While parked and unoccupied, the rear windscreen unexpectedly exploded. This incident was not caused by any external force or impact, and it occurred without any warning signs or previous issues with the vehicle. I had been out earlier that morning - light rain with back defogger engaged.
2023 Honda HR-V visibility complaints
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The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 35 MPH, the rear hatch window shattered. The contact stated that during the failure there was no impact to the rear hatch window to cause the failure. A police report was taken at the scene. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 25,000.
While driving home, I was using my front and rear defroster due to inability to see. Once I was parked at home, I turned off defrosters and then turned off my car. I heard a boom come from the back of my car. I went to inspect and the entire back glass was shattered with a small hole in the glass. There was no collision, nothing thrown at my car, no vandalism. No warnings on my dash prior to use. Thankfully I was safe in my front seat away from the incident and parked in a safe place.
The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while she was sitting in her vehicle, she heard an abnormal boom. The contact turned and saw that the rear windshield had exploded without impact. The contact stated that broken glass was scattered inside the cargo space. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.
The car was parked in the driveway with the rear defroster on. The rear window shattered. There were no prior impacts or collisions, and the ambient temperature was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Despite the dealer having a previous case of this happening, they are unwilling to cover it via warranty. Honda's support was also unwilling to cover the incident under warranty.
I was stopped at the stoplight and my rear windshield spontaneously shattered. I heard a pop, similar to a balloon sound, and the rear window had been completely shattered all the way through.
I parked my car in my drive way, closed the door and went inside. When I came back outside about 3 hours later, I came outside and my windshield was completely shattered. Nothing hit it or was bumped into it.
Incident date: 10/25/2023 Car: 2023 Honda HRV •Failure: rear window / tailgate window Made appointment for 10/27/2023 at dealership for them to check and replace •risk was limited because we had installed UV protection by sunstoppers, and that did not allow the glass pieces to fall in. The only real risk experienced was limited visibility because the glass shattered which made it less safe to drive. Some glass pieces did end up falling off when the shattering happened which I assume would have been a risk to other drivers if there had been traffic around us. • Incidents like ours have been reported and Honda has issued a letter to dealerships to collect evidence and parts for research. Because we found the incident strange we researched and found this on the federal safety agency’s website; we brought it up with the dealership and they stated they were unaware and their system showed nothing about it. We called the Honda TIS number they have on the letter to see if they were interested in the parts they mention and they too seemed unaware and simply suggested we tow our vehicle to the nearest dealership to follow up. • We have reported the incident to a Honda dealership and to Honda TIS. We have an appointment for 10-27-2023 for them to check and give us follow up steps. • there were no warning signs or prior symptoms. We were surprised by the incident and took us a second to even realize what had happened because of how sudden it was. It sounded like an explosion.
Rear windshield shatters. No collision, nothing hit car, no theft, no vandalism. Driving 40 mph in Blizzard conditions. All Wheel Drive, rear defroster on, rear wiper on. 2023 HR-V Sport. The first time operating both rear wiper and rear defroster synchronously. A sudden unexpected pop & entire rear windshield shatters. Rear wiper then began pushing glass into rear hatch area. Turned off wiper, continued driving. As this issue has been reported numerous times in the new generation 2023 Honda HR-V's, I was not shocked. Just A bit startled. My conclusion is use of inferior glass or rear wiper hole causing an issue or rear defroster exceeding parameters. Outside temp was 30'F, wet heavy snow falling with 8 inches by 16:30, 10/25/2023, Minot, ND. Photo taken with iPhone 14 in heated garage. Shattered rear windshield is being reported by many owners of the new generation 2023 Honda HR-V. In looking at rear the shattered windshield, most astonished how very thin the glass is, as compared to most auto glass. An attempt at weight reduction? Honda of America needs to address this asap, it is unsafe! I was not injured, just startled by the sudden unexpected loud pop & shattered glass then falling into hatch area. From retired DoD civil servant, "integrated electronic systems mechanic," (Minuteman 3 ICBM's), please seriously consider this observation. Very thin gray tinted rear windshield glass. Hole for rear wiper located through bottom center of rear glass. Rear defroster temp parameters to high for thin glass? Possible combination of all three. Again, 1st time rear wiper & defroster used synchronously. Blizzard conditions at time of rear windshield failure.
I was driving to work when the rear window spontaneously shattered. It was about 33 degrees and I had the rear defroster on.
- Rear windshield completely shattered while parked outside a shop for less than 5 minutes. Car was totally visible and it appears the window shattered on its own as there were no objects found inside the car. The HR-V forum site online (linked below) is showing many complaints with the exact same problem and showing photos that look exactly like my car does. [XXX] - My rear vision was impaired while driving to a safe location. Had it shattered while I was driving, it could have caused a serious accident, or if I had a passenger in my backseat, they could have been hit with broken glass. Car is also exposed to elements until it can be fix, which will be at least a week. - Dealership claimed there was no recall and that any repair would be billable and recommended I go through my insurance. -Vehicle has not been inspected. I will be having it repaired by Safelite Auto Glass. - No warnings of any kind. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The rear glass exploded on its own while driving after using the defogger. There were no objects that hit it.
