2011 ford f-150. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle blend door actuator malfunction. *smd the consumer stated when the blend door failed, the HVAC system would blow hot air into the cabin. The consumer stated the cause of the problem was the blend doors gear teeth becoming brittle under normal working conditions and shearing off, which prevented the actuation of the blend door and then it became spring loaded to a full temperature condition. The blend door failed on four separate occasions.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated while entering the vehicle and closing the front driver side door, the rear passenger side window fractured without any impact. The contact informed the dealer, who stated that the window needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Driving at approximately 40 MPH and turned on rear glass defroster. A loud bang was heard and discovered the rear passenger side glass had shattered.
Passenger side rear window exploded due to the window defroster. This seems to be common among f150's with a rear slider window. This happen on the way to work one morning. Speed 35 MPH on smooth pavement . There was frost on the window but the light on the defroster was not on. Heard a loud bang and did not immediately notice the broken glass until later in the day when the sun defrosted that glass. No response from ford customer service
I turned on the truck with the remote starter. This is apparently tied into the auto defroster on the back window. As soon as I got in the car and started to drive the back window blew out for no reason. I did a search on the web and apparently this is an extremely common problem. The noise was so loud I actually thought someone shot out my window!!
My left panel of the rear window is shattered after turning the rear defrost on. Called ford, they will not replace.
Rear passenger side of rear slider window shattered when operating defroster when approx. 27 deg. F. No impact, but loud gunshot like sound and glass was simply shattered while driving. Luckily the glass didn't separate as I had 3 children in rear in child seats, one rear facing. This appears to be a common problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that when the vehicle was turned on and the defrost system for the rear window was activated, the rear window's electric sliding window shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
Rear defroster quit working for awhile. Turned on the truck today. It was about 26f outside. I tried to turn on my rear defroster button again. It did not turn on. I was driving down the road about 35-40 MPH. Heard a loud bang, noticed my drivers side rear sliding window is now shattered. Called the ford dealership they had no idea of this happending. Called ford customer care, they had no idea of this either. It seems like everyone else on the internet knows of this issue except ford and their dealers.
Takata recall I have a 2011 f-150 fx4. Noticed the rear defrost wasn't coming on all the time, but it did come on and it must of gotten to hot...driving to work 11/24/15 getting on the freeway I heard a loud noise like something hit my truck on the roof. When I got to work...I looked on the roof...no damage. I noticed later that day that the back passenger side window had shattered...it must of gotten to hot from the defroster. Looking on the internet...there are very many complaints about this problem.
On cold morning (32 degrees f), frost was present on rear window. Operator turned on rear defrost. After approximately 5 minutes of driving, operator heard a loud bang from rear of vehicle and noticed that rear window was shattered. Upon further inspection there was a slight odor of burning electrical wire and no signs of impact.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While stopped at a red light, the contact noticed an abnormal odor and the rear passenger side window shattered without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,700.
Driving straight on highway with no other vehicles around, back glass spontaneously shattered with no warning and nothing touching it. Suspect an already faulty rear window defroster heating element on power sliding rear pick-up truck window is at partial fault. Smelled of burning electrical in cabin just prior to breakage. Poor window quality and heating element at further fault. Also feel like I had tiny glass particles all over me as well.
Vehicle parked overnight on city street. Started vehicle in ~45 degree weather and activated rear defrost. Over-current through defrost caused windshield to shatter. Small amounts of smoke were produced, vehicle was turned off.
Vehicle was parked overnight in the yard. The auto start was used the next morning to warm up the vehicle and defrost the windows (outside temp was +25f). After the vehicle was running for less than 10 minutes, the rear window was not defrosted. I entered the vehicle to drive to work and pushed the rear window defroster button which would not turn on. When I arrived at work I found the rear (passenger side) window had shattered. My opinion is that the defroster had shattered the window and I have read similar complaints all over this web site and the internet. I carefully covered both layers of the broken window with duct tape to keep any more of the fine glass shards from falling onto/into the rear seat. Ford has yet another defective assembly on their f150 trucks! A new "feature" - shattering glass when the defroster is used. I'm glad no one was sitting back there when it happened!
The rear window defroster lite quit working about a month ago. It came on today and within 5 minutes, the right rear window cracked. I had just merged onto the highway with no one or thing around me.
