Remote started truck. 10 minutes later I got in, put key in ignition and about 30 seconds later I heard a loud pop. I looked back and the rear window was shattered. Defrost was on.
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It was about 20 degrees out and I drove to work with my front and rear defrosters on. After I backed into my parking spot I heard a very loud pop or bang. Startled me. I got out and couldn't see anything wrong although it was still dark out. When driving home, I noticed the drivers side portion of the rear power sliding window was shattered. I'm pissed! Called the dealer and was told to bring it in for an estimate. Was told it's not covered and my warranty is expired anyway. Come to find out it's a common problem. Obvious safety issue here.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the rear driver's side window defogger was inoperable a year ago. The defogger began working again this year and shattered the rear window. The contact called holiday ford at 877‑478‑5316 (located at 390 n rolling meadows dr, fond du lac, wi 54937) and was informed that there was no recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000. *tt consumer stated rear defroster stopped working sometime last year. This winter consumer tried it again and started working. Drivers side rear window shattered and consumer stopped using it. This is a common problem revealed in the internet.
I was driving back from the gas station around 2230 hrs on a winter night. I was going about 35 MPH on a city street when I suddenly heard a very loud bang; literally sounded like a gunshot, I quickly looked around, but I didn't notice anything at the time. It was dark at my house when I got home, I walked around the truck but didn't see anything obvious at the time. When I came out the next morning I got into my truck and looked in the rear view mirror and noticed the rear window on the driver side was shattered, no hole, no pieces missing, no obvious signs it was struck. The window is actually bow out a bit like the force was from the inside.
The rear window shattered and no idea how that happened. It happened when it was parked in my driveway. *dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving less than 10 MPH, the contact heard a loud boom and the rear window shattered. The contact stated that the rear defroster became activated, potentially, and the intense heat caused the window to shatter. Fair oaks ford lincoln (2055 ogden ave, naperville, il 60540, (630) 250-5750) was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. When the contact started the vehicle and placed it in drive, the rear driver side window shattered without warning or an impact. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to a local glass repair shop where they stated that the failure was due to the rear window defroster. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 107,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving at unknown speeds, the contact heard an abnormal banging noise and the rear windshield shattered without impact. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called the local dealer (jenkins ford, 8 billingsley dr, buckhannon, wv 26201, (800) 400-7770) and was informed to schedule a diagnostic appointment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Used remote start on truck. Truck warmed up for approximately 5-10 minutes, outside temp 40 degrees. Upon entering truck , a loud explosion resembling a gunshot occured. My 4 y/o daughter frightenly pointed out that the rear driver side glass had shattered. Numerous reports of this defect on ford forums.
2013 ford f-150 supercab fx4. Power sliding rear window with defrost shattered without impact. I have a fiberglass topper, so there is no way that something from the outside could have impacted the window. The driver-side shattered, but the slider and passenger-side were unaffected. The outside temperature was in the low 30s fahrenheit; not sure whether the rear window defrost was activated. I heard the glass break while I was driving, but did not realize what had happened until I arrived at my destination.when I closed the driver-side rear door, I heard the glass fall out.
At approx 0800 on 12/03/2018 while dropping my daughter off at potomac heights elementry school, we were sitting still waiting in the parents drop off line on the school property when we heard a very loud bang, my daughter pointed at the rear window and said that it was shattered, she pointed at the rear drivers side window, at which time I got out of the vehicle to inspect if we were hit by anything. Upon further inspection you can see no impact to the vehicle or the window. I got back into the vehicle and pulled forward to drop off my daughter and at that time reported to the schools staff what had happened. I asked for them to review their video tape and see if something had in fact hit the vehicle and they said they would and call me back. At approx 0845 I called the local ford dealership after looking online to see that it is a very well documented issue that is happening in ford f-150 from 2010-2018 models. I spoke with doug green, the service manager, and he said there are no recalls or service issues currently but that he was aware of the issue and it is a case by case basis through ford. He requested pictures of the shattered glass and my VIN and said he would contact ford with all the information and see how we move forward. Potomac heights elementry school contacted me, mr stark, karl, who is the principal of the school and after reviewing the video he observed nothing hitting the vehicle and witnessed that the vehicle was stationary at the time of the damage, he also reported observing myself getting out of the vehicle to inspect for damages as mentioned above, he has agreed to provide me with a copy of the video and speak with ford if at which time that is needed as a witness of no accident and nothing hitting vehicle and that the vehicle was stationary when incident happened he will also have a better idea of the approx time of when it took place. Md
Thursday morning 12-6-18 it was about 0 degrees fahrenheit I started my truck and turned on the rear window / mirror defroster. I was about 2 miles from the house when I heard a bang coming from my back seat area on the drivers side it was loud enough that it made me jump. At the time I could not figure out what it was but my rear defroster would no longer work. I messed around with it a few times but it would not light the dash light. Later on as the sun was shining just right I noticed the drivers side of my back window was shattered. At that point it all became clear to me what the noise was and where it had come from. F150 back glass shattered with rear defroster on.
Rear drivers side portion of center sliding window shattered for no reason while the vehicle was parked, unoccupied and not running. Topper is on the box, which rules out any sort of impact.
One of the vehicle's rear windows (the 1 rear window closest to the drivers side; there are 3 rear windows in total) was shattered with no apparent impact point. It was a cold morning and the vehicle was started with the remote start option from the key fob. The vehicle was stationary, parked in the driveway, and had not been moved prior to noticing the shattered window. As the vehicle door was opened, I could hear a "crackling" which resembled the sound of static. I was able to see the shattered window, and it it sounded as though the window shatter was spreading. There were no holes or dents in the window, and there was no "circle" of shattered glass that would resemble an impact point. The last time the vehicle has been driven, the day prior, the window was not shattered.