Walked outside from leaving work to see back windshield had spontaneously shattered
The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rear windshield fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7,300.
The car's rear window blew out on its own while parking. Nothing hit it.
Rear windshield shattered shortly after parking car in apartment complex lot. I had just exited the vehicle when I heard a loud smashing sound. Nothing had any impact with the windshield. I was running the rear defrosting previously while driving on the freeway about 10 mins prior to parking.
Similar to many people with their submissions, my rear windshield exploded this morning. It was about 60 degrees Fahrenheit and I turned on the defroster. After turning it off, I drove out of my neighborhood at 25 mph and then went up to 35 mph when I suddenly heard an explosion. Thankfully, there’s a gas station I could pull over to to assess the damage because I thought it might’ve been a blown out tire. When I did look in my rear view mirror, the glass was completely shattered from the inside. The pieces started falling off into my trunk. From what it seems like the consensus is possibly due to the defroster. However, I wasn’t aware this was a problem that’s been going on. It’s not like I could’ve predicted that the glass would shatter. Luckily no one was sitting in the back of my car.
Outside temperature in the 70s had recently just rained and rear window was foggy. I turned on the rear defogger after about two minutes or so started smelling something burning thought it was car exhaust. I parked the car and the rear window shattered.There was a hole the size of a baseball, and when I went out to look, everything fell into the trunk area, Honda claims this is not a warranty issue and it’s not covered
I was sitting in my car after just driving from a destination. I had used the rear defroster previously to the back windshield exploded. I had just turned the car on was about to put it in drive when I hard a loud pop then the spidering sound of glass. After that the glass proceeded to start falling into the back hatch. There was nothing around me I was in a parking lot at 6:45ish am. I looked for an object in and around my car there was nothing. I discovered burn marks on the glass. I searched for a recall for this issue but there is not one. After research I am not the only one with this problem. If I was driving when this happen or someone was in the back seat someone could have been seriously hurt. I visited the local Honda dealership to see what they could do.They told me they couldn’t help me because there is not a recall for this issue and that I couldn’t prove it was the rear defroster was the problem.
The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH with the defroster activated, the rear window shattered. The contact veered over to the side of the roadway and notified the manufacturer of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 11,000.
Rear windshield exploded randomly while driving. Nothing hit the windshield, no sign of impact, completely shattered. The noise it made was loud and distracted me while driving while also impaired part of my vision which is necessary for safety driving. It's an inconvenience where I have no responsibility in the cause and has now affected my commute to work, I will have to wait until a shop is able to fix this and can't drive anywhere since it's illegal to not have a windshield in CA.
I was pulling into my parking spot after a 25 minutes long drive with the back windshield defroster on due to fogging. The back windshield popped and then completely shattered. The pop was startling and the shattering completely prevents the driver from seeing out of the back window l. There are several reports of the problem occurring to other drivers online. The car will be inspected by the dealer soon.
The back window in my HRV popped and shattered on September 14, 2023. I was driving down the highway when it happened. It took until October 13, 2023 to get it replaced. I drove home from work and parked my car. October 14, 2023, I went out to my car and it had popped and shattered. It started in the same spot each time. The dealer is telling me there’s nothing they can do about it. Which leaves me without a car to drive. The first time this happened, I knew nothing about the windows in the HRV’s shattering, so I had it fixed through my insurance company.
Back windshield shattered after using defrost. Sounded like a gunshot and it shattered into a thousand pieces.
Rear windshield shattered with out any damage or impact
Back window of car shattered while driving. No impact from foreign objects. There was no warning- glass will be replaced by safelite in which they explained they had 6 cars with the same issue. As I googled the situation, it seems as if this has been an ongoing problem with Honda and some of the Acura models.
The back windshield spontaneously combusted while the car was parked. There was no prior damage to the back windshield that would have compromised the glass.
I was parked in a parking lot when the rear windshield exploded and the glass would fall apart with a single touch. There was no crash and no other damage, just the rear windshield cracking.
I drove the vehicle in the rain with the front and rear wipers on and the rear defrost on. After pulling into a parking space and turning off the car, I unloaded items from the car and closed all of the doors. Upon returning to the parking lot, others in the lot informed me that there had been a cracking sound and glass in the upper left-hand corner of the rear windshield had fallen into the trunk. They confirmed that there had not been an impact which caused the crack and there was nothing in the trunk to suggest an impact. While attempting to cover the rear windshield in the rain, more of the glass fell into the trunk. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer for evaluation. Had this occurred while the vehicle was operating, it could have posed a safety risk for individuals in the back seat and a distraction risk for the driver.
Within 10 minutes of turning on the rear defroster, the rear window shattered. Glass fell into the car, but no object was found inside the car. It was about 60F outside, and the sun had set ~5 hours prior. This specific vehicle has not been inspected for this issue prior to the incident, and the dealership was unable/unwilling to look at the rear defroster without first replacing the rear window. We still have the rear window, which could be made available upon request.
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