The other day in the morning I started my vehicle and attempted to activate the defrost since there was some slight frost on my windows and it was chilly. The defrost button light would not light up indicating that it was on. In addition to that I have heated mirros and they would not defrost along with the sliding rear window. I attempted to open the window in hopes that that would clear up my visibility before I drove and it would not open. This is a safety issue in my eyes since I am unable to see out of my rear window and side mirrors with out wiping them off myself only to fog up minutes late.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 65 MPH, the rear windshield of the vehicle shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear defroster may have shorted out, causing the glass to shatter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,600.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving approximately 5 MPH and depressed the brake pedal to stop at a stop sign, the anti lock brake warning indicator illuminated. The brake pedal was pumped and the vehicle slid into the intersection. The failure recurred on two other occasions. On the third occasion, while driving approximately 30 MPH, the brake pedal failed to respond when depressed. The brake pedal was pumped as the contact slid into an intersection. The contact clipped the rear of a jeep that was traveling approximately 60 MPH, causing the jeep to flip over twice before landing upright. The contact and the driver of the other vehicle sustained injuries that required medical attention and were transported by ambulance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop, but the failure was unable to be determined. The damage to the vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that when the windshield wipers were powered off, they would independently swipe across the windshield approximately every ten seconds. The contact stated that the fuse had to be removed so the windshield wipers would disengage. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.
This model f-150 has a known problem in that the electrical defrost on the rear window stops working. The repair is a $750 new window that ford refuses to fix, nor guarantee once they do fix it. It is happening to a lot of f-150 owners, and this is a safety concern, as the window will remain fogged or snow covered in winter driving months. Again, ford is aware, as this problem has affected many f-150 owners, as verified by a google search.
One week prior rear defrost stopped working. Right rear window shattered, while driving into parking lot. Sounded like a large chunk of ice fell on roof. Speed about 10mph. Outside air temp 38f. Took truck to ford dealer and was told ford hasn't had a issue with windows shattering. A mechanic from the dealership looked at the window and stated he had the same thing happen to his truck one month prior. Dealership told me to contact giant glass for replacement as there body shop doesn't replace glass. Giant glass representative stated they have seen a few f150 rear windows shattering and may have something to do with the rear defrost.
When I went to leave for work this morning, I tried to turn the rear defroster on and it would not turn on. After about 15 minutes of driving and slowing down to the village speed limit of 30 MPH, there was a loud pop/ bang that sounded like a gunshot. I looked in my rear view mirror and noticed the driver side rear window shattered but was still in place. I pulled over to inspect it and noticed the rear defroster LED light on. I have read all the complaints on this same issue and they all sound exactly the same. They all explain that it has something to do with the rear defroster and a loud pop and the rear window shattering.
While driving at 65mph on a highway in ga with my rear window defroster on, with an exterior temperature in the mid 50s, I heard a very loud bang which I initially thought was a rock kicked up by the vehicle in front of me. When I reached my destination, I found it was the passenger side rear window panel that had shattered due to the defroster overheating and was still intact because of the factory tint applied to the involved window. It's obvious the defroster was the cause because the spider webbing began at the corner/base of the window where the heating connections are in place and now my rear window defroster does not work when I attempt to activate it.
While using the rear defroster, the rear window glass shattered. Research has indicated that this is a common occurrence resulting from a defect in the manufacture and assembly of the vehicle. The manufacturer has refused to honor my request for replacement of the glass.
While driving down that highway one of my back glass shattered. Glass shavings flew all over my back seat. I was using the rear defrost. After looking online I relized that many people have had the same thing happen. I took the truck to the dealership and was told that they would not repair as there is not a recall on this!
I have a 2011 ford f150 fx4 with the power rear sliding window with defroster. The LED light does not work to power the defroster and the rear window is also not defrosting. After searching on the internet if this does not get repaired the rear window has shattered. The dealer advised me there was no recall and replacement cost would be $1350.
Drove home in warm weather. Parked backed into the driveway. Left parked overnight and got very cold. Went to go to work in the morning and back drivers side window was spidered. Ford dealer claims no known issue and out of warranty. Want $700 to replace. I'm due to turn in for new vehicle (it was a lease). They want me to pay for the damage. Model xlt supercrew 2011.
Husband used remote start to warm-up 2011 f-150 while leaving work. Temperatures were in the 20's. After driving about a mile down the road, he noticed that the back window had shattered / spider-webbed on the passenger section. This is a 3 section back glass, with the sliding window. Ford dealership unresponsive to inquiry, but that is normal for this dealership. We paid out of pocket to replace the back glass / window.
Back glass drivers side (three panel window with defroster and sliding window) shattered into spider web - whole window. Remote started the car in the morning and noticed problem later in the day.
I turned the rear defrost on in my 2011 ford f-150 and smelt a burning smell and then heard a pop the back driver side window tile had shattered.
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