Remote started my 2013 f150 fx4 crew cab and 10 seconds later heard a loud pop. Got into truck and saw back driver side window blown out. Truck never moved. Looking further and only see defrost controller touching glass.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. Ten minutes after the contact activated the rear defroster, a loud noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle. The contact discovered that the rear window had shattered. The vehicle was taken to a local window repair shop who indicated that the failure was due to a faulty rear defroster. The vehcile was repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer (legacy ford, 27225 southwest fwy, rosenberg, tx) were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,900.
Driver side rear window shattered after turning on the rear defroster. Vehicle was moving on a state highway.
Takata recall , the rear defrost does not work and it has happened to multiple people where the rear glass explodes. I have disconnected the cable connecting the rear defrost to stop it from heating up but it is a common issue on 2013 ford f-150 trucks. If the cable connecting the rear defrost behind the driver side is disconnected the light for the rear defrost works and the side mirrors work but once connected again nothing works
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While in his home, the contact used the remote starter to start the vehicle. When he exited his home and walked towards the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear driver's side window had shattered without warning. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a ford dealer. The vehicle was taken to holiday ford at (877) 478-5316 (390 n rolling meadows dr, fond du lac, wi 54937), but the dealer refused to service the vehicle because it was serviced at another location and the contact was not a loyal customer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving, the rear window exploded without warning. The vehicle was taken to performance ford lincoln (906 nj-10, randolph, nj 07869) and the contact was informed that nothing could be done. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that he would have to pay for the repair. Case number: 1437259 was opened. The failure mileage was 88,000.
After using rear defrost, left side of the rear window shattered with a loud pop, sending bits of glass onto pax in the back seat. After reading online this is a known issue with this model of truck and needs to be a safety recall.
Takata recall for ford f150 2009-2014 equipped with rear sliding window with defrost feature. Rear window or sections of the rear window will shatter if the rear window & side mirror defrost system is engaged. A section of mine broke today while driving home from work. Had 22 miles to drive in the snow but it was not that cold outside and I only had the rear defrost on when we first left work and headed out. Defroster times out after about 10 minutes so it was off for about 30 minutes and then the drivers side panel pops and cracks. I even had the rear window open a wee bit so I could push more air through the cab to defrost the windshield better.. When I first heard it, I thought a tree branch hit the top of the roof. But the noise sounded a little bit different than some object hitting the truck. The driver rear panel is shattered between the outer and inner glass panels. Definitely around the heating element wires and the panel is still intact.
Using the factor installed auto-starter I remotely started my f-150 to warm up, outside temp was 29f. After approximately five minutes of running my wife and I got into the truck to drive to work. Within a minute we heard a loud bang and we thought someone threw a snowball and hit the truck. When we looked in the rear window towards the noise we saw that the left rear window section exploded; luckily the the coatings kept the pieces contained. The rear defroster was not turned on by neither of us.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. After parking the vehicle at a fuel station, the contact heard an abnormal popping sound. Upon inspection, the contact stated that the rear window shattered. The hub city ford dealer (4060 s ferdon blvd, crestview, fl) was contacted and confirmed that the window shattered due to the rear defroster independently activating. The manufacturer was informed of the failure by the dealer due to tsb # 10053423. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
The rear window behind driver side shattered/fissured into tiny cracks. We had an issue of the rear defroster not functioning the week before this occurred. Having had a bout of extremely cold weather, I went out to warm up the truck and decided to try to see if the rear defroster would work to defrost the rear window and to my surprise the light popped on so I came back into the house while the truck was warming up. Upon walking back to the truck which was parked in my driveway, I noticed the rear window shattered/fissured in tiny cracks everywhere.
Truck was parked, not running got in heard a loud pop noise, looked around saw rear passenger side rear slider window shattered. The outside temp. Was about 38 degrees. This is the second time this has happened. To the tune of. $1000.00 each time. When is enough...enough? There is an issue here. Please help.
I used the remote start to warm up my car (it was 3 degrees fahrenheit that night), I got in, started the truck, then started messing with my phone (still parked in my driveway). I hear a loud pop and looked around and found my drivers side rear window had shattered (spiderweb cracks through the whole thing, window still intact though). Couldn't have been a rock or someone throwing something at my truck since I was backed into my driveway.
Remote started the vehicle at night, around 7:30 pm on a 23 degree temperature night in central indiana. We then got into the vehicle roughly 5 minutes later. Both doors were then closed and the key was put into the ignition. Once the key was in the ignition, we heard a very loud "bang" noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. We noticed the driver's side 1/3 of the power sliding rear window was shattered. We exited the vehicle to inspect the damage. Nothing was present in the bed of the truck to cause us to believe something had hit it. Upon further investigation online and a certified mechanics opinion, it has come to our attention that this is a "common" issue with ford f-series trucks. The rear defrost mechanism becomes too hot during remote start and causes the tempered glass to become unstable and shatter.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 35 MPH, the rear defogger was activated and the rear window shattered. The vehicle was taken to donley ford lincoln of mount vernon (1455 coshocton ave, mt vernon, oh 43050, (740) 392-2222) where it was diagnosed that there was a shortage in the rear defogger. The rear window needed replacement. The contact mentioned that the defogger was built into the window. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 65,800.
My wife started the truck with the remote start on the morning of 02/05/2018. She did not notice anything out of the ordinary until she got in the truck to head to work. She called me and said that while looking in the rear view mirror it looked like the rear window was shattered. She stopped and took a closer look and realized that it was shattered. We drive the truck every day and have not had any issues with anything flying up and hitting the window.
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