a county road ( katy hockley cuttoff ) and was coming to a stop behind a school bus that was stopped and picking up someone when i heard a loud pop. after i came to a complete stop i looked back and saw the passenger side rear windshield had shattered. i did have my rear defrost on at the time and when i looked back at the a/c controls the light for the rear defrost had went out.
I was driving home from work on 5/3/19 on on a county road ( katy hockley cuttoff ) and was coming to a stop behind a school bus that was stopped and picking up someone when i heard a loud pop. after i came to a complete stop i looked back and saw the passenger side rear windshield had shattered. i did have my rear defrost on at the time and when i looked back at the a/c controls the light for the rear defrost had went out.
I was driving home from work on 5/3/19 on on a county road ( katy hockley cuttoff ) and was coming to a stop behind a school bus that was stopped and picking up someone when i heard a loud pop. after i came to a complete stop i looked back and saw the passenger side rear windshield had shattered. i did have my rear defrost on at the time and when i looked back at the a/c controls the light for the rear defrost had went out.
I was sitting at a stop light with my two kids in the car and i heard a loud bang and cracking. my infant in the back started screaming and i looked back and the whole right rear window above where my baby had completely shattered. there was absolutely no one by us so i know a rock wasn't thrown. i did have the rear defroster on. i pulled into my son's school parking lot and got out of the car to see what happened and there was just a crack on the outside but nothing that would show it was hit by anything. i will have more documents from getting our window fixed on monday.
Rear window exploded. i was driving and there were no other vehicles ahead of me or behind me. there is no indication of anything striking the window.
On a 50-degree morning i was driving to work and there was a heavy dew. i turned my rear defroster on and approximately 3 or 4 minutes later as i was at a stop i heard a loud explosion/pop. i examined my front windshield and started to think what could have happened and then when i looked in my rear-view mirror to see if someone had bumped me i noticed my back glass had exploded. since i was at a full stop and i had no impact i got to wondering the cause of the problem. after getting to work i researched "rear defroster causes back glass to break". this is a known problem therefor i took my truck to our local ford dealer and they determined a defect in the defroster caused the issue.
This morning i turned on my rear window defroster while in the driveway. approximately 10 minutes later while driving in morning traffic, i heard a loud pop like a rock hitting my vehicle. after arriving to work i noticed the driver side glass of the 3 piece power slide window had shattered with no evidence of anything striking it. after conducting an internet search, i found that this is a common problem with the defroster causing the rear window to shatter.
The rear defroster has not worked in a couple of years. i have read on the internet that there is a known problem with these from 2009-2014 and that it is not worth fixing because it will just break again. with a pushbutton rather than a toggle switch it is not clear if it is turned on or off. driving one rainy day, it sounded like it was dripping rain inside the truck at the back window, but i could not see any water coming in. i then noticed the light was on for the rear defrost. i recalled what i had read about these defrosters shorting out and causing the window to shatter. i realized that was the sound of electrical arcing rather than water. i quickly pushed the button to the off position and within one second, boom, the window was shattered. with the large volume of comments and articles on the internet, why is ford not recalling this? this is a very expensive window to get replaced and as many others do, i do not have it plugged in to avoid another shattered window. also, the mirror defrosters will not work without the entire circuit being completed. ...
Rear defrost malfunctioned while warming up the truck. the electrical input to the rear window exploded and shattered the back window making it unsafe to drive. the window is now a liability for rear passengers.
I remote started my 2012 f-150 and when i went out to get in the truck i noticed my rear defroster wasn't on anymore and the rear window had not defrosted. it was about 25 degrees out. i pushed the rear defroster button but it would not come on. i looked in the rear view mirror and noticed my passenger window, of the 3 section rear window, had shattered. i taped the window up and drove to work. i have 36,428 miles on this truck and i am not happy!!