I pressed the rear window defrost button and it didn't light up, so I pressed it again and no light. I left my truck for about an hour and when I came back my rear passenger window was shattered.
2011 Ford F-150 visibility complaints
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It was about 12 degrees out this morning when I put on my rear window defroster on my 2011 f150 supercrew. After about 5 minutes of driving, I head a loud bang come from the rear of the truck. I pulled over to see what had happened and notice that the rear window exploded and shattered into tiny pieces.nothing had hit the window, it was from the change in temperature. The back window had no previous cracks or scrathers so I saw no reason for it to react to the change in heat. Luckily noone was in the back seat when this happened.
I was driving down the street at 35mph.I heard pop sound I looked around,everything looked ok but the next day I checked the truck and found the rear pass. Window was shattered. I have read on the net a lot of other people are having the same problem.it seems to me that ford has a bad glass problem.I'm waiting to hear back from the dealer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the rear sliding window shattered after the contact activated the rear defroster. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the mechanic could not diagnose the failure. The window was replaced with a new window. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
While using the electric defrost, the passenger side of the rear window shattered.
I started my vehicle on the morning of feb 8th,and turned on the rear defroster. Within 1-2 minutes I heard a pop noise and found the glass panel behind the drivers side (one of 3 glass panels) had shattered. No outside impact,it just shattered. I see doing an on-line search there are similar complaints of this problem. I contacted ford motor company and was told seeing as I was out of basic warranty,they would not be able to assist me with the cost of repairs. $625.00 + tax.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the rear window shattered suddenly. The vehicle was taken to an auto body shop where the mechanic diagnosed that the rear window would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the sunroof suddenly exploded. The contact was not injured and the glass did not enter the vehicle. The contact stated the glass exploded upward. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer, who took pictures and submitted them to the manufacturer. The dealer was awaiting a solution from the manufacturer. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 23,825.
While driving after 5 mins in the morning, heard a very loud bang. Like a branch or rock hit the roof of the truck in the back passenger side. Heard a crackling sound and the rear window on the passenger side had shattered. The window is divided into 1/3 and the 1/3 on the passenger side is shattered. All of the other windows appear to be ok. After some inspection, nothing hit the truck! I was driving in a open area, so nothing could have fallen on the truck from above.
Vehicle was parked in a parking lot. Left side of rear window was shattered at the end of the day. The glass was obviously stressed by the heat and broke outwards ( pressure built inside of cab and pushed glass outwards). If someone was sitting in that seat and the glass shattered that person could get hurt/cut. Looking on-line (google search) there are many instances of this happening. Ford will not warranty issue claiming (outside forces) caused the issue. Maybe you should never park your ford truck outside?
I turned on rear defroster. I drove for 5-10 minutes and parked. I then heard a loud popping sound and saw that the rear passenger glass panel had cracked like a spider web on the inside. I felt the glass and it was warm. I searched the internet to see if this was a common problem and found that many people have had this exact problem: http://www.f150forum.com/f38/exploding-rear-window-145329/ my local ford dealership doesn't want to cover it even though ford appears to have covered it for many others. I have filed a complaint with ford corporate and am awaiting response from my local dealership.
Well I have an issue with my trucks I have purchased from ford. Well in august of 2011 I purchased the new f150 with ecoboost. The truck drove like a dream for a while then I started having issue, with the transmission, then engine losing power. This happen about 4 time during the life of the truck.the last time was in january 2013, it was the last straw for me. The reprogrammed the trans/computer and put a wind deflector in the front of the intercool. Still lost power on a road trip on the way back home from s carolina. Mind you the truck was in the shop for tran/engine/the right fender had to be adjusted it was misaligned, the bed of the truck same thing. This lost of power almost caused me to have a accident because I was merging onto the highway. I also had to sunroof replaced as it was vibrating the whole truck when moving. The driver seat track was replaced and the sliding glass window in the back was replaced too. The defrost stopped then the window stopped sliding. I stopped driving the truck so I could get rid of it I have a 2013 limited and have some of the same issue. Now that I have a new 2013 vehicle I experience some of the same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that there was an abnormal reflection of the dashboard on the windshield that made it extremely difficult for the contact to see the roadway. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while the defroster was activated, he noticed that the rear window began melting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the glass and defroster would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 14,600.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the driver side turn mirror housing had become warped due to extreme heat. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 10,000.
The driver's side window was rolled all the way down and as I was driving it shattered inside the door.
Drivers side rear view mirror vibrates excessively when radio is loud or when driving at highway speeds. Makes headlights appear blurry or flashing like emergency vehicle at night. Dealer said ford would not pay for new mirror assembly. Have had them look into it twice. Upgrading the complaint to the next level with ford.
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